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lor, Ky., to receive appointment as Army Field Clerk, May 20, 1919, and assigned to Demobilization Group; trfd. to Camp Personnel Office Sept. 30, 1919. Dis. Oct. 15, 1919, C. Taylor, Ky. One hrother in service.
9. HINTON, ORVILLE W. Private
()conee, Il1. Hq. Co. 119 Inf. 30 Div.
Born Dec. 6, 1894, Oconee; bank clerk; son A. W. and
Nettie Hinton, Oconee; enl. Feb. 22, 1918, Shelbyville :
assigned C. Taylor, 159 Depot Brig. Co. 18; trfd. C. Se- vier, IIq. Co., 119 Inf., 30 Div., March 24, 1918; sailed N. Y., May 11, 1918, H. M. S. Ascania ; landed Liverpool, May 27, 1918; firing line 6 wks; Ypres, St. Quentin ;
21, 1919; landed Charleston, S. C., April 3, 1919 (on U. operated 37 m. m. gun; sailed from St. Nazaire. March
S. S. Huron) ; in hospital at Camp Sevier with measles,
and also in hospital in France at Trouville. Dis. C
Grant. Apr. 14, 1919. One brother in service.
10. INTE, BIRNEY SINCLAIR Sergeant
Shelbyville, Il1.
IIq. Co., 327 F. A. 84 Div.
Born Aug. 2, 1889, Shelbyville; agent Am. Ex. Co .; son
late K. A. and Sadie Hite; enl. Shelbyville, Oct. 2, 1917 ;
assigned C. Taylor; trfd. Kelly Field, Aviation Sec., Dec. 5, 1917 ; returned C. Taylor, 327 F. A. Band, 84 Div.,
Feb. 19, 1918; promoted Corp. Nov. 26, 1917; Sergt.,
Feb. 19, 1918; sailed N. Y., Sept. 7, 1918; landed Liver- pool ; honorable Dis. at C. Grant, Feb. 19, 1919; the regi- ment was ordered to Argonne, but armistice was signed before they went into action. Married Rose Mae Kull Dec. 1, 1917, at Louisville, Ky.
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1. IIITT, GARLAND, B. Private Kingman, Il1. 140 F. A., 39 Div. Born June 19, 1894, Kingman; farmer; son Anderson and Martha Hite, Kingman; enl. Shelbyville, June 28, 1918; sent C. Taylor; trfd. C. Beauregard ; sailed N. Y. ; landed Brest. Dis. C. Grant, June 29, 1918.
HOAG, EDWARD LEE Private
Moweaqua, Ill. HIdq. Co., 168 Inf., 42 Div.
Born Oct. 16, 1893, Sandoval, Ill .; ininer; son John IIoag, Moweaqua ; enl. Le Mar, Iowa, June 24, 1916; assigned Co. K, 2nd Iowa Inf .; trf. C. Logan Hdq. Co., 168 Inf., 42 Div .: sailed Iloboken, Oct. 18, 1917 ; landed Liverpool ; firing line 10 mos., Alsace-Lorraine, Champagne, Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, Argonne; wounded May 26, 1918, on Alsace-lorraine front; gassed at Badinville; wounded July 15, near Suippe, gas; one pound gunner. Honorable dis- C. Dodge, April 3, 1919; 18 mos. overseas.
2. IIOFMAN, EDWARD CLEM Corporal
Sigel, Ill. A. S. C. 147
Born Sept. 23, 1895, Illinois; farmer ; son John and Fran- cis Hofman, Sigel; enl. Aug. 30, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Grant; assigned A. S. C .; sailed Hoboken, Nov. 1, 1918; landed Liverpool; served 4 mos. with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Dis. C. Grant, March 24, 1919.
3. HOLDING, JAS. F. Private
Findlay, Ill. 324 Sup. Co.
Born July 7, 1896, Findlay; salesman; son J. G. and Sarah R. Holding, Findlay; enl. Mattoon, June 1, 1918; assigned 27 Receiving Co. Jeff Bks .; trfd. C. Johnson ; sailed Newport News, Aug. 14, 1918; landed Brest; supply Dept. near Issur-Tille. Dis. C. Grant, Sept. 3, 1919.
