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7. SEVERE, WALTER S. Private
Shelbyville, I11. Co. E, 139 F. A
Enl. Shelbyville; assigned to Co. E, 139 Field Artillery, C. Shelby ; went to France Oct. 5, 1918. Dis. Ft. Benj. Harrison, Indiana.
8. SEWARD, ROLL Corporal
Stewardson, Il1. Co. A, 22nd Engrs., 4th Bil. Born Jan. 2, 1894, Stewardson; son Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Seward, Stewardson ; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelby- ville; assigned to 54 Co., 159 Depot Brig., C. Taylor; trfd. to Co. K. 22 Engrs., Ft. Benj. Harrison, Ind. ; sailed C. Merritt, Sept. 1, 1918; landed Liverpool Sept. 13 ; wounded Jan. 20, 1919, at Labenville, Fr .; injured back ; in hospital; work, building railroad; returned as casual, June 6, 1919, at Camp Merritt and trfd. to Ft. Sheridan, Ill., June 16, 1919; still in hospital at Ft. Sheridan.
9. SENSON, CHARLES H. Shelbyville, I11.
Enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 3, 1918; sent to Grant; in Co. II, L. S. R., 5th Prov. Tr. Dis. C. Grant Sept. 18, 1918.
10. SEXSON, HARRY Private Gays, Ill. Q. M. Corps Born Nov. 6, 1894, Windsor, Ill .; son Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Sexson, Gays, Ill .; farmer ; enl. Sept. 5, 1918. Shelby- ville; assigned to 46 Co., 12 Bn., 160 Depot Brig., C. Custer ; in training 412 mos .; trfd. Oct. 30 to Johnston, Fla .; Dec. 16 to C. Taylor. Dis. C. Taylor Dec. 22, 1918.
SEXSON, WARREN E. Shelbyville, 111. Served with 327 F. \. as Radio Sergeant.
SHARP, LAWRENCE Vera, Il1.
SHARP, TICE Private First Class
Windsor, 111. 105th Field Signal Bn. Lineman : born .Aug. 8, 1890; son late F. G. Sharp, Wind- sor ; married Edith, dau. T. HI. Peterson, Windsor, April 30, 1919; enl. at Mattoon July 16, 1917; assigned 314 Field Signal Bn .. 89 Div., Camp Funston, Kan .; trained 8 mos. ; trf. April 30 to 30 Div. ; sailed May 27, 1918; at Voor- mezeele, Canal sector, Ypres, Ilindenburg line, St. Quen- tin, Tunnel; gassed Sept. 26. Dis. C. Grant April 17, 1919.
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I. SHARP, VIRGIL Private
Windsor, Il1. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Enl. June 22, 1916, Shelbyville, Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div. ; in training at C. Logan ; sailed from lloboken, transport Agamemnon, May 16, 1918; in active service with Co. from last of July until armistice; returned and Dis. C. Grant May 31, 1919.
2. SIIARROCK, DAVID Sergeant
Stonington, Il1. Co. 11, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Member of Co. HI, 130 Inf., 33 Div .; in training at C. Logan, Texas; sailed from Iloboken May 16, 1918; landed Brest May 24, 1918; in active service overseas with Co .; served as Automatic Rifle Sgt., and Platoon Comdr. D)is. in spring 1919 at C. Grant.
3. SHARROCK, ROY Corporal
Stonington, Il1. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Member Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div .; in training C. Logan, Tex. ; sailed May 16, 1918, from IIohoken; transport Agamemnon; in active service with Co. as sniper; re- turned to U. S. and Dis. at C. Grant in spring 1919.
4. SHAW, GEORGE J. Private
Tower Hill, I11. 119th Inf., 30 Div. Born Aug. 30, 1895, Shelby Co .; son Mr. and Mrs. George Shaw. Tower Hill; farmer; called Feb. 22, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Co. 18, 159 Depot Brig., C. Tay- lor; trfd. March 24 to C. Sevier, S. C., Hq. Co. 119 Inf., 30 Div. : in training 312 mos. as 37 M. M. gunner; sailed N. Y. May 11, 1918, on Ascania; landed Liverpool May 27 ; trained at Lenlingham; in trenches at Voormezeele, Ypres, St. Quentin, major operations on Somme, Belli- court ; wounded, gassed at Bellicourt; in hospital at Trouville, France; returned with 30 Div. Dis. C. Grant April 14.
