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	White, Dewey Edmund "Buzz" Born: 4 Dec 1937 Died: 4 Oct 2023 Service: U.S. Army; served 20 years Burial: Not stated / Unknown	White, Donald Elton Born: 5 May 1924 Died: 19 Apr 2020 Service: 1st Lt. U.S. Army Air Corps WW II; served 1944 - Jun 1945 Burial: Sunset Memorial Park	White, Ralph Newton Born: 22 Feb 1898 Died: 8 Jun 1979 Service: U.S. Army WW I Burial: Center Point Cemetery
Buzz dedicated 20 years of his life to the Army, serving in the Signal Corps. He bravely served two tours in Vietnam and was a member of the Special Forces as a Green Beret. His commitment and valor twice earned him the prestigious Bronze Star Award. Buzz retired from the military as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1981.
White was transferred to Cadet School and graduated in February of 1944 as a 2nd Lt. in the US Army Air Corp and trained as a Bombardier on the B-17 Flying Fortress. Don flew 35 missions for the 15th Air Force out of Italy in the European Theater of WWII. On one mission over Austria, his plane was shot down / listed MIA on Dec. 11, 1944, but Allied Russian troops picked up him and his B-17 crew. After 2 weeks adventure he was returned to Italy to finish their necessary missions. Don left the service in June 1945 as a 1st. Lt. WWII combat veteran.
	White, Rex Douglas Born: 25 Jul 1954 Died: 9 Mar 2022 Service: 1st LT U.S. Army; served 1975 - 1979 Burial: Not stated / Unknown	White, Robert Newton Born: 23 Aug 1916 Died: 12 Feb 1967 Service: Major U.S. Air Force WW II Korea; enlisted 7 Jan 1935 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 2A Site 3193	White, Rufus Malcolm "Malcolm" Born: 14 Sep 1920 Died: 12 Mar 2011 Service: U.S. Army WW II; enlisted 13 Aug 1942 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 3 009 012
White joined Army ROTC in 1975, and as a cadet, completed Airborne School and Ranger School in the summer of 1976. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army the summer of 1977, and attended the Engineer Officer Basic Course at Fort Belvoir, Virginia in 1977. He went on to Fort Hood, Texas and served as a Platoon Leader of an Atomic Demolitions Platoon, and was promoted to First Lieutenant. He was honorably discharged in 1979.
Malcolm White served his country in the Army during WW II and took part in the Normandy Invasion, and the Liberation of Paris.
	White, Thomas A. Born: 6 Mar 1842 Died: 28 Feb 1895 Service: Pvt. Co. 6 Regt. TX Cav. CSA Burial: Noxville Cemetery	White, William Emmett "Bill" Born: 2 Nov 1922 Died: 7 Jul 2014 Service: U.S. Army WW II; registered 2 Nov 1941 Burial: Cremated	White, Wriley Wayne "Wayne" Born: 12 May 1938 Died: 5 Aug 2023 Service: U.S. Air Force; served 1956 - 1960 Burial: Not stated / Unknown
	Whitehead, John Bennett "Jake" Born: 3 Jul 1929 Died: 7 Apr 1995 Service: U.S. Army Korea; served 7 Nov 1952 - 20 Aug 1954 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 001 062	Whitehead, Joseph Franklin "Joe", Sr. Born: 2 Feb 1922 Died: 19 Jan 1985 Service: Tec 5 U.S. Army WW II; served 11 Nov 1942 - 15 Apr 1944 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 001 072	Whitehead, Joseph Franklin, Jr. Born: 1 Feb 1950 Died: 23 Sep 2017 Service: U.S. Air Force Vietnam; served Jan 1969 - Apr 1974 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
	Whitehead, Tom Wayne Born: 19 May 1934 Died: 3 Aug 2021 Service: Veteran Burial: Greenwood Cemetery	Whitehead, William Martin "Dub" Born: 25 Nov 1923 Died: 20 Dec 2012 Service: BM1 U.S. Navy WW II Pacific front Burial: Westlawn Cemetery	Whitewood, Fred James, Jr. Born: 8 Jun 1930 Died: 23 Jun 2005 Service: U.S. Air Force; served 13 Sep 1951 - 12 Sep 1956 Burial: Harper Community Cemetery
	Whitley, Alvin Little Born: 6 Feb 1887 Died: 22 Apr 1964 Service: PVT U.S. Army WW I Burial: Sunset Memorial Park	Whitney, Donald Paul "Duke" Born: 12 Apr 1946 Died: 18 Sep 2021 Service: Vietnam Burial: Greenwood Cemetery	Whitney, Paul Avery Born: 11 Sep 1917 Died: 21 Sep 1995 Service: T. Sgt. U.S. Air Force WW II; served 5 Nov 1940 - 12 Jun 1945 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 2 004 036
