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MATTHEWS, JOHN Herrick, 111. Enl. Shelbyville, May 27, 1918; sent to Camp Shelby.
MATSON, EDWARD
Enl. through local board from Detroit, Mich.
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I. MAUZEY, WILLIAM BRYAN 2d Lieut.
Findlay, 111. Infantry Born Feh. 21, 1897, Findlay ; son Dr. George W. Mauzey, Findlay ; bookkeeper ; enlisted May 12, 1917, Jeff. Bks. : assigned Hq. Co., 16 Inf .; sailed June 14, 1917; landed St. Nazaire, June 26, 1917; made Cpl., July 12, 1917; com. 2nd Lt. Inf., May 13, 1918; attended First Army Candidates School, Langres, Fr .; in action at Luneville sector, Gommercourt woods, Aisne- Marne off., St. Mihiel. Meuse-Argonne, Verdun, Vesle River, with IIqrs. Co., 16th Inf. and Co. , 11th M. G. Bn .; wounded Sept. 28, 1918, in Meuse- Argonne off., gun shot right thigh; in hospital until Nov. 2, 1918; assigned to duty with Railway Trans. Corps after discharge from hospital; served with R. T. C. until June 13, 1919. Dis. July 7, 1919, C. Dix, N. J.
2. MAY, JOIIN SYLVESTER Sigel, I11.
Born Sept. 27, 1896, Sigel; son Geo. May; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to 54 Co., C. Taylor; trf. Aug. 9 to Remount Station 319. Dis. April 8, 1919.
3. MELTON, LESTER Corporal
Stonington, Il1. Co. 1I, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Farmer : son Elsie Melton, Stonington ; enl. Sept. 25, 1917, Shelbyville, in Co. II, 130 Inf .; sent C. Logan, Tex., Oct. 9, 1918: sailed Hohoken May 15, transport Agamemnon ; landed Brest; active service on front 6 mos. ; Amiens, Argonne Woods, Chippily Ridge. Dis. C. Grant, May 28, 1919.
4. MEREDITH, CHIAS. LESTER 1st C1. Private
Pana, Il1. 119 Inf., 30 Div. Born July 19, 1894, Odin, Ill .; son Nola and Frank Mere- dith, Odin; farmer; enl. Feb. 22, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor; trf. C. Sevier, S. C., March 28, 1918; sailed Boston May 12; attacked by suhmarine; vessel collided with another in English Channel; on front about 3 mos. ; at Ypres, Bellicourt, St. Souplet, with 119 Inf. Dis. C. Grant, Apr. 14, 1919.
5. METZGER, JOIIN A. Private
Pana, Il1. 26 Personnel IIq. Dept.
Born .Apr. 2, 1896, Pana; son Adam G. Metzgar; farmer ; enl. Sept. 5. 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Forrest, Ga .; as signed 8 Engineers. Dis. C. Forrest, Jan. 4, 1919.
6. METZGAR, ORVAL C. Private
Pana, Il1. Camp Sevier, S. C.
Born 1893, Shelby Co .; son Albert G. Metzgar, Pana; farmer; enl. Feh. 23, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor ; trf. about March 25 to C. Sevier, S. C .; remained there until sent to C. Taylor for discharge, .\pr. 5, 1919.
7. MIETZNER, CHIAS., JR. Private
Stewardson, Ill. 308 F. A., 78 Div.
Born Oct. 26, 1889, Stewardson; son Wm. C. and Eliza- beth Meitzner, Stewardson; enl. Apr. 29, 1918, Shelby- ville; sent C. Dix, N. J .; assigned 308 F. A., 78 Div .; sailed New York May 27, 1918; landed Liverpool; fin- ished training C. De Meucon, France; active duty Aug. 18 to Nov. 11; engagements Meuse- Argonne, St. Mihiel offensive, Suippe Moselle, Toul sector, Grand Pre offen- sive. Dis. C. Grant May 27, 1919.
8. MILFORD, LESLIE E. Corporal
Ilerrick, I11. 52 Co., 159 Depot Brigade Farmer; son George E. and Marietta Milford ; married Dec. 26, 1918, Mary M. Jones, IIerrick ; enl., Shelbyville, Feb. 22, 1918; sent C. Taylor and assigned 18 Co., 159 D. B .; made Cpl. March 1, 1918; trf. successively to 39, 52, 59 and 23 Companies, 159 D. B .; duties mainly train- ing recruits. Dis. C. Taylor 1)ec. 5, 1918.
