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	Land, Felix Erwin, Jr. Born: 5 Apr 1928 Died: 5 Mar 2001 Service: MSGT U.S. Army Korea; 1951 - 1953 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 267 SEQ	Land, Hans Peter Born: 15 Dec 1925 Died: 2 Mar 1998 Service: TEC 5 U.S. Army WW II 1945-1947 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 20, 09	Land, Harry Adolph Otto Born: 12 Jun 1895 Died: 27 Sep 1969 Service: WW I Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 004 042
	Land, Marvin Max Born: 23 Dec 1911 Died: 26 Dec 1965 Service: U.S. Army WW II Burial: Llano City Cemetery	Land, Raymond Walmer Born: 30 Oct 1920 Died: 31 May 1989 Service: Sgt. U.S. Army Air Force WW II; served 25 Jan 1943 - Feb 1946 Burial: Garden of Memories	Land, Reuben Harry "Spreckles" Born: 26 Mar 1914 Died: 29 Jun 1985 Service: COX U.S. Navy WW II, served 29 Jun 1943 - 22 Sep 1945 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 001 030
Raymond W. Land son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Land of Fredericksburg is one of the 10 Gillespians who has graduated from Harington Army Air Field Texas. He will be handling deadly machine guns aboard the Army’s big bombers. A brief exercise at the school was held and he received his diploma and Silver Gunner Wings. He will soon be deployed in a combat area.
	Land, Werner John "John" Born: 3 Nov 1920 Died: 7 Apr 2007 Service: CGM U.S. Navy WW II; Pearl Harbor Survivor; USS Maryland (1938-1943); USS Petrof Bay (1943-1945) Burial: Austin Memorial Park	Landis, Ernest Oscar "Slim" Born: 7 Mar 1917 Died: 31 May 2011 Service: Staff Sergeant U.S. Army WW II; served 17 Feb 1942 - 6 Jan 1946 Burial: Lawnhaven Memorial Garden	Landis, Odis Arthur Born: 14 Jan 1920 Died: 24 Dec 2006 Service: Tec 5 U.S. Army WW II Burial: Lawnhaven Memorial Garden
Werner J. Land Receives Promotion Werner John Land, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Land has recently been promoted from Gunner's Mate First Class to Chief Gunner's Mate. He has seen considerable action in the South Pacific and is at present on an aircraft carrier.
Staff Sergeant Ernest O. Landis and Cpl. Odis A. Landis, sons of Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Landis of here, who are serving with the U.S. Army. Sgt. Landis was inducted at Ft. Bliss, Texas, Feb. 16 1942, in addition to serving in Medical Detachments in different camps, he has been stationed at Camp Sutton, N.C., Camp Butner, N.C. and is now in New York at the Embarkation Post Office, where he returned after a seven weeks sojourn in Halloran General Hospital. Landis joined the US Army in 1942. He became ill while in training for WW II combat and when he learned of plans to discharge him, he persuaded the Army Officials to allow him to remain on active duty in New York City, where he spent the remainder of the WAR working as a military postal clerk.
Cpl. Odis Landis is now serving in England. He was inducted at Ft. Sam Houston on July 21, 1942 and has served at Dodd Field Ft. McIntosh, Texas; Camp Shanks, N.Y., and Ft. Cluster Mich. He has been overseas since April. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Landis of here, he is serving with the U.S. Army. He also has a brother, S-Sgt. Ernest O. Landis, in the Army serving at New York at the Embarkation Post Office, at this time.
