The following warriors are Inductees into the Panhandle Veterans Hall of Honor from 1990-2020. New names and stories will be added each year. A click on their name will allow you to read the amazing stories.
Adams Floyd US ARMY: WWII – North Africa, Rhineland, Central Europe
Andrews Roy US NAVY: Mexican Campaign, WWI, WWII
Austin Charles ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII – Fighter Pilot. KIA Limetz France when Thunderbolt Etta II shot down.
US NAVY: WWII – Okinawa
Ayres Jimmy USAF: Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Aircraft Commander, Flight Examiner. KIA 2nd Tour of Duty, Vietnam, F4E Phantom shot down.
Babcock Bud US ARMY: WWII 7th Armored Division, Battle of the Bulge, etc
Baker Arthur US ARMY: WWII POW Corregidor
US ARMY: Vietnam
Beasley Charles ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII POW Germany
Bewley Ira US NAVY: WWII Pacific
US ARMY – WWII/KOREA – KIA
Bird Richard US ARMY: WWII POW Germany
US NAVY: WWII – Belly Turret Gunner B24 Liberator
Britt Benjamin US ARMY: West Point, 101st Airborne, Iraq, KIA Baghdad
Brooks Wayne US NAVY: WWII Pacific
Brown Roger US ARMY: Vietnam
US ARMY: WWII/Korea – Okinawa – West Point Instructor
Carter Gearld ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII POW Germany
Chaney John Jr US ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII POW Germany
Chase Jim US NAVY: WWII Pacific, Pilot Avenger
Coker Irman US NAVY: WWII Pacific, Guam, Iwo Jima
Coleman John US ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII Pacific, POW Bataan Death March
US ARMY: Iraq/Afghanistan
Conrad Cliff US ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII North Africa, Italy
Cooke Joe US NAVY: Vietnam, A4C Skyhawk Pilot, KIA
Cornelius Danny ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII North Africa, Italy, Pilot Martin B-26
Cowan Pappy US ARMY: Korea, Vietnam – Helicopter Pilot
Cowan Randale ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII Europe. B-17 top turret gunner
Creek Thomas US MARINES: Vietnam, KIA at Cam Lo, CMH
Culberston BillARMY AIR CORPS: WWII Pacific, Pilot, bombed Japan, Berlin Air Lift
Curry Bob US NAVY: WWII Pacific Iwo Jima, Okinawa
Davis David US ARMY: Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan/Iraq) KIA Kabul
Dempsey Chuck ARMY AIR CORP/USAF: WWII, AAF Scotland, Test Pilot
Dirks Larry US ARMY: Vietnam Helicopter Pilot
Dowers Alfred US ARMY: WWII POW Bataan Death March
US ARMY: KOREA and VIETNAM, Pentagon, Defense Intelligence Agency
Downs Curtis US ARMY: Korea, Vietnam (Airborne), DOE
Drake Dwight ARMY AIR CORPS/USAF: WWII Navigation Officer B-26 Europe. Korea
Dunn Rick US ARMY: Vietnam, Panama
US ARMY: Vietnam
Earles Edward US ARMY: Vietnam, Helicopter Pilot
Emmons Don US ARMY: Korea, “Operation Indian Head” Kunuri
Evans Bud US ARMY: WWII Pacific
US ARMY – WWII
Field John Wallace ARMY AIR CORPS/USAF: WWII, Korea – Pilot B-17
Fletcher Leo ARMY AIR CORPS/USAF: WWII Pilot
US ARMY: Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fowler W S US NAVY: WWII Pilot torpedo bomber
Frazier Homer US ARMY: WWII POW Germany Stalag 3
Gallimore Lewis US MARINES: WWII Pacific, Iwo Jima, Guam, Guadalcanal, etc
Gill Joe US ARMY: WWII Europe, San Peitro
Gooding Ron US ARMY: Vietnam, West Point, Airborne, Ranger, Special Forces, Brigade Surgeon, Germany, Chief of Staff
Graves Thomas (on left)US ARMY: WWI KIA St. Etienne
Gray Marvin US ARMY: WWII, Corp of Engineers, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Battle of the Bulge, Central Europe
Grayson David US ARMY: WWII Europe
Gregg F Browne ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII Pilot B-26, Dyslexia, Parachute wedding dress
Hardaway John US ARMY: WWII North Africa, Italy. Lost his legs in combat at Cassino
Harrison James US ARMY: WWII Japanese POW KIA
Hart James W US ARMY: WWII, KOREA POW
Hawkins Edgar USAF: Vietnam Pilot F105D, KIA
US ARMY: Vietnam, lost his leg, clutching cross
Henderson Miles US ARMY: Operation Iraqi Freedom, Apache Pilot, KIA Iraq
Hendrickson Richard US ARMY: North Africa, armored division, scout, demo man, etc
Hernandez Frank US ARMY: WWII D-Day
Hernandez Joe US ARMY: WWII Rhine River – courier
Hills Shaun US ARMY: Vietnam Airborne, Germany
Hite Bob ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII B-25 Pilot, Doolittle Raider POW, Korea
US ARMY, CHAPLAIN CORP: Desert Storm, Kuwait, Pentagon
Holley Charles US ARMY: Vietnam Helicopter Pilot, Scout Pilot, NASA R&D
Hoover Chris USAF: Iraq/Afghanistan, Special Forces, Combat Control
Howard George US NAVY: Vietnam, Medic assigned to 3rd Marines
US ARMY: Vietnam, Airborne
Hoyt Norris US ARMY: WWII “Blue Devils” Italy
Huston Seth US MARINES: Iraqi Freedom, KIA Baghdad
Izzard Bob ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII Fighter Pilot
Jeffers Gene US COAST GUARD: WWII South Pacific, Leyte, New Guinea, etc
Jones Golden ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII B-24 Pilot, Italy
Jones Royce ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII B-29 Navigator, bomb Japan, etc.
