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SALUTING THOSE WHO SERVED

Michael R. Anderson

RANK: Specialist.

BRANCH: Army.

SERVED FROM: 2012-2016, Active duty; 2016-2022, Reserve.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Deployed to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

SUBMITTED BY: Tommy Anderson.

Cody Cookson

RANK: Specialist.

BRANCH: Army National Guard.

SERVED FROM: June 2010 to March 2014.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Served in Afghanistan from June 2011 to April 2012.

SUBMITTED BY: Linda Smith.

David Davis

RANK: Captain.

BRANCH: U.S. Marine Corps.

SERVED FROM: 1967-1987.

HOMETOWN: Braggs.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Vietnam, 1967-1968; drill instructor, warrant officer, OCS 1976, retired as captain.

SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Davis.

Ed Farris

RANK: Sergeant.

BRANCH: Air Force.

SERVED FROM: March 6, 1954-May 3, 1958.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Two years in Tokyo.

SUBMITTED BY: Ed Farris.

Lt. John Freie

RANK: MD Medical Corps.

BRANCH: US Navy & Fleet Marine Force.

SERVED FROM: 1965-1967 (Vietnam).

HOMETOWN: Scarsdale, NY.

SUBMITTED BY: John Freie.

Sean C. Blish

RANK: Petty officer 3rd Class.

BRANCH: U.S. Navy.

SERVED FROM: September 2017-September 2022.

HOMETOWN: Okay.

SUBMITTED BY: Randy Sanders.

Thomas Cotton

RANK: E5. BRANCH: Army. HOMETOWN: Muskogee. SUBMITTED BY: Korean War Veterans Association, Chapter 177, Muskogee.

Vance S. Davis

RANK: E-7.

BRANCH: Army. SERVED FROM: 1966-1984.

HOMETOWN: St. Louis, Missouri.

SUBMITTED BY: West Side Church of Christ.

Jerry Faught

RANK: SFC.

BRANCH: Army.

HOMETOWN: Warner. SUBMITTED BY: Korean War Veterans Association, Chapter 177, Muskogee.

Glen O. Gardner Sr.

RANK: Sergeant. BRANCH: U.S. Air Force.

SERVED FROM: November 1969-August 1973.

HOMETOWN: Summit.

SUBMITTED BY: Glenn Gardner.

Donald Lonzo Brown

RANK: Sargeant.

BRANCH: Army. SERVED FROM: 1950-1953. HOMETOWN: Chandler.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: 10th Engineering Battalion.

SUBMITTED BY: Tommy, Robin and Brittney Brown.

Brandon Timothy Crow

RANK: Specialist.

BRANCH: U.S. Army.

SERVED FROM: April 15, 2019-present.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Infantryman assigned to 3rd Cavalry Regiment stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.

SUBMITTED BY: Sherry Crow.

Armistice Day Dawson

RANK: Corporal.

BRANCH: Army Air Corps.

SERVED FROM: 1946-1958.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee

SUBMITTED BY: David Dawson.

Carl Frazier

RANK: SP4.

BRANCH: U.S. Army. SERVED FROM: 1966-1968.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Served in Okinawa.

SUBMITTED BY: West Side Church of Christ.

Randy Gilkey

RANK: Lance Corporal.

BRANCH: U.S. Marine Corps. SERVED FROM: 1969-1975.

HOMETOWN: Tulsa.

SUBMITTED BY: Elizabeth Gilkey.

Marshall Clayton

BRANCH: Army, 45th Division.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

SUBMITTED BY: Korean War Veterans Association, Chapter 177, Muskogee.

Willie (Bill) Crow

RANK: Lieutenant Colonel.

BRANCH: USAR. SERVED FROM: 1975-1995. HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

SUBMITTED BY: Sherry Crow.

Hooley Dotson

RANK: PFC.

BRANCH: U.S. Army.

SERVED FROM: April 21, 1944-May 6, 1946.

HOMETOWN: Braggs.

SUBMITTED BY: Barbara Prichard.

Rob Frazier

RANK: Corporal.

BRANCH: U.S. Marine Corps. SERVED FROM: 1988 to 1992. HOMETOWN: Muskogee. SUBMITTED BY: West Side Church of Christ.

Ivan John Goad

RANK: PV2.

BRANCH: U.S. Army.

SERVED FROM: 2002-2004.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Fort Jackson, S.C.

SUBMITTED BY: Cathy Bolin.

SALUTING THOSE WHO SERVED

Willie Lee Granger

RANK: Sergeant.

BRANCH: U.S. Air Force.

SERVED FROM: Feb. 5, 1967-Feb. 6, 1971.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Served

one tour in Vietnam. Received the Air Force Commendation Medal Dec. 19, 1968.

SUBMITTED BY: Audrey Granger.

Dean Hayes

BRANCH: U.S. Army, 45th Division.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

SUBMITTED BY: Korean War Veterans Association, Chapter 177, Muskogee.

