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	Snaider, Ben Yale Born: 8 May 1918 Died: 25 Jun 2010 Service: WW II; enlisted 1 Jan 1938 Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Sobey, John William Born: 23 Jun 1929 Died: 8 Mar 2021 Service: U.S. Navy served 1946 - 1949 Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Solbrig, Alfred Born: 25 Nov 1890 Died: 11 Mar 1963 Service: U.S. Army WW I, discharge 22 Jan 1919 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 320 SEQ
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 300
	Solbrig, Alvin Edwin Born: 28 Jan 1894 Died: 20 Nov 1981 Service: U.S. Army WW I, discharge 6 Sep 1919 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 07, 07	Solbrig, Chester Walter Born: 11 Nov 1918 Died: 14 Jan 2012 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps WW II, enlisted 6 Jan 1942 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 14, 20	Solbrig, Clinton Bernard Born: 21 Jan 1927 Died: 16 May 2016 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 30 Apr 1945 Burial: Memory Gardens Cemetery (Amarillo TX)
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 238
Solbrig attended Fredericksburg High School, then served in the Army during WWII, being stationed in Japan immediately post-war. Pete was very proud of his service, and the opportunity to go on an "Honor Flight" to the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC.
	Solbrig, Dayton Alfred Born: 25 Sep 1935 Died: 2 Oct 2001 Service: SP4 U.S. Army; 1956 - 1962 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 4 003 086	Solbrig, Elgin Alvin Carl Born: 21 Dec 1919 Died: 12 Sep 1995 Service: U.S. Army Air Corps WW II; enlisted 4 Dec 1941 Burial: Cremated	Solbrig, Harvey Felix Born: 21 Feb 1922 Died: 10 Apr 2008 Service: U.S. Army WW II, discharge 22 Jan 1946 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 3 008 019
Col. Harvey F. Solbrig Awarded Drivers Medal Cpl. Harvey F. Solbrig of Drew Field, Tampa Florida, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Solbrig of the Spring Creek Community, was awarded the Driver's Medal on February 7. This medal is only awarded to Army personal that have driven a truck a year or more on maneuvers and in line with other army duties without incidents. Pvt. Harvey Solbrig son of Mt. and Mrs. Kurt Solbrig of here is stationed at Drew Field Tampa Florida. Pvt Solbrig has been in the US Army since Nov. 11, 1942 and has served in Flight School at Miami Beach, Fla. in addition to his present post. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 314
	Solbrig, Leroy Edgar Born: 12 Aug 1932 Died: 17 Jul 2004 Service: Cpl U.S. Army; served 11 Feb 1955 - 31 Jan 1961 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 7 023 036	Solbrig, Milton Karl Born: 14 May 1921 Died: 19 Jun 2004 Service: U.S. Army WW II, enlisted 18 Oct 1944 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 5 003 011	Sollohub, David Francis, Sr. Born: 7 Aug 1944 Died: 24 Jul 2017 Service: U.S. Air Force Vietnam; served Sep 1963 - Sep 1967 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: B 09 101 B
Sollohub served in the United States Air Force from Sept. 1963 to Sept. 1967, was awarded AF Outstanding Unit Award, SOGB-87, DAF, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal.
	Sollohub, Raymond Francis, Sr. Born: 15 Feb 1921 Died: 27 Dec 1978 Service: U.S. Army WW II; served 10 Oct 1939 - 5 Oct 1945 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: B 09 101 B	Solomon, Alfred Vander Born: 25 Mar 1900 Died: 7 Jun 1959 Service: Wagoner Sup Trp 16^th Cav. U.S. Army WW I Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section AH Site 553	Solomon, Godwin Born: Jun 1813 Died: bef 1890 Service: CSA Georgia Burial: Spring Creek Cemetery
Technical Sergeant Raymond F. Sollohub, (20202903), Infantry, United States Army. For gallantry in action at Leyte, Philippine Islands, on 20 Dec 1944. When his company, occupying the reverse slope of a small ridge, was fiercly attacked by a sizeable force of the enemy armed with hand grenades, sabers, rifles and machine guns, Sergeant Sollohub, voluntarily and alone, dashed to the top of the ridge, fired his automatic rifle at the charging enemy and succeeded in killing and wounding a large number of the enemy. Completely disregarding the enemy fire which ripped his belt and canteen from his body, he drove the remaining enemy into the open where many of them were killed by other riflemen. Sergeant Sollohub's courageous and gallant actions on this occasion materially aimed in repelling the attack and were an inspiration to all who witnessed them.
