The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial in Knoxville’s World’s Fair Park bears the names of more than 6,200 veterans from 35 East Tennessee counties who have died in military service since the beginning of World War I. Represented counties comprise the eastern grand division of the state plus Fentress and Sequatchie counties on the Cumberland Plateau.

memorial site

The list below is current as of January, 2022.  The memorial is actively amended as troops are lost in action.

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Surname Given Name Branch Conflict Pillar Section
Stribling Edward Marine Corps Korean War    
Oreto Joseph A. Army Vietnam XXII Top
Lewis Bobby D. Army Vietnam XXII Top
Mooneyham Billy F. Army Vietnam XXII Top
Oakes Arnold G. Army Vietnam XXII Top
Pruitt Henry C. Army Korean War XX Top
McMillon Harold D. Army Korean War XX Top
Ladd Andrew A. Army Korean War XX Top
Rigsby Alvin S. Army Korean War XX Top
Jolley William P. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Farmer William C. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Turner Willard L. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Washington Samuel J. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Hitchcox Samuel C. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Brewer Robert L. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Swafford Robert F. Navy World War II VI Middle
Brewer Ray Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Moore Ralph E. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Hamilton Mose N. J. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Bayless Monroe H. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Brock Melvin C. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Swafford Manis Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Fisher John D. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Farmer John C. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Cunningham Jr. Joe R. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Graham James P. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Blaylock James I. Navy World War II VI Top
Cagle James E. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Childress James C. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Lester Henry F. Coast Guard World War II VI Middle
Rigsby Greer Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Sanders Jr. George N. Navy World War II VI Top
Mansfield George H. Navy World War II VI Top
Corvin Ernest H. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Hancock Ernest D. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Walker Elmer F. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Davis Ed C. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Smith Clyde J. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Rhea Clifford Navy World War II VI Top
Hale Claude W. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Mills Claude M. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Riggs Charles M. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Hitchcox Carl K. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Middle
Bayless Billy B. Navy World War II VI Top
McReynolds Bernard W. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Smith B. Henry Navy World War II VI Top
Whitson Arthie V. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Collier A. B. Army/Army Air Forces World War II VI Top
Angel Victor L. Army World War I II Top
Ault Thomas W. Marine Corps World War I II Top
Miller Sherman Army World War I II Top
Dyer Samuel C. Army World War I II Top
Arnett John Army World War I II Top
Curtis James H. Army World War I II Top
Swafford George R. Army World War I II Top
McMillon David H. Army World War I II Top
Simmons Charlie Army World War I II Top
Hamilton Burett Army World War I II Top
Austin Amos L. Army World War I II Top
Hillis Alfred Army World War I II Top
Dixon Thomas D. Army Sinai Peacekeeping Mission