Sparta in White County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park
World War II / Cold War 1946-1949
Rotary Club of Sparta This park is dedicated to the veterans and families of White County who served this great nation in times of peace and war. Our veterans lived, worked and fought to secure the freedom and liberty enjoyed by all Americans. Let this place serve as a reminder to all veterans and future generations that courage in the face of danger is the first step on the path toward victory and peace.
Legend
★ Medal of Honor
✠ Distinguished Service Cross
✠ Navy Cross
✠ Air Force Cross
✩ Silver Star
[First panel]
Allen, William C. USMC Anderson, Kelly Army Andrews, Paul B. Navy Austin, Dillard D. Army AC Bandy, James (Jody) S. Army Barker, James R. Navy Bradley Sr., Dr. Donald H. Navy Brock, Carl T. Army ♥ Broyles, C. Clifford Army Broyles, Joe W. Army AC Broyles, Williard W. Navy Bryant, Hubert L. Army ♥ Bumbalough, Clifford O. Army Carter, Dillard A. Army Clouse, Harvey R. Navy Cole, Erbie O. Army Cole, F. Marion Army Cooley, Beecher E. Navy Cooper, J. Robert Army Cooper, Stone H. Navy ♥ Daniels, Bailey Army POW ♥ Dodson, Venus G. Army Dodson, Plumer S. Navy Eller, Everett R. Army Elmore, Ollen F. Army Elrod, Jack D. Army KIA ♥ Elrod, Van H. Army Elrod, Varris Army Floyd, Charlie L. Navy Graham, Joe G. Army Green, Clay Army Grissom, Joe T. Army Guidara, Nicholas Army Hale, James R. Army Hamilton, Odell R. Army Harris, Clarence W. Army Heady, Dewey T. Army Hickey, Joe J. Army POW ✩♥ Hickey, William Army ♥ Hodge, Tom Army Humphrey, Clyde T. Army Hunter, John B. Navy Hutchings, Erby Army ♥ Jernigan, Alton L. Army Johnson, Herbert Navy Johnson, Samuel A. Army Johnson, James E. Navy Keathley, Oscar W. Army Knowles Jr., W.T. George Army ♥ Little, Clay G. Navy Little, Clyde W. Navy Luna, Erbie B. Army Marcum, John R. Army Mathews, Hubert G. (Bob) Navy Maughon, Dr. Maxwell Army ♥ McBride, Willie H. Army McBride Jr., Charles Army Moody, John T. USMC ♥ Nash, Frankie L. Army Orr, Thomas H. Army Orr, Paul L. USCG Olexy, Leslie Army AC Peek, Robert L. Army ✩♥ Pippin, Lee L. Navy Pittman, Zollie M. USMC Qualls, William D. Navy ♥ Raper, Fred E. Army Randolph, Estus Army Robbins, Hillard Navy Simmons, Haskel R. Army ♥ Sliger, Bill S. Army Sliger, Sam D. Army Smith, Thurman Army Smith, Cleatus R. Army ♥ Smith, Robert L. Navy Snodgrass, Thomas M. Army Snodgrass, David H. Army Sorrell, Robert C. Army Sparkman, Levon Army KIA ♥ Sparks Jr., George Navy ✠ Stewart, Jack E. Army Sullivan Sr., Herd E. Army Swafford, Robert J. USMC Swindell, Ernest R. Army Templeton, Leslie B. Army Templeton, Hollis L. Army ♥ Turrington, Odus C. Army Wendt, Sr., George C. Army White, Charles C. Army Wilson, Johnnie C. Army ♥
[Second panel]
Akin, James C. Army AC Austin, Kenneth M. Army Bain, Leslie W. Army Baker Sr., Dr. Robert F. Navy Bean, Carlis W. Navy Becker, William Army Bennett, Artie K. Army Bohannon, William C. Army ♥ Bradley, Thomas W. Navy KIA ✩✠♥ Bumbalough, Vassel J. Army Busby, Robert K. Navy Carter, Nathan M. Army Carter, Erlie Elmore Army Cashdollar, Willie M. Army Caudill-Ware, Cappie C. Army Cayce, John W. Army Cole, Willard A. Army Cooley, Hollis M. Navy Cotten, Albert K. Army Daniels, Oakley W. Army Danklefs, Theodore Lewis Navy Davis, Fred L. Army Davis, Tommy L. Army Denton, Henry C. Army Dodson