9. MILLER, GEO. W. Master Signal Electrician Shelbyville, I11. 5 .Aero Squadron Son Wm. Miller, Pana, Ill .; married Georgia Stansherry, Shelbyville; enl. Sept. 18, 1917; sent to France Feb. 8, 1918; served with signal electrician corps of 5 Aero Squadron; active service on Champagne and Chateau Thierry fronts; gassed Champagne, May 26, 1918. 1)is. C. Grant Feh., 1919.
10. MILLER, J. GLEN 1st Lieut .- Bn. Adjt.
Shelbyville, 111. 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born Shelbyville, Aug. 23, 1888; son Mrs. Eva M. Miller : abstractor; enl. March 23, 1908, Co. H, 4th I. N. G .; Cpl., March 23, 1909; Sgt., Feb. 9, 1910; 2nd Lieut., Aug 11, 1911; 1st Lieut., May 20, 1913; served on border, 1916: served as Bn. Adjt. with 2nd Bn., 130 Inf., in France at Amiens, Somme off., Albert, Morlaincourt, Meuse- Argonne. Bois de Chaume, Verdun, Troyon, Marcheville, Army of Occupation, Dec. 12 to Apr. 12, 1919; wounded, left arm. shell fragment, Meuse-Argonne, Oct. 7; received divisional citation. Dis. with 130 Inf., C. Grant, June 1, 1919. First Post Adjt., Roy Vanderpool Post, American Legion.
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1. MILLER, JAS. R. Private
Tower ITill, I11. Co. F, 25 Engrs., Ist Army Enl. Dec. 12, 1917, Spokane, Wash .; assigned Co. F. 25 Engineers; sailed Feb. 23, 1918; first under fire at Aisne : from Sept. 28 to armistice in the Argonne; 6 inos. con- struction of warehouses at St. Suplice. Dis. C. Grant, Apr. 24, 1919.
2. MILLER, LLOYD O. Private
Shelbyville, I11. Co. F, 125 Inf., 32 Div. Born 1895: son Chas. Miller, Shelbyville; farmer; enl. June 27. 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor, 54 Co., 159 D). B .; trf. C. Beauregard, l.a., July 17, 1918, Co. F, 154 Inf., 39 Div .; sailed Newport News, Aug. 6, 1918: landed Brest, Aug. 18; battles of Verdun, Fismes, Meuse-Ar- gonne. Dis. C. Grant, May 20, 1919.
3. MILLIGAN, LINDER First Class Private
Tower ITill, 111. Batt. B, 114 F. A., 30 Div. Born March 10, 1888, Tower IIill; farmer; son Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Milligan, Tower Hill; enl. Oct. 2, 1917, Shel- byville; assigned Batt. I), 327 F. A., 84 Div., C. Taylor : trf. C. Sevier, Batt. B, 114 F. A., 30 Div .; trained 8 mos. : sailed Hoboken, May 26, 1918; under fire 21/2 inos. ; active service St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Toul-Woevre. Dis. C. Grant, Apr. 10, 1919.
4. MILLS. CHIARLES E. Private
Tower ITill, I11. 66 F. A.
Born May 9, 1892, Tower Ilill. ; son of Ed Mills, Tower IIill: enl. May 24, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Jefferson Bks. ; assigned 66 F. A .; trf. Camp Kearney, Cal .; trained 8 mos. Dis. Dec. 23, 1918, C. Grant.
5. MILLS, OR.\ I'rivate 1st Class
Herrick, Ill. Co. H. 130 Inf. Born Dec. 17, 1895, Ilerrick; farmer; son Mr. Daniel Mills, Ilerrick; enl. Sept. 13, 1917, Shelbyville, Co. II; sent Camp Logan. Tex., Oct. 9, 1917; trained 7 mos .; sailed Iloboken, N. J., May 15, 1918; active service, Meuse- Argonne, Somme, Amiens, Verdun, Troyon, Marche- ville, Army of Occupation. Dis. C. Grant, May 31, 1919.