	Landis, Robert Duane "Bob" Born: 18 May 1923 Died: 23 Jun 2011 Service: Aviation Cadet, V5 U.S. Navy WW II; served 14 Dec 1942 - 12 Aug 1944 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 2 004 078	Lane, Walter Henry, Jr. Born: 6 Feb 1927 Died: 31 Aug 2010 Service: U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Lang, Archie Lee Born: 30 Mar 1928 Died: 23 Mar 1994 Service: TSGT U.S. Air Force Korea Vietnam Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 10 Site 1806
	Lang, Ellis Arthur Born: 14 Feb 1924 Died: 25 Aug 1972 Service: U.S. Navy WW II Burial: St. Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery Plot: A3 01	Lang, Herbert Lee Born: 6 Jan 1935 Died: 13 Dec 2012 Service: SGT U.S. Marine Corps Korea; served 4 years Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery	Lang, Hilmar Arnold "Hal", Jr. Born: 19 May 1925 Died: 6 Dec 2014 Service: CMSGT (Ret.) U.S. Army Air Force WW II Korea Vietnam, enlisted 14 Mar 1941 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Hilmar Lang, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Hilmar Lang Sr. of Fredericksburg was recently promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps.Thus, at the age of 16, Lang is one of the youngest officers in the U.S. Armed Forces today. He will celebrate his 17th. birthday on May 15th, 1942. Lang attended Fredericksburg High School and when in the 10th. grade last year enlisted with the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was stationed at Randolph Field in the Supply Department. He visited with his parents and friends here during the Easter Holidays, since which time he has reported for overseas duty. Lang retired from U.S. Air Force as Chief Master Sergeant (E9) after over 30 years of service, his service took him through World War II, Korea and the Vietnam Wars
	Lang, Hilmar Arnold, Sr. Born: 20 Feb 1893 Died: 27 Oct 1961 Service: Pvt. U.S. Army Cook Co E, 141 INF 36 DIV WW I, served 5 Aug 1917 - 2 Jul 1919 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 14, 06	Lang, Joseph Born: 13 Apr 1836 Died: 16 Aug 1918 Service: Pvt. Co. F, Minute Men of Gillespie County 1874 Burial: St. Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery Plot: B1 12	Lang, Joseph Birt Born: 5 Nov 1932 Died: 20 Oct 2018 Service: Master Sergeant U.S. Army (Ret.) Vietname; served 1953 - 1973 Burial: St. Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery
	Lang, Joseph Daniel "J.D." Born: 17 Dec 1923 Died: 17 Dec 1994 Service: MSGT U.S. Army WW II, Korea, Vietnam Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 10 Site 522	Lang, Matthew Wayne "Matt" Born: 4 Sep 1958 Died: 4 Apr 2015 Service: U.S. Air Force Korea Desert Storm Desert Shield; served 27 years Burial: St. Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery	Lang, Paul Jerome Born: 14 Jul 1938 Died: 10 Dec 2018 Service: Chief Master Sergeant U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Burial: St. Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery
Joseph D. Lang is the son of Mr. and Mrs.Hilmar Arnold Lang Sr. who is seeing service in the U.S. War effort along with his siblings Staff Sgt.Hilmar Lang Jr., Irene (Lang) Langehennig employed at Kelly Field Post Exchange and Ruby Lang who drives a jeep and also does office work at Duncan Field all doing their part.. Seaman 1st. Class Lang who is now at sea with the U S Coast Guard, has already seen much action in the Atlantic, and who will not be home anytime soon enjoys all the mail he receives from home. Seaman Lang has been in the service since September 1942.
Lang served and retired from the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserves after 27 years of service. His service took him through Korea, Desert Storm and Desert Shield.
	Lang, Walter Anthony, Jr. Born: 30 Oct 1924 Died: 21 May 1989 Service: U.S. Army WW II New Guinea, the Luzon Islands, Korea Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Langbein, Edmund Harry Born: 16 Oct 1914 Died: 5 Apr 1961 Service: TEC5 CAC U.S. Army WW II Burial: Fayetteville National Cemetery Plot: Section 2 Site 214	Lange, Alfons Leo Born: 16 Apr 1933 Died: 28 Jul 2003 Service: CPL U.S. Army Korea BTRY A 548 AAA BA Burial: Grand View Memorial Park
Pvt. Edmund H. Langbein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Langbein who is serving with Uncle Sam’s Army as a trusted "jeep" and truck driver at Camp Haas, California. He was inducted into the US Army on December 4th and was stationed at Fort Sam Houston prior to being transferred to Camp Haas.
	Lange, Alvin Joseph Born: 31 Oct 1936 Died: 4 Aug 2022 Service: U.S. Army Burial: St. Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery	Lange, Charles Joseph "Charlie" Born: 9 Jul 1926 Died: 1 Jan 1994 Service: U.S. Marine Corps WW II Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: B 08 085 B	Lange, Dennis William Born: 29 Jul 1932 Died: 4 Sep 2020 Service: U.S. Army Korean Conflict; served 2 years Burial: Greenwood Cemetery
Lange served with distinction as a sharpshooter and drill instructor.
