Approximately 300 names are listed on the Ellis County Veteran Memorial that stands outside the Waxahachie Civic Center. Two gentlemen, Perry Giles and David Hudgins, along with a community of support were responsible for its establishment in 2000.
The inscription on the monument reads:
There is no American whose life has not been touched by their legacy. There is no citizen of the world whose existence has not been affected by it. On the battlefield and in peacetime service, our defenders have rendered a glorious legacy, the blessings of liberty, prosperity and hope. If the legacy is to remain intact, then those who benefit from it’s rewards must contemplate its price. It was claimed with courage and blood, with devotion to duty, with self-sacrifice, and with a mighty love of country. They fought for their friends and their buddies. They sacrificed and died for one another. They fought for the chance to one day return home. They fought not for gain, not for territory, but for principles.
The best we can do in their honor is to uphold these principles. Let us never become so comfortable with our freedom that we forget the immeasurable sacrifice by which it was achieved. Your right to life and liberty has been purchased with a terrible price. Don’t waste it. Earn it.
Peace time service memorial
Martin, James T. Navy Waxahachie 8 Sept. 1923
Baucom, Bryne V. A.A.F Milford 30 May 1928
Sumner, Duward F. A.A.F. Waxahachie 17 Apr. 1946
Cox, Glenn Dorsey Navy Waxahachie 26 Apr. 1946
Harrison, Raymond USMC Ennis 7 Nov. 1955
Waedekin, C. A. Jr. USAF Ennis 24 Apr. 1956
Faulkner, Charles E. Navy Red Oak 24 Feb. 1960
Roark, Donald B. Navy Waxahachie 30 Jan. 1963
Marshall, Kyle D. USAF Waxahachie 15 Jan. 1985
Washington, Warren A. Navy Ennis 27 Apr. 1988
Guana, Timothy L. Navy Ennis 12 Oct. 2000
Korean War
Arriaga, Raymond Ennis Army 9 Dec. 1952
Barton, Franklin D. Ellis Co. Army 15 Sept. 1950
Bond, Malcolm D. Ennis Army 25 Nov. 1950
Gurecky, Edwin M. Ennis Army 26 Nov. 1950
Hejny, Raymond F. Ennis Marines 27 Mar. 1953
Honza, Harry Albert Ennis Marines 24 Sept. 1950
Hopkins, Charles G. Ellis Co. Army 3 Dec. 1950
Milner, Wallace D. Ennis Army 25 Apr. 1951
Mooneyham, Calvin L. Ellis Co. Army 18 Sept. 1950
Richardson, Clark B. Ellis Co. Army 6 Nov. 1950
Seay, Earl M. Waxa., Forreston Army 24 July 1950
Sneed, Albert Italy Army 24 July 1952
Tate, Ted N. Waxa., Forreston Air Force 12 July 1952
Taylor, Raymond Luther Waxahachie Army 1 Dec. 1950
Walton, Gussie Vay Italy Marines 20 Sept. 1952
Vietnam War
Allen, Eddie Hugh Waxahachie Marines 27 May 1968
Bell, Edward James Ennis Army 22 Apr. 1967
Burleson, Michael Finnie Waxahachie Marines 19 May 1968
Coley, Billy John Ennis Air Force 20 Dec. 1963
Donaldson, Darrell Wayne Ennis Army 9 Mar. 1969
Esparza, Nicholas Jr. Waxahachie Army 20 Apr. 1969
Gabriel, Charles David Palmer Air Force 6 Jan. 1967
Hammonds, Roy Lee Waxahachie Marines 4 Jan. 1970
Henderson, David B. Jr. Italy Marines 4 Nov. 1968
Jones, Seaborn Dan Red Oak Army 21 Jan. 1968
Langley, Jody Mac Waxahachie Army 10 Apr. 1967
Loyd, Michael Glenn Red Oak Army 7 Sept. 1969
Luna, Julian Forreston Army 9 July 1970
Martinez, Sylvester C. Waxahachie Army 15 June 1971
McFarland, Charles Henry Ferris Marines 4 July 1967
Menton, Albert David Ennis Marines 14 Nov. 1967
