Franklin County, Illinois, war history, 1832-1919; containing a brief review of the world war--complete history of Franklin County's activities--photographs and service records of Franklin County's soldiers, sailors and marines--industrial and biographical review of business and professional firms who have made this history possible, Part 27

Author: Baird, S. Sylvester; Frier, Harry L
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Benton, West Frankfort [etc.] Pub. by H. W. Trovillion for the Franklin County War History Society
Number of Pages: 414


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MADDOX, HARRY, West Frank- fort


MILLER, HARLEY, West Frank- fort


MARTAGLIR, DOMINIC, Logan MANAS, MIKE, Mulkeytown


MAYNELL, GEO., Buekner


MILLEY, JOSEPH, Rend City MUNDELL, LESLIE, Benton MURRAY, WILLIAM, Zeigler MULKEY, BELL, West Frank- fort


MAZZIE, SAVINO, Benton


METTI, ANTONI, Frankfort Heights


MESKAUSKI, JOHN, Benton MOCARSKI, JULIUS, Royalton MAHALI, JOE, Zeigler


MEDZELEWSKI, CHESTER, Royalton


MORRIS, Elsie, Frankfort Heights


MOORE, WALLACE, Christopher NANNINE, SANTUCCIE, Christo- pher


NOWACHI, STANLEY, Christo- pher


NOMCHILOVICH, JAKE, Christo- pher


NEWLEY, ROY, Christopher


NUSIOL, WILL B., Christopher NATAL, GODDIVA, Christopher NEAL, OLLIE, Benton


NEWMAN, PERRY Ly, Orient


NORRIS, HARRY, West Frank- fort


NASSER, SALEM N., Royalton


NEWLIST, ARVEY G., Logan NOVINSKY, ALEX, West Frank- fort


NAHRING, J. D., West Frank- fort


NEAL, EVAN, Henton


NORBET, WALTER, West Frankfort


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OGILVIE, KOHT., Christopher ORR, JOHN, Christopher


OGLIVIE, CHARLEY, West Frank fort


OALE, ELISHA M., Ewing


O'DANIEL, LOUIS B., West Frankfort


OWENS, HARRY, Benton


ORLANDEN, SABBATANA, Roy- alton


ODLE, JERBAL, Benton


OVERTURE, CLARENCE R., Buckuer


ONSTEN, JOSIAS, Buckner


PATTERSON, DUNCAN, Christo- pher


PAPOVICH, GEO,, Christopher


PELIANO, MAARCELLU'S, Chris- copher


PORTER, ARTHUR, Christopher PESTON, FRED D., Royalton


PARKHILL, OLAND G., Christo- pher


PREHIN, JNO., Zeigler


PATTERSON, JNO,, West Frank- fort


PLASMAKAS, CHAS., Royalton PRAATHIER, SAM F., Macedonia PENDLEY, ERNEST, Macedonia PRAUSS, PHILIPS JR., West Frankfort


POGLINANO, GINSIPPI, Rend City


PIERCE, PHILLIPS, Sesser PAUL, TORSIE, Zeigler


PREGRITKA, MICHAEL, Benton PRICE, ALLIE R., Mulkeytown PREZIERKA, STANLEY, Ben- ton


PANTATIS, GUS, Sesser


PELARCYK, TONY, Benton


PARKER, ROBT. L., Thompson- ville


PROWELL, JAMES H., Ewing PYLES, GEO. W., Benton


PARK, LEMIST, West Frankfort PRATHER, SAM J., Macedonia PUCOVIS, JOHN, Zeigler


PASTRICK, ANDREW, Zeigler PEPICK, MIKE, West Frankfort PREGONING, GEO. t., West Frankfort


