Robert L. Ellis

Robert Littleton Ellis entered the U. S. Navy on February 2, 1944. He trained at Bainbridge, Maryland for six-weeks then boarded a transport ship in Boston, Mass. Robert served in the Pacific as a Motor Machinist Mate Third Class for one year, 10 months and 17 days. He was honorably

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Clyde Burtis Embry

Clyde Burtis Embry was born Dec. 31, 1895 in Tipton County, Tenn. He died Jan. 13, 1965. He enlisted April 15, 1919 in Tipton County, Tenn.

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Guston P. Alston

Guston P. Alston was born on Oct. 14, 1841 in Wake County, North Carolina. He moved to Tipton County with his family as a child. He served with the Confederacy, enlisting in the Company C, 9th Infantry on May 1, 1861 as a corporal. He mustered out on April 26,

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Fallen C. Southall

Fallen C. Southall was inducted into the U.S. Army on January 1, 1943, at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.  He served with the engineers in campaigns for New Guinea, the Philippines and Ryukyu (Okinawa). His awards include: World War II Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic/ Pacific Theater Ribbon

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John E. Mathis

John Edward Mathis enlisted in the U. S. Navy in February 1951. He attended nine weeks recruit training at San Diego, California. From boot camp, he was assigned to the U. S. Naval schools for mine warfare at Yorktown, Virginia. John completed the elementary course with the class of 9-51,

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Andrew W. Dunavant

Andrew Wiley Dunavant was born on October 14, 1924 in Ripley, Tennessee. He was inducted into the U.S. Army on March 24, 1943 and began active service at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on March 31, 1943. He was then transferred to Camp Butner, North Carolina at Durham for Basic Training. At

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Calvin L. Draffin

World War II Calvin Lindsay Draffin served in the U.S. Navy as a Fireman First Class from March 1945 until March 1946. No other information or photo available

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J. O. Dixon

World War I served in World War I from July, 1917 until January, 1919. No other information available

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Mervin E. Dixon

Mervin Ellis Dixon served in the U.S. Army. No other information available

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Marlin O. Dixon

Marlin O. Dixon served in the U.S. Marines from September 1943 until December 1945. No other information available

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