Born: 14 Sep 1930 Died: 23 May 2021 Service: U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force; served 1948 - 1957; Korea; Purple Heart Burial:Not stated / Unknown
Lee, Bob Gene "Bobby"
Born: 8 Oct 1937 Died: 26 Jun 2014 Service: U.S. Army Burial:Tira Cemetery
Lee, Carrol Volney "C. V.", Jr.
Born: 19 Oct 1920 Died: 7 Dec 1941 Service: U.S. Navy WW II, U.S.S Arizona, Purple Heart Burial:Hill Crest Cemetery Plot: Row 12
Jack enlisted in the United States Army in 1948. After completing basic training, he was assigned to Germany where he served in the Berlin Air Lift. In 1950, he was transferred to the 8th Army Signal Battalion Unit in Korea commanded by Gen. Douglas McArthur. He became a paratrooper and veteran of six battles in the Korean War. In February 1951, Sgt. Ledford and his fellow soldiers were guarding equipment when they were captured by Chinese and North Korean forces. During this battle he suffered bayonet and shrapnel wounds and was shot in his leg. He was held as a Prisoner of War for 555 days. He and 40 other American prisoners were liberated from the POW camp on May 19, 1952 by United Nations Forces. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, United Nations Medal and Korean Service Medal. He returned home to Texas and enlisted in the United States Air Force and served as a recruiter and drill sergeant.
Lee, Charles Ray
Born: 27 Sep 1919 Died: 26 Apr 1988 Service: 1st Lt U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 12 Feb 1941 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: M, 08, 07
Lee, Gladys Roberta
Born: 30 Sep 1922 Died: 3 Apr 1943 Service: Nurse U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 30 Jan 1943, died non-battle Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 05, 16
Lee, Jack Rollins
Born: 16 Nov 1924 Died: 5 Aug 2004 Service: Lt Col U.S. Army Air Force WW II / Korea / Vietnam Burial:Houston National Cemetery
Lieutenant Charles Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee of Fredericksburg, graduated from the Fort Knox, Kentucky, Officers' Oriental Training School on Feb. 3rd, as First Lieutenant. Charles received his 2nd Lieutenant's rating on Dec. 12th also at Fort Knox. Lt. Lee volunteered for the service in the U S Army on Feb. 11th 1941. His training was received at Fort Bliss, Texas and at Fort Benning, Ga. where he remained for transfer to OTS at Fort Knox last year.
Gladys Lee, First Gillespie WAAC Succumbed Sat.
Military Rites For Daughter of City Marshal Held Here Wednesday Afternoon.
Fredericksburg, and Gillespie County this week mourned the passage of Auxiliary Gladys Lee Gillespie County 's first volunteer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, who succumbed on Saturday morning, April 3, at 8:15 a.m. at the Station Hospital WAAC training station, Des Moines, Iowa.
Auxiliary Lee was the daughter of City Marshal and Mrs. Robert E. Lee of this city and prior to enlisting in the WAAC early this year, had been a dental assistant in the office of Dr. J. W. Yancey of this city.
She entered WAAC training on February 22, reporting to the Des Moines Training station, where she became ill several weeks ago and succumbed on the past Saturday, after an operation performed for an intestinal obstruction.
Gladys had been a member of the class of 1939 in Fredericksburg high School, was active in the pep squad and athletic activities at the school, served as honorary sweetheart of the FFA and in 1937 was a duchess in the annual Halloween Carnival.
She was born in Fredericksburg on September 30, 1921 the daughter of Robert E. Lee and Louise Ransleben Lee and at the time of her death had attained the age of 21 years, 6 months, 3 days.
A full military funeral was accorded Gillespie's first women to succumb in the service of her country during the present conflict and second of 45,000 WAAC's row serving the nation.
Final rites were held in the Schaetter Funeral home at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. C.C. McKinney of the First Methodist Church officiating. Interment was made in the City Cemetery with the Louis Jordan Post of American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary assisting in the ceremonies.
A salute was fired and the Legion bugler sounded "Taps" as her body was lowered into the grave.
Local men in the service, home on leave who served as active pall bearers, were: First Sgt. Werner Heimann, Pfc. Robert Molberg, Cpl. Elmer Luckenbach, Pvt. Oscar Weinheimer, Pvt. James Henke, and Sgt. Andrew Petermann.
Honorary pall bearers were: Pvt. Raymond Oehler, Tech Cpl. Chester Schmidt, Seaman Marvin Crenwelge, six of her former classmates of FHS class of 1939 and 3rd Officer Hazel Stanlick of the WAAC training station in Des Moines, who accompanied the body to Fredericksburg.
