1919 World War
Service Records, 1st Group - M
7. MACKLIN, WM. S.
Findlay, Ill.
Born June 10, 1895, Find Joseph Macklin. Findlay : enl.
First Class Private Co. B. 37 Inf. farmer; son Mr. and Mrs. May 23, 1918,
Shelbyville;
sent Jefferson Bks., then Ft. Mclntosh, Tex. ; assigned Co. H, 37 Inf.:
served on Mexican border; trained 8 mos. Dis. Ft. Mclntosh, Laredo, Tex.,
Feb. 4, 1919.
8. MALONE, JOHN J. Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Bat. I), 1st Reg. F. A. R. D.
Born March 21, 1893. Bement, Ill.; son Mr. and Mrs. John J. Malone,
Shelbyville; farmer; enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville : assigned to 53 Co.,
Depot Brigade, C. Tay- lor; trf. to Bat. D, 1st Reg. F. A. R. D. ; training
for wagoner at C. Taylor 6 mos; in hospital, influenza and pneumonia. Dis.
C. Taylor Dec. 11, 1918.
9. MANNING, CHAS.
Henton, Ill.
10. MANNING, FORREST W. Shelbyville, Ill.
Son Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Manning. Shelbyville; enl. June 14, 1918: sent Rahe
Auto School, Kansas City.
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1. MANNING, NEIL, Private, Shelbyville, Ill. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Enl. Co. H, 130 Inf.. Shelbyville; sent C. Logan, Oct., 1918: sent overseas
May 15, 1919, from Hoboken while in France trf. to Supply Co., 130 Inf. Dis.
C. Grant sum- mer of 1919.
2. MARMOR, FORREST S. Private Moweaqua, Ill. Co. F, 18 Inf.
Enl. Apr. 6, 1917, Decatur, Ill.; Co. F, 18 Inf., Douglas, Arizona: sailed
for France June 14, 1917; served in Army of ( Jccupation in Germany for a
period of seven months, making a little over 25 mos. in Europe. Dis. C Grant
Aug. 8, 1919.
3. MARSH, WM. HOWARD Private Fancher, Ill. Co. B, 37 Engineers
ICnl. Chicago, March 25, 1918; assigned Co. B, 37 Engrs., Ft. Myers, Va. ;
sailed June 29, 1918. Dis. C. Grant Mav 7. 1919.
4. MARS, CHARLES W. Private Shelbyville, Ill. Co. G, 22 Engineers
I'.orn May 23, 1895, Clarksburg; farmer; son Mrs. Eliza- beth Mars.
Shelbyville; enl. June 27, 1918. Shelb> ville - assigned Co. G, 22 Kngrs.,
C. Taylor; trf. Ft. Benjamin Harrison with 22 Engrs.; trf. C. Upton, X. Y.
Dis. Jan. 23, 1919, C'. Grant; one brother died in service.
MARTIN, DR. FRANKLIN Tower Hill. Ill.
Major
Medical Corps
Born Sept. 26, 1874, son Mrs. Caroline W. Martin Tower HIll; married Sept.
27, 1899. to Olive McCuIlotlgh, dau. Mrs. Nancy J. McCuIlough; 4 children;
physician and surgeon; enl. July 17, 1917, Springfield, in M'. O. T. C., Ft.
Oglethorpe, com. 1st Lieut., Aug. 11, 1917; promoted I apt., then Major;
trf. to Base Hosp. at Camp Lewis; in training 11 mos. 15 days; sailed
Hoboken Sept. 26, 1918; transport La France; landed Brest Oct. 5; assigned
to I!. Hosp. Xo. 208; trf. to Bordeaux to relieve Base Xo. 6; on duty Ft.
Sheridan, July 24-Aug. 20, 1919, when dis.
6. MARTIN, FRED Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Sent C. Logan, Oct. 9, 1918; trained 9 mos.; sailed Ho- boken. May 15. 1918,
on transport Agamemnon: under lire 69 days: active service Meuse-Argonne,
Somme Al- bert. His. May, 1919, C. Grant.
MARTIN, FRED M.
Ill.
7. MARXMANN, EDMUND L. Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Co. L, 154 Inf., 39 Div.
Born 1893, Shelby county; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned
to Camp Taylor; trf. July 20. 1918, to Co. L, 15-1 Inf., 39 Div.,
Beaureguard ; in training 10 mos.; sailed from Xewport News, Va., Aug. 6,
1918; landtil at Drest Aug. 18, 1918; in hospital, influenza. Dis. C. Grant
April 17, 1919.
