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SULT, LESLIE F., Gilman, son Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Sult; aged 22, farmer; select- ive, May 13, 1918, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. SUNDAY, CLARENCE, Marshalltown; S. A. T. C., I. S. C., Ames.
SUTER, ERIC W., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. George Suter; enlisted; Cpl. Co. 22, 6th Bn., 163d Depot Brig., Camp Dodge.
SUTER, LYLE S., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. George Suter; M. H. S. '15; en- listed; dental assistant, Med. Dept., 317th Amm. Train, 92d Div., A. E. F .; stationed at Belleville and Marbach, during engage- ments before Metz; department main- tained dental hospitals during bombard- ment; mustered out, Camp Dodge, July 12, 1919.
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SVENDSEN, ALFRED, Green Mountain, son Mrs. Laurine Svendsen; selective, Sept. 19, 1917, Camp Dodge; transferred to Camp Cody, N. M .; arrived overseas July, 1918; wounded by gunshot in ankle, Aug., 1918; returned to U. S .; sent to Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D. C.
SVENDSEN, CHARLES, Green Mountain, son Mrs. Laurine Svendsen; inducted into service Pittsburgh, Penn .; overseas July, 1918.
SWALLOW, GEORGE E., State Center; recruited May 8, 1917.
SWANSON, CHARLES E., Green Mountain, son Mr. and Mrs. Peter Swanson; aged 20; enlisted May 6, 1918; C. A.
SWANSON, DAVID WILBERT, Marshall- town, son Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Swanson; aged 21; selective, Sept. 6, 1918, Camp Dodge; Co. M., 88th Inf., 19th Div.
SWANSON, HAROLD, Green Mountain, son Mr. and Mrs. Peter Swanson; aged 21; enlisted May 6, 1918, C. A .; stationed Vancouver Barracks, Wash., Bat. A, 48th C. A. C .; arrived overseas Oct., 1918.
SWEARINGEN, CHARLES HENRY, Mar- shalltown; selective, Sept, 6, 1918, Camp Dodge; transferred to Ft. Sam Houston, Tex .; assigned to Motor Trans. Corps; transferred to Ft. Mascn, San Francisco, Jan. 31, 1919; mustered out, Camp Dodge, March 19, 1919.
SWEARINGEN, LESTER E., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Swearingen; student; recruited April, 1917; stationed Ft. McDowell, Cal .; transferred to Ft. Kamehameha, Island of Oahu, H. T .; 5th Co. of Oahu; transferred to Ft. Monroe, Va., for radio training; Radio Sergt., 75th Reg. C. A. C .; sent to O. T. S .; mustered out, Ft. Monroe, Dec., 1918.
SWEDBERG, DAVID, Marshalltown; Mrs. David Swedberg, wife; aged 23, brick- layer; selective, Sept. 19, 1917, Camp Dodge; 163d Depot Brig .; transferred to Q. M. Corps; mustered out, Camp Dodge, Jan., 1918.
SWEDBERG, EDWIN, Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. Peter Swedberg; aged 19; recruited Oct. 7, 1917; stationed Camp Logan, Tex., 82d F. A .; transferred to El Paso.
SWEDBERG, PAUL, Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. Peter Swedberg; aged 22, trav- eling salesman; M. H. S. '16; selective, May, 1918, from Chicago, to Ft. Preble, Me .; overseas Aug. 15, 1918; Bugler, 7th Reg., C. A. C.
SWEENEY, DWIGHT, Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Sweeney; M. H. S. '17; enlisted, navy, May 15, 1918; sta- tioned Mare Island, Cal .; assigned to U. S. S. Ingram; wireless receiver.
SWENSON, BENJAMIN, LeGrand, son Mr. and Mrs. John Swenson; aged 22, ma- chinist; selective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark .; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J .; overseas with 3d Co., S. A. R. D .; assigned to M. G. Co., 161st Inf .; mustered out, Camp Dodge, March 8, 1919.
SWENSON, JOHN M., LeGrand, son Mr. and Mrs. John Swenson; inducted Cut- band, Mont .; stationed Vancouver Bar- racks, Wash.
SWENSON, OLIVER, LeGrand, son Mr. and Mrs. John Swenson; aged 29, farmer; se- lective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark .; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J .; left U. S., Sept. 23, 1918; Pvt. Co. E, 1st Reg. Inf. Rep. and Tr. Troops; returned to U. S., April 7, 1919; mustered out, Camp Dodge, April 23, 1919.
