Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Distinguished Service Cross Recipients from Carter County

Photographed by Mark Parker, February 12, 2026

1. Distinguished Service Cross Recipients from Carter County Marker

Inscription.
World War One
Robert B. Cable • Nathaniel W. Ellis • Lynn H. Folsom • Robert H. Goodwin • John B. White

World War Two
Stokes M. Taylor

Korean War
Buster Shell

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Distinguished Service Cross/Navy Cross/Air Force Cross Recipients series list.

Location. 36° 20.904′ N, 82° 12.996′ W. Memorial is in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. It is at the intersection of East E Street and Armed Forces Drive, on the left when traveling west on East E Street. Located on the north side of the Veterans Walkway facing East E Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 440 East E Street, Elizabethton TN 37643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

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,

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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: 60 Missing in Action and Prisoners of War from Carter County (here, next to this marker); Elizabethton Carter County Veterans Walk of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Walkway and Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); S.H. Kress Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ritz Theater (about 400 feet away); Public Library (about 500 feet away); Betsy Walkway (about 800 feet away); Samuel Tipton (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethton.

Distinguished Service Cross Recipients from Carter County Marker on the left post image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, February 12, 2026

2. Distinguished Service Cross Recipients from Carter County Marker on the left post

Photographed by Mark Parker, February 12, 2026

3. Distinguished Service Cross Recipients from Carter County Marker

Located behind the left row of flags facing East E Street

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 37 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 27, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.