Jesse G. Hunt (1895-1918)
Corporal Jesse G. Hunt was born May 1895 to Willis Nathaniel Hunt and Annie Blond Strange in the Gift area of Tipton County, Tenn., the third of their four children. Jesse lost his mother at the tender age of 10, when his mother Annie died on Jun 30, 1906 after
Holmes N. Thompson (1894-1991)
Holmes Napoleon Thompson was born Feb. 2, 1894 in Mason, Tipton County, Tenn., the son of William Thompson and Martha Adams and the oldest boy of six siblings. Federal census report that he completed four years of high school and could read and write, which at that time was quite
Remembering Tipton County’s fallen servicemembers on Memorial Day
By Echo Day, The Leader, May 29, 2023 Tipton County Veterans Memorial/Tipton County Museum Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who died in service to the country. The following men from Tipton County died while serving the country during wartime. A memorial commemorating their sacrifice is at
Mason’s Ahmid Doggett served and died during World War I
By Sherri Onorati, The Covington Leader, May 23, 2019 During the First World War, Tipton County lost both Black and white sons to the ravages of war, as grief knows no color, and death does not discriminate. Ahmid D. Doggett of Mason was born on Sept. 15, 1886, one of
James Kirby Smith
Pvt. James Kirby Smith was born in Brighton, Tipton County, TN to Robert Lee Smith and Frances Ida Huffman Smith on Sept. 11, 1895. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on June 28, 1918, under service number 3501627. He was 22 years old when he enlisted, 5′ 9 1/2″ tall,
Homer Augustus Smith
Private Homer Augustus Smith was born Aug. 8, 1892 in Brighton, Tipton County, Tennessee, the oldest son of Robert Lee Smith and Francis Ida Huffman Smith of Brighton. Pvt. H. A. Smith, service number 399860, enlisted in the U.S. Army Expeditionary Forces on July 23, 1918 and served with 27th
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.
J. O. Dixon
World War I served in World War I from July, 1917 until January, 1919. 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
Charlie P. Delashmit
Charlie Pink Delashmit served as a corporal in Battery A, 115th Field Artillery in England, France and Luxembourg. His campaigns included a defensive position north of toul from August 28 until September 10, 1918; St. Michael offensive from September 11 until September 13, 1918; Battle of Argonne Forest, west of
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