5. SHAW, HARRY P. Seaman 2d Class Shelbyville, Il1. U. S. Navy Born Aug. 30, 1899, Shelbyville; son Emmett Shaw, Shelbyville ; enl. June 6, 1917, Peoria, Ill .; assigned U. S. S. Vermont Nov. 5. 1917; made trip to Valpariaso, Chile, and returned to IHampton Roads; trfd. Phila. Navy Yard and then to Hampton Roads; sailed Jan. 9, 1919, from Norfolk to Brest, France; transport duty ; made 4 trips to Brest and return. Dis. Great Lakes, July 9, 1919.
SHEPPARD, CLAYTON Moweaqua, Il1.
SHELLEBARGER, JAMES M. Herrick, Ill. Enl. May 29, 1918, at New Orleans, Ga .; vocation auto mechanic; discharged on acct. physical disability Nov. 13, 1918, at C. Gordon.
6. SHELLENBERGER, WALTER R. Tower Hill, I11. Enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1919; sent to Camp Taylor, 54 Co., 159 I). B.
7. SHERWOOD, GUY E. Private
Tower Ilill, Ifl. 327 F. A., 84 Div. Born Sept. 1, 1889, Tower Hill; son James Sherwood; farmer; enl. Sept. 19, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned to Hq. Co., 327 F. A., C. Taylor; trfd. to West Point, Ky .; in training 1 yr .; sailed from N. Y. Sept. 8, 1919; transport Orduna; landed at Liverpool Sept. 21, 1918; in training at De Souge. Dis. C. Grant Feb. 19, 1919.
8. SHEWMAKE, WALTER Private
Windsor, Ill. Co. H, 130 Inf. 33 Div. En1. June 4, 1917, Shelbyville; in Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div .; in training at C. Logan ; sailed from N. Y. May 16, 1918; landed at Bordeaux May 24; in Meuse-Argonne Off., Somme-Amiens Sector, Troyon Sector, Army of Occupa- tion ; sailed from Brest May 12, 1919. Dis. C. Grant May 31.
9. SIIIPLEY, GEORGE E. Bugler
Lakewood, Ill. Hq. Co., 327 F. A. Born Dec. 24, 1897; son Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Shipley, Lakewood; clerk; enl. Sept. 19, 1917, Shelbyville; as- signed to 327 F. A., C. Taylor; promoted to Bugler at C. Taylor; trfd. to West Point, to C. Mills; in tr. I yr .; sailed from N. Y. City Sept. 8, 1918; transport Orduna ; landed Liverpool Sept. 22, 1918; in training De Souge, France. Dis. C. Grant Feb. 19, 1919.
IO. SHIPLEY, OTTO E. Bugle Instructor Lakewood, Ill.
Born May 29, 1894, Louisville, Ill .; son Mr. and Mrs. Harsel E. Shipley, Lakewood; trainman; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned to Battery D, 327 Field Ar- tillery, C. Taylor; promoted to Corporal Oct. 1917; to Bugle Instructor Nov. 1917; trfd. to West Point June 28, 1918; in training 16 mos. ; sailed Hoboken Sept. 8, 1918; transport Orduna; landed Liverpool Sept. 22, 1918; in Camp de Sougc. Dis. C. Taylor Feb. 2, 1919.
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1. SHOAF, EARL Cook Shelbyville, Il1. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Enl. May 3, 1917, Shelbyville; Co. HI., 130 Inf., 33 Div .; vocation, waiter ; at Meuse-Argonne Off., Somme- Amiens Sector, Troyon Sector, Army of Occupation. Dis. C. Grant May 30, 1919.
2. SHRIDE, NOAH W. Bugler.
Findlay, Il1. Hq. Co., 329 Inf., 83 Div. Born Feb. 13, 1894; son Mr. and Mrs. Milo Shride; farmer ; enl. Feb. 23, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Depot Brigade, C. Taylor; promoted to Bugler; in training 2 mos. : sailed from N. Y. July 12, 1918; landed Liverpool Aug. 1, 1918; in trenches 34 days; at Argonne with Hq. Co., 329 Inf., 83 Div .; wounded twice, shrapnel shell in back and finger; in hospital, wounds and measles. Dis. C. Grant Feb. 23, 1919.
