Huerfano County, Colorado

Veterans

Contributed by Karen Mitchell.
If you know of a Veteran that served from Huerfano County that is not listed here, or if you can add to this listing, please submit the information to be included in this list.

Dates to fly the American flag:
New Years Day - January 1
Martin Luther King Day - 3rd Monday in January
Inauguration Day - January 20, every 4 years
Lincoln's Birthday - February 12
President's Day - 3rd Monday in February
Washington's Birthday - February 23
Army Day - April 6
V-E Day - May 8
Mother's Day - 2nd Sunday in May
Armed Forces Day - 3rd Sunday in May
Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
Flag Day - June 14
Father's Day - 3rd Sunday in June
Independence Day - July 4
Labor Day - 1st Monday in September
V-J Day - September 2
Patriot Day - September 11
Constitution Day - September 17
Columbus Day - 2nd Monday in October
Navy Day - October 27
Presidential Election Day
Veteran's Day - November 11
Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thursday in November
Pearl Harbor Day - December 7

What the Flag Draped Coffin Means

Understand what the flag draped coffin really means. Here is how to understand the flag that laid upon it and is surrendered to so many survivors.
Do you know that at military funerals, the 21-gun salute stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776?
Have you ever noticed the honor guard pays meticulous attention to correctly folding the United States of America Flag 13 times? You probably thought it was to symbolize the original 13 colonies, but we learn something new every day!
The 1st fold of the flag is a symbol of life.
The 2nd fold is a symbol of the belief in eternal life.
The 3rd fold is made in honor and remembrance of the veterans departing the ranks who gave a portion of their lives for the defense of the country to attain peace throughout the world.
The 4th fold represents the weaker nature, for as American citizens trusting in God, it is to Him we turn in times of peace as well as in time of war for His divine guidance.
The 5th fold is a tribute to the country, for in the words of Stephen Decatur, "Our Country, in dealing with other countries, may she always be right; but it is still our country, right or wrong."
The 6th fold is for where people's hearts lie. It is with their heart that They pledge allegiance to the flag of the United! States Of America, and the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.
The 7th fold is a tribute to its Armed Forces, for it is through the Armed Forces that they protect their country and their flag against all her enemies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries of their republic. T
he 8th fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of death , that we might see the light of day.
The 9th fold is a tribute to womanhood, and Mothers. For it has been through their faith, their love, loyalty and devotion that the character of the men and women who have made this country great has been molded.
The 10th fold is a tribute to the father, for he, too, has given his sons and daughters for the defense of their country since they were first born.
The 11th fold represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon and glorifies in the Hebrews eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
The 12th fold represents an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in the Christians eyes, God the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit.
The 13th fold, or when the flag is completely folded, the stars are uppermost reminding them of their nations motto, "In God We Trust."
And then as they hand the folded flag to the spouse or family member and say those words "from a grateful nation......................." and the tears begin to flow.................
After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it takes on the appearance of a cocked hat, ever reminding us of the soldiers who served under General George Washington, and the Sailors and Marines who served under Captain John Paul Jones, who were followed by their comrades and shipmates in the Armed Forces of the United States, preserving for them the rights, privileges and freedoms they enjoy today.
There are some traditions and ways of doing things that have deep meaning. In the future, you'll see flags folded and now you will know why.

NAME BIRTH STATE DEATH CEMETERY WAR OR UNIT
Abbott, Chalma Durwood . . 12/23/1993 . WWII Tech Sgt
Abila, Antonio Fares 4/27/1921 . 6/29/1998 Chama WWII US Army, son of Porfirio Abila
Abila, Delfino Arsenio 3/4/1955 . 4/6/1979 Chama PFC US Marine Corps, son of Porfirio Abila
Abila, William O. 1/14/1939 . 8/26/1969 Chama Colorado Pvt US Army, son of Porfirio Abila
Ackridge, John . . 7/3/1927 Masonic .
Adams, Roy E. . . . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Tioga
Addington, Charles G. 5-16-1889 . . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Redwing
Addington, March 25NOV1844 GA 12/9/1926 Gardner Civil War, Confederate
Agnes, William 4-16-1889 . . . WWI Private, S. A. T. C., Home: Walsenburg
Aguirre, Andrew R. 4/5/1924 . 2/12/1998 Chama WWII PFC US Army
Aguirre, Donaciano 5/23/1917 CO 3/29/1976 Talpa WWII PFC US Army
Aguirre, Jose L. Sam 9/5/1919 CO 1/8/1976 Gardner WWII Pvt US Army
Aguirre, Moises 5-6-1890 CO 7/6/1955 Gardner WWI CoporaI Colorado CPI Quartermaster Corps., home Gardner
Aguirre, Raymond 8/28/1950 CO 3/27/1970 Gardner Vietnam, Colorado PFC Co A 1st Bn 15th Cav Div US Army, killed in action
Aguirre, Robert Alfred 2/7/1950 CO 10/10/1992 Talpa Vietnam, US Marine Corps
Aguirre, Salvador Leonard 8/13/1921 Farisita CO 8/9/1998 Gardner Catholic WWII US Army
Aguirres, Joe Orace 7/4/1935 . 2/20/1985 North Veta A 3C US Air Force
Aibner, Andrew 11/8/1908 . 10/20/1996 Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum, Colorado Springs WWII
Aibner, Carl Charles 11-4-1898 . 4/30/1957 S.St. Marys WWII Colorado Pvt Co D Inf Tng Regt; baptised 11-13-1898 Canon City
Akers, Joseph A 15NOV1879 VA 1921 La Veta .
Albert, Ernest 3-10-1899 . . . WWI Private, Cavalry, Home: Walsenburg
Albert, John David 1806 Hagerstown, MD 4-24-1899 St. Mary's .
Alexander, Fred C. . . . . WWI 2dLt., Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Alexander, J M 1828 Canada 2-2-1891 La Veta 63y 7m 18d
Alexander, Thomas Henry 6-13-1894 CO 5/8/1934 La Veta WWI Colorado Pvt 53 MG Bn 18th Div, Home: La Veta, stone says died 6-6-1934
Allen, Wallace John 8/26/1920 . 12/25/1950 Masonic WWII, N.M. Cpl. 531 AAF Band
Allison, Archibald 1855 . 10/27/1926 Masonic WWI Home: Walsenburg
Allison, James Reid 3-7-1888 Scotland 10/30/1975 Masonic WWI Pvt US Army Home: Walsenburg
Amadie, Adam 1923 . 1992 Louisville, KY WWII
Amadie, Arthur 12/8/1913 . 8/26/1991 San Diego, CA WWII; baptised 4-18-1914 Walsenburg
Amargiotes, Aristedes 12-14-1895 . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Amiday, Albert 12-7-1897 . 5/28/1965 Masonic WWI Colo. PVT. 428 Motor Supply TN
Amidei, Levio Michael 12/15/1921 Ideal, CO 10/5/1999 Ft Lyons WWII Korea, US Navy, POW, Bronze Star
Anderson, Harold Quillian 6-9-1892 Walsenburg, Co 3/27/1985 Corpus Christie, Nuece, Texas WWI Corporal, Marine Corps, Home: Walsenburg
Andreakis, Antonio 12-261892 . . . WWI Cook, Dep. Brig., Home: Walsenburg
Andreatta, Ermer 3/22/1920 . 4/27/1984 Masonic WWII, Air Force
Andreatta, Severino 1/18/1920 Walsenburg, CO 9/4/1999 Colorado Springs, CO WWII US Army Air Corps, Bronze Star, Good Conduct
Andreoli, Robert 10/26/1914 Ojo, CO 9/21/1982 La Veta WWII US Army
Andrew, Lloyd Beverly 3-17-1896 . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Sig. Corps, Home: Walsenburg
Andrews, Paul D. . . 5/15/1945 Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy WWII, Sgt US Army 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Andrews, Selden S. . . . . WWI Private, S. A. T. C., Home: Walsenburg
Andrews, Thaddeus H. . . . . WWI Corporal, Engineers, Home: Walsenburg
Andriko, George J. 1871 Austria Hungary 1946 S St Marys WWI Private, Engineers, Home: La Veta
Angeles, Soterios L. . . . . WWII, Army, Pvt., died in service
Aragon, Antonio 10/5/1931 Walsenburg, CO 12/22/2000 Imperial Memorial US Army Retiree
Aragon, Tony . . . . WWI Corporal, U. S. Guards, Home: Red Wing
Archuleta, Adolfo 6/16/1892 . 7/23/1974 Gardner Catholic WWI Pvt US Army, Infantry, Home: Red Wing
Archuleta, Celestino 1/3/1928 . 8/14/1991 Gardner Catholic Korea, Sgt US Army
Archuleta, Eleodoro E. 1/6/1937 Chama, CO 6/17/2005 Chama US Air Force
Archuleta, Emelio 2-5-1896 . . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Archuleta, Jacob Joseph 4/19/1912 Redwing 9/28/1981 Chama WWII US Army
Archuleta, Joe Cupertino 2/17/1923 Redwing 6/30/1993 Chama WWII Pvt US Army, VFW Post 2643
Archuleta, Lee L. . Walsenburg, Co. 3/9/1942 S.St. Marys WWII, Army, Pvt., died in service at Camp Berkeley TX age 22y died of menengitis
Archuleta, Livinio 1919 . 1942 S.St. Marys WWII Pvt Co B 157th Inf 4th Div
Archuleta, Lucindo . . 10/21/1944 Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France WWII, Pvt US Army 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division Purple Heart
Archuleta, Macario . . . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Gardner
Archuleta, Silvano . . . . WWII
Arentz, Walter S. . . . . WWI Private, Cavalry, Home: Walsenburg
Arguello, Abran 9-17-1887 . 5/10/1937 . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Farr
Ariano, Juan Domingo 1835 NM . Catholic North Veta .
