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COMPANY H MEN CITED
Under authority of General Orders 48, War Department, April 9, 1919, the following officers and enlisted men of the 130th Infantry are cited for gallantry in action against the en- emy, and each officer and enlisted man is entitled to wear a silver star upon the service ribbon for Victory Medal :
FIELD AND STAFF
Captain Harmon L. Ruff, Shelbyville.
First Lieutenant Battalion Adjutant J. Glen Miller, Shel- byville.
COMPANY H
First Sergeant Alma White, Tower Ilill. Corporal Tom Parker, Shelbyville.
Sergeant David Sharrock, Stonington.
Mechanic John Dietz, Shelbyville.
Private Susa Risser, Strasburg.
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
Regimental Sergeant Major Lewis Albert Jackson, Shelby- ville.
This citation was issued at command of Major General Bell, and signed by W. H. Simpson, Lieutenant Colonel, Gen- eral Staff, Chief of Staff.
The Thirty-third Division was the only division in the A. E. F., and therefore in American history, which fought with the British, the Americans and the French. It is the only division the officers and men of which have been decor rated by a King of England in person. From June 22 until Nov. 11, 1918, a period of nearly five months, there were only 18 days when the division as whole, or in part, was not actually holding a portion of the Allied line. That its disci- pline was almost perfect is indicated by the fact that from the time it left Texas until the armistice no enlisted man was tried by a General Court Martial, and only two officers were so tried.
A New Company H
In the summer of 1918 a genuine but abortive attempt to form a new National Guard company, to take the name and place in the State of the former organization which had been graduated into the Federal service and was then over- seas with the American Expeditionary Forces, was made. Rep- resentations were made that Shelbyville might have a place in the new military forces under organization by the State of Illinois for domestic service, and accordingly a mass meeting was called at the city hall for Tuesday, May 21, 1918, Mayor F. P. Bivins presiding. A brief statement of the situation was made, and when the roster was opened more than half a hundred, many of them business and professional men of the city, without hesitation offered themselves as members of the proposed company.
An enrollment committee, consisting of Geo. II. Waters, A. L. Yantis, D. Leslie Davis, H. D. Sparks and C. W. Wag- goner, was appointed, and as a result of its efforts, ably abetted by the patriotic spirit prevailing in the community. 121 men signed the roll within a few weeks. Virtual promise was made by the state military authorities that the Shelbyville company would be designated by the letter "II" and given a place in the Ninth Illinois regiment. The company-in-the-making at once began drilling, and for several months continued is prep- aration for military service.
Officers were elected, as follows:
Captain-J. William Klauser.
First Lieutenant-A. L. Yantis.
Second Lieutenant-Chas. W. Waggoner.
Captain Klauser made the following appointments :
First Sergeant-L. N. Stewardson.
Company Clerk-L. C. Westervelt.
Bugler-Gus Pundt.
Despite these preparations and the enthusiasm of the men interested, the plan of getting a National Guard company for Shelbyville failed, as before the organization could be accepted by the State the selective service made such inroads on the list of members of the tentative company that a sufficient number to constitute a company was not available.
Field Day and Concert
One of the most interesting events of war-time in Shelby County was the Field Day and Military Band Concert, held at Forest Park, Shelbyville, on Monday, Aug. 27, 1917. The Fourth Regiment Mili- tary Band, under the leadership of Captain R. J. Heinz of Decatur, led H Company, Fourth Illinois Infantry, from the armory on Morgan street through the business district and to the park, where a pro- gram of varied and pleasing character was given.
A number of the soldiers engaged in a series of "stunts," and one rookie was "initiated" by means of a blanket-tossing process. Blanket rolls, showing the complete equipment of soldiers on the march, were exhibited at various points on the ground, and two Lewis machine guns, brought here from Diet- rich, Ill., where there was a machine gun company, were demonstrated by their crews.