SWINGLEY, LIEUT. JAMES S., Marshall- town, son Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swingley; enlisted Oct. 21, 1917; stationed Ft. Logan, Kelly Field, Vancouver Barracks, Port- land, Ore., Jacksonville, Fa., and Ft. Sam Houston; commissioned 2d Lieut., Q. M. Corps; Q. M. Officer, Southern Dept. of- fice; recommended 1st Lieut., Q. M. Corps, Nov. 5, 1918, by Col. Daniel E. McCarthy, Dept. and Depot Q. M., Southern Dept .; mustered out, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., Jan. 21, 1919.
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TALBOT, NATHAN ALFRED, Marshall- town, son Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Talbot; aged 30, postal clerk; selective, Sept. 5, 1917, Camp Dodge; cook; Sergt. Co. F., 350th Inf .; transferred, Camp Mills, N. Y., April 12, Pvt. 1st class, M. G. Co., 139th Inf .; overseas April, 1918; assigned to clerical work in France; Grand Baloon sector, June 20 to 29, 1918; Wesserling sector, July 16 to Sept. 2; St. Mihiel of- fensive, Sept. 12-16; Meuse-Argonne of- fensive, Sept. 26 to Oct. 2; gassed Sept. 29; mustered out, Camp Funston, Kan., May 8, 1919.
TAPPS, BERT H., Marshalltown; Mrs. Bert Tapps, wife; aged 19, truck driver; re- cruited July 22, 1918; stationed Ft. Logan, Colo., and Camp Eustis, Va .; overseas Oct. 21, 1918; Pvt. Bat. A, 45th C. A. C .; mus- tered out, Camp Dodge, Feb. 19, 1919.
TARLETON, BEN P., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Tarleton; aged 26, vul- canizer; selective, April 29, 1918, Camp Dodge.
TAYLOR, FRED, Belle Plaine; selective, Oct. 27, 1917, Camp Dodge; 366th Inf .; mustered out, March, 1918.
TAYLOR, FRED, Marshalltown; selective, Sept. 19, 1917, Camp Dodge.
TEAGER, GEORGE DAVID, Marshalltown, aged 32, engineer; selective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark .; 162d Depot Brig .; trans- ferred to Training Bn., for Sergt .; mus- tered out, Camp Dodge, Dec. 28, 1918.
TEAGER, HENRY O., Marshalltown; en- listed, navy, Des Moines, July 10, 1917; stationed Great Lakes, Ill .; assigned to U. S. S. Missouri; transferred to U. S. S. Nokomis, doing patrol duty along French coast.
TENNEY, LIEUT. CLARENCE E., Mar- shalltown, aged 25, civil engineer; re- cruited June 7, 1917; stationed Ft. Logan, Colo .; Ft. Riley, Kan., Med. Corps, 338th F. A .; Camp Dodge; commissioned 2d. Lieut., Sanitary Corps, Aug., 1918; over- seas Sept., 1918; Camp Hosp. No. 33, Brest.
TERRELL, JOHN, Bluford, Ill., son Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Terrell; inducted, Bluford, Ill., July 24, 1918, as from this county; sent to Camp Pike, Ark.
TERRELL, WILLIAM C., Bluford, Ill., son Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Terrell; aged 24, far- mer; selective, Feb. 26, 1918, Camp Dodge.
TERRILL, ROSS S., R. F. D. 7, Marshall- town, son Mr. and Mrs. James Terrill; aged 18; recruited, aviation sect., Jan. 15, 1918.
TERRIN, JOHN, Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Terrin; Cpl., 350th Inf., 88th Div .; mustered out, Camp Dodge, June 24, 1919.
THACKER, JAMES P., Gilman; recruited May 7, 1917.
THOMAS, CLYDE L., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Thomas; enlisted, Sheridan, Wyo., Oct. 6, 1917; stationed Camp Lewis, Wash .; overseas Dec., 1917; Cpl .; killed in action in France, Sept. 30, 1918.
THOMAS, LIEUT. FRANCIS JOHN, Mar- shalltown; Mrs. F. J. Thomas, wife; served in Spanish-American war; enlisted Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Nov., 1918, school for army chaplains; commissioned Lieut .; mustered out Dec., 1918.