4. HOOD, HARRY A. First Class Private
Windsor, Ill Co. C., 308 M. G. Bn. 78 Div. Born March 2, 1896, Shelby Co .; farmer; son Chas. H. and Bertha S. Hood; enl. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918; as- signed Co. A, 138 M. G. Bn. 38 Div., C. Shelley ; sailed N. Y. Oct. 6, 1918; landed Liverpool. Dis. C. Dix, May 12, 1919.
5. HOOVER, WALTER SENN Sergeant First Class
Shelbyville, Ill. Medical Dept. Born Nov. 25, 1891, Lovington; vocational director; son Dr. W. K. and Mrs. E. S. Hoover, Lovington ; enl. Shel- byville, Sept. 3, 1919; assigned C. Grant, Co. II, 161 De- pot Brigade; promoted Supply Sgt. Oct. 8, 1918; 1st Sgt. Nov. 21, 1918; Sgt. Icl. Med. Dept. March 26, 1919: at- tended O. T. C. C. Greenleaf, Ga. Dis. C. Grant Sept. 18, 1919. First Sgt. in charge 22 hospital trains handling all wounded, returning through port of N. Y.
6. HORN, GROVER C. Canteen Service
Windsor, Ill. 10 Infantry
Enl. Shelbyville, May 29, 1918; sent Ft. Thomas, Ky. : trfd. to Ft. Benjamin Harrison; assigned 10 Inf .; trfd. with this outfit to C. Custer; served in canteen. Dis. early in 1919.
7. HORN, JACK Private
Wir.dsor, Ill. Supply Co., 327 F. A., 84 Div. Born March 8, 1893, Windsor; son Frank and Dora Horn, Windsor; tailor; enl. Oct. 2, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned 327 F. A. 84 Div. C. Taylor; trfd. West Point; trfd. Long Island; sailed Long Island Sept. 19, 1918; landed Liverpool, Oct. 1, 1918; at C. Muzuse. Dis. Feb. 1ยบ. 1918, C. Grant.
8. HORN, RALPH Private
Windsor, Ill. Hq. Co., 119 Inf., 30 Div. Born Jan. 11, 1895, Windsor; butcher; son Frank and Dora Horn; enl. Feb. 22, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned C. Taylor ; trfd. C. Sevier, Mar. 21, 1918; sailed Hoboken, May 11, 1918; submarine sunk on voyage May 25; landed Liverpool ; on or near firing line 6 mos; Ypres, Voorme- zeele, Bellecourt, St. Souplet, Ribeaucourt, Mazenhein ; gunner; slightly gassed at Bellecourt. Dis. C. Grant, Apr. 1, 1919.
9. TOTT, FRED Corporal
Tower Hill, Ill. 327 Field Artillery, 84 Div. Born March 31, 1896, Shelby Co .; son J. M. and Mary Hott, Tower Hill; farmer; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelby- ville ; assigned Battery D, 327 Field Art. 84 Div. : trained West Point; promoted Corp. June, 1918; landed Liver- pool, Sept. 21, 1918, C. De Souge. Dis. C. Grant, Feb. 19, 1919. Armistice signed before 327 went into action.
10. HOTT, GEORGE Private
Tower Hill, Il1. Co. K, Div. Bn. 3 Born Apr. 29, 1894, Shelby Co .; farmer; son J. M. and May Hott, Tower Hill; enl. Sept. 4, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Custer, Co. K. Dev. Bn. No. 3. Dis. C. Custer, Nov. 25, 1918.
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I. HOWARD, WALTER ALONZO Lieut. M. C.
llenton, Ill. 31 F. II. 8th San. Trn., 8th Div. Born June 30, 1883, Ilenton, Ill .; son Alonzo Iloward and wife; physician ; enl. May 14, 1918; ordered M. (). T. C. Ft. Riley, Kans., Aug. 31, 1918; assigned 31 F. H. 8th San Trn., Palo Alto, Cal., Oct. 17, 1918; left (. Fre- mont, Cal., Oct. 23, 1918, for overseas; back to C. Mills after the armistice was signed. Dis. C. Lee, Va., Jan. 25, 1919.
