Find A Grave - Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

Lopez, Jose Mendoza b. July 10, 1910 d. May 16, 2005
World War II Congressional Medal Of Honor Recipient. At the time of his death he was the oldest living Hispanic recipient of the CMOH and was one of fewer than 40 surviving World War II veterans with the honor. He served in the United States Army during World War II as a Sergeant in the 23rd Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery near Krinkelt, Belgium on December 17, 1944. His citation reads “On his own initiative, he carried his heavy machinegun from Company...[Read More] (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section AI, Grave 542
Lucadello, Johnny b. February 22, 1920 d. October 30, 2001
Major League Baseball Player. He played six years in the major leagues as a second and third baseman. He played with the St. Louis Browns from 1938 thru 1941 and 1946. He played a dozen games with the New York Yankees in 1947 to finish his playing career. During his major league career he batted .264 with 5 home runs and 60 RBIs. He died at age 82. (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section 36, Site 641
McDermott, Robert F. b. July 31, 1920 d. August 28, 2006
United States Air Force General. He graduated from West Point in 1943, learned to fly and joined the Army Air Corps. Assigned to the 474th Fighter Bomber Group as Deputy Group Operations Officer, he flew 61 combat missions during World War II in the European Theatre. After the war, he remained in Europe on General Eisenhower's staff as adviser for the Air Force. In 1954, he was assigned to the newly established Air Force Academy as Professor of Economics and was appointed Dean of Faculty in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Neel Jr., Spurgeon Hart b. September 24, 1919 d. June 6, 2003
Unted States Army General. Known as the "Father of Army Aviation Medicine," he was instrumental in developing a system of rapid evacuation of wounded soldiers off the battlefields of Korea and Vietnam by use of helicopters. Thousands of soldiers' lives were saved as a result of rapid transport to medical care. This concept now extends to use in the civilian community. The Neel Aeromedical Science Center at Fort Rucker, Alabama, was named and dedicated in his honor. (Bio by: Deleon Todd)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section A1, Site 526
Pierce, John b. April 29, 1895 d. February 12, 1959
US Army Brigadier General. He attended the Texas Military Institute and was commissioned a Lieutenant in the US 1st Infantry in June, 1917. During World War I, he served in the 8th US Infantry in Germany and was part of the post war occupation. After the war, he was interested in the modern concept of mobile warfare and helped in the development of mechanized armor capabilities. At the start of World War II, he was a Colonel, Chief of Staff II Armored Corps in charge of the US Army...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section B Grave 252-a
GPS coordinates: 29.2856503, -98.2594070 (hddd.dddd)
Roadman Sr., Charles Harvey 'Chuck' b. July 7, 1914 d. January 11, 2000
Outstanding Air Force medical corps physician and leader. His assignments included duty as Director of Aerospace Medicine for NASA's manned flight operations and as Commander of the Air Force's Aerospace Medicine Division. Earned rank of Major General. His son, Lieutenant General Charles H. Roadman, Jr., became an Air Force Surgeon General.
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Robinson Jr., James E. b. July 10, 1918 d. April 6, 1945
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in in Toledo, Ohio, he served as a 1st Lieutenant in the 861st Field Artillery Battalion, 63rd Infantry Division, U S Army. On April 6, 1945, Lieutenant Robinson was a field artillery observer attached to Company A, 253rd Infantry, at Untergriesheim, Germany. After eight hours of fighting the company lost its commanding officer and nearly all of its enlisted men. Lieutenant Robinson took over command of the unit, led his men in a charge...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section T Grave 98
Rocco, Louis Richard b. November 19, 1938 d. October 31, 2002
Medal Of Honor Recipient from the Vietnam War. In 1970, Rocco was a Sergeant First Class (SFC) when he volunteered to accompany a medical evacuation team on an urgent mission to evacuate eight critically wounded Army of the Republic of Vietnam personnel. The helicopter he was riding in became the target of intense enemy automatic weapons fire. The aircraft was forced down, fracturing Rocco's wrist and hip and severely bruising his back.Ignoring his injuries, he extracted the survivors from the...[Read More]
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Rodriguez, Cleto L b. April 26, 1923 d. December 7, 1990
An automatic rifleman, his unit attacked the strongly defended Paco Railroad station in Manila, Philippines. On his own initiative he and a comrade left the platoon, and attacked the station, killing more than 82 men, destroying a 20mm gun and a heavy machine gun. While retreating his companion was killed. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for this action.
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section Ai Grave 700
Swift, Gen. Innis Palmer b. February 7, 1882 d. November 3, 1953
United States Army General. He was the son of United States Army Major General Eben Swift and Susan Palmer. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1904, and was assigned to cavalry service at Fort Clark. After attending Mounted Service School he served in the Philippines, where General John J. Pershing selected him as his aide-de-Camp. He served in Mexico with the 13th Cavalry Regiment. During World War I he was Assistant Chief of Staff of the 86th Division. He...[Read More] (Bio by: KenOhio)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section AI, Site 105
Tejeda, Frank Mariano b. October 2, 1945 d. January 30, 1997
United States Congressman from Texas 1993 - 1997. He died in office.
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Weld, Seth b. February 19, 1879 d. December 20, 1958
At La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands (5 December 1906) Corporal Weld, "with his right arm cut open with a bolo, went to the assistance of a wounded constabulary officer and a fellow soldier who were surrounded by about 40 Pulajanes, and, using his disabled rifle as a club, beat back the assailants and rescued his party." Awarded the Medal of Honor.
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section Ah Grave 189
GPS coordinates: 29.2853107, -98.2597275 (hddd.dddd)

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