8. MATHIAS, ALVIN FRED Corporal
Tower Hill, Ill. 27 Co., C. A. C.
Morn March 4, 1899, Shelby Co.; son Mrs. E. A. Mathias, Tower Hill: farmer;
enl. May 1, 1918, Mattoon : Coast Artillery C'orps ; at Jeff. Bks., 2 weeks;
sent to Ft. Tutten, Long Island: assigned to 27th Co.; trained for gunner 9
mos., 15 days. Dis. C. (Irani Feb. 14, 1919.
9. MATHIAS, C. L. Tower Hill. Ill.
Sergeant 1st C!. 402 Telegraph Bn. I'.orn Aug. 19, 1883, Shelby Co.: son
Mrs. E. A. Mathias, Tower Hill; married Oct. 12, 1917, Elizabeth Jones, dau.
L. F. Jones, Middletown, Ky. ; enl. June 4, 1917, Louis- ville, Ky. ;
assigned 402 Telegraph Bn., Camp lackson, S. C. : promoted Cpl., Dec. 16,
1917; Sgt., Jan. 18, 1918; First Class Sgt., Dec. 1, 1918; in training 8
mos.: sailed Xewport Xews June 30, 1918; landed Brest July 13, 1918; began
work of constructing telephone and telegraph lines immediately upon arrival.
Dis. C. Taylor July 5, 1919.
in. MATHIAS, EARL STANLEY Corporal
Tower Hill, Ill. 58th Inf.. 4 Div.
Born Sept. 9, 1895, Shelby Co.; son Mrs. E. A. Mathias; farmer; enl. May 4,
1917, at Red Woods Falls. Minn.; assigned to Co. L, 136 Inf., C. Cody; trf.
June 27. C. Merritt. 58 Inf.. 4 Div.; in training 13 mos.; sailed from
Hoboken; landed Liverpool July 15, 1918; 87 days in action; at Aisne-Marne,
Somme, St. Mihiel, Meusc-Ar- gonne ; made Cpl. in France. Dis. Aug. 8, C.
Dodge, la.
MATTHEWS, JOHN Herrick. Ill.
KnI. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918; sent to Camp Shelby.
MATSON, EDWARD
KnI. through local board from Detroit, Mich.
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1. MAUZEY, WILLIAM BRYAN 2d Lieut. Fimllay, Ill. Infantry
Born Feb. 21, 1897, Findlay ; son Dr. George W. Mauzey, Findlay ;
bookkeeper; enlisted May 12, 1917. Jeff. Bks. : assigned Hq. Co., 16 Inf.;
sailed June 14, 1917; landed St. Xazaire, June 26, 1917; made (."pi., July
12, 1917; com. 2nd Lt. Inf., May 13, 1918; attended First Army Candidates
School, I.angres, Fr. ; in action at 1-imeville sector, Gommercourt woods,
Aisne-Marne off., St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Verdun, Vesle River, with
Hiirs. Co., 16th Inf. and Co. A, llth M. G. Bn. ; wounded Sept. 28, 1918, in
Meuse-Argonne off., gun shot right thigh ; in hospital until Xov. 2, 1918;
assigned to duty with Railway Trans. Corps after discharge from hospital ;
served with R. T. C. until June 13, 1919. Dis. July 7, 1919. C.,I>ix, X. J.
2. MAY, JOHN SYLVESTER Sigel, Ill. Born Sept. 27, 1896, Sigel; son Geo.
May; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville ; assigned to 54 Co., C.
Taylor; trf. Aug. 9 to Remount Station 319. Dis. April 8, 1919.
3. MELTON, LESTER Corporal Stonington, Ill. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Farmer; son Elsie Melton, Stonington; enl. Sept. 25, 1917, Shelbyville, in
Co. H, 130 Inf.; sent C. Logan, Tex., Oct. 9, 1918: sailed Hoboken May 15,
transport Agamemnon; landed Brest; active service on front 6 mos. ; Amiens,
Argonne Woods, Chippily Ridge. Dis. C. Grant, May 28, 1919.
4. MEREDITH, CHAS. LESTER 1st Cl. Private Pana, Ill. 119 Inf., 30 Div.
Born July 19, 1894, Odin, Ill. ; son Nola and Frank Mere- dith, Odin;
farmer: enl. Feb. 22, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor; trf. C. Sevier, S.