POPUSON, FRANK F., Frankfort Heights


PITCHFORD, JOSEPH M., Sesser PIERCE, CLAUD C,, Benton


PERRYMAN, RASTY, Thompson- ville


PERSON, JAMES, Zeigler


PRELUTIPAS, JOHN, Sesser


QUICK, FRANK, West Frank - fort


QUILLMAN, JOHN R., Benton REDDEN, JAMES, West Frank- fort


ROTRAMIEL, WM. L., West Frankfort


ROTRAMEL, ERNEST, West Frankfort


ROTRAMEL, ED, West Frank- forf


ROTRAMEL, JESSE LEE, West Frankfort


BINKEVICH, KASTANTON, Christopher


RUSH, ARTHUR, Christopher RICCARDS. D., Christopher KEDDEN, JOHN E., Christopher RUDE, HARRY, Christopher RIBEFONI. JNO., Christopher REA. VALLIE N,, Christopher RTDE. THOS., Christopher RODENHACK, ERNEST, West Frankfort


ROBINSON. JOHN C., Sesser RAINS, ROLLIE, Frankfort Heights


REED, BENJ. 11., West Frank- fort REICHERT, FRED, Benton


RICH, OHADIAL, LogAU ROĐENBUSH, CHARLES, Orient RAINS, WILLIAM S., Frankfort Heights


ROBINSON, JESS G., West Frank fort


REAY, FRED, Orient


RUTAR, JACK, Buckner


RAYBORN, CHAS., Benton


ROBERTSON, ROBERT M., Ben- ton


RUSHING, WILLIAM S., Benton RAY, DEWEY, Benton


RISELEY, LAWRENCE, Benton


RIDWELL, LESLIE ROSS, West Frankfort


RYNES, JANES, Elkville


ROCOZKAESKI, ZYMGIANT, Royalton


ROYLAND, MERTON, West Frankfort


RANDOLPH, ZELMER, West Frankfort


RANSOM, THOMAS, Frankfort Heights


RICHARDSON, SAMUEL D., Akin RICHARDSON, HARRY, Orient REED, HERMAN, Benton


REED, ARLEY, Thompsonville ROGERS, DESTON, Benton


ROUSE, ARNOLD, Benton REED, BERT, Benton


RAR, NATAL, Mulkeytown


RASKASKY, CHARLES, Royal- ton


ROBERTS, CHESTER, Frankfort Heights


SULLIVAN, FRANK, Thompson- ville


SULLIVAN, RAYMOND, Zeigler SHORT, EMMITT, Mulkeytown


STEPHENSON, CHARLEY, Zeig- Jer


SCHUSTPLER, LEONARD F., Benton


SARKI, AUDY, Zeigler


STAKER, LUDWIG, Benton


STACY, VERNAL, Mulkeytown


SMITH, HERBERT, West Frank- fort


SUMMERS, ORMER E., Thomp- sonville


STOWERS, OSCAR, Benton


STOCIH, AUDY, Frankfort Heights


SERTICH, MARTIN, Zeigler


SMITH, ED JOHN, Thompson- ville


SUTTON, RALPH J., Buckner


SPEWART, ALFRED, Sesser


SEILER, CLARENCE, Benton


SLAMAN, LORA M., Ewing


SUMMERS, FLOYD, Thompson- ville


SZAFLAASKI, JOE, Zeigler


SPENSER, BERTHAL, Whitting- ton


SMITH, EARL, Royalton


SMITH, ORIN A,, Dahlgren


SHOEMAKER, LLOYD, Buckner


SULLIVAN, VAN L., Logan


SUSKA, AUX, Frankfort Heights SPRINGFIELD, CHAS, Frankfort Heights


SAATHOFF, GEO. H., West Frank fort


SANDS, HOMER A,, West Frank- fort


SHERLEY, BARMAN. Ewing


SOUSTILE, ALFRED, Rend tify SHAFFLER, CHAS. E., Orient SUMMERS, LOUIS A., West Frankfort


SHEPAARD, CAROL, West Frank- fort


SEMOAU. TONE, Royalton


STEFENEYISH, DUNSAN, Mal- keytown


SHEPERD, ELSWORTH, Thomp- sonville


STONE, ELWOOD, Benton SHAW, RAV, West Frankfort SILVEN, FRED, West Frankfort SEBASTIANA, DOMMHINCKLIS, West Frankfort


