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4. CLARK, HORACE JOHN Sergeant
Moweaqua, Ill. Medical Corps Born April 15, 1895, Moweaqua; son John Clark; student before enl .; enl. Jan. 26, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to medical corps attached to Air Service, Camp Greenleaf, Ga .; trf. to Kelly Field, Texas, Feb. 8, 1918: trf. to Eberts Field, Ark., April 10, 1918; trf. to Post Field, Ft. Sill, Okla., May 19, 1918; promoted to Sergeant Aug. 1, 1919, Ft. Sill, Okla .; still in army.
5. CLARK, ROY 1st Cl. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. C, 355 Inf., 89 Div. Son Mrs. G. R. Bridgeman; enl. April 26, 1918, White Lake, S. D .; assigned to Co. C, 355 Inf., 89th Div., Camp Funston ; trained 3 mos .; sailed from N. Y., June 4th ; transport Adriatic ; landed Liverpool June 16th; in trenches 90 days; at St. Mihiel and Argonne; machine gun bullet in left shoulder Nov. 4 at Argonne Forest, in hospital. Dis. C. Grant April 15, 1919.
6. CLARK, ROSCOE T. Private
IIerrick, Il1. Headquarters Co., 308 F. A. Born April 27, 1891, Moweaqua, Ill .; asst. cashier State Bank of Herrick, Ill., before enlistment; enl. April 30, 1918, Shelbyville, Ill .; army ; assigned to Headquarters Co. 308 F. A. 78th Div., Camp Dix, N. J .; in training 4 weeks; sailed from New York May 27th, 1918; transport Cedric ; landed at Liverpool, June 8, 1918; trained at Camp De Meucon, went to the front in August, 1918; entered hospital Sept. 3, 1918, appendicitis; returned with St. Aig- nan Casual Co. 1436. Dis. C. Grant, April 5, 1919.
7. CLAWSON, CALVIN CLYDE Sergeant Cook
Windsor, Ill. Replacement Co. 39, 10 Reg. Born Sept. 4, 1890, Stewardson; son C. and Capola Claw- son ; wife deceased ; one dau., Lela Elizabeth, born Jan. 23, 1908; enl. May 28, 1918, Effingham; assigned to Replace- ment Co. 39, 10 Replacement Regt. ; promoted to Instruc- tor Cook; went to cooks and bakers school; in training nine months. Dis. account of nervous breakdown Jan. 28, 1919.
8. CLAY, ERNEST P. Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Photographic Div., Aviation Born July 31, 1892, Dalton City ; son W. S. and Ethel R. Clay ; photographer ; enl. Dec. 11, 1917, Mattoon; assigned to Photographic Div., Aviation, Camp Grant; trf. to Ft. Worth March 28, 1918, and back to Grant Feb. 8, 1919; in training 14 months. Dis. C. Grant, Feb. 15, 1919.
9. CLOSSER, DANIEL W. Private
Tower IIill, Ill. Co. D. 10th Inf. Enl. July 18, 1918, Mattoon; sent to Jefferson Bks .; from there to Custer; assigned to Co. D, 10 Inf .; in service 6 mos. Dis. Custer, Jan. 18, 1919.
10. COBURN, DALLAS D. Private
Moweaqua, Ill.
Co. H, 22nd Engrs.
Enl. June 24, 1918, Vandalia; army ; assigned to Co. H, 22nd Engrs .; in training six weeks; sailed from Montreal, Aug. 20, 1918, transport Valacia; returned after 13 days out and re-shipped on Port Lincoln; landed at Liverpool Sept. 16, 1918; detailed close to St. Mihiel front; in hos- pital. Dis. C. Grant July 20, 1919.
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1. COCAGNE, JOSEPH ISADORE Private
Assumption, Ill. Battery F, 2 Reg., F. A. R. D). Born July 18, 1895; son E. J. Cocagne; farmer; enl. June 28, 1919, Shelbyville ; assigned 53rd Co., 159 I). B., Camp Taylor; trf. 17 Co., 159 1). B., with rank of Cpl .; trf. to Battery F, 2 Reg. F. A. R. D., rank of private ; in train- ing. nearly six months for truck driver in light artillery. Dis. Dec. 17, 1918.
