1919 World War
Service Records, 2nd Group
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ADAMS, IBRA A. Moweaqua, Ill. Born .
ams, Moweaqua; enl. Sullivan Oct. 8, 1917., Co. C, 130 Inf., 33 Div. ;
Corporal ; trained 9 mos., C. Logan ; sailed Hoboken May 16, 1918; landed
Brest: firing line Aug. 3 to Nov. 11: Albert, Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel,
Verdun sector; wounded slightly ; regiment twice cited by British, once by
French ; Div. cited by Pershing; returned as casual. Dis. C. Grant March 18,
1919.
ADAMS, RALPH
Moweaqua, Ill.
ADKINS, AMOX Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. M, 3 Inf.
Born Feb. 16, 1897, Hardin Springs, Ky. ; farmer; son of Jake and Belle
Adkins, Big Clifty, Ky. ; enl. June 1, 1918, Decatur, Ill. ; in training 16
mos., Jefferson Barracks and Eagle Pass. Dis. Sept. 19, 1919.
AGNEY, GEORGE E. Private
Holland, Ill. Hdq. Co., 119 Inf., 30 Div.
Enl. Feb. 22, 1918; sent C. Taylor; trf. Hdq. Co. 119 Inf., C. Sevier, S. C.
; overseas May 11; brigaded with British July 27 at Ypres; both battles
Ypres, Voormezeele, Bellicourt, Fremont, Busigny, Escaufort, St. Brenin, St.
Souplet, Ribeaucourt, Ma- zenhein ; was in trenches until Oct. 20
continuously. Outfit broke Hindenburg line at Bellicourt.
AGNER, ALBERT LAWRENCE Pana, Ill.
Enl. through Local Board, 1917.
AXDERSON, HENRY Corporal
Sigel, Ill. 49th Aero Squadron
Born April 12, 1896, Hjorring, Denmark; son Jens Anderson, Hjorring,
Denmark; dairyman; enl. Oct. 2, 1917, Shelbyville ; sent 327 F. A., Camp
Taylor, Ky. ; trf. Kelly Field ; trained 7 mos. ; sailed New York May 2 ;
landed Liverpool ; at Toul, St. Mihiel, Verdun. Dis. March 27, 1919. See
page 50.
ALLEX, ELMER Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Co. N, 127 Inf., 32 Div.
Born Dec., 1889, Shelby Co.; son James Allen, Shelbyville; miner; enl. June
28, 1918, Shelbyville; trained one month, C. Taylor and C. Beauregard;
sailed Xewport News, Aug. 6, 1918: landed Brest; firing line 2 mos.;
Meuse-Argonne ; outfit cited by Pershing. Dis. C. Grant, May 19, 1919.
ALLGOOD, ROY E. Windsor. Ill.
En!. ShelbyyIlle, HI., May 27, 1918; sent Camp Shelby, Hat- tiesburg. Miss.;
was in 151 Inf. Hdq. Co. about 3 mos. and trfd. to Quartermaster about 6
mos. Dis. Feb. 7, 1919, at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss.
BABCOCK, LESTER CLYDE
Oconee, Ill. 53 Co., 159 Depot Brig.
Enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor, 53rd Co., 159th Depot
Brigade.
BANKS, CHARLES C. Windsor, Ill.
Son Mr. and Mrs. Tolin Banks, Windsor; farmer; went to Camp Taylor June 28,
1918; there until fall, trf. to Ft. Porter, Buf- falo, N. Y., where he cared
for returned wounded soldiers. Dis. Oct.. 1919.
BARTON, CHESTER R. Private 1st Class
Shelbyville, Ill. Co. H, 130th Infantry
Enl. June 2, 1917, Shelbyville; at Meuse-Argonne offensive,
Somme, Amiens sector, Troyon sector, Army of Occupation. Dis. C. Grant, May
30, 1919.
BATSON, EDDIE Corporal
Windsor, Ill. 159th Depot Brigade
Enl. Shelbyville, Feb. 23; assigned to 18 Co., 159 Depot Bri- gade; sickness
prevented overseas service; made Cpl. at Taylor: trf. fall of 1918, to
Engineers at Ft. Benj. Harrison, Indiana, and discharged in spring of 1919.
BAYLESS. GEORGE E. Moweaqua, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 19, 1917; was sent to C. Taylor; trf. C. Pike, Nov.
16 and to C. Green as replacement, March 10, 1918; served at C. Green.
BEARD, PRESS Windsor. Ill.
Went with the draft of May 27 to Hattiesburg, Miss., and was assigned to 38
Division, C. Shelby.
BECHTEL, REX HENRY Panama, Ill.
Son Fuller Bechtel, Cowden; miner; enl. Shelbyville, May 27; sent C. Shelby;
saw active service overseas. Dis. summer, 1919.
BECHTEL, BRYAN Cowden, Ill.
Son of Fuller Bechtel, Cowden ; saw active service in France.
BRIDGES, FRED Neoga, Ill.
Went to C. Taylor, June 28, 1918, and was assigned to 53 Co., 159 D. B.
BROWN, CHARLES Findlay, Ill.
Enlisted Oct. 3, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to C. Tayjor; arrived overseas June
1, 1919; in several engagements with the 115 Field Artillery, 30 Div. Dis.
C. Grant, April 11, 1919.
BROWX, LEWIS 1st Class Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. M, 119 Inf., 30 Div.
Enl. Shelbyville, Feb. 23, 1918; sent C. Taylor, Ky. ; trf. in March to C.
Sevier, S. C., and assigned Co. M, 119 Inf.; sailed May 11, 1918: was at
Ypres, Voormezeele, Bellicourt, Escau- fort, St. Bremin, St. Souplet,
Ribeauville. Mazenheim.
BROWNBACK, ROBT. L.
Tower Hill, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918; sent C. Shelby, Miss.; went overseas with 38
Division. Dis. in summer of 1919.
BRUNER ALONZO ORLEY Private
Tower Hill, Ill. Co. E, 22nd Engrs.
Born April 14, 1889, Kenna, Ill.; son Wm. Bruner, Tower Hill; miner; enl.
June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 53rd Co., 159 D. B., Camp Taylor; trf.
July 15, 1918, Co. E, 22nd Engrs., Camp Leach, Washington, D. C. ; sailed
Sept. 1 ; landed at Glas- gow ; in trenches 5 weeks; at St. Mihiel, Chateau
Thierry, Ar- gonne offensive; returned to U. S. with 29th Div. as casual.
Dis. C. Grant May 30, 1919.
STEPHEN J. BUSHUR Sigel, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville. June 27, 1918; was sent C. Taylor to 53 Co., 159 Depot
Brigade.
P. Ileanl
R. H. Bechtel F. Bridges C. Brown
L. Brown R. L. Brownback A. Bruner S. J. Bushur
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CALVIX, RALPH V. 1st. Cl. Private
Windsor, Ill. San. Squad Xo. 6, Med. Dept.
Enl. at Mattoon Dec. 8. 1917; went to France Feb. 8, 1918, and spent 14 mos.
overseas; landed in U. S. April 20, 1919. Dis. at Camp Grant May 3, 1919.
CAMEROX, CHAS. W. Private
Stewardson, Ill. Co. F, 113th Engineers
Enl. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918 ; sent Camp Shelby, Miss., and assigned Co.
F, 113 Engrs.; in France from Sept. 15, 1918, to June 19, 1919. Dis. C.
Grant June 26, 1919.
CAMPBELL, EARL S.
Danville, Ill. 113 Field Signal Bn.
Sent with Shelby Co. quota to Camp Shelby on May 27, 1919; son Thomas and
Mary Campbell, Bethany ; served overseas with 113th Field Signal Bn. Three
brothers in service; one sister.
CAXXOX, LESTER C. Private
Tower Hill, Ill. Co. C, 138 M. G. Co.
Born Sept. 15, 1891, Tower Hill, Ill.; son late Robert and Julia Cannon;
enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Shelby; trained 6 weeks; sailed
Hoboken, July 7, 1918; landed Brest July 18, trf.. Postal Exp. Service in R.
R. mail branch from Tour to Chaumont R. P. O. ; returned U. S. as casual
with 77 Div. Dis. May 20, 1919..
CHAPMAX, JESSE J. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Pop. Casual Det. Co.
Enl. April 30, 1918, Shelbyville; army; assigned to L941932 Pop. Casual
Detachment Co., Amatol, X. J. ; discharged at Amatol, X. J., March 29, 1919.
Private
Post Hdq. Co. Dis. Dec. 22, 1918,
CHAPPELL, JOHX
Moweaqua, Ill.
Enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; farmer.
Ft. Benj. Harrison, Ind.
CHEATHAM, EARL E. Corporal
Moweaqua, Ill. 150th Infantry
Born Oct. 5, 1890, Cerro Gordo, Ill.; son Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Cheatham;
clerk; enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; army; as- signed to 15_0th Inf., made
Cpl., Camp Shelby, Sept. 1, 1918; in training 5 mos. ; sailed from Hoboken
Oct. 5, 1918; landed in Liverpool Oct. 17, 1918; in hospital, influenza;
returned with Casual Co. Dis. C, Grant March 20. 1919.
