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	Hohmann, Hermann H. Born: 6 Nov 1891 Died: 23 Oct 1918 Service: U.S. Army WW I KIA-France Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: D, 09, 08	Hohmann, Hubert Harry Born: 30 Dec 1922 Died: 27 Feb 2010 Service: Seaman First Class U.S. Navy WW II, entered 28 Jun 1943 Burial: Sunset Memorial Park	Hohmann, James William Born: 29 Mar 1926 Died: 6 Mar 2007 Service: Sgt. U.S. Marine Corps WW II South Pacific Korean War; served 1951 - 1952 Burial: Lawnhaven Memorial Garden
Two Brothers, Seaman First Class Hubert Hohmann, age 21 and Seaman Second Class Bert Hohmann, age 19 sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hohmann, are serving in uncle Sam's growing and powerful Navy. Hubert has just spent a well earned rest and furlough at home after having seen action in the Southern Pacific waters. He was inducted into the service on June 28, 1943 and received his training at San Diego, California, following which he went to Australia. Hubert reported for further duty early this week with the Navy. Hubert has seen about eight months overseas service so far. Bert entered the Navy in March, 1943 and has secured his training at San Diego, California, at Norman Oklahoma, and at Corona California where he is at present confined to a hospital. He expects to rejoin his unit in the Navy soon and get back into active duty. Both boys attended Nebo School at Eckert, both attended Fredericksburg High School, Bert graduating from FHS and Hubert doing his senior year at Kermit, Texas.
	Hohmann, Kenneth Louis Born: 25 May 1919 Died: 13 May 2003 Service: Staff. Sgt. U.S. Army Air Corps WW II, served 21 Feb 1941 - 1 Dec 1945 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 282 NWQ	Hohmann, Raymond Charles Born: 21 Sep 1936 Died: 27 Nov 2018 Service: SP4 U.S. Army, separation 14 Jan 1960, discharge 13 Dec 1963 Burial: Eckert Community Cemetery	Hohmann, Roland Chester Born: 2 May 1929 Died: 29 Sep 2010 Service: U.S. Army, separation 25 Oct 1956, discharge 30 Nov 1962 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 013 018
Staff. Sgt. Kenneth Hohmann son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hohmann who is now seeing duty at the Army Air School in Boswell, N.M.. Kenneth is one of the Gillespie County youth that is seeing rapid promotions. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2, p. 222
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 4 p. 20, Book 4 p. 69
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 369, Book 4 p. 54
	Hohmann, Valentine Born: 30 Nov 1827 Died: 18 Oct 1862 Service: Sergt. Minute Company for Gillespie County TST; Lieut. Of Gillespie Co. unit Burial: Treue der Union Monument	Hohmann, Victor Theodore Born: 21 Feb 1922 Died: 2 Sep 2003 Service: MSGT U.S. Army Air Corps WW II / Korea, U.S. Army, discharge 14 Nov 1945, Tech. Sgt. U.S. Army Air Corps, re-enlisted 6 Feb 1946 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 20 Site 1240	Hohmann, Walter Felix Born: 28 Jan 1918 Died: 23 Oct 2014 Service: U.S. Army WW II Korean Conflict, served 9 Dec 1940 - 20 Oct 1945, 1945 - Mar 1964 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 285 NEQ
On musterroll of Minute Company dated 25 Feb 1861; value of horse is $85. 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.
Sgt. Victor Hohmann Here On Furlough Tech. Sgt. Victor Hohmann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Hohmann, is spending a 15-day furlough at home. Hohmann has been in the service 3 years and 8 months with the U.S. Army Air Forces and has been stationed at Kelly Field Tucson Arizona in addition to his present station of Kingman, Arizona. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 177
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 139
	Holcomb, Nixon H. Born: 28 Jul 1913 Died: 13 May 1995 Service: SGT. U.S. Army Air Corps WW II Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 17 site 269	Holden, Donald Owen Born: 12 Dec 1934 Died: 11 Jul 2013 Service: U.S. Army Burial: Christadelphian Cemetery	Holden, Edward Carroll "Ed" Born: 28 Dec 1841 Died: 20 Jun 1926 Service: Private Company For Gillespie County, 3^rd Frontier District, TST; 1864 Burial: Christadelphian Cemetery Plot: Row 09
Holden served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division, he made 23 jumps and was 1st in his class as a Morse code operator.
