Transplanted Elk Hold Their Own in Eastern Oklahoma
Elk moved from Wichita Mountains Refuge after overstocking. Since 1945, 351 released across six sites in Eastern Oklahoma face poaching, roaming dogs, and parasites, but reproduction grows with 22 percent observed. Elks now spread to Latimer, Haskell, Pittsburg Counties as managers consider two more transplant years.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Oklahoma
Wichita
Lem
Lowery
McCurtain County
LeFlore County
Pushmataha County
Cookson Hills
Spavinaw Hills
Cherokee
Latimer
Haskell
Pittsburg
State Wildlife Department
Julian Howard
Howard
Gen Brittingham to retire after long Army and bank career
Gen James F. Brittingham known as Gen Britt to artillerymen retires January 1 as executive vice president of Fort acting bank after 17 years there. He served 38 years in Army artillery, fought in World Wars I II and Korea, earned the Distinguished Service Medal and Silver Star, and later held Fort Sill and artillery school leadership roles. He lives in Lawton with his late wife Marian and daughter Polly.
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James F. Brittingham
Britt
Fort Acting
Gen. Brittingham
Florida
Marian
Lawton
Brittingham
Army Artillery
Fort Sill
Korea
Clark Lynn III
Clark Lynn Jr
Mimosa Lane
West Point Military Academy
Clark
Princess Anne
University of Missouri
National Guard
District of Columbia
United States
Ft. Myer
12Th Field Artillery
France
Toulon
Aisne
Chateau - Thierry
St. Mihiel
Neuse-Argonne
Germany
Artillery
Pennsylvania National Guard
Fort
Seventh Army
Rome-Arno
Rhineland
Europe
General Brittingham reflects on illness and Arlington plans
Col. (Ret.) Clark Lynn notes Gen. Brittingham was critically ill in August 1968 after a ruptured main blood vessel. He calls himself a walking miracle and says he expects to be buried in Arlington Cemetery someday, alongside his wife.
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Lawton Constitution-Morning Press
Clark Lynn
Mimosa Lane
Brittingham
Arlington Cemetery
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Wichita Refuge
Fort Sill National Bank
Paul
McClung
Gen
By Donna Barron
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Viii Corps
Camp Bowie
Tex
Camp Gruber
Oklo
Field Artillery School
I Corps
Fort Bragg
Airicane
Charles E. Hart
Edward T. Williams
Cherry
Polly
John Lee
Austin
Gore
American National Bank
Cache Road National Bank City National Bank and Trust Co
Security Bank and Trust Co
the Sheridan Bank
Garber’s
Hamilton
Garber's Jewelers
C” Ave
Diamond Importers
Sears
Savi
Little Miss
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Uth and
Lawton, Oklahoma
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