- Last Name: Russell
- First Name: Winfred R.
- Row: 3
- Plot: 6
- Side: Left
- Birth: 1919-02-19
- Death: 1944-04-04
- Remarks: WINFRED R. RUSSELL NOW LIEUTENANT IN AIR CORPS; GETS HIS WINGS Moody Field, Ga., August 11.â€â€Former Aviation Cadet Winfred R. Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Russell of Cameron, has been graduated from the Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School at Moody Field, Ga., and commissioned a second lieutenant with the rating of army pilot. Col. H. F. Muenter, commanding officer of Moody Field, presented their “wingsÃ¢â‚¬ï† to the class at the graduation ceremonies in the Post Theatre. The graduates and a large audience of families and friends of the new pilots heard a valedictory address by Lt. George B. Boone of Douglaston, Long Island, a member of the class. Lt. Boone reviewed the long months of training through which he and his classmates had struggled to get their commissions. The arduous routine of pre-flight, primary, basic and advanced training was behind them, he said, and now they were prepared to turn their acquired flying skill against the Axis. He commented wryly and with humor on some of the regulations and restrictions placed on all aviation cadets during their training but admitted that they were all essential to the creation of an Army flier. Nat. B. Wofford of Port Arthur, will arrive Saturday night to spend Sunday and Labor Day with his mother, Mrs. Hallie Jones Wofford. Nat was reared in Cameron and has many friends here who will be glad to welcome his visit to Cameron. The Cameron Herald, 16 Sep 1943 MISSING AIR CREW REPORT WINFRED R. RUSSELL 15th AF, 460th Bomb Group, 763rd Bomb Squadron Date: 5 Apr 1944 Altamura, Italy Plane collided with another plane in mid-air, the planes exploded upon colliding and there were no survivors of either plane 2nd Lt. Winfred R. Russell, 0-808469 was the pilot of the plane Next of Kin: Mrs. Lena M. Russell (Mother), c/o Charlie Russell, Catholic Hospital, Abilene, Texas 8500
- Military Service: WWII KIA, Lt., United States Army Air Corps Pilot
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- Obituary: LT. WINFRED RUSSELL IS KILLED IN ACTION Lt. Winfred R. Russell, United States Army Air Corps, pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber, has been killed in action in the Mediterranean Theatre, it was announced by the War Department in a telegram to his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Russell of Yarrellton. Here is a copy of the telegram brought to the Herald Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Gilbert Gallatin of Yarrellton, sister of Lieut. Russell: “The Secretary of War desires to express his deep regret that your son, Second Lieutenant Winfred A. Russell was killed in action in Defense of his country in Italy on April 5, 1944.Ã¢â‚¬ï† The telegram was signed by General Dunlop for the Adjutant General of the Army. Lieut. Russell was born and reared at Yarrellton. He was a graduate of Yoe High School and had been in the service for three years. He was commissioned at an air base in Georgia. He went overseas about a year ago and had been in the Mediterranean theatre since his arrival. It was presumed here that he was killed in one of the recent large scale attacks on Germany on a bomber flying over the Balkans. Sgt. LeRoy Russell, a brother of the dead flyer, is in the ground forces of the Army Air Corps and is now stationed in India. In February of this year he spent 10 days with his brother, Lt. Russell in North Africa. Besides the parents, two sisters and one brother, above mentioned survive. The sisters are Mrs. Robert Yancy of Abilene and Mrs. Gilbert Gallatin of Yarrellton who is visiting here while her husband. Pvt. Gilbert Gallatin is serving with the Army Engineer is North Carolina. The Cameron Herald, 4 May 1944 GAVE HIS LIFE PURPLE HEART AWARD FOR LT. RAY RUSSELL The Purple Heart has been posthumously awarded to Lt. Winfred Ray Russell of Yarrellton, United States Army Air Corps, who gave his life for his country. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Russell of Yarrellton, parents of the dead pilot, have received the award from the President of the United States. The Purple Heart was instituted by Geo. Washington and has been continuously awarded to men who are killed in action or who are wounded in defense of their country. Lt. Russell was killed in action in Italy on April 5, 1914. The telegram announcing the death of Lt. Russell came to the parents at Yarrellton from General Dunlop, Acting Adjutant General of the Army, as follows: “The Secretary of War desires to express his deep regret that your son Second Lieutenant Winfred R. Russell was killed in action in defense of his country in Italy on April 5, 1944.Ã¢â‚¬ï† Lt. Russell was pilot of a B-17 Boeing flying fortress bomber. He had been in service for three years. Lt. Russell had been in combat for some time and stationed in the Mediterranean theatre of war.. No details have been announced regarding the action in which Lt. Russell lost his life, but it was presumed that he was shot down or crash landed somewhere on a mission over Germany or over the Balkans. Lt. Russell was born and reared at Yarrellton and a graduate of Yoe High School. A brother, Sgt. LeRoy Russell, is in the ground forces of the Army Air Corps and is now stationed in India. The Cameron Herald, 29 Jun 1944
- Last Name: Salach
- First Name: Anna
- Spouse: Steve Salach
- Row: 4
- Plot: 12
- Side: Left
- Birth: 1879-01-18
- Death: 1953-01-28
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- Obituary: MRS. ANNA SALACH, 74 DIES AT NORTH ELM; SERVICES SATURDAY Mrs. Anna Salach, 74, died at her home at North Elm at 10:45 a. m. Thursday. She was born Jan. 19, 1879 in Austin county and had lived in Milam county for 43 years. She was a member of the SPJST lodge. Funeral services were scheduled at Marek-Burns funeral home at 11 a. m. Saturday, Rev. H. E. Besda of the Czech Moravian church in Caldwell conducting. Burial in North Elm Cemetery. Mrs. Salach is survived by her husband, Steve Salach, Sr.; two sons, Bennie Salach of Beaumont and Steve Salach Jr. of Cameron; two daughters, Miss Lillian Salach and Mrs. B. W. Miller of Fort Worth; two brothers, Frank Schiller and Bill Schiller of Temple; one sister, Mrs. Lillian Hertel of San Antonio; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The Cameron Herald, 5 Feb 1953
- Last Name: Salach
- First Name: Steve, Sr.
- Spouse: Anna Salach
- Row: 4
- Plot: 13
- Side: Left
- Birth: 1874-12-30
- Death: 1956-04-08
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- Obituary: MR. STEVE SALACH, 80 DIES HERE MONDAY BURIED WEDNESDAY Steve Salach, 80, died at a hospital here Monday at 1 p. m. Mr. Salach was born in Europe and had lived in Milam County since 1908. Funeral will be held at Marek Burns Funeral Home Wednesday at 10 a. m. with Rev. Clyde Holtman officiating. Burial will be in North Elm Cemetery. Rosary will be recited Tuesday at 7:30 at the funeral home chapel. Surviving are one son, Bennie Salach of Beaumont; two daughters, Miss Lillian Salach and Mrs. B. M. Miller both of Fort Worth; one brother, Vince Salach of Temple; three grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren. The Cameron Herald, 12 Apr 1956
- Last Name: Schiller
- First Name: Annie
- Maiden Name: Horek
- Spouse: Edward Schiller
- Row: 2
- Plot: 6
- Side: Left
- Birth: 1881-09-02
- Death: 1968-01-21
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- Obituary: MRS. SCHILLER Mrs. Annie Schiller, 86, of Rt. 2, Buckholts, died at 1:30 p. m. Monday in a Cameron hospital. Mrs. Schiller was born September 3, 1881 in Czechoslovakia and had lived in Milam County for the past 73 years. Funeral services were at 4 p. m. Wednesday at Marek Burns Funeral chapel, the Rev. Frank Simcik of Temple officiating. Burial was in North Elm Cemetery. Surviving are two sons, Lee Schiller of Buckholts and Gerald Schiller of Cameron; and a daughter, Mrs. Emma Spura of Oklahoma City, Okla. The Cameron Herald, 25 Jan 1968