From
William Munter, Attorney At Law
I
am writing a book “The Greatest Generation of Maverick
County”.
The Greatest Generation was coined by Tom Brokaw that describes the
generation of Americans that grew-up in the Depression of 1929 and
subsequently went to serve in WWII. The National WWII museum
is
now open in New Orleans, LA. I attended the New Orleans
opening
ceremony November 6-7, 2009. I am a Charter member of the
museum. The museum is building a directory of WWII Veterans’
entitled “The Roll of Honor”.
I
am needing every Maverick County Veterans of WWII to submit to the
museum. The following are the Maverick County soldiers who
gave
their life during WWII. Some of these I know their background
and
some I do not. I would like to ask anyone who knows any
veteran's
history of Maverick County history to please email me the information
to: billmunter@sbcglobal.net
The
next list of veteran’s (approximately 400) of all veterans that served
in WWII. I will be writing a short history of each veteran as
my
project continues.
William J. Munter, PC
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The Greatest Generation of Maverick County By: Billy Munter January 26, 2010
1. Amado Abascal 2.
CPL Manuel Abascal, HQ USMR, Rumania, clerk (EAME Campaign Rome PO
Valley No. Apennines; EAME w/3 bronze Stars Good Conduct Medal WWII
Victory Medal American Theater Ribbon) 3.
PFC Saul Adame, Company B 167th Engineer Combat Battalion, Electrician,
(Rhineland, Central Europe, GO 105 WD 45)EAME Campaign Medal w/2 Bronze
Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Ribbon 4. George Forben Adams 5.
MAJ GEN Milton B. Adams, received his pilot wings in 1940, served with
the 22nd Pursuit Squadron and was Commander of the 328th Fighter Group,
went to the Southwest Pacific in 1943 where he commanded the 18th
Fighter Group. 6.
CPL Rex A. Adams, 273rd Army Air Force, airplane armorer, (American
Theater Campaign Medal, Victory Ribbon 1 service stripe) 7. Thomas Leo Adams(U.S. Navy) 8.
SGT William E. Adams, 422nd Bomb Squadron and 305th Bomb Group,
airplane electric specialist (Central Europe Normandy Air Offensive
Europe Northern France Ardennes Rhineland)Good Conduct medal,
Distinguished, American Defense Service medal, EAME Campaign Medal w/6
Bronze Stars 9.
PFC Amado Guerra Aguilera, Company D 598th Signal Aircraft Warning
Battalion, auto equipment operator, (Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal,
WWII Victory Medal) 10.
TEC5 José V. Aguirre, 132nd Signal Company, field lineman, (Rhineland
Central Europe) WWII Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American
Theater Ribbon EAME Theater Ribbon and 2 Bronze Service, Bronze Star
Medal 11.
TEC5 Jose J. Ainslie, (good conduct medal, Asiatic Pacific Theater
Service Medal WWII, Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal Philippines) 12. Arturo Alguezabal 13. Jose Alguezabal 14. COL E. Alridge (POW) 15. PFC Alvaro L. Alvarado, (killed in action) 16. PVT Eduardo C Alvarado, Military police, (Army Occupation Ribbon Germany Victory Ribbon; 1 overseas Bar) 17.
PVT Julio C Alvarado, Anti-tank Company, 422nd Infantry, power
generator operator, (Sicilian Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Northern
France, Rhineland Germany)EAME Campaign Medal w/5 Bronze Stars Good
Conduct 18.
PFC Rito C Alvarado, Company B 162nd Infantry, rifleman, (Southern
Philippines)Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic Pacific Service
Medal, Philippine Liberation 19. Margarito Aragon 20.
SGT Cruz R. Arrellano, 506th Antiaircraft Artillery (Western Pacific)
Asiatic Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal 21. Eduardo Arizpe 22. Reynaldo R. Armendarez 23. Leroy Arthur Arquette 24. David Austin 25. TEC5 Odie R. Austin (died non battle wounds) 26. LT COL Albert J. Avery, Jr., Honorably served with the United States Army (Training Officer) 27.
SGT Anthony R. Avila, 271st Field Artillery Battalion, Clerk, (Bismarck
Archipelago, New Guinea, Southern Philippines Luzo) Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal w/4 Bronze Stars and I Bronze Arrowhead, Philippine
Liberation Medal w/2 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal 28. PVT Moisés Avilés 29.
TEC5 Edward Backus, Company B 99th Signal Battalion, operator (Bismarck
Archipelago, New Guinea, Southern Philippines Liberation; Philippines
Liberation Ribbon w/1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Ribbon,
1 service Stripe 5 overseas service bars) 30. TEC5 Joe Wilson Backus, Engineer Squadron, operator 31. PVT Oscar V. Backus 32. Rogelio Barba 33. 2nd LT Joe Frank Barksdale, USMC 34.
PFC Maurice W. Baron, 1177th Military Police Company, military police,
Air Corps (Normandy Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe GO 33 WD
45) Victory Ribbon, American Theater Campaign Medal, EAME Campaign
Medal w/4 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct medal, Meritorious Unit Award, 1
service stripe) 35. Enrique Barrera 36.
SGT Frank A. Barrientos, First Air Intransit Depot Squadron, clerk,
(Normandy Northern France, Rhineland; American Defense Service Medal,
American Theater Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, EAME Campaign
Medal w/3 Bronze Stars, WWII, Victory Medal) 37.
TEC4 Mario M. Barrientos, Lineman, (Ardennes, Rhineland, Central
Europe)Good Conduct Medal, WWII, Victory Medal, American Theater of
Operations Ribbon, European, African, Middle Eastern Ribbon 38. Augosto Barrientos 39. Rumaldo Barrientos 40. Arthur Barry, Jr. 41. PFC Jacobo M. Bass, 3505th AAF Base Unit, duty soldier, (WWII Victory Medal) 42.
SGT Joe A. Bass HQ Company 2nd Signal Training Battalion, supply clerk,
(American Defense Service Medal, American Theater Campaign Medal,
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Ribbon 1
Service Stripe) 43. Chester T. Beard 44.
PFC Andres W. Beattie, Company B 505th Military Police Battalion,
military police, (Ardennes Rhineland, Central Europe) WWII Victory
Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, EAME Theater Ribbon and 3 Bronze Service
Stars 45.
MSGT Gerald D. Becker, 2518th Army Air Forces, synthetic Trainer
Operator Instructor(American Defense Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal,
American Theater Ribbon, Victory Medal) 46.
CPL Raul Benavides, 528th Bombardment Squadron, cook, (New Guinea,
Southern Philippines Luzon, Bismarck-Archipelago Northern Solomons;
Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/5 Bronze Stars
Philippines Liberation Medal w/1 Bronze Star) 47. Toribio Berelez 48. Sam Lee Berteauner, Jr. 49.
TEC5 Alvaro Bibb, Administrative Clerical School, Instructor Clerk
School,(Victory Ribbon, 1 overseas service bar, Good conduct medal,
Asiatic-Pacific campaign ribbon) 50.
TEC3 William H. “ La Rana” Bibb, 20th Station Hospital, surgical
technician, (American Theater Service Ribbon Asiatic Pacific Theater
Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal) 51. Edmond Bigham (honorable discharged wounded New Guinea) (purple heart South Pacific) 52.
2 LT Percy Bigham (died non battle wounds)(killed at air show
Eagle Pass Airport after many combat missions overseas; airport
officially named after him) 53.
CAPT Thomas Edwardo Black Jr., 103rd Infantry Division, Commander,
France and Germany; EAME Ribbon w/2 bronze stars, purple heart, bronze
star medal, American Defense ribbon 54. Luis Blanco 55. Ellis Andrew Bonnet, Jr. (MIA, Germany) 56.
