Russell Dougherty School - WPA Projects on Waymarking.com

It served as a Junior High School until 1957, and then as an elementary school. It is still in use today.

The school is named for Russell Dougherty, an Edmond native and the first graduate of Edmond High School killed during World War II. He was an Air Corps bomber pilot flying with the 307th Bomb Group known as the "Lone Ranger" and was awarded the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters for missions in the Pacific.

Dougherty was 24 years old and stationed on Quadalcanal when he and 11 crewmen crashed with a heavy bomb load in their B-24 over the Solomon Islands in April 1943. A statue of Dougherty stands at this location and is WM6WJT.

This WPA project can also be found on Berkeley's Living New Deal website database: (visit link)

Project type: Other Date built or created: Location: Edmond, OK school City: Edmond, OK Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear Website for additional information: Not listed

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