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	Burleigh, John Paul, Jr. Born: 7 Feb 1918 Died: 23 Oct 1994 Service: S Sgt. U.S. Army Air Corps WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 015 006	Burnham, Ernestine Elizabeth "Tina" (Walker) Born: 3 Sep 1921 Died: 13 Jan 2016 Service: U.S. Coast Guard WW II Burial: Round Mountain Cemetery	Burns, Barrett Reed Born: 27 Apr 1946 Died: 9 Sep 2017 Service: U.S. Army; discharge 10 Jul 1971 Burial: St. Barnabas Columbarium
During the early days of WWII, she worked as a riveter at Spartan Aircraft in Tulsa, Oklahoma, assembling the Navy Grumman Hellcat Wings. She then joined the SPARs, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and worked as a Pharmacy Mate First Class at the Marine Hospital on the Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia.
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2010020098
	Burow, Clarence A. Born: 30 Mar 1938 Died: 3 Jun 2011 Service: U.S. Air Force Burial: Cremated	Burow, Edwin Born: 20 Apr 1918 Died: 20 Apr 1983 Service: U.S. Army WW II; served 19 Mar 1941 - 27 Oct 1945 Burial: Comfort Cemetery	Burow, Ferdinand "Fred" Born: 11 Mar 1896 Died: 7 Dec 1963 Service: Texas Cpl Comp. I 141 Infantry U.S. Army WW I discharge 4 Jul 1919 Burial: Garden of Memories
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 185
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 247
	Burow, Raymond Willie Born: 19 Mar 1923 Died: 11 Jan 1994 Service: S1 U.S. Navy WW II; discharge 16 Mar 1946 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 21 Site 2050	Burrer, Allen Henry Born: 14 Mar 1930 Died: 21 Dec 2014 Service: PFC U.S. Army Korean War; served 15 Mar 1951 - 11 Mar 1953 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 015 007	Burrer, August Born: 5 Apr 1871 Died: 23 May 1965 Service: Veteran Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 23, 22
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 81
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 255
	Burrer, Damon Louis Born: 7 Apr 1915 Died: 6 Dec 1965 Service: CM 1 U.S. Navy WW II; 9 Dec 1942 - 2 Nov 1945 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section X Site 3012	Burrer, Edwin Charles Born: 22 Nov 1922 Died: 8 Aug 1999 Service: U.S. Navy WW II, enlisted 24 May 1943 Burial: Roselawn Cemetery (Pueblo CO)	Burrer, Frederick Albert "Fritz" Born: 14 Sep 1923 Died: 12 Jun 2019 Service: BM 2/C U.S. Navy WW II Pacific Theater; discharge 12 Nov 1946 Burial: Not stated / Unknown
Edwin C. Burrer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Burrer enlisted in the US Navy on May 24, 1943 at Denver Colorado. He received his naval training at Farrago, Idaho and at Shelton, Washington. Recently he was transferred to Bremerton Washington where he is still stationed. Edwin was married to Miss Jane Cross of Pueblo Colorado on Dec. 14^th 1942. She is residing with her parents in Pueblo where they met while he was employed on a project. The young man attended Palo Alto and Hayden schools in this county and then attended the CCC Camp in Burnet. Edwin Charles Burrer, U.S. Navy muster rolls on Wichita 31 Dec 1943 to 1 Dec 1945.