Murphy, William Elliott Ennis Army 28 July 1971
World War I
Alexander, James Ferris Army 6 June 1919
Baker, William E. Italy Army 15 Jan. 1917
Brock, Thomas M. Ennis Army 9 Dec. 1917
Cargill, Myrtis B. Italy Marines 24 Apr. 1918
Carter, W. E. Midlothian Army 8 Oct. 1918
Casteel, Benton Italy Army 13 Sept. 1918
Chism, Matt H. Ennis Army 1 Nov. 1918
Clemons, James Bristol Army 14 Aug. 1918
Comer, Donald F. Ennis Army 18 Nov. 1918
Compton, Lon D. Waxahachie Army 7 Dec. 1918
Cook, Holland B. Waxahachie Navy 10 Oct. 1918
Craig, David Earl Midlothian Navy 1 Oct. 1918
Daily, Ercy C. Midlothian Army 13 Oct. 1918
Davis, Van T. Maypearl Army 26 Oct. 1918
Dickerson, Paul Waxahachie Navy 30 Sept. 1918
Evans, Jesse R. Griffith Switch Army 14 Oct. 1918
Feagins, Walter Palmer Army 21 Oct. 1918
Ferguson, James D. Waxahachie Army 20 Dec. 1917
Freemon, Everett Ennis Army 2 Apr. 1918
Green, Joseph Ira Waxahachie Army 21 Apr. 1918
Hagood, Vincent C. Milford Army 18 Mar. 1918
Hall, James J. Palmer Army 30 Oct. 1918
Hart, Hardin Bristol Army 15 Oct. 1918
Herman, Fred B. Ferris Army 16 Dec. 1918
Hulshouser, Baxter Midlothian Army 9 Oct. 1918
Jackson, August Waxahachie Army 23 July 1918
Johnson, Andrew Ennis Army 8 Apr. 1918
Johnson, Leon W. Waxahachie Army 9 Oct. 1918
Johnson, Nells Ennis Army 22 May 1919
Kemble, Joe Roy Sterrett Army 15 July 1918
Kinsala, Thomas Eugene Ferris Army 16 Nov. 1917
Knight, Sidney A. Italy Army 5 Oct. 1918
Laffoon, Hillrey Red Oak Army 12 Dec. 1917
Landers, Harmon B. Ennis Army 16 Oct. 1918
Lummus, William E. S. Ennis Army 13 June 1918
Luther, John C. Rockett Army 15 Oct. 1918
Lyons, William G. Ennis Army 19 Oct. 1918
Marchbanks, JoVan F. Waxahachie Army 25 Oct. 1918
Matthews, Charles Waxahachie Army 25 Sept. 1918
Maxwell, James T. Waxahachie Army 27 Feb. 1919
Morrel, Daniel L. Milford Marines 19 July 1918
Myers, Grover William Italy Navy 16 May 1917
Neloms, Eddie Waxahachie Army 12 Oct. 1918
Rhotenbury, Elda H. Waxahachie Navy 15 Jan. 1918
Richardson, Henry N. Lone Cedar Army 12 Feb. 1918
Rose, Mafa Palmer Army 19 Apr. 1919
Sanders, David D. Waxahachie Army 15 Apr. 1917
Sanders, Hughes Ennis Army 2 Oct. 1918
Shannon, James J. Ennis Army 28 Dec. 1917
Sherrod, William S. Ennis, Bristol Army 12 Sept. 1918
Starr, Milton J. Palmer Army 23 Sept. 1918
Stout, Samuel Donald Ennis Army 9 Oct. 1918
Trojacek, Frank J. Ennis Army 14 Oct. 1918
Voorhies, Clyde C. Midlothian Army 6 June 1918
Wade, Edward Palmer Army 7 Mar. 1918
Witherspoon, David R. Midlothian Army 14 Oct. 1918
Zhanel, John Ennis Army 2 Nov. 1918
World War II
Donald J. Stanford
Red Oak, Army Air Force, Killed in Plane Crash - California, Mar. 3, 1941
James D. Smith
Mt. Peak, Army Air Force, Killed in Plane Crash - Oklahoma, Sept. 28, 1941
Darrow M. Davenport
Waxahachie & Midlothian, U.S. Army, Died Non-Battle 1941
Lester C. Ward
Rockett, Army Air Force, Killed in Training, Oct. 18, 1941
Joseph J. Backloupe
Ennis, U.S. Army Engineers, Killed by Plane Crash - Panama, Dec. 12, 1941
Fonnie Marchbanks
Waxahachie & Nash, Royal Air Force, Killed in Action - Singapore, Jan. 20, 1942
Earnest L. Fields
Midlothian, U.S. Navy, USS Langley, Killed in Action – Java Sea, Feb. 27, 1942
G. P. Morgan
Italy, U.S. Navy, Killed in Action – South Pacific, Mar. 1, 1942
Donald D. Skillen