STRICKLIN, JAMES C., West Frankfort


SCOTT, LEROV, Beston


SCHAFER, CHARLEY, West Frankfort


SMITH, GEO. II., Royalton SMOTHERS, WILLIE, Parrish


SMITH, LESTER, Buckner


SOROT, JNO., Orient


STONE, THEODORE, Sesser SMITH, ARTHUR, Orient


STEPANARTIS, MATEUS, Ben- ton


SZURE, JACOB, West Frankfort


STANISTAVSKI, FELIX, West Frankfort


SEVANE, GLENN, West Frank- fort


STOKES, ROBERT, West Frank- fort


SIDNEY, JAMES R., Orient


SANDERS, DEWEY, Thompson- ville


STAMMIAN, JOHN, West Frank- fort


STAKEVILES, JOHN, West Frankfort


SMORADO, JOE, West Frank- fort


SHAFFER, EMERY, Bellive SEYMOUR, JOHN F., Benton SOUTHLAND, BYRON, West Frankfort


SOUTHLAND, CHAS. F., West Frankfort


SIMS, THOMAS H., Buckner SCHNEIDER, CHAS. R., West Frankfort


STULL, CHAS,, Christopher


SIBER, CHARLEY, Christopher


STELZRIEDE, CHAS. E., Chris- topher


SIMS. HOWARD, Christopher


SEURA, PAUL, Christopher


SELLIER, EDWARD, Christo- pher


SPRENSON, SEVENA, Christo- pher


STEINKAMP, OSCAR, Christo- pher


SWEET, GEO., Christopher


SMITH, WILL, Christopher TEAL, HARLEY R., Mulkeytown


TEDOVICH, WALTER, Christo- pher


TENOGLEE, JIM, Christopher TURPIN, JOHN F., Christopher TACKATT, NOBLE, Sesser


TERRANCE, ANGELO, Logan


TOMTANEVICH, MILLETAN, West Frankfort


TACKETT, MATTHEW, Sesser TOTACH, CHARLEY, Buckner TAYLOR, WILLIE LEE, Ewing TAYLOR, WILL, West Frank- fort


TAYLOR, HENRY E,, Ewing


TAYLOR, HOWARD E., Whit- tington


TROUTE, C. H., Benton


TEDOREVICH, TOM, Zeigler


TROUTT, ALFRED R., Benton


TIMBLESON, OAKLUM, West Frankfort


THOMAS, MATT, Buckner


THOMPSON, ARTHUR M., Mul- keytown


TATE, WELLAA, Parrish


UESPER. WILLIAM, Kend City


UPCHURCH, LLOYD, Benton


URBAIN. JOHN, West Frankfort


URSER, BERRY F,, Ewing


UNDERWOOD, OLIVER, Christo- pher


WILSON, JESS T., Royalton


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WILSON, HARRY E., Royalton WHITTINGTON, V. E., West Frankfort


WALKER, ROBERT W., Orient WALKER, HARRY E., Orlent WALKER, JAMES L., Benton WILLIS, WALTER, West Frank- fort


WILLIS, HIERMAN, Thompson- ville


WILLIS, HOWARD, West Frankfort


WELLS, ISAAC, Royalton WORSHAM, LYLE, West Frank fort


WILBURN, RALPH, Mulkeytown WESTERFIELD, PAUL, West


Frankfort


WHITE, JESS, West Frankfort WELLS, HIRAM, Royalton


WILLIAMS, JOE, Zeigler WILSON, CLARENCE, Logan


WILSON, JAS., Frankfort Heights


WILLIAMS, E. A., West Frank- fort


WILLIAMS, ORA, Frankfort Heights


WILLIAMS, ROBERT L., Buck- ner


WRIGHT, SID., Carterville WRIGHT, GUY A., Logan


WHITLOW, JOHN M,, Whitting- ton


WILKIE, ALBERT, Benton WINGO, GALE, Benton


WINGO, WADE B., Benton


WATSON, CHRISTOPHER, West Frankfort


WATSON, JNO., West Frankfort WALLER, LOYD, Thompsonville WEBB, CHAS. A., Sesser WICKS, ALTI E., Benton


