Owsley County Veteran’s Memorial

WW I

William Claude Becknell Born 9/4/1893 Died 10/4/1918 s/o John Lazarus & Sarah Hundley Becknell

Pvt. 34^th Engineers

Buried St. Mihiel American Cem., Thiau Court, France

Grant Brewer Born ca 1899 s/o John C. & Nancy Venable Brewer

Co I 3^rd Ohio Inf. NG

Buried Tackett Cem, Travellers Rest

*McKinley Duff Born 10/1896 s/o William & Rachel Moore Duff

Buried Henry Gabbard Cem.

Thomas Flemming A Thomas Flemming is listed on ABMC enlisting from Kentucky

PVT 313^th Quartermaster Labor Battalion Died 1/18/1919

Buried Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Fere-en-Tardenois, France

A Thomas Maghee Fleming born ca 1893 in Evansville, In. s/o

Robert E. & Catherine Cain Fleming married Mary A. Pryse Sutton

on 4/24/1920 in Lee County Kentucky.

A connection to Owsley County has not been established.

Chester Gilbert Born 9/15/1897 Died 9/26/1917 s/o Abraham & Elizabeth Baker Gilbert

Pvt. Co. I 152^nd Inf.

Buried Lucy Angel Cem., Perry Co.

Samuel Hicks Born ca 1897 s/o Mary Hicks, stepson/o Albert Gabbard

Pvt. Co H 7^th Inf.

Buried in Henry Gabbard Cem., Essau, Owsley Co.

Michael Riley Born 5/1895 Died 10/15/1918 s/o Henry & Ibbie Woods Riley

PVT 7^th Inf. 3^rd Div.

Buried Meuse-Argonne American Cem., Romagne, France

William R. Robinson Born 1895 s/o William B. & Lucy Robinson

Born at Levi, registered at Vincent

Zack Wilson Born 3/15/1895 Died 7/29/1918 s/o Theopholis & Martha Rowlette Wilson

Co. F 167^th Inf.

Buried William T. Becknell Cem., Bowman Fork, Sturgeon, Owsley Co.

(Also known as Rowlette-Barker Cem.)

WW II

Clarence Amis Born 11/3/1922 Died 10/11/1945 s/o Alfred & Nancy McIntosh Amis

T SGT Air Corp

Buried in Henry Gabbard Cem., Essau, Owsley Co.

*Clyde Baker Born 4/7/1925 Died 9/30/1945 s/o Charlie (Fox) and Isabelle (Ibby) Bowling Baker

PVT Engineer

Buried Cortland Cem., Indian Creek, Owsley Co.

Fred Baker Born 4/17/1916 Died 10/20/1944 s/o John & Ollie Daniel Baker

PFC 34^th Inf.

Buried in Henry Gabbard Cem., Essau, Owsley Co.

Harlan Baker Born 5/4/1925 Died 6/14/1944 s/o John & Malinda Mosley Baker

PVT 116^th Inf., 29^th Div

Buried Cortland Cem., Indian Creek, Owsley Co.

Hobert Baker Born 3/28/1921 Died 4/8/1945 s/o Arthur & America Burns Baker

Pvt 149^th Inf. Reg. 38^th Inf. Div.

Bur. Manila American Cem., Manila, Philippines

Harold Barrett Born 8/30/1925 Died 10/26/1945 s/o Richard “Willie” & Ettie B. Osborne Barrett

Seaman 2^nd C USNR Killed in the Philippines on USS Samuel B. Roberts

Buried at sea, Tablets of Missing at Manila American Cem.,

Manila, Philippines

Everett Becknell Born 9/16/1916 Died 11/18/1944 s/o Leonard & Mary Brandenburg Becknell

PVT

Buried Kash Brandenburg Cem., Booneville, Owsley Co.

Charles Bowles Born 4/2/1924 Died3/25/1943 s/o Fannie Mae Bowles

T 5

Buried Griffith Cem., Owsley Co.

Charlie Bowman Born ca 1915 s/o Green & Rosella Jackson Bowman

PFC

Buried Bowman Cem., Hwy 30 E, Booneville, Owsley Co.

Lester Callahan Born 9/25/1925 Died 11/1943 s/o William & Tisha Marshall Callahan

Pvt.

Buried Gabbard Cem., Ricetown, Owsley Co.

Hays Campbell Died 10/24/1944 s/o Frank & Audrey Combs Campbell

CPL 17^th Ordnance Co., POW in 1943

Tablets of Missing at Manila American Cem., Manila, Philippines

Roy Campbell Born 8/8/1911 Died 6/19/1944 s/o Elijah & Louise Campbell, h/o Ena McIntosh per Obit

Pvt 9^th Inf Div

Buried Combs-Campbell Cem., Scoville, Owsley Co.

Bernie Cole Born 8/10/1925 Died 12/19/1944 s/o Martha Cole, stepson/o Sam Smith

Pvt 356^th Inf 87^th Div

Buried Murrell Cem., Owsley Co.

