Vance County KIA

Vance County Historical Society is seeking assistance in locating the best available photographs of members of the armed forces who died in armed conflicts since formation of Vance County in 1881 (VCKIA). The photos will be used on street banners and memorial book pages honoring these men.

The street banners will be deployed beginning on Memorial Day 2026 and each year thereafter on Memorial Day. The Memorial Book will be on permanent display at the entrance to the Society’s Historical Museum on the second floor of Perry Memorial Library. A QR code on each banner will link to the Memorial Book page for the VCKIA service member shown on the banner.

The street banners and memorial book initiatives are joint projects of Vance County Historical Society, The Vance County Committee for America’s 250th anniversary celebration and Perry Memorial Library. Both projects are being funded by the John William Pope Foundation.

Using the index below, please check our list of VCKIA and access the name of anyone on the list you may be familiar with.  If there is no photo shown for that person or if you have access to a better photo,  please email us at perrypublic@perrylibrary.org to make arrangements to email the photo to us or to bring the photo to us to be scanned into our project system.