Midlothian, U.S. Navy, USS Pillsbury, Killed in Action – Java Sea, Mar. 1, 1942
Lester Curts
Ovilla, U.S. Army, Died in training, Apr. 21, 1942
Frank Sybert
Italy, Army Air Force, Killed in Action in Philippines, Apr. 30, 1942
Maurice Hamilton
Ferris, U.S. Army Engineer, Killed in Accident on the Alaska Highway, May 11, 1942
Allen F. Sills
Ennis, U.S. Army, Died in Japanese POW Camp, May 30, 1942
David G. Stone
Waxahachie, U.S. Navy, Lost at Sea in Plane Crash – North Atlantic, June 3, 1942
Burton H. Coleman
Maypearl, U.S. Army Chaplain, Killed in Train Accident, June 7, 1942
Henry A. Myers, Jr.
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Killed in Plane Crash in England, July 26, 1942
William I. Berrier
Maypearl, U.S. Army, Died in Japanese POW Camp in Philippines, Oct. 24, 1942
Boyce M. Nelson
Ellis County, U.S. Army, Died Non-Battle, Oct. 30, 1942
Emory D. Barton
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Killed in Plane Crash in Florida Everglades, Oct. 31, 1942
Thomas H. Williams Jr.
Waxahachie, U.S. Navy, Killed in Action – South Pacific, Nov. 13, 1942
John W. Crow
Waxahachie & Pluto, U.S. Army, Killed in Action – Buna, New Guinea, Nov. 20, 1942
Charles M. Aycock
Plum Grove, U.S. Army, Died in Japanese POW Camp in Philippines, Nov. 28, 1942
James G. Kirkpatrick
Maypearl, Army Air Force, Killed in Plane Crash – Iowa, Nov. 30, 1942
Reginald D. Tolar
Ennis, U.S. Army, Died Non-Battle, Dec. 22, 1942
Emil F. Trojacek
Telico, U.S. Army, Killed in Action – Buna, New Guinea, Dec. 31, 1942
Herman T. Shaw
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action – New Guinea, Jan. 8, 1943
Johnnie A. Mack
Ellis County, U.S. Army, Died Non-Battle, Jan. 17, 1943
Harry O. Green
Forreston, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over Europe, Mar. 7, 1943
George Dixon
Ellis County, U.S. Army, Died Non-Battle, Mar. 13, 1943
Bernice W. Bradley
Milford, U.S. Navy, Died from Sudden Illness - Utah, Mar. 24, 1943
Marion R. Mitchell
Maypearl & Avalon , U.S. Navy, Killed in Action – North Atlantic, Apr. 6, 1943
Charles W. Ritchie
Palmer, U.S. Army, Killed in Action – North Africa, Apr. 10, 1943
James T. Ham
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Killed in Accident – California, Apr. 26, 1943
F. Nesmith Jackson
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Killed in Plane Crash – Wyoming, May 4, 1943
Robert S. Youngblood, Jr.
Ferris, U.S. Navy, Killed in Plane Crash – Washington, May 12, 1943
Bennie F. (Ross) Jones
Forreston & Waxahachie, U.S. Navy, Lost at Sea – North Atlantic, May 17, 1943
Leon Menges
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Died in Japanese POW Camp in Philippines, June 29, 1943
Clinton H. Greene
Ennis, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over Sicily, July 9, 1943
Olin C. Trull
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Died in Training – Florida, July 27, 1943
Cecil W. Manning
Waxahachie & Howard, U.S. Army, Killed in North Africa, Aug. 1, 1943
Marion L. Handley
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Killed in Accident – Florida, Aug. 6, 1943
Cecil E. Barker
Crisp & Palmer, U.S. Army, Killed in Action – North Africa, Aug. 11, 1943
John C. Edwards
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action – Sicily, Aug. 16, 1943
Edward Steadham Jr.
