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CELEBRATING OUR VETERANS
100 Years of Veterans Day THE HISTORY OF VETERANS DAY In the United States, President Woodrow Wilson declared November 11, 1919, as the first commemoration of Armistice Day, which was originally intended to involve parades and public meetings and a brief suspension of business beginning at 11:00 a.m. Congress made Armistice Day a legal holiday in 1938, declaring it “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace.” In 1947, a World War II veteran named Raymond Weeks organized a “National Veterans Day” in Birmingham, Alabama. His intention was to expand Armistice Day into a holiday that celebrates all veterans, not just those from World War I. This idea was later championed by U.S. Representative Edward
Rees of Kansas, who proposed a bill that would officially change Armistice Day to Veterans Day. The bill was passed in 1954, and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who later that year issued the first “Veterans Day Proclamation,” which read in part, “In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans’ organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose.” This year, veterans and citizens alike should again unite to appreciate the service of all veterans, with special attention paid to the century that has passed since peace was achieved with an Armistice signed on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
THE HISTORY OF ARMISTICE DAY Armistice Day was born out of World War I, or “The Great War,” as it was initially known. The global conflict lasted from 1914 to 1918, and pitted the Central Powers—Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire—against the Allies, or Entente Powers, consisting principally of France, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, Russia and the United States. The First World War mobilized over 70 million military personnel, 60 million of whom were European, and the massive scale led many to optimistically, yet wrongly, predict that it would be “the war to end all wars.” See VETERANS • page 3
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Veterans Day celebration in Taylor
eterans have long been celebrated in Taylor. Events and programs are held every year to thank veterans for their service. The American Legion hosts an annual veterans’ breakfast at the hall in Murphy Park. The Moody Museum honors veterans with a program and an exhibit that features shadow boxes made by veterans. These shadow boxes and other military memorabilia are displayed at the museum during the annual event. Taylor ISD also honors veterans with programs on the Main Street Intermediate and Taylor Middle School campuses. At Main Street Intermediate, students and staff members line the halls and cheer for veterans as they walked in a parade through the school. During the parade, students carried flags that represented each branch of the military. Following the parade, a program is held in the auditorium. The program includes students singing patriotic songs. At Taylor Middle School, the annual Veterans Day program is held in the gym. Veterans related to students are invited to attend and be recognized. The program includes the middle school band playing a melody of songs for each branch of the military. The program ends with the solemn playing of TAPPS and remembering those who were POWs. After the program, veterans are invited to the school library to enjoy a light breakfast and visited with students and community members in attendance.
VETERANS WITHOUT PHOTOS: BALLARD, STEPHEN 2LT Army 2012-2014 Ft. Hood BROCKINGTON, JERRY M. US Air Force SSGT 1965-1969 Philippines CAMPBELL, ERNEST GARDNER Army 1947-1949 CAMPBELL, ERNEST “SONNIE” US Army WWII CHAMBERS, AJ US Air Force SGT Germany CHAMBERS, RAY DALE US Navy San Diego, CA CHRISTENSEN, JERRY U.S. Army – Sgt.
CICCARELLI, CHRISTOPHER L. U.S. Marine Corps 2003-07 Okinawa, Japan 2004-2007 COTTLE, JAMES W. Marines, 1967-1970, Reserves 1970-1973 E5 Sergeant Japan
Veterans in Taylor attend a ceremony in honor or their service to the United States. Photo by XXX
HAJDA, VADAV J. European Theatre WWII 1943-1946 HUGHES, DONALD J. U.S. Air Force – MSGT 1955-1979 JOHNSON, MELVIN US Army PFC
CRAYTON, LOUIE DEAN US Army TSGT Air Corp. DRY, DONVIN D. Spec. 4, U.S. Army 1966-69 Vietnam
LAYMONS, JAMES K. SP4-US Armyk 1970-1973 LUNA, CARMEN US Air Force MAREK, EDWIN J. E-4 US Army 1972-1974
OMAN, RICHARD ARLEN Cpl., U.S. Army 1969 Vietnam (Killed) O’DONOGHUE, MICHAEL USAF Ssgt (E-5) 1982-1992 Altus Afb Ok., Osan Air Base South Korea, Fairchild Afb Washington, Lackland Afb Texas and McGuire Afb NJ. PAYNE, MICHAEL Staff Sgt. - Cavalry, U.S. Army 1978-98 Germany, Korea, Saudi Arabia PEREZ, DANIEL US Army
EDWARDS, BOBBY A.L. U.S. Army GIBSON, MAJOR Sgt., U.S. Marines Corps 1970-98 Vietnam, Desert Storm
MCKINLEY, COLTON J. Army, PVT
PEREZ, MATTHEW US Army
MOHEL, DAN US Navy Third Class Torpedo Man’s Mate
PUMPHREY, WILLIAM (HENRY) III Sgt., U.S. Army 1966-68
GORSE, JUDY C. E4 Admin. Act., U.S. Air Force 1970-73
MOTLOCH, ANTON Army, WWII, US Army D-Day Normandy Purple Heart Sergeant
RAESZ, EDMOND Airman 1st Class, US Air Force 1951-1955
THE PAST... American Legion Post 39 was organized September 3, 1919, with Dan Moody serving as its first commander. The post is named for Graham D. Luhn, a Taylorite who served as a first lieutenant with the 36th Infantry Division in World War I. Luhn got his military training at Texas A&M from which he joined the National Guard. The National Guard Division from Texas and Oklahoma, activated in July, 1917, formed the 36th and was sent to the European Western front in July, 1918. The unit conducted major operations in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive--fought between September 26 and November, 1918—where Luhn died. It was the largest in United States military history involving 1.2 million American soldiers and cost the Americans 26,277 killed and 95,786 wounded, making it the largest and bloodiest operation of the war. The assault through the Argonne was critical in breaking German resistance and bringing World War I to an end. Luhn was posthumously awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French for “gallant action in war.” Four of his brothers— Edward, Harrison, Russell and George--were charter members of the Taylor Post. The current Legion Hall was built in 1931.
REESE, LEE Navy Served in Korea ROBERTS, CLEO ALVIN Air Force, Corporal WWII 1943-1945 SCOTT, DONALD J. U.S. Army Reserves 1965 SILVA JR., JESSE US Army SLAUGHTER, CLARENCE Sgt., U.S. Army 1976-89 SMITH, KIRK Mst. Sgt., U.S. Army National Guard Operation Iraqi Freedom SPINN, ELROY C. U.S. Army, 38th Infantry Regiment 1943-45 WWII TENNILL, DAN W., PFC WWII European Theatre
THOMAS, JIM JR. Korea and Vietnam US Army 1946-1973 retired Germany, Ft. Bragg, Ft. Chaffe, Ft. Hood, Washington, Ft. Lewis URBANEK, CHARLES J. National Guard 3d Medium Tank Battalion (Patton) 112th Armor, Company B. VRANA, ALBERT PFC, U.S. Army Infantry 1945-47 WUTHRICH, HAFRED P. Army WWII Purple Heart, KIA YOUNGBLOOD, JOHN LYNN Capt., U.S. Air Force 12 years of service Radio/TV broadcaster ZIMMERHANZEL, CHARLIE Msgt. WWII Battle of the Bulge
THE FUTURE... The American Legion Post 39 honors our veterans on Veterans Day and every day. The goals, from the Legion's original organizational objectives, are "...to perpetuate the principles of Justice, Freedom, and Democracy for which we have fought, to inculcate the duty and obligation of the citizen to the State; to preserve the history and incidents of our participation in the war; and to cement the ties of comradeship formed in service."
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ADKISSON, CLINT U.S. Marines 1992-96
AGUILAR, ALEJANDRO Cal. Army National Guard 1989-93, 2004-05, U.S. Army, 1993-2004
AGUILAR, ARMANDO E8 Senior Master Sgt.
ALBERT, WILLIAM E. Cmdr., U.S. Navy 1967-69 - Vietnam
ALDERETE SR., IGNACIO Military Service 1942-46
ALDRIDGE, SHELVIE JR. Spec., U.S. Army 1974-1976
ALDRIDGE, SHELVIE SR. U.S. Army - 1943-46 436th Aviation Squadron
ALLGOWER, RICHARD ALAN Cpl. U.S. Marines 2006-10
ALVAREZ, RYAN Sgt., U.S. Army Present - Iraq
ANDERSON, DIANA (SHEREK) Sgt., U.S. Marine Corps 1976-79
ANDERSON, GLEN RAY U.S. Army – Corp. Vietnam 1968-1969
ANDERSON, KENNETH Cpl., U.S. Marines 2001-present
ANDERSON, KEVIN D. USAF, 2017-present 2nd Lt.
ANDERSON, RONALD H. Col., U.S. Marines 1970-present
APPEL, JAMES Pvt., U.S. Army Korean Conflict
APPEL, RAYMOND Spec. 4, U.S. Army Vietnam Conflict
ARIOLA, DWAYNE E. Machinist Mate Master, U.S. Navy - Chief Submarines 1985-2005
ARIOLA, ERNEST JR. Petty Officer 2nd Class, U.S. Navy ASW - 1987-93
ARNING, EUGENE Lt., U.S. Army 1942-44 Killed in Action
ARTIESCHOUFSKY, DENNIS E4 Petty Officer, U.S. Naval Reserve 1966-72
ASHMORE, DAVID G. Cpl., U.S. Marines 2000-present
ASHMORE, JOSEPH SFC, U.S. Army 1984-2004
AVANT, ROBERT JR. U.S. Air Force 1968-72
AXELSON, HJALMAR U.S. Navy 1943-45 WWII
VETERANS • front page After 9 million military casualties, there was finally permanent quiet on the Western Front after an armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany on November 11, 1918. The cessation of hostilities officially took effect at 11:00 that morning, or “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” Armistice Day commemorated this end to the fighting, and is observed every November 11th by many of the Allied nations. This year’s celebration of peace and remembrance of sacrifice will mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. Events are planned all over the
world, and President Donald Trump will travel to Paris to join French President Emmanuel Macron in honoring the more than 116,000 Americans and nearly 1.4 million French troops who died in WWI. FROM ARMISTICE DAY TO VETERANS DAY American effort during World War II saw the greatest mobilization of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force in the nation’s history (more than 16 million people); some 5.7 million more served in the Korean War. In 1954, after lobbying efforts by veterans’ service organizations, the 83rd U.S. Congress amended the 1938
act that had made Armistice Day a holiday, striking the word “Armistice” in favor of “Veterans.” President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the legislation on June 1, 1954. From then on, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. The next development in the story of Veterans Day unfolded in 1968, when Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which sought to ensure three-day weekends for federal employees—and encourage tourism and travel—by celebrating four national holidays (Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Columbus Day) on Mondays. The observation of Veterans Day was
set as the fourth Monday in October. The first Veterans Day under the new law was Monday, October 25, 1971; confusion ensued, as many states disapproved of this change, and continued to observe the holiday on its original date. In 1975, after it became evident that the actual date of Veterans Day carried historical and patriotic significance to many Americans, President Gerald Ford signed a new law returning the observation of Veterans Day to November 11th beginning in 1978. If November 11 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the federal government observes the holiday on the previous Friday or following Monday, respectively. Government offices are closed on Veteran’s Day.
