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VETERANS
Honoring Etowah's Veterans |
Revolutionary War and Civil War Veterans are presented alphabetically first, followed by all other Veterans. Lists are incomplete - names added as info is collected. Entries may be updated as documented information becomes available.
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Revolutionary War and Civil War Veterans
- cemeteries where they are buried - source: hendersonheritage.com |
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Old Beulah Baptist Cemetery: Joseph Henry, Patriot 4 March 1763, Ireland - 20 July 1840 One of the founding pioneers of the Etowah Valley, Henry owned large amounts of land throughout Henderson County. His burial site and Revolutionary War marker are at Old Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Road & Mt Pleasant View. Henry served as a private under Col. William Graham and later under Capt. Lofton. His parents were Thomas Henry (1719-1787) and Isabella Martha Shields (1728-1821). source: hendersonheritage.com Revolutionary War Patriots |
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CIVIL WAR - CONFEDERATE
(from Henderson County at time of war) Thomas-Fletcher Cemetery:
Oak Forest Cemetery:
Old Beulah Baptist Church:
Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery:
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CIVIL WAR - UNION
(from Henderson County at time of war) Justus Family Cemetery:
Oak Forest Cemetery:
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IN HONOR OF
UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
1861 - 1865 HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA
COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
More about the monument
Civil War Monument on Brickyard Rd, WCCA parking lot (former Etowah Grange building)
erected 1985 in Etowah - by Henderson County native James Baskam King and Friends
Veterans of WWII
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1942 - The Chief
Etowah High School Annual 
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Etowah Baptist Church
Honor Roll of Veterans - names, left to right on plaque Cecil Duncan Herman Dalton Reuban Dalton Roy Dalton Harry Laughter Donnie Hamilton Harold Orr Avery Simpson Claude Laughter Howard McKinna Terry Mann R. D. Bruce Frank Dalton Howard Dalton Edward Duncan Elmer Holtzclaw Fidill Jackson Lowell Love Eugene Stepp Glenn Simpsom Ernest West Gordon Hollingsworth Glenn Waldrop |
Jack Dalton
Walter Roberts E. C. Harrison Jr. Charles Morgan Cecil Morgan Bill McKinna Joyce McKinna Marvin Simpson Oliver Stanton Jesse Snyder Ray Parkinson Charley Morgan Leo Morgan Clyde Allison Leonard Pressley Glenn Nicholson Ruth Stamey J. B. Laughter Jimmie Gonce Marvin Allison Jack Stamey Theodore Dalton Floyd Bryson Ottis Bryson Fred Sentelle Garland Jones Jesse Lee Simpson Ruth Gonce |
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Additional Material Provided on these Veterans:
- Arthur Frank Dalton
- James Cecil Duncan
- Thomas Edward Duncan
- William Hood Gash
- Winbourne Lee Gash
- Pierre Mallett
- Ray Edward Parkinson
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Arthur Frank Dalton - U. S. Air Force, Captain
b. 4 November 1921, Etowah NC d. June 2009, Gastonia NC WWII 48th Fighter Group, 492nd Squadron, flew P47s Normandy Invasion "...Most of us scheduled to fly could not sleep. We spent the night looking at our watches, wondering why it took so long for the night to end. Just before daylight twelve of us took off carrying 500 lb bombs. We flew at 9000 ft., which was our assigned altitude because so many planes were in the air..." Service Record & Medals, tbd |
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DUNCAN BROTHERS
James Cecil Duncan - U. S. Army, Technical Sergeant
b. 8 May 1920, Etowah NC d. 10 May 2009, Brevard NC Served 1942 - 1945 Company "B" 811th Tank Destroyer Battalion WWII Rhineland, Ardennes, Central Europe EAMET Campaign Medal with three Bronze Service Stars Purple Heart with one Oak Leaf Cluster Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal Thomas Edward Duncan - U. S. Navy, Machinists's Mate I
b. 21 July 1922, Transylvania County d. 30 Aug 2004, Etowah Served Nov 1942 - Jan 1946 NTS, NOB, Norfolk VA, USS Bogue WWII American Theatre Medal (1 star) European, African, M. E. Medal (2 stars) Asiatic Pacific Medal, WWII Victory Medal Good Conduct Medal, Presidential Unit Citation (1 blue star) |
left, to right: Winborn Gash, William Gash -
Twin sons of James Leander & Julia Monteval Hood Gash, of Blantyre
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GASH BROTHERS
Winborn Lee Gash - U. S. Army, Cpl
b. 16 July 1914, Henderson County d. 28 Dec 1975, Henderson County WWII, Pacific Theater William Hood Gash - U. S. Army, Sergeant, TEC4 ORD b. 16 July 1914, Henderson County d. 11 July 1966, Henderson County WWII, European Theater, Normandy Invasion "Sgt. William H. Gash returned this week to his home at Blantyre after receiving a discharge from the Army. Sergeant Gash spent 38 months in the European theatre of war with the 4597th Ordnance of the 1st Engineer Special Brigade. During this time he served in the European countries. He wears five battle stars for Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Northern France and Central Europe; two bronze arrowheads and a meritorious service award. A twin brother, Cpl. Winburn Gash is in the Pacific theatre of war with the 77th division. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gash, of Blantyre." source: newspaper article, date and name of newspaper unknown |
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Pierre Mallett - U. S. Army, Brigadier General
b. 14 March 1893, New York d. 2 April 1969, Asheville NC Pierre Mallet was a native of New York but raised in Etowah at the Bryn Avon estate where he is buried in the Mallet Family Cemetery. Mallet served as an army officer in both World War I and World War II. In 1943 he took control of the 85th Division Artillery taking his troops into battle in both North Africa and Italy. He retired from the United States Army in 1950 as a Brigadier General after serving on the military staff of the United Nations. Military service awards include: Legion of Merit, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the European-African-Middle East Medal with three Bronze Stars, and the American Defense Service Medal. Pierre Mallet was married to Florence Griffith Miller (1896 - 1992). Sources: The Asheville Times-News, April 2, 1969 National Register of Historic Places - Bryn Avon U. S. Army Photo |
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Ray Edward Parkinson - U. S. Army, Private First Class
b. 4 July 1921, Balfour NC d. 12 February 1999, Etowah NC WWII May 1943 - January 1946 614th Air Service Group 363rd Air Service Group American Theatre Medal, Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic Pacific Service Medal |