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	Gold, Peter Johann, Jr. Born: 17 Dec 1839 Died: 10 Feb 1918 Service: Pvt.-Minute Co., Gillespie County TST 1861. Pvt.-Ranger Co. for Gillespie, Kerr & Hays Counties, Frontier Regt., TST 1862 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: A, 10, 18	Gold, Peter, Sr. Born: 8 Dec 1839 Died: 6 Mar 1921 Service: Pvt.-Ranger Co. for Gillespie, Kerr and Hays Counties, Frontier Regt., TST 1862 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: A, 02, 05	Gold, Reuben Edwin Born: 19 Aug 1925 Died: 20 Jan 2016 Service: U.S. Army Korea, discharge 23 Dec 1949, discharge 29 Oct 1951, discharge 14 Mar 1953 Burial: Meusebach Creek Cemetery
CSA, entered 1 May 1862, Book 1 p. 194 Texas Civil War Service Records Of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 Name: Peter Gold Military Service: 1862 Event Type: Military Service Event year: 1862 Age: 22 Military Unit: 8^th Taylor's Battalion Cavalry/ Taylor's Battalion Mounted Rifles Affiliate: Complied Service Publication Title: Records of Confederate Solder's Who Served in Organization From the State Of Texas
As a young man, Reuben served in the U.S. Army, including time in Japan and Korea, working as both an MP and in the signal corps. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 233, Book 3 p. 239, Book 3 p. 261
	Gold, Richard Born: 12 Feb 1878 Died: 19 Aug 1927 Service: U.S. Army WW I 17th Battery Field Artillery Burial: San Antonio National Cemetery Plot: Section C site 405-a	Gold, Sherman Lee Edwin Born: 27 Aug 1933 Died: 11 Jun 1997 Service: PFC U.S. Army Korea; served 12 Nov 1953 - 20 Oct 1955 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: J 05 047 B	Gold, Wilhelm Gustav "Gustav" Born: 1 Dec 1870 Died: 25 Feb 1948 Service: Veteran Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: E, 15, 23
	Gold, William Born: 20 Sep 1844 Died: 18 May 1922 Service: CSA, entered 1 May 1862 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: D, 07, 12	Gombert, Kermit Fritz Born: 24 Aug 1918 Died: 4 Dec 1984 Service: SGT U.S. Army WW II Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery	Gomez, Miguel Born: 25 Mar 1935 Died: 28 Sep 2021 Service: U.S. Air Force; served 22 years Burial: Not stated / Unknown
Texas Civil War Service Records Of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 Name: William Gold aka Wm. Military Service: 1862 Event Type: Military Service Event year: 1862 Age: Blank Military Unit: 8^th Taylor's Battalion Cavalry/ Taylor's Battalion Mounted Rifles Affiliate: Complied Service Publication Title: Records of Confederate Solder's Who Served in Organization From the State Of Texas Texas Civil War Service Records Of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 Name: William Gold aka Wm. Military Service: 1862 Event Type: Military Service Event year: 1863 Age: Blank Military Unit: 1^st Regiment Yager's Cavalry/ 1^st Mounted Rifles Affiliate: Complied Service Publication Title: Records of Confederate Solder's Who Served in Organization From the State Of Texas United Stat War Soldiers Index 1861-1865 Texas Name: William Gold aka Wm. 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 Stat War Soldiers Index 1861-1865 Texas Name: William Gold aka Wm. 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 Texas Civil War Service Records Of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 Name: William Gold aka Wm. Military Service: 1865 Bugler Event Type: Military Service Event year: 1865 Age: Blank Military Unit: 1^st Regiment Yager's Cavalry/ 1^st Mounted Rifles Company: A Affiliate: Complied Service Publication Title: Records of Confederate Solder's Who Served in Organization From the State Of Texas Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 194
