Oklahoma's Medal of Honor Recipients - Oklahoma City, OK - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

The 45th Infantry Division Museum is located at 2145 N.E.36th Street. The museum contains a vast collection of memorabilia from the history of the 45th. Just outside the entrance to the museum stands an 8 ft. obelisk displaying the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma.

On the east side of this structure is a bronze plaque listing the names of the Oklahoma Medal of Honor recipients from World War I (3), World War Two (12), Korean War (2) and Vietnam (2).

OKLAHOMA'S MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS WWI 1LT George P. Hays, USA CPL Samuel M. Sampler, USA CPL Harold L. Turner, USA WWII 2LT Ernest Childers, USA SSG John R. Crews, USA CDR Ernest Evans, USN 1LT Donald J. Gott, USAAF PVT Harold G. Kiner, USA LT Richard M. McCool Jr., USN 1LT Jack . Montgomery, USA PFC John N. Reese Jr., USA SSG Ruben Rivers, USA PFC Albert Schwab, USMC MAJ John L. Smith, USMC CPT Jack Treadwell, USA Korean War SFC Tony K. Burris, USA 1LT Frederick F. Henry, USA Vietnam SGT Larry S. Pierce, USA CPT Riley L. Pitts, USA

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam In Honor Of: Medal of Honor Recipients Marker Text: See narrative Date of dedication: Not shown Who Put it Here?: Not Shown Description of Memorial: See narrative

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Date Logged Log   09/07/2018 The Snowdog visited it