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)
In memory of
the gallant heroes
from Rankin County
who gave their lives
that we may enjoy the
blessings of liberty
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
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
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.,
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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
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. 32° 16.413′ N, 89° 59.191′ W. Memorial is in Brandon, Mississippi, in Rankin County. It is at the intersection of West Government Avenue and North Street, on the right when traveling west on West Government Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 205 East Government Street, Brandon MS 39042, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Natchez Trace Corridor and in Greater Jackson. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017
2. Rankin County War Memorial (WWI & WWII)
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.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017
3. Rankin County War Memorial (WWII)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017
4. Rankin County War Memorial (Korea & Vietnam)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017
5. Rankin County War Memorial (War on Terror)
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 511 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
