Born: 20 Jul 1816 Died: 23 Dec 1896 Service: Pvt. Co. B (II), Gillespie County, 3rd Frontier District TST 1864 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: B, 01, 05
Schaper, Elgin Walter
Born: 26 Nov 1916 Died: 13 Mar 1978 Service: SSgt U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 26 May 1942 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: M, 03, 13
Schaper, Frank Peter
Born: 3 Sep 1919 Died: 6 Feb 1981 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 15 Jan 1941 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: M, 02, 18
Name & Rank: Schandua, P., Pvt. Com. off: Schuetze, L., Capt. Organ: Co. B (II), Gillespie Co., 3rd Front. Dist. BG J.D. McAdoo commdg., TST Enlist: Jan. 24-64 in Gillespie Co. Disch: Descrip: Age 48 Remarks: R&F 84; En. & Mus. Off. W.J. Locke; 1 shotgun; Co. org. under Act of D. 15-63; 1 MR & PR dtd. Jan. 28-64 to Je. 1-64 & 2 MR dtd. Jan. 27-64 & May '64. Name appears only on MR dtd. Jan 27-64. Source: Ancestry.com. Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Source: Gillespie County Historical Society, Pioneers in God's Hills (Austin TX, Von Boeckmann-Jones, 1960, 1974), Vol. 2
He served as a Staff Sergeant in the Reconnaisance Company, 819th Tank Destroyer Ballation in the U.S. Army, having entered the service in Ft. Sam Houston May 26, 1942. He received his honorable discharge November 29, 1945. He received the American Theatre Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with one Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Ribbon, three Overseas Bars and one Service Stripe.
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3, p. 84
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 120
Schaper, Johan Friedrich Ferdinand Ernst "Ernst"
Born: 19 Aug 1833 Died: 5 Apr 1880 Service: 3rd Sgt., 5th Sgt. Co. B (II), Gillespie County, 3rd Frontier District TST 1864 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: B, 12, 16
Born: 10 May 1922 Died: 28 Jun 2010 Service: MEDIC U.S. Army WW II; enlisted 19 Sep 1942; Flying Tigers-Burma Burial:St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: A 13 191 B
Name & Rank: Schaper, E., 3rd Sgt., 5th Sgt. Com. off: Schuetze, L., & Krauskopf, E., Capt. Organ: Co. B (II), Gillespie Co., 3rd Front. Dist. BG J.D. McAdoo commdg., TST Enlist: Jan. 28-64 in Gillespie Co.; mus. in Jan. 28. Disch: Serv. to Je. 1-64: 30 days at $2--$60. Descrip: Age 27 Remarks: R&F 84; En. & Mus. Off. W.J. Locke; 1 shotgun; Co. org. under Act of D. 15-63; 1 MR & PR dtd. Jan. 28-64 to Je. 1-64 & 2 MR dtd. Jan. 27-64 & May '64. Listed as 5th Sgt. on MR dtd. Jan. 27-64 & as 3rd Sgt. on MR dtd. May '64 Source: Ancestry.com. Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
His life on the family ranch was interrupted and changed by the war. There was a time during WW II when Selma, Clayton's mother, displayed three gold stars in her window, representing her three sons fighting in the war. Clayton served as a medic in the Army Air Corp with the Flying Tigers in Burma. While in China, he helped deliver a baby, a task he found so traumatic he said it was the reason he always got Rita to the hospital in time. He circled the globe twice while in the service, remarking more than once that in Australia he had the best watermelon. Interestingly, he encountered several relatives in distant places during the war; Tommy Lindig in India, Laurence Lindig in China, and George Nebgen somewhere along the way.
Scharnhorst, Edwin August
Born: 13 Mar 1889 Died: 14 Aug 1971 Service: WW I Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 19, 23
Scharnhorst, Elgin August
Born: 3 Oct 1924 Died: 11 May 1945 Service: Pfc U.S. Army Co A 305 INF WW II, enlisted 26 Jun 1944, died of wounds received on Okinawa Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 19, 24
Scharnhorst, Fritz Alfred
Born: 16 Jan 1911 Died: 9 Apr 2001 Service: TEC 5 U.S. Army WW II Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 06, 09
PVT. Elgin August Scharnhorst, age 21, son of Edwin Scharnhorst and Selma Immel Scharnhorst, was reported by the War Department to have died on Okinawa on May 11, 1945, from wounds received while in action with the Japs.
The young soldier was born in Blanco County, on October 3, 1924, and had attained the age of 21 years, 7 months, and 8 days at the time of his reported death. He was inducted into the service on June 26, 1944 and received his base training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, following which he spent a short furlough at home with his parents last November. He was then sent to Fort Ord, California, from where he left in December for the Philippines, and after spending some time there was sent to the Battle zones in Okinawa.
