Austin County Cemeteries
Please remember that many of the older cemeteries are located on private property. Please respect not only the cemetery but also the property owner's rights. Always obtain permission to enter private property.
Houston National Cemetery
AKA: Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Located in Harris County, Texas. It is included on this site because a notable number of veterans from Austin County are buried there.
Name | Born | Died | Notes |
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Abel, Henry Ford Sr. | 13 Aug 1923 | . | [Veteran] WW2, BMG3, US Navy, 1944-46, Pacific [Family] Father: Asmus Adolph Abel, Mother: Valeska Henrichsen [Sources] VA; USVetGravesites; tombstone. |
Adams, Frederick Lacy | . | . | Nickname: Fred [Veteran] Korea, SSGT, USAAC/USAF, Japan [Sources] VM; tombstone. |
Adams, Pearl Rojean | 20 Jun 1933 | 13 Nov 2016 | Maiden Name: Carter, Nickname: Jean [Veteran] WAF, -1953 [Family] Spouse: Fred Adams [References] Obit exist. |
Alcantar, Richard | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, CPL, US Army [Sources] VA enlistment/death file; DC. |
Ames, Robert Charles | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, US Army [Sources] VA death file; US Vet Gravesites. |
Ammons, Benjamin Emerson, II | 24 Oct 1921 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PVT, US Army [Sources] VA; USVetGravesites; tombstone. |
Ammons, Samuel Charles, Jr. | 29 Jul 1925 | . | [Veteran] WW2, SSGT, US Army [Sources] US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Arndt, Charles Otto | 19 Jun 1920 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PVT, US Army [Family] Father: Otto A. Arndt, Mother: Frieda Becker [Sources] S# 38203535; BT-11/28/85. |
Austin, Dee Arthur | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Sources] VA; tombstone. |
Bailey, Arthur Melvin | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, TEC5, US Army [Sources] VA; USVetGravesites; tombstone. |
Bas, Jorge Luis | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, SGT, US Army, 1940-43 [Sources] VA; USVetGravesites; tombstone. |
Beckman, Otto Lee | 16 Jan 1927 | 31 Jul 2004 | [Veteran] WW2, TEC4, US Army, 1945-47 [Family] Spouse: Jo Ann Hager [References] FG [Sources] Dierking's list; VA death file. |
Benjamin, Bennie | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, SGT, US Army, 165 DEP BRIG [Sources] DC; US Vet Gravesites; Ratliff. |
Benjamin, Henry | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, 165 DEP BRIG [Sources] 1930 census; Ratliff; US Vet Gravesites. |
Bertling, Douglas Amos | 25 Aug 1924 | . | [Veteran] WW2, SSGT, US Army, 1943-45, Airborne 517 PARA INF RGT [Family] Father: Lewis Clyde Berthing, Mother: Mattie Sadie Riner [Sources] BT-6/28/45; VM; HuntsvilleItem-6/17/2017. |
Bivins, Lucious | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PFC, US Army [Sources] VA; DC; tombstone. |
Blackman, Orie | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Sources] VA death file; US Vet Gravesites. |
Blankenship, J. C. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, F1, US Navy [Sources] US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Blansett, Charles, Jr. | . | . | [Veteran] Korea/Vietnam, ADRC, US Navy [Sources] SN-11/2015; tombstone. |
Bonner, Booker Thomas, Jr. | 6 Sep 1927 | 17 Oct 2016 | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Family] Father: Booker T. Bonner, Spouse: Verna Lee Sherrod [References] FG [Sources] VA enlist/discharge; tombstone. |
Bonner, Chester Allen | 14 Feb 1910 | 25 Feb 2005 | [Veteran] WW2, CPL, US Army [Family] Father: Thomas W. Bonner, Mother: Lettie Sexton, Spouse: Mary Agnes [References] FG [Sources] VA; BT-11/12/2009 p3; tombstone. |
Bookout, John Charles | 10 Jul 1916 | 17 Oct 200 | [Veteran] WW2/Korea/Vietnam, ENCS, US Navy, 1940-61, Sub Raines So Pacific [Sources] BT-10/28/2004 p4. |
Bookout, Troy Earl | 9 Feb 1950 | 16 Jun 2003 | [Veteran] Vietnam, US Navy, 1969-73. [Family] Father: John C. Bookout, Mother: Alene Keyes [References] Obit exist, FG. |
