OK HISTORY CENTER DATABASE

• The Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame was established in 1999 as the first program of its kind in the United States focused solely upon honoring veterans and educating the state's youth about service to our country.

• The Oklahoma Military Heritage Foundation is a  statewide military organization that receives no public funds and relies solely upon donations, volunteer leadership and service.

• Our Oklahoma Military Heritage Foundation is the only such organization in the country that establishes community chapters statewide to recognize more veterans with the Hall of Honor Award.

• Our Hall of Fame banquet is the largest veteran recognition event in Oklahoma every year.

• Our Oklahoma Honors Campaign is the only program in Oklahoma  hat encourages the state's youth to interview veterans and record their stories.

• We partner with the Oklahoma CareerTech System to produce the  Oklahoma Veterans Film Competition. The OVFC  annually produces quality film productions honoring individual veterans.

 OKLAHOMA MILITARY HALL OF FAME

476,000 - Since statehood, more than 476,000 Oklahomans have served in America’s armed forces in combat with more than 9,890 killed or missing in action,  1,500 POWs, and 21,100 wounded.   305,000 - There are more than 305,000 living veterans who call Oklahoma home (Veterans Administration).

247 - From 1999-2024, 247 individual Oklahoma heroes, and 9 units and organizations,  have been inducted into our Hall of Fame.  There are 171 individual officers, 73 enlisted men, and 2 civilians. Honorees  from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force are represented. They also include 2 NASA pilots, a Frontiersman, and 2 Army Nurse Corps veterans. 

36  - Hall of Fame honorees  are recipients of the Medal of Honor; 32 men received 34 Distinguished Service Crosses and 20 are recipients of the Major General Douglas O. Dollar Distinguished Public Service Award.   

8 - Units that have been recognized including the 10th US Cavalry Regiment "Buffalo Soldiers" (2002); the Oklahoma Military Academy in Claremore (2005); ROTC Centennial (2016); the Oklahoma National Guard (2017);  the USS Oklahoma BB-37 (2019), the Oklahoma Army Rangers of WWII (2024), and the tribes listed below. 

3 - American Indian Tribes have been recognized as individual service members. Groups include 14 Comanche Code Talkers (2011); 23 Choctaw Code Talkers (2012); and 9 Pawnee Code Talkers (2015) for their service during World War I and II.

OKLAHOMA MILITARY HALL OF HONOR

The Hall of Honor was established in May 2023 and  is honoring individual veterans monthly. 

11 - the number of community chapters approved.

5 - chapters being organized

20 - the state wide goal for community chapters.