Ariano, Martin Trinidad, CO 1/18/1998 . WWII US Navy
Armijo, David N. 5/6/1953 . 1/25/2003 S St Marys Vietnam PFC US Army
Armijo, Joe N. 1919 . 1985 S St Marys WWII PFC US Army
Armijo, Lazaro 12/20/1915 . 3/13/1998 S St Marys WWII PFC US Army
Arnold, Fain I. . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Cavalry, Home: Cuchara Camps
Arnold, Gilbert 1/13/1923 Oakview, CO 11/2/1991 Cremation WWII US Army
Asciutto, Joseph . New York 2/6/1999 Crown Hill, Denver Veteran
Atchison, Gordon 3/10/1925 La Veta, CO 9/6/2002 Imperial Memorial Veteran
Atchison, Hubert Wellington 2-19-1896 Ft. Morgan, CO . WWI Corporal, Dep. Brig., Home: La Veta
Atchison, Ralph W. 11/3/1917 La Veta, CO 9/23/1994 . WWII US Navy
Atchison, Richard H. 11/28/1914 La Veta, CO 6/12/2000 Ft Collins WWII US Army
Atencio, Lenardo 6-10-1893 . . . WWI Private, Q. M. C., Home: Walsenburg
Autobee, Thomas . . 4/23/1923 Huerfano .
Babbitt, Austin B . . 7/8/1922 Masonic Civil War Bugler-Co I Mo SM Cav
Babbitt, Floyd Haley 4-8-1894 Sedalia. MO . . WWI Sgt. 1st Cl., Q. M. C., Home: Walsenburg
Babbitt, James W. . . 3/5/1945 Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii WWII, Master Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces 1330th Army Air Force Base Unit Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal
Babbitt, Wiley . . 3/4/1945 . WWII killed in action
Baca, Antonio Jose 11-24-1890 . 4/24/1973 Masonic WWI Colorado Pvt US Army
Baca, Louis . . 1-16-1899 Huerfano .
Baca, Lucas 10-18-1923 Walsenburg . 9/11/1995 Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado United States Army, WWII & Korean Coflict
Bachicha, Jose Abel 7/26/1918 Cucharas, CO 6/19/2001 N St Mary Veteran
Backoni, Paul . . . . WWI Cook, Infantry, Home: Hezron
Baer, Robert W. . . . . WWI Sergeant, Cavalry, Home: Ideal
Baer, Aaron Howard 7-29-1895 . . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Ideal
Bagley, Walter Glenn 11-21-1895 . 4/16/1923 . WWI Private, Marine Corps, Home: Rouse
Bailey, Bob . . 2/1/1984 Cremation Veteran
Bailey, John 7-4-1896 . 1/14/1978 La Veta WWI Pvt US Army
Bailey, Neil . . 1/15/1984 Cremation Veteran
Bailey, Walter C. 9/3/1920 . 5/11/2002 S St Marys WWII SFC US Army
Bain, Albert . . 1/24/1943 Tablets of the Missing at East Coast Memorial, New York City WWII, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Baione, John 3-8-1896 ILL 8/13/1988 S St Marys WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Ojo
Baione, Joseph 1897 . 1992 La Veta WWI Private, C. A. C., Home: La Veta
Baione, Tony . . . . WWI Private, C. A. C., Home: La Veta
Baird, Kenneth Albert 4/4/1920 Farr, CO 12/19/1999 ? WWII US Army
Bak, Franklin George . . . ashes scattered US Navy Construction Btn
Bakarich, Nick Sr. 11/24/1924 Walsenburg, CO 1/30/1999 ? WWII US Army, Purple Heart
Baker, Clarence Kenyon 11-14-1899 . 6-?-1984 . WWI Private, Cavalry, Home: La Veta
Baker, Hiram Campbell 7-3-1842 VA 7/10/1920 La Veta .
Baker, Hiram Ensley 7-22-1894 CO 7/10/1981 Cortez, CO WWI Private, Infantry, Home: La Veta
Baker, Hubert C. . . . . WWI Private, A. S., Home: Shumway
Baker, Jefferson B. . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., F. A., Home: La Veta
Baker, Lee Martin 1/19/1924 La Veta, CO 3/1/2003 Ft Logan WWII, POW
Baker, Raymond F. . . . WWI Private, F. A., Home: Rattlesnake Buttes
Baker, Walter Eugene 4-21-1896 La Veta, CO 2/12/1964 Kemmerer, Wyoming WWI Private, Infantry, Home: La Veta Comments: Wounded.
Baldwin, Barney Lee 6-4-1895 Al 1929 Masonic .
Baldwin, Louis Ralph 1/1/1916 4/23/1976 La Veta WWII PFC US Army
Ball, Douglas S. 3/5/1920 Cheyenne, WY 8/26/1999 Denver Army Corps of Engr
Ball, William Wayne 6-8-1888 KY . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Sig. Corps, Home: Walsenburg
Balusek, Leon J. 9/6/1940 Taylor, TX 12/29/1992 St Marys, Taylor, TX US Army
Banks, Herbert D. 1-2-1893 OH . . WWI Private, Dep. Brig., Home: Lester Comments: Colored
Barela, Alonzo A. . . 11/15/1998 Ft Logan Veteran
Barela, Jose Elfido 5/16/1921 . 5/25/1952 S.St. Marys WWII Colorado Pvt HQ Co ASF Tng Cen
Barela, Jose L. 3/24/1947 . 1/16/2000 La Veta Vietnam Pvt US Army, Purple Heart, Air Medal
Barela, Juan Jesus 1891 . . . WWI Private, Med. Det., Home: Walsenburg
Barnablo, August C. . . 11/27/1990 Veterns Ce., Milwaukee, Wisc US Air Force Retiree
Barnard, Homer . . 4-?-1916 Erwin? Civil War
Barnes, Howard 2-28-1866 CO 2/23/1928 Masonic stone shows d 3-1-1928
Baros, Joseph Raymond 3/27/1933 . 11/25/1979 Valdez Korea PFC US Army
Barron, Peter Paul 7-22-1890 PA . . WWI Ship's Fitter 1st Cl., U. S. Navy, Home: Walsenburg
Barros, Felix . . 7/25/1944 Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii WWII, Army, Technician Fifth Class, U.S. Army 330th Engineer General Service Regiment
Batis, George . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Engineers, Home: Walsenburg
Bauer, Charles E. 4/5/1925 Rouse, CO 12/2/2001 Cremation WWII
Baysinger, Neal 12-12-1893 KS 3/23/1988 La Veta WWI Pvt US Army Infantry, Home: La Veta wife Mildred
Baysinger, William F. 4/28/1920 . 8/8/1953 La Veta WWII Colorado Sgt 548 Night Ftr Sq AAF
Beamer, Orace William 8-25-1896 CO . . WWI Private, S. A. T. C., Home: La Veta
Bechaver, George 8/2/1909 . 9/20/1944 S.St. Marys WWII, S-Sgt. 15th Armd Inf Bn 5th Armd Div, killed in action birth also given as 8-23-1909, buried 4-12-1949 age 31y
Bechaver, Steve 12/18/1917 Toltec, CO 11/23/1994 Masonic WWII
Becher, Hiram Lorenzo 2-2-1897 CO . . WWI Private, Q. M. C., Home: Delcarbon
Becher, Earl Henry 6-18-1891 OH . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Marine Corps, Home: Apache Comments: Wounded.