6. MINER, CHIARLES LUFKIN Corporal
Shelbyville, I11. Ry. Transport Corps Born Nov. 9, 1891, Windsor, 111 .: son of Mr. and Mrs. ('has. Miner, Windsor, Ill .; traveling salesman ; enl. Chi- cago, Nov. 28, 1917; assigned to Camp Johnston, Fla .; training 6 mos. ; sailed Newport News, June 2, 1918; land- ed La Pallice, June 20, 1918; trf. Ry. Trans. Corps Jan. 4, 1919; promoted Cpl., Feb. 9, 1919; sailed Brest Aug. 6, 1919; landed N. Y., Aug. 17, 1919. Dis. C. Grant. Aug. 26, 1919.
7. MINER, LESTER WARD 1st Lieut.
Shelbyville, Ill. 38 Inf., 3d Div. Born Aug. 3, 1891 : son Thomas and Minnie Miner, Shelby- ville; enl. Aug. 27, 1917, Ft. Sheridan ; 2nd O. T. C., commissioned 1st lieut., Inf., Nov. 27, 1917 ; assigned 38 Inf., 3 Div., C. Greene, S. C .; sailed Ilalifax, Canada, March 22, 1918; battles of Aisne-Marne defensive, Cham- pagne-Marne defensive, Chateau-Thierry sector, May 30- July 15, 1918; high explosive wound, face and upper right arm, 2d hattle of Marne, July 15, 1918; Base IIospital No. 34, Nantes, France, seven weeks; C. O. Ist Prov. Gd. Co .; S. O. 116 Tr. Hq. and M. P. Ist Replacement Depot ; A. P. M., Montrichard, Pontlevoy, St. George; instructor agriculture, A. E. F. University, Beaume, Cote D'or ; agricultural lecturer 3d Army, Coblenz. Dis. C. Grant, Aug. 15, 1919.
8. MITCHELL, DONALD J. Signal Q. M.
Cowden, Ill. U. S. Navy Enl. Oct. 28, 1915, Des Moines, Ia., navy ; sent Great Lakes; assigned to U. S. S. San Francisco, mine layer ; in Cuba during revolution of 1917, guarding Santiago; trf. to "Baltimore" as Staff Signalman; trf. to "Pres. Grant" as Signal Q. M .; trf. "Wadsworth"; sent Queens- town. Ireland, May 4, 1917; 20 months active service ; wounded at Metz; returned Jan. 8, 1919.
9. MITTENDORF, LOUIS J. Private
Neoga, Ill. A. R. D. 319
Enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Aux. Remount Depot 319, Camp Taylor, Ky. Dis. May 17, 1919, C. Taylor, Ky.
10. MOBERLEY, GRIDER H. Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Batt. I), 327 F. A. Born Nov. 11. 1895, Windsor; grain dealer; son Fred Moberley, Shelbyville; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned Batt. 1), 327 F. A., Camp Taylor, Ky .; trf. West Point ; sailed New York Sept. 8, 1918, on Orduna ; trained Camp De Souge, Fr. Dis. C. Grant Feb. 19, 1919.
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1. MOBERLEY, LAWRENCE M. Private Windsor, Il1. 1 Marines A. F. Born June 2, 1897, Windsor; postal clerk; son Mr. B. F. Moberley, Windsor ; enl. Jan. 2, 1918, St. Louis, in Marine corps ; assigned 1st Marines .Aviation Force, Paris Island, S. C .; trf. to Curtis Field, 1st M. A. F .; trained 3 mos. ; sailed lloboken July 18, 1918, on "De Kalb"; sank sub- marine on way over; trained Bois En Ardres; served 4 mi. behind trenches. Released Miami, Fla., Feb. 20, 1919; cne brother in service.
2. MONROE, HENRY EVERETT Captain, M. C.
Shelbyville, Il1. I. C. O. T. S., C. Grant, Il1.
