Benton County Veterans Memorial
A memorial to Benton Countians who gave their lives in service for their country.
W.W.I
Homer Beasley Chaille Ferrell Alfred Whitten Robert Wynn
W.W.II
Preston C. Gresham M.B. Brown Jr. Olice J. Vauter Durward King Albert M. Shelby Dan W. Hudspeth Raymond A. Rowland Clarence E. Norris Clayton James Jim Tucker Elmer Houston Henry Carroll, Jr. Oneal Bradley Jewel Hensley Robert M. Lakey Edwin Cox W.B. May, Jr. Billy Dixon William J. Harrison Gabriel May John Fowler James Crawford Floyd Akin Buddy Mannon Hillman Ormon
Korea
Vietnam
William T. Gresham, Jr. Henry C. Roland, Jr. Lynn Coleman Walter Hampton, Jr. Henry C. Sanders Lt. Gen. Robert M. Bond Gary L. Jordon
(rear)
Died while serving on active duty
Lt. Gen. Robert M. Bond - USAF
Gary L. Jordon - USN
Robert Mitchell Bond - USAF
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 34° 49.969′ N, 89° 10.56′ W. Memorial is in Ashland, Mississippi,
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is in the North Mississippi Hills and in Greater Memphis. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Benton County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Nathan Bedford Forrest (within shouting distance of this marker); Willie Mitchell (within shouting distance of this marker); Davis Mill (approx. 11.1 miles away); Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign (approx. 11.2 miles away); Macedonia Baptist Church (approx. 11.8 miles away); Blue Mountain College
Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