CHRISTY, JAMES R. Private
Assumption, Ill. Co. M, 3rd Bn. 160 Depot Br.
Born Oct. 25, 1894; son Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Christy; enl. Sept. 5, 1918,
Shelbyville; Army; assigned to Co. M, 3rd Bn. 160 Depot Br., Camp Custer,
Mich.; in training 3 mos.; in hospital, influenza. Dis. at Custer, Dec. 10,
1918.
CLARK, LOGAX J. 1st Class Private
Herrick, Ill. Co. M, 52 Inf., 6 Div.
Born July 10, 1895, Cowden ; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelby- ville ;
"assigned Co. I, 154 Inf., 39 Div.; trf. from C. Taylor to Beaureguard, July
18, 1918; trf. Xewport News July 24, 1918; in training 3 weeks; sailed from
Xewport Xews Aug. 6, 1918; landed at Brest Aug. 18; in trenches 10 days; at
Meuse-Ar- gonne, Geardmour sector ; in hospital ; trf. to Co. M, 52 Inf., 6
Div.; returned with them and dis. C. Grant June 20, 1919.
CLOW, ARTHUR R. Private
liarnhIll, Ill. Co. K, 77 Inf., 14 Div.
Enl. May 29, 1918, Shelbyville; army; sent to Ft. Thomas; as- signed to Co.
K, 77 Inf., 14 Div., Camp Custer. Dis. Jan. 28, 1919.
CLUCAS, WM. Private
Oconee, Ill. 26th Co., Engrs., Misc. Personnel
Enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; farmer. Dis. Jan. 8, 1919, Ft. Oglethorpe,
Ga.
CLUROE, JOSEPH Moweaqua, II!.
Enlisted through Local Board at Terre Haute.
COBURX, ROY H. Moweaqua, Ill.
Private
14th Vet. Hosp. Unit Enl. June 24, 1918, Vandalia ; Army; assigned to 14th
Vet. Hosp. Unit, Camp Taylor; in training 3J4 mos.; sailed from Xewport Xews
Oct. 14, 1918; transport Huron; landed at Brest Oct. 26, 1918. Dis. at Grant
July 9, 1919.
COMPTOX, CLYDE L. Shelbyville, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918; sent C. Shelby, Miss.; rejected.
COMPTOX, LAWREXCE Shelbyville, Ill.
Served with 90th Div. overseas.
COWLIXG, ROY V. Findlay, Ill.
Formerly a telegrapher at Findlay ; enl. Shelbyville, June 28, 1918; sent C.
Taylor.
CREDI, PETE Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. L, 10 Inf., 14 Div.
Enl. May 29, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Custer, Mich.; assigned Co. L, 10th
Inf.
CULLEX, FRAXK Gays, Ill.
CUMMIXGS, JOHX W.
327 Field Art.
Tower Hill, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918, and sent to Camp Shelby, ejected.
where he was reje
CURRY, WM. OTTO
Strasburg, Ill.
Private 22nd Tr. Bat. F. A. C. O. T. S.
Enl. Feb. 22, 1918, at Shelbyville, Ill.; farmer. Dis. Jan. 11, 1919, at C.
Taylor, Ky.
CURTIS, FRED C. Cook
Cowden, Ill. Battery D, 327 F. A.
Enl. Shelbyville, Oct. 3, 1917; sent C. Taylor; served through with 327 F.
A., 84 Division.
CURTIS, HEXRY T.
CUTLER, PETE G. A. Mode, Ill.
Gays, Ill.
Private Co. E, 9th Infantry
Enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 19, 1917; sent to C. Taylor; trf. to C. Pike, Ark.,
Xov. 16; assigned to Co. F, 346 Inf., 87 Div.; June 5, 1918, trf. C.
Merritt, X. J. ; sailed with Casual Co., June 20; England July 15; France
July 22; assigned to Co. E, 9th Inf., 2d Div.; on four active fronts and two
quiet sectors; returned to U. S. Aug. 1, 1919. Dis. C. Grant Aug. 14.
Win. Clucas C. L. Compton R. V. Cowling I'. Credi J. W. C'umminKS \V. O.
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DAUGHERTY, WM. J. Moweaqua, Ill.
Enlisted May 27, 1918, at Shelbyville; assigned to Camp Shelby.
DELANEY, GILBERT Corporal
Tower Hill, Ill. Bat. D, 327 F. A.
Enlisted Shelbyville, Oct. 3, 1917; sent to Camp Taylor; served throughout
enlistment with 84 Div., Bat. D, 327 F. A. ; pro- moted to Corporal.
DENIER, CLYDE Findlay, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, June 28, 1918; C. Taylor; trf. Ft. McClellan, Anniston,
Ala., to 9th Division.
DILL, ESCO Sergeant
Cowden, Ill. Hdq. Co., 37 Inf.
Born Jan. 25, 1896, Cowden, Ill.; lineman: son of Frank and Lucinda DILL,
Cowden; enl. Shelbyville, May 23, 1918, and assigned Hdq. Co., 37 Inf. ;
promoted Sgt. Dis. Ft. Mclntosh, Aug. 27, 1918. Particular work, signalman.
DILLEY, ORRIE Sergeant
Tower Hill, Ill. Bat. D, 327 F. A., 84 Div.
Enl. Sept. 5, 1917, Shelbyville; sent to C. Taylor; assigned to Bat. D, 327
F. A., 84 Div.; served through war with this outfit; previously served in
1st Art. before war was declared.
DOBSON, CONRAD Windsor, Ill.
Enlisted Shelbyville, May 27, 1918; assigned to Camp Shelby.
DODSON, ELZA Private
Windsor, Ill. 327 F. A., 84 Div.
Enl. Shelbyville, Oct. 3, 1918; sent C. Taylor; rejected and sent home in
about 6 weeks.
DUNCAN, EZEKIEL R.
DUST, LEO B. Sigel, Ill.
Windsor, Ill. 336 Company
Enl. July 31, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 336 Co., Camp Mer- ritt, N. J.
Dis. Jan. 4, 1919, at Camp Grant.
FAUSTE, ARTHUR R. Private
VIlla Grove, Ill. Bat. C, 78 F. A., 6 Div.
Born Dec. 8, 1891, Atwood, Ill.; son George Fauste, Clarks- burg; ry.
brakeman ; enl. Apr. 30, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Dix, N. J. ; sailed from
Philadelphia Aug. 14, 1918, on a British cattle boat ; landed Liverpool ;
trf. 78 F. A., 6th Div. in France. Dis. C. Grant, July 1, 1919.
FOUSTE, SYLVESTER J. Private
Strasburg, Ill, 9th Ammunition Train
Enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to C. Taylor; trf. to C. McClellan ;
served with 9th Amm. Train ; dis. C. Grant in Feb.
FIELD, CHESTER C. Cook
Windsor, Ill. Battery F, 21 F. A., 5 Div.
Enl. Feb. 9, 1918, St. Joseph, Mo.; sailed May 26, 1918, from Montreal,
Canada; landed Liverpool June 12; battles at St. Die Sector, Frapelle
Offensive, St. Mihiel Offensive, PuvenIlle Sec- tor, Army of Occupation.
Dis. Aug. 6, 1919, C. Taylor, Ky.
FISHER. PAUL Field Clerk
Champaign, Ill. 53 Co., 5 Reg., 159 D. B.
Farm hand, southern Shelby Co. ; enl. June 28, 1918. Shelby- ville ; sent C.
Taylor; served as duty Cpl. until appointment as Field Clk. ; assisted in
discharge of men at C. Taylor until dis- charge, Sept. 10, 1919.
FLESCH. CHARLES W. Private
Oconee, Ill. Co. E, 37th Inf.
Enl. Shelbyville May 23, 1918; sent to Jeff. Bks., Mo.; served as private in
Co. E, 37 Inf. Dis. in Aug., 1919.
FLESCH, LEONARD R. Private
Oconee, Ill. Co. A, 9th Amm. Tr., F. A.
Farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville, Ill.; sent C. Taylor; left Camp
Taylor Aug. 15, 1918, for Camp McClellan, Ala.; sent to Camp Grant Jan. 30,
1919. Dis. Feb. 13, 1919.
FLETCHER, R. FRANK Private
Cowden, Ill. Vet. Co., No. 1, Vet. Corps, Med. Dept.
Veterinary surgeon; enl. Dec. 20, 1917, Chicago, Ill. Dis. Dec. 14, 1918, C.
Greenleaf, Ga. Now at Platteville, Wis.
FLOSKI, FRANK
Moweaqua, Ill.
FLOSKI, JOHN Moweaqua, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, May 29, 1918; assigned to Ft. Thomas.
FLUGA, JOHN" L. Stewardson, Ill.