Boriack, Jerry Wilbert | 2 Mar 1932 | 22 Nov 2018 | [Veteran] Korea, SP3, US Army [References] FG [Sources] BT-12/9/54; discharge record. |
Bradley, Bernice | 26 Sep 1932 | 6 Jun 2017 | Maiden Name: Martin [Family] Father: Reverend William Martin, Mother: Josie, Spouse: William S. Bradley [References] Obit exist, FG. |
Brown, Alfred Curtis | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Sources] VA; USVetGravesites; tombstone. |
Brown, Howel Carver | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Sources] VA; USVetGravesites; tombstone. |
Browning, Alonzo | . | 2023 | [Veteran] Vietnam, US Army, 1969-72, Infantry Div [Sources] VM; MJFH-9/17/2023. |
Burditt, Willie Massey | 14 Nov 1923 | . | [Veteran] WW2/Korea/Vietnam, MSGT, US Army, 1943-63 [Sources] VA death file; US Vet Gravesites. |
Burke, John Joseph | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, TEC4, US Army [Sources] US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Butler, James Bernard | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, 2LT, USAAF, England POW German [Sources] VM; VA; tombstone. |
Byers, K. J., Sr. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, CPL, USAAF [Sources] VA enlistment; tombstone. |
Canty, Jay Dee | 6 Nov 1916 | 17 Apr 1977 | [Veteran] WW2, TEC5, US Army [Family] Father: Eddie Canty, Mother: Arvelia Buchanan [Sources] S# 38163715; tombstone; DC. |
Collier, Tolliver | 30 Oct 1897 | . | [Veteran] WW1, PFC, US Army, CO K 370 INF [Sources] Ratliff; VA death file. |
Compton, Melvin Cody | 5 Jan 1926 | 9 Aug 2003 | [Family] Father: William Compton, Mother: Lula Mae Shelton [References] Obit exist, FG. |
Cramer, Joe | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, CO 3 AUX RGT 329 [Sources] VA; tombstone; Ratliff. |
Cummings, Allen Wesley | 24 Jan 1897 | . | [Veteran] WW1, PFC, US Army, CO D 355 LAB BN [Sources] VA death file; tombstone; Ratliff. |
Dabney, Thelmus, Sr. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Sources] VA death file; tombstone. |
Davis, Ruben Dan | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, USAAF [Sources] discharge record; tombstone. |
Duncan, Douglas Monroe, Sr. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PVT, US Army [Sources] US Vet Gravesites. |
Duve, Alfred John | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, 70 BLN CO [Sources] DC; tombstone; Ratliff. |
Dvorak, Leonard Edward | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Sources] VA; US Vet Gravesites. |
Edwards, Tenola | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Sources] VA; US Vet Gravesites. |
Escamilla, Jimmie | 25 Feb 1957 | 28 Jan 2022 | [Veteran] other, SP4, ?-1981 [Family] Father: Pascual Longoria Escamilla, Mother: Flavia Camacho, Spouse: Luz Salinas [References] FG [Sources] SchmidtFH-1/28/2022 [General] Honorably Discharged in 1981. |
Evetts, Elmer Dean | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, CPL, US Army [Sources] US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Faucett, Thurman | 25 Apr 1916 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Family] Father: Lee Faucett, Mother: Mary Lewis [Sources] VA; US Vet Gravesites. |
Finch, Rodney Thomas | . | . | . |
Fisher, Floyd Lloyd | 21 Apr 1924 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, USAAF, 3 yrs, England France Germany [Sources] S# 38414798; VM; tombstone. |
Flake, Floyd Texas | 3 Jul 1929 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PVT, US Army [Sources] DC; USVetGravesites; tombstone. |
Foote, Edward Richard, Jr. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, CPL, USAF [Sources] BT-9/6/2001 p4; USVetGravesites. |
Fosha, Willis Lowell, Sr. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, S2, US Navy [Sources] VA death file; tombstone. |
Frenzel, Norman Adolph | 24 Dec 1918 | . | [Veteran] WW2, SSGT, US Army [Family] Father: Alphons Frenzel, Mother: Clara Vogelpohl [Sources] S# 18055952; tombstone. |
