World War II Honoree

Lloyd Lamar Walker

Hometown

Moran, Texas

Honored By

Prosper N. Walker

Relationship

Son

TRIED TO ENLIST IN THE ARMY AT THE BEGINNING OF WWII, BUT HE WAS TOO OLD. MOREOVER, AS LOCAL MANAGER OF THE WEST TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANY, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF A MAJOR PART OF THE SHACKELFORD COUNTY ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, WAS ADJUDGED TO BE A CRITICAL PART OF THE HOMETOWN WAR EFFORT. HE WAS THEREFORE EXEMPT FROM ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE. HE SOLD WAR BONDS, HOWEVER, HELPED ORGANIZE BOND RALLIES AND PARTICIPATED IN SCRAP METAL DRIVES. HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO ENLIST AS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE MORAN, TEXAS COMPANY C, 10TH BATTALION OF THE TEXAS STATE GUARD WHEN IT WAS ORGANIZED. AS A COOK'S HELPER, THEN COMPANY CLERK, HE ROSE TO THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT AND HAD A PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD IN THE WEEKLY TUESDAY NIGHT DRILLS AT THE MORAN LEGION POST 343. HE WAS COLOR BEARER OF THE AMERICAN FLAG WHEN THE UNIT MARCHED IN AREA PARADES AND PARTICIPATED IN ALL TRAINING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FIRST AID TRAINING, CLOSE ORDER, BAYONET AND RIOT CONTROL FORMATION DRILL, OVERNIGHT BIVOUACS AND FIELD TRAINING AND PATROLLING EXERCISES. HE ALSO HELPED TURN IN THE UNIT EQUIPMENT WHEN IT WAS DISBANDED AT THE END OF THE WAR. SETTING A FINE EXAMPLE OF LEADERSHIP IN THE HOMETOWN WAR EFFORT HE WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE CITIZENS OF THE LITTLE TOWN OF 1100 AS A TRUE PATRIOT. BURIED IN THE MORAN CEMETERY HE REMAINS BELOVED IN THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO WERE PRIVILEGED TO KNOW HIM AND SERVE WITH HIM.