1919 World War
Service Records, 1st Group - N
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5. NANCE, JASPER W., Sergeant, 1st Cl., Q. M. C. ,
Herrick, Ill., Cooks and Bakers School
Born Mar 28, 1895, Herrick, Ill.; farmer; son Mr. and Mrs. Newt. W. Nance,
Herrick; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned D. B. Camp Taylor, Ky.
; trf. Upton, N. Y., Cooks and Bakers School; trained 12-1/2 mos. Dis. C.
Grant, July 16, 1919.
6 NANCE, MERRITT, 1st Cl. Private,
Herrick, Ill., Bn. Hq., 308 F. A., 78 Div
Born July 25, 1894, Herrick; farmer; son Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Nance, Herrick; enl. Apr.
30, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Bn. Hq. 308
F. A., 78 Div., Camp Dix ; trained
3 weeks; sailed Hoboken May 24, 1918, on "Cedric"; under fire 3 mos.;
active service St. Mihiel, Argonne, Toul, Souppe, Meuse. Dis. C. Grant, May
28, 1919. One brother in service.
7.NAVIS, RALPH E., Private, Stewardson, Ill., Motor Truck Repair Unit
Born Mar. 12, 1895, Herborn, Ill.; farmer; son Mrs. Minnie Maxson, Peoria ;
enl. Sept. 3, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Camp Grant, Co. H, 5 Training
Regiment, 161 D. B.; trf. Camp Holabird, Md., M. T. R. U.; trained 6 mos.
Dis. C. Taylor, Feb. 28, 1919.
8. NEAL, CHARLES M. Private Shelbyville, Ill. Batt. D, 327 F. A.. 84 Div.
Born Sept. 5, 1894, Shelbyville; painter; son Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Neal.
Shelbyville; enl. Oct. 2, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned Batt. D, 327 F. A., 84
Div., Camp Taylor. Dis. Camp Taylor Xov. 19, 1917, on account of physical
dis- ability ; went to Chanute, Kan. ; enlisted in new Co. of K. X. G. ;
Govt. guard at Nitro, W. Va. ; one brother in service.
9. NEAL, FRANK N., Corporal, Shelbyville, Ill., Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Born Aug. 12, 1893, Shelbyville: son Hiram and Emma Neal;
miner; enl. June 5, 1917, Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.; promoted Cpl., Camp
Logan, fall, 1917; trained for sniper 10 mos.; sailed May 16, 1918; landed
Brest May J4th ; brigaded with British on Albert front; wounded by ex-
plosion of bomb thrown by Germans, 31 killed and wound- ed, sent to Gen.
Hosp. Xo. 16; returned Co. H, Xov. 9 returned to Hosp. Nov. 17 for
operation; returned Co. H in Dec., in Luxemburg; returned U. S. and
discharged with Co. H. Mother received report he was dead and missing in
action.
10. NEES, JOHN WILLIAM Private Shelbyville, Ill. Bradley Poly. Co. B
Born Oct. 25, 1896; son Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Xees. Shelby- ville; expressman;
enl. Oct. 15. 1918, Shelbyville; as- signed to Co. B, Bradley Poly., Peoria,
Ill.; in training 3 weeks for gunsmith; rejected Xov. 7, 1918, and dis-
charged at Peoria on physical grounds.
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NEW. A. W.
Moweaqua, Ill.
1. NEW BERRY, VERNIE E. Private Stewardson, Ill. 125 Inf., 32 Div.
Born Aug. 27, 1895, Stewardson ; son Amos Newberry, Stewardson; farmer; enl.
June 28, 1918, Shelbyville ; as- signed Depot Brig., C. Taylor; trf. C.
Beaureguard, Co. F. 154 Reg., 39 Div.; trf. in France to 125 Inf., 32 Div.;
sailed Aug. 6, 1918; landed Brest Aug. 18, 1918; in train- ing at Ouincy,
Fr. ; in trenches 3 weeks; at Argonne Forest; wounded Aug. 11, shot through
foot; in hospital l'/2 mos. ; returned Casual Co. Dis. C. Grant, Mch 24.
2. NICHOLS, CHAS. O. Mode. Ill.
Born 1884, Shelby Co. ; son Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Nichols, Mode; farmer; enl.
Jeff. Bks., March 17, 1915; served in Hawaiian Islands; returned U. S.
April, 1919. Dis. April 23, 1919; re-enlisted April 23, 1919, for overseas
service; sailed Hoboken June 13, 1919.
NICHOLS, HARRY L. Windsor, Ill.