One of the largest crowds to assemble for a funeral in the city paid tribute to Auxiliary Lee and there were many beautiful floral offerings to give solace to her father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee; and two brothers, 2nd. Lt. Charles Lee and Dudley Lee. One brother, Clark Lee, had preceded her in death.
Lee, Marion Martin
Born: 30 May 1893 Died: 2 Apr 1968 Service: U.S. Army WW I; served 1918-1919 Burial:Eckert Community Cemetery Plot: Row 12
Lee, Marvin Dudley
Born: 4 Feb 1924 Died: 3 Jul 2011 Service: Gillespie County Honor Roll Burial:Not stated / Unknown
Lee, Ottice
Born: 5 Jul 1888 Died: 24 Mar 1946 Service: U.S. Army WW I Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 12, 23
Leeder, Richard, Sr.
Born: 15 Nov 1894 Died: 13 Jan 1991 Service: PVT U.S. Army WW I; served 5 Jul 1918 - 2 Jan 1919 Burial:Boerne Cemetery
Lefebvre, James
Born: 12 Aug 1917 Died: 25 Jan 1989 Service: SF 2 U.S. Navy WW II Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 14, 07
Leggett, Herman Troy "Troy", Jr.
Born: 6 Jun 1924 Died: 6 Oct 1982 Service: COX U.S. Navy WW II; He Started the DAV Chapter in Fredericksburg Burial:Lawnhaven Memorial Garden
Lehman, John J.
Born: 10 May 1919 Died: 13 Sep 2013 Service: Lt. U.S. Navy WW II Burial:Cremated
Lehne, Alfred Henry Julius
Born: 1 Oct 1894 Died: 10 Feb 1976 Service: PVT U.S. Army WW I, 15 Jul 1918 - 27 Jul 1919 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: A, 13, 01
Lehne, Alvin Charles
Born: 30 Apr 1897 Died: 27 Mar 1986 Service: WW I Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 001 090
Lehne, Christian
Born: 2 Feb 1827 Died: 1902 Service: Pvt. Co. B (II), Gillespie County, 3rd Frontier District TST 1864 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: D, 03, 19
Lehne, Christian Rudolph Arthur, Rev.
Born: 16 Nov 1904 Died: 10 Apr 1985 Service: Chaplin.U.S. Army WW II Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 031 026
Lehne, Felix Henry Carl
Born: 25 Nov 1893 Died: 11 Nov 1946 Service: U.S. Army WW I; discharge 4 Jul 1919 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 13, 21
Name & Rank: Lehne, Chr., Pvt. Com. off: Schuetze, L., & Krauskopf, E., Capt. Organ: Co. B (II), Gillespie Co., 3rd Front. Dist. BG J.D. McAdoo commdg., TST Enlist: Jan. 28-64 in Gillespie Co.; mus. in Jan. 28. Disch: Serv. Jan. 28 to Je. 1-64: 30 days at $2--$60. Descrip: Age 37 (36) Remarks: R&F 84; En. & Mus. Off. W.J. Locke; 1 shotgun & 1 pistol; Co. org. under Act of D. 15-63; 1 MR & PR dtd. Jan. 28-64 to Je. 1-64 & 2 MR dtd. Jan. 27-64 & May '64. Source: Ancestry.com. Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
After entering the chaplaincy, he served at Camp Bowie, Texas; Camp Blanding, Florida; and Camp Edward, Mass., before being assigned overseas. Overseas, he was stationed in North Africa, participated in the Salerno and Anzio landings and the landing in southern France. Later he served in Germany and Austria before being returned to the states in September 1945. Further tours of duty were in Florida, Japan, Fort Hood, Frankfurt, Germany, and his last two years in the service were spent at Fort Bliss, El Paso.
After 20 years of service as a U.S. Army Chaplain, Lt. Col. Christian A. Lehne has retired and is moving back to Fredericksburg to the Louis Lehne place near Cross Mountain. He ended his tenure of service at Fort Bliss [12 Jul 1961]
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1, p. 48
Lehne, Franklin Clinton "Frank"
Born: 26 Nov 1933 Died: 16 Apr 2023 Service: U.S. Navy; served 1955 - 1957 Burial:Greenwood Cemetery
Leifeste, Gustav John "Gus"
Born: 10 Mar 1894 Died: 17 May 1964 Service: PVT U.S. Army Med Dept WW I Burial:Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: section X site 3422
Leifeste, Gustav John "Gus", Jr.
Born: 22 Nov 1922 Died: 3 Dec 2009 Service: CPL U.S. Army Air Force WW II Burial:Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: section 17 site 1178
Leifeste, Herman Joseph, Jr.
