Frank Welker Coit

Private, U.S. Army

Born Jan. 16, 1892 - Died Sept. 27, 1918

After his family moved to the El Reno area from Missouri, Frank Welker Coit — who like many during that era bore his mother’s maiden name as his middle name — attended grade school in El Reno.

He was among the 25 students who graduated from the El Reno Grammar School on Jan. 22, 1909, in a ceremony held in the auditorium of the El Reno Carnegie Library.

He then went on to attend El Reno High School for a time as well.

Douglas L. Brown

MSG (retired), U.S. Army
August 1986 to August 2008

Attended basic training at Fort Knox, Ky.

Advanced individual training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Trained as a medic.

Assignments include Fort Stewart, Ga., Camp Hovey, Korea, Fort Ord, California.

Army recruiting at Boston, Mass., Fort Hood (Fort Cavazos), Texas, Bad Aibling Station, Germany, U.S. Army Central Command, Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Ga.

Evelyn Hall Baumwart

Sister of Eugene Hall

Army - World War II

1944-1946

Sgt. Eugene Hall

Brother of Evelyn Hall Baumwart

Korea — Vietnam

1949-1975