Served in Georgia, listed under Georgia Civil War Correspondence 1861-1865 along with Henry (son), and D. Solomon. Folder # 4025: Voucher #10 1864 for 19 dollars for ADC, Fifth Military District, for enrolling 38 men for the Army, Officer Godwin Solomon.
	Solomon, Jessie James Born: 29 Jan 1889 Died: 12 May 1961 Service: PFC CO. I 141 Infantry WW I; served 28 Jan 1917 - 7 May 1919 Burial: Robstown Cemetery	Solomon, Lawrence William Born: 8 Jul 1908 Died: 17 Jun 1962 Service: PFC 340 Base U.S. Army Air Force WW II; served 1 Jan 1944 - 1 Feb 1946 Burial: Valley Memorial Gardens (McAllen TX)	Solomon, Ralph William, Sr. Born: 16 Oct 1894 Died: 18 May 1956 Service: WW I; served 28 Jun 1917 - 26 Jul 1919 Burial: Garden of Memories
	Solomon, William Emert Born: 13 Sep 1924 Died: 16 Jun 2012 Service: U.S. Army WW II Burial: Not stated / Unknown	Sommers, Phillip Louis Born: 3 Apr 1884 Died: 17 Nov 1962 Service: CPL U.S. Army WW I Burial: Texas State Anatomical Board	Sorenson, Samuel Anders Born: 20 May 1916 Died: 10 Mar 2018 Service: U.S. Navy WW II; served Feb 1941 - Jun 1946 Burial: Provo City Cemetery
Sommers appears on transport list of 12^th Anti-Aircraft Battery, C.A.C. on Jul 14 1918
Sorenson joined the United States Navy in March 1941 and served throughout World War II commanding combat photo unit No. 9 in the South Pacific. He served under both Admiral Chester Nimitz and Admiral William Halsey. Many of his photos were used not only during the was but after the war and are archived throughout the United States. Sam was discharged from active service in January 1946, but remained in the active Navy Reserve until 1967.
	Sosa, Pedro Maldanado Born: 29 Apr 1925 Died: 16 Jul 2011 Service: U.S. Navy WW II; U.S. Air Force Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 3 008 042	Southwick, Hillman "Bubba" Born: 13 Aug 1928 Died: 19 Aug 2011 Service: Korean War; served 1952 - 1954 Burial: Cremated	Soward, Leonard Thomas "Sonny" Born: 28 Apr 1932 Died: 27 Dec 2010 Service: U.S. Air Force Korea; served 1950 - ? Burial: Cremated
During World War II, Sosa served in in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Colorado. Later on, he joined the U.S. Air Force, where he had a career as a metal fabricator and welder.
	Sowie, Jack H. Born: Died: 5 Jun 2013 Service: WW II Burial: Cremated	Spaeth, Hilton Hubert Born: 26 Jan 1924 Died: 19 Feb 2005 Service: TEC 4 U.S. Army WW II Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 07, 13	Spaeth, Ludwig Born: 14 Jan 1831 Died: 15 Aug 1870 Service: Pvt. Co. C, 3^rd Frontier District TST 1864 Burial: Spaeth Graves
Name: Spaedt, L., 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 4 days at $2--$8 Descrip: Age 34 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.