Ellis County, U.S. Army, Died Non-Battle, Aug. 29, 1943
Will A. Yates
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Killed in Action – Mediterranean, Sept. 4, 1943
Harris W. Winford
Palmer, U.S. Army, Killed in Accident – Trinidad, Sept. 15, 1943
Cecil M. Tollerson
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Killed in Action, Sept. 18, 1943
Myron F. Rogers
Ennis, U.S. Marine Corps, Killed in Plane Crash – Texas, Sept. 18, 1943
John W. Williams
Milford, Army Air Force, Killed in Plane Crash Training New Pilots – Florida, Sept. 19, 1943
Andy W. Perkins
Italy, U.S. Army, Died of Wounds in Italy, Sept. 23, 1943
John B. Bailey
Ennis, U.S. Navy, Lost in Submarine Service near Japan, Oct. 11, 1943
Nimrod S. Shipp
Sardis, Merchant Mariner, Killed in Accident at Sea, Oct. 20, 1943
J. L. Graves
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Killed in Action near Portugal, Oct. 25, 1943
Frank Townsell
Ellis County, U.S. Army, Died Non-Battle, Nov. 11, 1943
Edward Collard
Alma, U.S. Army, Died from Tropical Fever contracted in New Guinea, Nov. 13, 1943
John S. Newlin
Ennis, Army Air Force, Missing in Action, Nov. 24, 1943 – Pacific Theater
Richard W. Love
Midlothian, Army Air Force, Killed in Plane Crash at Del Rio, TX, Nov. 24, 1943
Whittington H. Nichols, Jr.
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Killed in Plane Crash, Nov. 31, 1943
Oscar C. Bratcher
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Killed in Action at Cassino, Italy, Dec. 15, 1943
Samuel D. Dillard
Midlothian, Army Air Force, Killed in Plane Crash – Brazil, Jan. 22, 1944
John M. Gallman
Italy, Army Air Force, Killed in Accident – England, Feb. 1, 1944
George M. Goddard Jr.
Ennis, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over Germany, Feb. 22, 1944
Columbus M. Collins
Palmer, U.S. Army, Died in Japanese POW Camp, Feb. 28, 1944
Horace W. Armstrong
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Italy, Mar. 5, 1944
Jack C. Davis
Ferris, U.S. Army, Killed in Action, Mar. 9, 1944
Acklee Creed
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Killed in Action at Bougainville, Mar. 16, 1944
Edgar P. Muirhead
Lone Elm, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over Europe, Mar. 16, 1944
Basilio Garcia
Ellis County, U.S. Army, Killed in Action, Apr. 16, 1944
John J. Zhanel
Ennis, U.S. Army, Died of Wounds from the Battle of Salerno, Italy, Apr. 21, 1944
Edwin F. Vrla
Ennis, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over France, Apr. 29, 1944
Newton F. Callaway
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Died Non-Battle, May 1, 1944
James M. Webb, Jr.
Waxahachie, U.S. Marine Corps, Killed in Plane Crash – Virginia, May 2, 1944
Maxie M. Mills
Palmer, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over Crete, May 9, 1944
Edward G. Ventrca
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action at Anzio, June 4, 1944
Jessie F. Cleveland
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action on Normandy Beach, June 6, 1944
Roscoe E. Wilson
Mt. Peak, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over English Channel, June 6, 1944
M. Hubert Allen
Waxahachie & Boyce, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Normandy, June 11, 1944
Jesse L. Nicklas
Ennis & Ferris, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in France, June 12, 1944
Charles L. Ricks, Jr.
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Italy, June 13, 1944
Howell T. Ray
Ennis, U.S. Army, Died in Training – Tyler, TX, June 21, 1944
Joseph H. Henderson Jr.
