Last year we commemorated the 100-year anniversary of the end of “the War to end all Wars”—World War One (WW I). The monument in front of the old courthouse, well known to all, is the last memorial built to dedicate Veterans in Orange County. Less known is the fact that there are four plaques—two on either side--of the front door of the old courthouse. One of those plaques contains the names of the sons and daughters of Orange who died in WW I defending our county and our liberties. As mention in earlier articles, we are using the Library of Virginia’s Military Dead Database as our primary reference. The Library of Virginia’s Military Dead Database has the number of Orange County’s WW I war dead as 15.
Remember our goal is to raise funds, so we can build the Orange County Veterans Memorial to honor those sons and daughters of Orange who died while defending our county and our liberties. Donations, comments and suggestions can be mailed to P.O. Box 188, Orange, VA 22960. Or they also can be left at any of the Veteran’s organizations and they will be forwarded by the Memorial representative as each organization has one now. Please make the donation checks payable to the Orange County Parks and Recreation Foundation with “Orange County Veterans Memorial” or “OCVM” in the memo line. For those who are tech-savvy, you can send comments and suggestions to our e-mail address, orangeveteransmemorial@gmail.com. And, we also have a website, www.orangeveteransmemorial.org, which accepts donations.
Finally, remember we want this memorial to be inclusive. As mentioned earlier, we want your ideas and suggestions. You do not need to be a Veteran, or a member of a Veteran’s organization to participate. All you need is a desire to help and let us know that. Give us an opportunity to find a way to get you involved. If you are a veteran of US military service, there are several organizations you can possibly join depending on the date and location of service while in the US military.
Our intent to have this memorial built is not to open old wounds or tear off scabs. Let the building of this memorial help bring us together. A monument to honor the sacrifice of our fallen comrades, not harm anyone. If the building of the monument does harm someone, we apologize. As mentioned earlier, we believe this memorial needs to be a dedication to Orange’s sons or daughters who made the supreme sacrifice, which allowed the rest of us to live in freedom.
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Boston,Lynn Cave | Male | White | Orange | 10/16/1918 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Gordonsville | Private | Killed in Action | |||
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Bowler, Marion Ward | Male | White | Orange | 1/1/1918 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Mine Run | L | 318th Infantry | Private | Died of Disease | Camp Lee,Petersburg, VA |
| Notes: | |||||
| 80th Infantry Division |
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Brown, Frank S | Male | White | Orange | 2/18/1918 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | Private | Died of Disease | |||
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Brown, Walter | Male | White | Orange | 9/26/1918 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | Private | Died of Disease | |||
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Clark, Charles Raymond | Male | White | Orange | 8/28/1918 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Rhoadesville | 42nd 116th Battalion Infantry | Private | Died of Disease | Hospital No 26, France Replacement Corps | |
Notes:
Charlie; alternate spelling Rhodesville; Lobar Pneumonia; Richmond Times-Dispatch 09/30/1918
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Galloway, Archie | Male | White | Orange | 9/17/1918 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Monrovia | Private | Died of Disease | |||
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Langston, Roger Durlingham | Male | White | Orange | 11/26/1918 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Monrovia | Musician | MIA | |||
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| McIntosh, Daniel Ashby | Male | White | Orange | 10/9/1918 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | Ambulance Co 319 |
305th Sanitary |
Private | Killed in Action | Nantillois,Train 1st Class France |
Notes:
DOD: 10/08/1918?; Medical Corps; buried in Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange Co; Richmond News Leader 11/20/1918
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Reveley, Annie Dade | Female | White | Orange | 10/18/1918 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | Evacuation Hospital #4 Sanitary |
Nurse | Died of Diseas | Evacuation Hospital # 4, France |
|
Notes:
Pneumonia; 07/01/1919?; Residence: Charlottesville/Lynchburg, City of?; Staunton Daily News 07/15/1919; Virginia Cavalcade, vol 50 no 3, summer 2001; buried in Grave 20, Row 1, Block F, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romaigne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Slaughter, Vivian | Male | White | Orange | 9/27/1918 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| 20th London | 2nd | Killed in Action | Flesquieres, France Lieutenant |
Notes:
DW?; Residence: Orange, Orange Co?; 24th/420th London Regiment?; Richmond Times-Dispatch 10/09/1918; Richmond News Leader 11/10/1918
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Vaughan, Lucian L | Male | White | Orange | 10/4/1918 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | Private | Killed in Action |
Notes:
Vaughn?
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Verlin, Bernard E | Male | White | Orange | Army | |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Rhoadesville | Private | Killed in Action |
Notes:
Verling?
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Walker, Alonzo J | Male | White | Orange | 10/8/1918 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Barboursville | Private | Died of Disease | Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio |
| Name | Gender | Race | County or City | Date of Death | Branch of Service |
| Whitlock, William J | Male | White | Orange | 2/8/1919 | Army |
| Listed Residence | Company | Regiment | Rank | Cause of Death | Place of Death |
| Orange | Private | Died of Disease |