Pvt. Scharnhorst is survived by his parents, one sister; Ruby, Mrs. Felix Birck; two brothers: Sgt. Clayton Scharnhorst who is somewhere in China; Pvt. Milton Scharnhorst of Camp Hood, Texas; and his grandmother, Mrs. August Immel. Pvt. Scharnhorst was christened in the Albert Lutheran Church on November 2, 1924, and was confirmed on April 16, 1939 by Rev. Paul Leonhard.
Scheck, Laurence
Born: 21 Jul 1942 Died: 30 Jan 2011 Service: U.S. Marine Corps Burial:Not stated / Unknown
Born: abt 1833 Died: 10 Aug 1862 Service: Unionist who was killed at the battle at the Nueces River by Confederates Burial:Treue der Union Monument
Schildknecht, Adolph
Born: abt 1818 Died: Service: Pvt. Minute Company for Gillespie County TST 1861 Burial:Missing Grave Project
Schildknecht, August
Born: 30 Nov 1825 Died: 10 May 1871 Service: 3rd Sgt. Co. B (II), Gillespie County, 3rd Frontier District TST 1864 Burial:Missing Grave Project
Schildknecht, August
Born: abt 1827 Died: Service: Pvt. Minute Company for Gillespie County TST 1861 Burial:Missing Grave Project
On musterroll of Minute Company dated 25 Feb 1861; value of horse is $75.
On musterroll of Minute Company ending 25 May 1861; paid $10.50 for 7 days.
On musterroll of Minute Company ending 25 Aug 1861; paid $27.00 for 18 days.
On musterroll of Minute Company ending 25 Nov 1861; paid $15.00 for 10 days.
Name & Rank: Schildknecht, Aug., 3rd Sgt. Com. off: Schuetze, L. & Krauskopf, E., Capt. Organ: Co. B (II), Gillespie Co., 3rd Front. Dist. BG J.D. McAdoo commdg., TST Enlist: Jan. 24-64 in Gillespie Co.; mus. in Jan. 28 Disch: Serv. Jan. 28 to Je. 1-64: 30 days at $2.50--$75 Descrip: Age 39 (36) Remarks: R&F 84; En. & Mus. Off. W.J. Locke; 1 shotgun; Co. org. under Act of D. 15-63; 1 MR & PR dtd. Jan. 28-64 to Je. 1-64 & 2 MR dtd. Jan. 27-64 & May '64. Listed as 1st Sgt. on both MR. Source: Ancestry.com. Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
On musterroll of Minute Company dated 25 Feb 1861; value of horse is $65.
On musterroll of Minute Company ending 25 Aug 1861; paid $27.00 for 18 days.
On musterroll of Minute Company ending 25 Nov 1861; paid $15.00 for 10 days.
Born: 3 Jul 1922 Died: 19 Dec 1990 Service: SFC U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 7 Nov 1942, Korea Vietnam, discharge/Retired 1 Apr 1968 Burial:St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: M2 ESS B 002
Schilling, Ronnie Donald
Born: 12 Dec 1946 Died: 21 Nov 2016 Service: 2LT U.S. Army Vietnam Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: N, 08, 23
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Books 3 & 4 p. 324-325 & 104-105
Born: 20 Mar 1896 Died: 15 Oct 1918 Service: U.S. Army WW I KIA Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: A, 06, 22
Schlaudt, Almon J. L.
Born: 28 Sep 1916 Died: 10 Jun 1971 Service: EM 1 U.S. Navy WW II Burial:Roosevelt Memorial Park
Almon Schlaudt, son of Mrs. Otto Schlaudt who is serving in the U S Navy and is now on duty in the Atlantic.
Schlaudt, Emil, Jr.
Born: 20 Jun 1916 Died: 30 Nov 1942 Service: MM1 U.S. Navy WW II; KIA, "Sea" Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 17, 18
Schlaudt, Martin Rudy
Born: 1 May 1931 Died: 30 Nov 1985 Service: PFC U.S. Army Korea Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: M, 16, 11
Schlaudt, Walter
Born: 26 Jan 1905 Died: 8 May 1978 Service: U.S. Army WW II, discharge 28 Nov 1946 Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 226 SEQ
Schlaudt was in the battle of Tassafaronga on Jan. 12, 1942. He was the first Gillespie County Naval Casualty of WW II, lost aboard the USS Penscole.
