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On a beautiful spring day over a hundred years ago, a hero was born. Harold Leo Turner was born May 5, 1898, in Aurora, Mo., but called Seminole County, Okla., his home all his life. He was 16 when World War I began; by the time he was 20, Turner had already moved to Seminole and joined the U.S.

Type of Loss The type of casualty is indicated by the symbol at the right of each column. They are as follows: KIA-Killed in Action, anyone who was killed at the front or by enemy action in rear areas; or, if a prisoner of war, whether by air attack on his camp or by being shot, while escaping.

Roland Oscar Wells. He was born Sept. 18, 1914 in Hanna, Okla. Grandpa enlisted in the Oklahoma National Guard in 1940. He used to tell me that was when he got his first pair of shoes. After Pearl Harbor, his Guard unit, like so many others, was called up and placed on active status.

Jonas Burgess served in the United States Army from 1943-1945. He undertook his training in North Carolina at Camp Butner 78th Division. During his tour of duty, he spent time in Normandy and earned a Bronze Star and five Campaign Ribbons.

When Freeland “Rusty” Carbitcher enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 18, he didn’t know he would be later listed as MIA. During an outpost transfer, he went one way towards Quan Loi and his papers went somewhere else.

Reprinted from The Seminole Producer Archives, August 10, 1945 Every person in Seminole who is able to walk, is asked by Mayor J. C. Cravens to join the (Victory in Japan) V-J celebration when it is officially announced.

At the age of 18 no one is equipped with the knowledge of Morse Code nor does anyone at this age spend their free time reading messages written by light. In this day and age we only spend our time reading text messages on our phones.

July is a much-anticipated month in North America, where Americans and Canadians alike celebrate their countries’ independence. But July is a month with a rich history across the globe. The following are some of the memorable events that took place during the month of July in 1916.

For most Oklahomans, as for most Americans, the Korean War provoked a strange mix of deep concern and growing indifference between 1950 and 1953.

“I did just about everything,” a crinkly 85 yr-old smile, with sparkles in his eyes and flirtatious chuckling, PFC Dewey Muirhead shares his enlistment history with all those with a willing ear and an accepting heart.