Bell, Richard Onyx 2-20-1894 ILL . . WWI Private 1st Cl., F. A., Home: Shumway
Bell, Homer J. 11/10/1922 . 3/15/1991 La Veta WWII US Navy
Bellah, Ralph Clark 9/16/1921 . 10/25/1993 Valdez WWII Tec 5 US Army
Bellah, Robert Stephen . Ojo, CO 6/27/1999 Gardner Catholic Korea, US Army, Korean Srv Medal, Bronze Star, United Nations Svc Medal, National Defense Svc Medal
Bellino, Pierino . . . . WWI Private, Tank Co., Home: Rouse
Bellotti, Ernest 10/12/1917 CO . . WW II
Bellotti, Louis 2/28/1905 CO 9/8/1985 S. St Mary's WW II
Beman, Oliver 1844 MO 1907 La Veta Civil War Cpl 13th Mo Cav Co I; stone shws birth 1848
Benavidez, Moses . . 7/29/1918 Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Fere-en-Tardenois, France WWI Pvt U.S. Army 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division Home: Pictou Comments: Killed in action in France
Benavidez, Joseph Cruz 5-27-1895 NM 2-?-1982 San Francisco Calif WWI US Army
Benedetti, Mario C. 7/22/1915 Trinidad, CO 5/17/1990 N St Mary WWII
Benningfield, Clarence Sidney 1-25-1897 TX . . WWI Private, Repl. Bn., Home: Mustang
Benson, Oren L. 2/8/1911 . 3/1/1986 Gardner Prot WWII Sgt US Army
Berdar, Joe 9/28/1914 . 2/9/1991 S St Marys WWII Tec 5 US Army
Bernal, Pedro Jose 6-1-1885 . 8/5/1985 Gardner Catholic WWI Pvt US Army
Bernal, Raymond Gilbert 4/25/1929 . 5/26/1998 Gardner Catholic Korea, PFC US Army
Berte, Al . . . . Korean, WWII
Bertoldi, August R. 5/5/1923 Farr, CO 10/22/2005 S St Marys WWII US Army
Bertolero, John Batista 2-19-1892 Italy 4/17/1966 S.St. Marys WWI Colorado Bugler Co A 144th Mg Bn Home: Walsenburg dates on stone are 2-19-1891 - 4-16-1966
Bevans, Roy 12/2/1922 . 5/12/2001 Ft Logan Veteran
Bigelow, Leo A. 1/12/1931 Wichita, KS 5/6/2000 La Veta Korea AG2 US Navy
Biondi, Joe 2-9-1887 Italy . . WWI Bugler, Infantry, Home: Rouse
Bird, Jess . . . . WWI Private, A. S., Home: Walsenburg
Bird, Henry H. . 5/27/2000 Cremation US Navy Retiree
Bishop, Frank Albert Benjamin 7-11-1896 CO 7/21/1983 . WWI Appr. Seaman, U. S. Navy, Home: Walsenburg
Black, Solon 11-23-1895 TN 7/15/1974 Masonic WWI Pvt US Army Home: Walsenburg stone shows 11-23-1894 - 7-14-1974
Blackledge, John 4/25/1927 Walsenburg, CO 6/30/2003 Riverside Natl CA WWII & Korea
Blake, Henry A 1844 KY 9/2/1908 Gardner Civil War
Blattman, Robert M. 8/25/1916 . 4/15/1961 Masonic Colo S/Sgt Btry B 200 Coast Arty
Blockter, Pete 3-1-1892 Germany . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Bludworth, Robinson Edward 10-21-1891 . . . WWI Sergeant, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Bobian, Jacobo 11-15-1892 CO 10/20/1953 . WWI Colorado Pvt S Co 163rd Depot Brig, Purple Heart Home: Walsenburg buried 10-24-1953, residence at time of death Chico, age 61y, son Eusebio Bobian
Bobian, Ernest 10/25/1919 . 4/19/1947 S St Marys WWII Sgt 159th Inf, buried 4-22-1947 accident residence W 4th, age 26y wife Adeline
Bobian, Ralph D. . . 12/19/1967 . Vietnam killed in action
Boddy, John T. 7/19/1924 Walsenburg, CO 12/30/1999 Fort Logan Army World War II
Bodycomb, William 5-15-1895 CO 10/11/1973 Masonic WWI Colo. Pvt. U.S. Army Home: Walsenburg stone shows b 5-15-1894 b 10-10-1973
Boggess, Ben Harrison 7-29-1889 KY . . WWI Private 1st Cl., M. G. Bn., Home: Rouse
Boggess, Cleveland 7-4-1886 KY . . WWI Private, Dep. Brig., Home: Walsenburg Comments: Col.
Bon, Al 11-6-1889 . 10/3/1968 S St Marys WWI Wyoming PFC US Army Home: Pryor
Booth, Lloyd H. 1-18-1896 . 11/18/1980 La Veta WWI PFC US Army
Booth, Llyod V. 2/23/1926 . 8/8/1996 La Veta WWII 1st Lt US Army
Boston, Floyd R. Sr. 5/24/1908 . 5/1/1973 Masonic WWII Tenn. S1 US Navy
Bowen, John Ervin 2-16-1893 . 12/19/1970 Masonic WWI Colo. Pvt. 676 Aero Sq.
Boyd, Norman J. 7/9/1909 La Veta, CO 7/5/1972 La Veta WWII
Boyer, Earl Augustus 7-17-1893 . 10/3/1966 Gardner Prot WWII Colorado Pvt Co D US Army
Boyer, William 4/22/1931 Walsenburg, CO 1/2/1995 Colorado Springs, CO Korea AFC
Brannon, Theodore W 12/16/1912 . 8/12/1972 Masonic WWII N.M. PFC US Army
Bray, Lauren Curliss 8/10/1900 . 8/31/1962 La Veta WWI & WWII Mo. Major Signal Corps BSM
Brennan, Michael T. 9/16/1949 . 5/27/1990 Maes Creek Vietnam FN US Navy
Brgoch, Robert Frank 11/30/1923 CO 12/22/1988 LaVeta T. Sgt.-US Army Air Corps. WWII
Brgosh, Anton (Brgoch) 9/12/1914 NM 4-12-1979 CO Buried-Denver Private,US Army,WWII
Bristol, Vern 2-19-1891 Lebanon, NE 10/1/1978 La Veta WWI
Britton, Morgan Fireman . . . . WWI 1st Cl., U. S. Navy, Home: Oakview
Brooks, Ralph Estel 4-10-1897 ILL . . WWI Corporal, Marine Corps, Home: La Veta
Brooks, Bernal O. 1/7/1922 Alden, OK 7/27/1997 Shrine of Remembrance, Colorado Springs CO WWII US Marine Corps, Sgt, Purple Heart, Pearl Harbor Comm, Bronze Star
Brooks, Clyde E. 10/13/1927 La Veta, CO 5/9/2001 Cremation WWII US Army
Brown, Luis 8-25-1896 CO . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Brown, Oab 11-29-1888 KY 11/21/1955 WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Brown, Emmett W. 1901 . 1975 La Veta Pvt US Army
Brown, Kenneth J. 5/23/1912 . 4/29/1968 La Veta WWII Colorado Sgt 2532 Base Unit AAF
Brown, Neal . . 2-?-1945 ? WWII Killed in action in Belgium
Brown, Robert L. . . 8-?-1946 . WWII PFC killed in action
Bruce, J P 10-4-1830 GA 1912 La Veta Civil War
Bruce, James Jasper . . 9/14/1937 . Civil War
Bruce, William R. 1866 . 1/8/1935 La Veta WWI Private, Q. M. C., Home: La Veta
Brunelli, Charles Anthony 4-3-1897 CO . . WWI Seaman WWI 2dCl., U. S. Navy, Home: Walsenburg
Bucci, John A. . 7/6/1989 Cremation US Army
Bucci, Joseph Edward 11/1/1948 . 1/21/1999 Maes Creek Vietnam Sgt US Army
Bucci, Joseph W. 10/9/1927 . 3/2/1993 Maes Creek WWII US Army
Buchanan, John 1892 Cresson, PA 2-?-1920 Masonic WWI Co. A. 27 Inf Home: Walsenburg obit shows b 3-4-1891, stone shows b 1891
Burke, John . . . . WWI Sergeant, Engineers, Home: Walsenburg
Burns, Daniel Michael 2-26-1890 KS . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Toltec
Burtch, Asa E 6-20-1833 IN 1912 La Veta Civil War Co C 22nd Iowa Inf
Busch, Earlin L. 10/2/1922 Orleans, NE 6/23/1992 Fairview, La Junta, CO WWII US Army
Butcher, Albert 1-25-1889 MD . . WWI Private, M. G. Bn., Home: Walsenburg
Butterfield, Robert J. 11/11/1920 Princeton, MN 9/26/2000 Mtn View, Longmont CO WWII US Army, Purple Heart
Byles, Axtell 1/1/1918 New York City 6/1/2001 La Veta WWII US Coast Guard
Byrne, James . . . . Civil War Pvt Co H 25th NY Cav
Byrne, Richard B. . . . . Civil War Pvt Co K 13th Ct. Inf
Caddell, Edward G. Jr. 12-31-1887 CO 1952 Masonic WWI PFC US Army Home: Walsenburg stone shows b 1890
Caddell, Frederick E. 2/28/1920 Denver CO 1/16/1999 California? WWII
Caddell, Harry Edward 2-15-1897 CO . . WWI Corporal, Engineers, Home: Walsenburg
Calvis, Joseph 9-23-1888 PA . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Cameron, Harvey Alton . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Tioga
Campbell, Andrew 8-21-1895 Scotland . . WWI Corporal, A. S., Home: Walsenburg
Capps, Samuel John 3-2-1843 England 1/11/1923 Masonic Civil War US Navy Bosn Mate Forest Rose
Cardenas, Jose Solomon 5-30-1893 CO 12/6/1977 Chama WWI Pvt US Army Home: Redwing
Cardenas, Labriano 10-16-1888 . 10/28/1948 S. St. Marys WWI Colorado Pvt 62nd Inf the Div Home: Redwing
Carlier, Lawrence E 2-6-1896 CO 2/26/1930 Masonic Colo. Sgt. Amb Service
Carlton, John A. 5-23-1892 Canada . . WWI 2dLt., Cavalry, Home: Walsenburg
Carr, George F. . . 8/21/2001 ? Veteran
Carroll, Oliver 2/10/1900 . 10/13/1976 Caldwell Canyon, ID WWI Private, Marine Corps, Home: La Veta
Carselli, Philip 10-6-1886 OH 10/5/1918 Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France WWI Pvt U.S. Army, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division Home: Camp Shumway Comments: Killed in action.
