Etowah in McMinn County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Company "A" 278th Inf R.C.T.

Federalized 1 Sep 1950

— Korean War —

Company "A" 278th Inf R.C.T. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021

1. Company "A" 278th Inf R.C.T. Marker

Inscription.

Company "A" 278th Inf R.C.T.. Federalized 1 Sep 1950. Addison, Earl M. . Aderhold, William J. . Akin, Robert F. . Aldridge, Ray H. . Ammons, David F. . Atkins, Leon O. . Ballew, Charles E. Jr. . Barnes, Robert H. . Bazemore, Curtis A. . Bearfield, Carl E. . Beaty, Clarence A. . Belcher, Homer F. . Best, Edgar E. . Blair, Charles E. . Blankenship, Spencer B. . Blevins, Jack . Branam, Eddie L. . Breeder, Paul B. . Brown, Kenneth R. . Buckner, John L. . Buckner, Tommy (KIA) . Burns, James E. . Carmichael, Earl W. . Carpenter, Carl W. . Carpenter, Jack C. . Carson, James T. . Casteel, James M. . Champion, Thomas H. . Cochran, Floyd G. . Cockrell, Robert G. . Cole, Leslie L. . Coleman, James L. . Cooley, Bob A. . Cooley, Fred E. . Cross, Burch C. . Culberson, Leonard L. . Curtis, Sidney . Curtis, Stanley M. . Dalton, Charles H. . Davis, Thomas C. . Day, William K., Duckett, Henry C. . Duckett, Lee E. . Duff, Rual J. . Duncan, William W. . Dunn, Kendrick G. . Eaves, William M. . Evans, Edmund W. . Evans, John H. . Flowers, Owen V. . Forrester, Donald D. . Foster, Johnny F. . Goins, Jessie I. . Green, W. Scott . Hamby, Arthur E. . Hamby, Eugene W. . Hamby, Ralph A. . Hampton, A. C. . Haney, Harold P. . Haren, Frank E. . Harris, Charles R. . Hayes, Harold J. . Hayes, James G. . Henson, Eugene B. . Higdon, William S. . Holden, James L. . Huggins, Henry P. . Huggins, Jack L. . Jackson, Ray L. . Jenkins, G. Goldman (KIA) . Jenkins, Henry B. . Johnson, Rual B. . Jones, Jack C. . Jones, Willie C. . Keasler, Billie J. . King, Wesley A. . Kirksey, Donald L. . Lethco, Earnie E. . Lethco, John H. . Lewis, Robert L. . Loftis, Kelso C. . Loftis, Spencer B., Long, Berlon L. . Marion, Don S. . Maynor, Jack B. . McCaslin, Manuel A. . McCormack, Malcome S. . McCormack, Ralph J. . McDaniel, Bill T. . McJunkin, John H. . McKay, Robert L. . Miller, F. Glendon . Miller, Leslie . Moore, James M. . Morgan, Gene . Morgan, Lloyd A. . Morris, Harold E. . Moss, Melvin C. . Murphy, Elmer D. . Parrott, Clyde J. . Payne, Kenneth G. . Perkins, Floyd C. . Perkins, James R. . Perry, Robert E. . Perry, William M. . Pickens, Robert L. . Plumley, Milburn . Posey, Dwayne C. . Poston, Isme L. . Poteet, Luther T. . Poteet. Melvin, Jr. . Poteet, Raymond A. . Powell, William H. . Pratt, John V. . Prince, William H. . Quinn, James E. . Quinn, Thomas G. . Ramey, Jack D. . Reed, James A. . Rowland, Glenn F. . Rule, Donald D. . Sanford, Avery C. . Shamblin, Claude L., Shields, Kirby L. . Sisson, Troy R. . Smith, Delbert F. . Smith, Harvey J. . Smith, Lee R. . Sneed, Allen (Bud) . Sneed, Marion A. . Starkey, Howard B. . Starkey, Luther C. . Steed, Charles R. . Stewart, Billy B. . Stewart, Walter O. Jr. . Stokes, Charles T . Stone, Buck C. . Stone, Hubert . Stone, Kenneth C. . Stone, Luther L. . Thomason, Carl S. . Thompson, Billie B. . Tilley, Glenn L. . Trew, Carlos A. . Triplett, Carl S. . Trotter, Charles V. . Trotter, Earl R. . Vick, Charles E. . Vick, Robert B. . Walker, Ross M. (KIA) . White, Junior . Whitener, Charles J. . Whitener, Riley J. . Wiley, John P. . Williams, Jimmy R. . Williams, Willie . Womac, Ray E. . Yates, Roy J. . Yates, Thomas J. . Yates, William B. . Younce, James L. . Zimmerman, S. Jerome . Zimmerman, Samuel L., Freedom is not free.

