Hall of Honor (Texas Military)

The Hall of Honor was established by the Texas Military Department in 1980 to "recognize outstanding service and leadership" of Texas Military Forces service members operating under state or federal command.[1] As of 2018, it has 120 inductees.[2]

Inductee Colonel Harold H. Blackshear, June 2015

The Hall of Honor is hosted by the Texas Military Forces Museum at Camp Mabry. It is both an exhibit with a digital kiosk that showcases inductee biographies, and an eponymous conference center that may be rented for conventions or banquets. Inductees also receive a trophy, which has varied in type since 1980.

Criteria

• 

  Hall of Honor inductee trophy
  Any former, living or deceased, service member or civilian employee of the Texas Military Department
• Service members must have received an honorable discharge
• Nominees must have retired/resigned at least three (3) years prior to the nomination date
• Nominees must have performed a service/deed, while serving or employed, that reflects "great credit" upon the Texas Military Department
• Nominees must have made an extraordinary and positive difference in the continual transformation of the Texas Military, changing the outlook and focus of the organization and/or shaping the organizational environment for the future

Source:[1]

Inductees

Year	Inductee	Portrait	Abbreviated Citation	Ref(s)
1980	Lieutenant General (Brevet) Albert S. Johnson			[2]
1980	Major General Harry H. Johnson			[2]
1980	Major General Carl L. Phinney			[2]
1980	Major General Harley B. West			[2]
1980	Captain Henry T. Waskow		Battle of San Pietro Infine	[2]
1980	Lieutenant Jack L. Knight		Medal of Honor, Texas Legislative Medal of Honor	[2]
1981	Lieutenant General (Brevet) Clayton P. Kerr			[2]
1981	Lieutenant General (Brevet) Everett Selden Simpson			[2]
1981	Major General William O. Green			[2]
1981	Colonel Albert C. Pendergast			[2]
1981	Major Edwin G. Hutchings			[2]
1982	Lieutenant General (Brevet) H. Miller Ainsworth			[2]
1982	Lieutenant General (Brevet) Kearie Lee Berry			[2]
1982	Major General (Brevet) Robert M. Ives			[2]
1982	Brigadier General William Steele			[2]
1982	Brigadier General (Brevet) Donald W. Peacock			[2]
1982	Technical Sergeant James M. Logan		Medal of Honor, Texas Legislative Medal of Honor	[2]
1983	Lieutenant General (Brevet) Thomas S. Bishop			[2]
1983	Lieutenant General (Brevet) James D. Scott			[2]
1983	Major General (Brevet) Robert L. Pou, Jr.			[2]
1983	Brigadier General (Brevet) David M. Frazior			[2]
1983	Chief Warrant Officer Ignatius J. Stepchinski			[2]
1983	First Sergeant Juan Campos			[2]
1984	Major General James E. Taylor			[2]
1984	Major General D. A. Thompson			[2]
1984	Brigadier General Kelley Arnold			[2]
1984	Brigadier General Thomas D. Blackwell			[2]
1984	Colonel James L. Stell			[2]
1984	Chief Warrant Officer Leonard T. Tallas			[2]
1985	Major General Lloyd M. Bentson, Sr.			[2]
1985	Major General Delmer H. Nichols			[2]
1985	Major General Willie L. Scott			[2]
1985	Major General Paul D. Straw			[2]
1985	Lieutenant Colonel (Chaplain) Bernard F. Roemer			[2]
1986	Lieutenant General (Brevet) Ross Ayers			[2]
1986	Major General James C. Smith			[2]
1986	Colonel (Chaplain) Curren R. McLane			[2]
1986	Command Sergeant Major William M. Huggins			[2]
1986	Sergeant Major Albert K. Penrod			[2]
1987	Major General Otto E. Scherz			[2]
1987	Colonel (Brevet) Marion Parks Bowden			[2]
1987	Command Sergeant Major Ernest R. Nero			[2]
1987	Chief Master Sergeant Frank G. Strzelczyk			[2]
1988	Major General Allen D. Rooke			[2]
1988	Brigadier General Woodford H. Mabry			[2]
1988	Brigadier General (Brevet) Douglas N. Presley			[2]
1988	Brigadier General Carl F. Schupp II			[2]
1988	Master Sergeant George W. Britt			[2]
1989	Major General Roland B. Harris			[2]
1989	Major General (Brevet) Jacob F. Wolters			[2]
1989	Lieutenant Colonel William N. Hensley			[2]
1989	Chief Master Sergeant Rudolfo M. Mata			[2]
1990	Brigadier General (Brevet) Joseph T. Blakslee			[2]
