George Anderson Pinner
1LT GEORGE ANDERSON PINNER, USAAF (10 Sept 1915 – 16 Apr 1943) A bombardier with the 409 Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group (Heavy), Eighth Air Force, stationed at Hardwick Airfield, Cambridge, England, 1LT Pinner was shot down April 16, 1943, while serving as the bombardier for “Missouri Sue”, a B-24
Alfred Naifeh
Alfred Naifeh was born on January 5, 1915 in Tipton County, Tenn., to Nicholas Naifeh (1878-1922) and Riatha Naifeh (1884-1970), Syrian immigrants. The middle child of seven, Naifeh was a graduate of Byars-Hall High School and attended the University of Oklahoma in 1937 with a BA and in 1940 with
A Devil Dog in Europe
Sergeant Mac Pope (2 Jan 1895 – 3 Oct 1976) was born in Rutherford, Gibson, Tenn., to Louis W. Pope and Rachael Elizabeth “Della” Spenser. He moved to Munford, Tipton County sometime between 1910 and 1917 and worked as a lineman and commercial agent for the Telephone & Telegraph Company
Capt. James Rankin Alexander, CSA
James Rankin Alexander (1828-1873) was born in Aug 12, 1828, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina to Rankin Alexander and Margaret M. Alexander. James R. Alexander married Frances Small Sanford on Dec. 8, 1858 in Tipton County. Frances, was the daughter of Robert Walker Sanford and Frances Downs, and sister to
PVT2 Edward Odell Kinney
Born in Brighton, Tenn., on March 27, 1932, Edward Odell Kinney grew up working on the family farm. A typical farm boy, Odell left school after the seventh grade to dedicate himself full-time to farming. At 17, a unique earnings opportunity presented itself when he was hired to help construct
Reunion at Brighton was a Magnificent Success
As printed in The Commercial Appeal, July 27, 1894 Veterans Greeted Each Other Assemblage was the largest yet had since the organization of the association – speeches made by men who were in the thickest of the fray The twentieth annual reunion of the Confederate Veterans of West Tennessee was
OLUNE WAKEFIELD
OLUNE WAKEFIELD Written by grandson David Eaton Olune Wakefield, born on March 17, 1930, to Bob and Gertrude Wakefield in the small town of Drummonds, Tennessee, grew up with dreams of a simple life. Little did he know that destiny had other plans in store for him, ones that would
Rufus S. McKee
Another victim of the taking of Iwo Jima was Marine Corporal Rufus Scot McKee (1920-1945), Ser # 334415, who was killed in action on Feb. 25, 1945, in Iwo Jima, Ogasawara-shichō, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan, as a member of Co. K, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division. Rufus Scot McKee was born
Winford T. Hadley
Pvt. Winford Thelton Hadley, ser #44020062, was born on May 1, 1926, to Warner Menefee Hadley (1901-1983) and Mabel Edith Warnes Hadley (1908-1989) of Garland. A graduate of Byars-Hall High School in Covington, he entered the Army on August 18, 1944, after graduation, and was sent to Camp Forrest, Tennessee
James Alan Wilks
Specialist Four (SP4) James Alan Wilks (10 Jul 1948-27 Oct 1969) was drafted into the United States Army in October 1968, just a few short months after graduating from Frazier High School in Covington. The son of Ruben H. (1912-2005) and Laura N. Wilks (1930-2016) of Covington, SP4 Wilks began