TEC5 Frank Bowles Medical Detachment 105th Infantry, surgical
technician, (Army Medical Corps)Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/2
Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal 57. PFC Harold Bowles (Air Corps Technician) 58. Raymond A. Braithwaith, Jr. 59. AMC Richard C. Brooke, 1154th Navigation Training Squadron 60. 1st LT Edward A. Buckley 61. Raynar Buckley 62. T SC Robert H. Buford (found officially dead) 63. Price George Burnett 64.
MSGT Clifton Butler, 1504th AAF, Adm Spec, (American Defense Ribbon,
America Theater Ribbon, 1 Service stripe, Good Conduct medal, Victory
Medal 65. SGT Francisco Caballero (died non battle wounds) 66. Andres Cabrera 67. Homer Henry Caddel 68. Ralph Campa (KIA, Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona (VFW officially named after him) 69. SGT Andres Campos (USMC, EPHS class of 1941, South Pacific) 70. Jose B. Campos 71. Edvilo Cano 72. PFC Alexander “Alex” Cardenas (POW) 73.
PFC Arturo V. Cardenas, 34th Infantry Regiment, Scout, (Luzon GO 33 WD
45 New Guinea, GO 33 WD 45 Southern Philippines, Asiatic-Pacific
Theater Campaign Medal, Philippines Liberation Ribbon, Purple Heart) 74. Margarito Cardenas 75. Richard Carpenter 76. PFC Gibert Carrasco (killed in action) 77. PVT José María Carranza, Jr. 78. Crespín Carrillo 79.
SGT Antonio Carroll, 435th Field Artillery Battalion, sharpshooter,
(American Theater Ribbon, American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic
Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct medal w/ 1 star) 80.
SGT Roy Carroll, 350th Infantry, (D-day, plus2, Northern France,
Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe GO 33 WD 4, EAME Company Medal w/5
Bronze Stars) 81. John P. Carroll 82. Gilbert Ira Carpenter 83. Rodolfo “Papo” Carter 84.
PFC Manuel E. Carvajal, 704th Engineers Petroleum Distributing Company,
Laborer, (Rome-Arno, Victory Medal, American Theater European, African,
Middle Eastern, Good Conduct Medal) 85. 1 LT James W. Carver, Aviation Cadet Detachment, New Guinea (KIA) 86. PVT A.D. Castaneda (USAAF) 87.
SGT Ramon Castaneda, 141st Combat Infantry, Platoon Sergent,
(Rhineland,Naples-Foggie, Rome-Arno, Southern France, GO 33, American
Defense Service Medal, EAME Campaign Medal w/4 Bronze Stars, Good
Conduct Medal 88.
PVT Guillermo Castillo, 507th Engineer Company, motor operator,
(Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe, GO 33
WD 45, American Theater Campaign Medal EAME Campaign Medal w/5 Bronze
Stars, Good Conduct Medal Bronze Star, Victory Ribbon 3 overseas) 89.
PVT Enrique Leonel Castro, HQ 466th Parachute Field Artillery
Battalion, gunner, (Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, Ardennes,
Central Europe GO 33 WD 45, EAME Campaign Medal w/5 Bronze Stars, 1
Arrowhead, Distinguished Unit Badge, GO 31, Bronze Star w/ 1 Oak Leaf
Cluster, American Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct medal) 90. D. Arthur Caughman 91. Robert Caughman 92. Irvin Cauley 93.
CPL David Cerna, 702nd Military Police Battalion, Military police,
(Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal) 94.
PFC Adolfo Cervantes, Battery D 211th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic
Weapons Battalion, (American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Theater
Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal) 95. José Chapa 96. Julian Chapa 97.
TEC5 Francisco M. Chavarria, cook, (Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic Pacific
Theater Ribbon, American Defense Ribbon) 98.
PFC Ignacio B. Chavez, HQ Battery 439th Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Battalion,(Naple Foggie, Rhineland, Central Europe, Rome Arno, Southern
France, European, African, Middle Eastern Service Ribbon, Good Conduct
Medal) 99.
CPL Louis Chisum, 1392nd Engineer Forestry Company, meat cutter,
(Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Air Offensive Europe,
EAME Campaign Medal w/ 5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal WWII Victory
Medal) 100. Jack Chittim 101. Frank Winturo Clay 102. Robert R. Clay 103. Martin Cohinas 104. John Fowley Cooper 105. William G. Connally 106.
PVT Pedro Cortez, 548th Medical Motor Ambulance Company, (Normandy,
Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, American Theater Campaign Medal, EAME Campaign Medal w/4 Bronze Stars, Victory Ribbon, 3 overseas service bars) 107.
PVT Juan Cortinas, Medical Detachment, 1811th Service Command Unit,
hospital orderly, (WWII Victory Medal) 108. CPL Juan Covarrubias (died non battle wounds) 109.
SGT Lucas A. Covarrubias, 164th Infantry Regiment, Heavy Motor Crewman,
(Guadalcanal, Northern Solomons, Southern Philippines,
Asiatic-Pacific, Campaign Medal w/3 Bronze Stars, Philippines
Liberation Ribbon w/1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, 1 service
stripe, 5 overseas service) 110. Carlos C. Cox 111. Elias Cruz 112. PVT Emil Y. Cunningham 113. Mary Jane Cunningham (WAVE) 114. CPL Raymond W. Cunningham (died non battle wounds) (Enlisted June 1938 in the Fifth Cavalry at Ft. Clark with Col. Jonathan Wainwright and followed him to the Philippines under Gen. Douglas McArthur. Cpl.
Cunningham fought on the island hand to hand against the overwhelming
Japanese forces. General Wainwright surrendered it what was to
become the largest surrender in U. S. military history.
Cpl. Cunningham was listed by the War Department as one of the heroes
of the Bataan Death March. He died in a Japanese prisoner of war
camp.) 115. Armando Daniel 116. Raynaldo Daniel 117. Robert A. Daniel 118. SSGT David Owen Davies, 15th Air Depot Group, Administrative Non Comm Officer (South Philippines; American Defense, Asiatic Pacific Theater, Philippines Liberation Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal) 119.
PFC Francisco G. Davis, 305th Infantry,Combat Infantryman (Kvukyus,
South Philippines Liberation ribbon, Victory ribbon, Asiatic, Pacific
Campaign medal w/2 Bronze Stars and 1 Bronze arrowhead, 3 overseas
service bars) 120. CAPT Vann B. Davis, Horse Cavalry Unit (Served in Australia, New Guinea & Admiralty Islands; American Defense service medal, Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon) 121.
2nd LT Harold R. De Bona, Cavalry, Mechanized Cavalry Unit Commander
(American Theater medal, WWII Victory Medal) 122. Billy Boy Decker 123.
PFC Julio F. De La Cruz, Company C 379th Infantry, machine gunner,
(Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, EAME Medal; Good Conduct
Medal, Purple Heart) 124.
PFC Jesús “ Chuy” De La Garza, 152nd Quartermaster Laundry Detachment,
record clerk, (Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland; American Theater ribbon, European, African, Middle Eastern ribbon, Good conduct medal, Victory medal) 125.
TEC5 Oscar De La Garza, Battery B 453rd Coast Artilery Battalion
Anti-Aircraft, duty soldier (Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe; American Theater Campaign medal, EAME Campaign medal w/ 5 Bronze stars, Good conduct medal) 126.
PVT Precedis De La Garza, Company I 39th Infantry, mechanic gunner
(Germany; EAME service medal, good conduct medal) 127. PVT Joseph L. De La Rosa, Truck driver (WWII Victory medal) 128.
PFC Jesus R. “El Ladrillo” De Leon, 1504th Army Air Force, duty
soldier, (Asiatic, Pacific Theater Service Medal) 129. TEC5 Miguel M. De Leon, 966th Ordnance Depot Company, clerk (Army of Occupation Medal, WWII Victory Medal) 130.
