Higeons-Clemmens American Legion Post 337
Talala’s American Legion post, serving veterans, their families, and the community.
For meeting times or hall rental, contact the post. · Facebook
Groups that meet here in town and serve Talala neighbors.
Also see Local churches, Parks & Recreation, and the Talala Historical Museum.
Talala’s American Legion post, serving veterans, their families, and the community.
For meeting times or hall rental, contact the post. · Facebook
The post is named Higeons-Clemmens. Plaques honor Clemmens, Higeons, and Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Roy W. Harmon. The outdoor eagle sculpture and commemorative brick courtyard are at the Talala Historical Museum.
U.S.S. Arizona, United States Navy — Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Born February 15, 1919 in Talala, Oklahoma. Killed and entombed aboard the U.S.S. Arizona while in port at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941.
536th Bomb Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force — Pocatello, Idaho
Born July 16, 1922 in Talala, Oklahoma. Entered military service November 6, 1942. Killed in a navigator training mission August 16, 1943.
U.S. Army — Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
Birth place: Talala, Oklahoma. On 12 July 1944 near Casaglia, Italy, Sgt. Harmon, facing tremendous enemy fire, made an individual and heroic attack on three German machine gun positions in an open wheat field. Advancing with no cover or concealment and though mortally wounded, he destroyed the enemy positions, saving the lives of 100 of his fellow soldiers who had been pinned down.