Cookeville in Putnam County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Putnam County Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

1. Putnam County Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Putnam County Veterans Memorial. . Putnam veterans who made the “supreme sacrifice”, World War I. Bartlett, John L. . Brewington, Fred . Bush, William C. . Butts, Bethel . Carter, Willis S. . Choate, James . Evans, Thomas J. . Haile, Max Morgan . Halfacre, Sherman . Hastings, Jim W. . Kirby, Willis . Langford, Thomas . Lafever, Claude . McGee, Gilbert M. . Perry, Bailey H. . Pharis, George . Saddler, Willie K. . Sadler, Haskell . Sliger, Terry . Smith, Tillman Henry . Stokes, Frank . Stout, Fred A. . Thompson, Henry . Watkins, John W. . Wright, Aubrey C., World War II. Adkins, Edgar . Allen, Hobert . Allen, Vestle G. . Allison, Allie K. . Allison, Elkony A. . Alloway, Ollie O. Jr. . Anderson, Charles E. . Andrews, Aubrey N. . Ashburn, Herman E. . Ashburn, James C. . Bandy, Ernest L. . Bean, Norman Earl . Bohannon, Estel . Boswell, Marvin O. . Bowman, James . Bowman, Jessie J. . Brewington, Benton . Brogdon, Herbert B. . Brown, John . Buckner, Andy Jr. . Bullington, Linnie . Bullington, Ralph . Carr, Jimmie H. . Carr, Julius N. . Carr, Myrl . Chesney, Johnny L. . Clark, Andy . Coleman, John L. . Cooper, Austin . Cooper, John Robert . Cooper, Leonard A. . Cumby, Reuben . Davis, Eskil L. . Deberry, Millard T. . Dobbs, James E. . Dunn, Earnest A. . Fox, Billy Howard . Gentry, J.D. . Gill, Lee . Gilmore, Bobbie . Grace, Walter W. . Grant, John H. . Green, Clifford H. . Hall, William C. . Haney, J.P. . Harris, Finis E. Jr. . Harris, Frank A. . Harris, Perry Rowe . Henry, Murrel C. . Herren, Sim . Horn, Charles . Horn, William . Hudson, Hugh . Jackson, Earl S. . Jernigan, Cecil . Jernigan, Hollis . Johnson, Harvey . Johnson, Robert . Johnson, T. Howard . Jones, Henry Shelah . Jones, Hollis A. . Jones, William H. . Just, Frank Jr. . Kidcanon, Davis S. . Lafever, John Marshall . Lafever, Oscar . Leffew, John . Loftis, William Cooper . McCaleb, General J. . McCaskey, Raymond . McDaniel, Zeb . McDaniel, Millard H. . McGinis, Robert . Milligan, Beecher . Milligan, Clyde . Newman, John D. . Norris, David D. . Parkerson, Edward William . Parrott, Robert Taylor Jr. . Partin, James C. . Peery, Haynes Eugene . Phillips, Clarence Lee . Phillips, Henry J. . Pippin, Litton . Pippin, Theo . Ray, Charles C. . Reeder, Joe L. . Roberson, James D. . Roberts, Eugene W. . Robinson, Sherwin L. . Rockwell, Ardie . Rockwell, Tom R. . Shipley, Raymond W. . Skimyhorne, Hugh E. . Slagle, Ira Jr. . Sliger, Willis C. . Smith, Hugh P. . Smith, William C. . Spicer, James Edward . Stringer, Clarence . Sutton, John Talmadge . Testement, Ralph C. . Thompson, Albert C. . Thompson, Frank . Travis, Bennett Jard . Verble, Oscar M. . Wallace, Clure C. . Webb, Thurman Lee . Wheeler, Alvin C. . Whitlow, Alton . Wilmoth, Leo B. . Wilmoth, Garland T. . Winchester, Frank D. . Young, Thurman L. . Young, Walter Edward . Ashburn, Byrd P. . Johnson, T. Harold, Korean War. Anderson, William H. . Dunn, Daniel U. . Farmer, Joseph F. . Hallum, Leonard D. . Lemons, Edward Moore . Maynard, William D. . Ray, Loyd C. . Rodgers, Charles, Vietnam War. Elrod, Waymon C. . Farley, James C. . Gilbert, Carl E. . Hickey, Jerry T. . Lewis, James R. . Norris, Calvin A. . Palk, Bobby L. . Wright, Johnie J. Jr. . Garcia, Augusto Jose, Bosnia Conflict Dyer, William Ray, Afghanistan/Iraq Van Aalten, Alexander . Clark, Lance Murphy.

Putnam veterans
who made the
“supreme sacrifice”

World War I Bartlett, John L. • Brewington, Fred • Bush, William C. • Butts, Bethel • Carter, Willis S. • Choate, James • Evans, Thomas J. • Haile, Max Morgan • Halfacre, Sherman • Hastings, Jim W. • Kirby, Willis • Langford, Thomas • Lafever, Claude • McGee, Gilbert M. • Perry, Bailey H. • Pharis, George • Saddler, Willie K. • Sadler, Haskell • Sliger, Terry • Smith, Tillman Henry • Stokes, Frank • Stout, Fred A. • Thompson, Henry • Watkins, John W. • Wright, Aubrey C.

