Alamo Heights High School
Class of 1971
WWII Honor Roll
WWII Memorial Honor Roll Project
Class of 1971 Restoration Project
(Click here for background of the project)
SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026 – Veterans Day
Re-dedication of WWII Honor Roll Memorial Case
A special event will be held on November 11, 2026 at AHHS.
Each year, AHHS JROTC hosts a Veterans Day luncheon to honor US Veterans
Check back in August for more details
1945 HI-Y Club
"The honor roll in the front hall was carefully compiled and tended by the Hi-Y this year.
In this way they have indeed paid tribute to our boys in the service of our country." 1945 Olmos
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Mr. Edward LaGrone was Faculty Adviser for the HI-Y Club
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WWII HONOR ROLL
Click for alphabetical listing of all 800+ Veterans
KIA - Killed In Action (25)
WILLIAM A. BECK, JR Class of '35, 1918-1944, died age 25. 1st Lieutenant, Pilot, Army Air Corp, 455th Bomb Group, 742nd Squadron Roster, B-24 Liberator “Cowtown Blonde” Ser # 42-52282. On May 6, 1944, Cowtown Blonde departed base at San Giovanni, Italy, destination Campina Marshalling Yards & Military Installation, Romania. Beck's aircraft was observed by an American fighter pilot, being attacked by 3 Fockewulf 190 German fighters. The aircraft was smoking heavily and rolled up on its side with a large fire under the nose. A total of 7 parachutes were seen to leave the aircraft, 4 of which opened, and 3 failed to open. 2 were taken prisoner and were returned after the war. Cowtown Blonde was lost in the area BOR Copper Mines, Yugoslavia. Missing Aircraft Report Seven, including Beck, perished
Awards: Air Medal with Oakleaf Cluster Distinguished Flying Cross with Oakleaf Cluster
Beck and his crew are interred together at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Missouri
Beck is tall man standing, center The Crew were interred together in Missouri
William Beck files on Google Drive
LOUIS W BENORE Resident of Alamo Heights 1914-1944, died age 30. Pvt, US Army, 120th Infantry, 30th Infantry Division, Battle of the Bulge. His Daughter, Sandra A. Benore, was AH Class of 1943. Louis was born in Ohio 1914. During the Battle of the Bulge, Louis's Regiment was shifted to the Malmedy-Stavelot Sector where it manned roadblocks to help contain the German advance. It was just south of Malmedy at Baugnez crossroads where Louis was killed on Christmas Day 1944. He was Buried in Belgium.
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Bronze Star Medal Link: Battle of the Bulge 120th Infantry 30th InDivision,
In the early 1940s, prior to enlisting, Benore worked for Joske's in the Drapery Dept. He also taught Textiles & Fabric at San Antonio Vocational and Technical School (which later bacame Fox Tech.)
Louis Benore files on Google Drive
H.(Hugo) Otto "Borgy" BORGFELD JR, Class of '37 1921-1945 died age 23. US Army Air Corp, 2nd Lt, Navigator, B-24J Liberator, 389th Bomb Group, 566th Sq. 1937 Hoof Print Staff. Member of the Corps at Texas A&M. Aircraft went down over Dartmund, Germany. Target was Hamm, Germany. Aircraft was seen to break in half after a flak burst entered the bombay. Aircraft SN 44-40476. On 29 Jan 1945, just after dropping their bombs, their aircraft was seen taking a direct hit into the bombay, at which time, the aircraft broke into two halves, the nose with Borgfeld was observed falling straight down, while the tail section fluttered down. Two crew members were able to bale out and were captured. One crew member was seen to have been thrown out of the plane without a chute, and another was captured, but died later in a hospital on 29 Jan 1945 Kassel, Stadtkreis Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Obituary - source: Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Lincoln Co, Nebraska
H.G. Borgfeld files on Google Drive
note: H.O. was in Hoof Print Club w classmate WWII Veteran, Bill Busbee
JOHN E. BRINKMEYER, JR. resident of Alamo Heights 1919-1945, died at age 26. 1st Lt US Army 359 Infantry, 90 Division. John enlisted March 1943. On 29 Mar 1945, after crossing the Main River east of Frankfurt, region of Hessen, the 90th engaged the German army in several towns, during which time 1st Lt John Brinkmeyer was killed.
NOTE: John's father and brother are also listed in the Honor Role Case. see J.E. Brinkmeyer, Sr and William Henry Brinkmeyer below in main list. Sunset Memorial
John Brinkmeyer, Jr files on Google Drive
DICK (Richard A) CALLAN Class of ' ? 1921-1944, died age 22. 1st Lt, Army Air Corp, Pilot
Dick graduated from AHHS and St. Mary's University. He obtained his "wings" at the Lubbock Army Flying School, Class 43-B. From there he went to Gowen Field, Idaho.
B-24H Liberator #41-29290, with the 741st Bomb Squadron, 455th Bomb Group, and piloted by Lt. Richard Callan, departed San Giovanni airfield near Cerignola, Italy on a mission to strike enemy shipping at Santo Stefano. Nearing the target area, B-24H #42-64456, piloted by 1LT Jerome E Slater Jr was struck by anti-aircraft artillery fire and went out of control and struck Lt. Callan's plane flying below. Both aircraft crashed. Source: Missing Air Crew Report № 4620.
Burial - Crew Buried together at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Missouri
Also listed on St Mary's University WWII Memorial
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DICK (RICHARD A) CALLAN files on GOOGLE DRIVE
VERNE M. CLOPTON, JR. Class of '38 1921-1943, died age 21. 1st Lt, Pilot, Army Air Corp. After two years at St Mary's University, he enlisted Jan 2, 1942, one month after Pearl Harbor. 1st Lt. Clopton was assigned to the 91st Bombardment Squadron, 27th Fighter Group. Based at Korba Field, Tunisia, Africa. On July 11, 1943, the 27th Fighter Group, flying A-36 Apache dive bombers (an early version of the P-51 Mustang,) actively supported the Allied invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky). Due to their exceptional accuracy in pinning down enemy tanks at Gela, the 27th Fighter Group was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation. It was during these intensive support missions of the Gela beachhead in Sicily, Lt. Clopton’s aircraft went down in the Mediterranean Sea. Awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
San Antonio https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175450768/verne-martin-clopton
Tunisia North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage, Délégation de Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, Tablets of the Missing Memorial Wall
Verne is lso listed on St Mary's University WWII Memorial
VERNE CLOPTON files on GOOGLE DRIVE
WILEY L. DIXON, JR Class of '34 1915-1943 died at age 27 Capt, Infantry, US Army. Wiley attended AHHS & Westmoreland College in S.A. Upon graduating from West Point in June 1939, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Infantry, and reported for duty with the 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Wiley received his orders for the Philippines and left for what was to be his last station in April, 1941. Stationed with the 12th Military Police Company at Fort McKinley, he was later transferred to 2nd HQ on Bataan after war broke out. His company earned two citations for gallantry before surrendering to the Japanese on April 8, 1942. Eleven months later Wiley's family was notified that he was a prisoner of war. Nothing further was learned until the last of September 1943, when a card supposedly written by him was received saying he was interned at Osaka, Japan. A few days later a message from the War Department came saying that he had died on 2 Jan 1943 of pneumonia in Zentsuji Prisoner of War Camp, Japan.
Obit / Interred in Kentucky
WILEY L. DIXON files on GOOGLE DRIVE
SAM G FULLER JR 1920-1944 died age 24 Capt US Army, Pilot 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group G4-S. in 1936 he attended Jefferson H.S. In 1940, Sam age 19, lived with his family on Klaus Rd aka Eisenhauer Rd. In 1941, he may have attended Schreiner Institute where his father Maj. Sam Fuller, Sr was on the faculty. Sam registered for the Draft in '41. His parents lived on Funstun Pl at the time of Sam's death in 1944.
Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to the Lechfeld area, Germany in P-51D 44-13596 'Screamin Demon'. Hit by small arms fire while strafing Mengen airfield. Attempted to reach Switzerland but crashed south of Ertingen, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10300. He died at Herbertingen, Landkreis Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Burial Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Département de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Awarded Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and The Purple Heart
SAM G FULLER, JR files on GOOGLE DRIVE
EDWARD C. JOHNSON
EVERETT F. JOHNSON
HENRY A. JUDMAIER, JR
BEAVER A. KINSEL, b. 1922
Also listed on St Mary's University WWII Memorial
LAVERNE PASS
CHARLES A. RAGSDALE Class of '42, was a Senior at AHHS when USA entered the war
CLICK to View BIO records, images, documents on google drive BIO
SSgt Army Air Corp 98th Bomb Group * 345th Squadron * BIO from Pagel Family *
Staff Sergeant Ragsdale, age 20, a tail gunner with the 98th Bomb Group, died when his plane
collided with another near Munich, Germany on September 12, 1944. Germany.
Gravesite Sunset Memorial * State of Texas Honor List of Dead & Missing *
GEORGE B. RODNEY, JR.
LOUIS RODRIGUEZ
JOHN M. SALLEE, JR.
GENE SENG JR 1922-1943 Pvt, 2nd Marine Division, US Marine Corps, Tarawa Cemetere & recovery Burial Info Sons of Liberty Museum
DENNIS PATRICK SHERIDAN, JR. Class of '30 1914-1945 died age 30, Graduated St Mary's University at the age of nineteen with a degree in business, along with a reserve officer’s commission.
Captain US Army, POW, KIA. Bataan Death March, 2 escapes, died in a Japanese Hell Ship explosion
Denny Sheridan's Biography written by his sisters is a MUST READ, please view here: Biography
Memorialized on the Wall of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Taguig, Southern Manila District, National Capital Region, Philippines
Also listed on St Mary's University WWII Memorial
Dennis P. Sheridan files on Google Drive
HERBERT C. STUCKE
LUCIEN H. TALIAFERRO
WILLIAM L TINGLE
GEORGE CLAIBORNE VERNON, JR Class of '42, was a Senior at AHHS when we entered WWII
Enlisted June 1942, PFC, 405th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division, US Army,
died in Netherlands, 22 Nov 1944, HonorStates.org Grave in Limburg, Netherlands
Also listed on St Mary's University WWII Memorial
GUY B. WYRICK, 2nd LT, Army Air Corp, 1259 AAF Base Unit, Pilot Air Transport Command,
North Africa. His plane crashed while flying critical supplies to Sardinia for French Air Force. Age 20,
Advanced Pilot Instructor Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
His father, Lt Col Guy Wyrick also served in WWII and WWI (see list below)
MIA - Missing in Action (5)
NORMAN CARDWELL
WILLIAM G. FRASER, JR.
JACK BRUCE HOWARD
BEN C. TAPPAN 2nd Lieutenant Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
J. HARRY TAPPAN, JR..Class of 1936 1st Lieut 27 AAF Fighter SQ WWII Memorial
DIS - DIED WHILE IN SERVICE
LOUIS ALBERT, Capt, US Army. Resident of Alamo Heights. Emigrating from Russia, Louis became a US citizen in 1917. At age 31, lived on Fort Sam Houston, 1930 he was living at 117 East Magnolia with Wife, Nett, and young daughter Phyllis, who graduated AHHS Class of 1941. Louis died 25 Jan 1944, of a heart attack at Fort Benning, GA. He was buried at Fort Sam Houston. Quote from Obit: "In 1914, after being stationed at Fort McKinley, Philipines, Captain Louis “Kid” Albert was a lightweight boxer for the US Army in the Orient." Louis Albert files on Google Drive
EDWIN P ARNESON, JR Class of '33 1917-1943 age 25 1st Lieutenant, Pilot, Army Air Corp Texas A&M Graduate. In 1940 Ed lived at 301 Grandview, Terrell Hills. On 1 Jan 1943, ouside of Stockton Field, California, Ed was killed when his P-38 Lightening crash landed, nosed over, caught fire, as he was trying to land to assist a fellow piliot who had made an emergency landing. Ed's father, Edwin P. Arneson, Sr was a regional Engineer, who worked with Works Projects Administration on building Arneson River Theatre. He died in 1938 prior to its completion.
EDWIN P ARNESON, JR files on Google Drive
K. L. BERRY, SR.
GERALD D. BINKS
WILLIAM "Bill" S. BUSBEE, JR. Class of '37 1920-1944 died at age 23 2nd Lt US Army Air Corp, Flight Instructor, Goodfellow Field, San Angelo. Bill died in an accidental aircraft crash during a training mission. Hoof Print Club with his classmate, H.O. Borgfeld. Burial
1937 Hoof Print Staff 1940 University of Texas
William "Bill" Busbee files on Google Drive
JAMES Rutherford CARDWELL, 1887-1943 died age 56 US Army, Major. 1943 resident of Alamo Heights. Originally from TN, James enlisted in the US Army three times, the first in 1912, the second in 1917, and then for WWII. During his WWI duty in France, he married Amelia Courtiade, on Dec 6, 1919. In 1943, they lived at 721 Imlay Street, Alamo Heights, at which time he served as a Major at Fort Sam Houston in the Ordinance Dept. James died of heart disease Sep 1943 buried at Ft Sam Houston National Cemetery.
WAYNE GOTKE
JAMES HENDERSON
GORDON E. HOUSTON 1916-1942 died at age 25. 2nd Lt Army Air Corps. P-43 Pilot, 38th Pursuit Squadron, 55th Pursuit Group. Originally from Dallas, In 1940 Gordon's family relocated to Alamo Heights and lived on Evans Ave. He attended St Mary's University. From 1937 to 1940 Gordon had played professional baseball. He enlisted in the peacetime on 3 Nov 1940, alongside his younger brother, Charles, with the shared ambition of becoming pilots. Gordon earned his wings after training at Moffett Field and Stockton Field, CA in the months leading up to the Pearl Harbor attack. In Sep 1941, Gordon Houston was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) and assigned as a flight leader with the 55th Pursuit Group, under the Western Defense Command, stationed at McChord Field. primary role involved piloting the Republic P-43 Lancer, a pre-production fighter aircraft, on routine coastal patrol sorties along the U.S. West Coast. He was killed in a training flight accident on February 10, 1942. After landing his Republic P-43 Lancer at McCord, his aircraft hit a ditch that had been prepared that day along the runway and flipped over killing him instantly. His final resting place is at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
Gordon is also listed on St Mary's University WWII Memorial
GORDON E. HOUSTON files on GOOGLE DRIVE
ZIM E. LAWHON, SR 1890-1943 age 52 WWI & WWII US Army Col.to Brig. General
He was a graduate of the Held Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the Command and General
Staff School, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, and the Army War College, Washington. For nine years he
was a professor of military science and tactics at Princeton University. After the U.S. entered
World War II, Col. Lawhon was on duty with the War Department General Staff for a year and
on May 22, 1943, became commanding officer of Camp Reynolds, then known as the Shenango
personnel replacement center. Camp Reynolds BIO PHOTOS
Alamo Heights resident in 1930 when son Zim, Jr was school-age. Arlington National Cemetery
Also listed on St Mary's University WWII Memorial
MORRIS L. LERNER
MORGAN A GIFFIN, (not on orig case) PILOT, Army Air Corp Lt Col, West Point graduate
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery He was killed, post-war, while piloting C-45F #44-7632 when
it crashed approximately three miles northeast of McCook, Nebraska.
