Sapulpa Showcase (July 2022)

Artifact of the Month:
Euchee Alumni Military Veterans plaque.

"The idea of researching the names of Euchee Mission graduates who had served their country in the military was conceived in 1994 (or 1998) by a small group of Euchee Alumni Reunion Planning Committee...The plaque will be unveiled for the public viewing June 2007 in Okmulgee at the Tribal Complex during the bi-annual meeting of the Euchee Alumni Reunion. The plan is to house the plaque at Sapulpa Historical Society Museum. It will become a part of the Museum's collection of Euchee School historical artifacts and memorabilia. The public will be welcome to come to the museum to view the plaque."

Tribal Composition Among the 173 Alumni Military Veterans

Muscogee (Creek) - 127 (73%)
Yuchi (Euchee) - 20 (12%)
Seminole - 16 (9%)
Cherokee - 4 (2%)
Chickasaw - 4 (2%)
Choctaw - 1
Seneca - 1

Number of Vets Enlisted in War*

WWI - 2 (1%)
WWII - 79 (44%)
Korea - 102 (56%)
​Vietnam - 10 (4%)

*Twenty (or 12%) of the Alumni Vets served in more than one conflict; which is why the total of vets in conflict equal 193 instead of 173.