Oklahoma Medal of Honor Recipients

Hometown Heroes of the

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23 Medals of Honor are Accredited to Oklahoma

No Black Americans were awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II despite numerous acts of heroism. When this fact was finally corrected in 1997, one of the 7 Black soldiers awarded the Medal was Oklahoma's Ruben Rivers.

"For Conspicuous Gallantry and Intrepidity in Action At the Risk of Life Above and Beyond the Call of Duty"

L	RECIPIENT'S NAME	Branch	PLACE OF BIRTH	MOH ACCREDITED TO:
Indian Campaigns
	Chapman, Amos	Army	Kalamazoo, MI	Fort Supply, OK
Philippine Insurrection
	Epps, Joseph L.	Army	Jamestown, MO	Oklahoma Ind Ter, OK
World War I
	Hays, George Price	Army	Chee Foo, China	Okarche, OK
	Sampler, Samuel M.	Army	Decatur, TX	Altus, OK
	Turner, Harold Leo	Army	Aurora, MO	Seminole, OK
World War II
	Childers, Ernest "Chief"	Army	Broken Arrow, OK	Tulsa, OK
	Crews, John R.	Army	Golden, OK	Bowlegs, OK
	**Evans, Ernest Edwin "Chief"	Navy	Pawnee, OK	Ohio
	**Gott, Donald Joseph	Army AC	Arnett, OK	Arnett, OK
	**Kiner, Harold G.	Army	Aline, OK	Enid, OK
	McCool, Jr., Richard Miles	Navy	Tishomingo, OK	Oklahoma
	**McGill, Troy A.	Army	Knoxville, TN	Ada, OK
	Montgomery, Jack Cleveland	Army	Long, OK	Sallisaw, OK
	**Reese, Jr., John N.	Army	Muskogee, OK	Pryor, OK
	*Rivers, Ruben	Army		Tecumseh, OK
	**Schwab, Albert Ernest	USMC	Washington, DC	Tulsa, OK
	Smith, John Lucian	USMC	Lexington, OK	Oklahoma
	Treadwell, Jack Lemaster	Army	Ashland, AL	Snyder, OK
Korean War
	**Burris, Tony K	Army	Blanchard, OK	Blanchard, OK
	**Henry, Frederick F.	Army	Vian, OK	Clinton, OK
Vietnam War
L	Adkins, Bennie	Army	Waurika, OK	Waurika, OK
L	Morris, Melvin	Army	Okmulgee, OK	Okmulgee, OK
	**Sloat, Donald Paul	Army	Coweta, OK	Coweta, OK
The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of Oklahoma but either moved to or enlisted in military service in another state to which their award is accredited. By virtue of their birth, they are still among our "Home Town Heroes".
L	RECIPIENT'S NAME	Branch	PLACE OF BIRTH	MOH ACCREDITED TO:
	**Bailey, Kenneth Dillon	USMC	Pawnee, OK	Illinois
	**Carey, Jr., Charles F.	Army	Canadian, OK	Cheyenne, WY
	**Harmon, Roy W.	Army	Talala, OK	Pixley, CA
	**Perez, Jr., Manuel	Army	Oklahoma City, OK	Chicago, IL
	Schauer, Henry	Army	Clinton, OK	Scobey, MT
	**Shockley, William Ralph	Army	Bokoshe, OK	Selma, CA
	**Wallace, Herman C.	Army	Marlow, OK	Lubbock, TX
	**Vance, Jr., Leon Robert	Army AC	Enid, OK	Garden City, NY
	**Pierce, Larry Stanley	Army	Wewoka, OK	Fresno, CA
	**Pitts, Riley Leroy	Army	Fallis, OK	Wichita, KS

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