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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
Jerry W. SheridanS/1C US Navy195425
Joe B. SheridanLT US NavyWorld War II25
John F. SheridanS/1C US NavyWorld War I24
John S. SheridanS/1C US Navy1958-196224
Michael R. SheridanS/1C US NavyVietnam24
William E. SheridanS/1C US NavyWorld War I24
John Audry ShieldsS/1C US NavyNew Guinea5
Johnnie D. ShieldsS/1C US Navy1942-194525
Thomas J. ShippS/1C US NavyWorld War II25
Jimmie L. ShipperS/1C US NavyWorld War II25
Jack ShitoskeyS/1C US NavyWorld War II25
Victor Shroyer, Dr.S/1C US NavyWorld War II - Korea25
Clarence C. ShugartS/1C US NavyWorld War II - ASIATIC Pacific25
Robert M. ShuptrineS/1C US NavyVietnam1970-19713
T. Shuptrine, WMS/1C US NavyVietnam1966-19705
Titus S. Sigler, CAPTS/1C US Navy1961-19933
Glen E. SilersS/1C US NavyWorld War II5
James L. SimmensS/1C US NavyDesert Storm25
George F. SimmonsS/1C US NavyWorld War II24
Robert J. SimmonsNavy EM3Vietnam1966-19693
Samuel R. SimmonsArmy 356th AA ARTWorld War II - Pacific5
Lloyd C. SimondsPVT 3rd Army1942-194525
Paul J. SimonsLT Texas InfantryCivil War25
Felix SimpsonS/1C US NavyWorld War I5
Gary L. SimpsonS/1C US NavyVietnam ERA25
O. Z. SimpsonS/1C US NavyWorld War II3
R. H. Simpson, CaptS/1C US NavyWorld War II25
D. P. Simpson, ColS/1C US NavyWorld War II25
Eddie McRay SimsS/1C US NavyKorea25
Virgle Sims, Jr., PFCArmy BT A 967 AFAKorea1951-195325
Douglas SingletaryKIAWorld War II12KIA
Sam SingletaryS/1C US NavyWorld War II25
Paul A. SirksS/1C US Navy1 INF DIV Vietnam5
Harry SiviaArmy Air Corps1942-19463
Morgan M. SiviaOSS Sicily Italy1942-19463
Ernest L. SkeenArmy COK 23rd INFWorld War II - DDAY BTLBULGE5
James E. SkeltonCMS US Air ForceAOO-Korea-Vietnam2
James E. SkeltonS/1C US NavyKorea3
William F. SkeltonS/1C US NavyCorporal Nicaragua2
William Skelton, IIMSG US Air ForceDesert Storm2
Arland G. SkidmoreS/1C US NavyWorld War II24
William L. SlagleKIAWorld War II12KIA
A. Doyle SmileyS/1C US NavyWorld War II25
Jack R. SmileyS/1C US NavyPersian Gulf24
Billie Joe SmithS/1C US NavyWorld War II25
Billy Pinkney SmithS/1C US NavyWorld War I3
Calvin L. SmithKIAKorea12KIA
Charles D. SmithS/1C US Navy1954-1963,1971-198325
Charles F. SmithS/1C US NavyKorea3
Dale H. SmithS/1C US NavyWorld War II24
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