POST 143 HISTORY
WWI Gunny Sergeant John M. Spruill
On March 19, 1935, Gunny Sergeant John Spruill and twenty nine other veterans of WWI signed a Temporary Charter for Carroll Post, The Department of Georgia, No. 143. Since its creation, Post 143 continues to be an active contributor to the Carroll County community and to its veterans. The founding Charter members were:
Homer L. Barker
Larry F. Beck
Henry L. Bowen
James O. Burson
Vergil P. Carmichael
Eunice E. Cox
James M. Hurst
M. Luther Johnson
William A. Knight
Ralph Meeks
Daniel Robinson
Nathan C. Shackelford
Jim Smith
Emmett E. Stallings
Grover C. Turner
Cecil C. Bean
Claude K. Boroughs
Buford F. Boykin
Thomas J. Camp
Lewis L. Combs
Posy S. Griffin
Joseph L. Ivester
Willis A. King
R. Lynn Lovvorn
Olvin G. More
Guy A Saxton
Frank J. Searcy
John L. Spruill
Larry Y. Strickland
Emmett M. West
A Memorial Bench was placed in the Carroll County Veterans Memorial Park in honor of the founding members of Post 143
