Five veterans with local ties to be honored by Ohio Military Hall of Fame

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Navy Corridor of Fame is getting ready to honor 17 veterans, recognizing them for his or her heroism in fight.

Ted Mosure, co-founder and Board of Administrators president of the Ohio Navy Corridor of Fame, stated their mission is to acknowledge veterans who had been both born in Ohio or entered the service from Ohio, and had been awarded a medal for valor in fight.

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This yr’s class contains 5 veterans with native ties:

• Sgt. Arthur Kemp, 98, of Logan County: Kemp entered the service from Bellefontaine and served as a B-17 tail gunner throughout WWII. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroism throughout a fight mission over Germany in July 1944.
• Non-public First Class Robert Could, 72, of De Graff: Could, a Bellefontaine native, entered the Military from Logan County. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor in Fight for his private bravery throughout a recon mission in Vietnam in December 1969.
• Specialist 4 Franklin Moore, of the Columbus-area: Moore was born in Bellefontaine and served within the Military through the Vietnam Battle. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor in Fight for his distinctive heroism in Vietnam in January 1969.
• Non-public First Class Herbert Bechtel: He entered the Military from Bellefontaine. Bechtel was killed in motion within the Vietnam Battle and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously.
• Sgt. Randall Erwin: He served within the Marine Corps through the Vietnam Battle and was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his heroism. Erwin was a long-time Logan County resident and lived there when he died final yr.

All 5 males can be acknowledged on the ceremony, which can be held on the Statehouse in Columbus on Friday.

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Mouse, a Navy and Vietnam veteran, advised Information Middle 7′s John Bedell that he feels privileged to play a job in honoring American heroes from Ohio.

“You get to have a really feel, a taste of a few of the experiences that these people went by way of and its very humbling, and we love doing it,” he stated.

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