2. COFFMAN, OTHIE E. Private
Westervelt, Ill. Spruce Div., A. S. O. P. Born Sept. 4, 1895, Shelby Co .; son Mrs. WV. E. Coffman, Westervelt; farmer; June 23, 1918, entered limited service ; assigned to Spruce Div. A. S. O. P., Spruce Mill at Ban- don, Ore .; discharged Vancouver Barracks Dec. 12, 1918; served entire time in gathering spruce for airplanes.
3. COHOON, EARL E. Private
Lakewood, Il1. Co. D, 37th Regt.
Born 1893, Lakewood; son Mr. and Mrs. James Cohoon ; niner ; enl. Shelbyville and sent to Jeff Bks., May 23, 1918; in training 13 mos. ; horder service at Ft. McIntosh, Tex., until discharge in Aug., 1919.
4. COLE, WALTER LUTHER Yeoman
Westervelt, Ill. U. S. Navy
Born Oct. 6, 1888, Redfield, S. Dak .; stenographer; enl. July 5, 1917, Peoria; navy ; enl. as second class seaman, but changed on June 1, 1918, to Yeoman third class, and six months later was promoted to yeoman second class ; sailed Aug. 1 on transport Kittery from Phila. to Virgin Island; landed at St. Thomas about middle of Aug .; at St. Thomas, St. Croix, San Domingo and Cuba. Dis. at Great Lakes, Sept. 15. 1919.
5. COLLINS, JAMES W. Private
Springfield, Ill. Co., 4th Inf.
Born May 28, 1895, St. Francisville, Ill .; son W. W. Collins, Springfield; harber; enl. May 1, 1917, Windsor, in Coast Artillery ; was trf. to Co. I, 4th Inf .; in training one year at Fort Wright, N. Y., Gettysburg, Pa., Charles- ton, S. C., Newport News, Va .; sailed from Newport News July, 1918; transport Great Northern; landed Brest May 3, 1918; at Marne, Verdun, St. Mihiel, 2nd Battle of the Marne, Chateau Thierry; wounded in foot, Nov. 7, 1918, in battle of Verdun, in hospital; 372 months later re- turned to outfit and sent on to Germany; given one sharp- shooter medal.
6. COMBS, CLAUDE E. 1st Cl. Sergeant
Findlay, Ill. 127 Engineers, Co. A.
Son Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Combs; horn Oct. 15, 1896; enl. May 29, 1918, at St. Louis; army ; assigned to 127 Engrs. ; in training five mos .; sailed from N. Y. Oct. 20, 1918; transport Wegantic; landed at Liverpool Oct. 31, 1918; at Camp Angers, France; made Sgt. 1st cl., April 1, 1919. Dis. C. Taylor July 25, 1919.
7. COMMERFERD, WILLIAM Private
Pana, Ill. Co. H, 133 Inf .. 33 Div.
Served with Co. H throughout service; sent C. Logan Oct. 9, 1917 ; sailed May 15, 1918; returned U. S. May 22, 1919. Dis. C. Grant in June, 1919.
8. CONNOR, FRED Sergeant
Beason, Il1. O. M. C.
Born March 13, 1890; son Wm. and Elizabeth Connor :
enl. Aug. 16, 1916, Ft. Sheridan ; assigned Co. II, 4th Ill.
N. G .; trf. to 6th A. C. Hdq., Feb. 1, 1919; was in the same patrol with Roy Vanderpool when wounded and helped to rescue him and carry him back to lines; was made Cpl. Aug. 1917, and Sgt. Aug. 1918; Q. M. Sgt., Feb. 1, 1919; sailed from Hoboken May 16, 1918; trans-
port Agamemnon; landed at Brest May 24, 1918; in
trenches from July 20-Nov. 11; at Albert, Amiens, Verdun, Meuse Argonne, St. Mihiel, Troyon sector, Marcheville ; dis. C. Grant June 6, 1919. Served with Co. H on border, 1916-1917 : mustered out Ft. Sheridan, March 15, 1917 ; called hack in service July 25, 1917, and served with Co. 11 until Feb. 1. 1919.
