Dresden in Weakley County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Weakley County War Memorial
Photographed by David Austin, June 1, 2025
1. Weakley County War Memorial
Inscription.
Weakley County War Memorial. .
Dedicated to the memory of those who died and in honor of all who served.
World War I . James M. Allen . Bryan Arnold . Frank H. Beasley . Cayce F. Brann . Pleasant V. Byars . Huly Cantrell . Charlie A. Calvin . William Franklin Cooper . Hubert B. Crews . Erroll G. Curlee . Herbert Wesley Glasgow . Closie Hawks . William A. Hicks . Conrad Hunter . Herbert J. Jones . Willie A. Jones . Elkins B. Higgins . Joe T. Kennedy . John E. Kirby . Herbert E. Lamb . Woodford Laster . James C. Long . Pierce McDaniel . Austin H. Moseley . Casa A. Noble . Herbert B. Parham . Hylary R. Penick . Walter Reese Phelps . Jake D. Phillips . Claud Poston . Oda Rodman . James H. Russell . John C. Scott . George Stanfield . Homer Sullivan . Fred L. Thomas . Clifton L. Williams . Lusky Williams . George Joseph Young . William Herbert Griffin . Grover Cleveland Swaim . Ernest A. Lamb . Hubert Wilson . Linzie Greer,
Korea . Dennis V Cooper . Newt H. Floyd . Richard P. Gibbons . Charles W. Godwin . Robert L. Jones . Samuel E. Scott . Bobby D. Phelps,
Vietnam . Kenneth Dale Bills . Jimmy Owen Call . Danny E. Carlton . Aubrey G. Davis . John Edward Davis . Harry Garrigus . Joseph F. Hayes . Herman Leroy Huey . Joseph E. Royster . Melvin E. Tucker . Bonnie Lee Coleman . Tommy Duane Darling . Dennis L. Long . James Wayne Chambers . Samuel A. Bessent . Tommy Kearney . Richard L. Kelton,
World War II . Hulon Black . David R. Bailey . John Beaty . Benjamin F. Brantley . Gilbert W. Brooks . James G. Bullington . Horace F. Butler . William J. Brann . Robert I. Capps . Eugene H. Chandler . Jessee E. Culver . Samuel D. Dismuke . John Tommy Drewry . John T. Edwards . Issac T. Fisher . Vader Ford . James L. Garner . Wilson F. Harmon . Clyde H. Haney . Richard W. Grooms . Robert L. Harris . James M. Hawks . Claudie B. Hill . Crawford F. Hynds . Lester C. McAlpin . George W. Myrick . James A. Myrick . Thomas E. Myrick . Wilson Page . Dorris D. Parham . Jack S. Parks . Carl U. Parsons . Roscoe W. Ray . Robert T. Riggins . Ralph H. Sadler . Harold R. Smith . James H. Smith . Chester D. Snider . Russell B. Sullivan . Walter B. Gardner . Emmitt L. Sims . Ollie Lee Foley . James H. Cooper . Harry E. Haney . Richard M. Carmichael . Charles Henderson . U.W. Todd . Robert E. Tuck . James H. Turner . Harry L. Tyson . Raye L. Vowell . Russell L. Warden . Neal E. Williamson . Cecil W. Wilson . Pines J. Wilson . Howard B. Wiseman . Hubert T. Wright . Leland A. Yeargin . Alph Taylor Cherry . Richard Owen Maiden . Robert M. Nanney . James Andres Sims . Richard Philemon Smith . James Allen Hollis Tharp . Carroll H. Allen . Gene Murphy Page . William E. Richmond . Edward B. Skowrow . L.A. Jack Donoho Jr. . Ned Pentecost . Jewell E. Marcus . Alton E. Godwin . Harold Anderson Rushing . Francis Doyle Brooks . Robert Duane Freeman . Charles Glasgow . Harvey Walker . Leslie E. Freeman . Robert D. King . Dan Fernstorm . Aubrey Dennis Cooper . Tillman Kimbel . Eugene Holley . Fred Maddox . Aubrey Hawkins . James Thomas Long . Paul William Gills . Howard Edward Gardner . Jamie M. Essary . William F. Hobbs . Warren Buck Dawson . Joe Clyde Grooms . Jasper Odean Byrd . Leon Biggers . Russell Haskins . William Estel Scott . Emerson R.B. Page
Dedicated to the memory of those who died and in honor of all who served