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Metal with Oak Leaf Cluster, and French Croix De Guerre.
He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in June 1943 for his service in the Aleutian Islands
In October 1933, he was designated by presidential appointment at large to sit for the entrance
examination to West Point the following March.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL KIA, MIA, DIS files on Google Drive
Note: biography folders, reports, articles, images are added to google drive as research progresses
AHISD FACULTY - several teachers and administrators served in the armed forces during World War II. They are not listed in the case, but we wish to salute them here. If you know of an AHISD K-12 faculty member who served our country during the WWII years, please let Toni know.
Col Walter Cinn DeBill West Point Class of '37' US Army, WWII, Korea. AHHS Math Teacher
West Point Biography * Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
LTJG Clara Louise “Precious” Harris Gregg, US Navy, WWII, AHHS Librarian
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery * How she met her US Navy husband * Obituary
Lt Col Ned S Hays, US Army Air Corp, Command Pilot, over 5,000 hours, gliders, B-17, B-25, B-29
AHHS Science Teacher, Golf Coach, Obituary * Sunset Memorial Park
Lt Col Lawrence D Williams, US Army, WWII & Korea. AHJS Texas History, AHHS World History
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery * Memories of Mr. Williams
Y2 Harry B. Orem, Class of '44 US Navy; AH Administrator. Served on the USS Maddox,
USS Spangler, & USS Mansfield; US Navy Reserves until 1986.
AHISD 1953-1994. Obituary Fort Sam Houston Natl Cemetery
Lt. Col. Ray M. Clapp, US Army Air Corp, Pilot Served with distinction in the African and European
theaters, receiving numerous awards & citations. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Ann Cain Tibbets After graduating from University of Missouri in 1944, she worked as a stenographer
with the War Department in Washington, D.C. during World War II, deciphering code for the military
. Obituary Cemetery
Lt Col Alex C Smith, US Army, Photo AHJS Drafting Teacher Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
ALPHABETICAL by Last Name - Honor Roll Case
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VICTOR ABADIE
HARRY ADAMS
WYNNE ADAMS
ROAN AICKLEN
LOUIS ALBERT Capt, US Army. Died in Service - see DIS section above
ED ALDRIDGE
HENRY BURRALL ANDERSON
JOE ANDERSON
CHARLES ARMBRUST
EDWIN P ARNESON, JR Class of '33 Died during a training mission see DIS section above
JOHN ARNETT
DON ASHBROOK
TERRY AVERY
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HAROLD BACKUS
CLARENCE BAILEY
JOHN BAINES
JOHN L. BASKETT
RALPH BATEMAN
F. TYLER BATES
RICHARD C. BATTEE
F. WILLIAM BAUERS, JR
F. W. BAUERS, SR
HENRY A. BAUGHMAN
FRANK S. BAYDEN, Jr.
JAMES BEBINGER
JACK BEBINGER
SAMUEL C. BECHTEL
RALPH L. BECK
WILLIAM A. BECK, JR Class of '35 KIA see KIA section above
CHARLES LEE BECKER Class of '37, Lt. Army Air Corps
PHILIP W. BECKLEY
GEORGE C. W. BELCHER
JOHN THOMAS BELL
WILLIAM F. BELL
WILLIAM F. BENNETT, JR.
WILLARD L. BENNING
LOUIS W BENORE Pvt, US Army see KIA section above
ALBERT G. BENSON
GEORGE C. BENSON
CHARLES M. BERKEY
PAULA A. BERKEY
ROBERT A. BERMAN
K. L. BERRY, JR.
THOMAS E. BERRY
ANTHONY BERUMEN
MIGUEL BERUMEN
MURRAY B. BETTS
GEORGE BLAKEY
JOHN E. BLAKEY
CARROLL STERLING BLANCHARD
ROBERT P. BLANKENSHIP
E. JUDSON BLITCH
STEPHEN WILLIAM BLOUNT III
CHARLES L BOATNER, JR.
WILLIAM BOATRIGHT
JACK BOERNER
JAMES BOLLER
JOHN H. BOLLES
PATRICK M. BOOKER
ROBERT A. BOOKER
EUGENE BOGLE
W. W. BONDURANT. JR.
ALFRED G. BOOTH
WALTER B. BOOTH, JR
H.O.BORGFELD JR (Hugo Otto) Class of 1937 see KIA section above
ALEX S. BOURDON
GORDON P. BOWMAN
JOSEPHUS A. BOWMAN
MARVIN S. BOWMAN, JR.
GEORGE R. BOYCE
CHARLES W. BOYD
WILLIAM H. BOYD
JESSE E. BOYLE
DAVID E. BRADFORD
FREDERICK E. BRAMLETTE Pilot Cadet, 1944-1945 Army Air Force Pilot Training School,
Gardner Field, Taft, CA
TIOMAS S. BRAND
FRANK M. BRAY
WILLIAM A. BRAY
ROY BREMER
EOWARD H. BRENDLER
GEORGE R. BRIDGMAN
JOHN E. BRINKMEYER, JR - KIA see KIA section above
J. E. (JOHN) BRINKMEYER, SR. Veteran of World War I & II. Entered the Army in 1916, for WWI.
In WWII served as a Major and finance officer on Gen. Wainwright's staff at Bataan and Corregidor.
He spent 3 ½ years as a prisoner of the Japanese. He retired from the Army in 1947. OBITUARY
WILLIAM HENRY BRINKMEYER Capt. US Coast Guard WW II, Vietnam.
Meritorious Service Medal CG Commendation Medal And GS Burial
BILL BROUGH
A. BRUCE BROUGH, JR.
A. E. BROWN
BUSTER BROWN
CLINTON G. BROWN JR.
THOMAS C. BROWN
HARRY M. BROYLES
VAL BRUCE
OSCAR J. BRUNNER, JR
WALTER BRUNNEMAN
CARL A. BRYAN
GEORGE R BRYAN
FLOYD H. BUCH
JAMES B. BUCK
EDWARD L. BULLOCK, III
RICHARD F. BULLOCK
HARRY C. BURKHALTER
EDWIN K. BURRITT
WILLIAM H. BURNS
JOHN K. BURR
JAMES B. BURWELL
WILLIAM S. BUSBEE, JR. Class of '37 Died in Service - see DIS section above
ARTHUR P. BUZZINI
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ROLAND CALDWELL
ROBERT N. CAMPBELL, JR.
PEGGY CARDWELL
A. E. CARMICHAEL
RICHARD P. CARR
RICHARD W. CARR, JR.
PHILIP S. CARRINGTON
EUGENE G. CARRINGTON
DOROTHY JANE CARTER
FRANCIS FITZHUGH CARTER
ROY A CARTER
ROY A. CARTER, JR.
CHARLES O. CARUTH
R. O. CATES
T.A. CATES, JR.
FREDERICK VICTOR CERMIN
JAMES B. CHANDLER, JR Army Air Corp, 2nd Lt, Command Pilot B-29 Superfortress
JOE CHAPLES CHAPMAN
JOSEPH P. CHAPMAN
GORDON T. CHARLTON, JR.
GORDON T. CHARLTON, SR.
JAMES CHARLTON
MARY L. CHESNUTT
HERSCHEL N. CHILDERS
M. A CHILDERS, JR.
PAUL CHILDS
WHEATLY CHURCH
WILLIAM C. CHURCH, JR.
FRED G. CIMMERMAN, Jr.
CHARLES B. CLARK, Jr.