WINIMILLER, ARTHUR N., Whittington


WILMORE, HERBERT, West Frankfort


WEBB, ROY J., Christopher WARD, A. C., Christopher WILSON, GALE, Christopher WALKER, JAMES L., Chris- topher


WALKER, ALEX, Christopher WALKER, PERY, Christopher YOUNG, JOHN C., Frankfort Helghts


YATES, R. S., Benton YATES, FRANK, Royalton YOUNG, AUTON, Christopher ZALEWSKI, W., Buckner ZIBESKI, PETE, Benton ZRALICK, JOE, Zeigler


ZAPPA, EDD, Mulkeytown ZAREMBA, JOE, Benton ZAMECKY, FRANK, Christopher


Awards To Our Heroes


Official copies of General Orders, No. 32, issue by the War Department, Washington, March 1, 1919, and General Order No. 46, issue April 5, 1919, contain the names of three heroes of "our own Co. F", with the official wording showing the reasons for the awards.


"CURTIS M. CRISP, first sergeant, Company F, 130th Infantry. For extra- ordinary heroism in action at Marcheville, France, November 10th, 1918. When all the company runners had been wounded during a raid by his battalion, he volunteered to establish liaison with an adjacent com- pany. While going through a heavy barrage under sniper fire from three directions, he was knocked unconscious by the concussion of a bursting shell. Upon recovering, he succeeded in killing a sniper who was picking off our men and had wounded his company commander. Though unable to stand, Sergt. Crisp insisted upon remaining on duty with his company." For this action Sergt. Crisp was awarded the American Distin- guished service Medal and the French Croix de Guerre and was recommended for a commission.


"JOHN E. DOUGHERTY, sergeant, Company F, 130th Infantry. For extra- ordinary heroism in action in the Evergreen Woods, France, November 6, 1918. While on a daylight patrol he displayed exceptional bravery, when with one other man he fought a large force of the enemy, killing a German officer and two machine gunners who were attempting to put their guns in action.


Surrounded by the enemy, he captured a German Corporal and fought his way out with his pistol, not having time to load his rifle. He marched his prisoner to the rear at the point of his bayonet, thereby running the risk of being captured himself in order to carry out orders to take at least one prisoner." Award of American Distin- guished-service Medal.


"LOU H. DRENNON, sergeant, Com- pany F, 130th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action at Marcheville, France, November 10, 1918. During an attack on the town, Sergt. Drennon, although severely wounded, continued to lead his men until they had reached their objective, when he fell completely exhausted." Awarded Amer- ican Distinguished-service medal, Italian War Cross and French Croix de Guerre.


General Order No. 11, Division Camp Jackson of South Carolina:


"STANKO MEANOVICH, Corporal, Company I, 119th Infantry. During the operation near Belli Court, September 20, 1918, this non-commissioned officer showed great courage and resourcefulness when be- coming separated from his platoon and encountering an enemy patrol of eighteen men he engaged them single handed, killing three and capturing the remaining fifteen. Award of American Distinguished-service Medal and French Croix de Guerre. Killed in a mine accident at Zeigler, August, 1920, and buried by the Zeigler American Legion with military honors.


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Experience of a Franklin County Soldier who was a War Prisoner of the German Army


T HIS story of the only German prisoner from Franklin co. is a most vivid word picture of the experiences of the American soldiers in the Argonne Forests.