. CONNOR, OSCAR Clarksburg, Ill. Co. L., 22nd Eng.
Private
Born Jan. 25, 1894, Pulaski Co .; son Jas. A. and Ella Connor; farmer ; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville, Ill .; army ; assigned to Co. L, 22nd Eng., Camp Taylor; trf. to Ft. Harrison; trf. to Merritt; in training two months; sailed from New York Sept. 1, 1918; landed at Bordeaux Sept. 14, 1918; in training north of Toul; at Tour front; in hospital, mumps, measles and push car accident ; became a casual but later trf. back to original outfit. Dis. C. Tay- lor July 3. 1919.
10. CONRAD, RALPHI E. Private
Cowden, Ill. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Son Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Conrad; Oct. 25. 1916, enl. in Co.
H, 4th Ill. Nat. Guards, later made Co. 130 Inf., 33 Div .; trf. to Hq. Co. 130 Inf. ; sailed Hoboken May 16, 1918; transport Agamemnon; landed Brest May 26, 1918; at Meuse Argonne, Mt. Donninous Gercourt, Boise De Chame, Somme, Amiens, Albert sector, with English at \'erdun, Morlancourt; in hospital, pneumonia. Dis C. Grant May 31. 1919. CULBERSON, LOUIS H. Sergeant
Pana, Ill.
Co. D, 3d Sup. Train
Born April 27, 1890; son A. J. Culberson; farmer; enl.
Oct. 15, 1917. Jeff. Bks .; assigned Co. D, 3d Sup. Tr .; made Cpl. in France and Sgt. in Germany; sailed April 19, 1918; landed Brest April 28: in trenches 5 mos. ; at Cha- teatı Thierry, St. Mihiel, Argonne-Meuse off., Army of Occupation ; 13 drivers in Co. decorated by Div. Com. Fis. C. Grant, Sept. 5, 1919.
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1. CORDRAY, GUY Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. H, 130th Inf., 33rd Div.
Born Dec. 1, 1894, Shelbyville, Ill .; son Noble and Susa
Cordray, Findlay, Ill .; carpenter; enl. June 5, 1917, Na-
tional Guard; assigned to Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div .; in training 11 months 15 days; sailed from Iloboken May 6, 1918; transport Agamemnon; landed at Brest May ' 24, 1918 { went to trenches Aug. 11, 1918, and remained until armistice was signed; at Argonne, St. Mihiel, Somme,
Meuse Argonne; in hospital. Dis. C. Grant May 31, 1919.
2. CORLEY, JOHN SUTTON Corporal
Herrick, I11. Co. C 5th Field Signal Bn., 3rd Div.
Born March 11, 1887, Ilerrick; son Mrs. W. F. Corley ;
enl. Aug. 13. 1917, Wichita, Kans .; assigned Co. C 5th Field Signal Battalion, 3d regular army division ; promoted to Cpl. July 16, 1919, in Germany; in training at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., from Sept. 1917, to Feb. 1918; sailed Iloboken Feb. 27, 1918; transport Agamemnon ; landed Brest March I1, 1918; at Aisne Def., Chateau Thierry, Champagne- Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Ar- gonne, .Army of Occupation ; operator and lineman in sig- nal corps. Dis. C. Dodge Aug. 31, 1919.
3. COSART, ERNEST B. Private 1st Cl.
Cowden, Ill. Co. D, 102 M. G. Bn.
Enl. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918; sent Camp Shelby ; landed in France early in October, 1918, and assigned to 102d Machine Gunners; returned April 17, 1919, to States and honorably discharged at C. Grant April 28, 1919.
4. COULTAS, JESSE W. Private
Moweaqua, Ill 53rd Co., 14 Bn., 159 D. Brig. Was inducted in the military service of. the United States on the 28th day of June, 1918; assigned to 53rd Co., 159tli Depot Brigade, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. Dis. Dec. 21st.
5. COURTRIGHT, HARRY Coast Defense Master
Shelbyville, Il1. Gunner, Sandy Hook, N. J.
