JEFFERSON CITY — John Verle "Pete" Adkins, already a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, is also entering the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame.

This year's induction ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 24 in the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol.

The other veterans being inducted into the Hall of Fame include:

Richard A. Heigert, Arnold — U.S. Army, 1966–1994.

Jim Mayer, St. Louis — U.S. Army, 1968–1970.

Frank Robinson, Perryville — U.S. Army, 1969–1971.

Roger Brooks Sherman, Sikeston — U.S. Navy, 1952–1954.

Clifton M. Smart III, Springfield — U.S. Army, 1986–1990.

Honorary inductee: Gen. Maxwell Taylor, Keytesville — U.S. Army, 1922–1959; 1961–1964.

After graduating high school, Adkins joined the Navy in the middle of a world war.

Adkins, now 100 years old, served as

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