12th Cavalry
Regiment
Association
Texas Border Patrol
In memory of the men from 12th Cavalry Regiment who gave their lives for their country
on border patrol duty in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas
We honor them by remembering them.
May they rest in peace
From March, 1914 until February, 1916, part of the 12th Cavalry Regiment performed border patrol duty along the Mexican border in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
The Troops and their locations were:
Troop A - San Benito, Texas
Troop B - Harlingen,Texas
Troop C - Mercedes, Texas
Troop D - Donna, Texas
In August and September 1915, there were a number skirmishes with Mexican bandits
which resulted in five Troopers killed in action and one Trooper missing on action.
Private George McGuire - Troop A - August 3, 1915 - Killed in Action
Private Leo Winhaus - Troop C - August 10, 1915 - Killed in Action
Corporal John Williams - Troop C - August 16, 1915 - Killed in Action
Private Anthony Kraft - Troop A - September 13, 1915 - Killed in Action
Trumpeter Harold Forney - Troop A - September 13, 1915 - Died of Wounds
Private Richard Johnson - Troop B - September 24, 1915 - Missing in Action