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== Browse the World War II Veterans ==
 
== Browse the World War II Veterans ==
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#[[Joseph A. Day]]
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#[[Opie Chick]]
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#[[John Carter Ford]]
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#[[Louis P. Ingram]]
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#[[Robert T. Mills]]
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#[[Raymond Aubrey Mitchell]]
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#[[Thomas J. Robbins]]
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#[[Glen Franklin Vick]]
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#[[Arthur H. Allen]]
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<!-- Sortable table of veterans -->
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; margin: auto;"
 
!
 
! Tree #
 
! Rank
 
! First Name
 
! Last Name
 
! Branch
 
|-
 
|[[File:Joseph_Day.png|border|center|75px|link=Joseph A. Day]]
 
|1
 
|Lieutenant Colonel
 
|Joseph
 
|Day
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army#Later_19th_century|Army]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Opie_chick.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Opie Chick]]
 
|2
 
|Captain
 
|Opie
 
|Chick
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army#Later_19th_century|Army]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:JohnCarterFord.png|border|center|75px|link=John Carter Ford]]
 
|3
 
|Captain
 
|John
 
|Ford
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Louis P. Ingram]]
 
|4
 
|Captain
 
|Louis
 
|Ingram
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Robert T. Mills]]
 
|5
 
|Captain
 
|Robert
 
|Mills
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Raymond_mitchell.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Raymond Aubrey Mitchell]]
 
|6
 
|Captain
 
|Raymond
 
|Mitchell
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:ThomasJRobbins.png|border|center|75px|link=Thomas J. Robbins]]
 
|7
 
|Captain
 
|Thomas
 
|Robbins
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army#Later_19th_century|Army]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Glen_vick.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Glen Franklin Vick]]
 
|8
 
|Captain
 
|Glen
 
|Vick
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Arthur H. Allen]]
 
|9
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Arthur
 
|Allen
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Jack_baldridge.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Jack Baldridge]]
 
|10
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Jack
 
|Baldridge
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army#Later_19th_century|Army]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Edward W. Butler, Jr.]]
 
|11
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Edward
 
|Butler
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=James A. Debell]]
 
|12
 
|Lieutenant
 
|James
 
|Debell
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Navy_in_World_War_II|Navy]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:RayBobFoster.png|border|center|75px|link=Ray Bob Foster]]
 
|13
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Ray
 
|Foster
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Charles_frizzell.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Charles Mason Frizzell]]
 
|14
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Charles
 
|Frizzell
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:William_kennamer.jpg|border|center|75px|link=William Earl Kennamer]]
 
|15
 
|Lieutenant
 
|William
 
|Kennamer
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:RobertHMaddox.png|border|center|75px|link=Robert H. Maddox]]
 
|16
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Robert
 
|Maddox
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Elizabeth_mcguire.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Elizabeth Bonner McGuire]]
 
|17
 
|Second Lieutenant
 
|Elizabeth
 
|McGuire
 
|[[Wikipedia:Women%27s_Army_Corps|Women's Army Corps]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Reynolds_Middleton.png|border|center|75px|link=Reynolds Middleton]]
 
|18
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Reynolds
 
|Middleton
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Orville_morris.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Orville Morris]]
 
|19
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Orville
 
|Morris
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Robert_Murphy.png|border|center|75px|link=Robert C. Murphy]]
 
|20
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Robert
 
|Murphy
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Ralph_Pemberton.png|border|center|75px|link=Ralph L. Pemberton, Jr.]]
 
|21
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Ralph
 
|Pemberton
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=James N. Phillips]]
 
|22
 
|Lieutenant
 
|James
 
|Phillips
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Lawrence Rushing]]
 
|23
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Lawrence
 
|Rushing
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=William Russell]]
 
|24
 
|Lieutenant
 
|William
 
|Russell
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Virgil_schoeppel.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Virgil S. Schoeppel]]
 
|25
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Virgil
 
|Schoeppel
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Thomas_smith.png|border|center|75px|link=Thomas J. Smith, Jr.]]
 
|26
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Thomas
 
|Smith
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Walker Tedford]]
 
|27
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Walker
 
|Tedford
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Carl Tobey]]
 
|28
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Carl
 
|Tobey
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Aljah.png|border|center|75px|link=Aljah B. Wright, Jr.]]
 
