Hall of Honor (Texas Military) explained

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]

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

• 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

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Inductees

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hall of Honor. Texas Military Department.
2. Web site: Hall of Honor. Texas Military Forces Museum.
3. http://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/hallofhonor/tharp.htm Blucher S. Tharp
4. Web site: Museum Founder. Texas Military Forces Museum.
5. Web site: Elgin resident to be inducted into TXMF Hall of Honor. June 24, 2015. Texas Military Department.
6. Web site: Austin native to be inducted into TXMF Hall of Honor. Texas Military Department.