Posthumous Honors
The main road leading in to the Marine Corps Officer Candidate School is named after Elrod. The City of Ashburn, the County Seat for Turner County, has built an outdoor park on E. Washington Avenue. The park and a building next door will be dedicated to Mr. Elrod on Oct. The building will be the Henry Elrod Welcome Center and will be available for public use. A City park in the City of Rebecca in northeast Turner County is also named for Elrod. He grew up near Rebecca. The U.S. Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, USS Elrod (FFG-55), is named in his honor.
A street on board the Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California, at San Diego, is named after Elrod.
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