1919 World War
Service Records, 1st Group - R
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3. RADLOFF, ARTHUR Private
Altamont, Ill. 131 Amb. Co., 33 IMv.
Enl. member of Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div. ; trf. at Camp Logan, Texas, to 131
Amb. Co.; served through war with 33 Division.
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Born June 21, 1895, Shelby Co.; farmer; son E. A. and Eliza E. Ragan; enl.
Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned
4. RAGAN, PAUL HARLEY Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Bat. C, 115 F. A., 30 Div.
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agan; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned C. Taylor, Bat. D, 327 F.
A.; trf. C. Sevier, Bat. C, 115 F. A., 30 Div.; sailed N. Y. June 4, 1918;
landed Liver- pool; firing line 4 mos. ; Toul, St. Mihiel, Argonne, Wouvre
Plains; teamster. Dis. C. Grant April 10, 1919.
5. RAKER. TOHX H. Private
Oconee, Ill. L Co., 39 Inf., 4 Div.
Born Xov. 8, 1893, Oconee; farmer; son Henry and Mary Raker. Oconee; enl.
Shelbyville, Sept. 18, 1918; assigned C. Taylor. Hat. D, 327 F. A., 84 Div.;
trf. C. Pike, Co. G, 346 Inf., 87 Div.; trf. C. Greene, Co. L, 39 Inf., 4
Div.; trf. C. Mills; sailed Hoboken, May 10, 1918; landed Brest; firing line
July 18-Aug. 4, 1918; Chateau Thierry, Vesle River ; automatic rifleman ;
wounded. Dis. C. Grant April 2, 1919.
6. RANKIX. BERTRAM E. Private Windsor, Ill. Sup. Co., 164 Inf., 41 Div.
Born Dec. 23, 1888, Windsor; farmer; son Richard C. Rankin, Windsor; enl.
Kenmore, N. D., July 14, 1917; assigned C'. Greene, Sup. Co., 164 Inf., 41
Div.; trf. to C. Mills; trf. C. Merritt ; promoted Wagoner; attended O. T.
C., Minot, N. Dak.; sailed Hoboken Dec. 14, 1917; landed Liverpool. Dis. C.
Dodge, July 30, 1919.
7. RAYMOND, CLAUDE D. Mode, Ill. Enl. Des Moines, la., July 14, 1917 ;
assigned to Deming, N. Mex., there one year; sent to France; there 3 mos.;
returned to U. S. Jan. 6, 1919. Dis. at Des Moines, Tan. 18, 1919, after 18
mos. 4 days service.
8. READ, LLOYD WAYNE Private
Tower Hill, Ill. Co. H, 152 Inf., 38 Det., 76 Brig.
Born Tune 6, 1894, Pana ; barber; enl. Shelbyville, May 27. 1918; assigned
C. Shelby, Co. H, 152 Inf., 38 Div.; trf. C. Pike. Aug. 13, 1918, 2 C. O. T.
S. ; received dis- charge in preference to commission at C. Pike Nov. 27,
1918.
9. REED, HARRY ORMA 1st Class Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Replacements
Born April 1, 1891, Shelbyville; bookkeeper; son Allen II. and Frances
Carrie Reed; enl. July 16, 1918, Jefferson Bks. : assigned C. McArthur,
Replacements; recommended O. T. C., but not assigned account armistice
signed. Dis. C. Funston, Feb. 5, 1919.
10. REED, WM. N. Private
Tower Hill, Ill. Co. A, 136 M. G. Bn., 37 Div.
Born Jan. 30, 1893, Indianapolis ; laborer; son Warren and Lucy Reed, Tower
Hill ; enl. Burlington, Wis., May 27, 1918"; sent to C. Grant; assigned Co.
F, 344 Inf., 86 Div. (Blackhawk); promoted Cpl.; trf. Co. A, 136 M. G. Bn..
137 Div., as private; sailed Hoboken Sept. 9, 1918; landed Liverpool; firing
line Oct. 11-Nov. 18, 1918; St. Mihiel. Pannes sector, Ypres, Lys off. Dis.
C. Grant April 7. 1919.
RECHLEIN, HUGO F. L. Moweaqua, Ill
Enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 5, 1918; sent to C. Custer.
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1. REEDER, ERNEST B. Private, Marines
Shclbyville, Ill. 165 Machine Gun Co.