Born July 15, 1875, Falmouth, Ky. : son Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Monroe, Falmouth, Ky .; married June 4, 1902, Irma E. Tackett, daughter Jno. A. and Mrs. Flora C. Tackett, Shelbyville; one daughter, Florence Rachael, one son, Henry Tackett ; enl. Aug., 1918, Springfield, Ill .; Medical Corps; assigned as Surgeon Infantry Central Officers Training School, C. Grant; com. Capt. M. C., Sept. 11, 1918; on Dec. 18, was reassigned to 5th Bn., discharge unit. C. Grant, as surgeon of same. Dis. March 5, 1919, C. Grant.
3. MONTOOTH, ARNOLD E. Corporal
Cowden, 111. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born May 2. 1894, Cowden; son Scott Montooth; farmer; enl. July 24, 1917, Shelbyville, in Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div. : promoted Cpl .; sailed Hoboken May 16, 1918; landed May 24, Brest; in trenches Aug. 8-Nov. 11, 1918; at . Argonne. Meuse, Somme, St. Mihiel, Argonne, Marche- ville. Dis. C. Grant, May 30, 1919.
4. MOON, DR. GEO. 1st lieut.
Herrick, Il1. Veterinary Corps Born July 17, 1886, Herrick; son J. J. Moon; married Dec. 10, 1914, Alice E. Gill, dau. Mrs. W. F. Gill; veterinarian ; enl. July 25, 1917, Leavenworth, Kans .; as- signed Purchasing Q. M. (horses), Kansas City, Mo .; trf. May 5, 1918, C. Dodge, 338th F. A., 88 Div .; com. 2nd Lt., Aug. 15, 1917; 1st Lt., July 17, 1918; vet. service at C. Dodge; sailed Aug. 17, 1918; in training at De Souge ; returned with Vet. Evac. Ilosp. No. 8. Dis. Ft. D. A. Russel, Wyo., June 23, 1919.
5. MOON, JAMES BURL Private
Ilerrick, 111. 161 Depot Brigade
Born June 7. 1893, llerrick; son J. J. Moon; farmer ; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to 161 I). B., Camp Custer, Mich .; trf. Sept. 19, C. Grant; 2 mos. in non-com. school at Grant. Dis. Jan. 25, 1919; one brother in service. 6. MOORE, JAMES C. Private
Ilerrick, III. Co. E, 52 Inf., 6 Div.
Born Oct. 24, 1895, Cowden; son J. B. Moore; farmer ; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to 54th Co., 159 Depot B., Camp Taylor; trf. Co. E, 154 Inf., 39 Div., Camp Beaureguard ; in training 5 weeks; sailed Newport News, Aug. 6. 1918; landed Brest Aug. 18, 1918; trf. to Co. 12, 52 Inf., 6 Div .; in trenches 3 weeks; at .Alsace Lorraine, one skirmish, in Argonne about Nov. 8th; in hospital, pneumonia. Dis. Gen. Hospital No. 42, Spartan- burg, S. C., April 15, 1919.
7. MOORE, LOREN BRUCE Cook
Shelbyville, 111. Base IIosp. No. 131
Born Aug. 13, 1897, Wayne City; son Frank Moore, Shel- byville; real estate; en1. Alay 28, 1918, Jefferson Bks., No .: assigned Base Ilospital No. 131; trf. C. Upton, promoted to cook, Oct. 5, 1918; sailed Oct. 12th; landed Liverpool Oct. 24, 1918; went to Cherbourg, France, from there to Mars Sur Alliers, permanent camp until return ; sailed May 23, 1919; arr. N. Y. June 2nd. Dis. June 12, 1919, C. Grant.
8. MORGAN, SIDNEY Mechanic
Tower Ifill, Il1. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born Jan. 18, 1897, Tower Ifill; son O. Morgan; farmer; enl. Sept. 3, 1917, Shelbyville, in Co. H. 130 Inf. : pro- moted to Mechanic, C. Logan, Jan. 1, 1918; in training 7 mos .; sailed May 16, 1918; transport Agamemnon ; landed Brest May 24; in trenches 3 mos .; at Meuse- Argonne, Somme, Amiens sector, Troyon sector, .Army of Occupation ; mention on Roll of Honor of the 33 Div. Dis. C. Grant May 30, 1919.
9. MORRELL, THEODORE 1st C1. Private Moweaqua, Il1. 159 F. A., Brigade Ifqs., 84 Div. Enl. Sept. 5, 1917; sent C. Taylor; sailed Sept. 8. 1918; in active service 3 weeks; never wounded. Dis. March 1, 1919.
