MCALESTER PRISON RIOT – JULY 1973
In July 1973, the Oklahoma State Prison at McAlester erupted into one of the worst prison riots in U.S. history. Housing capacity for eleven hundred inmates was surpassed in 1920,…
MAJOR GENERAL STANLEY F.H. NEWMAN
Born in Chicago, IL on 16 August 1923, Stanley F.H. Newman enlisted in the US Army Air Corps in 1942, graduating from pilot training in March 1944. Flying a P-51,…
CHARLES E. MCPHERREN: DIVISION COMMANDER 1935 – 1936
Charles E. McPherren received a law degree from the University of Mississippi and set up a law practice in Oklahoma. He was elected Mayor of Caddo, Oklahoma, in 1899 and…
FROM THE DIRECTOR – JULY 2021
What a difference a year makes. Last summer marked an interesting and frustrating time in the history of the museum. Our attendance was down significantly as fears of COVID kept…
JUNE 1944—THUNDERBIRDS FINALLY REACH ROME
June marks a milestone of the Italian campaign during World War II. The 45th Infantry Division had endured months of fighting and misery at Anzio. According to Flint Whitlock, “On…
ALEXANDER M. TUTHILL: DIVISION COMMANDER 1933 – 1935
General Alexander M. Tuthill’s military career began when he enlisted in a cavalry troop of the California National Guard. He served with the unit while attending medical school at the…
FROM THE DIRECTOR – JUNE 2021
I had hoped that we would host the Memorial Day Service, but the weather was uncooperative. For the safety of our guests and participants, it just seemed the best option…
ROY V. HOFFMAN: DIVISION COMMANDER 1931 – 1933
Roy V. Hoffman was born in Neosho County, Kansas, on June 13, 1869. In 1889 he moved with his family to the Sac and Fox Reservation in Indian Territory, and…