American Legion Plot of Kingfisher Cemetery - Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Barbara Clayton OklahomaClaytons@aol.com ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ======================================================================= The KINGFISHER CEMETERY is located one & one-half mile west from Highway 81 & 33 Junction in Kingfisher, OK. The AMERICAN LEGION Plot is in Bock 19 of the cemetery and contains Lots 88 through 117. Space 1: empty Space 2: empty Space 3: empty PERCY E. TALLBIRD OKLAHOMA PVT HQ BTRY 158 FA BN WORLD WAR II PH MAR 12 1920 MAY 21 1959 RAYMOND DONALD BROWN OKLAHOMA S SGT US AIR FORCE WORLD WAR II DEC 20 1929 DEC 12 1956 Space 6: empty ORVE BUCKNER TENNESSEE SGT TRP B 11 CAVALRY JAN 29 1881 MAY 1 1954 JAKE A. JONES OKLAHOMA SGT 357 INF 90 INF DIV WORLD WAR 11 MAY 25 1913 NOV 28 1944 ROBERT F. CRINER PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I MAY 28 1894 FEB 7 1941 WAYNE BEARTRACK OKLAHOMA PVT INFANTRY JUL 23 1943 GEORGE RAYMOND TATOM OKLAHOMA APPRENTICE SEAMAN USNRF SEPT 24 1901 AUG 28 1944 ALBERT WARNER OKLAHOMA PVT MED DEPT WORLD WAR I MARCH 8 1887 JUNE 4 1947 ROBERT L. WALL OKLAHOMA PFC 134 INF 35 INF DIV WORLD WAR II MARCH 14 1924 JULY 18 1944 THOMAS O. RAMEY OKLAHOMA PVT 57 MED TRAINING BN WORLD WAR II OCT 24 1906 NOV 14 1959 HERBERT LAMPHERE OKLAHOMA PFC CO K 38 INFANTRY DIV WORLD WAR I PH OCT 2 1889 MAY 16 1960 JAMES W. STALLCUP OKLAHOMA TEC 5 CO B 40 TRAINING BN WORLD WAR II NOV 21 1902 OCT 26 1960 FRANK BEARROBE OKLAHOMA PVT BTRY A 67 ARTY CAC WORLD WAR I JUL 18 1896 MAR 27 1961 BOBBY EUGENE MAXEY OKLAHOMA PFC 9202 TECH SVC UNIT WORLD WAR II JUNE 7 1925 JUNE 1 1963 JERRY ALLEN PIERSON OKLAHOMA 2D LT INFANTRY OKLA NG WORLD WAR II SEPT 9 1924 AUG 11 1963 BENJAMIN F. MILLER OKLAHOMA PVT MEDICAL DEPARTMENT WORLD WAR II DEC 23 1895 JUNE 24 1965 JAMES W. MCCAIN TEXAS CPL FIELD ARTY 5 CORPS WORLD WAR I JULY 4 1894 AUG 8 1965 EDMOND J. LANDT OKLAHOMA PVT CO C 315 ENGINEERS WORLD WAR I FEB 22 1894 DEC 23 1965 FRITZ L. MEDICINE BEAR OKLAHOMA CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR I 1893 1966 ANDREW MORRIS PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II MARCH 24 1927 APRIL 1 1968 MILTON O. SCOTT TEXAS PVT BTRY A 102 FLD ARTY WORLD WAR I OCT 25 1894 NOV 6 1969 ROGER JOHNSTON OKLAHOMA S SGT 375 ENGR REGT WORLD WAR II AUG 30 1912 MARCH 25 1970 RAY BULLOCK TIFT OKLAHOMA PVT 258 FIELD HOSP 15 SAN TN WORLD WAR I MAY 13 1897 JULY 5 1971 IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH L. KORSTJENS TEXAS CAPTAIN 343 BOMB SQ AF WWII KOREA DFC-AM & 4 DLC-PH MARCH 12 1920 JUNE 1 1951 EARNEST W. CLAUNCH US ARMY JUN 18 1895 SEP 28 1971 CLARENCE T. MCALEXANDER OKLAHOMA PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I MAY 1 1894 MARCH 17 1972 CARL MATHIS OKLAHOMA PVT CO E 317 ENGINEERS WORLD WAR I DEC 24 1892 APRIL 6 1972 JEROME EDWARD FIKE OKLAHOMA SGT US ARMY MAR 10 1936 SEPT 26 1972 ELMER R. WRIGHT PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I NOV 6 1899 DEC 8 1972 HARRY LEE SMITH