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Macario Garcia TX6227
Macario García was born on January 2, 1920, in Villa de Castaño, Mexico, to Luciano and Josefa García. The family moved to Fort Bend County, Texas, in 1923 to pick crops in Sugar Land. In 1942, Macario García was drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War II. He was wounded in action at Normandy in June 1944 but recovered and rejoined his unit, Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. In November 1944 at Grosshau, Germany, García destroyed two German machine-gun emplacements; although wounded, he secured his company's position. For his actions, García received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman in a White House ceremony on August 23, 1945. He also received other commendations, including the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart and the Medal Mérito Militar, the Mexican equivalent of the U.S. Medal of Honor. In Texas in September 1945, García was denied service at a local restaurant because he was Hispanic. He was ultimately arrested. Indicative of the treatment many minority veterans received following military service, García's case became highly visible in the early years of the American Civil Rights movement, and several groups including LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) came to his aid. On June 25, 1947, García became a U.S. citizen. He worked for the Veterans Administration for 25 years and served in the U.S. Army Reserves, attaining the rank of Command Sergeant Major. He died in a car accident in 1972 and is buried in the Houston National Cemetery. A Houston Army Reserve Center and a school is Sugar Land are also named in his honor.
Heritage SD4
Colonel Samuel D. Sturgis, for whom the town of Sturgis is named, came from a military family that included officers who had served in the American Revolution and the War of 1812. He graduated from West Point in 1846 and was promoted to the rank of Major General during the Civil War. He commanded the famed Seventh U. S. Cavalry from May 6, 1869, until his retirement in 1886. One of his sons was killed in the historic Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. Another son, Samuel D. Sturgis II, was a general in World War I and a grandson, Samuel D. Sturgis III, became a general during World War II. Colonel Sturgis was one of the earliest post commanders at nearby Fort Meade when it was established in 1878 with his Seventh Cavalry as the principal garrison. He was a member of the Townsite Company that founded the town named for him. He was also a vigorous booster of the Black Hills and an active participant in the early development of the region. His retirement at Fort Meade on June 11, 1886, at age sixty-five, marked the end of forty years of outstanding service to his country. He died at St. Paul, MN, on September 29, 1889, and was buried with honors at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Charles Nolin, Pony Mail Carrier SD3
PONY MAIL CARRIER Charles "Red" Nolin, pony mail carrier on the Sidney-Deadwood Trail, was ambushed, killed, and scalped here by Indians on August 19, 1876. On this evening Nolin stopped on Alkail Creek, where the National Cemetery is now located. Here a party from the "Hay Camp" now in Rapid City, were spending the night before hauling their hay on to Deadwood. Among those in the train were Jesse Brown, T.W. Leedy, Mrs. William O'Brien, Judge H.C. Ash, and Mr. and Mrs. Reason Rupe. Nolin was urged to stay over night because Indian war cries had been heard in the vicinity. He insisted on leaving as he had promised his mother in Nebraska that this would be his last ride. The next morning his lifeless body was found here. His horse had been killed and the mail scattered. The freighters dug a shallow grave with their hay forks and covered the remains with rocks. The pile is still in evidence. In 1880 the remains were moved to the Bear Butte Cemetery. Deadman Creek here and Deadman Mountain behind you to the southwest were named for the tragedy that befell that 24-year old carrier.
Greene County - Springfield MO462
Queen City of the Ozarks, settled in1830 by Tennessee pioneers on what had been a Kickapoo, Osage, and Delaware Indian camping ground. Springfield was first called Campbell and Fulbright Springs after its first settlers. Rivalry over location of the railroad in 1870 led to founding of North Springfield. The two towns were joined in 1887. Through here came Cherokee Indians on their "Trail of Tears" removal to Oklahoma, 1837. In 1858 the first westbound Butterfield Overland Mail coach stopped at its station here. It is of interest that Springfield was home on Missouri Governor John S. Phelps. Here were established Drury College, 1873, on campus is Shepard Museum; Southwest Mo. State College, 1906; Central Bible Institute, 1922; and Baptist Bible College, 1950. The U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners is here. Near Ash Grove, 21 miles northwest, is the Greene County Home of Nathan Boone, noted surveyor, legislator, soldier, and son of Daniel Boone. Nathan came here with his family in mid-1830's. On farm are graves of Nathan and his wife Olive Van Bibber Boone. Springfield was a military prize held by both sides during the Civil War. At Wilson's Creek Battlefield, 3 miles southwest, on Aug. 10, 1861, one of Missouri's bloodiest battles was fought, ending in an important Confederate victory. Union General Nathaniel Lyon was killed leading his outnumbered troops against the combined force of the Confederate and General Sterling Price's Missouri State Guard, both under command of Gen. Ben McCulloch. The Confederates left Springfield at the approach of the Federals under General S. R. Curtis, Feb. 1862. For the duration of the war Springfield was under Union control. In Jan. 1863 a Confederate attack under General John S. Marmaduke was repulsed with the help of a "Quinine Brigade" of convalescent soldiers. "Wild Bill" Hickok served as Union scout here. On a 1300-foot Ozark plateau, Springfield, county seat of Greene Co., is an industrial, rail, dairy center. One of the many historic markers in the area identify Fort Ancient, the work of early mound builders. Also of interest are Wilson's Creek Battlefield, now a memorial park; the National Cemetery; and the City Art Museum.