C., March 28, 1918; sailed Boston May 12: attacked by submarine; vessel
collided with another in English Channel ; on front about 3 mos.; at Ypres,
Bellicourt, St. Souplet, with 119 Inf. Dis. C. Grant, Apr. 14, 1919.
5. METZGER, JOHN A. Private Pana, Ill. 26 Personnel Hq. Dept.
Born Apr. 2, 1896, Pana; son Adam G. Metzgar; farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918,
Shelbyville; sent C'. Forrest, Ga. ; as signed S Engineers. Dis. C. Forrest,
Jan. 4, 1919.
6. METZGAR, ORVAL C. Private Pana, Ill. Camp Sevier, S. C.
Born 1893. Shelby Co.; son Albert G. Metzgar, Pana; farmer; enl. Feb. 23,
1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor; trf. about March 25 to C. Sevier, S. C. ;
remained there until sent to C. Taylor for discharge, Apr. 5, 1919.
7. MIETZNER, CHAS., JR. Private Stewardson, Ill. 308 F. A.. 78 Div.
Born Oct. 26, 1889, Stewardson ; son Wm. C. and Eliza- beth Meitzner,
Stewardson; enl. Apr. 29, 1918, Shelby- ville; sent C. Dix, X. I.; assigned
308 F. A., 78 Div.; sailed Xew York May 27, 1918; landed Liverpool; fin-
ished training C. De Meucon, France ; active duty Aug. 18 to Xov. 11;
engagements Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel offensive, Suippe Moselle, Toul
sector, Grand Pre offen- sive. Dis. C. Grant May 27, 1919.
8. MILFORD, LESLIE E. Corporal Herrick, Ill. 52 Co., 159 Depot Brigade
Farmer: son George E. and Marietta Milford; married Dec. 26. 1918, Mary M.
Jones, Herrick; enl., Shelbyville, Feb. 22, 1918; sent C. Taylor and
assigned 18 Co., 159 I), II. : made C'pl. March 1, 1918; trf. successively
to 39, 52, 59 and 23 Companies, 159 I). B. ; duties mainly train- ing
recruits. Dis. C. Taylor Dec. 5, 1918.
9. MILLER, GEO. W. Master Signal Electrician Shelbyville, Ill. 5 Aero
Squadron
Son Wm. MIller, Pana, Ill. ; married Georgia Stansberry, Shelbyville; enl.
Sept. 18, 1917; sent to France Feb. 8, 1918; served with signal electrician
corps of 5 Aero Squadron ; active service on Champagne and Chateau Thierry
fronts; gassed Champagne, May 26, 1918. Dis. C. Grant Feb., 1919.
10. MILLER, J. GLEN 1st Lieut.-Bn. Adjt. Shelbyville, Ill. 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Born Shelbyville, Aug. 23, 1888; son Mrs. Eva M. MIller: abstractor; enl.
March 23, 1908, Co. H, 4th I. X. G. : Cpl., March 23, 1909; Sgt., Feb. 9,
1910; 2nd Lieut., Aug
11. 1911; 1st Lieut., May 20, 1913; served on border, 1916: served as Bn.
Adjt. with 2nd Bn., 130 Inf., in France al Amiens, Somme off., Albert,
Morlaincourt, Meuse-Argonne. Bois de Chaume, Verdun, Troyon, Marcheville,
Army of Occupation, Dec. 12 to Apr. 12, 1919; wounded, !eft arm. shell
fragment, Meuse-Argonne, Oct. 7 ; received divisional citation. Dis. with
130 Inf., C. Grant. June 1, 1919. Firsl Post Adjt., Roy Vanderpool Post,
American Legion.
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1. MILLER, JAS. R. Private
Tower Hill, Ill. Co. F, 25 Kngrs., 1st Army
Knl. Dec. 12, 1917, Spokane, Wash.; assigned Co. F, 25 Engineers; sailed
Feb. 23, 1918; first under fire at Aisne : from Sept. 28 to armistice in the
Argonne ; 6 mos. con- struction of warehouses at St. Suplice. Dis. C. Grant,
Apr. 24, 1919.
J. MILLER, LLOYD O. Private
Shelhyville, Ill. Co. F, 125 Inf., 32 Div.
Born 1895; son C'has. MIller, Shelhyville: farmer; enl. him- 27, 1918,
Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor, 54 Co., 159 1). 1!.; trf. C. Heauregard, La.,
July 17, 1918, Co. F, 154 Inf., 39 l)iv. ; sailed Newport Xews, Aug. 6,
1918; landed Hrest, Aug. 18; battles of Verdun, Fismes, Meuse-Ar- gonne.