PFC Patricio De Leon, Jr. 134th Combat Infantry, machine gunner,
(Northern France; Good Conduct medal, WWII Victory medal, Purple Heart,
European, African, Middle Eastern (EAME) Service Medal) 131. John M. Del Rio 132.
MSGT Jerry M. Denike, HQ 31st Tank Battalion, Administrative NCO (
Norhtern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Cenral Europe; European, African,
Middle Eastern ribbon w/ 4 bronze battle stars, Good conduct medal,
Purple Heart) 133.
PFC Adolfo C. Diaz, 243nd Quartermaster Depot Company, filter operator
(Manated Island; Asiatic Pacific Campaign ribbon w/1 Bronze battle star) 134.
PVT Tomas C. Diaz, Battery D 554th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion,
truck driver (Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central
Europe; EAME Campaign medal /5 Bronze stars, American Theater Campaign
medal, 3 overseas service bars) 135. CAPT Ray E. Dickson, Jr. (killed in action) 136. SGT Issac V. Dickey, 1643rd Ordnance Company, Welder combination (Alergia, French Moroccan, Tunisia, Rome-Arno; European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign medal w/3 Bronze stars, Bronze Arrowhead, Good conduct medal) 137.
TSGT Harold R. Dodge, 558th Bombardment Squadron, Airplane maintenance
(Normandy, Northern France, Ardenne, Rhineland, Central Europe, Air
Offensive Europe; American Theater, European, African, Middle Eastern,
Good Conduct medal, Bronze Star, Distinguished unit badge, Victory
medal) 138. PFC Arturo L. Dominguez, Medical Admin (WWII Victory Medal) 139.
PFC Hector F. Dovalina, HQ 3rd Squadron 124th Cavalry, truck driver
(Central Burma, India Burma; American Theater Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/2 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal) 140.
CAPT Charles G. Downing, Air Corps, Adjutant, (Luzon, Bismark,
Archipelago, New Guinea, Southern Philippines; Philippines Liberation
ribbon w/1 Bronze service star, Asiatic, Pacific Campaign medal w/4
Bronze service star, American Theater Campaign medal, Victory Medal) 141. SSGT Allan B. Dolch, (USAAF) 142.
CORP Juan S. Duran, 339th Fighter Squadron, Airplane Maintenance
Technician, (Bismarck Archipelago, China, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Northern Solomons, Philippines Liberation, Western Pacific Anti Submarine; American Defense, Philippine Liberation, Asiatic Pacific Theater, Good Conduct) 143. CPL Marcelino S. Duran, 462nd Army Air Force, radio repairman (American Theater, Good Conduct, Victory Medal) 144. PVT William E. Ebenstein, 834th Air Engineer Squadron, cook, (EAME Campaign Medal, American Defense service medal) 145.
PFC Arturo Eiguezabal, Battery A, 459th Coast Artillery Battalion,
cannoneer, Marksman Rifle (Normandy, Northern France, Ardennee, Central Europe; EAME Campaign Medal w/5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct medal) 146. PFC Jose Eiguezabal, Company F 276th Combat Infantry (Rome-Arno; EAME, 1 Bronze Star) 147.
PFC Juan Z. Esparza, HQ Company, 148th Combat Infantryman, (New Guinea
Bougainville , Luzon Campaign; Asiatic, Pacific Theater medal, American
Defense Service medal, Purple Heart, 6 overseas service bars, good
conduct medal, Philippines Liberation) 148. PVT Luis Esparza 149. TEC5 Paulo Z. Esparza (Army service training center at Camp Barkely, Tx) 150. TEC5 Jesus M. Espinosa, 145th Engineer Battalion, sharpshooter (Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes Central Europe, Normandy; EAME Campaign medal w/5 Bronze Stars, American Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct medal) 151. Raul Esquivel 152. H.C. Etheridge (killed in action) 153. Fred Eviston 154.
TEC5 Adolfo H. Falcon, Medical Detachment 359th Infantry, Surgical Tech
(Normandy; American Theater Campaign medal, EAME Campaign medal w/1
bronze star and 1 bronze arrowhead, good conduct medal, WWII victory
medal) 155.
PFC Francisco H. Falcon, Company A 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, cook
(Normandy Northern France; American Defense service medal, American
Theater Campaign medal, EAME Campaign medal w/2 bronze stars, WWII
Victory medal) 156.
PVT Santos Fernandez, Company A 550th Infantry Airborne Battalion
(Rome-Arno, Southern France,Germany; Purple Heart, EAME service medal) 157. Douglas Fletcher, Sr. 158. Antonio Jacob Flores 159. MAJ GENERAL Belisario J. Flores (highest ranking Hispanic in Texas Air National Guard; WWII Victory Medal) 160. Enrique Flores 161.
SSGT Gilbert D. Flores, Company A, 931st Signal Battalion, Mess
Sergeant, China Central Burma, India Burma; American Theater, Asiatic Pacific Theater, good conduct medal, Victory medal, meritorious unit award) 162. PFC Guadalupe S. Flores, Company G 100st Infantry, Demolition Specialist (Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe; American Theater Campaign medal, EAME Campaign medal w/3 bronze, good conduct medal, WWII Victory medal) 163.
TEC5 Juan Flores, Company G Engineers Aviation Battalion, Electrician
(Ruykyus; American Theater ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Theater ribbon, good
conduct medal, Victory medal) 164.
TEC5 Luis Casares Flores, Troop A 8th Engineers, truck driver (New
Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Southern Philippines, Luzon; Asiatic
Pacific Campaign medal w/4 bronze stars, Philippines Liberation ribbon
w/2 bronze stars, good conduct medal, American Defense Service medal) 165.
PFC Miguel Flores, 807th Army Air Force, duty soldier (American
Theater, Victory medal, good conduct medal) 166. Refugio H. Flores (killed in action) 167. Cozel Foster, USMC 168. Arthur T. France 169.
PFC Julio Frick, Detachment Medical Department, 1977th Service Command
Unit, Field lineman (good conduct medal) 170.
TEC4 Eduardo Fuentes, HQ Company 4th Infantry Division, Cook, Infantry
Division (American Theater Campaign medal, good conduct medal, WWII,
Victory medal) 171.
PVT Rafael Fuentes, 1st Service Squadron, 3rd Service Group, Automotive
Equipment Operator (Algeria, France, Morocco,Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno,
Tunisia; EAME Theater medal, good conduct medal) 172. Sam Fuentes 173. Enrique Gaines 174.
PVT Antonio Garcia, 4473rd Master Quarterman Truck Company, truck
driver and mechanic badge (Normandy, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central
Europe; American Theater Campaign medal, EAME Campaign medal w/4 bronze
stars, WWII victory medal) 175. SGT Arnulfo S. García, 42nd Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion, European African Middle Eastern Theater 176. Third Class Jesus Celestino Garcia, 177.
PFC Ramón De Los Santos García, Battery B 442nd Anti-aircraft Artillery
Battalion, Combat Infantry truck driver (Northern Apennines, PO Valley;
EAME Campaign ribbon w/2 bronze star, good conduct medal, Victory
ribbon, 1 service stripe, 5 overseas service bars) 178. Alcalá García 179. Arnulfo S. García 180. Jesús García 181. Raúl García 182. Raúl Santos García 183.
SSGT Alberto M. Garza, Exchange Section, clerk (American Theater,
Asiatic Pacific Theater, good conduct medal, Victory medal) 184. Brisido Garza 185.
PVT Francisco M. Garza, Company D 508th Parachute Infantry, (Combat
Infantry, paratrooper, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Ardennes, Rhineland,
Central Europe; EAME Theater Campaign medal w/5 bronze stars, good
conduct medal, Distinguished unit badge, Victory ribbon, 3 overseas
service bars) 186.