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BACHMEYER, CARROL U.S. Army Entered March 1969
BACHMEYER, EMIL A. U.S. Army 1951-54 Korean Conflict
BACHMEYER ERWIN U.S. Army Air Force
BAILEY, RYAN Cpl., U.S. Marines 2004-present In Iraq since July 2007
BARAN, ANTON CHARLES Cpl., U.S. Army Air Force WWII
BARAN, GILBERT J. Staff Sgt., Texas Army Natl. Guard 1952-62
BARCUCH, HUBERT A. U.S. Army 1962-65
BARCUCH, JOE. W U.S. Air Force
BARDEN, JAMES S. Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Naval Reserve 1971-79
BARRON, R.D. JR. Cpl, U.S. Army 1944-46 82nd Division WWII
BARRY, LANCE ANDREW S. Cpl., U.S. Marines 2nd Maintenance Bn. GSM Company
BARTON, WILLIS C. U.S. Navy 1944-66
BARTOSH, BENNIE Cpl., U.S. Army Air Force 1947-49
BARTOSH, EDWARD F. Sgt., U.S. Army WWII
BATLA, JOE E. JR. U.S. Air Force WWII, Korean Conflict
BAUMAN, ROBIN “ROB” Sgt., U.S. Marines Sept. 1966-Sept. 1970
BEARDEN, DON D. Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Army 1951-72
BEELER, BRADLEY U.S. Navy 2005-present Iraq War, Kuwait
BEESLEY, LEO Pfc., U.S. Air Force
BELZ, JIMMY U.S. Army July 1969 – January 1971 Vietnam
BENAD, HARVEY U.S. Marines 1943-45 S. Pacific - Purple Heart
BENAD, KENDALL U.S. Marines 1968, Vietnam
BERAN, JIMMIE Spc. 4, U.S. Army 1966-68
BERAN, LARRY W. Spc. 4 1961-64 Germany
BERGSTROM III, J.L. (LOU) U.S. Navy 1945-46 and 1950-51
BERGSTROM IV, J.L. (JAY) Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps 1977-98
BEYER, HUGO Cpl., U.S. Army 1942-46
BEYER, RUDOLPH E. U.S. Infantry 1918 WWI
BINGHAM, NEELY U.S. Navy 1951-55
BITTNER, CARL E. Pfc., U.S. Army 1942-46 South Pacific, WWII
BLACKMORE, DONALD SMSgt., U.S. Air Force WWII, Korean Conflict, Vietnam Conflict
BLAHA, JODIE T/4, U.S. Army Signal Corp 1944-46 WWII
BLAND, ASHALEY Sgt., U.S. Army 2004-2011
BLOM, ROLAND Pfc., U.S. Army 1942-46
BLOMQUIST, FRANKLIN A. Fireman, U.S. Navy 1955-57
BLOMQUIST, MILTON H. Pharmacist’s Mate 1st Class U.S. Navy 1942-46 Asiatic Pacific Theater
BODIFORD, JAMES H. U.S. Army 21 years Vietnam Conflict
BOGAN, DAVE Master Chief Yeoman, U.S. Navy 1975-2000
BOGAN, LISA (COLTON) Chief Yeoman, U.S. Navy 1975-95
BOHAC, JERRY Pvt., U.S. Army Infantry 1945-1946
BOHLS, LEON “LUCKY” Staff Sgt., U.S. Army Air Corps 1942-45
BONEY, J.C. U.S. Army 1950-70
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BOUDRY, ALFRED L. Radioman 2nd Class, U.S. Navy 1943-46
BOWEN, ROYCE HOWARD U.S. Army Drill Sgt. during WWII Tank Sgt. in Germany 1958-1960, Korea Purple Heart, Silver Star
BOWMAN, WILLIAM A. “JOE” Cpl., U.S. Army WWII, POW
BRADFORD, JOE JR. U.S. Navy 3 years
BRADSHAW, HENRY FRANKLIN Sgt., U.S. Army 1965-66 Vietnam Conflict
BRALEY, RON Air Force, Master Sergeant 1978-1992
BRANDT, BRANDON K. Sgt. U.S. Marines, MSESG 2004-present
BRANDT, MARVIN WOODBRIDGE U.S. Navy 1940-1942
BRASFIELD, BO U.S. Army 1965-67
BREES, BILL R. Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1979-95
BREWER, KRISTOPHER
BRINKMEYER, HERMAN T-5, U.S. Army 1942-45 N. Africa, Italy, France, Germany
BRINKMEYER, FRANKLIN C. LCPL Marine Corps. Exchange
BRINKMEYER, MAX PFC
BRINKMEYER, RAYMOND Staff Sgt., U.S. Army WWII
BROADNAX, CURTIS U.S. Air Force
BROCK, ANDREW 1st Lt., U.S. Marines Naval Aviator Served seven years
BROCK, WILLIAM Cpt., U.S. Marines Served eight years
BROCKINGTON, JIM US Army Corporal 1943-1945 Medic
BROCKINGTON, JIMMIE W. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1965-1972 Vietnam Conflict
BROCKINGTON, TOMMY US Army MSGT Artillery
BROGAN, JAMES JR. U.S. Army 1974-78 U.S.A.R. 1987-93
BROSCH, DANIEL J. U.S. Navy 1970-76 Vietnam Conflict
BRUNDAGE, BERT Master Chief Petty Officer U.S. Navy 1948-70
BRYANT, ALBERT U.S. Army WWII
BRYANT, HERMAN U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force 1941-1946
BRYANT, R.L. U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force 1942-46
BUCANEK, CHARLIE W. U.S. Navy
BUCANEK, CHARLES WALTER US Navy 2 Years
BUCANEK, EDDIE J. A1C, U.S. Air Force Korean Conflict
BUCANEK, EDDIE V. Spc. 4, U.S. Army 1981-84 1st Cavalry
BUCKALEW, MAHLON Sgt. (E-6), U.S. Army 1948-68
BURGESS, JOSEPH SP5 U.S. Army 1969-1972 Buren, Germany
BURNEY, HAL W. CW4 (retired) U.S. Army 1948-69 U.S. Navy, 1944-46
BUROW, IMMANUEL ALBERT Sgt., U.S. Marines 1942-45
CAESAR, HAROLD J. Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1964 Vietnam Conflict
CALLAHAN, J. MIKE Lt. Col., U.S. Army 1964-90
CAMPOS, ROBERTO N. U.S. Army 1968-69
CANALES, CHRISTOPHER Sgt., U.S. Army 2004-05 Operation Iraqi Freedom
CARMONA, DANIEL E. Pvt.-5, U.S. Army WWII
CARMONA, DANNY Sgt., U.S. Army Vietnam Conflict
CARMONA, REYES Cpl., U.S. Marines 1954-55 Korean Conflict
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CARRIZALES, MARIO Spec. 4, U.S. Army Vietnam Conflict
CARTER, GRANT U.S. Air Force Active in Iraq
CASTILLO, ABDIAS U.S. Marines Vietnam Conflict
CASTILLO, ANDREW JR. U.S. Marines Vietnam Conflict
CASTILLO, ISMAEL H, L/CPL, U.S. Marines, First Marines Div. Lima Co. 1968-1972, Vietnam, 19691970
CASTILLO, JOSE ROSARIO US Marine Corps 20072011, Reserves 2011-2015 Iraq, 2008
CASTRO, JUVENAL Pfc., U.S. Army 1945-48
CATHEY, ALBERT R. Army - Sargent 1976-1982
CERVENKA, LOUIS F. Army – Tank Commander Pearl Harbor survivor Western Pacific Combat WWII
CERVENKA, RAYMOND JR. Electrician Mate 1st Class, U.S. Navy 1948-52 Korea
CERVENKA, RICHARD L. Navy, Boilerman Vietnam 1967-1968 USS St. Paul Heavy Cruiser
CHALUPA, ARNOLD Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1942-46
CHAMBERS, JOE Navy, 4 years 2nd Petty Officer Served in Korea
CHANEY, GERALD U.S. Army 4 years
CHAVANA, MANUEL G. Sgt., U.S. Marines 1971-75
CHESNEY, CLYDE H. Spec. 4, U.S. Army 1966-67 Vietnam Conflict
CHRISTENSEN, JERRY U.S. Army – Sgt.
CLOPTON, IRINA I. Sgt., U.S. Army 1993-97
CMEREK, ADRIAN U.S. Air Force 2003-04
CMEREK, GEORGE Spec. 4, U.S. Army 1959-62
CMEREK, LADDIE J. U.S. Navy 1962-83
CMEREK, WILLIE A. Pfc., U.S. Army 1944-46 WWII
COCHRAN, TERRY US Navy 1965-1969, US Air Force Reserves three years USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) Vietnam War, North Korea, Gulf War
COLINS, JOHN 1942-1946 Europe
COLLINS, GLENDON, MARY (DRUMMOND) COLLINS
COLLINS, HOWARD U.S. Army 1962-64
COLLINS, JAMES U.S. Navy
COLLINS, KENNETH U.S. Air Force (retired) 1960-81
COLLINS, PETER U.S. Navy 1962-66
COLLINS, PETER P.A. Master Sgt., U.S. Army 1977-present Currently serving in Iraq
CONDO (MCDONALD), KELSIE L. Army National Guard 2007 - current, Afghanistan 2012-2013 Sergeant
CONN, THOMAS R.
COOK, ANDREW B. AND GWEN Tech-5, U.S. Army 1940-45
COOK, FRANCIS Sgt. Maj., U.S. Army 1968-95
COOK, WILLIE AMOS Pfc., U.S. Marine Corps Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1943-46/1951-70
COOPER JR., WILLIAM EDGAR PFC, USMC Sept. 24, 1953-Sept. 23, 1956
CORASS, MICHAEL A. E7, U.S. Navy 1971-91
CRAIGO, JOSHUA M. Sr. Airman, U.S. Air Force 2003-present Three tours in Iraq
CRAIGO, THERESA A. Airman 1st Class, U.S. Air Force
CRISLIP, JAMES A. “CRIS” Sgt. Maj., U.S. Army 1940-72 Purple Heart
CROUGHEN, ANDY SR. U.S. Army Air Corps WWII
CROUGHEN, ANDY T. U.S. Navy - U.S. Naval Reserve 1966-71
Danny Hughes Insurance Agency Marcell Ruzicka U.S. Army WWII
Winston Hughes U.S. Army WWII
Layton Hughes U.S. Army WWII
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CROUGHEN, JIMMY F. CPO/ETC E7, U.S. Navy 1992-present
CROUGHEN, MICHAEL T. CM1, U.S. Naval Reserve WWII
CROUGHEN, MISTY U.S. Navy IT 136 1994-2006
CRUZ, ESPIRION SANTA Pfc., U.S. Army 1953-55
CUBA, MARVIN L. Petty Officer 2nd Class U.S. Navy 1945-49
CUEBAS, BERNABE “BENNIE” PFC, U.S. Army 1943-45
CUMMINGS, ROBERT JR. U.S. Army A Co. 4 Bn. 13 Inf. Rgt. 1990-91
CUMMINGS, ROBERT SR. Cpl., U.S. Marines 1969-1971 Vietnam Conflict (1970)
CUMMINGS, SHANNON SPC 4, U.S. Army 1992-96
CUNNINGHAM, DARREN Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1982-Sept. 30, 2004 Killed in Action
DAFFIN, MICHAEL Sgt., U.S. Army 1964-68
DALE, SIDNEY WAYNE Lance Cpl, U.S. Marines 1959-63
DANA, RUDOLPH V. Sgt., U.S. Army 1941-45
DANIEL, CRAWFORD J. AETM 3/C, U.S. Naval Reserve 1944-45
DAVID, BEN O. Sgt., U.S. Army 1940-45 Good Conduct medal
DAVID, DREW U.S. Marines 2001-present
DAVIDSON, HARLEY GENE US Army 1956-1958 England
DAVIDSON, JAMES A. US Navy, S 2/E Co. 44-38 WWII 1944-46 Combat during Japanese Kamikaze plane attacks – 3 crossings to the South Pacific
DAVIS JR., BLAND B. 1st Lt. U.S. Army 7th Army Europe Stationed in Mannheim, Germany
DAVIS, NATHAN Spc., U.S. Army 2008-12 Iraq
DAVIS, ROSE U.S. Army 1979-82
DEBUS, HOWARD Pvt., U.S. Army Infantry WWII
DECKER, HERMAN WWI
DELAFUENTE, RALPH Spc. 4, U.S. Army 1968-70 Vietnam Conflict
DELAYO, DAVID J. JR. Sgt., U.S. Army 4 years
DELGADO, ALFREDO SR. Pfc., U.S. Army Air Corps 1943-45
DELGADO, ALFREDO Spec. 5, U.S. Army 1966-68
DELISLE, DON U.S. Air Force, retired WWII, Korea, Vietnam
DEWS, JOSHUA Lance Corporal, USMC Serving in Japan 2015-present
DICKERSON, A.E. “GENE” U.S. Navy Construction Bn. - 1968-71 Antarctica, Vietnam
DICKERSON, LOUIS Navy Chief Petty Officer Served in the Pacific, WWII
DICKERSON, WILLIAM CAROLL Seaman 1st Class, U.S. Naval Reserves 1944-1946 – Guam
DLOUHY, BOBBY L. JR. Lance Cpl., U.S. Marines
DLOUHY, DALE ROBERT Spec., U.S. Army 1995-99
DLOUHY, RONNY U.S. Army 1967-69
DOBIAS, DAN Seaman 1st Class, U.S. Navy WWII
DOMEL, LUDWIG A. Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1941-44 Purple Heart-WWII
DOUBRAVA, ALLEN US Army, SFC 1966-68 and 1981-84
DOWING, EDWARD E. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1948-69
DOWNS, JIM U.S. Marines 1971-73
DOWNS, JOHN R. U.S. Marines 1968-72
DOWNS, WESLEY CARROLL Staff Sgt., U.S. Army WWII
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DOWNS, WILLIAM U.S. Marines 1968-70
DRUMMOND, ALLAN EMORY, wife LYDIA HAAG DRUMMOND and son EMORY VINCE DRUMMOND, 1943
DRUMMOND, MATTHEW Navy 2009-13 Norfolk, VA-Operation Enduring Freedom Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Aircraft Handler Petty Officer 3rd Class (ABH3)
DRUMMOND, STEPHEN Air Force, 2002-2016 Eielson AFB, AK, Holloman AFB, NM, Hill AFB, UT, Tyndall AFB, FL Balad AFB, Iraq Staff Sergeant (SSgt)
DUBEC, WILLIAM J. Texas Army Natl. Guard 1967-69
DUGGAN, DENNIS ABH II 7th Fleet/Pacific 19751979
DYKOWSKI, MIKE US Army Ranger E5 Buck Sergeant
DYTRICH, DARWIN D. Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy 1943-67
DYTRICH, FRANK U.S. Navy 1952-67
DYTRICH, L. KEVIN ET1, U.S. Navy (Ret.) March 1978 to April 1998
EDWARDS, TERRY D. U.S. Army Reserves
EIBEN, GARY U.S. Army 1964-67
EIBEN, KENNETH R. U.S. Army 1967-68 Vietnam Conflict
EILERS, HENRY JR. U.S. Navy 1951-55
ELLER, REBECCA Corporal US Marines 2011
ELLIOTT, JAMES CURTIS Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1975-95
EMRICK JR., VIRGIL W. Sgt., U.S. Army Aug. 1966 to Aug. 1968 Vietnam
ENGLIS, KENNETH RAY U.S. Navy 1952-55
ENRIQUEZ, PEDRO H. 1944-46 WWII
ESCHBERGER, CALVIN CHARLES Cpl., U.S. Army Air Force
ESCHBERGER, ELVY Pfc., U.S. Army 1942-43
ESPINOZA, MOSES Tech 4 Army Received two Bronze Stars African Campaign 1941-1945
ESPINOZA, SENON P. “SAM” U.S. Army World War II
ESPINOZA, SIMON U.S. Navy Served 30 years
ESTRADA, PAUL U.S. Army 1953-56
EULENFELD, CLYDE U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force 1943-46 - Bronze Star, Combat Badge
EULENFELD, JAMES U.S. Army infantry 1946-48
EULENFELD, JOE Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1942-45 5 Bronze Stars
EVANS, BILLY C. Cpl., U.S. Army 1943-45 WWII, Normandy, Ardennes
FARR, JEFFERY L. Army, 2007-2010
FARR, ODES Army
FEATHERSTON, BILLY R.