	Gondeck, Edward Ralph Born: 20 Feb 1924 Died: 6 Jun 2003 Service: U.S. Marine Corps WW II, discharge 15 Dec 1945 Burial: Blanco City Cemetery	Gonzales, Manuel P. Born: 22 Feb 1909 Died: 5 Sep 1974 Service: PVT U.S. Army WW II, 2 Jun 1942 - 5 Feb 1945 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section V Site 14	Good, Robert Nelson Born: 15 Apr 1926 Died: 3 Mar 1997 Service: Lt. Col. U.S. Marine Corps WW II / Korea / Vietnam, transfer 1 Nov 1966 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 11 site 820
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 248
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 43
	Goodale, Thomas H. Born: 6 Jan 1908 Died: 11 Dec 1981 Service: PFC U.S. Army WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 149 SWQ	Gordon, Billy Edward "Bill" Born: 18 Jul 1927 Died: 19 Apr 2014 Service: U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Landreth Cemetery	Gordon, Joseph, Jr. Born: 8 Aug 1925 Died: 15 Sep 2014 Service: U.S. Navy WW II, U.S. Army Korea; served 1943 - 1964 Burial: Indiantown Gap National Cemetery (PA)
Gordon served as a Gunner's Mate on the USS Miami at Guam, Saipan and Phillipines during WW II. He served as Security Police and Drill Sergeant during his U.S. Army service. He retired from the Military.
	Goring, Walter Duncan Born: 7 Sep 1915 Died: 20 Feb 2008 Service: U.S. Navy WW II, discharge 9 May 1946 Burial: Maplewood Cemetery (Norwich CT)	Gottlieb, Bedford John Born: 19 Jun 1919 Died: 18 Jan 1996 Service: U.S. Army WW II, served 1938 - 8 Oct 1948 Burial: Trinity Lutheran Plot: S 10 12	Gould, Wayne Miller Born: 8 May 1933 Died: 24 Apr 2010 Service: U.S. Navy Burial: Cremated
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 174
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2009020061
	Grace, James Darrel Born: 1 Mar 1931 Died: 15 Dec 2011 Service: CPL U.S. Army Korea, served 1948 - 2 Oct 1952 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section C1 Row W-2 Site C-162	Graf, Carl William "Charles" Born: 6 Apr 1829 Died: 23 Aug 1899 Service: Pvt. Minute Company for Gillespie County TST 1861; survivor of Nueces River Massacre Burial: Giddings City Cemetery	Graham, Eddie "Ed" Born: 27 May 1931 Died: 5 Dec 2016 Service: YN3 U.S. Navy Korea Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2011020307, File # 2008020057
On musterroll of Minute Company dated 25 Feb 1861; value of horse is $75. On musterroll of Minute Company ending 25 May 1861; paid $24 for 16 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. On musterroll of Minute Company ending 25 Feb 1862; paid $15.00 for 10 days. Graf went with Kusenberger and Schwethelm to Monterey and then to New Orleans to join 1^st Texas Cavalry
His tour of military service was duty at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii.