3. NICHOLS, WIllIS EDGAR Sergeant Mode, Ill. Co. A, 9th Infantry
Born Feb. 25, 1892, Mode; son A. E. Nichols; farmer; enl. July 2, 1915,
Jeff. Bks., Mo.; assigned Co. A, 9th Inf., Laredo, Tex.; made Cpl., lune 1,
1917; Sgt., in Fr., Aug. 27, 1918; sailed May 8, 19"l8; landed May _23,
Brest; in trenches 60 days; at Marne, Vesle River, St. Mihiel, Argonne
Forest; in hospital, gun shot wound left hand at Argonne Forest; reg.
received 2 citations for bravery; assigned Prisoner of War Escort Co. 103 at
Blots; re- lieved in one mo.; returned as casual, Feb. 2, 1919.
4. NICHOLS, KARL W. Wagoner Oconee, Ill. Evacuation Ambulance Co. 67
Born Aug. 29, 1893, Litchfield, Ill. ; son Mrs. Dora Nich- ols, Oconee;
married Sept. 23, 1914, to Bertha Christner, dau. Mr. and Mrs. David C. ;
bank elk.; enl. Aug. 14, 1918, Shelbyville; army; assigned Lewis Inst. Tr.
I)etc.h.. Chicago ; hospital 5 weeks, severe burns from gas engine
explosion; trf. Oct. 15 to Eyac. Amb. No. 67, C. Crane; promoted to wagoner
; in training 3 mos. ; sailed Hoboken Nov. 13, transport Cedric ; Liverpool
Nov. 23; La Havre Nov. 25 ; worked as amb. driver, stationed most of time ;
hospital 28 days, mumps; returned with Casual Co. Dis. C. Grant June 7,
1919.
5. NICHOLS, ROBT. E. Private Cowden, Ill. Med. Dept. Air Service
Born July 14, 1887, Cowden; son G. F. Nichols. Herrick ; mechanic; enl. Ian.
5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Med. Dept., Air Service, Ft. Oglethorpe ;
trf. Feb. 10, 1918, Kelly Field; trf. Apr. 9, 1918, Ellington Field, Tex.;
worked in hospital during influenza and pneumonia epi- demic; in training 19
mos. Dis. July 5, 1919, Ellington Field, Tex.
6. NIPPE, MARTIN J. Private Strasburg, Ill. 34 Reg.. 14th Div.
Born Nov. 23, 1892, Strasburg; son Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Nippe ; farmer; enl.
Sept. 5, 1918, Sheltn -ville ; army; as- signed to C. Custer, Depot Brig.;
trf. Nov. 1, 1918, to C. Eustis, to 34 Reg., 14 Div.; trf. to C. Grant, Dec.
17, 1918; in training \ l /i mos.; in hospital, influenza. Dis. C. Grant,
Jan. 23, 1919.
NOLING, RAYMOND
Moweaqua, Ill. 29th R. II. Det.
Enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 5, 1918; sent to C. Custer; trfd. to 29 R. H. Det.,
Camp Johnston, Fla.
XOLTNG. RICHARD N.
Moweaqua, Ill. 29 R. H. Det.
Enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 5, 1918; sent to Camp Custer; trfd. to 29 R. H.
Det., Camp Johnston, Fla.
7. NORBERG, WALTER E. Sergeant Stewardson, Ill. Q. M. Corps
Born May 31, 1888, Chicago; son Louis and Margreta Norberg; farmer; enl.
Oct. 2, 1917, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor, assigned 327 F. A.; trf. C. Pike,
Ark., Nov. 16, 1917; trf. March 25, 1918, to Brooklyn; trf. Aug. 20 to
Syracuse; promoted Sgt., Aug. 26; promoted Supply Sgt., O. M. C. ; trf. Camp
Mills, Aug. 26, 1918. Dis. C. Grant, Jan. 24, 1919.
8. NORRIS, RALPH A. Seaman Ashmore, Ill. U. S. Navy
Born at Patoka ; son Mrs. E. M. Norris, formerly of Stras- burg; enl. in
Navy June 10, 1918; sent to Great Lakes; trf. first of Sept. to Navy Yards
at Philadelphia ; trf. in Jan. to U. S. S. Pocahontas, engaged in bringing
home troops.
9. NUTT, HAROLD Cook Shelbyville, Ill. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Born May 20, 1898, Shelbyville; son Isaac and Margaret Nutt, Shelbyville;
enl. July, 1917, Shelbyville, Co. H, 130 Inf., sent C. Logan, Oct. 9; sailed
May 15, 1918, Hoboken, transport .Agamemnon ; served in France all way
through with Co. H. Dis. C. Grant, June, 1919.