FELFE, EDWIN Pfc., U.S. Army 1946-47
FELTON, FRANK B. III Capt., U.S. Air Force 2000 graduate Air Force Academy, Germany
FINDEISEN JR., ALFRED (CRITTER) Air Force – Sgt. Vietnam March 1968 – October 1970
FINN, SHERMAN H. PFC, 1942-45 7th Med Depot
FINN, ROY Cpl., U.S. Army 1952-54
FISCHER, JEFFREY E6, U.S. Army Stationed in Iraq
FLINK, CHARLES USNCB Det. 1009 Landing Craft Repair Base #2 South Pacific, Solomon Islands
FLORES, JOE L. Spec., U.S. Army 1966-68
FLORES, ONESIMO P. Spec., U.S. Army 1990-95
FLORES, RAMON U.S. Army WWII
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FONTAINE, GARLAND SIDNEY U.S. Air Force
FORD, DAN JR. US Navy PS1 (SW)/E6 July 1986-June 2006
FORD, CLYDE M. US Army Reserve 19661996 SGM 4162d USAR School in Austin
FORD, DAVID F. Spec., U.S. Army 1965-67
FORD, RUSSELL J. Quartermaster 1st Class LSM 31, U.S. Navy 1943-46
FOWLER, MEL Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force WWII, Vietnam Conflict Korean Conflict
FRAZIER, SHIRL U.S. Air Force 1955-60
FREELS, RAY A. U.S. Navy – SKG3 Korean War U.S.S. Tutuila 1952-1953
FRIESENHAHN, JAMES S. SP4 Army Korea 1958-1964
FRITZ, JONATHAN Capt., U.S. Air Force 1969-73
FRONEK, WILBUR J. Gunner Sgt., U.S. Marine Corps - 1986-2006 Iraq (2 tours)
FUESSEL, EDWIN G. U.S. Army WWII
FUESSEL, ERIK C. MM3, U.S. Navy 1992-96
FUESSEL, KURT E. U.S. Army 1971-72
FUQUA, MILTON S. Staff Sgt., U.S. Army Signal Corps 1944-46
GAINER, SAMUEL Cpl., U.S. Air Force 1943-45
GALNOR, JERRY Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1942-46
GAMEZ, ARTHUR RAY SR. Sgt., U.S. Army 1978-91
GANGL, STEVE Cpl., U.S. Army 1968-70
GARCIA, TONY Petty Officer 1st Class U.S. Navy 1992-2007
GAULT, KEVIN TSgt., U.S. Air Force 1975-89 - 5 USAF Commendation medals
GAULT, LIVIE U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet, 1942-45
GAULT, RANDALL U.S. Navy Radar Specialist Pacific Fleet 1984-86
GILLIGAN, JOHN U.S.M.C. 1951-54 Korean Conflict Purple Heart
GILLILAND, THOMAS Tech. Sgt., U.S. Army Air Corps - 1942-43
GING, CALVIN Sgt. 1st Class, U.S. Army 1950-52
GING, CURTIS HAROLD Seaman, U.S. Navy
GING, WAYNE Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 1959-1963
GIPSON, KENNETH BRUCE Sgt. Major, U.S. Marine Corps 1970-98
GIPSON, REGINALD Cpl., U.S. Marines Vietnam era
GIPSON, RONALD Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1970-81
GLAESER, ELDIE Sgt., U.S. Army 1942-46
GLOVER, JOSHUA RANDALL Seaman, U.S. Navy 2001-present
GOLA, CHARLES JOSEPH Airman 3rd Class, U.S. Navy 1960-64
GOLA, CYRIL STEVE Seaman 3rd Class U.S. Navy
GOMEZ, BILL ORTIZ U.S. Army 1968-69
GOMEZ, GEORGE J. Cpt., U.S. Army 1965-73 Bronze Star, Army Commendation
GOMEZ, JOE ORTIZ U.S. Army 1966-68
GOMEZ, NICOLE U.S. Army 2001-present
GONZALES, JOHNNY E-4, U.S. Army 1971-73
GONZALES-MOORE, MARTHA 149th MP company
GONZALES, MIGUEL B. Sgt., U.S. Army 1942-45 WWII
As our Armed Forces fight to protect our freedom abroad, we're reminded of the sacrifice made by so many brave soldiers before them. On Veterans Day, we pause to recognize and thank all of the veterans who have served our country. We are eternally grateful for their dedication and service.
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GONZALES, SANTIAGO H. U.S. Army WWII
GONZALES, SANTIAGO Sgt., U.S. Army 1979-88
GOODRICH, JERRY Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1964-69 Vietnam Conflict
GOODWIN, WAYNE Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1966-68 Vietnam
GOOLSBY, LC U.S. Army 1966-68
GORDON, FRED “RIC” 3rd Class Petty Officer, U.S. Navy 1962-65 Vietnam Conflict
GORE, WILLIE Air Force, Air Policeman, 1963–1967 Vietnam, 1965–1966 Bien Hoa Air Force Base
GRIEGER, ADOLPH ALBIN SR. Seaman, U.S. Navy 1946-54
GRIEGER, GARRETT Air Force 2016
GRIEGER, JOHN Capt., U.S. Air Force 1989-present
GRIEGER, GILBERT Seaman 1st Class, U.S. Navy - 1943-46
GRIFFIN, SABRINA U.S. Army – Sgt. 5th Engineer Battalion
GRIFFIN, WILLIAM U.S. Army – Sgt. 5th Engineer Battalion
GRISSETT, JACQULINE J. Sgt., U.S. Women’s Corps 1955-57 - U.S. Army Reserves - 1977-82
GROSE, CHARLES T. MSgt., U.S. Air Force 1970-94
GROSE, TIMOTHY AWACS, U.S. Air Force
GUAJARDO, STEVE Cpl., U.S. Army 1953-1954
GUAJARDO III, STEVEN USAF 1998-Present
GUENZEL, EDWIN L. Army Air Corps 1943-47 Sgt. 559th WWII
GUTHRIE, ALLEN R. Master Chief Electrician, U.S. Navy 1958-76 Purple Heart
GUTHRIE, JESSE RAY SR. Sgt., U.S. Army 1942-45 Good Conduct Medal
GUY, JOHN
HACKENMESSER, JERRY L. Sgt., U.S. Army 1978-81
HAFERNIK, JOHN FRED Spc. 4, U.S. Army 1966-68 Vietnam Conflict
HAGLER, JOHN B. U.S. Navy 1943-45
HAJDA, ALBERT U.S. Army Korean Conflict 1951-52
HAJDA, JOHNNIE DAN Cpl., U.S. Army WWII
HAJDA, RUDY Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1944-46 WWII
HAMILTON, CHARLES B. Lt. Col., U.S. Army Air Corps - 1942-1945 U.S.A.F Reserve 31 years
HANKINGS, MEL Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1948-68
HANNAN, CHARLES G. Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force 1952-72 Korea and Vietnam
HANSON, HARRY U.S. Air Force 1942
HANSTROM, CHARLES U.S. Air Force 1942
HARWOOD, ROY J. U.S. Army 1942-45 WWII
HAZELWOOD, TRENT L. SPC/E-4 U.S. Army Served in Germany at Giebelstadt Army Airfield
HEAP, JAMES “JIMMY” Sgt., U.S. Army 1941-45
HEGAR, ROBERT W. US Navy
HEHMAN, ALFRED P. Sgt., U.S. Army infantry 1941-45 Asiatic Pacific Campaign
HEHMAN, ROBERT ALBERT U.S. Navy Seaman First Class 1944
HEINTZE, ALLEN U.S. Navy WWII
HEINTZE, ALWIN U.S. Navy WWII
HEJL, TED W. Colonel, 37 yrs. Tx Army National Guard Staff Judge Advocate
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HEJL, JOHNNIE Pvt., U.S. Army WWII Pacific Theater
HENNINGTON, KEVIN Petty Officer 2nd Class, U.S. Navy Operation Iraqi Freedom
HERNANDEZ, ARTHUR M. Spec. 5, U.S. Army 1968-69 Vietnam Conflict
HERNANDEZ, FORIN Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force
HERNANDEZ, JOE M. JR. Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 2006-present
HERNANDEZ, JOE M. SR. SFC/E-7, U.S. Army 1969-83 Vietnam Conflict
HERNANDEZ, JONMICHAEL PFC, U.S. Marine Corps 2007-present
HERNANDEZ, TIMOTHY D. U.S. Navy - 1974-80 Vietnam Conflict
HERRIN, DARWIN E. 7th Infantry Div. KiA – Korea – 1951
HERRIN, LAWANE D. U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force WWII, Korea
HERZER, ALLEN L. Army Spec. 5 1954-56
HERZER, HOWARD Spc. 5, U.S. Army 1959-61 Korean Conflict
HERZER, ROY ROBERT U.S. Army 1942-45 - WWII
HERZER, WILLIAM JR. 82nd Airborne
HESELMEYER, E.C. Staff Sgt., Army National Guard 1961-62 - Berlin
HILL, ARTHUR L. E5, Air Force 10 Years