Sr., James H. Army Dodson, Carroll C. Army Doran Sr., James M. Army Dulaney, William Army Elrod, Eugene Army ♥ England, Sammie Army England, Edsel Army Floyd, David L. Army Floyd, Steve A. Army Ford, James H. Army Foster, J. C. Navy Geer, Gus A. Army Gibson, Lendon Army Goff, Carlos E. (Gene) Army Gooch, Eumon L. Navy Gooch, Hollis D. Army ♥ Griffin, Kenneth D. Army ♥ Hayes, Willard L. Navy Henry, Jessie W. Army Howard, Sam M. USCG Howell, Albert H. Army Hudson, Thomas R. USMC Jenkins, H. Wallace Army POW Johnson, Earl F. Navy Jones, Robert L. Navy Lawson, Marvin R. Army Leftrict, James R. Army Lewis, Horace Sterline USMC Lohorn, Vernon D. Army Mackie, Floro Army ♥ Mathews Jr., Ray Navy McAllister, James J. USMC Mitchell, Charles A. Army ✩♥ Moore, Joseph E. Army Mueller, Bernard Army Myers, Alton L. Army ♥ Nixon Jr., Roy A. Navy Officer, Clifford H. Army Page, Roy N. Army Phifer, Hollis E. Navy Pittman, John L. Army Raper, Jasper L. Army Raper, Charles N. Army ♥ Raper, Lankford L. Navy Reagan, Ronald E. Army Robinson, Charles E. Navy Rose, Carl Army Russell, Oscar P. Navy Scott, Clarence D. Navy Sewell, Chester E. Army Sims, Robert E. Army Smith, Alvin A. Army Smith, Martin H. Navy Smith, Arvil D. Army ♥ Stone, J. T. Army Sutcliffe, James (Jim) A. Army POW Swindell, Samuel P. Army Teeple, Lewis F. USCG Tolbert, Isaac (Ike) M. Army Tompkins, Glenn C. Navy Wallace, Gerald B. Army ♥ Wallace, James W. Army Williams, David M. USMC Wilson, Sidney L. Army ♥ Wilson, Sr., Henry C. Army Young, Jr., Alvin V. Navy
[Third panel]
Alverson, Fred Army KIA ♥ Anderson Jr., Fred KIA ♥ Andrews, George W. Army KIA ♥ Austin, Dillard Army KIA ♥ Barnes, James F. Army KIA ♥ Bolin, Emmit L. Army KIA ♥ Bradley, Charles C. Army KIA ♥ Brown, John F. Navy KIA ♥ Broyles, Eurell R. Army POW Bumbalough, Elbert Army KIA ♥ Carter, Ralph G. Army KIA ♥ Clouse, Hugh L. USMC KIA ♥ Cole, Ray F. Navy KIA ♥ Cope, James E. Army KIA ♥ Cumby, Rubin M. Army KIA ♥ Dodson, Lloyd Army Dunn, Ernest A. Army KIA ♥ Eldridge, Joe T. Army KIA ♥ Fisher, I. T. Army KIA ♥ Foster, Wesley E. Army KIA ♥ Frasier, Charles E. Army KIA ♥ Goodwin, Joe D. Army KIA ♥ Green, Thurman Army KIA ♥ Green, Willie B. Army KIA ♥ Hall, Thomas Paul Army KIA ♥ Hill, Roby H. Army KIA ♥ Horn, Kenneth E. USMC KIA ♥ Horton, Otto L. Army KIA ♥ Humphrey Jr., Alford Army POW Hutson, Jesse J. Army KIA ♥ Johnson, Edd G. Army KIA ♥ Kinnaird, Carl B. Army Lafever, Marshel Army KIA ♥ Lamb, Jr., Byrd Army KIA ♥ Lewis, Robert Army KIA ♥ Lowery, John A. Army KIA ♥ Lowery, J. V. Army Mabe, Ray D. Army KIA ♥ Manus, Thanuel Army KIA ♥ Mayfield, Ernest R. Army KIA ♥ Miller, James L. Army POW Miller, John F. Army KIA ♥ Miller, Paul Army KIA ♥ Minnear, Rupert L. Army KIA ♥ Myers, Lynville Army KIA ♥ Perry, Amos Odell Army KIA ♥ Perry, Earl Navy KIA ♥ Phillips, Clay H. Army KIA ♥ Pistole, Alva E. Army POW Poston, William E. Army KIA ♥ Prater, Robert E. Army KIA ♥ Price, Fred Army KIA ♥ Randolph, Clennie L. Army KIA ♥ Ray, Walter D. Army Reece, Charles E. Army KIA ♥ Reece, Robert H. Army KIA ♥ Rice, Herman E. USMC DS Saylors, James W. Army Scott, Monk Army POW Scott, Murl M. Army KIA ♥ Shell, Russell Army KIA ♥ Spakes, Howard Army KIA ♥ Turner, Jewel B. Army KIA ♥ Turner, Robert R. Army KIA ♥ Waggoner, D. E. Army KIA ♥ Walker, Gene B. Army KIA ♥ Wall, Thomas Mason Army POW Wallace, Gerald B. Army