Kentucky Players in the Military

[JPS]

FYI, I put together two web pages. The first provides a list of former UK players who served in the US Armed Forces in some capacity, not necessarily participating in a war. I'm sure that this list is nowhere near complete, especially for WWI and WWII veterans. Any assistance is appreciated.

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/playermilitary.html

The second page lists the six former basketball players I'm aware of who died in combat.

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/playermilitarykia.html

It gives a short description of their military career and the circumstances of their death. There's some pretty interesting stories there I'm sure.

Jon

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Graphics/Players/howard_kinne2.jpg
Howard Kinne - WWI

[The Old School JPS]

Out of that list of several dozen, only two UK players since 1958 have served in uniform.

Times change, I guess.

[JPS]

Well, you've got to acknowledge that the large majority of them served due to World War I and World War II. Otherwise, it would be a fairly short list.

Jon

[The Old School JPS]

That, and there was a draft until the 1970s.

Times change.

[Blue4ever]

I know of two names missing on that list Thad Jaraz who I'm pruddy darn sure retired a Colonel US Army and Charles Hurt who was in the 82nd Airborne and I'm fairly certain was in Gulf War I.

[cwahl]

i seen Charles Hurt on there but i didnt the Thad, Charles Hurt is 2nd from the bottom,