Born May 8, 1897, Shelbyville; merchant; son late Jas. W. and Klla B.
Reeder, Shelbyville; enl. AUK. 15, 1918, Paris Is., S. C. ; assigned 365
DrIll Co., A Battalion; trf. 165 M. G. Co., Nov. 1, 1918. Dis. Quantico,
Va., Feb. 7, 1919.
J. KE1XHART, FLOYD Corporal
Pana. Ill. Co. K, 22 Engineers
Enl. Shelbyville, June 28, 1918; sent Camp Taylor; as- signed Co. K, 22
Engrs., 4 Bn., Ft. Benj. Harrison; pro- moted Cpl.; sailed Sept. 1, 1918;
behind lines Sept. 27- Xov. 11, 1918, within range. Dis. Camp Grant, May 9,
1919.
3. RENXER, CLARENCE S. 1st Class Private
Westervelt, Ill. Co. H, 11 Regiment, Marines
Born Sept. 5, 1899, Shelbyville ; farmer: son Alva R. Ren- tier, Westervelt:
enl. St. Louis, July 26, 1918; assigned Paris Is. Recruit Station: trf.
Quantico, Va., Co. H, 11 Reg., Marines, Sept. 15, 1918; promoted 1st class
private July 20, 1919; sailed Hoboken Oct. 16, 1918; landed Brest: 5th Brig,
ordered in reserve Nov. 10. for attachment to 2nd Div. Dis. Aug. 11, 1919,
Hampton Roads.
-I. REXSHAW, KENXETH TAMES llIllsboro. Ill.
Coxswain
U. S. S. Patricia Born Oct. 1. 1899, Chicago: student; son Jas. F. and Etta
M. Renshaw, llIllsboro; enl. June 15, 1918, Chicago; as- signed C. Farragut,
Great Lakes, apprentice seaman ; trf. Ellis Is., July 21, 1918, S. 2 cl. ;
promoted Coxswain: sailed Hoboken, July 21, 1918; fired at submarine; landed
Plymouth ; trf. S. Hampton ; trf. naval aviation base. K;ist- ley, Eng. :
trf. back S. Hampton, shipped aboard I". S. S. Patricia; landed Hoboken Oct.
17, 1919. Dis. C. Barry, Sept. 26, 1919.
RETTIG, SAMUEL F. Mess Sergeant
Moweaqua, Ill Co. C, 130 Inf.. 33 Div.
Enl. Sullivan. Oct. 1, 1917, in Co. C, 130th Inf., 33d Div.; appointed Mess
Sgt., at C. Logan Dec. 1, 1917, and served through with Co. C in France.
Dis. C. Grant in May, 1919.
REYNOLDS. ALBERT Windsor, Ill.
34 C. A.
5. REYNOLDS, ALVA OWEN Private Windsor, Ill. Coast Art. Corps
Born Xov. 6, 1895, Shelby Co.; farmer; son Wm. T. and Loretta Reynolds,
Windsor; enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 5, 1918; sent to C. Custer; assigned 160
I). Brig.; trf. Ft. Totten. Nov. 2; trf. C. Eustis. Xov. 10. Dis. C. Grant
Dec. 27, 191X
REYNOLDS, CHARLES Neoga, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville, Aug. 30, 1918; sent to C. Grant.
REYNOLDS, GUY Corporal
Shelbyville, Ill. Co. M, 131 Inf.
Son Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Reynolds, Shelbyville; in service overseas with Co. M,
131 Infantry; Corporal.
6. REYNOLDS, WM. R. Corporal Windsor, Ill. 38th Division
Son Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Reynolds; enl. Shelbyville May 27. 1918; sent to C.
Shelby; trf. C. Mills; sailed Oct. 4, 1918; stationed Le Mans, France. May
9, 1918.
S. RICH, ORVAL Sergeant
Clarksburg, Ill. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Born Tan. 5, 1894, Shelby Co.: son Wm. Rich, Clarksburg; married April 1,
1918, LIllian Watkins; enl. Aug. 14, 1915. Shelbyville, Co. H ; promoted
Cpl., then Sgt. ; with C'o. H on Mexican border ; in training at C. Logan ;
sailed from Hoboken, May 15, 1918: landed Brest: in active service with Co.