HILL, BILL US Army 1967-1970 Spec 5 Vietnam x2 - 577th & 589th Engineers Battalions
HILL, CHARLES AARON US Army 3 Years
HILL, DONALD RAY, SR. Cpl., US Marines 4 Years
HILLIARD, GUADALUPE (RUIZ) US Air Force 1958-1961 Air National Guard 19801987 Staff Sergeant
HIPSHER, RICHARD Air Force – Sgt. 1965-1969
HOBBS, TRUETT Tech. Sgt., U.S. Army 1945-46
HODON, BILL U. S. Army WWII
HODON, BILLY U. S. Army 1959-61
HODON, EDDIE U. S. Army WWII
HODON, RAYMOND U. S. Army WWII
HOLLAN, ERNEST U.S. Army - 1942-1945 Company F, 358th Engineers
HOLMAN, JAMES H. Petty Officer 2nd Class, U.S. Navy - 1961-65 Vietnam
HOLMAN, NEWTON G. PFC., U.S. Army WWII
HOLMSTROM, JOHN T. Captain/Veterinarian US Army, Vietnam Awarded Bronze Star 1971-73
HOLSTROM, THOMAS W. JR. Platoon Sergeant E-7 Co B 3rd BN 112th Armor 1961-1962
HOLUBEC, MARVIN J. U.S. Navy 1943-46
HOOKS, MATTHEW US Army, Army National Guard SGT. (P) 1997-2016
HORAK, CHARLIE L. PFC., U.S. Army 1941-43 Killed in Italy in 1943
HORAK, JOE H. Machinist Mate 1st Class, U.S. Navy - 1941-47
HORAK, MARVIN Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class, U.S. Navy - 1948-51
HORTENSTINE, ROD Lt., U.S. Navy 1966-70 Vietnam Conflict
HOWERTON, JAMES L. SR. Maj., U.S. Army WWII
HUBER, RANDOLPH ALFRED Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 1943-46 WWII
HUBNIK, STEVE U.S.A.F 1962-66
HUF, ANTON R. PFC, U.S. Army 5th Airforce Military Police 1945-46
HUFF, LOUIS J. T/Sgt. US Army, 1941-1945 Served in ETO with 29th Infantry
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HUGHES, LAYTON Army, 1944 Killed in action on D-Day
HUGHES, WINSTON U.S. Army WWII
HUTCHINSON, RICHARD Gunners Mate 2nd Class, U.S. Navy - 1940-47 Pearl Harbor
IVICIC, MARY Lance Cpl., U.S. Marines 1965-67
IVICIC, RICHARD Sgt., U.S. Marines 1963-67
JACOBS, SHI-BRONE M. Sgt., U.S. Marine Corps 1988-94 Navy Achievement Medal
JACOBS, STACEY L. Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 1991-95 Series High Shooter
JAECKS, HILDREN E. Staff Sgt. 1941-45
JANKE, DON Petty Officer 2nd Class, U.S. Navy
JANOTA, FRED F. U.S. Army Air Corps 1942-45
JANOTA, JOHNNIE Sgt., U.S. Army Air Corps 1941-45
JANOTA, THOMAS Cpl., U.S. Army Air Corps 1942-46
JANSKY, JOHN P. PFC. U.S. Army 1942-1946 WW II
JAROSEK, ALLEN U.S. Army Air Corps 1943-45 WWII
JAROSEK, DANIEL J. Sp. 4, U.S. Army 1969-71 Vietnam Conflict
JAROSEK, DANIEL R. Cpl., U.S. Army 1943-45 WWII POW
JAROSEK, EDMOND Boiler Technician 3rd Class, U.S. Navy - 1950-54
JAROSEK, J.C. Cpl., U.S. Army 1949-1952
JAROSEK, JEFFERY PFC. U.S. Army
JAROSEK, JEREMIAH W. U.S. Army, 1999-2001 Sgt., Fla. National Guard 2001-Present
JAROSEK, JOE C. Spec., U.S. Army 1988-94
JAROSEK, JOE V. US Army World War I
JAROSEK, JOHN E. AMS 2, U.S. Navy 1954-60
JAROSEK, KENNETH U.S. Army 1970-71 Vietnam Conflict
JAROSEK, THOMAS W. Sgt., U.S. Army 1971-74
JENKINS, BRIAN US Marine Corps Nov. 1997-2010 Operation Iraqi Freedom Aug. 2003, July 2005
JEZ, JAROME US Army 1943-1946 Sgt. T-4 WWII, Italy, Germany, France
JEZISEK, FRANK Cpl., U.S. Army 1948-52 Korean Conflict
JOHLE, DAWN PVT, U.S. Army
JOHNSON, BERTIL Pvt., U.S. Army 2 1/2 years
JOHNSON, HARVEY Sgt. U.S. Army 1970-71
JOHNSON, KENNETH C. Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1941-61
JOHNSON, SIDNEY R. PFC., U.S. Army 5 years
JOHNSON, VINCENT C. “BILL” Capt., U.S. Army Air Corps 1942-45 WWII, New Guinea, Philippines
JOHNSON, WALLACE S. Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1943-46
JONAS, E.M. SR. U.S. Navy WWII The South Pacific
JONAS, EDWARD JR. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1966-69 Vietnam Conflict
JONES, LESLIE R. Spec., U.S. Army infantry 1997-2000 Operation Allied Force
JURANEK, KEVIN HM3, U.S. Navy 2006-present Stationed in Hawaii
JURANEK, MICHAEL R. Petty Officer 3rd Class, U.S. Navy Reserve 1973-75
KAATZ, ALBERT Cpl., U.S. Army - WWII, killed in action in Italy (brother to Eddie)
KAATZ, EDDIE U.S. Army - 1942-45 WWII, killed in action in Italy (brother to Albert)
On land. By air. By sea. On Veterans Day, we salute the men and women of our armed forces both past and present, for their bravery, dedication, and commitment to upholding the ideals and freedoms we enjoy today.
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KAATZ, ERVIN SR. Lt., U.S. Army 1940-48
KAATZ, MARVIN Tech 5, U.S. Army 1941-45 WW II
KAATZ, NORMAN G. U.S. Navy 1951-55 Korean Conflict
KADERKA, CLIFTON A/2C Air Force 1956-1960
KADERKA, EMIL Spec., U.S. Army 1960-1962
KARDERKA, GILBERT F. E8, U.S. Navy 1951-1972
KADERKA, JOE B. PFC, U.S. Army - 1942-45 9th Div. 26th Field Artillery, Company D 386th MP
KADERKA, LEONARD Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Feb. 1961-Jan. 1968
KADERKA, RICHARD U.S. Air Force 1955-75
KADERKA, ROBERT W. E5, U.S. Navy 1966-68
KADERKA, TONY U.S. Navy 1970-72 Vietnam, three tours
KAISER, ARTHUR ALVIN U.S. Navy 1943-45 WWII
KASER, STEVEN ROBERT Spec., U.S. Army 1983-92 Operation Desert Storm
KASPAR, DONNA Cpt., U.S. Navy
KASPAR, EMIL Air Force 1960-1964 Kadena AFB, Okinawa Brooks AFB, San Antonio
KASPAR, JOHN B. Bugler, U.S. Army 1917-19
KASPAR, JOSEPH L. Cpl., U.S. Army 1953-55
KASPAR, RUDY Sgt., U.S. Army Japan 1951, Korea 1952
KEEN, JAMES
KENNEDY JR., CHARLES FREDERICK U.S. Army – Sgt. 1st Class E7 1985-2005
KERLIN, GILBERT F. Master Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1940-70
KIESLING, GILBERT E. Pfc., U.S. Army 1942-45
KINCL, LOUIS J. 1st Lt. U.S. Army Air Corp WW II 1942-45
KING, JACK A. Lt. Col., U.S. Army 1951-74 Vietnam Conflict
KLAUS, FRED DALE Cpl., U.S. Army 1943-46 WWII - ETO Ribbon with Four Battle Stars
KLEPAC, JOHN J. U.S. Navy 1948-52 Korean Conflict U.S.S. Helena
KLIMA, ALVIN JAMES U.S. Navy Vietnam Conflict
KLOTZ, ALFRED
KLOTZ, GLENROY Cpl. 1951-53 Korean Conflict
KLOTZ, HOWARD SK2, U.S. Navy 1953-58 Korean Conflict
KLOTZ, NORMAN U.S. Army 1953-54
KLOTZ, WENDEL GLEN U.S. Navy 1973-77
KNEIP, CHRIS US Army 2007-2011 SPC Iraq and Germany
KOEHLER, MARVIN W. Airman 1st Class, U.S. Air Force Korean Conflict
KOKES, DUSTIN Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 2003-present
KOLINEK, LEROY H. SR. PFC, U.S. Air Force WWII
KOMANDOSKY, ED S. Col., Texas Army National Guard - 1967-98
KONZE, HERBERT J. Chief Warrant Officer, U.S.Army – WWII
KOPECKY, ALBERT CHARLES Spec. 5, U.S. Army 1968-71
KOPECKY, JOE U.S. Army WWI Purple Heart Recipient
KOSTROUN, BILL Texas Army National Guard 1957-1964
KOVAR SR., RUDY Army Sgt., WWII
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KRENEK, FRANK C. SFC, Texas Army Natl. Guard 13 yrs. 1961-62 - Fort Polk, La.
