Famous Military Men/Women of Texas:
The Texas Revolution/The Alamo
The Civil War:
World War I:
World War II:
Korean War:
Vietnam War:
War in Afghanistan:
Iraq War:
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The Texas Revolution/The Alamo
- James Bowie (1796–1836), frontiersman, died at the Battle of the Alamo
- William Joel Bryan (1815–1903), soldier in Texas Revolution, landowner
- Edward Burleson (1798–1851), lieutenant colonel during Texas Revolution, later Vice-President of the Republic of Texas
- John Coker (1789–1851), hero of San Jacinto
- Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontiersman and U.S. Congressman, died at the Alamo
- James Fannin (c. 1804 – 1836), key figure during the Texas Revolution
- Thomas Green (1814–1864), artillery officer at San Jacinto, brigadier general in the Confederate Army
- Sam Houston (1793–1863), commander of victorious Texian Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, which won independence for Texas
- Henry Karnes (1812–1840), soldier and commander in Texas Revolution
- Robert J. Kleberg (1803–1888), veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto; his descendants owned and managed the King Ranch
- Benjamin Milam (1788–1835), commander in Texas Revolution
- Emily West Morgan (c. 1815 – 1891), an indentured servant known as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" who, legend has it, helped win the Texas Revolution
- Juan Seguin (1806–1890), Tejano hero during the Texas Revolution
- John William Smith (1792–1845), fought at Battle of San Jacinto; later was first mayor of San Antonio
- William B. Travis (1809–1836), commander of Texas forces at the Alamo
- Logan Vandeveer (1815–1855), hero of San Jacinto
The Civil War:
- John Henry Brown (1820–1895), Confederate officer, served on staffs of two generals
- Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), leader of the 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment, known as "Darnell's Regiment"; Speaker of the House for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas
- Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian
- John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at the Battle of Palmito Ranch
- John Bell Hood (1831–1879), commander of Hood's Texas Brigade and Confederate General
- Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr. (1838–1915), soldier, grandfather of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson
- Albert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862), Confederate General and commander of the Confederate western forces
- John J. Kennedy (1813–1880), Confederate cavalry officer, ended the Regulator-Moderator War
- John B. Magruder (1807–1871), Confederate General at the Battle of Galveston
- Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U.S. Marshal, and brigadier general for the Confederate States of America
- Henry Eustace McCulloch (1816–1895), a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, and brigadier general for the Confederate States of America
- Felix Huston Robertson (1839–1928), only Confederate general who was a native-born Texan
- Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (1838–1898), Confederate general, Governor of Texas, President of Texas A&M University, namesake of Sul Ross State University
- William Read Scurry (1821–1864), Confederate General at the Battle of Glorieta Pass
- Pleasant Tackitt (1803–1886), Confederate Officer and county official at Fort Belknap, Texas. One of the founders of Parker County, Texas.
- Charles S. West (1829–1885), Confederate officer and judge advocate general for the Trans-Mississippi Department
- Louis T. Wigfall (1816–1874), Confederate General and Senator from Texas, secured the surrender of Fort Sumter
World War I:
- William S. Graves (1895–1940), commander of US forces in Siberia during the allied intervention in Russia
- David E. Hayden (1897–1974), Navy corpsman, Medal of Honor recipient
- Robert Lee Howze (1864–1926), Major General of 38th Infantry Division, commander of Third Army of Occupation of Germany, Medal of Honor recipient
- Louis Jordan (1890–1918), 1914 All American, first US Army officer from Texas to be killed in action during World War I
World War II:
- Harlon Block (1924–1945) raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi at Iwo Jima
- Charles P. Cabell (1903–1971), U.S. Air Force general; later Deputy Director of CIA
- Horace S. Carswell, Jr. (1916–1944), Army Air Corps major, awarded Medal of Honor
- Claire Chennault (1893–1958), commander of the "Flying Tigers"
- Robert G. Cole (1915–1944), soldier, won Medal of Honor for his role in the D-Day Normandy invasion
- Samuel David Dealey (1906–1944), U.S. Navy submarine commander, received Medal of Honor and many other distinctions for valor
- Ira C. Eaker (1896–1987), commander of the Eighth Air Force in World War II
- Calvin Graham (1930–1992), youngest US serviceman of World War II
- Dean E. Hallmark (1914–1942), aviator, Army Air Corps 1st lieutenant, Doolittle Raid
- Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995), Colonel Women's Army Corps, first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
- James L. Holloway, Jr. (1898–1984), U.S. Navy four-star admiral; Superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy
- Neel E. Kearby (1911–1944), fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient
- Raymond L. Knight (1922–1945), aviator, Medal of Honor recipient
- Felix Z. Longoria, Jr. (1920–1945), Hispanic soldier KIA in the Philippines whose burial was refused in his home town causing a state-wide debate
- Glenn McDuffie (1927–2014), sailor featured kissing a nurse in Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic photograph V-J Day in Times Square
- Doris Miller (1919–1943), Pearl Harbor hero, first African American to receive the Navy Cross
- Audie Murphy (1924–1971), World War II hero, actor, Medal of Honor Recipient
- Chester Nimitz (1885–1966), commander of Allied naval forces in the Pacific during World War II
- Bruce Palmer, Jr. (1913–2000), U.S. Army officer, Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the Vietnam War
- James Earl Rudder (1910–1970), D-Day commander of the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion, which stormed the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc
- William H. Simpson (1888–1980), commander of the U.S. Ninth Army in the European Theater
- Wilburn Snyder (1923–2008), survivor of Bataan Death March and Baptist pastor in several Houston churches
- Lucian K. Truscott (1895–1965), U.S. Army General who held successive commands in the European Theater
- Edwin Walker (1909–1993), U.S. Army Major General known for conservative views and attempted assassination target for Lee Harvey Oswald
- Walton Walker (1889–1950), U.S. Army general who served under Patton in the European Theater and later in the Korean War
Korean War:
- Charles F. Pendleton (1931–1953), awarded Medal of Honor
- Oliver P. Smith (1893–1977), U.S Marine Corps general noted for his leadership in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir
- Edwin Walker (1909–1993), U.S. Army Major General known for conservative views and attempted assassination target of Lee Harvey Oswald
- Walton Walker (1889–1950), U.S. Army general and first commander of the U.S. Eighth Army during the Korean War
Vietnam War:
- Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez (1935–1998) awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in South Vietnam
- Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez (1946–1968), Sergeant, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient
- David H. McNerney (1931–2010), 1st Sergeant U.S. Army, Medal of Honor, Vietnam 1967
- Oliver North (born 1943), Lieutenant-Colonel, USMC Retired, NRA Board Member and founder of the Freedom Alliance
- Bruce Palmer, Jr. (1913–2000), U.S. Army officer who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the Vietnam War
- Alfred M. Wilson (1948–1969), Marine Private First Class awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously
War in Afghanistan:
- Marcus Luttrell (born 1975), U.S. Navy SEAL, won Navy Cross for actions in conflicts with Taliban
- William H. McRaven (born 1955), U.S. Navy admiral and SEAL, led planning for Operation Neptune Spear
- Patrick M. Walsh (born 1955), U.S. Navy admiral, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet
- Billy Waugh (born 1929), U.S. Army Special Forces, Studies and Observations Group
Iraq War:
- Chris Kyle (1974–2013), U.S. Navy SEAL who fought in the Second Battle of Fallujah
- Kristian Menchaca (1983–2006), U.S. Army soldier who was captured and executed
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