In Service In the Pacific Frederick Burrer, BM 2/C and Melvin Burrer Seaman 2/C, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Burrer who are both seeing service in the Pacific. Frederick, who has been in the service for five years, served in Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet and rode into Tokyo Bay. Melvin who has been in the service since January 2, 1945 is stationed at Guam. Burrer served on Alabama, BB-60 from 31 Dec 1942 - 1 Jul 1945. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 81
	Burrer, Guenther August Born: 20 Oct 1917 Died: 15 May 1951 Service: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army WW II, discharge 24 Mar 1945, credit of service 23 Nov 1945, enlisted 23 Feb 1946; Korea, died while POW Burial: Veteran - unrecovered remains	Burrer, Harold John Born: 25 Jan 1903 Died: 2 Apr 1958 Service: Pfc U.S. Army WW II, HQ 8 Service Command, served 25 Aug 1942 - 23 Jun 1943 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 10, 09	Burrer, Harvey Harold Born: 7 Feb 1921 Died: 12 Jul 2008 Service: Yeoman 2^nd Class U.S. Navy WW II; discharge 2 Feb 1946; U.S. Air Force served 1950 - 1953 Burial: Mission Burial Park North (San Antonio)
Fredericksburg lays claim to at least one gallant paratrooper who has been in the thick of the North African and Sicilian invasions. He is Staff Sergeant Guenther Burrer, age 25, son of Nr. and Mrs. August Burrer. Guenther enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 1940 and has seen almost three years of service. He received most of his training at Fort Sam Houston from where he was transferred to camp Richie, Maryland. From Camp Richie he was sent "Overseas" to North Africa. he made one parachute "jump" in North Africa and recently he completed one "jump" in Sicily, being one of the first paratroopers to land on the large Italian Island which has now fallen to the Allies. Prior to his enlistment in the army, Guenther helped his father on the farm and for a time operated the Buckhorn Saloon on upper Main Street. #OSS# Master Sergeant Guenther Burrer was a member of Headquarters Company, 38^th Infantry regiment, 2^nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on May 15, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. For his leadership and valor, Master Sergeant Burrer was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 323, Book 2 p. 316
receiving station Pearl Harbor 14 Aug 1942; Battleship USS Alabama 13 Mar 1944 Harvey Burrer, 22, Yeoman 2^nd. Class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hilmar Burrer, who volunteered for the service on August 10, 1942 and also received his training at San Diego. He is a graduate of FHS and attended a business collage in San Antonio prior to entering the Navy. He have seen considerable action and was overjoyed in meeting his cousin, Coxswain 3^rd. class, .Frederick Burrer in Hawaiian Islands, unexpectedly. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 70
	Burrer, Hilmar Born: 22 Jun 1895 Died: 12 May 1989 Service: 36^th Division U.S. Army WW I France, discharge 14 Jun 1919 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 220 SEQ	Burrer, John Gottlieb "Gottlieb" Born: 12 Dec 1830 Died: 18 Apr 1916 Service: CSA entered 1 May 1862 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: A, 08, 11	Burrer, Kermit Charles Born: 26 Jun 1933 Died: 20 Dec 2019 Service: U.S. Air Force; served Feb 1953 - Jan 1957 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 38
Texas Civil War Service Records Of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 Name: Gottlieb Burrer Military Service 1862 Event Type: Military Service Event year: 1862 age: 31 Military unit: 8^th (Taylor's) Battalion Cavalry (Taylor's Battalion Mounted Rifles) Affiliate: Complied Service Publication title: Records of Confederate Solders Who Served in Organization From the State of Texas Texas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 Name: Gottlieb Burrer Military Service 1862 Event type: Military Service Event Year : 1862-1863 Age: 32 Military unit: First (Yager's) Cavalry (1^st Mounted Rifles) Affiliate: Complied Service Publication title: Records of Confederate Solders Who Served in Organization from the State of Texas United State, Civil War Soldiers Index 1861-1865 Texas Name: Gottlieb Burrer Known As: Event Type: military Service Military: Private Rank beginning / Rank Ending: Private Military Side: Confederate State : Texas Unit: 8^th Taylor's Battalion Company C United State War Soldiers Index 1861-1865 Texas Name: Gottlieb Burrer Known as: Event type: Military Service Military Private Rank Beginning / Rank ending: Private Military Side: Confederate State: Texas Unit: 1^st Regiment Texas Cavalry, Yager's Company: E Civil War pension # 15243 & 32961 Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 194
