Six REmarkable Stories

Kenneth Taylor (Hominy)  was the first decorated hero of WWII. He and George Welch received the Distinguished Service Cross for their aerial heroism at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Click over photo for more detail.

Pascal Cleatus Poolaw (Mountain View), is the most decorated Native American soldier in history with 42 medals and citations. He served in WWII, Korea and was KIA in Vietnam. Click over photo for more detail.

James Robinson Risner (Tulsa) was one of only four men awarded two Air Force Crosses. He served during WWII and Korea and was a POW in Vietnam for 2,707 days. Click over photo for more detail.

Jack Treadwell (Snyder) was believed to be the most decorated man in the Armed Forces when he retired in 1974.  His many decorations include the Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross. Click over photo for more detail.

Army nurse Rosemary Hogan Luciano (Chattanooga, OK) was a Japanese POW for 999 days. She was one of the 77 heroic military  nurses called the “Angels of Bataan and Corregidor.” Click over photo for more detail.

Edwin Ramsey (Claremore) formed and led a guerrilla unit that fought the Japanese for three years in the Philippines. He led the last US Army Horse Cavalry charge in January 1942. Click over photo for more detail.