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Grover Benjamin BannisterPrivate, U.S. Army Coastal Artillery Corps, Company 1Born Oct. 8, 1888 - Died Oct. 6, 1918Grover Benjamin Bannister was the son of Judge Charles A. Bannister and Josephine Wilma (Hanks) Bannister.He was born Oct. 8, 1888, in Pratt County, Kan., and he and his family moved...

William Roberts “Billy” Laird1940 graduate of El Reno High School.Born March 16, 1921 - Died Feb. 7, 1943Laird enlisted in the U.S. Navy on May 18, 1942, just about six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.SM3c Laird was one of two signalmen assigned to the troop transport ship the...

Harry Eugene BradlyBorn Dec. 13, 1922 - Died Jan. 25, 1943Died in a crash of an AT-6 Texan trainer aircraft along the coast of Texas.Bradly only attended El Reno schools through the seventh grade, at which point his family moved to Chicago, Ill., his father working for the Rock Island Railroad and...

The Tribune would like to thank Brian Rukes, El Reno High School English teacher and District Historian, for his contributions to this special section honoring our veterans.Also, to all those who contributed information about the men and women they love who served this nation.

Harry J. MossBorn Sept. 10, 1910 - Died March 4, 1945Graduated from El Reno High School in 1928.Played semi-professional baseball for a time.Was an engineer on an early version of the B-17 Flying Fortress, based at Clark Field in the Philippines when the Japanese attacks occurred in December...

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.