2. IIOWE, CLYDE E. Provost Marshal Dept.
Cowden, Illinois. Co. A, 6th Military Police Born Cowden, Ill., Dec. 20, 1887, son of Grace and' S. A. D). Howe; school teacher; enl. May 10, 1918; assigned to Co. A, 6th M. P .; trained for provost work, Camp Wadsworth, S. C .; trfd. to First Army Hdq. Sept. 26th, 1918; assigned to Co. 1), Ist Army M. P. Bn .: trfd. to 295th M. P. Co. Apr. 20, 1919; sailed from New York, July 17th, 1918; landed at LeHarve, France, July 22, 1918; served in Alsace until Sept. 26, 1918; in Meuse- AArgonne from Sept. 26 until close of war; work in Argonne consisting of traffic, stragglers and prison cages. Dis. July 10, 1919, Camp Grant.
3. IIOY, HARLEY WESLEY Private
Assumption, Ill. Batt. D 138 F. A. Born Apr. 4, 1896, Obed; farmer; son Wesley Iloy, As- sumption ; enl. May 26, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Batt. D), 138 F. A .; served overseas; landed Brest; returned U. S. Dis. C. Taylor, Jan. 11, 1919.
4. HOY, TRACY M. Military Police Moweauqua, IIl. 233 M. P.
Born 1893, Moweaqua; son D. W. Hoy; farmer; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor; assigned to 327 F. A .; trfd. to Med. Dept. 327 F. A. Dec. 1, 1917 : trfd. to 233rd Co. Military Police Dec. 1; trfd. in France to M. P. at Bordeaux; landed Liverpool Sept. 21, 1918. Dis. July 12, 1919, Camp Grant.
5. HUBER, RALPH H. Private First Class
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. G, 22 Engineers Born Jan. 8, 1896, Shelby Co .; farmer; son Henry and Lydia Huber, Shelbyville; enl. Shelbyville, June 28, 1918; sent C. Taylor ; 53 Co, 159 Depot Brig .; trfd. Ft. Benja- min Ilarrison, Co. G, 22 Eng .; promoted 1st class pri- vate ; permanent prison guard; missed overseas service account of sickness. Dis. C. Benj. Harrison, Dec. 22, 1918.
6. IHUBNER, WILLIAM ALBERT Private
Shelbyville, Il. Ilq. Co., 308 F. A. 78th Div. Born April 19, 1894, Shelby Co. Ill .; son Mrs. Emma Hubner; bridge carpenter; enl. Apr. 30, 1918; assigned to 308 F. A. II. Q. Co .; trained for field artilleryman, Camp Dix, N. J .; sailed from New York May 27. 1918, on transport Cedric; landed Liverpool June 8, 1918: firing line 21/2 months; Toul Sector, St. Mibiel, Suippe-Moselle, Meuse-Argonne, Grand Pre. Dis. June 1, 1919, Camp Grant.
7. HUDSON, ANDY M. First Class Private
Shelbyville, Il. Co. II. 130 Inf. 33 Div. Born Oct. 28, 1883, Nebraska City, Nebr .; miner; son Win. Hudson, Shelbyville; enl. June 19, 1916, Shelbyville, Co. 11; sent C. Logan Oct. 9, 1918; sailed Hoboken, May 24, 1918; landed Brest ; Albert, Verdun, Meuse- Ar- gonne, Somme, St. Mihiel, Ilanill. Dis. C. Grant May 3, 1919. Served on border in 1916.
8. HUDSON, ANDREW P. Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Co. II, 130th Inf., 33rd Div. Born 1883. Shelbyville twp .; son Mrs. Cynthia Iludson ; laborer; enl. June 19, 1916, Shelbyville; Co. H, 130th Inf. 33rd Div .; sent C. Logan Oct. 9, 1918; sailed Ho- boken, May 16, 1918, on transport Agamemnon : landed Brest May 24, 1918; brigaded with English; went to trenches July 9, 1918; served about 6 mos. on line. Meuse- Argonne, St. Mibiel, Albert, Verdun, Hamel. Dis. June 1, 1919, Camp Grant. Was on border in 1916.