The crowning feature of the afternoon program was the battalion review, which took place on a field adjacent to the park. H Company was divided into three sections to represent the three companies of a battalion. Major William Klauser of Shelbyville. commanding the Third Battalion, reviewed the bat- talion and the ceremonial maneuvers, with the strains of martial music and the marching band of men, with the machine guns bringing up the rear, was an im- pressive sight.
In the evening the Fourth Regiment Band gave a full concert in the auditorium, and "Jerry" Germain, a former Y. M. C. A. secretary who resigned his position to come to Shelbyville and enlist with H Company for foreign service, gave a travelogue, in which the audience was given a glimpse of the South and the army camps there during 1916 and 1917, when Illinois troops were there on border duty.
At the conclusion of the travelogue, the climax of the day was reached in the soldiers' realistic pres- entation of "A Night in Camp." The sentry, the "great American game." guitar and mandolin music and vocal quartettes, "taps," and other features of the camp life were presented, while at the close Bugler Henry Thompson gave the various bugle calls.
The Scourge
The terrible scourge of influenza and pneumonia that swept America and Europe in the fall and win- ter of 1918 is too indelibly impressed upon the minds of everyone to need recording. It greatly augmented the horrors of war, and took its toll of lives among soldiers and civilians alike. It slew and slaughtered, counting its victims in greater numbers than those who fell before shot and shell and gas.
The number of fatal cases in Shelby County was singularly small, compared with other areas, but out in training camp and overseas Shelby County boys found it as deadly an enemy as the Hun. Nearly two score soldiers from this county were among its vic- tims.
Shelby County physicians and nurses rallied to the call for help. A dozen or more of the doctors of the county were in the service, many of them responding specifically to the call for service in combatting the "flu." Shelbyville was left with only three general practitioners and one osteopathic physician. Other towns of the county were affected in like proportion, but while their colleagues battled strenuously with the plague in the camps, the doctors who remained at home gave equally valiant service in stemming the tide of the scourge, and their efforts were as heroic and their suecesses as great as were those of the men to whom it was given to serve more spectacularly perhaps.
Nurses trained and untrained also joined forces against the common enemy, and worked tirelessly to alleviate the distress of the afflicted and save them from the fatal consequences of the disease that was so terrifyingly baffling. Public gatherings were pro- hibited, every known precaution was ordered by the health authorities, and all in all the situation in Shelby County was surprisingly better than in most other places of similar population.
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YARBROUGH SPRINKLE
RICHARDS
BLUE
GASTON
Typical Shelby County Yanks
The records of the men above pictured are sub- mitted apart from their comrades in arms to illus- trate that the spirit of '76 and '12 and '61 still lives- and that it is confined to no special line nor division of service. Regulars, national army, national guards and marines-cook, runner, artilleryman, grenadier, doughboy and all-round soldier performed with the fortitude and never-say-die fighting spirit and ginger that has been the heritage of real Yanks through all the years. Some got to France early in the game, some were delayed, but they all did their duty-and more. Without deducting one whit from the honor accorded all who wore the khaki or blue or forest green, we present the simple but thrilling records of these comrades.
BLUE, RALPH NORMAN Private
Stewardson, Ill. Co. H, 18th Inf. 1st Div.
Born Nov. 17, 1895, Stewardson, Ill .; son of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Blue ; laborer; enl. Aug. 2, 1917, Mattoon, Ill .; army ; assigned to Co. I. 59th Inf .; left U. S. with replacement Bu. for the 18th Inf. ; was with Co. H, 18th Inf. during the war: sailed from Hoboken, N. J., Oct. 30, 1917; transport Mt. Vernon ; landed at Brest, France, Nov. 12, 1917; went to trenches Feb. 1, 1918, remained until armistice was signed ; at Lorraine front, Somme front, Verdun, Battle of Cantigny, Soissons, Meuse Argonne, Argonne Forest; received shrapnel wound through left shoulder June 13, 1918, on Somme front and in right wrist July 18, 1918, at battle of Soissons, was in hospital; Ist division was cited several times, was cited Oct. 4th and 5th on Argonne front, also awarded Croix de Guerre ; particular work, grenadier and runner; returned with Casual Co. 6937 ; discharged at Camp Grant, July 21, 1919.
