VOM – March 2019
Victoria Outlaw-Coone US Marine Corps, 1981-1987 Born and raised in Alabama, by the age of seventeen Vickie knew she wanted to leave Alabama and felt that joining the Army would provide that opportunity. However, once she arrived at the recruitment center and saw the Marine recruiter in his dress blues,
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
VOM – February 2019
David Quinn US Navy, 1980-2010 David Quinn was born in Richmond, Kentucky, on November 24, 1960. Upon graduation from high school in 1978, he attended Eastern Kentucky University prior to his enlistment in the United States Navy in August of 1980. After completing Basic Training in Great Lakes, IL, he
VOM – July 2019
Allan Anthony Barrow, Sr. US Navy, 1975-1996 Allan Anthony Barrow, Sr. was born and raised in Harlem, New York. He always longed to travel around the world despite his humble beginnings. In 1974, Allan applied to the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, just five years after African-Americans first
VOM – May 2019
Joseph Leno Malone US Navy 1950-1956 Joseph Leno Malone was born on July 27, 1933, in the Mt. Carmel area of Tipton County and grew up on a dairy farm. While still in high school, he felt the need to serve his country; he joined the Navy Reserves, where he
VOM – January 2019
Robert Lee Ellis US Army, Korea, 1948-1952 Born on January 20, 1932, Bob Ellis joined the U.S. Army in March of 1948 at the age of 16. After completing basic training at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, he spent two years at Schofield Barrack on Oahu, Hawaii. He arrived in Korea as
VOM – April 2019
Bob George Willis USMC 1960 – 1990 The April 2019 Veteran of the Month, Bob George Willis was born on January 28, 1942, in Oakland, California. He was raised for the most part in the Oakland Bay Area but did for a short time live in Denver, Colorado, and Redding