Stephens Anthony - Greenup County

SPECIAL DAY.

Edwin and Anna Justice Callihan were photographed here on their wedding day in 1916. Edwin inherited a farm in Greenup County, and they moved there after their marriage. (Courtesy of Donna Lewis.)

MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT. From left to right, Judge Bobby Carpenter, Dr. Glennard French, Ernie West, and George Rice stand at the beginning of the Collier-West Memorial Highway. French and Rice were Purple Heart recipients. West and fellow Greenup Countian John Collier were each awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Ernest Edison West distinguished himself near Sataeri, Korea, on October 12, 1952. On a search and destroy mission, his patrol was ambushed and suffered numerous casualties. Observing his wounded leader lying in an exposed position, Pfc. Ernie West ordered his troops to withdraw, then braved intense fire to assist him. While attempting evacuation, he was attacked by three hostile soldiers employing grenades and small arms. Quickly shifting his body to protect the officer, he killed the assailants with his rifle and then carried the helpless man to safety. Although West was critically wounded and had lost an eye, he courageously returned through withering gunfire and bursting shells to assist other wounded soldiers. (Courtesy of the Greenup County Public Library.)

IN UNIFORM. Orin Nelson (right) and a buddy ham it up for this 1940 photograph. Orin fought at the Battle of the Bulge and was later a glider pilot. (Courtesy of Stacy Nelson.)

GREENUP COUNTY SOLDIER. Mitchell Roark from East Fork served in Germany with the army during World War II. He returned home and married Greenup County native Virgie Baldridge on January 1, 1946. (Courtesy of Mary Robinson.)

CIVIL WAR VETERAN. Jeremiah Sheeler was born in Greenup County on May 27, 1827.

He and his wife of 50 years, Mary Ann, were married February 16, 1856, in Ironton, Ohio. Mary Ann was the daughter of Aaron and Mary Ann Pickeral of Greenup County. Jeremiah was the son of Jacob Sheeler, a pioneer in the iron industry. Jeremiah worked for many years at the Bellefonte Furnace and Amanda Furnace. (Courtesy of the Greenup County Public Library.)

DOUGHBOY. Travis W. Kendall served during World War I. This photograph was taken in 1918. (Courtesy of the Kendall Collection and the Greenup County Public Library.)

REMEMBER THE MAINE . Samuel Ellis Robb served during the Spanish-American War. He is pictured here at Camp Thomas in 1898. (Courtesy of Mildred Enyart.)

WELCOME HOME TO FLATWOODS. In 1944, Thomas Price returned home from service in the army during World War II and was welcomed by his daughter, Donna Kay, whom he had not seen before. (Courtesy of Donna Lewis.)

SHERIFF TINSLEY. Edward Harold Tinsley served as sheriff of Greenup County from 1926 to 1929. (Courtesy of Mildred Enyart.)

THE TRANSITION. Standing here are, from left to right, Clifford Hatfield; Keith Cooper, current sheriff; Darlene Claxon; J. E. Barker, deputy sheriff junior; James Ervin Claxon, county judge executive; and Warren Baldridge, sheriff. The man seated is Jack Bloomfield. (Photograph by Sam Piatt.)

HOT GIRLS. Two volunteer firefighters participate in a training session at Load. (Photograph by Sam Piatt.)