Fort Sill Artillery OCS Alumni Who Have Attained the Rank of Full Colonel Or Above and Have Not Been Nominated for Or Inducted Into the Artillery OCS Hall of Fame

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Fort Sill Artillery OCS Alumni who have attained the rank of full Colonel or above and have not been nominated for or inducted into the Artillery OCS Hall of Fame.

On January 5, 1968, OCS Commandant Colonel (later Brigadier General) Marlin Camp wrote, “The west room of the Lanyard Lounge (Building 3031) will be the Hall of Fame and now contains pictures of graduates who have attained the rank of full Colonel and above, and graduates who have been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross or Medal of Honor. I now consider this the appropriate time to announce to the public, through Army news media, the establishment of this Hall of Fame to commence a concentrated effort for additional nominees.”

In December 1968, Army Times published the following about the Fort Sill Artillery OCS Hall of Fame: “Fort Sill officials say that many of the school’s distinguished alumni may be missing from the Hall’s roster because class lists from the school’s early days are incomplete and because the Hall was established too recently for an extensive search to have been completed yet. The school is seeking assistance from OCS alumni in tracking down all eligible candidates for the Hall.”

In keeping with MG Camp’s intent for the Hall of Fame, it is our goal to honor every graduate who has attained the rank of Colonel (0-6) or above. Since 1968 every Artillery OCS graduate nominated after achieving the rank of Colonel has been inducted into the Hall of Fame. There are currently 374 retired Colonels or above who are not yet in the Hall of Fame. That is unfortunate. They meet the nomination criteria just like the other 956 who are currently in the Hall of Fame. Nobody ever nominated them, or they did not know about the Hall of Fame, or they may not have known they were eligible for the honor.

Over the years, significant progress has been made to identify, nominate and induct the graduates who meet the Hall of Fame criteria. But we still have a long way to go. Achieving the rank of Colonel after graduating from Officer Candidate School is a significant accomplishment worthy of honor and recognition. One reason the Artillery OCS Hall of Fame was established was to recognize that specific milestone in a military career and it should not be thought of as a perk.

For decades, many of our battlefield heroes seemed to be forgotten. Until 1999, the Hall of Fame only honored two Medal of Honor recipients and 16 Distinguished Service Cross recipients. That is no longer the case – based on our continuing research we are now able to honor three MOH recipients and 87 DSC recipients who graduated from the Artillery OCS at Fort Sill.