Born Feb. 11, 1887, Shelbyville; son Mrs. Maggie Court- right; city letter carrier; enl. Nov. 16, 1917, Mattoon, in Coast Artillery, Sandy Hook, N. J .; promoted to Regi- mental Master Gunner, Jan. 11, 1918, to First Class Gun- mer Feb. 10, to Sergeant Feb. 19, 1918; served as instruc- tor in mathematics in Y. M. C. A. at Fort Hancock for six months: in hospital, influenza. Dis. Ft. Hancock, Sandy Hook, N. J., Dec. 11, 1918.
6. COURTRIGHT, VANCE Captain Co. II and Co.
Shelbyville, Ill. D), 130th Inf., & Postal Exp. Serv. Postal employee, Shelbyville; wife, Charity Wilson Court- right ; pvt., 14th Regt., Ohio Nat. Guard, 1894-97; Sgt. and Color Sgt., 4th Regt., Ill. Nat. Guard, 1903-05; 1st Lieut., Co. H, 4th III. N. G., 1905-11; 2d Lieut., Bn. Q. M. and Commissary 4th I. N. G., 1911-12; 1st Lieut., Bn. Adjt., 4th I. N. G., 1912-17 ; Mexican border service, June 19, 1916-Mar. 15, 1917, as part of 12th Div., Capt. Co. H, Apr. 20, 1917-Jan., 1917; trf. to Co. D, 130th Inf., Jan. 1, 1918; served to Aug. 23, 1918, with 33 Div. on Somme defensive, Amiens and part of Somme offensive; trf. Postal Exp. Service, and assigned to duty at Gievres, France, in charge .\. P. O. Nos. 713 and 713A; charge of registry div. Central Post Office, A. P. O. 902, Bourges, France, Mar. 1-31, 1919; assigned as C. O. Special Casual Co. 4259, arriving in U. S. Sept. 10, 1919. IIonorably dis- charged Sept. 12, 1919.
7. COX, ARTHUR C. Corporal
Shelbyville, I11. 301 Clothing Unit, 91st Div. Born Jan. 27, 1897, Shelbyville, student; son Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Cox. Shelbyville; enl. May 29, 1918, St. Louis; sent Jefferson Bks .; trf. C. Joseph E. Johnston, Fla .; assigned 301 Unit, 91 Div .; made Cpl. at C. Johnston; trained 2 mos. ; sailed Newport News, Aug. 15, 1918, on "Patricia"; under fire 25 days; active service at St. Mihiel, Argonne, Hindenburg line; trf. in Belgium, was on detached service with Co. . 1, 316 Amm. Tr. Dis. C. Grant May 2, 1919.
8. COX, JACK Private
Shelbyville, Il1. 137 F. A., 63 Brigade, 38 Div.
Enl. May 27, 1918, Hillsboro; assigned 137 F. A., 38 Div .; sailed (ct. 6, 1918. Dis. Jan. 17, 1919.
9. COX, LESLIE EMERSON Cook
Decatur, Il1.
Hfdq. Det. 63rd Field A. B. Born June 26, 1890, Moweaqua; son Geo. E. Cox; cook; called into service May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Hgs. Detachment 63rd Field Artillery Brigade, Camp Shel- by, Miss. ; promoted to 1st class private in Nov .; to cook in Dec .; sailed Hoboken, N. J., Oct. 6, 1918; transport Empress of Britain ; landed Liverpool, England, Oct. 17. 1918; had just gone into training at Camp De Mencon, France, when armistice was signed; sailed Dec. 17, 1918; landed N. Y. Dec. 24, 1918. Dis. Ft. Harrison, Ind., Jan. 18, 1919.
10. CROW, ALFRED Farrier
Oconee, Il1. 5th Vet. Replacement Unit. Farmer; son James Crow, formerly of Oconee; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor, 53rd Co. 159th D. B .: trf. in July to Camp Lee, Va., 8th Co. Vet. Train- ing School; Aug. 17 trf. 13th Vet. Hosp. Unit; taken sick with influenza and thus prevented from going across; trf. after leaving hospital to 5th Vet. Repl. Unit; sent to Camp Merritt early in Nov .; armistice signed before unit sailed. Dis. Jan. 17, 1919, C. Taylor.
