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	Cockrell, Ted Melvin Born: 16 Sep 1928 Died: 10 Dec 1997 Service: CPL U.S. Army WW II Korea Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 019 046	Coffey, Charley Ralston Born: 20 Apr 1923 Died: 26 May 2008 Service: U.S. Army WW II Burial: Coffey Family Cemetery	Coffey, John Wright Born: 21 Jun 1856 Died: 30 Aug 1934 Service: Texas Ranger Burial: Noxville Cemetery
	Coffey, Walter Lee Born: 17 Aug 1890 Died: 20 Oct 1931 Service: WW I Burial: Noxville Cemetery	Cohea, Calvin Born: 22 Jun 1891 Died: 29 Mar 1979 Service: PFC U.S. Army WW I; served 24 Jul 1918 - 22 Jun 1919 Burial: Sweetwater Cemetery	Coker, Theodore R., Jr. Born: 27 May 1915 Died: 23 Aug 2001 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 30 Mar 1945 Burial: Bear Creek Cemetery (Kimble Co.)
	Colbath, Alfred Fritz Born: 7 Mar 1885 Died: 10 Jun 1951 Service: WW I Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 25, 30	Colbath, Ambrose Henry Born: 17 Mar 1853 Died: 21 Mar 1930 Service: Texas Ranger Burial: Christadelphian Cemetery Plot: Row 01	Colbath, John C. Born: 15 Mar 1820 Died: 9 Apr 1898 Service: Pvt. Co. of Mtd. Vol. Tex. Fr. Rgt., TST 1862 Burial: Christadelphian Cemetery Plot: Row 01
Name & Rank: Colbath, John, Pvt. Com. off: Davis, Henry T., Capt., Organ: Co. of Mtd. Vol. Tex. Fr. Rgt. TST, Comd. by Col. James M. Norris Enlist: Mr. 4-62 at Gillespie Cty. Disch: Co. mus. out F. 7-63 Remarks: R&F 136; En. Off. Henry T. Davis; Mus. Off. Capt. Joe Walker; Co. sta. at Camp Davis F. 7-63; Co. org. under Act D. 21-61; 1 mus. roll dtd. Je. 30-62 to F. 7-63; 1 mus. out roll dtd. F. 7-63; 1 payroll dtd. Mr. 10-62 to Je. 30-62; Val. H. $85, HE. $15, Arms $30 Serv. 3 mos. 21 days at $12 per mo. - Am't. $44.40, plus $45.20 for use of horse, arms, etc. at 40 cents per day, plus $3.70 for use of arms at $1 per mo. - Total $93.30; Last pad June 30-62; Disch. sp. Ord. dtd. Adjt. Genl's. office Austin, 1862; Shoes $3.25; Source: Ancestry.com. Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
	Cole, William George Born: 22 Nov 1946 Died: 19 Nov 2018 Service: U.S. Army / Army Reserves Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Coleman, Frank H. Born: 4 Oct 1829 Died: 9 Jul 1917 Service: CSA, entered 1 May 1862 Burial: Glen Rest Cemetery	Coleman, Oscar Henry Born: 13 Jul 1893 Died: 22 Nov 1958 Service: U.S. Army Air Service WW I discharge 28 Jun 1919 Burial: Sandy Cemetery
Texas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 Name: Frank Coleman aka Frank Colemann Military Service 1862 Event Type: military Service Event year: 1862-1863 Military unit : 8^th (Taylor's) Battalion Cavalry (Taylor's battalion mounted Rifles) & First Yager's Cavalry (1^st Mounted Rifles) Affiliate: Complied Service Publication title: Records of Confederate Solders Who Served in Organization From the State of Texas United State War Soldiers Index 1861-1865 Texas Name: Frank Coleman aka: Frank Colemann Event type: military Service Military Private Rank beginning / rank ending: Private State: Texas Unit/ Units: 8^th Taylor's Battalion Company C & 1^st Regiment Texas Cavalry, Yager's company E Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 194
