1919 World War
Service Records, 1st Group - E

8. EDDY, WILLIAM CHAFEE Private Shelbyville, Ill. 817 Depot Aerial Squadron

Born July 27, 1895, Shelbyville, Ill.; son Wm. J. and Carrie Eddy; student; rejected at Ft. Sheridan, army; at Jacksonville, Fla., navy ; rejected from Co. H ; called into limited service Sept. 15, 1918; trfd. from Jeff. B. to Kelly Field, Oct. 23, 1918; kept there 10 days; trfd. to 817 Depot Aerial Sqdn., Ft. Sam Houston. Dis. at C. Grant, Jan. 2, 1919.

9. EDWARDS, JAMES MARTIN Sergeant 1st CI. Windsor, Ill. 93 Aero Squadron

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Edwards, Windsor, Ill. ; born Aug. 9, 1896, at Windsor; Big Four R. R. clerk; enl. Aug. 10, 1917, Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; air service; appointed Sgt. Sept. 8, 1917; Sgt. 1st Cl. May 30, 1919; Maj. 43rd Aero Squadron June 23, 1918, to March 31, 1919, and casual det. since March 31, 1919; went overseas Oct. 13, 1917, S. S. Pannomia; landed Liverpool Oct. 29, 1917; 4 months aviation camps Eng; 4 months Office of Aviation Officer, London ; remainder of time in France ; 93 Aero Sqdn, 3rd Pursuit Gr., 1st army air service; St. Mihiel. Argonne-Meuse offensives; 93 Aero Sqdn. cred- ited destruction of 32 enemy planes and one balloon. Dis. May 31, 1919.

10. EDWARDS, ROY L. First Sergeant. Windsor, Ill. Aviation Sec. Sig. Corps.

Served from 1908 to 1911 in Reg. Army in Hawaiian and Philippine Islands; re-enlisted 1911 and served until 1915 in Reg. Army in U. S. ; re-enlisted 1916 and served on Mexican border until June, 1917; re-enlisted Feb., 1918, for Aviation Section, S. C., Wash., D. C. ; sent C. Hancock; assigned Casual Co. 1330; trfd Camp Green, Mar., 1918; sailed from Halifax in June; landed La Havre: sickness prevented active service, though under fire; returned U. S. Jan., 1919. Dis. Feb. 24 Camp Grant.

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1. EILER, VERNER Private

Shelbyville, Ill. 95th Aero Sqdn., 1st Pursuit Group Born April 20, 1891, Tower Hill; Real Estate and Ins.; son Thomas C. and Beulah L. Eiler, Shelbyville : enl. Shelbyville, Apr. 10, 1918; sent Bradley School. Peoria, and trfd. C. Hancock; assigned 95 Aero S(|dn. 1st Pur- suit Group; sailed Newport News, July 31, 1918; landed Brest, Aug. 11, 1918; battles, St. Mihiel sector, Argonne, Verdun ; returned with 95th Aero Sqdn. Dis. at C. Grant, -March 27. 1919.



EASH, JOSEPH Shelbyville, Ill. Conscientious objector.

EDWARDS, LUTE H. Windsor, Ill.

2. ELAM, ROY Mulberry Grove, Ill.

Survfd in the U. S. Army during the war one year.



3. ELBEN, LINCOLN Sergeant.

Herrick, Ill. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.

lull. Aug., 1917, Shelbyville; service C. Logan; did not go to France on account of operation on foot. Dis. Jan., 1919, Camp Grant.



ELBEN, ULESS Sergeant

Herrick, Illinois. 9th Co., Coast Art. C.

Son Mrs. Austin Bland, Herrick; enl. Jeff Bks., Feb. 28, 1915; sailed July 14, 1918; landing Liverpool, July 26, 1918; service in France to Jan. 5, 1919; still in service at Ft. Winfield Scott, San Francisco.



4. ELBEN, ROSS E. Cook

Shelbyville, Ill. Battery I). 21 F. A.. 5 Div.

Bridge carpenter; enl. Jeff Bks., St. Louis, Tan. 1, 1918; assigned Batt. D, 21 F. A., C. McArthur, Tex. ; sailed Montreal, May 24, 1918, on Burma; landed Liverpool, lune 8; battery in action from July 16 to Xov. 11 at St. Mihiel, Meuse- Argonne, St. Die Sector; son Wm. R. and Matilda Elben, Shelbyville. Dis. C. Grant, July 27, 1919.



