PRISONERS OF WAR

Two elderly men in formal attire at a commemorative event with military flags.

Hall of Fame members LtCol William Schwertfeger (left) and LtCol Galand Kramer at our 2022 Banquet

Peggy Roth (left) and Sondra Hamelin (daughters of CAPT Howard Rutledge) lighting candle at the 2023 Banquet

Hall of Fame members LtCol William Schwertfeger (left) and LtCol Galand Kramer at our 2022 Banquet

A round dining table set with empty plates, upside-down glasses, and a single red rose in the center.

A Missing Man Table

Peggy Roth (left) and Sondra Hamelin (daughters of CAPT Howard Rutledge) lighting candle at the 2023 Banquet

Hall of Fame members LtCol William Schwertfeger (left) and LtCol Galand Kramer at our 2022 Banquet

Two women lighting a candle at a memorial table with military items.

Peggy Roth (left) and Sondra Hamelin (daughters of CAPT Howard Rutledge) lighting candle at the 2023 Banquet

Prisoner of War Medal was created in 1985. There are 19 members of the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame who were POWs. They are listed in alfa order below:

WORLD WAR II - LTC R. Neil Brittan, Army; CPL Phillip W. Coon, Army; SSgt John R. Dale, Marine Corps; 1SG Sonia B. Davis, Army; BG George M. Donovan, Army; CPL Harry Russell Hoots, Sr., Army; BG Chester Alvin Howard, Army; Col Rosemary Hogan Luciano, Air Force/Army; CWO Felix James McCool, Marine Corps; SGT Elmer J. Morris, Army; Sgt Jack Robert Skaggs, Marine Corps; and COL Pendleton Woods, Army. KOREA - CWO Felix James McCool, Marine Corps; (also WWII) and CPL George Thomas Walden, Army. VIETNAM - CAPT Phillip Neal Butler, Navy; CDR Danny Elloy Glenn, Navy; LtCol Galand Dwight Kramer, Air Force; BrigGen James R. Risner, Air Force; CAPT Howard E. Rutledge, Navy; and LtCol William R. Schwertfeger, Air Force.

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