In Blue's division were Elmer Flowers and Glen Bales. of Shelbyville, whose records are given elsewhere, and also Glen Tolley, of Moweaqua, who as a corporal reorganized his com- pany after all officers and ranking non-coms above him had be- come casualties. This handful of inen held the line with no troops in support. For this he was recommended for a dis- tinguished service cross.
SPRINKLE, CLARENCE E Corporal Pana, Il1. 17 F. A., 2 Div.
Born Dec. 4, 1895, Shelby Co .; son O. J. Sprinkle, Pana ; farmer ; enl. Aug. 22, 1917; Decatur; sent Jefferson Bks. ; trfd. C. Robinson ; sailed Newport News, Feb. 16, 1918; landed Bor- cleaux : sent directly to front, active service from Mch. 25 until armistice ; Toul, Tryon, Chateau-Thierry, Soissons, Marbache, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argoune, Champagne; cannoneer ; at Chateau- Thierry in June, knowing that two of his comrades were buried by an exploding shell, without regard for personal safety, he immediately started digging them out under severe bombard- inent. French Croix de Guerre conferred by Marshal Petain 011 Nov. 28. Returned U. S. 17 F. Art., 2 Div .; discharged C. Grant, Aug. 14, 1919.
RICHARDS, ELMER Cook
Strasburg, Il1. Co. D, 354 Inf., 89 Div.
Born Feb. 13, 1892, near Strasburg; farmer; son of S. C. and Mary Richards, Patroni, Col .; enl. Apr. 30, 1918, Nevada, Mo .; sent C. Funston, Kas .; assigned Co. D, 354 Inf., 89 Div. ; sailed New York June 3, 1918; in active service from June 21 until Armistice; Luch Sector, St. Mihiel offensive, Euvezin Sector: Meuse-Argounc offensive; recd D. S. C., Medal Miti- taire, Croix de Guerre with palm; his American citation reads :
For extraordinary heroism near Xammes, France, Sept. 18, 1918, knowing that on account of the intense shelling it would be impossible to supply men in the front lines with rations, Private Richards, in a wounded condition, procured a quantity of rations and carrying the'n to the line through heavy shell fire personally distributed to each man a portion. Mr. Richards is a grandson of Mrs. S. Duncan of near Strashurg, and has nu- merous relatives in eastern Shelby County. He is now located at Padroni, Col.
GASTON, GEORGE F. Private
Shelbyville, I11. Co. H, 131 1nf., 33 Div.
Born 1898 near Lakewood; fariner; son Chas, and Mary Gaston, Shelbyville; enl. July 14, 1917; Sullivan in Co. C, 130 Inf. ; sent C. Logan; trfd. Co. H, 131 Inf .; sailed Hoboken, N. J., May 22, 1918, transport Leviathan; landed Brest ; in active service 31/2 mos. ; Alhert Front and Kemmel Front; awarded Italian War Cross, French Croix de Guerre, British War Cross, and British Military Medal. Recommended for American Distinguished Conduct Cross, Aug. 9, 1918, at Chip- pely Ridge. After a severe wound in right hand by shrapnel he continued to advance on a machine gun emplacement, keep- ing it occupied while a detachment flanked and captured the position. Discharged Oct. 16, 1918; 100% disability ; seut Govt. Ilosp. at Denver.
