Ross, Veteran Of The Armed Forces Monument CA25
This monument is dedicated to Veterans of the Armed forces from the town of Ross who served their country during World Wars I & II, and in Korea and Vietnam. It is a memorial to those who gave their lives so that we may live in peace. World War II – William Allen, John Barry, Wallace Broadfoot, William Burgren, Donald Carne, John Evers, Richard W Ford, Harvey Long, Alden Painter Jr, Paul Paganini – Korea – Samuel Jones – Vietnam – George Doane – In God’s Care

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Woods Cemetery TX11058

Brothers Sebern (1809-1865), Allen (1814-1887) and John Woods and their families were living in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, in 1840. They traveled to the Republic of Texas with their parents, John (1785-1863) and Mary (b. 1790) Woods, in the fall, settling in what was then Jasper County. Sebern and Allen received land grants from the Republic of Texas in about 1842. They worked to build a community and in 1844 organized a Baptist Church in the home of Sebern and Nancy (Marshall) (1819-1893) Woods. The area became part of the newly formed Newton County in 1846. John Woods moved to Louisiana; Allen and his wife Mathilda Ann soon followed. She died in 1856, and Allen returned to Texas with his second wife, Eliza, in 1857. According to family history, Sebern set aside a tract of land for a cemetery. His grandson, T. R. Woods (1879-1945), later gave another tract, bringing the cemetery to 1½ acres. According to oral history, the earliest grave is that of John Woods, Sr. (1785-1863). The earliest legible historic gravestones are those of three of Allen and Eliza Woods' children. More than 20 marked graves date from 1900 or earlier. The almost 50 marked graves of children dating from before 1930 are a testament to the difficult conditions of pioneer life. Woods cemetery is the final resting place of more than 368 people. Many of these men and women were pioneer residents of Newton County, including ministers, public officials, farmers, educators, medical doctors, musicians, lawyers and laborers. The 42 veterans buried here before the dawn of the 21st century included one who fought in the U.S. wars with American Indians, eight veterans of the Civil War, and several who saw conflict in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam.

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Rudolf Anderson, Jr. TX6068

U.S. Air Force pilot Rudolf Anderson was the only American airman shot down during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Born in 1927 in South Carolina, Anderson joined the military in 1951 and soon began flying reconnaissance missions during the Korean Conflict. Stationed at Laughlin Air Force Base by 1957, he was here when the Cuban Missile Crisis developed in October 1962. On October 27, while piloting a U-2 plane over Cuba to provide surveillance of a medium range ballistic missile site under construction, antiaircraft fire hit his plane, killing him. The Air Force decorated Anderson posthumously and in 2001 renamed Laughlin's operation building Anderson Hall. He is buried in South Carolina.

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Edwards County Memorial Plaza IL431
EDWARDS COUNTY
MEMORIAL PLAZA
In memory of those who served in the
Armed Services for God and Country.

[typical:one of these veterans memorial plaques, mounted around the columns, with the names of the lost for each conflict; World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam.]

MEMORIAL
"LEST WE FORGET"
Dedicated by
CITIZENS of EDWARDS COUNTY
TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY
OF OUR HEROES WHO MADE THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR GOD
AND COUNTRY IN WORLD WAR I

Bristow, Thomas    Briggs, Loyal D.

Painter, Elmer Thrall, Lloyd

MEMORIAL
"LEST WE FORGET"
Dedicated by
CITIZENS of EDWARDS COUNTY
TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY
OF OUR HEROES WHO MADE THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR GOD
AND COUNTRY IN WORLD WAR II

Atteberry, Carl Otis

Peters, Elwood Duane

Rice, Raymond

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Veterans Memorial - Korea & Vietnam IN513

"They
have earned the undying esteem
and respect of all thoughtful
and freedom-loving Americans
for their overriding devotion
and sense of duty to
our nation."

--President Ronald Reagan--

IN HONOR AND MEMORY
OF OUR GIBSON COUNTY BROTHERS
WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION
AND THOSE WHO SERVED
KOREA ~ 974
VIETNAM ~ 644

KOREA
1950....................1953
[names not visible enough in photo to read]

VIETNAM
1961....................1975

Hornby, David Eugene Deal, Larry Keith Russell, Hollie Boyd Riggs, Donald Stephen Wolfe, Richard Edward Staley, Robert Lee, Jr. Hadley, Stephen Wayne Lynn, William Thomas Littlepace, Thomas Earl Hurt, Ronald Wayne Stolz, Lawrence Gene * MIA

LCPL MC PFC AR AMH3 NA    CPL MC PFC AR LCPL MC PFC MC PFC MC PFC AR CPT AR MAJ AR

4-03-66 7-01-66 11-26-66 12-04-67 1-06-68 1-30-68 6-20-68 6-07-69 1-24-70 3-23-70 12-26-71

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Omar Nelson Bradley - General of the Army MO437
OMAR NELSON BRADLEY
1893 ---- 1981
GENERAL OF THE ARMY

The "G.I.'s General", as General of the Army Omar Bradley was called by the troops, was a leader with a special touch and sincere compassion for them and their welfare. Graduating from West Point in 1915 he was destined to become the most successful of the many generals from this "class the stars fell on". Spending the years between World Wars in a series of command and staff assignments, he matured as a leader honing his craft as a tactician. General George C. Marshall listed Bradley as one he would choose to lead the Army in the event of crisis. From Tunisia to Sicily, from the Normandy Invasion to V-E Day, from his postwar duties as Director of the Veterans Administration where he executed the G.I. Bill, to Chief of the Army, to his appointment as the Nation's first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Omar Bradley showed remarkable qualities General Marshall had seen in him many years before. Before the end of World War II General Bradley became the Commander of the Twelfth Army group, the largest Army ever assembled.

As our Nation's first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Bradley led the efforts to institutionalize jointness among the four Military Services efforts that paid great dividends. When he oversaw mobilization of America's military and led our Armed Forces through the Korean War.

General Bradley was sworn in by President Truman as General of the Army on September 22, 1950.

Through all the years of service, what distinguished this remarkable officer was his love of soldiers and soldiering. His masterful direction of the American advance across France and Germany earned General Bradley a place among the great military leaders of all time.

At this time, in the year 1997, the last five star general this nation has had.

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Wayne County Honor Roll IL419

WAYNE COUNTY HONOR ROLL MEMORIAL

World War I

In honor of those men and women of Wayne County who served during World War I, the following names, being those who were killed in action or died in service during the period of hostilities, are here inscribed.

Book, Eldon Bowman, Charles H. Bunting, Raymond Burns, Marshall R. Cunningham, Roy Forbes, Wm. H. Forth, Herman Hale, Albert Hamilton, William E.    Henley, Otis Hilliard, William Jones, Roley T.

Jones, Curtis Kern, Joseph H. Kittle, Oren Lambrich, E. Ray, Roy Simpson, Roscoe P. Skelton, Harry A. Stevens, Jos. Stonebrook, Fred Watson, Arthur H. Wells, James F. Works, Harry J.

World War II
In honor of those men and women of Wayne County who served during World War II, the following names, being those who were killed in action or died in the line of duty during the period of hostilities, are here inscribed.
[I apologize, for I did not retain the WWII names listed on two large plaques under the arch.]

Korean War
In Honor of those men and women of Wayne County who served during the Korean War, the following names, being those who were killed in action or died in service during the period of hostilities, are here inscribed.
BLOCK, GERALD V.
BONE, CHARLES E.
BORAH, JOHN MANLEY
BULLARD, JERAL H.
SCOTT, ROBERT D.
SHREVE, HAROLD R.