H in France. Dis. C. Grant May 30, 1919.
9. RICHARDS, JOHN ROBERT Private Findlay, HI. ' Co. C. 130 Inf.. 33 Div.
Enl. April 10. 1917; in Co. C. 130 Inf., 33 Div.; sent C Logan, Oct. 9,
1918; sailed May, 1919; served with 33d Div.
RICHARDSON, HENRY ROY Musician
Moweaqua, Ill. I". S. S. Kansas
Born Feb. 11, 1892, Blue Mound, Ill.: tailor: son Mrs. Vary E. Hedrick,
Moweaqua; enl. Peoria. April 26, 1918: assigned navy, -Norfolk Tr. Sta. ;
trfd. Hampton Roads, May 6, 1918; trfd. U. S. S. Kansas, Tune 28, 1918. Dis.
Great Lakes. March 8. 1919.
10. RTEMAXX, CHARLES EDW. Bugler Cowden, Ill. Bat. D. 327 F. A.
Knl. Shelbyville. Oct. 3, 1917; sent C. Taylor; assigned Bat. D, 327 F. A.;
promoted to Bugler; served with 84tli I'iv.
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1. RIGGS, GEORGE R. Private lieecher City, Ill. Co. F, 55 Inf., 7 Div.
Born Shelby Co, Ill. ; went to Waco, Texas ; assigned
Co. F, 55 Inf., 7 Div.; sailed Aug., 1918; served overseas.
2. RIGGS, MARTIN H. Private lieecher City, Ill. 161 Depot Brigade
Enl. Decatur, June 10, 1917; sent Jefferson Bks; trfd. Camp Meigs, Wash.,
I). C., Sept. 4, 1918. Dis. Camp Grant, from 161 Depot Brigade, 2 Training
Bn.
RILEY, HARRY E. Moweaqua, Ill.
Son Mrs. Letha O. Riley, Decatur; eiil. Shelbyville, Sept. 5. 191S: sent to
C. Custer.
3. RILEY. HOMER V. Private
Tower Hill, Ill. Bat. I!., 21 F. A.. 5 Div.
Enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 5, 1917; sent Camp Taylor, Ky. ; assigned Co. M;
trfd. Leon Springs; assigned Bat. B, 21 F. A.; sailed May 1. 1918; firing
line July 1 to Xov. 11. Dis. Camp Grant, Aug. 1, 1919.
4. RIXGO, LUTHER J. Corporal
Fimllay, Ill. 327 Field Artillery, 84 Div.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ringo, Sullivan, Ill; enl. Shelby- ville. Sept. 19,
1917; sent Camp Taylor; assigned 327 F. A., si 4 Div.; sailed Sept. 9, 1918.
Dis. Camp Grant, July 99 1919
5. RISACKER, CIIAS. A. 1st Class Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Yet. Field Unit, 349 Inf., 88 Div.
Born luly 5, 1889, Shelbyville; son Frank Risacker. Shel- byville: enl. Jan.
29, 1918, Keokuk, la.; assigned M. V. S., 88 Div.; trfd. Yet. Fid. Unit, 349
Inf., 88 Div., Oct. 21, 1918: sailed Quebec. Canada, Aug. 16, 1918; landed
Liverpool, Aug. 31; Alsace and Metz. Dis. C'. Grant, lime 11. 1919.
6. RISSER, SUSA Private
Strasburg. Ill. Co. H, 130th Inf.
Born Apr. 26, 1897, Strasburg, Ill.; son of Dr. Frederick Win. and Mary D.
Risser, Strasburg; farmer; enl. Shelby- ville, Sept. 10, 1917, Co. H, 130
Inf.; went to Camp Lo- gan, Tex.: overseas May 15, 1918; landed Brest May
24, I'Msi; firing line July 18 to Xov. 11; Somme, Yerdun, St. Mihiel,
Argonne and Army of O. ; returned with Co. H. Dis. May 31, 1919. Cited for
gallantry in action at Marche- vIllc on Xov. 10, 1918.
7. RITTGERS, CHARLES Hq. Co.. 37 Inf.
Henton, Ill. Ft. Mclntosh, Tex.
Son John A. Rittgers, Henton, Ill.; enl. Shelbyville, May 23, 1918: sent
Jefferson Bks.; trfd. Mclntosh; assigned 37 Inf. Dis. summer of 1919.