CLAYBOURNE F. CLARKE
DAVID G. CLARKE
JOHN L. CLEM, JR.
AUGUSTUS D. CLEMENS
ROBERT A. CLEUTER
KENNETH L. CLINE, JR.
CLOPTON, VERNE J. JR Class of '38 see KIA section above
JAMES E. CLUTTER
JOHN R. CLUTTER
ELMER T. COATES
ORA J. COHEE
R. HOWARD COKER
GENE COLBERT
JOHN W. COLEMAN
E. W. COLGLAZIER
ROBERT W. COLGLAZIER, JR.
CHARLES J. COLLINS, JR.
A. F. CONSTABLE
E. RAYMOND COPPOCK, JR.
E. S. C. COPPOCK
W. D. CORNELISON, Jr.
EVANS W. CORN
LEAVITT CORNING, Jr.
ROBERT N. CORRIGAN
WALTER N. CORRIGAN
MALFORD COTHAM
JAMES H. D. COULTER
EDWARD W. COYLE
CHARLES Z. CRAIN. JR
S. C. CRATCH
R. J. CROCKETT
C. H. CROW
JOSEPH MILTON CROW
CHARLES CRUM
ARTHUR CUESTA
BENJAMIN F. CULPEPPER, JR.
LESLIE T. CUSHING
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CARREL DAKIN
HOWARD H. DAVENPORT.
RALPH STEPHEN DAVIS. JR
RAPIER DAWSON
KENNETH DENGEL
JAMES C. DENNIS
LOUIS C. DENNIS, JR.
JAMES F. DENSON
WILLIAM DEVINE
LESLIE DICK
CONRAD DICKERSON
DAVID B. DICKEY
FIELDING DICKSON
KEMPER DIEHL
BOB DIXON
WILEY L. DIXON, JR - see KIA section above
RICHARD W. DOUGLAS
JAMES L. DROUGHT
THOMAS DROUGHT
ALBERT J. DRUCE
HAROLD M. DRUCE, JR
ROBERT W. DRUCE
ERIS DuBOSE
GUNTER DUCKWORTH
HOWARD DUCKWORTH
EDWARD DUERR
CHARLES W. DUKE
DELMAR H. DUNTON
RALPH H. DURKEE
DAVID A. DURKOP
CHARLES DWYER, JR
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JOHN N. EDDINS
WILLIAM N. EDDINS, JR.
ROBERT EICKENROHT, JR Class of 1930 1940 Draft Registr Card AH resident
MARVIN B. EICKENROHT WWI and WWII Memorial Obituary
RALPH ELLSWORTH
CLARENCE E. EPP
EDWARD W. EVERETT
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SUTHERLAND C. FANT
ALBERT FARRIS
ED FARRIS
GEORGE FARRIS
ROBERT E. FAWCETT
MAX N. FEDER
STEPHEN FEY
DANIEL W FINLAYSON, II Alamo Heights student to 1937. Schreiner Institute Class of '40 in Kerville. 2nd Lt, Army Air Corp, 8th Air Force, 390th Bomb Group 568th Squadron. Dan was Bombardier/Togglier on the G Meyer crew of B-17 "I'll Be Around" (46491-Y, 568) when it went down on November 26, 1944. Shot down Nov 26, 1944 over Hamm, Germany. Dan stayed with the plane from 30k feet to less than 5k feet trying to revive the navigator who was knocked unconscious. He, the navigator, and the crew chief all bailed out at a very low altitude and were captured. Following their capture and interrogation by the Germans, Lt Meyer and Second Lt Dan W. Finlayson were both sent to Stalag Luft I near Barth, Germany, where they remained until the camp was liberated by Soviet troops on April 30, 1945. Dan was ultimately held in three camps. Discharged Nov 21, 1945. He returned to San Antonio.
DAN W FINLAYSON, II files on GOOGLE DRIVE
ARTHUR F. FISHER
WILLIAM P. FITCH, JR.
ALBERT VINCENT FITZGERALD, JR.
THOMAS FREDRICK FITZGERALD
O. C. FITZHENRY
MELVIN L. FISER
PAUL A. FLOWERS
ROY E FORSON, JR.
JOHN C. FOSTER
J. B. FOOTE
J. D. FRALEY, JR.
EDWARD FRANKSTONE
BRUCE FRASER
HERBEMONT F. FRASER
EDWARD J FRAZER, JR.
JOSEPH K. FRAZER
OTTO A. FRISCHNUTH, JR.
WALTER C. FREEMAN, JR.
JACK FROST
FREDERIC L. FULLER
SAM G. FULLER, JR see KIA section above
RICHARD FURMAN
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FRANK J GALLAWAY, JR.
JACK R. GAMBLE
LON D. GAMBLE, JR
RYERSON D GATES
CHARLES E. GARRETT
G.L. GARRETT
THOMAS S. GARRETT, Jr.
LEROY GATLIN
JACK W. GERBER
J.W. GERLICH
JOHN F. GERRITY, JR.
JOHN E. GERRITY, SR.
PEYTON GIBBS
DOROTHY GIBLER
JOHN O. GIBSON, JR
DONALD C. GLASS
GUY C. GLASSFORD
PELHAM GLASSFORD
JAMES ALLAN GILLL
LUKIN T GILLILAND Class of '44, US Navy (missing from orig case)
KERMIT F. GOMBERT
ROLAND GOHMERT Class of '37
JOSEPH A. GOLDEN
ABEL GONZALES Class of '37 20 Nov 1936 story in The San Antonio Light - Mules beat Lanier to win the District 39-B Title. "Abel ("Frito") Gonzales, star of the Alamo Heights high school backfield, is shown coming through a big hole opened in Lanier's line in the Thursday game at Heights school ... "
HORACE GONZALES Class of '35 U.S. Air Corps 1940. Career US Air Force, Retired
as Lt. Col Horace R. Gonzalez, USAF. His brothers were Omar, Abel 'Frito' and Roger
Obituary and Grave Memorial, Diniba, CA
OMAR GONZALES Class of '34 US Army Air Corp 1st Lt Omar Gonzales was Group Navigator of the Original 100th Bomb Group B-17s, Crew #A1. The "Bloody 100th", based at Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, UK.
Prisoner of War (POW). On a mission November 5, 1943 to Gelsenkirchen on B-17 Flying Fortress #42-30088 'Squawkin' Hawk II', pilot William R. Flesh ordered a bail out after plane suffered severe bomb damage. 8 men jumped, but pilot Flesh and Co-Pilot John G. Gossage were able to regain control and landed at the RAF base at Tangmere, Kent. MACR 15553. Omar was a POW in Barth, Germany, Nov 1943. He was liberated on April 1945. Omar's brothers Abel & Horace, also served.
When POW Omar devised some flexible walking shoes from parts of his wooden bed frame. Post war he made a name as an inventor, writing articles for Popular Mechanics and Popular Science.
After being liberated in April 1945. More about Omar
Interesting tidbit for viewers of the Series, "Masters of the Air" - Remember Harry Crosby, the Group Navigator? Omar Gonzales had served as the original Group Navigator ("The Tent Maker") for the 100th Bomb Group. When he later became a Prisoner of War (POW) following the November 5, 1943 mission to Gelsenkirchen, Harry Crosby succeeded Gonzales in the vital role of Group Navigator, going on to complete his tour. Omar rose to the rank of Captain.