Lange served in the Pacific Theater and was on Okinawa.
	Lange, Elmer Lee Born: 31 Dec 1928 Died: 5 Dec 2009 Service: U.S. Navy, Korea Burial: Harper Community Cemetery	Lange, Howard Ernest Born: 2 Nov 1920 Died: 15 Jan 1963 Service: SGT U.S. Army Air Forces WW II; enlisted 17 Sep 1942 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 303 NEQ	Lange, Max Adolph Born: 13 Mar 1895 Died: 16 Apr 1967 Service: WW I, 19 Sep 1917 - 21 Jun 1919 Burial: Harper Community Cemetery
Cpl. Howard Lange, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Lange of Lange’s Mill who recently speed a 13 day furlough with his parents, other family and friends, is stationed at Sadellile Camp, Feradair, California. He has returned to his post.
	Lange, Paul Lawrence Born: 10 Aug 1914 Died: 14 Feb 1992 Service: WW II Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: B 07 071 B	Lange, Roy Emil Born: 7 Jul 1925 Died: 23 Nov 1979 Service: U.S. Army WW II; enlisted 16 Jan 1945 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 001 047	Langehennig, Dayton Robert Born: 29 Nov 1946 Died: 20 Feb 2008 Service: SP4 U.S. Army Vietnam; 1968 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: L 05 093 A
	Langehennig, Henry Hugo Born: 25 Aug 1943 Died: 30 Sep 1998 Service: AMS 3 U.S. Navy Vietnam Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 023 012	Langehennig, Herman H. Born: 12 Aug 1903 Died: 29 Mar 1958 Service: TX PVT U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 24 Aug 1942 Burial: St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG I 04 030 B	Langehennig, Johan Heinrich "Henry" Born: 1 Jun 1830 Died: 11 Aug 1903 Service: Private Co, C, 1^st Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Union); served 30 Mar 1863 - 31 Oct 1865; Private Co. C 1^st Texas Cavalry; served 30 Mar 1865 - 31 Oct 1865 Burial: Heinrich Langehennig Family
Pvt. Herman Langehennig, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Langehennig who is stationed at the US Army base in Alabama, hopes to be home on leave soon.
	Langehennig, Lewis Hilmar Born: 20 May 1927 Died: 16 Jun 2001 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 23 Nov 1945 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: M, 04, 03	Langehennig, Oliver Lee Born: 11 Oct 1924 Died: 9 Mar 2003 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 25 Jun 1943 Burial: Gooch Cemetery	Langehennig, Robert Emil Born: 9 Jun 1927 Died: 28 Aug 2001 Service: Cpl U.S. Army, Army WW II Korea Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 2 003 080
Oliver Langehennig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Langehennig of here has been in England for some time, has written an interesting letter to his Uncle Ernst Werthelm but we are not allowed to reproduce it in full for our readers. Oliver and his brother Walton have been lucky enough to service in the same area, previously they were in Alaska together and now they are in England together. Two of Fredericksburg's brothers, both corporals in the U.S. Army, who are now serving at a station somewhere in England. They are Cpl. Walter A. Langehennig, age 21, and Cpl. Oliver L. Langehennig, age 19, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Langehennig. Both enlisted in the U.S. Air Forces on June 23, and at the end of July were sent to England. Prior to serving in the army, both boys served at Duncan Field in defense work, for a period of six months, following which both were transferred to Alaska where they served 12 months and six months respectively.They both arrived in England this summer.
	Langehennig, Walter Henry Born: 24 Aug 1919 Died: 11 Jul 2017 Service: U.S. Army WW II; enlisted 27 Feb 1945 Burial: Bandera City Cemetery	Langehennig, Walton Albert Born: 26 Oct 1922 Died: 7 Jun 2013 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps WW II, served 25 Jun 1943 - 25 Feb 1946 Burial: Mission Burial Park South (San Antonio)	Langerhans, Edward Albert "Eddie" Born: 10 Jun 1899 Died: 21 Feb 1992 Service: U.S. Navy WW I Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: M1 SSD A 129
Two of Fredericksburg's brothers, both corporals in the U.S. Army, who are now serving at a station somewhere in England. They are Cpl. Walter A. Langehennig, age 21, and Cpl. Oliver L. Langehennig, age 19, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Langehennig. Both enlisted in the U.S. Air Forces on June 23, and at the end of July were sent to England. Prior to serving in the army, both boys served at Duncan Field in defense work, for a period of six months, following which both were transferred to Alaska where they served 12 months and six months respectively. They both arrived in England this summer.
