Meigs County Veterans Memorial - Decatur, TN
N 35° 30.892 W 084° 47.379
16S E 700442 N 3932388
This monument is in honor of the Meigs County Veterans of World War I and II. It is located in the corner of the courthouse yard.
Waymark Code: WM27M2
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2007
Views: 24
The inscription reads:
DEDICATED TO THE HONOR OF THE MEN OF MEIGS COUNTY WHO SERVED IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY IN WORLD WAR I AND II.
WORLD WAR I
Albert Burton
James F. Collins
Ben Gates
Sam Mason Hill
James Oscar Huff
Grundy Johnson
Bratcher Long
Edgar W. Lane
Wilbur Moore
William Rataledge
WORLD WAR II
Raymond Brown
Lonzo Eugene Campbell
Willard Crisp
Charles Boggess Davis
Hubert R. Finney
Earl R. Ford
Willard D. Grubb
William Paul Jolley
Howard Kennett
Norman W. Lane
Raymond Carson McKinney
James J. Moon, Jr.
James Ross Patterson
Woodrow Powell
Jesse Price
Carson Ricks
James Rogers, Jr.
John H. Runyan, Jr.
Newton E. Sitzlar
Otis Wilson
Clay Weisgerber
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
In Honor Of: Erected in Honor of Walter L. Wilhelm M. D., U. S. Veteran of WW I & II, 97th Birthday October 14, 1994
Date of dedication: October 14, 1994
Who Put it Here?: Miegs County Veterans of Foreign Wars & Ladies Auxiliary Post 7189
Description of Memorial:
This monument is located in the corner of the courthouse yard.
Marker Text: Not listed
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