Liks: American Air Museum POS Mission Grave Memorial the Original "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group Obituary 1916-2005
Omar Gonzales files on Google Drive
GLENN GOODWIN
CHARLES W GORDON, III, Class of '44, Corpsman, US Navy (missing from orig case)
HAROLD M. GORDON
ROBERT F. GOSSETT
HERBERT B. GREENE, JR
ROBERT S. GREENE
E. HOYLE GRAHAM
KARL GRANBERG
CLIFFORD A. GRAY
B. A. GREATHOUSE JR.
THOMAS H. GREENWELL
MARGARET GREER
F. DEEL GRIFFIN
CARL F. GROOS, JR.Class of '40
ERNEST M. GROOS, JR. Class of '42, US Navy, Ensign, Fourth Officer, Navigator, LCI (Landing Craft-Infantry) in the South Pacific. Memory from his son, Ernest III (class of '71): LINK to the website that has the best information about the small (less than 160 foot), flat-bottomed ship my father served on during WWII in the South Pacific. He was a 20-year-old ensign on this LCI (Landing Craft-Infantry) that was converted to a mortar ship, LCI(M). Being flat-bottomed, it was able to sail in over the coral reefs that surrounded most of the South Pacific Islands they were attacking. From close-in, they would fire in explosive mortar rounds at targets radioed to them via air reconnaissance. One of his duties was being the navigator, which often had to be done zig-zag without radio signals in order to avoid Japanese submarines. At night, this required navigation by the stars, both of the northern and southern hemispheres. I still wonder at the mettle of a 21-year-old kid with that kind of responsibility and burden, but that pretty much describes all of those that served in WWII. After the Japanese surrender, he was assigned as the navigator on a Destroyer, which seemed like a battleship compared to the boat they sailed (sometimes surfed during huge ocean storms) across the Pacific. ... In the third picture on the web page, my dad is the skinny kid on the left.
JOHN F. GROSSMAN, JR.Class of '38
WILBUR G. GUNN
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CLIFFORD L. HAGY
VIRGIL O. HAGY
J. CROSWELL HALL, JR.
JOHN P. HALL
ROBERT L. HALL
EDWARD H. HARVEY
GEORGE G. HARVEY
GARRISON G. HARWELL
FLOYD A. HATFIELD
WAME J. HALLMARK
GUY S. HALTER
RICHARD C. HALTER
EDWARD L. HAMMOND
WENDELL HANABURY
HENRY F. HANZ
EDGAR CHALMERS HARDING
EARL W. HARDING
ROBERT RUGELY HARDING
VICTOR H. HARDING
NORTON B. HARGIS
FRANK R. HARMER, JR.
WILLIAM H. HARMER
JAMES E. HARPER, JR.
JOHN W. HARRINGTON
JOSEPH P. HART
A. W. HARTMAN
WM. HUARD HARGIS
EDGAR O. HASCHKE, JR. T-SGT US Army/AAF WWII, EAME Medal with 5 Bronze Stars
Campaigns: Normandy, N France, Rhineland, Central Europe, Ardennes
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
JACK A. HASCHKE. brother of Edgar Memorial
RAYMOND HATFIELD
ROLAND H. HAUN
BILLY HAUSMAN
BOBBY HAUSSER
EARLE HAWLEY, JR.
EDWARD HEARN
HOWARD HEARN
LEO C. HEARN
O. H. HEGEMANN
WALTER A. HENSHAW, JR.
HOWARD HENSON, JR.
EDWARD H. HERPEL
JOHN HINTON HEIMAN
TERRY HIGHT, JR.
HILBERT F. HILGERS
PHIL N. HILL
O. C. HIMES
THOMAS HINGLE
JAMES A. HIRSHFIELD
M. F. HITZFELD
HILBERT F. HILGERS
LOUISE HOBBS
EDDIE HOFF
ROBERT HOFF
STUART S. HOFF
FRED W. HOFSTETTER
CHARLES A. HOLADAY
LEO C. HOLBROOK
MERLE HOLDER
NORMAN L. HOLDER
DAN M. HOLLINGSWORTH
TOM C. HOLLERON
JOHN HOLMGREEN
JACK HOLT
GILES N. HOOVER
ODELL HOPPER
FRANK P. HOPWOOD
WILMAR HORN
CHARLES L. HOUSTON, Jr.
GORDON E. HOUSTON Died while in Service, see DIS section above
HOWARD F. HOUSTON
ROSS HOWARD
D. D. HOWE
EDWARD HOWELL
GEORGE HOWELL
LAURIE M. HUCK
LAURIE M. HUCK, JR.
ROBERT HUEDEPOHL
ALFRED HUGHES
ARTHUR HUGHES
LLOYD D. HUFF
ROBERT Z. HURT
JACK L. HUSSUNG
STANLEY HUTCHINS
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H L. INGERSOLL
BILL IRVIN
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GUY W. JACKSON
NEWTON W JACKSON
LEROY H. JAKEMAN
JOE JEFFERDS
WILLIAM A. JEFFERS
WALTER JESSEE
GLOVER JOHNS
DONALO G. JOHNSON
JAMES E. JOHNSON
WILLIAM F. JOHNSON
JOHN C. JOHNSTON
JOHN H. JOHNSTON
RICHARD N. JOHNSTON
EDWIN BROOK JONES
GARLAND JONES
JAMES JONES
REGINALD JONES
ROSS DAVIS JONES
ROYCE JONES
JAMES J. JORDAN, JR.
JACK JUDMAIER
JACK JUDSON
JACK JUDSON, JR
MALCOLM CAMPBELL JUDSON
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CHARLES F. KALTEYER
DONALD KALTEYER
WALTER W. KALTEYER. JR.
STANLEY KARGER
STANLEY H. KAROTKIN
HOMER C. KEETER
RICHARD KEIR
ROBERT KEIR
JOHN F. KELLEHER
RAYMOND KELLER, JR.
STEVENS KELLER
ROBERT E. KELLY
D. L. KEMPER
CHARLES W. KENDRICK
FRANCIS J. KERFORD
ERNEST KERR
JAMES KERR
HOWARD C. KEY
CHESTER B. KILPATRICK, JR.
RICHARD KING
JOHN L. KIRBY
FREDERICK T. KIRKHAM. JR
JACK B. KIRKLAND
H. KIRSNER
JOHN D. KIVLIN
FREDERICK H. KLIEFORTH
ROBERT H. KLOSSNER
ROY O. KLOSSNER
LLOYD A. KNEUPER
VAIL QUINTIN KOECKER
CHARLES J. KOERTH, JR.
JOHN R. KOMOROSKI
WILLIAM A. KRATZ
FERDINAND KRAUSE
JOHN H. KRUEGER Class of '37
MAX KRUEGER b1917
ROLAND C. KUPPER
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W. J. LACKEY, JR.
HOYT LACY
LEON C. LAMPE, JR.
RAYMOND G. LANDGRAF
LEONARD O. LANE, JR.
ZIM E. LAWHON, JR. TMI, Princeton US Army Career Col; 86th Army Infantry, Blackhawks
Berchtesgaden in Germany 1945. Arlington National Cemetery PHOTOS
ZIM E. LAWHON, SR see Died in Service Section above
DOUGLAS N. LAWLEY
EVERETT LAWLEY
BRUCE LAWRENCE
RICHARD L. LAWRENCE, JR.
RAY LEEMAN
RAY W. LEEMAN, JR.
CORNELIUS F. LEHMANN
ALEX LERNER
DONALD J. LIGON
HARRISON SEACORD LILLY
WALTER HARRISON LILLY
BRANCH C. LIPSCOMB, JR.
C. F. LITTLE
WILLIAM LOCKETT
R. J. LOESSBERG
J. T. LOGAN
FRANK H. LONG, JR.
MILTON W. LONG
T. RHODES LONGMIRE
JACKSON B. LOVE
BART G. LUCAS
SAMUEL J. LUCCHESE US Navy. AHHS | UT Austin. Samuel served in the US Navy during WWII. After his discharge in 1945 he returned to SA to work with his father at Lucchese Boot Company, which had been founded in 1883 by his grandfather, Sam Lucchese.
