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Veterans Memorial Park

A peaceful place of remembrance in historic downtown Palestine honoring the men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces, in war and in peace.

⌖ 617 West Spring Street, Palestine, TX 75801★ Volunteer maintained
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About the park

Open to the public year-round and maintained by the City of Palestine Parks & Recreation Department. Visitors can use the on-site QR code to locate memorial bricks and plaques.

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Address617 West Spring Street, Palestine, TX 75801Get directions
At this memorial
  • Engraved memorial bricks
  • Commemorative plaques
  • Angel of Grief statue replica
  • On-site QR memorial directory
  • Helicopter tribute project planned
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Section map

Use the section number in the directory to locate the corresponding area of Veterans Memorial Park.

Orientation: Main Street is at the top and West Spring Street is at the bottom.

Hand-drawn map of Veterans Memorial Park showing numbered memorial sections, with Main Street at the top and West Spring Street at the bottomOpen full-size map ↗
Names remembered here

Memorial directory

Search and filter the roster by service details or location.

NameServiceConflict / unitYearsSectionHonors
Ronny E. WierS/1C US NavyVietnam36
Dennis A. WigginsS/1C US Navy1966-19682
George P. WilbanksS/1C US NavyVietnam36
Thomas E. WilbornArmy 1327 ENGIndia,Burma2
Charles H. WilkensS/1C US NavyWorld War II - Korea,Vietnam2
Peter Allen WilkinsS/1C US NavyKorea36
Lloyd M. WilkinsonS/1C US NavyKorea36
Clyde Wilkinson, Jr.S/1C US NavyWorld War II36
Utah Carl Willard90th DIV US ArmyWorld War II - Europe36
Wendell WillardS/1C US NavyWorld War I42
Billie WilliamsKIAWorld War II9KIA
Billy Joe WilliamsS/1C US NavyWorld War II36
Clifton O. WilliamsS/1C US NavyVietnam2
David WilliamsS/1C US NavyUS Army2
David A. WilliamsS/1C US Navy1975-197836
Deborah G. WilliamsS/1C US NavyGulf War198536
E. E. WilliamsS/1C US NavyWorld War II1941-194536
F. C. WilliamsS/1C US NavyWorld War II36
Grady H. WilliamsS/1C US NavyWorld War I36
Graham R. WilliamsS/1C US NavyKorea36
H. Lee WilliamsS/1C US NavyOccupied Germany36
Hunter H. WilliamsS/1C US NavyWorld War II - Korea36
Jack C. WilliamsS/1C US NavyWorld War II36
Johnny WilliamsS/1C US NavyKorea1952-19542
Larry Joe WilliamsS/1C US NavyNavy Gulf War1971-1978,198936
Lee WilliamsS/1C US Navy1950-195236
Paul E. Williams141st INF ArmyWorld War II1941-194543
Paul E. Williams141st INF ArmyWorld War II1941-194543
Paul Man WilliamsS/1C US NavyWorld War II - Korea43
Rex WilliamsS/1C US NavyWorld War II42
Robert W. WilliamsS/1C US NavyCuban Crisis43
Rural WilliamsCPL ArmyWorld War II43
W. S? WilliamsS/1C US NavyConfederate Army43
Pea Williams, Dr.S/1C US NavyCivil War36
Alvin R. Williams, JrS/1C US NavyVietnam2
Leonard Williams, Jr.S/1C US Navy1966-197036
Leonard Williams, Sr.PFC US Army1942-194536
Edwin A. WilliamsonS/1C US NavyKorea1954-19562
James WilliamsonS/1C US NavyVietnam42
Jerry W. WilliamsonS/1C US Navy2
Thomas WilliamsonKIAVietnam9KIA
Thomas WilliamsonS/1C US NavyWorld War II - ASR43
Charles WillinghamS/1C US NavyWorld War II43
Seth W. WillinghamKIAWorld War II9KIA
George WilloughbyS/1C US NavyKorea2
James L. WilmothS/1C US NavyVietnam43
Albert E. Wilson WilsonS/1C US NavyFrance1918-19192
Arlie B. WilsonS/1C US NavyWorld War II43
Carnic H. WilsonS/1C US NavyWorld War II - Europe43
Charles WilsonS/1C US Navy1962-196943
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