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 
PFC Lewis A. Barondeau, Hall of Fame Class XVII 
2LT Kenneth L. Gaines, Hall of Fame Class XVII 
COL Rex H. Bartlow, Hall of Fame Class XVII
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Class XVII, Private First Class Lewis A. Barondeau
1920 – 2008
PFC Lewis A. Barondeau, Anti-Tank Section, 134 th Infantry Regiment, was a WW II veteran of the battles of Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, the Rhineland, and Central Europe, serving with the unit from 1942 through the end of WW II. A native of South Dakota, he received the Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, WW II Victory Medal, EAME Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, French Legion of Honor, and Distinguished Unit Badge, serving as an anti-tank weapons operator, driver, and mechanic. Discharged after WW II, he returned to farming in his beloved South Dakota, raised a family, and remained active in 35th Division Assn. and local community activities. He passed away in 2008 and is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, South Dakota.
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Class XVII, Colonel Rex H. Bartlow
1932 – 2014
COL Rex H. Bartlow, a veteran of the Korean War, served as the first Chief of Staff of the 35th Inf Div, following its reactivation in 1984. He was the key leader in the organization of the multi-state 35th Inf Div, with Hqs & 137th Inf in Kansas, the 134th Inf in Nebraska, the 149th Armor Regt in Kentucky, the 35th Avn Bde in Colorado, and the Div Spt Com in Missouri. Born in Oklahoma, he enlisted in the OKARNG at the age of 17 and soon saw action in Korea during the Korean War. He later joined the KSARNG, becoming an Engineer officer and later commander of the 891st Engr Bn and the KSARNG Facilities Officer, where he was key in building the new 35th Div Hqs at Ft. Leavenworth. COL Bartlow passed away on Dec. 26, 2014 and is buried in Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Kansas.
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Class XVII, Second Lieutenant Kenneth L. Gaines
1925 – 2008
2LT Kenneth L. Gaines received the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, and Bronze Star for heroic actions as an Asst. Squad Leader in March and April of 1945 while serving as a Sergeant in Co B, 320th Inf, 35th Inf Div. He also received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained at the battle for St. Lo. After being discharged at the end of WWII, he reenlisted in 1946 and then fought with the 24th Inf Div in Korea. He received a battlefield
commission, then received a serious head wound on Aug. 30, 1950, for which he received a second Purple Heart. He was medically discharged on Feb. 29, 1951 at the rank of Second Lieutenant. He spent the remainder of his life in his beloved Georgia, passing away on Nov. 5, 2008. He is buried at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Duluth, Georgia.