Today we were honored to host the 3rd Annual Tribute to Veterans at Mountain Home.
The American Legion Honor Guard – Ider Team participated in this year’s event with the POW table, Flag Folding (with narration of each fold), Rifles, and Taps. Coupled with our small tokens of thanks and recognition for the Veterans in attendance, remembrance of the 94 known Veterans buried at Mountain Home, remarks from Dennis Hall (Marine Corp Veteran) and Rex Beaty, and a rousing rendition of the National Anthem by Jenny Mann.
There are 94 Veterans buried at Mountain Home
3 served in 2 foreign theater campaigns: WWII & Korea
1 in the U.S. Indian Wars
10 in the Civil War
9 in WWI (1 died in base hospital in France)
41 in WWII (1 POW/KIA)
19 in Korea
7 in Vietnam
5 Peacetime Service and 5 unable to confirm time of service.
The oldest marked grave is January 6, 1864, marking the grave of James Craze, Sargent, Company C, 1st Alabama & Tennessee Vidette Cavalry, Civil War.
The youngest and oldest Veterans buried here are:
> Joseph Floyd Crow, U.S. Air Force, Age 19
> Lee Dolphus Kerby, Sr., US Army, Age 92
The event moved outside for Rifles and Taps resonating throughout the cemetery – paying tribute to All Veterans – Past and Present. To them and their families, we say thank you for your service.
The following list in alphabetical order the 94 Veterans buried at Mountain Home (that we know at this point).
Henry Lee Vester Adams PFC U.S. Army WWII
Calvin Keith Arnold U.S. Navy Vietnam
Elder Selba Khomer Beaty Sr. CW3 U.S. Army WW II, Korea
A. D. “Dick” Blevins (Abner Denson, Jr.) SGT U.S. Army World War II
Leonard W. Blevins California, A1C U.S. Air Force Korea
Marshall T.J. Blevins TEC 5 U.S. Army World War II
Garry L. Collins BM1 U.S. Navy Vietnam
Arthur Ilo Crabtree PVT 35 Co 162 Depot Brig. U.S. Army WWI
Calvin Coolidge Crabtree CSR3 U.S. Naval Reserve WWII
D. Reuben Crabtree 87th Infantry Division, U.S. Army, WWI
George W. (Washington) Crabtree Ala PVT 6th U. S. Inf. U.S. Army Other Service
Kenneth D. Crabtree PFC U.S. Army, Korea
Marvin E. Crabtree U.S. Army, WWII
Warren Crabtree Co C 1st Ala & Tenn. Vidette Cavalry Civil War
Daniel R. (Dan’l) Craze Co. C. 1st Ala & Tenn. Vidette Cavalry Civil War
James Craze SERG Co. C 1st Ala & Tenn. Vidette Cavalry Civil War
Joseph Floyd Crow U.S. Airforce Korea
John F. Downer SGT U.S. Army Korea
Larry Neal Drake SP4 U.S. Army Vietnam
Anthony Buley Durham, Jr. U.S. Army Korea
James Clifford Durham Private U.S. Army Other Service
Jesse M. Durham (France) PVT Co F 305th Inf. 77th Div. A.E.F. U.S. Army WWI
Nick Springs Durham PVT NOV Auto Repl. Draft U. S. Army WWI
Walter Verlon Ellis PFC U. S. Army WWII
Jesse P. Eargle U. S. Marine Corps Korea
Moses M. Findley Co B 1st Ala & Tenn. Vidette Cavalry Civil War
Orlando Greeley Flynn U.S. Navy Korea
Gordon W. Frady PFC CO. B 321 MG BW 82 Div. U.S. Army WWI
William Colon Gifford SFC U.S. Army World War II, Korea