	Granville, Woodrow Ellis "Ellis" Born: 3 Oct 1914 Died: 1 Nov 1976 Service: SGT U.S. Army WW II, served 1 Feb 1940 - 30 Nov 1945 Burial: Harper Community Cemetery	Grasshoff, John Maurice Born: 15 Jun 1919 Died: 29 Apr 1983 Service: U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Grasso, Fritz Born: 14 Jun 1829 Died: 25 Sep 1908 Service: Private Co. H. 1^st Texas Cavalry; served 3 Apr 1864 - 13 Feb 1865 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: A, 01, 12
Master Sergeant Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs.Chester Granville of Harper, recently was transferred from Harlingen to a new air field at Laredo, Texas, where he is Chief Clark in charge of the Police Department. Sgt. Granville entered the US Army on February 1, 1940 and since that time he has been stationed at Camp Wallace. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 210
	Grauke, Olie Chalmus Born: 7 Feb 1920 Died: 2 Dec 1986 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps WW II; served 29 Jan 1943 - 16 Nov 1945 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 2 005 048	Gravitt, Carl James, Sr. Born: 15 Dec 1926 Died: 9 Apr 2008 Service: MSGT U.S. Air Force WW II Korea Vietnam Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery	Gray, Robert H. Born: 24 Sep 1928 Died: 4 Dec 2018 Service: Corp. U.S. Armed Forces Military Police; served 1950 - 1953 Burial: Not stated / Unknown
	Greathouse, Clyde Duncan, Jr. Born: 7 Mar 1925 Died: 29 Jun 1991 Service: Seaman First Class U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Conroe Memorial Park	Greathouse, Clyde Duncan, Sr. Born: 31 Aug 1892 Died: 2 Dec 1986 Service: U.S. Navy WW I Burial: Wallace Mountain Cemetery	Greathouse, David McLeod Born: 7 Jan 1928 Died: 22 Nov 2011 Service: Commander (Ret) U.S. Navy Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: M5 SAP 1 B 111
Sees Plenty Action Clyde D. Greathouse, Jr. Seaman First Class, Former F.H.S. student and native of here whose parents now live in Corpus Christi, who knows well the fanaticism of the Japanese since his battleship was struck by two enemy suicide planes. he spent 22 months in the Pacific, wears four bronze stars designating five additional battles on his Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon. In addition he has won the Philippine Liberation ribbon and the American theater ribbon. His ship bombarded shore installations in pre-invasion action in the Philippines, Saipan, Peleliu, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands and Okinawa. Before entering the Navy, he drove a truck for H. E. Butt Co. He is now on leave with his parents in Corpus and will report to the West Coast for further duty July 21.
	Greathouse, John Willard Born: 15 Apr 1895 Died: 9 Mar 1978 Service: PVT Infantry U.S. Army WW I, discharge 21 Aug 1919, Purple Heart Burial: Sandy Cemetery	Greathouse, Thomas Bea Born: 28 Sep 1896 Died: 16 Sep 1981 Service: U.S. Army WW I; served 6 Sep 1918 - 11 Jan 1919 Burial: Willow City Plot: A, Row 09	Green, Charlotte (Russell) Born: 3 Jul 1925 Died: 31 Oct 2012 Service: Tech-5 U.S. Army WW II, served 24 Jul 1945 - 4 Nov 1946 Burial: Lovington Cemetery (NM)
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 257
	Green, Delbert Curtis Born: 4 May 1924 Died: 11 Jun 1991 Service: U.S. Army WW II Burial: Harper Community Cemetery	Green, Forrest Albert Born: 10 May 1919 Died: 7 Apr 1981 Service: U.S. Army WW II, served 21 Sep 1939 - 23 Jun 1945 Burial: Harper Community Cemetery	Green, Gilbert F. Born: 29 Nov 1923 Died: 14 Jan 2003 Service: SC2 U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 3 005 002
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 46
	Green, Troy Lee Born: 19 Aug 1956 Died: 7 Mar 2018 Service: Veteran Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Green, William Emett "W. E." Born: 19 May 1891 Died: 27 Mar 1920 Service: U.S. Army WW I Burial: Harper Community Cemetery	Greene, George Inman Born: 15 Mar 1921 Died: 15 Oct 2000 Service: 1^st LT U.S. Army WW II Purple Heart Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 2 004 026
	Greene, Robin Nikoias Born: 13 Oct 1938 Died: 9 Sep 2018 Service: Veteran Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Greenwood, Clarence Lee, Jr. Born: 6 Jun 1918 Died: 9 Aug 2007 Service: WW II; served overseas Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 029 013	Greenwood, Jackie R. Born: 6 Feb 1937 Died: 22 Aug 2019 Service: U.S. Air Force Burial: Roseland Park Cemetery (Berkley MI)
	Greenwood, Joseph A. Born: 18 Aug 1904 Died: 23 Jun 1984 Service: U.S. Army WW II; served 17 Jul 1942 - 24 jun 1945 Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Gremillion, Cornelius "Neil" Born: 4 Feb 1917 Died: 28 Nov 2011 Service: Merchant Marines & Coast Guard WW II; served 1935 - 1945 Burial: Cremated	Gremmer, Stanley William Born: 22 Jun 1924 Died: 5 Feb 2018 Service: Veteran WW II Burial: Trinity Lutheran
Stanley Gremmer was proud of the American Flag. He was a WWII Veteran who received a Victory Medal in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater, a Ribbon w/1 silver battle star, 4 overseas service bars, a good conduct medal and a distinguished unit badge.
