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JOHN BOLANZ MURPHY
Corporal Infantry
Dallas, Texas.
Born August 19, 1891, at Dallas, Texas. Received early schooling in the St. Matthews Grammar School and Dodson's Military Academy, Dallas, Texas, and Locustdale Military School, Culpepper, Virginia. Attended A. and M. from September, 1909, to June, 1910. Entered the army in the summer of 1915 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and assigned to the 22nd Infantry, and was stationed on the Mexican border for more than a year. Sailed for France in August, 1917, and assigned to Company "B", Military Police, First Division. Killed by high explosive shell July 20, 1918, at Missy-aux-Bois, northwest of Soissons. Mother: Mrs. J. P. Murphy, 2516 Maple Ave., Dallas, Texas
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ROBERT WALKER NOLTE
First Lieutenant Engineers
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Born October 1, 1892, at Bolivar, Tennessee. Received early schooling in the New Orleans public schools and the Terrell Military Academy, New Orleans. Two years in Tulane University, New Orleans. Entered A. and M. in October, 1911, and graduated with the Class of 1913. Commissioned Second Lieutenant Engineers February 5, 1917, and assigned to the Engineers Officers Training School at Fort Logan H. Root, Arkansas. Transferred June 17, 1917, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and assigned to the 7th Engineers. Promoted to First Lieutenant Engineers in August, 1917. Sailed for France in February, 191S. Transferred to 2nd Engineers August 6, 1918. Took part in the St. Mihiel Drive and the Battle of the Argonne. Killed in the Battle of Blanc Mont, near the village of Somme-Py, October 9, 1918. Posthumously awarded Distinguished Service Cross. Mother: Mrs. Nellie W. Nolte, 1505 State St., New Orleans, Louisiana.
