Ellis County, Oklahoma Service Men

Honor Roll - Gold Star Vets
** = Serviceman Who Gave His Life
*** = Medal of Honor/Who Gave His Life
Let us not forget small bar
World War I


ADAMS, Benedict I. "Benjamin"
27 Nov 1895 - 31 Oct 1918 Farco, OK I**
U.S. ARMY
Macon, Georgia

BARNEY, Arthur M.
08 Oct 1918 France I**
CPL
U.S. ARMY 357 Infantry Regiment, 90TH Infantry Division
St. Mihiel American Cemetery,
Thiaucourt, France

DAVIS, Clarence F.
Unknown I**
DRAKE, Edwin Lee
22 Jan 1896 - 30 Sep 1918 France - markker at Gage I**
PVT Wagoner
U.S. ARMY 111TH Infantry Regiment, 28TH Infantry Division
Muese-Argonne American Cemetery,
Romagne, France
DRAKE, Wilbur Riley
28 Jan 1896 - 07 Sep 1918 Fargo I**
PVT
U.S. ARMY 109TH Infantry
France
GILSON, Edward James "Eddie"
27 Nov 1895 - 14 Aug 1918 Shattuck I**
PVT P.O.W
U.S. ARMY 359TH Infantry, 90TH Division
Rostatt, Germany
HANDLEY, Joseph B.
Unknown I**
#NA
HAYWORTH, Raymond Charles
12 Sep 1891 - 08 Sep 1918 Arlington, VA I**
PFC
U.S. ARMY 142 Second Infantry Division
On Troopship to France
France
HEINSOHN, Ora Gamalel
23 Dec 1892 - 05 Feb 1919 DeBolt I**
PVT
U.S. ARMY 330 Regiment, 83 Division
Lamans, France
HILL, Luther Fletcher
22 Jul 1894 - 01 Nov 1918 France I**
PFC #2218928
U.S. ARMY 315TH Field Signal Battalion, 90TH Infantry Division
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Romagne, France
JENNINGS, John
21 May 1918 Iowa I**
#NA

JOHNSON, Will Owen Unknown I**
#NA

MARSHALL, Leo Eli
06 Dec 1891 - 06 Oct 1918 Gage I**
U.S.NAVY Master Medical Department
Troopship
MARTIN, George B.
23 Feb 1919 France I**
PVT
U.S. ARMY 33RD Engineer Rebiment
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Romagne, France
MERCER, James Wildon "JIM"
1893 - 14 Oct 1918 France I**
PVT #NA
U.S ARMY Medical Department
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery
Fere-En-Tardenois, France
MOLER, Carl A.
28 Jul 1918 DeBolt I**
U.S. ARMY 165 Infantry, 42 Division
MONTGOMERY, Hiram Willis
1893 - 1918 Shattuck I**
U.S. NAVY
MOREY, Frank Carrol
01 No 1897 - 23 Oct 1918 France - marker at Shattuck I**
PVT Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. ARMY 357TH Infantry Regiment, 90TH Infantry Division
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Romagne, France
MURPHY, James L.
14 Jan 1896 - 28 Aug 1918 Fargo I**
U.S. ARMY 13TH Infantry
NICKERSON, Luther A.
20 Aug 1886 - 03 Oct 1918 Shattuck I**
U.S. ARMY
RAY, Malle
02 Aug 18?? - 1918 Gage I**
SCHIFFNER, Carl J.
1894 - 1918 Adventist I** U.S. ARMY
WASS, Frank G.
29 Mar 1883 - 29 Sep 1918 Lone Tree I**
U.A. ARMY 120 Infantry
WEST, Roy Moore
13 May 1894 - 11 Oct 1918 Harmon I**
PVT
U.S. ARMY
Brest, France
WHITE, Ethan Oren
20 Nov 1895 - 05 Feb 1918 Allmon I**
PVT
U.S. ARMY
U.S.S. Tuscania,
1ST Interred at Isle of Islay, Scotland
WILSON, William Connard
15 Aug 1893 - 21 Jul 1918 France I**
PVT
U.S. ARMY 109 Infantry, 28TH Division
Aisne Marne France


