VOM – April 2015
Robert Jacob “Jake” Spradley US Marine Corps, Iraq 2001-2007 April Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader War is never easy, and for those brave souls who have survived battle, know all to well that the passage of time does little to ease a tormented soul
VOM – January 2015
Norman Crittenden (December 13, 1924 ~ October 24, 2015)US Army, WWII 1943-1946 Living History: Norman Crittenden recognized during Veteran of the Month ceremonyBy Sherri Onorati In 1863, in a letter to New York mayor George Opdyke, Abraham Lincoln wrote, “Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his
VOM – March 2015
Andrew “Andy” Wiley Dunavant (14 Oct 1924 – 16 Jun 2023)US Army, WWII, 1943-1946 March Veteran of the MonthBy Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Andrew Wiley Dunavant, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, was honored last week as the Veteran of the Month for
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
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