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Buena Vista's Cpl. Luther H. Story earned the Medal of Honor for his fearless stand near Korea's Naktong River in September 1950, covering his company's withdrawal at age 19. Long listed as missing, his remains were finally identified and buried in Georgia in 2023.
Private First Class Luther H. Story is a historical marker in Buena Vista, Marion County, erected in 2011. It is one of 7 historical markers documented in Marion County, among 29 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.3181, -84.5178 near Buena Vista. The nearest cataloged historic site is Marion County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include New Courthouse - 1850, Drane--Stevens House, and Buena Vista City Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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