World War II

ARMSTRONG, Bud William, Jr.
31 May 1944 Italy II**
SSGT #38398720 Air Medal With 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE 764TH Bomber Squadron 461ST Bomber Group, Heavy
MIA or buried at sea, Mediteranean Area
Tablets of the missing at Florence American Cemetery,
Florence, Italy
ARNBRECHT, Oscar Billie
17 Dec 1924 - 27 Feb 1945 Shattuck II**
PFC #38566017 Bronze Star, Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 53RD Field Artillery Battalion
Luzon, Philippine Islands
BAYSINGER, Phillip Bruce
10 Feb 1921 - 02 Aug 1944 Shattuck9 II**
PFC #476945 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Purple Heart
U.S. MARINE CORP RESERVE 6TH Marines, Second Marine Division
Tinian Island, Marianas
BLAND, George L.
23 Oct 1919 - 04 Jul 1944 Gage II**
SGT #19019183
U.S. ARMY Engineer Battalion, 3RD Infantry Division
BOOTH, George Melvin
14 May 1926 - 19 Mar 1945 Hawaii -marker at Higgins, TX. II**
SEAMAN 2ND CLASS #O8856258 Purple Heart
UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE
MIA or buried at Sea, U.S.S. Franklin
Tablets of the missing at Honolulu Memorial,
Honolulu, Hawaii
BROWN, Gene Coolidge
03 Aug 1923 - 08 Jan 1945 France II**
PVT #38567400 Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 313TH Infantry Regiment, 79TH Infantry Division
Epinal American Cemetery
Epinal, France
CLARK, Francis M.
1916 - 24 Feb 1943 DeBolt II**
2ND LT
U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE Pilot Instructor
Colorado Springs, Colorado
COLE, Raymond Wesley
10 Sep 1944 Austria II**
SSGT #38405696 Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
Mourissa, Near Vienna, Austria
COLLAR, Oca James
08 Feb 1918 - 09 Aug 1943 Harmon II**
SGT #6298125 Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 27TH United States Infantry
New Georgia, Southwest Pacific Area
COOPRIDER, Wilford Wayne
19 Mar 1945 Hawaii II**
SEAMAN 2ND CLASS #8856283 Purple Heart
UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE
MIA or buried at sea,
Tablets of the missing at Honolulu Memorial,
Honolulu, Hawaii
CORAM, Everett M.
14 Mar 1921 - 25 Dec 1944 Luxembourg - marker at Harmon II**
PFC #39353368 Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
U.S. ARMY 2ND Infantry Regiment, 5TH Infantry Division
Battle of the Bulge, Belgium
Luxembourg American Cemetery,
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
DAGENHART, Claude W.
03 Aug 1944 Oklahoma City, OK II**
2ND LT Purple Heart
U. S. ARMY AIR CORP N 305BG 8TH AIR (B-17)
A/C 46130, "Miss Ponau City" , Merkwiller, France/Miesenbach, Austria,
Memorial Park, Okalhoma City, OK
DART, Kenneth M.
10 Dec 1916 - 07 Jul 1943 Fargo II**
PFC
U.S. ARMY 180 Infantry
EASTHAM, Chester William
01 Dec 1924 - 09 May 1945 DeBolt II**
PVT #37531897
U.S. ARMY
Leyte Island, Philippines
EVANS, Willard Robert
03 Mar 1945 Laverne, Harper County, OK II**
PFC #38572241Purple Haart
U.S. ARMY
Germany, 1ST Interred Margraten, Holland, Neatherlands
GOIN, Darwin E.
26 Mar 1918 - 10 Nov 1943 Harmon II**
CPL
U.S. ARMY 15TH Infantry
Italy
GOTT, Donald Joseph
03 Jun 1923 - 09 Nov 1944 France - marker at Harmon II***
1ST LT #0-763996 Congressional Medal of Honor
Purple Heart with 3 Oak Clusters
U.S. ARMY AIR CORP "Lady Jeanette"
Near Metz, France
GRIFFIN, James Edward
27 Jul 1920 - 24 Aug 1944 Shattuck II**
SSGT #18191983 Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross
U.S. ARMY AIR CORP Shuttle Bombing from England to Africa
Over Keil, Germany
GRIFFITH, James Alvin
09 Oct 1924 - 18 Apr 1945 Philippines - Marker at Harmon II**
PVT #38700832 Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 127TH Infantry Regiment, 32ND Infantry Division
