Central Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Oklahoma's Medal of Honor Recipients
Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 10, 2021
1. Oklahoma's Medal of Honor Recipients Marker
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 E. Evans, USN
1LT Donald J. Gott, USAAF
PVT Harold G. Kiner, USA
LT Richard M. McCool, Jr., USN
1LT Jack C. Montgomery, USA
PFC John N. Reese, Jr., USA
SSG Ruben Rivers, USA
PFC Albert E. 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
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 35° 30.488′ N, 97° 28.429′ W. Memorial is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is in Central Oklahoma City. It can be reached from the intersection of Northeast 36th Street and Northeast 37th Street. Marker is on the grounds of the 45th Infantry Division Museum, behind the museum building. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this memorial is in Central Oklahoma Frontier Country. 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: F-80C (within shouting distance of this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 179th Infantry Regiment (about 500 feet away); Union Soldier Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Kelley Club (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cannon (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Red River Heritage Garden (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hochatown (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oklahoma City.
Regarding Oklahoma's Medal of Honor Recipients. Please note that the
Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 10, 2021
2. Oklahoma's Medal of Honor Recipients Marker
close-up of monument
Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 10, 2021
3. Oklahoma's Medal of Honor Recipients Marker
Marker is behind the 45th Infantry Division Museum, behind the flagpole
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 591 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 31, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