KRIEG, EDWIN U.S. Army 1942-1945
KRIEG, REUBEN Sgt., U.S. Army 1943-46
KRHOVJAK, GEORGE J. PFC, U.S. Army 1944-45 WWII, Killed in Okinawa (1945)
KROPP, JOE D. Cpl., U.S. Army 1943-46
KRUEGER, CHARLIE A. U.S. Army Air Corps
KRUEGER, DAN U.S. Army Military Police 1954-56
KRUEGER, HENRY R. T-SCT, U.S. Army WWII
KRUEGER, JOHN H. SSgt., U.S. Army WWII
KRUEGER, KLIFTON R. U.S. Navy 1991-present
KRUEGER, LONNIE E. U.S. Marine Reserves Vietnam
KRUEGER, RAYMOND C. Major, U.S. Army (Retired)
KRUEGER, RONALD K. Spec. 5, U.S. Army 1968-70
KRUSE, DELWOOD MM 2nd Class, U.S. Coast Guard 1941-45
KRUSE, LELAND PFC, U.S. Army 1951-53 Korean Conflict
KRUSE, PAUL JR. U.S. Navy CSI 20 years
KRUSE, WILBURN MOMM 3rd Class, U.S. Navy 1944-46
KUBALA, ALVIN Staff Sgt. Texas Army National Guard 1950-62
KUBALA, LEROY Sgt. 1st Class Texas Army National Guard 1948-62
KUBALA, SAM U.S. Navy 1964-68
KUBALA, SIDNEY Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class, U.S. Navy 1959-62
KUBICEK, GILBERT J. LNC, U.S. Navy Reserves 1966-69
KUBICEK, JOHN P. U.S. Army WWII
KUBICEK, JOHNNY U.S. Navy 1967-68
KUBICEK, WILBERT U.S. Navy
KUHL, DANIEL ALLEN Cpl., U.S. Army 1953-55 Korean Conflict
KUHL, FLOYD G. CE-SS, U.S. Navy 1957-62 Deterrent Patrol, 5 Bronze Stars
LADNER, REGINALD U.S. Air Force 1962-66
LAFFERE, GARY Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1966-69
LAFFERE, HERBERT Sgt., U.S. Army 1940-45
LAHR, D.J. Sgt., U.S. Marine Corps 1984-92
LANE, DWAINE A. Airman 1st Class, U.S. Air Force 1957-64
LANE, LEONARD F. E-7, Texas National Guard 1963-85
LANGE, EMERY Gunners Mate 3rd Class, U.S. Navy 1943-46
LANGE, MILTON C. Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1943-45
LANTZSCH, TODD Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 1986-91 Desert Storm, 1991
LANTZSCH, EMANUEL L. Cpl., U.S. Army 1945-46 WWII
LAU, ERIC JOHN Sgt., U.S. Army 2001-2007
LAWHON, JOHN Sgt. U.S. Air Force 1972-76
LAWLER, ARTHUR U. US Army WWII 1942-1945 Aug. 12, 1900 to Oct. 9, 1965
LAWLER, JB U.S. Army WWII 1942-1946 Bataan Death March – 4 years in Japan prison camp
LAWLER, RJ U.S. Marine Corps 1943-1945
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LAWLER, STEVEN S. LCpl U.S. Marines 2009-Present
LAWRENCE, KEN U.S. Navy
LAWSON, ROLAND PFC, U.S. Army 1942-46 WWII
LEAL, ANDRES GONZALES Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1972-80, 1984-98 Operation Desert Shield
LEAL SR., PHILLIP Army/Air Force PFC 1949-1951 Korean War
LEATHERWOOD, WADE 1st Sgt., U.S. Army 1972-92
LEE, GLENN A. DR. Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force 1942-81
LEECH, RYAN EVERETT U.S. Navy 2004-present
LEFNER, ANTON Army 1943-1948
LEFNER, WILLIAM G. Air Force 1976-1979
LEFNER, WILLIAM J. Marines 1945-1948
LEHMANN, ALFRED W. Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1943 -45 Bronze Star
LERMA, FRANK I. Spec. 4, U.S. Army Reserve 1961-67
LESCHBER, JAMES M. Lance Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 2005-present
LESCHBER, MICHAEL O. JR. Sgt., U.S. Marine Corps 1996-2001
LESCHBER, MICHAEL O. SR. Lance Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam, 1970-72
LESHIKAR, HUDSON PFC, U.S. Army WWII France and Germany
LESHIKAR, MARVIN J. Capt., U.S. Army Air Force 1940-46
LESHIKAR, WILLIE JR. Tech. 5, U.S. Army 1941-1945
LIEBERUM, ELROY PFC (MP), U.S. Army 1946-48 Japan 1st Sgt., Tx Natl Guard 1950-53
LOEVE, JEREMY L. Lance Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 2004-present Serving in Japan
LOEVE, NICHOLAS U.S. Marine Corps 2006-2008 Two tours in Iraq
LOPEZ, JAIME U.S. Marine Corps 1987-91
LOPEZ, TREY U.S. Marine Corps 2006-present
LUCIO, GUSTAVO “GUS” III SSgt., U.S. Marine Corps 1997-present Iraq (3 tours)
LINDQUIST, BOBBY GENE Army Signal Corps, Captain June 1961-December 1965 White Sands Missile Range, General
LUNA, LIBRADO Cpl., U.S. Army 8th Airborne Ranger Battalion 25th ID 1950s
LYONS, STEPHEN VERNE Seaman 1st Class, U.S. Navy 1959-61
MACHACEK, FRANK STANLEY Private 1st Class 3 Years
MACHICEK, EDWARD R. Pfc., U.S. Army 1945-47
MACHU, ALBIN F. U.S. Marine Corps 1964-70
MACHU, JOHNNIE D. U.S. Navy 1943-46
MACHU, JOHNNIE F. Sgt., U.S. Marine Corps 1962-66 Vietnam Service Ribbon
MACHU, JOHNNIE L. U.S. Navy 1971-1973
MACUK, BEN Sgt., U.S. Army 1967-70 2 Bronze Stars, 2 Air Medals
MADRID, FELIX P. SSgt., U.S. Air Force 1989-98 Served in Desert Storm
MADRID, JENNIFER GROSE Sr. Airman, U.S. Air Force 1992-98
MAGANA JR., FABIAN Branch of Service: Army Rank: Specialist 4th Class Served 2 years, South Korea 1965-67
MAGER, CLARENCE U.S. Navy WWII
MAHLOW, CLIFFORD Army, Korean War, Private First Class
MAREK, ANDREW E. Sgt., U.S. Army 1941-45
MAREK, CLIFTON U.S. Navy 1968-69
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MAREK, EDWIN US Army, 1972-1974 E-4
MAREK, ENGELBERT L. U.S. Army 1937-45
MAREK, VINCE L. U.S. Army 1945-46
MARES, VENCIL Cpl., U.S. Army 1942-45 Bronze Star
MARESH, FRANK E-4, U.S. Army 1965-67 Vietnam Conflict
MARESH, JOHN SPC 4 1964-1966
MARTIN, CURTIS GLENN U.S. Navy
MARTINEZ, GILBERT Retired SFC US Army TXARNG 1991 - 2013 Somalia, OEF, OIF, OND
MARTINEZ, JOHNATHAN LLCPL U.S. Marine Corp. 2008-present
MARTINEZ, LEE E3 Navy 1971-1973 Vietnam Service Medal USS Vancouver
MARTINEZ, MICHAEL E5 Navy 4 yrs & 9mos. Served-Pensacola, Florida..Naples, Italy...San Diego, California
MARTINEZ, NORBERT JR. Branch-Army 9 yrs. Served in-Afghanistan, Kuwait (2 tours)...Baton Rouge, Louisiana Rank-E-6
MARTINEZ, ROBERT LEE JR. Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 1985-89
MARTINEZ, SALVADOR PFC, U.S. Army 1945-48
MARTINKA-MAY, CHRISTOPHER D. US Air Force March 2017-present Buckley AFB, Colorado
MARTINKA, LARRY U.S. Air Force 1965-69 Airman 2nd Class
MARUSKA, GARY W. Capt., U.S. Air Force 1969-73
MARX, CLARENCE Spc. 3, U.S. Army 1954-56
MARX, JAMES U.S. Navy
MARX, LEROY O. Texas Army National Guard - 1955-62
MATULA, ANTON FRANK Airman 1st Class, U.S. Air Force 1954-58
MATULA, LADDIE Master Sgt., U.S. Army 1950-53
MATULA, NORBERT A. U.S. Army SP-4 1961-63
MATULA, RAYMOND E. Major, U.S. Air Force 1962-82 Vietnam Conflict
MATYSEK, EDWIN Airman 1st Class, U.S. Air Force 1956-60
MAUPIN, MATT
MAYERS, ED R. JR. Chief Warrant Officer (5), U.S. Army 1969-2000
MAYERS, ELI Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Army 1999-present
MAYS, KEITH GEORGE Sgt. U.S. Air Force 1968-72 - Army National Guard 1974-77
MAZAC, RAYMOND C. Cpl., U.S. Army 1950-52 Korean Conflict
MCALISTER, DON CDR, U.S. Navy Reserve, retired
MCCONCHIE, M.D., DUANE Army, 1942-1946 Captain
MCCONCHIE, JERILYN Army, 1996-present First Sgt.
MCCONCHIE, K.L. Navy, 1943-1946 Lieutenant
MCCONCHIE, MATT Army, 1996-1999 Specialist 4th Class
MCCORMICK, LAMAR U.S. Army USANG 19601965 – E5 Berlin Crisis 1961-1962
MCCULLY, T.J. Spec., U.S. Army 1992-95 Bosnia
MCDONALD, MILDRED CHRISTINE (BLOMQUIST) Pharmacist Mate 2nd Class, WAVES 1943-45
MCINTIRE, MICHAEL E. QMC, U.S. Navy 1986-2006
MCKINLEY, COLTON JAMES Army, 2014-2017 Army Specialist Fort Hood, Overseas Camp Casey, Korea
MCGARVEY, DARRELL L. MSgt USAF Retired 1951 - 1972 Japan, Philippines, Hawaii and Alaska Ranks: A3C, A2C, A1C, SSgt, TSgt and Msgt Highest rank: Retired
MCLAUGHLIN, WILLIAM S. “BILL” Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 1952-54
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MCMAKIN, SHANNON “BUBBY” 1SG, U.S. Army and Army Natl. Guard (retired) 1959-79
MCMILLIN, JONATHAN
MCMILLIN, TROY JR.
MCPHERSON, JO MARILYN 1st Lt., US Army 1969-1970 Vietnam
MCVAY, MARVIN U.S. Air Force
MEHEVEC, JERRY U.S. Air Force 1959-62
MEIER, ALVIN LEROY YN3, U.S. Navy Korea
MEISKE, ERWIN W. Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1951-53 Korean Conflict
MEKOLIK, AARON S. 2nd Lt., U.S. Marine Corps 2006-present
MEKOLIK, JOHN J. Staff Sgt., U.S. Army WWII Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge
MENDOZA, ADRIAN S.Sgt., U.S. Army 2003-present
MENDOZA, JULIO First Sgt. E8, U.S. Army Gulf War, Panama, Somalia
MERZ, TED US Army Security Agency, 1965-1969 Spec. 4 Stationed in Germany
MEYER, DAVID C. U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy 1974-80
MIKESKA, JOE U. S. Army Air Corps WWII
MIKESKA, RUDY World War II US Army Air Corp 1942-1946 Sergeant
MIKESKA, WILLIE W. U. S. Navy Purple Heart KIA-USS Indianapolis 1945
MIKSCH, JOSEPH LEO Seaman 1st Class, U.S. Navy 1945
MIKSCH, NORMAN D. Boatsun Mate 3rd Class, U.S. Navy 1952-56
MIKULENCAK, ALBERT Sgt., U.S. Army Corps. 1943-45 WWII
MIKULENCAK, ARTHUR EDWARD U.S. Army Air Corps 1943-46 - WWII
MIKULENCAK, DANIEL C. Sgt., U.S. Army 1941-45
MILLER, BRANDON C. U.S. Navy Reserve 2000-03
MILLER, LARRY B. Capt., U.S. Air Force 1970-72 Strategic Air Command
MINZENMAYER, CLARENCE Tech. 5, U.S. Army 1943-46
MOEHNKE, CARL H. Cpl., U.S. Army 1951-53 Korean Conflict
MOEHNKE, GUS H.E. Sgt., U.S. Army 1944-49 Bronze Star, Marksman
MOGONYE, JOHNNIE E. Cpl. U.S. Army 1951-53 Military police
MOHEL, JIMMIE Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1941-45
MOKRY, ALFONSE J. E7 Chief Legalman, U.S. Naval Reserves 1966-91
MOKRY, TOMMY AMSAN Navy U.S.S. Forestall First ship back from Husan 1985-1987
MOLDENHOUR, JOE B. 3rd Class Boatman, U.S. Coast Guard 1942-46 WWII
MONTANO, JOE RAY U.S. Air Force 1940-46
MONTANO, JOSEPH RAY U.S. Air Force 1961-64
MOORE, GEORGE E. Spec. 4, U.S. Army 1968-72
MORALES JR., AMERICO R. U.S. Army – SP4 Vietnam
MORENO, ANGEL SR. PFC, U.S. Army 1945-47, Japan
MORRIS, CHARLES U.S. Army 1965-71
MORRIS, WILLACE JOHN (W.J.) JR. US Navy - 1943-46 Reserve - 1955-65
MOSS, S.R. Lt., U.S. Navy 1953-56
MUECK, II, JOE P. U. S. Army, Sp 4 Vietnam 1970-1971
MUCHA, EDWIN H. U.S. Army 1942-45 WWII
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MUELLER, RUDOLPH OTTO U.S. Army Air Force WWII - Bronze Star
MURPHY, JEROME B. U.S. Army 1941-45
MURPHY, NORMAN CHARLES U.S. Army Air Force, U.S. Navy Texas National Guard
NAIVAR, LYGIE JOE Sgt., U.S. Army Air Force WWII
NAIVAR, ROBERT LEE Army – WWII 7th Infantry Division 32nd Regiment 1944-1946 Purple Heart
NAIZER, JOE Staff Sgt., U.S. Army Air Corps 1942-45
NAIZER, RAYMOND W. Tech Sgt., U.S. Army Air Corps 1942-46
NAUERT, GILBERT E. 1st Signal Brigade, U.S. Army 1968-69
NED, LOUIS K. Tech. Sgt., U.S. Army Air Corps 1942-46 WWII
NEGRITO, ALEX Master Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1980-2001
NEGRITO, KATHLEEN Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1986-90
NEGRITO, LORA Sgt. U.S. Air Force 1988-91
NEGRITO, LUCIO D. Master Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1986-2006
NEIDIG, CURTIS SFC, Texas Army Natl. Guard 42 years
NEITSCH, NATHAN B. E4, U.S. Navy USS Iwo Jima 2008 to present
NELSON, WILBERT
NEMEC, HARVEY JOE Intelligence and Security ES, 1962-1965 3rd Infantry Division Germany
NEWSOM, SHANNON Airman, U.S. Navy 1992-94
NICHOLS, DELMER National Guard – Brig Gen.