World War I
James M. Allen
Bryan Arnold
Frank H. Beasley
Cayce F. Brann
Pleasant V. Byars
Huly Cantrell
Charlie A. Calvin
William Franklin Cooper
Hubert B. Crews
Erroll G. Curlee
Herbert Wesley Glasgow
Closie Hawks
William A. Hicks
Conrad Hunter
Herbert J. Jones
Willie A. Jones
Elkins B. Higgins
Joe T. Kennedy
John E. Kirby
Herbert E. Lamb
Woodford Laster
James C. Long
Pierce McDaniel
Austin H. Moseley
Casa A. Noble
Herbert B. Parham
Hylary R. Penick
Walter Reese Phelps
Jake D. Phillips
Claud Poston
Oda Rodman
James H. Russell
John C. Scott
George Stanfield
Homer Sullivan
Fred L. Thomas
Clifton L. Williams
Lusky Williams
George Joseph Young
William Herbert Griffin
Grover Cleveland Swaim
Ernest A. Lamb
Hubert Wilson
Linzie Greer
Korea
Dennis V Cooper
Newt H. Floyd
Richard P. Gibbons
Charles W. Godwin
Robert L. Jones
Samuel E. Scott
Bobby D. Phelps
Vietnam
Kenneth Dale Bills
Jimmy Owen Call
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Danny E. Carlton
Aubrey G. Davis
John Edward Davis
Harry Garrigus
Joseph F. Hayes
Herman Leroy Huey
Joseph E. Royster
Melvin E. Tucker
Bonnie Lee Coleman
Tommy Duane Darling
Dennis L. Long
James Wayne Chambers
Samuel A. Bessent
Tommy Kearney
Richard L. Kelton
World War II
Hulon Black
David R. Bailey
John Beaty
Benjamin F. Brantley
Gilbert W. Brooks
James G. Bullington
Horace F. Butler
William J. Brann
Robert I. Capps
Eugene H. Chandler
Jessee E. Culver
Samuel D. Dismuke
John Tommy Drewry
John T. Edwards
Issac T. Fisher
Vader Ford
James L. Garner
Wilson F. Harmon
Clyde H. Haney
Richard W. Grooms
Robert L. Harris
James M. Hawks
Claudie B. Hill
Crawford F. Hynds
Lester C. McAlpin
George W. Myrick
James A. Myrick
Thomas E. Myrick
Wilson Page
Dorris D. Parham
Jack S. Parks
Carl U. Parsons
Roscoe W. Ray
Robert T. Riggins
Ralph H. Sadler
Harold R. Smith
James H. Smith
Chester D. Snider
Russell B. Sullivan
Walter B. Gardner
Emmitt L. Sims
Ollie Lee Foley
James H. Cooper
Photographed by David Austin, June 1, 2025
2. Weakley County War Memorial
Harry E. Haney
Richard M. Carmichael
Charles Henderson
U.W. Todd
Robert E. Tuck
James H. Turner
Harry L. Tyson
Raye L. Vowell
Russell L. Warden
Neal E. Williamson
Cecil W. Wilson
Pines J. Wilson
Howard B. Wiseman
Hubert T. Wright
Leland A. Yeargin
Alph Taylor Cherry
Richard Owen Maiden
Robert M. Nanney
James Andres Sims
Richard Philemon Smith
James Allen Hollis Tharp
Carroll H. Allen
Gene Murphy Page
William E. Richmond
Edward B. Skowrow
L.A. Jack Donoho Jr.
Ned Pentecost
Jewell E. Marcus
Alton E. Godwin
Harold Anderson Rushing
Francis Doyle Brooks
Robert Duane Freeman
Charles Glasgow
Harvey Walker
Leslie E. Freeman
Robert D. King
Dan Fernstorm
Aubrey Dennis Cooper
Tillman Kimbel
Eugene Holley
Fred Maddox
Aubrey Hawkins
James Thomas Long
Paul William Gills
Howard Edward Gardner
Jamie M. Essary
William F. Hobbs
Warren Buck Dawson
Joe Clyde Grooms
Jasper Odean Byrd
Leon Biggers
Russell Haskins
William Estel Scott
Emerson R.B. Page
Location. 36° 17.515′ N, 88° 42.489′ W. Memorial is in Dresden, Tennessee, in Weakley County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and N Wilson St, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 116 W Main St, Dresden TN 38225, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Divided By Conflict (within shouting distance of this marker); Weakley County (within shouting distance of this
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 25, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
