Tribute
To
"Men In Uniform"

P O W
Lewis M. Baird, at the age of 67,
was taken from his home in Elk Valley, Tennessee
by Confederate Soldiers,
and taken to Salisbury, North Carolina.
Oct. 1862.



Lewis C. Baird

Joined the Union Army at 16
Medal is "Grand Army of Republic"


Enlisted Men
From

Elk Valley, Tennessee
Campbell Co.



Spanish-American War

Charles L. Shearer


Pictured below
Five of Seven Brothers
Sons of
Charles Shearer &
Elmira Chambers - Shearer


World Wars
I and II

     Osco Shearer & "UJ" Chambers                   Osco Shearer I         


Marion Shearer                                  Marion & Hiram Shearer


Arvid Shearer - Chambers
31 years 6mo. Navy

Not pictured ..William Shearer


 The Next Generation

WW II
     
     son of Wymer Baird
     Paul Baird
       Born in Elk Valley, TN; entered the Army at 15, 
2nd Armored division, Commanded by General George S. Patton
 March 17,1941. He was promoted to rank of Sergeant, Staff Sergeant,
 Communications Chief. Served in combat in N. Africa, Sicily, France
 Belgium and Germany for 3 years until the end of WWII in 1945.
   He went on to complete 20 yrs. military service in 1961 retiring at the
 rank of Master Sergeant. He entered the U.S. Civil Service as a
 Communications Specialist where he served another 17 1/2 in the
 Dept. of Defense before finally retiring as Grade GS-13 in 1980

                             WWII                                          Korean War     
             Peal Harbor  Dec. 7 1941                                        1952        
                                          
                William "Darrell" Baird                                  Osco Shearer II    
    

Thank You For Sharing Your Photos


                Pictures Compliments Of
        Bev Kline ..................Lewis M. Baird
        Kathleen Des Champs.........Charles L. Shearer

        Gene & Edwyna Shearer.......Marion Shearer
                             .......JU Chambers
                             .......Osco Shearer
                             .......Hiram Shearer
        Nadine Clark................Arvid Shearer-Chambers
        Osco Shearer         .......Osco Shearer II

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           I Would like to give them Credit for it.






"Brothers In Arms"

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on March 11, 2000