*Earnest Combs Born 6/2/1921 Died 1/2/1945 s/o Joseph Combs b/o Junior Combs

Pvt 51^st Armored Inf., 4^th Armored Div

Buried Gabbard Cem., Ricetown, Owsley Co.

Orlie C. Combs Incorrectly listed as Arlie C. Combs on monument.

Born ca 1919 Died 7/31/1943 s/o Samuel & Martha “Mattie” Combs

2^nd Lt. US Army 133^rd Inf. Reg., 34^th Inf. Div.

Buried North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia

Paul W. Couch Born 6/14/1922 Died 3/24/1945 s/o Walter & Mary Bishop Couch

PFC 149^th Inf 38^th Inf Div

Buried American Manila Cem., Manila, Philippines

Blaine Edwards Born 4/7/1916 Died 1/30/1944 s/o Hugh & Sudie Singleton Edwards

T 5 68^th Coast Artillery, US ARMY

Buried Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Italy

Robert P. Edwards Born 9/10/1919 Died 6/16/1945 s/o Leonard & Gracie Durham Edwards, h/o Rose Hensley

SGT 1347^th AAF BU

Buried National Cem., Oahu, Hawaii

Thomas E. Elkins Born 2/28/1927 Died 3/12/1946 s/o Mose & Estelle Abshear Elkins

Seaman 1C USS Spica

Buried Kash Brandenburg Cem., Owsley Co.

Beech Gilbert Born 1/3/1921 Died 11/29/1944 s/o Ezekiel & Rosa Mosley Gilbert

PVT

Buried Family Cem., Lucky Fork, Owsley Co.

Everett Hensley Born 2/24/1920 Died 6/2/1944 s/o Fielding & Nancy Fowler Hensley

SGT. 847^th Bomber Sq., 489^th Bomber Grp.

Buried Normandy American Cem., St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France

Fred Hensley Born 11/15/1925 Died 4/19/1945 s/o Robert & Fannie Tirey Hensley

PFC 393^rd Inf.

Buried Turner-Bowman Cem., Owsley Co.

Dorrell Holcomb Born 1/28/1912 s/o William. Abner & Flora B. Combs Holcomb

S/SGT

Buried Holcomb Cem. (next to Pendergrass Cem.), Levi, Owsley Co.

Ray B. Holcomb Born 8/15/1924 s/o William & Nancy Hale Holcomb

Woodard Johnson Woodrow “Woody” Johnson the s/o Clifton & Sophia Johnson.

PFC USMC

Lyman Kendrick S/o Benjamin Franklin & Eliza Jane Estes Kendrick

Buried Germany

Willie Lyle McDaniel Born 12/8/1917 s/o John & Rhoda Jane Moore McDaniel, h/o Hester Marshall

PVT 47^th Inf

Buried Henry Gabbard Cem, Essau, Owsley Co.

Park McIntosh Born 11/10/1922 s/o Harlan & Ruth Cook McIntosh

PFC 32^nd Inf

Buried Henry Gabbard Cem, Essau, Owsley Co.

Harry Mays Born ca 1923 s/o Hubert & Malvery Burch Mays

William W. Mays Born ca 1911 s/o Cal & Dora Campbell Mays

Luther Morris Born ca 1906 s/o Jerry & Sarah J. Morris Morris

PVT

William T. Pendergrass Born 9/22/1926 Died 2/15/1945 s/o Thomas M. & Mary Sizemore Pendergrass

Seaman 1^st Class USNR

Buried at sea, Tablets of Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii

Ellis Peters Born 4/21/1923 Died 12/1/1943 s/o Edgar & Lizzie Becknell Peters

PFC 179^th QM Bakery Co.

Buried American Cem., Carthage, Tunisia

George E. Rogers Born 3/26/1921 Died 4/16/1945 s/o Nick E. & Mattie Strong Rogers

CPL KY Inf.

Buried Strong Cem., Big Springs Rd, Green Hall, Owsley Co.

*George W. Scott Born 2/9/1916 Died 12/7/1941 s/o Palmer & Grace Botner Scott

SK 2^nd C USN

Killed on USS West Virginia at Pearl Harbor

Buried in Winchester, Clark Co., KY.

Lucian Finley Scott Born 1/22/1906 Died 4/29/1944 s/o Charles E. & Paralee Marcum Scott

PFC QM Corps

Buried Scott-Clark Cem, Big Springs Rd., Green Hall, Owsley Co.

Virgil Sebastian Born 10/1922 Died 8/1942 s/o Ed “Ned” & Ellen McIntosh Sebastian

T 5, Ordinance Dept., POW

Buried Kash Brandenburg Cem., Owsley Co.

Elwood Taylor Born 2/13/1908 Died 2/8/1945 s/o Charles & Dora Bowman Taylor

PFC 149^th Inf.

Buried Dean Cem., Lerose, Owsley Co.