3. SHUTT, VER1. Bat. Sgt. Major
Shelbyville, I11. Camp Hq. C. Taylor
Born July 6, 1895, Vermillion Co .; son Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Shutt; bookkeeper; enl. June 25, 1918, Springfield; as- signed 33 Co., 9 Bat., 159 Depot Brigade; trfd. mo. later to IIq. F. A. Replacement Depot; Jan. 15, 1919, to Camp IIq .; promoted to Cpl., to Sgt., to Bat. Sgt. Major; in hospital, mumps. Dis. C. Taylor May 23, 1919.
4. SIDENER, HARRISON G. Private
Pana, Il1. 214 Engrs., Co. D, 14 Div. Born Oct. 29, 1888, Rochester, Ill .; son Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Sidener, Pana; married July 3, 1918, Edith Ger- trude Welch; farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; as- signed 214 Engrs., Co. D, 14 Div., C. Custer; in trenches 4 3-5 mos .; in hospital, influenza. Dis. Jan. 23, 1919, at C. Custer.
5. SILLS, GEORGE 1st Cl. Private
Shelbyville, II1. 327 F. A. Bat. I). Born Nov. 5, 1886. Greensburg, Ind .; son Mr. and Mrs. W11. Sills, Shelbyville; railroad conductor; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Taylorville; Army; assigned 327 F. A., Bat. B, 84 Div .; promoted 1st Cl. Private; trained for Gunner 17 mos .; sailed from N. Y. Sept. 8, 1918: landed Liverpool Sept. 21; in Camp de Souge. Dis. Camp Grant Feb. 19, 1919.
6. SILLS, ROY Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Bat. F, 308 F. A. Born Aug. 31, 1891, Shelby Co .; son Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sills, Shelbyville; R. R. brakeman; enl. Apr. 30, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Hq. Co. 308 F. A .; trfd. to Bat. F, 308 F. A. in France; in trenches about 3 mos; sailed from Hoboken May 27, 1918; Cedric; landed Liverpool June 8, 1918; at front about 70 days; at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; reg. received 3 citations. Dis. C. Grant May 27, 1919.
7. SIMPSON, LUTHER F. 2nd Lieut.
Moweaqua, Ill. C. A. C. Ft. Monroe Born Oct. 18, 1888, Fincastle, Va .; son Mrs. J. B. Simp- son, Moweaqua; married Ivah Faye Tate Nov. 28 1917; before enlistment was instr. in airplane eng. U. S. School of Military Aeronautics, U. of Ill .; enl. July 11, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Coast Artillery School Troop; com- missioned 2nd Lt. Nov. 22, 1918, at Ft. Monroe, Va .; in trenches 12 weeks; particular work, instr. in motor trucks; in hospital, influenza. Dis. Nov. 22, 1918, at Ft. Monroe.
8. SIMS, IRA GLEN Petty Officer
Shelbyville, Ill. Great Lakes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sims; enl. June, 1918, Shelby. ville ; assigned Great Lakes; Petty Officer. Dis. Feb. 1919, Great Lakes.
9. SKAGGS, FRED 1st Cl. Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born 1896, Louisville, Ky .; son Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Skaggs, Shelbyville; painter; enl. Oct. 3, 1917, Shelby- ville ; Co. H; in training at C. Logan; sailed from Ho. boken May 16; landed Brest May 24; served as grenadier with Co .; in hospital; returned with Casual Co. Dis. at C. Grant.
10. SKIDMORE, ELI W. Private
Shelbyville, I11. Co. K, 22 Engrs. Born Feb. 27, 1893, Moultrie Co .; son Mr. and Mrs. Perry Skidmore, Shelbyville; farmer; enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to 54 Co., 159 D. B., C. Taylor : trfd. 3 weeks later to Co. K, 22 Engrs., Ft. Benj. Harri- son, Ind .; in training 2 mos .; sailed from Hoboken Sept. 1, 1918; landed Liverpool Sept. 13, 1918; went to Brest, St. Aignan, then to Toul Sector, operating and maintain- ing narrow gauge railway ; under fire but not in trenches ; in hospital 6 weeks, influenza and pneumonia following gas in dugout. Dis. C. Grant Jan. 20. 1919.
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SHIPMAN, OSCAR O. Ist Cl. Fireman
Shelbyville, I11. U. S. Navy Born Feb. 9, 1885, Shelbyville; son Mr. L. N. Shipman, Clarkton, Mo .; mar. 1917, Ethel Lang; one son; farmer ; enl. May 1, 1917, Peoria; navy; assigned to U. S. S. Bridge ; served on ship all time until discharged Aug. 14, 1918, at Great Lakes; in hospital 10 days; promoted from 3 €1. Fireman to 2nd Cl. to 1st Cl.