Jack E. (Bo) Highers

BRANCH: Navy.

SERVED FROM: 1978-1982.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

SUBMITTED BY: Gloria Highers.

Gertrude S. Hewitt

RANK: 2nd Lieutenant.

BRANCH: U.S. Army Medical Corps.

SERVED FROM: July 1942-January 1944.

HOMETOWN: Cliffside Park, New Jersey.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, joint Red Cross/Harvard Field Hospital, Salisbury, England.

SUBMITTED BY: Perry E. Hewitt III.

Ted S. Hine

RANK: Petty Officer 3rd Class.

BRANCH: U.S. Navy. SERVED FROM: 1944-1946. HOMETOWN: Muskogee. SUBMITTED BY: Kim Hine.

Donnie Lee Howard

RANK: Corporal.

BRANCH: U.S. Marine Corps. SERVED FROM: July 23, 1963-July 22, 1967.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: 0351 Tank assault 106 gunner, Vietnam, Marble Moutain/Crows Nest.

SUBMITTED BY: Juanita K. Howard.

Dr. Perry E.

Hewitt

RANK: Captain. BRANCH: British Royal Army Medical Corps with transfer to U.S. 9th Army — Auxiliary Surgical Group. SERVED FROM: November 1941-May 1945.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: In 1942, Hewitt was transferred to the U.s. 9th Army Auxiliary Surgical Group as Chief Surgeon — ETO. He was involved in battle campaigns in Northern France, Germany and Holland. After the war, he continued to serve in the military reserves and completed his service with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

SUBMITTED BY: Perry E. Hewitt III.

Lee Duane Huffstedtler

RANK: Chief Petty Officer.

BRANCH: U.S. Navy. SERVED FROM: Dec. 27, 1936-June 1, 1966. HOMETOWN: Preemption Township, Illinois.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Part of Commissioners crew, USS Yorktown (CV-5). Served in World War II, Korean War, Vietnam era.

SUBMITTED BY: Stephen D. Ezell.

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SALUTING THOSE WHO SERVED

Terry Humphrey

RANK: TSgt.

BRANCH: Air Force.

SERVED FROM: Jan. 1, 1964-Nov. 24, 1967; Nov. 12, 1972-Dec. 31, 1988.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Cam Rahn

Bay Vietnam, Nov. 1965-November 1967.

SUBMITTED BY: Arlene Humphrey.

James Edward Jenkins

RANK: E6.

BRANCH: Army.

SERVED FROM: 1955-1975.

HOMETOWN: Porter.

SUBMITTED BY: Leila Jenkins.

Kenneth Hutson

RANK: Corporal.

BRANCH: U.S. Army. SERVED FROM: 1970-1972. HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Served in Vietnam.

SUBMITTED BY: West Side Church of Christ.

Johnnie Lee Jenkins

RANK: CW 3.

BRANCH: Army. SERVED FROM: April 1, 1966 to Dec. 8, 1970.

HOMETOWN: Porter.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Enlistment June 1974 to July 1985. SUBMITTED BY: Leila Jenkins.

“Boot” Watie Irvin

RANK: Corporal.

BRANCH: U.S. Army. SERVED FROM: July 18, 1918-June 6, 1919.

HOMETOWN: Braggs.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: National Guard. Original signer Braggs American Legion.

SUBMITTED BY: Juliana Dotson.

William Ray Jenkins

RANK: SSG E6.

BRANCH: Army. SERVED FROM: April 1964-April 1970.

HOMETOWN: Porter.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: USARPAC Vietnam March 1968-October 1969. SUBMITTED BY: Leila Jenkins.

David Eugene Jenkins

RANK: E4.

BRANCH: Army. SERVED: Eight years.

HOMETOWN: Porter.

SUBMITTED BY: Leila Jenkins.

Lester Johns

BRANCH: Army.

HOMETOWN: Eufaula.

SUBMITTED BY: Korean War Veterans Association, Chapter 177, Muskogee.

SALUTING THOSE WHO SERVED

Kenneth L. Johnson

RANK: E-4.

BRANCH: U.S. Marine Corps.

SERVED FROM: 1967-1971.

HOMETOWN: Shortsville, N.Y.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Oklahoma Army National Guard, 17 years.

SUBMITTED BY: Linda Johnson.

Robert Landan Knight

RANK: Corporal.

BRANCH: U.S. Marine Corps.

SERVED FROM: Presently serving.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

SUBMITTED BY: Carrie Knight.

Kenneth L. Meyer Jr.

RANK: 3rd Class Radioman.

BRANCH: Navy.

SERVED FROM: 1943-1956 and 19501952.

HOMETOWN: Woodward.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: U.S. Army Reserve, 1943.

SUBMITTED BY: Michael Meyer.

William D. O’Neal Sr.

RANK: L.Cpl. (E3).

BRANCH: U.S. Marine Corps.

