Brandon in Rankin County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Rankin County War Memorial

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

1. Rankin County War Memorial (Center panel)

Inscription.

Rankin County War Memorial. . Freedom Is Not Free, In memory of the gallant heroes from Rankin County who gave their lives that we may enjoy the blessings of liberty, . Far left panel World War I, E. Hoy Barksdale, 1Lt USA
 S. L. Bridges, Pvt USA
 W. Cole Burns, 1Lt USA
 W. E. Courtney, Pvt USA
 Thomas B. Irby, Pvt USA
 James E. Munn, Pvt USA
 John E Smith, E3C USN
 Grover Tanner, Bugler USA
 Caleb W. Taylor, 2Lt USA

World War II,   Thomas W. Armstrong, Sgt USMC
 James A. Babb, Pvt USA
 James W. Donald PFC USA
 M. M. Dotson, Jr., Pvt USMC
 David R. Fairley, Sgt USAF
 Frank W. Furr, Cpl USAF
 James: M. Gill, 1Lt USA
 E. Cercel Grantham, F2C USN
 Carl N. Harrison, Capt USA
 Robert T. Henry Pvt USA
 Luther Honer, PFC USA
 Horace J. Hudson, 2Lt USA
. Second panel World War II, John P. Jones, 2Lt USA  Ollie Jones, PFC, USA  Earl E. Joyner, Pvt USMC  Henry L. Keen, PFC USMC  Walter Kitchens, Pvt USA  Fred G. Lawson, PFC USA  W. O. Lindsey, Pvt USA  Fred H. Martin, 1Lt USA  Jack T. May, M/Sgt USA  J. Collier Maxey, Jr., 1Lt USN  Doris S. Myers, PFC USA  Leslie F. Myers, S/Sgt USA  Marvin Myers, 1Lt USA  Crit R. Nolen, S1c USN  Henry C. Patrick, T/Sgt USA O. E. Prewitt, Jr. C3c USN  Rayford Quick, Pvt USA  Robert E. Renfroe, PFC USA  Douglas E. Shields PFC USA  D. Lawson Smith, S/C USN  Leo T. Thomas Pvt USA  W. A. Thompson S/Sgt USA  R. Vernon Walters, A/ S USN  James E: Warren, 1Lt USA  William A. Warren, 1Lt USA Harry E. White, Capt USA  Fletcher Wilkerson PFC USA  H. Hinds Winstead, LtJg USN Walter H. Wood, Pvt USA, . Fourth panel Korea, A. Douglas Bridges, Sgt USA  W. Lebanon Crane, Cpl USA  Tommie L Norwood, PFC USA  Frances A. Prisock, Sgt USMC  James D. Puckett, PFC USMC  Eddie G. Wadford, Sgt USA B. G. Whitley, Sgt, USA Prence A. Prisock, Sgt USMC, Vietnam, G. O. Boatwright, Spc4 USA  A. Charles Butler, LTC USA  Billy Pat Carlisle, Cpl USA  Joseph D. Crain, Jr., Sgt, USA  Michael T. Finch, PFC USA  Willie Harper, Jr., PFC USA  Charles L. Hill, III, Cpl USA Phillip M. Horst, Cpl USA  J. Dale Jennings, Sgt USA  Larry McCoy, PFC USA  Alvin E. Miller, Cpl USA  Robert G. Quick, Spc4 USA  E. F. Rushing, S/Sgt USA  William D. Stepp, AFC USAF  Ernest S. Ward, PFC USA  George H. Ward, PFC USA R. C. Weems, S/Sgt USA  Robert Ellis Dooley, PFC USMC, . Fifth panel War on Terror, Philip Clark, L/Cpl USMC Christoper L. Robinson, SFC, USA Jason A. Rogers, S/Sgt USMC David D. Self, S/Sgt USA Matthew L. Ingram Sgt USA .