Born: 20 Aug 1918 Died: 15 Dec 1973 Service: WW II Burial:St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG L 07 060 B
Leifeste, Jerome Emil
Born: 26 Dec 1925 Died: 4 Jul 1993 Service: SPC U.S. Army WW II Korea Vietnam; enlisted 1 Jun 1944 Burial:St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: J 11 114
Leifeste, Riley Herman
Born: 11 Aug 1916 Died: 24 Mar 1969 Service: S 1 U.S. Navy WW II; service from Sep 1942 - Nov 1945 Burial:Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: section W site 2004
Brothers In Service
Sons [Rudy & Herman] of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Leifeste, Pvt. Hermann J. Leifeste is a teletype operator somewhere in England. On April 21, 1943 he entered the service and was at first stationed at Sheppard Field, and then at Camp Gruber, Mo. and Drew Field Florida.
Pvt. Jerome Leifeste, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Leifeste, landed in France several months ago and is now somewhere in Germany on the fighting fronts. He was inducted on June 6, 1944, and was sent to Camp Hood for his basic training. He also received further training at Camp Chaffey, Arkansas, and at Camp Gruber, Okla. prior to reporting to Fort George Meade, Md. from where he went overseas in January.
Leifeste, Rudolph John Charles "Rudy"
Born: 6 Jun 1922 Died: 18 Feb 1990 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 7 Nov 1942 Burial:St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG H 02 019
Leigh, Robert E., Jr.
Born: 23 Sep 1918 Died: 4 Aug 1948 Service: PFC U.S. Army WW II; served 3 Feb 1941 - 26 Oct 1945 Burial:Pat Henry Cemetery (Dodge TX)
Leinweber, Charles Lee, Sr.
Born: 29 Oct 1922 Died: 17 Dec 2011 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps WW II; enlisted 1 Oct 1942 Burial:Garden of Memories
Brothers In Service
Sons [Rudy & Herman] of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Leifeste, Pvt. Rudy J. C. Leifeste, stationed in Camp Roberts, Calif. inducted in the service November 18, 1942 with the Artillery.
Born: 29 Apr 1904 Died: 23 Aug 1956 Service: Cpl U.S. Army Air Force 456th Base HQ & Air Base SQ WW II; served 7 Oct 1942 - 18 Nov 1944 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 08, 03
Lemman, Robert Eugene "Bobby"
Born: 5 Feb 1944 Died: 31 Oct 1992 Service: AB U.S. Air Force Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: N, 01, 24
Lemmons, George Franklin
Born: 31 Jan 1933 Died: 30 Oct 2001 Service: U.S. Navy Korea; served 9 Oct 1951 - 13 Jun 1952 Burial:Harper Community Cemetery
Lennon, James Archie "Archie"
Born: 4 Feb 1896 Died: 12 Feb 1983 Service: CPL U.S. Army WW II Burial:Noxville Cemetery
Lennon, Virgil Guy
Born: 30 Dec 1926 Died: 3 Sep 1987 Service: 1st Sgt U.S. Army WW II, U.S. Marine Corps Korea; enlisted 12 Nov 1945 Burial:St. Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery Plot: D2 08
He volunteered for service with the Marine after having served with the Army in World War II. He saw front-line action with the Marines in Korea until he returned recently (1951) to the States.
Lentz, Gotthold Gustav Hermann
Born: 19 Mar 1912 Died: 13 Jan 2002 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps WW II, enlisted 17 Mar 1942 Burial:Trinity Lutheran Plot: S 11 01
Lentz, Rudolph Harold G. "Rudi"
Born: 12 Mar 1911 Died: 20 Sep 1998 Service: SGT U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 29 Jan 1943 Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 1 005 074
Leonhard, Edgar Paul
Born: 4 Dec 1919 Died: 25 Jul 1944 Service: Tech Sgt. U.S. Army Air Force WW II; 342nd Bomber Squadron 97th Bomber Group, Heavy; MIA 25 Jul 1944, KIA 29 Dec 1944, Linz, Austria; Purple Heart Medal, Air Medal, Additional Army Awards Burial:Ardennes American Cemetery Plot: Plot C Row 4 Grave 25
Pvt. Gotthold Lentz, son of Rev. and Mrs. Rudolph Lentz of Fredericksburg, was drafted into the Army on March 15th, 1942. He reported first to Ft. Sam Houston, then to Shepherd Field near Wichita Falls, Texas, and two weeks ago he was transferred to Chanute Field, Illinois where he is engaged with the 25th. School Squadron Barratries 184th in Sheet Metal Works.
Pvt. Rudi Lentz, age 32, son of Rev. and Mrs. Rudolph Lentz, is believed to have been transferred from his recent North African base to the fighting front in Sicily. Rudi, a former Post office cleck here, was inducted into the service in February this year. A recent letter to his parents indicated he would not be in Africa much longer.
Memorial rites were held in Albert Lutheran Church on Tuesday January 30, for Technical Sergeant Edgar Leonhard, son of Rev. and Mrs. Paul Leonhard, who was killed in action over Linz Austria in July 1944.