10. MOWRY, LESTER Corporal
Findlay, Il1. 302 Water Tank Train Born April 2, 1896, Oakley, Ill .; son Henry C. and Hattie Mowry, Findlay; farmer; enl. June 14, 1918, Shelbyville ; sent Rahe Auto School, Kansas City; assigned M. T. C. 302; sailed Hoboken, Sept. 28, 1918; transport Leviathan : landed Brest, Oct. 7: Meuse. Argonne front; truck driver. Dis. C. Grant, Aug. 5, 1919.
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MILLER, ORAX Shelbyville, I11. Son Bud Miller ; served in Q. M. Corps on Texas border during period of the war.
MOORE, NOBLE Private
Ilerrick, 111. 46 Co., 160 D. B.
Enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 5; sent to C. Custer; assigned to 46 Co., 160 Depot Brigade; served through enlistment witli this outfit. Dis. soon after armistice.
I. MORRIS, CLARENCE N. Sergeant Beecher City, I11. Co. B, 344 M. G. Bn. Enl. Oct., 1917: sent San Antonio. Tex .; remained C. Travis, San Antonio, until June, 1918; sent overseas ; over top Sept. 12: in St. Mihiel drive; in battle 72 days : at front when armistice was signed; sent into Germany with Army of Occupation.
2. MORRIS, SAMUEL L. Ist Sergeant
Beecher City, Il1. Co. A, 6 A. A. M. G. Bn. Enl. Chicago, Aug. 28, 1918; sent to Spartanburg, S. C., C. Wadsworth; in camp 472 mos. Dis. C. Grant, Jan. 10, 1919.
3. MOSE, LEWIS R. Private
Tower Ifill, Ill. 34 Regt., C. . 1. C. Born Dec. 24, 1889, Shelby Co .; farmer; son Geo. W. and Abbie A. Mose, Tower Hill; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelby- ville; sent C. C'uster ; trf. 34 Regt., C. A. C., Ft. Totten, N. Y .; trf. C. Eustis. Va., Nov. 5; in training 4 mos. Dis. C. Grant Dec. 28. 1918.
4. MOSE, RAYMOND F. Private Shelbyville, I11. 147 Engineers Born Feb. 16, 1897, Tower IIill; son Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mose; clk. C. & E. I. R. R. ; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelby- ville : sent C. Custer ; assigned 45 Co., 12 Bn., 160 D. B .; trf. Ft. Benjamin Harrison, 147 Engineers. 1)is. Dec. 14, 1918, Ft. Benjamin Harrison.
MOSE, ROLLIE EDGAR Private
.Assumption. I11. 45 Co., 160 Depot Brigade Enl. Shelbyville Jan. 10, 1918: sent to Ft. Oglethorpe ; assigned to limited service and trf. to 45 Co., 160 Depot Brigade, C. C'uster. Dis. Dec. 1. 1918.
5. MOSS, CHAS. A. 1st Lieut.
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. C, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born May 21, 1893, Moweaqua; son Wm. H. Moss, Mo- weaqua; enl. June 23, 1916, Sullivan, Co. C, 4 Regt .. I. N. G .; promoted Cpl., then Sgt .; commissioned 2nd Lieut., Aug. 13, 1918; sent C. Logan, Oct., 1917; sailed Iohoken May 10, 1918, transport Covington; in active service on front May 25-Oct. 6, 1918; Somme offensive, Corbe. Fouilli, Albert, Meuse, Argonne; shrapnel wound in hip; commissioned 1st Lieut., Sept. 1, 1918, at Argonne; gassed, mustard gas; returned U. S. casual. Dis. C. Grant, June 3, 1919.
6. MOSS, NELSON W. Private
Moweaqua, Il1. Co. D, 8 Bn., U. S. Guards Born March 11, 1891, Moweaqua; son Mr. and Mrs. William H. Moss, Moweaqua; farmer; enl. Feb. 28. 1918; sent C. Taylor, Ky .; assigned Co. D, 8 Bn., U. S. Guards ; trf. Springfield, Mass .; denied overseas service account disability. Dis. Dec. 28, 1918.
