Some cool Alejandro Ruiz images:
San Elizario, Texas
Image by Cheryl Bowman
I am thankful every time I see one of these memorials. So rarely do you see these in large towns where many do not know their neighbors. But here, the town not only knows, they will not forget the sacrifice. This was inside the church on the back wall.
The names include:
Alarcon, Gustavo; Alarcon, Jose G.; Alarcon, Rodolfo; Arevalo, Eduardo; Alarcon, Miguel Octavio; Borrego, Lorenzo A.; Bowling, William R.; Buchanan, James; Caballero, Isaac Conrado; Candelaria, Jose Antonio; Correa, Liborio G.; Chaves, Francisco P.; Denton, George J.; Dindinger, Clarence; Duran, Antonio; Duran, J. Cruz; Elias, Francisco; Franco, Samy C.; Garcia, Andres A.; Garcia, Benny D.; Alarcon, Gilberto; Aranda, Adrian; Aranda, Ignacio; Bejarano, Pablo R.; Duran, Jose C.; Soto, Jesus Jose;
Garcia, Ignacio; Garcia, Jose G. N.; Garcia, Luis Jr; Giron, Esteban; Giron, Francisco; Gonzalez, Gabriel H.; Gonzalez, Jose Jesus; Gonzalez, Raimundo F.; Gonzalez, Ralph R.; Griego, Estanislao; Griego, Julian; Grijalva, Antonio H.; Guerra, Benjamin; Guerra, Luis A.; Guerra, Samuel; Guerra, Santiago; Hernandez, Bernabe; Hernandez, Pedro E.; Herrera, Luis C.; Lara, Edmundo; Estrada, Archie John; Estrada, Herman Joseph;
Estrada, Luz O.; Giron, Humberto; Gonzalez, Elceario; Grijalva, Arturo; Vargas, Carlos C.
Lopez, Adolfo; Lopez, Albino; Lopez, Jose Arturo; Lopez, Juan; Loya Antonio; Lucero Sigifredo; Lujan, Nicolas C.; Lujan Pedro C.; Madrid, Albert R.; Madrid, Conrado; Martinez, Susano J.; Montes, Lorenzo D.; Munoz, Jose Antonio; Ortiz, Eloy Daniel; Parra, Antonio; Parra, Cipriano; Parra, Francisco; Parra, Jose Ruperto; Parra, Pablo; Parra, Sabino; Ramirez, Francisco T.; Grijalva, Jose; Grijalva, Ramon D.; Haro, Jose de; Lara, Alberto L.; Loya, Lorenzo; Montoya, Vicente, Jr.; Ramirez, Jose Isidro;
Ramirez, Jose Benjamin; Ramos, Manuel M.; Rivera, Miguel L.; Reyes, Eutimio; Rodriguez, Felipe; Rosales, Adian F.; Rosales, Apolinar; Ruiz, Reinaldo; Sanchez; Leonardo Jr.; Saucedo, David G.; Saucedo, Ruben; Tellez, Manuel; Trujillo, Antonio Jr.; Trujillo, Daniel E.; Trujillo, Efrain H.; Vargas, Cruz C. Jr.; Vargas, Gilberto; Vargas, Rafael C.; Zambrano, Jose L.; Zambrano, Vidal; Gonzalez, Alejandro A.; Munoz, Jose Francisco; Paniague, Miguel C.; Parra, Fidel L.; Parra, Gabino L.; Salas, Joaquin; Tellez, Alberto; Zambrano, Jose Maria
San Elizario Mission Plaque
Image by Cheryl Bowman
A wonderful testimony to these brave soldiers
San Elzeario Parish
In Memory of our brave servicemen who fought in
World War II, 1941-1945 (European Area)
Killed in action:
September 13, 1944 Benjamin Guerra
September 29, 1944 Luis C. Herrera
December 19, 1944 Gabriel C. Gonzalez
February 15, 1945 Antonio H. Grijalva
March 1, 1945 J. Ramon Sanchez
Served Over Seas
Alarcon, J. Gilberto; Alarcon, J. Guillermo; Alarcon, J. Gustavo; Almanzar, Francisco; Apodaca, Santiago A.; Arellano, Agustin; Aveita, Miguel; Beltran, Juan; Bowling, William; Caballero, I. Conrado; Caballero, Jesus; Chaves, Francisco R.; Dindinger, Clarence; Dindinger, Lorenzo; Duran, J. Antonio; Duran, J. Cruz; Estrada, Herman J.; Garcia, Benjamin; Garcia, Esteban; Garcia, Ignacio A.; Garcia, Ignacio, V.; Garcia, Ildefonso; Garcia, Luis Jr.; Giron, Francisco D.; Gonzalez, Jose J.; Gonzalez, Raimundo; Griego, Estanislao; Guerra, Guillermo; Guerra, Luis A.; Guerra, Samuel; Guerra, Santiago; Guerra, Leonardo; Haro, Herculano De; Haro, Jose de; Lara, Alberto; Lara, Manuel; Loya, J. Lorenzo; Lucero, Sigifredo; Lujan, Nicolas; Macias, Jose; Madrid, Bonifacio; Maldonado, Raul; Montes, L. David; Moreno, Luis; Ortiz, D. Eloy; Parra, Cipriano; Parra, Francisco; Parra, Gabino; Parra, Gilberto; Parra, Sabino; Payan, Ernesto; Rodriguez, Jose; Rosales, Adrian; Rosales, Apolinar; Ruiz, Reinaldo; Salas, Joaquin; Saucendo, David; Trujillo, Daniel; Trujillo, Efrain; Zambrano, Jose R.; Zuniga, Arturo
Served in US:
Almanzar, Roberto; Alvarado, Antonio; Aranda, Adrian; Archuleta, Ramon; Arevalo, Eduardo; Avila, Juan; Berru, Ignacio; Buchanan, James; Caballero, Alfredo; Griego, Julian; Grijalva, Arturo; Guerra, Manuel; Herrera, Manuel; Herrera, Manuel; Herrera, Victorio; Juarez, Juan F.; Loya, Fernando; Madrid, J Antonio; Magallanes, Manuel; Ortega, Arturo; Paniague, Miguel C.; Perez, Jose C.; Sanchez, Alejandro; Tellez, Lorenzo; Vargas, Carlos C.; Vargas, Cruz C. Jr; Zuniga, Jesus