Dis. C. Grant, May 20, 1919.
3. MILLIGAN, LINDER First Class Private
Tower Hill, Ill. Halt, B, 114 F. A., 30 Div.
Born March 10, 1888, Tower Hill; farmer; son Mr. and Mrs. lacob MIlligan.
Tower Hill; enl. Oct. 2, 1917, Shel- byville; assigned Halt. D, 327 F. A.,
84 Div., C. Taylor: trf. C'. Sevier, Halt. I!, 114 F. A., 30 Div.; trained 8
mos.; sailed Iloboken, May 26, 1918; under fire 21/2 mos.; active service
St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Toul- Woevre. Dis. C. Grant, Apr. 10, 1919.
4. MILLS, CHARLES E.
Private
Tower Hill. Ill. 66 F. A.
Born May 9, 1892, Tower Hill.; son of Ed Mills, Tower HIll: enl. May 24,
1918, Shelbyville; sent Jefferson Bks. ; assigned 66 F. A. : trf. Camp
Kearney, Cal. ; trained 8 mos. Dis. Dec. 23, 1918, C. Grant.
5. MILLS, ORA Private 1st Class Herrick, Ill. Co. H. 130 Inf.
Born Dec. 17, 1895, Herrick; farmer; son Mr. Daniel Mills, Herrick; enl.
Sept. 13, 1917, Shelbyville, Co. H; sent Camp Logan, Tex., Oct. 9, 1917;
trained 7 mos.; sailed Iloboken, X. J., May 15, 1918; active service,
Meuse-Argonne, Somme, Amiens, Verdun, Troyon. Marchc- vIllc, Army of
Occupation. Dis. C. Grant, May 31, 1919.
6. MINER, CHARLES LUFKIN Corporal Shelbyville, Ill. Ry. Transport Corps
Born Xpv. 9, 1891. Windsor, Ill.: son of Mr. and Mrs. C'has. Miner, Windsor,
Ill.; traveling salesman; enl. Chi- cago, Nov. 28, 1917; assigned to Camp
Johnston, Fla. ; training 6 mos. ; sailed Newport News, June 2, 1918; land-
ed La Pallice, lune 20, 1918; trf. Ry. Trans. Corps Jan.
4, 1919; promoted Cpl., Feb. 9, 1919; sailed Hrest Aug.
6. 1919; landed X. Y ., Aug. 17, 1919. Dis. C. Grant. Aug. 26, 1919.
7. MINER, LESTER WARD 1st Lieut. Shelbyville, Ill. 38 Inf., 3d Div.
Born Aug. 3, 1891 ; son Thomas and Minnie Miner. Shelby- ville; enl. Aug.
27, 1917, Ft. Sheridan; 2nd (). T. C., commissioned 1st Lieut., Inf., Xov.
27, 1917; assigned 38 Inf.. 3 Div., C'. Greene, S. C. ; sailed Halifax,
Canada, March 22, 1918: battles of Aisne-Marne defensive. Cham- pagne- Marne
defensive, Chateau-Thierry sector. May 30- Jnly 15, 1918: high explosive
wound, face and upper right arm, 2d battle of Marne, July 15, 1918; Hase
Hospital Xo. 34, Xantes, France, seven weeks; C, O. 1st Prov. Gd. Co.;
5. O. 116 Tr. Ht|. and M. P. 1st Replacement Depot; A. P. M., Montrichard,
Pontlevoy, St. George; instructor agriculture, A. E. F. University, Heaume,
Cote D'or ; agricultural lecturer 3d Army, Coblenz. Dis. C. Grant, Aug. 15,
1919.
Signal Q. M- U. S. Navy navy; sent Great
8. MITCHELL, DONALD J. Cowden, Ill.
Enl. Oct. 28. 1915, Des Moines, la., Lakes; assigned to U. S. S. San
Francisco, mine layer; in Cuba during revolution of 1917, guarding Santiago;
trf. to "Haltimore" as Staff Signalman; trf. to "Pres. Grant" as Signal Q.
M. ; trf. "Wadsworth"; sent Queens- town. Ireland, May 4, 1917; 20 months
active service; wounded at Metz; returned Jan. 8, 1919.
9. MITTENDORF, LOUIS J. Private Xeoga, Ill. A. R. D. 319
Enl. lune 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Aux. Remount I'epot 319, Camp
Taylor," Ky. Dis. May 17, 1919, C. Taylor, Ky.