Freedom Is Not Free

In memory of
the gallant heroes
from Rankin County
who gave their lives
that we may enjoy the
blessings of liberty

Far left panel
World War I

E. Hoy Barksdale, 1Lt USA
 S. L. Bridges, Pvt USA
 W. Cole Burns, 1Lt USA
 W. E. Courtney, Pvt USA
 Thomas B. Irby, Pvt USA
 James E. Munn, Pvt USA
 John E Smith, E3C USN
 Grover Tanner, Bugler USA
 Caleb W. Taylor, 2Lt USA

World War II

  Thomas W. Armstrong, Sgt USMC
 James A. Babb, Pvt USA
 James W. Donald PFC USA
 M. M. Dotson, Jr., Pvt USMC
 David R. Fairley, Sgt USAF
 Frank W. Furr, Cpl USAF
 James: M. Gill, 1Lt USA
 E. Cercel Grantham, F2C USN
 Carl N. Harrison, Capt USA
 Robert T. Henry Pvt USA
 Luther Honer, PFC USA
 Horace J. Hudson, 2Lt USA

Second panel
World War II

John P. Jones, 2Lt USA
 Ollie Jones, PFC, USA
 Earl E. Joyner, Pvt USMC
 Henry L. Keen, PFC USMC
 Walter Kitchens, Pvt USA
 Fred G. Lawson, PFC USA
 W. O. Lindsey, Pvt USA
 Fred H. Martin, 1Lt USA
 Jack T. May, M/Sgt USA
 J. Collier Maxey, Jr., 1Lt USN
 Doris S. Myers, PFC USA
 Leslie F. Myers, S/Sgt USA
 Marvin Myers, 1Lt USA
 Crit R. Nolen, S1c USN
 Henry C. Patrick, T/Sgt USA
O. E. Prewitt, Jr. C3c USN
 Rayford Quick, Pvt USA
 Robert E. Renfroe, PFC USA
 Douglas

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E. Shields PFC USA
 D. Lawson Smith, S/C USN
 Leo T. Thomas Pvt USA
 W. A. Thompson S/Sgt USA
 R. Vernon Walters, A/ S USN
 James E: Warren, 1Lt USA
 William A. Warren, 1Lt USA
Harry E. White, Capt USA
 Fletcher Wilkerson PFC USA
 H. Hinds Winstead, LtJg USN
Walter H. Wood, Pvt USA

Fourth panel
Korea

A. Douglas Bridges, Sgt USA
 W. Lebanon Crane, Cpl USA
 Tommie L Norwood, PFC USA
 Frances A. Prisock, Sgt USMC
 James D. Puckett, PFC USMC
 Eddie G. Wadford, Sgt USA
B. G. Whitley, Sgt, USA
Prence A. Prisock, Sgt USMC

Vietnam

G. O. Boatwright, Spc4 USA
 A. Charles Butler, LTC USA
 Billy Pat Carlisle, Cpl USA
 Joseph D. Crain, Jr., Sgt, USA
 Michael T. Finch, PFC USA
 Willie Harper, Jr., PFC USA
 Charles L. Hill, III, Cpl USA
Phillip M. Horst, Cpl USA
 J. Dale Jennings, Sgt USA
 Larry McCoy, PFC USA
 Alvin E. Miller, Cpl USA
 Robert G. Quick, Spc4 USA
 E. F. Rushing, S/Sgt USA
 William D. Stepp, AFC USAF
 Ernest S. Ward, PFC USA
 George H. Ward, PFC USA
R. C. Weems, S/Sgt USA
 Robert Ellis Dooley, PFC USMC

Fifth panel
War on Terror

Philip Clark, L/Cpl USMC
Christoper L. Robinson, SFC, USA
Jason A. Rogers, S/Sgt USMC
David D. Self, S/Sgt USA
Matthew L. Ingram Sgt USA

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location.

Rankin County War Memorial (WWI & WWII) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

2. Rankin County War Memorial (WWI & WWII)

32° 16.413′ N, 89° 59.191′ W. Marker is in Brandon, Mississippi, in Rankin County. Memorial is at the intersection of West Government Avenue and North Street, on the right when traveling west on West Government Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 East Government Street, Brandon MS 39042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Town Square (here, next to this marker); Rankin County Courthouses (a few steps from this marker); Rankin County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Seminary Square (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Brandon Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Drakes United Methodist Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); Centenary College (approx. 7.6 miles away); Pearl Methodist Church (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brandon.

Rankin County War Memorial (WWII) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

3. Rankin County War Memorial (WWII)

Rankin County War Memorial (Korea & Vietnam) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

4. Rankin County War Memorial (Korea & Vietnam)

Rankin County War Memorial (War on Terror) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

5. Rankin County War Memorial (War on Terror)

Rankin County War Memorial in front of Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

6. Rankin County War Memorial in front of Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.