Kobler Coleman Winn Jr. served in the U.S. Army for 1 year and 11 months. Kobler served during the years of the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
Patrolman K.C. Winn and Patrolman Larry Hobson were killed when their patrol car overturned on Texas 31, east of Corsicana. The patrolmen were traveling east, en route to the district office at 7:50 a.m. As they passed a vehicle, their vehicle swerved and struck the bridge abutment, flipped, and landed in a dry creek. Patrolman Winn had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for 17 years and was stationed at Athens.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Winn gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Winn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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