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Canadian
County, Oklahoma
Military
Data
Sand Hills was the site of the last great Indian fight in Oklahoma,
fought by a company of soldiers in 1875 while guarding the Cheyenne
and Arapaho agency at Darlington from an Indian outbreak. Located
about a mile northwest of Darlington.
General Sheridan's had his headquarters at Fort Reno, where he was
stationed late in the 1870's during the time he was engaged in
helping round up the renegade Indians. Moved to Adams Park on the
outskirts of El Reno.
Fort Reno was established in February, 1876 to house the troops
which were frequently sent to Darlington to protect the officials of
the Indian agency and the friendly Indians. The garrison provided
police protection for the old Oklahoma area before and during the
opening of 1889. Became a regimental headquarters during
Spanish-American war. Changed to remount station in 1908 to provide
mounts for army. In World War II added training of pack outfits and
sent thousands of mules and their drivers to India. Following the
war trained and furnished thousands of mounts and mules for Greece
and Turkey. In 1949 the military activities were abandoned and the
property was turned to the Department of Agriculture
Medal Of Honor Recipients
World War I
(Transcribed from US Army
Center of Military History)
HAYS, GEORGE PRICE
Rank and organization: First
Lieutenant, U.S. Army 10th Field Artillery, 3d Division. Place and
date: Near Greves Farm, France, 14-15 July 1918. Entered service at:
Okarche, Oklahoma. Born: 27 September 1892, China. G.O. No.: 34, W.D.,
1919. Citation: At the very outset of the unprecedented artillery
bombardment by the enemy, his line of communication was destroyed
beyond repair. Despite the hazard attached to the mission of runner,
he immediately set out to establish contact with the neighboring
post of command and further establish liaison with 2 French
batteries, visiting their position so frequently that he was mainly
responsible for the accurate fire therefrom. While thus engaged, 7
horses were shot under him and he was severely wounded. His activity
under most severe fire was an important factor in checking the
advance of the enemy
United States Korean Causalities 1950 – 1957
From World Vital Records
Canadian County, Oklahoma
**If you have information about any of these
brave souls and would like to share it, please contact me at the
email below. Also, if you know of anyone else from Canadian
County that was a causality of the Korean War, we would like to know
about it so they can be honored also.**
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Name and Rank |
Status |
Place of Death |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Information and Town/County of
Residence |
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Hollman, Paul H. (Private E-2; U.
S. Army) |
MIA |
South Korea – Wounded by Missile |
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9/11/1950 |
Canadian County, Oklahoma; Service
Number RA 25709095; Private First Class Hollman was a
member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry
Regimental Combat Team. He was seriously wounded by the
enemy in South Korea on September 11, 1950 and returned
to duty on October 15, 1950. He was listed as Missing in
Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on the
same day. He was presumed dead on March 31, 1954. |
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Johnson, Melvin J. (PFC US Army) |
KIA |
Korea |
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12/8/1952 |
Canadian County, Oklahoma; Service
Number 54007772; Private First Class Johnson was a
member of the 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry
Division. |
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Noles, James H. (Corporal;
Infantry, Reg Army) |
KIA |
North Korea Sector |
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9/29/1951 |
Canadian County, Oklahoma; Service
Number RA18172651 |
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Reed, Amzie O. (U.S. Army, PFC) |
KIA |
Korea |
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8/11/1950 |
Canadian County, Oklahoma; Service
Number 18280028; Private First Class Reed was a member
of the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. |
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Rother, Robert Lee (Private First
Class, U. S. Marine Corps.) |
KIA |
Korea – Western Outposts |
10/22/1929 |
11/24/1952 |
Okarche, Canadian County, Oklahoma;
Service Number 1272662; Private First Class Rother was a
member of Company H, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st
Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting
the enemy in Korea on November 24, 1952. |
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Stanphill, Verlyn L. (Staff
Sergeant U. S. Air Force) |
POW – died while missing |
Korea |
11/14/1917 |
3/21/1951 |
El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma;
Service Number 38152390; Staff Sergeant Stanphill was
the tail gunner of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th
Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On March 3, 1951,
while returning from a combat mission, his aircraft ran
out of fuel and crashed into the sea as it approached
Iwakuni Air Strip. |
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Tallant, James W. (PFC U.S. Army) |
KIA |
South Korea |
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8/11/1950 |
Canadian County, Oklahoma; Service
Number RA18342274 |
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Wiewel, James M. (Sergeant, U. S.
Army) |
KIA |
Korea – Old Baldy – Pork Chop Hill
Area |
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6/21/1952 |
Canadian County, Service Number
54002651; Sergeant Wiewel was a member of the 179th
Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. |
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Williams, Johnny, Jr. (PFC U.S.
Army) |
KIA |
Korea - Yongsan |
1930 |
8/11/1950 |
Canadian County, Service Number
18280239; Private First Class Williams was a member of
the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was
taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South
Korea on August 11, 1950. He was reportedly murdered in
a tunnel near Sunchon, North Korea on October 20, 1950.
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