Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame
The Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame recognizes and honors those military veterans who, through their works and lives during or after military service, have made a significant contribution to the state of Florida through civic, business, public service or other pursuits. It is not a traditional military hall of fame, as it focuses on post-military contributions to the State of Florida.
Class of 2023 Inductees
David Abramowitz, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret)
Dennis O. Baker, Commander, U.S. Navy, (Ret)
John E. Bircher III, Colonel U.S. Army (Ret)
David Blair Craig, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret)
Dr. Benjamin Findley, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret)
Michael Fleming, Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Ret)
R. Craig Ham, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret)
Dr. Gerald Hollingsworth, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret)
Joseph Kittinger, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret) deceased
Henry Lowery, Chief Warrant Officer 5, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret)
Bruce Melnick, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret)
Frederic Raymond, Major General, U.S. Army (Ret)
Walter E. Raysick, Sr., Master Chief U.S. Navy (Ret)
Leon J. Roy, IV, Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army (Ret) deceased
Edward C. Sheffield, U.S. Army Veteran
Joseph G. Sicinski, U.S. Air Force Veteran
Alene Tarter, Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force (Ret)
Dewayne Thrift, U.S. Air Force Veteran
Donn Weaver, U.S. Army Veteran
Tony Williams, Jr., Major, U.S. Army (Ret)
Class of 2022 Inductees
Mike Bousher, U.S. Army Veteran
Jeffrey Cathey, Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret)
Anthony D’Aleo, U.S. Army Veteran
John Gionet, Sergeant Major, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret)
Greg Holder, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret)
Don Lanman, U.S. Army Veteran
John Leslie, Commander, U.S. Navy (Ret)
Gordon Lightfoot, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
Maxine Reyes, Captain, U.S. Army (Ret)
Glenn Sutphin, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret)
Class of 2021 Inductees
Robert Adelhelm, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret)
Bishop (Dr.) Douglas Alexander Sr., U.S. Army Veteran
Thomas Bowman, Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret)
Robert D. Chelberg, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (Ret)
William W. Francis II, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret)
Michael W. Hartford, Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret)
Daniel V. Hughes, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
Rep. Stan Jordan, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret)
Ray A. Quinn, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army (Ret)
Darryl J. Reyes, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret)
Frederick Robinson, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
Gill Ruderman, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret)
William D. Salter, U.S. Army Veteran
Harry O. “Skip” Taylor, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret)
William D. Wilson, U.S. Air Force Veteran
Class of 2020 Inductees
COL Gary Clark, USAF Retired
George W. Duren, USA Veteran
1SG Daila Espeut-Jones, USA Retired
The late BG Michael Ferguson, USA Retired
LTG Jay Garner, USA Retired
Martin Gayeski, USA Veteran
Frank Hahnel, Jr., USMC Veteran
Lt Col George Hardy, USAAC/USAF Retired
COL Ronald Joe, USA Retired
COL Darryle Kouns, USA Retired
Cliff R. Leonard, USMC Veteran
Mike K. Mason, USA Veteran
Michelle A. Poitier, USN Veteran
TSgt. Deloris Quaranta, USAF Retired
CW4 Dean Resch, USA Retired
COL Claude Shipley, USA Retired
LTC Donald Slesnick II, USA Retired
CAPT Morris Steen Jr., USN Retired
Dr. Norman E. Thagard, USMC Veteran
Lt Col Alton Yates, USAF Retired
Class of 2019 Inductees
John A. Brinkley, U.S. Marine Corps/U.S. Air Force veteran
Dr. Edward Copeland III, U.S. Army veteran
CW4 Donald Courtney, U.S. Army (retired)
Raymond “Ray” Crallé, U.S. Marine Corps veteran
The late Col. Michael Flynt, U.S. Air Force (retired)
Matt Franz, U.S. Army veteran
Irving Friedman, U.S. Navy veteran
Lt. Col. Ali Frohlich, U.S. Air Force (retired)
Kathryn Gates-Skipper, U.S. Marine Corps veteran
The late Col. Dale M. Leslie, U.S. Marine Corps (retired)
CAPT Norman Olson, U.S. Navy (retired)
Lt. Col. Robert (Pat) Phillips, U.S. Air Force (retired)
SFC Juan Santiago, U.S. Army (retired)
Michael T. Waldrop, U.S. Army veteran
Brig. Gen. William Webb, U.S. Air Force (retired)