	Whitson, Jessie Born: 1832 Died: 1893 Service: Pvt. TX Troops, CSA Burial: Noxville Cemetery	Whitten, Stephen Earl Born: 16 Sep 1921 Died: 24 Apr 2007 Service: U.S. Army WW II; enlisted 20 Aug 1942 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 030 009	Whitworth, Carl Oran Born: 22 Nov 1896 Died: 1 May 1984 Service: U.S. Army WW I Burial: Harper Community Cemetery
Private of 165th Depot Brigade, 27th Company of Camp Travis WWI Records
	Whitworth, David Glenn Born: 25 Jan 1931 Died: 28 Feb 2005 Service: A1C U.S. Air Force Korea Burial: Sisterdale Cemetery	Whitworth, Worth Evans Born: 25 May 1927 Died: 4 Dec 1983 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 8 Aug 1945 Burial: Junction City Cemetery	Wicker, Carlin Dale Born: 28 Nov 1931 Died: 3 Apr 2005 Service: Veteran's List Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 5 003 048
	Wiedmann, Wilhelm, Sr. Born: 20 Jun 1840 Died: 6 Feb 1911 Service: U.S. Army; entered 1 May 1862 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: A, 03, 04	Wiemers, Marvin Alfred Willis Born: 31 Dec 1892 Died: 13 Jun 1985 Service: WW I Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 22, 21	Wiemers, Marvin Jackson "Jack" Born: 10 Jul 1925 Died: 10 Aug 2017 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 28 Mar 1945 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 24, 13
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 194
	Wiemers, William Richard Born: 18 Dec 1928 Died: 2 Nov 2021 Service: U.S. Army; served Oct 1948 - Oct 1952, Jun 1966 - Jul 1984 Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Wienecke, Robert Lee Born: 29 Nov 1920 Died: 4 Dec 1993 Service: PVT U.S. Army WW II, served 7 Oct 1942 - 23 Nov 1945 Burial: Itasca Cemetery	Wieser, Jarvis Benedict Born: 23 Sep 1924 Died: 8 Jan 1986 Service: U.S. Army WW II discharge 1944 / 1946 Burial: Wieser Family
U.S. Army; served Oct 1948 - Oct 1952, Jun 1966 - Jul 1984 He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1948 and served in the Weather Service until 1952 with stations in Waco, Texas and Brady Field, Kyushu, Japan. He served as a Chaplain in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 until 1984. He was stationed at Castle AFB, Winton, California; Ben Hoa Air Base, Vietnam; Randolph AFB and Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas; Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Alaska; Scott AFB, Lebanon, Illinois; and Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas. This is where he retired from the Air Force with a total of 25 years of service. The last 13 years of his military career was as a hospital chaplain. William R. Wiemers son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wiemers of Fredericksburg, enlisted in the US Army Air Force at Randolph air field this week. William is a graduate of Fredericksburg High School where he was a captain of his football team, class of 1945. He has also completed two years at Southwestern Univerity at Georgetown, Texas before enlisting this week. [11 Oct 1948, San Antonio Express] William R. Wiemers is chaplain at Randolph Air Base. [1970, San Antonio Express]
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 17; Book 3 p. 256
	Wiesner, John Edward Born: 5 Oct 1931 Died: 6 Feb 2011 Service: U.S. Army, served Dec 1952 - Dec 1954 Burial: Mission Burial Park North (San Antonio)	Wiley, Earl Chester Born: 4 Nov 1895 Died: 3 Jul 1984 Service: U.S. Army WW I; served 25 May 1918 - 3 Apr 1919 Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery (Cameron TX)	Wilferth, Paul Wayne Born: 16 Sep 1943 Died: 27 Mar 2015 Service: U.S. Army; served 1962 - 1965 Burial: Not stated / Unknown
Paul served in the US Army from 1962 to 1965 and was a member of the 82nd Airborne where he did one tour of duty in the Dominican Republic.
