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 Victoria County World War II Memorial - Victoria, TX Posted by:  jhuoni
N 28° 48.008 W 097° 00.404
14R E 694537 N 3187473
Victoria County Veterans Plaza honors the Veterans from World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and Korea.
Waymark Code: WMWR6D
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2017
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The front face of this pink granite monolith is dedicated to those who were lost in World War II.
In the future which we seek to make secure we look forward to four
essential human freedoms. Freedom of speech and worship. Freedom
from want and fear for all people. - Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Dedicated in grateful appreciation to the
men and women of Victoria County who
served in the Armed Forces of our country
during World War II and to the enduring
memory of those who gave their lives
for the Peace and Freedom of the World
Army
George E. Baass
Wesley T. Ballard
Benito G. Barerra
Homer B. Bennett
Leon W. Billstein
Eugene Calhoun
Reginald T. Clews
Alton W. Davis
Trinidad De Leon
Oscar R. Diedering
Prosper F. Dischinger
Julius Fajkus
Joseph E. Fisher, Jr.
Sostenes R. Flores
Abram M. Garcia
Basilo Garcia
Henry O. Garcia
Lucio M. Garcia
Almack Garrett
Rafael G. Garza
Alvin C. Gillig
Guillermo Gomez
Alvin (Pato) Gonzalez
Elmer G. Herring
Walker H. Hiatt
Arthur Clarence Hiller
Arthur Hillard
Adolph Clarence Hohman
Wayne V. Kennedy
George W. King, Jr.
William L. Knowlan, Jr.
William F. Kornfuehrer
Stephen J. Kruppa
Henry C. Lassmann
Alois V. Lesikar
Edward C. Loos
Ernesto Lujan
Jim R. McCutcheon
Charles F. Malitz, Jr.
Peter Marinos
Lee E. Meyer
Thomas O. Moore
Leopold W.F. Mueller
Paul J. Munsch
Oliver D. Nichols
Rufas Nobles
Roy B. Oliver
Robert O. Ortiz
Santiago M. Osuna
Roy L. Pace
Lupe Pacheco
Donald W. Patterson
Eliseo Perez
Freddie Phillips
William F. Pozzi
Ricardo Pulido
Mercy Tendon, Jr.
Walter Reyna
William D. Richardson
Clemente Rivera
Celestino Rodriguez
Vidal Rodriguez, Jr.
Alberto S. Salazar
Benito Sanchez
Federico Sanchez
Nelson Schmidt
Erle H. Schneider, Jr.
Vernon H. Seekamp
Ray M. Simpson
Robert S. Sorensen
Joe Soto
Carlton F. Taylor, Jr.
Samuel E. Thomas
Pedro B. Tijerina
F.S. Trevino, Jr.
Antonio Vasquez
Conrad E. Vogt
Douglas W. Welch
William H. White
Clemence E. Wieland
Ray E. Zapalac
Marine Corps
Clyde Edward Couch
Ouirino Leal
Navy
Milton Leonard Beck
Toney Wade Bennett
Clarence Buxkemper
Frank Joseph Ganem
Alfred Gonzalez
Ralph Robert Kolli
Adolph Louis Kruppa
Donald Thomas Thigpen
Merchant Marine
Frank A. Weldert
Erected November 11, 1949
Also featured are ten smaller plaques:
The flag raising at Iwo Jima
A group of soldiers standing
American Legion U.S.
US Marine Corps
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
Catholic War Veterans
Soldiers manning heavy artillery
Veterans of Foreign Wars U.S.
Disabled American Veterans.
Date of Dedication: 11/11/1949
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: At the corner of West Front and North Bridge Streets. Near the right front corner of the "new" Victoria County Courthouse.
Location of waymark:
115 North Bridge Street
Right Front Corner of the new Victoria County Courthouse
Victoria, TX USA
77901
Commemoration: Dedicated to the Men and Women of Victoria County Who Served During World War II.
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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