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Cpl. Luther Story, an Americus-area soldier, was 19 when he covered his unit's retreat near the Naktong River in 1950, earning a posthumous Medal of Honor. Listed missing for decades, his remains were identified and buried in Georgia in 2023.
Luther H. Story is a historical marker in Americus, Sumter County, erected in 1990. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Sumter County, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0716, -84.2387 near Americus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sumter County Courthouse Bell (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sumter County, Sumter County in the Civil Rights Movement, and Sumter County Courthouse.
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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