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,
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
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,
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
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
J. O. Dixon
World War I served in World War I from July, 1917 until January, 1919. No other information available
Mervin E. Dixon
Mervin Ellis Dixon served in the U.S. Army. No other information available
Marlin O. Dixon
Marlin O. Dixon served in the U.S. Marines from September 1943 until December 1945. No other information available
Andrew L. Dunavant
Andrew L. Dunavant was born in 1893 in Curve, Tennessee. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 26, 1918, in Brownsville, Tennessee. He was 21 years of age. He served with the American Expedition Force in France from August 1918 through May 1919 (during World War I). Upon returning
Clifford R. Drake
Clifford R. Drake was inducted into the U.S. Army in April, 1943. He received basic training at Camp Croft, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Clifford was immediately shipped overseas and arrived through Casablanca, Africa then on to Oran, Algeria and Tunis, Tunisia. He shipped out to join the 1st Armored Division as