POW Wallace, Merrill A. Army KIA ♥ Ward, Cleveland Carl Army Webb, Carlos W. Army POW Webster, Charles A. Army KIA ♥ Young, Tommy L. Army KIA ♥ Young, Calvin B. Army ♥ Betterton, Joseph C. Navy Cannon, Roy E. Navy Frasier, William Rc. Navy Grissom, Horace B. Army Henry, Jasper L. USCG Howell, Asco C. Navy Miller, Clarence W. Army Morris, John B. Army Morris, Luther B. Army ♥ Wilson, Joe H. Army Wood, Jessie Thurman Army Kirby, Verlon Army Parker, William E. Navy Reeves, Charlie L. Navy Roberts, Charlie L. Army
[Fourth panel]
Angel, Glynn E. Navy Austin, Ray Army Bandy, Robert M. Navy Brock, Thaddus R. Army Cannon, Carl D. Navy Cravens, Earl C. USMC Earles Sr., James H. Army England, James (Doc) T. Army Floyd, Wilson Army Floyd, Wood Army Greene, Joe F. Army Griffin, John Carl Army Hickey, Henry C. Army Knowles, Robert Ed Navy Lewis, Powell K. Army ♥ Manus, Gene Army AC Manus, Rady Army Osborne, Claude Army Osborne, Willie H. Army Sapp, Homer C. Army Savage, Haskell W. Army ✩♥ Saylors, Wayne E. Army Sentel, Neil W. Army Sims, Thomas J. Army Smith, Joseph Army Spakes, Robert O. Army Sparkman, Grady V. Army AC Stockton, Marvin Army Taylor, Harold T. USCG Tubb, Stanton D. Navy Vaughn, Clyde B. Navy Wallace, Joe P. Navy Young, Daniel B. Navy Young, Johnnie R. Navy Price, James H. Army Randolph, Homer Leo Navy Rice, Tom J. Army Richards, Jake J. Army Rowland, Jeral R. Navy Shirrell, Johnnie W. Army Sims, Clevie Army Wallace, Joseph Powell Army ♥ Meadows Sr., Leon D. Navy Cloyd, Carl Army Cope, Haskell R. Navy Cummings, Dan Murphy Navy Green, Clay Army Holman, Herman E. Navy Lollar, Luther S. USMC Lynn, Dohmer L. Army Sparkman, Horace W. Army Swindell, Willie E. Army Webster, Hillard M. Army Alcorn, Fred Army Blaylock, James C. Army Brady, Squire E. Navy Brock Jr., Elmore Army Bryant Jr., John D. Army Burns, Charles N. Navy Carter, Tom Army Clark, James H. Army Copeland, Alex M. Army Eller, Herman Army Frasier, James M. Jimbo Army Goff, Paul E. Army Henry, Clifford R. Army Kimmig, Sr., Charles E. Army Lynn, Dohmer M. Army Maynard, Jeff L. Army Miller, Daniel E. Army Moore, George E. Navy Nash, James R. Navy ♥ Powell, Robert P. ✩♥ Bradley, William (Bill) M. USAF Bryant, Carl A. Army Bryant, Earl A. Army Bryant, Paul H. Army Camp, Scott Navy Clouse, Charlie O. Army Cope, Willie H. Army Culley Sr., Ulysses G. Army Henry, Ralph Army Roberts, Jr., Luther Army Ross, Louis A. Army Verble, Robert D. USMC Duncan, Herbert L. Navy
[Fifth panel]
Agree Sr., Samuel W. Army AC Alverson, James T. Army Austin, Barnett L. Navy Baine, Carl R. Army ♥ Bandy, W. Braxton Navy Briggs, Willie B. Army Brown, Robert D. Army Camp, W. Harry Navy ♥ Clark Jr., Erbie B. Navy Clark, Sherman F. Army Cooper, Burns P. Navy Crawford, Joseph F. Army Cummins, Fred W. USMC Denton, Sam L. USMC Dodson, William E. Army England, Alpha Army ✩♥ England, Willie Army Farris, Clifton Navy Franklin, Phillip H. Navy Gooch, Little G. Army AC ✠ Goodson, Willie O. Navy Graham, Thomas C. Army Greenwood, James E. Army Grissom, Howard USAF Grissom, Ira F. Army AC Guy Sr., Felix J. Navy Harris Jr., Hugh Navy Hembree, Howard S. Army Henry, JT Army Hill, I. Wayman Army Holder, Joe D. Army Howard, Woodroe Wilson Army Howell, Fred Ewin Army Hudgens, Earl P. Army Hudgens, Clarence Hugh USMC Johnson, Carl D. Army Johnson, Robert L. Army ♥ Jones, Estel Army