Gajewsky, Willie Charles | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, TEC5, US Army, 1942-45 [Sources] S# 38078635; VA; tombstone. |
Galyean, William Thomas, Sr. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, CPL, USMC [Sources] US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Gee, Eddie, Sr. | 1926 | 2010 | [Veteran] WW2, US Army, Ind. 1944 [References] FG [Sources] VA; BT-11/12/2009 p3. |
Grant, Gussie, Jr. | 13 Oct 1926 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PVT, US Army [Family] Father: Gus Grant, Mother: Rosie Thomas [Sources] VA enlistment; tombstone. |
Grebe, Norris Frederick | 22 Mar 1920 | . | [Veteran] WW2, TSGT, US Army, 1940-45, Troop E 124 Cal CBI [Family] Father: Fred B Grebe, Mother: Emma Kuehn [Sources] S# 20822725; VM; US Vet Gravesites. |
Harris, Charles Robinson | 20 Apr 1899 | 10 Jul 1979 | Nickname: Charlie [Veteran] WW1, CPL, US Army, 165 DEP BRIG [Sources] DC; tombstone; Ratliff. |
Hogan, Willie Festus | 31 Aug 1939 | 9 Oct 1979 | [Veteran] Vietnam, A2C, USAF [Family] Father: Festus Howard “Willie Festus” Hogan, Mother: Rubelia Smith “Ruby” Jones Johnson, Spouse: Lois Marie Brown, Children: Troy Anthony Hogan [Sources] DC; USVetGravesites; tombstone. |
Hubbard, Eddie H., Sr. | 25 Apr 1928 | 18 Jul 2015 | [Veteran] Korea/Vietnam, US Army, 27 years [Family] Spouse: Mary Lee Jackson [References] Obit exist, FG [Sources] HC-7/24/2015. |
Johnson, Amos | 22 Mar 1912 | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, 6 ENGRS [Sources] VA; US Vet Gravesites; Ratliff. |
Jones, Whitcomb Orville | . | 2019 | [Veteran] WW2/Korea/Vietnam, COL, USAF, 1943-74. |
Kenner, Alex | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PFC, US Army, 17 CO 165 DEP BRIG [Sources] DC; tombstone; Ratliff. |
King, J. C. | . | 1969 | [Veteran] _. |
Kinnard, Sammie | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, CO D 341 LAB BN [Sources] DC; VA death file; Ratliff. |
Kulhanek, Clarence Bernard | . | 2019 | [Veteran] _. |
Laminack, Truman Lawson, Sr. | 23 Jul 1918 | 1 Mar 2014 | [Veteran] WW2, US Navy, Blimp Squadron [Family] Mother: Mildred E. Smith [References] Obit exist, FG. |
Loughridge, Jerry Leslie | . | 2019 | [Veteran] _. |
Lyons, Philip Patrick, Jr. | . | . | [Veteran] _. |
Mahon, Jessie J. | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, CO C 316 SVC BN [Sources] 1930 census; DC; VA; Ratliff. |
Manning, Howard Calvin, Sr. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2/Korea/Vietnam, MSGT, USAF [Sources] VA death file; US Vet Gravesites. |
McCarthy, Michael Francis | 29 Oct 1939 | 25 Jan 2024 | [Veteran] Vietnam, LCMD, US Navy, 1959-74; USS America [Family] Father: Joseph Kenneth McCarthy, Mother: Ethel Swain, Spouse: Lora [References] Obit exist [Sources] Sealy Legion #442; MJFH-1/25/2024. |
McLean, Duane Allen | . | . | [Veteran] _. |
Mireles, Larry Sustaita | . | 2013 | [Veteran] _. |
Mullenix, James Donald | . | 2022 | [Veteran] _. |
Nanez, Lupe Jose | 27 Mar 1947 | 15 Jan 2023 | [Veteran] Vietnam, SP4, US Army [Sources] findagrave.com. |
Nelius, Harry Lee | 1 Sep 1921 | . | [Veteran] WW2, SGT, US Army [Family] Father: Gus Nelius, Mother: Mary Martens [Sources] DC; USVetGravesites; tombstone. |
O'Bryant, Roger | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army [Sources] VA; US Vet Gravesites; tombstone; Ratliff. |
Olson, Gary Wayne | . | 2019 | [Veteran] _. |
Parrott, William Louis | . | . | [Veteran] _. |
Payton, Marvin Darrell | . | . | [Veteran] _. |
Pennington, Hugh Levell | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, QMC [Sources] 1930 census; DC; tombstone; Ratliff. |
Pink, Willie | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army [Sources] VA; 1930 census; tombstone. |
Quiller, Clarence Raymond | 12 Mar 1925 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Family] Father: Willie Quiller, Mother: Julie Evans [Sources] S# 38205948; VA; Tombstone. |
Randle, Henry | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PVT, US Army [Sources] VA; findagrave.com; BT-11/12/2009 p3. |
