1919 World War
Service Records, 1st Group - O

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10. O'BRIEN, ROY, Musician, Shelbyville, Ill., 327 F. A., 84 Div.

Specially inducted in May, 1918, at Camp Taylor and assigned to 327 F. A. Regimental band. Dis. in February, 1919.

OHL, HERMAN, Moweaqua, Ill.

1. OLMSTEAD, CARL D. 2d Lieut. FinIllay, Ill. 36th Division

Born Oct. 15, 1894, Findlay, Ill.; son Fred and Emma (Hmstead, Findlay; electrician; enl. Aug. 5, 1917, Shelby- ville, with Co. H, 130 Inf., 4th Ill. Keg.; Cpl. Sept. 'l , 1917; Sgt., Dec. 1, 1917; Supply Sgt.. June, 1918; 2d Lieut., Apr. 8, 1919; trf. from C. Logan to C. Stanley, 0. T. C'. Rep. Div., Jan. 9, 1918, then to Co. H, 130 Inf., April 1, 1918: sailed Hoboken .May 16, 1918; landed Brest May 24, 1918; Albert, Argonne Meuse; trf. 1st repl. depot (>. T. C. La Valbonne, Oct. 17, 1918; assigned 36 Div.. May 15. 1919, attached Hq. Co., lllth Eng.; returned with 36 Div., landing June 11, 1919. Dis. July 3, C. Grant. One brother in service.

OLSHASKIE, LUTHER, Pana, Ill.

Enl. Shelbyville, June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor.

2. O'XIEL, JOHN R. Private 1st Cl. Decatur, Ill. 21st Infantry

Born 1892, St. Jacob, Ill. ; son of Thos. O'Xiel. St. Louis, Mo.; auto mechanic; enl. May 23, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 21st Inf.; trained at Camp Taliaferro and Camp Kearney, Cal. and Ft. Russell, Wyo. Dis. Aug. 4, 1919, C'. Grant. One brother in service.

C'orporal Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.

3. OXIOX, CHARLES Windsor, Ill.

Born Dec. 26, 1891, Corydon, Ind. ; son Thomas and -Anna Onion, Windsor; farmer; enl. July 21,^1917, Shelbyville; with Co. H, 130th Inf.; promoted Cpl. at Daryenies, France; trained as sniper, C. Logan; sailed May 17, 1918; landed Hrest May 26, 1918; Meuse Argonne offensive, Somme, Amiens sector, Troyon sector and Army of Occu- pation ; returned with Co. H. Dis. May 30, 1919, C. Grant.

4. ORHERG, RUSSELL THORSELL Bn. Sgt. Major Shelbyville, Ill. 160 Depot Brigade

Born Nov. 10, 1897, Chicago; son Peter and Hilma Or- berg, Shelbyville; stenographer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918; as- signed 16'9th Depot Brigade, C'amp Custer, Mich. ; pro- moted Cpl., Dec. 16, 1918, then Sgt., March 4, 1919, then Bn. Sgt. Major, March 15, 1919. J)is. March 31, 1919, C. Custer. Brother, Oscar, died in France.

5. ORDEL, HOWARD Private Windsor, Ill. 4th Repl. Sqd.

Born 1895, Champaign; son Samuel Ordel, Windsor: farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to 4th Repl. Squadron, Camp Custer; mechanic; trf. Ft. Wayne. Feb. 20. Dis. Jan. 23, 1919, Ft. Wayne, Detroit.

6. ORR, FRED

7. ORR, MINDIK Bethany, Ill.

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8. OSBORNE, HARRY PIXXELL Kgtl. Sgt. Major Janesville, Ill. Co. II, 130 Inf.. 33 Div.

Born Dec. 4, 1896, Decatur; son Mrs. L. P.. Osborne, Janesville, Ill.; student; enl. May 30, 1917, Mattoon ; Co. II, 130 Inf.; promoted Cpl. to Sgt., then Regtl. Sgt. Major; in training Camp Logan; sailed May 16, 1918; landed Brest May 24, 1918; 47 days on firing line; Meuse- Argonne, Somme, Albert; returned with 33d Div. Dis. May 30, 1919, C. Grant.

9. OSTERDAY, JASPER C. Sgt. 1st Cl. Windsor, Ill. Co. H. 150 Inf.

Born July 3, 1886, Lafayette, Ind.; son of Milton and Laura Osterday, Lafayette; baker; enl. May 27, 1918, Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to Co. H, 150 Inf.; trf. to Bakery No."364 -- ' '"'" ----' - =----

Cooks and Bake.-,

Demobilization Unit No. 1, Oct. 1919, C. Gordon, Ga.

Shelbyville, Ill.

1st Cl. Private Co. B, 37 Inf.

ion of W. D. Orr, Findlay; enl. May 23, 1918; sent Jef- ferson Bks. ; trf. Camp Mclntosh, Tex., Co. B, 37 Inf.

on July 11, 1918, attached to School for :rs, Feb. 13, 1919; trf.

to Camp Gordon. 1919. Dis. Oct 11,

10. OSTERMEIER, EDWARD H. Private

Strasburg, Ill. Co. C, M. G., 38 Div.

Born Sept. 26, 1893, Strasburg; farmer; enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Co. C', M. G.. 38th Div.; trained in Camp Shelby; sailed from Hoboken Oct. 3, 1918; landed Liverpool, Oct. 14; returned with 145 Inf., Co. B. Dis. Oct. 15, 1919, C. Grant. Two brothers and one sister in service.

OWINGS. GEO. Private

Ilerrick, Ill. Co. B, 36 Engineers

Knl. Silverwood, Ind., March 28, 1918; assigned Co. B. 36 Kngrs. ; sailed June 7, 1918. Dis. C. Grant July 10, 1919.

OWIXC.S. LUTHER

Ilerrick, Ill. Page One Hundred Si.rty-T^o

1. OWENS, GEORGE Private Shelbyville, Ill. 115 F. A., 30 Div.

Born 1892, Findlav ; farmer; son Wm. Owens, Shelbyville; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned Batt. D, 327 F. A., 84 Div., C. Taylor; trf. C. Sevier, S. C., 30 Div., F. A.; sailed New York June 4, 1918; under fire 3 mos.: active service, St. Mihiel, Argonne. Dis. C. Grant, Apr. 10, 1919; one brother in service.

2. OWENS, WM. L. Private

Shelbyville, Ill. Co. H, 150 Inf., 38 Div.

Born Sept. 25, 1886, Shelbyville; farmer; enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Co. H, 150 Inf., 38 Div.; trf. Pioneer Co., 130 Inf., 33 Div., C. Shelby; trained 6 mos,; sailed Hoboken, Oct. 6, 1918; returned to U. S. with casual Co. Dis. C. Grant, May 27, 1919.