Livingston in Overton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Specialist 4 James T. Davis
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 17, 2014
1. Specialist 4 James T. Davis Marker
(Bronze Plaque)
Specialist 4 James T. Davis was the first American killed in Vietnam. He was killed on December 22, 1961. He was assigned to the 3rd Radio Research unit, Military Advisory Group.
(Inscription on the memorial)
Specialist 4 James T. Davis body was returned to Livingston, TN on Jan. 3, 1962 and laid to rest in the Good Hope Cemetery.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 36° 22.998′ N, 85° 19.368′ W. Memorial is in Livingston, Tennessee, in Overton County. It is on Main Street. The memorial is located on the grounds of the Overton County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Livingston TN 38570, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau and in the Highland Rim. 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, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Staff Sergeant Loval E. Ayers (here, next to this marker); Overton County Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Overton County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Overton County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of Lester Raymond Flatt (within shouting distance of this marker); Albert Houston Roberts (approx.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, April 17, 2014
2. Specialist 4 James T. Davis Marker
This marker is located on the right of the Overton County Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,037 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