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1, p. 98
	Langerhans, Fred William Born: 12 Sep 1896 Died: 1 Apr 1986 Service: Sergeant U.S. Army WW I Demobilization Detachment, served 6 Sep 1918 - 24 May 1919 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 07, 19	Langerhans, James Fred "Checker" Born: 12 Apr 1927 Died: 24 Dec 1989 Service: COX U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 16 Site 1622	Langerhans, John Edward "Johnny" Born: 3 Oct 1916 Died: 18 Aug 1980 Service: U.S. Army WW II; enlisted 25 Aug 1942 Burial: Guadalupe Valley Cemetery
	Langerhans, Roy Henry "Coach" Born: 19 May 1923 Died: 8 Aug 2010 Service: Cpl. U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 28 Nov 1942, Pacific Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery	Langerhans, Walter Born: 25 Jun 1891 Died: 1 Nov 1918 Service: Soldier at Camp Sheridan Alabama (Died) WW I Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: A, 10, 01	Lanier, Sidney Persse Born: 27 Nov 1919 Died: 18 Jun 2017 Service: Capt. U.S. Army WW II; served 13 Aug 1939 - 13 Feb 1946 Burial: Cremated
Three Gillespians serving in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific held a reunion recently somewhere on an undesignated island. The three Gillespians are; Cpl. Roy Langerhans, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Langerhans; Sgt. Anthony "Tony" Knopp, son of Mrs. Louis Knopp and Pvt. Marvin Kaderli, son of Rita Molberg Kaderli. All three are members of an Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion.
Lanier served in the U.S. Army from August 13th, 1939 to February 13th, 1946, attaining the rank of Captain, awarded Purple Heart Medal, Soldier's Medal, among others.
	Lapka, Frank Joseph Born: 19 Mar 1920 Died: 12 Apr 2007 Service: Veteran WW II Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Larabee, Leonard Kirby "Searcy" Born: 20 Jul 1924 Died: 5 Jul 2007 Service: CORP U.S. Army WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 3 009 069	Laremore, George W. Born: abt 1842 Died: 13 Jun 1909 Service: Texas Ranger Burial: Not stated / Unknown
Larabee was in 9^th. Army 78^th. Division 552^nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Automatic Weapons Battalion Mobile.
Laremore (aka Larremore) applied for Texas Ranger Indian Wars Pension for service in Capt. John Sansom's Comp C from 25 Aug 1870 to 30 May 1871.
	Larkin, Everett E. Born: 25 Mar 1922 Died: 14 Sep 1973 Service: CPL U.S. Army WW II Burial: Houston National Cemetery Plot: section F site 984	Larson, James Born: 14 Feb 1837 Died: 20 Apr 1919 Service: Sergeamt U.S. Army, 4^th Cavalry Civil War; discharge 1868 Burial: St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG D 02 011 D	Larson, John H. Born: 23 Sep 1917 Died: 9 May 1996 Service: Lt. U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 17 site 1042
	Laumann, Martin Roman Born: 18 Feb 1938 Died: 24 Jun 2019 Service: MSGT U.S. Air Force Vietnam; served 20 Jun 1956 - 31 Aug 1976 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section C3 Row W3 Site C26	Laurence, Jack Charles Born: 31 Jul 1926 Died: 22 Mar 2013 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps WW II; enlisted 22 Jan 1945; U.S. Air Force Korean War Burial: St. Mark's Episcopal	Laurence, Richard Renick Born: 23 Apr 1924 Died: 27 Apr 1957 Service: WW II Burial: Cedar Memorial Park (IA)
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	Law, Delman Andrew Born: 15 Feb 1933 Died: 9 May 2017 Service: Veteran Burial: Cremated	Lawrence, Jack Hearne, Jr. Born: 29 Jun 1942 Died: 9 Jun 2009 Service: U.S. Air Force Reserves A1C; Serviced in Korean Pueblo incident, stationed at Kusan Air Base as Air Traffic Controller Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 5 005 049	Lawrence, Jack Hearne, Sr. Born: 8 Mar 1918 Died: 6 Dec 1992 Service: CAPT U.S. Army WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 007 001
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