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Sneedville in Hancock County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Hancock County, Tennessee Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021
1. Hancock County, Tennessee Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Erected and dedicated in memory of all who have served and to those who gave their lives in the service of our country in all of our conflicts.

W.W.II Army, Navy & Marines
Alder, Henry L. • Alder, Joseph C. • Adler, Wayland, M. • Calvin, William S. • Johnson, Andy C.

W.W. I Adams, Joe Pvt • Amvy, Ridely S. PFC • Green, Neil Pvt • Bolton, Samuel M. PFC • Mathis, Robert Pvt • Burke, Ernest PFC • Purkey, William Pvt • Cartwell, Alford Pvt • Sutton, Thomas • Cartwell, James Pvt • Tr---, Leonard T. Pvt • Fletcher, --- Pvt • Williams, Pete PFC • Frost, Robert Pvt • Wolf, Robert Pvt

W.W. 2
Barnes, Joe T. PFC • Moore, Hammie F. Sgt • Bloomer, Earl L. Sgt • Hickman, Carl • Bo---, Ellis S. Pvt • Pridemore, Allen H. PFC • Brewer, Eugene H. Pvt • Slingleton, Clure D. PFC • Carpenter, Joe E. 1st Lt • Smith, Johnnie R. Pvt • Curtis, Paul W. 1st Lt • Wallen, J.D. Pvt • ---, Edgear • Willis, Lawrence W. PFC • ---, Paul H. PFC • Yount, Earl S. Pvt

Korean, Iraq & Afganistan
Anderson, William C. • Douglas M Johnson MP • Mathis, J.L. • Emory A. Johnson PFC • Parks, Edward

General Preston Douglas Navy S1C
MIA 1943 Found 2006
Welcome Homes Jan 2008

Vietnam
Helton,
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James C. MSGT • Sexton, Larry L. SP4
 
Erected by V.F.W. Post 9654, American Legion Post 183 and the citizens of Hancock County.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 36° 31.792′ N, 83° 13.045′ W. Memorial is in Sneedville, Tennessee, in Hancock County. It is on Main Street (Tennessee Route 33) just west of Jockey Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1237 Main St, Sneedville TN 37869, United 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thompson Settlement Church (approx. 6.9 miles away in Virginia); Lee County Virginia / Tennessee (approx. 9.3 miles away in Virginia); Carter’s Raid (approx. 10.1 miles away); Doctor Still’s Birthplace (approx. 10.4 miles away in Virginia); Jonesville Methodist Camp Ground (approx. 11.3 miles away in Virginia); a different marker also named Doctor Still’s Birthplace (approx. 11.8 miles away in Virginia); Jonesville (approx. 12.2 miles away in Virginia); Daniel Boone Trail (approx. 12½ miles away in Virginia).
 
Also see . . .  General P. Douglas. (Submitted on September 11, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
 
Hancock County, Tennessee Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021
2. Hancock County, Tennessee Veterans Memorial
Hancock County, Tennessee Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021
3. Hancock County, Tennessee Veterans Memorial
Hancock County, Tennessee Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021
4. Hancock County, Tennessee Veterans Memorial
Hancock County, Tennessee Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021
5. Hancock County, Tennessee Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 11, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 11, 2026