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Home » History » Special Projects » WWII Front Page » WWII Real Heroes

WWII Real Heroes

Cliffside in World War II

Real Heroes

The articles in this section are taken from the book Real Heroes: Rutherford County Men Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice During World War II, by Anita Price Davis.

Of the 149 Rutherford County men who died in the war (including Ms. Davis’ father, Arthur F. Price, to whom she dedicated the book), nine were from the Cliffside area. Their stories are included here.

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  • Thomas H. Blanton
  • Boyce Bridges, Jr.
  • Joe Foch Compton
  • Rush Cobb
  • Otha L. Harmon
  • Omar Ray Harrill
  • Lynn Ruppe
  • Toy Ruppe
  • John Reid Womack
 

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