Windthorst in Archer County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Marine Pvt. Leo Joseph Blake

Photographed by James Hulse, March 23, 2025

1. Marine Pvt. Leo Joseph Blake Marker

Inscription. USMC 6th Div

Born November 18, 1925
Rhineland, Texas

Killed In Action
Okinawa, Japan
May 14, 1945

Leo loved. He loved his family: all 9 siblings; his parents, Anton and Grace Blake. He loved homemade bread, real milk and reading the paper. He loved his friends and community at Wichita Falls SHS and the track team he medaled with. Leo loved his larger family at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.

Leo so loved his country he enlisted in the Marines where he became the captain's runner and was known as the Texas Longhorn. He was killed in action loving a purpose higher than himself while defending Sugarloaf Hill, Okinawa, Japan on Mother's Day.

Semper Fidelis

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 33° 34.542′ N, 98° 26.346′ W. Memorial is in Windthorst, Texas, in Archer County. It is at the intersection of Saint Marys Street and North Church Street on Saint Marys Street. The marker is located at the front of the St. Mary's Catholic Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 302 St Marys St, Windthorst TX 76389, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Big Country.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marine Cpl. Paul J. Himmels (here, next

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to this marker); Marine Sgt. Gary S. Johnston (here, next to this marker); St. Mary's Catholic Church (within shouting distance of this marker); J. H. Meurer Home (approx. 5.9 miles away); Indian Exodus 1859 (approx. 10.1 miles away); The Stone Houses (approx. 10.1 miles away); Archer County Jail (approx. 10.8 miles away); Camp Cureton, C.S.A. (approx. 10.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windthorst.

Marine Pvt. Leo Joseph Blake - Left Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 23, 2025

2. Marine Pvt. Leo Joseph Blake - Left Marker

The view of the three memorials at the front of St. Mary's Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 23, 2025

3. The view of the three memorials at the front of St. Mary's Catholic Church

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 1, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.