Okmulgee in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Forced to Capitulate by Command or Shot out of the Sky:
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, May 22, 2021
1. Forced to Capitulate by Command or Shot out of the Sky Marker
Muscogee Warriors remained defiant as prisoners of war
Barnett, Austin ~ USA (Ardennes Forest, Belgium ~ WW II) · Bevenue, Merrill D ~ USAAC (Corregidor. Philippines ~ WW II) · Bruner, Merrill D ~ USA (ANSU, Korea ~ Korean War) · Coon, Phillip W ~ USA (Bataan, Philippines ~ WW II) · Ellis, Willie ~ USAAC (Corregidor, Philippines ~ WW II) · Fish, Sammie ~ USA (Ardennes Forest, Belgium ~ WW II) · Grayson, Ben ~ USA (Corregidor, Philippines ~ WW II) · Hartung, John A ~ USMC (Wake Island ~ WW II) · Hughes, William A ~ USA (Ardennes Forest, Belgium ~ WW II) · Mchenry, Wayne W ~ USAAC (Corregidor, Philippines ~ WW II) · McQueen, Norman ~ USA (Pusan, Korean War ~ Killed in Captivity) · Phillips, Jr.. Daniel ~ USA (Ardennes Forest, Belgium ~ WW II) · Riley, John F ~ USA (Hoengsong, Korea ~ Korean War ~ Killed in Captivity) · Sarty, William W ~ USA (Bataan, Philippines ~ WW II Killed in Captivity) · Scott, Sampson B ~ USA (Ardennes Forest, Belgium ~ WW II) · Wiley, Adam ~ USAAF (Shot down over Ploesti, Romania ~ WW II) · Woods, Robert L ~ USA (Ardennes Forest, Belgium ~ WW II) · Wright, Vernon L ~ USAF (Shot down over North Korea ~ Korean War)
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, Korean
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Location. 35° 38.759′ N, 95° 57.542′ W. Memorial is in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, in Okmulgee County. It is on State Highway 56 east of U.S. 75, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Okmulgee OK 74447, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Muscogee Nation and in Greater Tulsa. 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 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ernest Childers (a few steps from this marker); 2nd Lt. Kenneth Strang Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Landmark for All Generations (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Bank of Okmulgee (approx. 1.7 miles away); Trail of Tears (approx. 1.7 miles away); Creek Council House Capitol Of The Muscogee Nation (approx. 1.7 miles away); Creek Capitol (approx. 1.8 miles away); Samuel Checote (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Okmulgee.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, May 22, 2021
2. Forced to Capitulate by Command or Shot out of the Sky Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
