Cleveland in Bradley County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bradley County World War II Memorial

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 26, 2022

1. Bradley County World War II Memorial

Inscription.

Bradley County World War II Memorial. . Sojourner, stop for a moment and meditate on the names of the men of Bradley County who gave their lives in the second world war that you might continue to enjoy the priceless heritage of freedom , James D. Blankenship. Billy V. Weaver. A.R.T. Hambright. A.J. Carr. Robert Jordan. R.J.I. Jordan. William E. Hill. French A. Finnell. Charles R. Finnell. C.J. Davis. Hobart Maddox. Theodore Deweese. James R. Gee. Clarence L. Lawson. Roy E. Gregg. Carl W. Rogers. John A. Salmons. William K. Rainey. John E. Hood. Harry W. Guinn. Jesse Maupin. Frank Boyd. Howard Unchurch. Herman H. Green. W.A. Mullinax. J.M. Farmer. Charles Legrade. Selmar Welch. L.J. Lewis. George H. Bean. Claude J. Womble. Joseph L. Mackey. James B. Barrett. R.M. Stafford. , Gid H. Hawk. Jessie Potent. Jessie W. Pullin. Emory Cass. George H. Parks. Fred A. King. John D. Bell. Jimmie McMurray. Milburn K. Wattenbarger. Wilburn Gaston. J.P. O'Neal, Jr.. D.L. Messer. Archie M. Wallace. Harold Chadwick. Richard Bigham. Jessie Edwards. Albert G. Cross. C.L. Elmore. John R. Matzelle. Alexander Newton. Claude McNabb. Boyd L. Martin. James Robbins. Warren R. Brown. Henry Otis Hewett. Edward Gibson. Hoyt Buckner. Jarius Casada. Paul W. Rucker. Tip Hancock. Hubert Davis. James L. Hicks. Reeldon Chambers. Vernard R. Murray. , Courville B. Tarpley. Wallace H. Welch. Ray H. Ogle. Dennis S. Crisp. Maxwell Green. Jesse Willis. William Longwith. James S. Varnell, Jr.. Fred McNabb. Homer R. Young, Jr.. Lloyd W. Robert. Roy G. Moore. Doyle C.. Davenport. Horace E. Hawk, Jr.. William H. Morrow. Carl T. Duff. Howard Goodner. Paul Jones. David Lee. James C.A. Lane. James Chambers. Chester L. Haney. Raymond McCann. Harold E. Spice. Homer Ransom Young. John W. Freeman. Earl J. Freeman. Virile D. Freeman, Jr.. Paul Ware. John B. Murray. John B. Brock. Clyde M. Ralston. H.P. Kimsey. Charles Edward Hinson. , Dedicated November 11, 1948 , Erected through the generosity of the people of Cleveland and Bradley County under the sponsorship of James Blankenship Post 2598, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Sojourner, stop for a moment and meditate on the names of the men of Bradley County who gave their lives in the second world war that you might continue to enjoy the priceless heritage of freedom

James D. Blankenship• Billy V. Weaver• A.R.T. Hambright• A.J. Carr• Robert Jordan• R.J.I. Jordan• William E. Hill• French A. Finnell• Charles R. Finnell• C.J. Davis• Hobart Maddox• Theodore Deweese• James R. Gee• Clarence L. Lawson• Roy E. Gregg• Carl W. Rogers• John A. Salmons• William K. Rainey• John E. Hood• Harry W. Guinn• Jesse Maupin• Frank Boyd• Howard Unchurch• Herman H. Green• W.A. Mullinax• J.M. Farmer• Charles Legrade• Selmar Welch• L.J. Lewis• George H. Bean• Claude J. Womble• Joseph L. Mackey• James B. Barrett• R.M. Stafford•

Gid H. Hawk• Jessie Potent• Jessie W. Pullin• Emory Cass• George H. Parks• Fred A. King• John D. Bell• Jimmie McMurray• Milburn K. Wattenbarger• Wilburn Gaston• J.P. O'Neal, Jr.• D.L. Messer• Archie M. Wallace• Harold Chadwick• Richard Bigham• Jessie Edwards• Albert G. Cross• C.L. Elmore• John R. Matzelle• Alexander Newton• Claude McNabb• Boyd

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L. Martin• James Robbins• Warren R. Brown• Henry Otis Hewett• Edward Gibson• Hoyt Buckner• Jarius Casada• Paul W. Rucker• Tip Hancock• Hubert Davis• James L. Hicks• Reeldon Chambers• Vernard R. Murray•

Courville B. Tarpley• Wallace H. Welch• Ray H. Ogle• Dennis S. Crisp• Maxwell Green• Jesse Willis• William Longwith• James S. Varnell, Jr.• Fred McNabb• Homer R. Young, Jr.• Lloyd W. Robert• Roy G. Moore• Doyle C.. Davenport• Horace E. Hawk, Jr.• William H. Morrow• Carl T. Duff• Howard Goodner• Paul Jones• David Lee• James C.A. Lane• James Chambers• Chester L. Haney• Raymond McCann• Harold E. Spice• Homer Ransom Young• John W. Freeman• Earl J. Freeman• Virile D. Freeman, Jr.• Paul Ware• John B. Murray• John B. Brock• Clyde M. Ralston• H.P. Kimsey• Charles Edward Hinson•

Dedicated November 11, 1948

Erected through the generosity of the people of Cleveland and Bradley County under the sponsorship of James Blankenship Post 2598, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Erected 1948 by the people of Cleveland and Bradley County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 35° 9.61′ N,

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 26, 2022

2. Bradley County World War II Memorial

84° 52.537′ W. Memorial is in Cleveland, Tennessee, in Bradley County. It is on North Ocoee Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 155 N Ocoee St, Cleveland TN 37311, 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 walking distance of this marker: Bradley County World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Bradley County Courthouse Meleeny Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Bohemia Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Bradley County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Sousa and his Band (within shouting distance of this marker); Fillauer Brothers Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Methodist Episcopal Church, South (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Luke's Episcopal Church (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 950 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.