	Burrer, Melvin Lawrence Born: 5 Jun 1926 Died: 3 Jan 2021 Service: Seaman 2/C U.S. Navy WW II Pacific Theater; discharge 20 Jul 1946 Burial: Zion Lutheran Cemetery #2	Burrer, Werner August Born: 1 Feb 1909 Died: 11 Sep 1975 Service: TEC 4 U.S. Army WW II; served 2 Mar 1942 - 19 Nov 1945 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: M, 12, 17	Burrier, Alva Lee "Alvie", Sr. Born: 6 Jul 1892 Died: 9 Apr 1981 Service: U.S. Army WW I; discharge 17 May 1919 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: I, 12, 11
In Service In the Pacific Frederick Burrer, BM 2/C and Melvin Burrer Seaman 2/C, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Burrer who are both seeing service in the Pacific. Melvin who has been in the service since January 2, 1945 is stationed at Guam. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 58
FIGHTIN' MAN Cpl.. Werner Burrer, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ad. Burrer, who is stationed with the U.S. Army in Hawaii. Werner entered the service on March 2, 1942 and recently was home during the illness and death of his Mother. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2, p. 200
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 45
	Burrier, Fred Marvin Born: 14 Feb 1919 Died: 22 Jul 2000 Service: MSGT U.S. Air Force WW II, Korea Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 26 Site 2375	Burrier, James Alfred Born: 17 Dec 1920 Died: 24 Sep 1984 Service: MSGT U.S. Army WW II Korea , Tech Sergeant; US Army Signal Corp re-enlisted 20 Nov 1945 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 1 Site 3137	Burrier, James Charles Born: 19 Sep 1929 Died: 27 Apr 1994 Service: PFC U.S. Army Korea Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 10 Site 1603
	Burrier, James Madison Born: 21 Apr 1896 Died: 18 Jan 1994 Service: U.S. Army WW I; served 7 Jul 1917 - 17 May 1919 Burial: Oakdale Memorial Park	Burrier, Tom Watson Born: 14 May 1894 Died: 4 Mar 1984 Service: U.S. Army WW I; discharge 17 May 1919 Burial: Eckert Community Cemetery Plot: Row 1	Burrier, Travis Calvin Born: 16 Mar 1926 Died: 2 Sep 1994 Service: S1C U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 13 Site 1133
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 149
Travis Burrier Finishes Landing Craft School Travis Burrier, Sea. 2-Class U. S. Navy Reserve. Who enlisted in the Navy soon after his graduation from Fredericksburg High School in 1943, and was sent to San Diego for basic training is at home with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Alva Burrier, and sisters, Misses Hazel and Velma for a short leave. Travis has just finished his special training in the Landing Craft School, after having had instruction in several California bases. He pronounces the 300 men and 18 officers in his unit " the best in the Navy". On his eighteenth birthday he will report at his station in Shoemaker, Calif.
	Burrier, William Cost. Born: 2 Jan 1820 Died: 5 Apr 1902 Service: Pvt.-Bastrop Cav. Co. , 26^th Brig., TST 1861 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: D, 03, 16	Burriss, Thomas Russell "Russ" Born: 26 Sep 1916 Died: 30 Apr 1997 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 021 071	Burrow, Bodo Henry Born: 21 Nov 1914 Died: 26 May 2001 Service: MOMM3 U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Comfort Cemetery
	Burrow, Milton Alvin Born: 27 Aug 1890 Died: 19 Dec 1958 Service: U.S. Army WW I Burial: Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery (Phoenix AZ)	Burrow, Oswald Born: 5 Nov 1921 Died: 29 Nov 1988 Service: U.S. Navy WW II; discharge 19 Jan 1946 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 007 033	Burrow, Walter Born: 25 Aug 1894 Died: 19 Oct 1918 Service: U.S. Army WW I died in service Burial: Willow City Plot: B, Row 01
Oswald Burrow U.S. Navy muster roll on Wichita 2 Oct 1944 to 1 Feb 1946. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 66
	Burrow, Walter Harry Born: 10 Feb 1919 Died: 25 Aug 1995 Service: Pvt. U.S. Army WW II; served 26 May 1942 - 14 Dec 1945 Burial: Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery (Phoeniz) Plot: Section 18D Site 3258	Busch, Kenneth Henry "Ken" Born: 21 Jun 1920 Died: 19 Apr 2006 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps WW II; Capt. U.S. Army Reserves Burial: Greenwood Cemetery	Bush, Doail Bain Born: 21 Feb 1925 Died: 26 Jan 1993 Service: U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Not stated / Unknown
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 248
	Bush, Thomas Charles Born: 14 Apr 1924 Died: 8 Jun 1982 Service: U.S. Navy WW II; served 1 Nov 1944 Burial: Eastland City Cemetery	Bushnell, Bill Norman "Billy" Born: 29 Aug 1931 Died: 16 Dec 2017 Service: U.S. Air Force Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 1 002 041	Butcher, Carl Freemont Born: 9 Apr 1906 Died: 20 Jun 1980 Service: Master Tech Sergeant U.S. Marine Corps WW II; served 19 Dec 1942 - 23 Mar 1945 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 001 109
He served in the South Pacific from August 1943 until December 1944, and participated in the defense of Johnston Island, Bougainville and Australian Mandated Island.