THOMAS, HOWARD H., Albion, son Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Thomas; aged 25, farmer; selective, July 31, 1918, Camp Forrest, Ga .; transferred to Camp Funston, Kan., Oct. 4; to Camp Mills, N. Y., Nov. 5, and to Camp Humphrey, Va., Jan. 8, 1919; Co. D, 210th Eng .; mustered out, Camp Dodge, March 13, 1919.
THOMAS, IRA E., Marshalltown; aged 30, sheet metal worker; selective, Sept. 19, 1917, Camp Dodge; recruit, Inf., unas- signed; mustered out, Camp Dodge, Oct. 10, 1917.
THOMAS, JAMES F., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Thomas; recruited, Jan. 23, 1917, for Inf .; mustered out, phys- ical disability, San Francisco, Cal., June, 1917; first volunteer soldier from county discharged for disability.
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THOMPSON, ARCHIE T., Gilman, son Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Thompson; aged 18; recruited Nov. 20, 1917; stationed Ft. Lo- gan, Ft. Worden and Camp Eustis; over- seas with C. A.
THOMPSON, GUY WILBER, Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Thompson; aged 23, machinist; selective, April 29, 1918, Camp Dodge; Pvt. 313th Eng .; trans- ferred to Co. B, 163d Depot Brig .; mus- tered out, physical disability, Aug. 29, 1918.
THOMPSON, HENRY, Marshalltown; se- lective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark.
THOMPSON, LOUIS M., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Thompson; aged 27, clerk; selective, April 29, 1918, Camp Dodge; guard, McKinley Park, Chicago.
THOMPSON, SANFORD LEO, Marshall- town, son Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Thompson; aged 21; inducted, Nevada, Sept. 6, 1918; stationed Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Fla.
THOMPSON, OLIF, Marshalltown; U. S. Navy.
THOMPSON, WAYNE, Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Thompson; 117th Aero Squadron, A. E. F .; mustered out, Camp Funston, Kan., Dec., 1918.
THORN, RALPH H., Marshalltown, son Mrs. Rose Thorn; aged 18, teamster; re- cruited Feb. 11, 1918, for cavalry.
THORN, SYLVAN E., Marshalltown, son Mrs. Rose Thorn; aged 20, clerk; M. H. S., '17; recruited Jan. 7, 1918; 831st Aero Squadron, England.
THORPE, CLARENCE A., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Thorpe; selective, Aug. 6, 1918, Jefferson Barracks, Mo .; overseas Oct., 1918, with Co. 11, Sept. A. R. D .; transferred to Co. K, 6th Inf., 5th Div., A. E. F .; army of occupation, Ger- many.
TOEDT, DELBERT C., Laurel; aged 21; re- cruited May 31, 1918; C. A.
TOMLINSON, LIEUT. PAUL C., Ames, son Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Tomlinson; M. H. S., '16, teacher; commissioned 2d Lieut. Inf., Camp Dodge, Aug. 31, 1918; as-
signed to 163d Depot Brig .; mustered out, Camp Dodge, Dec., 1918.
TONE, LIEUT. ROBERT L., Gilman, aged 28; selective, Sept. 18, 1917, Camp Dodge; 0. T. C., No. 2, Camp Dodge; commis- sioned 2d Lieut. of Inf., Aug. 31, 1918; assigned to 163d Depot Brig .; mustered out, Camp Dodge, Dec. 24, 1918.
TOW, J. BASIL, LeGrand, son Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Tow; enlisted, navy, Des Moines, April 12, 1918.
TOW, MARVIN HERBERT, aged 24; en- listed, navy, Des Moines, June 30, 1917; stationed Great Lakes, Ill .; carpenter's mate, 2d class; mustered out, Great Lakes, June 13, 1919.
TRAVER, LEE, Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Traver; aged 23. laborer; se- lective, June 24, 1918, Camp Dodge.
TRITT, W. H., Marshalltown, U. S. N.
TROWBRIDGE, NED A., R. F. D., Mar- shalltown; selective, Sept. 6, 1918, Camp Dodge; transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss .; Base Hosp. No. 130; mustered out Dec., 1918.
TROWBRIDGE, WILLIAM F., Marshall- town, son Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Trow- bridge; enlisted, aviation sec .; Cpl. 185th Aerial Squadron; eighteen months over- seas; mustered out, Camp Dodge, July I, 1919.
