November 2024

Lloyd W. Carroll1958-1960 and 1961-1962.U.S. ArmyA 143 SIG. BN 3 AM DIV.Frankfurt, Germany.Carroll was a radio operator that did the Morse Codes.

Sammy SmithBorn Oct. 23, 1946 - Died April 16, 1968Graduated from El Reno High School Class of 1966.Served in the 101st Airborne Division.Killed in action in Thua Thien province, South Vietnam, from small arms fire in his first battle.

Homer Don WrightBorn May 29, 1915 - Died June 14, 1944EHS graduate Class of 1935.A Ship’s Cook in the U.S. Navy whose services were highly desired.Perished at sea aboard the submarine USS Golet off the coast of Japan just two weeks before his son was born.

Robert MorseBorn Oct. 5, 1932 - Died Jan. 10, 1951Attended El Reno schools from grade school through his freshman year at El Reno High School.Was an E-2 Private serving as a Light Weapons Infantryman in G Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.Was killed in action in...

Terry YeakeyNov. 9, 1965 - May 8, 1996U.S. Military PoliceFirst Gulf WarOklahoma City police officer.Credited with saving several lives immediately after the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, April 19, 1995.

Robert King TownsendBorn Feb. 24, 1907 - Died June 2, 1944His family had a long, pioneer connection to El Reno.Townsend trained pilots on the Henry Bomhoff farm airfield west of El Reno as part of the El Reno Junior College pilot training program.He gave his life trying to rescue others during...

Warren Vernon FrazierBorn Jan. 2, 1922 - Died March 2, 1942Enlisted in February of his senior year in high school.Warren Street in El Reno was named in his honor after his death.Killed in action in the Battle of Java when his ship, the destroyer U.S.S. Pillsbury, was sunk by Japanese cruisers.Among...

▶ Memorial Day is a time to remember those who died in battle or from wounds suffered in battle.

Marvin L. (Doc) Denny Jr.Pvt. Marines,Camp Lejeune, N.C.1954 - 56

Lloyd D. EisenhourPvt. Army - SupplyKorea1953 - 1955