November 2024

Lloyd W. Carroll

1958-1960 and 1961-1962.

U.S. Army
A 143 SIG. BN 3 AM DIV.
Frankfurt, Germany.

Carroll was a radio operator that did the Morse Codes.

Sammy Smith

Born Oct. 23, 1946 - Died April 16, 1968

Graduated 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 Wright

Born May 29, 1915 - Died June 14, 1944

EHS 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 Morse

Born Oct. 5, 1932 - Died Jan. 10, 1951

Attended 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 Korea on Jan. 10, 1951, after having been “in country” for less than one month.

Terry Yeakey

Nov. 9, 1965 - May 8, 1996

U.S. Military Police
First Gulf War

Oklahoma 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 Townsend

Born Feb. 24, 1907 - Died June 2, 1944

His 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 World War II, even sacrificing himself for his radioman when it was apparent that the Grumman Goose aircraft they were flying was soon to crash.

Warren Vernon Frazier

Born Jan. 2, 1922 - Died March 2, 1942

Enlisted 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 the 19 posthumous graduates of EHS honored in 2020.

▶ Memorial Day is a time to remember those who died in battle or from wounds suffered in battle. However, Veterans Day honors all of the people who served their country, including both living and deceased veterans.

▶ The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates women make up approximately 10 percent of the veteran population. By 2025, that number is expected to climb to 12 percent.

Marvin L. (Doc) Denny Jr.

Pvt. Marines,

Camp Lejeune, N.C.

1954 - 56

Lloyd D. Eisenhour

Pvt. Army - Supply

Korea

1953 - 1955