Mess Sergeant Battery D, 327 F. A. Enl. Sept. 19, 1917, Shelbyville; sent to
C. Taylor; served as Mess Sgt. in Bat. D, 327 F. A.
FRITZ, ELMER E. Private
Strasburg, Ill. 21st Field Art.
Enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor; trf. to 21st F. A.
Dis. on account of disability.
FRITZ, WILLIAM H. Private
Strasburg, Ill. 10th Inf. Camp Custer
Enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 5; sent Camp Custer; assigned to 45th Co., 12th Bn.,
160 Depot Brig., from Sept. 5. 1918, to Nov. 9, 1918, and to Co. H, 77 Inf.,
Nov. 9, 1918, to Jan. 20, 1919, and to Hq. Demob. Det., 3d Bn., 160th D.
Brig., Jan. 20 to March 10, 1919. Dis. March 18, 1919.
FROST, JOHN EMERY Herrick, Ill.
Enlisted Feb. 23, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor; later to Camp
Sevier and Ft. McPherson. Dis. summer of 1919.
FULLER, ORVIllE Moweaqua, Ill.
GIll, JESSE Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Depot Brigade
Born 1889, son R. A. GIll, Shelbyville; school teacher; enl. Sept. 3, 1918,
Shelbyville; assigned to Depot Brigade, C. Grant. Dis. Sept. 18 because of
disability.
GIll, ROBERT Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Depot Brigade
Born March 15, 1895, Kansas, Ill.; son R. A. GIll: school
teacher; enl. Sept. 3, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Depot
Brigade. Dis. Sept. 18, 1918, on account of disability.
A. Fouste
P. Fisher
L. R. Flesch
J. Floski
' E. E. Frit T. E. Frost
J. GIll R. GIll
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GADDIS, GEORGE Windsor, Ill.
GIBF.RSOX, TRUMAX E. Tower Hill, Ill.
Enl. in Marines at Mattoon, Jan. 31, 1918; sent to Port Royal,
GLASSCOCK, BEXTOX
C.ODWIX, BATSIE A. Tower Hill, Ill.
Gays, Ill.
Corporal Hq. Co., 327 F. A.
Enl. Sept. 19, 1917, Shelby vIllc; sent to Camp Taylor; assigned to Hq. Co.,
327 F. A. and served through war with this outfit.
GREGORY, LAWRENCE L. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Band Hq. Co., 326 F. A.
Born Oct. 20, 1889, Moweaqua; son Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gregory; clerk; enl.
June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Band Hq. Co.. 326 Field Artillery;
in training 7 weeks in band work. Dis. Aug. 17, 1918, C. Taylor, because of
disability.
GREGORY, LLOYD Musician
Moweaqua, Ill. 326 F. A., 84 Div.
Born July 5, 1890, Moweaqua, Ill.; son Thomas J. Gregory; mail carrier: enl.
Tune 27, 1918, Shelbyville : assigned to 53 Co., 159 Depot Brigade, C.
Taylor; trf. to 326 F. A., 84 Div., West Point; 10 mos. in training; sailed
from Hoboken Sept. 9, 1918; landed Glasgow, Scotland, Sept. 21 ; at Camp De
Souge. Dis. C. Taylor, March 8, 1919.
GREGORY, RICHARD 2d Lieut.
Moweaqua, Ill.
Born May 10, 1893, Moweaqua, Ill.; son Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gregory; school
teacher; enl. May 29, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Ft. Thomas; trf. to Hq.
Co., 10th Inf., Ft. Harrison; trf. to Camp Gordon, to 17th Co., then to 13th
Co.; in O. T. C. at C. Gordon, commissioned 2nd Lieut. ; in training 6 mos.
Dis. Dec. 2 at C. Gordon.
GREGORY, THOMAS E. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Bat. D, 150 F. A., Rainbow Division
Son T. Jefferson Gregory; enl. Shelbyville Sept. 19, sent to Taylor; trf.
Nov. 16 to C. Pike; March 10 to C. Green; later assigned to Bat. D, 150 F.
A., Rainbow Division; in service overseas. Dis. March, 1919, at C. Grant;
one brother, Lloyd Gregory, in service.
GRIFFIX, LEXIEL E. Private
Strasburg, Ill. 319 Remount Sta.
Born Ian. 12, 1896, Windsor; son Leniel Griffin; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918,
Shelbyville; assigned 53 Co., 159 Depot Brigade, C. Taylor: trf. Xov. 22,
1918, to Remount Sta.; in canteen service 9 mos. Dis. C. Taylor, March 29,
1919.
HALL, JAMES CARL Tower Hill, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor.
HAMILTOX, XOAH Private
Tower Hill, Ill. Battery F, 4th Regt., F. A. R. D.
Enl. June 27, 1918, at Shelbyville; farmer; dis. Dec. 17, 1918, C. Taylor,
Ky. ; served there as replacement.
HASTIXGS, HOWARD C. Sergeant
Moweaqua, Ill. Hq. 327 F. A., 84 Div.
Enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 19, 1917; assigned Hq. Co.; 327 F. A.; served as
Sgt. ; landed Liverpool, Sept. 21, 1918; trained at Camp De Souge ; but
signing of armistice prevented 327th from going into action. Dis. Feb. 19,
1919, C. Grant.
HAWLEY, ROBERT RILEY Westervelt, Ill.
Enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Camp Shelby.
HAYES, WM. H. Moweaqua, Ill.
Enlisted Shelbyville, May 27, 1918; assigned to Camp Shelby.
HEDGES, JAMES E.
Moweaqua, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, June 27, 1918; served C. Taylor.
HOCHA, EDWARD E. Oconee, Ill.
HORX, ALBERT V. Private
Windsor, Ill. 328 Inf.. 82 Div.
Born April 21, 1893, Windsor; laborer; son D. V. and Luella Born, Windsor;
enl. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918; assigned 152 Inf., 38 Div., Camp Shelby;
trf. 328 Inf., 82 Div.; sailed N. Y. Oct. 5, 1918; landed Liverpool; trained
as automatic rifleman. Dis. C. Grant May 30, 1919.
HOEHX, EDWARD W. Private
Oconee, Ill. Sup. Tr.
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 6, 1918; sent to C. Custer. Dis. C. Grant March 27,
1919, from Provost Guard Co.
HOKE, CLAUDE Findlay, Ill.
Served with Co. C, 131 Inf., 33 Div.
HORX, LAWREXCE Private
Windsor, HI. Hdq. Co., 308 F. A.
Enl. Shelbyville, April 30, 1918; sent C. Dix ; assigned Hdq. Co., 308 F. A.
Dis. May 29, 1919.
HIll, DAVID BENXETT Moweaqua, Ill.
Enl. Jan. 10, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Ft. Oglethorpe, Medical Det.
HOLIX, E. WALLACE Cowden, Ill.
Enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Camp Shelby.
HOLLEY, CARL Private
Beecher City, Ill. Bat. D, 327 F. A.. 84 Div.
Enl. Sept. 19, 1917, Shelbyville; sent Camp Taylor; assigned to Bat. D, 327
F. A., with which he served through war.
HUFFMASTER, CLIFFORD Stewardson, Ill.
Son Wiley Huffmaster; enl. in 1917, navy; taking vocational training at
Xormal University, Xormal, Ill.
HUMPHREY, WIllIE O. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. 46 Co., 160 Depot Brig.
Son Nate Humphrey, Moweaqua; enl. Sept. 6, 1918, Shelby- ville: assigned C.
Custer, 46 Co, 160 Depot Brig. Dis. Jan., 1919.
JENSEN, GROVER, WM. Corporal
Strasburg, Ill. Hq. Co., 166 D. B.
Born Feb. 20, 1890, Strasburg; son Chris and Caroline Jensen, dec'd ; pub.
school principal, Idaho Falls, Idaho; enl. July 26, 1918, Idaho Falls;
assigned Hq. Co., 166 D. B. ; promoted Cpl. Dec. 21, 1918. Dis. C. Lewis,
Wash., June 10, 1919.
R. R. Hawley W. H. Hayes J. E. Hedges A. V. Born D. B. HIll E. W. Holin C.
Holley
ge OiU: Hundred Xtncty-Scven
L. Born
B. C. Holthaus H. Holthaus
C. Hosteller
M. Jarrell
E. Jones
J. Kaufman W. d. Kronlein L. J. Kruger
HOLTHAUS, BARNEY C. Servant
Oconee, Ill. Bat. D, 327 F. A.
Enl. Sept. 19, 1917, Shelbyville ; sent to Camp Taylor; assigned to Bat. D,
327 F. A. ; went overseas with this outfit and served through with it.
HOLTHAUS, HENRY Oconee, Ill.
Private
2nd Reg., F. A. R. D. Enl. ShelbyvIllc June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor;
assigned to 53 Co., 159 Depot Brigade; trf. to 2 Reg., F. A. R. D. ; in
service overseas.
HOSTETLER, CHANCY M.
Shelbyville, Ill.
Conscientious objector; drafted June 28, 1918; served in Spruce Division.
JARRELL, MELTON Mulberry, Ark.
