Hall of Fame Inductees
Captain Alexander R. Skinker, Hall of Fame Class I 
Private Nels T. Wold, Hall of Fame Class I 
Staff Sergeant Junior James Spurrier, Hall of Fame Class I 
Major General Paul W. Baade, Hall of Fame Class I 
Colonel Bernard Albert Byrne, Hall of Fame Class I 
Colonel Paul A. Fall, Hall of Fame Class I 
Staff Sergeant Carl J. Frantz, Jr., Hall of Fame Class I 
Major William Graham Gillis, Jr., Hall of Fame Class I 
Brigadier General Thomas J. Kennedy, Hall of Fame Class I 
Major General Butler B. Miltonberger, Hall of Fame Class I 
Sergeant Richard J. O’Brien, Hall of Fame Class I 
Captain (President) Harry S Truman, Hall of Fame Class I 
Staff Sergeant Vernon L. Allison, Hall of Fame Class II 
Colonel Angelo P. Demos, Hall of Fame Class II 
T/Sgt Kenneth L. Faulkner, Hall of Fame Class II 
Staff Sergeant Raymond M. Kirkland, Hall of Fame Class II 
Technician 5th Grade Harold J. Lange, Hall of Fame Class II 
Captain Lawrence Malmed, Hall of Fame Class II 
Major General Edmund B. Sebree, Hall of Fame Class II 
Captain Sidney K. Strong, Hall of Fame Class II 
Major General Charles H. Browne, Jr., Hall of Fame Class III 
Tech Sergeant William J. H. “Herm” Genrich, Hall of Fame Class III 
Major General Francis S. Greenlief, Hall of Fame Class III 
Captain William Carl Miller, Hall of Fame Class III 
Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. “Hank” Morgan 
PFC Abelardo R. “Al” Navarrette, Hall of Fame Class III 
Colonel George T. “Tommy” O’Connell, Hall of Fame Class III 
Major General Jack Strukel, Jr., Hall of Fame Class III 
Brigadier General John W. Breidenthal, Hall of Fame Class IV 
Colonel Edmund R. Casey, Hall of Fame Class IV 
Brigadier General Theodore L. Futch, Hall of Fame Class IV 
Captain Walter R. “Hank” Harrington, Hall of Fame Class IV 
Captain John A. Kerner (Kapstein), Hall of Fame Class IV 
Captain Maurice H. Knott, Hall of Fame Class IV 
Brigadier General Frederick C. Roecker, Jr., Hall of Fame Class IV 
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred E. Thomsen, Hall of Fame Class IV 
Second Lieutenant Albert J. Gibeau, Jr., Hall of Fame Class V 
Technical Sergeant Donald L. Giles, Hall of Fame Class V 
Private First Class James G. Graff, Hall of Fame Class V 
Captain Elwin I. Shopteese, Hall of Fame Class V 
First Lieutenant Odie T. Stallcup, Hall of Fame Class V 
Technical Sergeant John E. “Gene” Weick, Hall of Fame Class V 
Lieutenant Colonel Dwight F. Davis, Hall of Fame Class VI 
Major Orval E. Faubus, Hall of Fame Class VI 
PFC Robert R. Holmes, Hall of Fame Class VI 
Colonel James A. Huston, Hall of Fame Class VI 
Lieutenant Colonel Homer W. Kurtz, Hall of Fame Class VI 
Lieutenant Colonel George J. Melochick, Hall of Fame Class VI 
Sergeant Lawnie Coffman, Hall of Fame Class VII 
Master Sergeant Bernard Deghand, Hall of Fame Class VII 
Private First Class Murray Leff, Hall of Fame Class VII 
Captain Samuel G. O’Brien, Hall of Fame Class VII 
Private First Class Halbert Edward Olson, Hall of Fame Class VII 
Staff Sergeant Jack L. Ulmer, Hall of Fame Class VII 
Second Lieutenant Erwin R. Bleckley, Hall of Fame Class VIII 
First Lieutenant Lyle J. Bouck, Jr., Hall of Fame Class VIII 
Captain Joseph B. Scully, Hall of Fame Class VIII 
Second Lieutenant Frank A. Gonzales, Hall of Fame Class IX 
Private First Class Ralph S. Lilly, Hall of Fame Class IX 
Private First Class Augustine G. Martinez, Hall of Fame Class IX 
Major (Dr.) Ernest W. Slusher, Hall of Fame Class X 
Captain Joseph Giacobello, Hall of Fame Class X 
Private First Class Arthur Germano, Hall of Fame Class X 
Major General Lloyd E. Krase, Hall of Fame Class XI 
Platoon Sergeant Noel R. Long, Hall of Fame Class XI 
Staff Sergeant Frank Holmes, Hall of Fame Class XI 
Major William M. Denny, Hall of Fame Class XII 
Captain (Dr.) Otto L. H. Hine, Hall of Fame Class XII 
Technical Sergeant Clarence T. “Click” Kemper, Hall of Fame Class XII 
Major Norman C. Carey, Hall of Fame Class XIII 
Second Lieutenant John Fling, Hall of Fame Class XIII 
Private First Class Keith Bullock, Hall of Fame Class XIII 
SSG Leopold Korejsza, Hall of Fame Class XIV 
Gen William S Simpson, Hall of Fame Class XIV 
COL William Sachs, Hall of Fame Class XIV 
SGT Ralph F. Greeley, Hall of Fame Class XV 
1LT Edgar T. Snipes, Hall of Fame Class XV 
MG John B. Ramey, Hall of Fame Class XV 
2LT Victor W. Schultz, Hall of Fame Class XVI 
WO Thomas E. Tholen, Hall of Fame Class XVI 
SGT James T. Winslow Jr., Hall of Fame Class XVI
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Class XIV, General William H. Simpson
1888 – 1980
Gen. William H. Simpson commanded the 35th Inf Div from Oct. of 1941 to Apr. of 1942, during the defense of Southern California, the Louisiana Maneuvers, and the reorganization of the 35th into a Triangular Division. He later commanded the U. S. Ninth Army, leading it through some of the toughest fighting of WW II including the Battle of the Bulge and the entry through Holland into Germany, of which the 35th Division was a part. He was calm, modest, and totally dependable, and Gen. Eisenhower said that “If Simpson ever made a mistake, it never came to my attention.” He received two Army Distinguished Service Medals and a Silver Star. He died on Aug. 13, 1980, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Class XIV, Colonel William H. Sachs, Jr.
1923 – 2009
COL William H. Sachs, Jr., a native of Leavenworth, KS, served in Co G, 137th Inf, during WW II, then served in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War, commanding an Airborne Battalion in Vietnam. His awards included the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, two Purple Hearts, the United Nations Korean Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. Following retirement he served as City Manager in Atchison, KS and Cabool, MS and in 1989-90 as president of the 35th Division Assn. His died on September 14, 2009 and was buried in St. Augustine, Florida.
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Class XIV, Staff Sergeant Leopold F. Korejsza
1922 – 1944
Staff Sgt. Leopold F. Korejsza, a member of Co A, 134th Inf Regt, was killed in action at Achain, France, on Nov. 13, 1944. He landed on Omaha Beach on July 6, 1944, and was wounded in the initial battle at St. Lo, receiving both a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for heroic actions. Returned to duty, he fought across France in battles at Haboudange, Morhange, and Villiers, receiving the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and a promotion to Staff Sergeant. He was killed by enemy machine gun fire while attacking an enemy machine gun nest in the battle at Achain, posthumously receiving a second Purple Heart. He was buried at St. Avold Military Cemetery in France.