NICHOLSON, NATHAN Sgt. 1st Class, U.S. Army 1989-present
NIRA, CONRADO PFC US Army WWII & Korea Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal
NORD, OSCAR E. World War I France
NORTHAM, JACK W. Sgt. Specialist 4 - 82 Air Borne Military Police and Paratrooper
NORTHAM, L. J. Private First Class, U.S. Army Philippines, Japan
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NORTON, TAYLOR Pvt. U.S. Army National Guard 2011-present
NOWICKI, GARY U.S. Army 1973-76
NYGARD, LEE R. Cpl., U.S. Air Force 1943-46
NYGRIN, CLARENCE PFC, U.S. Army 1955-57 Military Police
O’BRIEN, LLOYD (OB) U.S. Air Force 1958-1962 Airman 1st Class Iwo Jima and Bergstrom AFB
O’CAMPO, JESSE JR. Cpl., U.S. Army 1962-64
O’DONNELL, LAURA EVANGELINE BAREFOOT Sgt. Army Combat Medic, 2003-2013 Operation Enduring Freedom 2008-2009, Afghanistan
OBERMILLER, EUGENE Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1942-45
OLGUIN, PATRICK U.S. Army 1980-84
OLGUIN, STEVE PFC Desert Storm 24th Infantry Division
ORGON, ANDREW E. 1st Lt., U.S. Air Force 1962-66
ORTA, JOSE T. Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1982-90
ORTIZ, MARCO U.S. Marine Corp 1986-1990
ORTIZ, RUFUS M. US Army Sergeant Served in Korea
OSLICK, THEODORE J. Pfc., U.S. Army 1944-46
OVIEDO, DIEGO Spec., U.S. Army 1959-62
PACHA, LEORY U.S. Army WW II
PACHICANO, ADRIANE PAUL 2nd Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps. 2006-current
PARKER, CHARLES “TUFFY” U.S. Navy 1952-56
PARKHILL, CHRIS JR. Sgt., U.S. Army 2001-present
PASEMANN, GLENN ROY U.S. Army 1954-56 Panama
PASEMANN, MARVIN F. Army Air Corp, 1942-1945 Sgt., Awarded Battle Star and GC Medal Served in Alaska, Aleutians, Attiu and Kiska
PAUSEWANG, JASON Major U.S. Air Force 2006-Present
PAUSEWANG, JOSEPH
PAVLIK, ALEX U.S. Army WWII
PAVLIK, JOHN U.S. Navy WWII
PAVLIK, LEE J. Elec. Technicians, 2nd Class, U.S. Navy July 1957-Oct. 1960
PAVLIK, STANLEY Staff Sgt., U.S. Army American Defense Service Medal, 1 Bronze star
PENA, SEVERO SANDOVAL US Army for 21 years Master Sergeant Germany, Alaska, Japan, Georgia, Vietnam, Alabama, Okinawa and Virginia
PEREZ, JOE Spec. 4, U.S. Army 1969-71
PEREZ, LUPE JR. E-8, U.S. Army 1972-92 Operation Desert Storm
PESCHEL, FRANKLIN D. Colonel, U.S. Air Force 1955 - 1985 Vietnam War Command Pilot/ Comptroller
PIERCE, THOMAS FLOYD Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy WWII South Pacific
POE, FRENCH HOMER U.S. Navy Seal 1950s - Korean War
POKORNY, ANTON L. U.S. Army 1938-45 WWII 6 Battle Stars, Bronze Star
POKORNY, BENJAMIN Sgt., U.S. Army WWII, Purple Heart Ballte of the Bulge
POKORNY, EDMOND Sgt., U.S. Army 1950-1956
POKORNY, EMIL Seaman 2nd Class, U.S. Navy 1943-45
POKORNY, HENRY U.S. Army 1945-47
POKORNY, LOUIS U.S. Army 1942-46
POKORNY, WILLIAM Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1941-47
POLZIN, VERNON J. Tech Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1943-44 WWII, Killed in Action
PONKONEY, BOB Sgt., U.S. Army 1951-53 Korean Conflict
PONKONEY, LEE U.S. Navy, WWII 1943-47
PONTON, RAY Airman 1st Class, U.S. Air Force 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, Korea
PORTER, BEN C. Capt., U.S. Marine Corps Korean Conflict
PORTER, GERTRUDE A. (WESTERMAN) Ensign, U.S. Navy Red Cross WWII
POSPISIL, JESSE C. Master Sgt., U.S. Army Reserve 1966-96
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POSPISIL, MILOSLAV Pfc., U.S. Army 1942-46
PRCIN, AUGUST Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1943-45
PREUSS, CLIFFORD U.S. Navy, submarine division 1955-59
PREUSS, GILBERT E. U.S. Navy 1942-45
PREUSS, ROY I. Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy WWII
PREUSSE, RANDY Army National Guard 2002-05
PRIKRYL, JOHN W. Cpl., U.S. Army 1941-1945 WWII
PUGH, DALTON BILL ANDREW U.S. Navy WWII
PUGH, JAMES C. U.S. Air Force Vietnam
PUSTJOVSKY, FRANK 591st Engineer Boat Regiment WWII
PUSTJOVSKY, FRANKIE Spec. 4, U.S. Army Vietnam 1968-69 1st Cavalry Division
PUSTJOVSKY, RAYMOND 1952 Korea
PYLE, JOHN LUTHER U.S. Air Force WWII
RAESZ, GENE Lt. J.G., U.S. Naval Reserve 1964-69
RAMIREZ, AUGIE Spec., U.S. Army 1994-1997
RAMIREZ, CASPER U.S. Army 1966-68 Vietnam Conflict
RAMIREZ, ROMAN Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 1990-94
RANDALL, ALBERT G. Seaman, U.S. Navy 1943-46 WWII
RANDALL, MICHAEL G. Sgt. U.S. Marine Corps 1971-75 Vietnam Conflict (1974)
RANDIG, CLARENCE E. Cpl., U.S. Army 1952-54
RANDIG, KEVIN W. Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1987-90 active duty 1990-93 active reserve
RANDIG, RICHARD H. Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1952-72
RASCHKE, BENHARD F. Cpl., U.S. Marines 1943-46
RAU, GILBERT WOODROW U.S. Army 1943-46 Telephone Wire Chief Technician 5th Grade
RAU, ROLAND Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1964-68 F-4 Phantom radar technician
REAT, CALVIN 1941-45 WWII
REAT, CECIL (SAM) U.S. Navy
REAT, CLYDE 1941-45 WWII
REAT, LUCY VFW, Mother of the Year 1963
REAT, OWEN PHILLIP 1941-45 WWII
REAT, ROGER 1941-45 WWII
REAT, STROBIA 1941-45 WWII
REESE, ISAAC E. U.S. Army 1967-69
REEVES, CHESTER M. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1950-52
REEVES, J.L. Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1943-45
REEVES, JOHN U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class 1943-46
REMMERT, ROY J. C. Cpl., U.S. Army 1941-45
REPA, ARNOLD F. Army PFC., 44th Armored Div. 1942-45 WWII
REPA, EDWIN A. Sgt. WWII
REYES, MANUEL JR. U.S. Coast Guard 1999-present
RHOADES, FRANKLIN W. “BILL” Master Sgt., U.S. Army Reserves 1968-96
RHOADES, FRANKLIN Sgt. 1st Class, U.S. Army 1942-45; 1951
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RHOADES, NED L. JR. Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1992-2005
RHOADES, NED L. SR. Photographer’s Mate Chief, U.S. Naval Reserve 1966-92
RHOADES, R.W. “DUSTY” 1st Lt., U.S. Army 1943-45 WWII
RHOADES, ROBERT E. Col., U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve 1962-98
RIBBECK, ALVIN F. JR. Col., U.S. Marines Ret. 1952-1982
RICHTER, CHARLES FRED Airman 1st Class, U.S. Air Force 1953-57 Korean Conflict
RICHTER, ERNEST ALBERT U.S. Army 1943-45 2 Battle Stars, Carbine Shooting Medal
RIEGER, ALBERT U.S. Navy WWII
RIEGER, ERWIN J. U.S. Army, Parachuter 1944-47
RIEGER, NELBEN L. U.S. Marine Corps Okinawa 1951-55
RIEGER, OTTO U.S. Army WWII - 478th Batallion, Phillipines
RIEGER, REGINALD Sgt., U.S. Army 1954-57
RIEGER, RORY Cmdr. (pilot), U.S. Navy 1986-present
RIEGER, ROSELLA Airman 1st Class, U.S. Air Force 1953-56
RIETHMAYER, HERBERT U.S. Army WWII
RIPPLE, HENRY E. Pfc., U.S. Army 1944-46
RIVERA, ANTONIO C. U.S. Marines, Texas Army National Guard 22 years
RIVERA, FRANK
ROBINSON, RONNIE US Marine Corp. Sgt. Vietnam 1968-1970
ROBERSON, EDWARD R. TGST, U.S. Air Force 1974-95
RODENBECK, MARVIN “DUSTY” Sgt., U.S. Army 1953-55 Korean Conflict
RODGERS, STEVE “SONNY” Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1950-54 Korean Conflict
RODRIGUEZ, GREGORIO H. U.S. Army 1944-46 WWII
RODRIGUEZ, GREGORY U.S. Army 1996-2002
ROHLACK, CHARLIE WWII Served in the Pacific
ROHLACK, JOHNNY WWII Served in the Pacific
ROOSE, FRED U.S. Navy
ROSIPAL, HERB E-5, U.S. Army 1962-63
ROSIPAL, JOHN Sr. Master Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1965-85 Vietnam Conflict
ROWLAND, HAROLD E. Army
ROWLAND, JAMES A. US Air Force/Security Police, 1976-1980 Sgt.
ROZACKY, CLIFTON J. Cpl., U.S. Army 1951-53 Korean Conflict
ROZACKY, EDWARD U.S. Army 1965-67
ROZACKY, HENRY CHARLES MOMM 1st Class, U.S. Navy 1942-46
ROZACKY, JOHN E. Fireman 1st Class, U.S. Navy 1945-46
ROZACKY, LAURENCE Petty Officer 1st Class, U.S. Navy 1952-56 Korean Conflict
ROZNOVAK, ALVIN FRANK SR. PFC, U.S. Army Korean Conflict
ROZNOVAK, JOE JR. U.S. Army 1943 WWII, Purple Heart
ROZNOVAK, JOHN L. Cpl. U.S. Army Motor Transport 1919
ROZNOVAK, MARVIN U.S. Army Staff Sgt. 1942-45 2 Bronze Stars
ROZNOVAK, REYNOLD T. 1943-45 3 Bronze Stars, Purple Heart
ROZNOVAK, WAYNE U.S. Navy 1967-69
RUBINO, BRADLEY SCOTT Pfc., U.S. Army 1990-91
RUBINO, LARRY P. Lance Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 1964-68
RUBINO, LOUIS P. Boatswain’s 3rd Class, U.S. Navy 1966-1972
RUBINO, LOUIS S. Staff Sgt., U.S. Army WW II 1944-46 Korean Conflict 1949-52
RUDD, JAMES U.S. Air Force 1984-88 B-52 Crew Chief
RUSHING, ROBERT WADE Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1977-81
RUSHING, SYLVAN WINDELL JR. Spec. 4, U.S. Army 1966-70
RUSHING, SYLVAN WINDELL Sr. Master Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1941-1964
RUSHING, WILLIAM LENDELL 1st Lt., U.S. Army 1965-68
RUST, WILBURN (BILL) US Army 1952-1954 Corporal, Combat Engineer Korean War
RUZICKA, MARCEL U.S. Army WWII
RUZICKA, WILLIAM PFC, U.S. Army 1948-49, 1950-51
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SAENZ, RUDOLPH SR. Seaman 1st Class, U.S. Navy 1943-45
SAKEWITZ, KERMIT PFC, U.S. Army 1953-1955
SALAZAR, DANIEL Spec. 4, U.S. Army 1965-67
SALAZAR, MIGUEL Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 2000-03
SALAZAR, SAUL Lance Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 1972-74
SAMUELSON, KEVIN M. U.S. Marine Corps 2003-present
SANCHEZ, CARLOS A. Pvt., U.S. Army 2009-present
SANDERS, DUANE
SANDOVAL, DANIEL ROBLES Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1979-84 Strategic Air Command
SCHEER, WESLEY E. Cpl. - WWII
SCHERNIK, BENJAMIN H. US Air Force WWII
SCHERNIK, CURTIS Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army 1944-46 WWII
SCHERNIK, KERMIT R. Staff Sgt., U.S. Marine Corps 1974-78 Tx Army Natl Guard
SCHERNIK, KYLE M. U.S. Marine Corps 1999-2007
SCHERNIK, LAWRENCE W. U.S. Army 1943-45
SCHLITZE, ERNEST A. Tech Sgt., U.S. Army 1942-45
SCHMIDT, MILTON HAROLD Pfc., U.S. Army 1951-53
SCHMIDT, RAYMOND E’WALD Master Sgt., U.S. Army Air Corps 3 1/2 years FAME Campaign Medal
SCHNEIDER, CHARLES A. (deceased) 2nd Lt., U.S. Army 1971-74
SCHNEIDER, MIKE Lance corporal, USMC, 2 years Vietnam 1968-1969
SCHOENER, ALLEN D. E-4, U.S. Army 1965-67
SCHOENER, HERMAN G. E-3, U.S. Army 1963-65 CMSgt., U.S. Air Force 966-94
SCHOENER, JAMES R. U.S. Navy 1953-57 TSgt., U.S. Air Force 1957-76
SCHROEDER, EWALT W. U.S. Army 1935-52 WWII
SCHROEDER, GILBERT Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1942-45 WWII
SCHULL, JOSH U.S. Air Force Stationed in Spokane, Wash.