World War II Adkins, Edgar • Allen, Hobert • Allen, Vestle G. • Allison, Allie K. • Allison, Elkony A. • Alloway, Ollie O. Jr. • Anderson, Charles E. • Andrews, Aubrey N. • Ashburn, Herman E. • Ashburn, James C. • Bandy, Ernest L. • Bean, Norman Earl • Bohannon, Estel • Boswell, Marvin O. • Bowman, James • Bowman, Jessie J. • Brewington, Benton • Brogdon, Herbert B. • Brown, John • Buckner, Andy Jr. • Bullington, Linnie • Bullington, Ralph • Carr, Jimmie H. • Carr, Julius N. • Carr, Myrl • Chesney, Johnny L. • Clark, Andy • Coleman, John L. • Cooper, Austin • Cooper, John Robert • Cooper, Leonard A. • Cumby, Reuben • Davis, Eskil L. • Deberry, Millard T. • Dobbs, James E. • Dunn, Earnest A. • Fox, Billy Howard • Gentry, J.D. • Gill,

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Lee • Gilmore, Bobbie • Grace, Walter W. • Grant, John H. • Green, Clifford H. • Hall, William C. • Haney, J.P. • Harris, Finis E. Jr. • Harris, Frank A. • Harris, Perry Rowe • Henry, Murrel C. • Herren, Sim • Horn, Charles • Horn, William • Hudson, Hugh • Jackson, Earl S. • Jernigan, Cecil • Jernigan, Hollis • Johnson, Harvey • Johnson, Robert • Johnson, T. Howard • Jones, Henry Shelah • Jones, Hollis A. • Jones, William H. • Just, Frank Jr. • Kidcanon, Davis S. • Lafever, John Marshall • Lafever, Oscar • Leffew, John • Loftis, William Cooper • McCaleb, General J. • McCaskey, Raymond • McDaniel, Zeb • McDaniel, Millard H. • McGinis, Robert • Milligan, Beecher • Milligan, Clyde • Newman, John D. • Norris, David D. • Parkerson, Edward William • Parrott, Robert Taylor Jr. • Partin, James C. • Peery, Haynes Eugene • Phillips, Clarence Lee • Phillips, Henry J. • Pippin, Litton • Pippin, Theo • Ray, Charles C. • Reeder, Joe L. • Roberson, James D. • Roberts, Eugene W. • Robinson, Sherwin L. • Rockwell, Ardie • Rockwell, Tom R. • Shipley, Raymond W. • Skimyhorne, Hugh E. • Slagle, Ira Jr. • Sliger, Willis C. • Smith, Hugh P. • Smith, William C. • Spicer, James Edward • Stringer, Clarence • Sutton, John Talmadge • Testement, Ralph C. • Thompson, Albert C. • Thompson, Frank • Travis, Bennett Jard • Verble, Oscar M. • Wallace, Clure C. • Webb, Thurman Lee • Wheeler, Alvin C. • Whitlow,

Putnam County Veterans Memorial (World War I) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

2. Putnam County Veterans Memorial (World War I)

Alton • Wilmoth, Leo B. • Wilmoth, Garland T. • Winchester, Frank D. • Young, Thurman L. • Young, Walter Edward • Ashburn, Byrd P. • Johnson, T. Harold

Korean War Anderson, William H. • Dunn, Daniel U. • Farmer, Joseph F. • Hallum, Leonard D. • Lemons, Edward Moore • Maynard, William D. • Ray, Loyd C. • Rodgers, Charles

Vietnam War Elrod, Waymon C. • Farley, James C. • Gilbert, Carl E. • Hickey, Jerry T. • Lewis, James R. • Norris, Calvin A. • Palk, Bobby L. • Wright, Johnie J. Jr. • Garcia, Augusto Jose

Bosnia Conflict
Dyer, William Ray

Afghanistan/Iraq
Van Aalten, Alexander • Clark, Lance Murphy

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 36° 9.727′ N, 85° 30.01′ W. Memorial is in Cookeville, Tennessee, in Putnam County. It is at the intersection of South Jefferson Avenue and East Spring Street (U.S. 70N), on the right when traveling north on South Jefferson Avenue. Monument is at southwest corner of Putnam County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 East Spring Street, Cookeville TN 38501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Dedicated to the Memory of Jere Whitson (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Statue

Putnam County Veterans Memorial (World War II) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

3. Putnam County Veterans Memorial (World War II)

(a few steps from this marker); Site of WHUB Radio's First Studios (within shouting distance of this marker); Putnam County's Third and Fourth Courthouses (within shouting distance of this marker); Putnam County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Putnam County Courthouses (within shouting distance of this marker); Putnam County POW * MIA Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Putnam County Revolutionary Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cookeville.

Putnam County Veterans Memorial (World War II, cont'd) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

4. Putnam County Veterans Memorial (World War II, cont'd)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

5. Putnam County Veterans Memorial (World War II, cont'd)

Putnam County Veterans Memorial (Korea - present) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

6. Putnam County Veterans Memorial (Korea - present)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

7. Putnam County Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 934 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.