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action, July 1, 1944
Allen T. Fowler
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in France, July 13, 1944
James E. Rountree
Ellis County, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in France, July 14, 1944
Louis O. Toupal
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action – South Pacific, July 23, 1944
Joe R. Singleton
Mt. Peak, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in France, Aug. 9, 1944
Sidney A. Wiggins
Maypearl, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in France, Aug. 9, 1944
John B. Thompson
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over Europe, Aug. 10, 1944
Walter T. McNeil
Ennis, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over Hungary, Aug. 21, 1944
Walter L. Barr
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in France, Aug. 28, 1944
John H. Adair
Forreston & Avalon, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over Czechoslovakia, Aug. 29, 1944
Neeland Sublett
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action – Europe, Sept. 1, 1944
Joe F. Mach
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in France, Sept. 2, 1944
Arther J. Whiteley
Garrett, U.S. Army, Killed in Action, Sept. 12, 1944
Edward T. Farmer
Ennis, U.S. Army, Died Sept. 25, 1944
Robert D. Crumpton
Ennis, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over Germany, Sept. 28, 1944
Ercy W. Dewberry
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Killed in Training Plane Crash – Washington, Aug. 9, 1944
William T. Miller
Auburn, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in France, Oct. 9, 1944
Jack W. Hutchison
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Died Non-Battle, Oct. 13, 1944
James E. McBride
Italy, U.S. Marine Corps, Killed Oct. 1944
Milton M. Hejkal
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action while a Japanese POW, Oct. 24, 1944
Sylvan M. Hammond
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Killed in Action on Morotai Island, New Guinea, Oct. 24, 1944
Leland E. Wickliffe
Ferris, U.S. Navy, USS Belleau Wood, Killed in Action – South Pacific, Oct. 30, 1944
Donald P. Talkington
Ferris, U.S Navy, Lost at Sea, Nov. 10, 1944
Guy A. Youngblood
Ennis, Army Air Force, Accidentally Killed in France, Nov. 10, 1944
James R. Spurgeon
Hopewell, U.S. Army, Killed in Action on Leyte, Nov. 12, 1944
Hubert Autrey
Bristol & Palmer, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Nov. 17, 1944
Joe E. Houdek
Ennis, Army Air Force, Killed in Training, Bandera, TX, Nov. 17, 1944
Jack H. Lewis
Ellis County, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Italy, Nov. 22, 1944
Wilson R. Baxter
Ferris, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Nov. 28, 1944
J. R. Peacock
Milford, U.S. Navy, Killed in Action – South Pacific, Nov. 29, 1944
Raymond F. Clark
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action Nov. 30, 1944
J. H. Farrar
Palmer, Army Air Force, Killed in Action at Leyte, Dec. 2, 1944
Alvin L. Deeds
Midlothian & Onward, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over Germany, Dec. 5, 1944
George H. Yarbrough
Waxahachie, U.S. Navy, Killed in Action – South Pacific, Dec. 14, 1944
Edwin L. Billman
Midlothian, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Belgium, Dec. 17, 1944
Charley W. Windham
Italy, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Belgium, Dec. 23, 1944
John B. Naughton
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Northern Italy, Dec. 24, 1944
Malcolm L. Schwartz
Palmer, Army Air Force, Died in Accident, Dec. 26, 1944
Fred Reyther
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action Dec. 29, 1944
James P. Zahnen
Ennis, U.S. Army, Died Non- Battle, Jan. 1, 1945
Elton K. Fisher
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Europe, Jan. 2, 1945
Harry Stein
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Battle of the Bulge, Jan. 7, 1945
Miller P. Warren, Jr.
Midlothian & Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Killed in Action while a Japanese POW, Jan. 9, 1945
Roy Flippen
Ferris, U.S. Army, Killed in Action while a Japanese POW, Jan. 9, 1945
Vernon Richardson
Oak Grove, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Jan. 9, 1945
Pablo Tapia
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action Jan. 13, 1945
Charles Frazier
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Jan. 13, 1945
Willard H. Taylor
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action at Luzon, Jan. 15, 1945
Johnny G. Vrana
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Train Accident in France, Jan. 17, 1945
John T. Moore
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Jan. 30, 1945
DeBerry Melton
Lone Elm, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Belgium, Feb. 2, 1945
Carl W. Jones
Milford. U.S. Navy, Killed in Training – Corpus Christi, Feb. 4, 1945
Tom Winn, Jr.
