20 Medals of Honor are Accredited to Oklahoma |
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"For Conspicuous Gallantry and Intrepidity in Action At the Risk of Life Above and Beyond the Call of Duty" |
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RECIPIENT'S NAME |
Branch |
PLACE OF BIRTH |
MOH ACCREDITED TO: |
Indian Campaigns | ||||
Army |
Kalamazoo, MI |
Fort Supply, OK |
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Philippine Insurrection | ||||
Army |
Jamestown, MO |
Oklahoma Ind Ter, OK |
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World War I | ||||
Army |
Chee Foo, China |
Okarche, OK |
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Army |
Decatur, TX |
Altus, OK |
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Army |
Aurora, MO |
Seminole, OK |
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World War II | ||||
Army |
Broken Arrow, OK |
Tulsa, OK |
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Army |
Golden, OK |
Bowlegs, OK |
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Navy |
Pawnee, OK |
Ohio |
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Army AC |
Arnett, OK |
Arnett, OK |
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Army |
Aline, OK |
Enid, OK |
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Navy |
Tishomingo, OK |
Oklahoma |
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Army |
Knoxville, TN |
Ada, OK |
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Army |
Long, OK |
Sallisaw, OK |
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Army |
Muskogee, OK |
Pryor, OK |
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Army |
Tecumseh, OK |
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USMC |
Washington, DC |
Tulsa, OK |
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USMC |
Lexington, OK |
Oklahoma |
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Army |
Ashland, AL |
Snyder, OK |
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Korean War | ||||
Army |
Blanchard, OK |
Blanchard, OK |
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Army |
Vian, OK |
Clinton, OK |
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The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of Oklahoma but either moved to or enlisted in military service in another state to which their award is accredited. By virtue of their birth, they are still among our "Home Town Heroes". |
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RECIPIENT'S NAME |
Branch |
PLACE OF BIRTH |
MOH ACCREDITED TO: |
USMC |
Pawnee, OK |
Illinois |
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Army |
Canadian, OK |
Cheyenne, WY |
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Army |
Talala, OK |
Pixley, CA |
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Army |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Chicago, IL |
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Army |
Clinton, OK |
Scobey, MT |
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Army |
Bokoshe, OK |
Selma, CA |
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Army |
Marlow, OK |
Lubbock, TX |
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Army AC |
Enid, OK |
Garden City, NY |
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Army |
Wewoka, OK |
Fresno, CA |
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Army |
Fallis, OK |
Wichita, KS |
Medal of Honor Recipients
Buried in
Oklahoma
Burial City | Recipient's Name | Service | Cemetery | KIA | Home Town | Marker | |
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Aline | Kiner, Harold G. | Army | Aline Eastern Star | Yes | Enid, OK | Photo | MH |
Blanchard | Burris, Tony K | Army | Blanchard | Yes | Blanchard, OK | Photo | MH |
Broken Arrow | Childers, Ernest | Army | Floral Haven Memorial Garden | Tulsa, OK | Photo | MH | |
El Reno | Sutherland, John | Army | El Reno | Indianapolis, IN | Photo | MH | |
Eldorado | Criswell, Benjamin | Army | Pleasant Hill | Cincinatti, OH | Photo | ||
Enid | Blair, Robert M. | Navy | Enid | Portland, ME | Photo | MH | |
Crow Agency | Haddoo (Haddo) John | Army | Fort Gibson National | Yes | Columbus, KS | Photo | MH |
Fort Gibson | Montgomery, Jack | Army | Fort Gibson National | Sallisaw, OK | Photo | MH | |
Fort Gibson | Reese, Jr., John N. | Army | Fort Gibson National | Yes | Pryor, OK | MH | |
Fort Sill | Treadwell, Jack | Army | Fort Sill Post | Snyder, OK | Photo | MH | |
Grandfield | Ray, Charles W. | Army | Grandfield Memorial | St. Louis, MO | Photo | ||
Guthrie | Upham, Oscar J. | USMC | Summit View | Illinois | Photo | ||
Harmon | Gott, Donald Joseph | Army AC | Harmon | Yes | Arnett, OK | Photo | MH-P |
Little | Turner, Harold Leo | Army | Little | Seminole, OK | Photo | MH | |
Maramec | Dunlavy, James | Army | I.O.O.F. | Bloomfield, IA | Photo | MH | |
McLoud | Higby, Charles | Army | Unknown | New Brighton, PA | |||
Meeker | Newman, Marcellus | Army | Meeker New Hope | Richview, IL | Photo | MH | |
Muskogee | Epps, Joseph L. | Army | Green Hill | Oklahoma Ind Ter, OK | |||
Oklahoma City | Crews, John | Army | Resthaven Memorial | Bowlegs, OK | Photo | MH | |
Oklahoma City | Perez, Jr., Manuel | Army | Fairlawn | Yes | Chicago, IL | Photo | MH |
Seiling | Chapman, Amos | Civilian | Bromfield | Fort Supply, OK | Photo | ||
Spencer | Pitts, Riley Leroy | Army | Hillcrest Memorial Gardens | Yes | Wichita, KS | Photo | |
Tulsa | Schwab, Albert | USMC | Memorial Park | Yes | Tulsa, OK | Photo | MH |
MH Indicates
Government Issue Type MOH headstone. MH-P Indicates a PRIVATE headstone with MOH text or image. |