Press Release From LSU:
BATON ROUGE – LSU’s Memorial Oak Grove is being reimagined as a prominent place of remembrance, and on Sunday, Nov. 11, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, a rededication ceremony will be held on campus. Leading up to the rededication ceremony in November, LSU is looking for friends, relatives and descendants of the former LSU students and alumni who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War I and are honored in the Memorial Oak Grove. Please see the full list below.
| Milton W. Adams | 1916-1917 | Natchitoches |
| Leslie Phillip Backes | 1916-1918 | New Orleans |
| Lawrence Edward Brogan | 1909-1910 | Baton Rouge |
| David Jenkins Ewing, Jr. | LLB 1916 | New Orleans |
| John F. Goodrich | BS 1909 | Highland |
| Ike Hahn Gottlieb | BS 1913 | Baton Rouge |
| James Oliphant Hall | BA 1913 | Calcasieu Parish |
| Henry N. Huck | 1916-1917 | Independence |
| Leslie Carl Hunt | BS 1918 | Tucker |
| John Seymour Joseph | 1912-1913 | Eunice |
| Alan Louis Labbe | 1907-1909 | St. Martinville |
| David Thompson Land, Jr. | BS 1915 | Shreveport |
| Ireanus J. Lietemeyer | 1902-1903 | New Iberia |
| Phillip John McMahon | 1912-1916 | Thibodaux |
| Lewis Hypolite Martin | BA 1911 | Breaux Bridge |
| Alan Loughery Melton | 1916-1917 | Coushatta |
| Wear F. Milling | 1908-1910 | Franklin |
| William Digby Morgan | BS 1907 | Tangipahoa |
| Cecil Anthony Neuhauser | BS 1911 | Slidell |
| Jasper Joseph Neyland | BA 1914 | Washington |
| David J. Ory | Reserve | |
| Walter Asbury Phillips | 1910-1913 | Barbreck |
| Maurice Joseph Picheloup, Jr. | 1909-1910 | New Orleans |
| Thomas James Powell, Jr. | 1901-1903 | Lake Providence |
| Daune Horton Rutledge | 1914-1918 | Robeline |
| Julian Bowles Sanford | BS 1900 | Rapides Parish |
| Stuart Doremus Simonton | BS 1917 | Vernon |
| Charles Nichols Singletary | 1914-1917 | Sugartown |
| Wilburn Edward Scott | BA 1912 | Kingston |
| Henry Ras Thomas | 1917-1918 | Collins, Miss. |
| Charles P. Willis | 1912-1913 | Shreveport |
LSU’s military traditions date from its founding in 1860. As with other institutions which have a strong military history and heritage, LSU experienced the pain caused by the loss of lives of many of its alumni who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the nation’s armed forces. Several memorials have been established on campus in their honor and serve as vivid reminders of their service and sacrifice.
The Memorial Oak Grove was dedicated on March 12, 1926, to honor the 30 LSU men who lost their lives in the war. Thirty-one live oak trees were planted, one for each of the fallen and one for an unknown soldier, as a living reminder of their sacrifice and service to the country. Plans have been in the works to improve the landscaping and to provide an educational component to tell the story of those who are memorialized, the grove itself and the war.
The rededication ceremony will be held on Nov. 11, and the general public is invited to attend. More details on the ceremony will be forthcoming.
For more information or if you know one of the men honored at the Memorial Oak Grove, please contact LSU Biological Sciences Professor Gary King at gking@lsu.edu.
