Ingram Cecil Sowell was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of rear admiral. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he was trained as submarine commander and distinguished himself as commanding officer of submarine USS K-2 during World War I and received Navy Cross, the United States Navy second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat.

The city of Lawrenceburg is the county seat of Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States, The largest city on the state's southern border between Chattanooga and Memphis, it lies on the banks of Shoal Creek. The population was 11,633 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is named after War of 1812 American Navy officer James Lawrence.