Carter, Bradley Solomon 11-25-1893 MO 4/3/1930 . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Rouse
Carter, John Duffeld 1847 2-9-1899 Masonic Civil War Pvt Co F 153rd Illinois Inf
Case, Robert 10/29/1931 Walsenburg, CO 9/9/1995 Sacred Heart, Denver Korea, US Marine Corps, Sgt
Cassai, Bruno 2/19/1907 . 7/31/1967 La Veta WWII Colorado PFC 316th Sta Com Sq AAF
Castello, Joe 1/27/1915 . 1/13/1945 S.St. Marys WWII, Pfc Field Art US Army, buried 5-8-1948, residence Butte Valley
Castillo, Edward 8/19/1922 . 12/17/1949 Gardner Catholic WWII Colorado PFC 35th Signal Const Bn
Castro, Amarante L. 11/7/1924 . 7/17/1949 Gardner Catholic WWII Colorado Pvt 115th Mil Police Co
Castro, Epifanio 2-6-1890 CO 8/4/1983 . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Cucharas actuial birth 3-4-1888
Castro, Filiberto 1-21-1895 CO 4/24/1963 S. St. Marys WWI Colorado Pvt Co D 116th Inf 29th Div Home: Cucharas baptised Las Animas Co CO
Caven, Walter Eugene 10-31-1889 IA . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Cucharas Comments: Died.
Caywood, Star Berton 10/6/1915 . 7/19/1968 Masonic WWII Colo. S/Sgt. 185 Replacement Co
Cerda, Jacob 10/26/1930 . 6/9/1974 Gardner Catholic Cpl US Army Res
Cerda, Moises 6/4/1922 Gardner, CO 8/5/2003 Imperial Memorial ? WWII US Army 95th Arty Div
Cervanyk, Edward P. 5/26/1930 . 3/12/1983 S St Marys Korea SA US Navy
Chacon, Eulalio 2/12/1909 . 2/28/1993 North Veta WWII Pvt US Army
Chacon, Walter J. . 3/9/1958 . Sgt 1st Class
Chastain, Everett M. 5/24/1917 . 8/24/1967 La Veta WWII Calif PFC Inf US Army
Chatin, August Hubert 9-13-1894 . 2/4/1985 Masonic WWI Pvt US Army
Chavez, Frank Pete 6/24/1913 . 10/8/1999 La Veta WWII
Chavez, John Seledillo 9-17-1893 CO . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Camp Shumway Comments: Wounded.
Chavez, Louie 2/9/1920 3/20/1997 La Veta WWII Tec 4 US Army
Chavez, Manuel 3-21-1887 CO . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Chavez, Moises 10-18-1896 NM 5/22/1933 Masonic WWI US Army
Chavez, Moises . . 5/22/1933 Masonic NM Pvt US Army
Chavez, Robert E. 10/25/1923 Walsenburg, CO 3/23/1997 Ft Logan WWII & Korea US Army
Chavka, Pete . . 5-?-1944 . WWII killed in action
Chebuhar, Anthony 12-12-1895 ILL . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Camp Shumway
Chevreaux, Herman Alexander 12/16/1907 Yazoo, MS 11/1/1998 ? WWII US Army Corps of Engr
Childers, Ernest Alma . . . . WWI Elec. 3d Cl., U. S. Navy, Home: Walsenburg
Christoff, John Anthony 1/11/1922 . 12/10/1940 S. St. Marys Colorado Seaman 2C US Navy, buried 12-28-1940 residence Westcliffe, age 18y, born USA died of menengitis, F Angela Christoff
Chropka, John 6/20/1912 Carnegie, PA 11/16/1991 N St Mary US Army
Chuba, Mike . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., F. A., Home: Walsenburg
Cisneros, L . . . Maes Creek .
Cisneros, Manuel A. (Tony) 9/1/1934 . 6/12/1973 Gardner Catholic PFC US Army
Cisneros, Orlando Abdon 4/17/1925 Redwing, CO 4/16/2001 Ft Logan WWII & Korea, US Navy
Clark, Kenneth Franklin 10-24-1899 . . . WWI Private, S. A. T. C., Home: Lascar
Clark, Lamborn Stebbins 2-7-1894 CO . . WWI Baker WWI 2dCl., U. S. Navy, Home: Huerfano
Clark, William Orval 8-24-1894 TN 11/20/1971 La Veta WWI Colorado Pvt Sup Co 13th Field Arty Home: La Veta
Clemens, Arthur E. . . 5-?-1943 . US Navy died Apr or May, Farrogut, ID
Clements, Richard Clifford 11-20-1892 CO 5/28/1926 Masonic .
Cliame, Charles . . . . WWI Private, Dep. Brig., Home: Walsenburg
Clifford, Fred Ross 3-28-1891 CO . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: La Veta
Coan, C.B. . . 7-?-1914 . Civil War, Major
Coan, John 8-4-1893 WV . . WWI Sgt. 1st Cl., Engineers, Home: Pictou
Coleman, Allen Ray 11-1-1894 CO 6/11/1950 . WWI Private, A. S. C., Home: La Veta
Coleman, Elias . 7-?-1896 La Veta Civil War, Corporal, Co B 11th Ill. Inf
Coleman, Elias T 1840 IL . . La Veta Civil War Cpl Co B 11th Ill Inf
Coleman, Louis Walter 11-9-1897 . 9/15/1960 La Veta WWI Colorado Sgt 9th Aero Sq Home: La Veta
Colvin, Albert A. . . . . WWI Cook, Am. Tn., Home: Cucharas
Conder, John Michael 1901 PA 8/23/1927 S St. Marys Colorado Pvt US Marine Corps, age 26y buried 8-29-1927
Conder, Tom George 1903 . 1982 S St Marys d Peking, China
Conine, A.A. abt 1830 . . . Civil War Pvt Co K 26th Ia Inf
Conley, Lee 10/17/1916 Walsenburg, CO 4/8/2003 Trinidad Catholic WWII US Army
Conway, Thomas F 6-1873 MO 1908 La Veta Spanish Am. Stone shows d 1906
Cook, John Tweedle 12-7-1890 Coatbridge, Scotland 9/28/1918 France WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Tioga Comments: Killed in action. Cemetery: Aguilar, Colorado; Private in American Expeditionary Forces; Parents: Margaret/Maggie Tweedle and William Cook, both residents of Walsenburg, both born in Scotland; Never married
Cordova, Abel Joe 3/7/1923 . 7/23/1994 S St Marys WWII PFC US Army
Cordova, Frank . . . . WWII, Marines
Cordova, Jose Felix 1/9/1922 . 1/3/1995 S St Marys WWII Pt 3 US Navy
Cordova, Louis 2/14/1922 Walsenburg, CO 6/24/2001 . Veteran
Cordova, Robert . . . . WWII, Army, Pvt., died in service
Cordova, Theodore 1/15/1933 Walsenburg, Co 7/28/1995 St Marys US Army wife Justa Vigil
Coronado, Virgil . . 11/20/1993 Antioch Baptist, Hazelhurst, MS WWII Army Air Force, Sgt.
