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	Dittmar, Robert Otto Born: 27 Nov 1918 Died: 26 Sep 1997 Service: Capt U.S. Army WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 307 NWQ	Dittmar, Victor Herman Born: 31 Aug 1922 Died: 8 May 1981 Service: SGT U.S. Army WW II Burial: Springerville Cemetery (AZ)	Dittmar, Walter Emil Born: 30 Aug 1912 Died: 26 May 1997 Service: PVT. U.S. Army WW II, served 21 Jan 1943 - May 1943 Burial: Straley Cemetery (Adamsville TX)
Ordered to active duty March 5, 1942 as a Second Lieutenant-Infantry. Relived of active duty March 2, 1946 with rank of Captain. Reported to active duty at Camp Bowie, Texas then to Camp Roberts, CA.. Then ordered to 31^st Infantry Division, 155 Infantry Regiment, Camp Bowie Texas.Trained at Camp Bowie, Louisiana Maneuvers 1942-1943, Camp Shelby Mississippi, Chemical Warfare School, Edgewood Arsenal, MD., three months Infantry School Ft. Benning GA., training at Camp Pickett, Va.. Went overseas to New Guines in March of 1944. Served in New Guinea Campaign. landed on Morotal Island later in 1944. Southern Philippines Campaign Mindanao was there when war ended. Was overseas for 21 months. Was home by Christmas 1945. Citations_ American Theater Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars, Philippine Liberation ribbon with 1 Bronze Service Star. Things of interest in my service to my country, going through Panama Canal on the way to New Guinea: Seeing General MacArthur in New Guinea, coming home under the Golden Gate Bridge.
Inducted on January 21, 1943 and was honorably discharge four months and one day later. Volunteered for OCS training and completed basic training at Ft. Sill, OK. All during basic training served as Recorder for OCS candidates in training in Field Artillery. Dismissed from OCS because that school was closed at that time.
	Dittmar, Wilfred Guenther Born: 30 Jun 1934 Died: 18 Apr 1975 Service: Veteran List Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: I, 11, 15	Doak, Donald Wilson Born: 10 Jan 1927 Died: 26 Apr 2020 Service: Helicopter pilot Pvt. U.S. Army WW II, served 10 Apr 1945 - 30 Jun 1974 Burial: Cremated	Dobie, Bob Wesley Born: 29 Sep 1929 Died: 20 Jul 2017 Service: Sergeant U.S. Army Korean War Burial: Cremated
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2013020003
Dobie was stationed in Japan and fought in Korea. He was awarded the Bronze Star for mertorious service in a combat zone.
	Dobsky, Carl Ivan Born: 4 Sep 1942 Died: 1 Jul 2023 Service: QM2 U.S. Navy Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery (Victoria TX)	Dockrey, Jesse Lawson Born: 24 Mar 1907 Died: 24 Apr 1995 Service: MSGT U.S. Army WW II Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 17 Site 1009	Dodd, Merle Hollis Born: 27 Oct 1926 Died: 3 Sep 1998 Service: U.S. Army WW II, served 15 Feb 1945 - 10 Oct 1946 Burial: Oak Park Cemetery (Alvin TX)
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2009020080
	Doebbler, Bruno Born: 27 Sep 1895 Died: 29 Jun 1974 Service: U.S. Army WW I, discharge 24 Mar 1919 Burial: Grapetown Cemetery	Doebbler, Franklin Arthur Walter "Frank" Born: 5 Feb 1933 Died: 12 Aug 2001 Service: SP5 U.S. Army, discharge 24 Jul 1956 Burial: Grapetown Cemetery	Doebbler, Louis Conrad "Boodie" Born: 25 May 1939 Died: 27 Jan 2024 Service: Veteran Burial: Cremated
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 205
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 353
	Doebbler, Richard Born: 16 Feb 1847 Died: 5 Feb 1930 Service: Unionist at the battle of the Nueces River Burial: Comfort Cemetery	Doebbler, Ronald Eugene Born: 1 Mar 1935 Died: 1 Feb 2021 Service: U.S. Army 6^th. Intry. Division; Company 1; 63 Intry. Regiment, discharge 8 Nov 1957 Burial: Grapetown Cemetery	Doehling, Raymond E. Born: 28 Aug 1936 Died: 2 Jan 2012 Service: Veteran Burial: Cremated
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 402
	Dolezal, Kenneth Louis Born: 8 Jul 1931 Died: 5 Apr 2013 Service: Lt. U.S. Army Burial: Greenlawn Gardens (Port Lavaca)	Dolezal, Lester Charles Born: 25 Dec 1927 Died: 27 Aug 2008 Service: U.S. Army WW II; enlisted 18 Sep 1946; U.S. Air Force Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 5 006 118	Donato, Peter Born: 30 Nov 1923 Died: 25 Feb 2005 Service: CPL U.S. Army WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 5 003 002
	Donihoo, Clyde Thomas Born: 15 Sep 1929 Died: 1 Sep 2013 Service: CPO U.S. Navy Korea Vietnam Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: SECTION 46A SITE 233	Dooley, Charles Joseph Born: 2 Apr 1897 Died: 13 Jan 1972 Service: U.S. Army WW I, discharge 24 Nov 1918 Burial: St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG L 03 021 B	Dooley, John Kilburn Born: 3 Jan 1926 Died: 19 Dec 2018 Service: U.S. Army, served 10 Sep 1950 - Sep 1952 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: L 05 038 B
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 330
	Dooley, Joseph Ray "Ray" Born: 30 Aug 1946 Died: 25 Feb 2021 Service: U.S. Army Vietnam Burial: Greenwood Cemetery	Dooley, Patrick Henry Born: 8 Jun 1927 Died: 25 Aug 1998 Service: U.S. Army WW II, discharge 18 May 1945, U.S. Navy discharge 24 Aug 1946 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: K 05 049 B	Dorer, Richard Lyle "Dick", Sr. Born: 16 May 1936 Died: 19 Apr 2014 Service: U.S. Army Korea; discharge 7 Aug 1957 Burial: Cremated
Ray served in the Army Security Agency of the U S Army during the Viet Nam war.