Inclusion in the Hall of Fame reflects great credit upon both the individuals and the Artillery Officer Candidate School as an institution. Citizen soldiers who answered the call during World War II, Korea, and Vietnam are part of the Artillery OCS legacy. We have compiled a list of those known to have attained full Colonel rank (0-6) or above and proudly present the list here for all to see. We are looking for any corrections or updates and biographical information on any of these and know there are more names to add to the list. If you can help us in any way to get these graduates the recognition they deserve, we would be grateful.

An unfortunate misconception was that the Hall of Fame was only for Artillery branch (FA or ADA) officers. That was never the case. Graduates from OCS at Fort Sill are eligible for the Hall of Fame, regardless of branch. Regular Army, Reserve, and National Guard officers are all qualified. Self-nominations are accepted for the Artillery OCS Hall of Fame. Artillery OCS Graduates (Alphabetical) Meet Criteria for the Hall of Fame - Not Yet Inducted as of 4-1-2021 Rank First Middle Last Class Year 1 COL Alan D Abt 20 - 1942 2 COL Leonard D Acheson, Jr 116 - 1944 3 COL Lawrence J Adair 31A - 1967 4 COL Russell E Adams 2 - 1972 5 COL William F Ahern 17 - 1942 6 COL William F Aldrich 5 - 1970 7 COL Maurice R Alexander 502 - 1968 8 COL Frederick Beasley Alexander Jr 1 - 1941 9 BG Wilburn Ray Allen 52 - 1943 10 COL John A Almborg 21 - 1970 11 COL Raymond C Amenson 62 - 1943 12 COL Jack P Ancker 59 - 1943 13 BG Stephen E Arey 10 - 1969 14 COL Tom Allen Arnold 1 - 1941 15 COL James E Aud 84 - 1943 16 COL Henry J Aust 21 - 1942 17 COL Ned H Aycock 52 - 1943 18 COL John E Baker 22 - 1944 19 COL Joe Baker, Jr 109 - 1944 20 COL William E Bartholdt 89 - 1943 21 COL Charles S Beeson 15 - 1969 22 COL Clarence L Belinge 9 - 1967 23 COL Thomas William Bender 1 - 1941 24 COL Del Reed Bergeson 55 - 1954 25 COL Charles P Biggio, Jr 37 - 1942 26 MG John Blatsos 34 - 1942 27 COL James D Bond 22 - 1952 28 COL James D Bowen 60 - 1943 29 COL Kimberly Brabson 14 - 1942 30 COL Kimberly Brabson, Jr 23 - 1967 31 COL Douglas A Brace 10 - 1969 32 BG Jerrry J Bradford 38B - 1967 33 COL Eddie L Brandon 6 - 1960 34 COL Terry W Branham 515 - 1968 35 COL Donald Bridenbaugh 20 - 1942 36 COL William H Brinnon 107 - 1944 37 COL James J Brockmyer 113 - 1944 38 COL Clyde R Brown 114 - 1944 39 COL Luther E Brown 70 - 1943 40 COL Mark A Brzozowski 5 - 1972 41 COL James C Buchan 5 - 1965 42 COL James Buchanan, Jr 54 - 1943 43 COL Paul Robert Buckley 47 - 1954 44 COL Charles F Bunch 2 - 1966 Artillery OCS Graduates (Alphabetical) Meet Criteria for the Hall of Fame - Not Yet Inducted as of 4-1-2021 Rank First Middle Last Class Year 45 COL Daniel P Buono 3 - 1958 46 COL Cleve J Burd, Jr 3 - 1960 47 COL Ronald P Burton 5 - 1970 48 COL Francis J Bush 31 - 1942 49 COL Edwin Neil Buthorne 36 - 1942 50 COL Philip R Butler 24A - 1967 51 COL John P Calhoun 24 - 1969 52 COL William H Carraher 1 - 1941 53 COL Robert M Carroll 39 - 1942 54 COL William Cowan Carter 52 - 1943 55 COL Francesco Catalfamo 44B - 1967 56 COL James H Chapman 5 - 1964 57 COL Raymond M Chapman, Jr 16 - 1970 58 COL Phillip H Childress 3 - 1966 59 COL Jack B Churchill 25 - 1952 60 COL Robert E Churchman 47 - 1954 61 COL Wayne L Cline RSP - 1959 62 COL Maurice L Clouser 113 - 1944 63 COL William M Cochrane 4 - 1969 64 COL Charles Baker Cole, Jr 56 - 1943 65 COL