Corradini, Fred James 12-21-1897 . . . WWI Private, S. A. T. C., Home: Gardner
Corradini, Harry F. 12-13-1892 CO 11/6/1918 St. Mary's WWI US Army Home: Walsenburg
Cortez, Anthony 11/29/1914 Maes Creek, CO 4/7/2003 Maes Creek WWII US Army
Cortez, Estanislado . . 4/25/1944 . WWII killed in action
Cortez, Monico J. 10/24/1912 . 4/25/1944 Maes Creek WWII Colorado Cpl 191 Td Bn
Costa, Sam 5-12-1896 . . . WWI Private, Engineers, Home: Walsenburg
Coughlin, Thomas J. 8/13/1924 Walsenburg, CO 5/19/1994 Morrison Cemetery, Morrison WWII US Army Air Forces
Courtney, Robert 3-18-1894 Scotland 12/5/1957 Masonic WWI Pvt. US Army Home: Delcarbon
Courtwright, Richard E. 2-5-1894 . 1/31/1978 La Veta WWI PFC US Army
Cox, Jack 1/25/1914 . 9/18/1966 Masonic WWII Utah PFC. US Army
Cox, Robert Lee 7/13/1921 . 12/14/1993 La Veta WWII US Army Air Corps, Cpl, 40th Photo Recon Sq, American Svs Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal, WWII Victory Medal,
Crassakis, John . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., A. S. C., Home: Walsenburg
Crawford, Charles Edwin 6-15-1895 MO 3/2/1932 Masonic WWI Pvt 69 Inf. 10 Div d Fitzsimmons Hospital, Denver, Home: Rugby
Crawford, Frank L. 1901 1975 La Veta WWII PFC US Army
Creesy, Truman Loomis 1838 4/15/1901 Masonic Civil War Cpl Co K 7th Kansas Inf
Critchfield, Henry 7-14-1887 MO . . WWI Sergeant, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Crittendon, Joseph W 2-14-1832 IN 11/7/1907 Masonic Civil War Co. D. 17 Ind. Inf
Crum, Jason R. 10/9/1935 La Harpe, IL 4/30/2004 Las Encinas Korea, US Air Force
Crump, Michael William . . 4/30/2004 Masonic US Air Force
Crump, Paul Carl 9-24-1897 . 2/2/1937 . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Cruz, Alejandro Fidel 12/22/1919 . 4/26/1989 North Veta WWII Pvt US Army
Cruz, Bernard Ray . . 1/1/2004 Roselawn WWII US Army, Good Conduct Award, Asiatic Pacific Medal, Phillipine Liberation Medal, Victory Medal
Cruz, Casimiro 9/26/1918 . 2/26/1960 La Veta WWII Colorado PFC Co C 714th Ry Opr Bn TC
Cruz, Diego A . . 10/26/1907 St. Marys .
Cruz, Edward O. . . 3/4/2006 . WWII US Army
Cruz, Jose Anastacio 1/23/1916 . 4/13/1982 Laguna WWII PFC US Army
Cruz, Leo M. . . 9/11/1950 . Korea, killed in action
Cruz, Phillip S. 8/11/1937 . 8/2/1994 North Veta Vietnam US Army
Daher, Moses 1893 Lebanon 12/8/1970 . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Daigere, Henry 1832 Canada 3/22/1902 La Veta Civil War
Daily, Isaac . . . . Civil War Pvt Co K 15th WV Inf
Dalley, Phillip 10-14-1891 Wales, GB . . WWI Private, Q. M. C., Home: Walsenburg
Dalton, Edgar J. . . . . WWI Sergeant, Infantry, Home: Walsen
Dance, William 6-29-1893 WV 12/15/1955 Masonic WWI Colo. Pvt. Co. D. 350 Machine Gun BN Home: Camp Shumway
Danford, William B 7-18-1846 LA 7-?-1913 Masonic Civil War 102nd Ill. Inf. died San Diego, CA
Dasis, Frank L. 1/28/1950 . 6/14/1983 S St Marys Vietnam PFC US Army
Davies, Edward J. . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Engineers, Home: Oakview
Davis, Bertram Oliff 2-27-1896 IA . . WWI Corporal, Infantry, Home: Huerfano
Davis, Charles J. 11/21/1919 . 11/6/1981 La Veta WWII Sgt US Army 45th Bomb Sq
Davis, Edgar Emanuel 9/6/1921 Huerfano County 3/6/1999 Alamosa Cemetery, Alamosa CO WWII US Army
Davis, Floyd Sylvester 3-21-1893 CO 5/9/1921 La Veta WWI Colorado Cpl QM Corps Home: La Veta
Davis, George E. 5/30/1906 Walsen Camp, CO 7/17/1999 La Veta WWII US Army
Davis, Thomas Percy 12-24-1895 CO 6/14/1931 Masonic WWI Colo. Pvt 157 Inf. 40 Div US Army Home: Walsenburg
DeAguero, Joseph Oris 8/27/1920 Aguilar, Co 2/18/1999 Gardner Catholic WWII US Army
Dealy, James Leonard 4-15-1895 MO . . WWI Private, S. P. D., Home: Walsenburg
DeBuono, Sam 3-21-1891 CO . . WWI Private, Engineers, Home: Walsenburg
DeCola, Chris 10-25-1891 ILL . . WWI Private, Dep. Brig., Home: Oakview
DeJohn, Sam . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Lester
Delgado, Cecil 6-26-1894 CO . . WWI Private, Q. M. C., Home: La Veta
DeMartine, Albert 3-20-1899 . 10/28/1978 S St Marys WWI Sea US Navy
DeMeo, James Robert 4/24/1943 . 6/8/2001 . Vietnam Pvt US Army
Denton, Francis B. 11/13/1919 . 7/7/1944 La Veta WWII, Army, Sgt., killed in action
Denton, John P 1-19-1845 GA 2/7/1929 Old La Veta Civil War Co C 6th US Vol Inf Confederate
Denton, M S 3-29-1847 MN 1903 La Veta Civil War Co G 11th Minn Inf
DePaoli, Battista 11-23-1889 Italy . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Pictou
Deus, Richard Charles 8-17-1822 Germany 1904 Missouri Span Amer War, Civil War, Battle of Valverde
Devan, Charles E. Sr. 9-25-1892 2/2/1967 Masonic WWI Ill. CPL. Co l 803rd Pioneer Inf
Devan, Everette 2/1/1926 Zookspur, IA 1/25/1989 N St Mary US Army
Devietti, Frank 6-22-1892 CO . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: La Veta
Dick, George Bute 10-30-1896 Co 10/1/1984 . WWI Sgt. 1st Cl., Sig. Corps, Home: Walsenburg d also noted as 10-14-1984
Dick, James A. 3-22-1895 CO . . WWI Private, Q. M. C., Home: Walsenburg
Dick, William 5-31-1896 CO . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Dick, Andrew Jr. . . 2/24/1944 . WWII killed in action
Dick, Andrew Jr. . . 3/10/1944 ? Germany WWII Tec Sgt, Killed in action
Dickerson, Howard . . 6/22/1918 Aisne-Marne Cemetery, Belleau, France WWI Sgt US Army 2nd Engineer Reg 2nd Div Home: Walsen
Dimmett, Fred C. . . . . WWI Corporal, Engineers, Home: Walsenburg
Dolance, Joseph E. 1/30/1927 Maitland, CO 10/11/1999 ?Denver US Navy
Domingues, Pedro 1823 NM 10/15/1925 North Veta Civil War Cpl Co P 1 Regt NM Inf Home: Mutual
Dominguez, George 9/26/1926 4/28/1968 North Veta WWII Colorado S1 USNR
Dominguez, Porfinis 3-27-1895 CO 5/7/1959 North Veta WWI Colorado PVT Co A 8 Inf Home: Walsenburg birth date also given as 1896
Donaghe, Tom 2-11-1897 CO . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Donati, Hannibal 1887 Italy 8/18/1938 St. Mary's .
Donati, Luigi 3-9-1893 Italy . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Dotson, Henry Thomas 11-3-1847 WV 3/29/1905 La Veta Civil War
Dratter, Joseph Thomas 10/25/1912 . 1/4/1993 S St Marys WWII PFC US Army
Dratter, Nicholas George 4/2/1915 . 1/23/1991 S St Marys WWII US Army
Drennen, Vergil 9/1/1917 Hamlet, NE 10/5/1997 Cremation Veteran
Drum, Jerry A. 1/27/1936 12/21/1960 La Veta PFC Colorado XVI Army Corps
Drum, Lorenzo A 1-17-1838 NY 2/26/1925 Erwin Civil War, 13th Kansas Cavalry or 3rd Wisconsin Cav
Drum, Otto L. 6-2-1894 La Veta, Co 6-?-1971 . WWI
Drum, Rado A. 2-28-1895 La Veta, Co 9/9/1971 Erwin WWI Colorado Pvt Co F 187th Inf Home: La Veta stone shows b 1896
Duncan, Benjamin 8-14-1890 NE . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg Comments: Wounded.
