World War II Veterans

The Living Tree Memorial

Head over to The Story to learn about the history of the Living Tree Memorial, including its formation and purpose.

The Veterans page explores the service members memorialized by the oak trees and also contains a map of the memorial part locations.

Clicking or tapping the map image will allow you to view a map of the veterans' trees on UCA's campus.

Browse the Veterans

	Tree #	Rank	First Name	Last Name	Branch
	1	Lieutenant Colonel	Joseph	Day	Army
	2	Captain	Opie	Chick	Army
	3	Captain	John	Ford	Army Air Forces
	4	Captain	Louis	Ingram	Army Air Forces
	5	Captain	Robert	Mills	Army Air Forces
	6	Captain	Raymond	Mitchell	Army Air Forces
	7	Captain	Thomas	Robbins	Army
	8	Captain	Glen	Vick	Army Air Forces
	9	Lieutenant	Arthur	Allen	Army Air Forces
	10	Lieutenant	Jack	Baldridge	Army
	11	Lieutenant	Edward	Butler	Army Air Forces
	12	Lieutenant	James	Debell	Navy
	13	Lieutenant	Ray	Foster	Army Air Forces
	14	Lieutenant	Charles	Frizzell	Army Air Forces
	15	Lieutenant	William	Kennamer	Army Air Forces
	16	Lieutenant	Robert	Maddox	Army Air Forces
	17	Second Lieutenant	Elizabeth	McGuire	Women's Army Corps
	18	Lieutenant	Reynolds	Middleton	Army Air Forces
	19	Lieutenant	Orville	Morris	Army Air Forces
	20	Lieutenant	Robert	Murphy	Army Air Forces
	21	Lieutenant	Ralph	Pemberton	Army Air Forces
	22	Lieutenant	James	Phillips	Army Air Forces
	23	Lieutenant	Lawrence	Rushing	Army Air Forces
	24	Lieutenant	William	Russell	Army Air Forces
	25	Lieutenant	Virgil	Schoeppel	Army Air Forces
	26	Lieutenant	Thomas	Smith	Army Air Forces
	27	Lieutenant	Walker	Tedford	Army Air Forces
	28	Lieutenant	Carl	Tobey	Army Air Forces
	29	Lieutenant	Aljah	Wright	Navy
	30	Pilot Officer	Joe	Parrott	Royal Canadian Air Force
	31	Ensign	Charles	Rogers	Navy
	32	Chief Petty Officer	Troy	Deere	Navy
	33	Sergeant	Fred	Aiken	Army
	34	Sergeant	Milford	Atkinson	Army Air Forces
	35	Sergeant	Norman	Byrn	Army Air Forces
	36	Sergeant	Johnnie	Callahan	Army
	37	Sergeant	Orland	Jones	Marine Corps
	38	Sergeant	James	Mabry	Army
	39	Sergeant	Blake	Treece	Army Air Forces
	40	Ensign	Ray	Barnett	Navy
	41	Private First Class	Jarrell	Bryant	Army
	42	Private First Class	Leo	Hamberg	Army
	43	Private First Class	Clay	Nix	Army
	44	Private First Class	Ralph	Sims	Army
	45	Private First Class	James	Skipper	Army
	46	Cadet	James	Walker	Army Air Forces
	47	Cadet	Robert	Turner	Army Air Forces