TUCKER, AUZIE, Gatewood, Mo .; aged 24, farmer; selective, May 13, 1918, Jefferson Barracks, Mo .; transferred to Camp Mac- Arthur, Tex .; Co. L, 64th Inf., A. E. F.
TWEDT, IVER MARCELLUS, LeGrand, son Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Twedt; en- listed.
TWEED, OSCAR, Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Tweed; aged 22, clerk; M. H. S. '15; recruited Dec. 5, 1917; trans- ferred to Presidio, Tex .; seven months in France, Bat. E, 62d Reg., C. A. C .; mus- tered out, Camp Dodge, Feb., 1919.
TWEED, OTTO, Dunbar, son Mr. and Mrs. Osman Tweed; aged 28, mechanic; select- ive, Feb. 26, 1918, Camp Dodge; Co. A, 32d Eng., A. E. F .; returned to U. S., June, 1919.
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TYLER, SAM, Marshalltown; selective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark.
ULRICK, JOSEPH, Marshalltown; aged 31, musician; selective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark .; 14th Co., 4th Rec. Bn., 162d Depot Brig .; mustered out, Camp Dodge, Feb. 19, 1919.
VAN DER VENTER, JOHN RAY, Gilman, son Mr. and Mrs. John B. Van Der Ven- ter; aged 29, jeweler; selective, June 24, 1918, Camp Dodge; overseas, Aug., 1918; Co. L, 350th Inf., 88th Div.
VANHOY, THOMAS, Marshalltown; James R. Vanhoy, brother; lineman; recruited May 9, 1917; Cpl. Co. E, 2d Engineers, A. E. F .; died of disease, Hosp. No. 35, Blois, France, Feb. 19, 1919; posthumously awarded croix de guerre for valor in ser- vice.
VAN LAW, JAMES H., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Van Law; aged 19, student; M. H. S. '18; Senior Cpl., S. A. T. C., S. U. I., Iowa City; detailed to O. T. C., C. A., Ft. Monroe, Va .; order coun- termanded because of end of war; mus- tered out, Dec. 19, 1918.
VAN SLYKE, GEORGE H., Liscomb, son Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Van Slyke; enlisted for mech. training, March, 1918; stationed Sweeney Auto School, Kansas City, Mo., April 5; qualified for ground aviation; detailed as chauffeur for officers; trans- ferred Kelly Field, motorcycle corps, as messenger for headquarters; 3d Co., Con- centration Brig.
VARNUM, RUSSELL F., R. F. D. 4, Mar- shalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. Phineas Var- num; aged 24, chauffeur; recruited Dec. 12, 1917; stationed Kelly Field, Aero Ser- vice.
VAUGHAN, CLARENCE H., Marshall- town; Mrs. C. H. Vaughan, wife; selective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark .; trans- ferred to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan .; over- seas Nov., 1918; 34th Service Co., Sig. Corps; returned to U. S., June, 1919.
VECERA, JOHN L., Marshalltown; aged 18; recruited, June 20, 1918, Med. Corps.
VICKERS, LOUIS E., Lamoille; recruited July 17, 1917; Amb. Co. 24, Ft. Clark, Tex.
VINCENT, JAMES, R. F. D., Marshalltown; selective, Sept. 6, 1918, Camp Dodge.
VINCENT, JOHN E., Green Mountain; aged 18; recruited July 8, 1918; Cav.
VLADYKA, MORRIS D., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Vladyka, Newton, Ia .; aged 27, railroad employe; selective, Feb. 26, 1918, Camp Dodge; transferred Camp Upton, N. Y .; overseas May, 1918; Co. C, 39th Eng., A. E. F.
VON SPRECKELSEN, WILLIAM A., Clover- dale, Ind., son Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Von Spreckelsen; aged 27, farm laborer; se- lective, Feb. 26, 1918, Camp Dodge.
VOGEL, LIEUT. WALTER B., Marshall- town, son Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Vogel, Mal- com, Ia .; O. T. C., Ft. Snelling, Minn .; commissioned Lieut., V. S. R .; assigned to Co. F, 131st Inf., Camp Logan, Tex .; transferred to Co. B, 304th Inf., Camp Devens, Mass .; overseas Aug., 1918.
VOGT, JOHN F., Melbourne; selective, April 5, 1918, Sweeney Auto School, Kan- sas City, Mo.