	Spangenberg, Eugene Born: 13 Nov 1920 Died: 4 Oct 2002 Service: SGT U.S. Army Air Forces WW II, served 25 Aug 1942 - 15 Oct 1945 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 045 CNQ	Spangenberg, Ronald Lowell "R.L." Born: 11 Apr 1929 Died: 3 Jun 1997 Service: SFC U.S. Army WW II Korea, discharge(s) 5 Apr 1949 & 13 Oct 1951 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 1 007 070	Specht, Max Henry Born: 21 Jul 1910 Died: 6 Aug 1993 Service: Brig. Gen. U.S. Army WW II, served 25 Nov 1940 - 13 May 1946; Army National Guard 1939 - 1940 & 1946 - 1959 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 2 001 024
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 241
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 5 p. 200/201
	Spelta, Philip William Born: 24 Jun 1946 Died: 2 Jan 2010 Service: Corporal U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam; 2 Sep 1966 - 9 May 1972 Burial: Our Lady of Guadalupe (Stonewall)	Spence, George McDuffey Born: 29 Aug 1838 Died: 13 Jan 1922 Service: CSA Civil War Co D, Capt. Bailey; served 1862 - 1865 (deserter) Burial: Harper Community Cemetery	Spence, Walter Earl Born: 28 Sep 1922 Died: 5 Nov 1991 Service: A 2C U.S. Air Force Korea // PFC U. S. Army WW II; served 7 Mar 1944 - 10 Apr 1952 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 20 site 1266
	Spenrath, Martin Adolf, Jr. Born: 14 Aug 1926 Died: 27 Oct 2006 Service: U.S. Army Korea Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 24, 04	Spiller, Kenneth Douglas Born: 10 Sep 1929 Died: 25 Dec 1980 Service: Ssgt U.S. Army Korea; served 12 Feb 1948 - 31 Dec 1968 Burial: Wilke Family Cemetery Plot: Row 8	Spisak, James William Born: 11 Sep 1937 Died: 11 Jan 2018 Service: Veteran Burial: Cremated
	Spriggs, Forest Orel Born: 19 Feb 1927 Died: 11 Aug 2014 Service: Petty. Officer 2 Class U.S. Navy WW II Burial: Mission Burial Park North (San Antonio)	Springall, Arthur Newton "Canary", MD Born: 7 Feb 1908 Died: 4 Oct 1981 Service: Col. U.S. Army WW II; served 15 Jul 1942 - 1 Mar 1968 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 224 SWQ	Springall, Francis Swain "Jack", Dr. Born: 27 Mar 1912 Died: 12 Jan 2004 Service: Veteran Burial: Greenwood Cemetery
1946-Boston Mass. Petty. Officer 2Class
He was commissioned in 1942 in the U.S. Army, assigned to the Panama Canal, retiring as Colonel in 1968.
	Sprowls, William George Born: 19 Jan 1928 Died: 10 Jan 2020 Service: U.S. Air Force Burial: Comfort Cemetery	Spurr, Ruel Earl, Jr. Born: 8 Oct 1928 Died: 17 Feb 2013 Service: SA U.S. Coast Guard Korea Burial: Greenwood Cemetery	St. Clair, Waymon Lee "Cotton" Born: 2 Oct 1938 Died: 3 Feb 2017 Service: U.S. Air Force Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: J, 04, 07
	Staats, Christian Born: abt 1822 Died: bef 1900 Service: Pvt. Co. B (II), Gillespie County, 3^rd Frontier District TST 1864 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: B, 02, 05	Staats, Christian Arthur "Critti, C.A.", Jr. Born: 26 Aug 1919 Died: 3 Dec 1996 Service: SGT U.S. Army WW II, discharge 5 Jul 1945 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: A 08 142 A	Staats, Christopher Neil "Chris" Born: 13 Feb 1977 Died: 16 Oct 2009 Service: SSGT Texas Army National Guard, Kosovo (2005-2006), 143D Infantry Detachment, Forward 6, Afghanistan KIA Burial: Staats Family Cemetery
Name & Rank: Staats, Chr., Pvt. Com. off: Schuetze, L., Capt. Organ: Co. B (II), Gillespie Co., 3^rd Front. Dist. BG J.D. McAdoo commdg., TST Enlist: Jan. 24-64 in Gillespie Co. Disch: Descrip: Age 46 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. 1, p 282; Vol. 2, p 243
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 2 p. 51
Fredericksburg native Chris Staats, a staff sergeant with the Texas Army National Guard, was killed in Afghanistan on Friday as the result of an IED attack on his vehicle. The news hit home last Friday when word was received that Fredericksburg native Staff Sergeant Christopher Neil Staats, 32, had been killed in Afghanistan. Staats and fellow Texas Army National Guard soldier, Sergeant Anthony Gabriel Green, 28, of Matthews, NC, died as the result of an IED attack on their vehicle in the Wardak Province. Both soldiers were deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and were assigned to the 143^rd Infantry Detachment, Austin. "The Texas Army National Guard family mourns the deaths of these dear friends and