RUPERT W. LUNDGREN
FRANK J. LUTHER, JR.
JOHN J. LUTHER
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ADRIAN W. McANNENY
JAMES B. McCALLUM
JENNINGS D. McCALLUM
ROY McCLANAHAN
BILLY McCOLLOUGH
CLYDE C. McCOLLOUGH
SHARPE MCCULLOUGH
ERNEST T. McCOUN, JR.
JAMES CLAY McCOY
MALCOLM R. McDANIEL
WILLIAM McDANIEL
THOMAS J. McDONALD, Jr.
GAYLE W. McFADDEN
HERBERT W. McFARLING
THOMAS I. McFARLING
WILLIAM A. McFARLING, JR.
ALEXANDER J. McGOWAN, JR.
J. DOUGLAS McGUIRE
GEORGE CALVERT McJILTON, JR
JOHN McKEE
JAMES F McKINLEY, JR.
RUSSELL M. McKINNEY
JACK McLEOD
EDWARD McLERNON
GEORGE McLERNON
CLEMENTS MEMULLEN
FRANK McMULLEN
WILLIS McMURRAY
JAMES S. McNAMARA Class of '34
DON D. McNAY
BILLY MAGAVERN
MASON MAGILL
A DALTON MAGRUDER
JACK MALLEPELL
CLARENCE MANGHAM
JOHN C. MAPLE
FLOYD C. MARSHALL
LOUIS E. MARSHALL
J. BURRISS MARTIN
JOSEPH MASSERO
EDWARD MASSEY
J. R. MASSEY
RAYMOND MASSEY
GEORGE A. MATTESON JR.
JOHN P. MATTFELDT
T. STEWART MATTHEWS
ARTHUR L. MATYEAR
ALBERT T. MAY
ROBERT L. MAYFIELD
ROBERT T. MELLARD
CARL S. MENGER
ERICH MENGER, JR.
ERICH R. MENGER, JR.
JOHN M. MENGER
NORMAN MENGER
RICHARD W. MENGER
ROBERT W. MENGER, Jr.
STEVE G. MENGER
R. H. MERCER
CHESTER MEYER
GEORGE MEYER
JAMES JOSEPH MEYERS
ARTHUR M. MICHAEL, JR.
FRANK MILLER
JOHN E. MILLER
GEORGE W. MITCHELL, JR.
ROBERT B. MITCHELL
WILFORD R. MOBLEY, JR
GEORGE MONKHOUSE
REX MONTGOMERY
ERNEST C. MOONEY
FRANK E. MOONEY
PAUL F. MOONEY
GEORGE MOELLER
EUGENE D. MOORE
JERRY MOORE
S. FOSTER MOORE
SAMUEL F. MOORE, Jr.
WILLIAM W. MOORE
HAROLD C. MOREAU
LAMAR J MOREAU, Jr.
JOE MORENO
LUCIAN L. MORRISON
CLIVE P. MUELLER
FRED M. MUELLER, Jr.
LeROY MUELLER
ROY M. MUELLER
SAMUEL M. MUELLER
EDWARD D. MUIR
ALFRED MUMME
JAMES H. MURRAY
JOHN G. MURRAY
ROBERT R. MURRAY
W. O. MURRAY, JR.
JOE P. MYERS
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ARTHUR NAGEL
JACOB L. NAGEL
HOLLIS K. NALL
S. H. NEEDHAM, JR.
RAY NEUMANN
ALBERT R. NEWTON
CARL NEWTON
ROY E. NICKSON
TOMMY NICHOLSON
JOHN NIEDER
OTTO C. NIEDER
OTTO H. NIEDER
RHEA S. NIXON, JR.
C. W. NOBILING, JR.
A. W. (DUB) NORTON
HUARD NORTON
JIM NORTON
MARSHALL NORTON
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J. C. O'BRIEN
EARL T. O'DELL
WESLEY W. OGDEN
GEORGE W. OGE, JR.
SLATER W. O'HARE
FREDERICK OPPENHEIMER
JESSE H. OPPENHEIMER
HARRY B. OREM Class of 1944, Y2 US Navy; served on the USS Maddox, USS Spangler,
& USS Mansfield; US Navy Reserves until 1986.Teacher & Administrator AHISD
1953-1994. Obituary Fort Sam Houston Natl Cemetery
MERRITT D. ORR
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DORIS E. PAGE
ELTON T. PAGE, JR.
GUS R. PAPE
RAYMOND F. PARKER
WILLIAM B. PARSONS
FREDERICK K. PEARMAN
GWENDOLYN PEATLING
WILLIAM H. PEEL
JAMES PENDERGRAST
G. WILLIAM PERRIN
JACK A. PETER
LEWIS S. PETER, JR.
ROBERT E. PETER
NORMAN PETERSON
DUKE PHILLIPS
WENDELL PHILLIPS
WILLIAM G. PHIPPS
DONALD GEORGE PICKELS
WAYNE McVEIGH PICKELS, SR.
WAYNE McVEIGH PICKELS, JR.
WALTER J. PIEPER. JR.
JACK PIERCE
THOMAS D. PIERCE
H. J. PITRE
CHARLES W. PITTARD
JAMES C. PITTARD
JOHN A. PLUMBLEY
ROBERT J. PLUMBLEY
STEVE POGUE, JR.
EDWIN R. POLK
RUSSELL S. PONDER
CHARLES MAXWELL POST
FRANK G. PRASSEL
VICTOR PRASSEL JR.
PAUL HYDE PRENTISS memorial (not on orig case)
ALBERT M. PRCIN SP5 US ARMY, Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery
WILLIAM PROCTOR
WAYNE PROCTOR
HAROLD J. PUNG
HAL PUTMAN
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ADRIN RAGLAND
CHARLES A. RAGSDALE Class of '42 Killed in Action - see KIA section above
GUY S. RAMBIE, JR.
WILLIAM RAMSDELL
BILLY RANDOLPH
JACK RANDOLPH
CHARLES O. RATLIFF, JR.
MAX E. REDBURN
WESLEY W. REED
FRED H. REICHERT
LOUIS REIF, JR.
ARTHUR F. REILLY
RALPH ED. REINER
RICHARD W. REINER
THOMAS A. REINER, JR.
EDWARD J. RENTH, JR. US Army Air Corp, Lt. Col. Pilot A-20 & A-26; 416th Bomb Grp,
669th Squadron, West Point Class of.'43 He later flew the F-80 Shooting Star,
and F-86 Sabre Jet fighters, B-36 and B-52 Bombers Grave Memorial Obituary
GILES REYNOLDS
JIMMY RHODES, JR.
GEORGE S. RICE
JOHN CLARKE ROBERTS, JR.
CHARLES ROBERTSON
TOMMY ROBERTSON
JOHN E. ROBINSON
RICHARD S. RODNEY, II
JOE RODRIGUEZ
JUAN RODRIGUEZ
JAMES H. ROGERS
STUART McC. ROHRE
WILLIAM ROTZLER, Jr.
J. W. H. ROUSE
JOHN A. ROWE
FREDA ROWLAND
DANIEL A. RUSSELL, JR. TMI 1942, AHISD, U.S. Navy, hospital corpsman 1943-1946.
Dan went on to be a respeced Ophthamologist Obituary
JAMES E. RYAN
JAMES E. RYAN, JR.