7. MUELLER, HENRY G. Private 1st Cl.
Stewardson, Ill. 150th Inf., 38 Div. En1. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Co. II. 150th: Inf., 38th Div., Camp Shelby, Miss .: sailed for France Oct. 6, 1918 ; overseas 10 months. Dis. Aug. 11, 1919, C. Grant.
8. MUELLER, MARTIN Private 1st C1.
Strasburg, Ill. 45 Co., 12 Bat., 160 D. B. Born June 16, 1894, near Strasburg; son of Louis and Dorothy Mueller, Strasburg; farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Bugler 45 Co., 12 Bat., 160 D. B. Dis. Dec. 11, 1918, C. Custer.
9. MUELLER, WM., JR. Private
Strasburg, Il1. Artillery Ammunition Tr. Born Nov. 24, 1891, Strasburg: son of Wm. and Mary Mueller, Strasburg ; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelby- ville; Camp Taylor, artillery ammunition train: trf. to C. McClellan, 9th Amm. Train. Dis. Feh. 26, 1919, C. Grant.
10. MUNCEY, ROSS Private Tower Ifill, Ill. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born 1898, Shelhy Co .; son of Hiram L. and Laura Mun- cey, Tower IIill; farmer; enl. Sept. 17, 1917, Shelbyville, with Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div .; went to Camp Logan Oct. 9, 1918; sailed May 16, 1918; landed Brest May 24, 1918; 94 days in trenches, Meuse-Argonne offensive, Somme sec- tor, Troyon sector; returned with 33rd Div. Dis. May 31, 1919, C. Grant.
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1. MULLINIX, VURN Privatc Shelbyville, 111. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born Sept. 11, 1897, Shelbyville; son of MIrs. Jane Young, St. Louis, Mo .; paper hanger ; enl. July 25, 1917, Shelby- ville, with Co. H; sailed from lloboken May 15, 1918; landed Brest May 24. 1918: Somme sector, Meuse-Ar- gonne: Troyon sector and Army of Occupation; returned with Co. II and was discharged May 31, 1919, C. Grant. Married Zelma Franklin, Jan. 29, 1918, at Sullivan.
2. MCBRIDE, DAN JAMES Yeoman 2nd C.
Shelbyville, Il. U. S. Navy Born Nov. 29, 1896, W. Salem ; son Ed. McBride, Shelby- ville : ry. clerk : enl. May 28, 1918, Chicago; navy, Seaman Branch; promoted from Seaman 2nd C. to Yeoman 3rd C., Nov. 1, 1918: promoted to Yeoman 2nd C., Feb. 1, 1919 ; sailed July 15, 1918, U. S. S. Northern Pacific: landed Brest July 22, 1918; in charge of supplying 17 Naval Aviation Stations in France with gasoline and oil. Dis. June 15. 1919, Great Lakes, Ill. One brother in service.
3. McBRIDE, EDDIE Shelbyville, Il1.
Brother of Dan ; ry. clerk; enl. at Chicago, Nov. 17, 1917; assigned 22d Engineers; sailed March 30, 1918; at Ar- gonne, St. Mihiel. Dis. C. Grant summer of 1919.
4. McBROOM, ALBERT Private
Pana, I11. 130 Inf., 33 Div., Co. Il
Born Dec. 23, 1897, Pana; son Sam and Flavia Mc Broom, Pana: laborer ; enl. August 20, 1917, Shelbyville; with Co. Il: sailed from Hoboken May 15, 1918, on transport Agamemnon ; Meuse-Argonne, Somme, Albert. Dis. June, 1919. C. Grant.
5. McCLORY. GUY T. Private. 1st Cl.
Trowbridge, Ill. 22nd Engineers
Born Aug. 22, 1894, Trowbridge; son of Michael D. and Anna McClory, Trowbridge: teacher and farmer : enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville: sent Camp Taylor; trf. 22d Engrs., Ft. Benj. Harrison, July 19; trf. to Upton, N. Y .; sailed from Montreal, C'an., Aug. 22, 1918; landed Liverpool, Sept. 16; did carpenter work. Dis. July 9, 1919, C. Mills, N. Y.