	Wilke, Alton Ernst Born: 21 Feb 1921 Died: 7 Mar 1983 Service: M SGT U.S. Army WW II discharge 20 Aug 1946 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 299 NEQ	Wilke, Edwin Louis Born: 28 Aug 1899 Died: 29 Aug 1959 Service: WW I Burial: Taylor City Cemetery	Wilke, Felix Louis Born: 12 Sep 1896 Died: 1 Jan 1962 Service: U.S. Army WW I discharge 6 Dec 1918 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 279 NWQ
Fort Benning Ga., January 4, 1945, Pvt. Alton E. Wilke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix L. Wilke, of Fredericksburg, Texas, has won the right to wear "Wing sand Boots" of the United States Army Paratroops. He has completed four weeks of jump training during which time he made five jumps, the last a tactical jump at night involving a combat problem on landing. Jumping at The Parachute School has been steadily developed to a recognized war science. American Paratroopers have been recognized throughout the world for their meritorious actions against the enemy. In addition to producing jumpers, Parachute Specialist Training is given to qualified men in Communications, Riggers, Demolition and Parachute Maintenance vital skills for Airborne troops. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 15
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 271
	Wilke, Friedrich August "Fritz", Sr. Born: 12 Jan 1829 Died: 22 Jun 1913 Service: Pvt. Co. A, Gillespie County, 3^rd Frontier District TST 1864 Burial: Wilke Family Cemetery Plot: Row 1	Wilke, Glenn Martin, Sr. Born: 29 Jan 1952 Died: 10 Mar 2015 Service: U.S. Air Force Vietnam Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Wilke, Harry Adolph L. Born: 14 Apr 1894 Died: 31 Aug 1964 Service: Pvt 33 Co., 165 Depot Brigade WW I Burial: Wilke Family Cemetery Plot: Row 6
Name & Rank: Wilke, Fr., Pvt. Com. off: Nimitz, Charles H., Capt. Organ: Gillespie Rifles, 31^st Brig., TM Enlist: 1861 Disch: Descrip: Remarks: R&F 47; 1 rifle & 1 revolver; Co. org. at Fredericksburg Jan. 30-61 under Act of Legislature of F. 15-58; elec. certif. with roll; Co. comm. Je. 29-61; Hdqrs. at Fredericksburg July 31-61; 2 MR, 1 dtd. Je. 19-61 & 1 dtd. July 31-61. Source: Ancestry.com. Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Name & Rank: Wilke, Fred., pvt. Com. off: Wahrmund, William, Capt. Organ: Co. A., Gillespie cty, 3^rd Frontier dist.; Gen. J.D. McAdoo, cmdg., TST 1864 Enlist: Mustered in May 18, 1864. Enrd. & mustered in Gillespie Cty. Disch: 8 days ser. at $2. Total $16.00. Descrip: Age -- 36 years. Remarks: R&F 67; 69, Enr. off. Capt. Wahrmund; Mus. off. Capt. Wahrmund; Arms -- 1 shotgun & 1 pistol. Co. organized under Act of State Legis. Dec. 15-63. 1 MR. dtd. May, '64; 1 PR. dtd. Jan 27 to Jun 1-64. Source: Ancestry.com. Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
	Wilke, Harry Fritz, Jr. Born: 30 Dec 1939 Died: 18 Dec 2018 Service: U.S. Navy Burial: Esel Creek Ranch Cemetery	Wilke, Ira Wilhelm Born: 30 Apr 1899 Died: 14 Aug 2002 Service: WW I Burial: Cook-Walden Capital Parks	Wilke, Kenneth Felix Born: 5 May 1931 Died: 14 Feb 1972 Service: U.S. Air Force Korean War; served 17 Feb 1951 - 16 Feb 1955 Burial: Garden of Memories
Wilke server as Airplane Mechanic I with 3586^th Periodic Maint. Sq ATC. He received the National Defense Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal.
