Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Rutherford County Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 18, 2020
1. Rutherford County World Wars Memorial
Inscription.
Rutherford County Veterans Memorial. . , Honoring the men and women of Rutherford County who served our country in World Wars One and Two and dedicated to the everlasting memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in those great conflicts for the freedom of all men thruout the world.
★ ★ , I do not know the dignity of their birth , but I do know the dignity of their death , Gen. Douglas McArthur, These our war dead , ★ ★ , World War I. Ewell D. Akin . Arthur N. Baron . Cherry N. Barrett . William H. Baskin . Charles E. Bell . Herbert Bell . Charles N. Brown . Fred H. Brown . Robert S. Brown . Porter E. Compton . Huffman Davis . Oscar Davis . Jesse Deere . D.F. Donnell . John W. Dyer . Chester F. Elrod . Robert Fleming . Walter Hall . James G. Hallow . Thomas E. Hallyburton . Ben Helton . George D. Hightower . Robert M. Holden . Houston Hoover . Porter H. Houston . David F. Hunter . Charlie E. Kelton . Edgar Manus . William McRae . Charles Melton . Niles Mitchell . George L. Modre . Phinieo Murfree . James L. Overall . Thomas A. Patterson . Irvin B. Phillips . Alfred Poff . Quiller Richardson . Sam B. Smith . William Smith . Willie Smith . Waymon Taylor . Edwin Witherspoon . John W. Woodward ,
World War II. Caleb Adcock . Sam G. Anderson . James Arnold . Egbert O. Baker . Ernest B. Barnes . Houston Baskin . James P. Baskin . Thomas A. Baskin . Robert Baxter . James M. Bell . Robert H. Bentley . William R. Bradford . Claude W. Brannon . Donald B. Brashear . Fred H. Brown . Horace L. Bugg . Edward C. Cannon . Martin Christopher . Henry M. Comer . Joe. B. Cooper . Malcolm L. Cooper . Walter F. Davenport . Coy H. Dunaway . Lucien L. Durham . Glen C. Elly . Hoyte H. Estes . Charlie L. Fana . Grandville Fleming . Donald Francis . John D. Gambill,
in honored glory rest , ★ ★ , World War II Continued. Aubrey Haley . Gene Hall . Winford E. Hall . John Hand . William F. Harrell . Preston Harris . Thomas C. Herrod . David T. Hibdon . John H. Hicks . Samuel S. Hill . David M. Holden . Joe H. Howse . John B. Hunter . Willis W. Jernigan . Alfred H. Jones . Robert T. Kerr . Robert N. King . Norman W. Lane . Cliff Lewis . John B. Lewis . Morton Lines . George E. Lokey . Frank B. Lorance . James K. Lowe . William H. Manier . Howard J. Mankin . William H. Martin . Carl H. McKnight . Franklin W. Medlock . Franklin B. Merritt . Leonard D. Moore . Orbry H. Moore . Vernon E. Moore . William Neely III . Sam J. Nisbett . Howard H. Newsom . William M. Nickel . Harlan Norman . Elwood Palmer . Willie B. Parker . Morgan A. Payne . Sam W. Peebles . Leonard Prosnick . Herbert Reed . John W. Reeves, Jr. . James C. Rice . Jimmy Robertson . Edgar L. Rogers, Jr. . Howard Rogers . Joseph M. Ross . Robert J. Sarvis . Ernest H. Sauls . Jerry B. Scruggs, Jr. . Edward S. Seward . Benjamin T. Simpson . Robert K. Smith . John H. Smith . Roger E. Smith . Frederick M. Smotherman . Charles C. Sneed . Raymond Stacy . Thomas N. Stanford . Kenneth Steward, Jr. . Erskine Stroop . James D. Taylor . Robert H. Thomas . David A. Thompson, Jr. . Allie C. Towns, Jr. . Leo H. Travis . Chester R. Vaughn . Leonard H. White . Harry T. Wilkinson . William W. Wilson . Columbus P. Weeks,
Korea. Wayne F. Black . Ethyl B. Haynes . Andy C. Johnson . William A. Kelley . George E. Lester . Leland M. Pate . Hoyte R. Taylor . Paul D. Wrather . Ray T. Hughes ,
Iraq - Freedom. A.F. Hawn II . J.D. Hirlston . Raymond O. Mitchell IV . Corey Kowall . Russell S. Hercules, Jr.,
Vietnam. Sammie E. Alexander . Mark Albert Babson, Jr. . Robert R. Boyd . George W. Burkheart . Thomas M. Dillard . Herman D. Duncan . Larry Don Earls . Ronald John Ensley, Jr. . Joe Raymond Fulghum, Jr. . Robert Oliver Garant . Wilbur Leon Green . James Timothy Luscinski . Billy Lee Miller . Fred Evans Mitchell, III . Terry D. Moore . William Brandon O'Kieff . George D. Osborne . Williams G. Phillips . Richard Edward Wade . Eugene Merrill Woodson . This memorial is in Murfreesboro in Rutherford County Tennessee
Honoring the men and women of Rutherford County who served our country in World Wars One and Two and dedicated to the everlasting memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in those great conflicts for the freedom of all men thruout the world.