Farm hand ; worked at Findlay when registered ; enl. Apr. 30, 1918; sent C.
Dix, N. J. ; left in hospital at C. Dix when 78 Div. sailed.
JOHNSON, BEN Private
147 Engineers
Enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Custer ; assigned 45 Co., 12 Bn.,
160 D. B. ; trfd. Ft. Benj. Harrison, 147 Engineers. Dis. shortly after
armistice.
JOHNSON, ROY
Shelbyville, Ill. Engineer Truck Co. 457
Son Mrs. Sarah Stanley, Shelbyville ; served in France with Eng. Truck Co.
457.
JONES, ESCO C. Private
Cowden, Ill. Battery C, 308 F. A., 78 Div.
Born Dec. 30, 1890, Cowden, Ill.; truck driver; son J. G. and Julia Jones,
Cowden; enl. April 29, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Dix, N. J.; sailed Hoboken
May 27, 1918; transport Cedric ; landed Liverpool; active service Aug. 1 to
Nov. 11, 1918; St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Verdun ; returned U. S. as
convales- cent. Dis. C. Grant May 28, 1919.
1st Class Electrician
TONES, HOWARD
Tower Hill, Ill.
Born Jan. 7, 1897, Shelby Co.; carpenter; son John T. Jones,
Tower Hill; enl. Nov., 1918, Pana ; assigned U. S. S. Meade ;
in training 6 mos.
KAUFMAN, JOSEPH E. Sigel, Ill.
Enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Camp Taylor. KAUTZ, RAY
Moweaqua, Ill.
KAUTZ, WIll W. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. H, 23 Engrs.
Enl. Nov., 1917, Seattle Wash.; assigned Co. H, 23 Engrs, C. Meade; sailed
April, 1918; under fire 3 mos. Dis. Aug., 1919, C. Grant.
KENNEY MARK Windsor. Ill.
Enl. July 8, 1918, in Navy; U. S. N. R. F. On following ships and stations:
U. T. S. Great Lakes, R. S. Puget Sound, R. S. N. Y., U. S. S. Eastern
Light, U. S. S. Von Steuben ; in Eng- land, Holland, through Panama Canal
and along Pacific Coast. Dis. Oct. 15, 1919.
KELLEY, WALTER
KROENLIN, WALTER GUST Herrick, Ill.
Shumway, Ill.
Co. Mech. 53 Co., 14 Bn., 159 D. B.
Enlisted June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 53 Co., 14 Bn., 159 D. B.,
Camp Taylor; trained 5 1 A mos. Dis. C. Taylor, Dec. 15, 1918.
KRONINGER, JOHN T. Private
Cowden, Ill. Co. F, 339 Inf.
Enl. Feb. 23, 1918, Taylorville, Ill.; trained 5 mos.; sailed July 22, 1918;
served in Russia; battle of Ketskal, Russia; gun shot wound near Vestula,
Russia, March 17, 1919; returned July 7, 1919. Dis. C. Grant July 16, 1919.
KRUGER, LOUIS J. 1st Class Private
Stewardson, Ill. Headquarters Co., 37 Inf.
Born Apr. 22, 1890, Stewardson; brakeman ; son August Kruger, Stewardson;
enl. May 23, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Jefferson Bks. ; trf. Ft. Mclntosh;
trained 15 mos. Dis. Aug. 26, 1919, Ft. Mc- Intosh ; 2 brothers in service.
LUGAR, CLAUDE D. Stewardson, HI.
Son Mrs. W. B. Lugar, Stewardson ; enl. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918; sent Camp
Shelby, Miss.; rejected.
LAMB, JOSEPH Private Moweaqua, Ill. Bat. F. 21 F. A. Enlisted Shelbyville,
Oct. 3, 1917; sent Camp Taylor; later as- signed Bat. F, 21st F. A., 5 Div.
LARGENT, BENJAMIN F. Private
Henton, Ill. 308 F. A., 78 Div.
Son Daniel Largent, Henton; enl. Shelbyville, April 30, 1918;
sent Camp Dix ; assigned 308 F. A., 78 Div., and served over- seas with it.
LARGENT. ELMER G.
Strasburg, Ill. 36 F. A.
Enlisted June 28, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned to Camp Taylor; later to 36 F.
A.
LARGENT, EMERY E. Private
Henton, Ill. 308 F. A.. 78 Div.
Son Daniel Largent, Henton; enl. Shelbyville April 30, 1918; sent Camp Dix ;
assigned 308 F. A. and served overseas.
LEAF, CURTIS T. Supply Sergeant
Moweaqua. Ill. 6th F. Bat.
Enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 19, 1917; sent Camp Taylor; assigned 6th F. Batt. ;
promoted Supply Sergeant. Dis. C. Taylor, Nov. 26, 1918.
LOCKARD, WILLIAM OTIS Private
Tower Hill, Ill. Co. F, 311 Reg., 78 Div.
Son Laura A. Lockard, Tower Hill; enl. Shelbyville May 27, 1918; sent Camp
Shelby, Miss.; sailed Oct. 6, 1918. Dis. June 1, 1919, C. Grant.
LEE, VERNON C. 1st Class Private
Windsor, Ill. Hq. Co., 308 F. A.
Son Mrs. E. A. Dpdson, Windsor; enl. Shelbyville, April 30, 1918; sent Camp
Dix; promoted 1st class private; assigned Hq. Co., 308 F. A. Dis. May 29,
1919; served overseas.
C. J. Lugar J. Lamb B. F. Largent E. G. Largent E. E. Largent C. T. Leaf W.
O. Lockard V. C. Lee
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.T. D. MIller
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MAUZEY, HUGH JOHN Findlay, Ill.
Born Oct. 22, 1894, Findlay, son W. H. Mauzey; clerk; enl. June 14, 1918,
Shelbyville ; assigned to 4th Tr. Del. Co. A, Indianapolis, Ind. ; trf. Aug.
28, 1918, to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., to Co. A, 6th Tr. Bn., Signal Corps;
Sept. 9, 1918, trf. C. Funston to 4th Co., 164 Depot Brigade; trf. to C.
Upton, L. I.; assigned to Co. A, Army Service Corps for "service overseas" ;
armistice signed, returned to C. Grant, dis. Dec. 2, 1918.
MAYBERRY, GEORGE E. Findlay, Ill.
Private
22 Eng., Co. K, 4th Bn. Enl. June 28, 1919; sent to C. Taylor, Ky., where
remained three weeks ; then sent to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind., where re-
mained a month ; from there overseas ; was in Meuse-Argonne off. when
armistice was signed; was overseas 10 months. Dis. C. Taylor, July 3, 1919.
MAYBERRY, LLOYD HARPER Findlay, Ill.
Co.
Private K, 22 Engineers
Enl. June 28 ; sent to C. Taylor, Ky., with his brother, George ; they
served clear through together.
MAYS, JESSE W. Tower Hill. Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918 ; sent to Camp Shelby.
MIllER, CLARENCE L. Private
Windsor, Ill. Hq. Co., 308 F. A.. 78 Div.
Born Apr. 9, 1892; son T. J. MIller, Windsor; enl. Apr. 30, 1918,
Shelbyville; sent C. Dix, N. J. ; sailed Hoboken, May 27, 1918; landed
Liverpool; finished training C. De Mucon ; active service Aug. 27-Nov. 11;
St. Mihiel, Suippe-Moselle, Argonne, Grand Pre ; was runner Brig. Hqs. Dis.
C. Grant, May 27, 1919.
MIllER, FRED H. Moweaqua, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918; sent to Camp Shelby.
MIllER, JOHN D. Herrick, Ill.
Corporal
Co, K, 22 Engrs. Enlisted June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor; trf. Ft.
Benja- min Harrison, Ind.; Co. K, 22 Eng.; sailed Sept. 1, 1918; under fire
from Sept. 26 to Nov. 11, 1918. Dis. C. Taylor, Ky.
MOXTOXYE, CHARLES L. Shelbyville, Ill.
Private Co. D, 42 Machine Gun Bn.
Enl. May 29, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Ft. Thomas: trfd. to Ft. Benj.
Harrison; trfd. to C. Custer to Co. D, 42 M. G. Bn. Dis. at C. Custer Jan.
28, 1919.
MOBERLEY, BERNARD J. Windsor, Ill.
Private
14 Recruit Co.
Son B. F. Moberley, Windsor; postal clerk; enl. May 27, 1917, Shelbyville;
assigned 14 Recruit Co., Camp Shelby, Hatties- burg, Miss.; dis. June 11,
1918, on account of physical disabil- ity. One brother in service.
MOORE, CARL LEON Cowden, Ill.
Fireman 2nd CI. U. S. Navy
Born Oct. 16, 1897, Cowden ; son Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Moore, Cowden;
farmer; enl. July 26, 1918, Peoria ; Navy; as- signed to Great Lakes ; trfd.
to receiving ship Philadelphia ; trfd. to Cape May, N. J. ; promoted from
Apprentice Seaman to Fireman 2nd Class ; in training eight months. Dis. at
Great Lakes, Ill., March 15, 1919.