Ronald A Coleman 2 - 1963 66 COL George J Compton 26B - 1967 67 COL Peter J Condon 501 - 1968 68 COL John E Connolly 113 - 1944 69 COL Charles R Connor 28 - 1942 70 COL Marion L Conway 11 - 1942 71 COL Duport M Copp 65 - 1943 72 COL James R Cox 4 - 1962 73 COL James D Crabbe 6 - 1969 74 COL Richard E Crecelius 51 - 1943 75 COL Robert M Cronin 37B - 1967 76 COL Michael S Croy 34A - 1967 77 COL Clyde E Cummings 169 - 1946 78 COL Dermot P Dalton 32 - 1942 79 COL Jack R Davis 14 - 1952 80 COL Jethro John Davis 48 - 1954 81 BG Oral Lee Davis 13 - 1942 82 COL Paul J Day 30 - 1942 83 COL Byron K Dean 12 - 1965 84 COL Michael W Deegan 13 - 1970 85 COL Virgil Detrich 1 - 1958 86 COL Edward H Dey 29 - 1942 87 BG Howard A Dillon, Jr 46B - 1967 88 COL Eric A Doerrer 3 - 1964 Artillery OCS Graduates (Alphabetical) Meet Criteria for the Hall of Fame - Not Yet Inducted as of 4-1-2021 Rank First Middle Last Class Year 89 COL Morris M Dolitsky 1 - 1941 90 COL Ted K Dowling R2 - 1963 91 COL Dale T Dummer 36B - 1967 92 COL Philip H Dunbar, Jr 79 - 1943 93 COL Harry L Durrie 14 - 1952 94 COL Jack P Edmundson 64 - 1943 95 BG Glynn Claude Ellison 33 - 1942 96 COL Edward C Ellsworth 43 - 1942 97 COL Blythe H Evans R1 - 1960 98 COL Daniel D Fahrion 7 - 1964 99 COL John B Farmakides 27 - 1952 100 COL Lester C Farwell 76 - 1943 101 COL Generoso John Ferullo 41 - 1953 102 COL David A Feyrer 5 - 1964 103 COL Joyce F Fields 6 - 1962 104 COL Alfred Henry Fierke 52 - 1943 105 COL Charles P Flanagan 502 - 1968 106 BG James Aloysius Flanagan 14 - 1942 107 COL Benjamin Berg Flathers 45 - 1942 108 COL William J Flavin 515 - 1968 109 COL Cecil Ray Foster 14 - 1952 110 COL Henry E France, Jr 37 - 1953 111 COL Webster E Francis, Jr 3 - 1970 112 COL Donald Atherton Fraser 1 - 1941 113 COL Kurt M Frey 9 - 1969 114 COL Ejner J Fulsang, Jr 25 - 1942 115 COL George P Furlong 59 - 1954 116 COL John H Fye III 75 - 1943 117 COL John E Gallagher 515 - 1968 118 COL Michael F Gantt 9 - 1970 119 COL Ralph V Gardner 26 - 1942 120 MG George M Gelston 51 - 1943 121 COL Kenneth Joseph Goff 11 - 1942 122 COL Thomas Laney Gordon 31 - 1942 123 COL Roy C Gortney 20 - 1969 124 COL Robert J Goss R1 - 1967 125 COL Alfred F Green, Jr 70 - 1943 126 COL Steven C Gregg 11 - 1964 127 COL Leo Andre Guenther 47 - 1954 128 COL Dennis R Hall 12 - 1967 129 COL Rickey A Hall 25B - 1967 130 COL George Edward Handley, Jr 64 - 1943 131 COL Joseph P Hanford 14 - 1966 132 COL David B Hannum Jr 50 - 1954 Artillery OCS Graduates (Alphabetical) Meet Criteria for the Hall of Fame - Not Yet Inducted as of 4-1-2021 Rank First Middle Last Class Year 133 COL Wilford Robert Harrell Jr 2 - 1956 134 COL Nick C Harris 5 - 1966 135 COL Peter James Harris 29 - 1942 136 COL David S Hawkins 1B - 1968 137 COL Herman S Heath 35A - 1967 138 COL John J Heffernan II 14 - 1952 139 COL Harold Helm R1 - 1960 140 COL Stephen W Hickok, II 35A - 1967 141 COL Howard John Hoffman 48 - 1954 142 COL Stephen L Hollingsworth 29B - 1967 143 COL M I Hosaka 1 - 1964 144 COL Olin Hudson Jr 27B - 1967 145 COL Thomas W Hunt 3 - 1972 146 COL Alvin C Hutchins Jr 9 - 1952 147 BG Arthur Elsberg Hutchison 40 - 1942 148 BG Thomas R