Jasper in Marion County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Marion County, Tennessee War Memorial

Marion County War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020

1. Marion County War Memorial

Inscription. Marion County
honors those who
served their country

Medal of Honor
World War II U. S. Army
M/Sgt. Raymond H. Cooley P. H.
1916 Richard City 1947

Korean conflict U. S. Army
M/Sgt. Ray E. Duke P. H.
1923 Whitwell 1951

Erected 1971 by Marion County War Memorial Fund.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 35° 4.458′ N, 85° 37.521′ W. Memorial is in Jasper, Tennessee, in Marion County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 41) west of Academy Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on Marion County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Courthouse Square, Jasper TN 37347, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marion County, Tennessee World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Korean Conflict / Vietnam Conflict (a few steps from this marker); Marion County, Tennessee World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Betsy Pack (within shouting

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distance of this marker); The Will Cummings Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Chiaha (approx. 4.3 miles away); Bean-Roulston Graveyard (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jasper.

Also see . . .
1. Raymond H. Cooley. Biography by East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association (Submitted on May 25, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Ray E. Duke. Biography by East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association (Submitted on May 25, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020

2. Marion County War Memorial

Raymond H. Cooley image. Click for full size.

Courtesy East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association

3. Raymond H. Cooley

Courtesy East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association

4. Ray E. Duke

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 465 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 25, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.