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of the 24th

The soldiers of the 24th Infantry who were involved in the Houston Riot of 1917 each have a unique and compelling story to tell. This page is dedicated to sharing their stories and honoring their memories.

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Pfc. Alvin Pugh

2 Years

Pvt. Risley W. Young

Sentenced to Death

Pvt. Albert D. Wright

Sentenced to Death
Private Woodruff

Pvt. James E. Woodruff

19 Years

Pvt. James V. Wofford

2 Years

Pvt. David Wilson

2 Years

Pvt. Earnest Wilson

7 Years
Private Williams Jr.

Pvt. Joseph Williams, Jr.

20 Years

Cpl. James Wheatley

Sentenced to Death

Pvt. Grant Wells

2 Years

Cpl. John Washington

10 Years

Pvt. Henry T. Walls

2 Years

Cpl. Quiller Walker

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Sherman Vetelcer

30 Years

Pvt. Hezekiah C. Turner

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Walter B. Tucker

2 years

Cpl. Robert Tillman

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Henry Thomas

15 Years

Pvt. Eugene B. Taylor

7 Years

Pvt. Joseph L. Tatums

2 Years
Pvt. Sullivan

Pvt. Jessie Sullivan

Life Imprisonment

Pfc. Carlos Snodgrass

Sentenced to Death

Pvt. Robert Smith

30 Years

Pvt. Joseph Smith

Sentenced to Death

Pvt. John Smith

Sentenced to Death
Pvt. Rucker

Pvt. Luther Rucker

30 Years

Pvt. James Robinson

Sentenced to Death

Pvt. Will Porter

7 Years

Pvt. Leroy Pinkett

30 years

Pfc. Stewart W. Philips

28 years
Private Parham

Pvt. George H. Parham

30 years

Pvt. Louie O’Neal

7 Years
Private New

Pvt. Dean New

Life Imprisonment

Cpl. Jesse Moore

Sentenced to Death
Corporal Mitchell

Cpl. James H. Mitchell

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Pat McWhorter

Sentenced to Death

Pvt. Thomas McDonald

Sentenced to Death

Pvt. Joe McAfee

2 Years

Pvt. Edie Maxwell

15 Years

Pvt. London Martin

7 Years
Private Mance

Pvt. William Mance

Life Imprisonment
Private Lindsay

Pvt. Doyle Lindsay

15 Years

Pvt. Richard Lewis

30 years

Pvt. William Lampkins

Acquitted

Pvt. William S. Kane

Life Imprisonment

Cpl. Robert B. Jones

10 years

Pvt. Frank Johnson

Sentenced to Death

Pvt. John Jackson

2 Years

Pvt. Albert T. Hunter

20 Years
Private Holland

Pvt. Norman Bryan Holland

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Glen L. Hedrick

15 years
Private Green

Pvt. Henry Green

Life Imprisonment

Pfc. James H. Gould

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. William Frazier

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Oliver Fletcher

2 Years

Pvt. James Divins

Sentenced to Death

Pvt. Ira B. Davis

Sentenced to Death

Cpl. Earl Clowers

10 years

Pvt. Ben Cecil

22 years
Private Butler

Pvt. Allie C. Butler

30 years
Private Burkett

Pvt. Walter Burkett

Life Imprisonment
Private Brownfield

Pvt. Robert Brownfield

Life Imprisonment
Private Fred Brown

Pvt. Fred Brown

Life Imprisonment

Cpl. Larnon J. Brown

Sentenced to Death

Pfc. William Breckenridge

Sentenced to Death

Pfc. William D. Boone

Sentenced to Death
Private Bolden

Pvt. Douglass T. Bolden

20 Years

Pvt. Charlie Banks

28 years

Pvt. Wilder P. Baker

Charges withdrawn
Private Fred Avery

Pvt. Fred Avery

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Wash Adams

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. John Adams

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Earnest E. Adams

Life Imprisonment

Sgt. William Nesbit

Sentenced to death

Pvt. Joseph Clyde Wardlow

Life Imprisonment
Private Tyler

Pvt. Roy Tyler

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Samuel O. Riddle

15 Years

Pvt. Harry Richardson

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Edward Porter, Jr.

Life Imprisonment

Pfc. Benjamin McDaniel

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Douglass Lumpkins

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Warsaw Lindsay

15 Years

Pvt. Walter T. Johnson

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. James R. Johnson

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Thomas Jackson

Life Imprisonment

Cpl. Nathan Curtis Humphries Jr.

Life Imprisonment

Pfc. John H. Hudson Jr.

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Charles J. Hattan

Life Imprisonment

PFC. Henry Lee Chenault

Life Imprisonment

Pfc. William Burnette

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Tom Bass

15 Years

Pvt. William J. Hough

Life Imprisonment
Private Hobbs

Pvt. George Hobbs

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. James R. Hawkins

Life Imprisonment

PFC. Thomas C. Hawkins

Sentenced to death

Pvt. Callie Glenn

Life Imprisonment

Cpl. John Geter

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. James Gaffney

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. William L. Dugan

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Gerald Dixon

Life Imprisonment
Private Davis

Pvt. Abner Davis

Life Imprisonment

Cpl. Isaac A. Deyo

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. James Coker

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Harrison Capers

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Richard Brown

Life Imprisonment

Pvt. Reuben Wilson Baxter

Life Imprisonment

Cpl. Charles Baltimore

Sentenced to death

Pvt. Grant Anderson

Life Imprisonment
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Additional Resources

Wikipedia

Article on the houston riot of 1917

Texas State Historical Association

The Houston Riot of 1917

Veterans Affairs

Houston Mutiny of 1917

Blackpast.org

Article on the houston riot of 1917

National Institute of Military Justice

Returning the 24th Infantry Soldiers to the Colors

South Texas College of Law Houston

Houston Mutiny and Riot Records

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