In honor of the upcoming Veterans Day and for The Honor Roll Project, I decided to transcribe the Presidio County Honor Roll in Marfa, Texas. Here's how it looked when we visited Marfa in June, 2021. Presidio County then had (and still has) the best COVID vaccination rate in the state.
One side of the monument has a beautiful eagle emblem, and the following engraved:
In reverent and enduring memory of all Americans who fought for a new world of freedom and peace.Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13Dedicated July 4, 1960Marfa History Club
Here is the other side of the monument, with the Honor Roll listings.
And here are the listing of the names for each war:
World War I: Albert L. Curry - Carroll Farmer - Owen Sheilds - Lucius F. Hurley - Obie Walker
World War II: Andres Aguilar - Reuben F. Allen - Salome G. Alvarado - Adolfo R. Baeza, Jr. - Diego Baeza - William H. Browning - Robert E. Colquitt - Joseph Deanda - Alejandro S. DeLeon - Frank A. Depuglio - Finis O. Donaldson - Benjamin F. Edwards - Robert E. Evans - Joseph H. Gardner - Henry W. Garnett - Roy Griffith - Alonzo Hernandez - S. C. Hernandez - Ogden Holloway - Russell N. Hyatt - Alberto P. Jimenez - Jose R. Jimenez - Ephraim F. King, Jr. - Dolores Levario - Delfin B. Lopez - Jesus Lujan - Jose P. Madrid - Benjamin R. Medley - John G. Minniece - Joe Morales - James C. Morrow - Roberto Munoz - Manuel Rodruguez - George E. Roman - John R. Simpson - R. L. Stevenson, Jr. - Jesus A. Tavarez - Joe G. Turner - Claudio Valenzuela
Korean Conflict: Cecil Estrada - Frank Salgado, Jr. - Dawn J. Stovall - Eduardo T. Tenorio
Vietnam Conflict: Elijio Gonzales, Jr. - Juan Mario Mendias - Joe Henry Samaniego - Fred V. Jurado
Below is the south corner of the Presidio County Courthouse. The Honor Roll monument can be seen in the lower left corner of the photograph/
This post is also part of the November 2021 Genealogy Blog Party.
© Amanda Pape - 2021 - e-mail me!
Quite a graceful monument and positioned so visitors to the courthouse can read the names and reflect on the service of these veterans.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting, Marian! This is one of the prettier Honor Rolls that I've seen.
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