SERVED FROM: 1967-1972.

HOMETOWN: Fort Bragg, California

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Two tours in Vietnam.

SUBMITTED BY: Billy O’Neal Jr.

SUBMITTED

Forrest L. Kirk

RANK: Commander.

BRANCH: U.S. Navy.

SERVED FROM: May 5, 1969-Aug. 1, 1993.

HOMETOWN: San Diego, California.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: U.S. Naval Academy graduate, 1974; served as surface warfare officer on six ships and two afloat staffs.

SUBMITTED BY: Kathleen F. Kirk.

Renzy E. Lusk Jr.

RANK: Private First Class.

BRANCH: U.S. Army. SERVED FROM: March 1944-December 1945.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Northern France, Central Europe; Military Police Platoon; 95th Infantry Division.

SUBMITTED BY: Linda Scoggins.

Clarance Olen Mills

RANK: Sergeant.

BRANCH: U.S. Air Force. SERVED FROM: 1962-1966.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Mills.

John O’Rear

RANK: 12th Special Forces.

BRANCH: U.S. Army. SERVED FROM: 1973-1978. HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: U.S. Army Reserve, 1978-1997; deployed Germany and South Korea, 1973-1978.

SUBMITTED BY: West Side Church of Christ.

BRANCH:

Kathleen F. Kirk

RANK: Commander.

BRANCH: U.S. Navy.

SERVED FROM: July 27, 1977-Sept. 1, 1999.

HOMETOWN: Ville Platte, Louisana.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Served as an unrestricted line officer; joint qualified, to include commanding officer, USMEPS.

SUBMITTED BY: Forrest Kirk.

Stephen C. Magee

RANK: ACI (AW) E-6.

BRANCH: U.S. Navy. SERVED FROM: December 1981-December 2001.

HOMETOWN: Haskell.

SUBMITTED BY: Frances Ford.

NAME: Victor W. Mills.

RANK: Sergeant.

BRANCH: U.S. Army. SERVED FROM: 1976-1989. HOMETOWN: Porter.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: U.S. Army Airborne Rangers, Special Forces. SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Mills.

BRANCH: Air Force National Guard. SERVED FROM: Presently serving.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

SUBMITTED BY: Carrie

RANK: Third Class Radioman.

BRANCH: U.S. Navy.

SERVED FROM: June 1951-June 1955.

HOMETOWN: Vinita.

SUBMITTED BY:

RANK: Warrant Officer.

BRANCH: U.S. Army. SERVED: 8 years.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Helicopter pilot.

SUBMITTED BY: West Side Church of Christ.

Earl Parker

RANK: Retired Sergeant. BRANCH: U.S. Army.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

BY: West Side Church of Christ.

Kelsi Knight

Knight.

Jefferson Moore

Stan Martin

Sena Martin.

P.J. Parker

U.S. Air Force. SERVED FROM: Active 2022.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee. SUBMITTED BY: West Side Church of Christ.

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Sherman Phillips

BRANCH: U.S. Navy.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

SUBMITTED BY: Korean War Veterans Association, Chapter 177, Muskogee.

William (Bill) Pollock

RANK: Sergeant.

BRANCH: U.S. Marine Corps.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

SUBMITTED BY: Korean War Veterans Association – Chapter 177, Muskogee.

Phil Porter

Bobby Prichard

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Kenny Rader

RANK: SK3.

BRANCH: U.S. Navy.

SERVED FROM: June 10, 1968-April 1, 1972 (Active); June 9, 1974 (Reserve).

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Served on USS Midway.

SUBMITTED BY: Sally Rader.

Cecil Reeder

RANK: Corporal.

BRANCH: U.S. Army.

HOMETOWN: Binger/Muskogee.

SUBMITTED BY: Velma Irvin.

James Lowell Smallwood

RANK: E-4.

BRANCH: Army.

SERVED FROM: November 1966-August 1968. HOMETOWN: Checotah.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Basic at Fort Bliss; AIT at Fort Sill; Fort Hood until August 1967 with 11th ACR in Vietnam until August 1968.

SUBMITTED BY: Sherry Smallwood Spears.

Thomas D. Sanders

RANK: Lieutenant of the U.S. Navy as an Executive Officer; Commanding Officer of the 279th and 45th Infantry in the U.S. Army.

BRANCH: U.S. Navy & U.S. Army.

SERVED FROM: 1959-1969.

HOMETOWN: Muskogee.

OTHER MILITARY INFORMATION: Served as an Electrician Mate Third Class. Served on USS Savage in Pearl Harbor. Enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1966. He served as a Commanding Officer of the 279th Infantry and the 45th Infantry Divisions during battle times.Served in the 82nd Infantry Airborne Division of North Carolina. Served in Vietnam as a Commanding Officer in the 502nd Airborne Infantry of the Second Brigade of the 101st “Screaming Eagles” Division.

SUBMITTED BY: Kristina Hight.