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1. CRESS, GUSTAV H. Corporal
Strasburg, Ill. Co. M, 119 Inf., 30 Div.
Born April 17, 1894, Strasburg, Ill .; son of John Cress Sr. ; farmer; enl. Feb. 22, 1918; army; assigned to 18th Co., 84th Div., Camp Taylor; trf. March 21, 1918, to Sevier, to 30th Div., Co. M, 119th Inf. ; promoted to Cpl. Oct. 15. 1918; sailed from Boston May 12, 1918; transport I.oam- adon ; ship ran into transport in English Channel; landed at Calais, France, May 28, 1919; in trenches about six weeks; at Ypres, Bellecourt. Dis. C. Grant April 14, 1919.
2. CRESS, ROBERT Private
Strasburg, 111. 9 Amm. Train.
Born July 5, 1892; son Mr. and Mrs. John Cress; married Lydia Fullride Apr. 20, 1919; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville ; sent to 53d Co., Camp Taylor and assigned to 9th Amm. Tr. at Mcclellan Sept. 17th; in training 712 mos. Dis. C. Grant Feb. 13, 1919.
3. CROUCH, LESTER V. Sergeant
Findlay, Ill. Co. C, 130 Inf., 33 l)iv. Born March 26, 1894; enl. July 27, 1917, Sullivan, in Co. C, 130 1nf., 33 Div .; made Cpl., Sullivan, Aug., 1917, Sgt. in France, June 24, 1918; trained 9 mos. at Camp Logan ; sailed from N. Y., May 16, 1917; landed May 24, 1917, Brest : at Verdun, St. Mihiel, Chippilly Ridge. Meuse Argonne, Hamel and other outpost fights; gassed at Meuse, in hospital 60 days; honor guard for Gen. Persh- ing. Dis. C. Grant.
4. CROUCH, STANLEY F. Sergeant
Findlay, Il1. Co. C, 130th Inf., 33 Div. Born Sept. 3, 1895, Willisburg, Ky .: son J. B. Crouch ; carpenter ; enl. June 3, 1917, in Co. C, 4th Inf. ; outfit af- terwards made Co. C, 130th Inf .; promoted to Cpl. at Sullivan, to Sgt. at Houston, Texas, Oct. 5, 1917; in training one year; sailed May 16, 1918, from New York; transport Agamemnon; landed at Brest May 24, 1918; in trenches 3 mos. with British, French and American armies ; at AAlbert, Argonne, Meuse, llamel, Troyon; outfit was awarded 118 American medals, 32 British, 47 French, 1 Belgian. Dis. C. Grant, May 31, 1919.
5. CRUITT, JAMES Wagoner
Shelbyville, Ill. Supply Co., 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born Aug. 1, 1894, Duval; farmer; enl. May 31, 1917, Shelbyville, in 130th 1nf., 33rd Div .; trained at Camp Logan; in training 10 months; sailed from N. Y. May 16th ; landed at Brest May 24, 1918; with outfit in all engagements ; particular work, mechanic; in hospital, con- tused hand. Dis. C. Grant, May 30, 1919.
6. CULBERSON, D. R. Private
Pana, Il1. Co. HI, 22nd Engineers Enl. June 26, 1918, Taylorville, Ill .; farmer; sailed from U. S., Aug. 22, 1918; returned July 12, 1919. Dis. C. Grant July 21, 1919.
7. CULBERSON, HARRY T. Private Shelbyville, Il1. Bat. D. 327 F. A., 84 1)iv. Born Jan. 6, 1892; son Mrs. Alice M. Culberson, Shelhy- ville ; married Ruby Winson Feb. 14, 1919; farmer; enl. Oct. 3, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned Bat. D, 327 F. A., 84th Div., Camp Taylor, Ky. Dis. Nov. 6, 1917, on ac- count of weak lungs.
