La Grange in Fayette County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Fayette County Veterans Memorial

Photographed by James Hulse, October 4, 2021

1. Fayette County Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Fayette County Veterans Memorial. . No greater sacrifice can be made by the citizens of a democratic nation than to serve in its armed forces in times of war or in times of peace. Fayette County proudly honors and pays tribute to its citizens who accepted the call to arms and served gallantly in securing freedom for the State of Texas and maintaining it for their nation throughout history. , Reverse Side , Dedicated on Veterans Day, 1987, to the citizens of Fayette County who served in the armed forces of the United States, especially those men and women who gave their lives in defending their country. This memorial symbolizes the importance of service in the armed forces. The names of all Fayette Countians who served so bravely are publicly displayed inside the courthouse., . 1st Small Plaque for Veteran's Names, World War I Veterans , Robert F. Adams . George Best . Ludwige Bauerkemper . John H. Behrens . Jesse Brown . Eugene Burley . William Doms . Lidwik Dornak . Hugo Ehlers . Vladimal Faktor . Helmuth A. Garlin . Walter Graf . Willie Heinze . William Henry . Reyes Hernandez . Eddie Holmes . Luther Hoff . Lonnie James . Steve Janecek . Jesse Jarmon . Otho Keilberg . Richarde Knezek . Otto A. Koehler . Willie E. Koepke . Joe Krenek . Hermant Kruse . Rudolph J. Kubena . John R. Langston . Chris M. Larsen . James A. Levy . Louis Machac . Eugene Maeckel , . 2nd Small Plaque for Veteran's Names, World War I Veterans , Elton Manske . Robert C. Manthey . Johnny Walton McBride . Otto E. Mehner . Ferdinand J. Mendel . Jaromir Michal . Beno Michalski . Henry J. Niemeyer . Fritz Oeltjen . Henry Onken Jr. . Louis O. Quade . Ferdinand F. Quitta . Joseph A. Rabel . Otto I. Reuther . Louis Fruhmann . Joe R. Sassin . Edwin H. Schaffer . Gustavel Schulze . Herberth Schroeder . John H. Schroeder . Conrad F. Sevcik . Henry I. Somohyl . Eugene E. Tate . Adolph Tauch . William T. Terrell . Lyle G. Thornton . Felix Wagner . Jeff B. Webb . Henry Winter . Ernest W. Woods . Marion H. Worrell, . 3rd Small Plaque for Veteran's Names, World War II Veterans , Edwin Alaminski . Rudolphl Barta . Tom C. Baumgarten . George Baylor . Victor L. Berger . Lee R. Best Jr. . Adam R. Bogdanski . Ernest A. Bosl Jr. . Adolf C. Brune . James E. Burns . Robert V. Bohuslav . Ernest T. Byler . Hugh Carroll . Henry L. Chovanec . Marvin Chudet . Erwin J. Cordes . Eugene Cornett . Granville W. Cowan . Rudolph R. Dittrich . Alfred R. Ehlers Jr. . Roy A. Ellis . Carl Wengelman . Alfred Fischer . Willie Fitzgerald . Charles M. Frierson Jr. . Ernest W. Graf . Victor E. Guarin . Daniel Gully . Arnold Hajdik . Alton W. Hanisch . Alfred C.E. Harbers . Herman Heinrich . Maynard Helmcamp . Meinhardt Helmcamp . Porter Henderson . Atlan R. Hengst . Melvin E. Herself . Frank W. Herzik . Lawrence L. Herzik . Eugene Holub , . 4th Small Plaque for Veteran's Names, World War II Veterans , Alfred Hubenak . George R. Huepers . Method C. Janacek . Herbert L. Kainer Jr. . Nolan Kalich . Joe A. Kasmiersky . Emil E. Knesek Jr. . Carlton Knezek . Jimmie Knight . Jerry J. Knippel . Ludvik F. Kocurek . Henry Kolensky . Kleophas E. Kovar . Henry Kozelsky . Leroy J. Krenek Anton Kresta Jr. . Rudolph J. Kubena Bernard Kubenka . Joseph Lev . Doris C. Lewis . Alton D. Lueders . Alvin Lueders . Atlan W. Luck . Jessie M. Lozano . James O. Marburger . Edward J. Marek . Ivan Mazoch . David A. McDow . Mason L. McDuffie . Peter D. Meyer . Emil C. Minzenmeyer . Emil W. Mladenka . Edgar Mueller . Edgar H. Mueller . John V. Muras . Roy Nagel . Ludwig J. Novosad . Jonnie C. Oeltjendiers . Anton J. Olsovsky . Alfred F. Oppermann , . 5th Small Plaque for Veteran's Names, World War II Veterans , Alphonse J. Orsak . Ladik. J. Osina . Willie L. Page . William C. Parker . George Pavlicek . Lee Roy Pavlik . Oliver F. Psencik . Ernest J. Quitta . Ivan Rainosek . Adolph E. Rab . Walker Randle . Helmuth Roeder . Sidney Scarborough Jr. . Eddie V. Sbrusch . William Scherpik Jr. . Benjamin C. F. Schlabach . Edgar Schmidt . Andrew C. Schramm . Erwin W.A. Schuetze . Louise Schulz . John G. Segura . Nathan Siebel . Erwin Tengler . Louis L. Thompson . Joseph Trlicik . Jerry R. Vaculik . Eddie E. Valicek . Julius P. Vasek . Rawline Weber . Eddie P. Wiedermann . William Wendler . Bennie O. Werchan . Grannville Williams . Otto Willrich . Melvin P. Wolff . James D. Worthy . Dan Yates Jr. . Ollie Zapp, . 6th Small Plaque for Veteran's Names, Korean War Veterans , Lowell W. Greenwood . William Guyton . Harvey E. Holub . Edward P. Machala . Charlie Mares . Edgar E. Michaler . William D. Ware . Oscar Williams, Vietnam War Veterans , Jackson Dillon Barnes . Edward Hugo Beyer . Edgar Brossman . Harold Paul Degner . Floyd Wayne Kaase . Arnold John Kulhanek . Robert James Stavinoha . Willie Ray Thompson . Robert E. Urbanovsky . Gerald J. Walla .