SCHULTZ, CHRISTOPHER G. Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy 1988-2008 Gulf War and Iraq
SCHULTZE, JAMES “BROOKS” Major, U.S. Army 1994-present 3rd Infantry, Iraq
SCHWARZ, ARTHUR F. Gunner, U.S. Navy 1942-46 WW II
SCHWARTZ, CHARLES “CHUCK” Air Force - Major 1943-1960 retired
SCHWARZ, JAMES L. Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force 1987-91 Operation Desert Storm
SCHWENKE, PHILLIP J. PFC., U.S. Army
SCHWENKE, RAYMOND PFC., U.S. Army WWII Purple Heart
SCHWENKE, WILLIAM F. Staff Sgt. (T3), U.S. Army 1942-45
SCOTT, ABNER C. U.S. Navy 1941-44
SCOTT, ALLEN Y. 1953 Korean Conflict
SCOTT, DAN M. U.S. Army, U.S. Navy 1942-44
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SCOTT, GROVER C. U.S. Navy 1917-18
SCOTT, HARLAN B. U.S. Army Reserves
SCOTT, JOE V. U.S. Army Reserves 1964
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SCRUGGS, ROGER F. U.S. Army 1955-58, Korea
SEALE, FRED N. U.S. Army Air Corps 1943-46
SEFCAK, ROLAND H. PFC., U.S. Army 1945-46 WWII
SEIDEL, ELLIS PFC., U.S. Army 1943-46
SEIDENBERGER, ROBERT POCS, U.S. Navy 1948-70
SELMAN, KENNETH D. Spec. E4, U.S. Army 1989-91, Desert Storm
SELUCKY, EDWARD U.S. Army – Sgt. E5 Vietnam
SHAMARD SR., HERBERT Army, four years Captain
SHARPE, EDWARD W. Staff Sgt., U.S. Marine Corps 6 years Good Conduct Medal
SHEREK, ROBERT R. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1967-71
SHEREK, RUDY
SIMCIK, CLARENCE PFC., U.S. Army 1944-47
SIMCIK, JERRY Cpl., U.S. Army Early 1950s
SIMCIK, RAYMOND J. Pvt., U.S. Army Killed in Action June 22, 1944
SIMCIK, RUBIN U.S. Army 1954-57
SKRHAK, EDWIN U.S. Air Force WWII
SKRHAK, EMIL U.S. Army WWII
SKRHAK, JERRY U.S. Army WWII
SKRHAK, JOHN EMIL U.S. Army - WWII France and Germany
SKRHAK, RAYMOND National Guard WWII
SKRHAK, WAYNE E. Petty Officer, 2nd Class, U.S. Navy 1966-70 Vietnam, three tours
SKROCKI, THOMAS Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force 1990-present Operation Enduring Freedom
SLADEK, EDWIN Pvt., U.S. 3rd Army D-Day, Omaha Beach Battle of the Bulge 194145
SLADEK, RUEBEN J. MM3, U.S. Navy 1961-66
SLADEK, TODD JASON U.S. Navy 1988-92 Desert Storm
SLAGLE, LEON E. Sgt., U.S. Army Korean War 1953-56
SLEPPY, W. DALE Texas Army National Guard - 22 years
SMITH, EVELYN B. U.S. Army 1974-76 / 1981-84
SMITH, GAYLON
SMITH, HOWARD E. U.S. Navy 1965-68 U.S.S. Coral Sea, U.S.S. Ranger
SMITH-HAGEDORN, VICKIE U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant 1973 - 1993 Desert Storm
SNYDER, JAMES H. Airman 1st Class, U.S. Air Force 1959-63
SPACIL, ALBERT W. U.S. Army – Private 1917-1918
SPINN, ELTON “BUCK” U.S. Army 1953-1954
SMITH, LEONARD
SMITH, ROBERT WILSON “DOC” 2nd Lt., U.S. Army Air Corps 1918-43 – WWII
SOLIS, NICHOLAS JOE JR. Sgt., U.S. Army 1997-present Two Iraq tours
SOLIS, NICHOLAS JOE SR. Spec. 4, U.S. Army 1965-67 Vietnam Conflict
SMITH, STEVE British Army Warrant Officer II - Sgt Maj S. Smith, QGM Served 1981-1998 Fauklands War (1982), Hong Kong and Northern Ireland Germany, Africa, Middle East, Afghanistan (1989), Central America (Drugs Interdiction) and Quick Reaction Force NATO (Multi country)
SOVIL JR., ROBERT E United States Navy 19771983 E-5 STG2 7th Fleet Yokosuka Japan
SPACIL, ALBERT A. U.S. Army Air Force – Staff Sgt. 1940-1944
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SPURGEON, CARL L. BM 2nd Class, U.S. Navy 1965-68 Vietnam Conflict
SRALLA, ELIZABETH Wife of Walter Sralla U.S. Navy, WWII Wave 1941-46
SRALLA, KIRK U.S. Navy
SRALLA, WALTER Sgt., U.S. Army 1941-46\Pacific, Philippines
SRNENSKY, ADOLPH J. U.S. Army 2nd Air Drone Squadron – Sgt. 1945-1946
SRNENSKY, EDMOND Gunner’s Mate 1st Class, U.S. Navy 1942-46
SRNENSKY, JOE F 1/C, U.S. Coast Guard 1943-46
STABENO, CHARLES Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1959-67
STACHA, CLIFTON J. Cpl., U.S. Army Air Corps 1943-46
STACHA, CLIFTON J. JR. U.S. Air Force 1966-70
STACEY, EARL FRANKLIN Tech Sargent, US Air Force 20 Years
STACEY, MARY LUE WAF 4 Years
STANLEY, MELVIN U.S. Air Force 1955-58 Moulins and Chateauroux, France
STARNES, TOMMY E. JR. Staff Sgt., U.S. Marine Corps Korea
STASNY, JOHN J. U.S. Army 1957-65
STAUFFER, ALBERT Staff Sgt., U.S. Army WWII European Theater
STAUFFER, ALVIN U.S. Army 1943-45 WWII
STAUFFER, FRITZ C. U.S. Army WWI
STAUFFER, HARRY R. U.S. Army 1942-45
STAUFFER, NORMAN U.S. Army 1943-45 WWII
STAUFFER, RAYMOND Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1948-52
STEFFEK, RICHARD USNR - GMG3 1965-71 Vietnam
STEFFEK, RONALD GMG 3, U.S. Navy Reserve Vietnam Conflict (1967)
STEPHENS, WALTER E. Sgt., U.S. Army 1943-45
STIBA, ERNEST A. Seaman 1st Class, U.S. Navy 1944-46
STIBA, JOHN E. Lt. J.G., U.S. Navy 1943-46
STIBA, ROBERT L. US Army 1965-1967 SPEC-E4 Military Police
STIBA, VAN J. JR. U.S. Army 1962-64
STILES, CECIL Lt. Col., U.S. Army 1914-46 WWI, WWII
STILES, JOHN VERNON Lt., U.S. Army 1943-45
STILES, LESTER Lt. Col., U.S. Army 1942-68 WWII, Korean Conflict, Vietnam Conflict
STILES, STEVEN Major, U.S. Army 1972-96
STOGLIN, JUDGE III U.S. Marine Corps 12 years
STOJANIK, EDWIN D. SSC, U.S. Navy 1943-45
STOJANIK, HOWARD J. U.S. Navy E5 1965-1971
STOJANIK, ROBERT JAMES Spec. 4, U.S. Army 1972-78
STOLL, ROY J. Cpl., U.S. Army Air Corps 1942-46
STONE, JOHN Combat Medic U.S. Army 2007-11 O.I.F 2009-11
STORK, JEFFREY B. Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy 1989-present Operation Desert Storm
STORMONT, ERIKA Sgt., U.S. Army 2008-present Afghanistan
STREIT, ALFRED R. Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1943-45
STRINGER, HOLLIS E. II Sgt. 1st Class, U.S. Army 1979-99
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STROMBERG, LINDSAY R. U.S. Air Force 2004-present
STROUD, JERRY C. SR. Sgt. 1st Class, U.S. Army 1963-83
SUAREZ, MANUEL US Navy WWII 1942-1944
SUCHOMEL, ANTON U.S. Army 1942-45 WWII
SUCHOMEL, STANLEY U.S. Army 1942-45 WWII
SUMMERLIN, HAROLD M. U.S. Army 1942-45
SUMPTER, ROY ALLEN Master Sgt., U.S. Air Force
SUMPTER, ROY DOUGLAS SFC, U.S. Army
SUTTON, CECIL C. PFC., U.S. Army Air Force WWII
SUTTON, COLON Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps World War II Purple Heart
SUTTON, EMIL Seaman 1st Class, U.S. Navy - WWII Presidential Unit Citation
SUTTON, GARDNER HA 2C, U.S. Navy WWII
SUTTON, JACK Sgt., U.S. Air Force WWII
SVEHLAK, JAMES U.S. Air Force 1968-72 Vietnam
SWARTZ, STEVE Hosp. Corpsman, U.S. Marine Corps 1966-69
SWITZER, FRED TM2, U.S. Navy 1943 – 1946 Wiley DD 597
TALASEK, DANIEL EDWARD U.S. Marine Corps 1975-present
TALASEK, FRANKIE EDWARD U.S. Air Force 1949-60
TALLAS, JERRY E. PFC, U.S. Marine Corps 1945-46 2nd Marine Division, Japan
TANNER, RHONDA STEFFEK BMSN, U.S. Navy 1989-93
TATE JR., EDMOND S. U.S. Navy Electrician Mate 2nd Class 1951-55
TAYLOR, HEATH Cpl., U.S. Marine Reserves 1990-98
TEAFF, FRANK U.S. Army WWII
TEER, TOM U.S. Navy 1944 -45
TEICHELMAN, EDWIN PFC., U.S. Army 1944-45
TEICHELMAN, HOWARD E. JR. Airman 1st Class Air Force 1962-66
TEICHELMAN, HOWARD E. SR. 1st Lt., U.S. Army Air Corps 1942-45
THIELE, EDGAR E. Tech. 5, U.S. Army 1942-45
THOMAS, JOHN R. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class, U.S. Navy - 1974-94
THOMPSON, JOE C. Sr. Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy - 1956-75
THOMPSON, JOHN W. Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1942-45
THONIG, RALPH T. Petty Officer, U.S. Navy 1951-55 Korean Conflict
THORNTON, ROSS PFC U.S. Army, 101 Airborne, 1st Brigade Scouts
TIEMANN, VERNON Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1940-45 5 Bronze Stars
TOMEI, RYAN U.S. Navy 2006-present
TOUCHSTONE, GILBERT S. Cpl., U.S. Army 1947-50
TOWNSEND, BUELL R. R.D. 3rd Class, U.S. Navy 1950-54 Korean Conflict
TRACY, ALEXANDER BENJAMIN Sgt., U.S. Army and National Guard 2002-2006
TRCKA, ALFRED PFC., U.S. Army 1942-1945 WWII
TREVINO, GUILLERMO M. U.S. Army 1953-55
TREVINO, HECTOR U.S. Navy 1990-93
TUCEK, FRANK J. Sgt., U.S. Army 1943-46
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TWITTY, HORACE
TYSON, JOHN D. SSG, U.S. Army 1980-2005
ULBRICH, EDWIN F. PFC., U.S. Army 1945-47
ULBRICH, WALTER F. Cpl., U.S. Army 1943-46
UNNASCH, BUTCH
UNNASCH, R.E. JR. PFC., U.S. Army Enlisted 1942 WWII