VOGT, LIEUT. PHILIP HARTLEY, Mar- shalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Vogt; aged 21, student; selective, Sept. 19, 1917, Camp Dodge; Co. A, 88th M. P .; Co. 1, 4th O. T. S .; commissioned 2d Lieut. Inf., Aug. 31, 1918; 15th Bn., 163d Depot Brig .; M. P. Hdq., Camp Provost Guard; mustered out, Camp Dodge, Jan. 6, 1919.
VOSBURG, ARCHIE D., Gilman, son Mr. and Mrs. Dwight J. Vosburg; aged 21, butcher; selective, Feb. 26, 1918, Camp Dodge; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Upton, N. Y .; overseas June, 1918; 1st class Pvt. Co. A, 118th Inf., 30th Div., A. E. F .; occupation of Ypres sector, Aug. 1-9, 1918; offensive operation of Cambrai-St. Quentin, Sept. 23 to Oct. 19; mustered out, Camp Dodge, April 10, 1919.
VROOMAN, LESLIE E., Marshalltown, son Mrs. Nellie May Vrooman; enlisted, avia- tion, Jan. 15, 1918; stationed Vancouver Barracks, Wash .; special duty in land di- vision, aviation section, spruce dept.
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WAGNER, HARRY A., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. George Wagner; aged 29, painter; selective, Feb. 26, 1918, Camp Dodge; overseas June, 1918; on fighting line from July 4; Co., B, 131st Inf., 33d Div .; mustered out, Camp Grant, Ill., June 4,1919.
WAITE, RAY G., Marshalltown; inducted at Shelbyville, Mo., as from this county, July 24, 1918; sent to Camp Pike, Ark .; discharged, physical disability, Aug. 14, 1918, Camp Pike.
WALDO, RAYMOND RALPH, Albion, son Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Waldo; aged 22; se- lective, Feb. 26, 1918, Camp Dodge; over- seas July, 1918; 118th Inf., 30th Div .; Ypres sector, Somme offensive; mustered out, Camp Dodge, April 10, 1919.
WALDO, SIDNEY, Marshalltown; selective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark .; dis- charged, physical disability, Aug. 6, 1918, Camp Pike.
WALKUP, CLINTON, Gilman, son Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Walkup; aged 26, farmer; se- lective, June 24, 1918, Camp Dodge; over- seas Aug., 1918; Co. L, 350th Inf., 88th Div .; army of occupation in Germany; mustered out, Camp Dodge, June, 1919.
WALKUP, HOWARD L., Fredericksburg, Ia., son Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walkup; aged 27, truck driver; selective, June 24, 1918, Camp Dodge; transferred to Whip- ple Barracks, Ariz .; Co. M, 350th Inf., 88th Div .; mustered out, Prescott, Ariz , Feb. 14, 1919.
WALKUP, JOHN EARL, Haverhill; aged 27, farmer; selective, Sept. 19, 1917, Camp Dodge; transferred to Camp Cody, N. M .; started for France, via Camp Dix, N. J., Aug. 21, 1918; contracted pneumonia and was sent to hospital; mustered out, Camp Dix, Dec. 19, 1918.
WALKUP, JOHN, Gilman; enlisted, as mu- sician, Calgary, Canada, July, 1916; sta- tioned Sarcee camp; overseas and trans- ferred to American army band in England.
WALL, LIEUT. EARL S., Albion, adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wall, Marshall- town; aged 24; enlisted, Chicago, Aug., 1917; stationed Ft. Sam Houston, Tex .;
overseas early summer of 1918; Lieut., Co. K, 132d Inf .; wounded in action in arm and hip; died of wounds, Oct. 24, 1918; posthumously cited for exceptional bra- very in action in leading his men against strong machine gun nests in the Boise Maulamont, Oct. 8, 1918.
WALL, WAYLAND W., State Center; se- lective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark.
WALLACE, ROY ELMER, Marshalltown; Mrs. R. E. Wallace, wife; aged 21, ma- chinist; selective, Sept. 19, 1917, Camp Dodge.
WALLISH, LAWRENCE F., Marshalltown, son Mrs. Mary Wallish; aged 20, machin- ist; enlisted, Ft. Logan, Colo., Jan. 2, 1918; stationed South San Antonio, Tex .; 662d Aero Squadron.
