Frankfort in Franklin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Kentucky National Guard Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020
1. Kentucky National Guard Memorial
Inscription.
(Front)
Dedicated to the men and women of the Kentucky National Guard
Past, Present and Future
(Back)
Solemn price ... to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
Abraham Lincoln
1912-1940
Thomas Higdon Joseph R. Losson Edward F. Orr James N. Tucker William E. Aubrey Cecil P. Armstrong Raymon R. Bibb Thomas J. Brown Wilson Clem Frank Crone William Cundiff Robert L. Deaton James Fugate Nathaniel G. Hale George M. Hargraves Arthur F. Harris, Jr. William S. Harris John D. Herd James A. Hill Harold F. Hite Roy Kennedy William C. Liles William M. Mason Watkins A. Moss Walter C. Neagle Norbert V. Henry Vance S. Sloan Buford G. Craig Charles Lucas John Frasier Louis Bingham Roy V. Ogle Ralph Rose Carl A. Mercer Hugh L. Miley Elmer A. Miller Andrew Miracle James W. Neal Estel E. Owsley James H. Powell Harry D. Powers Grover C. Scott Claude D. Somerville Charles F. Thomasson Aubra H. Townsend Manley Vaughn Ashford
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Watts John Wells Albert B. Williams Kenneth Witty Fred Young Jack Bush Ray B. Wiley Garland W. Wells Walter H. Yeager
1941-1974
Delmar Adams Millard D. Adams Willie Alley Elzie E. Anness Hobert Baker James C. Berry Bobby M. Billingsley Thomas B. Blackwell Johnnie W. Bottoms, Sr. Guy W. Bowles Jerry J. Boyles Gordon B. Brooks Harold M. Brown Lanny K. Brown Vernon H. Bussell George W. Butler Bertram A. Carr Joseph R. Carrico Luther M. Chappel Carl W. Cloud Robert V. Cloyd David B. Collins Orlie C. Combs George Conder Jimmie K. Coots Opal E. Cornn Henry N. Cox Lonnie R. Craig Ancel E. Crick Buster Criswell John L. Cummins Wallis E. Davis Oscar Dean Wallace Denny Ben R. Devine Herman B. Donohoo James L. Durham Ernest E. Epperhart Robert Farmer Ben Fields Cletus W. Forester Willard E. Foster Keith Freeman Edward T. French James Gannon Roy E. Goodpaster Hal T. Hackney Eugene C. Hair Thomas L. Hehman Richard A. Heidkamp Donald
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020
2. Kentucky National Guard Memorial Detail — 1912-1940
J. Heines Fred Henson Darrell J. Holcomb Wendell D. Holder Charles Hudson Richard L. Hudson Marvin W. Hughes Wesley D. Hungate Ralph S. Jamison Alexander E. Johnson, Jr. Earl M. Johnson Jeff Johnson, Jr. Joseph D. Jones, Jr. Raymond F. Kaelin William L. Karr Birchell Keeling Merlin R. Kehrer Lawrence B. Kelly Joe H. Kimbel Bernard G. Kuhn Harry R. Lafon, Jr. James T. Lancaster Bonnie L. Langnehs Joe Leech Fred C. Leonard, Jr. Frederick J. Leonard Hugh J. Leonard Kenneth G. Maddox Thomas F. Mantell, Jr. Kenneth D. Marsee Denver L. Marvel Albert D. McAlister Vivian M. McDonald Joseph R. McIlvoy John N. McKinney Lee J. Merkel Edwin C. Miles Huston G. Miller Jess Miller Joseph B. Million Cortney L. Mitchell James T. Moore Earl O. Parish John E. Parrott Oscar P. Peveler Russell K. Phillips John W. Pigg Everett R. Preston Sam L. Railey Raymond J. Ramsey James F. Robertson Richard L. Ross William N. Rowe Archibald B. Rue Eugene L. Ruiz
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020
3. Kentucky National Guard Memorial Detail — 1941-1974
Hezakiah F. Sallee James W. Sallee Roger M. Sanders Robert W. Sawyer Jennings B. Scanlon, Jr. George P. Scruggs, Jr. Elmer Sharpe John W. Shewmaker Ronald E. Simpson John Sircy William L. Smith Ernest C. Snapp Bland B. Snodgrass Lonnie L. Snowden, Jr. Leslie T. Speer Herbert C. Steele Edward L. Stewart Willard W. Tapp Elwood Taylor Yandell terhune Edward V. Trisler Owen W. Turner George A. Van Arsdall Stuart Waldman Walter S. Wells Wesley O. Whitaker Joe Wilder Billy J. Williams Edward G. Wills, Jr. James A. Wray Clarence M. Wright Walter F. Wright Willard R. Yeast Kenneth Walsh Mortimer B. Benton Warren G. Stambaugh Alfred D. Hammonds
1975-
Clayton L. Adamkavicius Christopher D. Alexander William A. Allers, III David A. Atkinson Robert M. Barnes Brock A. Beery William D. Bentley Jason S. Burnette Nicholas R. Carnes Thomas W. Clemons Clinton W. Cubert Ronald J. Forsyth Robert S. Hacker William G. Hawkins Michael R. Hayes Robert L. Henderson,
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020
4. Kentucky National Guard Memorial Detail — 1975-
II Jack L. Herman Alva L. Holland Jeffrey C. Howard Jonathan A. Hughes Regina L. Isenberg Charles J. Jones Steven E. Jones Warren J. Klingaman Michael E. Martin Christopher A. Matero Martin May Joseph M. McHenry Donnie P. McKinney William A. McMurry John M. Medley Ryan J. Montgomery Peter L. Mullins Sammie E. Phillips Darrin K. Potter Glave T. Powell Timothy J. Rogers James L. Roth, Sr. Danney E. Rowan James A. Sherrill Randolph A. Sigley, Jr. Larue Stamper Glenn S. Stanfill Richard A. Strang James R. Thompson Eric L. Toth Martin A. Tracy Timothy G. Uhl Daniel W. Wallace Michael H. Wells Delmar White Justin G. Wilkerson William H. Willis Vincent D. Yancar Nickie B. Jones, II Vincent Simon Claudy C. Gregory Jonathan D. Roark Don R. Young
Erected by Kentucky National Guard.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 38° 11.296′ N, 84° 53.654′ W. Memorial is in Frankfort,
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020
5. Kentucky National Guard Memorial
Kentucky, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of West Frankfort Connector and Minuteman Parkway, on the right when traveling south on West Frankfort Connector. Marker is at entrance to Boone National Guard Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101 Minuteman Pkwy, Frankfort KY 40601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Fight as Kentuckians" (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named "Fight as Kentuckians" (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named "Fight as Kentuckians" (a few steps from this marker);
2015 bronze by Wyatt L. Gragg, photograph by J.J. Prats, August 23, 2021
6. Kentucky National Guard Memorial with Statue of Daniel Boone
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . . Our Fallen. Biographies and photographs of several of the 272 Kentucky National Guard members who have died in the line of duty since 1912. (Submitted on December 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 421 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 5. submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 6. submitted on August 31, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
