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Unionville in Bedford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Pvt. Thomas Simpson

 
 
Pvt. Thomas Simpson marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2024
1. Pvt. Thomas Simpson marker
Inscription.
U.S. Army 79th Infantry
Feb 19, 1925
Lost his life in the
Normandy Invasion
July 12, 1944

Erected by his buddies, friends, and relatives

Sponsored by Rover Community Club

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 35° 40.237′ N, 86° 35.775′ W. Memorial is in Unionville, Tennessee, in Bedford County. It is at the intersection of Old Rover Road and Alternate U.S. 41, on the left when traveling north on Old Rover Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Unionville TN 37180, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt.
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Pleasant Baptist Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Dedicated to the men and women of Eagleville Tennessee that served and supported the Confederacy (approx. 5.8 miles away); Eagleville Baptist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Swaim House (approx. 6.2 miles away); Marshall County / Williamson County (approx. 6.2 miles away); Birthplace of Nathan Bedford Forest (approx. 6.2 miles away); Riggs Cross Roads (approx. 6.4 miles away); In Memory of Gideon Riggs 1790-1871 (approx. 6.4 miles away).
 
Pvt. Thomas Simpson marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2024
2. Pvt. Thomas Simpson marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 22, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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