	Butler, David Ellie Born: 16 Aug 1919 Died: 20 Mar 2010 Service: 1^st Sgt. U.S. Army WW II Korea Vietnam AM ARCOM; discharge 4 Nov 1945 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 45 Site 908	Butler, Everett William Born: 16 Jan 1897 Died: 6 Aug 2000 Service: U.S. Navy WW I; discharge 30 Sep 1921 Burial: Garden of Memories	Butler, Joseph Griggs "Joe", Jr. Born: 23 Apr 1930 Died: 13 Feb 2013 Service: U.S. Army Burial: Grove Hill Memorial Park
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 139
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 141-142
	Butler, Steven Monette Born: 10 Dec 1941 Died: 17 Dec 2020 Service: Col. (Ret) U.S. Army Vietnam Burial: Greenwood Cemetery	Butler, William Joseph Born: 10 Mar 1934 Died: 9 Jan 2014 Service: U.S. Marine Corps Korea; served Aug 1953 - 2 Aug 1956 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery	Buvinghausen, William Mark, Sr. Born: 15 May 1955 Died: 18 Jul 2019 Service: U.S. Army Burial: Greenwood Cemetery
During Butler's career in the U.S. Army as a Military Intelligence officer, he served in the Dominican Republic, two tours in Vietnam, and as an instructor and department director at the Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth, KS.
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2012020423
	Bynum, James David Born: 1 Dec 1945 Died: 8 Jun 1975 Service: U.S. Navy; discharge 9 Aug 1963 Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Beaumont)	Bynum, John Edgar Born: 12 Dec 1934 Died: 11 May 2015 Service: U.S. Army; served 21 May 1957 - 6 Aug 1962 Burial: Cremated	Byrd, William Owen Born: 17 Feb 1922 Died: 18 Jun 2012 Service: PVT U.S. Army WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 4 009 019
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2012020364
	Caddell, Warren Lester Born: 27 May 1919 Died: 24 Oct 1986 Service: U.S. Coast Guard WW II Burial: Memory Gardens Cemetery (Corpus Christi)	Caffey, Harrol B. Born: 27 Jun 1924 Died: 17 Dec 2017 Service: Master Sergeant U.S. Marine Corps WW II; served 6 Aug 1941 - 17 Apr 1947; with battle citations: Guadalcanal; Leyte & Mindanao Burial: Liberty Hill City Cemetery	Calderon, Jose A. Born: 27 Apr 1943 Died: 24 Apr 1986 Service: SP4 U.S. Army Vietnam Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 8 Site 1125
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 9
	Caldwell, Andrew Jackson "Jack", Jr. Born: 18 Dec 1928 Died: 15 Oct 2018 Service: U.S. Marine Corps; served 4 years Burial: St. Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery	Calvert, Ross Donald Born: 24 Aug 1940 Died: 6 Feb 1993 Service: U.S. Marine Corps transfer 10 Jun 1960; U.S. Army discharge 2 Oct 1961, 27 Oct 1964 Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Camacho, John Baptist "Johnny", Sr. Born: 24 Apr 1928 Died: 16 Sep 2002 Service: Medical technician U.S. Army Air Corps, U.S. Air Force; served 8 May 1946 - 8 Jul 1950 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: J 04 034 B
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 32, 33, 34
	Cameron, Alfred Louis Born: 8 Mar 1897 Died: 2 Jan 1962 Service: PVT U.S. Army WW I; served 1918-1919 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 301 NEQ	Cameron, Reuben Harry Born: 7 Apr 1892 Died: 7 Dec 1967 Service: PVT U.S. Army WW I Burial: City Cemetery #4 (San Antonio)	Cameron, William Robert "Willie" Born: 4 Sep 1899 Died: 17 May 1991 Service: U.S. Army WW I; discharge 20 Dec 1918 Burial: Not stated / Unknown
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1, p. 192
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1, p. 1919
	Camp, Phillip Alton Born: 18 Feb 1914 Died: 2 Jul 2003 Service: U.S. Army WW II; served 20 Aug 1943 - 12 Dec 1945 Burial: Charlotte City Cemetery	Campbell, Dalton Glenn "Glenn" Born: 18 Feb 1926 Died: 12 Jul 2016 Service: U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 4 007 043	Campbell, Francis Paterson "Frank" Born: 6 May 1926 Died: 7 Feb 2013 Service: U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Mission Burial Park North (San Antonio)
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2012020313-314
Campbell served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Hansford APA106, discharged as Radioman 2nd Class, serving from Apr 1944 to Jun 1946.
Campbell was a WWII veteran who served as a water survival instructor at the Naval Air Station North Island in California.
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