8. ROADARMAL, YIVIAX Wagoner
Beecher City, Ill. 327 F. A., Bat. D, 84 Div.
Born Feb. 16, 1898, Christian Co.; farmer; son Samuel and Mary A. Roadarmal,
Beecher City; enl. Oct. 2, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned 327 F. A., Bat. D, 84
Div.; promote I wagoner; sailed Iloboken, Sept. 7, 1918; landed Liverpool;
ordered to front, but armistice prevented. Dis. C. Grant, Feb. 19. 1919.
9. ROBB, FLOYD NOBLE Sergeant
Strasburg, Ill. Battery B, F. A. Repl. 7 Reg.
Born Ian. 23, 1895, Sullivan; farmer; son George and Mary Robb. Windsor;
enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; as- signed C. Taylor, 54 Co.. 159 Depot
Brig.; promoted Cpl. Oct. 1. 1918; Sgt. Nov. 1, 1918. Dis. Camp Taylor, Dec.
29, 1918.
10. ROBERTS, FOREST HAROLD Corporal
Lakewood, Ill. 124 Co. 9 Reg. U. S. Marines
Born Xov. 7, 1895. Lakewood; son Joseph and Anna Roberts: enl. June 30,
1917, Marine Recruiting Office, St. Louis. Recruit training, Paris Island,
S. C. ; assigned 124 Co.. 9 Reg. 3 Provisional Brig. U. S. M. C. ; trfd.
-Marine Bks., <Juantico; trfd Gauntanamo Bay, Cuba; trfd. Gal- veston,
Texas; promoted First Class Private; promoted Cpl. Dis. Galveston, Feb. 20,
1919.
ROl'.ERTS, GEO. B. Shelbyville, Ill.
Sent to Camp Dix, X. J., April 30, 1918; rejected a few days later.
ROBINSON, JESSE M. Enlisted through local board.
PtiHC One Hitntlrc,! Si.vty-Xinf
Puna., Ill.
1. ROBERTS, MICHAEL 1st Cl. Private
Duvall. Hq. Co., 308 F. A.. 78 Div.
Born Xov. 21, 1893, Duvall; stenographer; son John D. and Mary E. Roberts,
Duvall : enl. Shelbyville, April 30, 1918; sent C. Dix : assigned Hq. Co.,
308 F. A., 78 Div.; promoted 1st Cl. Private; sailed Hoboken, May 26, 1918;
landed Liverpool; firing line Aug. 27, 1918, to Xov. 11; St. Mihiel,
Meuse-Argonne ; runner. Dis. C. Grant, May J7, 1919.
.'. ROBBIXS, DELOS ADAMS Corporal
Moweaqua, Ill. 142 Inf., 36 Div., 71 Brig.
Born Dec. 24, 1896, Moweaqua ; farmer ; son W. D, and Minervia A. Robbins;
enl. April 20, 1917, Ft. Sills, < >kla. : assigned 142 Inf., 36 Div., 71
Brig.; prompted Cpl.; sailed Hoboken Aug. 1, 1918; landed Brest; firing line
3 days; Champagne, Argonne; taken prisoner by Germans on Ar- gonne ;
prisoner Oct. 9 to Dec. 10; Rostat Baden, Ger- many; French failed to
support; 12 prisoners were taken. Dis." C. HIll, June 18, 1919.
3. RODENBERGER, KENT 1st Sergeant Windsor, Ill. Q. M. C.
Knl. Dec. 26, 1917; son M. M. Rodenberger; called in April ; in training at
Aviation School ; went to France in spring 1917 with Quartermaster Corps and
for quite a while was with a railroad transportaion unit; stationed while in
I". S. at Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla.
4. ROESSLER, CHARLES A. Private Shelbyville. Co. E, 78 Inf., 14 Div.
Born Feb. 25, 1887, Shelbyville; farmer; son Philip and .Mary M. Roessler,
Shelbyville; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelby- ville; sent C. Custer ; assigned
Co. E, 78 Inf., 14 Div.
5. ROMINGER, WILLIAM EDGAR 2nd Lieut. Shelbyville, Ill. 14 Machine Gun Co.
(Repl.)