UNNASCH, RUDOLPH JR. T/Sgt. U.S. Army Air Force 1942-45
UNNASCH, WILBERT V. T-4, U.S. Army 1941-45 Texas 36th Infantry Division
URBANEK, ALBIN Tech. Rep., U.S. Air Force 1st. Sgt., U.S. Army 1946-49
URBANEK, ALLEN J. Tech. 5, U.S. Army Air Corps Served in Italy, 2 overseas Service Bars 1944-46
URBANEK, ANTHONY F. PFC, U.S. Army 1956-58
URBANEK, ANTON F. Pvt., U.S. Army Served Texas/Mexican border, France, WWI 1917-119
URBANEK, BEN J. Corp. T-5, U.S. Army WWII
URBANEK, CHARLES J. Texas Army National Guard, 8 years 1961-62 Fort Polk, LA 3rd Medium Tank Battalion (Patton) 112th Armor, Company B
URBANEK, DOUGLAS R. Spec. 4, U.S. Army, Border Patrol Duty, Served in Germany L-Troop 3/2 ACR 1972-74
URBANEK, THOMAS
VALCHAR, JERRY Spc. 4, U.S. Army 1965-67 Vietnam Conflict
VALDEZ, BRANDON E-4, U.S. Army 1998-2005 Kuwait
VALDEZ, DOMINGO Marine Corps. 2006-2013 Stationed in North Carolina Served in Iraq 2008
VALDEZ, RUBEN Sgt. 1st Class (Military Police), U.S. Army - 1973-94
VANECEK, BUDDY Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1968-72
VANECEK, DAN F. Cpl., U.S. Army 1952-54
VANECEK, GEORGE L. Tech. 5, U.S. Army 1942-45, 1962-63
VANECEK, JOHN SR. Staff Sgt. U.S. Air Force 1942-45 WWII
VANECEK, JOHN Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1959-63
VANECEK, ROBERT JOSEPH Maj., U.S. Air Force 1999-present
VANECEK, TIM Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1955-63
VANECEK, WILLIAM ODUS PFC, National Guard 1994-2002
VANEK, ANTON L. U.S. Navy Motor Machinist 3rd Class WWII
VANEK, CHRIS EDWARD Petty Officer 3rd Class, U.S. Navy 1985-93
VASQUEZ, DANIEL R. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1982-92
VEGA, ANTHONY G. Airman, U.S. Air Force 1955-56
VEGA, ARTHUR G. L/Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force 1946-53
VEGA, ARTHUR RAY JR. PFC, U.S. Marine Corps 1970-71 Vietnam
VEGA, DANIEL RAY Sgt., U.S. Army 1994-2004 Desert Storm, Iraq
VEGA, EDWARD G. Staff Sgt., U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force 1945-53
VEGA, FRANK G. Airman 1st Class, U.S. Air Force 1957-61
VEGA, JIMMY G. Pvt., U.S. Army 1941-43
VEGA, PETE G. Pvt., U.S. Army 1941-43 WWII (Killed in action in North Africa)
VEGA, PETER Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force 1997-Present F-16 instructor
VELASQUEZ, CARMEN Retired MSG, U.S. Army TXARNG 1987-2010 Desert Storm, OJT
VILLANUEVA, MARTIN U.S. Navy Iraq
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VILLANUEVA, STEVE O. Cpl., U.S. Marine Corps 1998-2003
VITEK, AUGUST F. PFC., U.S. Army 1941-43 WWII
VITEK, AUGUST J. Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1968-72 Vietnam Conflict (1970)
VITEK, EDWARD J. U.S. Navy Retired 1976 2 tours in Vietnam
VITEK, HENRY E. Army Air Corps, 1940-1945 Master Sgt. Served in Netherlands, E Indies, Solomon Islands and Philippines
VOIGT, CARL J. Cpl., U.S. Army 1952-54
VOLEK, PAUL M. Seaman 1st Class, U.S. Navy 1943-45 WWII Asiatic Pacific Theater
VRANA, FRANK U.S. Navy Active Duty 1970-72 Reserve 1972-80
VRANA, WILLIE J. AIC, U.S. Air Force 1962-65 Vietnam Conflict
WADE, KRISTAL Served from Dec 2007 – Dec 2011 Location Hawaii US Navy
WADE, MICHAEL Served from July 2000 – August 2010 Locations include Hawaii, Iraq, and Afghanistan US Navy
WALKER, JEFFREY U.S. Army 1984-91
WALKER, M.C. (CARL) PFC, U.S. Marine Corps 1943-45
WALPOLE, FLOYD U.S. Army 1940s WWII
WALTON, BILL Airman First Class U.S. Air Force 1951-1955 USA & England
WALTON, VERNON A. Sgt., U.S. Army, Company B, 707th Tank Bn 1943-46 WWII
WARD, ROBERT THOMAS Sgt. Spec-5, U.S. Army 1966-69 Vietnam Conflict
WARD, ROBERT U.S. Navy
WASHINGTON, JR., CALDWELL US Navy and US Air Force, 1942-1956
WASHINGTON, LEE ARTHUR Spec 4, US Army 3 Years
WATT, ANDREW THOMAS Capt., U.S. Marine Corps WWII Iwo Jima
WEBER, CALVIN A. Tech Sgt., U.S. Army 1941-45 Pacific Theatre
WEBER, KERMIT Radioman 3rd Class, U.S. Navy 1944-46 WWII
WEBER, LONNIE AUGUST 229th AAA Search Light Battalion Pacific Theatre 1942-46
WEBSTER, MILTON MSgt. Retired USAF 1968-1988
WEGNER, MONROE Navy August 1967-December 1975 Radioman Second Class
WEHBY, JOHN M. Pfc., U.S. Marine Corps 1942-45
WENDLAND, ALBERT E. Army, 2 years SP2 565th Ord. Co APO204 in Germany and France
WENDLAND, DONALD C. Sgt., U.S. Marines 1962-66 Vietnam
WENDLAND, GUS A. Pvt., U.S. Army 1945-47 WWII Sharp shooter
WERCHAN, ERMAN Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1941-46
WERCHAN, HERBERT Sgt. U.S. Army Sept. 1944 - Oct. 1946
WERCHAN, NOLIN N. Pfc., U.S. Army 1957-59
WEST, KILE 1st Lt., U.S. Army Operation Iraqi Freedom 2006-2007
WHATLEY, GLEN Army Korean War
WHATLEY, JULIE Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force 1999-2004
WHATLEY, KEITH U.S. Air Force 1997-2001
WILDER, ROSS Col., U.S. Army Air Force WWII Participated in Doolittle Raid on Japan
WILHELM, VICTOR Staff Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1967-71
WILLIAMS, ANTHONY
WILLIAMS, ALAN Spec. 4, Texas Army National Guard 1966-72
WILSON, HUNTER R. Pvt U.S. Army Reserve
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WILSON, JAMES JR. U.S. Navy
WILSON, JERRY LEWIS U.S. Army 6 years
WILSON, TERRY RAY U.S. Army 6 years
WILSON, TERRY Army 82nd Air Borne Division for three years E5
WILSON, WALDON R. U.S. Navy Corpus Christi
WINTERROWD, COLT Spec., Texas Army National Guard 2002-present
WOELFEL, RODNEY U.S. Marines, U.S. Army 1995-present
WOLBRUECK, JOHN C. 1st Lt., U.S. Army 1966-67 Vietnam Conflict
WOODS, REGGIE SR. Spec., Army Engineer Corps 1969-71 Vietnam Conflict
WRINKLE, EDGAR A. III U.S. Marine Corps 1983-94
WRINKLE, EDGAR A. JR. Sr. Master Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1954-75 Korean Conflict, Vietnam
WUENSCHE, ANDY U.S. Army, 375th Ranger Batallion 2005 to present
WUENSCHE, BOBBY U.S. Army Signal Corps 1961-64
WUTHRICH, HERBERT Aviation Metal Smith, U.S. Navy 1943-46 WWII
WUTHRICK, ALEX J., JR. F 2/C Navy, March 2, 1945-July 15, 1946 Served in the Pacific aboard the USS Saginaw Bay
WYATT, BOBBY JO Corporal/3rd Marine Division Pacific Theatre 1943-1946
YANCEY, JR., KENNETH E. United Stated Air Force, 1955 - 1985 Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross for service in Southeast Asia
YEOMAN, NORMAN H. Navy, ABF-3, 1961-1964 U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard CVA 31 South Pacific, Bay of Pigs
YOUNGBLOOD, JOHN LYNN Capt. U.S. Air Force 12 years of service Radio/TV broadcaster
YOUNGBLOOD, ROGER LUCUS Maj., U.S. Air Force 1968-1992, Pilot, Vietnam
ZAMORSKY, WILLIE G. Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1942-45 WWII, South Pacific (New Guinea)
ZAPALAC, JOHNNY US Navy Seebee’s, 19521956 Petty Officer 2nd Class Korea-Philippines
ZAPALAC, WALLACE US Army, 1944-1949 Corporal KIA Europe
ZAVALA, ANGEL Tech. 5, U.S. Army Air Force 1943-45 Victory Medal, European Theater
ZAVALA, ARTURO R. Combat Demolition Spec., U.S. Army, 1966-67 Vietnam Service Medal
ZAVALA, ELIAS PFC., U.S. Army 1942-45
ZAVALA, JOSE PFC., U.S. Army 1942-43
ZETT, BEN J. Tech Sgt., U.S. Army Air Corps 1939-56 WWII (Europe and Pacific)
ZETT, CHRISTOPHER R. WT 1/C, U.S. Navy 1940-44 Silver Star, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon
ZETT, RALPH W. CSK, U.S. Navy 1942-46
ZETT, THOMAS E. Lt. Col., U.S. Army 1980-2003
ZGARBA, JOHN M. PFC., U.S. Army 1944-45
ZIMMERHANZEL, CHARLIE U.S. Army 1941-1945
ZIMMERHANZEL, JIMMY Engineman 3rd Class, U.S. Navy 1965-69
ZIMMERHANZEL, LARRY Engineman 3rd Class, U.S. Navy 1967-69 Vietnam Conflict
ZIMMERHANZEL, PAUL JR. Sgt. USMC 1970-72
ZIMMERHANZEL, PAUL Sgt., U.S. Army 1943-45 WWII (Europe and Pacific)
ZUCKNICK, EDWARD E. CE3, U.S. Navy Seabees 1947-51 Philippines, Japan, Korea
ZUEHLKE, FLOYD Staff Sgt., U.S. Army WWII Philippines 1944-46
ZVONEK, ADOLPH Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1942-45
BRIAN, J.M. (JAY) U.S. Navy 1944-46
LAURENCE, GENE Air Force Vietnam 1964
ORTIZ, DANNY
TEGGEMAN, ERWIN US Army 1939-1945 African Invasion 36th division
URBANEK, DANIEL T US Army Sgt. WWII 1942-1945 Bronze Star
WARD, LOU
WERLI, OTTO
WESLED, LEONARD KIA in Korea 1950
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