Jones, Norman F. Army ♥ Jones, Willie B. Navy Lowery, Willard S. Army KIA ♥ Maples, Daniel W. Army Matthews, Hubert G. (Bob) Navy Matthews Jr., Ray Navy McBride, Charles C. Army McBride, James W. Army McDonald, Earnest G. Army McDonald, Joe G. Army Officer, Manuel F. Army Pack, Sam H. Army Parker, Arthur G. Army Payne, Thomas L. Navy Polston, Jessie S. Army Powell, James P. Navy Randolph, Franklin A. Army Randolph, Azer Army Robbins, James A. Navy Scott, James G. Navy Selby, James L. Army Sherrell, Robert E. Navy Simpson, Donald E. Army Simpson, Jesse R. Army Simpson, James Navy Simpson, Norman Army Simpson, Norman F. Army AC Simpson, Virgil E. Army Sims, Thomas F. Army Spakes, William H. Army ♥ Sparkman, Frank M. USAF Spears, Aubrey H. Army Speck, Tyrus C. Army Stevens Jr., John Q. Navy Stewart, Frank B. Army Stewart, Robert W. Army ♥ Swindell, Henry C. Army Templeton, Arthur B. USMC Vaughn, Rex Merchant Marines Verble, Nolen R. Navy Vinson, Virgle J. Army Wallace, Byrd Army Ward, Elbert F. Army Ware Jr., Shelah (Bud) R. Navy Ware Sr., Sidney J. Navy Warren, Jr., Charles R. Army AC Webb, Carlos W. Army POW Wilson, Andrew H. Army Wilson, Willie R. Army Woodlee, George W. Navy Wright, Thurman G. Army Young Jr., Robert D. Navy
[Sixth panel]
Bohanon, William USMC Boorland, Arnold L. Navy England, George E. Army Gamble, Vivian Q. Army Gilliam, Paul E. Army Hodge, William F. Army Holman, Dallas Cordell Navy Jones, Milton I. Army ♥ Lafever, John A. Army Lowery, Hugh G. Army Merriman, Carl L. Army Mills, Earnest C. Army Morris, James F. Army Myers, Tandy G. Army Tindell, Henry L. Army Wingo, William L. Army Wilhite, Joseph Daniel Navy Alcorn, Eugene Army Andrews, Odell B. Army Dycus, Bonnie V. Army AC Eastland, James T. Army England Sr., Frank E. Army AC England, Herman Gaines Army Hale Sr., G. Herbert Navy Hyder Jr., Charles L. Army Johnson, Wesley Harold Army Knowles, James Lloyd Army McCoy, Joe P. Navy McCoy Sr., Robert Leonard USMC Mooneyham, Eston A. Navy Moss, Byrd A. Army AC Passons, William T. Army Tubb III, James R. Army AC Shockley Jr., Wayne J. Army Swindell, James Earl Army Turner, William Clyde Red Navy Johnson, Samuel Argo Army Cole, Euklie B. Navy Cole, John D. Navy Cole, Verlie C. Navy Dibrell, Charles D. Army Dibrell III, Sydney S. Army England, John W. Navy Frasier, William E. Army Breeding, Robert J. Navy Camp, Frank E. Army Camp, James W. Army Camp, Lucius H. Navy Camp, Scoot Navy Cunningham, Lester F. Army Dodson, Charles W. Navy Gooch, Freeman R. Army Hudson, Willard H. Army Key, Douglas M. Navy Mills, Wilfed E. Navy Mitchell, Arthur Army ♥ Mitchell, C. Eugene Army Roberts, Joe Franklin Navy Shell, Columbus L. Army Shell, Johnny A. Navy Young, Charles E. Army Cunningham, William G. Navy Dabbs, Kenneth M. Navy Davis, Odas G. Army Evans, TL Army Gilliam, William C. Navy Griffin, Samuel T. Army Hodge Jr., William USMC Hollandsworth, Fred D. Navy ♥ Johnson, Charles C. Army Kimsey, Jr., James O. Navy Kirby, Bill Army Null, Floyd Army ♥ Prater, Roy L. Army Foster, Herbert L. Navy Harvey, William G. Army Knowles, William C. Army Mitchell, William H. Navy Pippin, Jr., Hobert Army Scoggins, John T. T Army Emerton, Bob Army Green, Ulys H. Army Langford, Sam H. MM Poteet, David L. Army Seabolt, Ramon D. Army Templeton, Randall S. Army Tolbert, James C. Army Vest, James A. Army
[Seventh panel]
