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 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 – May 2017
Elizabeth Marge Scott US Marine Corps, 1953-1954 Scott honored as first woman Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Just five short years after the first eight American women were sworn in as regular Marines in 1948, the Tipton County Museum Veteran of the Month for
VOM – October 2017
Arline Gorham (12 Nov 1923 – 16 Oct 2023) US Navy, WWII 1945 The Tipton County Veterans Council and the Tipton County Museum, Veterans Memorial and Nature Center are proud to announce the selection of Mrs. Arline Gorham as the Veteran of the Month for October 2017. The year was
VOM – August 2017
Homer Thurl “H.T.” Ray US Navy, Vietnam, 1959 – 1978 Retired Aviation Structural Mechanic – Hydraulics Chief Petty Officer Homer Thurl Ray was born on Dec. 5, 1939 at Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, the first child of Harris T. and Annie Louise Ray. He joined the U. S. Navy
VOM – September 2017
Terry McWilliams US Navy, Vietnam, 1963 – 1967 Tonight family and friends gathered at the Tipton County Museum to honor Vietnam Veteran Terry Wayne McWilliams and thank him for his service to our country. The Girl Scouts provided refreshments. Our Veteran of the Month Sponsors were also present: VFW Post
VOM – June 2017
Rudolph Boykin Jr US Army, Vietnam 1968-1970 Son Follows in Father’s Footsteps By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader World War II veteran Rudolph Boykin, Sr., was honored as the Veteran of the Month in March, and now his namesake, Rudolph Boykin, Jr., has been selected as the June 2017
VOM – April 2017
Russell Leon Goforth US Army, WWII 1944-1946 Leon Goforth honored as Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader April’s Veteran of the Month is World War II veteran and life-long Covington resident Russell L. Goforth. He was nominated by Vernon Jerry Covington who remarked that he
VOM – March 2017
Rudolph Boykin Sr. (Oct. 4, 1919 ~ Apr. 30, 2019) US Army WWII, 1944 – 1946 Brighton native honored as Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader The National World War II Museum reports that there were 16,112,566 members of the United States Armed Forces who
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