9. HUDSON, NELSON Private
Shelbyville, HII. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Son of Cynthia Hudson ; enl. Co. HI, Shelbyville, summer of 1917 and went to C. Logan; trfd. to Q. M. Mainte- lance Dept. and served until discharge in spring of 1919.
10. HUDSON, ELMER C. Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. H, 130th Inf., 33rd Hiv. Born Sept. 24, 1888, Shelbyville; son Willard Hudson ; laborer ; enl. May 31, 1917, Shelbyville; Co. II, 130th Inf .; went to Camp Logan Oct. 9, 1918; sailed May 15, 1918 ; landed Brest May 24, 1918; went to trenches July 9, 1918; served at Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel, Albert, Verdun, Hamel; in bospital Trieve Jan. 25 to Jan. 30; trfd. hos- pital Base No. 60. Dis. from bospital June 24 and sent home as a patient to Ft. Sheridan. Dis. Camp Grant June 24, 1919. One brother in Co. H.
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1. HUDSON, CECIL SNYDER. First Class Private Moweaqua, Ill. 302 Water Tank Train Born April 8, 1896, Moweaqua; hdw. and furniture; son Frank Ifudson, Moweaqua; enl. June 14, 1918, Shelby- ville; assigned Rahe Auto School, K. C .; promoted Ist Cl. Private Feb. 1919; trfd. 302 W. T. T .; sailed lo- boken Sept. 3, 1918; landed Brest; Meuse-Argonne offen- sive as driver. Dis. C. Grant, Aug. 5, 1919.
2. HUDSON, DAVID F. Private
Cowden, Ill. Field Artillery Repl.
Born July 22. 1893. Cowden; son George and Jennie lludson ; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; trained for Instrument Sgt., Camp Taylor; sailed New York, Oct. 27, 1918; landed Liverpool Nov. 8, 1918, Camp IJunt. Dis. May 12, 1919, Camp Mills, Long Island.
HUDSON, JAMES Moweaqua, 111.
3. HULICK, CHARLES HENRY 1st Lieut.
Shelbyville, 111. Medical Corps, 96 Div.
Born 1888, Illinois; physician and surgeon ; son Mathias Hulick, Camden, 111 .; commissioned 1st Lieut. M. C. Oct. 12, 1918; M. O. T. C .. C. Greenleaf, Ga., and Wadsworth. S. C., 2 mos. Dis. C. Wadsworth, Dec .. 12, 1918.
4. HULETT, IRWIN Private
Windsor, 111. 102 Inf. M. D. Attach.
Born July 13, 1895, Moweaqua; son John I. and Lilly MI. Ilulett, Findlay ; grocery clerk ; enl. May 27, 1918, Shel- byville; assigned 152 Ambulance Co. 38th Div. Camp Shelby ; trfd. Camp Mills Sept. 17, 1918; sailed New York Oct. 5, 1918, transport Zelandia; called on deck by fire alarm; dropped depth bombs for pursuing sub- inarines; landed Liverpool Oct 17, 1918; went to trenches Oct. 25, 1918; served on Verdun Front, Toul Sector ; orderly on ambulance. Dis. April 26, 1919, Camp Grant.
HUMPHREY, EARL Moweaqua, 111.
Member of Rainbow Division; returned home May 15, 1919.
5. HUNT, GLENN H. Corporal
Beecher City, Ill. Med. Corps
Born Dec. 11, 1893, Beecher City ; farmer; son Oscar and Emma Hunt, Beecher City; enl. Jan. 10, 1918, Shel- byville; assigned Med. Corps, C. Greenleaf, Ga .; trfd. C. Johnston, Feb., 1919; promoted Corp. Feb. 12, 1919. Dis. C. Johnston, Feb. 26, 1919.
6. HYLAND, LESTER C. Sergeant
Windsor, Il1. Co. F, 41st Inf.
Born Aug. 31, 1898, Moultrie Co .; son of J. E. and Maud Hyland, Windsor, Ill .; railroading, asst. agent; enl. Mat. toon, July 10, 1917; sent Jefferson Barracks; trfd. Ft. Snelling, Minn., Ft. Wayne, Detroit, Ft. Brady, Sault Ste Marie; promoted from Corporal to Sergeant April 14. 1919. Dis. Camp Funston. Re-enlisted and sent to Camp U'pton, N. Y.