Jones Sherman US ARMY: Korea POW – Sunchon
Lance Kenneth US ARMY: Korea, Medical Tank Division, Veitnam Helicopter Pilot
Lance Robert US MARINES: WWII, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima – Suribachi
Laycock Raymond US ARMY: WWII, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, Rhine River, etc. Returned to become doctor
Lebow Cleatus US NAVY: WWII USS Indianapolis, A-bomb
Leverich Jim US ARMY: WWII B-25 Pilot, C-47 Pilot
Lock Clayton US ARMY: WWII, Korea, Vietnam
Lutz Edmund ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII B-17 Pilot, B-29 Pilot “Nazi Germany”
Malaney Dempsey US ARMY: Vietnam to Desert Storm
US NAVY: WWII – Atlantic and Pacific – Naval Architect and Marine Engineer
US ARMY: Vietnam
Mathies Rabbit US MARINES: WWII Pacific KIA Tarawa
McGovern George ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII B-24 Pilot Germany
McGregor Harry ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII B-24 Pilot KIA Rhineland
US ARMY: Vietnam
Miller James US ARMY: Korea
Morgan John ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII, RCAF, RAF Europe, B-17 Pilot, CMH
Neal Billy US ARMY: WWII, Patton’s Army, recon
Nelson John US ARMY: West Point, WWII, Korea, Airborne KIA
Organ Rick US ARMY: Vietnam “Operation Junction City” tunnel rat
Osborne Jack US NAVY: WWII Pilot Avenger torpedo bomber, Pacific
Owens Bill US ARMY: Korea, Atomic Testing at Sandia
Pairsh Welby US NAVY: WWII – major South Pacific battles
Parnell Garrett ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII B-24 ball turret funner, KIA Europe
Porter Mike ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII Pilot B-24 Germany
Pullen Robert US ARMY: Vietnam “Tet Offensive”
Raber Addison US MARINE AIR CORPS: WWII Fighter Pilot
Rader Don US ARMY: WWII Rhineland, Battle of the Bulge
US AIR FORCE: WWII – Europe – P-47 Pilot – KIA
Ramey Jack US NAVY: WWII Medic, South Pacific
Ratliff Homer US ARMY: WWII D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, Lorraine, Army Band
Reeves Alvin US ARMY: WWII, 12th Armored Division, D-Day
Reid Raymond ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII Pearl Harbor, Bomber Pilot
Roan Charles US MARINES: WWII Pacific, KIA Peleliu, CMH
Robbins Dale US MARINES, NAVY, COAST GUARD: WWII, Korea, Vietnam
Ross Veril US ARMY: WWII, Europe, Rhineland
Seals Melvin US MARINES: WWII South Pacific, 4th Division, KIA Iwo Jima
Simpson Everett US ARMY: WWII Salerno, Italy and Southern France. Retired Major General
Sims Bill US ARMY: WWII D-Day, Signal Corps
Smith Douglas US MARINES: WWII Corsair Pilot
Stephens JW ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII South Pacific, Pilot B-24 mine layer
Stovall Neal USAF: Vietnam, Advisor, Missile Launch Instructor, Pilot A-1E, F-5, C-47, AF-47, RC-47, O1-4 and A-37
Teague Weldon US ARMY: WWII North Africa, Italy, recon; Korea; Germany – intelligence
Terrel Dean ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII Germany B-17 Pilot
Theisen George US ARMY: WWII North Africa, Italy, armored regiment
Thomas Garth US MARINES: WWII Pilot Avenger torpedo bomber, Pacific
Thomas Homer US ARMY: WWII – tanker, Battle of the Bulge
Thomas Jerrold US NAVY: WWII USS Santee – first ship to receive suicide bomber attack
Thomas Ralph US ARMY: WWII, India, Korea (logistics)
US ARMY – WWII
US ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII, Rhineland, Ardennes, Northern France
Waters Bill US ARMY: WWII Europe, Combat Engineers, mine fields
Watson Florene WASPS: WWII, Commander of WASP at Love Field. Multi-aircraft qualified. Tested radar equipment.
Wells John Keith US MARINES: WWII South Pacific, Iwo Jima – Suribachi
US ARMY – MIDDLE EAST
Wheat James ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII D-Day, B-17 Pilot over Germany
Williamson Bill US ARMY: WWII South Pacific, Leyte, Okinawa, Japanese Hokkaido Island POW Camp
Young Jack ARMY AIR CORP/USAF: WWII B-70 and B-25 Pilot; Korea A-26 Pilot, Berling Air Lift, Vietnam
Youngblood Lucian ARMY AIR CORPS: WWII B-25 Pilot, Doolittle Raider, escaped. From Pampa