Ferris Ivey
Farris Ivey entered the U. S. Navy at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois on February 29, 1944. His subsequent duty stations were: onboard U.S.S. Prometheus (AR-3); U.S. Naval Base 722, Com Service for 7th Fleet Reserve Station; Pontoon Assembly Detachment 4, 30th Naval Construction Battalion; 5th Naval Construction
Dushan J. Zobenica
Dushan John Zobenica was born on July 13, 1927 in Franklin, Ohio to John and Vatie Zobenica, Serbian immigrants. Pvt. Zobenica was inducted into the U.S. Army at Fort Hayes, Ohio on June 28, 1946, and given Army serial #45047698. He was separated at Stoneman, California on July 13, 1947,
George Neal Atkins
Dr. George Neal Atkins enlisted in the U. S. Naval Reserve in September 1944. He was enrolled in the USNR V-12 program from January until July 1945. Atkins was assigned to the Great Lakes, Illinois Naval Training Center from July until September 1945. He served on Guam from September 1945
William Rodney Atkins, Jr
William Rodney Atkins, Jr. was drafted in September 1944. He was assigned to basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama. William was shipped to Fort Dix, New Jersey in December 1944. He staged through England for combat in France and Germany from January to March 1945. William was killed in action
William H. Atkins
World War II William H. Atkins entered the U.S. Army on May 24, 1941 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. He served in Normandy and Northern France. He served overseas from September 5, 1943, until July 18, 1945. His awards include the European-Asiatic-Middle East with two bronze battle stars, the Good Conduct
Abner Francis Ashworth
Private First Class (PFC) Abner Francis “Aberdeen” Ashworth, Company I, 327th Infantry was inducted into the U.S. Army on April 7, 1918, in Covington, Tennessee. He was wounded in combat on October 9, 1918, at Meuse Argonne, France by machine-gun fire in his right thigh. He was discharged on May
Douglas L. Arthur
Douglas Layton Arthur was born July 4, 1922 at Brighton, Tenn. The son of James Roy and Margaret Lucille Craig Arthur, he was inducted into the U. S. Army on Jan. 1, 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Attached to First Army, Arthur served in the 610th Engineer Light Equipment Company.
William Ralph Arthur
Korean war William Ralph Arthur was inducted into the U. S. Army on January 17, 1952. Processed at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, he received basic training and attended NCO leadership school at Camp Pickett, Virginia. William was then transferred to medical field service school at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio,
James R. Arthur
WORLD WAR I James R. Arthur served during World War I with the American Expeditionary Force (AFE) as a U.S. Army private in Company E, of the 33rd Infantry Division in France. He died on July 26, 1972. James was married to Margaret Lucille Craig. They had nine children.
Local community bands together to honor America’s heroes
By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Last weekend, Saturday, May 21, 2022, a large crowd of Tipton County’s leaders, and its citizens met at the Tipton County Museum, Veteran Memorial and Nature Center to honor and recognize America’s heroes – its military – in a joint celebration service of