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	Wisian, Leonard R. Born: 7 Jun 1926 Died: 28 Jul 1977 Service: U.S. Army WW II; enlisted 30 Sep 1942 Burial: Sunset Memorial Park	Wissemann, William Stanley "Stanley" Born: 13 Dec 1923 Died: 30 Aug 2008 Service: WW II South Pacific Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof	Witte, Oliver B. Born: 8 Sep 1893 Died: 14 Jan 1932 Service: U.S. Army WW I; discharged 5 Jan 1919; book 1 page 392 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: E, 09, 16
	Wittig, Chester Adolph Born: 23 Dec 1917 Died: 16 Jan 2011 Service: Gillespie County Honor Roll Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Wittkohl, Arthur Born: 6 Aug 1886 Died: 11 Aug 1948 Service: U.S. Army WW I; discharged 12 Feb 1919; book 1 page 85 Burial: Ketron Cemetery	Wittkohl, Edgar H. Born: 28 Jun 1912 Died: 3 Jun 1944 Service: Cpl. 141 Inf, 36 Div. WW II; KIA Italy; Service ID 38025531 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 18, 16
	Wittkohl, Fritz Jacob "Frederick" Born: 27 Feb 1920 Died: 11 Oct 1998 Service: U.S. Air Force WW II, Korea Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: N, 04, 13	Wittkohl, Harvey Felix Born: 5 Jul 1926 Died: 9 Dec 2001 Service: U.S. Army WW II / Korea Burial: Johnson City Masonic Cemetery	Wittkohl, Ottfried Born: 20 May 1924 Died: 30 Oct 2002 Service: U.S. Army WW II Burial: Johnson City Masonic Cemetery
	Woerner, Andrew Paul "Andy" Born: 15 Oct 1916 Died: 1 May 1981 Service: TEC 5 U.S. Army WW II Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: M, 14, 08	Woerner, Edmund Henry Born: 21 Oct 1893 Died: 27 Oct 1972 Service: U.S. Army WW I; discharged 29 Jul 1919; book 1 page 323 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 19, 10	Woerner, Perry Monroe, Rev. Born: 5 Mar 1924 Died: 4 Dec 2011 Service: U.S. Army WW II; served Jan 1943 to 1946 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery
Cpl. Andrew Woerner Home on Furlough Tech. Cpl Andrew P. Woerner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas H.. Woerher, accompanied by his wife, is spending a 10 day leave with his parents, other relatives and friends. Cpl. Woerner is stationed at Ft. D. C. Russell, Marfa, Texas and has been serving in the Army three years.
Woerner proudly served his country during World War II in the South Pacific Theatre conflicts in Guadacanal, Bouganville, New Guinea and the Phillipines.
	Woerner, Raymond Emil Born: 6 Oct 1921 Died: 4 Jun 1995 Service: PFC U.S. Army Air Force WW II; discharged 14 Jan 1946; Book 2 pages 339 Burial: St. Mary's Catholic Plot: J 10 091a	Woerner, Theodore E. Born: 29 Oct 1936 Died: 29 Aug 1964 Service: U.S. Army discharged 7 Jul 1961 / 7 Aug 1962 Book 4 pages 50 / 51 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 20, 16	Wofford, Earl Vernon, Rev. Born: 4 Aug 1918 Died: 7 Jun 2005 Service: PVT U.S. Army WW II; discharged 14 Jan 1944; book 1 page 382 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 04, 1?
Outstanding Raymond Woerner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woerner, serving with the Signal Company Wing in England and awarded recently the Medal for Good Conduct from the army. Raymond has served since November 1942.
	Wofford, Melvin "Red" Born: 27 Jul 1924 Died: 26 Mar 1986 Service: PFC U. S. Army Air Force WW II Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 8 site 1027	Wolfe, Marvin Allison Born: 5 Feb 1921 Died: 6 Jan 2002 Service: U.S. Coast Guard WW II; discharged 30 Oct 1945; book 5 page 118 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 011 034	Woods, Harold Clinton, Jr. Born: 15 Nov 1948 Died: 9 Dec 1997 Service: CW2 U.S. Army Vietnam Burial: Stonewall Community Cemetery
Wounded in Action Pvt. Melvin Wofford, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Wofford, who was wounded in action in France on September 25. A telegram from the War Department indicated that Wofford had been wounded in his right shoulder and leg. A letter from an Army chaplain assured the wounded man's wife, the former Miss Mary Ann Seelig, that he was receiving the very best medical and nursing car and that he was coming along nicely.