WALTEMEYER, RAYMOND, Marshall- town, son Mrs. Lucinda West; aged 26, carpenter; recruited June 11, 1917; eleven months in Ft. Logan, Ft. Riley, Camp Logan, Tex., Camp McClellan, Ala., Camp Merritt, N. J .; overseas Aug., 1918; Hdq. Co., 79th F. A .; transferred to Bat. B, 79th F. A., head cook; one year in France; mustered out, Camp Dedge, June 28, 1919.
WALTER, ROY H., Beaman, son Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Walter; aged 20; recruited May 4, 1917; stationed Ft. Scott, Cal .; C. A. C .; died, Ft. Scott, July 28, 1917; first death among recruits from Marshall county.
WALTERS, AVERY LEE, Marshalltown; aged 23, farmer; selective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark .; Cpl. Motor Truck Co. 341; mustered out, Camp Pike, May 13, 1919.
WALTERS, EDWARD F., Burlington; in- ducted at Burlington as from this county, July 24, 1918; sent to Camp Pike, Ark.
WALTON, ARCHIE H., Marshalltown; Mrs. Archie Walton, wife; aged 28, con- tractor; selective, Sept. 19, 1917, Camp Dodge; Sergt. Q. M. Corps, 88th Div.
WANTZ, CARMIE, Clemons, son Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Wantz; aged 23, farmer; recruited Dec. 10, 1917, Aviation sect .; stationed Waco, Tex .; 48th Aerial Squad- ron.
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WARD, DAN P., Marshalltown; selective, Sept. 6, 1918, Camp Dodge.
WARD, HARRY M., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ward; enlisted Feb. 14, 1917, C. A .; stationed Ft. Winfield Scott, Camp Funtson, and Presidio, Cal .; over- seas about July 1, 1918; Bat. A., 62d Reg., C. A. C.
WARD, IRA AUSTIN, Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Ward; aged 28, labor- er; selective, Feb. 24, 1918, Camp Dodge; transferred to Houston, Tex .; overseas June, 1918; Co. I, 131st Inf., 33d Div .; mustered out, Camp Dodge, June 2, 1919.
WARD, THOMAS LEO, Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ward; M. H. S. '16; enlisted, navy, Minneapolis, Minn., April 16, 1918; stationed U. S. Naval Hosp .; ordered to receiving ship at New York, Dec., 1918.
WARD, WILLIAM R., Marshalltown; en- listed July 27, 1917; stationed Ft. Douglas, Ariz .; Co. M, 20th Inf.
WARMOUTH, BERT, Marshalltown; Mrs. Marie Warmouth, wife; aged 27, laborer; selective, Sept. 19, 1917, Camp Dodge; Pvt. 1st class, Co. G, 128th Inf .; served with 133d and 128th Inf. at Chateau Thierry, July 28 to Aug. 4, 1918; wound- ed in action; mustered out, Camp Dodge, Feb. 11, 1919.
WARN, WALTER S., Marshalltown, son Mrs. Sadie Warn; aged 31; selective, Aug. 23, 1918, Camp Dodge; overseas Sept. 23, 1918; Co. M, 809th Pioneer Inf.
WATSON, FLOYD E., Marshalltown; en- listed, Inf .; stationed Chickamauga Park, Ga .; Co. A, 53d Inf.
WATSON, JOHN T., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Watson; enlisted March 26, 1917; overseas sixteen and one-half months; first day bombardment group, 20th Aero Squadron; St. Mihiel sector to end of war, as aerial observer; returned to U. S., May 1, 1919.
WATSON, RALPH, State Center, son Mr. and Mrs. William E. Watson; aged 24,
storekeeper; enlisted, Des Moines, Dec. 12, 1917, as aerial carpenter (aeroplane making); stationed Pensacola, Fla .; trans- ferred to League Island Navy Yards, Philadelphia; overseas to Killingholme, near Hull, England, where remained to end of war; returned to U. S., Dec. 20, 1918.
WATSON, ROBERT LETTS, State Center, son Mr. and Mrs. William E. Watson; aged 17, student; enlisted, navy, Des Moines, March 9, 1916; stationed Great Lakes, Ill .; assigned to U. S. S. Texas; witnessed surrender of German Grand Fleet; member of prize crew.
WATTERS, HAROLD, Marshalltown; se- lective, Feb. 26, 1918, Camp Dodge.
WEATHERLY EARL T., Liscomb; select- ive, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark .; ar- rived overseas Oct., 1918.
