Newport in Cocke County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cocke County War Memorial

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

1. Cocke County War Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Cocke County War Memorial. . This monument is dedicated to those from Cocke County, Tennessee who made the supreme sacrifice in service to their country, world war one. U.S. Army: William Austin . Charles G. Free . William Hall . Robert Johnson . Robert Maloy . Carter F. McFeatures . Edward Nolen . Jessee J. Sprouse . James C. Tranton British E.F.: Guy B. Gillespie Escadrille: Kiffin Rockwell, world war two. U.S. Army: Eston A. Baxter . Joseph A. Brown . Swannie H. Burke . James D. Butler . Hugh M. Campbell . Hugh J. Carlisle . Joseph E. Carpenter . Cleve H. Carver . Darius R. Cody . Luthur L. Cureton . Tom W. Daniels . William S. Foster . Lucas Gentry . Charles E. Giles . Roy C. Greene . Milburn B. Hall . Charles Hodge, Jr. . Hollis J. Holt . Roy A. Johnson . Maynard Lackey . Ralph Laws . Troy W. Laws . Y.J. Leatherwood . Jack Marshall . Manson Mathes . Howard H. Mathis . Luthur S. McGaha . James F. McMillan . Lloyd R. McNabb . Albert M. Olsakovsky . Jess W. O'Neil . John W. Ottinger . Ordway H. Padgett . Fred F. Philips . Lester Phillips . Samuel E. Phillips . Zack Phillips . J.D. Shelton . Arthur Shults . James R. Shults . Neil L. Shults . J.D. Smelcer . Charles M. Suggs . Omide T. Williams . Ray Woody U.S.A.A.C.: William H. Harrison, Jr. . Glenn H. Pearce U.S. Navy: R. Etheridge Allen . Mitchell Boley . Dallas Brown . John E. Chockley . Hooper E. McFarland . James L. Ragan . Joseph L. Spratt . Robert Suttles Merchant Marine: Fredrick R. Stokely
Korea. U.S. Army Harold Carr . Y.J. Crumb . Isaac Ford . William E. Goodrum . Arthur Grooms, Jr. . Rome H. Hance . Frank Moore . Jessee E. Sprouse . William F. White U.S.M.C.: John D. Williams, Vietnam. U.S. Army: Carl Ealy . Len M. Jenkins . Lemuel F. Mack, Jr. . Daniel J. McMahan . Michael G. Gibbs U.S.M.C.: Charles R. Raines . Charles C. Roberts, Greater love hath no man than this, That a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13, Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; And the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. Psalm 33:12.

This monument is dedicated
to those from
Cocke County, Tennessee
who made the supreme sacrifice
in service to their country

WWI U.S. Army: William Austin • Charles G. Free • William Hall • Robert Johnson • Robert Maloy • Carter F. McFeatures • Edward Nolen • Jessee J. Sprouse • James C. Tranton
British E.F.: Guy B. Gillespie
Escadrille: Kiffin Rockwell

WWII U.S. Army: Eston A. Baxter • Joseph A. Brown • Swannie H. Burke • James D. Butler • Hugh M. Campbell • Hugh J. Carlisle • Joseph E. Carpenter • Cleve H. Carver • Darius R. Cody • Luthur L. Cureton • Tom W. Daniels • William S. Foster • Lucas Gentry • Charles E. Giles • Roy C. Greene • Milburn B. Hall • Charles Hodge, Jr. • Hollis J. Holt • Roy A. Johnson • Maynard Lackey • Ralph Laws • Troy W. Laws • Y.J. Leatherwood • Jack Marshall • Manson Mathes • Howard H. Mathis • Luthur S. McGaha • James F. McMillan • Lloyd R. McNabb • Albert M. Olsakovsky • Jess W. O'Neil • John W. Ottinger • Ordway H. Padgett • Fred F. Philips • Lester Phillips • Samuel E. Phillips • Zack Phillips • J.D. Shelton • Arthur Shults • James R. Shults • Neil L. Shults • J.D. Smelcer • Charles M. Suggs • Omide T. Williams • Ray Woody
U.S.A.A.C.: William H. Harrison, Jr.

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• Glenn H. Pearce
U.S. Navy: R. Etheridge Allen • Mitchell Boley • Dallas Brown • John E. Chockley • Hooper E. McFarland • James L. Ragan • Joseph L. Spratt • Robert Suttles
Merchant Marine: Fredrick R. Stokely

Korea U.S. Army Harold Carr • Y.J. Crumb • Isaac Ford • William E. Goodrum • Arthur Grooms, Jr. • Rome H. Hance • Frank Moore • Jessee E. Sprouse • William F. White
U.S.M.C.: John D. Williams

Vietnam U.S. Army: Carl Ealy • Len M. Jenkins • Lemuel F. Mack, Jr. • Daniel J. McMahan • Michael G. Gibbs
U.S.M.C.: Charles R. Raines • Charles C. Roberts

Greater love hath no man than this,
That a man lay down his life
for his friends. John 15:13

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord;
And the people whom he hath
chosen for his own inheritance.
Psalm 33:12

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

Location. 35° 58.009′ N, 83° 11.045′ W. Marker is in Newport, Tennessee, in Cocke County. Memorial is at the intersection of East Broadway Street (U.S. 25/70) and Court Avenue, on the right when traveling

Cocke County War Memorial (WWI and WWII) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

2. Cocke County War Memorial (WWI and WWII)

west on East Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 Court Ave, Newport TN 37821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cocke County Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); City Hall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Warford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Swinging Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cross (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kiffin Yates Rockwell (approx. ¼ mile away); Governor Ben Walter Hooper (approx. 1.8 miles away); Jefferson County / Cocke County (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.

Cocke County War Memorial (Korea and Vietnam) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

3. Cocke County War Memorial (Korea and Vietnam)

Cocke County War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

4. Cocke County War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.