“People of our county have been patriotic and supportive of our county in all instances”
R. R. “Babe” Thomas
Hardin County Judge (Retired)
Acob, Jeffrey J 1SG US Army 1973 – 1995 Desert Storm
Adams, Sam PFC US Army 1943 – 1945 WWII
Adams, Sam PFC US Army 1943 – 1945 WWII US Navy 1955 – Present Iraqi Freedom
Alexander, Sam CPT US Army 1962 – 1967
Allen, Willett Thomas SSG, US Army Air Corps 1939 – 1943 (MIA) WWII
Allen, John
Private
US Army
1862-1863
American Civil War
Anderson, John
Sergeant Major
US Army
1959-1992
Germany, Vietnam, Korea, Persian Gulf
Antique, Sebastian Rafael
Staff Sergeant
US Army
1955-1985
Korea; Vietnam
Ash, Joseph C. CPL, US Army, 1951 – 1955, Korea
Arroyo, Fernando
SSG
US Army
20 years
Persian Gulf
Avery, D. Raymond
Corporal
US Army
1943-1945
World War II
Avery, Russel
Staff Sergeant
US Army Air Corps
1942-1945
World War II
Bailey, Paul Orville
SGT
US Army
1945-1946
WW II
Baskett, Ralph E.
Sergeant
US Air Force
1943-1946
World War II
Baughman, Richard Earl
Sergeant
US Army
1940-1945
World War II
Beard, Fletcher Houston
PSG E-7
US Army
1950-1970
Korea, Vietnam
Beck, Patrick Eugene
SFC/E-7
US Army
1983-2005
Belt, Banus Lloyd
SP5 E5
US Army
1956-1966
Belt II, James Roy
SGT
US Army
1970 – 1971
Bennett, William Mac
Private First Class
US Army
1951-1952 (KIA)
Korea
Bennett, David L.
Airman 2nd class
Air Force
1959-1965
Bennett, Edward Dale
Master Sergeant
US Air Force
1961 – 1981
Vietnam
Bennett, Debra
SGT
US Army
1999 – 2006
Berry, Paul L.
T/SGT
Air Force
1942-1945
WWII
Black, James Harry
Captain
US Army
1942-1944
World War II
Blackstone, Thomas M.
Sergeant First Class
US Army Air Corps
1940-1962
World War II
Blair, Donald Lee
E3
US Air Army
1978-1984
Blair, Eugene
E-4
US Army
1960-1962
Blair, William J.
SGT/ E5
US Army
1976-1992
Desert Strom
Blair, Mark
Senior Airman
US Air Force
1984-1988
Blair, Ervin Eugene
S/MSGT
US Air Force
1956-1977
Vietnam
Blair, Floyd Henry
WT3
US Navy Seabees
1945 – 1946
WWII
Blair, Melvin Russell
Lt. Colonel
U. S. Army
1963 – 1984
Vietnam
Blair, Stanley D.
Airman First Class
US Air Force
1955-1959
Blair, Herbert L.
Major
US Army & Air Force
1947 – 1971
Korea, Vietnam
Blair, Jr., Marlon Wesley
T/SGT E6
US Air Force
1980-2000
Blair, Sr., Marlon Wesley
Not Given
US Air Force
1952-1972
Korea; Vietnam
Blankenship, William A.
First Sergeant
US Army
1939-1965
World War II
Blanton, Rodney H.
First Sergeant /E-8
US Army
1956-1971; 1985-1988
Bloyd, Amos L.
Private First Class
US Army
1944-1946
World War II
Bogan, William T.
Master Sergeant
US Army
1971-1986
Bolin, Alfred T.
First Sergeant
US Army
1944-1969
World War II, Vietnam
Booker, Gilbert
Staff Sergeant
US Air Force
Not Given
World War II
Booker, Marvin E.
Staff Sergeant
US Army
Not Given
WWII
Boone Jr, Ralph R
SP4
US Army
1968-1971
Vietnam
Borders, Alvin J.
Sergeant
US Army
1942-1946
WWII
Borders, Henry E.
Corporal
US Army
1942-1946
WWII
Borders, Claude Lee Not Given US Army 1917-1918 WWI 
Borders, Audie “Jack” Ludd
Master Sergeant
US Army
1932-1952
WWII, Korea
Bottoms, Steve
MSSN
US Navy
1977 – 1981
Bowles, Floe Fleming
Sergeant
US Army
1943-1946
WWII
Bowman, Hughie Enoch
Master Sergeant
US Army
1936-1956
WWII
Bowman, Stanley L.
Spec. 4
US Army
1967-1969
Vietnam
Boyd, Louis W.
Sergeant
US Army
1941-1945
WWII
Brackett, George
Corporal
US Army
1943-1945
WWII
Brackett, Jason Randall
E-4 Specialist
US Army
1995-1999
Branham, Cyrus Wayne
Corporal
Confederate States Infantry
1861-1864 (Kill in the Battle of Jonesboro (GA.))