Addison, Earl M. • Aderhold, William J. • Akin, Robert F. • Aldridge, Ray H. • Ammons, David F. • Atkins, Leon O. • Ballew, Charles E. Jr. • Barnes, Robert H. • Bazemore, Curtis A. • Bearfield, Carl E. • Beaty, Clarence A. • Belcher, Homer F. • Best, Edgar E. • Blair, Charles E. • Blankenship, Spencer B. • Blevins, Jack • Branam, Eddie L. • Breeder, Paul B. • Brown, Kenneth R. • Buckner, John L. • Buckner, Tommy (KIA) • Burns, James E. • Carmichael, Earl W. • Carpenter, Carl W. • Carpenter, Jack C. • Carson, James T. • Casteel, James M. • Champion, Thomas H. • Cochran, Floyd G. • Cockrell, Robert G. • Cole, Leslie L. • Coleman, James L. • Cooley, Bob A. • Cooley, Fred E. • Cross, Burch C. • Culberson, Leonard L. • Curtis, Sidney • Curtis, Stanley M. • Dalton, Charles H. • Davis, Thomas C. • Day, William K.

Duckett, Henry C. • Duckett, Lee E. • Duff, Rual J. • Duncan, William W. • Dunn, Kendrick G. • Eaves, William M. • Evans, Edmund W. • Evans, John H. • Flowers, Owen V. • Forrester, Donald D. • Foster, Johnny F. • Goins, Jessie I. • Green, W. Scott • Hamby, Arthur E. • Hamby, Eugene W. • Hamby, Ralph A. • Hampton, A. C. • Haney, Harold P. • Haren, Frank E. • Harris, Charles R. • Hayes, Harold J. • Hayes, James G. • Henson, Eugene B. • Higdon, William S. • Holden, James L. • Huggins, Henry P. • Huggins, Jack L. • Jackson, Ray

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L. • Jenkins, G. Goldman (KIA) • Jenkins, Henry B. • Johnson, Rual B. • Jones, Jack C. • Jones, Willie C. • Keasler, Billie J. • King, Wesley A. • Kirksey, Donald L. • Lethco, Earnie E. • Lethco, John H. • Lewis, Robert L. • Loftis, Kelso C. • Loftis, Spencer B.

Long, Berlon L. • Marion, Don S. • Maynor, Jack B. • McCaslin, Manuel A. • McCormack, Malcome S. • McCormack, Ralph J. • McDaniel, Bill T. • McJunkin, John H. • McKay, Robert L. • Miller, F. Glendon • Miller, Leslie • Moore, James M. • Morgan, Gene • Morgan, Lloyd A. • Morris, Harold E. • Moss, Melvin C. • Murphy, Elmer D. • Parrott, Clyde J. • Payne, Kenneth G. • Perkins, Floyd C. • Perkins, James R. • Perry, Robert E. • Perry, William M. • Pickens, Robert L. • Plumley, Milburn • Posey, Dwayne C. • Poston, Isme L. • Poteet, Luther T. • Poteet. Melvin, Jr. • Poteet, Raymond A. • Powell, William H. • Pratt, John V. • Prince, William H. • Quinn, James E. • Quinn, Thomas G. • Ramey, Jack D. • Reed, James A. • Rowland, Glenn F. • Rule, Donald D. • Sanford, Avery C. • Shamblin, Claude L.

Shields, Kirby L. • Sisson, Troy R. • Smith, Delbert F. • Smith, Harvey J. • Smith, Lee R. • Sneed, Allen (Bud) • Sneed, Marion A. • Starkey, Howard B. • Starkey, Luther C. • Steed, Charles R. • Stewart, Billy B. • Stewart, Walter O. Jr. • Stokes, Charles T • Stone, Buck C. • Stone, Hubert • Stone, Kenneth C. • Stone, Luther

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021

2. Company "A" 278th Inf R.C.T. Marker

Marker is on the left.

L. • Thomason, Carl S. • Thompson, Billie B. • Tilley, Glenn L. • Trew, Carlos A. • Triplett, Carl S. • Trotter, Charles V. • Trotter, Earl R. • Vick, Charles E. • Vick, Robert B. • Walker, Ross M. (KIA) • White, Junior • Whitener, Charles J. • Whitener, Riley J. • Wiley, John P. • Williams, Jimmy R. • Williams, Willie • Womac, Ray E. • Yates, Roy J. • Yates, Thomas J. • Yates, William B. • Younce, James L. • Zimmerman, S. Jerome • Zimmerman, Samuel L.

Freedom is not free

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

Location. 35° 19.398′ N, 84° 31.491′ W. Memorial is in Etowah, Tennessee, in McMinn County. It is on L and N Drive east of Tennessee Avenue (U.S. 411), on the right when traveling west. Marker is in the train depot parking lot. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 727 Tennessee Avenue, Etowah TN 37331, 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: Etowah World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Etowah (within shouting distance of this marker); The Louisville and Nashville Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Gem (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); a different marker also named Gem (about 400 feet away); The Balcony (about 400 feet away); The Lights (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Etowah.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on August 22, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.