	Woods, Harold Clinton, Sr. Born: 3 Apr 1922 Died: 27 Jul 1983 Service: U.S. Army WW II Korea Vietnam Burial: Stonewall Community Cemetery	Wuest, Oliver Witte Born: 2 Dec 1921 Died: 30 Jun 2011 Service: Seaman Second Class U.S. Navy WW II; served as a gunner on USS Mississippi Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof	Wuest, Raymond A. Born: 13 Jul 1919 Died: 4 Jun 2009 Service: Cpl. U.S. Army WW II Battery E 131st. Field Artillery; POW 29 Nov 1941, interned at Fukuoko prison camp # 2; Nagasaki, Japan for 3 years, 6 months, & 23 days; Purple Heart among many other medals; 16 Jan 1941 - 22 Jun 1945 Burial: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Sgt. Woods Arrives In Germany Sergeant First Class Harold C. Woods, 37, whose wife, Evelyn, lives in Stonewall, Texas, recently arrived in Germany and is now a member of the V Corps. Sergeant Woods, a section chief in Battery C of the corps 282nd Field Artillery Battalion, entered the Army in 1939. He holds the Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Ribbons, American Defense Ribbon, World War II Victory Medal and Korean Service Medal.
Cpl. Raymond Wuest Broadcasts Message To Parents Over Tokyo Radio Station Cpl. Raymond Wuest, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clemens Wuest, is alive and well in a Japanese Prison Camp, Fukuoka, near Tokyo, according to a message he broadcast on July 11 that was intercepted by a U. S. Government radio receiving station and individuals in many parts of the nation. Cpl. Wuest, a prisoner of the Japs for three and one-half years, has been virtually cut off from all news about his home and family. One of the questions he asked in his radio message was whether his brother, Oliver was still at home. Oliver has been in the Navy for three years and is now in the Pacific. The official telegram from the government quoted the broadcast, made by Raymond, as follows: "Dear parents: I am in good health. how is everyone at home. Are Myrtle (his sister, Mrs. Marvin Schelle), Marvin and Hayden still at home. Is dad still working in the garage. After the war is over I will be able to invest my money in a small business such as farming, mainly. I enjoy the work and would be very happy at that. My hopes were that this war would be a fast one. But it seems as if it will be a long and bitter war. We know no thoughts on the outcome as to when it will be over. But we hope soon. Your Son, Raymond." In addition to the message from the government, the Wuests had cards from Short Wave Listeners G C. Callagher, San Francisco; Mrs. H. Mark Earl, Falls, Idaho; Mrs. Samuel Raids, Los Angeles, California; Lt. Comdr. T. S. Hare, U. S. Navy Retired, and Dan Mowrey El Paso, Texas. Mowrey is one who intercepted a message for the Wuests in February 1944 and in his most recent message stated that he did not believe Raymond would be a "Guest" of the Japanese Government much longer. All in all the Wuests are over joyed over the news and like Mowrey hope that one of these days their son will be back in their home.
	Wunderlich, Bruno Walter Born: 23 Apr 1918 Died: 17 Mar 1945 Service: Pfc 157 Infantry WW II; KIA Germany Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 18, 14	Wylie, Russell Norman Born: 19 Jan 1918 Died: 16 Feb 2012 Service: U.S. Army WW II; served 1941 to 1946 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery	Wynn, Arthur C. "Art" Born: 27 Dec 1914 Died: 25 Aug 1983 Service: MSGT U.S. Army WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 221 SWQ
PFC. Bruno W. Wunderlich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wunderlich of Wolf Creek Community died in Germany on March 17, 1945 of wounds received in battle. PFC. Wunderlich was the 20^th Gillespian to pay the supreme sacrifice in World War II and the eighth in the European Theatre of Operations. PFC. Wunderlich was born April 23, 1918 and this month would have attained his 27^th birthday. he was educated in the Wolf Creek School and assisted on his father's farm prior to entering service. He was inducted into the service on June 23, 1942 in Gillespie County, reporting for service at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Since then he has served at Sheppard Field, Texas; Salt Lake City Utah; Topeka, Kansas; Fairmont Neb; Camp Maxey, Texas and Ft. Meade, MD. Up until last fall he served with the U.S. Army Air Corps Military Police but was transferred to the infantry and received his infantry training at Camp Maxey. He was last home on furlough during Christmas, 1944 and arrived overseas in January 1945. Mr. and Mrs. Wunderlich this week received a letter from PFC. Wunderlich's commanding officer, Capt. Alton M. Moore, who stated that "Bruno died of wounds, received in action while fighting with his company in conflict with the enemy in Southwestern Germany on March 17." His body was laid to rest in a well kept American Cemetery in Northeastern France. Funeral Services were conducted by a Protestant Chaplain with all the reverence and respect due to one who made the supreme sacrifice. " I realize there is little I may say by way of condolence that will lift the burden of sorrow which must be upon you. It should, however, be a comforting though to contemplate that your son Bruno gave his life for his Country on the field of battle. He died that those back home might have a better and safer world in which to live."
