Ada in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Pontotoc County War Memorial
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 27, 2021
1. Pontotoc County War Memorial
World War I
Orba M. Allen Willard V. Allford Huey Armstrong Peroy O. Barton Floyd W. Belt Jesse J. Bennett John B. Bishop Christopher L. Bradley William H. Brown Willis O. Casey Ernest Cassidy Jasper D. Choate Jess H. Click Charles W. Cottingham Paul E. Crews Charles A. Cross James B. Crutchfield Earl R. Edwards Fred Ervin Horace E. Felton John A. Frazier Felix H. Gatlin Wesley Graham
Brit Hester Norman V. Howard Douglas D. Huff Samuel W. Jobe Floyd R. Johnson Jessie S. Johnson Alvin R. Kitchel Thomas B. Masonk Samuel McKinney Emmett C. Morrison Charlie D. Norton Adam C. Peters Clifford G. Ray James B. Robertson Gus Rose David H. Scott Carlos Scroggins William T. Sissel John H. Trim Isaac W. Waller Joseph F. Webb Gray E. Whisenhunt Ephrian H. Woodard
World War II
Ernest E. Agee Edd M. Alberson William A. Alexander Marvin D. Angelly Max Earnest Austelle Orville L. Auten Joseph V. Barnett Somers E. Barnett Harry H. Bartholomew Donald L. Barton Levi C. Baulch Milburn R. Beeson Jack B. Bell Sidney A. Biddle
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Alfred F. Crow Author L. Crow Andy Davis James B. Davis Jr. Denver B. Davison Rollen Eubank James R. Evans Ewing E. Fidler Herber Ford Robert S. German Earl Gill George L. Goddard John J. Gray William R. Gregory Jerome M. Hacker Donald R. Hammerstrom Norris B. Haney Jammie Q. Harkrider Lucian F. Harris Allen L. Hathaway Frank L. Hawkinson Alfred Heard James A. Hearn Sidney N. Hedrick Matt W. Hillis Miner C. Hinkle Kay J. Holman Gene Hooks Virgil E. Hurley Jr. Charles W. Imotichey Reginald N. Isaacs Royal C. Isaacs George T. Jennings Frank O. Kellogg William B. Kimbrough Clleford J. King Laverne Lallathim Art L. Lance
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 27, 2021
2. Pontotoc County War Memorial World War II
Korea
Marion D. Bills William A. Bryant John R. Bush Dariel L. Davis Ellie E. Delozier Bobbie A. Goodwin Harold L. Jennings Lewis P. Jordan J. Calvin Rogers
Frederick Lamport David L. Loman Charles E. Parker Joe B. Richardson Paul H. Rogers Howard Shackelford Olen J. Sikes Lindell Skinner
Vietnam
Thomas H. Barker Gerard A. Binger James T. Blankenship William H. Crisp John C. Deaton Jack W. Haley Jimmy R. Higdon Dennis V. Johnson
Richard W. Jones Noel D. Marr William D. Mullins J.C. Nabors Larry G. Padberg Raymond D. Thurman James G. Upchurch Carl R. Ward Jr.
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Ericson H Petty
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 34° 46.359′ N, 96° 40.736′ W. Memorial is in Ada, Oklahoma, in Pontotoc County. It can be reached from West 13th Street. The memorial is located on the grounds of the Pontotoc County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Ada OK 74820, United States
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 27, 2021
3. Pontotoc County War Memorial Korea, Vietnam and Operation Iraqi Freedom
Regionally, this memorial is in Oklahoma’s Chickasaw Nation. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ode to Byrds Mill Spring (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Founding of Ada (approx. Ό mile away); Sasakwa (approx. 13.8 miles away).
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4. Pontotoc County War Memorial A tribute
A tribute to those members of the U.S. Army Infantry. Who fought in foreign wars earning the award of Combat Infantrymen's Badge
Of all the medals upon our chests, from the battles and wars we knew, the one admired as the very best, is the one of Infantry Blue. It's only a rifle upon a wreath, so why should it mean so much? It's what it took to earn it, That gives it that magic touch. To earn this special accolade, you faced the enemy's fire. Whether you survived or not, God dialed that one desire. For those of us who served the cause, and brought this Nation glory, It's the Combat Infantrymen's Badge That really tells the story. Author Unknown
Dedicated November 2007 Combat Infantrymen's Association
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5. Pontotoc County War Memorial USS Indianapolis Heavy Cruiser
Harold Orton Todd CM/3
March 12, 1916 - July 30, 1945
Carried the first atomic warheads to Guam that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on July 30, 1945 - thus ending World War II
in the Pacific
On their return trip home a few minutes past midnight a Japanese submarine fired two torpedoes just below the water line. The ship sank in less than 15 minutes. Of the 1196 officers and men aboard only 316 survived.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 27, 2021
6. Pontotoc County War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 465 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 16, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