MOORE, CLAUDE HARRISON Private
Cowden, Ill. Veterinary Hosp. No. 7
Son Mrs. Laura Moore; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sailed July
26, 1918; in active service with A. E. F., for sev- eral months. Dis. July
2, 1919, C. Grant.
MOORE, OSCAR E. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Hospital Ward Master
Born Nov. 19, 1886, Moweaqua; son W. H. Moore; clerk; enl. June 27, 1918,
Shelbyville; assigned to Depot Brigade, C. Tay- lor; was hospital ward
master; in training 4 mos. Dis. Nov. 28, 1918, C. Taylor.
MOORE, WILLIAM F. Tower Hill, Ill.
1st Class Private Co. A, 37th Infantry
Born June 12, 1895, Middlesworth ; son M. E. Moore, Tower HIll; farmer; enl.
May 23, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Jeff. Bks., Mo.; trf. to Co. A, 37th
Inf., Ft. Mclntosh; promoted to 1st class private; in training 15 mos., as
rifleman; on out- post duty on Rio Grande. Dis. in Aug., 1919. Brother
killed in France.
MORFORD, GUY Private
Windsor, Ill. 335 Inf., 84 Div.
Born March 24, 1889, Windsor; son E. W. Morford ; married June 1, 1919, to
Nancy Ryherd, dau. Grant Ryherd ; switchman; enl. Feb. 22, 1918,
Shelbyville; assigned to Depot Brigade, C. Taylor; trf. in March to 335
Inf., 84 Div.; in training 6 mos.; sailed from Hoboken Sept. 3; landed
Liverpool Sept. 16th; in hospital, bronchitis. Dis. C. Grant June 4, 1919.
MOSLEY, AUSTIN Findlay, Ill.
Enl. C. Taylor, Sept. 19, 1917; trf. C. Pike, Nov. 16; trf. C. Greene, March
10. 1918.
McCLANAHAN, ED Cowden, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor.
MCCLELLAND, EVERETT Moweaqua, in.
Enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to C. Custer; trfd. to Grant Non-Corn.
School. Dis. Jan. 1. 1919.
McDAVID, B.
Windsor, Ill.
Served with 70 Engineers.
70 Engrs.
Sergeant
McGARVEY, CLEA
Shelbyville, Ill.
Gov. Clerk, Washington, D. C. ; enl. in 1917, three weeks later
going to France ; at present has a position in Chicago.
.McINTOSH, CHARLES THOMAS Stewardson. Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918; sent to Camp Shelby. Dis. on account of
disability.
McKENNY, CLAUDE A. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. 90th Div.
Born June 6, 1891, Moweaqua; son of Dave and Ella McKenny ; farmer; enl.
June 26, 1918, Shelbyville; trf. from Camp Taylor to 39th Div., Camp
Beauregard ; to 90th Div., July 18. 1918; trf. to Camp Merritt Aug. 4, 1918;
sailed Hoboken Aug. 8, 1918; landed Hrest Aug. 26; in trenches from Sept. 30
to Nov. 1 1 ; Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel ; bridge work. Dis. June 26, 1919,
C. Grant.
C. Montonye O. E. Moore W. F. Moore G. Morford A. Mosley E. McClannahan C.
T. Mclntosh C. A. McDaniel
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C. D. Newberry I. P. Nichols T. W. North
J. A. Page
C. E. Phipps T. Pollman V. C. Powell L. Olshaskie
NEWBERRY, CLAUDE D. Stewardson, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor.
NICHOLS, IRA P. 1st Class Private
Tower Hill, Ill. Hq. Co., 10th Inf., 14 Div.
Son Mrs. Henry Nichols, MIllersville ; enl. May 28, 1918. Shel- byville:
assigned to Ft. Thomas; trf. to Ft. Benj. Harrison, then to C. Custer ;
served in Hq. Co., 10th Inf., 14 Div. Dis. C. Custer, Jr>-. 18, 1919.
NORTH, JOHN W. Herrick, Ill.
Enl. June 28, 1918; sent C. Taylor; trf. C. Beauregard ; sent overseas,
Sept., 1918.
PAGE, JAMES A. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. B, 325 Inf., 82 Div.
Born Feb. 11, 1891, Middlesworth ; poultry dealer; son Andrew and Catherine
Page, Moweaqua; enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; trained 4J4 mos., C. Shelby,
Miss.; sailed Hoboken, Nov. 5, 1918; landed Liverpool, Nov. 17, 1918. Dis.
C. Grant, May 22, 1919; one brother in service.
PHIPPS, CLAUDE F. Sergeant
Cowden, Ill. Battery D, 327 F. A.
Born Ian. 14, 1895, TrIlla, Ill.; son S. E. Phipps, Cowden; enl. Oct. 2,
1917, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor; assigned Batt. D, 327 F. A.; trf. West
Point, April 1, 1918; sailed Hoboken, Sept. 9, 1918; finished training C. De
Souge, France. Dis. C. Grant, Feb. 19. 1919.
POLLMAN, JOHN Oconee, Ill.
Enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Custer, Mich.
POWELL, VERN C. Stewardson, Ill.
Corporal Co. H. 150 Inf.. 38 Div.
Enl. May 27, 1918. Shelbyville; sent C. Shelby, Miss.; sailed Oct. 6, 1918.
Dis. C. Grant, July 19, 1919.
PRESNELL, ERNEST L. Oconee. Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, June 27, 1918; sent C. Taylor, Ky.
PURCELL, ROY R. Corporal
Moweaqua, Ill. Battery D, 21 F. A.. 5 Div.
Served in France with Battery D, 21 F. A., 5 Div. as Corporal. Dis. July 26,
1919.
RAKER, JOHN G. Corporal
Oconee, Ill. Co. A, 119 Inf., 30 Div.
Son G. Raker, Oconee; enl. Shelbyville, Feb. 23, 1918; sent to C. Taylor;
later assigned to Co. A, 119 Inf., Camp Sevier ; served through with 30 Div.
REYNOLDS, EARL WALTER Westervelt. Ill.
Son Daniel K. Reynolds, Westervelt; enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918; sent to
C. Taylor.
REYNOLDS, HARLEY EARL Oconee. Ill.
Son A. C. Reynolds, Oconee; enl. Shelbyville May 27, 1918; sent to C.
Shelby.
ROBY, JAMES F. Bethany, Ill.
Son Henry Roby, Bethany; enl. Shelbyville May 27, 1918; sent to C. Shelby,
Miss.
ROSE, HERMAN O. Co. C, 130 Regiment
Windsor, Ill. 33d Div.
Arrived home early in 1919; was with Co. C, 130 Regiment for 22 months; in
hospital six days with slight attack of flu.
ROSE, MURWYN B.
Windsor, Ill.
Corporal 326 M. G. Bn., 84 Div.
ROSENBERG, HAROLD E.
Findlay, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville June 15, 1918; assigned 326 M. G. Bn., 84
Piv. ; in service at Camp Bradley and Camp Sherman ; went to
France Sept. 1, 1918; in personnel work in France following
armistice. Dis. C. Grant Apr. 30, 1919.
ROSINE, CHARLES 1st Cl. Private
Strasburg, Ill. 327 F. A.. 84 Div.
Born Mar. 14, 1895. Strasburg; son Harmon Rosine, Strasburg; farmer; enl.
Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned 327 F. A., 84 Div., Camp Taylor; trld.
Apr. 1, 1918, to West Point; trfd. Sept. 5, 1918, to C. Mills; in training
nearly a year; sailed Sept. 11, 1918; landed Liverpool Sept. 22, 1918; in
training at La Havre ; returned with 236 Military Police Corps. Dis. C.
Grant Aug. 5, 1919.
ROBY, FRANK
Bethany, Illinois
Son Henry Roby, Bethany; enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918; sent to C. Taylor.
ROZENE, IRWIN W. Corporal
Stewardson, Ill. Demobilization Detch., Camp Custer
Born Aug. 22, 1896, Stewardson; son Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ro- zene, Stewardson;
asst. cash. 1st Nat'l Bank; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp
Custer; assigned to Demobilization Detch. ; promoted to Corporal ; in
training 8 mos. Dis. C. Cus- ter Mar. 21, 1918.
RUSSELL, RAY Privatt
Trowbridge, Ill. 63rd Inf
Born Jan. 3, 1893, Strasburg; son Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Rus- sell, Strasburg;
farmer; enl. May 30, 1918, at Gold Beach, Ore. ; Army ; assigned to 63 Inf.,
Ft. McDowell, California ; in training 11 mo. 10 days. Dis. Washington, D.
C., May 9, 1919.
RUST, ALBERT Tower Hill, Ill.
Saw service overseas as a Sergeant ; was also in Army of Oc- cupation.
SATTERTHWAIT, CHESTER
Pana, Ill. 383 Infantry
SHEPPARD, CLAYTON Moweaqua, Ill.
SMITH, CLAIR Windsor, Ill.