8. CURRY, BRUCE Corporal
Strasburg, Ill. First Corps Artillery Park. Born July 23, 1889, Windsor; son Silas C. and Mattie F. Curry, Strasburg; clerk ; enl. Dec. 15, 1917, Jefferson Bar- racks, Mo .; assigned First Corps Artillery Park ; made cpl. April 1, 1918; trained Camp Jackson, S. C. 4 months ; sailed lloboken May 22, 1918; transport Great Northern ; landed Brest May 31, 1918; at Aisne-Marne offensive, Oise-Nisne offensive, Chateau Thierry sector, Verdun sec- tor, Meuse-Argonne offensive, Army of Occupation ; truck driver. Dis. Camp Grant, Aug. 11, 1919.
9. CURRY, HAROLD N. Private Gays, Ill. 47th Art. C. A. C. Enl. at Mattoon May 30, 1918; assigned to 47th Art. C. A. C .; in service at Ft. Caswell, N. C., and Eustis Va .; went to France Oct. 1, 1918. Dis. at C. Grant, March 27, 1919.
10. CURRY, LESTER O. Private. Assumption, Ill. Co. M. 160 1). B. Born April 3, 1890, Macon, Ga .; son Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Curry ; enl. Sept. 4, 1918; sent Camp Custer; assigned Co. M. 160 Depot Br .; in training 31/2 mos. ; in hospital 2 weeks. Dis. Dec. 10, 1918; Camp Custer, Mich.
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1. CURRY, ODA E. Corporal Gays, Ill. Battery F. 327 F. A. Born Oct. 6, 1887, Gays; son D. S. Curry ; May 19, 1916, married Mayme A. Wetherell, dau. of Chas. Wetherell; en1. Sept. 18, 1917, Sullivan; assigned Btry F. 327 F. A .; in training at C. Taylor and West Point 18 mos. ; made cpl. July 6, 1918; sailed Hoboken Sept. 9, 1918, transport Orduna : landed Liverpool Sept. 21, at Camp De Souge, France. Dis. at C. Grant Feh. 20, 1919. Twin brother died in France.
2. CUSHMAN, WALTER A. Corporal
Mode, Ill. IIdq. Co., 119th Inf. 30th Div. Born Sept. 4, 1895, Mode; son Lyman A. Cushman; rail- road brakeman ; enl. Feb. 22, 1918; sent C. Taylor; trf. Camp Sevier, S. C .; assigned IIdq. Co. 119th Inf. 30th Div. as 1 pound gunner; sailed from Philadelphia, trans- port Calcutta, June 28, landing Winchester, Eng., July 17; in trenches 3 months, at Ypres, St. Quentin, Vormee- sel, major operations of Somme, Bellicourt, Prement, Vu- signy, Escafut, St. Benin, St. Souplet, Ribeauville, Ma- zengheim; mustard gas burns St. Souplet, Oct. 17; in hospital 2 mos .; returned to outfit as ammunition car- rier; made corporal Feb. 4, 1919, Beaumont, France. Dis. Camp Grant, April 14, 1919.
3. CUTLER, PHILIP LESTER Sergeant
Shelbyville, Il1. Guard and Fire Co.
Born July 2, 1884, Shelbyville; son Mrs. Julia Cutler ; married. July 3, 1918, to Pearl Kircher, dau. Louis and Elizabeth Kircher ; tailor before enlistment, now grocer ; enl. July 30, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Syracuse Rect. Camp, N. Y. to Guard and Fire Co., Q. M. C. at Camp Merritt ; made Mess Sgt. Oct. 28, 1918; in training 5 months; was member of Co. II. on border in 1916. Dis. at Camp Grant Jan. 4, 1919.
4. DARST, JAMES IRL 2nd Lieut.
Pana, Ill. Infantry
Born Feb. 3, 1896, Tower Hill; salesman ; son B. M. Darst, Pana; enl. Shelbyville, Feb. 22, 1918; assigned 18 Co. 159 Depot B., C. Taylor; promoted cpl. March 1; en- tered 4th O. T. C. June 2, 1918, C. Sherman ; received commission 2nd Lieut. Aug. 26; assigned Co. E. casual B. N., C. Merritt. Dis. C. Merritt, May 10, 1919.
DAVIES, W. GRIFFITII Windsor, Ill.
DAVIS, BERT Moweaqua, Il1.