No greater sacrifice can be made by the citizens of a democratic nation than to serve in its armed forces in times of war or in times of peace. Fayette County proudly honors and pays tribute to its citizens who accepted the call to arms and served gallantly in securing freedom for the State of Texas and maintaining it for their nation throughout history.

Reverse Side
Dedicated on Veterans Day, 1987, to the citizens of Fayette County who served in the armed forces of the United States, especially those men and women who gave their lives in defending their country. This memorial symbolizes the importance of service in the armed forces. The names of all Fayette Countians who served so bravely are publicly displayed inside the courthouse.

1st Small Plaque for Veteran's Names

World War I Veterans
Robert F. Adams • George Best • Ludwige Bauerkemper • John H. Behrens • Jesse Brown • Eugene Burley • William Doms • Lidwik Dornak • Hugo Ehlers • Vladimal Faktor • Helmuth A. Garlin • Walter Graf • Willie Heinze • William Henry • Reyes Hernandez • Eddie Holmes • Luther Hoff • Lonnie James • Steve Janecek • Jesse Jarmon • Otho Keilberg • Richarde Knezek • Otto A. Koehler • Willie E. Koepke • Joe Krenek • Hermant Kruse • Rudolph J. Kubena • John R. Langston • Chris M. Larsen

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• James A. Levy • Louis Machac • Eugene Maeckel

2nd Small Plaque for Veteran's Names

World War I Veterans
Elton Manske • Robert C. Manthey • Johnny Walton McBride • Otto E. Mehner • Ferdinand J. Mendel • Jaromir Michal • Beno Michalski • Henry J. Niemeyer • Fritz Oeltjen • Henry Onken Jr. • Louis O. Quade • Ferdinand F. Quitta • Joseph A. Rabel • Otto I. Reuther • Louis Fruhmann • Joe R. Sassin • Edwin H. Schaffer • Gustavel Schulze • Herberth Schroeder • John H. Schroeder • Conrad F. Sevcik • Henry I. Somohyl • Eugene E. Tate • Adolph Tauch • William T. Terrell • Lyle G. Thornton • Felix Wagner • Jeff B. Webb • Henry Winter • Ernest W. Woods • Marion H. Worrell

3rd Small Plaque for Veteran's Names

World War II Veterans
Edwin Alaminski • Rudolphl Barta • Tom C. Baumgarten • George Baylor • Victor L. Berger • Lee R. Best Jr. • Adam R. Bogdanski • Ernest A. Bosl Jr. • Adolf C. Brune • James E. Burns • Robert V. Bohuslav • Ernest T. Byler • Hugh Carroll • Henry L. Chovanec • Marvin Chudet • Erwin J. Cordes • Eugene Cornett • Granville W. Cowan • Rudolph R. Dittrich • Alfred R. Ehlers Jr. • Roy A. Ellis • Carl Wengelman • Alfred Fischer • Willie Fitzgerald • Charles M. Frierson Jr. • Ernest W. Graf • Victor E. Guarin • Daniel Gully • Arnold Hajdik • Alton W. Hanisch • Alfred