Leyte, P.I.
Manila American Cemetery,
Manila, Philippines
HANAN, Roy E.
02 Jul 1924 - 10 Oct 1944 Kentucky II**
TSGT #38564678
U.S. ARMY AIR CORP
Halmarhera Island, South Pacific,
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Louisville, KY
HANLON, John Wilford
12 Sep 1922 - 27 Mar 1944 Philippines - marker at Harmon II**
CPL #38269554
U.S. ARMY AIR CORP Inida-China Win, Air Transport Command
MIA or buried at sea,
Tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery,
Manila, Philippines
HATLESTAD, John
01 Dec 1944 Philippines II**
2ND LT #01316751 Silver Star, Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 128TH Infantry Regiment, 32ND Infantry Division
Manila American Cemetery,
Manila, Philippines
HENDRIX, Clarence Leat, Jr.
23 Aug 1924 - 01 Jan 1945 Shattuck II**
SGT #38405695 Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
U.S. ARMY AIR CORP
Taking off from Cambridge, England
England
HOLCOMB, Lewis M.
26 Dec 1920 -15 Feb 1946 Philippines II**
2ND LT #0-820273 Air Medal, Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY AIR CORP 76TH Fighter Squadron, 23RD Fighter Group
MIA or buried at sea,
Tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery,
Manila, Philippines
HOWARD, Alfred Thomas
18 Jul 1923 - 04 Oct 1944 Shattuck II**
PVT #38564684
79TH Division
France
HUFF, Fred Stockley
18 Dec 1944 France II**
PFC #18002941 Silver Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 23RD Infantry Regiment, 2ND Infantry Division
Battle of the Bulge, Belgium
Ardennes American Cemetery,
Neupre, France
HURT, Arlie G.
Harper County, OK II**
#NA India
HYDE, Robert 09 Aug 1944 II**
JACKSON, Clyde Eldon
19 Jan 1921 - 16 Apr 1945 Shattuck II**
TSGT #18054041
U.S. ARMY AIR CORP
Big Springs, TX
JACOBY, Calvin
Unknown II** #NA
KARNES, Buddy John
20 Jan 1925 - 27 Dec 1944 Harmon II**
SGT #38566005
U.S. ARMY AIR CORP TG 483 BG (B-17)
Over Austria
KELLN, Newman Clarence
09 May 1925 - 24 Oct 1944 Shattuck II**
SSGT #38567399
U.S. ARMY 120 Infantry
Belgium
KENNON, Lloyd Dennis
02 Apr 1945 Ft. Gibson, OK II**
PFC #38568168
U.S. ARMY
Philippines,
Ft. Gibson National Cemetery
Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma
KOCH, Edwin F.
08 May 1920 - 20 Jun 1944 Shattuck II**
PFC #18004373 Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY Infantry
England
KUHLMAN, Leon J.
10 Dec 1920 - 23 Jan 1945 Shattuck II**
CPL #18193681
U.S. ARMY 84TH Railsplitter Division
Battle of the Bulge, Belgium
Belgium
MANN, William Shelby "Billy"
28 Oct 1921 - 20 Oct 1949 marker at DeBolt II**
U.S. NAVAL AIR CORP
Pacivic Ocean Off Hawaii
MEIER, Elmer Paul
18 Feb 1918 - 22 Apr 1944 Shattuck II**
LT Co-Pilot #0-815366
U.S. ARMY AIR CORP 448BG (B-24)
A/C 128843
Shot down in the sea off Hopton near Kessingland, UK
Crash landing in England
MEIER, Marvin Adam
21 Dec 1944 New York ,NY II**
PFC #3869890
U.S. ARMY 554TH Ambulance Company
MIA or buried at sea, on ship to Europe
Tablets of the missing at East Coast Memorial,
New York City, NY
MITCHELL, Richard McKay
20 Jan 1920 - 20 Dec 1943 Wichita, KS II**
LT U.S. ARMY AIR CORP B 381BG
A/C 25846 " Tinker Toy"
Mid-air with German Fighter, Bremen, Germany
1st Interred near Delmenhorst, Germany,
Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, KS.
MOORE, Alvin Leroy
12 May 1923 - 11 Jul 1944 Gage II**
PVT #38566001 Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 314 Infantry, 79 Division
St. Lo, France
QUICKEL, Harley Barnes "Buster"
07 Dec 1915 - 10 Nov 1944 Philippines - marker at Fargo II**
Water Tencer 1ST CLASS #06708090
UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE
MIA or buried at sea, U.S.S. Mt. Hood
Tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery,
Manila, Philippines
RAY, Claude E.
Unknown II**
REDDICK, KennethDean "Mike"
30 May 1922 -13 Mar 1945 DeBolt II**
PVT #38064502 Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 169 Infantry
Luzon, Philippine Islands
REISIG, William Leroy
26 Jan 1925 - 25 Dec 1944 Shattuck II**
PFC #38698091
U.S. ARMY 262 Infantry, 66 Division
Off Normandy France
Troop Ship Leoploldville, English Channel
1st Interred Normandy, France
SCOTT, Howard Milton
08 Apr 1919 - 07 Oct 1944 Neatherlands II**
PFC #38276580 Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 401ST Infantry Regiment, 101ST Airborne Division
Neatherlands American Cemetery,
Margraten, Neatherlands
SOBER, Kenneth Walter
27 Mar 1945 Philippines -marker at Harmon II**
2ND LT #0-783215
U.S. ARMY AIR CORP
65TH Bomber Squadron, 43RD Bomber Group, Heavy
MIA or buried at sea, Over Southwest Pacific
Tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery,
Manila, Philippines
SOULES, Elmer Fred
1910 - 06 Feb1943 Gage II**
#38088801
SPENCER, John M.
19 Mar 1945 Unknown II**
PFC #NA
U.S. ARMY 127TH Infantry Regiment, 32ND Infantry Division
Luzon, Philippine Islands
STARBUCK, Dale Allen
15 Apr 1921 - 07 Dec 1944 Shattuck II**
PFC #38272477
U.S. ARMY 381 Infantry
STEWART, Archie Walter
17 May 1921 - 21 Nov 1944 Gage II**
PFC #18192866
U.S. ARMY 1ST Army Engineers, 8TH Division
Near Huertgen, Germany
Germany
STRADER, James Franklin
18 Dec 1944 France II**
CAPT #01703045 Legion of Merit
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster (second award)
U.S. ARMY 142 Infantry , 36 Division
Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal France
Thomas, Harvey R.
1921 - 02 Nov 1944 San Bruno, CA II**
PFC Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal,
U.S. ARMY AIR CORP 20TH AIR
Aitape, New Guinea,
Golden Gate National Cemetery,
San Bruno, CA
TOWNSLEY, George F.
04 Jan 1945 France II**
PVT #38566644 Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 275TH Infantry Regiment, 70TH Infantry Division
Lorraine American Cemetery
St. Avold, France
TRISLER, Albert Lynn
25 Apr 1922 - 18 May1945 Gage II**
COXSWAIN Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Purple Heart
U.S. Navy
Off Okinawa,
1st interred at the 77TH Division Cemetery
WARD, Harold Linn "Harry"
14 Jan 1922 - 30 May 1944 marker at Harmon II**
TSGT #393225179 Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY AIR CORP TT 91BG 8TH AIR (B-17)
A/C 239975 "Just Plain Lonesome",
Shot down over Desseu, Germany
WEST, James J.
19 Apr 1913 - 14 Oct 1943 DeBolt II**
SGT #38015449 Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 179TH Infantry, 45TH Division
Mt. Acerco Faicchie, Italy,
1st Interred at Faicchie Cemetery
WHITE, Grady L.
02 May 1945 France II**
PVT #38572125 Bronze Star, Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 11TH Infantry Regiment, 5TH Infantry Division
Aigen, Austria
Lorraine American Cemetery
St. Avold France
WILLIAMS, Hershel C.
1912 - 1942 DeBolt II**
WILSON, Lester Eugene
19 Nov 1911 - 03 Nov 1944 Shattuck II**
PVT #NA Purple Heart U.S. ARMY ENGINEERS
Battle of the Bulge, Belgium
Germany
WINSLOW, Jimmie Unknown II**

Korea

CRAVEN, Pat F.
04 Sep 1948- 26 Jul 1976 DeBolt KDMZ**
CAPT U.S. ARMY 2ND AVN.BN 2ND INF. DIV
Pochon, Korea-DMZ
Vietnam
SHERRILL, AmosClinton II
19 Jun 1947 - 19 Jul 1968 Fargo V**
PFC Purple Heart
ARMY 502 INF, 101 Air Cavalry Division
Thua Thien, South Vietnam
STOUT, Kevin Arley
15 Sep 1950 - 10 Apr 1970 Higgins, TX V**
CPL Purple Heart
U.S. ARMY 25TH Infantry Division
Phuog Long, South Vietnam
Service
WILLIAMS, Wanda W.
Unknown SERV*

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