Oconee County Remembers: Memorial Day 2013

Wreaths were placed at the base of the Oconee Veterans Park Memorial Monday where a crowd gathered to honor the brave men and women who've given their lives in military service.

Guest speaker and former Marine Vince Dooley offered a brief history of Memorial Day and thanked families of fallen military personnel for their sacrifices.

The following names were read aloud during The Last Roll Call, led by retired Army Sergeant Major Mark Saxon, before the ceremony concluded with taps.

World War I

• Pvt. Dilmus Brown
• Pvt. Fred Foster
• Pvt. Edgar Coots
• Pvt. Willie H. Davis
• Pvt. Lewis S. Fields
• Pvt. Andrew Jacks
• Pvt. Lincoln Jackson
• Pvt. Manus Sanders
• Pvt. Pencila W. Thomas

World War II

• 1st Lt. Douglas M. Campbell  
• Staff Sgt. Roy V. Daniell
• Pfc. Henry A. Huff
• Pfc. Charles H. Hanson
• Technician 5th Grade James O. Hardigree Jr.
• Pvt. John E. Jackson
• Sgt. Erskine O. Marshall
• Pvt. Raymond O. Marshall
• Pvt. James W. McDaniel
• Sgt. William H. Mobley
• Seaman 1st Class Lee G. Nelms
• Pvt. Milton C. Newman
• Technician 4th Grade John W. Parker
• Pvt. Thomas L. Powell
• Chief Gunner’s Mate Frederick C. Sherrer
• Pfc. Lemuel H. Verner
• Pfc. William D. Walls
• Pfc. Walter L. Wood
• Pfc. Jewell Worley
• Pfc. Herschel H. Burger
• Seaman 1st Class Robert E. Branch, III
• Ssg. Arthur C. Bowden

Korean War

• Pvt. Donald I. Bell
• Cpl. Thomas R. Hardy

Vietnam War

• Pfc. Lawrence A. Stalnaker
• Spc. William T. Pittman
• Spc. John T. Walls

Operation Enduring Freedom

• 1Sg Luke Mercardante

Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Spc. Joshua H. Reeves
• Spc. Evan Marshall

See also:

Plans for 'Killed in Action' Memorial Garden and Wall of Honor Unveiled

Repairs to Oconee Veterans Memorial Complete

Oconee County Middle School Salutes Veterans

Oconee County Will Never Forget