5. ELLIOTT, HARRY E. Private

Stewardson, Ill. Bat. D, 308 Field Art. 78 Div.

Born April 19, 1890, Coatsburg, Ill.; son S. R. and -Mice Elliott, Stewardson; enl. April 30, 1918, Shelbyville; as- signed Bat. D, 308 Field Artillery, 78th Div.; trained at Camp Dix ; sailed Xew York, May 27th; transport Cedric ; landed at La Havre; trained at De Meucon ; at T'oul. St. Mihiel, Meuse- Argonne, Grand Pre. Dis. Camp Grant, May 27, 1919.



6. ELLIOTT, ORIN E. Private

Stewardson, Ill. Co. L, 10 Inf., 14 Div.

Enl. May 29, 1918, Shelbyville; trained 12 mos. C. Custer. Dis. May 21, 1919, C. Custer.



7. ELLIOTT, RALPH W. Cook

Mode, Ill. Co. B, 9 Div. Motor Tr. Co.

Born July 13, 1889; farmer; son Tohn Elliott, deceased; enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; to C. Taylor, 53 Co., 158 D. B. ; trf. to C. McClellan, Aug. 10, 1918; cook; trained 7'/i months. Dis. Feb. 13, 1919, C. Grant.



8. ELLIOTT, SAM Corporal

Stewardson, Ill. 13 U. S. Cavalry, Troop D

Enl. Apr. 23, 1917, Mattoon, Ill.; trained El Paso, Tex. Dis. Sept. 18, 1919, C. Clark, Tex.

ELLISON, LE ROY E. Tower Hill. Ill.

Enl. April 17, 1918 ;_ sent Camp Grant; assigned 311 Field Signal Battalion. Coal miner before enlistment.

9. ELPERS, CHARLES Private

Logansport, Intl. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.

Went C. Logan, Tex., Oct. 9, 1917, with Co. H; sailed May 15, 1918; trf. to 129 Inf. after reaching France; re- turned May 22. Dis. C. Grant, June, 1919.

10. ENGEL, CHARLES CYRUS Sergeant

Stewardson, Ill. Base Hosp. Detachment, C. Custer Born Aug. 24, 1892, Illinois; undertaker; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Base Hospital Detachment, Camp Custer, Mich. Dis. Xov. 26, 1919, C. Custer. One brother in service.

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1. ENGEL, EDWIN W. Sergeant

Stewardson, Ill. Co. 11, 3 Bn., 159 D. I!.

Lumber dealer ; son of F. T. Engel, Stewardson, Ill. ; enl. Jan. 10, 1918, Shelbyville ; sent Camp Taylor; assigned Co. 9, 3 Bn., 159 D. B. Dis. Camp Taylor Jan. 10, 1919. Married Virginia Voris, daughter late Geo. W. voris, Feb. 14, 1919.

2. ERNST, FRANK E. Flint, .Mich. Sergeant Co. C, 47th Inf., 4th Div.

Born May 16, 1894, Shelbyville; son late Amelia Ernst; machinist; enl. Jan. 8, 1918, Flint, Mich.; assigned Co. C, 47th Inf. (Reg.), 4th Div. ; prom. 1st cl. private April 21, 1918, to Cpl. April 24, 1918, at Camp Greene, N. C., to Sgt., July 24, 1918, France; trained 4 mos., gas and bomber; sailed May 9, 1918; landed Brest, May 24, 1918; to trenches July 27, 1918; at Chateau Thierry front twice, over top four times ; wounded at Chateau Thierry Aug. 8, 1918, shrapnel in left wrist, over left eye and machine gun bullet right cheek; hospital, operation for wounds; became casual, never returned to old Co., trf. to prisoners of war escort Co. and was duty Sgt. in that until return with 409 casual Co. His. C. Sherman, Chillicothe, .O., Jan. 24, 1919

3. ETHRIDGE, TONY E. Private Cowden, Ill. Co. K, 54th Inf., 6th Div.

Born April 23, 1894, Christian Co. ; son N. J. and Emma Ethridge, Cowden; farmer; married Oct. 17, 1915, one son William Donald born Nov. 5, 1917; enl. May 10, 1918; assigned Co. K, 54th Inf., 6th Div., Camp Wadsworth, S. C. ; in training 5 mos.; sailed June 10th; finished training at Breau ; went to trenches in Sept.; at Vosges as rifleman. Dis. C. Grant June 21, 1919.