1990	Brigadier General (Brevet) Jay A. Matthews, Jr.			[2]
1990	Colonel Blucher S. Tharp			[2][3]
1990	Command Sergeant Major Douglas O. V. Rives			[2]
1990	Chief Master Sergeant Frances M. Arnold			[2]
1991	Major General (Brevet) Max H. Specht			[2]
1991	Brigadier General (Brevet) DeWitt C. Fair, Jr.			[2]
1991	Chief Master Sergeant Leonard E. Rice			[2]
1992	Major General James L. Moreland			[2]
1992	Chief Master Sergeant James D. Johnston			[2]
1993	Brigadier General David Heuer			[2]
1993	Chief Warrant Officer 4 James R. Harrison			[2]
1993	Command Sergeant Major Raul Ortega			[2]
1993	Chief Master Sergeant Donald L. Smithers			[2]
1994	Captain Groner A. Pitts			[2]
1995	Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E. Berry			[2]
1996	Brigadier General (Brevet) Richard M. Burrage			[2]
1996	Brigadier General (Brevet) Mickey Francis			[2]
1996	Chief Master Sergeant Clarence E. Leonard			[2]
1997	Major General Bobby W. Hodges			[2]
1997	Brigadier General (Brevet) Grady M. Roberts			[2]
1997	Chief Master Sergeant Oren McClure			[2]
1998	Major General Armin Puck			[2]
1998	Colonel Dale Pyeatt			[2]
1998	Chief Warrant Officer James West			[2]
1999	Major General John Garrett			[2]
1999	Major General (Brevet) Albert Crowther			[2]
1999	Major General Robert W. McDonald			[2]
2000	Major General Elmer Stephens			[2]
2000	Major General Henry C. Smyth			[2]
2000	Chief Warrant Officer Lewis O. King			[2]
2001	Colonel Louis A. Howard			[2]
2001	Chief Warrant Officer James Berry			[2]
2002	Lieutenant General (Brevet) William E. Murphy			[2]
2002	Command Sergeant Major Billie S. Abernathy			[2]
2002	Command Sergeant Major Vernon Day			[2]
2002	Chief Master Sergeant Bobby D. Taylor			[2]
2003	Major General Fred Ellis			[2]
2003	Chief Warrant Officer Curtis Daniel			[2]
2003	Chief Master Sergeant Arthur Fernandez			[2]
2004	Brigadier General John C. L. Scribner		Established Texas Military Forces Museum	[2][4]
2004	Chief Warrant Officer Four Joe Duncum			[2]
2004	Chief Master Sergeant William M. Maginot			[2]
2005	None			[2]
2006	Brigadier General (Brevet) Reese L. Harrison, Jr.			[2]
2006	Colonel William R. Furr			[2]
2007	Lieutenant General (Retired) Daniel James III			[2]
2007	Major General (Retired) Reynaldo Sanchez			[2]
2007	Chief Master Sergeant Deritha M. Ceaser			[2]
2008	Civilian Barbara J. Crayton			[2]
2008	Lieutenant General Don O. Daniel			[2]
2008	Major General Belisario D.J. Flores			[2]
2008	Colonel John S. “Rip” Ford			[2]
2008	Captain Martin D. Higgins			[2]
2008	Lieutenant Colonel Albert C. Lloyd Jr			[2]
2009	Lieutenant General Fred L. Walker		Italian campaign (World War II)	[2]
2010	None			[2]
2011	None			[2]
2012	None			[2]
2013	None			[2]
2014	Major General Charles L. "Rex" Driggers			[2]
2014	Major General Robert L. Halverson			[2]
2014	Chief Master Sergeant Harold L. Higgins			[2]
2014	Command Sergeant Major Clyde Worrell			[2]
2015	Colonel Harold H. Blackshear			[2]
2015	Command Sergeant Major Margaret "Maggie" McCormick			[5]
2015	Master Sergeant Theresa Billeck-Zuniga			[6]
2016	Chief Master Sergeant Johnny D. Jones			[2]
2016	Sergeant Major Elwood H. Imken			[2]
2017	Major General Jerry D. Icenhower			[2]
2017	Command Chief Master Sergeant Horace E. Hobbs			[2]
2018	Brigadier General Hugh J. Hall			[2]
2018	Command Chief Master Sergeant William C. Sivells			[2]

See also

• Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
• Awards and decorations of the Texas government
• Texas Military Forces
• Texas Military Department
• List of conflicts involving the Texas Military
• Awards and decorations of the Texas government

References

1. "Hall of Honor". Texas Military Department.
2. "Hall of Honor". Texas Military Forces Museum.
3. Blucher S. Tharp, Texas Military Forces Museum, accessed 2020-03-05
4. "Museum Founder". Texas Military Forces Museum.
5. "Elgin resident to be inducted into TXMF Hall of Honor". Texas Military Department. June 24, 2015.
6. "Austin native to be inducted into TXMF Hall of Honor". Texas Military Department.