James E. Teague

b. circa 1918, d. 2 December 1944
  • James E. Teague was born circa 1918 in Texas.
  • Lee Anna Byrd appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Roddy, Van Zandt County, Texas. Other members of the household included James E. Teague, Thompson Josh Teague, Ralph Teague, Joe Wallace Teague, Claude Ray Teague, Billie Guy Teague, Lucille Carrie Teague, J. D. Teague, Joshua S. Teague, Bessie Mae Teague, Gertie (?), John Gordon Tarver and Mary Nona Teague.
  • Lee Anna Byrd appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Van Zandt County, Texas. Other members of the household included James E. Teague, Thompson Josh Teague, Ralph Teague, Lucille Carrie Teague, Joshua S. Teague and Bessie Mae Teague.
  • James E. Teague and Lucille Carrie Teague appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Dallas, Texas, at 4610 Travis lodging in the household of S. M. Lazow. In 1935, James and Lucile were living in Kaufman County.
  • He enlisted a private in the US Army National Guard Cavalry. At the time of his enlistment he was single and without dependents. on 18 November 1940, in Dallas, Texas.
  • James E. Teague died on 2 December 1944 in Philippines killed in action on the island of Leyte while serving as a sergeant in the US Army 112th Cavalry Regiment.
  • He was interred at Manila American Cemetery & Memorial, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Manila, Philippines.
  • The following appeared on 28 January 1945 in The Dallas Morning News: Five Dallas men in the armed services have been killed and four others have been wounded on far-flung fronts from Belgium to Leyte, according to latest reports from the War and Navy Departments.
         Sgt. James E. Teague, son of Mrs. Tosh Teague of Mabank, was killed in action on Leyte Dec. 2, according to word received by Dallas relatives. Sergeant Teague enlisted in 1940 and had been overseas thirty-four months.
         Surviving besides his mother are three sisters, Mrs. Lucile Ward and Mrs. S. M. Lagow of Dallas, Mrs. Gord Tarver, Wills Point; five brothers, Tosh Teague, in the Army in England; Brownie Teague, Dallas, and Ralph Teague, J. T. Teague and Thompson Teague, all of Mabank. . . .
  • Last Edited: 19 Apr 2015