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Category: Texas History

1st Lt. Dan Weild Holladay, Hamilton County, Texas: Killed in Action 31 December 1942.

Posted onApril 11, 2019June 3, 2019

Lt. Holladay (O-432066) is still listed as Missing in Action, his body was never recovered. Some Gave All. Holladay was born 26 March 1919 in Hico, TX. He was the son of Augusta Francis (Giesecke) and George Riley Holladay of Continue Reading

CategoriesHamilton County in World War II

Staff Sergeant Cecil Aubrey Baker

Posted onFebruary 19, 2019February 10, 2021

Some Gave All Staff Sergeant Baker, Cecil Aubrey (18198488). Baker was born 24 June 1924 in Hamilton, Texas. He was the son of Ira Edgar and Bertha Elma (Vick) Baker, the oldest of seven children. He graduated from Shive High Continue Reading

CategoriesHamilton County in World War II

The Mystery of Staff Sergeant Russell Lee Anderson: Killed in Action 30 November 1944

Posted onJanuary 20, 2019February 10, 2021

Staff Sergeant Anderson, Russell Lee (38433818) was born 23 September 1922 in Hamilton, Texas. He was the son of Reuben L. and Euphia Ann (Brumett) Anderson of Fairy, Texas. His father was a farmer and the family lived on Hamilton Continue Reading

CategoriesHamilton County in World War II, Texas History

The Veterans of WWII from Bell County, Texas (A Pictorial History).

Posted onNovember 30, 2018June 3, 2019

This book was originally published by the Temple American Legion around 1946. It was far from a comprehensive history. Many veterans are missing from its pages and no one has taken time to supplement the first edition. It is reposted Continue Reading

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Camp Fannin, near Tyler, Texas

Posted onOctober 12, 2017October 25, 2019

  Camp Fannin was a WWII U.S. Army training camp dedicated to providing basic training for infantry replacements desperately needed in the later years of the war. Camp Fannin opened in March 1943 as the U.S. Army Infantry Replacement Training Continue Reading

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