7. JACKSON, LEWIS ALBERT Regtl. Sgt. Maj.
Shelbyville, 111. Hq. Co., 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born Feb. 12, 1894, Lakewood; bank clk., Shelbyville ; married Ruby C. Roessler Apr. 20, 1918; enl. May 17, 1917, Springfield; assigned Med. Dept. 130 Inf .; made Pvt. 1st Cl. Nov. 7, Bn. Sgt. Maj. Dec 28; Regtl. Sgt. Maj. Feb. 25, 1918; trained at Logan; sailed with 33 Div., serving as Regtl. Sgt. Maj. 130 Inf. throughout; Meuse- Argonne, Somme-Amiens, Verdun, Tryon, Chateau de Alnois, Marcheville, Riaville, St. Hilaire, Army of ()c- cupation. Dis. C. Grant May 31, 1919.
8. JACKSON, SAM Private
Shelbyville, 111. Hq. Co., 308 F. .. Born Apr. 16, 1888, Shelbyville; son late Mose and Me- lissa Jackson; enl. Apr. 30, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Dix. N. J .; assigned Ilq. Co., 308 F. A .; sickness prevented overseas service; remained C. Dix as canteen worker in C. 16, 153 D. B. Dis. C. Dix, Nov. 13, 1918; disability. 9. JACKSON, WILL A. Cook Findlay, Il1. Co. C, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born Aug. 15, 1895, Moweaqua; farmer; son John and Lydia Jackson; enl. Aug. 19, 1917, Sullivan; sent C. 10- gan ; sailed Hoboken, May 16, 1918; transport Agamem- non; landed Brest ; engagements at Tryon Sector, Somme, Argonne, St. Mihiel, Verdun, battle of Marcheville; ac- tive service from Aug., 1918, until armistice; gassed sev- eral times and in hospital; eyes badly injured by gas. Dis. C. Grant, May 26, 1919.
10. JARNAGIN, ROBERT L. 1st Lieut. Shelbyville, Il1. U. S. Marines
Son B. E. and Julia F. Jarnagin, Shelbyville; lawyer ; enl. May 19, 1917, St. Louis; sent Paris Island; promoted Corp, then Sgt., then 1st Sgt .; went to Quantico, Va., and attended O. T. C .; commissioned 2nd Lieut. June, 1918; made 1st Lieut. 2 mos. later; went overseas in Sept., 1918; served in Judge Advocate's office in France ; landed in U. S. in December, 1919.
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I. JESSE, MERL F. Ist Class Private
Findlay, I11. 11 F. A., Battery F, 6 Div. Born. MIch 16, 1900, Macon Co .; son Wm. Jesse, Find- lay; enl. Decatur, May 16, 1918; sent Jefferson Bks .; as. signed 11 F. A .; in ten days sent C. Doniphan, Okla. ; trfd. C. Mills; sent overseas; landed France, July 13, 1918 ; sent to firing line Sept. 12; slightly wounded; hospital 10 days; front lines until armistice; AArmy of Occupation ; returned U. S. summer of 1919.
2. JESTER, HOWARD WILSON Sergeant Tower Hill, 111. 46 Co. Marines Born Oct. 24, 1895, Pana. Ill .; son Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Jester, Tower Hill; miner; enl. Aug. 1, 1917, St. Louis, in Marines; sent Paris Island, S. C .; assigned Exp. Co., Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: promoted Cpl. then Sgt. at (inantanamo Bay ; returned U. S. on U. S. S. Shawmut; mine layer. D)is. Norfolk Navy Yard, Apr. 29, 1919.
3. JOHNSON, LEON Sergeant
Moweaqua, 111. Co. G, 23 Inf. and 41 Div. Born Nov. 12, 1892, Moweaqua; son Frank and Eva Johnson ; farmer; served with Montana Guards on Mex- ican border 1916; enl. Apr. 30, 1917, Ft. Wm. Ilenry 1Harrison, Helena, Mont .: assigned Co. B, 163 Inf., 41 Div .; promoted Cpl., then Sgt .; sailed Dec. 14, Camp Mills, Long Island, transport Vaterland: landed Havre, France; to Langress, then Montrichard ; drilled recruits several mos .; trfd. to Co. G, 23 Inf. June at Chateau Thier- ry : over top at Soissons July 18, 1918; severely wounded same day; lay in shell hole 21/2 days; found and taken to hospital: returned casual to U. S. Dec. 24, 1918, on trans- port .Acolus. Dis. C. Grant, Jan. 27, 1919. Received French citation for bravery November, 1919.