10. MOBERLEY, GRIDER H. Private Shelbyville, Ill. liatt. I), 327 F. A.
Born Nov. 11, 1895, Windsor; grain dealer; son Fred Moberley, Shelbyville;
enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned Halt. I), 327 F. A., Camp Taylor,
Ky. ; trf. West Point; sailed New York Sept. 8, 1918, on Orduna ; trained
Camp De Souge, Fr. Dis. C. Grant Feb. 19, 1919.
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1. MOBERLEY, LAWRENCE M. Private Windsor, Ill. 1 Marines A. F.
Born June 2, 1897, Windsor; postal clerk; son Mr. B. F. Moherley, Windsor;
enl. Jan. 2, 1918, St. Louis, in Marine corps; assigned 1st Marines Aviation
Force, Paris Island, S. C. ; trf. to Curtis Field, 1st M. A. F. ; trained 3
mos. ; sailed Ilohoken July 18, 1918, on "lie Kalb" ; sank sub- marine on
way over; trained Bois En Ardres; served 4 mi. behind trenches. Released
Miami, Fla., Feb. 20, 1919; one brother in service.
2. MONROE, HENRY EVERETT Captain, M. C. ShclhyvIllc, Ill. I. C. 0. T. S., C.
Grant, Ill.
Born July 15, 1875, Falmouth, Ky. ; son Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Monroe, Falmouth,
Ky. ; married June 4, 1902, Irma E. Tackett. daughter Jno. A. and Mrs. Flora
C. Tackett, Shelbyville ; one daughter, Florence Rachael, one son, Henry
Tackett; enl. Aug., 1918, Springfield, Ill.; Medical Corps : assigned as
Surgeon Infantry Central Officers Training School, C. Grant; com. Capt. M.
C., Sept. 11, 1918; on Dec. 18, was reassigned to 5th Bn., discharge unit,
C. Grant, as surgeon of same. Dis. March 5, 1919, C. Grant.
3. MONTOOTH, ARNOLD E. Corporal Cowden, Ill. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Born May 2, 1894, Cowden; son Scott Montooth; farmer; enl. July 24, 1917,
Shelbyville. in Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div.; promoted Cpl. ; sailed Hoboken
May 16, 1918; landed May 24, Brest; in trenches Aug. 8-.\"ov. 11, 1918; at
Argonne-Meuse, Somme, St. Mihiel, Argonne, Marche- ville. Dis. C'. Grant,
May 30, 1919.
4. MOON, DR. GEO. 1st Lieut. Ilerrick, Ill. Veterinary Corps
Born July 17, 1886, Herrick ; son T. T. Moon; married Dec. 10/1914, Alice E.
GIll, dau. Mrs. W. F. GIll; veterinarian; enl. July 25, 1917, Leavenworth,
Kans. ; as- signed Purchasing O. M. (horses), Kansas City, Mo.; trf. May 5,
1918, C. Dodge, 338th F. A., 88 Div.; com. 2nd Lt., Aug. 15, 1917; 1st Lt.,
July 17, 1918; vet. service at C. Dodge; sailed Aug. 17, 1918; in training
at De Souge ; returned with Vet. Evac. IIosp. No. 8. Dis. Ft. D. A. Russel,
Wyo., June 23, 1919.
5. MOON, JAMES BURL Private Ilerrick, Ill. 161 Depot Brigade
Born Tune 7, 1893, Ilerrick; son T. J. Moon; farmer: enl. Sept. 5, 1918,
Shelbyville; assigned to 161 I). B., Camp Custer, Mich.; trf. Sept. 19, C.
Grant; 2 mos. in non-com, school at Grant. Dis. Jan. 25, 1919; one brother
in service.
6. MOORE, JAMES C. Private Ilerrick, ll'l. Co. E, 52 Inf., 6 Div.
Born Oct. 24, 1895, Cowden; son J. B. Moore; farmer; enl. Tune 27, 1918,
Shelbyville; assigned to 54th Co., 159 Depot I!., Camp Taylor; trf. Co. E,
154 Inf., 39 Div., Camp Beaureguard ; in training 5 weeks ; sailed Newport
News, Aug. 6, 1918; landed Brest Aug. 18, 1918; trf. to C'o. E, 52 Inf., 6
Div.; in trenches 3 weeks; at Alsace Lorraine, one skirmish, in Argonne
about Nov. 8th ; in hospital, pneumonia. Dis. Gen. Hospital No. 42, Spartan-
burg, S. C., April 15, 1919.