In 1941, Wylie was drafted into the U.S. Army and served his country during WWII in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany as a radio operator. He was honorably discharged in 1946,
	Yancey, James W., Dr. Born: 28 Jul 1893 Died: 9 Apr 1980 Service: WW I Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 1 004 005	Yarborough, Born: Died: ???? Service: Veteran's list Burial: Harper City Cemetery	Young, Carlos Byron "Fox" Born: 17 Jul 1924 Died: 14 Feb 2008 Service: U.S. Army WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery
	Young, Logan Born: 27 Oct 1901 Died: 18 Sep 1965 Service: S 1C U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 20 site 195	Young, William Harrison Born: 17 Jan 1841 Died: 30 Dec 1935 Service: CSA Civil War pension # 46795 Burial: Young's Chapel Plot: 01, 03	Youngblood, Duane S. Born: 19 Jan 1934 Died: 14 Mar 2007 Service: U.S. Navy Burial: Eckert Community Cemetery
	Yunker, Joseph Charles Born: 29 Sep 1923 Died: 18 Nov 2004 Service: U.S. Navy WW II; served 28 Oct 1942 to 23 Jul 1943 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery	Zenner, Eugene W. Born: 14 Aug 1894 Died: 9 Dec 1971 Service: U.S. Army WW I, Book 1 p. 186 Burial: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Plot: D 10 108	Zesch, Roschette Herma Born: 24 Jun 1923 Died: 12 Mar 1980 Service: A2C U.S. Air Force, Korea Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: M, 04, 20
	Zess, Earl Born: 14 Sep 1926 Died: 2 Dec 1982 Service: WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 005 78	Zimmer, Adam Born: 2 Apr 1836 Died: 7 Dec 1924 Service: CSA Civil War pension # 17090 Burial: Missing Grave Project	Zimmerman, George Born: 12 Jul 1918 Died: 25 Jan 1979 Service: Veteran Burial: Not stated / Unknown
	Zimmerman, Virgil Lee "Zip" Born: 20 Apr 1933 Died: 10 Aug 2006 Service: U.S. Air Force Korean War Burial: Willow City Plot: B, Row 18	Zintgraff, Fred John "Fritz" Born: 24 Sep 1911 Died: 23 Sep 1998 Service: T SGT U.S. Army Air Corps WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 025 011	Zirbel, Wesley Ronane Born: 1 May 1922 Died: 19 Jan 2012 Service: Technician Fifth Grade U.S. Army; served 19 Nov 1942 to 11 Jan 1946 Burial: Fort Meade National Cemetery
	Zoeller, Roland Vincent Born: 26 Jul 1978 Died: 14 Sep 2007 Service: SFC U.S. Army Korea Burial: Comfort Cemetery	Zogg, Veral Florrin Born: 13 Mar 1919 Died: 9 Jul 1971 Service: WW II Burial: South Park Cemetery	Zupfer, Francis John Born: 30 Apr 1920 Died: 1 Apr 1995 Service: Lt. Col U.S. Air Force WW II Burial: Our Lady Of Victory Catholic Cemetery
	Zwiener, Lonny Franklin Born: 2 May 1925 Died: 1 Jul 2005 Service: Capt U.S. Marine Corps WW II / Korea Burial: Texas State Cemetery
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