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
Location. 35° 58.009′ N, 83° 11.045′ W. Memorial is in Newport, Tennessee, in Cocke County. It is at the intersection of East Broadway Street (U.S. 25/70) and Court Avenue, on the right when traveling
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. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 111 Court Ave, Newport TN 37821, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East Tennessee and in the Great Smoky Mountains. 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, the State of Franklin, and the Antebellum South.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The War Ford (was approx. Ό mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022
3. Cocke County War Memorial (Korea and Vietnam)
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 776 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