7. MOORE, LOREN BRUCE Cook Shelbyville, Ill. Base Hosp. No. 131
Born Aug. 13, 1897, Wayne City; son Frank Moore, Shel- byville; real estate;
enl. May 28, 1918, Jefferson Bks., Mo.; assigned Base Hospital No. 131; trf.
C. L'pton, promoted to cook, Oct. 5, 1918; sailed Oct. 12th; landed
Liverpool Oct. 24, 1918; went to Cherbourg, France, from there to Mars Sur
Alliers, permanent camp until return ; sailed May 23, 1919; arr. N. V. June
2nd. Dis. June 12, 1919, C". Grant.
8. MORGAN, SIDNEY Mechanic Tower Hill, Ill. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Born Tan. 18, 1897, Tower Hill; son O. Morgan; farmer; enl. Sept. 3, 1917,
Shelbyville, in Co. H, 130 Inf.; pro- moted to Mechanic, C. Logan, Jan. 1,
1918; in" training 7 mos.; sailed May 16, 1918; transport Agamemnon; landed
Brest May 24 ; in trenches 3 mos. ; at Meuse- Argonne, Somme, Amiens sector,
Troyon sector, Army of Occupation; mention on Roll of Honor of the 33 Div.
Dis. C. Grant May 30, 1919.
9. MORRELL, THEODORE 1st Cl. Private Moweaqua, Ill. 159 F. A., Brigade Hqs.,
84 Div.
Enl. Sept. 5, 1917; sent C. Taylor; sailed Sept. 8, 1918; in active service
3 weeks; never wounded. Dis. March 1,
1919.
10. MOWRY, LESTER Corporal Findlay, Ill. 302 Water Tank Train
Born April 2, 1896, Oakley, Ill.; son Henry C. and Hattie Mowry, Findlay;
farmer; enl. June 14, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Rahe Auto School. Kansas City;
assigned M. T. C. 302; sailed Hoboken, Sept. 28, 1918; transport Leviathan;
landed Brest, Oct. 7: Meuse-Argonne front; truck driver. Dis. C. Grant, Aug.
5, 1919.
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MILLER, ORAN Shclhyville, Ill.
Son Bud MIller: served in Q. M. Corps on Texas border during period of the
war.
MOORE, NOBLE Herrick, Ill.
Private
46 Co., 160 1). 1'.. lull. Shelbyville. Sept. 5; sent to C. Custer ;
assigned to 46 Co., 160 Depot Brigade; served through enlistment with this
outlit. Dis. soon after armistice.
1. MORRIS, CLAREXCE N. Sergeant
Beecher City, Ill. Co. II, 3-14 M. (.. I'.n.
KIll. Oct., 1917; sent San Antonio, Tex.; remained C. Travis, San Antonio,
until June, 1918; sent overseas; over top Sept. 12; in St. Mihiel drive; in
battle 72 days; at front when armistice was signed ; sent into Germany with
Army of Occupation.
1st Sergeant Co. A, 6 A. A. M. C,. tin.
2. MORRIS, SAMUEL L. Beecher City, Ill.
Enl. Chicago. Aug. 28, 1918; sent to Spartanburg, S. C., C'. Wadsworth ; in
camp 4 l /i mos. Dis. C. Grant, Jan. 10, 1919.
3. MOSE, LEWIS R. Private Tower Hill, Ill. 34 Regt., C. A. C.
Born Dec. 24, 1889, Shelby Co.; farmer; son Geo. W. and Abbie A. Mose, Tower
Hill; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelby- ville; sent C. Custer; trf. 34 Regt., C.
A. C., Ft. Totten. X. Y. ; trf. C. Kustis, Va., Xov. 5; in training 4 mos.
His. C. Grant Dec. 28, 1918.
4. MOSE, RAYMOND F. Private Shelbyville, Ill. 147 Engineers
Born Feb. 16, 1897, Tower Hill; son Mr. and Mrs. John VV. Mose; elk. C. & E.
I. R. R. ; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelby- ville; sent C. Custer; assigned 45
Co., 12 Bn., HO D. B.; trf. Ft. Benjamin Harrison, 147 Engineers. Dis. Dec.
14,
1918, Ft. Benjamin Harrison.
MOSE, ROLLIE EDGAR Private
Assumption. Ill. 45 Co., 160 Depot Brigade
Enl. Shelbyville Jan. 10, 1918; sent to Ft. Oglethorpe ; assigned to limited
service and trf. to 45 Co., 160 Depot I'.rigade, C. Custer. Dis. Dec. 1,
1918.