Enl. through Local Board for aviation at Rantoul ; rejected few days later.
SMITH, RAYMOND Lieut. Regular Army
Son of Mrs. Mary Lucas of Sullivan, formerly of Windsor; in service in the
Hawaiian Islands, Philippines and France; one brother, Owen Smith, also in
overseas service.
SMITH, RAYMOND A. Shelbyville, Ill.
SMITH, W. H. Private
Windsor, Ill. 142 Infantry
Enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Camp Taylor.
R. Purcell I. G. Raker 1C. W. Reynolds H. E. Reynolds
H. A. Rozene I. F. Roby ('. Rosine F. Roby
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W. H. Smith T. Rudd E. A. Smith .T. D. Sarver R. H. Satterwaite E. C. Schoch
C. Schutte C. Scott
ROZEXE, HENRY Stewardson. Ill.
Enlisted Shelbyville May 27, 1918; sent to Camp Shelby; went overseas. Dis.
early in summer 1919.
RUDD, THOMAS Shelbyville, Illinois
Enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor.
SMITH, EARL A. Private
Oconee. Ill. Bat. D, 21 F. A., 5 Div.
Enl. Sept. 18, 1917; assigned to 84 Div., C. Taylor; later to Bat. D, 21 F.
A., 5th Div., Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas; went to France May 26, 1918; under
fire 108 days. Dis. C. Grant July 29, 1919.
SARVER, JOHN DICKERSON Corporal
Herrick, Illinois Bat. C, 308 F. A., 78 Div.
Enl. April 30, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Dix ; assigned to Bat. C, 308
F. A., 78 Div. ; served overseas ; at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne. Brother
William died in service.
SATTERTHWAITE, ROY H. Private
Pana, Ill. Co. L, 10 Inf.
Enl. May 29, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Ft. Thomas, Ky. ; trfd. to Ft.
Benj. Harrison ; trfd. to C. Custer and assigned to Co. L, 10th Inf.,
serving through period of enlistment there.
SCHOCH. EDWARD C. Private
Tower Hill, Ill. U. S. Engrs.
Born Sept. 4, 1891, Tower Hill; son Mr. and Mrs. George Schock, Tower Hill;
farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Forrest, Ga. ;
assigned to U. S. Engrs. ; in train- ing 4 months. Dis. Dec. 26, 1918, at
Camp Forrest.
SCHUTTE, CLIFFORD Sigel, Illinois
Enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor.
SCOTT, CLARENCE Private
Hudson, Ky. Co. K, 22nd Engrs.
Enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor; later assigned to Co.
K, 22nd Engrs.; sailed for France Sept. 1, 1918. Dis. Sept. 2, 1919, at Hot
Springs, Ark.
SHROCK, IRV. J. Shelbyville, Ill.
Enl. Sept. 19, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned to Camp Taylor and served in
327th F. A.
SILER, NEWTON Findlay, Ill.
Enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Camp Taylor.
SIMPSON, JOHN A. Moweaqua, Ill.
Enl. Sept. 19, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned to Camp Taylor; later to Bat. D,
21st F. A., 5 Div.; active service overseas with 21 F. A.
SLOAN, EDWARD M. Private
Beecher City, Ill. Co. K, 22nd Engrs.
Enl. June 27, 1918, at Shelbyville; vocation farmer; left U. S. Sept. 1,
1918; in service with Co. K, 22nd Engrs.; returned to U. S. June 23, 1919.
Dis. July 3, 1919, at C. Taylor.
SMITH, FRED
Windsor, Ill.
SMITH, HAROLD E. Sergeant
Shelbyville, Ill. Air Service
Vocation, Clerk; enl. Dec. 14, 1917, at Jeff. Bks., Mo.; served Dec. 14,
1917, to Apr. 18, 1918, in 872 Dpt. Repr. Sgn. St. Paul, Minn.; April 18,
1918, to July 16, 1919, Air Service, Flying School, Chanute Field, Rantoul,
Ill. Dis. July 16, 1919, at Rantoul. rank of Sergeant.
SMITH, OLIVER
Moweaqua, Ill.
SMITH, OSCAR
Son Mrs. Mollie Smith ; served in France under fire.
Wagoner 7th Engrs.
Sergeant
rge D.
SNELL, DWIGHT N.
Moweaqua, Ill. 46 Co., 160 D. B.
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 5, 1918; sent to C. Custer; assigned to 46
Co., 160 Depot Brigade. Dis. from this outfit with rank of
Sergeant.
SNYDER, CLARK
Moweaqua, Ill.
SNYDER, GLEN D. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. 75 Aero Sqdn.
Born Jan. 10, 1891, Moweaqua; son Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sny- der, Moweaqua;
married Dec. 23, 1918, Hazel Blakemore, daughter Henry Blakemore; garage
man; enl. Nov. 18, 1917, at St. Louis, Mo., in Air Service; Nov. 26, 1917,
trfd. to 196 Aero Sqdn., Kelly Field, from Jeff. Bks.; to Gerstner Field
Dec. 6, 1917; Sept. 8, 1918, to Flying Field No. 2, Garden City, L. I.; Oct.
18, 1918, to Brindley Field, Commack, L. I.; in training 15 mos. Dis. at C.
Grant Jan. 27, 1919.
SNYDER, LLOYD
Moweaqua, Ill.
SMITH. DANIEL A.
Tower Hill, Ill.
SPATES, BERT O. Private
Findlay, Ill. 308 F. A., 78 Div.
Son Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Spates of Findlay ; enl. Shelbyville April 30, 1918;
assigned to Camp Dix; trfd. to 308 Field Ar- tillery ; in service overseas.
Dis. Camp Grant.
STALCUP, ISAM GRANSOR 1st Class Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Bat. B, 21st F. A., 5 Div.
Enl. Shelbyville Oct. 3, 1917; sent to C. Taylor; assigned to Bat. B, 21 F.
A., Camp McArthur, Texas; sailed for France May 26, 1918; under fire 5
months. Dis. C. Grant July 29, 1919.
STAMPER, ROBIN 1st Class Private
Cowden, HI. Hq. Co., 308 F. A.
Enl. Shelbyville Apr. 30, 1918; sent to C. Dix; assigned to Hq. Co. 308 F.
A.; in hospital when outfit sailed; assigned to Cooks and Bakers School ;
graduated ; assigned Bakers Co. 354; went across Oct. 20; served as baker at
St. Aignan. Dis. July 17, 1919.
STAPLETON, JOHN E. Mechanic
Herrick, Ill. Co. D. 327 F. Art.
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 18, 1917; sent to C. Taylor; assigned to Co. D, 327
Field Art., with which he served overseas as chief mechanic. Dis. C. Grant
Feb. 1919.
I. J. Schrock N. Siler J. A. Simpson
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R. Stamper J. E. Stapleton
W. R. Stephens F. H. Storm H. E. Storm
J. Stringer
E. Taylor
A. S. Tu
R. Tull
W. F. Tull
SIGI.ER, GEORGE Moweaqua, Ill.
Enl. Jan. 10, 1918, Shelbyville ; assigned to Ft. Oglethorpe.
SIMS, JOHN ESTEL. Seaman
Moweaqua, Ill. U. S. Navy
Born Jan. 21, 1887, Assumption; son Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sims, Moweaqua:
mar. Nov. 28. 1917, Ruby Rice, dau. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rice, Shelbyville:
salesman: enl. May 3, 1918, Peoria ; navy: assigned to Great Lakes: trfd. to
League Island May 30, 1918: to Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 19, 1918; was in Radio
Ser- vice: in school at Philadelphia 7 mos. Dis. at Cambridge Jan.
23, 1919.
SIMPSON, GEORGE A. 56 B. C.
Pana, Ill.
SKIDMORE, JOSEPH B. Westervelt. Ill.
Was once reported missing in action.
SLOAN, CLARENCE A. 1st Cl. Sergeant
Herrick. Ill. Medical Corps.
Born 1897, Herrick; son Otis Sloan, Herrick; merchant; enl. May 31, 1918, at
Jeff. liks. : Medical Corps: assigned to Base Hospital, Jeff. Bks. ;
promoted to Corporal, to Sgt., to First Class Sgt. ; in tr. 4 mos. ; trfd.
to C. Crane : sailed from Ho- boken Sept. 18, 1918; transport, Louisville;
landed Brest Sept.
24. Dis. C. Taylor July 18, 1919.
SPARKS, CHARLES F.. Shelbyville, Ill.
Son Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sparks; served with Supply Co., 138 Inf. in France.
STEPHENS, WARREN R.
Oconee, Ill.
Enl. April 30, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to C. Dix : served overseas
as Supply Sergeant, Hq. Co. 308 F. A. Dis. May 29, 1919.
Supply Sergeant Hq. Co., 308 Field Artillery
STORM, FOSTER B. Sergeant
Neoga, Ill. 327 Field Artillery
Enl. Oct. 3, 1917, Shelbyville: sent to Camp Taylor; assigned to 327 F. A.;
went to France Sept. 1918. Dis. Camp Grant Feb. 1919 with rank of Sgt.
