VOM – February 2020
Renea McBride U.S. Navy 1989-1998 The Tipton County Museum Veteran of the Month for February 2020 is Renea Antoinette McBride. Renea was born on March 14, 1971, in Brownsville, Tennessee. A few months after graduating from high school in 1989 she travelled to Memphis to enlist in the United States
VOM – September 2018
Perry Douglas Ward (Sept. 21, 1935-Jan. 6, 2021) US Army, Korea Born September 21, 1935 in Holcomb, Mississippi, Doug Ward enlisted in the United States Army a year after graduating from high school. After completion of Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, he trained to be a Ranger, then
VOM – March 2016
Mervin Byson “MB” Howard (April 18, 1923 ~ June 6, 2019) US Air Force 1943-1972 WWII Bomber Navigator honored as March Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Mervin Byson Howard, better known as M.B. to friends and family, was honored last week as the March
VOM – February 2024
Jon M. Rodriguez U.S. Navy 1983 – 1986 Jon M. Rodriguez joined the United States Navy in March 1983, shortly after graduating from high school. While growing up, Jon and his eight siblings often heard stories about their maternal grandfather, Gerald Stanford, who had served during World War II. Sadly,
VOM – June 2021
John Robinson “Robin” Wallace U.S. Navy 1968-2006 John Robinson Wallace, Jr. was born on June 14, 1946 and graduated from Whitehaven (TN) High School in 1966. He attended University of Memphis (Memphis State University) and with the Vietnam War heating up, he joined the Naval Air Reserve at Naval Air
VOM – February 2017
Jesse Hill, Sr. US Army, 1943-1946 Jesse Hill, Sr., was born on August 4, 1923 in Covington, Tennessee, to Sloan and Mattie Tipton Hill. He is the middle child of three children. He attended Tabernacle School. In 1938, he joined Salem M.B. Church in Mason, Tennessee, where he has served
VOM – November 2017
Jerry Eugene Beckley US Army 1948-1951 / US Navy 1951 – 1978 Born on Christmas Eve 1933 in Bakersfield, California, Jerry was a child of the depression, spending his youth in Texas as well as California. On July 21, 1948, a tender but mature 14-year-old Jerry enlisted in the U.S.
VOM – November 2018
James Russell Clark US Marine Corps, Vietnam, 1968 – 1998 Born on July 22, 1949 in Tipton County, James Russell Clark received his draft notice on February 9, 1968, as he was preparing for high school graduation. Not only did he receive his draft notice that day, but his family
VOM – November 2017
James Ronnie Dacus US Army, Vietnam, 1969-1974 Born on December 9, 1949, James Ronnie Dacus graduated from Brighton High School in 1967. On August 26, 1969 he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He attended Basic Training at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky and Advanced Training at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. He arrived
VOM – June 2019
Fred Walker Bray, Jr. USMC 1972-1976 / US Air Force 1976-1980 The Tipton County Museum Veteran of the Month for June, 2019, is Fred Walker Bray, Jr. Fred was born on February 16, 1954, in Caruthersville, Missouri, and moved to Tipton County in 1967. One week after graduating from Covington