SPJST Velehrad Cemetery TX11131
Residents of the Velehrad community, who were mostly immigrants from Moravia, created this cemetery to serve their burial needs. Filip Bucek, a Czech resident of the community, envisioned the idea of creating a national cemetery, but he passed away in 1877 before the burial ground was established. Family tradition says Filip was buried in Praha and later reinterred here. The earliest known burial in this cemetery is that of his wife, Johana Bucek, in 1878. Among those buried here are founders and members of the SPJST (Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas), a Czech fraternal benefit society established in 1897. Ferdinand Breska, the first vice president of the SPJST, is buried here. The local SPJST lodge was located near the burial ground, and members conducted funeral services for many of those buried in Velehrad Cemetery. The decline of the cemetery coincided with the end of World War II, when many Velehrad residents moved away from the community. The cemetery stands as a reminder of the Czech Moravian community established here more than 100 years ago. The SPJST continues to care for the graveyard.
Nathan Bedford Forrest III, Airman 4E117
Brigadier General N.B. Forrest, III, U.S. Army Air Force, was born in Memphis on April 7,1905, and was the first American General Officer killed in combat against the Nazis during World War II. He died while participating in a B-17 bomber raid on Kiel, Germany, June 13, 1943. A 1928 graduate of West Point, he served as Second Air Force Chief of Staff prior to transfer to the U.S. Eighth Air Force in England. He was the son of Memphians Nathan Bedford Forrest II and Mattie Patton Forrest, and great-grandson of Confederate Lt. General Nathan Bedford Forrest. In 1949 his body was returned from Germany and reburied in Arlington National Cemetery.
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery KY-1412
Gen. Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), distinguished lifetime soldier and twelfth President of United States, buried here in family cemetery. Commissioned Lt. 1808. Served in War of 1812; Black Hawk War, 1832; Seminole War, 1836-43. Major Gen., 1846. Active leader in Mexican War, 1846-47. Western Army Command, 1847. Elected President, 1848. Died in office.
National Cemetery Act IL360
TO ESTABLISH AND TO PROTECT NATIONAL CEMETERIES. APPROVED FEBRUARY 22, 1867. * * * * Section 3. And be it further enacted. That any person who shall willfully destroy, mutilate, deface, injure, or remove any monument, gravestone, or other structure, or shall willfully destroy, cut, break, injure, or remove any tree, shrub, or plant within the limits of any said National Cemeteries, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any District of Circuit Court of the United States within any State of District where any of said National Cemeteries are situated, shall be liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment of not less than fifteen nor more than sixty days, according to the nature and aggravation of the offense. And the Superintendent in charge of any National Cemetery is hereby authorized to arrest forthwith any person engaged in committing any misdemeanor herein prohibited, and to bring each person before any United States Commissioner of any District or Circuit Court of the United States, within any State or District where any said Cemeteries are situated, for the purpose of holding said person to answer for said misdemeanor, and then and there make complaint in due form. [Bottom of Cannon]: National Military Cemetery MOUND CITY. ESTABLISHED 1864. INTERMENTS 4827. KNOWN 2367. UNKNOWN 2460.
General Orders No. 80. War Department. IL353
No. 80. WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE Washington, September 1, 1876. I. Information having been received of the desecration of soldiers' graves by picnic parties in National Cemetery, and by vending refreshments therin. It is hereby ordered that hereafter no such practices shall be allowed in any National Cemetery, nor any adjoining ground within the control of the United States. VISITORS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED in the National Cemeteries BEFORE SUNRISE OR AFTER SUNSET. No refreshments will be taken into these Cemeteries. III In National Cemeteries where driving is permitted, THE SPEED MUST BE CONFINED TO A WALK, If it is found difficult to enforce this rule at any Cemetery the gates will be closed over the carriageway and all driving prohibited. These Orders will be conspicuously posted at the main entrance of each National Cemetery, and will be rigidly enforced by the Superintendents. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: Adjutant General.
Civil War Veterans Memorial IL352
A large monument commemorating the Civil War services and soldiers and sailors from Illinois stands in the center of Mound City National Cemetery. This at a cost of $25,000, was erected in 1874. The Hon. N.R. Casey, member of the Illinois Legislature, introduced the appropriation bill authorizing the monument, and Gov. John L. Beveridge appointed W.L. Hamilton, J.C. Willis and W.A. Looney as commissioners to direct the work of erecting the monument. By 1874, the number of unknown soldiers and sailors was as high as 2,637. The inscription reads: "There are buried here 2,637 soldiers and sailors, names unknown, who lost their lives in defense of their country. Their services are here commemorated although their names are lost from the roll of honor." "Known but to God" are the identities of 2,759 who rest in the hallowed ground of Mound City National Cemetery. Twenty-seven Confederates who died in the wartime hospitals of the area are also have honored sepulcher in this cemetery. Over the years since the great conflict of 1861-1865, this cemetery is the final resting place of veterans, their spouses and dependent children, from the Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf. More than nine thousand interments have been made in Mound City National Cemetery since its establishment in 1864. Display # 1 - 10 of 37 |