Private Company For Gillespie County, 3^rd Frontier District, Texas State Troops 1864. Commanding Officer: W. A. Hudson 1st Lt. Private Company For Gillespie County, 3^rd Frontier District, B. G., J. D. McAdoo, Commanding Texas State Troops. R. J. Irving , Captain and Commanding Officer. Enlisted Jan. 30, 1864 in Blanco County and served 8 days.
	Holden, Melvin Carroll, Jr. Born: 25 Sep 1947 Died: 27 Sep 2013 Service: U.S. Navy Vietnam Burial: Christadelphian Cemetery	Holdforth, LeRoy Frederick "Le Roy" Born: 23 Aug 1926 Died: 10 Jul 2020 Service: U.S. Army WW II, served 10 Feb 1945 - 30 Nov 1946 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: J 01 002 B	Holland, Clifton E. Lee Born: 21 Jul 1923 Died: 22 Mar 1999 Service: CPL U.S. Army WW II, served 25 Jan 1943 - 7 Nov 1945 Burial: Willow City Plot: B, Row 03
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 55
Corporal Clifton E. Lee Holland serviced with 1926^th Ordnance Ammunition, January 21, 1943 - November 7, 1945, always on the front lines. He serviced in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland; he earned the American Theater Campaign Medal, EAME Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and three Overseas Service Bars. He is the son of Lee and Alma Brewer Holland; he married Leona M. E. Alberthal February 2, 1946 in Gillespie County Texas. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2, p. 159
	Holland, Hal Hicks, Jr. Born: 10 Nov 1919 Died: 23 Jun 2005 Service: LT U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 021 060	Holland, John Wesley "Wes", Jr. Born: 4 Sep 1896 Died: 27 Sep 1992 Service: Pvt U.S. Army WW I, discharge 29 Jan 1919 Burial: Willow City Plot: B, Row 06	Holler, Henry T. Born: 30 Aug 1925 Died: 8 Feb 2004 Service: S SGT U.S. Army Air Forces WW II Burial: Rocky Creek Cemetery
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 265
	Hollis, Floyd Michael "Mike" Born: 2 Nov 1957 Died: 22 Oct 2018 Service: U.S. Air Force Burial: Cremated	Hollis, Ivan Franklin Born: 9 Mar 1955 Died: 25 Jun 1996 Service: U.S. Air Force; served 30 Nov 1973 - 15 Jun 1976 Burial: Brown Ranch Cemetery	Holman, John Hardin "Jack", Sr. Born: 24 Oct 1921 Died: 17 Jul 2003 Service: F-LT O U.S. Army Air Force WW II Burial: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Plot: Section 14 B site 234
	Holmes, Charles Troy Born: 18 Jun 1900 Died: 30 Dec 1986 Service: WW I Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 003 026	Holmes, Darrell Lee Born: 30 Apr 1922 Died: 31 Mar 2013 Service: CPL U.S. Army WW II; served Nov 1942 - 13 Feb 1946 Burial: St. Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery	Holmes, Sharon Annette (Ballou) Born: 7 May 1954 Died: 2 Oct 2019 Service: stenographer U.S. Army Burial: Not stated / Unknown
Holmes was stationed at Camp Cook in California for six months before being sent overseas with the 13^th Armored Division in Germany and France. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2010020359
	Holmgreen, Warren Ericson, Jr. Born: 14 Sep 1924 Died: 22 Sep 2018 Service: WW II Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Homer, James Lucas, Jr. Born: 3 Aug 1934 Died: 24 Aug 2010 Service: PFC U.S. Army Burial: Stonewall Community Cemetery	Homrighausen, John Henry "Jack" Born: 31 Mar 1924 Died: 28 Apr 2017 Service: U.S. Army WW II; served 3 Nov 1943 - 3 Dec 1945 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: M2 SSD B 218
Homrighausen entered active duty on November 24, 1943 and served in Company A, 54^th. Armored Infantry Battalion, 10^th. Armored Division, Battles and Campaigns: Ardennes, Rhineland and central Europe. Decorations and citations: Combat Infantryman Badge, expert infantryman Badge, WWII Victory Medal, 2 oversees Bars, American Campaign Medal, European_African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with 3 Bronze Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal and Purple Heart for wounds received in action on March 10, 1945 at Platten Germany. Homrighausen served in the United States Army from 3 Nov 1943 to 3 Dec 1945, was in the battles & campaigns of Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe, was wounded in Germany 10 Mar 45, awarded the Purple Heart Medal, and on the Silver Star on 9 July 45, other awards being, WW II Victory Medal, two overseas service bars, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with four Battle Stars, Combat & Expert Infantry Badge, participated in the "Battle of the Bulge".