American Civil War
Branham Sr, Horace Clinton
Sergeant
Confederate States Cavalry
1861 – 1865
American Civil War
Brashear, Carl
Master Diver of US Navy
US Navy
1948-1977
Korea, Vietnam
Braxton, Loretta Ann
Staff Sergeant
US Army
1973-1994
Desert Storm
Braxton, Jr., Harry M.
Sergeant First Class
US Army
1974-1981 and 1982-1997
Desert Storm
Briggs, Richard A.
Sergeant First Class
US Army
1944-1946
WWII
Brooks, William E.
Lance Corporal
US Marine Corps
1969-1975
Vietnam
Brown, Joseph C
3rd Class Boatswain’s Mate
US Navy
1951 – 1955
Brown, Edward
E-5 Radioman
US Navy
1970
Vietnam
Brown, Frank D.
SPC4
US Army
1953 – 1955
Korea
Buchanan, William Virgil, Petty Officer 3rd Grade US Navy 1943-1946 WWII
Buchanan, Donald “Don” Gardner Petty Officer 2nd Class US Navy 1944-1946 WWII
Buchanan, Jr., John Arthur
Technician Fifth Grade
US Army
1942-1946
WWII
Buckles, Owsley Krahn
1st LT
US Air Force
1939 – 1945
WWII
Buford, James Thomas
Private – Died of Disease
Confederate States Infantry
1861-1862
American Civil War
Buford, Abraham Wickliffe, Private, Confederate States Infantry 1860-1863 American Civil War
Buhl, Donald R. Command Sergeant Major US Army 1959 – 1985 Vietnam
Bull, Mary Teresa Thomas SSG US Army1973-1984 Vietnam
Burgess, Jr., Edward P. Major US Air Force 1974 -1994 Desert Storm
Burkhead, Franklin DCSM US Army 1958 – 1980 Vietnam
Burks, Louie Theo Sergeant US Army 1942 -1946 WWII
Cain, Kelly W.Major US Army (Active & Reserves) 1942 -1955 WWII
Cain, Kenton Douglas SGT US Air Force 6 Oct 1969 – 2 Oct 1973 Vietnam
Campbell, Gilbert Layman Army
1942-1946
WWII
Capogna, Louis A.
Lieutenant Colonel
US Army
1942-1969
World War II, Korea
Cardin, John Albert Private US Army 1943 -1949 WWII
Carr, Larry G. A1/C US Air Force 1969-1976 Vietnam
Carr, Nellis B. Sergeant US Army 1944-1946 WWII
Carter, William Lee Sergeant US Army 1948-1954 Korean War – Stationed Stateside
Caruso, Cecil W. (Buck) Sergeant First Class US Army 1957-1980 Vietnam
Cecil, Lawrence Corporal US Army 1944-1946 WWII
Chapman, Maurice Sergeant US Army 1941-1945 WWII
Choate, Gillard Asbery E-4 US Army 1968-1970 Vietnam
Christensen, Mildred Kathryn Musen Second Lieutenant US Army Nurses Corp 1945-1946 WW II
Clark, Jesse N. Kentucky National Guard 1959-1965
Clark, Douglas M. Spec. 4 US Army 1963-1969 Vietnam
Clayton, William L. Staff Sergeant US Army 1943 -1946 WWII
Clifford, John Richard Staff Sergeant US Army Air Corps 1940-1945 World War II
Clifford, Alain R Master Sergeant Air Force 1982-2002 Kuwait
Clifford, Julius C Tech 5 US Army 1944-1945 WWII – Rhineland and Central Europe
Clifford, Leslie Gene Private US Army 1943-1944 (Killed in Action) WWII
Clifford, Paul Jennings Private First Class US Army 1945-1946 WWII
Clifford, Phillip Glenn Colonel US Air Force 1951-1977 Vietnam
Cofer, Martin Hardin Colonel Confederate States Infantry 1861-1865 American Civil War
Coffman, Raymond M. Private First Class US Army 1942 -1945 WWII
Combs, Andrew P Sergeant US Army, US Marine Corps Not Given Korea, Vietnam
Connelly, James SP 5 US Army 1971-1973 Vietnam
Conner, Eldred Sergeant US Army 1943-1946 WWII
Conway, Howard M. Private First Class US Army 1942-1944 (Killed in Action) WWII
Conway, William H. Corporal US Army 1942-1946 World War II
Cook, Randy S. Petty Officer 3rd Class E-4 US Navy 1975-1977 Vietnam
Cooke, Alan B. Sergeant First Class US Army 1949-1952
Copelin, Harvey Edward Private First Class US Marine Corps 1945-1946 WWII
Cosby, John F. T/5 Army Signal Corps US Army 1942 -1946 WWII
Cotton, Ross (Jean) Taylor 1st SGT US Army National Guard Vietnam and Korean
Cotton, William R. Private US Army 1917-1918 (Killed in Action) WWI
Coursey, James Lewis Staff Sergeant
US Army 1949-1952
Korea
Cox, Bobby O. Captain US Army
1962-1970
Vietnam
Cox Keiter, Kimberly L. SPC
US Army 6 yrs
Coyle, Arthur Stanley Not Given US Army
Not Given
WWII
Crabtree, James Raymond Not Given
US Navy 1944-1946
WWII
Cummins, Ernest S. Sergeant First Class
US Army & National Guard
1951-1952 and 1954-1957
Cundiff, Michael Gene Unknown US Marine Corps 1983-1987
Unknown
Cundiff, Darrell Gene Specialist Fourth Class US Army
1957-1959
Cundiff, Layman Lewis Specialist Second Class US Army 1954-1957 Korea
Dabbs, Anthony V. Sergeant First Class
US Army
1985-2006
Desert Storm
Daniel, Robin Renee EN3-E4
US Navy
1990-1993
Desert Storm
Daugherty, Samuel F. Private US Army/ Air Force 1945-1946
WWII
Davis, H. Y.