1. SLATER, CECIL WILMER 1st C1. Private Oconee, Ill. Co. A, 154 Inf., 39 Div. Born Dec. 6, 1892, Oconee; son Otis and Catherine Sla- ter; auto business; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville : as- signed Co. A, 154 Inf., 39 Div .; in training 6 weeks ; sailed Sept. 8, 1918; landed Brest Sept. 22; leg wound by steel roofing fall working on deck in Brest. Dis. C. Grant Feb. 27, 1919, as 1st Class Private.
2. SLATER CLAUDE J. Private
Oconee, Il1. Armour Institute Born Apr. 6, 1896, Oconee, Ill .; son Mr. and Mrs. Otis Slater, Oconee; mar. Ethel Lawson Mar. 1918; one son born Jan. 8, 1919; auto dealer ; enl. Sept. 1918, Shelby- ville; assigned to Armour Inst., Technical Auto Training Eng. Dept .; in tr. 2 weeks. Dis. Oct. 1, 1918.
3. SLIFER, MARION E. Private
Assumption, Il1. 4Ist F. Artillery Born Nov. 25, 1895, Shelby Co .; son Mr. and Mrs. John Slifer, Tower Hill; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelby- ville; assigned to C. Taylor; assigned to Field Artillery Replacement of 41 Div .; in training 4 mos. at C. Taylor : sailed from N. Y. Oct. 28, 1918; transport Kirsk; landed Brest Nov. 11. 1918: in C. Hunt; returned with Casual ('o. Dis. C. Grant May 26, 1919.
4. SLIFER, WILSE ELMER 1st C1. Private
IFerrick, I11. Co. K, 22nd Engrs. Born Oct. 13, 1895, Fancher; son Lewis Slifer; farmer ; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to C. Taylor; as- signed 54 Co., 159 Depot Brigade; trfd. July 20 to Co. K. 22 Engrs., Ft. Benj. Harrison ; sailed Sept. 1. 1918. British transport; landed Liverpool Sept. 13; at Meuse- Argonne. Dis. C. Taylor July 3, 1919.
5. SLIFER, THOMAS J. 1st CI. Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. H, 130 Inf. Born 1880, Cowden; farmer; enl. June 6, 1917, Shelby- ville; in Co. If ; in training with Co. H for 10 mos. : sailed from Iloboken May 16, 1918; transport Agamemnon : landed Brest May 24; served with Co. If until shortly before armistice signed, then trfd. to 33 Div. 108th M. P. : made 1st Class Private Nov. 14; slightly gassed. Dis. at Grant June 2. 1919.
6. SLOAN, R. C. Private
Moweaqua, III. 13th Bet. Hospital
Born Jan. 13, 1895, Moweaqua ; son Mrs. Salome Sloan, AAssumption : farmer ; enl. June 27, 1918. at Shelbyville ; assigned 54 Co. 24th Tr. Bat. 159 Depot Brigade, C. Tay- lor; trfd. July I1, 1918, to 13 Vet. Hosp., C. Lee. Va .: in training 11 mos. ; sailed Oct. 28, 1918: landed Brest Nov. 9, 1918; in overseas camp at St. Aignan; in hospital, in- fluenza. Dis. May 28, 1919, at Garden City, L. I., N. Y.
7. SMITH, AMACE EARL Stable Sergeant Shelbyville, Il1. Hosp. Det. C. Sevier. Born June 16, 1888, Shelbyville; son Mr. Hollie Smith. Shelbyville: enl. Feb. 22, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to 18 Co., 159 D. B., C. Taylor; trfd. in March to 30 Div. C. Sevier; rejected for overseas first time; made stahle sergeant June, 1918; hospital Det., a driver in charge of stable at Sevier; in hospital several short periods, gen. debility. Dis. C. Taylor Jan. 1, 1919.
8. SMITH, CHARLES D. Private
Crow Agency, Mont. Co. H. 130th Inf. Born Jan. 21, 1898, Pana, Ill .; machinist ; son Charles and Anna Smith, Pana. Enlisted 1917; sent to Camp Logan with Co. H, 130 Inf. Dis. at Camp Logan.