WEATHERMAN, HUGH, Beaman, son Mir. and Mrs. W. J. Weatherman; aged 21, farmer; recruited, Marshalltown, May 10, 1917; stationed Ft. Logan, Colo., Pvt. Bat. C, 5th F. A .; transferred to Ft. Bliss, Tex .; overseas Aug., 1917; killed in action, March 1, 1918, in German attack in St. Mihiel salient, north of Toul; first soldier from Marshall county killed in action; posthumously awarded Distinguished Ser- vice Cross.
WEAVER, WILLIAM CHARLES, Mar- shalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weaver; aged 23; selective, Feb. 26, 1918, Camp Dodge; transferred to Washington Univ .; overseas May 5, 1918; Pvt. 1st class, 45th Co., 20th Reg., Eng. Corps; mustered out, Camp Mills, N. Y., May, 1919.
WEBER, BENJAMIN G., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Weber; aged 28; selective, Feb. 26, 1918, Camp Dodge; transferred to Washington, D. C .; over- seas May, 1918; 45th Co., 20th Eng .; mustered out, Camp Dodge, June 10, 1919.
WEBER, GEORGE D., Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Weber; aged 18; re- cruited Oct. 28, 1917; stationed Ft. Lo- gan, Colo .; transferred to Camp MeDow- ell; sent to Philippines, Jan., 1918; Pvt., 16th Co., C. A. C.
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WEBER, WILLIAM, Marshalltown; select- ive, Sept. 19, 1917, Camp Dodge; dis- charged, physical disability, Dec. 7, 1917, Camp Dodge.
WEHRMAN, HUGO J., Melbourne, son Mr. and Mrs. William Wehrman; aged 23, far- mer; selective, Sept. 19, 1917, Camp Dodge; cook, Co. A, Convalescent Center; mustered out, Camp Dodge, April 2, 1919.
WELKER, LIEUT. DAVID RALPH, Mar- shalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Welker; aged 25, dentist; enlisted Dent. Res .; com- missioned 1st Lieut. Dent. Sec., Aug. 23, 1917; stationed Camp Sheridan, Ala .; 28th Inf .; mustered out Dec. 28, 1918.
WELTER, LOUIS, Marshalltown; aged 21; entered O. T. S., Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Oct. 24, 1918; mustered out, Dec. 14, 1918.
WENGERT, ORVILLE G., State Center; aged 22, farmer; selective, Sept. 6, 1918, Camp Dodge; Pvt. Vet. Field Unit, 19th T. H. & M. P .; mustered out, Camp Dodge, Jan. 28, 1919.
WEST, CARL H., Marshalltown; navy; ar- rived overseas Aug., 1918.
WEST, CLYDE ERNEST, Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. George E. West; aged 21, motorcycle mechanic; selective, Feb. 26, 1918, Camp Dodge; overseas May, 1918; Co. D, 42d Eng .; made Cpl. Co. F, 4th Bat., 20th Eng .; transferred to 12th Co., 20th Eng .; mustered out, Camp Dodge, June 1, 1919.
WEST, EARL CLIFFORD, Marshalltown; enlisted, navy, July 23, 1918; called into service Oct. 29; mustered out, Great Lakes, Ill., Jan. 18, 1919.
WEST, FRANK J., Haverhill; selective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark.
WEST, GEORGE F., Rhodes; selective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark.
WEST, WYATE E., Rhodes; aged 18; re- cruited March 18, 1918; C. A. C.
WEUVE, EARL W., State Center; selective, Sept. 6, 1918, Camp Dodge.
WHALEY, EARL E., R. F. D. 4, Marshall-
town, son Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Whaley; re- cruited April 17, 1917; 5th F. A., A. E. F.
WHINERY, HUGH, Marshalltown, son Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Whinery; enlisted, navy, Des Moines, July 2, 1917; stationed New- port, R. I .; transferred to receiving ship, Boston, Aug., 1917; in Cuban waters win- ter 1918-19.
WHINERY, SAMUEL L., Bangor; selective, July 24, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark.
WHINERY, VERN R., Sioux City, son Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Whinery, Marshalltown; aged 23, dentist; enlisted, Dent. Res., Jan., 1918; sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., July 20, 1918; Pvt. 1st class; mustered out, Camp Dodge, Feb. 28, 1919.
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