5. DAVIS, EVERETT L. Private
Stewardson, Ill. 137 F. A. 38th Div.
Enlisted May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; to Camp Shelby, Miss .; sailed for France Oct. 6 with 38th Div .; returned Dec. 15, 1918. Dis. at Camp Merritt, Jan. 21, 1919.
6. DAVIS, JOSEPH BROWNING Yeoman 3d Class
Shelbyville, Ill. Co. D. 24th Regt. Born July 29, 1896, Clarkshurg; brakeman ; son David C. and Eunice 'S. Davis, Shelbyville; enl. Great Lakes, July 29, 1918; assigned Co. 480, 8th Reg. Camp Decatur; pro- moted yeoman 3d class, Great Lakes, Feb. 4, 1919. Dis. C. Berry, Mar. 28, 1919. Ilospital with pneumonia and influenza Sept. 14-Jan. 11.
7. DAVIS, NEWTON C., Aerial Gunner
Findlay, Il1. Naval Aviation Corps Born Nov. 21, 1896, Findlay; son John M. Davis; enl. in land aviation ; sent Fort Wayne, Detroit, Mich., then to Tex .; trfd. naval aviation, Great Lakes; trfd. flying sta- tion, Pensacola, Fla .; aerial gunner; one of five occupants of seaplane which dropped 1,000 ft. into Gulf of Mexico 150 miles from shore; rescued by tugboat. Dis. Pensacola, Fla., Mch., 1919.
8. DAVIS, RAYMOND I. Private
Shelbyville, Ill.
Co. II. 130 Inf., 33 Div. Enl. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div .; sent Camp Logan, Tex., Oct. 10, 1917; trained 7 mos .; sailed Iloboken, May 14, 1918; active service Meuse-Argonne, Somme, Amiens, Verdun, Albert Front, Marcheville, Army of Occupation. Dis. C. Grant, June, 1919.
9. DAVIS, REASON J. Windsor, Ill. Co. A, 17 Battalion Corporal Born May 16, 1896, Moultrie Co .; son C. W. Davis, Wind- sor, Ill .; farmer; enl. Feb. 22, 1918, Shelbyville, army to C. Taylor, then C. Sevier, S. C .; assigned to Co. A, 17th Bn .; made Corp. Jan. 6, 1919; trnsf. from Sevier to Ft. McPherson, from McPherson to Green, N. C. Dis. at Camp Grant, I11., Jan. 14, 1919.
10. DAVIS, SAMUEL C. 1st Lieut.
Beecher City, Il1. Co. C, 131 Inf., 33 Div. Enl. in Co. H; sent C. Logan, Tex., Supply Sgt., Oct. 10, 1917 ; trained 7 mos .; commissioned 2d Lieut. Nov. 19, 1917; later 1st Lieut .; sailed Hoboken, May 14, 1918; trfd. Co. C, 131 Inf .; over top 5 times; active service Meuse-Argonne, Troyon Sector, Chipilly Ridge, Army of Occupation ; Regtl. Intelligence Officer. Dis. C Grant, June, 1919.
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1. DAY, HARRY WARREN, E. 2 C. (Ro.)
Champaign, 111. U. S. Navy
Born June 15, 1894, Shelbyville; instructor U. of I .; enl. Feb. 18, 1918, Peoria; assigned Radio School, Great Lakes, as L. E. R .; promoted to E 2 C. (Ro) Nov. 1, 1918, at Cambridge, Mass. ; in training one year. Released from active service at Seattle, Wash., Feb. 11, 1919.
2. DEAL, GROVER CLEVELAND Privatc
Cowden, I11. 10th Infantry, 14 Div. Enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Custer, Mich .; served with 10th Infantry until discharged in 1919.
3. DEARING, BRADFORD FRENCHI 1st Lieut. M. C. Shelbyville, 111. B. H. No. 56
Born March 1, 1890, Shelbyville; physician ; son of Brad. ford P. and Addie F. Dearing, Shelbyville; enl. Nov., 1917, St. Louis; trained as med. officer Base Hosp., Camp Jackson, S. C .; commissioned 1st Lt. Med. Corps Dec., 1917; sailed for France from lloboken, Aug. 3, 1918, landed Brest; assigned B. H. No. 56. Dis. Camp Dix, May 5, 1919.
