Bay City in Matagorda County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Matagorda County Veterans War Memorial

Photographed by Dave W, January 31, 2026

1. Matagorda County Veterans War Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Matagorda County Veterans War Memorial. . , Dedicated to the Memory of those who died in the defense of our Country , World War I , Leonard E. Blackburn . William R. Cherry . William E. Downer . John E. Fisher . Cyrille M. Foisy . Clarence L. Greenwood . Leo F. Kelly . Ernest C. Marshall . Timothy Parks . Abner B. Partain . Johnnie Powell . Fred B. Rabe . Meshack Roberson . Malcom M. Stagg . Eusebio Villareal . Roy B. Walker . Eugene Warren . Dewey White . Marvin A. Wickham . John May Williams . Ward Woodard . Joe Yeamans , World War II , . Allen A. Adamcik . Garland Akers . March L. Allen . John F. Barnett, Jr. . William Glenn Bock . Edward P. Botsford . Clarence Caldwell . Daniel E. Cameron . Ralph G. Chavez . Ira B. Clements . William E. Copeland . Lawrence J. Culver . George M. Curtis . John Harold Dacke . James B. Dillard . Boyd S. Dunbar . Joseph B. Eastman . Jake J. Fields . Walter Fink . George M. Fondon . Porter F. Fuqua . John Garcia . Jack H. Glenn . Roy M. Griffith, Jr. . Phillip A. Grubbs . Like M. Haines . John Jasper Hardy . John L. Herbert . Abner L. Hobbins . Lee J. Holub . Clifford C. Hutchison . Richard A. Kilgore . S. Albert Kilgore . Donald A. Kilpatrick . Frank E. Knebel . Joseph P. Lamb . Joseph B. Lawhon . Cecil L. Lee . Richard B. Legg . Jack Lipscomb . Lloyd Maples . Henry L. McCullough . Howell McGinnis . James W. McKelvy . William Miranda . John A. Miska, Sr. . Edward J. Morris . Vicente C. Nieto . Phillips H. Parker . Kenneth Parten . William Lloyd Queen . Richard J. Ray, Jr. . Hollis R. Reed . James H. Ressler . Frank Robles . Carl Rush . Eliseo G. Sanchez . Houston Savage . Joseph M. Schwartz . Ignac D. Senkyrik . Charles E. Stell . Henry Thompson, Jr. . Luther M. Thompson . Robert W. Walker . Douglas O. White . Jack W. White . Oscar S. Wofford , Korean War , Orville Thomas Cooper . Raymond Krenek . Therlo G. L. Smith . George C. Woods, Jr. , Vietnam War , Robert J. Balsley . Luis B. Campos . Ernest W. Gajdosik . W. L. “Dub” Hamlin . Joseph R. Hilliard . William D. Jinks . Larry K. Kaiser . Paul R. Lozano . Cecil A. Meares . Curtis Daniel Miller . Joe Parks . Ray Lee Penland, Jr. . Michael Abel Pierce . Edward Doyle Powers . Alan E. Stahlstrom . Frank Levi Swinford, III . Esteban A. Trevino . Kevin E. Tweedle . Johnnie P. Winfrey , Operation Iraqi Freedom , David Phillip McCormick . Joshua Ward

Dedicated to the Memory of those who died in the defense of our Country

World War I
Leonard E. Blackburn • William R. Cherry • William E. Downer • John E. Fisher • Cyrille M. Foisy • Clarence L. Greenwood • Leo F. Kelly • Ernest C. Marshall • Timothy Parks • Abner B. Partain • Johnnie Powell • Fred B. Rabe • Meshack Roberson • Malcom M. Stagg • Eusebio Villareal • Roy B. Walker • Eugene Warren • Dewey White • Marvin A. Wickham • John May Williams • Ward Woodard • Joe Yeamans

World War II
• Allen A. Adamcik • Garland Akers • March L. Allen • John F. Barnett, Jr. • William Glenn Bock • Edward P. Botsford • Clarence Caldwell • Daniel E. Cameron • Ralph G. Chavez • Ira B. Clements • William E. Copeland • Lawrence J. Culver • George M. Curtis • John Harold Dacke • James B. Dillard • Boyd S. Dunbar • Joseph B. Eastman • Jake J. Fields • Walter Fink • George M. Fondon • Porter F. Fuqua • John Garcia • Jack H. Glenn • Roy M. Griffith, Jr. • Phillip A. Grubbs • Like M. Haines • John Jasper Hardy • John L. Herbert • Abner L. Hobbins • Lee J. Holub • Clifford C. Hutchison • Richard A. Kilgore • S. Albert Kilgore • Donald A. Kilpatrick • Frank E. Knebel • Joseph P. Lamb • Joseph B. Lawhon • Cecil L. Lee • Richard B. Legg • Jack Lipscomb • Lloyd Maples • Henry L. McCullough • Howell McGinnis • James W.

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McKelvy • William Miranda • John A. Miska, Sr. • Edward J. Morris • Vicente C. Nieto • Phillips H. Parker • Kenneth Parten • William Lloyd Queen • Richard J. Ray, Jr. • Hollis R. Reed • James H. Ressler • Frank Robles • Carl Rush • Eliseo G. Sanchez • Houston Savage • Joseph M. Schwartz • Ignac D. Senkyrik • Charles E. Stell • Henry Thompson, Jr. • Luther M. Thompson • Robert W. Walker • Douglas O. White • Jack W. White • Oscar S. Wofford

Korean War
Orville Thomas Cooper • Raymond Krenek • Therlo G. L. Smith • George C. Woods, Jr.

Vietnam War
Robert J. Balsley • Luis B. Campos • Ernest W. Gajdosik • W. L. “Dub” Hamlin • Joseph R. Hilliard • William D. Jinks • Larry K. Kaiser • Paul R. Lozano • Cecil A. Meares • Curtis Daniel Miller • Joe Parks • Ray Lee Penland, Jr. • Michael Abel Pierce • Edward Doyle Powers • Alan E. Stahlstrom • Frank Levi Swinford, III • Esteban A. Trevino • Kevin E. Tweedle • Johnnie P. Winfrey

Operation Iraqi Freedom
David Phillip McCormick • Joshua Ward

Erected 1987 by Matagorda County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd Iraq • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 28° 58.97′ N, 95°

Matagorda County Veterans War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, January 31, 2026

2. Matagorda County Veterans War Memorial

Memorial seen here on the north side of the Matagorda County Courthouse.

58.166′ W. Memorial is in Bay City, Texas, in Matagorda County. It is at the intersection of Texas 35 and Texas Highway 60, on the right when traveling east on Texas 35. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1700 TX-35, Bay City TX 77414, 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: Matagorda County (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Matagorda County (a few steps from this marker); Ira Ingram (within shouting distance of this marker); Bay City Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Sugar Cane Mill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Matagorda County Confederate Memorial (about 300 feet away); Old Bay City Bank (about 300 feet away); Bouldin Building (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bay City.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 52 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 11, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.