Dunham, Evert Edwin 3-22-1897 AR . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsen
Dunich, Henry J. 12/28/1925 . 7/15/1945 S. St. Marys WWII Colorado PFC 383rd Inf 96th Inf Div, buried 6-12-1948, residence Walsenburg
Dunich, Thomas M 6/28/1923 . 6/28/1944 S. St. Marys WWII Colorado PFC 106th Inf US Army buried 10-20-1947
Duran, Agapito 4-19-1894 CO 11/4/1918 Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France WWI Pvt U.S. Army 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division Home: Ideal
Duran, Bernard . . 5-?-1945 . WWII killed in action
Duran, Candido R. . . 8/7/2001 Cremation Korea US Air Force, 182nd Army Airborne Div
Duran, Gabriel Francisco 3/18/1913 . 9/26/1944 S. St. Marys WWII Colorado PFC 359th Inf Div, buried 12-1-1948 residence Walsenburg age 25y F Saban Duran
Duran, Malaqias 2-9-1893 CO . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Duran, Ricardo J. 1-13-1894 CO 1/20/1957 . WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Durnell, Aubert 6-18-1881 IL 7/31/1921 Masonic WWI Captain, Med. Corps, Home: Walsenburg
Duzan, Edgar W. . . 4/9/1941 Masonic Ky. Pvt 68th Field Arty. 95th Div
Duzenack, George 1-26-1895 CO 1/1/1977 Buried Huerfano County-unsure where-died in Walsenburg Corporal,Infantry,WWI
Duzenack, John 10-24-1893 Rouse, CO 5/11/1983 Buried Huerfano County-unsure where-died in Walsenburg WWI Private, Infantry, Home: La Veta
Duzenack, Mike H. 6-23-1891 ILL 10/22/1918 S St. Mary's WWI Co C 8th Mach Gun Bn Home: Walsen Comments: Killed in action Argonne-Meuse Offensive
Duzenack, Steve . . . . WWI killed in action, buried 1921
Duzenack, Thomas George 3/5/1920 CO 11/16/1996 Ft.Logan Nat.Cemetery US Army Air Corps.-S Sgt.-WWII
Dye, Loren 3-22-1845 IA 1914 La Veta Civil War Co C 1st MO SM Cav
Dykes, James A. 6-8-1893 9/19/1949 Masonic WWI MO PFC 318th Engrs. 6th Div.
Eaton, Presley . . Masonic Civil War Co. K Pa. Cav
Eccher, Henry L. 8/19/1913 Walsenburg, CO 9/22/2004 Roselawn WWII US Army
Eckman, Billy D. 2/14/1926 . 6/11/1974 La Veta US Navy
Eddy, Harold F. 4/18/1918 Dodge City, KS 7/3/2002 Cremation WWII US Army Air Corps Staff Sgt
Edwards, Walter Lawrence 2-8-1886 . . . WWI 1st Lt., Cavalry, Home: Walsenburg
Elley, Carl Thomas 7-3-1893 NE 9/10/1980 WWI Private, A. S., Home: La Veta
Elley, Thomas Lee 2/28/1930 . 5/10/2000 La Veta Korea US Air Force
Elliot, Charles L. 1897 . 3/8/1978 Masonic WWI PFC Engineers, Home: Pictou
Elliot, Walter R. . . . . WWI Sgt. 1st Cl., Engineers, Home: Pictou
Ellis, Edmund D. 1901 . 8/12/1978 Masonic Pvt. U.S. Marine Corps
Elmire, Charles S 11-28-1894 . 11/28/1918 Gardner WWI Corporal, Co. F 355th Infantry d in France mil record shows buried in American Cemetery, France skull fracture, spinal meningitis
Erwin, James A 1834 GA 1890 Old La Veta Civil War
Erwin, James Earl 5/20/1930 10/31/1967 La Veta Colorado SFC US Army
Erwin, Paul 1-31-1889 CO . . WWI Bugler, Infantry, Home: La Veta
Erwin, Rachel L. 3-31-1831 . 3/27/1914 Erwin Co A US Vol Inf Womens Relief Corps
Erwin, Roy 5-8-1889 1/3/1959 Erwin WWI Colorado Bugler 1st Bn Inf Co NG
Erwin, Thomas J 5-20-1840 GA 1912 Old La Veta Civil War
Erwin, William N 1-6-1833 GA 6/6/1914 Old La Veta Civil War
Escalante, David Rodriguez 6/4/1915 3/15/1948 La Veta WWII Colorado Tech Sgt Air Corps
Escobado, Thomas 5-24-1889 CO 9/26/1964 S St Marys Co E NM Calv
Escobedo, Pedro 4/29/1921 Gardner, CO 11/1/2001 N St Mary WWII US Army Field Arty Bn
Escobedo, Silverio 8/8/1911 Gardner, CO 5/1/1990 Ft Logan WWII US Army
Escovedo, Valerio 1-30-1896 CO . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Clover
Espinosa, Eisa 1897 NM 11/28/1927 S St. Marys WWI Colorado Pvt 135th Inf 34th Div US Army b also given as 4-17-1896 Home: Gardner
Espinoza, Alan US Army 1984-1989, Specialist, Mainz Finthen Germany
Espinoza, Antonio M. 4-26-1894 . 6/16/1974 Gardner Catholic WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Gardner
Espinoza, Arthur F. 10/16/1922 . 12/1/1984 North Veta WWII Tec 5 US Army
Espinoza, Sostenes 11-?-1895 CO . . WWI Private, Dep. Brig., Home: Walsenburg
Essres, Harry 3/23/1926 . 8/16/1984 Masonic WWII SM3 US Navy U.S.S. Destroyer Wickes d also noted as 8-17-1984
Essres, Theodore 1/15/1922 . 9/1/1946 S. St. Marys WWII Colorado Arm 3C USNR, buried 9-4-1946 age 24y residence Del Carbon car accident fractured skull M Lilly Essres
Evanega, John 4/27/1924 Braddock, PA 2/26/1992 Cremation WWII 82nd Airborne Co 508th Parachute Inf
Evans, Elmore E. 1843 . . Masonic Civil War Cpl.Co.H 42 Ohio Inf guarded Lincoln's assasin, GAR
Fabiney, Andrew 11-11-1895 . 6/6/1923 S.St. Marys WWI Colorado Pvt US Army Home: Pryor b also noted as 11-25-1895 buried 6-8-1923 age 27y peritonitis
Fain, Fountain Mayfield 12-27-1825 IN 3/28/1905 La Veta .
Falk, Clark Ernest 9-13-1893 Pittsburg, KS 2/13/1984 La Veta WWI US Army Home: La Veta stone & obit shows b 9-13-1894
Falk, Edward Willis 12/4/1900 . 2/6/1961 La Veta WWII Colorado Pvvt 4 Serv Comm
Fall, William Thomas 8-25-1892 CO 10/9/1918 Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France WWI Pvt U.S. Army 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division Home: Gardner
Faris, James Marshall 10/29/1934 5/25/1980 Farisita Cpl US Army
Faris, James P. 3/17/1918 Farisita, CO 3/3/1991 Ft. Logan WWII US Army
Farr, Conrad J. . . 12/20/1942 . WWII US Army Lt.