4. EVERSOLE, ORLIE LESTER Private Westervelt, Ill. 564 Service Bn.

Born May 3, 1893, Westervelt; farmer; enl. Sept. 18, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Moose Heart, Ill.; in training 3 mos.; trf. C. Shelby, Miss., Nov. 15. Dis. C. Taylor Dec. 19, 1918.

5. EYERSOLE, ORVILLE Private Shelbyville, Ill. A Co., 76th Engrs.

Born July 11, 1896, Shelby Co.; son David and Hope Eversole, Westervelt; farmer; enl. Aug. 15, 1918, Evans- ton, Ill.; army; assigned to Co. A, Tr. Detachment, North- western Univ.; trf. Nov. 3, 1918, Co. A, 76th Engrs., Ft. Meyer, Va. ; trf. Camp Leach, D. C., Nov. 22, 1918; pro- moted 1st class private, Camp Leach, D. C., Dec. 1, 1918; in training 4 mos. 20 days in general construction unit of 76th Engrs. Dis. C. Taylor, Jan. 6, 1919.

6. EVEY, CHAS. FREDERICK C. M. M. (a) Tower Hill, Ill. U. S. Navy

Born Nov. 31, 1888, Liverpool, Kans. ; son Mrs. Martha A. Evey, Tower Hill; married June 20, 1917, to Cecile M. Clegg, dau. Mrs. Mary E. Clegs ; enl. Dec. 15, 1917, St. Louis, Mo.; assigned 16th Reg., C. Decatur, Great Lakes ; promoted May 1, 1918, to M. M. 2 C., Tune 20, 1918, to M. M. 1st C., Aug. 1 to C. M. M. (a). 'Dis. Great Lake-3 Jan. 3, 1919.

7. EVEY, JOHN M. Major Rockford, Ill. Div. Dental Surgeon, 33 Div.

Born Dec. 28, 1875, Tower Hill, mar. Feb. 16, 1918, Alice J. Powell; dentist; was captain 6th Ill. Inf. N. G. ; entered Federal service March 25, 1917, as Capt. Inf. and served in 6th Ill. Inf. N. G. and 123rd F. A. until March 12, 1918; trf. to Dental Corps as 1st Lt. same date and assigned to 108 Sanitary Train; made Capt. Feb. 25, 1919; Major May 2, 1919; sailed N. Y. June 4, 1918; transport Adriatic; landed Liverpool, June 14, 1918; with British on Somme; in trenches from June 23, 1918, to Nov. 11, 1918, excepting 18 days; at Amiens defense, Somme offensive, Meuse Ar- gonne off. and Meuse Troyon off. ; given mention for meri- torious conduct under fire ; made Div. Dental Surgeon May 7, 1919; returned to U. S. with 33rd Div.

8. EVEY, WINFIELD Bugler Tower Hill, Ill. Co. H, 130th Inf., 33rd Div

Born Aug. 6, 1900, Tower Hill; son Mrs. M. A. Evey, Tower Hill; student ; enl. June 2, 1917, Shelbyville, in Co. H., Bugler; in training at Houston, Texas, 11 months; sailed May 16, 1918; in training near Amiens; in trenches 5 mos. ; in hospital from Nov. 20 to Dec. 25 ; returned with Co. H. Dis. C. Grant May 31, 1919, with rank of Bugler.

9. EWICK, TAYLOR LLOYD Private Westervelt, Ill. Co. D, 9 Amm. Tr.

Born March 15, 1894, Brunswick, Ill.; son Mrs. J. S. Ewick; farmer; enl. June 25, 1918, at Shelbyville; as- signed 159th Depot Brigade, Camp Taylor, Ky. ; trf. to Co. D, 9 Amm. Tr., McClellan, Ala., Aug. 15, 1918; trf. to Taylor Feb. 15, 1919. Dis. Taylor Feb. 20, 1919.

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