Frankie Gardner Gilbert PFC U.S. Army
Howard E. Gothard CPL U.S. Army WWII
Clinton Marlin Graves U.S. Army (Served in Germany)
Ralph Thomas Guinn PFC U.S. Army WWII
Clifford O. Hamm U.S. Army WWII
Elbert Olen Haney SGT U.S. Army Korea
Raymond L. Haney Alabama, SC1 U.S. Navy Korea
Robert Dexter “Rabbit” Haney U.S. Airforce Other Service
William C. “W.C.” Haney U.S. Army Korea
Nelson Douglas Hardeman S1 U.S. Navy WWII
Floyd Ray “Harpo” Harper U.S. Army Korea
James P. Hayward PVT Co. C. 67th Infantry NY Inf. Civil War
Henry Grady Hicks U.S. Navy, WWI Navy WWII
William Russell Hicks U.S. Army Germany base Korea 1953-55
Reuben Jacob “RJ” Hookey A1C U.S. Air Force Korea
Leon Howington PFC U.S. Army Vietnam
Wendell Wayne Hubbard PVT U.S. Army Korea
James P. Jarrell PFC HO Btry 20 FA BN, U.S. Army WWII
Adolphus Edward Johnson S2 U.S. Navy WWII
William R. King, Sr. S2 U.S. Navy WWII
Lee Brown Keith SGT U. S. Army WWII
Sherman A. Keith Ala Pvt 331 Inf.83rd Div. U.S. Army. WWI
U. D. Keith S2 U.S. Navy WWII
Lee Dolphus Kerby, Sr. U.S. Army WWII
Tom N. Kerby SGT U.S. Army WWII
L. Z. Lea U.S. Army WWII
Walter Lea, Sr. CO C. 1st Ala & Tenn. Vidette Cavalry Civil War
Virgil Lee, PFC U.S. Army WWII
Walter M. Lee Ala TEC 4, 11 Tank BN U.S. Army WWII
J. H. (Josiah H.) Lusk, Jr. Co. G 1st Ala & Tenn. Vidette Cavalry Civil War
Robert Durham “Bobby” McCurdy U.S. Marine Corps Other Service
Roland Eugene Mitchell U.S. Army – Air Force WWII
Billy Ray Nix U.S. Army National Guard Other Service
Matthew B. Ott, Jr. SGT U.S. Marine Corps WWII
Robert V. “Buster” Parham PFC U.S. Army WWI
Verlon Dennis Parham, PFC U.S. Army WWII
Julius L. Partido U.S. Army, WWII, Korea
Roy Connard Payne CPL U. S. Army WWII
Berlin C. Prestwood, A3C U.S. Air Force, Korea
Norman Francis Prestwood, Jr. PVT U.S. Army Korea
William W. Ragsdale Ala PFC Base Hospital U.S. Army WWI
Melvin R. Ray SGT U.S. Army Other Service
Paul J. Rector PVT 803 Engineer Battalion, Aviation U.S. Army WWII
Benjimin D. Sims SP4 U.S. Army Vietnam
George B. Sims PFC U.S. Army WWII
John W. Sizemore PVT HQ Battalion Co E 5th Infantry ‘Red Diamond’ Insignia U.S. Army WWI
Clyde G. Smith Tec 5 U. S. Army WWII
Garth D. Smith S2 U. S. Navy WWII
John N. Smith Corporal CO. B. 49 Ala Infantry CSA Civil War
Leonard Smith Merchant Marines with the U.S. Coast Guard WWII
Melvin Smith S. SGT U. S. Army WWII
Tony. O. Smith SFC U.S. Army SFC U.S. Army
Wheeler Max Smith PFC U.S. Army WWII
Whiteson Smith Co. C. 8th Tenn. Infantry Civil War
Earl Stephens U.S. Army WWII
John M. Tatum, PFC U.S. Army Other Service
Arnel H. Thomas U.S. Army WWII
Earl N. Thomas U.S. Army Vietnam
John M. Thomas CO. K, 10 Tenn. Cavalry Civil War
Charles Columbus “Charlie” Tucker, Jr 11th Airborne U.S. Army WWII
James W. Tucker TEC5 U.S. Army WWII
Larry Douglas Tucker U.S. Air Force
Henry C. Tuggle PVT, U.S. Army Indian Wars Cooks Co., 2 (Turk’s) Georgia Militia
Grant C. Turner U.S. Army WWII
Arthur Olen Whited PFC U.S. Army WWII