9. SMITH, LAWRENCE Co. H, 130th Infantry Nokomis, III. 33d Division
Enl. in Co. H, June 5, 1917, at Shelbyville, and served through with the Co. except a short time in hospital in France. On roll of honor of 33d Div. for gallantry in performance of duty at Marcheville on Nov. 10, 1918. Dis. as Corporal with Co. H.
10. SMITH, OLIVER STANLEY Corporal
Tower Hill, Il1. 2nd Co., 6 Ord. Bn. Born Oct. 12, 1894, Tower Hill; son Russell Smith ; farmer ; en1. Jan. 4, 1918, Chicago; assigned Ordnance Tr. Sch. U. of C., Chicago; trfd. to Ord. Sup. Sch .. C. Jackson; trfd. to 2nd Co. 6 Ord. Bn., Camp Hancock ; from C. Hancock to C. Merritt; in tr. 8 mos. ; sailed Aug. 31, .1918 : landed Glasgow, Sept. 13, 1918; with Hq. 2nd Army at Toul sector; with Chief Ord. Officer of 2nd Army at Meuse- Argonne. Dis. C. Grant July 28, 1919.
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1. SMITHI, WALLACE CLIFTON Sergeant
Pana, Ill. 70th Engineers
Born Oct. 12, 1892, Shelby Co .; son Mr. and Mrs. Mi- chael Smith, Shelbyville; truck driver; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to 54 Co., 159 D). Brig., C. Taylor ; trfd. July 21, 1918, 21 Eng. Ft. Benj. Harrison; Aug. 2, 1918, to 70 Engrs., Salt Lake City; made Cpl. at C. Taylor ; Sgt. Ft. Harrison ; in tr. 7 mos. Dis. Jan. 7, 1919, at C. Grant. Border service in 1916.
2. SMITHI, WILLIAM H. Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. A, 154 Inf., 39 Div.
Born March 5, 1895, Shelbyville; son . Wm. H. Smith, Shelbyville; farmer; enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; as- signed Depot Brig., C. Taylor; trfd. to Co. A, 154 Inf., 39 Div., C. Beauregard, then to C. Hill; in tr. 21/2 mos; sailed Sept. 15, 1918; landed Brest Sept. 28, 1918. Dis. June 12, 1919, at C. Grant.
3. SMYSOR, LAWRENCE II. 1st Cl. Private
Windsor, Il1. 5th Trench Mortar Born. Feb. 16, 1898, Windsor; son Mr. Jacob Smysor ; student, clerk ; enl. May 10, 1918, Indianapolis, Ind .; as- signed 5th Trench Mortar; in tr. 6 weeks; sailed from lloboken July 21, 1918; landed Liverpool Aug. 3, 1918; trenches Oct. 21, 1918, until armistice; at Meuse-Ar- gonne; promoted to Ist Class Private. Dis. Apr. 4 at C. Sherman.
4. SNAPP, ROSCOE RAYMOND Captain
Findlay, Il1. Bat. B, 112 Field Art. Born Dec. 13, 1889, near Findlay; son Charles Snapp; inarried Sept. 22, 1917, Edith Hamilton; instr. Uni. of Illinois; enl. Nov. 8, 1915, Urbana; 1st Il1. F. A., Battery F (National Guard) ; on border summer of 1916; attended 1st O. T. C. Ft. Sheridan ; commissioned Capt. F. A. Aug. 15, 1917; sailed June 28, 1918; landed Liverpool July 10, 1918; at Toul Sector; no important battles; particular work, Comdg. B Battery, 112 F. A .; returned to U. S. in July, 1919, as casual. Dis. Aug. 16, 1919, C. Grant.
5. SNYDER, MISS MINNIE Nurse
Moweaqua, Ill.
Army Nurse Corps
Born 1891, Moweaqua; dau. Mrs. M. E. Snyder, Mo- weaqua; nurse; enl. Aug. 1, 1918, at St. Louis; Army Nurse Corps; assigned Base No. 70 at Camp Logan ; sailed Nov. 28, 1918, from Hoboken; transport Mongo- lia ; landed Brest Dec. 10, 1918; had charge of surgical ward in Allerey and spinal meningitis at Toul; returned with Casual Co. Dis. Junc 19, 1919, New York.