STORM, HARRY E. Private
Trowbridge, Ill. 308 F. Art.
Enl. April 30, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to C. Dix, 308 F.
Artillery ; trfd. after armistice to 76 F. A., 6 Div.
STRINGER, JAS. H. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. 327 Field Artillery
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 5, 1917; assigned to Camp Taylor; served in 327 Field
Artillery.
TAYLOR, EMANUEL L. Private
S. Pekin, Ill. 308 F. A., 78 Div.
Car repairer; born Oct. 30, 1891; son John and Ida Taylor, Holliday; married
Mary Logue, Beecher City, Mar. 21, 1917; one daughter, Delia Charlene ; enl.
Shelbyville Apr. 30, 1918; sent C. Dix; assigned 308 F. A., Hq. Co.; sailed
May 26, 1918; at Verdun, Argonne, Metz, Grand Pre, St. Mihiel. Dis. C. Grant
May 27, 1919.
TULL. ADLEY S. 32 Division
Windsor, Ill.
Enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor: served overseas in 32
Div.
TULL, ROY Private
Shelbyville, Ill. 54 Co.. 159 D. B.
Enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918; sent to C. Taylor; assigned to 54 Co, 159
Depot Brigade; later to service overseas in 32 Div.
TULL, WM. F. Windsor.
Enl. Shelbyville Aug. 30, 1918; sent to Camp Grant. Dis. Sept. 18, 1918.
TURNER, ELDON GLYNN Sergeant
Windsor, Illinois 6 Reg. F. A. Repl. D.
Born April 17, 1893, Windsor: son G. R. and Mollie A. Tur- ner, Windsor;
farmer: enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville: sent to Camp Taylor; assigned 6
Reg. F. A. Replacement Depot; pro- moted to Sgt ; in service 6 mo. in charge
of stables. Dis. C. Taylor Dec. 16, 1918.
TURNER, HUBERT Private
Shelbyville, Illinois 42 Aero
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 5 ; sent to C. Forrest, Ga. ; served with 42 Aero.
VERMIllION, EARL Private
Findlay, Illinois Remount Station, C. Taylor
Enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor; assigned to Remount
Station, C. Taylor. Dis. summer of 1919.
WALKER, DON C. Hq. Co., 308 F. A.
Stewardson, Ill. 78th Division
Enl. Shelbyville and sent to Camp Dix April 30. Dis. May 29, 1919.
WHEAT, THOMAS F. Strasburg, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor. Dis. Jan. 10.
WHITROCK, WM. Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Aberdeen Prov. Gds.
Enl. Shelbyville April 30, 1918; trfd. from Camp Dix, N. J., to
Aberdeen, Maryland. Dis. from Camp Taylor.
WALTRIP, HARRY E. Windsor, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 1918; assigned 12th Casual Co. Camp Forrest, Ga. ;
was ready to sail when armistice was signed. Dis. at Camp Forrest, Ga.,
December 1918.
WEST, J. W. R.
Shelbyville. Ill.
WEST, OTTO O. Stewardson, Ill.
Enl. Feb. 23, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor; trfd. to 30th Div., Camp Sevier, S.
C. Dis. there on disability a few weeks later.
WILEY, ELMER Wagoner
Clarksburg, Ill. 327th Motor Transport
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 19, 1917; sent to Camp Taylor; went to France with
327 F. A. ; trfd. to motor transport work as wag- oner; returned in March.
E. G. Turner
Tl. Turner
E. Vermilion D. C. Walker T. F. Wheat
W. Whitrock H. E. Waltrip E. Wiley
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WANUS, CECIL Private
Cowden, Ill. 37th Inf.
Enlisted Jefferson Barracks May 23, 1918, son of Sarah Wa- nus, Cowden. Dis.
in August, 1919.
WATER, WM. L. Battery D, 308 F. A.
Tower Hill, Ill. 78 Division
Enl. Shelbyville April 30; assigned Bat. D, 308 F. A., Camp Dix. Dis. May
29, 1919; served overseas.
WILLIAMS, RALPH Private
Stewardson, Ill. 149 M. G., 38 Div.
Born Sept. 18, 1894, Stewardson; son Frank Williams, Stew- ardson; clerk;
enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Shelby ; assigned to 149
Machine Gun Bn., 38 Div. ; in train- ing 5 mo.; sailed Oct. 2, 1918; landed
Oct. 9, 1918; crossed channel to Le Harve, then to Nantes, proceeded to
Clarmont and there when armistice was signed ; back to Tonnerrk area where
stationed until embarked for U. S. Dis. C. Grant June 13, 1919.
WINNINGS, JAMES C. Gays, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville May 27, 1918; assigned to Camp Shelby, Miss.
WIREY, WIllIS H. Private
Herrick, Illinois Bat. D, 327 F. A.
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 19, 1917; sent to Camp Taylor; assigned to and served
through with Bat. D, 327 F. A.
WOOTERS, IRA MORGAN Private
Herrick, Illinois. 22nd Engrs.
Enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor; trfd. to 22nd Engrs.
at Ft. Benj. Harrison. Dis. in June 1919.
WEST, SAMEUL W. Moweaqua, Ill.
Private Sup. C., 327th F. A.
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 5, 1917; sent to Camp Taylor to 84th Div.
SEVERN'S, FRED LEONARD 1st Class Private
Cowden, Ill. Co. C, 308 F. A.
Born Dec. 30, 1887, Cowden ; son Schaznan Severn, Cowden ; iron worker; enl.
Apr. 30, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Co. C, 308 F. A., 78 Div., C. Dix.; tr.
10 days; sailed Hoboken May 7, 1918; landed Liverpool May 26; went to
trenches Sept. 12; at St. Mihiel, Argonne, Meuse, Champagne, Army of Occupa-
tion; Co. cited by Col. Bucker; in hospital, fever; returned with Co. A, 7
M. G., 3d Div. Dis. at C. Grant Sept. 4, 1919.
ALLEN, JOHN Private
Shelby County 53 Co. 159 D. B.
Enl. Shelbyville, June 28, 1918; assigned 53d Co., 159 Depot Brigade, Camp
Taylor, Ky.
ALWARD, THOMAS E. Bethany, Ill.
Son A. L. Alward, Bethany, Ill.; farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, C. Custer ;
rejected.
ASHEXBRENNER, WM. J. Shumway, Ill.
Enl. through Local Board, Shelbyville, Sept. 5, 1918, and was sent to Camp
Custer.
AUFFENORDE. HEXRV J. Trowbridge, Ill.
Served overseas; gassed, wounded and suffered shell shock. Dis. in April,
1919.
BOLD, ARTHUR L.
Strasburg, Ill.
Private
Co. 10, 3 Bn., 159 D. B. Farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C.
Custer. Dis. Dec. 22, 1918, C. Taylor.
BOLT, WELLING Herrick, Ill.
Corporal
30th R. O. D., 2 Reg. Knl. Sept. 13, 1919, Shelbyville; assigned to 30th R.
O. D., _' Reg., Camp Hancock, Ga. Dis. at Erie Proving Grounds, Ohio, Feb.
27, 1919.
BOND, FRANK Middlesworth, Ill.
Went overseas with 326 Field Artillery with 84 Division. Dis. in spring of
1919.
BRinOKWATER, MILTOX H. Moweaqua, Ill.
Son Albert Bridgewater; enl. Sept. 5, 1918; assigned to Camp Custer;
rejected at camp three days later.
BROPHV, WALTER Shelbyville, Ill.
Enl. May 29, 1918, Shelbyville, Ill.: assigned to Custer.
BROUGHTON, CHAS. E.
Stewardson, Ill. 23 Inf., M. G. Co.
Born Sept. 14, 1897, at Camargo, Ill. ; enl. Danville, Ill. ; sent to
Mexican border; trfd. Syracuse, N. Y. ; sent from there to France ; wounded
several times and in hospital ; returned to U. S. and was in hospital in Xew
York City, owing to wound in shoulder; brother of Wilbur Broughton who died
in ser- vice. (Chas. Broughton killed at Vandalia, Ill., in Dec., 1919.)
BRAZLE, CHARLES A. Lakewood. Ill.
Son Mrs. Annie Brazle, Lakewood; enl. and sent to Camp Dodge, la., Sept. 21,
1917; trfd. to C. Upton; Apr. 25, 1918, sailed; cited submarine; landed
Liverpool May 7; May 8 to France ; under aero bombing at Chepy : under fire
June 23 and many of the big drives ; captured by Germans and held at C.
Rastaat until Dec. 8; sent to Basle, then through Germany, Switzerland and
France, rejoining company Dec. 30 ; two broth- ers, Clessie and Harry, in
the service.
BROWN, EARL Cook
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. C. 130 Inf.