CPL Guadalupe I. Garza, Battery B 58th Field Artillery, gun crewman,
(Tunisian, Sicilian, Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland;
American Theater Campaign medal, EAME Campaign medal w/6 Bronze stars,
good conduct medal, EAME Campaign medal w/1 Bronze Arrowhead, Victory
ribbon, 4 overseas service stars, 1 service stripe) 187. Jose “El Aparato” Garza 188.
PFC Luis B. Garza, 317th Infantry Regiment, (Rhineland, New Guinea,
EAME ribbon, 1bronze service star, APTC ribbon 1 bronze service star,
good conduct ribbon) 189.
SGT Manuel M. Garza, Company A 117th infantry Regiment, Infantry
machine gunner (Northern France, Europe, Rhineland, Ardennes; Combat
Infantry badge, Distinguished unit badge, EAME Service medal, Good
conduct medal) 190. Margarito Garza 191. SGT Melecio M. Garza, 370th Bombardment Squadron (Bismarck, Archipelago, Eastern
Madates, New Guinea, Northern Solomons, Southern Philippines
Liberation, Luzon, Western Pacific, Air Offensive Borneo; Distinguished
unit badge, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign medal w/5 bronze stars,
good conduct medal, 3 overseas service bars) 192. PFC Oscar T. Garza, 142nd Infantry, truck driver 193. Macario Gates 194. Alberto Gil 195.
TEC5 Carlos Gil, HQ and service company 50th Engineer Battalion, water
supply filter operator (Aleutians Islands, Eastern mandates, Southern
Philippines, Ryukyus; Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign medal w/4 bronze
stars and 1 bronze arrowhead, Philippine Liberation medal w/2 bronze
stars, good conduct medal, Victory medal, 4 overseas service bars) 196.
PFC Oscar C. Gilliland, Ammunition bearer (European, African, Middle
Eastern Theater medal, 1 overseas service bar) 197. PVT Jesus Gonzales, Jr. 198.
PFC Jose M. Gonzales, Battery D 459th Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Battalion, cannon (Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central
Europe, EAME Campaign medal w/4 bronze stars, good conduct medal) 199.
TEC5 Jose R. Gonzales, 598th Signal Air Warning, cook (Tunisian,
Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Northern Appennines, PO Valley, Southern
France; American Defense, European, African, Middle Eastern w/1 bronze
star and 1 silver-star, good conduct) 200. Portifio Gonzales 201.
CPL Alfredo D. Gonzalez, Battery C 559th Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Battalion, truck driver, Artillery (Central Europe; EAME Campaign
medal w/1 Bronze Star, American Theater Campaign medal, good conduct
medal, Victory ribbon, 1 service stripe, 1 overseas service bar) 202. PVT Antonio R. Gonzalez 203.
SSGT Eugenio “Green Eyes” E. Gonzalez, Company M 382nd Infantry, Combat
Infantry, (South Philippines liberation, Rvukyus; American Theater,
Asiatic, Pacific Theater, Philippines Liberation bronze arrowhead,
Victory medal) 204. CPL Joe M. González, 18th Air Service Squadron, mechanic (good conduct medal, American Theater) 205. PFC Raul Gonzalez, Company A 382nd Combat Infantry (Southern Philippines; Purple Heart, Asiatic Pacific Theater medal, Philippines Liberation medal) 206. CPL H.C. Goodman 207. Robert Víctor Graves 208. Arturo Guajardo 209.
TEC4 Pedro Guerra, HQ Detachment 4th Tank Destroyer, cook (
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal, Good conduct medal, 2 overseas service bars) 210. Ambrosio Castillo Guerrero 211. Seaman E.V. Guillot (U.S. Navy) 212.
PFC Robert F. Gutierrez, 468th Air Service Squadron, truck driver
(Rhineland;WWII Victory ribbon, Good conduct medal, EAME Theater ribbon
and 1 Bronze service star) 213. 2nd LT. Richmond C. Harper, Perin Air Field, (Pilot) 214. CPL William J. Harper, Detachment Medical Dept., Athletic Instructor,(New Guinea; Good Conduct medal) 215. SSGT Ernest Lee Harvey, Medical Detachment 1811th Service Commend Unit, duty NCO, (Good Conduct Medal) 216. MAJ Harold L. Hausman, Chemical Warfare Service, (Normandy, Rhineland, Northern France, Ardennes Central Europe; Purple Heart, Bronze Star medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, EAME Theater Ribbon w/5 Bronze service stars, 1 Bronze Arrowhead unit citation badge, WWII Victory medal, American Theater ribbon) 217.
TEC4 James Virgel Hayes, Medical Detachment 180th General Hospital,
X-ray Tech, (Central Europe; WWII Victory medal, American Theater Campaign Medal, EAME Campaign medal w/1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct, Medal Meritorious Unit Award) 218. Robert Heddelston 219.
CPL Guillermo Hernandez, 462nd Army Air Force, duty soldier, (Aleutians
Island; Asiatic, Pacific Ribbon w/1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct medal) 220. PFC Jorge F. Hernandez (died non battle wounds) 221.
PFC Jose R. Hernández, Jr. 29010th Engineer Reproduction Detachment,
general carpenter, (WWII Victory medal, Army of Occupation Medal) 222.
PFC Nazario Hernández Company G 119th Infantry Regiment, messenger,
(MIA) Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, Ardennes; Purple Heart, EAME Ribbon, Good Conduct medal, Bronze Star medal) 223. N.C. Hernández 224.
SGT Octaviano Hernández, Detachment Medical Department, Army Service
Forces, Medical Tech., (India Burma; American Defense Service medal Asiatic, Pacific Service medal, Good Conduct medal) 225. PVT Oscar Hernández (Meteorologist) 226. Sostenes Hernandez 227. SSGT Thomas Hernandez ( 15th AAF Flying Fortress operating from an Italian Base; Flown 26 combat missions, has an air medal. Tailgunner) 228.
TEC4 Tomas A Hernandez, Company F 409th Infantry, Radio operator,
(Naples-Foggie, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland,
Central Europe; American Defense medal, EAME Campaign medal w/5 Bronze
Stars, Good Conduct medal, 1 service stripe, 4 overseas service bars) 229.
PFC Alejandro Herrera HQ Company 876th Engineer Battalion, duty
soldier, (Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe; Good Conduct medal, 6 overseas bars, 1 service stripe, EAME Campaign medal w/4 Bronze Stars, Distinguished unit badge) 230.
TEC5 Enrique Herrera Company I 309th Infantry, truck driver, (Germany,
Ardennes; European, African, Middle Eastern service medal, American Defense Service medal) 231. Nicasio B. Herrera 232.
MSGT Rodolfo Lozano Herrera, 1st Army Airways Communications System
Wing, clerk (India, Burma, Central Burma; Asiatic, Pacific Campaign
medal w/2 Bronze Stars; American Defense Service medal, EAME campaign
medal, American Theater campaign medal, Good Conduct medal) 233.
SSGT Valeriano O. Herrera, 16th Combat Cargo Squadron, 4th Combat Cargo
Group, Aerial Engineer, (China Offensive Central Burma; American
Theater Campaign
Ribbon, Asiatic, Pacific Campaign Ribbon w/2 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct
medal, Victory Ribbon, 1 service stripe, 1 overseas service bar) 234.
CPL Ferdinand Ralph Herring, Repair Squadron 20th Air Depot Group, Eng.
Mech. (Rome-Arno; EAME Campaign medal w/1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct medal) 235. SGT Herbert J. Herring (found officially died) 236. CPL Harvey John Hill, (AOM, NDSM GCM) 237. Lorenzo Hobbs 238.
