Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Tennessee Medal of Honor Recipients
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, October 16, 2023
1. National Medal of Honor Museum Of Military History Marker
Adkison, Joseph B. SGT., USA 1918 Bonney, Robert Earl CWT, USN 1910 Cantrell, Charles P. PVT., USA 1898 Cecil, Josephus S. 1LT., USA 1906 Collins, Harrison CPL., USA 1864 Cooley, Raymond H. S/SGT., USA 1945 Coolidge, Charles H. T/SGT., USA 1944 Duke, Ray E. SFC., USA 1951 Gardner, James A. 1LT., USA 1966 Gillespie, George L. 1LT., USA 1864 Grant, George SGT., USA 1877 Greer, Allen J. 2LT., USA 1901 Harrison, Bolden Reush SEAMAN, USN 1911 Huff, Paul B. CPL., USA 1944 Jenkins, Don J. S/SGT., USA 1969 Jordan, George SGT., USA 1880 Karnes, James E. SGT., USA 1918 Kinser, Elbert Luther SGT., USMC 1945 Lawson, Gaines 1SGT., USA 1863 Lemert, Milo 1SGT., USA 1918 Lyell, William F. CPL., USA 1951 McGaha, Charles L. M/SGT., USA 1945 McGarity, Vernon T/SGT., USA 1944 McGill, Troy A. SGT., USA Morris, William W. CPL., US Ray, David Robert H.C.2C, US Singleton, Walter K. SGT., USMC Stout, Mitchell W. SGT., USA Strivson, Benoni PVT., USA Talley, Edward R. SGT., USA Ward, Calvin John PVT., USA Weld, Seth L. CPL., USA 1906 Willis, John Harland PHM.IC 1945 York, Alvin C. CLP. USA
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military.
Location. 35° 2.144′ N, 85° 17.314′ W. Memorial is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is on Memorial Circle Of Honor Ό mile east of S Holtzclaw Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1200 Bailey Ave, Chattanooga TN 37404, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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: 84th Infantry Division (here, next to this marker); First Marine Division Association (here, next to this marker); Third Marine Division (here, next to this marker); All Former POWs and MIAs Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial (here, next to this marker); In Honor of Korean War Veterans (here, next to this marker); Women of World War II (a few steps from this marker); United States Merchant Marine Veterans (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 87 times since then and 31 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 10, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