Ice R2 - 1966 149 COL James W Ireland, Jr 1 - 1969 150 COL John Harrison Jeffries 24 - 1942 151 COL Norman Harold Jennings 1 - 1941 152 COL Maurice Edward Jessup 39 - 1942 153 COL Ronald Charles Johnson 59 - 1943 154 COL Thomas C Johnson 10 - 1966 155 COL Earl Johnson, Jr 62 - 1943 156 COL Thomas D Joiner 3 - 1956 157 COL Thomas G Joiner 36A - 1967 158 COL Paul Edward Jones 130 - 1945 159 COL Walter Floyd Jones 65 - 1943 160 COL Daniel M Kashporenko 7 - 1964 161 COL Alexander M Kassim 9 - 1967 162 COL Jack Lee Keaton 45 - 1953 163 COL Robert Walker Kelley 4 - 1951 164 COL Stephen H Kelley 5A - 1963 165 COL James M Kelly 126 - 1966 166 MG Richard C Kendall 78 - 1943 167 COL Daryl R Kendrick 3 - 1970 168 COL Richard A Kennison 5 - 1951 169 BG Joseph C Kiefe, Jr 108 - 1944 170 COL James R King 3A - 1968 171 COL William Wilsom Kirchman 39 - 1942 172 COL Henry Clay Kirk 113 - 1944 173 COL Lyman B Kirkpatrick III 9 - 1966 174 COL John G Kloke 28 - 1952 175 COL Conrad F Koller 9 - 1965 176 COL Peter Krafinski, Jr 9 - 1969 Artillery OCS Graduates (Alphabetical) Meet Criteria for the Hall of Fame - Not Yet Inducted as of 4-1-2021 Rank First Middle Last Class Year 177 COL James H Kurtz 27B - 1967 178 COL Warren S Lacy 510 - 1968 179 COL William Joseph Lanen 41 - 1942 180 MG William John Lange 45 - 1942 181 COL Larry D Leighton 5 - 1970 182 COL James Joseph Lennon 7 - 1952 183 COL John A Lesko 5 - 1966 184 COL Joseph J Leszczynski 45 - 1953 185 COL Mose Edward Lewis III 93 - 1943 186 COL Albert E Lewis, Jr 7 - 1970 187 COL Grady Francis Lilly 44 - 1942 188 COL William Erwin Linn 29 - 1942 189 COL Harold M Love 2 - 1956 190 COL Ronald J Lucas 1 - 1969 191 COL John William Lundberg, Jr 3 - 1941 192 COL Charles J Lynch R1 - 1967 193 COL Lawrence Prince Mac Queen 9 - 1942 194 COL Everett I Madden, II 16 - 1969 195 COL Richard G Magley 98 - 1944 196 COL Nelson Alexander Mahone, Jr 90 - 1943 197 COL Arthur Majeske 43 - 1942 198 COL Ralph M Major 65 - 1943 199 COL John B Mallonee 49 - 1954 200 BG Roberto Marrero-Corletto 4 - 1969 201 MG Robert O Marshall 34 - 1942 202 BG David C Martin 57 - 1954 203 COL Stanley Richard Mathews, Jr 76 - 1943 204 COL Leroy Bait Mattingly 77 - 1943 205 COL Michael Mayer-Kielmann 10 - 1969 206 COL H E "Bo" Mayhew 33B - 1967 207 COL Bernard J McCabe, Jr 4 - 1971 208 COL Paul Bernard McCain 38 - 1942 209 COL B J McFarland 24 - 1942 210 COL James R McGhee 66 - 1943 211 COL Patrick M McGovern 16 - 1967 212 COL Robert John McKay 23 - 1942 213 COL Charles Faris McKee 65 - 1943 214 COL Samuel C McKenty 24A - 1967 215 COL Charles Cyrus McKinnis 46 - 1943 216 COL John V McLain 72 - 1943 217 COL William P McMonegal 2 - 1963 218 COL William A McNutt 12 - 1969 219 COL George F McSoley 73 - 1943 220 COL Louis Howard Mehaffie 1 - 1941 Artillery OCS Graduates (Alphabetical) Meet Criteria for the Hall of Fame - Not Yet Inducted as of 4-1-2021 Rank First Middle Last Class Year 221 COL Frederick Mehlman 26 - 1942 222 COL Ralph O Meister 60 - 1943 223 COL Lee A Merchen 14 - 1970 224 COL Gary P Michaud 30B - 1967 225 COL Robert Place Miller 41 - 1943 226 COL James C Mize 48 - 1943 227 COL Frederick J Moench, III 9 - 1970 228 