SFC WALLIE B. ("GENE") AUTRY, III (Ret.)

April 4, 1944 - February 15, 2004
Temple, Texas

(photo courtesy of Jim Pope)



EXCERPT FROM NOTICE BY FAMILY MEMBER
OF SFC (Ret.) AUTRY'S DEATH:


He was preceded in death by his first wife Deanna, his mother Ellen and his brother Pat. Gene is survived by his father, Wallie B. Autry Jr., brothers Craig & Larry Autry, son Wallie B. Autry IV, stepsons Scott & Jim

Butler, 2 grandsons and 1 great-grandchild with 2 grandchildren due in June this year.

Last Respects and Visitation will be held at the Scanio-Harper Funeral Home in Temple, TX on Wednesday, February 18th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm cst.

Memorial Services are being held on Thursday, February 19th at 2:00pm cst. at the funeral home. His final resting place will be Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple, TX where he will be buried with full military honors.



(Career history as taken from www.militarypolice.com)

256th MP Co. Ft. Hood, Texas
SP4 Wallie B. "Gene" Autry - Dec 1965

504th MP Bn Co. C Quinhon, Vietnam
SP4 Wallie B. "Gene" Autry - Dec 1965 to Nov 1966

111th MP Co. Ft. McClellan, Alabama
SGT Wallie B. "Gene" Autry - Dec 1966 to Mar 1968

MP Detachment, Ft. Greely, Alaska
SGT Wallie B. "Gene" Autry - Mar 1968 to Mar 1970

208th MP Co. Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri
SGT Wallie B. "Gene" Autry - 1970

463rd MP Co. Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri
SSG Wallie B. "Gene" Autry - Mar 1974

8th Army PMO, Physical Scty, Facilities Protection Branch
SSG Wallie B. "Gene" Autry - Mar 1974 to Mar 1975

PCF, Ft. Gordon, Georgia
SSG Wallie B. "Gene" Autry - Mar 1975

140th Co. Ft. Gordon, Georgia
SSG Wallie B. "Gene" Autry - Jul 1976

287th MP Co. Berlin Brigade, Berlin, Germany
SFC Wallie B. "Gene" Autry - Jul 1976 to Mar 1980

140th MP Co. Ft. Gordon, Georgia
SFC Wallie B. "Gene" Autry - Mar 1980 to Dec 1981



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