Farr, Edward . . . . WWII US Navy
Farrar, Warren M. Jr. 1922 . 1943 La Veta ARM 3C USNR
Faxon, Wallace Winans 4/10/1904 . 9/10/1960 Masonic WWII N.M. Sgt. U.S. Army
Federico, Dominick 11/15/1917 Aguilar, Co 8/6/1992 N St Mary WWII US Army Staff Sgt
Fedje, Earl W. 7/31/1928 Mitchell, SD 10/21/2005 Ft Sill Natl Cemetery Vietnam US Navy Chaplain, Retiree
Felice, Aldo 2/3/1917 . 8/30/1966 S. St. Marys WWII Colorado Sgt 591st Base Unit AAF
Felici, Florindo . . 1/21/1952 S. St. Marys WWI, IA, PFC, 1142 Casual Det. Buried 1-26-1952AGE 54Y RESIDENCE Walsenburg next of kin Mrs. Mary Randall, mine accident
Fennell, Frank Dell 4-16-1893 CO . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Cucharas
Figal, Reginald 1/2/1931 Walsenburg, CO 6/2/2000 Lakeview Cem, Windsor, CO Korea US Air Force
Finley, Fred 12-5-1894 CO . . WWI Corporal, Infantry, Home: Maitland
Fischbach, Hyman S. 11/22/1913 Brooklyn, NY 7/29/1994 no services WWII US Army
Fisco, Angelo . . . . WWI Sergeant, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Fisk, James H.P. 9-4-1883 12/16/1976 La Veta WWI Colorado Major Co E !st Engr
Fite, Clifford R. . . . . WWI Sergeant, Infantry, Home: La Veta
Flowers, Lee 6-30-1896 . 10/29/1975 La Veta WWI SFC US Army
Flynn, Thomas Grattan . . . . WWI Private, S. A. T. C., Home: Walsenburg
Forbidussi, Joe 8/7/1922 . 1/20/1946 Masonic Colo. Pharmacists Mate 1CL USNR
Fornesi, Pete . . . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Rouse
Frazy, Cesira A. . . 1975 S. St. Marys Capt Army Med Spec Corps USA Armed Forces
Frazy, Frederick O. 5/15/1903 . 5/5/1970 S. St. Marys WWII Colorado Pvt Co B 233rd Engr Cet
French, Allen 4-29-1886 . 12/4/1956 Masonic WWI N.M. Pvt. 12 Cav
Frino, Louis . Walsenburg, CO 2/19/2001 N St Mary WWII US Navy, surname Feiccabrino
Froman, Frank . . 3/7/1927 . US Navy died at Colon, Panama, drowned
Fuggett, Sidney Alfred 11-5-1894 TX . Masonic WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Gardner b also noted as 12-12-1894 or 11-11-1895 or 11-25-1895
Fugitt, Eddie Princeton 11-12-1893 TX . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Gardner
Furlong, Leonard . . . . WWI Bugler, C. A. C., Home: Walsenburg
Furlong, Edward F. . . . . WWI Corporal, Infantry, Home: Walsen
Furphy, Herbert Joseph 6-20-1894 CO . . WWI Sergeant, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg on stone with Mary Ann Unger
Furphy, J. Thomas . Pueblo, CO 1/16/2003 ? McLean, Virginia WWII US Navy USS West Virginia
Furphy, John 1900 CO 1918 S. St. Marys WWI Pvt Batt F 17th Field Art stone shows b 1901 buried 6-3-1918 age 28y pneumonia
Furphy, John ?-1901 . ?-1919 S St Marys WWI US Army Pvt Bat F 17th Field Arty, died Coblenz, Germany of pneumonia buried 6-3-1919
Furphy, Vincent de Paul 5-1-1890 CO 1923 S.St. Marys Pvt US Army buried 7-27-1923 age 33y parisis
Gabaldon, George E. 1/4/1946 CO . . US Navy Viet Nam
Gaines, Henry H. . . . . WWI Private, Dep. Brig., Home: Maitland
Galassini, Dominick 6-12-1892 Duqouin, IL 11/22/1979 La Veta Veteran
Galassini, Dominick 6-12-1893 ILL 1979 La Veta WWI Private, Infantry, Home: La Veta stone gives b 1892
Gallego, Delfino 5-15-1896 NM . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Gallegos, Jacob 11-15-1895 NM . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Ideal Comments: Wounded.
Galvan, Frank Daniel 10/20/1937 . 3/31/1998 La Veta Korea MM3 US Navy obit shows d 3-30-1998
Galvan, George O. 11/13/1915 . 3/27/1972 La Veta WWII Colorado PFC Co I 324 Inf
Galvan, Lawrence 11/30/1935 Alamo, CO 9/24/1989 N St Mary Korea
Galvez, Archie 1/1/1914 . 12/12/1999 Maes Creek WWII Tec 5 US Army
Galvez, Diego Alfonso 3/18/1931 . 11/11/1998 Farisita #2 Korea Cpl US Army
Garbiso, Raymond 9/14/1916 Walsenburg, CO 10/31/1986 Holy Cross Mausoleum, San Diego, CA WWII US Army Air Corps
Garcia, Alfonso R. 1/2/1913 . 11/2/1974 S. St. Marys Sgt Army Air Force
Garcia, Eloy . . 10/16/1978 Arlington Natl .
Garcia, Emanuel A. 11-14-1892 . 9/9/1968 Gardner Catholic WWI Colorado Pvy Co M 328th Inf US Army
Garcia, Felix Edmundo 3/1/1924 Bear Creek, CO 9/16/1994 Laguna Cemetery WWII PFC US Army
Garcia, Francisco . . . . WWI Private, F. A., Home: Delcarbon
Garcia, Gilbert 11/16/1924 Ault, CO 4/2/1993 N St Mary WWII US Army
Garcia, Guilermo . . . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Gardner
Garcia, Joe . . . . WWI Private, C. O. T. S., Home: Ojo
Garcia, Joe Adolfo . . 5/23/1952 S. St. Marys WWII Texas Pvt 214th Coast Arty, church record shows died 3-23-1952 buried 3-27-1952, residence Walsenburg age 34y found frozen next of kin Fred Garcia
Garcia, Juan Desiderio 2-11-1890 CO 3/9/1940 S. St. Marys Colorado PFC 35th Line 88th Div US Army, buried 3-12-1940 age 49y residence Walsenburg, wife Maria, paralysis, died at Ft. Lyon Hospital, Bent County
Garcia, Peter . . . . WWI Corporal, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Garcia, Raymond 10/5/1929 Del Carbon, CO 11/23/1992 Cremation US Navy
Garcia, Regino Ray 11/8/1908 Sugar City, CO 1/8/1989 Masonic WWII US Army
Garcia, Silvano 7/28/1921 Badito, CO 12/6/2002 Gardner Catholic US Navy Retiree
Gardner, Plummer J. . . . . WWI Sergeant, C. O. T. S., Home: Walsenburg
Garvey, Charles E. . . . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsen
Gazzoti, Emio 6-24-1888 Italy . . WWI Private, S. P. D., Home: Rouse
Gebinine, Eugene G. Sr. 2-21-1823 12/3/1970 Masonic WWII Colo. Pvt. 505 Prcht. Inf. Reg.
Geiger, John P. 11/9/1918 La Junta, CO 12/23/2001 . WWII US Navy
George, August 3-12-1877 . 9/21/1951 . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg buried 9-25-1951 age 74y heart attack, next of kin Rose Haddon (Filsa)
George, Charles Irwin . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Marine Corps, Home: Oakview
Gerasemenko, Petro 6-12-1890 Russia . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Oakview
Gerault, Joseph H. 12-20-1894 . 2/24/1970 La Veta WWI PFC US Army Baptist Minister
Gergely, Frank Paul Sr. 7/7/1922 . 6/20/1984 S St Marys WWII US Marine Corps
Ghella, J. Frank Jr. 8/28/1921 . 2/26/2000 S St Marys WWII Sgt US Army
Giles, Raymond 3/7/1924 Salida, CO 12/22/1988 Cremation WWII US Army
Gillen, Tom M. . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., C. A. C., Home: Farr
Gillispie, Henry D 7-10-1830 TN La Veta .
Githens, S.T. . . . . Civil War Pvt Co I 1st Mo SM
Gius, Charles E. 2-1-1894 1/25/1972 Masonic WWI PFC US Army
Glantz, Louis 10/4/1907 NY City 1/2/1992 Cremation WWII US Army
Glinsky, Stephen J. 1/14/1914 . 11/26/1944 S.St. Marys WWII Colorado Pvt 71st Inf 46th Inf Div, church record says died 11-14-1944 buried 4-22-1948, age 30y residence Walsenburg wife Sophie Glinsky, killed in action
Glinsky, William Stephen 7-14-1896 . 9/18/1926 S.St. Marys .
Glynne, John Joseph 1-19-1893 PA . . WWI Cook, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Gomez, Amando Jr. 7/23/1923 CO 10/20/1944 S.St. Marys WWII, US Army Air Force Flight Officer, died in service at Abilene, TX airplane crash
Gomez, Felix O. 5/29/1930 Walsenburg, CO 2/19/2004 Imperial Memorial Korea
Gomez, Michael Roy 11/17/1952 Toltec. CO 6/6/2001 Gomez Redwing US Army
Gonzales, Albert . . . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Gonzales, Bibian . . 12-?-1941 . injured at Pearl Harbor
Gonzales, Castulo 3-22-1893 CO 4/2/1965 . WWI Private, F. A., Home: Toltec
Gonzales, Jose Fermin 8-19-1894 Longs Canyon, CO 1/18/1990 S St Marys WWI US Army
Gonzales, Porfirio 9-22-1896 CO . . WWI Private, Dep. Brig., Home: Rattlesnake Buttes
Gonzales, Rosendo 4/25/1930 . 2/19/1959 S.St. Marys Colorado PFC 24th QM Co US Army
Gonzales, Rudolph 1-1-1891 CO . . WWI Ship's Cook 3d Cl., U. S. Navy, Home: Walsenburg
Gonzales, Samuel 9-7-1889 Redwing, CO 7/13/1939 Malachite WWI US Army Colorado PFC 158th Inf 40 Div Home: Redwing
Goode, William A. . . . . Civil War Sgt Co B 2nd Ks Cav
Gostovich, Dan 6-18-1894 Austria . . WWI Corporal, Engineers, Home: Walsenburg
Gostovich, Egnas . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Engineers, Home: Walsenburg
Grados, Cisilia 11-4-1895 CO . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Cucharas Comments: Died.
