Roy, a graduate of the Hennessy Senior Class of 1897, had a strong passion and belief in the freedom of the Cuban people. His graduation speech was entitled "Liberty for Cuba." When the territorial governor asked for volunteers, Cashion's name was first one on the list. He passed through this area on his way to join Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the Spanish American wars. On July 1, 1898, Cashion was killed by a gun shot to the head in the famous charge on San Juan Hill in Cuba. He is believed to be the first Oklahoman to die in battle on foreign soil.
Cashion, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma - "A small agricultural community established in 1900 and named for Roy V. Cashion, the first Oklahoma Territory soldier to lose his life in the Spanish-American War. An impressive monument to him stands on the main street of Hennessey, Oklahoma." Published in the Oklahoma Travel Handbook by Kent Ruth, OU Press, Norman, OK, 1977.
∼Son of Frank S. and Josephine (Weber) Cashion, Roy was born in Medina, Michigan.
He was a member of the first graduating class of Hennessey, Oklahoma, high school in April of 1897.
He enlisted, May 5, 1898, in Guthrie, Oklahoma and became a member of Troop D 1st US Volunteer Cavalry better known as "Rough Riders".
The first Oklahoma death in a foreign war he was killed, before Santiago de Cuba, as he was going over San Juan Hill.
This monument was paid for, partly, by money collected from school children. It is located on the west side of Highway 81 in Hennessey, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
Cashion, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma - "A small agricultural community established in 1900 and named for Roy V. Cashion, the first Oklahoma Territory soldier to lose his life in the Spanish-American War. An impressive monument to him stands on the main street of Hennessey, Oklahoma." Published in the Oklahoma Travel Handbook by Kent Ruth, OU Press, Norman, OK, 1977.
∼Son of Frank S. and Josephine (Weber) Cashion, Roy was born in Medina, Michigan.
He was a member of the first graduating class of Hennessey, Oklahoma, high school in April of 1897.
He enlisted, May 5, 1898, in Guthrie, Oklahoma and became a member of Troop D 1st US Volunteer Cavalry better known as "Rough Riders".
The first Oklahoma death in a foreign war he was killed, before Santiago de Cuba, as he was going over San Juan Hill.
This monument was paid for, partly, by money collected from school children. It is located on the west side of Highway 81 in Hennessey, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
Roy, a graduate of the Hennessy Senior Class of 1897, had a strong passion and belief in the freedom of the Cuban people. His graduation speech was entitled "Liberty for Cuba." When the territorial governor asked for volunteers, Cashion's name was first one on the list. He passed through this area on his way to join Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the Spanish American wars. On July 1, 1898, Cashion was killed by a gun shot to the head in the famous charge on San Juan Hill in Cuba. He is believed to be the first Oklahoman to die in battle on foreign soil.
Cashion, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma - "A small agricultural community established in 1900 and named for Roy V. Cashion, the first Oklahoma Territory soldier to lose his life in the Spanish-American War. An impressive monument to him stands on the main street of Hennessey, Oklahoma." Published in the Oklahoma Travel Handbook by Kent Ruth, OU Press, Norman, OK, 1977.
∼Son of Frank S. and Josephine (Weber) Cashion, Roy was born in Medina, Michigan.
He was a member of the first graduating class of Hennessey, Oklahoma, high school in April of 1897.
He enlisted, May 5, 1898, in Guthrie, Oklahoma and became a member of Troop D 1st US Volunteer Cavalry better known as "Rough Riders".
The first Oklahoma death in a foreign war he was killed, before Santiago de Cuba, as he was going over San Juan Hill.
This monument was paid for, partly, by money collected from school children. It is located on the west side of Highway 81 in Hennessey, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
Cashion, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma - "A small agricultural community established in 1900 and named for Roy V. Cashion, the first Oklahoma Territory soldier to lose his life in the Spanish-American War. An impressive monument to him stands on the main street of Hennessey, Oklahoma." Published in the Oklahoma Travel Handbook by Kent Ruth, OU Press, Norman, OK, 1977.
∼Son of Frank S. and Josephine (Weber) Cashion, Roy was born in Medina, Michigan.
He was a member of the first graduating class of Hennessey, Oklahoma, high school in April of 1897.
He enlisted, May 5, 1898, in Guthrie, Oklahoma and became a member of Troop D 1st US Volunteer Cavalry better known as "Rough Riders".
The first Oklahoma death in a foreign war he was killed, before Santiago de Cuba, as he was going over San Juan Hill.
This monument was paid for, partly, by money collected from school children. It is located on the west side of Highway 81 in Hennessey, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