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 293
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 3 p. 54
Schlaudt, Walter Levy
Born: 3 Apr 1922 Died: 7 Nov 2008 Service: Pvt. WW II Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 2 004 037
Schleyer, James Arthur
Born: 13 Aug 1886 Died: 13 May 1952 Service: U.S. Navy Engineering Force; served 4 years Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: D, 18, 28
Schlieper, James William
Born: 25 Jun 1933 Died: 6 May 1998 Service: ETCM U.S. Navy Korea / Vietnam Burial:Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section CE site 55
Home On Furlough
PVT. Walter Schlaudt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schlaudt, who was inducted into the service on January 16, 1945, trained at Ft. Bliss and was home on a 15 day furlough. He has reported for service at Ft. Ord. California.
Schlueter, Adolph
Born: 19 Aug 1895 Died: 26 Apr 1960 Service: PVT U.S. Army WW I, discharge 10 Sep 1919 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 13, 12
Schlueter, Albert
Born: 9 Apr 1918 Died: 6 Oct 1993 Service: Sgt. U.S. Army Air Corps WW II, served 28 Apr 1941 - 10 Nov 1945 Burial:Grand View Memorial Park
Schlueter, Allen Francis
Born: 22 Oct 1930 Died: 7 Oct 1951 Service: Damage Controlman Third Class, U.S. Navy Korea, KIA Burial:Veteran - unrecovered remains
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 313
Sgt. Albert Schlueter, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Schlueter who is in aircraft machinery at the Waco Army Flying School, and is another of Gillespie County’s fine young men in the service of his country.Additional link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5923212/albert-schlueter
Damage Controlman third Class Allen Schlueter was a Crew member of the destroyer USS ERNEST G. SMALL (DD-838). He was Killed in Action while engaged with the enemy in Korea on October 7, 1951 when his ship struck an enemy mine.
Damage Controlman Third Class Schlueter was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal,the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Repiblic of Korea War Service Medal.
His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
Born: 3 Jun 1932 Died: 4 Jun 1990 Service: SP 3 U.S. Army Korea Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: M, 12, 20
Schlueter, Werner Harold
Born: 1 Jul 1923 Died: 24 Jun 1947 Service: Texas Sgt. U.S. Army Air Corps WW II, served 3 Dec 1942 - 28 Feb 1946 Burial:St. Mary's Garden Cemetery Plot: SMG E 01 003 C
He entered the U.S. Navy on Jan. 21, 1964 and served on the Nuclear Submarine USS Nathaniel Greene. During this tour of duty he was cited for bravery and was awarded the Purple Heart.
After his first enlistment expired, he reinlisted on June 23, 1967 and more than three years served with the "Green Berets", US Special Forces, as part of a river flotilla group operating in the Mekong Delta area until May 9, 1970 when he was seriously injured. He was given a medical discharge on Aug. 24, 1972 and returned to civilian life.
Schmalkoke, Harry Alfred
Born: 1 Nov 1890 Died: 1947 Service: U.S. Army WW I; served 8 Feb 1911 - 7 Feb 1914, 1918 - 1919 Burial:Mountain View Cemetery (NM)
Born: 1 Dec 1911 Died: 18 Jan 1992 Service: PFC U.S. Army WW II, served 25 Aug 1942 - 16 Mar 1944 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: I, 04, 08
Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Schmidt are serving in the U. S. Armed Forces.They are Pvt. Alex E. Schmidt, Cpl. Henry P. Schmidt and Cpl. Chester G. Schmidt. Another family from Gillespie County doing their part.
Pvt. Alex E. Schmidt, age 18, was drafted on Sept. 8th. 1942. After training at different camps throughout the South, he was transferred to Fort Briggs, N.C. where he is still stationed.Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 6
Schmidt, Allen Erwin
Born: 26 Aug 1930 Died: 26 Mar 2010 Service: PFC U.S. Army; 10 Jul 1951 - 3 Jul 1953 Burial:St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: K 03 028 B
Schmidt, Ben Edwin
Born: 2 Oct 1895 Died: 4 May 1966 Service: U.S. Army WW I; served 1918 - 20 Jun 1919 Burial:Llano City Cemetery
Schmidt, Benjamin Whetstone
Born: 6 Jul 1987 Died: 6 Oct 2011 Service: Lance Cpl. U.S. Marine Corps; Purple Heart, Navy & Marine Corps Medal, KIA Afghanistan Burial:Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section C1 Row W2 Site D131
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1, p. 263
Schmidt, Charles Donald
Born: 2 Aug 1929 Died: 16 Dec 2022 Service: U.S. Air Force; enlisted Feb 1954 Germany Burial:Harper Community Cemetery
Schmidt, Chester Gilbert
Born: 30 Aug 1920 Died: 14 Aug 2002 Service: U.S. Army WW II, discharge 25 Dec 1945 Burial:St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: K 02 014 B
Schmidt, Chester Valtin "Teddy"
Born: 4 Oct 1906 Died: 25 Aug 1980 Service: Radarman 2nd Class U.S. Navy WW II Burial:St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: M1 SSD C 125
Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Schmidt are serving in the U. S. Armed Forces.They are Pvt. Alex E. Schmidt, Cpl. Henry P. Schmidt and Cpl. Chester G. Schmidt. Another family from Gillespie County doing there part.