4. JOHNSON, CHARLES VERNE Private
Moweaqua, III. 328 F. A., 91 Div. Born Ach. 27, 1891, Moweaqua ; son Frank and Eva Johnson, Moweaqua; enl. . April 23, 1918, Ryegate. Mont. ; assigned 166 I). B., C. Lewis, Wash. : sailed C. Mills, luly, 1918; landed England; sent Havre, France; in trenches 15 days: landed back in U. S. Apr. 12, 1919, at 5. JOHNSON, EARL Mechanic Camp Mills, Long Island. Dis. C. Grant, Apr. 23, 1919. Findlay, Ill. Batt. I), 327 F. A. 84 Div. Born 1893, Dalton City, Ill .; son Frank B. Johnson, Findlay ; brakeman C. & E. I .; enl. Oct. 3, 1917, Shelby- ville ; sent C. Taylor; assigned Batt. D, 327 F. A .; at- tended Motor Instruction School, Kenosha, Wis .; instruc- tor at West Point, Ky .; sailed Hoboken, Sept. 9, 1918; landed Liverpool; sent C. De Souge, France; served as mechanic. Dis. C. Grant, Feb. 19, 1919.
6. JOHNSON, EDLER E. Private
Trowbridge, I11. Co. K, 119 Inf., 30 Div. Born Apr. 18, 1889, Strasburg; son Augusta and Andrew P. Johnson; farmer; enl. Feb. 22, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor; assigned Co. 18, 159 1). B .; trfd. C. Sevier, S. C .; sailed Boston, May 12; transport attacked by sub- marine ; landed Liverpool, May 28, 1918; served on west- ern front; returned U. S. as casual, after operation at hospital. Dis. Feb. 1, 1919, C. Grant.
7. JOHNSON, ERNEST II. Private
Findlay, Il1. 22 Engineers Born Oct. 16, 1892, Findlay ; son J. W. Johnson, Findlay ; farmer ; enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor ; there 3 wks .: trfd. Ft. Benjamin Harrison ; trfd. C. Up- ton : sailed Montreal, Aug. 22, on Port Lincoln ; landed Liverpool; in action 2 mos. ; Meuse- Argonne and St. Mi- hiel sectors as engineer. Dis. July 16, 1919, C. Grant.
8. JOHNSON, GLEN Private
Shelbyville, III. Co. A, 9th Ammunition Train Born MIch. 4, 1893, Shelbyville; farmer; son Oliver John- son ; enl. Shelbyville, June 28, 1918; sent C. Taylor ; trfd. C. McClelland, Ala .; in training 61/2 mos. Dis. C. McClelland, Aug. 20, 1918.
9. JOHNSON, LLOYD A. First Class Private
Stewardson, III. Co. G, 346 Inf., 87 Div. Born Aug. 22, 1891, Stewardson ; son J. A. Johnson, Enid, ()kla .; painter; enl. Oct. 2. 1917, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor; assigned Batt. I), 327 F. A., 84 Div .; trfd. C. Pike Nov. 16; trfd. C. Merritt June 19. 1918: sailed June 19, Iloboken, transport Delta ; attacked by submarine :
landed Liverpool; on front at Meuse-Argonne Oct. 6- Nov. 11; outfit cited; returned U. S. with 406 Service Park unit. Dis. C. Grant, Aug. 26, 1918.
10. JOHNSON, WMI. GLEN Private
Cowden, Ill. Co. D, 147 Eng. Born, Nov. 16, 1895, Cowden; brakeman, Clover Leaf R. R .; son Asa and Margaret Johnson, Cowden; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Custer, Mich .; assigned Co. D, 147 Eng. Dis. Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind., Dec. 10, 1918.