Ray, Lawrence Earl | . | . | [Veteran] _. |
Robertson, Larry James | . | . | [Veteran] _. |
Sandel, Thomas Neason | 4 Oct 1923 | 21 Jan 2014 | Nickname: Tom [Veteran] WW2, S1, US Navy, 1944-46, Asiatic Pacific [Family] Father: Harvey B. Sandel, Mother: Hattie Neason, Spouse: Helen [References] Obit exist [Sources] VM; KnesekFH-1/21/2014; tombstone. |
Schneider, Frederick Paul | . | . | [Veteran] _. |
Schroeder, Harry Gene | . | . | [Veteran] _. |
Schultz, Lester E. | 11 Nov 1924 | . | [Veteran] WW2/Korea [Family] Father: Ed Schulz, Mother: Selma Howe. |
Smesny, Melvin Charles | 7 Jan 1941 | 20 Feb 2021 | [Veteran] Vietnam, SP4, US Army [Family] Father: Charles Anton Smesny, Mother: Sedona Marie “Sidney” Marek, Spouse: Larue [References] Obit exist, FG [Sources] discharge rec; EarthmanFH-2/20/2021. |
Stavinoha, Marvin John | 12 Apr 1938 | 7 Jul 2012 | [Veteran] Vietnam, SP4, US Army [Family] Father: John Louis Stavinoha, Mother: Annie Jane Smajstrla, Spouse: Janie Ann Bartosh [Sources] discharge record; Wallis Legion #200. |
Steck, Michael Ernest | . | . | [Veteran] Vietnam, SGT, USAF, 1967-1973. |
Tata, Chester Arthur | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, S1, US Navy, Feb 43-Oct 45, USS Sylph & PGM14 [Sources] VM; VA death file; tombstone. |
Taylor, Olen Louis, Jr. | 20 Jan 1952 | 4 Apr 2023 | [Veteran] Vietnam, SGT/WO2, USMC [Family] Father: Olen Louis Taylor Sr, Mother: Dolly Dell Sibley, Spouse: #1 Melissa Faye Barnhill; #2 Louvenia A Jordan [References] FG, FS [Sources] S# 450909331; VM. |
Terry, Melvin Leo, Sr. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, CPL, US Army [Sources] US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Thomas, Ben | 31 Mar 1916 | . | [Veteran] WW2, TEC5, US Army [Sources] VA discharge/death file. |
Thomason, Augusta John, Jr. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, MM3, US Navy [Sources] DC; VA death file; tombstone. |
Thompson, Marvin Floyd | . | . | [Veteran] WW2/Korea, CPL, USMC [Sources] US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Toliver, Lloyd Edward | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, USAAC [Sources] VA death file; US Vet Gravesites. |
Touchette, Bernard Lawrence | . | . | [Veteran] TSGT, USAF, 1957-79 [Sources] BT-5/25/2006 p4; VA; tombstone. |
Townsend, Barton Hill | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, CPL, US Army [Sources] US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Tschatschula, Clarence Melvin | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, CPL, US Army, Europe [Sources] VM; DC; US Vet Gravesites. |
Turner, John Morgan | . | . | [Veteran] WW2/Korea, MAJ, US Army, 1930-1952; 2/25/43 - 10/27/45, Europe [Sources] DC; VM; US Vet Gravesites. |
Twardowski, William Albert | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, SGT, US Army [Sources] US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Uhyrek, Dennis Arnold | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, SSGT, US Army [Sources] US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Upshaw, L. C. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Sources] VA enlist/death file; tombstone. |
Verm, Louis Zenith | 28 Jul 1920 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Sources] VA death file; US Vet Gravesites. |
Vitek, Edward Raymond | . | 2015 | [Veteran] US Army [Sources] Knesek Family Funeral Chapels-12/3/2015; tombstone. |
Waddle, Cleveland | 16 Mar 1915 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Sources] DC; VA; US Veterans Gravesites. |
Wade, George Willie | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army [Sources] DC; VA; US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Walker, Anthony Stephen | . | . | [Veteran] CPL, USMC [Sources] SN-11/11/2008 p14; USVetGravesites. |
Ward, Lewis Alexander | 7 Nov 1924 | 12 Jun 1982 | [Veteran] WW2, CWO2, US Army [Family] Father: Will Robert Ward, Mother: Eva Harris [References] FG [Sources] S# 38538141; US Vet Gravesites. |
