North Carolina Veterans' Memorial
This memorial is dedicated
to the heroic men and
women of North Carolina
who served in America's
wars. As long as the flame
of freedom burns, the
memory of their sacrifice
for peace shall endure.
(east side)
World War I
1917 - 1918
Major Engagements of World War I
Cambrai • Aisne Marne • Meuse • Argonne • Somme Defensive • Soissons • Montfauson • Lys • Ourcq River • St. Quentin • Aisne • Vesle River • Blanc Mont • Cantigny • Somme Offensive • Bois de Foret • Chateau-Thierry • Oise-Aisne • Cunel Heights • Belleau Wood • Ypres-Lys • Romagne Heights • Noyon-Montdidier • Juvigny • Vittorio-Veneto • Champagne-Marne • St. Mihiel • Barricourt Heights
(north side)
World War II
1941 - 1945
Major Engagements of World War II
Pearl Harbor • Philippine Sea • Cassino • Bataan • Guam • Normandy Invasion • Java Sea • Leyte • Cherbourg • Corregidor • Leyte Gulf • Battle of the Hedgerows • Coral Sea • Luzon • St. Lo • Midway • Iwo Jima • Mortain • Guadalcanal • Mindanao • Argentan-Falaise • Papua • Okinawa • Southern France • Bismarck Sea • Battle of the Atlantic • Metz • New Guinea • North Africa • Aachen • Rabaul • Sicily • Huertgen Forest • Bougainville • Salerno • Battle of the Bulge • Turawa • Volturno River • Alsace • Biak • Rapido River • Remagen • Saipan • Anzio • Ruhr Pocket
(west side)
Korean War
1950 - 1953
Major Engagements of the Korean Conflict
Osan • Ch'Ongch' on River • Wonsan • Kum River • Kunu-Ri • Songjin • Taejon • Changjin Reservoir • Ch'Orwon • Pusan Perimeter • Yudam-Ri • Kumhwa • Naktong Bulge • Kot' O-Ri • Bloody Ridge • Tabgu • Hungnam • Heartbreak Ridge • Inch' On • Wonju • Old Baldy • Seoul • Chip' Yong-Ni • Pork Chop Hill • P' Yongyang • Unsan
Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Edenton Street and North Wilmington Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