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1. JOIINSON, GEORGE ROY Private Shelbyville, Ill. 6 Regt., Co. 86, Marines
Son James W. Johnson, Shelbyville; enl. Chicago few days after war was declared; sent Paris Island, S. C .; assigned separate Bn. 6 Regt. 86 Co .; sent hospital for operation which prevented overseas service. Dis. Paris Island, Jan., 1919.
JOHNSON, GROVER C. Private
Ilerrick, I11. 147 Engineers
Enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville: sent C. Custer; assigned 45 Co., 12 Bn., 160 D. B .; trf. Ft. Benj. Harrison, 147 Engineers. Dis. early in 1919.
2. JOHNSON, JAMES B. 1st Class Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Mobile Vet. Section 33d Div. Born Jan. 25, 1887, Shelbyville; son J. W. Johnson, baker; enl. July 20, 1917, Co. 1I, Shelbyville; trfd. Dec. 26, Mobile Vet. Sec., C. Logan ; sailed Hoboken May 21, transport Leviathan; attacked by submarine just out of Brest ; landed Brest ; under fire at Albert, Argonne-Meuse and Somme: veterinary work; returned casual Mch. 30, 1919; sent St. Mary's hospital, Hoboken, then Greenhut Ilosp., then Gen. Ilosp. No. 21, Denver, for lung treat- ment. Dis. Denver, Sept. 3, 1919; 25 per cent disability.
3. JOHNSON, ROBERT W. Private
Shelbyville, Il1. 110 Mobile Vet. Sec., 33 Div.
Born Feb. 22, 1897, Shelbyville; son James W. Johnson : ent. with Co. H, Shelbyville, MIch. 22, 1917; sent C. Logan, Oct. 9, 1918; trfd. Mobile Vet. Sec. 110; sailed Iloboken. May 22, 1918; transport Leviathan; attacked by 7 sub- marines 2 hrs. from Brest; transport sank 3 of subs ; landed Brest May 30; on Metz front as veterinarian ; cared for sick and wounded horses; outfit cited 3 times. Verdun, Metz and Argonne. Dis. C. Grant, June 12, 1919.
4. JOHNSON, ROY WINTON 1st Lieut.
Shelbyville, Il1. Medical Corps. Evac. Ilosp. 60 Born June 2, 1882, McLean Co, Ill .; physician and sur- geon ; son Wm. and Elizabeth Johnson, Gibson City, Ill .; enl. June 24, 1918, Chicago, Ill .; commissioned 1st Lieut. Medical Corps July 15, 1918; assigned Evacuation IIos- pital 60, Camp Greenleaf, Ga. Dis. Dec. 28, 1918.
5. JONES, BYRON H. Sergeant
Windsor, 111. Co. C, 307 Field Signal Bn. Born July 16, 1896, Windsor; son Henry and Myrtle Jones, Windsor; enl. July 14, 1917, Ft. Benjamin Harri- son; assigned Co. B. 23 Bn .; trfd. C. Gordon ; sailed Brooklyn. May 19, 1918; Toul sector, July 23 to .Aug. 8; Marbache sector Aug. 19 to Sept. 17; St. Mihiel offen- sive Sept. 12 to 16; Meuse-Argonne Sept. 28-Oct 6; Meuse-Argonne Oct. 6 to 31.
6. JONES, DELBERT W. 1st Class Private
Strasburg, Ill. Medical Corps
Born Jan. 20, 1893, Cowden; teacher; son Nelson and Martha Jones, Strasburg; enl. Jan. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Greenleaf, Ga .; trfd. Ft. Logan H. Root, Ark., Jan. 21, 1918; then to C. Wadsworth, S. C., June 17, 1919. Dis. C. Grant, Aug. 15, 1919.
7. JONES, HENRY W. Radio Operator 1st Class Windsor, Ill. 2nd Regt. U. S. M. C. Born Sept. 23, 1899, Logan, Ohio; son R. C. Jones, Price, Utah; enl. Mch. 27, 1918, St. Louis; sent Paris Is- land, S. C .; assigned 23 Co., Marines; promoted Sgt. ; trained as radio opr .; sailed Charleston, S. C., Dec. 13, 1918, on U. S. S. Kittery ; landed Port au Prince, Hayti, Dec. 24, 1918; took part in several engagements of sec. ond Haytian campaign; wounded; returned U. S. with 2 Regt. U. S. M. C. Dis. Philadelphia Navy Yard, Sept. 10, 1919.