Private Charles F. Kinman, in relating this story, begins the narrative on the 12th day of Sept., 1918, when the American forces launched the successful attack on St. Mihiel salient. On the morning of the 14th, his company was assigned to dig a line of trenches in dense woods which were being occupied and "mopped up". The enemy began a heavy shelling of the location in a very short time and the company were forced to return to their billets. On the way back several of the company, among whom were Private Kinman, were severely gassed. He was sent to hospital at Bordeaux where he remained three weeks, and was then sent to the replacement camp at LeManns-after eight days sent to his company who were then stationed in the Argonne Forest. On the third day after rejoining his company, they were notified they were to go "over the top" the next morning at 5 o'clock. The company was entrenched at the bottom of a long sloping hill toward Grand Pre. During the night the American forces laid down a heavy barrage fire which fell short of the enemy po itions and fell on their own forces. A flare signal was discharged to show the position, and upon the firing on the signal to change the barrage, the enemy also laid down a barrage with the result that those who took part in the charge up the slope were between the barrage fire of their own and the enemy's barrages. In the face of such conditions the American troops never faltered, but continued the charge in wave after wave. The men being in skirmish formation-five feet apart and the waves every twenty yards. When near the enemy first trench, Private Kinman looked back and the waves covered the entire distance from the enemy trench to their starting point, a distance of about 1000 yards. Private Kinman was in the first wave. When within 800 yards of the enemy's


trenches the Germans opened a cross fire from machine guns, using the Maxine gun, firing 600 shots a minute. The American forces were literally mowed down and "no man's land" was strewn with dead and wounded. When within thirty yards of the line, Private Kinman was wounded in the hand and upper left arm and was forced to take refuge in a grenade hole, which was about four feet in diameter and six to twelve inches deep. In this condition he lay curled up in this shallow hole for 13 hours. In the afternoon a German airplane flying low over "no man's land" noticed his movements in the hole and fired on him, but luckily missed him.


The village of Grand Pre was captured and recaptured five times during this offen- sive, but of course was finally occupied by American troops and mopped up.


At 8 o'clock at night a German patrol was led by a German Major, who spoke English fluently.


Private Kinman noticed the patrol before they found him and expected to be bay- oneted every minute. The major saw him before the men and said, "Ah, Amerikanno." "Yes," replied Kinman. After relieving him of his wrist watch and cigarettes, they asked him if he would be taken prisoner. Not know- ing what else to reply and growing weaker ev- ery minute from the loss of blood, Kinman again replied, "Yes." He wascarried about a mile and half to a first aid station and re- ceived medical attention and next morning was taken in an ambulance to railroad and sent to Trier, Germany. The town being heavily bombed by aviators on the eighth day, he was sent to the German prison camp at Katto- witz, about two kilos from the Russian border. While in the prison hospital, he was operated on three times for abscess and gangrene poison.


The prison fare was not much different for patients or others and consisted of a half-pound of black bread made of saw dust and potatoes-this bread had to do all day and could be divided for the different meals


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as the recipient desired-cup of coffee made of acorns and burnt barley; dinner, carrot soup twice a week or a few boiled potatoes and meat once a week; supper, soup made from enough grits to make hot water a milky color.


Private Kinman was the only English speaking prisoner of the camp.


After the armistice, Lieut. Thomas Shea, prisoner of war and working for the Amer- ican Red Cross, came for him and Kinman was taken to the city of Breslau and then to Berlin. While in Berlin he was the guest of American Red Cross and was quartered in the best hotel, and spent the next ten days sight-seeing, visiting such places as the Kaiser's and Crown Prince's palaces, Amer- ican Ambassador's headquarters, Under den Linden boulevard and other points of interest. He then spent six days on the Red Cross train bound for England, passing through Belgium, and landed at Dartford, England, sixteen miles from London, from which place he visited London several times. After three weeks he was sent to Liverpool and then to New York, embarking on the 22nd of January and landing in New York on the 2nd of February. After being quartered in the Grand Central Palace hospital for six weeks he was sent to Ellis Island quarantine for two weeks as a diphtheria carrier; then to Camp Grant for one month and then to


Ft. Sheridan hospital, where he was again operated upon. After five months, re- cuperating he was finally discharged Aug. 2, 1919.


