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 – 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 – June 2018
Grady William Turnbow, Jr. US Navy, 1950 – 1980 Born on July 6, 1932, Grady Turnbow enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserves in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 17 and transitioned to the regular Navy at age 18. In May of 1950 he attended boot camp at Great Lakes,
VOM – August 2018
Charles W. McCorkle (16 Nov 1948 – 14 Dec 1921)US Marine Corps, Vietnam Born November 16, 1948, Charles was raised in the small town of Greenwood, Arkansas and attended Barber School in 1967 following his high school graduation. Soon afterwards, however, he and four friends joined the Marine Corps. His
VOM – January 2018
Charles Joseph Raggo US Navy, Korea 1951 – 1954 / Vietnam 1957-1976 Our Veteran of the Month for January 2018 is Charles Joseph Raggo. Born on September 19, 1933, in Arcadia, Missouri, Charles Joseph Raggo enlisted in the United States Navy in 1951 at age 17 shortly after completing high
VOM – May 2018
John Allen Clark US Navy, Vietnam 1965-1968 / 1975-1993 Born on 14 May 1947 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, John Allen Clark enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 10, 1965. He was honorably discharged in December 1968 and then attended Boyce Community College to study computer science. Bitten by the
VOM – March 2018
J. Houston Gordon US Army, Vietnam 1968-1974 The Tipton County Veterans Council and the Tipton County Museum, Veterans Memorial and Nature Center Veteran of the Month for March, 2018 Houston Gordon Houston Gordon graduated from Covington’s Byars-Hall High School in 1964 and with high honors from the University of Tennessee
VOM – October 2018
Marshall Billy Walker (October 17, 1930 – August 2, 2024) US Army, Korea 1949-1953 Born October 17, 1930 in Tennessee, Marshall Walker grew up on a farm in Tipton County. He attended Burlison School in the Gilt Edge area of Tipton County and completed eighth grade. As the son of
VOM – February 2018
John Vincent “Butch” Moeller US Navy, 1979 – 2002 Our February 2018 Veteran of the Month is John Vincent Moeller. Please join us for a reception in his honor at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13 at the Tipton County Museum. John Vincent (Butch) Moeller, Jr. joined the Navy Reserve
VOM – April 2018
Charles Lee Kennedy US Navy, Operation Desert Storm Born on April 23, 1960 in Houston, Texas, Charles Lee Kennedy enlisted in the United States Navy at AFEES in Richmond, Virginia, after graduating from Liberty High School in Bedford, Virginia. He saw the world from his various duty stations: USS MIDWAY
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