5. MOSS, CHAS. A. 1st Lieut. Moweaqua, Ill. Co. C, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Born May 21, 1893, Moweaqua; son Wm. II. Moss, Mo- weaqua; enl. June 26,
1916, Sullivan, Co. C, 4 Regt.. I. X. G. ; promoted Cpl., then Sgt. ;
commissioned 2nd Lieut., Aug. 13, 1918; sent C. Logan, Oct., 1917; sailed
Hoboken May 10, 1918, transport Covington : in active service on front May
25-Oct. 6, 1918; Somme offensive, Corbe-FouIlli. Albert, Meuse, Argonne ;
shrapnel wound in hip; commissioned 1st Lieut., Sept. 1, 1918, at Argonne;
gassed, mustard gas; returned U. S. casual. Dis. C. Grant, June 3, 1919.
6. MOSS, NELSOX W. Private Moweaqua, Ill. Co. D, 8 Bn., U. S. Guards
Born March 11, 1891, Moweaqua; son Mr. and Mrs. William H. Moss, Moweaqua;
farmer; enl. Feb. 28, 1918: sent C. Taylor, Ky. ; assigned Co. D, 8 Bn., U.
S. Guards; trf. Springfield, Mass. ; denied overseas service account
disability. Dis. Dec. 28, 1918.
7. MUELLER, HENRY G. Private 1st Cl. Stewardson, Ill. 150th Inf., 38 Div.
Enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Co. H, 150th Inf., 38th Div.,
Camp Shelby, Miss. ; sailed for France Oct. 6, 1918; overseas 10 months.
Dis. Aug. 11, 1919, C. Grant.
8. MUELLER, MARTIN Private 1st Cl. Strasburg, Ill. 45 Co., 12 Bat., 160 D.
B.
Born June 16, 1894, near Strasburg; son of Louis and Dorothy Mueller,
Strasburg; farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Bugler 45 Co.,
12 Bat., 160 D. B. Dis. Dec. 11, 1918, C. Custer.
9. MUELLER, WM., JR. Private Strasburg, Ill. Artillery Ammunition TV.
Born Nov. 24, 1891, Strasburg: son of Wm. and Mary Mueller, Strasburg;
farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelby- ville; Camp Taylor, artillery ammunition
train; trf. to C. VcClellan, 9th Amm. Train. Dis. Feb. 26, 1919, C. Grant.
10. MUNCEY, ROSS Private Tower Hill, Ill. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Born 1898, Shelby Co.; son of Hiram L. and Laura Mun- cey, Tower Hill;
farmer; enl. Sept. 17, 1917, Shelbyville, with Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.;
went to Camp Logan Oct. 9, 1918; sailed May 16, 1918; landed Brest May 24,
1918; 94 days in trenches, Meuse- Argonne offensive, Somme sec- tor, Troyon
sector; returned with 33rd Div. Dis. May 31,
1919, C. Grant.
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1. MULLINIX, VURN Private Shelbyville, Ill. . Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Born Sept. 11, 1897, Shelbyville; son of Mrs. Jane Young, St. Louis, Mo.;
paper hanger; enl. July 25, 1917, Shelby- ville. with Co. H; sailed from
Hoboken May 15, 1918; landed Brest May 24, 1918; Somme sector, Meuse-Ar-
gonne : Troyon sector and Army of Occupation ; returned witli Co. II and was
discharged May 31, 1919, C. Grant. Married Zelma Franklin, Ian. 29, 1918, at
Sullivan.
2. McBRIDE, DAN JAMES Yeoman 2nd C. Shelbyville, Ill. I". S. Navy
Born Nov. 29. 1X96, W. Salem; son Ed. McHride, Shelby- vilk-; ry. clerk;
enl. May 28, 1918, Chicago; navy. Seaman Branch; promoted from Seaman 2nd C.
to Yt-oman 3rd C., Nov. 1. 1918: promoted to Yeoman 2nd C., Feb. 1, 1919;
sailed July 15, 1918, I". S. S. .Northern Pacific: landed Brest July 22.
1918; in charge of supplying 17 Naval Aviation Stations in France with
gasoline and oil. I>is. luiu- 15. 1919, Great Lakes, Ill. One brother in
service.
3. McBRIDE, EDDIE Shelbyville, Ill. lirothcr of Dan: ry. clerk; enl. at
Chicago, Nov. 17, 1917; assigned 22d Engineers ; sailed March 30, 1918; at
Ar- gonne, St. -Mihiel. His. C. Grant summer of 1919.