The Memorial Services were held at the conclusion of the conference of the Fredericksburg Federation of Lutheran Pastors and followed the communion service held for members of the conference in the Albert Church.
The Rev. M. J. Schwarz, Federation president, conducted the service and delivered the sermon, based on Psalm 46:10, "be still, and know ye that I am God." The memorial service were concluded with the congregation joining in the singing of America.
T/ Sgt. Leonhard, 24 was born in Strassburg, Alsace, Germany, on December 4, 1919, the son of Rev. and Mrs. Paul Leonhard, coming to America with his parents at the age of three when the Rev. Leonhard accepted the call to Albert Church.
He was educated in the Fredericksburg Public School, he was a graduate of F. H. S. in the class of 1938 and later attended Texas Lutheran College for a year. He entered the employee of the Santa Fa Railroad and served with the Santa Fa until he was inducted into the Army in January 1943.
Following training in Florida, the Radio School at Scott Field, Illinois, and Kingsman, Arizona, he went overseas with his squadron in March 1944 to Africa and later Italy.
T/Sgt. Leonhard while stationed in the Mediterranean Theatre made many flights over Germany and Austria as radio operator while accompanying high Army officials and also made flights to Egypt and Jerusalem. He was included in the group to make the historic flights from Italy to Russia in the first shuttle raids.
He was posthumously awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters on April 26, 1945 at Stinson Field, San Antonio Texas. T / Sgt. Leonhard's parents accepted the award, for extraordinary heroism and valor, over and above the call of duty.
He was listed as missing in action in a flight over Linz, Austria on July 25th. Later it was learned that three of his comrades were prisoners of war in Germany. On December 29th Rev. and Mrs. Leonhard received word that their son had been killed in action.
His wife, Mrs. Betty Sue (Burkhalter) Leonhard, resides in Palestine, Texas. (He had a son; Johnnie Paul Leonhard, born and died June 1, 1943 in Palestine Texas)
Leonhard, Theophil J.
Born: 14 Apr 1914 Died: 9 May 1966 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 2 Oct 1941 Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 182 NEQ
Born: 12 Aug 1935 Died: 9 Nov 2011 Service: 1st LT U.S. Army Vietnam; served 6 May 1955 - 13 Oct 1964 Burial:St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: L 08 166 A
While in the Navy, Michael did a tour in Vietnam serving with the 2/26 Marines.During his service he received many awards and medals including the Purple Heart, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Combat Action Award.
Leslie, Hugh Alexander
Born: 1 Jan 1898 Died: 4 Mar 1919 Service: SC3 U.S. Navy WW I KIA Burial:Choate Cemetery
Born: 26 Dec 1907 Died: 13 Aug 1980 Service: TEC4 U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 4 Apr 1941 - 12 Nov 1945 Burial:Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 5 Site 400
Born: 7 Jul 1925 Died: 19 Jun 2018 Service: U.S. Army Nursing Corps WW II Burial:Waco Memorial Park
Lewis, Henry Welge
Born: 11 Feb 1893 Died: 23 Jun 1961 Service: WW I Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 123 NWQ
Lewis, Jack Conrad
Born: 5 Dec 1930 Died: 2 Nov 1994 Service: Sgt U.S. Air Force Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: D, 14, 30
In Training
Lottie Molberg daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Molberg, who is in the Army Cadet Nursing Corps at Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio, where she has been for the past year.
Born: 27 Jan 1936 Died: 26 Dec 2000 Service: U.S. Army; served 1954 - 1958 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 21, 09
Lewis, Paul H., Sr.
Born: 11 Aug 1914 Died: 25 Mar 2005 Service: U.S. Army WW II Burial:Garden of Memories
Mr. Lewis was a World War II veteran. He was part of the Normandy Landing on Omaha Beach and participated in the Liberation in Paris, France. He was a lifetime member of the VFW.
Leyendecker, Franz Joseph "Joseph"
Born: 21 Dec 1829 Died: 8 Nov 1889 Service: Pvt.-Minute Co. , Gillespie County TST 1861 Burial:St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG A 07 078
Born: abt 1832 Died: Service: Pvt. Minute Company for Gillespie County TST 1861 Burial:Missing Grave Project
Leyendecker, Ruben Ivan
Born: 28 Aug 1905 Died: 16 Mar 1987 Service: WW II Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: I, 09, 15
On musterroll of Minute Company dated 25 Feb 1861; value of horse is $60.
On musterroll of Minute Company ending 25 May 1861; paid $6.00 for 4 days.
On musterroll of Minute Company ending 25 Aug 1861; paid $18.00 for 12 days.
On musterroll of Minute Company ending 25 Nov 1861; paid $15.00 for 10 days.