In such engagements there are many unknown and unrecorded heroes, in fact all the boys who faced such machine gun fire and still kept going, are of the type that makes the unbeatable American soldier. But the heroes that we like to write about are those who will give their lives to be of possible assistance to a "buddy." Such a hero was Private Joe Macceado, of Plains- field, N. J., a "buddy" of Kinman's who was a short distance in his rear when Kinman was in the shell hole, and at the time that all who had not been hit had dropped to the ground. Macceado, noticing the blood gushing from Kinman's shoulder told him to lie still and he would try to come to his aid. Worming his way with machine gun bullets flying a few inches above him, and the enemy entrenched only a few yards away, he reached Kinman and bound the wounded arm with a strip of buckskin to stop the flow of blood, and as the shell hole wasn't large enough for two, started to worm his way back and hadn't got more than three feet in the rear when he was hit with a rifle bullet in the center of his forehead-giving his life to aid his "buddy."


Private Kinman, third in group, at hospital in Dartford, England, shortly after being brought from Germany.


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The American Legion


A S soon as the boys began to arrive home, the importance of The American Legion became apparent and steps were taken to organize posts in the different cities of the county. Benton post was the first to organize, and then West Frankfort, Chris- topher, Sesser and Zeigler. Each of these cities has large posts and the returned veterans are taking up the work of the Legion


with a spirit that shows each of the Franklin county American Legion posts will in the future be a force for the advancement of civic and national affairs.


We are able to give under this general heading, reports of the Christopher and West Frankfort posts-other posts were invited to contribute reports but were not received in time for insertion.


Organization and Development of CHRISTOPHER POST No. 528 The American Legion


BY PAUL CRAIN


It was a dark, dismal night in February, 1920, with a light rain falling (typical of any night in France), when three ex-service men met on the corner in front of Walker's clothing store in Christopher, and hatched the scheme to organize a local post of The American Legion. The three men were Carl Walker, of J. V. Walker & Sons, Dr. E. W. Petty, dentist, and Paul Crain, attorney, all citizens of Christopher; and this is the story of how the idea took form.


Upon meeting, Dr. Petty expressed his opinion in saying, "This is one h -- l of a night; isn't it?"


"Yes; and no place for us to pass away the time, and enjoy ourselves in this town on such a night," says Walker.


"Why not organize a local post of The American Legion, secure a hall, furnish it respectably, and use it as a rendezvous on such a night as this," says Crain.


All agreed that this was a good idea, and only needed some hard work to perfect the scheme. The work was planned and divided between the three upon the spot; and the next day posters were printed and dis- tributed over the city announcing that all ex-service men were requested to meet on a certain night for the purpose of organizing what is now Christopher Post, No. 528, of The American Legion.


The meeting was duly held, being attended by some two dozen veterans, and a tem- porary organization was perfected to carry on the work systematically. Paul Crain was chosen temporary commander; Carl Walker, vice commander; and Ernest Browning, secretary and treasurer.


With this embryo organization the drive for members was started, which was an uphill pull from the beginning, but as per- severance was our motto, failure was im- possible; and in due time we had twice the number required for obtaining our Charter. And after securing our Charter we proceeded, on the night of March 15th, 1920, to perfect our organization by electing permanent officers, and adopting by-laws which were to govern our activities in the future.


The officers elected were: commander, Paul Crain; vice-commander, Carl Walker; adjutant, Carl Redden; treasurer, E. W. Petty; and sergeant-at-arms, Arthur Rush. All of these officers are hard workers in the interest of the Post; and it was only a short time until we had doubled and trebled our membership, and had taken a prominent place in the activities of the city and com- munity. Our sergeant-at-arms, Arthur Rush, was called out of town for a considerable time, however, and felt it his duty to turn his office over to some member who remained in Christopher; and at the next meeting of the Post after his resignation was received by the commander, Frank Hoe was duly elected to hold the office of sergeant-at-arms, which office he still holds.