	Grenwelge, Norman Harry Born: 8 Oct 1921 Died: 13 Mar 2017 Service: U.S. Army WW II; served 1 year Burial: Llano City Cemetery	Gresser, Bruno D. Born: 24 Aug 1892 Died: 15 Jan 1955 Service: Water Tender U.S. Navy U.S.S. Shoshone WW I; served 14 Dec 1917 - 12 Aug 1919 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 06, 33	Grienke, Edwin Eddie, Sgt Born: 4 Feb 1925 Died: 9 Sep 1950 Service: Sergeant, U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 23 Aug 1944, MIA, Korea, KIA Burial: St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG H 10 141
Edwin Grienke Missing In Action on European Front Pvt. Edwin E. Grienke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Grienke, formerly of here but now of Boerne, has been listed as missing in action in Germany, according to word received here last week by local relatives. Pvt. Grienke was inducted into the service from Gillespie County in August 1944 and served in army camps in Texas, California and Nebraska, prior to being sent overseas in January of this year. He was last home on furlough during the latter part of December 1944. Prior to entering the service, Grienke was a driver for the Bob Loth truck line. Sergeant Edwin Eddie Grienke was a member of the 19^th Infantry Regiment, 24^th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 9, 1950. Sergeant Grienke was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, 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. Service Number 38680877
	Griest, Myron "Rusty" Born: 26 Jan 1925 Died: 7 Feb 1993 Service: SP2 U.S. Army WW II Korea Burial: Trinity Lutheran Plot: S 10 07	Griffin, Alton James Born: 22 Apr 1918 Died: 16 Feb 2007 Service: U.S. Army WW II, served 17 Feb 1942 - 4 Oct 1945 Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery	Griffin, Curtis Lee Calvin Born: 23 Jan 1913 Died: 4 Feb 1945 Service: Pfc Coast Arty Corps WW II, KIA Belgium Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery Plot: Row 8
Pvt. Alton Griffin is serving in the U. S. Army both in Germany and in France, where he was in the hospital for some time. Alton entered the Army at Ft. Bliss, Texas in 1942 where he trained as a medic. He served in WW II in the 52^nd. Armored Infantry Battalion which was a part of the 9^th. Armored Division. He was a rifleman in Ardennes, the Rhineland and Central Europe where he received the Good Conduct Medal, a Combat Infantry Badge with five Stars. Alton was honorably discharged in 1945 at Camp Bowie, Texas in Brownwood, Texas. He was born and went to school at Morris Ranch, where his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Griffin own a ranch / farm. He has several brothers serving in the Service of their Country. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 95
PFC. Curtis L. C. Griffin Paid Supreme Sacrifice In Belgium On February 4^th PFC. Curtis L. C. Griffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Griffin of Fredericksburg, paid the supreme sacrifice for his country on February 4^th, in Belgium, according to the telegram received by his parents on Friday of last week. PFC. Griffin was the eighteenth Gillespie County serviceman to pay the supreme sacrifice and was one of four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Griffin serving their country, two of them in Europe. Curtis was born in Morris Ranch on January 23, 1913, the son of J. E. and Mrs. Frances Alexander Griffin, and just recently had observed his 32^nd birthday on the battlefront in Belgium. He attended the Morris Ranch School and prior to entering the service worked with highway contractors building local roads and helped in the razing of the Fredericksburg and Northern Railroad. He was inducted into the service in November 1942 from Gillespie County, serving at Ft. Sam Houston and later being transferred to Camp Haan, California, where he received all of his military training. PFC. Griffin was sent overseas to England in December 1943 and took part in the invasion of France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and then again in Belgium. He was killed in action as the Allied forces were erasing the "Bulge" from the German break through in December. The last letter his parents received from him was dated on January 27, when he wrote that he had participated in this action and that he was thankful his brother, Pfc. Alton Griffin who is in France, had been in the Hospital in Paris, otherwise he too would have had to take part in the hard fighting in Belgium. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include five brother, three of them in the service. Staff Sgt. K. C. Griffin is with the U. S. forces in Germany; Pfc. Alton Griffin is in France and Cpl. Mikel Griffin, is stationed in Arizona at the Yuman Army Air Field. Other brothers surviving are: Ed. Griffin, Houston; and Arthur Griffin, Phoenix Arizona. Sisters surviving, three of whose husbands are in the service, are: Mrs. J. E. Petty, Kerrville; Mrs. Fred Pieper, Harper; Mrs. Robert Collier (Sgt. Collier is in Corsica); Mrs. John F. Zehner of San Antonio (Cpl. Zehner is in Belgium); and Mrs. Phil Dreyfuss (Sgt. Dreyfuss is in Officer's Training School in Ft. Monmouth, N. J.).