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 38, Book 3 p. 75
Dorer served three years in the United States Army, stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 148
	Doss, Thomas Cheatham Born: 26 Mar 1822 Died: 8 Jun 1873 Service: Pvt. Co. A, Gillespie County, 3^rd Frontier District TST 1864 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: B, 18, 02	Doss, Vernon Evans Born: 25 Sep 1899 Died: 20 Feb 1980 Service: U.S. Army WW I Burial: Salt Creek Cemetery	Dotson, Willie Born: 11 Mar 1894 Died: 31 Jan 1966 Service: U.S. Army WW I, discharge 30 Apr 1919 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 307 SEQ
Name: Doss, Th. C., pvt. Com. off: Wahrmund, William, Capt. Organ: Co. A., Gillespie cty, 3^rd Frontier dist.; Gen. J.D. McAdoo, cmdg., TST. Enlist: 1864; Mustered in May 18, 1864. Enrd. & mustd. in Gillespie county. Disch: Descrip: Age--41 years. Remarks: R&F 67;69. Enr. off. Capt. Wahrmund; Mus. off. Capt. Wahrnund.; Arms--1 rifle & 1 pistol. Co. organized under Act of State Legis. Dec. 15 1863. 1 MR dtd. May, 1864; 1 PR dtd. Jan. 27 to June 1, 1864. No Pay due, no service done. 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. 277
	Dowd, Steve Alvin Born: 4 Mar 1946 Died: 15 Aug 2021 Service: U.S. Navy served 1964 - 9 Jun 1967 Burial: Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery	Dowling, Ralph O. Born: 23 Apr 1918 Died: 6 Dec 2009 Service: PFC U.S. Army WW II; Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Burial: Cremated	Drake, William Lewis "Bill", Sr. Born: 18 May 1929 Died: 25 Jun 2013 Service: First Lieutenant Korean Conflict; served 20 Mar 1951 - 2 Feb 1953 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 5 007 119
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, File # 2012020342
	Drew, Aubrey Jay Born: 25 Aug 1919 Died: 8 Dec 2009 Service: U.S. Army WW II; joined Dec 1945; COL. Army Reserves Retired 1976 Burial: Forest Oaks Memorial Park (Austin TX)	Drobeck, Klaus Gunter Born: 16 Feb 1925 Died: 4 Mar 2022 Service: U.S. Marine Corp WW II; served Oct 1943 - Apr 1946 Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Dropesky, Beatrice Magdalene (Stehling) Born: 13 Oct 1926 Died: 28 Apr 2004 Service: U.S. Army WW II / U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 1944 - 1947 Burial: Guaje Pines Cemetery
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Rip enlisted in the Marines and fought in the Pacific corridor where he was wounded and sent to San Francisco to recover in 1945.
	Dropesky, Bruce J. Born: 29 Apr 1924 Died: 10 Nov 2009 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps WW II Burial: Guaje Pines Cemetery	Dryden, William Aaron "Bill" Born: 21 Dec 1925 Died: 27 Feb 2006 Service: U.S. Marine Corps WW II, discharge 20 Nov 1945 Burial: Friedrich Family Cemetery	Drynan, Ronald Darrell, Sr. Born: 4 Mar 1932 Died: 24 Jan 2022 Service: U.S. Army; discharged 1955 Burial: Not stated / Unknown
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 263
	Dubray, Charles Patrick Born: 24 Feb 1941 Died: 27 Apr 2013 Service: Veteran Burial: Cremated	Duderstadt, Douglas Worth "Worth" Born: 2 Dec 1934 Died: 2 Jan 2016 Service: U.S. Navy; served 1 Jun 1957 - 1960 Burial: Harper Community Cemetery Plot: 01, 04, 309	Duderstadt, Marcellus Robert "John" Born: 27 Jan 1916 Died: 9 Dec 1994 Service: Pvt U.S. Army WW II enlisted 27 Jun 1945; U.S. Air Force served 10 Mar 1966 - 9 Jan 1970 Burial: Harper Community Cemetery Plot: 01, 04, 298
Worth sailed on a Destroyer, the Boyd DD 554, cruising the Pacific and stopping at ports in Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines. Worth completed his naval service as Chief Engineering Officer of the BOYD, and was honorably discharged.