Grady, William H. . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., U. S. Dis. Brrks., Home: Walsenburg
Graham, Anderson . . . Gardner Captain
Grandbush, Charles Albert 5/13/1968 Pueblo, CO 8/29/1991 Masonic US Navy
Grandjean, Horton Isaac 10-21-1895 NY . . WWI Cook, Infantry, Home: Ideal
Grant, Andy . . . . WWI Cook, Infantry, Home: Mustang
Green, C.F. . . . . Civil War Pvt Co K 50th Ill Inf
Greet, James Richard 10-14-1894 CO . . WWI Private, F. A., Home: Walsen
Grey, Payton 1829 South Africa 2/6/1937 Masonic Civil War
Gribble, John William . . 8-16-1882 Fort Logan Civil War, Dr. Gribble was actually buried at the Willis Cemetery in La Veta, his stone being in the Fort Francisco museum.
Griego, Joe E. 10/28/1913 . 9/14/1943 S.St. Marys WWII Colorado PFC 179th Inf 45th Div US Army
Griego, Robert "Chico" 3/17/1911 . 2/14/1981 La Veta WWII Pvt US Army
Griffith, Allen . . 3/28/1991 Cremation WWII US Air Corps
Gross, Peter Eugene 11-30-1894 CO 12/14/1954 S St Marys WWI Private 1st Cl., Bln. Co., Home: La Veta buried 12-17-1954 age 60y wife Katherine Gross heart disease
Guerra, Ylario . . 1916 St. Marys 1st NM Cav, buried 2-22-1916 age 78y residence Walsenburg
Guerrero, A.M. Jr. . . 4/29/1905 . Veteran
Guerrero, Gilbert Joseph 8/9/1921 3/6/2000 St Vrain WWII Pvt US Army
Guerrero, William 5-21-1894 CO 12-26-1959? . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Cucharas
Guillen, Joe Jesus 3-19-1894 4/5/1969 North Veta WWI Colorado Pvt Co I 140th Inf
Guillen, Jose Dela Luz 7-1-1891 CO 2/14/1933 S. St. Marys WWI Colorado Pvt Co D 35 Inf 18 Div, Home: Walsenburg birth also given as 1-11-1891 death 1923, age 42y son of Manuel Guillen and Esquipula
Gurney, Dallas M. 8-7-1894 . 6/29/1975 Masonic WWI Pfc. US Army
Gustyn, Charles A. 3-4-1889 Russia . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Farr
Gutierrez, Arcenio L. . . . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg Comments: Wounded.
Gutierrez, Ilas . . . . WWI Private, Am. Tn., Home: Walsenburg
Gutierrez, Samuel 1/22/1923 . 10/27/1949 S. St. Marys WWII Colorado PFC 234th Engrs Combat Bn buried 10-31-1949 residence Walsenburg age 25y botulism
Habib, George 12/4/1923 Walsenburg, CO 6/24/1989 N St Mary WWII US Army
Hacsi, John 1/27/1926 . 4/22/1950 S St Marys WWII Colorado PFC 310th Inf BSM Purple Heart; buried 4-27-1950 residence Gordon age 24y auto accident next of kin Ambrace Hacso
Haddow, Robert 11/28/1931 Tioga, CO 3/19/1992 Ft Logan Korea & Vietnam US Army, US Navy Retiree
Haddow, William H . . . . WWI Mach. Mate WWI 2dCl., U. S. Navy, Home: Rouse
Hahn, Ray Harrison 5-31-1889 KS . . WWI Corporal, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Hale, Allen William . . ?-1934 ?La Veta WWI
Hale, Bruce A. 4/30/1952 Modesto, CA 7/23/2004 . Vietnam US Air Force
Hale, Hal Herbert 12-6-1888 KY . . WWI Private, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Halsey, Orville Hardy 7/26/1922 Las Animas, CO 7/12/1990 Cremation WWII US Navy Bosons Mate First Class
Hamilton, Harry I. 11-12-1896 . 4/4/1970 La Veta WWI Colorado Pvt Co A 1st Devel Bn
Hamilton, John B. 9-6-1899 . . Masonic WWI Private, S. A. T. C., Home: Walsenburg
Hamlin, Paul W. . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., F. A., Home: Walsenburg
Haney, Donald David 7/8/1914 . 12/15/1966 Masonic WWII Colo. 1st Sgt. 409 Inf. WWII Bsm
Hansen, Harold N 9-14-1887 KS 3/1/1932 Masonic WWI NY Pvt. 306 Inf. 77 Div d Ft Lyons Hosp
Happs, Albert Thomas . . . . WWI Mach. Mate 1st Cl., U. S. Navy, Home: Walsenburg
Happs, John Alexander 1853 . 5/27/1938 Masonic WWI Fireman WWI 2dCl., U. S. Navy, Home: Ravenwood
Harbour, Richard J. 2-1-1841 Henry Co.Iowa 1/15/1929 Civil War died at Turkey Ridge
Harmes, Edward F. . . 11/17/2005 Imperial Memorial Veteran
Harmes, Henry L. . . 10/31/2001 . US Army
Harmes, Herbert E. . . . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Gardner Comments: Wounded.
Harmes, John P. Sr. . Walsenburg, CO 4/23/1993 Mount Olivet, Denver WWII Merchant Marines, Korea US Army
Harmes, William L 3-14-1836 12-15-1898 Masonic Civil War
Harmon, Jay C. . . 4/17/2005 Sarco Cemetery, Goliad County, TX US Army, Captain
Harrill, John Mitchell 4-4-1892 MO . . WWI Private, Q. M. C., Home: Walsenburg
Harriman, Rufus Putman 3-9-1894 . 1/27/1972 Masonic WWI Colo. Pvt. 144 Mg B N. Home: Walsenburg
Harris, John C. . . 11/14/1942 Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines WWII Cpl U.S. Army Air Forces 3rd Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group
Harris, Washington 1844 Meridian, MS 11/5/1926 . Civil War Union, former slave
Harrison, Jack E. 5/14/1924 Pictou, CO 12/17/1990 Wichita, KS WWII US Air Force, Staff Sgt; US Air Force Retiree, Asiatic Pacific Svc Medal, Phillipine Liberation Ribbon w Bronze Star
Harrison, Teriss W. . . . . WWI Chf. Electrician, U. S. Navy, Home: Walsenburg
Harron, Thomas Joseph 12-6-1892 CO 12/17/1980 S St Marys WWI Corporal, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Harroun, Alvin Benjamin 6-25-1894 NE . . WWI Private 1st Cl., Infantry, Home: Walsenburg Comments: Died.
Hart, Cleo L. . . . . WWI Private, Aut. Rpl. Dft., Home: Walsenburg
Hasenack, Marvin LeRoy 2/26/1937 Toltec, CO 5/11/2003 ?Weston, CO US Army
Hasenack, William Fred 4-12-1890 Germany 5/15/1962 Masonic WWI Colo. Pfc. Inf Home: Pictou d also given as 5-15-1968
Hatgey, Leo . . . . WWI Private, Dep. Brig., Home: Strong
Hayes, Ransom A. 1845 Georgia 1917 La Veta Civil War Confederate, died in California, obit says b in North Carolina
Hazard, Chester Edward . . . . WWI Private, Marine Corps, Home: La Veta
Healy, John . . . . Civil War Pvt Co K 137th Pa Inf
Heckmann, Floyd R. . . . . WWI Sergeant, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Hector, Charles James 1/24/1921 . 7/5/1992 La Veta WWII S1 US Coast Guard Home: La Veta
Hector, Frank John 5-21-1895 . 10/9/1971 La Veta WWI Wagoner, F. A., Home: La Veta
Hemphill, Robert E. 3/5/1937 Greeno, OK 2/12/1993 . US Army Corps of Engrs Spec4
Hendren, Cornelius D 2-6-1829 VA . Masonic Co. H. 16 U.S. Inf
Hendricks, Ralph Morris 1921 . 5/11/1945 Masonic WWII Lieutenant Junior Grade, U.S. Navy USS Bunker Hill United States Naval Reserve Distinguished Flying Cross with 3 Gold Stars, Air Medal with 3 Gold Stars, Purple Heart buried at sea
Hendricks, Robert Henry 1921 . 7/27/1941 Masonic RC Air Force(twin to Ralph) killed in action at Prince Albert
Hendricks, William Doyle 5/14/1924 Prairie Grove, AR 12/31/2005 Masonic WWII US Army Inf, Purple Heart
Henry, William F. 5-28-1897 NM . . WWI Corporal, Infantry, Home: Walsenburg
Herman, Jack E. 12/19/1919 Maitland, CO 5/13/1994 Masonic WWII US Air Force
Herrera, Aaron . . . . WWII
Herrera, Alfred Valois 7/15/1946 . 12/23/1983 La Veta Vietnam Sgt US Air Force
Herrera, Basilio 12-15-1897 . 12/1/1945 North Veta NM Pvt 19th Inf 18th Div buried 12-4-1945 residence North Veta age 48y wife Natividad
Herrera, Joe Bennie 4/1/1924 Walsen Camp, CO 5/25/1992 N St Mary WWII US Army, Purple Heart, Bronze Star
Herrera, John . . 9/6/1944 . WWII Kille