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all of the most important events of the city. The last but not least of these events was the Fourth of July celebration held in this city on that memorable day, July 4th, 1920, in which The American Legion took the lead and was the guiding spirit throughout. And it is not to be denied that the event will be remembered as the greatest and most attractive event ever staged in this vicinity. We began our activities by bringing to this city, on April 17th, 1920, "Through Hell and Back", (a signal corps war picture), whereby we put our treasury on a firm foundation, as well as showed the community that The American Legion had established itself for keeps in this city.


The Post has taken part in several local enterprises, since its formation, all of which have been successful. However, most of the activities of the Post have been more or less in the interest of the Post itself, in the way of getting members, and raising sufficient funds to maintain our Hall.


In both of these undertakings we have been successful, as we now occupy the entire second floor of the Sekardi building, and have it well furnished for a meeting place as well as a first class floor for dancing purposes.


The following is a list of our membership; and almost every member is a live wire and working hard in the interest of the Legion and the community. There are other appli- cations for membership which have not been completed as yet; and a host of others eligible for membership whom we would like to number as our brothers in an organization of ex-service men which stands for one- hundred percent Americanism and for "God and Country."


ROLL OF MEMBERS


OFFICERS


Paul Crain, Commander


Frank Maxwell,


Athletic officer


Carl S. Walker,


Ernest K. Stierwalt,


Vice-commander Executive committee


W. C. Redden,


Ed. Nowacki.


Executive committee


Adjutant E. W. Petty. Treasurer


Ross I. Brown, Executive committee Howard E. Reynolds,


Frank J. Hoc, Sergeant-at-arms


Executive committee


Herman F. Behn, Service officer


Herb Barrett, Executive committee


Henry L. Brown. Historian


E. D. Lear,


Executive committee


Ben Whited,


Employment officer


Executive committee


MEMBERS


Ernest Browning


William Roy Hemrick


Dwight Bacon


Norman L. Gibson


Theo. E. Dial


William E. Davis


H. L. Dick


Roscoe Claude Swope


Dayton L. Harrison


Sherman William Parker


Martin Quinn


Warren Emanuel Rohline


Walter J. Petty


Ray Robert Blanchard Domonic Ferando Lester Hileman


James I. Webb


Arthur Rush Robert Raymond Harrell


H. W. Ames


Andrew Brown


Harry J. Allen


Mike Ponsetti


H. L. Bowling


George Frank Hall


Oscar Thomas


Ernest K. Elkins


Phil Davis


William L. Grinley


Guy Spurier


Lester Inglitt


Thomas Stephens Edwin Mark Jordon


Harry Owens


Benjamin L. Bulmer


Joe Grusoski


William Floyd Blue


Arnold Pendal


Emmitt L. Walker


T. S. Collins


Ray M. Cook


J. A. West James Duncan


John E. Redden


Fred Bauder


Oscar F. Edelman


Alpha Parker


Percy H. Williams


Floyd C. Walker


EARL COWAN POST No. 389 The American Legion West Frankfort


The ex-service boys of West Frankfort didn't wait long after discharge until they saw the need of an American Legion post. They knew there were many reasons for continuing the spirit which made the United States army the most efficient army in the world; and that there would always be a place for their assistance in local endeavors. On the night of November 28th, 1919, a group met in the City Hall for the purpose of effecting a temporary organization, and the following became Charter Members:


George Nichols Percy Page


Patrick Malone Ross B. Bartmes


Byford H. Webb, M. D. Leslie A. House


Carl Rush


Hervie Dillingham


Thomas E. Carter


Wm. W. Warsham


Wm. R. Todd


Oagle A. Connor


Wm. S. Rains


Harry Bayless


Leslie R. Bidwell


Columbus Wagner


Temporary officers were appointed by state officers as follows:


P. J. Malone, Commander Geo. Nichols, Vice-commander


Percy Page, Adjutant Wm. R. Todd, Finance Officer




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