	Duderstadt, Maurice Edward "Joe" Born: 27 Jan 1916 Died: 31 Jul 2004 Service: TEC 4 U.S. Army WW II, served 27 Jun 1945 - 5 Jan 1946 Burial: Harper Community Cemetery Plot: 05, 03, 102	Duecker, August Johann Born: 11 Feb 1828 Died: 19 Apr 1894 Service: Pvt. Minute Company for Gillespie County TST 1861 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: B, 03, 10	Duecker, Clifford W. Born: 28 Aug 1929 Died: 24 Oct 1984 Service: Cpl U.S. Army Korea Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 10, 01
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 290
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.
	Duecker, Dalton Alfred Born: 1 Jul 1928 Died: 6 Feb 1972 Service: Korea Burial: St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG D 10 123	Duecker, Felix Reinhold Born: 17 Nov 1910 Died: 12 Jul 1951 Service: Veteran; served 6 Dec 1939 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 25, 17	Duecker, Harry W. Born: 30 Aug 1900 Died: 27 Mar 1922 Service: PVT 1cl U.S. Army Headquarters Troop II Cav. WW I, served 19 May 1917 - 3 Jul 1919, discharge 6 May 1921 Burial: St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG B 14 194
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 131, Book 1 p. 180
	Duecker, Lester Marschall Born: 22 Mar 1946 Died: 7 Sep 2004 Service: U.S. Army Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: J 15 150 A	Duecker, Max Charlie Born: 25 Jan 1920 Died: 10 Oct 1989 Service: U.S. Army Air Force WW II, discharge 23 Nov 1945 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 005 096	Duecker, Paul Othello Born: 18 Apr 1895 Died: 18 Mar 1972 Service: U.S. Army WW I, discharge 29 May 1919 Burial: Blanco City Cemetery
Private Max C. Duecker son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Duecker was inducted into the army on September 30, 1941 at Ft. Sam Houston. He was sent to Camp Grant, Illinois where here remained for a period of three months, two months of which time was spent in a hospital there. From there he was sent to March Field, California where he remained about nine months and since that time he has been stationed at Muroc Lake, CA. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 4 p. 23
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 181
	Duecker, Raymond Alvin Born: 5 Mar 1932 Died: 5 Jun 1990 Service: CPL U.S. Army Korea Okinawa; servied 9 Dec 1952 - Dec 1954 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: M2 SSD A 209	Duecker, Reinhold Herman "Art" Born: 5 Jul 1927 Died: 16 Dec 1993 Service: U.S. Navy WW II discharge 10 Sep 1945; U.S. Army Air Corps, served 11 Feb 1946 - 26 Jul 1947 Burial: Blanco City Cemetery	Duecker, Reubin August Born: 25 Dec 1921 Died: 28 Feb 1992 Service: TEC 5 U.S. Army WW II, served 31 Jul 1942 - 18 Jan 1946 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: N, 01, 15
He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Citation, Korean Service Medal and the United Nations Service Medal. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 311
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 60, Book 3 p. 178
PFC Rubin A. Duecker son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Duecker was inducted into the US Army on July 31, 1942. He was stationed first at Ft. Sam Houston for about three months and from there he was transferred to Kingsville, Texas where he is still stationed with the Army Police Forces. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2, p. 311
	Duecker, Walter William McKinley Born: 17 Feb 1897 Died: 4 Jul 1975 Service: U.S. Army WW I, discharge 29 Jan 1919 Burial: St. Paul Lutheran at Cave Creek Plot: Row 01	Duff, Arthur Morgan Born: 25 Apr 1916 Died: 7 Aug 2017 Service: U.S. Navy WW II; served 1945 - 1946 Burial: Green Acres Cemetery	Duffy, Anna (Stirn) Born: 27 Oct 1923 Died: 23 Dec 2008 Service: U.S. Navy WW II, served 1944 - 1946 Burial: Fairview Memorial Park (PA)
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 211
	Dugat, William Dennis "Bill", Rev. Born: 12 Jan 1934 Died: 11 Jan 2012 Service: U.S. Air Force Burial: St. Barnabas Columbarium	Duguay, Arthur Paul Born: 22 Sep 1928 Died: 29 Apr 2018 Service: SN U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Cremated	Duke, William "Bill", Jr. Born: 12 Dec 1938 Died: 1 Feb 2013 Service: U.S. Air Force Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Dugat served as a pilot of KC 97 aircraft in the Strategic Air Command.
	Dunbar, Eudell Lavern "Del" Born: 16 Feb 1918 Died: 19 Aug 1993 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 26 Apr 1945 Burial: Mission Burial Park North (San Antonio)	Dungan, Claud R. Born: 28 Dec 1948 Died: 7 Aug 2004 Service: MM1 U.S. Navy Vietnam Burial: Dungan Family Cemetery	Dunifer, Ann Elizabeth (Senior) Born: 19 Dec 1932 Died: 13 Dec 2018 Service: CPT U.S. Army Vietnam, served Sep 1962 - May 1967 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
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