Ward, Mack | 3 Mar 1913 | 21 Mar 1995 | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [References] FG [Sources] VA enlist/deaths; US Vet Gravesites. |
Ward, Samuel Wesley | 22 Aug 1926 | . | [Veteran] TSGT, USAAF [Family] Father: Will Robert Ward, Mother: Eva Harris [Sources] DC; VA; US Vet Gravesites. |
Warmke, Burney Roderick | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, GM3, US Navy [Sources] S# 6258269; US Vet Gravesites; Discharge Records. |
Washington, Jerry Lee | . | . | [Veteran] SP4, US Army [Sources] BT-5/23/68 p10; tombstone. |
Washington, Minor Cornel H. | 16 Aug 1924 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PVT, US Army [Family] Father: Minner Washington, Mother: Mattie Salina [Sources] VA enlist/deaths; US Vet Gravesites. |
Wavra, Rubin Thomas | 10 Dec 1922 | . | [Veteran] WW2, SSGT, USAAC, POW [Family] Father: John Wavra, Mother: Sophia Zajicek [Sources] VA death file; US Vet Gravesites. |
Weatherspoon, Frank James | 25 Oct 1920 | 27 Oct 1995 | [Veteran] WW2, PVT, US Army [References] FG [Sources] VA death file; US Vet Gravesites. |
Wehring, Weldon Lee | . | . | [Veteran] MSGT, USAF [Sources] VM; US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Wells, James Cornelius, Jr. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, S2, US Navy [Sources] BT-7/7/88 p3; tombstone. |
Westendorf, William Dennis | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, TEC5, US Army [Sources] VA death file; US Vet Gravesites. |
Wheeless, Stanley Clay | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Sources] VA death file; US Vet Gravesites. |
Wigfall, George Douglas | . | . | [Veteran] SP4, US Army [Sources] US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Wilke, Allen | 17 Oct 1921 | . | [Veteran] WW2, TEC5, US Army [Family] Father: Henrey Wilke, Mother: Ardalia Blaschke [Sources] S# 18156734; US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Williams, Bennie B. | 11 Jun 1924 | . | [Veteran] WW2, CPL, USAAF [Sources] VA enlist/deaths; US Vet Gravesites. |
Williams, Harvey | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PVT, US Army [Sources] VA enlist/deaths; US Vet Gravesites. |
Wilson, Joe Nathan | 24 Sep 1922 | . | [Veteran] WW2, SGT, US Army [Family] Father: Wilbert Wilson, Mother: Ophelia Quid [Sources] VA; USVetGravesites; tombstone. |
Wilson, Levester | 14 Feb 1955 | 5 Apr 2020 | Nickname: Frank [Veteran] PO3, US Navy, 1972-75 [Sources] ACFH-4/5/2020; tombstone. |
Wilson, Randall William | . | . | [Veteran] WW2/Korea, SF1, US Navy [Sources] BT-5/15/86 p9; US Vet Gravesites. |
Wilson, Robert, Jr. | . | 2016 | [Veteran] MMS2, US Navy [Sources] MJFH-10/1/2016. |
Wood, John Burkett | . | . | [Veteran] _. |
Woods, Allan Oliver | 28 Sep 1935 | 17 Jan 2022 | [Veteran] Korea/Vietnam, CAPT, USAF, 1953-91 [Family] Father: Albert Oliver Woods, Mother: Maude Caswell, Spouse: Margaret Pope [References] Obit exist, FG [Sources] VM; SchmidtFH-1/17/2022. |
Young, Robert | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, CPL, US Army, 824 TR CPS [Sources] US Vet Gravesites; tombstone. |
Zander, George, Jr. | 29 Jan 1916 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Family] Father: George Zander, Mother: Hulda Brockmann [Sources] VA death file; tombstone. |
Ziegenbein, Paul William, Sr. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, USMC, 2 MAR DIV; Purple Heart [Sources] SN-11/2012; HC-3/4/2013; tombstone. |
Ziemer, Dennis Edward | 19 Nov 1942 | 5 Jul 2021 | [Veteran] Vietnam, USAF [Family] Father: Edwin Louis Ziemer Sr, Mother: Barbara Violet Gilmore, Spouse: Melodee Lynne Penner [References] FG [Sources] MJFH-7/5/2021. |
Ziemer, Melodee Lynne | 8 Dec 1944 | 14 Dec 2010 | Maiden Name: Penner [Family] Father: John Edward Penner, Mother: Betty Blossom Judd, Spouse: Dennis Edward Ziemer. |
Zook, David Richard | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, S1C, US Navy, 1944-46, Phillipines-Pacific [Sources] VM; US Vet Gravesites. |
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