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By Cosmos Mariner, April 19, 2022
M60A3 Tank Marker
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1 Georgia, Tift County, Tifton — M60A3 Tank
The M60A3 tank weighing 105,060 lbs. was designed to function as one of the main assault vehicles of an Armor/Mechanized Infantry/Infantry Division. This tank had a Continental Diesel Engine that had an allowable speed of 30 MPH. It had a cruising . . . Map (db m197676) HM WM
2 Georgia, Tift County, Tifton — "Major" Jack L. Woolard1948-2008
Jack Woolard served in the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1971. He served as a Sergeant aboard an AC-130 Gunship in the Spectre Squadron in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. After receiving an Honorable Discharge, he moved to Tifton. Woolard began . . . Map (db m197690) HM WM
3 Georgia, Tift County, Tifton — John Larkin Wright, Lieutenant Colonel, USAFAugust 15, 1915 - January 2, 2006
John Larkin Wright, born in Des Moines, Iowa, received his formal education at Milliken University in Decatur, Illinois, and the Drake Conservatory of Music in Des Moines, Iowa. Enlisting in the United States Army Air Corps, Wright served as a . . . Map (db m197695) HM WM
4 Georgia, Tift County, Tifton — William W. Outerbridge, Rear Admiral, USNApril 1906 - September 1986
William W. Outerbridge was born in Hong Kong, China on 14 April 1906, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1927. He served in several billets before taking command of the destroyer USS Ward at Pearl Harbor. Patrolling off . . . Map (db m197696) HM
5 Georgia, Tift County, Tifton — A.V. "Bubba" Akin1920-2000 — A Native of Ashburn, Georgia —
He served his country honorably in World War II. After his military service, he diligently served his fellow veterans as the Veterans Service Officer for the Georgia Department of Veterans Service, covering Tift, Turner, Ben Hill, Irwin and Worth . . . Map (db m197697) HM WM
6 Georgia, Tift County, Tifton — Henry Bostick1922-2006
Henry Bostick was born in Ware County on November 22, 1922. He attended Tifton schools and was a popular member of the Tifton High School Blue Devils football team. Bostick enlisted in the U.S. Navy after high school and served 4 years. Three of . . . Map (db m197698) HM WM
7 Georgia, Tift County, Tifton — Henry Tift Myers1907-1968
Lt. Col. Henry Tift Myers was born in the Myon Hotel in Tifton on September 16, 1907. He graduated from Culver Military Academy in 1925 and the University of Georgia in 1929. He joined the Army Air Corps, graduating at the top of his class in 1932. . . . Map (db m197699) HM
8 Georgia, Tift County, Tifton — Purple Heart MemorialCombat Wounded Veterans
Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars. Military Order of the Purple Heart, 1782/1932. “My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country's way to show they care. If I could be seen by all mankind . . . Map (db m197700) WM
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