TEC5 William M. Hogan, 815th Quartermaster sterilization Company, Squad
leader, (Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland Central Europe;
EAME Campaign medal w/5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct medal, 3 overseas
service bars) 239.
TEC5 Edwin E. Howard, 904th Signal Depot Company, Cryptographic Tech
(EAME Campaign medal, Good conduct medal, 1 service
stripe, 4 overseas service bar) 240. LT COL M.J. Howard, (USMC) 241.
PFC Enrique Huerta, Company F 10th Infantry, Scout, (Northern France,
Rhineland; European, African, Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon w/2 Bronze battle stars, Good Conduct medal) 242.
SSGT Edward C. Huffman 1020th Army Air Force Base Unit, armorer, (EPHS
Class of 1941)Ardmore, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes; EAME Campaign medal w/3 Bronze stars, Good conduct medal, Air medal w/6 oak leaf cluster) 243. Tomas Ray Hunter 244. Ernest B. Huntsman 245. MAJ Evan B. Hume (Army Medical Corps) 246. Bruce M. Hutchins 247. Petty Officer third class Billy Lloyd Jeffers 248. PVT Carmen M. Jimenez, (died non battle wounds) 249. Juan Jiménez 250. Margarito Jiménez 251.
SSGT Salvador A. Jiménez, Company M 23rd Infantry, machine gun NCO,
(Normandy; Bronze Star medal, Purple Heart, European, African Middle
Eastern Service medal, American Defense Service Medal) 252. PVT Johnny Zaleta Johnson 253.
PFC Charlie Johnston, Jr., Company B 748th Tank Battalion, truck
driver, (Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, Central
Europe; European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign medal w/5 Bronze
Stars, Good Conduct medal) 254. Ramón Menchaca Johnston 255. Emmett C. Jones Jr. 256.
PFC Jack C. Jones, Company C 270th Engineer Battalion, Demolition
Specialist, (Rhineland, Central Europe; American Theater Campaign Ribbon,
EAME Campaign Ribbon w/2 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct medal, Victory
Ribbon, 1 overseas service bar, Army of Occupation Germany) 257. George Kelley 258.
TEC3 Martin Kelso, 810th Signal Service Battalion, radio operator,
(Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe; European,
African, Middle Eastern, Bronze Star, Good Conduct) 259. SSGT Robert Kennedy, 3556th SU Casual Company 260. PFC Emilio Kifuri Jr., 426th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, military police 261. Robert Conrad Kownslar 262.
CPL Paul W. Knight, Company B 807th Tank Destroyer Battalion, driver,
(Rhineland, Central Europe; European, African, Middle Eastern Service Medal w/2 Bronze Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal, 1 overseas service bar) 263.
PFC Francisco Kypuros, Jr. Company C 85th Mountain Infantry, Combat
Infantryman, (Northern Appennies, PO Valley; American Theater Campaign Ribbon, EAME Campaign Ribbon w/2 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct medal, Victory Ribbon, 1 overseas service bar) 264.
TEC5 Theodore V. Kypuros, HQ Detachment 935th Signal Battalion, cook,
(Rome-Arno, Northern Appennines PO Valley, Southern
France; American Theater Campaign medal, EAME, Campaign Medal w/4
Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, 1 service stripe, 3 overseas service
bars, Victory Medal) 265. PFC David Lambeth (Mechanic, Air Corps) 266. SGT Jerrel Lambeth (Mechanic, Air Corps) 267. Francisco V. Leal 268. 1stLT Elton Ledbetter 269. 1 LT Garland B. Ledbetter (killed in action) 270. Hobart Ledbetter (U.S. Navy) 271. Robert Ledbetter (U.S. Coast Guard) 272. Carrol V. Lee, Jr. (killed in action, USS Arizona December 7, 1941) 273. Frank Lehman 274. Ben Levine 275.
MAJOR GEN Homer I. Lewis, Air Corps, Aerial gunnery instructor,
(Central Europe; Air Medal, EAME Campaign Medal w/1 Bronze Service
Star, American Defense Service Medal) 276.
CPL Fred Levy, 3705th AAF Base Unit, airplane and engine mechanic,
(American Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory medal) 277. Maria Estela Leyva (first Eagle Pass woman WACS) 278.
PFC Nojem Libson, 3137th Signal Motor Messenger Company, message
center, (Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe; American Theater Campaign
medal, EAME Campaign Medal w/3 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal,
Victory Ribbon, 2 overseas service bars) 279. Ivy Louis Lindenborn (US Navy, South Pacific) 280. PFC Clarence M. Locke, 185th General Hospital, clerk, (European, African, Middle Eastern) 281.
SSGT Baltazar G. López, 3018th Army Air Force base Unit, Aerial gunner,
(Egypt, Lybia, Algeria, France, Air Combat, Rome-Arno, Silician Naples
Foggia, Southern France, North Apennines; Air medal w/2 Oak Leaf
Cluster, EAME Campaign Medal w/9 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct medal) 282. Domingo Lopez 283. PVT Esteban Hernández López, Jr. 284. José López 285. Margarito López 286. José Maldonado López 287.
CPL Raúl H. López, cook, (Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes,
Rhineland, Central Europe, Air Offensive Europe; European, African,
Middle Eastern ribbon, good conduct medal) 288. Reymundo López, Sr. 289. PVT Rudy López (wounded in action) 290.
SSGT Lawrence L. Lothringer, 2532nd AAF Base Unit, auto equip mech.,
Asiatic Pacific Egypt, Libya; EAME Ribbon, Bronze Star, Egypt Lib,
Asiatic Pacific ribbon) 291. SGT John H. (Pete) Lough (wounded in Action) 292. TEC2 Efrain Lozano, Jr. 293. Alejandro Luna 294. LT W. R. “Bobby” Mabe (AAF B-29 Liberator bombardier) 295. Jake Marshall Mabe, Jr. 296. Walter Maddox 297. PVT Alfonso D. Mancha, Company A 86th Battalion Infantry Replacement Training Center 298.
TEC4 Jose D. Mancha, Troop E 12th Cavalry, cook, (New Guinea,
Bismarck-Archipelago, Southern Philippines Luzon, EAME Campaign Medal
w/4 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal,
Philippines Liberation Ribbon w/2 Bronze Stars) 299.
PFC Raul R. Mancado, Class Troop E 5th Cavalry, Combat Infantry, (New
Guinea, Luzone, Southern Philippines, Distinguished Unit Badge, Purple
Heart, American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic, Pacific Campaign Medal
w/3 Bronze Star, Philippine Liberation Medal w/2 Bronze Star) 300. Álvaro Maldonado 301.
CPL Armando G. Maldonado, 44th Service Group, truck driver (Central
Burma, Inda Burma; Asiatic Pacific Theater, Good Conduct medal, Victory
medal) 302.
PFC Francisco S. Maldonado, 459th Coast Artillery Battalion, basic,
(Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, EAME Champaign
Medal w/4 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal) 303. Eudelio Maldonado 304. Valerian Maltos 305. Francisco Marines 306.
CAPT. John Roy Martin, Infantry parachute Unit, MIA, POW Germany,EMAE
w/5 bronze stars, Algeria, Moroccan, Tusisian, Siscilian, Naples,
Foggia, Rome Arno; Purple Heart, Combat Infantry) 307. PFC Richard Martin, 1st Battalion 308.
PFC Andres D. Martinez Company A 175th Engineer Regiment, Artillery gun
crewman, (Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, North Apennies, PO Valley) EAME
Campaign Ribbon w/4 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal 309. PFC Carlos S. Martinez (POW in Germany) 310. Espirion Martinez Jr. 311. Guillermo Martinez (Navy) 312. PVT Pedro R. Martinez (killed in action) Killed
on Leyte on Oct. 29, 1944. He was born May 5, 1921 in Eagle Pass and
lived in Eagle Pass when entered the service on Oct. 30, 1942. Gen.