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BILLY J. SADESKY
JAMES P. SADESKY
A H. SAEGERT
RALPH SAENZ
FRANCIS R. SALGE
THEODORE SANDAU
CLARENCE M. SARTAIN
LOUIS L. SAUR
ALBERT SCHIFFERS
RUSSELL SCHRAMM
LESTER R. SCHRIMSHER
FRANKLIN E. SCHROECK
RICHARD A. SCHROEDERS
JOE H. SCOTT
R. E. SCOTT
ERNEST SCRIVENER. JR.
JOHN E. SEALE
KURT SEIDEL
ROBERT B. SEWELL
MITCHELL T. SHAFER
CHARLES SHANAHAN
ALEXANDER S. SHARPTON, JR.
W. B. SHAUGHNESSY
VERNON R. SHAW. JR
GEORGE B. SHEEL
BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD
WILLIAM K. SHELDON
ROBERT. SHELLMAN
LAWRENCE SHELLY
BERNARR H. SHELTON
WALDEN SHELTON
CLAIRE H. SHEPHERD
DENNIS PATRICK SHERIDAN, Class of '30 see KIA Section above
EDWARD HUEBER SHERIDAN
MARY LOUISE SHERIDAN
THOMAS JOSEPH SHERIDAN
EARL F. SHERMAN
HERBERT SIERK
FRED G. SILVEY, JR.
WILLIAM F SILVEY
GENE W. SISK
RAY G. SIVLEY
ROY E SIVLEY, JR.
RICHARD SKELTON
HARRY G. SKINNER
WILLIAM H. SKINNER
BILLY M. SLEDGE
HARRY E SMALLEY. SR
HARRY E. SMALLEY, JR
HARVEY P. SMITH. JR.
LEON B. SMITH
THOMAS D. SMITH, JR.
SAM SNELL
ADRAIN W. SNYDER
M. ALLEN SNYDER
BILL SOUTHARD
GEORGE R. SOMERVILLLE, JR.
FRED I. SPENCER JR
FRANCIS M. SPICER
E. B. SPILLER
EUGENE C. SPROWI
JACK W. STACKPOLE
ERNEST D. STAKES
ROY D. STANFIELD
HARRY V. STEEL
DAVID L. STEIN
MERLE L. STEIN
FRANK E. STEELE
VIRGIL S. STEELE
FREDRICH W. STEINBERG, US Army, Captain. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
FRANK H. STEPHENS, JR.
SIMON E. STERN
ALBERT STEVES, III
MARSHALL STEVES
WALTER STEVES, II
A. JAMES STOCKER
PETE R. STOVALL
DAVID J STRAUS, II - TMI '42. US Marine Corp 2nd Lt, Pacific Theater Obituary
FRED H. STRAYER, SR.
FRED H. STRAYER, JR.
GEORGE A. STREET
JACK B. STREET
JOSEPH G. STREET
FRED C. STRONG
RICHARD G. STRONG
FRANKLIN B. STUART
SCOTT G. STUBBS
EDWARD B. STURKEN
PATRICK H. SWEARINGEN
EDWARD SWEENEY
EDWIN M. SYKES, JR. AH Class of '?? US Army Medical Corps to 1945, 48th Field Hospital
He volunteered for military duty on December 8, 1941, the day following Pearl Harbor. He served
in the European Theater during World War II, receiving the Bronze Star Medal and four campaign
Stars (Normandy, North France, Rhineland and Central Europe). Obituary
WALTER S. SYMONDS, JR.
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JAMES S. TALBOT
RICHARD TALIAFERRO, Class of 1935,
WILSON A. TAYLOE
ROY LEE TAYLOR
RICHARD G. TEAL
LORAINE THEIS
NORMAN THEIS
ALEX R. THOMAS, JR.
E. RENSHAW THOMAS, JR.
ROBERT P. THOMAS, Jr.
SHELLY EMERSON THOMAS
WILLIAM ROBINSON THOMAS
ARHUR F. THOME
JAMIES THOMPSON
ROBERT H. THOMSON
JOHN J. THORNHILL
JAMES S. THORPE
CHARLES R. TIBBETS
THOMAS J. TIBBETS
BOB C. TIDWELL
PAUL E. TODD
JOHN W. TODD
ROLLO A. TODD
JACK E. TOLAR
HARRY E. TRAIL
ROYCE G. TRAUTH
WALLACE G. TRAUTH
IRA A. TRAVIS
SOLON TREAS
LEROY L. TRENTON
GEORGE W. TRIGGS
RICHARD H. TRIPPE, Jr.
ARMAND L. TRUEX
MARSHALL TRUEX
LEO TURNER, JR.
JAMES F. TWEEDY
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JACK H. VANDERWEIDE Class of '39 Capt US Army WWII in France Grave
SAM W. VANDERWEIDE Class of '44 US Army Engineers Grave Memorial Porter Loring Obituary Legacy Obituary "Before finishing the last semester of Alamo Heights High School, out of "patriotic fever" (after Pearl Harbor) he enlisted into the Army Engineers and found himself in New Guinea dodging Japanese bullets and bombs, while constructing MASH-like hospitals and other facilities. He was assigned as a Radio Operator/Gunner on a half-track. He fought in World War II in the Pacific from 1943 through 1946. He was a member of the 1876th Engineer Aviation Battalion and fought in New Guinea, Australia, Morotai, Netherland East Indies, the Philippines, and Japan." He returned home to finish high school. At that time he suffered severe attacks of cerebral malaria, but recovered and enrolled at Trinity University, San Antonio, graduating with a B.S. degree in Physics. He couldn't escape the ever watchful eye of Uncle Sam, he was commissioned in 1951 in the United States Air Force and was recalled to active duty as a Special Investigations Officer USAF/OSI to serve in Hill AFB; Utah, Mountain Home AFB; Idaho, and then Washington, D.C. In 1956 and 1957 he attended the Air Electronics Officer Course at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. In 1958 he returned to civilian status, but still with the government working to a GS-14 supervisory Electronic Engineer and Senior Staff Intelligence Officer. MORE ABOUT SAM's ongoing service to his country in his Porter Loring Obituary
JAMES O VAUGHAN
ROBERT A. VAUGHAN
ROSWELL F. VAUGHAN
GEORGE VIDAURRI
COLEGATE VILLARET
MARY LOUSE VILLARET
PAUL G. VILLARET, III
GAINES VOIGT Class of '37
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M. L. WADE
BURNS E.. WAGGENER, JR. (spelling initial E not F corrected) Obituary
ROBERT C. WAGGENER Class of '42 grave memorial
DUDLEY R. WALKER, Jr.
FRANCIS R. WALSH
EDWARD G. WALSH, Jr.
JOSEPH EDWARD WALSH, JR.
THOMAS J. WALSH
LEON N. WALTHALL, Jr.
CLYDE WANTLAND, Jr.
NEWELL E. WATTS
LEROY WEILBACHER
CHARLES J. WEISS, JR.
THEO F. WEISS
JAMES I. WELCH. JR.
NED M. WELLS
JOSEPH F. WESP
CARL F. WESTPHAL
ARNOLD R. WETZ, US Army 1942, Infantry, Asia Pacific Theatre. Career Army
(not on orig case) Obituary
HUGH H. WHARTON
TREVOR R. WHAYNE
HOWARD R. WHIPPLE
JAMES A. WHITE
RUSSELL C. WHITE
CLIFFORD K. WHITING
JOHN R. WHITTIER
ENIS WIEDING
MAX H. WIER, JR. US Army Special Agent under Provost Marshall's office
Sunset Memorial Obituary attended AH thru 1930. Graduated from Main Ave H.S.
JAMES M. WIGGS
HERMAN B. WILD
MAC WILSON WILLIAMS
WILL JAMES WILLIAMS
JAMES ARTHUR WILSON
JOHN L. WILSON, Jr.
