Ballinger in Runnels County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Runnels County Veterans Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 11, 2014

1. Runnels County Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Runnels County Veterans Memorial. . , This memorial monument area is dedicated this date, Nov. 11, 1994, to the men and women of Runnels County who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America, especially to those who so gallantly gave their lives to make this a free nation., In honor of those men and women who so nobly served our country we dedicate this memorial., We bow our heads at this moment and offer a silent prayer that they did not serve in vain., In memory of those who gave their all, Robert E Afflerbach · Juanito Armendariz · Adolfo F Baeza Jr · Carl R Bilbrey · Robert A Boehm · Henry A Borders · Homer C Brown · Sanford R Burks · Richard Busenlehner · Arvel L Bushong · George W Byler · Olvis O Carlock · Floyd J Casey · Monroe Chambliss · Douglas Childress Jr · Eligardo Collaso · David N Compton · Billy J Connelly · Damas R Cortinas · Charles W Crimm · Homer Lee Crockett · Buster Cummings · Thomas W Davis · Floyd C Doherty · Leo P Dornhoefer · Bobbie J Duke · Roy D Eckert · Clifford W Fisher · Charles E Flanagan · Jesse E Fowler Jr · Homer Gannaway · Danny Gard · Rex Gardner · Harley B Goetz · Verner A Gottschalk · Hubert B Gruber · Jack Harris · Leland K Henslee · Albert F Hurt · Truman O Jeffreys · Ralph M Jennings · Wesley C Jones · Bobielee Keesee · H V Kendrick Jr · Wendell A Kennedy · Adolph Kiefer · Sam Kopecky · George M Kornegay · Leroy Kurtz · Marvin W Kurtz Jr · Eddie Lewis · Marcus O Lightfoot · Samuel L Lindeman · Wiley Martinez · Roland E McWilliams · Robert C Meyer · L Carroll Mills · John J Moore · Harold J Morrison · Jerry L Morrison · Wood Murphy · G W (Dub) Ray · Norman Rex Reagan · Charlie R Reeves · Robert Richards · James P Robinson · William D Rodgers · William J Rogers · Clarence B Rollwitz · Carroll B Seldon · James W Schott · Gilbert R Shiller · Arlon E Singleton · James L Smithson · Gary L Spieker · Homer E Tischler · Kenneth E Tischler · John D Treadaway · Ennis C Vogler · John L Waddell · James B West · Cullen T Wheat · Lee E Whittley · Hayden H Wilder · Pat C Williams · Troy Wilson · R L Wisepape · Robert A Boehm · Henry A Borders · William Justin Byler .

This memorial monument area is dedicated this date, Nov. 11, 1994, to the men and women of Runnels County who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America, especially to those who so gallantly gave their lives to make this a free nation.

In honor of those men and women who so nobly served our country we dedicate this memorial.

We bow our heads at this moment and offer a silent prayer that they did not serve in vain.

In memory of
those who gave their all

Robert E Afflerbach · Juanito Armendariz · Adolfo F Baeza Jr · Carl R Bilbrey · Robert A Boehm · Henry A Borders · Homer C Brown · Sanford R Burks · Richard Busenlehner · Arvel L Bushong · George W Byler · Olvis O Carlock · Floyd J Casey · Monroe Chambliss · Douglas Childress Jr · Eligardo Collaso · David N Compton · Billy J Connelly · Damas R Cortinas · Charles W Crimm · Homer Lee Crockett · Buster Cummings · Thomas W Davis · Floyd C Doherty · Leo P Dornhoefer · Bobbie J Duke · Roy D Eckert · Clifford W Fisher · Charles E Flanagan · Jesse E Fowler Jr · Homer Gannaway · Danny Gard · Rex Gardner · Harley B Goetz · Verner A Gottschalk · Hubert B Gruber · Jack Harris · Leland K Henslee · Albert F Hurt · Truman O Jeffreys · Ralph M Jennings · Wesley C Jones · Bobielee Keesee · H V Kendrick Jr · Wendell A Kennedy

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· Adolph Kiefer · Sam Kopecky · George M Kornegay · Leroy Kurtz · Marvin W Kurtz Jr · Eddie Lewis · Marcus O Lightfoot · Samuel L Lindeman · Wiley Martinez · Roland E McWilliams · Robert C Meyer · L Carroll Mills · John J Moore · Harold J Morrison · Jerry L Morrison · Wood Murphy · G W (Dub) Ray · Norman Rex Reagan · Charlie R Reeves · Robert Richards · James P Robinson · William D Rodgers · William J Rogers · Clarence B Rollwitz · Carroll B Seldon · James W Schott · Gilbert R Shiller · Arlon E Singleton · James L Smithson · Gary L Spieker · Homer E Tischler · Kenneth E Tischler · John D Treadaway · Ennis C Vogler · John L Waddell · James B West · Cullen T Wheat · Lee E Whittley · Hayden H Wilder · Pat C Williams · Troy Wilson · R L Wisepape · Robert A Boehm · Henry A Borders · William Justin Byler

Erected 1994 by American Legion Posts 8, 261, and 543, and VFW Posts 8119, 9193, and 9196.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1983.

Location. 31° 44.304′ N, 99° 56.796′ W. Marker is in Ballinger, Texas, in Runnels County. Marker is on Hutchings Avenue (U.S. 63/87) east of 7th Street, on the right when traveling east

Runnels County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 11, 2014

2. Runnels County Veterans Memorial

. Memorial is on the grounds of the Runnels County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 613 Hutchings Avenue, Ballinger TX 76821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Company C, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division (here, next to this marker); Charles H. Noyes (within shouting distance of this marker); Runnels County (within shouting distance of this marker); Runnels County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Ballinger (within shouting distance of this marker); Abilene & Southern Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); War on Terror Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Carnegie Library Building (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ballinger.

Additional commentary.
1. Request to Add Name(s) to the Memorial
Any veteran (or family may submit) with ties to Runnels County is invited to have their name added to the Memorial by sending an email to [email protected] to request the Name Addition form. Additionally, anyone may make a donation to our Memorial Fund by mailing a check to the following address: VFW Post 9196, c/o Veterans Memorial, Rowena, TX 76875. The Memorial Fund helps maintain the memorial and offset costs paid by veterans and families to have names added. All new names are recognized each

Runnels County Veterans Memorial Roll of Honored Dead image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 11, 2014

3. Runnels County Veterans Memorial Roll of Honored Dead

year at our Memorial Day Ceremony at the Memorial. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor

— Submitted August 10, 2023, by VFW Post 9196 of Rowena, Texas.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 11, 2014

4. Runnels County Veterans Memorial Roll of Honored Dead

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 11, 2014

5. Runnels County Veterans Memorial Roll of Honored Dead

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 11, 2014

6. Runnels County Veterans Memorial

Courthouse in background

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 898 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 11, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.