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 217
	Coleman, Sam H. Born: 2 Jan 1923 Died: 14 Apr 1992 Service: LT COL U.S. Air Force WW II / Korea Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 20 site 1791	Colie, Robert Earl "Bob", Jr. Born: 26 Oct 1925 Died: 23 Apr 2017 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps WW II; served 1943 - 1945 Burial: Cremated	Collier, Robert Anthony Born: 20 Feb 1919 Died: 23 May 1995 Service: U.S. Army WW II; discharge 21 Jul 1938, discharge 9 Jun 1945 Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery Plot: Row 8
PFC. Robert Anthony Collier was inducted into the service of the U.S. Army on July 21, 1938, Fredericksburg. He served overseas and was in Italy on Oct. 30, 1943. He is the son of Milford B. and Mamie A. Holland Collier; he married Mamie M. Griffin in Kerrville, Kerr County Texas. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 14-15, Book 2 p. 244
	Collins, Joseph P. Born: 19 Jan 1915 Died: 4 Jul 1990 Service: CPL U.S. Army WW II Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 16 site 2539	Collins, Walter L. Born: 18 Apr 1927 Died: 24 Nov 2014 Service: Hospital Corpsman U.S. Navy WW II in China Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery	Colvin, Billy Gillian Born: 15 Sep 1918 Died: 12 Feb 2008 Service: CAPT U.S. Army Air Force WW II Burial: Kenedy City Cemetery
	Colwart, Reubin Paul Born: 28 Sep 1918 Died: 13 Nov 2012 Service: Staff Sergeant U.S. Air Force WW II; served 29 Apr 1941 - 14 Jan 1946 Burial: Pythian Cemetery	Colwell, James Henry Born: 24 Jun 1934 Died: 16 Sep 2016 Service: U.S. Army; served 4 years Burial: Noxville Cemetery	Comiskey, Joseph Bernard, III Born: 22 Sep 1931 Died: 8 Sep 2011 Service: Veteran Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 3 008 043
Colwart was a pre-Pearl Harbor U.S. Army Air Corps veteran who served forty-nine months as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2012020377
	Conatser, Ronald Dean Born: 17 Jun 1933 Died: 23 Jan 2018 Service: U.S. Air Force Korea Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery	Cone, Roy Eugene Born: 30 Jul 1926 Died: 4 Mar 2000 Service: U.S. Marine Corps WW II; 19 Jan 1945 - 31 Mar 1945. Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 3 006 063	Conflitti, Joseph Vincent Born: 13 Nov 1923 Died: 4 Apr 1994 Service: WW II Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: K 10 114 B
Conatser served in the U.S. Air Force as an airplane mechanic.
	Connell, Clifford L. "Red" Born: 7 Jul 1917 Died: 30 Jan 2009 Service: TSGT U.S. Army Air Corps WW II, served 26 Jan 1941 - 15 Nov 1945; U.S. Air Force Korea, served 8 Nov 1948 - 8 Nov 1952 Burial: Miller Creek Cemetery	Connelly, Roy Alan Born: 13 May 1944 Died: 7 Mar 2015 Service: LT COL U.S. Marine Corps Air Medal Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery	Connelly, William D. "Bill" Born: 28 Feb 1918 Died: 18 Sep 1987 Service: U.S. Army WW II, discharge 3 Jul 1945 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 001 160
Connelly was a proud Eagle Scout & career Military officer, with over 20 years of decorated service as a Marine. The pinnacle of his military service was commanding Marine Corps helicopter squadron HMA-169 at Camp Pendleton, CA.
