Hamblen Veterans of Korean War
This is a list of names of men who served in the local National Guard unit which was ordered to active duty in late 1950 during the Korean War. In September of 2000, 50 years after the unit's activation, the surviving veterans gathered on the Hamblen County Courthouse lawn for the dedication of a monument to the unit - complete with names of the veterans.
Co. K, 3rd Battallion, 278th RCT, Infantry
David A. Adams,
Billy J. Beckner, Robert E. Bentley, Jimmy F. Bireley, Hubert L. Blair, James E. Brown, Jame M. Brown, Sam W. Bryant, Clifford H. Buchanan Jr., Lloyd E. Burnett,
Paul R. Capps, Delmar R. Carpenter, Dewey L. Carpenter, Jimmy E. Carpenter, Bobby R. Carter, Henry L. Carter, James L. Carter, William R. Carter, William D. Coker, Billy J. Collins, Clifford Collins, Floyd Collins, Howard E. Collins, Ferd B. Cowan, Peter H. Cowan, Jesse C.D. Cox, William J. Crews,
Elmer L. Daniel, Albert F. Dearing, Bernard E. Dooley, Harold J. Dyer,
Ray S. Eller, Wm. Glen Eller, Wayne K. Epps,
Frank L. Fisher, Herbert Doyle Fox, Billy J. Franklin, Warren E. Fritts,
Harry F. Gouge, Doyal Wilson Gray, Jimmy A. Green, Kenneth K. Green, Tyler A. Green Jr.,Worley J. Greene, Eugene B. Grooms
Esco Harville, Homer F. Harville, Roscoe Harville, Elwood P. Hastie, James F. Haun, Kenneth R. Hedrich, Lee Hickey Jr., Grant E. Hileman, Franklin D. Hipshire, Charles E. Holifield, David F. Horner, Lewis T. Horner, Claude H. Hurley, Cleo D. Hurley, John N. Hurst Jr.,
Lee H. Johns Jr., Isaac Johnson, Harry D. Jones, J. Ralph Jones,
Charles D. Lampkin, Wade H. Lane, Rufus F. Lawless, Charles Lee, Earnest E. Lee, Billy E. Lewis, Kenneth B. Lovin,
Dewey R. Martin, Ben Mayes Jr., Buford Mayes, Ralph W. McKinney, Billy W. Moore, Edward L. Moore Jr., Charles T. Murray, Samuel M. Myers,
Ralph H. Noe Jr., Wayne E. Noe,
John E. Owens, Clarence E. Owens,
Paul D. Pack, Richard G. Perry, Hugh J. Potter, Bryan F. Purkey, Charles E. Purkey
Franklin D. Reynolds, David F. Richardson, Robert R. Rines,
Harry Sams, Lewis Hal Sams, L. Bryan Sanders, James F. Saylor, Robert L. Seahorn, Everett V. Seal Jr., Robert H. Seals, Quentin H. Seals, Earnest W. Setser, Roy W. Shockley, James E. Short, Cortes M. Shultz, Jesse C. Simmons, A.T. (Tom) Skeen, Harry R. Smith, Ronald H. Smith, Tommy E. Smith, Robert E. Solomon, Robert H. Spoone, Kenneth D. Stepp, Charles R. Stewart, Ronald L. Stewart,
Dean E. Taylor, Crockett M. Thornton, Billy T. Thompson,
Joseph R. Walker, Lloyd A. Walker, Paul E. Walker, Roy Q. Walker, Lee E. Western, George M. Wheatley, Elvon S. White, Arthur R. Williams, James V. Williams, Nelson Wilson Jr., Joseph K. Wisecarver
All returned home safely to their families and friends.
At the time of the monument dedication the unit had lost track of seven men from the unit : They are Jimmy A. Green, Kenneth K. Green, John N. Hurst Jr., Billy W. Moore, Harry Sams, Everett V. Seals Jr., James V. Williams.