Noble excused himself and left for his home in Ardmore, Okla. Southwell, mindful of England's desperate situation and doggedly persistent, soon followed Noble to Oklahoma. "Nobody believed they could go that fast," Day said.

One Englishman remembered their arrival years later, saying he was impressed by the number of cowboy hats and boots. Southwell arrived in Ardmore in the early morning hours and found his way to Noble's home. It's a story that should make any oilman or woman proud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ewis Dugger, former resident of New Orleans, was the last surviving member of the crew that worked in England. Southwell ultimately met with representatives from four oil companies. In honor of their sacrifice, a monument by sculptor Jay O’Meilia was erected in the Sherwood Forest by The Energy Advocates, a nonprofit organization that raised the money for the seven-foot-high statute of a driller, the “Oil Patch Warrior”. Noble twice planned on visiting the Sherwood Forest site, but both trips had to be cancelled because of stateside responsibilities. However, one wartime story is often overlooked because it contains no military offensive, no espionage, not even a single fired bullet. England did not forget those who had so bravely - and quietly - served the country. At this year’s Oklahoma Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Renaissance Hotel in Tulsa, Nancy and I had the opportunity to be at a table with Oklahoma Hall of Fame 1999 inductee and famed sculptor Jay O’Meilia.

It's what you would hope other citizens would do. Roughnecks in England Rosser and Walker had gone ahead of the "boys" - as they were called - to coordinate equipment arrival and its transport to Dukes Wood. [])). Jim Day, former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Noble Corporation, has worked closely with the Noble family for 30 years. On the nature trial you'll find the bronze statue of the The Oil Patch Warrior, commemorating the American 'Roughnecks of Sherwood Forest'. According to The Secret of Sherwood Forest by Guy Woodward and Grace Steele Woodward, Noble himself answered the door, hair tousled, dressed in pajamas and obviously just out of bed. "You can imagine bringing people from an industry that was rough and ready, like the early American oil field, and putting them into a staid setting like Sherwood Forest," Day said. Even Walker commented when one of the boys hit the ground with a banjo hanging from a shoulder strap and another arrived carrying a fiddle case.

At the lectureship, I talked about Jay’s famed sculpture, the “Oil Patch Warrior” which stands in honor and in remembrance to the many from the “oil patch” who have made great sacrifices throughout the history of the American oil and gas industry.

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