JR TEXAS S SGT US AIR FORCE VIETNAM JUNE 9 1959 JULY 3 1973 LAFORCE HAMILTON SP 4 US ARMY WORLD WAR II SEP 9 1924 DEC 13 1973 ROY E. BLAKE US ARMY DEC 27 1896 JAN 22 1975 ROBERT A. LOVING US ARMY WORLD WAR II FEB 21 1909 JUL 16 1925 JOHN A. WHEELER US ARMY WORLD WAR II MAR 16 1918 NOV 8 1975 RICHARD WILSON WHITE JR PFC US ARMY KOREA APR 11 1929 SEP 6 1976 MANUEL H. GARRISON 1ST SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II 1915 1976 W. EVERETT STEEN TEC 3 US ARMY WORLD WAR II APR 20 1924 NOV 24 1976 HERBERT G. WOODS AR US NAVY VIETNAM JAN 25 1949 MAR 30 1977 RICHARD G. TASSO US NAVY MAY 19 1902 FEB 13 1978 LAMONT CONN (NO MARKER) WILLIAM A. GARRISON Y 3 US NAVY WORLD WAR II AUG 9 1926 JUN 3 1979 ROBERT RICHARD TASSO SR US ARMY KOREA OCT 22 1930 JUL 8 1979 HENRY L. ELLYSON PFC US ARMY WWII BURIED IN MANILA FRANCE DEC 9 1919 DEC 1 1942 KILLED IN NEW GUINEA Space 48: empty BRUCE J. RANDALL CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR II OCT 30 1918 MAY 25 1980 ELLIOT H. TASSO (NO MARKER) 1896 1981 CHARLES J. DELAURISS SFC US ARMY KOREA FEB 23 1923 MAR 25 1981 DAVID L. RUDE PVT US ARMY MAY 21 1959 FEB 15 1982 WILLIAM TALLBIRD III SP 4 US ARMY VIETNAM NOV 9 1944 NOV 28 1982 FREDDIE T. LADWIG PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II JAN 9 1926 JAN 9 1983 ALBERT M. HAMILTON SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II KOREA NOV 25 1919 JUL 22 1983 THEODORE TASSO (NO MARKER) HARVEY A. ANDERSON PFC US ARMY AIR CORPS WORLD WAR II JUN 22 1905 OCT 18 1984 WILLIAM E. DOLSON US ARMY WORLD WAR I JAN 28 1896 MAR 10 1985 GEORGE WILEY BATES DK 3 US NAVY KOREA MAY 23 1933 APR 8 1985 THOMAS F. CONN SR PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I JUN 22 1895 SEP 28 1985 ALFRED H. KLINGSICK FLT O US ARMY WORLD WAR II MAR 10 1924 OCT 18 1985 DONALD S. STRUCK T SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II DEC 25 1915 AUG7 1986 RALPH V. LANDT CPL US ARMY AIR CORPS WORLD WAR II MAR 16 1922 APR 12 1987 GERALD GLENN SHORT SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II MAR 15 1928 JAN 14 1988 ANTHONY MILTON LANDRY SP 5 US ARMY WORLD WAR II KOREA MAR 11 1918 MAY 21 1989 JOHN W. FROMAN US ARMY WORLD WAR II FEB 26 1920 MAY 17 1990 DONALD WAYNE RANDALL BMCS US NAVY VIETNAM NOV 21 1944 MAR 18 1993 ROBERT R. CURTIS (NO MARKER) 1924 US 1993 GARRETT H. MEDICINE BEAR US ARMY APR 2 1927 JUN 27 1993 EMERY ROY BAKER (NO MARKER) 1930 1993 GEORGE SWALLOW PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II 1920 1993 WILLIAM E. YARBROUGH (NO MARKER) 1937 1994 ROLAND S. WELTY SR S 2 US NAVY WORLD WAR II OCT 13 1925 JUN 6 1994 PURPLE HEART HULON LABURN LOFTIS SGT US ARMY KOREA JUL 26 1917 SEP 14 1994 RONALD D. GANTT HUDSON SP 4 US ARMY AUG 24 1932 AUG 20 1996 WILLIAM F. BILL KUEHN (NO MARKER) 1924 1998 JAMES HOFSTEDT (NO MARKER) 1934 1998 PLEASE, if you know the next-of-kin of any of our veterans without a marker, have them notify the American Legion to request a free military headstone. Transcribed by Barbara Clayton on March 25, 1999.