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Arkansas Medal of Honor Memorial

State Capitol

Little Rock, Arkansas

Located on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol.

Honoring Arkansas' Greatest Military Heroes

Dedicated 18 November 2000

William Ellis - Civil War

William J. Franks - Civil War

Henry W. Wheeler - Civil War

Pompey Factor - Indian Campaigns

John Ward - Indian Campaigns

Mike Huckabee, Governor

Co-Chairs: Honorable David Pryor and Honorable John Paul Hammerschmidt

Author and Creator of Arkansas Medal of Honor Commission:

Senate President Pro Tem Stanley Russ, Acting Governor - 20 November 1996

 

Commission Members:

Maurice E. Lewis, Chairman, Executive Committee

Grady Brown, Chairman, Fundraising Committee

Claude Carpenter, Treasurer

 

Nick Bacon

Jack Bates

Dotson Collins

Jerry Davis

Robert E. Dodson

L.M. Duncan

Hubert L. Ferguson

Gary Heral

Gov. Sid McMath

Hon. Sharon Priest

Rex Roark

Hon. Win Rockefeller

Ed Rolle

Wm. H. "Buddy" Sutton

Leslie F. "Les" Thone

Melvin C. Thrash   

Dr. Gregory J.W. Urwin

Dallas Wood

 

Designers and Sculptors:

John and Kathy Deering

 

Special Thanks:

82nd Arkansas General Assembly

Mary Jacks, Commission Sec'y

Lisa Johnston, Coordinator

 

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