Biographies

SSGT. Homero Martinez Enlistment and Pre-War Service A resident of Laredo, TX, Homero Martinez enlisted on February 1941 at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio. Initially sent to Ft. Bliss near El Paso, he was reassigned to Camp Bowie (Brownwood, TX) in March 1941 where he was attached to the 36th Infantry Division, 131st Field…

1st Lt. Hollis G. Allen 1st Lt. Hollis G. Allen, a resident of Jacksboro, TX was captured with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery unit in Java. He was among POWs sent to Japan, Manchuria, and Korea to work on various Japanese wartime projects. At the end of WWII, he was promoted to the rank…

Sgt. Dan Buzzo Sgt. Dan C. Buzzo, was born in Harlingen, TX whose was a Forward Observer with the 131st Field Artillery. Dan was among the POWs shipped to Burma to work on the Thai-Burma “Death Railway”. After the war, “Papa Dan” worked as an oilman, entrepreneur, and operator of an Amazon River tour company.…

Sgt. Lester C. Rasbury Joined Texas National Guard, November 1, 1940, in Decatur, Texas. Assigned to Headquarters Battery, Second Battalion, 131 st Field Artillery, 36th Division, 3rd Army. Placed on the inactive list until the National Guard was mobilized on November 25, 1940. Trained at Decatur National Guard Armory and Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas. Maneuvered…