	Wilke, Louis Henry Born: 7 Jan 1925 Died: 24 Jan 1997 Service: Cpl. U.S. Marine Corps WW II Burial: Mission Burial Park South (San Antonio)	Wilke, Norman Emery Born: 9 Oct 1924 Died: 6 Apr 2006 Service: U.S. Army WW II, served 12 Jun 1943 - 13 Feb 1946 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 18, 05	Wilke, Raymond Louis Born: 26 Jan 1934 Died: 28 May 2000 Service: SN U.S. Navy Korea Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: N, 05, 21
Norman Emery Wilke entered the service Jun 28 1943 at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas and received his honorable discharge February 13, 1946 at Camp Fannin, Tyler, Texas. He received his basic training at Camp McQuade, Watsonville, California. He received further training for different types of rifles, artillery and radar at various camps in the States before he was shipped out on the Queen Mary to England and then across the English Channel. He was assigned to the 106^th Infantry Division, Battery B, 413 Armored Field Artillery Battalion in Brussels, Belguim, serving in Europe until the end of the war. His decorations include Good Conduct, American Theater Campaign, Europe-Middle East Campaign with 2 bronze stars, WW II Victory, WW II Occupation Medals and Overseas Bar. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 357
	Wilke, Rufus Paul Born: 26 Nov 1926 Died: 11 Oct 2006 Service: Cpl. U.S. Army WW II Korea, enlisted 16 Aug 1945, discharge 1945 / 1952 Burial: Wilke Family Cemetery	Wilkins, Milo Edward "M. E.", Jr. Born: 1 Aug 1907 Died: 11 Mar 1982 Service: Lt. Col. U.S. Air Force WW II Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery Plot: Row 13	Wille, Allen L. Born: 24 May 1928 Died: 8 Jan 1985 Service: SFC U.S. Army Korea, Vietnam; enlisted 26 Mar 1951 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 219, Book 3 p. 254
	Wille, Berthold Philip "Bert" Born: 23 Apr 1924 Died: 21 Mar 1994 Service: U.S. Navy WW II; served 4 May 1944 - 4 Apr 1946 Burial: St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG L 11 095 A	Wille, Edward Otto "Eddie" Born: 24 Mar 1916 Died: 26 Dec 1971 Service: U.S. Navy WW II, served 14 Mar 1944 - 5 Jan 1946 Burial: St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG L 05 044 B	Wille, Erno Elroy Born: 27 Mar 1918 Died: 12 Dec 2006 Service: U.S. Army WW II; served 27 Jan 1943 - 29 Jan 1946 Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum (San Antonio TX)
Erno served three years in the US Army and 33 years in the Texas Army National Guard as a Chief Warrant Officer.
	Wille, Felix Francis Born: 22 Sep 1920 Died: 9 Jan 2004 Service: Tec 4 U.S. Army WW II; served 30 Nov 1942 - 28 Jan 1946 Burial: Comfort Cemetery	Wille, Herman Charles, Jr. Born: 22 Jul 1923 Died: 22 Apr 2016 Service: U.S. Army WW II Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Wille, Rory Douglas Born: 6 Aug 1949 Died: 14 May 1997 Service: A1C U.S. Air Force Vietnam Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 021 024
Herman served in the U.S. Army in Europe during WW II and was in the 104th Signal Company
	Willett, Harold Douglas Born: 28 Jun 1921 Died: 29 May 2010 Service: PFC U.S. Army WW II; 2 Oct 1942 - 30 Jan 1946 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery	Willett, Helen E. (Smith) Born: 7 May 1924 Died: 2 Dec 1989 Service: PVT U.S. Army Air Force WW II; served 1943 - 1944 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 16 Site 1504	Williams, Arthur Baxter Born: 27 Aug 1927 Died: 26 Nov 2017 Service: F2 U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section C2 Row W3 Site B2
Willett served in France, Belgium & Germany; 14^th Armored England Ground Aircraft Observer; Baker 8 weeks; 2^nd Tactical Control in U S 1943-1944; Served 16 Oct 1942 to 30 Jan 1946
Base Unit RTV LB WAC Charlotte NC
	Williams, Artie Melvin, Jr. Born: 21 Apr 1917 Died: 30 Sep 2005 Service: AS U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 5 007 013	Williams, Edelbert Eugene Born: 25 Jun 1921 Died: 14 Mar 2003 Service: SM 1 U.S. Navy WW II; served 13 Jan 1941 - 26 Sep 1945 Burial: Missouri Veterans Cemetery Plot: Section CA Row C Site 022	Williams, Jimmie Russell "JR" Born: 21 Jun 1941 Died: 28 Oct 2023 Service: U.S. Navy Burial: Not stated / Unknown
JR was a diver in the U.S. Navy for six years and became a certified electrician before leaving his tour of service.
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