brave soldiers and extends its deepest sympathy to family members and friends," according to a statement issued by the Texas Army National Guard. "They are in our hearts and prayers," the release said. At this time, funeral arrangements for Staats are pending at Schaetter Funeral Home. Wounded in the same incident that killed Staats and Green were Major John J. Ploch and Sergeant Todd L. Plybon, both of whom suffered non-life threatening injuries. Staats was nearing the end of his second deployment. One of a group of 12 specially selected soldiers from across the state, Staats left for Afghanistan in January and was due to return home around Christmas. Staats was a part of an agri-business development team whose purpose was to help the people of Afghanistan become self-sufficient through farming, ranching and business. While in Afghanistan, the team was helping set up a water reservoir and experimental farming. "I am incredibly proud of Chris for his service, his dedication and his belief in helping the people of Afghanistan," said his wife, Monteigne Cordray Staats. They were married on Nov. 17, 2005, in Austin. "Chris knew that this was his job," she said. "He knew that this is what he was sent to do -- to help them." [Story from the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post 21 Oct 2009]
	Staats, Edwin Gustav Born: 14 Apr 1893 Died: 29 Jul 1949 Service: Pvt 312 INF 78 DIV U.S. Army WW I, served 5 Jul 1918 - 3 Jun 1919 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: G, 19, 06	Staats, Garrett Wade Born: 6 Sep 1971 Died: 20 Mar 2014 Service: SPT BN Texas Army National Guard; served 1989 - 30 Sep 2011 (over 22 years of service) Burial: Staats Family Cemetery	Staats, William, Jr. Born: 1880 Died: 30 Jul 1925 Service: U.S. Army, 30 Infantry enlisted 15 Oct 1901 Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery Plot: Section 25 site LRL
Staats was part of a Demobilization Detachment in the service of the US Army. Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 47
	Staedtler, Alfred Charles Born: 12 May 1920 Died: 21 Jan 1993 Service: U.S. Army WW II, served 10 Dec 1941 - 21 Feb 1946 Burial: Hillside Cemetery	Staedtler, Alton Ray "Tony" Born: 21 Sep 1943 Died: 12 Dec 1993 Service: U.S. Army discharge 28 Feb 1970 Burial: St. Mary's Memorial Garden Cemetery Plot: K 06 060 B	Stafford, Ivan D. Born: 10 Jun 1914 Died: 13 Jul 1988 Service: MM CA U.S. Navy WW II / Korea; enlisted 1943, 1949 & 1953 Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Plot: Section 8-A site 1607
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 4 p. 181
	Staggs, Carl Mack Born: 17 Jan 1915 Died: 18 Apr 1975 Service: U.S. Marine Corps WW II; served 12 Sep 1940 - 10 Nov 1945; Wounded in Action, Purple Heart Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 1 001 003	Stahl, Francis August Born: 21 Jan 1914 Died: 15 Mar 2009 Service: Major U.S. Air Force WW II Burial: Restland Memorial Park	Stahl, Rubin Louis Born: 28 Oct 1917 Died: 19 Nov 2003 Service: U.S. Army WW II; served 21 May 1943 - 15 Oct 1945 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: M, 03, 08
In 1940 he was assigned to 82nd Observation Squadron, Moffett Field, listed in the 1940 Mesa (Fredericksburg High School yearbook) as an ex-student serving his county.
Source: Master Index of Veterans at the Gillespie Co. Courthouse, Book 1 p. 372
	Stamm, Robert Franklin "Bob" Born: 16 Jul 1923 Died: 21 Jun 1991 Service: Tec 4 U.S. Army WW II Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Plot: 2 003 070	Stanfill, John Frederick Born: 2 Oct 1912 Died: 22 Oct 1987 Service: U.S. Army WW II; served 6 Mar 1941 - 21 Nov 1941 Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park	Stanley, Larry J. Born: 30 Apr 1942 Died: 3 Jul 2021 Service: A1C U.S. Air Force Vietnam Burial: Santa Fe National Cemetery
	Stapp, Dillard Fant Born: 17 May 1891 Died: 7 Mar 1953 Service: Texas PFC Comp. G 359th INF 90th Division U.S. Army WW I; Served 7 Apr 1918 - 20 Aug 1919 Burial: Junction City Cemetery	Stapp, Hugh Chester "Jack" Born: 20 Aug 1893 Died: 6 May 1952 Service: Texas, PVT, Comp. L, 320th Inf, 80th Division U.S. Army WW I; Served 22 Jun 1918 - 10 Jun 1919 Burial: Junction City Cemetery	Stark, Edward J. Born: 18 Jun 1894 Died: 3 Feb 1953 Service: WW I; served 14 Jul 1919 - 6 Jan 1921 Burial: Der Stadt Friedhof Plot: H, 01, 29
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