McCLORY, REGIS E. Private
Trowbridge, 111. 473 Aero Sqdn. Born Nov. 16. 1893, Pittsburgh, Pa .; son of John and Elizabeth McClory, Trowbridge; teacher; enl. Aug. 19, 1917, Mattoon. Ill .: aviation; assigned 473 Aero Construc- tion Sqdn., Kelly Field, Texas; sailed from Morrison, Va., Dec., 1917, on transport Mallory ; landed Brest, Ian., 1918: guarded German prisoners and constructed barracks. Dis. Dec. 28, 1918, C. Grant.
6. McCOY, ESTER E. Private
Middlesworth, Ill. 15th D. B.
Born Feb. 14, 1893, Shelby Co., Ill .; son of William and Julia McCoy : farmer; enl. June 26, 1918, Shelbyville : assigned to 159th Depot Brigade, Camp Taylor; sailed from Newport News Aug. 6, 1918; landed Brest August 19; Alsace-Lorraine and Verdun. Dis. June 23, C. Grant.
7. McCOY, GUY Sergeant
Nokomis, I11. 5th Marines, 47 Co. Son of Mrs. Norah B. McCoy; cnl. St. Louis shortly after war declared; sailed May 26 as replacement; assigned 5th Marines of 2nd Div .; Soissons, Chateau Thierry ; wounded St. Mihiel, shrapnel, gassed in Argonne in October; re- turned as casual. Dis. in March, 1919.
8. McCOY. JOIIN A. Corporal
Shelbyville, I11. Hdq. Co., 308 F. A., 78 Div. Born March 9, 1896, Ramsey, Ill. ; son of Nora B. McCoy, Shelbyville; enl. April 30, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Hdq. Co., 308 F. A., 78 Div .; promoted Cpl., in France, April 10. 1919: sailed from N. Y. May 26, 1918, on transport Cedric; landed Liverpool June 8, 1918; St. Mihiel, Ar- gonne, Suippe, Grand Pre. Dis. May 14, 1919, C. Grant.
. McDANIEL, CLARENCE Private, 1st Cl.
Shelbyville, Ill. 12 Artillery Brigade Born Nov. 11, 1894, Casey, Ill .; son of Orion and May McDaniel, Shelbyville; farmer ; en1. June 27, 1918, Shelby- ville; assigned Camp Taylor, 53 Co., 159 D. B .: trf. to Camp McClellan, Ala., 12 Brig., Motorized Artillery. Dis. Jan. 27, 1919, C. McClellan, Ala.
10. McGEE, ROGER W. Sergeant
Moweaqua, I11. Co. D, 2d Engrs. Born Feb. 7, 1896, Blue Mound, Ill .; son Mrs. Eliza J. McGee, Moweaqua; electrician ; enl. May 18, 1917, Deca- tur; assigned Co. D, 2d Engrs. ; promoted Sgt., June, 1919 ; trf. Jefferson Bks., to El Paso, Tex .; sailed Sept. 10, 1917 ; landed Glasgow, Scotland ; direct from there to Le Havre, France, Nov. 11; Verdun, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Champagne. Toulon, Aisne, Chateau Thierry, Aisne- Marne, Soissons : miscellaneous engineer ; returned with 2d Engrs. Dis. Aug. 15, 1919, C. Grant.
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1. MeINTIRE, FRANK Moweaqua, Ill.
Aviation, Section 2, Long Island.
MCKINNEY, EMERY Moweaqua, Ill.
2. McKITTRICK, CIAS. C. Corporal
Herrick, Il1. 6th Trench Mortar Bn. Born July 11, 1884, Cold Spring Twp .; son Wm. McKit- trick, Pana; farmer; enl. May 29, 1918, Decatur; assigned 2nd Co. Coast Artillery ; trf. 6th Trench Mortar Bn., Bat. B ; promoted Cpl., Sept. 27, Ft. Caswell, N. C .; sailed from lloboken Nov. 2, 1918; landed Brest Nov. 9, two days before armistice was signed; returned with 6th Trench Mortar Bn. Dis. Feb. 1, 1919, C. Grant.
McKITTRICK, GEO. G. Tower Hill, Ill. U. S. Navy
In service in United States Navy.