4. McBROOM, ALBERT Private I'ana. Ill. 130 Inf., 33 Div., Co. II
Born Dec. 23, 1897, Pana ; son Sam and Flavia McBroom, Pana: laborer; enl.
August 20, 1917, Shelbyville; with Co. H; sailed from Hoboken May 15, 1918,
on transport Agamemnon: Meuse-Argonne, Somme, Albert. Dis. Tune, 1919, C.
Grant.
5. McCLORY, GUY T. Private. 1st Cl. Trowbridge, Ill. 22nd Engineers
P.orn Aug. 22, 1894, Trowbridge; son of Michael IX and Anna McClorv,
Trowbridge: teacher and farmer; enl. Tune 27, 191S. Shelbyville; sent Camp
Taylor; trf. 22d Engrs., Ft. lienj. Harrison, July 19; trf. to Upton, X. Y.
; sailed from Montreal, Can., Aug. 22, 1918; landed Liverpool, Sept. 16; did
carpenter work. Dis. July 9, 1919, C. Mills. N. Y.
McCLORY, REGIS E. Private
Trowbridge, Ill. 473 Aero Sqdn.
Born Nov. 16. 1893, Pittsburgh, Pa.; son of John and Elizabeth McClory,
Trowbridge; teacher; enl. Aug. 19, 1917, Mattoon, Ill.; aviation; assigned
473 Aero Construc- tion Sqdn., Kelly Field, Texas; sailed from Morrison,
Va., Dec., 1917, on transport Mallory ; landed Brest, Jan., 1918;
fuarded German prisoners and constructed barracks. Dis. >ec. 28, 1918, C.
Grant.
6. McCOY, ESTER E. Private Middlesworth. Ill. 15th D. 11.
Born Feb. 14, 1893, Shelby Co., Ill.; son of William and Julia McCoy;
farmer; enl. June 26, 1918, Shelbyville: assigned to 159th Depot Brigade,
Camp Taylor; sailed from Newport News Aug. 6, 1918: landed Brest August 19;
Alsace-Lorraine and Verdun. Dis. June 23, C. Grant.
Sergeant 5th Marines, 47 Co.
7. McCOY, GUY Nokomis, Ill.
Son of Mrs. Norah B. McCoy ; enl. St. Louis shortly after war declared ;
sailed May 26 as replacement ; assigned 5th Marines of 2nd Div.; Soissons,
Chateau Thierry; wounded St. Mihiel, shrapnel, gassed in Argonne in October;
re- turned as casual. Dis. in March, 1919.
8. McCOY, JOHN A. Corporal Shelbyville, Ill. Hdq. Co., 308 F. A.. 78 Div.
Born March 9, 1896, Ramsey, Ill.; son of Xora B. McCoy, Shelbyville; enl.
April 30, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Hdq. Co., 308 F. A.. 7S Div.: promoted
Cpl., in France, April 10, 1919: sailed from X. Y. May 26, 1918, on
transport Cedric; landed Liverpool June 8', 1918; St. Mihiel. Ar- gonne,
Suippe, Grand Pre. Dis. May 14, 1919, C. Grant.
9. McDANIEL, CLARENCE Private, 1st Cl. Shelbyville, Ill. 12 Artillery
Brigade
Born Nov. 11, 1894, Casey, Ill.; son of Orion and May McDaniel, Shelbyville;
farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Slu-lby- ville; assigned Camp Taylor, 53 Co.,
159 D. B. ; trf. to Camp McClellan, Ala., 12 Brig., Motorized Artillery.
Dis. Jan. 27, 1919, C. McClellan. Ala.
10. McGEE, ROGER W. Sergeant Moweaqua, Ill. Co. D, 2d Engrs.
Born Feb. 7, 1896, Blue Mound, Ill.; son Mrs. Eliza J. McGee, Moweaqua;
electrician; enl. May 18, 1917, Deca- tur; assigned Co. D, 2d Engrs.;
promoted' Sgt., June, 1919; trf. Jefferson Bks., to El Paso, Tex.; sailed
Sept. 10, 1917; landed Glasgow, Scotland ; direct from there to Le Havre,
France, Nov. 11; Verdun, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Champagne. Toulon,
Aisne, Chateau Thierry, Aisne-Marne, Soissons; miscellaneous engineer;
returned with 2d Engrs. Dis. Aug. 15; 1919, C. Grant.
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