COL Lawrence C Mohr, Jr 32 - 1967 229 COL Edward Mollichelli 23 - 1952 230 COL Walter Nathaniel Moore, Jr 48 - 1943 231 COL Berkeley Davis More 88 - 1943 232 COL Timothy X Morgan 6 - 1967 233 COL Dennis L Morreale 16 - 1969 234 COL Michael S Moseley 12 - 1966 235 COL Paul J Mullek 13 - 1964 236 COL Frederick G Mumma 65 - 1943 237 COL Alvin Frank Murphy 42 - 1953 238 COL John C Mutarelli 28B - 1967 239 COL Gordon Raymond Myers 112 - 1944 240 BG Carson R Neifert 13 - 1942 241 COL Paul E Nell, Jr 14 - 1970 242 COL Stephen J Neuendorf 21 - 1969 243 COL Robert L Nicol 61 - 1943 244 COL Austin D Nixon 16 - 1967 245 COL Mike Noll 44A - 1967 246 COL Kenneth W Northamer Jr 9 - 1965 247 COL James E Nyberg 5 - 1970 248 COL Robert E Oakley, Jr OA(R) - 1965 249 COL Guenter G Oberst 2 - 1956 250 COL Michael D O'Brien 22 - 1969 251 COL William Hutchison O'Connell 24 - 1942 252 COL Charles D O'Connor 137 - 1945 253 COL Robert Jeramiah O'Leary 21 - 1942 254 COL Melvin I Osaka 1 - 1964 255 COL Owen Waite Owens 25 - 1942 256 COL John N Paolucci 8 - 1969 257 COL Gregory D Parrish 26B - 1967 258 COL William S Patrick NG1 - 1956 259 COL Robert T Pavlak 14 - 1967 260 COL Frank J Petrilli, Jr 9 - 1965 261 COL Dennis E Petty 25B - 1967 262 COL Carlisle Robert Petty Jr 4 - 1951 263 COL Robert W Petzold 35B - 1967 264 COL Henry Moore Peyette 54 - 1943 Artillery OCS Graduates (Alphabetical) Meet Criteria for the Hall of Fame - Not Yet Inducted as of 4-1-2021 Rank First Middle Last Class Year 265 COL Harry Joe Phelps 174 - 1946 266 MG Harley L Pickens 5 - 1951 267 COL James A Pitillo 13 - 1967 268 COL William B Platz 49 - 1954 269 COL Harvey L Player 30B - 1967 270 COL Peter P Pochowski 21 - 1970 271 COL Alfred J Poole 11 - 1969 272 COL Danny S Porter 13 - 1967 273 COL Richard Louis Powell 71 - 1943 274 COL Gigg M Powers 504 - 1968 275 COL Lloyd Otho Pruett 60 - 1943 276 COL Richard L Quinn 6 - 1967 277 COL Paul Jones Raisig 35 - 1953 278 COL Claude Holt Rawlins 72 - 1943 279 COL Wallace I Rayl 50 - 1954 280 COL Herbert W Reichert Jr 28B - 1967 281 COL James Francis Reidy 101 - 1944 282 COL Gregory A Renn 31A - 1967 283 COL Lawrence R Retta 44B - 1967 284 COL Michael H Richards 516 - 1968 285 COL John M Ringler 22B - 1967 286 COL Richard M Ripley 67 - 1943 287 COL Wharton B Rivers Jr 4 - 1970 288 COL John Ford Roberts 30 - 1942 289 COL Cecil M Robinson, Jr 18 - 1966 290 COL Charles G Ronald 502 - 1968 291 COL James Thomas Ross, Jr 42 - 1942 292 COL Herbert D Ruhlin 46 - 1943 293 COL Leonard Russ 2 - 1966 294 COL Charles H Sadek 2 - 1968 295 COL Bernard Brown Sapp 29 - 1942 296 COL Jack C Sapp 36 - 1942 297 COL James B Sauer 3 - 1965 298 COL Steven R Sawdey 3 - 1970 299 COL Roy T Scales 4 - 1969 300 COL Frank William Scheurlein 63 - 1943 301 COL Werner H Schmid 6 - 1960 302 COL Carl F Schmidt 47 - 1954 303 COL Ernest R Schmidt 7 - 1964 304 COL Harry U Schmidt 24 - 1942 305 COL William Theodore Schmidt 17 - 1942 306 COL David K Schottel 8 - 1969 307 COL John Melbourne Schwalje 24 - 1942 308 COL Jeffery L Schwander 27B - 1967 Artillery OCS Graduates (Alphabetical) Meet Criteria for the Hall of Fame - Not Yet Inducted as of 4-1-2021 Rank First