Wise County, Texas - Military - Headquarters Battery and Combat Train,
Second Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard, 1940


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Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, Second Battalion, 131st Field
Artillery, of Decatur, Texas was organized and Federally recognized
October, 1922, with Captain Newton P. Taylor commanding.

Captain Taylor continued in command until November, 1926, when he
resigned, and Gordon D. Roberts, then First Lieutenant, became the
company's commanding officer. In February, 1928, Captain Taylor returned
to command the battery again. On the resignation of Captain Taylor from
active service in 1934, Captain Roberts returned to command and has been
company commander since then.

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

Captain Gordon D. Roberts
First Lieutenant Charles A. Cates
Second Lieutenant Robert W. Hampton

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

First Sergeant Arthur R. Nobles
Staff Sergeant Charlie A. Burton
Staff Sergeant Bryan Mann

SERGEANTS

Ford, Leslie C.
Hall, Howard L.
Hoyle, Embry L.
Milligan, Cameron L.
Shaw, Edwin E.
Thompson, James W.

CORPORALS

Neighbors, William R.
Settle Thomas J.

PRIVATES FIRST CLASS

Brawner, Alton L.
Brown, Lawrence M.
Greene, Paul V.
Lasater, Edwin L.
Lewis, Marlin B.
Meador, Claud W.
Rasbury, Lee W.
White, J. D.

PRIVATES

Bramlett, Kelley B.
Buck, Robert M.
Curtis, Franklin E.
Easly, Frederick F.
Eubanks, Earnal T.
Hall, George C.
Harvick, Toxie H.
Hudson, Bill
Kendrick, Theodore J.
Lasiter, A. W.
Lumsden, Thomas B.
Mooney, Dan I.
Rhine, Wayne M.
Rosenburg, Burt A.
Singleton, Ray O.
Smith, Donald D.
Smith, Walter O.
Summers, J. L.
Tucker, Paul
Upperman, Max
Vaughn, John W.
Wilhite, Franklin Y.

Source: Historical and Pictorial Review National Guard of the State of
Texas, 1940