Douglas Mac Arthur
wrote a personal letter to Mrs. Maria Martinez expressing his deep
sympathy as one of the heroic liberators of the Philippines. 313. PVT. R.S. Martinez 314. Rodolfo Martinez 315. LT Oscar E. Masters (US Air Corp) B-24 316.
MSGT William “Billy” Masters, 253rd AAF Bas Unit, Administration
Specialist (American Defense Medal, European, African, Middle Eastern,
good conduct, 5 overseas bars) 317. John T. Mason 318. GEN. Robert Mathis (Admitted to U.S. Military Academy, West Point N.Y., EPHS class of 1944. Highest ranking officer from Eagle Pass. Retired as vice-chief of the U.S. Air Force.) 319. PVT Francisco E. Mauricio (killed in action) 320.
PFC Charles Mayer, Jr. 18th Depot Separation Squadron, carpenter,
(Tunisian Rome Arno) European, African, Middle Eastern, Good Conduct, Victory Ribbon 321. Cruz S. Mazuca 322. Tom McCullough 323. Andrew W. McBeath, (USMC) 324. Marvin McDavid 325. 1st LT Dan McDuff (B-17 pilot of the 12th bomber command which flew 50 missions over Germany and Europe) 326. Riden Scott McKeller 327. CPT William McPherson, Jr. (MIA) 328. Raymundo M. Medrano 329. Alfredo Menchaca 330. Armando Menchaca 331.
PFC Juan G. Méndez Company A 432nd Signal Construction Battalion,
lineman telephone and telegraph, (Central Burma, India Burma)American
Theater, Asiatic Pacific Theater, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal 332.
PFC Manuel Méndez, Company G 167th Infantry, Fire Direction Center
Operation, (Northern Solomons, South Philippines Liberation; Asiatic
Pacific Theater, Philippine Liberation, Good Conduct, Victory Medal) 333. PVT Oscar A. Mendez 334. CPL Julio C. Mendoza 335. PFC Teodoro “Teo” Mendoza 336. LT Commander Vaughn B. Meyer 337. Pablo A. Meza 338. Benjamin Miller 339. G.A. Míreles (POW) 340. CPL Armando Mireles 341.
PVT Joe R. Moncada, 3372nd signal service Battalion, auto equip
operator, (Southern France, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Air
Offensive Europe, EAME Campaign Medal w/5 Bronze Stars, 3 overseas
service bars) 342.
PVT Raymundo Moncada 1857th Service Command Unit, Demolition, Prisoner
of War Camp (Northern France Central Europe)American Theater European,
African, Middle Eastern Good Conduct Medal 343. PFC Santiago Moncada, Class Military Police Detachment; military police 344.
PFC Luis Montemayor, 45th Signal Company, lineman field,
(Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Southern France,
Rhineland, American Defense Service Medal, EAME Campaign Medal w/4
Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal) 345. Francisco Moran 346. Rafael Morin, Jr. 347.
PFC Antonio R. Moreno, 19th Infantry, rifleman, (Northern France)
American Theater Medal, European, African, Middle Eastern Medal w/1
Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, 1 overseas service bar
WWII 348. Eugenio Moreno 349. TEC4 Jesus D. Moreno, Company A 144th Infantry, Mess Sgt., (American Defense Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal) 350.
PVT José V. “ Guero” Moreno, HQ 11th Medical Battalion, (American
Defense, good conduct medal, European-African medals) 351.
PFC Ramon E. Moreno, 245th Army Air Force Base Unit, Ammunition
handler, (American Theater, Good Conduct Medal Victory Medal) 352. PFC Lloyd T. Munter 353.
Tech 4 William H. Murra, HQ Company, Army Service Forces Training
Center, classification specialist, (Good Conduct Medal, Victory Ribbon,
American Theater Ribbon) 354. Mortimer Munoz 355. Marcus Newman (stationed in New Guinea; witnessed the battle of Coral Sea;was wounded). 266. IC3 James Marlin Newsom, (USS Prairie) Good Conduct Medal 267.
TEC4 Marshall N. Ney 3326th S.I.A.M. Company,(Rome-Arno, Northern
Apennies, PO Valley) European, African, Middle Eastern service medal,
Good Conduct Medal 268. Adolfo Olivares 269. CPL Manuel R. Olivares, Jr. 270. Alfredo Ortiz 271. Henry Osborne 272. John Osborne 273. CPL M.R. Olivares (Military Intelligence USAAF) 274. Arnoldo Ortiz García 275. Pedro Ortiz 276. Federico Oyervides 277. PFC Ray Paniagia 278. Robert Walton Patillo 279. Jimmie Pecos, truck driver, (Army of Occupation Medal) 280. Eugenio Castro Pena 281. PFC Antonio Perales, (wounded in Action, Italy) 282. Seaman First Class Juan Pérez, Jr. 283. Manuel Pérez 284. TEC5 Raul F. Pérez (killed in action) 285.
SGT Higinio Picon, Battery C 65th Antiaircraft Gun Battalion,
observer height finder, (Aleutian Islands)American Defenses
Service Medal Distinguished Unit Badge Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/1 Bronze Star 286. LT J.G. Charles Pilgrim (US Navy) 287. Ensig Harvey Pollay (Died non-battle wounds) 288. PVT Ben E Pignenot, 130th Station Hospital, clerk, (Army of Occupation Medal WWII Victory Medal) 289. S 2/c W.B. Piper (US Navy) 290. Manuel Polendo 291. Estrada Porter 292. Alan E. Price 293.
CPL Gerardo F. Ramirez, Company F 324rd Infantry Regiment, Heavy mortar
crewman, (Southern Philippines, Western Pacific; American Theater
Campaign medal, Asiatic Campaign medal w/2 Bronze stars, Philippines
liberation ribbon w/1 bronze star, good conduct medal, Victory ribbon,
1 service stripe, 3 overseas service bars) 294. Jacinto Ramirez 295. Jesus Navidad Ramirez 296. PVT Mario Ramirez 297. TEC5 Maximo F. Ramirez (died non battle wounds) 298. Reynaldo Salas Ramirez 299.
PVT Santos Ramos, Company H 85th Battalion, 18th Group Army service
foreces training, sharpshooter, (American Defense Service medal, good
conduct medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon) 300.
SSGT Charles H Rau, Armorer-Gunner, sharpshooter, (Participated in
Papauw, New Guinea, New Britian and Admiralty Islands Campaigns;
Distinguished flying cross, Asiatic, Pacific w/3 battle stars, ribbon,
Air medal, Good conduct ribbon) 301. Lloyd L. Reber 302. Rodolfo Reyes (wounded in Europe) 303. PVT Raul O. Reyna (died non battle wounds) 304. Tech. Sgt. Reuben Riskind 305. John D. Richards 306. Weinet Richardson 307. L. Riddle 308. Jessie J. Riley 309. Elevinio Riojas 310. Gregorio Riojas 311. Federico F. Rios 312. SGT Rodolfo Rios, Air Depot Group, radio repairman (Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct medal) 313.
TEC3 Edward W. Ritchie, Jr., 195th General Hospital, Surgical Tech.
(Rhineland; American Theater Campaign Ribbon, EAME Campaign Ribbon w/1
Bronze Star, Good Conduct medal, Victory Ribbon, 2 overseas service
bars) 314. Secundino Rivera 315. Curtis Rizley 316. Levett Rizley 317. Henry Riddle 318.
PFC Eleno C. Robles, 3199th Signal Service Battalion, message center
clerk, (Central Burma, India Burma; American Theater Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign medal w/2 Bronze Stars, WWII Victory medal, Good conduct medal) 319. Amado Rodríguez, Jr. (Military Intelligence USAAF) 320. Antonio Carlos Rodríguez 321. Arseni Rodríguez 322. Charles P. Rodríguez 323. Emilio Rodríguez, Jr. 324. Guadalupe Rodriguez 325.
SGT José M. “La Pucha” Rodriguez, 29th Weather Squadron, weather
observer, (Eastern Mandates, Western Pacific, Ryukyus; European,
African, Middle Eastern Campaign medal, Good conduct medal, Victory
Medal) 326.
TEC4 Manuel F. Rodriguez, Battery C 695th Field Artillery Battalion,
blacksmith (Rhineland; American Theater Campaign Medal, European
African Middle Eastern (EAME) Campaign medal w/1 Bronze Star,
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct medal Victory Ribbon, 1
service stripe 3 overseas service bars) 327. TEC3 Patricio F. Rodriguez (died non battle wounds) 328.
SSGT Raul M. Rodriguez, 2124th Army Air Force Base Unit, Maintenance
Tech, Sharp shooter (East Indies, Papu, New Guines; Asiatic Pacific
Campaign medal w/3 Bronze Stars, Good conduct medal, Distinguished unit
badge) 329.
SSGT Raúl H. Rodríguez, 1379th Army Air Force Base Unit, cook
(Rome-Arno, Naples-Foggia, Southern France, Normandy, Air Offensive
Europe, Air Combat Balkans, Rhineland, Northern France, PO Valley,
Northern Apennines; EAME Campaign medal w/10 Bronze Stars,
Distinguished Unit badge w/2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct medal) 330. Rafael Cortinas Rodríguez 331. Raymond G. Rodríguez 332. TEC5 Reynaldo Luis Rodríguez, cook (Western Pacific; Good conduct medal, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon) 333.
PFC Rodolfo R. Rodriguez, 707th Bombardment Squadron 446th Bombardment
Group, Armorer (Ardennes Central Europe, Rhineland, Normandy, North
France; EAME Ribbon) 334. Maurice Rogers 335. Pablo Roma, Jr. 336.
SSGT Rodolfo C. Roman, HQ Company 1st Battalion 7th Infantry,
Combat Infantrymen, (Algerian-French Morrocco Campaign; Tunisian
Campaign, Sicilian Campaign, Rome-Arno Campaign; Eruopean, African,
Middle Eastern Theater medal w/4 Bronze service stars, Purple Heart,
Good conduct medal, America Defense Service medal, 3 overseas service
bars) 337. SGT Jose G. Romero 338.
PVT Gilbert O. Rosales Battery C 339th Field Artillery Battalion, field
lineman, (wounded Italy, Italian Campaign, Good conduct, EAME ribbon,
Purple Heart) 339. PFC Pete O. Rosales (died non battle wounds) 340.
SSGT Peter Rossi, Jr., 123rd Army Air Force Base Unit, message center
clerk (American Defense Service Medal, Iservice stripe, Good Conduct
Medal) 341. HA1C Jesus Ramiro Rubio (US Navy medical corpsman; served on USS Colorado, saw action at Tinian, Saipan, Leyete, and Okinawa (his ship attacked by Japanese kamakazi (suicide) planes; witnessed at a distance of 200 yards the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri) 342. Cleofas Ruiz 343. Juan Ruiz 344.
PFC Arturo M. Sais, HQ Battery 459th Anti-aircraft battalion, telephone
operator, (Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central
Europe; EAME Campaign medal w/5 Bronze Stars, Good conduct medal,
Bronze Star medal) 345. Fireman First Class Jesus Saiz 346. Howard G. Salisbury 347. Eplfanio Saldaña 348. Estanislado Salas 349.
PVT Diego Sanchez, Company G 130th Infantry Regiment 33rd Division,
rifleman,(Luzon; Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon, Liberation Ribbon,
Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal) 350. Federico Sanchez 351. PFC Jesus R. Sanchez, 4005th Area Service Unit, military police, (WWII Victory Medal) 352.
PFC José B. Sanchez 81st Reconnaissance Battalion 1st armored Division,
car crewman,(POW Germany, two and a half years, captured in North
Africa) 353.
SSGT Linos M. Sanchez, Company F 1st Infantry, Squad leader, Combat
Infantryman (New Guinea, Luzon; Good Conduct Medal Bronze Star,
American Defense Ribbon, American Theater Campaign Medal, Asiatic,
Pacific Theater Campaign medal w/2 Bronze Stars and Bronze Arrowheads
Victory Ribbon, Philippines Liberation Ribbon w/1 Bronze Star) 354.
SSGT Manuel R. Sanchez, 726th Bombardment Squadron, airplane armorer,
(U.S. Army Air Corp; 726th Bombing Squadron, 451st Bombing
Group; B24 Liberator; tail gunner; first combat mission over Germany
his plane hit by Nazi fighters; shot down two but plane shot “full of
holes”: CPL Sanchez hit by two 20mm shells that shot off most of his
foot; bailed out over Yugoslavia and with others of his crew were
rescued by Yugoslav Partisans; Spent six days in Nazi occupied
territory all the while losing a lot blood with little or no medical
attention, his flight officer thought it was “nip and tuck”. Rome-Arno
Campaign, Good conduct medal, European, African, Middle Eastern cluster
medal w/2 Bronze service stars, Distinguished unit badge, Purple Heart) 355. Reyes Sanchez 356.
PFC Salvador Sanchez, Company F 1467th Station Complement Unit Adjutant
Generals Schools, military police, (American Theater, Good Conduct,
Victory Medal) 357. John R. Sanford 358.
PFC Bernardo R. Santos, Company E 129th Infantry Regiment 37th
Division, automatic rifleman, (Northern Solomons, Luzon; Philippines
Liberation Ribbon w/star, Asiatic, Pacific Service Medal, WWII Victory Medal, American Theater Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal) 359. Fred San Miguel 360.
PFC George San Miguel, HQ Company 10th Infantry, field lineman,
(Campaign of Germany and Northern France; Good conduct medal, European,
African, Middle Eastern Theater medal) 361. José Andrade San Miguel 362.
PFC Luciano Saucedo, Military police station detachment, Combat
Infantryman (Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland; Air Meda, Purple
Heart, American Theater, European, African, Middle Eastern, Good
conduct medal, Victory medal) 363. SGT Harry G. Savage, 1522nd Army Air Force Base, cook (Good Conduct medal) 364. Teodoro N. Schmerber 365. Edward Herman “Schmidty” Schmidt, Jr. 366. Ezra K. Schofield 367. SGT. Arnold I. Schwartz (railroad engineer, his train strafed by Japanese fighters) 368.
1st LT Joseph M. Schwartz, 32nd Quartermaster Company, 32nd Division
(Red arrow Division) which participated in New Guinea and Southern
Philippines Campaigns and later in the Luzon Campaign and Occupation of
Japan. (died at the 126th General Hospital, Palo, Leyte, Philippines
Islands (non battle wounds)of poliomyelitis) 369. W. Scott 370. Louie Lewis Scott 371. M 3/c Lenn Sellers (U.S. Navy; participated in amphibious landings at Attu, Kiska, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, Kwajalein, and Leyte) 372.
PVT Jesús Vargas Sepulveda, HQ Company 2nd Battalion, Fourth Infantry,
Asiatic-Pacific Theater; Asiatic Pacific ribbon, Bronze service star, 2
overseas service bars, good conduct medal) 373.
PVT Raul V. Sepúlveda, Company I 381st Infantry 96th Division, Combat
Infantryman (South Philippines Liberation; American Theater Campaign
Medal, Asiatic, Pacific Campaign Medal w/1 Bronze Star, Philippine
Liberation Ribbon w/2 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct medal WWII Victory
medal) 374. PFC Elias Serrato (killed in action) 375.
TEC5 Felipe Servera, Service Company 382nd Infantry, truck driver,
(Philippines, Rvukyus; Victory Medal, American Theater, Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Philippines Liberation, Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Unit award, Bronze Arrowhead Medal) 376. Charles George Siefert 377. Trinidad A. Sifuentes 378. SEAMAN Fidencio Silva, (USS LSM and USS Platte) 379. Manuel Silva 380. Raymond Silva 381. MAJ James B. Silman 382. PVT Mylen V. Shamburger (killed in action) 383. COL William R. “Bill” Shannon (Navigator B-24 Liberator received distinguished flying cross,15th Army Air Force ; flew missions over Germany, France, Romania, Hungary, and Austria) 384. B. Earl Shofner 385. Carlos Antonio Shroeder 386. Gregory Cline Skelley 387.
SSGT Harold Smith, Company B 58th Signal Battalion, radio operator,
(Philippines Liberation, Asiatic, Pacific Theater Ribbon, Philippines Liberation Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Unit award, Victory Medal) 388.
PVT William A. Smith, 459th Coast Artillery Battalion, Chauffeur
(Normandy, Northern France, Ardenne, Rhineland, Central Europe; WAME
Campaign medal w/5 Bronze Stars, Good conduct medal) 389.
PFC Benigno A. Soto 314th Quartermaster Battery Company, automatic
rifleman, (New Guinea; Asiatic Pacific service medal, Purple Heart
medal) 390. James Newton Spencer, Jr. 391. Charles E. Staten 392.
SGT Henry J. Staten, Army Air Force, Aerial Engineer (EAME Campaign
medal, 1 service strip, 2 overseas service bars, good conduct medal,
Victory Ribbon, American Defense service medal, American Theater
campaign medal) 393. COL Paul Steele 394. J. M. Stephenson 395. Thomas Alexander Stevenson, Jr. 396. North Allen Stewart 397.
TEC1 Fred W. M. Stroman, 3634th Quatermaster Truck Company, Combat
Infantryman (Central Europe, Rhineland, Naples_Foggiea; EAME Campaign
Medal w/5 Bronze Stars, American Defense service medal, Good conduct
medal) 398. Leroy J. Stroman 399.
SGT Trinidad Flores Surita, 519th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company,
Assistant Squad Leader, Combat Infantry (Rhineland, Central Europe;
American Defense Service Medal, American Theater Campaign Medal, EAME
Campaign Medal w/2 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct medal, WWII Victory Medal) 400. PVT Cipriano J. Talamantes, basic soldier 401. Henry García Thomas 402. Ansel Thomson 403. Gabriel del Toro 404. Jesús Torres 405. José Luis Torres 406.
PFC Luz R. Torres, 742nd Air Maintenance Squadron 500th Air Service
Group, duty soldier (Normandy, Northern Rhineland, Central Europe; EAME
Campaign medal w/4 Bronze Stars, Good conduct medal) 407. Pete Torres 408. Santiago De Leon Torres 409.
PVT Fructoso R. Torres, Squadron I 3702nd Army Air Force Base Unit,
(American Theater Ribbon, WWII, Victory Medal) 410. Mario Torres 411. Mauro Torres 412. PFC Gregorio Tovar (killed in action) 413.
CPL Reynaldo L. Tovar, HQ Company 3rd Battalion, 41st Armored Infantry,
Campaign Defense service ribbon, Purple Heart, European, African,
Middle Eastern campaign medal 414. 2 LT David P. Towns (killed in action combat engineer in France a few days after D-day). 415. PVT Pedro P. Towns 416. R.H. Townsend (MIA) 417. 1st LT W. M. Townsend (Air Corp B24 pilot, Europe France July 17, 1944) 418. Pharmacist Mate 3rd Class Carlos C. Trevino, (Valedictorian of EP High School graduating class). 419.
CPL Antonio D. Trevino, 1294th Military Police Company Aviation,
military police, (Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe;
Europe, African, Middle Eastern Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal) 420.
TEC5 José María Treviño, 1983rd Service Command Unit, long shoreman,
(New Guinea, Papuan; Asiatic, Pacific Service Ribbon, Good Conduct
Medal, Meritorius Unit Award) 421. Guadalupe Treviño 422. Raul S. Trevino 423. Thomas Eduardo Turner 424.
SEAMAN Armando Urbina, landing craft school, USS Auriga, USS Jupiter,
boat pool able Navy, (USS Auriga, USS Jupiter and USS Linewald) 425. Seaman First Class Luis Rogelio Urbina 426. PFC Elias Valdez (purple heart) 427. Alfonso Herrera Valenzuela 428. PVT Geronimo Vasquez 429. Marcelo Velez 430. Raul Velez 431. Francisco Villa 432.
PVT Geronimo Villarreal, Company D, 4th Armored Replacement Battalion,
armored force replacement training center 433. PFC V.G. Villarreal (killed in action) 434.
PFC Guillermo Villasenor, Battery C 459th Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Battalion, telephone operator, (Normandy, Northern France Ardennes,
Rhineland, Central Europe; EAME Campgain Medal w/5 Bronze Stars, Good
Conduct Medal) 435. PFC Oscar R. Villasenor, Air Force policeman,( Japan Occupation Medal, WWII Victory Medal) 436.
CPL George Edward Vivian, 79th Fighter Squadron 20th Fighter Group,
armorer airplane bomber,(Central Europe Ardennes, Rhinelind, Northern
France, Normandy, Air Offensive Europe; EAME Campaign Medal w/6 Bronze
Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge) 437. E. Huben Vocham 438. 1 LT Edward M. Watkins, Jr. (found officially dead) 439. Robert Webster (US Navy) 440. 2LT John W. Wiessheimer (died non battle wounds) 441.
PVT Antonio Westerfield, Company C 44th Engineer (Combat) Battalion,
construction worker, (Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central
Europe, Ardennes; EAME Theater Ribbon w/5 Bronze Stars, American
Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Ribbon) 442. SSGT, Jimmy B. White, 3701st Army Air Force Base Unit, supply clerk, (Good Conduct Medal) 443. C.B. Whitley 444.
Brigadier General David O. Williams, Jr., Army Air Force aviation cadet
1943, 10th Flight Squadron. (USAAF pilot), good conduct medal 445. CPL Jesus Willars, 2126th Army Air Force Battalion, clerk, Air Corps, (good conduct medal) 446. Joseph R. Wilson 447. Hoover Wimberley 448. PFC Cyrill Leon Wipff 449.
SGT Charles G. Wueste, 90th Fighter Squadron, clerk, (3 overseas
service bars, American Defense Medal, American Theater Campaign Medal,
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Victory
Ribbon 1 Service Stripe) 450.
CPL Daniel Ernest Wueste, Jr., 434th Fighter Control Squadron,
information center operator, (Rhineland; EAME Campaign Ribbon w/1
Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, 3 overseas Service Bars, 1 Service
Stripe) 451. PVT Oscar Wueste (killed in action) 452. 1st Class Robert A. Wueste (U.S. Navy) 453. Winford B. Wuten 454.
PVT Francisco M. Ybarra, 235th Quartermaster Salvage Collection
Company, Truck driver (Normandy Northern France Ardennes Rhineland Central Europe) EAME campaign Medal w/5 Bronze Stars 4 Overseas Service Bars 455.
TEC4 Calvin Homer Yeager, 554th Signal Aircraft Warning
Battalion, radar repairman (Good Conduct Medal, American Theater) 456. Ramon Yzquierpo 457. Juan Zaleta Johnson 458. Aurelio Zamarripa
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