Cpl. Chester G. Schmidt, age 22, volunteered for the Army at Denver, Colorado on February 4th 1942. From Denver he was transferred to Camp Roberts, California, and after serving in several other training centers he was sent to the Thermal Air Base, Thermal, California where he is engaged as cook.Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 267
He was a World War II Veteran, having been inducted into the U.S. Navy on December 23, 1943. He served on the USS Battleship Colorado in the 7th Fleet under Admiral Chester Nimitz earning five Battlestars. He was with the first fleet to enter Tokyo Bay after the Japanese surrender. He was discharged October, 1945, having attained the rank of Radarman 2nd Class.
Smitty was inducted into the Army, July 27, 1944, at Ft. Sam Houston as a private in the infantry. He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during the Luzon Campaign and received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy.
After the war ended he finished his time overseas in the Philippines as an airplane mechanic, which was his profession before his induction into the Army. August 15, 1946, he was honorably discharged as a corporal. In 1959 Smitty worked as a reservist at Richards Gebauer Air Force Base, MO, becoming a Staff Sergeant in the 442nd Troop Carrier Wing. During the Berlin Crisis in 1961 his group was called into active duty for one year. While still on active duty, he died of a heart attack, July 4, 1962.
Schmidt, Frank Joseph, Jr.
Born: 22 Feb 1934 Died: 15 Oct 2012 Service: Lt. Col. (ret.) U.S. Air Force Vietnam BSM MSM ARCOM ARCM Burial:Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 63 Site 705
Schmidt, Gilbert Alfred
Born: 10 Mar 1912 Died: 1 Oct 2002 Service: U.S. Army WW II; POW Germany; enlisted 17 Mar 1942 Burial:Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 14, 04
Schmidt, Harold Boyd
Born: 26 Oct 1930 Died: 6 May 2013 Service: First Lt. U.S. Air Force Korean War; served 1951 - Jun 1955 Burial:Matthies Cemetery (Guadalupe Co. TX)
Schmidt served in the United States Air Force for 28 years, retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He received numerous medals and citations for his service.
Harold was one of the youngest combat jet fighter pilots in the Air Force, flying 100 missions in his F-86 during the Korean Conflict. He earned the following decorations: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, Legion of Merit, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal. First Lt. Schmidt was honorably discharged June 1955.
Schmidt, Harry Gustav
Born: 28 Mar 1914 Died: 26 Mar 2002 Service: T SGT U.S. Army Air Forces WW II, served 14 Jan 1942 - 1 Jun 1945 Burial:Grapetown Cemetery
Schmidt, Heinrich Niklaus "Henry"
Born: 8 Jul 1865 Died: 11 Mar 1900 Service: Spanish American War Burial:Crosby Cemetery
Schmidt, Henry Peter
Born: 3 May 1914 Died: 15 Jan 2009 Service: U.S. Army Air Force WW II; served 8 Sep 1942 - 1 Nov 1945 Burial:Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 6 005 063
Schmidt was a Radio operator on aerial transports.
Tech. Sgt. Harry G. Schmidt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schmidt enlisted in the Army on January 14, 1942 and never came home on furlough but this week he is enjoying his first visit home and a permanent furlough, for he was the first Gillespie County serviceman to be released under the point system.
Sgt. Schmidt had points to spare, but his release came as a surprise, for he came to San Antonio's redistribution center intending to come home on a furlough when he was told he was eligible for honorable discharge. On Friday, June 1, he was given his discharge and arrived home the same day.
Sgt. Schmidt after entering the service in 1942, serviced at Ft. Sam Houston, Sheppard Field, and Ft. Dixon, N.J. before being sent overseas, where he covered a lot of territory before returning to the U. S.
Sent first to England, he went from there to North Africa; then to Sicily, over to India, back to Sicily and then to Italy; later he was shipped to France and returned to Italy before returning to the United States.
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 2
In the call for troops for the Spanish war he enlisted in the Fourth Texas, and after serving a few months was mustered out.
Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Schmidt are serving in the U. S. Armed Forces.They are Pvt. Alex E. Schmidt, Cpl. Henry P. Schmidt and Cpl. Chester G. Schmidt. Another family from Gillespie County doing there part.
Cpl. Henry P. Schmidt, age 28, was inducted into the U. S. Army on Sept. 8th. 1942 at Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas from where he was transferred to Pedleton Field, Oregon. From there to the Motor Transport School at Fort Crook, Nebraska and at present he is stationed at Stockton Ord. Depot, Stockton, California, where he is engaged as a mechanic.