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Micah D. Manningham, Navy, 1996-2006 Row 14, Stone 12
Ed McCoy, Marines, 1943-1946 Row 6, Stone 12
Gene McCoy, Navy, 1948-1952 Row 3, Stone 12
Jack J. McMakin, Army, 1945-1946 Row 15, Stone3
Gary Lane Meister, Army, 1965-1967 Row 35, Stone 9
Stephen L. Meister, Army, 1960-1963, Row 35, Stone 8
Ben A. Miller, Navy, 1942-1945 Row 24, Stone 3
Russell E. Miller, Army, 1969-1970 Row 23, Stone 3
Dale W. Mitchell, Army, 1942-1945 Row 33, Stone 10
Dennis E. Mitchell, Air Force, 1966-1970 Row 33, Stone 11
Harold Moody Mize, Army, 1941-1945 Row 7, Stone 4
Harold was inducted into the Army in November, 1941. His basic training was in Camp Walters, Texas, and from there he was sent to Camp Pendleton, CA, and then to Fort Lewis, WA. Most of his time was served in Alaska, on the Aleutian Islands. His main duty was driving a truck, as well as serving as an MP (military police.) He spent 33 months in Alaska, and then was transferred to Camp Shelby, MS, and later to Camp Blanding, FL, where he helped train recruits. He was honorably discharged in October, 1945. Harold is the father of Mary Ann Otey.
Arnold P. Montgomery, Army, 1983-2012 Row 27, Stone 10
Col. Arnold P. Montgomery is a native of Tremont, Ill. The Army commissioned him as a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve in May 1982 where he served with 3rd Battalion, 338th Armor Regiment. He entered active duty as an Ordnance officer in July 1983 at Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
He has served in a variety of command and staff positions during his career. Command positions include: McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, Tooele Army Depot, Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, and the 8th Ordnance Company. Staff positions include: assistant deputy chief of staff for U.S. Forces Korea, special assistant to the commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command; instructor at the Command and General Staff College; chief of plans, V Corps G4; supply staff officer, 2nd Corps Materiel Management Centers; logistics staff officer, 189th Maintenance Battalion; and division ammunition officer, 82nd Airborne Division.
Col. Montgomery served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm during the Persian Gulf War and in Operations Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard during the Bosnia peacekeeping operation.
He graduated from Bradley University with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering and Webster University with a Master of Arts degree in management. He recently graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington D.C. where he was awarded a Master of Science in national resource strategy. His military education also includes the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the Ordnance Officer Advanced and Basic Courses.
Col. Montgomery’s awards include the Legion of Merit, Defense Superior Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (with silver Oak Leave Cluster), the Army Commendation Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Achievement Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Korea Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, and the NATO Medal.
Robert W. Moore, Air Force, 1942-1945 Row 26, Stone 10
Ernest W. Morris, Navy, 1942-1942 Row 9, Stone 1
Charles E. Moser, Army, 1953-1955 Row 5, Stone 10
Glenn A. Moser, Army, 1957- 1962 Row 31, Stone 12
Howard J. Moser, Army, 1983-1988 Row 5, Stone 11
James J. Moznar, Navy, 1943-1945 Row 20, Stone 9
Jacob Neaver, Union Army, Civil War, 1862-1865 Row 11, Stone 6
Edwin E. Neeley, Army Air Force, 1943-1966 Row 24, Stone 5
Ben E. Neville, Army, 1951-1953 Row 21, Stone 9
Charles E. Neville, Army, 1943-1945 Row 9, Stone 2
Charles R. Neville, Navy, 1965-1971 Row 9, Stone 5
Danny E. Neville, Navy, 1966-1971 Row 9, Stone 6
Dennis L. Neville, Army, 1971-1973 Row 9, Stone 8
Donald E. Neville, Army, 1946-1947 Row 9, Stone 3
Richard "Buck" Neville, Army, 1949-1953 Row 9, Stone 4
Ronald E. Neville, Army, 1968-1974 Row 9, Stone 7
Roy D. Neville, Army, 1956-1958 Row 30, Stone 10
Donald Lee Nieukirk, Army, 1952-1954 Row 1, Stone 7
William A. "Bill" Noack, Sr. , Army, 1951-1953 Row 1, Stone 2
Frank W. Oertle, Army, 1942-1945 Row 4, Stone 3
Frank Oertle served as an Army sergeant, 5th Armored Division, during WWII. He was involved in five major battles during a ten-month period on the front lines: Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe. He was honorably discharged Oct. 12, 1945. Frank's brothers, George Oertle and Joseph Oertle also served in the armed forces during WWII. They had two other siblings, Louise Oertle White and Ben Oertle. Frank was born Sept. 10, 1911, a son of Joseph and Katie Zeitler Oertle. He married Blanch White of Mackinaw in 1954, and they celebrated more than fifty years of marriage. Frank lived his entire life in Tremont. Frank passed away in 2005 at 93 years of age.
George C. Oertle, Army, 1941-1945 Row 4, Stone 2
George Oertle was born April 17, 1913, a son of Joseph and Katie Zeitler Oertle. George enlisted in the Army in 1941 and served in Military Action during WWII in the South Pacific until honorably discharged on Nov. 18, 1945. George's brothers, Frank and Joseph, and his sister Louise's husband, Earl White, also served in the armed services during WWII. George had a younger brother, Ben Oertle, at home. George lived his entire life in Tremont until he passed away on April 13, 1983.
Joseph Oertle entered the U.S. Navy on Nov. 25, 1942 during WWII. He was honorably discharged Jan. 1, 1946 as a Boatswains Mate 2nd Class. He served on the USS J. Franklin Bell. Joseph was born Oct. 3, 1922 in Tremont to Joseph and Katie Zeitler Oertle. Joseph farmed most of his adult life at Colfax, IL. He was also a carpenter. He married Vivien White of Mackinaw on July 20, 1946. They had two sons, Larry Oertle of Tremont and Steve Oertle of Lexington. There are three grandchildren and a great-grandson. Joe passed away in 1987 at 64 years of age.
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Kitchell Otey, Navy, 1941-1945 Row 7, Stone 2
Kitchell was in the U.S Navy from 1941 to 1945 and served aboard the U.S.S. Hornet (CV-8) as a Motor Machinist Mate First Class. The Hornet made history when, on April 18, 1942, 16 B-25 bombers under the command of General Jimmy Doolittle were launched from the Hornet bound for a bombing mission on Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese forces eventually torpedoed the Hornet and all who were able to, abandoned the ship. Rather than see the enemy sink the Hornet, our forces sank it. Kitchell was in the water for several hours before being picked up by a destroyer. He was honorably discharged on June 6,1945. Kitchell died in 1991 and is the father of Rick Otey of Tremont.
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Rick Otey, Navy, 1969-1971 Row 7, Stone 3
Rick was in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1971 and served aboard a destroyer, the U.S.S. Bausell (DD845). He was a store keeper and also a hotshellman in a twin 38 cal. 5 inch gun. As a hotshellman wearing asbestos gloves, he caught the empty powder casings which exited the rear of gun when fired and threw them out of the mount so no one would become injured. Powder burns of the eyes were a regular occurance. He served in Viet Nam from May 1970 to December 1970. Rick was honorably discharged in May 1971. Rick currently resides in Tremont with his wife, Mary Ann. They have four children and seven grandchildren.
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John Edwin Oyer, Army, 1917-1921 Row 22, Stone 5