YARBOROUGH, HARRY S. Private Stewardson, Il1. Co. 18, 2 Bn., 5 Regt., U. S. Marines
Born Sept. 11, 1892, Stewardson; farmer; enl. Apr. 11, 1917, East St. Louis; served with 18 Co., 5 Regt., Marines from June, 1917, to Nov., 1917, trfd. to Co. 7, 5 Regt., 7 Mach. Gun Co .; trained as inachine gunner; sailed New York, Aug. 5, 1917; battle with submarine in Bay of Biscay; landed St. Nazaire: sent to Camp De Souge; in action at Verdun, Champagne. Argonne and Meuse; wounded by shrapnel. On Nov. 6, he vol- unteered to secure water for the remainder of his platoon. Re- turning through shell fire, he found the lines had mnoved for. ward and he did not locate his company until the next day. HIe was reported missing in action. Later this was corrected and the French Croix de Guerre was conferred upon him for this act. Returned U. S. 4948 Casual Co. ; discharged Quantico, Va., June 21, 1919.
We have in mind the record of another man who shall be nameless, but who received a D. S. O. of another sort. It is given merely to illustrate a fact that, although a man may not risk his life, his record is meritorious. Rejected early after war was de- clared by recruiting offices, and over the draft age, nevertheless, he registered as 30 years of age and when his turn came turned his farm over to his aged parents and went joyfully. A month later, just after he had received notice of his father's death, lie was asked by a medical officer if he desired to be dis- charged, since his physical defects had been detected, but he refused and the officer stamped upon his serv- ice record, "D. S. O.," not Distinguished Service Or- der, but Domestic Service Only. This man served barely long enough to gain a silver stripe when the armistice was signed at the lowliest tasks given to mnen in army camps, and the financial loss he sus- tained was brushed aside by him with a proud thought:
"I was in on the big show for a little while. That is worth most anything to me."
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Deserted Roads
Time was we sang of wanderers who trod the open trail And roved about the merry world by foot or train or sail, Who knew the wind-swept spaces and who braved the sun and rain,
Or followed gypsy caravans by mountain peak or plain.
But now the roads are empty of the blithe and restless clan
And bats and owls are roosting in the . idle gypsy van, For every true adventurer who never could be still Has joined the greatest game of all and found a keener thrill.
They're somewhere in the trenches and they're somewhere in the air, Oh, look along the battle line and you will find them there; But when the war is over and we wel- come back our men,
The rovers-what are left of them -- will hit the trail again! -Berton Braley.
They Have Not Died in Vain
(Dedicated to the First Fallen)
They have not died in vain- Those soldier lads who left their tasks and play At Freedom's call, who smiling marched away From home and loved, to hold liell's tribes at bay!
They have not died in vain: Though now they rest beneath the war- swept sod, A million men shall walk the path they trod Because they fell-adventurers for God! They have not died in vain: Their cold lips speak; the whole world hears their cry, "To arms! to arms!" The whole world gives reply: "By these dead heroes FREEDOM SHALL NOT DIE!" -By Thomas Curtis Clark.
Shelby County's Roll of Honor
Gold Stars, page 65. Service Rec- cords arranged alphabetically in two groups, beginning on next page, fol- lowed by S. A. T. C. Nurses, page 97. Y. M. C. A. and War Camp Community Workers, page 98
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1. ABERCROMBIE, BART Electrician
Windsor, I11. "San Diego" and "Pocahontas"
Electrician ; son Robert and Lucinda Abercrombie: born Apr. 16, 1898; enl. Cedar Rapids, Ia., May 1, 1917: sent Brooklyn, assigned 'cruiser "San Diego" Jan. 8, 1918, mak- ing 5 trips on convoy duty ; cruiser torpedoed and sunk but attacking sub. was also sunk; Abercrombie picked up and landed at Hoboken; later made about 14 trips across on Pocahontas. Dis. Nov. 1. 1919.
2. ABNEY, M. D. 1st Lieut.
Shelbyville, I11. F. A. Replacement
Born July 11, 1890; son Albert G. and Gertrude Abney, Harrisburg, Il .; enl. Field Art. Officers' Training School, C. Taylor, May, 1918; commissioned Aug., 1918; served in F. A. Repl. as Adjutant at C. Taylor, Ky., with rank of 1st lieut. Dis. Feb., 1919.
