World War I & Orville Caldwell McKay (1918)

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World War I & Orville Caldwell McKay (1918)

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07/15/2003

World War I & Orville Caldwell McKay (1918)

Orville Caldwell McKay, age 20, of Alluwe, Oklahoma, was on the train enroute to boot camp when World War I was officially declared over November 11, 1918. Orville was anxious to join his brother, Loran Delbert McKay, who was 'over there' stationed in Germany. (Loran Delbert McKay received a Purple Heart for his bravery in World War I.)

Date & Place: November 1918 at Departure Day/World War I in Nowata, Oklahoma (1918)

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