Waxahachie, U.S. Navy, Lost at Sea in Plane Crash, Feb. 7, 1945
James L. Lyons
Ennis & Oak Grove, U.S. Army, Died of Wounds - Luzon, Feb. 11, 1945
S. L. Walker
Ellis County, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Italy, Feb. 13, 1945
Joe R. Crow
Ennis, U.S. Marine Corps, Killed in Action in Iwo Jima, Feb. 20, 1945
Paul E. Barnett
Ferris & Trumbull, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Philippines, Feb. 20, 1945
Calvin A. Sealy
Palmer, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in France, Feb. 20, 1945
Tommie L. Harris
Waxahachie & Bristol, U.S. Army, Killed on Luzon, Feb. 24, 1945
Robert D. Alsup
Waxahachie & Midlothian, U.S. Marine Corps, Killed in Action on Iwo Jima, Feb. 24, 1945
Joe T. Zhanel
Telico, U.S. Army, Died of Wounds – Europe, Feb. 25, 1945
Walter J. Windham
Italy, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Feb. 27, 1945
David I. Binder
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Feb. 28, 1945
Jack Beaty
Waxahachie & Forreston, U.S. Army Engineers, Killed in Action in N. Italy, Feb. 28, 1945
Eurby W. Bearden
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Mar. 2, 1945
James “Jimmy” W. Goodwin
Midlothian, U.S. Marine Corps, Killed in Action on Iwo Jima, Mar. 7, 1945
Jack Lummus
Ennis & Alma, U.S. Marine Corps, Killed in Action on Iwo Jima, Mar. 8, 1945
Cyrus M. McCaskill
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Mar. 8, 1945
James “Airdale” W. Goodwin
Ennis, U.S. Marine Corps, Killed in Action on Iwo Jima, Mar. 9, 1945
William T. Pierce
Ennis, U.S. Marine Corps, Killed in Action on Iwo Jima, Mar. 13, 1945
James L. Patterson
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed Mar. 1945
Refugio G. Navarro
Ennis, U.S. Army, Died from Training Accident, Mar. 17, 1945
J. L. Loyd
Forreston, U.S. Army Engineers, Killed in Action in Germany, Mar. 25, 1945
H. B. Colston
Telico & Palmer, Killed in Action – Europe, Mar. 26, 1945
Henry E. Morris
Midlothian, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Mar. 31, 1945
Luther R. Lusk
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Apr. 1, 1945
Billy T. Raines
Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Apr. 1, 1945
J. Lewis Jarratt
Five Points, U.S. Army, Died from Illness as a German POW, Apr. 2, 1945
John W. Mayfield
Ennis, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Apr. 2, 1945
Patrick L. Dillard
Midlothian, Army Air Force, Killed in Action over Germany, Apr. 5, 1945
Eugene F. Bratcher, Jr.
Maypearl & Waxahachie, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, Apr. 6, 1945
Raymond M. Bush
Ennis & Alma, U.S. Army, Killed in Action on Okinawa, Apr. 10, 1945
Theodore R. Curby
Maypearl, U.S. Navy, USS Daly, Killed in Action near Okinawa, Apr. 24, 1945
Ezelle O. Bailey
Lone Elm, U.S. Navy, USS Frederick Davis, Killed in Action – North Atlantic, Apr. 24, 1945
E. Murrell Goodloe
Red Oak, U.S. Army, Killed in Action in Germany, May 3, 1945
Benny L. Wilson
Ferris, U.S. Navy, USS Morrison, Killed in Action near Okinawa, May 4, 1945
Cecil E. Batte
Italy, U.S. Army, Died Non-Battle – South Pacific, May 5, 1945
Jackson B. Ross
Ennis, Army Air Force, Killed in Action at Luzon, May 27, 1945
Grady L. Davis
Italy, U.S. Marine Corps, Killed in Action on Okinawa, June 20, 1945
James W. Sargent
Ellis County, U.S. Army, Died Non-Battle – Europe, July 28, 1945
J. B. Colleps
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Killed Training New Air Crews – San Angelo, TX, June 29, 1945
John G. Cornwell
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Killed Dropping Supplies to Japanese POW Camp, Aug. 30, 1945
Robert L. Abbott
Waxahachie, Army Air Force, Died of Wounds from Pacific Theater, Nov. 25, 1945