3. ADAMS, RAY V. Private Shelbyville, I11. Engineer Corps
Enl. Sioux City, Iowa, April 14, 1916; service during period of war was inainly in Ilawaiian Islands; son of F. M. and Fronie Adams, Shelbyville.
4. ADAMSON, GLEN S., Lieut.
Moweaqua, Il1. Co. L., 60 Inf., 5th Div. En1. Oct. 8, 1917, Co. C, 130 Inf., Sullivan : trained C. Logan 51/2 mos. ; promoted Cpl., then Sgt. ; sailed May 16, 1918; service with Australians and English May 24-July 31; left Regt. to attend Army Candidates' School. Langres, France; commissioned 2nd Lieut. Inf. ; assigned Co. L., 60th Inf., 5th Div. ; wounded Oct. 14 in Argonne: hospital 36 days; assigned Co. F, 56 Pioneer Inf., Coblenz ; at- tended A. E. F. Univ., Nancy, France : sent to C. Ponten- ezen, Brest, France. Dis. Oct. 30, 1919, C. Dix, N. J.
5. AICIIELE, WM. F. Candidate
Shelbyville, Il1. Field Art., C. O. T. S. Born 1885, Shelby Co., Ill .; in Y. M. C. A., Galveston, Tex. before enlisting; son of Mrs. C. M. Aichele ; employed Shelby County State Bank; enl. Nov. 7, 1918, Shelbyville; attended Field Art. C. O. T. S. at C. Taylor, Ky., until armistice. Dis. Dec. 5. 1918.
6. ALEXANDER, EZEKIEL H., Corporal
Mattoon, Ill. Battery E, 4 Corps Art. Son S. R. and Flora Alexander; enl. June 1, 1918, Mat- toon ; sent Jefferson Bks .; trf. C. Jackson, S. C .; trf. C. Wadsworth, S. C., and on Aug. 30 to C. Merritt, N. J. : sailed Sept. 3; landed Manchester, Eng .; sent to Toul. France; on firing line until armistice; participated in Meuse-Moselle operations ; assigned Army of Occupation. Dis. C. Grant, July 8, 1919.
7. ALDAY, DONALD Private Shelbyville, Ill. U. S. Marines Son Mrs. Annie Alday, Shelbyville, Ill .; en1. Mattoon, July 17, 1918; sent to St. Louis, trf. Paris Island, S. C .; served in Cuba during period of the war.
8. ALDAY, ONIE L. Corporal Shelbyville, I11. U. S. Marine Corps Son Mrs. Annie Alday, Shelbyville, Ill .; en1. Mattoon, July 17, 1918; sent to St. Louis, trf. Paris Island, S. C .; sent to Cuba and remained until close of war.
9. ALFORD, GLOVER E., Wagoner
Shelbyville, Il1. Sup. Co. 370, 93 Div. Born Apr. 26, 1897, Mitchellsburg, Ky. ; son Mary Alford, Shelbyville; chauffeur; enl. Dec. 19, 1917, Decatur, Ill. ; trained 41/2 mos. Jefferson Bks. and C. Logan ; sailed New- port News, May 14, 1918; firing fine 5 mos .; Argonne, Somme, Verdun, Champagne, Soissons, Belleau Woods ; outfit cited by Col. Roberts. Dis. Jefferson Bks., Feb. 25, * 1919.
10. ALLEN, RAY ELMER Cook
Stewardson, III. Co. B. 122 M. G. Bn. Born Nov. 17, 1893, Stewardson, Ill .; farmer, son Robt. Allen ; enl. May 30, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned Co. K, old 5th Ill. Inf. ; trained one year; sailed New York, May 10, 1918; landed Brest, France; Somme Offensive, Albert Front, Verdun Sector, Meuse-Argonne Offensive; Army of Occupation ; outfit recd. 2 Croix-de-Guerre and 2 D. S. C. l'is. C. Grant, June 2, 1919 ; disability.
