VOM – December 2018
Stephen Paul Foisy US Army, Vietnam, 1968-1974 At the age of 21, Stephen Paul Foisy was employed with IBM when he received his draft notice for the United States Army on June 18, 1968, in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He completed Basic Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey then served in
VOM – August 2016
William Thomas “Tommy” Cheairs US Air Force, Vietnam Vietnam pilot honored as Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader August has been a hot month for Tipton County but dealing with the heat is nothing new for this month’s Veteran of the Month. Lieutenant Colonel William
VOM – July 2018
Bruce A. Lemont US Army, 1967-1969 Born on November 9, 1948 in Portland, Maine, Bruce was drafted into the United States Army in 1967, a few short months after graduation from high school. As a member of a patriotic family (his father served in WWII and Korea, three brothers served
VOM – February 2017
Charles Edward Mason US Army, 1967-1992 Born in Tipton County in 1941, Charles Edward Mason graduated from Frazier High School in 1961. In 1967, after helping his grandfather farm in Tipton County for several years, Charles was drafted into the U.S. Army. He began his service in Ft. Benning, Georgia,
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
VOM – August 2015
Larry Wayne Purvis US Marine Corps, Vietnam, 1970-1978 Munford resident honored as veteran of the month By Sherri Onorati Vietnam-era veteran and Munford resident Larry Wayne Purvis was honored on Tuesday evening as the August Veteran of the Month at a reception held in his honor at the Tipton County
VOM – July 2016
Ridley Clifton US Navy 1967-1971 Clifton honored as Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Gainsville native Ridley Clifton was honored as the July Veteran of the Month at last week’s monthly ceremony held at the Tipton County Museum, Veteran Memorial and Nature Center surrounded by
VOM – May 2015
John McBride US Air Force 1966 – 1987 May Veteran of the MonthBy Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader If you were a young man during the 1960s and living in Mason, even the most attentive parents and the best upbringing couldn’t keep you out of trouble. One of those
Gone but not forgotten: Remembering those whose lives were lost in Vietnam
By Sherri Onorati for The Leader on May 22, 2014 EDIT: 3/29/2025 – I just realized I left off a few names when this article was originally written. I have included them in this posting, which, unfortunately, brings Tipton County’s total count to 16 Tipton Countians killed during the Vietnam War. Two
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