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. As of 2018, it has 120 inductees.

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 YearInducteePortraitAbbreviated CitationRef(s)1980Lieutenant General (Brevet) Albert S. Johnson1980Major General Harry H. Johnson1980Major General Carl L. Phinney1980Major General Harley B. West 1980Captain Henry T. WaskowBattle of San Pietro Infine1980Lieutenant Jack L. KnightMedal of Honor, Texas Legislative Medal of Honor1981Lieutenant General (Brevet) Clayton P. Kerr1981Lieutenant General (Brevet) Everett Selden Simpson 1981Major General William O. Green1981Colonel Albert C. Pendergast1981Major Edwin G. Hutchings 1982Lieutenant General (Brevet) H. Miller Ainsworth 1982Lieutenant General (Brevet) Kearie Lee Berry1982Major General (Brevet) Robert M. Ives1982Brigadier General William Steele 1982Brigadier General (Brevet) Donald W. Peacock1982Technical Sergeant James M. LoganMedal of Honor, Texas Legislative Medal of Honor1983Lieutenant General (Brevet) Thomas S. Bishop 1983Lieutenant General (Brevet) James D. Scott1983Major General (Brevet) Robert L. Pou Jr.1983Brigadier General (Brevet) David M. Frazior 1983Chief Warrant Officer Ignatius J. Stepchinski 1983First Sergeant Juan Campos 1984Major General James E. Taylor1984Major General D. A. Thompson1984Brigadier General Kelley Arnold1984Brigadier General Thomas D. Blackwell 1984Colonel James L. Stell 1984Chief Warrant Officer Leonard T. Tallas 1985Major General Lloyd M. Bentson Sr. 1985Major General Delmer H. Nichols1985Major General Willie L. Scott1985Major General Paul D. Straw1985Lieutenant Colonel (Chaplain) Bernard F. Roemer 1986Lieutenant General (Brevet) Ross Ayers1986Major General James C. Smith1986Colonel (Chaplain) Curren R. McLane1986Command Sergeant Major William M. Huggins 1986Sergeant Major Albert K. Penrod 1987Major General Otto E. Scherz1987Colonel (Brevet) Marion Parks Bowden1987Command Sergeant Major Ernest R. Nero 1987Chief Master Sergeant Frank G. Strzelczyk 1988Major General Allen D. Rooke1988Brigadier General Woodford H. Mabry1988Brigadier General (Brevet) Douglas N. Presley 1988Brigadier General Carl F. Schupp II1988Master Sergeant George W. Britt 1989Major General Roland B. Harris1989Major General (Brevet) Jacob F. Wolters 1989Lieutenant Colonel William N. Hensley 1989Chief Master Sergeant Rudolfo M. Mata 1990Brigadier General (Brevet) Joseph T. Blakslee 1990Brigadier General (Brevet) Jay A. Matthews Jr. 1990Colonel Blucher S. Tharp Blucher S. Tharp, Texas Military Forces Museum, accessed 2020-03-051990Command Sergeant Major Douglas O. V. Rives 1990Chief Master Sergeant Frances M. Arnold 1991Major General (Brevet) Max H. Specht1991Brigadier General (Brevet) DeWitt C. Fair Jr. 1991Chief Master Sergeant Leonard E. Rice 1992Major General James L. Moreland1992Chief Master Sergeant James D. Johnston 1993Brigadier General David Heuer1993Chief Warrant Officer 4 James R. Harrison 1993Command Sergeant Major Raul Ortega1993Chief Master Sergeant Donald L. Smithers 1994Captain Groner A. Pitts 1995Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E. Berry 1996Brigadier General (Brevet) Richard M. Burrage 1996Brigadier General (Brevet) Mickey Francis1996Chief Master Sergeant Clarence E. Leonard 1997Major General Bobby W. Hodges1997Brigadier General (Brevet) Grady M. Roberts 1997Chief Master Sergeant Oren McClure 1998Major General Armin Puck1998Colonel Dale Pyeatt1998Chief Warrant Officer James West 1999Major General John Garrett1999Major General (Brevet) Albert Crowther 1999Major General Robert W. McDonald 2000Major General Elmer Stephens2000Major General Henry C. Smyth2000Chief Warrant Officer Lewis O. King Texas Medal of Merit2001Colonel Louis A. Howard2001Chief Warrant Officer James Berry 2002Lieutenant General (Brevet) William E. Murphy 2002Command Sergeant Major Billie S. Abernathy 2002Command Sergeant Major Vernon Day2002Chief Master Sergeant Bobby D. Taylor 2003Major General Fred Ellis2003Chief Warrant Officer Curtis Daniel2003Chief Master Sergeant Arthur Fernandez 2004Brigadier General John C. L. Scribner Established Texas Military Forces Museum2004Chief Warrant Officer Four Joe Duncum 2004Chief Master Sergeant William M. Maginot 2005None2006Brigadier General (Brevet) Reese L. Harrison Jr. 2006Colonel William R. Furr 2007Lieutenant General (Retired) Daniel James III 2007Major General (Retired) Reynaldo Sanchez 2007Chief Master Sergeant Deritha M. Ceaser 2008Civilian Barbara J. Crayton2008Lieutenant General Don O. Daniel2008Major General Belisario D.J. Flores 2008Colonel John S. “Rip” Ford2008Captain Martin D. Higgins2008Lieutenant Colonel Albert C. Lloyd Jr 2009Lieutenant General Fred L. WalkerItalian campaign (World War II)2010None2011None2012None2013None2014Major General Charles L. "Rex" Driggers 2014Major General Robert L. Halverson2014Chief Master Sergeant Harold L. Higgins 2014Command Sergeant Major Clyde Worrell 2015Colonel Harold H. Blackshear2015Command Sergeant Major Margaret "Maggie" McCormick 2015Master Sergeant Theresa Billeck-Zuniga 2016Chief Master Sergeant Johnny D. Jones 2016Sergeant Major Elwood H. Imken 2017Major General Jerry D. Icenhower2017Command Chief Master Sergeant Horace E. Hobbs Jr2018Brigadier General Hugh J. Hall2018Command 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

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