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ROLL OF HONOR.
1. ANDERSON, CLARE E. Private
Windsor, Ill. Co. B, 131 1nf., 33 Div.
Son Mr. and Mrs. John H. Anderson, Windsor; enl. June 27, 1918, Clinton, Ill. ; sent C. Gordon, Ga .; tfd. C. Merritt, N. J., July 15; sailed July 23, 1918; landed England, sent to France with 330 Inf., Co. I; in hospital, influenza ; tfd. Co. B, 131 Inf. ; gassed; sent gas hospital No. 3, then to Base Ilospital No. 52, then Base llospital No. 58; hospital 3 mos .; landed U. S. June 15. Dis. C. Grant.
2. ANDERSON, HENRY A. Private
Windsor, Ill. Co. 11, 46 1nf.
Son Mr. and Mrs. John H. AAnderson, Windsor; enl. June 1, 1918, Clinton, Ill. ; sent Ft. Thomas, Ky. ; tfd. C. Sheri- dan, Ala .; assigned 46th Inf. Co. 1I; trained 9 mos. Dis. Feb. 14, 1919, at C. Grant.
3. ANDERSON, LOUIS T. Private
Stewardson, Ill. IIdq. Co., 332 F. A., 86 Div.
Born Stewardson, 1895; son Andrew and Isabel Anderson ; teamster; enl. Chicago, Sept. 5, 1917; sent C. Grant; trained one year; sailed New York, Sept. 17, 1918; landed Liverpool ; sent Le Crounea, France, for furtlter training ; Dis. C. Grant, Feb. 28, 1919.
4. ANDERSON, THOMAS Private
Neoga, Ill. Co. C, 5 M. G. Bn., 2 Div.
Enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Shelby ; trained 4 mos. ; sent France Oct. 2, 1918, and there assigned to 5 Machine Gun Bn. Dis. C. Grant, Aug. 15, 1919 ..
5. ANDES, CHARLES SCOVIL Corporal
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. 11, 11th Regt. Marines Born Oct. 14, 1897 ; son A. J. Andes and wife, Shelbyville ; enl. July 26, 1918, Chicago; sent Paris Island, tfd. Quan- tico, Va .; trained 2 mos .; sailed Oct. 16, 1918, Iloboken ; landed Brest; finished training Gievres, France; made Cpl. Oct. 22, 1918; ordered to front, but armistice prevented service under fire. Dis. Aug. 11, 1919, Hampton Roads, Va.
6. ANNIN, BERT N. Private
Mattoon, Ill. 4th Co., Coast Artillery Corps Born Dec. 28, 1879, Oakland, 111 .; son David Henry An- min; farmer; enl. April 22, 1917, Mattoon; C. A. C .; assigned 8th Co., Fortress Monroe, Va., trf. June 18, 1917, to 4th Co. ; sailed June 19, 1917 ; landed San Juan, P. 1., June 23, 1917 ; finished training, 4th Co. C. A. C., Cristo- bal, Canal Zone; rammer on 14-inch gun. Dis. C. Grant, June 14, 1919.
7. ANNIN, JESS O. Sergeant
Mattoon, Ill. Co. A, 7th Amm. Train Born 1896, Ilindsboro, Ill. ; son Mr. and Mrs. D. II. An- nin; farmer; enl. April 27, 1917, Mattoon; C. A. C .; as- signed 3rd Co., Fortress Monroe, Va .; trf. July 22, 1917, to Btry. C, F. A., 7th Div., Camp Robison, Wis .; trf. April 21, 1918, to Co. A, 7th Amm. Tr., Camp McArthur, Texas; made Cpl. Aug. 1, 1918, at Camp McArthur, pro- moted to Sgt. Feb. 13, 1919, at Jazainville, France; sailed .Aug. 18, 1918; trained Camp De Meucon as truck driver ; injured in auto accident at Nancy, France, April 23, 1919; returned with 7th Div. Dis. C. Grant, July 2, 1919.