	Griffin, Gerald Paul "Jerry" Born: 18 Feb 1925 Died: 9 Jul 2006 Service: U.S. Navy WW II, discharge 24 Mar 1946 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 3 002 006	Griffin, K. C. Samuel "Samuel" Born: 24 Feb 1916 Died: 24 Dec 1994 Service: S/Sgt U.S. Army WW II, served 23 May 1941 - 13 Aug 1945, Silver Star Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery Plot: Row 8	Griffin, Leonard Earl Born: 4 Apr 1913 Died: 1 Sep 2000 Service: U.S. Navy WW II, discharge 9 Dec 1945 Burial: Not stated / Unknown
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 254
Sgt. K. C. Griffin Home From Overseas Staff Sergeant K. C. Griffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Griffin, arrived home on Monday, after having served in the Army for over four years, three years of them, to the day, in overseas service. Sgt. Griffin, who was inducted here on May 23, 1941, served in North Africa, Italy, France, Germany ( where he was on V-E day), and Austria, as a member of the 2756 Engineers as a Platoon Sergeant. In addition to the Good Conduct Medal and the American Defense Ribbon, he wears the European Theatre of Operations Ribbon with six battle stars and the bronze arrowhead for the invasion of North Africa. The holder of 111 discharge points, he was honorable discharged on Monday, August 13, in San Antonio and is going to take a good rest before going to work. He has two brothers, Cpl. Alvin Griffin, somewhere in Alaska and Pfc. Alton Griffin, somewhere in Germany, still in the service. One brother PFC. Curtis L. C. Griffin was killed in action in Germany on February 4, 1945. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 40
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 196
	Griffin, Mikel Elven "Mike" Born: 16 Dec 1907 Died: 1 Mar 1991 Service: Cpl U.S. Army Air Corp WW II Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Sect. AA Site 440	Griffin, Mikel Elven "Mike" Born: 16 Dec 1907 Died: 1 Mar 1991 Service: Cpl U.S. Army Air Corp WW II, discharge 13 Oct 1945 Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery Plot: Row 8	Griffin, Osward Hale Born: 21 Oct 1879 Died: 8 Aug 1959 Service: Batt. Sgt. Major U.S. Army, 29th U.S. Volunteer Infantry; served 12 Aug 1899 - 10 May 1901 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 280 SEQ
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 194
	Griffin, Searcy Flournoy Born: 8 Sep 1920 Died: 18 Jan 2019 Service: U.S. Navy WW II, served May 1943 - 22 Jun 1946 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery	Griffin, Vernon Edward Born: 20 Dec 1934 Died: 29 Apr 1992 Service: A/1C U.S. Air Force Korea Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery Plot: Row 8	Griffin, William Edward Born: 6 Feb 1899 Died: 4 Nov 1956 Service: U.S. Navy WW I Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery Plot: Row 8
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2009020040
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