Clifford R. Drake

Clifford R. Drake was inducted into the U.S. Army in April, 1943. He received basic training at Camp Croft, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Clifford was immediately shipped overseas and arrived through Casablanca, Africa then on to Oran, Algeria and Tunis, Tunisia. He shipped out to join the 1st Armored Division as

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Charlie P. Delashmit

Charlie Pink Delashmit served as a corporal in Battery A, 115th Field Artillery in England, France and Luxembourg. His campaigns included a defensive position north of toul from August 28 until September 10, 1918; St. Michael offensive from September 11 until September 13, 1918; Battle of Argonne Forest, west of

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William B. Delashmit

William Brownie Delashmit served in the U.S. Navy, during World War II. He died March 15, 1990. No photo or other information is available.  

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Hugh L. Dawson, Sr.

Hugh L. Dawson, Sr. , was born on November 11, 1893 and died on September 21, 1921. He was inducted into the U. S. Army on July 8, 1918. Hugh Sr., served as a private, in Company C of the 26th Machine Gun Battalion, Camp Sheridan, Alabama.  Hugh Sr. was 

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Hugh L Dawson, Jr.

Hugh L. Dawson, Jr., was inducted into the U. S. Army on September 26, 1942 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He was a Platoon Sergeant for Company H of the 417th Infantry Regiment in the 76th Division.Hugh sailed from Boston, Massachusetts and landed in Plymouth, England. He then crossed the English

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James C. Dunaway

James C. Dunaway served with the U.S. Navy from January 1962 to May 1966.  No other information or photograph is available. 

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A SKETCH OF COVINGTON IN 1885

This newspaper article from page 4 of the Friday, Dec. 11, 1885, issue of the Memphis Daily Appeal is a first-hand account of a visitor to Covington and a correspondent of the Memphis Daily Appeal. The article text has been reprinted as it was originally written. The photos have been

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MHS vs Trezevant

The 1963 season was a rough one for the Munford Cougars in which they won just one game and tied another during their season of nine games against Millington, Ripley, Newbern, Halls, Byers-Hall, Westside, Trezevant, West Memphis and Fayette. The Cougars played the Trezevant ?? on Friday, Oct. 25, 1963

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Craig’s Chapel

By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Although, it’s been hard to determine when Craig’s Chapel first started its school, records at the Tipton County Board of Education do show that it was in operation and the district was paying teachers at the school, as far back as 1911. There

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