Captain
US Army Air Corps 1942-1946
Davis, Jane Keller
2nd Lieutenant
US Army Nurse Corps 1945-1946
WWII
Dawson, Jerome Samuel E-5 US Army
1968-1970
Vietnam
Dean, Kelly
Sergeant US Army
2000-Present Afghanistan
Dean, Kevin
EM3
US Navy
1999-2008 Persian Gulf/Iraq
Dean, Greg
Sergeant
US Army 1978-1998
Dearborn, Greg
Staff Sergeant
US Army
1958-1972
Vietnam
Deckard, Vernon Lee Private First Class
US Army 1943-1945
WWII
Deneen, James D. SFC E-7 US Army 1958-1980 Vietnam
Denham, Duel L. Tech Sergeant US Army 1943-1946 WWII
Dever, Gary B Specialist 4th class US Army
1969-1970
Vietnam
Dever, Roy K Seaman 1st class US Navy 1943-1945 WWII
Dever Jr, Roy Kenny Air Force 1964-1968 Vietnam
Devine, David Jack SGM/E9 US Army1949-1973 Korea; Vietnam
Dillard, George Hagan US Army Air Corps 1942-1945 WWII
Dillard, Gale Patrick CPT US Army Not Given Vietnam
Dillard, Ronald G. CPT US Army 1967 – 1973 Vietnam
Dixon, Ray CPL US Marine Corps 1965 -1971 Vietnam
Dixon, James C. SSG US Air Force 1964-1968 Vietnam
Donnelly Sr, George Bryan Navy WWI
Douglas, Henry Lee Seaman 1st US Navy & Seabees 1945-1945 WWI
Douglas, Ervin M. Unknown US Navy 1942 WWII
Douglas, Elza C. US Navy 1942 WWII
Dowell, Elra L. Private US Army 1941-1945 (POW Jan-Jun ’45) WWII
Dowell, Freddie L. SGT US Army 1967-1970 Vietnam
Drew, Donald E. SGM US Army 22 Yrs Vietnam & Desert Storm
Duggins, Wilbur Duggins, Wilbur CSM US Army 1950-1970 Vietnam
Duncan, Charles R. CPL Army 1/30/1952-1/12/1954 WWII
Duncan, David Lloyd Major US Navy; US Air Force 1942-1963 WWII
Dunn, Leroy SFC US Army 1976-1997 Desert Storm
Dunn, Mary B. SSG US Army 1987-1997 Desert Storm
Dupin, John Private US Army 1917-1918 WWI
Duvall, Jr., Henry Stamper Corporal US Marine Corps 1943-1946 WWII 
Dye, Marvin C. SGT US Army 1942-1946 WWII
Dye, Robert Morris SGT US Air Force 1942-1973 WWII, Korea, Vietnam
Edlin, Charles H. Petty Officer 3rd Class US Navy 1951-1955 Korea
Edlin, Jr., Leonard S. E4 US Army 1970-1972 Vietnam
Effinger, John SSG, US Army 1968-1974 Vietnam
Elder, John M. PFC, US Army 1942-1945 WWII
Elliott, Clarence Desmond PFC US Army
Elmore, Walter L. Lieutenant US Navy 1942-1945 WWII
Emberton, Robert Frank Spec. E-4 US Army 1958-1961
Emerine MD, Ollie Bennett CPT US Navy 1956-1960 1975-1993 Korea
Emerine, Keith O .LTC US Air Force 1955 – 1979 UKN
Emerine, Richard Wayne Commander US Navy 1979 – 2000 Desert Storm
Espejo, Antonio SSG US Army / US Marine Corp Reserve 1951-1954 and 1954-1958 Korea
Estes, Charles “David” COL US Army and Reserves 1978-1993 & 1993 – Present Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom
Evans, Virgil Elwood MSG US Army 1930-1963 Not Given
Fairey, John M.COL US Marine Corps / US Army 1946-1948 & 1951-1976 Korea and Vietnam
Ferriell, Jr., Thomas Justin CPT, Medical Officer US Air Force 1943-1945 WWII
Flowers, Pernie Elmore US Army 1917-1918 WWI
Pederson, Donald, SFC, US Army, 1951 – 1972, Korea & Vietn am
Wade, Campbell M. Jr, MSG, US Army, 4 Yrs (Circa 1950), Korea