8. JONES, WM. E. Private
Windsor, Ill. IIq. Troop, 14 Div.
Born Aug. 30, 1891, Effingham, Co .; carpenter; son IIar- rison and Mary Jones, Windsor; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shel- byville; sent C. Custer; remained there until discharged Feb. 18, 1919.
9. JONES, WM. FLOYD. Private
Herrick, Il1. Mobile Vet. Hospital No. 1 Born Feb. 20, 1895, Lovington; son Riley Jones, dec'd. ; gardener; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor ; trfd. C. Lee, Va., Oct. 1; sailed Norfolk Oct. 13; attacked by submarine; landed Brest Oct. 26; returned U. S. on hospital ship. Dis. Ft. Sheridan, Aug. 27, 1919.
10. JONES, WM. JULIUS Sergeant
Tower Hill, Ill. Co. M, 5 Eng. Tr. Regt. Born, Aug. 16, 1897, Herrick; son Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Jones, Tower Hill; R. R. brakeman; enl. June 11, 1918, St. Louis; sent Jefferson Bks .; promoted Cpl. Sept. 8: promoted Sgt. Oct. 14, 1918; appointed company gas in- structor Oct. 15, 1918; trfd. C. Humphreys, Va., June 22. Dis. C. Dodge, Ia., Jan. 8, 1919.
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1. JORDAN, WM. Private Findlay, Ill. Railhead Supply Dept. Born Mch. 12, 1893, Raleigh, Mo .; farmer; son Sarah Cleaver, Oakside, Mo .; employed ncar Findlay ; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Custer ; assigned Q. M. C., Railhead Sp. Det .; trfd. C. Johnston, Fla., Oct. 10. Dis. C. Grant, Dec. 24, 1918. Had previous service in In- fantry in island possessions.
2. KAISER, LOUIS E. Corporal Oconee, Ill. Q. M. C. Utilities Born March 18, 1894, Oconee; son Henry Kaiser, Oconee ; enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Q. M. C. Utili- ties, C. Taylor. Dis. C. Taylor, March 7, 1919.
3. KELLEY, LEO HARPER Corporal
Shelbyville, I11. D. Batt. 149 F. A. Rainbow Div. Born Dec. 29, 1896, Shelbyville; salesman ; son Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kelley, Shelbyville; enl. Apr. 7, 1917, Chi- cago; assigned 149 F. A., formerly Ist Ill., F. A. ; trained 5 mos. Ft. Sheridan; sailed Hohoken Oct. 18, 1917, on U. S. S. Pres. Lincoln ; landed St. Nazaire; under fire 3 mos .; active service Luneville and Baccarat sectors; Rain- bow Div. cited in many French and American general or- ders ; returned with Casual Det. 85 Div. Dis. C. Grant. Apr. 23, 1919. Detailed on special duty as instructor of firing of 75 M. M. gun at Camp de Cottquidan, France. One brother in service.
4. KELLEY, WM. L. Corporal
Shelbyville, Ill. Gas. Def. Chem. War. Ser. Born July 27, 1887, Shelbyville ; lawyer; son Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kelley, Shelbyville; enI. July 31, 1918, Shelbyville ; assigned Gas Defense Plant, Chemical Warfare Service, Long Island; promoted Corp. Nov. 1, 1918; trained 1. mo. at Syracuse Recruiting Camp, N. Y .; Lakehurst Proving Ground, N. J. Dis. C. Grant, Jan. 27, 1919.
5. KELLY, TIMOTHY MILTON Sergeant
Findlay, Ill. Engineers
Born Dec. 6, 1882, Findlay ; carpenter; son Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Kelly, Findlay; married Ruth Frazier, Sept. 3, 1903; seven children; enl. June 19, 1918, Chicago; as. signed Engrs. Camp Humphreys, Va .; promoted Sgt. C. Ilumphreys, July 18, 1918; trained 6 mos. Dis. C. Tay- lor, Dec. 23, 1918.
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