Printer; law student; son Elizabeth Brown; married Feb. _'l, 1918. Elizabeth
Stewardson ; drafted Local Board, Shel- hyville, Feb. 22, 1918; assigned 18
Co., 159 Depot Brig- ade. Camp Taylor, Ky. ; Cpl. few days later; trfd. 54
Co. tune, 1918, as Co. Clerk and Acting 1st Sgt. ; trfd. 14 Co.. C. M. (1.
O. T. S., Camp Hancock, Aug. 19; com- missioned 2nd Lieut. Xov. 25, 1918,
Reserve Corps. Dis. Sgt., Hancock. Xov. 25, 1918; Bus. Mgr. Shelby Co. War
Historians; chairman Shelby Co. Veterans' Assn.: dele- gate first convention
American Legion, May 9, 1918; Le- gion organizer Shelby Co. in 1919;
delegate and secretary Roy Vanderpool Post, 1919.
6. ROWLEY, WM. W. 1st Class Seaman Witt, Ill. U. S. Xavy
orn July 1, 1893, Spring Valley, Ill.; son Thomas Row- y. Pana ; married May
31, 1913. Alta A. Hoover, dau. ndrew Hoover, Pana ; three children, Marion,
F., Walter . and Herman E. ; miner; enl. July 2, 1918, Chicago; avy ;
assigned U. S. X. R. F., Seaman 2nd Class ; pro- loted 1st Class Seaman upon
grad. from Coxswain school, so recommended as coxswain ; in training 5 mo. 6
days, eleased at Great Lakes Dec. 8, 1918.
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7. RUBLE, CLAUDE B. Bugler
Windsor. Co. B., 4th U. S. Inf.
Born May 12, 1888, Windsor; son Charles and Callie Ru- ble, Windsor;
restaurant manager: enl. Xov. 21, 1917, Chicago; assigned Co. B, 4th U. S.
Inf.; trained Camp Green and Camp Stuart as Bugler; sailed Xewport Xews
April 15, 1918; landed St. Xazaire April 28; in trenches 3 mos. at Chateau
Thierry, Verdun, Toul, Argonne, Meuse; trfd. 353 Inf. 89 Div. in Sept. 1918;
in hospital, Nov., influenza. Dis. C. Grant, Apr. 11, 1919.
S. RUBLE, WM. A. Wagoner
Windsor. 308 Amb. Co.. 77 Div.
Born Feb. 16, 1890, Lancaster. Ohio; son C. H. and Cal- lie Ruble, Windsor;
painter; enl. June 20, 1917, Pontiac, Mich.; assigned Amb. Co. Xo. 20, Ft.
Oglethorpe ; trfd. Amh. Co. Xo. 21 ; trfd. Amb. Co. Xo. 308, 77 Div.. Camp
Upton; promoted in France to Wagoner: in training 10 mos.; sailed Hoboken
Apr. 1918; landed Brest Ma/ 6, 1918; to trenches June 21, 1918, until Xov.
11; at Bac- carat Sector, Vesle Sector, Oisne-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne. Dis. C.
Custer, June 4, 1919.
9. RUCH, LUCIEN Private Shelbyville. Q. M. C. Remount 319
Born March, 1896, Shelbyville: son Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ruch, Shelbyville;
farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville: assigned to 54 Co., D. B. ; later
to Wagon Train Co. Xo. 3 of O. M. C. Remount 319 at Camp Taylor. Ky. : in
training 11 mos. Dis. C. Taylor May 17, 1919.
10. RUCKREIGEL, HERBERT Private Shelbyville. U. S. (luards
r.orn Aug. 18, 1889, Shelbyville; son Mrs. Anna Ruckrie- gel, Shelbyville;
enl. Sept. 5, 1917, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor; assigned to Bty. D,
327 F. A.; trfd. Camp Pike, Ark., 346 Inf., Xov. 1917; sent as Replacement
Mar. 1918, to Camp Green, Charlotte. X. C. and then to Ft. Xiagra.
Youngstown, X. T. : in Tune, 1918, to Guard Co. (U. S. Guards), then to
Hayonne, X. J., Aug. 1918, guarding oil tanks; there three mos.; sent to
Metuchen. X. '/.., guarding Amm. plant; sent to Camp Dix, then to Grant and
Dis. Jan. ?.S, 1919.
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