Dr. Albert Zant, U.S. Army veteran
Class of 2018 Inductees
Mark W. Erdrich, U.S. Army veteran (deceased)
Lt. Gen. Gordon E. Fornell, U.S. Air Force (retired)
Chief Master Sgt. Carl Hunsinger, U.S. Air Force (retired)
Luis E. Lalama, U.S. Army veteran
Brig. Gen. T. Patt Maney, U.S. Army (retired)
John R. Marks III, U.S. Air Force veteran
Rear Adm. Carlton J. McLeod, U.S. Navy (retired)
Maj. Charles E. Merkel Jr., U.S. Army (retired)
Marlin S. Muller, U.S. Army veteran
Aaron Gary Newman, U.S. Navy veteran
Stephen O’Connell, U.S. Air Force veteran (deceased)
Capt. David J. Quirk, U.S. Navy (retired)
Capt. William H. Reuter IV, U.S. Navy (retired)
Master Sgt. Jose A. Rosa Jr., U.S. Air Force (retired)
David L. Rose, U.S. Army veteran
Chief Master Sgt. John Schmidt Jr., U.S. Air Force (retired)
Col. John M. Thomson, U.S. Army (retired)
Jessie “J.D.” Turner, U.S. Army veteran (deceased)
George W. Wanberg, U.S. Marine Corps veteran
Lt. Cmdr. Herlena O’Neal Washington, U.S. Navy (retired)
Class of 2017 Inductees
The late Harold (Hal) Baumgarten, U.S. Army veteran
Joseph J. Celli, U.S. Army veteran
The late Lt. Col. Earle L. Denton, U.S. Army (retired)
Capt. Dale W. Doss, U.S. Navy (retired)
John P. Folsom, U.S. Navy veteran
Thomas G. Gates, U.S. Air Force veteran
The late Lt. Col. Leo R. Gray, U.S. Air Force Reserve (retired)
Col. Bruce J. Host, U.S. Air Force (retired)
Richard R. Hunt, U.S. Marine Corps veteran
Brig. Gen. Albin F. Irzyk, U.S. Army (retired)
Master Sgt. James L. Lamb, U.S. Air Force (retired)
Maj. Albert H. Linden Jr., U.S. Army (retired)
Col. Francis (Len) Loving, U.S. Marine Corps (retired)
Rodney L. Phillips, U.S. Army veteran
1st Sgt. Thomas S. Rice, U.S. Army (retired)
George (Ben) Ritter, U.S. Marine Corps veteran
John E. Thrasher, U.S. Army veteran
Donald L. Van Beck, U.S. Army veteran
Robert N. White, U.S. Army veteran
The late Bernard E. Wilson, U.S. Army Air Corps veteran
Class of 2016 Inductees
The late 1st Lt. Reubin O’Donovan Askew, U.S. Air Force veteran
The late LT j.g. LeRoy Collins, U.S. Navy veteran
Sgt. Jordon J. “J.J.” Corbett, U.S. Army veteran
The late RADM Kevin Delaney, U.S. Navy (retired)
Lt. Col. Dennis O. Freytes, U.S. Army (retired)
SGT David L. Goetsch, U.S. Marine Corps veteran
The late Capt. Spessard Holland, Air Service, AEF veteran
Capt. William L. Proctor, U.S. Army Reserve veteran
Col. Washington J. Sanchez Jr., U.S. Army (retired)
CMSgt. Johnny E. Stewart, U.S. Air Force (retired)
SP4 Frederick A. Taylor, Jr. U.S. Army veteran
Class of 2015 Inductees
The late Charles E. Bennett, U.S. Army veteran
The late Laurence O. “Larry” Campbell, U.S. Marine Corps veteran
Chief Master Sgt. Charles E. LeCroy, U.S. Air Force (retired)
The late Lawton M. Chiles, U.S. Army veteran
Col. Curtis V. “Curt” Ebitz, U.S. Army (retired)
Col. Warren “Rocky” McPherson, U.S. Marine Corps (retired)
The late Gerald V. Myers, U.S. Army veteran
Maj. Gen. Earl G. Peck, U.S. Air Force (retired)
Class of 2014 Inductees
The late Rear Adm. LeRoy Collins Jr., U.S. Navy Reserve (retired)
Maj. Gen. James L. Dozier, U.S. Army (retired)
Col. Frank Farmer, U.S. Army, Florida Army National Guard, U.S. Air Force Reserve (retired)
Chief Master Sgt. Eugene Cecil Johnson, U.S. Air Force (retired)
Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden, U.S. Marine Corps (retired)
Class of 2013 Inductees
Maj. Gen. John R. D. Cleland, U.S. Army (retired)
The late Rep. Sam M. Gibbons, U.S. Army veteran
Maj. John L. Haynes, U.S. Marine Corps (retired)
Lt. Gen. Robert F. Milligan, U.S. Marine Corps (retired)
Capt. Jeanne Grushinski Rubin, U.S. Navy (retired)
Capt. Robert J. Silah, U.S. Navy (retired)
The Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame Council transmits its recommended list of nominees to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, which submits the nominations to the Governor and Cabinet, who select the nominees to be inducted. Council members are:
Brig. Gen. Patt Maney, U.S. Army (retired)
Maj. Gen. Frank Moore, U.S. Air Force (retired) Vice Chair
LTC Marlene Carter, U.S. Army (retired) Chair
Sen. Victor Torres, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
Jimmie T. Smith, U.S. Army Veteran
Col. Bruce Grant, U.S. Army (retired)
Edgar Rodriguez, U.S. Navy Veteran
The Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame Wall is available for public viewing during business hours on the Plaza Level of the Capitol Building in Tallahassee. The Capitol Building is also home to the Florida Medal of Honor Wall, paying tribute to Florida’s Medal of Honor recipients.
Nominating guidelines and submission forms are located on the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame website at https://floridaveteranshalloffame.org