Middle Last Class Year 309 COL Fred William Scott 1 - 1941 310 COL Mynatt W Scott 60 - 1943 311 COL Terry L Scott 12 - 1969 312 COL Eugene Thomas Seaburn 3 - 1941 313 COL Robert P Shadburn 505A - 1968 314 COL Arthur R Shaw 13 - 1942 315 COL Frank L Shaw 74 - 1943 316 COL John F Sheehan 25B - 1967 317 COL Nolan McDaniel Sigler 50 - 1954 318 COL Craig V Silcox 11 - 1967 319 COL Charles S Simerly 3 - 1961 320 COL Edgar Merrill Sinclair 27 - 1942 321 COL Donald H Sloan 2 - 1965 322 BG Charles F Smith 81 - 1943 323 COL Stephen R Smith 32 - 1967 324 COL Thurman R Smith 33A - 1967 325 COL Harold Timbs Smith 84 - 1943 326 COL Homer Grant Snodgrass 34 - 1942 327 COL George T Spencer 5 - 1962 328 COL George R Spiczak 34A - 1967 329 COL Martin P Stanton 50 - 1954 330 COL Merle Dean Starr 4 - 1951 331 COL Ronald James Stevens 55 - 1954 332 COL John Allen Stewart, Jr 81 - 1943 333 BG Amos M Stonecipher 51 - 1943 334 COL William H Strickland 27 - 1966 335 COL Arthur E Theobald, Jr 505B - 1968 336 COL Michael E Thomas 8 - 1969 337 COL Tyssul Gwyn Thomas 46 - 1943 338 COL John A Thomas III 11 - 1966 339 COL James Brown Thompson 30 - 1942 340 COL John Raymond Thompson Jr 33 - 1942 341 COL John Clifton Thorpe 49 - 1954 342 COL Robert John Tolly 28 - 1942 343 COL Maxwell Stephen Torgersen 50 - 1943 344 COL Michael Walke Totten 7 - 1964 345 COL James Oliver Townsend 52 - 1943 346 COL Joe W Trimble 3B - 1968 347 COL Floyd L Trimmer 25 - 1966 348 COL David J Tripler 4 - 1964 349 COL William H Tucker, Jr 131 - 1945 350 COL Robert Clay Turner 7 - 1952 351 COL Vance L Turner 4 - 1963 352 COL William A Vick 25 - 1966 Artillery OCS Graduates (Alphabetical) Meet Criteria for the Hall of Fame - Not Yet Inducted as of 4-1-2021 Rank First Middle Last Class Year 353 COL William D Wade 9 - 1942 354 COL Alan H Walter 12 - 1969 355 COL David P Warczyglowa 25A - 1967 356 COL Frank E Ward, Jr 24 - 1969 357 COL Brian C Warren 20A - 1967 358 COL Frank J Wasko 68 - 1955 359 COL Robert John Weeks 44 - 1942 360 COL Edmund Wendel, Jr 18 - 1942 361 COL Thomas Euel Wesson 63 - 1943 362 BG Charles V Wheeler 81 - 1943 363 COL Arthur Baine White 59 - 1943 364 COL John Francis Wilhelmy 60 - 1943 365 COL Kermit Theodore Williams 47 - 1943 366 BG Robert T Williams 23 - 1942 367 COL Stephen Willis II 35A - 1967 368 COL Harold Glenn Wilson 1 - 1941 369 COL Jack G Wolf 26 - 1966 370 COL Jack Chase Woods 169 - 1946 371 MG Arthur H Wyman 37A - 1967 372 COL Warren H Yamamoto 40B - 1967 373 COL William Zekas 4 - 1973 374 COL Charles Leroy Zolner 31 - 1942

The graduates listed above are verified to have attained the rank of Colonel or above. They meet the criteria for induction into the Artillery Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame. Many of them were never nominated and for others the nomination process was initiated and not completed. Many of them are deceased, but they still deserve the honor. In keeping with the true spirit of the intent of Hall of Fame recognition we hope to see that every deserving graduate is recognized in the Artillery OCS Hall of Fame. It reflects favorably upon the Artillery Officer Candidate School and contributes to our Legacy.