Benton in Polk County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Polk County World Wars Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021

1. Polk County World Wars Memorial (left wing)

Inscription. [Center]
Dedicated to the memory of
the men of Polk County, Tenn. who
gave their lives and to all who
served in World Wars I and II
[Left wing]
And these our dead
World War I Adams, James • Breeden, Bascome • Cate, Thomas C. • Chatham, Lewis E. • Collins, James A. • Curtis, Roy C. • Fritts, William T. • Green, Virgil • Houk, Isham N. • Hughes, Harvey • Hyde, Gilliam H. • James, Willie • Key, Sam • Lee, Arthur • Liner, Oscar R. • Loden, James L. • McClary, Ben H. • McNelley, William C. • Runyon, Joseph C. • Russell, Bert E. • Taylor, Leonidas • Thompson, Ephriam • Weber, Carl L.

World War II Ailor, James T. • Anderson, Eugene • Bailey, John W. • Baxter, W. T. • Beaver, William H. • Beavers, Robert L. • Boggs, Wallace • Brown, Winston • Campbell, D. G. • Campbell, Martin H. • Carlton, Charles C. • Cassada, Kenneth • Chancey, James W. • Clonts, James H. • Cole, Max H. • Cole, Charles W. • Coleman, Fred D.

[Right wing]
In honored glory rest
World War II Cox, J. T. • Dacus, Clarence • Dailey, Harold W. • Dale, Austin P. • Dale, Jake E. • Dalton, Glen O. • Denman, George W. • Dockery, Eugene • Ensley, Frankie B.

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• Everett, Byrd W. • Fannin, Rassie L. • Farner, Christopher C. • Gaston, Reed J. • Goode, Roy E. • Gray, Calvin A. • Green, Harle H. • Griffin, Edsel N. • Hale, Raymond A. • Haren, William G. • Hedrick, Mayford L. • Holden, William B. • Hood, Millard C. • Jones, J. D. • Kerns, John I. • Lawson, Dave • Lawson, Robert H. • Maxwell, Joe E. • May, Garland • McGee, Gerald D. • Miller, Joseph H. • Panter, Clyde T. • Patterson, Cleaston • Payne, Hoyt H. • Ramsey, Deblanc • Ramsey, Joseph A. • Runnion, Charles W. • Sisson, Calvin W. • Tripplett, Luther C. • Waters, S. N. • Woody, Floyd

Erected 1949 by American Legion Post 169 • Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 797.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 35° 10.39′ N, 84° 39.187′ W. Memorial is in Benton, Tennessee, in Polk County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 411 and Benton Station Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 411. Marker is on Polk County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6239 US-411, Benton TN 37307, United

Polk County World Wars Memorial (right wing) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021

2. Polk County World Wars Memorial (right wing)

States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East Tennessee.

It is also 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Polk County Veterans Monument (here, next to this marker); Polk County Confederate Monument (here, next to this marker); Civil War in Polk County (within shouting distance of this marker); Bear Lawson Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Nancy Ward (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Nancy Ward (approx. 1.6 miles away); Historic Benton Station (approx. 2 miles away); Ocoee No. 1 (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Benton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Campsite Interpretive Site

Polk County World Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021

3. Polk County World Wars Memorial

(was approx. 2.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.