|29
 
|Lieutenant
 
|Aljah
 
|Wright
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Navy_in_World_War_II|Navy]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Joe_parrott.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Joe Parrott, Jr.]]
 
|30
 
|Pilot Officer
 
|Joe
 
|Parrott
 
|[[Wikipedia:History_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force#Second_World_War|Royal Canadian Air Force]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:CharlesLRogers.png|border|center|75px|link=Charles Lafayette Rogers]]
 
|31
 
|Ensign
 
|Charles
 
|Rogers
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Navy_in_World_War_II|Navy]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Troy_deere.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Troy O. Deere]]
 
|32
 
|Chief Petty Officer
 
|Troy
 
|Deere
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Navy_in_World_War_II|Navy]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Fred_aiken.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Fred Aiken]]
 
|33
 
|Sergeant
 
|Fred
 
|Aiken
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army#Later_19th_century|Army]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Milford_atkinson.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Milford Atkinson]]
 
|34
 
|Sergeant
 
|Milford
 
|Atkinson
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Norman_byrn.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Norman Ray Byrn]]
 
|35
 
|Sergeant
 
|Norman
 
|Byrn
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Johnnie Callahan]]
 
|36
 
|Sergeant
 
|Johnnie
 
|Callahan
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army#Later_19th_century|Army]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Orland D. Jones]]
 
|37
 
|Sergeant
 
|Orland
 
|Jones
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Marine_Corps#World_War_II|Marine Corps]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:James_mabry.jpg|border|center|75px|link=James Howard Mabry]]
 
|38
 
|Sergeant
 
|James
 
|Mabry
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army#Later_19th_century|Army]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Blake A. Treece, Jr.]]
 
|39
 
|Sergeant
 
|Blake
 
|Treece
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Ray_barnett.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Ray Barnett]]
 
|40
 
|Ensign
 
|Ray
 
|Barnett
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Navy_in_World_War_II|Navy]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:JarrellMBryant.png|border|center|75px|link=Jarrell M. Bryant]]
 
|41
 
|Private First Class
 
|Jarrell
 
|Bryant
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army#Later_19th_century|Army]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:LeoHamberg.png|border|center|75px|link=Leo Hamberg]]
 
|42
 
|Private First Class
 
|Leo
 
|Hamberg
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army#Later_19th_century|Army]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Clay A. Nix, Jr.]]
 
|43
 
|Private First Class
 
|Clay
 
|Nix
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army#Later_19th_century|Army]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:RalphDSimsJr.png|border|center|75px|link=Ralph D. Sims, Jr.]]
 
|44
 
|Private First Class
 
|Ralph
 
|Sims
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army#Later_19th_century|Army]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:James_skipper.jpg|border|center|75px|link=James A. Skipper]]
 
|45
 
|Private First Class
 
|James
 
|Skipper
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army#Later_19th_century|Army]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:James_u_walker.jpg|border|center|75px|link=James U. Walker, Jr.]]
 
|46
 
|Cadet
 
|James
 
|Walker
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|[[File:Leaf_emblem.jpg|border|center|75px|link=Robert A. Turner]]
 
|47
 
|Cadet
 
|Robert
 
|Turner
 
|[[Wikipedia:United_States_Army_Air_Forces#Role_in_World_War_II|Army Air Forces]]
 
|-
 
|}
 

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The Living Tree Memorial

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

Many of the grandiose oak trees lining the sidewalks on Donaghey Avenue and outside Wingo Hall, McCastlain Hall and Bernard Hall were planted after the end of World War II as a living memorial and infinite tribute to those who ultimately gave their lives in World War II. Then named Arkansas State Teachers College (ASTC), the University of Central Arkansas initially planted 38 trees in 1946 and has planted more over time as more alums were identified as having been killed in the war.

-- excerpt from The Living Tree Memorial brochure, printed by the University of Central Arkansas.


Head over to The Story to read more 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.





Browse the World War II Veterans

  1. Joseph A. Day
  2. Opie Chick
  3. John Carter Ford
  4. Louis P. Ingram
  5. Robert T. Mills
  6. Raymond Aubrey Mitchell
  7. Thomas J. Robbins
  8. Glen Franklin Vick
  9. Arthur H. Allen