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.
Polk County World Wars Memorial. . [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. . 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
[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. Everett, Byrd W. Fannin, Rassie L. Farner, Christopher
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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.
Location. 35° 10.39′ N, 84° 39.187′ W. Marker is in Benton, Tennessee, in Polk County. Memorial 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6239 US-411, Benton TN 37307, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021
3. Polk County World Wars Memorial
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 131 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.