Ballew, D. M. 'Bud' b. 1877 d. May 5, 1922 Western Lawman. Born David Monticello Ballew, he was a most controversial and effective Ardmore, Oklahoma Territory Deputy Sheriff. A very noted gun fighter, he first made headlines killing Pete Bynum who was in the middle of a holdup. Later he killed outlaws Steve Talkington for resisting arrest, James Perle and two men named Hignote and Mills for attempting to escape custody. But it wasn't just outlaws, in a long standing feud with fellow lawman Don Braziel, Ballew shot him dead when he...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Lone Grove Cemetery, Lone Grove, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA
Hall, Charles B. b. August 25, 1920 d. November 22, 1971 A native of Brazil, Indiana, he became a Tuskegee Airman. In January, 1943, he was one of the first 43 black pilots assigned to combat duty with the 99th Pursuit Squadron in North Africa. During a July 2, 1943 attack mission on Panelleria, in the Mediterranean theater, Lieutenant Hall earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for shooting down a German Focke-Wulf 190. In doing so, he became the first African American pilot to earn official credit for destroying an enemy plane in the Second World...[Read More] Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA Plot: Garden of Devotion, Lot 160, Section B, Grave #3
b. 1877 d. May 5, 1922