4. DEWEESE, FRANK Wagoner
Shelbyville, I11. Supply Co. 130th Inf. 33rd Div. Born March 15, 1889, Shelby Co .; son Iliram and Bettie Deweese; laborer ; enl. June 2, 1917, Shelbyville, in Co. II, 130th Inf. 33rd Div .; made Sgt. at Camp Logan; in training 111/2 mos .; sailed from Hoboken May 16, 1918, transport Agamemnon; landed Brest May 24, 1918; in trenches from July 4, 1918, to Nov. 12, 1918; at Argonne, St. Mihiel, Somme, Verdun, Troyon, Army of Occupa- tion. Dis. at Camp Grant, May 30, 1919.
5. DEWEESE, PEARLIE Private (cook)
Shelbyville, III. Co. II, 130th Inf., 33 Div. Born July 6, 1894, Edgewood, Ill .; farmer; enl. June 4, 1917, Shelbyville, in Co. H, 130th Inf .; was cook at Camp Logan, Houston, Texas, from Sept. 17th to May, 1918; sailed from N. Y. in May, transport Agamemnon ; landed at Brest, May 24, 1918; at Meuse, Argonne, Cha- teau, Marcheville; cook. Dis. at Camp Grant, May 30, 1919.
6. DICKINSON, HARLAND Private
Shelbyville, Ill. 45th Co., 12th Bn., 160 Depot Brig. Born March 21, 1894, Strasburg, Ill .; son R. II. and Ten- nie Dickinson, Shelbyville, Ill .; farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville, Ill .; army; assigned to 45 Co, 12th Bn., 160th Depot Brigade, Camp Custer, Mich .; in training 41/2 mos .; particular work, chauffeur in aviation corps; trfd. from Custer to Ft. Wayne, Detroit, Oct. 25, 1918; to Taylor Field, Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 4, 1918. Dis. Jan. 28, 1919, at Taylor Field, Ala.
7. DIEPHOLZ, ARNOLD Private
Strasburg, Ill. 20th Infantry.
Born July 1, 1896, Strasburg; son Mr. and Mrs. Henry Diepholz, Tr .; farmer; called to service Aug. 29, 1918, at Madison, S. D .; assigned to 20th Infantry, Camp Funs- ton, Kans., Jan. 3; trfd. to Fort Brady, Mich., for guard duty. Dis. at Fort Brady, Feb. 17, 1919.
8. DIEPHOLZ, EDMAN HIENRY Private First Class
Strasburg, I11. Supply Co., 87th Inf. Born March 18, 1894, Strasburg, Ill .; son Henry and Emma Diepholz; farmer; called to service July 21, 1918, at Madison, S. D) .; army ; assigned to 163rd Depot Brig- ade, Camp Dodge, Iowa; promoted to first class private Nov. 25, 1918; regimental warehouse clerk 6 months and 6 days; trfd. Nov. 13, 1918, to Supply Co. 87th Inf., Camp Dodge, Iowa; in hospital 10 days with influenza. Dis. at Camp Dodge, Jan. 27, 1919.
. DIETZ, W. JOHN Mechanic
Shelbyville, 111. Co. II, 130th Inf., 33rd Div. Born June 15, 1890, Shelby Co .; son Charles and Alice Dietz ; mechanic; enl. Sept. 10, 1917, Shelbyville; army ; assigned Co. II, 130th Inf., 33rd Div .; made mechanic Dec. 10, 1917 ; in training at Camp Logan 8 mos. ; sailed from N. Y. June 23, 1918; transport, King of Italy ; landed Brest, July 6, 1918; to trenches July 8, 1918; in trenches 6 mos .; MIcuse-Argonne, Somme sector, Troyon sector, Army of Occupation; name on Roll of Honor of 33rd Div .; also given silver star; went out of trench across open field in front of Germans to take message to Co. E, 130th Inf., under machine gun fire at Marcheville on Nov. 10, 1918; in hospital in N. Y., rheumatism. Dis. at Grant.
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