Reverse Side - Fayette County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 4, 2021

2. Reverse Side - Fayette County Veterans Memorial

C.E. Harbers • Herman Heinrich • Maynard Helmcamp • Meinhardt Helmcamp • Porter Henderson • Atlan R. Hengst • Melvin E. Herself • Frank W. Herzik • Lawrence L. Herzik • Eugene Holub

4th Small Plaque for Veteran's Names

World War II Veterans
Alfred Hubenak • George R. Huepers • Method C. Janacek • Herbert L. Kainer Jr. • Nolan Kalich • Joe A. Kasmiersky • Emil E. Knesek Jr. • Carlton Knezek • Jimmie Knight • Jerry J. Knippel • Ludvik F. Kocurek • Henry Kolensky • Kleophas E. Kovar • Henry Kozelsky • Leroy J. Krenek Anton Kresta Jr. • Rudolph J. Kubena Bernard Kubenka • Joseph Lev • Doris C. Lewis • Alton D. Lueders • Alvin Lueders • Atlan W. Luck • Jessie M. Lozano • James O. Marburger • Edward J. Marek • Ivan Mazoch • David A. McDow • Mason L. McDuffie • Peter D. Meyer • Emil C. Minzenmeyer • Emil W. Mladenka • Edgar Mueller • Edgar H. Mueller • John V. Muras • Roy Nagel • Ludwig J. Novosad • Jonnie C. Oeltjendiers • Anton J. Olsovsky • Alfred F. Oppermann

5th Small Plaque for Veteran's Names

World War II Veterans
Alphonse J. Orsak • Ladik. J. Osina • Willie L. Page • William C. Parker • George Pavlicek • Lee Roy Pavlik • Oliver F. Psencik • Ernest J. Quitta • Ivan Rainosek • Adolph E. Rab • Walker Randle • Helmuth Roeder • Sidney Scarborough Jr. • Eddie V. Sbrusch • William

1st Plaque of Fayette County Veteran’s Names image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 4, 2021

3. 1st Plaque of Fayette County Veteran’s Names

Scherpik Jr. • Benjamin C. F. Schlabach • Edgar Schmidt • Andrew C. Schramm • Erwin W.A. Schuetze • Louise Schulz • John G. Segura • Nathan Siebel • Erwin Tengler • Louis L. Thompson • Joseph Trlicik • Jerry R. Vaculik • Eddie E. Valicek • Julius P. Vasek • Rawline Weber • Eddie P. Wiedermann • William Wendler • Bennie O. Werchan • Grannville Williams • Otto Willrich • Melvin P. Wolff • James D. Worthy • Dan Yates Jr. • Ollie Zapp

6th Small Plaque for Veteran's Names

Korean War Veterans
Lowell W. Greenwood • William Guyton • Harvey E. Holub • Edward P. Machala • Charlie Mares • Edgar E. Michaler • William D. Ware • Oscar Williams

Vietnam War Veterans
Jackson Dillon Barnes • Edward Hugo Beyer • Edgar Brossman • Harold Paul Degner • Floyd Wayne Kaase • Arnold John Kulhanek • Robert James Stavinoha • Willie Ray Thompson • Robert E. Urbanovsky • Gerald J. Walla

Erected 1987 by Fayette County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 29° 54.335′ N, 96° 52.71′ W. Memorial is in La Grange, Texas, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of North Washington

2nd Plaque of Fayette County Veteran’s Names image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 4, 2021

4. 2nd Plaque of Fayette County Veteran’s Names

Street and West Colorado Street, on the left when traveling north on North Washington Street. The memorial is located in the northeast corner of the courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 151 North Washington Street, La Grange TX 78945, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Dawson Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dawson Expedition / Historic Oak Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Texas Rangers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lester Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Fayette County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of the SPJST (within shouting distance of this marker); Grandmother's Flower Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sundial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Grange.

3rd Plaque of Fayette County Veteran’s Names image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 4, 2021

5. 3rd Plaque of Fayette County Veteran’s Names

4th Plaque of Fayette County Veteran’s Names image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 4, 2021

6. 4th Plaque of Fayette County Veteran’s Names

5th Plaque of Fayette County Veteran’s Names image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 4, 2021

7. 5th Plaque of Fayette County Veteran’s Names

6th Plaque of Fayette County Veteran’s Names image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 4, 2021

8. 6th Plaque of Fayette County Veteran’s Names

The view of the Fayette County Veterans Memorial and Plaques image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 4, 2021

9. The view of the Fayette County Veterans Memorial and Plaques

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on December 3, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.