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 53
	Conway, Gerard Paul "Jerry" Born: 3 May 1943 Died: 16 Mar 2013 Service: U.S. Army Vietnam; served 27 May 1964 - 26 May 1967 Burial: St. Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery	Cook, Arthur D. Born: 7 Nov 1916 Died: 5 Feb 1986 Service: PFC U. S. Army WW II Burial: Nashville National Cemetery Plot: Section Y site 306	Cook, Bonnie Lee Born: 11 Oct 1906 Died: 30 Jul 1986 Service: U.S. Army WW II; served 15 May 1942 - 11 Oct 1945 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 002 034
	Cook, Clyde Robinson Born: 1 Jun 1907 Died: 15 Jul 1996 Service: U.S. Army WW II, discharge 17 Jul 1944 Burial: Cherokee Cemetery	Cook, Dale Born: 8 Jul 1925 Died: 3 Jan 2007 Service: COX U.S. Navy WW II, discharge 30 Mar 1946 Burial: St. Anthony's Catholic Church Cemetery	Cook, Jesse C. Born: 9 Sep 1920 Died: 3 Jan 1985 Service: Sgt U.S. Army Air Corp WW II; discharge 28 Dec 1945 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 1 Site 881
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 87
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 11
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 190-192
	Cook, Jesse Franklin Born: 9 Sep 1874 Died: 7 Sep 1943 Service: PVT 23 Infantry Burial: Kerrville National Cemetery	Cook, John Phillip Born: 10 Jan 1834 Died: 22 Jun 1929 Service: CSA Civil War; Co. D, 1^st Texas Infantry; served 27 May 1861 - Jun 1865 Burial: Harper Community Cemetery Plot: 01, 02, 104	Cook, Josiah Bascum Born: 23 Jul 1891 Died: 20 Jan 1964 Service: PFC U.S. Army WW I; 23 Pack Train QMC Burial: Elmwood Cemetery (Bowie)
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	Cook, Lazarus D. Born: abt Jul 1819 Died: 16 Jun 1895 Service: 2 Lt. CSA 2nd Cavalry Regiment Burial: Harper Community Cemetery Plot: 01, 02, 107	Cook, Milton Wayne Born: 27 Dec 1911 Died: 13 May 1995 Service: U.S. Army WW II Burial: Comanche Cemetery	Cook, Ronald Hager Born: 27 Apr 1938 Died: 4 Jul 2018 Service: SSGT U.S. Air Force Vietnam Burial: Cook Family Cemetery
	Copple, Edward Allen Born: 29 Apr 1930 Died: 22 Aug 2008 Service: SFC U.S. Army Burial: Harper Community Cemetery	Corbett, Lorraine Margret Born: 5 Apr 1912 Died: 2 Jul 1989 Service: PHM3 U.S. Navy WW II Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: A 11 178 A	Corbin, Marolyn Ann (Voss) Born: 27 Jul 1940 Died: 22 Mar 2019 Service: U.S. Navy Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
	Cordes, Chester Christian Born: 25 Sep 1894 Died: 25 Aug 1977 Service: U.S. Army WW I; served 24 May 1918 - 22 Jul 1919 Burial: St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG D 02 014 C	Cordes, Heinrich Born: 1820 Died: 1875 Service: Pvt. Co. C, 3^rd Frontier District TST 1864 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: B, 15, 05	Cordray, Ralph Born: 5 May 1927 Died: 31 Aug 2010 Service: U.S. Navy WW II; served May 1945 - 14 Jul 1946 Burial: Cremated
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 166
Name: Cordes, H., 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 8 days at $2--$16 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.