3. McMAHAN, RALPH THEORAN Private
Cowden, Ill. 82 Div., 327 Amb. Co. Born Oct. 10, 1898, Shelbyville; son of Jas. and Lulu McMahan, Cowden, Ill .; lineman; enl. Ft. Wayne, Ind .; assigned to 82 Div., 327 Ambulance Co., 307 San. Train, Ft. Benj. Ilarrison; sailed from a New Jersey port in July, 1918; landed Liverpool July 28; in trenches from August to Nov. ; Marhash, St. Mihiel, Meuse, Argonne. Dis. May 23, 1919, C. Sherman, Ohio.
4. McMULLIN, FOSTER Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born Sept. 9, 1892, Lake City, Ill .; farmer ; enl. May 8, 1917, with Co. II; went to Camp Logan Oct. 9, 1918; sailed May 15, 1918; 69 days on firing line; Meuse .. \r- gonne, Somme, Albert. Dis. June, 1919, C. Grant.
MCNUTT, ALSEY Shelbyville, Ill. 26 Engrs.
In service with 26th Engineers.
5. NANCE, JASPER W. Sergeant, 1st Cl., Q. M. C. llerrick, Il. Cooks and Bakers School Born Mar. 28, 1895, Ilerrick, Ill .; farmer; son Mr. and Mrs. Newt. W. Nance, Herrick; enl. June 27, 1918, Shel- byville; assigned 1). B. Camp Taylor, Ky .; trf. Upton, N. Y., Cooks and Bakers School; trained 121/2 mos. Dis. C. Grant, July 16, 1919.
6. NANCE. MERRITT 1st CI. Private
Herrick, Il1. Bn. Hq., 308 F. A., 78 Div. Born July 25, 1894, Herrick ; farmer; son Mr. and Mirs. Ervin Nance, Herrick; enl. Apr. 30, 1918, Shelbyville ; assigned Bn. Hq. 308 F. A., 78 Div., Camp Dix; trained 3 weeks; sailed Hoboken May 24, 1918, on "Cedric"; under fire 3 mos .; active service St. Mihiel, Argonne, Toul, Souppe, Meuse. Dis. C. Grant, May 28, 1919. One brother in service.
7. NAVIS, RALPII E. Private
Stewardson, Ill. Motor Truck Repair U'nit Born Mar. 12, 1895, Herborn, Ill .; farmer; son MIrs. Minnie Maxson, Peoria; enl. Sept. 3, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Camp Grant, Co. II, 5 Training Regiment, 161 D. B .; trf. Camp Holabird, Md., M. T. R. U .; trained 6 mos. Dis. C. Taylor, Fcb. 28, 1919.
8. NEAL, CHARLES M. Private
Shelbyville, Il. Batt. D, 327 F. . A., 84 Div. Born Sept. 5, 1894, Shelbyville ; painter; son Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Neal, Shelbyville; enl. Oct. 2, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned Batt. D, 327 F. A., 84 Div., Camp Taylor. Dis. Camp Taylor Nov. 19, 1917, on account of physical dis. ability ; went to Chanute, Kan .; enlisted in new Co. of K. N. G .; Govt. guard at Nitro, W. Va .; one brother in service.
9. NEAL, FRANK N. Corporal
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born Aug. 12, 1893, Shelbyville; son Hiram and Emma Neal; miner ; enl. June 5, 1917, Co. HI, 130 Inf., 33 Div. ; promoted Cpl., Camp Logan, fall, 1917; trained for sniper 10 mos .; sailed May 16, 1918; landed Brest May 24th; brigaded with British on Albert front; wounded by ex. plosion of bomb thrown by Germans, 31 killed and wound- ed, sent to Gen. Hosp. No. 16; returned Co. HI, Nov. 9: returned to Hosp. Nov. 17 for operation ; returned Co. H in Dec., in Luxemburg; returned U. S. and discharged with Co. H. Mother received report he was dead and missing in action.
10. NEES, JOHN WILLIAM Private
Shelbyville, Il. Bradley Poly. Co. B Born Oct. 25, 1896; son Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Nees, Shelby- ville; expressman ; enl. Oct. 15, 1918, Shelbyville; as- signed to Co. B, Bradley Poly., Peoria, Ill .; in training 3 weeks for gunsmith; rejected Nov. 7, 1918, and dis- charged at Peoria on physical grounds.
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