H. OLIVER WINKENHOWER
J. SAMUEL WOLF
CARL N. WOOD
HERBERT A. WOOD
JOHN W. WORSHAM
GUSTAVE T. WORTHINGTON
GEORGE WRAY
GILBERT G. WRIGHT, Ill
GEORGE FREESE WROTEN
WILLIAM A. WURZBACH. JR.
GUY WYRICK, Lt Col, US ARMY, also served in WWI Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
His son, 2nd Lt Guy B. Wyrick served in WWII. see KIA list above
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NORRIS W. YATES, Jr.
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ELLIOTT ZELLARS
JOHN T. ZELLARS
JOHN T. ZELLARS, Jr.
EARLE S. ZUCHT
Background of this Project
In 2001, as the Class of 1971 toured the AHHS campus, several members discussed the fact that the beautiful walnut WWII Honor Roll case was showing signs of age. Twenty years later, in similar discussions among classmates and alumni, we discovered that astonishingly few students, past & present, knew of the Honor Roll case, or what it represented.
The Class of 1971, being children, nieces, and nephews of the Greatest Generation, felt that we should step forward to repair, refurbish, spotlight the case, in a gesture to honor our parents, aunts, uncles, and neighbors who served their country during those perilous times.
Forty-one of the students honored, never returned home to their families, giving the ultimate sacrifice. Over 800 WWII Veterans, with links to Alamo Heights, are named in the case.
The Class of 1971 initiated this project to honor students of Alamo Heights School District, who served our nation during World War II, 1941-1945.
We invite AH Alumnae, AHISD students & faculty, and AH residents to join us in researching the stories of the honor roll veterans. (see Veteren links below for what we have so far.)
Our goals:
To honor the 800+ men and women of Alamo Heights who served during WWII
To research and spotlight those who never came home
To engage current AHHS Students to research WWII history, the training, the battles, and the missions where these veterans served, and where some lost their lives.
So far, we have learned that the original memorial case was erected in 1945. According to the 1945 Olmos Yearbook, the HI-Y Club was responsible for maintaining the honor roll.
Preliminary work on the case was begun in August 2022, The Windmill Woodworks, LLC, owners Jerry & Allison [Daniels] Sims, were contracted to repair & replace broken wood decorative carvings, and clean & oil the wood case. Allison is an AHHS 1973 graduate.
Remaining work done under Gary Gate's watch over the next 18 months: case completely taken apart, tags removed, additional cleaning, conditioning, oiling, repair and replacement of wood pieces. Cleaning & polishing of the brass tags, new brass tags made and engraved, to replace stained and missing tags. The beautiful eagle on the globe was cracked and in need of repair and polishing. New vertical wooden brackets to hold the name Tags.
1971 AH graduate, Gary Gates, Gates Machine & Fabrication, Inc., who happens to be a “get ‘er done” guy, was our liaison with AHISD staff. Gary has coordinated and overseen the project, the moving parts and participants: AHHS Faculty, JROTC Student Volunteers, Vendors contracted for goods/services, and class member volunteers. Gary coordinated the carpentry and metal work, the polishing of 800+ tarnished brass name tags, the fabrication & graving of 51 new replacement tags, construction of a permanent backing mount of the case for its new location. In 2023 Gary worked with AHHS Faculty and AHHS JROTC to carefully remove the tags, and relocate the case to a secure location while the main building undergoes reconstruction.
Gary is working closely with AHISD Administration, construction, architectural, and engineering team on the logistics of installation.
Completion of the Honor Roll Case refurbishment: MAY 2025 (80 years after end of WWII)
Installation in AHHS Main Building - TBD
One thought was to hold a "rededication" in 2025, 80 years after the end of WWII. However, since the High School main building will be under construction, we are not yet sure about the logistics.
Thank You to the following Volunteers, Donors, and Service Providers, without whom, the project would not have come to fruition:
Donors: Cash & In-KInd
Gary Gates, Gates Machine & Fabrication, Inc.
Roy Herndon
Gordon Stevenson
Anonymous
Volunteers & Helpers:
Mr. Joseph Holzmann, AHHS Assistant Principal, has been a HUGE help to this project
AHHS JROTC, paid staff members of Gates Machine & Fabrication, Inc.
Expenses:
We contracted ($) with several companies for services or goods: fabrication of new brass tags, engraving, old wood cleaning & repair, new wood & staining, new brass hardware, design & construction of a frame mount backing for the new location. Windmill Woodworks, Alamo Bolt, Farmers Copper, Monarch Trophy, Alamo Plating & Metal, Gates Machine & Fabrication.
DONATIONS - We welcome Donations to this project. Expenses exceeded $12,000.00. Pls contact Toni to arrange by Venmo, Zelle, or Check.
Expenses include: Time Labor, Materials, contracted Services for brass, metal & wood work, bronze plaque.*Contact toni.schmid@gmail.com if you have questions or wish to DONATE.
CLICK HERE to jump to LIST of NAMES
WE NEED YOUR HELP:
Please take time to read the 800+ names of the Veterans. We recognize fathers, uncles, and neighbors. Our former Administrator, Harry Orem, AH Class of '44, is listed.
Can you help us find information as to their participation in World War II?
Can you connect us with living family members of these Veterans?
We hope to learn the following about each Veteran
Their connection to AHISD and City of Alamo Heights
AHHS student and/or graduate? If so, what year?
TMI studen or graduate? what year?
What branch of the military? Rank? Where did they serve?
IDs of Squadrons, Infantry, Battleships, Fighter Groups, Training Missions, Bomb Groups, Divisions, Aircraft, etc.
HELPFUL RESOURCES: DD-214 service records, Draft Registration Card (found on Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org); 1930, 1940, 1950 Census reports, findagrave.com ; 2021 Alamo Heights Alumni Directory (scroll down for 1925-1948 pages); search Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Find-a-Grave TIP: in cemetery location, enter Bexar County rather than San Antonio, for a broader reach. Teachers and Administrators
Would you be interested in joining our research team? Example: research names in the 1930s & 1940s AHHS Yearbooks (most are either in the AHHS Library or in the Admin Office of the high school.)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW LIST OF WWII VETERAN NAMES
How to get involved:
Gordon Stevenson, AHHS ‘71
Personal Cell 214-616-8723
Toni Schmid Stevenson, AHHS ‘71
Cell 512-796-1123
Email: toni.schmid@gmail.com www.ahhs71.org
below are pages from 2021 AHHS Alumn Directory
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On December 7, 1941, Alamo Heights Seniors were looking forward to their last semester of high school. The class consisted of 159 students, 87 girls, and 72 boys.
By 1945, forty-four of the 72 boys from this class had served their country in the military during wartime; two of these boys never returned home.
This WWII Honor Roll Case contains the names of over 800 members of Alamo Heights Community, including:
29 Killed in Action, 5 Missing in Action, 8 Died While in Service
In 1945, the AHHS Hi-Y Club created the original Honor Roll. The Hi-Y Club was a student service and social club affiliated with the YMCA.
The ’45 Olmos yearbook states, “The Honor Roll in the front hall was carefully compiled and tended to by the Hi-Y Club this year. In this way they have indeed paid tribute to our boys in the service of our country.”
Since that time, the WWII Honor Roll Case has hung in our halls.
80 years later, 2025, in grateful recognition of this Memorial to our WWII Veterans, the AHHS Class of 1971, children of this heroic Generation, stepped forward to refurbish the case as a gesture of honor for our parents, aunts, uncles, family friends and neighbors who served our country during those perilous times.
In this way, we hope that future generations of Alamo Heights students will take a few moments to reflect on these individuals and their heroic service.