Ray Terry Born 8/11/1912 s/o George & Lizzie Gross Terry

PVT

Buried Lerose Cem., Owsley Co.

*Robert C. Wagner Listed on NARA Died 5/12/1944

T/SGT 548^th Bomb Sq., 385^th Bomber Group

Buried Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, Netherlands

Connection to Owsley County has not been established.

Possibly the Robert C. Wagoner listed as age 10 on the 1930

Pike Co., KY census s/o Edward & Gladys Wagoner.

NOTE: Rand McNally lists a community named Owsley in Pike Co., KY.

William Warren “Willie Joe” Born ca 1907 s/o John & Julia Young Warren

SGT

Joseph Wilder Born 10/12/1922 Died 2/8/1945 s/o Hobert & Ethel Herald Wilder

PVT 149^th Inf.

Buried Henry Gabbard Cem., Essau, Owsley Co.

KOREA

Hershel Elmo Barrett Born 3/24/1934 Died 3/31/1955 s/o George & Jennie Lynch Barrett

A 2C 3^rd Shoran Beacon, SGAF

Buried Nick Moore Cem., Lerose, Owsley Co.

John Roscoe Brewer Born ca 1936 s/o Robert “Bob” & Emma Bowman Brewer

3^rd Armored Div.

Buried Rowland-Bowman Cem. near Endee, Owsley Co.

Paul Gene Herald Died 8/27/1950 s/o Niece Hollond Herald

PVT 5^th Inf. 1^st Batt.

Buried Pendergrass Cem., Levi, Owsley Co.

*Charles E. Mahaffey Born 9/15/1930 d 7/21/1950 s/o Charles Clay & Leatha Mae Botner Mahaffey

CPL 34^th Inf. 24^th Inf. Div. (stone lst 31^st Inf. 7^th Div.)

Bur. Daniel Mainous Cem. Vincent, Owsley Co.

Ellis Marshall Born ca 1928 d 10/25/1951 s/o David & Suda Smith Marshall

PFC US ARMY

Body was not returned for burial

A stone in memory of Ellis has been placed in the Chestnut Gap Cemetery

*Elmo Porter Born ca 1925 Died 9/22/1950 s/o Albert “Bud” & Bertie Mays Porter

h/o Opal Smallwood

SGT US ARMY

Buried Porter Cem., Vincent, Owsley Co.

Archie Lee Reynolds Born 7/22/1927 Died 4/4/1951 s/o Willie & Lillie Mae Treadway Reynolds

PFC 27^th Inf 25^th Div.

Buried Elihue Reynolds Cem., Cow Creek, Owsley Co.

Roscoe Lee Roberts Robert Lee Roberts per NARA

Born 3/27/1930 Died 9/7 1951 s/o Rowland & Emily Terry Roberts

PFC 35^th Inf. 25^th Div

VIETNAM

Verlin R. Brandenburg Born 1/17/1947 Died 5/6/1967 s/o McKinley “Bill” & Martha Conrad Brandenburg

PFC Com 1^st Marine Div.

Buried Gabbard-Creech Cem, Travellers Rest, Ky

*Ronald Campbell Born 6/15/1948 Died 5/12/1970 s/o Ed. Jr. & Martha Rose Campbell

PFC US ARMY 25^th Inf.

Buried Campbell Cem., Booneville, KY.

Gary Lee Evans Born 11/12/1948 Died 9/3/1969 s/o Edd & Bertie Hall Evans

SGT 101^st Airborne

Buried Elmer Evans Cem., Pebworth, Owsley Co.

Thomas J. Gabbard Born 9/16/1948 Died 9/28/1969 s/o Brown & Reva Vires Gabbard

SGT Co. C 11^th Inf 5^th Div.

Buried Cow Creek Presbyterian Church Cem, Owsley Co.

Lonnie C. Gibson Born 6/9/1939 s/o Charlie & Virginia Rose Gibson

USN

Buried at sea, Navy plane crash

Estill McIntosh Born 3/24/1939 Died 5/10/1970 s/o Callie McIntosh Reynolds

SFC US ARMY MACV Advisors

Buried Reynold/Treadway Cem., Cow Creek, Owsley Co.

Ronald McIntosh Born 6/14/1948 Died 2/23/1969 s/o Mitchell & Laura Sizemore McIntosh

PFC US Marines

Buried Kash Brandenburg Cem., Owsley Co.

Clayton Middleton Born 9/26/1945 Died 3/18/1967 s/o Bentley & Julie Allen Middleton

SP 4 Co B Bn 5^th Cav

Buried Taylor-Shepherd Cem., Left Fork, Island Crk, Owsley Co.

Ralph E. Peters Born 12/12/1947 Died 2/12/1968 s/o Taylor & Edna Peters

SP 4 US ARMY 25^th Inf.

Buried Gibson-Moore Cem, Cow Creek, Owsley Co., KY

The original names were taken from the memorial at the courthouse in Booneville.

Names with an * were submitted by individuals or were located on another source.