8. ARNOLD, OTTO J. Private
Shumway, Ill. Co. C, 9th Amm. Train
Born Nov. 17, 1893, Shumway ; son Fred and Annie Ar- nold; married Electa Largent, dau. Daniel and Mary Lar- gent, Clarksburg, 1918; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelby. ville; assigned to 159th Depot Brgd., Camp Taylor; trf. to Co. C, 9th Amm. Tr., Camp McClelland; in training 51/2 mos. ; in hospital, influenza. Dis. C. McClelland, Dec. 11, 1918.
9. ARTERBURN, HARRY Private
Shelbyville, Ill.
160th Depot Brigade Enlisted Shelbyville, Sept. 5, 1918; sent Camp Custer; served there until discharged in summer of 1919.
10. ASKINS, HARLAN L. First Class Private Cowden, Ill. Co. A, 58 Inf., 4 Div. Born July 11, 1894, Cowden, Ill .; son George and Rose Askins, Cowden ; brakeman ; enl. Oct. 31, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned Batt. B, 327 F. A., trained 7 inos. C. Taylor, C. Pike, C. Greene; sailed New York, May 6, 1918, on Mol- davia ; torpedoed May 23; landed Dover, Eng. ; in trenches 49 days; Battles of Argonne and Chateau-Thierry ; re- turned as a casual. Dis. C. Lee, June 14, 1918.
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I. AULD, FRANK PARKINSON Major Med. Corps
Shelbyville, 111. 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Born Shelbyville, July 8, 1875 ; married Catherine A. Price, Jan. 1, 1908, one son, one daughter; Spanish- American War as private Co. E, 4th Ill. Vol. Inf .; June 17, 1898 to May 2, 1899; commissioned Ist Lieut. M. C. Ill. Nat. Guard, Apr. 15, 1909; Capt., May 3, 1913; border service, 1916-17 ; re-entered Federal service with 130 Inf. in 1917; promoted Major Surgeon 130 Inf., Jan. 19, 1918 ; brigaded
with British, Somme River, May 24. Aug. 24; Somme of. fensive ; Verdun, Meuse. Argonne, etc .; trf. B. H. 27, Oct.
1918; commended for most efficient llosp. Corps in 33 Piv .; served in various other posts until return Jan. 20, 1919, on Sierra, Ilosp. transport ; served Camp Knox, Ky .. as epidemiologist and sanitary inspector, Jan. 31.Aug. 12; trf. Ft. Iloward, MId., as commanding officer Post Ilosp.
2. AUSTIN, GLEN GEORGE 1st Class Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Ildq. Co., 308 F. A.
Born Aug. 3, 1890, Shelbyville, Ill .; son Mrs. Sarah K. Tallman, Shelbyville; tailor; enl. Apr. 30, 1918, C. Dix; tailor shop overseer at Aberdeen Proving Grounds 7 mos .; trained 1012 mos. ; sickness prevented going overseas with 308 F. A. Dis. Mch. 15, 1919, C. Taylor. Was rejected for aviation at Rantoul previous to this enlistment.
3. AYARS, IIALDON B. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Tr. School, Pittsburgh, Pa. Born 1895, Moweaqua, Ill. ; banker; enl. June 14, 1918, Shelbyville, Ill. : army ; assigned Motor Mechanic School, Kansas City, Mo .; made Sgt. and qualified as expert truck man; trt. to Training School at Pittsburgh, Pa. ; trained for bandmaster. Dis. Dec. 11, 1918, at Pittsburgh, Pa. First adjutant of Remann T. IIarlan Post, American Le- gion, Moweaqua.
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