	Honaker, Lowell Reid Born: 27 Nov 1936 Died: 16 Dec 2012 Service: U.S. Army Korea Burial: Mission Retama Cemetery	Honig, Alfred Lindbergh Born: 4 May 1927 Died: 11 Dec 1982 Service: WW II Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 17, 01	Honig, John S. Born: 9 Sep 1924 Died: 13 Nov 1999 Service: SSgt U.S. Army WW II Burial: Harper Community Cemetery
While at Uiiversity of Virginia, Honaker Participated in ROTC ans was commissioned a second lieutenant. He served in the U.S. Army as an artillery officer in Korea and Fort Hood. He completed his servers in the reserves until he was honorably discharged with the rank of captain.
	Honig, Simon James, Sr. Born: 7 Mar 1920 Died: 31 Aug 1993 Service: SSgt U.S. Army WW II Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 16, 11	Honig, William August Born: 22 Nov 1915 Died: 22 Sep 2005 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 24 May 1945; machine gun instructor in El Paso Burial: Hondo Cemetery	Honigschmidt, John Edwin Born: 1 Jan 1945 Died: 26 Mar 2017 Service: Veteran Burial: Cremated
Cpt. Simon Honig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Honig, who is now stationed with the U. S. Army forces somewhere in Africa. Prior to being sent overseas he was stationed at Camp Stewart Ga.
Buddies Pvt. Wm. A. Honing and Pvt. Egon J. Moellendorf, who are both from here and buddies in the Army. Since their induction in May 1945 the two have been together and at present are stationed at Ft. Bliss, Texas. Honig is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Honig of Harper and the husband of Miss Leona Wunderlich. She and their two sons are making their home with her mother, Mrs. Otto Wunderlich, in Fredericksburg. Moellendorf is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Moellendorf.
	Hooper, Fred Patrick Born: 7 Mar 1974 Died: 21 Jan 2019 Service: U.S. Army, served Mar 2007 - 13 Apr 2010 Burial: Cremated	Hooper, Robert Lee "Bob", Jr. Born: 27 Jan 1924 Died: 5 May 2010 Service: SSGT U.S. Air Force WW II, served 15 Apr 1942 - 20 Apr 1945 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 019 043	Hoopman, Richard Alan "Dick" Born: 15 Jul 1943 Died: 15 Mar 2019 Service: Capt. U.S. Air Force; served 4 years Burial: Fredericksburg United Methodist Church Columbarium
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2010020084
Hooper served as a Ball Turret Gunner on both B-17's & B-24's with 44^th. Bomb Group 8^th. Air Force; His last aircraft "Avenger II" crashed in Spain where he became a POW from May 1943 - Aug 1943. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2008020002
Hoopman trained at Vandenburg Air Base (California) and was then stationed at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas. He rose to the rank of Captain and was a missile launch officer in a Titan II missile silo.
	Hooten, Robert Ellis Born: 26 Mar 1936 Died: 11 Apr 2010 Service: U.S. Army, discharge Transfer 20 Apr 1959 Burial: Gooch Cemetery	Hoots, Carl Hicks Born: 26 Dec 1920 Died: 1 May 1975 Service: U.S. Army WW II, discharge 23 Oct 1945; Master Sergeant U.S. Air Corps served 24 Oct 1945 - 25 Oct 1950; discharge 17 Mar 1952 Burial: Memory Lawn Cemetery (Martindale TX)	Hoots, John Henry Born: 28 Jan 1895 Died: 13 Mar 1978 Service: U.S. Army WW I, discharge 28 Mar 1919 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 108 NWQ
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2010020068
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 230, Book 3 p. 231, Book 3 p. 232
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 234
	Hopf, Casper Born: 9 May 1827 Died: 5 Apr 1904 Service: Pvt. Co. C, 3^rd Frontier District TST 1864 Burial: Missing Grave Project	Hopf, Emil Charles "Hoppy" Born: 29 Feb 1916 Died: 5 Sep 1967 Service: WW II Burial: Harper Community Cemetery	Hopf, Emil Herman Born: 8 Sep 1888 Died: 11 Nov 1958 Service: U.S. Army WW I, discharge 12 Aug 1919 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 17, 20