6. SOLAND, CLARENCE O. Private
Windsor, Ill. 328 Bn. Tank Corps
Born Dec. 12, 1886, Boody, Ill .; married Oct. 15, 1913, Nelle E. Gleason ; enl. May 25, 1918, Decatur; assigned 332 Bn. Tank Corps; trfd. 328 Bn. Tank Corps; in tr. C. Colt, Gettysburg, Pa. ; Camp Tobyhama, Tobyhama, Pa. ; sailed Sept. 25, 1918; transport Oxfordshire; landed Liverpool Oct. 8; overseas camp, Chamberlain, Langres, Fr .; served as Bugler. Dis. C. Grant Apr. 11, 1919.
7. SPRACKLEN, CLARENCE Carpenters Mate Ist Cl. Cowden. 111. United States Navy Born Oct. 17, 1889; son Robert Spracklen, Cowden; wife dead; one dau., Violetta; farmer; enl. Dec. 12, 1917, St. Louis; Navy; assigned Great Lakes; trfd. May 18 to Phila. Naval Station; trfd. May 22, Iloboken; sailed to Brest on Leviathan; to Naval Base No. 19; assigned to Mine Sweeper U. S. S. Courtney, then to Lewes; trfd. May I, 1919, to Jupiter (Collier) ; sailed Aug. 5, 1919; arrived Norfolk Aug. 18; shipped through Panama to Frisco and Seattle; sent to St. Louis and dis. Oct. 3, 1919, as Carpenters Mate 1st Class; Leviathan was attacked hy five subs, threc of them sunk.
8. SPRAGUE, ORVAL J. Private
Shelbyville, Ill.
139th M. G. Bn., 38 Div. Born Dec. 7, 1894, at Falmouth; son Isaac Sprague; ma- chinist; enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Camp Shelby ; assigned 139 M. G. Bn. 38 Div .; sailed Hoboken Oct. 3, 1918; transport Karoa; landed Liverpool Oct. 14; work, M. G. Instructor; returned with 159 Inf. 40 Div. Dis. C. Grant Apr. 1919.
9. SPRAGUE, RALPH Corporal
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born Apr. 4, 1893, Falmouth; son Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Sprague, Shelbyville; bridge worker; enl. May 24, 1917, Shelbyville, in Co. H; promoted to Cpl. Dec. 1917, at Logan; in training 10 mos; Squad Leader (rifleman) ; sailed from Iloboken on Agamemnon; landed Brest May 24 ; in trenches 3 mos; at Verdun, Hamel, Albert Front, Somme; wounded at Verdun Oct. 2 by high explosive in shoulder and back, 40% disability; in hospital Oct. 2 to Jan. 29. Dis. Grant Feb. 27; awarded total disability at St. Louis July, 1919.
10. STAAB, MELVIN A. Wagoner
Moweaqua, Il1. 6 Infantry
Enl. Shelbyville Jan. 8, 1918; sent to C. Taylor; Feb. 15 trfd. C. Forrest, Ga .; assigned 6th Inf., U. S. Reg .; April 10 sailed from Hoboken for Brest; served as motorcycle courier ; after armistice in Army of Occupation until July 5, 1919, when returned to U. S. Dis. C. Grant July 30, 1919.
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1. STAEHLI, FRED WM. Private
Strasburg, 111. Aux. Remount Station Born Feb. 27, 1891; son Mr. and Mrs. Fred Staehli ; farmer ; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to C. Taylor : assigned to A. R. D. Quartermaster Corps; in training as carpenter 11 mos .; in hospital. 1)is. May 17, 1919, at C. Taylor.
2. STANSBERRY, EARL FRANKLIN Sergeant Shelbyville, IlI. IIq. Co. 10 Inf., 14 Div. Born Dec. 24, 1892, Shelbyville; son Mr. and Mrs. Ilar- rison Stansberry ; telegrapher; enl. May 29, 1918, Shelby- ville ; sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky .; trfd. June 6 to Ft. Benj. llarrison ; July 26 trfd. to C. Custer; assigned to Ilq. Co., 10 Inf., 14 Div .: made Cpl. Aug. 16, 1918; Sgt. Oct. 17, 1918 ; in tr. 7 mos. 2 weeks 4 days in radio work. Dis. C. Custer Jan. 18, 1919.
3. STARR, NORMAN S. 1st lieut.
Moweaqua, 111. Medical Corps Born Sept. 28, 1888, Paris; son N. Starr, Charleston ; married June 24, 1916, