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VICTORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
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WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II

This page is dedicated to the men from Victoria County who served in World Wars I and II. Deaths from both World Wars are found here.

New! VETERANS OF THE WAR WITH MEXICO is a new feature.

(If you have names that should be added to these lists, please send them to Jack & Cynthia Buttram.)

WORLD WAR I DRAFTEES, AUGUST, 1918

Victoria Daily Advocate - August 23, 1918

Thirteen colored selectmen entrained from here for Camp Travis today as follows:

Townsend BELL Enoch HOSEY
John William BROWN Walter JACOBS
Silvester CAVIEL Sam LEWIS
Charlie CAVJEL Jesse MEAD
Judge DENTTommie TERRELL
Sylvester GALEDavid WILLIAMS
Luther GRAHAM

Twenty-seven white selectmen from this county will entrain for Camp Travis on Friday, August 30 as follows:

Victor BIANCHIJames MARAGGIA
Joseph BOEHMManuel MORANDO
Henry D. CALAWAYJoe J. NEISSER
Louis C. DIEBELJesse Frank POLKA
Erich August DIEKElijha John RANDOLF
Alvin Teddy DINCANSJohn Baptist SALA
Edmund Fred DRIERHerman J. SCHERER
Anton John FISHERClarence F. SIMON
Alfred GOTMANEdwin Aldoph Henry SITTERLE
Alonso HALLVictor R. STONER
John Paul HEINLICHRobert Forest TALLY
George JOHNSONOtto Louis TRABER
Hugo Fred LASSMANJoseph J. WOODHOUSE
Joe Fred ZAK

WORLD WAR DEATHS

The lists for the Victoria County men who gave their lives for both the World Wars were found in Roy Grimes publication, Three Hundred Years in Victoria County. (From the Victoria Crossroads of South Texas Quarterly, Volume XVI, No. 2, 1995, published by Victoria County Genealogical Society.)


WORLD WAR I

Overton A. ABSHIER Henry INNOCENTI John J. CATON
Charles J. BEYER Alfred KOHL Lawrence J. FOX
Oscar R. BOOKER Edwin LEY Jacob B. DENTLER
John R. BRANCH Thomas LAMBERTSON James W. PRIDDY
Leo Leslie BROWN John J. MIKESKA Walter I. NITSCHMANN
Willie E. BUTLER Leo E. MITCHEL Clarence Elton SMITH
Henry Russell CANFIELDWilliam J. RAWLINS Elijah ATWOOD
Horace C. DAVIDSONAlbert S. NOBLE Reed Thomas ANDERSON
Joseph H. DeVASIERPedro VILLAREAL Henry BELL
Manuel De La GARZADavid Dell WEAVER William M. HALFIN
George GLEINSER Fritz WOLF Fritz HOEBER
Maurice Lombardi GROCEHenry WURDEL Frank Joseph HOLY
Andrew Jackson HANDLYRaymond A. ALLEN Leon A. ZEAR

NOTE: Leon A. Zear was the first Victorian to be killed in action in the war. When an American Legion post was organized in Victoria in August 1920, members asked that the post bear his name and it remains so today. Official statistics from the US state that there were 28,000 killed in battle and 82,000 deaths from flu.
An added note. . . . Pvt. Thomas C. SNEIGR held an enviable position: He was the first Victoria soldier discharged from the Army, at the end of November.


WORLD WAR II

ARMY

George B. BAASS Arthur HILLIARDRicardo PULIDO
Wesley T. BALLARDAdolph C. HOHMANMercy RENDON Jr.
Benito C. BARRERAWayne V. KENNEDYWalter REYNA
Homer B. BENNETTGeorge W. KING Jr.Wm. D. RICHARDSON
Leon W. BILLSTEINWilliam L. KNOWLES Jr.Clemente RIVERA
Eugene CALHOUNWm. T. KORNFUEHRERCelestino RODRIGUEZ
Reginald T. CLEWSStephen J. KRUPPAVidal RODRIGUEZ Jr.
Alton W. DAVISHenry C. LASSMANNAlbert S. SALAZAR
Trenidad DeLEONRobert M. LASSMANNBenito SANCHEZ
Oscar R. DIEDERINGAlois V. LESIKARFederico SANCHEZ
Prosper F. DISCHINGEREdward C. LOOS Nelson SCHMIDT
Julius FAJKUSErnesto LUJANErle H. SCHNEIDER Jr.
Joseph E. FISHER Jr.Jim R. MCCUTCHEONVernon H. SEEKAMP
Sostens R. FLORESCharles F. MALITZ Jr.Ray M. SIMPSON
Abram M. GARCIAPeter MARINOSRobert S. SORENSON
Basilio GARCIALee E. MEYERJoe SOTO
Henry 0. GARCIAThomas 0.MOORECarlton F. TAYLOR Jr.
Lucio M. GARCIALeopold W. F. MUELLERSamuel E. THOMAS
Almack GARRETTPaul J. MUNSCHPedro B. TIJERINA
Rafael G. GARZAOliver D. NICHOLSF. S. TREVINO Jr.
Alvin C. GILLIGRufus NOBLESAntonio VASQUEZ
Guillermo GOMEZLupe PACHECOConrad E. VOGT
Alvin GONZALESDonald W. PATTERSONDouglas W. WELCH
Elmer C. HERRINGEliseo PEREZWilliam H. WHITE
Walker H. HIATTFreddie PHILLIPSClemence W. WIELAND
Arthur C. HILLERWilliam F. POZZIRay W. ZAPALAC


U.S. MARINE CORPS

Clyde Edward CROUCH
Quirino LEAL


NAVY

Milton Leonard BECK
Toney Wade BENNETT
Clarence BUXKEMPER
Frank Joseph GANEM
Alfred GONZALES
Ralph Robert KOLLE
Adolph Louis KRUPPA
Ramiro PENA
Donald Thomas THIGPEN

WAR with MEXICO, 1846-1847

(This is a new entry. If you have know of other Victoria County residents who served in this conflict or know of another site that lists these veterans, please email Jack & Cynthia Buttram so that we may add them to this list.)

Charles GILLEY, born 30 Nov 1819, died 3 Jul 1903
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Texas. His pension number is 7217. Contact is great-great niece Doris Sanders.

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Last update January 8, 2007