Name: Hopf, Casper, Pvt.. Com. off: Dearing, Jacob, Capt. Organ: Co. C, 3^rd Frontier Dist., BG J.D. McAdoo comdg., TST Enlist: Ap. 14-64 in Gillespie Co. Disch: Served 4 days at $2--$8 Descrip: Remarks: R&F 59; En. & Mus. Off. Maj. S.M. Hunter; Co. org. under act of D. 15-63; 1 mus. roll dtd. Ap. 14-64 to Je 1-64. Source: Ancestry.com. Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 136
	Hopf, Erato R. Born: 11 Apr 1919 Died: 29 Aug 1993 Service: U.S. Army WW II; enlisted 6 May 1941 Burial: Sunset Memorial Park	Hopf, Harry Clifton "Clifton" Born: 9 Aug 1919 Died: 13 Jun 1977 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 29 Jun 1942 Burial: Harper Community Cemetery	Hopf, Johann Valentine "Valentine" Born: 13 Mar 1818 Died: 27 Dec 1886 Service: Pvt.-TST Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: B, 08, 23
	Hopf, Max Wayne Born: 5 Jan 1926 Died: 25 Jul 1959 Service: U.S. Army WW II, served 23 May 1944 - 18 Jan 1946 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 242 NEQ	Hopf, Walter Born: 19 Feb 1895 Died: 27 Oct 1968 Service: TX PFC Co D 144 Inf 36 DIV U.S. Army WW I, discharge 23 Apr 1919 Burial: St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG J 01 012	Hopkins, Charles Born: 9 Mar 1923 Died: 31 Jul 2012 Service: U.S. Army WW II, served Apr 1944 - Apr 1945 Burial: Rosebank Cemetery (Mulberry KS)
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 118
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book1 p. 134
	Hopper, Quentin Roosevelt Born: 8 Jul 1919 Died: 20 Jun 2007 Service: U.S. Army & U.S. Navy WW II / Korea Burial: Hopper Family Cemetery	Horlen, Aubrey Baumann, Sr. Born: 18 Apr 1909 Died: 19 Dec 1989 Service: SGT U.S. Army WW II; served 1 Oct 1940 - 11 Oct 1945 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section AA Site 1102	Horlen, John "Johnny" Born: 24 Oct 1887 Died: 25 Nov 1960 Service: PVT U.S. Army WW I Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 101 SWQ
Staff Sergeant Aubrey Horlen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Horlen, who is stationed at Sheppard Field Texas. Horlen graduated from the Armament School at Laury Field Denver, Colorado in May 1942 before being transferred back to Texas.
	Hornsby, Hugh Morrison, III Born: 22 Mar 1934 Died: 22 Sep 2019 Service: U.S. Army Reserves Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Horobec, Eduard Born: 12 Dec 1949 Died: 23 Jul 2013 Service: U.S. Army Vietnam Burial: Cremated	Hostetler, Noah S. Born: 28 Feb 1940 Died: 13 Jun 1991 Service: SFC U.S. Army Vietnam Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 3 002 043
	Hostetter, Lawrence Bryan "Larry" Born: 2 Jan 1921 Died: 12 May 1985 Service: WW II Burial: Cremated	Houston, Alvin L., Sr. Born: 11 Apr 1914 Died: 5 Dec 1993 Service: WW II Burial: Stonewall Community Cemetery	Houy, Arnold John Ernst, Jr. Born: 10 Jun 1934 Died: 13 Mar 2002 Service: U.S. Army, discharge 30 Mar 1959 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 20, 11
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 4 p. 8
	Houy, Arnold John Ernst, Sr. Born: 21 Sep 1889 Died: 25 Nov 1975 Service: U.S. Army; served 14 Jun 1918 - 20 May 1919 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 10, 04	Houy, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm "William" Born: 22 Jan 1850 Died: 16 Feb 1920 Service: CSA, Texas Rangers; served 1874 - Aug 1877 Burial: Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery	Houy, Clifford Walter Born: 3 Feb 1926 Died: 11 Dec 2010 Service: Lt. Col. (ret.) U.S.Army Air Corps WW II; served 3 Jun 1943 - 27 Jul 1946, served 20 years; retired 1970 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: I, 04, 01
Houy received a Civil War Pension and Texas Ranger Indian War Pension. Approval for the Texas Ranger pension was based on service in Comp F. Frontier Battalion from 1874 to Aug 1877
Clifford W. Houy was an aerial tail gunner aboard a B-24 bomber and later with Occupational Forces in Japan. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 18
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