Mountain City in Johnson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Dedicated to the Memory of Men of Johnson County Who Gave Their Lives in Defense of Their Country

1941-1945

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021

1. Dedicated to the Memory of Men of Johnson County Who Gave Their Lives in Defense of Their Country

Inscription.
George F. Barry • Charles J. Bickley • Wayne D. Brooks • Dallace D. Cable • Wallace H. Cable • William A. Cornett, Jr • John W. Cox • Cecil D. Culver • Lee L. Dickens • Joseph S. Dillenger • Dallas Eggers • Carrol B. Evans • James L. Evans • James E. Forrester • Alfred D. Fritts • Ray C. Fritts • J. C. Gentry • Walter W. Gentry • Avery M. Greer • John H. Hamilton • Nelson O. Harmon • Arthur B. Hodge • Roderick B. Horne • Luther Jenkins • Victor E. Kirby • Byron C. Lewis • Basil P. Littleton • J. L. Lowe • Burman H. Maine • Cecil M. May • William D. McCloud • James W. McCoy • William R. Noland • Walter B. Payne • Joseph F. Pennington • James S. Phillippi • Leonard B. Pritchard • Dwight L. Shupe • Joe B. Snyder • Floyd G. Stout • Joe V. Tester • Wade Wagner • Justin C. Walsh • Charles E. Waters • Ralph E. Whiteley • D. W. Wilson, Jr. • William J. Wray • James W. Morefield • Warren Clyde Price • Alvin Brownlow Clawson

Service Above Self

Erected by Mountain City Rotary Club.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list.

Location. 36° 28.518′ N, 81° 48.39′ W. Memorial is in Mountain City, Tennessee, in Johnson County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and North Murphy Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. The marker is located near the southwest corner of the Johnson County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 222 West Main Street, Mountain City TN 37683, 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,

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); You Are Not Forgotten (here, next to this marker); 1964 "Lest We Forget" 1975 (here, next to this marker); 1950 "Lest We Forget" 1953 (here, next to this marker); Fighting Bushwhackers (within shouting distance of this marker); The Historic 1925 Fiddler's Convention (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church Bicentennial Celebration (about 700 feet away); Tom Dooley (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain City.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021

2. Dedicated to the Memory of Men of Johnson County Who Gave Their Lives in Defense of Their Country

Looking north from West Main Street; the Johnson County Courthouse is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.