Alexander, James Army ✩ Bohannon, Waymon E. Army Clouse, W. Haston Army Eaton, Earl L. Army Fowler, Dewey L. Army Gamble, Carrick C. Army Goff, Harold L. Navy Goolsby, Everett Army Ledford, Herbert G. Army ✩ Price, Jr., Herman Joe L. Army Randolph, Orville Army ✩♥ Robinson, James R. Army Taylor, John M. Army ✩ Dodson, Kermit W. Navy Lee, John V. Army McLean, Jr., James W. USAF Stacy, Joe Cecil Army Sims, Joe B. Army Hale, Rufus Army Randolph, Joseph B. Navy Clemons, Willie L. Navy Gist, Luther Army Cope, Aubrey F. Army Hale, Horace Army Kirby, Jerrell Navy Greene, Irvin Emerson Navy Floyd, Silas E. Army ♥✩ Steele, Lenord P. Army Carter, Comer R. Army Carrick, Dave E. Army Gribble, Richard C. Army Frasier, James E. Army Hobbs, Melvin R. USMC Horton, Don C. Army Lawson, Virgil Lee Army Marsum, John R. Army West, Dewey Navy
[Eighth panel]
Dodson, Chester L. Army AC Anderson Jr., Ralph Army KIA ♥ Bain, Edgar Mancefield Army Bandy, Otis (Cy) G. Navy Burns, Herbert Army POW ♥ Cannon, Lem Army Cody, Clinton E. Army Cooper, William W. Navy Cooley, Floyd G. Army ♥ Cotten Sr., Earnest W. USCG Dunn, Robert L. Army Earles Sr., James H. Army England, Howard K. Navy England, James L. Navy Eller, Franklin B. Army Enstrom, Ralph M. Army POW Fisher, Delphus Army KIA ♥ Green, Elijah H. Army Green, Virgle E. Army AC Green, Willie T. Army ✩♥ Green, Wm. Sylvester Army Haston, J.D. Army AC Hennessee, Charles L. Army Hickey, William J. Army Holland, David Cordell Army ♥ Dickerson, Roland B. Army Hudson, Edward W. Army AC Hutson, (WJ) Willie J. Army ♥ Humphrey, Earnest T. Army Jolley, Willie P. Army ♥ Jones, William A. Army AC KIA ♥ Lafever, John M. Army KIA ♥ Miller, J. Chester Army Moore, Charlie G. Army Miller Jr., Rudolph R. Army ♥ Moore, Byrd L. Army O'Dana, Henry N. USCG Pitman, Amon C. Army Powell, Raymond E. Navy ♥ Randolph, Franklin A. Army Selby, Herbert C. Army AC Simmons, E. Dillon Army Spakes, Charlie L. Army ♥ Sparkman, William B. Navy Stone, Walter C. Army Verble, Robert D. Army Whitson, Mansfield E. Army ♥ Young, Grundy L. Army Southard, Joe D. Army Akins, Charles L. Navy
Clouse, Edwin L. Army Clouse, Vergil H. USAF Ellis, William T. USAF Lewallen, Lloyd L. USAF ✠ Sapp, Davis F. Army Williams, Sidney C. Army Brock, John T. USMC Kirby, William C. Army Stone, Henry C. Army
Erected 2014 by Rotary Club of Sparta.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Cold • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Distinguished Service Cross/Navy Cross/Air Force Cross Recipients, the Medal of Honor Recipients, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the Rotary International series lists.
Location. 35° 55.56′ N, 85° 27.831′ W. Marker is in Sparta, Tennessee, in White County. Memorial is at the intersection of West Brockman Way (U.S. 70) and North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Brockman Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 N Main St, Sparta TN 38583, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park (a few steps from this marker); White County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); White County (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Kerr Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Double Eagle Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparta.
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