Batesville's Memorials

On Veterans Day 2026, Darrick Cox and his son Cameron walked every memorial in Batesville — from the newest, the circle of five branch monuments commemorated in 2024, back to the oldest, a bronze names plaque from 1930. Under two hours, one morning, the whole town’s memory in one walk.

The walk ran from the circle to the Memorial Building downtown, to Veterans Park, to Freedom Park — and to two bronze plaques whose names are the record: the World War I names from Batesville and Laughery Township, and the 21 names of the World War II supreme sacrifice at Memorial Recreation Park.

The photos below are theirs, in the order the memorials were walked. Darrick filmed the morning too — the reel from the walk is the story, and this page is the record it points to.

See Darrick's original post →

• What does the central plaque at the Veterans Circle say in full? Its lower lines aren’t readable in the wide shot — a close-up photo is needed.
• What are the exact spellings on the World War I names plaque? A closer photo is needed before the names go on the page as text.
• The World War II plaque lists 21 names; the Union’s own record lists 6 men killed, with two spellings different. What’s the full story?
• Which park holds the Veterans Circle and the World War I plaque?
• The Freedom Park frame comes from a 23-second clip — the source video would give a sharper frame for the page.