★ ★
I do not know the dignity of their birth
but I do know the dignity of their death
Gen. Douglas McArthur
These our war dead
★ ★ World War I
Ewell D. Akin Arthur N. Baron Cherry N. Barrett William H. Baskin Charles E. Bell Herbert Bell Charles N. Brown Fred H. Brown Robert S. Brown Porter E. Compton Huffman Davis Oscar Davis Jesse Deere D.F. Donnell John W. Dyer Chester F. Elrod Robert Fleming Walter Hall James G. Hallow Thomas E. Hallyburton Ben Helton George D. Hightower Robert M. Holden Houston Hoover Porter H. Houston David F. Hunter Charlie E. Kelton Edgar Manus William McRae Charles Melton Niles Mitchell George L. Modre Phinieo Murfree James L. Overall Thomas A. Patterson Irvin B. Phillips Alfred Poff Quiller
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Richardson Sam B. Smith William Smith Willie Smith Waymon Taylor Edwin Witherspoon John W. Woodward
World War II
Caleb Adcock Sam G. Anderson James Arnold Egbert O. Baker Ernest B. Barnes Houston Baskin James P. Baskin Thomas A. Baskin Robert Baxter James M. Bell Robert H. Bentley William R. Bradford Claude W. Brannon Donald B. Brashear Fred H. Brown Horace L. Bugg Edward C. Cannon Martin Christopher Henry M. Comer Joe. B. Cooper Malcolm L. Cooper Walter F. Davenport Coy H. Dunaway Lucien L. Durham Glen C. Elly Hoyte H. Estes Charlie L. Fana Grandville Fleming Donald Francis John D. Gambill
in honored glory rest
★ ★
World War II Continued
Aubrey Haley Gene Hall Winford E. Hall John Hand William F. Harrell Preston Harris Thomas C. Herrod David T. Hibdon John H. Hicks Samuel S. Hill David M. Holden Joe H. Howse John B. Hunter Willis W. Jernigan Alfred H. Jones Robert T. Kerr Robert N. King Norman W. Lane Cliff Lewis John B. Lewis Morton Lines George E. Lokey Frank B. Lorance James K. Lowe William H. Manier Howard J. Mankin William H. Martin Carl H. McKnight Franklin W. Medlock Franklin B. Merritt Leonard D. Moore Orbry H. Moore Vernon E. Moore William Neely III
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 18, 2020
2. Rutherford County Veterans Memorial
Sam J. Nisbett Howard H. Newsom William M. Nickel Harlan Norman Elwood Palmer Willie B. Parker Morgan A. Payne Sam W. Peebles Leonard Prosnick Herbert Reed John W. Reeves, Jr. James C. Rice Jimmy Robertson Edgar L. Rogers, Jr. Howard Rogers Joseph M. Ross Robert J. Sarvis Ernest H. Sauls Jerry B. Scruggs, Jr. Edward S. Seward Benjamin T. Simpson Robert K. Smith John H. Smith Roger E. Smith Frederick M. Smotherman Charles C. Sneed Raymond Stacy Thomas N. Stanford Kenneth Steward, Jr. Erskine Stroop James D. Taylor Robert H. Thomas David A. Thompson, Jr. Allie C. Towns, Jr. Leo H. Travis Chester R. Vaughn Leonard H. White Harry T. Wilkinson William W. Wilson Columbus P. Weeks
Korea
Wayne F. Black Ethyl B. Haynes Andy C. Johnson William A. Kelley George E. Lester Leland M. Pate Hoyte R. Taylor Paul D. Wrather Ray T. Hughes
Iraq - Freedom
A.F. Hawn II J.D. Hirlston Raymond O. Mitchell IV Corey Kowall Russell S. Hercules, Jr.
Vietnam
Sammie E. Alexander Mark Albert Babson, Jr. Robert R. Boyd George W. Burkheart Thomas M. Dillard Herman D. Duncan Larry Don Earls Ronald John Ensley, Jr. Joe Raymond Fulghum, Jr. Robert Oliver Garant Wilbur Leon Green James Timothy Luscinski
Billy Lee Miller Fred Evans Mitchell, III Terry D. Moore William Brandon O'Kieff George D. Osborne Williams G. Phillips Richard Edward Wade Eugene Merrill Woodson
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 35° 50.741′ N, 86° 23.498′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. Memorial is at the intersection of South Public Square and South Church Street, on the left when traveling east on South Public Square. Marker is at southeast corner of Rutherford County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Public Square, Murfreesboro TN 37130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.