	Cornehl, Andrew Paul Born: 8 Feb 1922 Died: 27 Dec 1970 Service: PVT. U.S. Army, WW II, Normandy; discharge 30 Nov 1945 Burial: St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG L 03 022 B	Cornehl, Clarance Arthur Born: 27 Jun 1924 Died: 21 Aug 1984 Service: U.S. Army WW II, served 27 Feb 1945 - 7 Dec 1946 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: B 05 048 B	Cornehl, Willie Friederich Martin Born: 12 Feb 1887 Died: 9 Jan 1944 Service: U.S. Army WW I; discharge 2 Jul 1919 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: E, 14, 06
Private Andrew P. Cornehl is in an Engineering Unit of the US Army at Camp Claibourne, Louisiana. Andrew is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cornehl. Pvt. Cornehl was drafted from Fredericksburg on October 28^th and was sent to Camp Claibourne from Ft. Sam Houston. He attended the Knopp Community School. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 216
Mr. Cornehl served as Corporal in the 206^th Port Co. Transportation Corp., entering the U.S. Army, Feb 27, 1945, and receiving his honorable discharge Dec 7, 1946. He served overseas for a year and a month and was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Army of Occupation (Japan), Victory Ribbon and Overseas Bar. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 70
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 6
	Cornelius, Doyle Wesley Born: 8 Mar 1927 Died: 15 Jun 2003 Service: TEC 4 U.S. Army WW II Burial: Vanderpool Cemetery	Cornelius, Joseph Davis, Sr. Born: 23 Sep 1918 Died: 14 Nov 2010 Service: U.S. Army WW II; European Theatre Burial: Eden Cemetery	Cornell, Gordon Luther, Jr. Born: 16 Oct 1934 Died: 18 Jun 2000 Service: 1^st Lt U.S. Army Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 1 002 050
	Cortez, Albert Alfred Born: 18 Dec 1936 Died: 30 Nov 1984 Service: U.S. Army Korea; served 18 Nov 1959 - 21 Feb 1962 Burial: Granbury Cemetery	Cosper, Audley Elmo Born: 14 Jan 1919 Died: 3 Feb 1976 Service: U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Harper Community Cemetery Plot: 01, 08, 730	Cosper, Glen Dale Born: 14 Mar 1933 Died: 31 Dec 2007 Service: PFC U.S. Army Burial: Giddings City Cemetery
Audley Cosper son of Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Cosper of Harper who is a member of the U S Navy, and last word from him indicated that he was aboard a Naval vessel believed to be the USS Boise somewhere in the Pacific Ocean in the war against the Japanese. Letters have just been received by his parents from Audley which were written more than two months ago. At that time he reported that he was well, safe, and sound, but did not mention his whereabouts as this type of information is usually censored and not contained in letters home.
	Cosper, Mark W. Born: 26 Jan 1955 Died: 17 Nov 2009 Service: U.S. Air Force 1973-1976 Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Cosper, Perry Leo Born: 2 Jun 1928 Died: 21 Jul 2001 Service: U.S. Air Force MSGT WW II / Vietnam; 20 years retired Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery	Cottle, Howard Ross Born: 12 Oct 1920 Died: 27 Jan 2003 Service: U.S. Army WW II; enlisted 28 Jul 1942 Burial: Rocksprings City Cemetery
Cpl. Howard R. Cottle son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cottle, Harper is now stationed at Bagperson Field, San Antonio and has recently was advanced in rank to Corporal. he has been in the service since August 1942, receiving his base training at Fredericksburg, Va.
	Couch, Harold Kenneth Born: 6 Aug 1925 Died: 1 Jan 2016 Service: U.S. Army WW II Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: N, 05, 13	Coughran, Joe Franklin Born: 4 Jul 1936 Died: 18 Mar 2019 Service: U.S. Air Force Vietnam; served 30 years Burial: Greenwood Cemetery	Cover, Charles Lee, Jr. Born: 28 May 1915 Died: 6 May 2005 Service: CAPT U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 46 site 117
Couch enlisted in the Army during World War II (straight out of high school) and was in the Corps of Army Engineers. He wore many hats in the military: dismantled booby-traps, handled explosives, was in the army band with his trumpet and frequently did the morning revelry. He was also a barber in the army and was given one minute per soldier to cut their hair, whispering to each man to come back later for the cut to be evened out. At this time in Louisiana he caught malaria, and barely making it through, was discharged soon after.
Joe spent 30 years as a multi-engine pilot in the Air Force. His wartime experience included two tours in Combat Rescue in Vietnam where he served as Aircraft Commander on HC-54, HC-130, and HC-130P aircraft. He also had the privilege of supporting NASA's Gemini and Apollo missions. He was awarded multiple medals for his service, including the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Legion of Merit.
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