Myrtle Cemetery TX7132

W.H. Parsons deeded the original ten acres at this site in 1875 for use as a cemetery. The burial ground was named "Myrtle" for a child whose single grave was included in the tract of land. Also buried here is Frederick H. Ranklin (1795-1874), a member of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" Colony and veteran of the Texas Revolution. Other graves include those of author Katie Daffan (1874-1951), and Marine Lieutenant Jack Lummus (1915-1945), who was killed at the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and later awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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Truman Kimbro TX10964
TRUMAN KIMBRO
(1918 - 1944)

Madison County native Truman Kimbro was born in Cottonwood (6 mi.W), and attended school in nearby Center. Drafted into the Army in December 1941, he arrived in Europe in October 1943 with the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was among the allied forces that landed on Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944. Killed in December 1944 while placing anti-tank mines before advancing German troops, Kimbro was post-humously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. He is buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery near Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.

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Charles Gene Abrell IN324

This bridge commemorates the memory of CHARLES GENE ABRELL, Corporal, First Marines of the United States First Marine Division, posthumous holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Born August 12, 1931. Died June 10, 1951.

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Woody Williams Bridge WV886
Bridge named for Hershel "Woody" Williams, who as a corporal in 3rd Marine Div. during World War II won Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism against the Japanese at Iwo Jima, 23 Feb. 1945.

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