Born Oct. 15, 1894, Decatur ; son Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Brown; enl. July 27,
1918, Sullivan; army; assigned to Co. C, 130 Inf.: in training 22 mos. ;
sailed from Hoboken May 16, 1918; transport Agamemnon : landed at Brest May
26 ; in trenches 6 mos. ; at Verdun, Argonne, St. Mihiel, Metz, Albert ;
cook Bn. Hdq. Dis. at Grant May 31. 1919.
BROWX, ERNEST EARL Mode, Ill.
Son Annabelle Brown, Mode; enl. Sept. 5, Shelbyville; sent to
C. Custer; trfd. to Ry. Engrs. Ft. Harrison.
BROWN, FRANK E.
Sent Camp Custer Sept. 5 ; was later trfd. to Ft. Benjamin
Harrison to engineers. Dis. from Ft. Benjamin Harrison early
in 1919.
BULLAR, EDWARD J.
Home in Southern Shelby County : was enl. through Local
Board at Effingham, Ill.
BUMGER, W. H. Moweaqua, Ill.
BURNS, WIll Windsor, Ill.
Son J. H. Burns, Windsor; now living in Decatur; served Ill France in
Quartermaster Corps.
BURRUS, ROLLIE Private
Tower Hill, Ill. Co. H., 130 Inf., 30 Div.
Enl. Co. H, Shelbyville; sent to C. Logan, Oct. 9, 1917; sent overseas May
15, 1918; served through with Co. H: after ar- mistice trfd. to Battalion
Hqs. as orderly. Dis. C. Grant May 30.
BUZZARD, MARY Cowden, Ill.
Served as nurse overseas in 1917-18; at Base Hosp. No. 66, close to Paris.
BESING, EMIL 2d Cl. Carpenter M.
Stewardson, Ill. U. S. Navy
Enl. Dec. 10, 1917, at Peoria, Ill.; U. S. Navy; went to France June 30,
1918. Dis. at Great Lakes July 31, 1919.
BALL, GEORGE E. Stewardson, Ill.
BANNING, HOMER E. Private
Cowden, Ill. 40th Infantry
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 5th ; sent Camp Custer and served with 40th Infantry.
BARDING, THOMAS F. Herrick, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 5th; sent to Camp Custer. BELL, WM. R. Windsor, Ill.
BLAND, GENE Findlay, Ill.
Enl. summer of 1918 in Coast Artillery; sent Jefferson Bar- racks. Dis. from
there Dec., 1918.
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BOBLETT, DAN P.
Enl. Shelbyville, June 27, 1918: sent C. Taylor.
BIRLEY, EARNEST Moweaqua, Ill.
Served in Navy during war.
BIRLEY, EARL Moweaqua, Ill. Served in Navy during war.
BINGAMAN, ALFRED Mode, Ill.
CLARK, GLEN, Moweaqua, Ill.
Enl. Peoria Nov., 1917; Navy; in training at Great Lakes;
clerical work in Admn. Building. Dis. in Sept., 1919; one
brother in service, Horace J. Clark; sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Clark of
Moweaqua.
CARTER, JOHN E.
Gays, Ill.
CLARK, WILLIAM A. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. D, llth Regt. Marines
Laborer; born Feb. 17, 1899; mother, Mrs. G. R. Bridgman, Moweaqua; enl.
Akron, Ohio, July 27, 1918; Marines; assigned Co. D, llth Regt., Paris
Island, S. C. ; sailed Sept. 29; trained as rifleman. Dis. at Hampton Roads,
Va., Aug. 11, 1919.
CLOSSER, ARTHUR BLISS Enl. through the Local Board. CAIN, FRED N.
Tower Hill, Ill.
Windsor, Ill. U. S. Navy
COCHRAN, VIRGIL
Cowden, Ill.
Enl. through Local Board at Decatur July 25, 1918; served
through the war in the Navy ; son D. E. Cochran, Cowden.
COFFMAN, VERNA HOWARD 1st Cl. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Dental Assistant
Enl. Shelbyville, Ill., Jan. 23, 1918. Dis. June 1, 1919, at El- lington
Aviation Field, Houston, Texas ; dental assistant, First Class Private.
COMERFORD, VINCENT Pana, Ill.
COOLEY, JOHN W. CORRINGTON, PAUL
307 Field Art
Moweaqua, Ill. Moweaqua, Ill.
COSART, LEONARD T. Fireman 1st Cl.
Cowden, Ill. U. S. Navy
Enl. at Peoria, July 30, 1918; promoted to Fireman First Class; served on
Atlantic Ocean until Sept. 23, 1919; honorably dis- charged at N. Y. Sept.
23, 1919, grade of Fireman First Class.
Moweaqua, Ill.
CRAVEN, FRANK CRAYS, CURTIS R.
CUNDIFF, J. HENRY Enl. through Local Board.
KOONTZ, ALTA KIDWELL, LEON
Windsor, Ill.
Pana, Ill.
Stewardson, Ill.
Shelbyville, Ill.
KRUGER, EDWARD A. 1st Class Private
Stewardson, Ill. Batt. F, 18 F. A.. 3 Div.
Born Oct. 9, 1896, Stewardson; farmer; son Mr. and Mrs. August Kruger,
Stewardson; enl. Mattoon May 17, 1917; as- signed Batt. F, 18 F. A., 3 Div.;
trained Jeff. Bks. and Ft. Bliss 10 mos. ; sailed Hoboken April, 1918;
trained Genre, France; under fire 3J4 mos.; active service Chateau Thierry,
St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne ; regiment cited, Croix de Guerre ; First Army
Defense Sector Sept. 1-Nov. 11, 1918; Army of Occupation Dec. S, 1918-Aug.
5, 1919. Dis. C. Grant Aug. 27, 1919; two brothers in service.
MCDONALD, HARRY c. Private
Lakewood, Ill. 45 Co. 12 Bn., 160 D. B.
Enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 45th Co., 12 Bn., 160 D. B., Camp
Custer, Mich. ; trfd. 29 Co, 1st Labor Regt. Rec. Group and Service Co. No.
5, Camp Johnston, Fla. Dis. Jan. 3, 1919, Camp Taylor, Ky.
McGTLLIGAN, STANLEY P. First Lieut.
Urbana, Ill. Dental Corps
Dentist; born July 15, 1888; son late John McGIlligan ; trained 7 weeks in
M. O. T. C., Greenleaf, Ga., and commissioned fall of 1917 as 1st Lieut,
Dental Corps, and sent to McPherson, Ga. ; trfd. Mar. 3, 1919, Walter Reed
Hosp., then to Ft. Me- Henry, and Dis. there Apr. 22, 1919.
McGRATH, JOHN D. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Depot Brigade 45
Born July 24, 1890, Moweaqua, Ill. ; son of John and Margaret McGrath,
Moweaqua; farmer; enl. Sept. 6, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to 161 D. B.,
45th Co., Camp Custer; trfd. to 12th Co., Inf. Rep.; Non-Corn. School at
Camp Grant Sept. 18; on Dec. 6 trfd. to Headquarters Convalescent Center,
personnel office. Dis. May 10, 1919, C. Grant.
WELCH, JAMES A. Sigel, Ill.
Knl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918, and sent to Camp Taylor.
WHITE, ERMON L. Tower Hill, Ill.
Son R. A. White, Tower Hill; enl. at age of 17, on July 6, 1917. Dis. fall
of 1919.
WILEY, JOYCE M. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Field Evac. No. 5
Born Sept. 18, 1891, at Brook, Ind. ; son Jesse H. Wiley of Moweaqua;
barber; enl. Jan. 29, 1918, Springfield; assigned Hq. Co. Hosp. Bat. No. 14,
Camp Greenleaf; trfd. Mar. 4 to Field Evac. No. 5, C. Crane; in training 3
mo.; sailed from Iloboken May 10, 1918; transport Caserta ; landed Brest May
23, 1918; Field Evacuation, Crepey, Chateau Thierry, Soissons, Champagne,
Flanders fronts ; Stretcher Bearer. Dis. C. Grant March 20, 1919.
WILLIAMS, RICHARD Strasburg, Ill.
In service overseas.
WIREY, WIllIS
Herrick, Ill. 84 Division
Served in 84th Division overseas.
WOOTERS, HERBERT S. 2d Lieut.
Moweaqua, Ill. V. C. 15 Div. Trains Vet. Unit
Enl. Chicago, Ill., June 11, 1917; called to report at Ft. Ogle- thorpe,
Ga., June 20, 1918; trfd. to Camp Logan, Texas, Sept. 3. Dis. C. Logan Jan.
22, 1919.
WORKMAN, CHARLES O. Corporal
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. A. 308 M. G., 78 Div.
Born July 22, 1887, Christian Co.; son Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Workman, Moweaqua;
poultry dealer; enl. May 26, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Shelby:
assigned Co. A, 308 M. G., 78 Div. ; made Corporal ; in training 4 mos. ;
sailed from N. Y. Oct. 6, 1918; transport Galendia ; landed Liverpool Oct.
17, 1918; in training at Nanties. Dis. C. Grant May 22, 1919; one brother in
service.
WRIGHT, ROBERT
Shumway, Ill.