Veteran Salute-Kenneth Broyles

Kenneth Broyles

Kenneth Ray Broyles was born Jan. 12, 1932, in White County, to William Ray and Lula Bradley Broyles. 

Kenneth received his secondary education, in White County, Bachelor of Science Degree in Agronomy from Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (TTU), in 1954, and a master’s degree from UT Knoxville.

While attending Tennessee Tech, he received the 2nd Lieutenant’s Commission through the ROTC and entered the Army on active duty, in 1954, with the Army Signal Corps.  He was stationed at Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey, and with Korea Military Advisory Group (KMAG) at Pocheon, Korea, as Signal Communications Officer.

Broyles was discharged from active duty, in Oakland, California, in March 1956, and from the Military Reserves, on Sept. 21, 1962, as Captain Signal Corps.

Broyles married Martha Sue Bell from Quebeck, Tennessee. Martha Sue passed away in September 2024. They have four children: Steven Ray Broyles, Sherrie Broyles McCulley, Susan Broyles Harris, and William “Bill” Fearon Broyles.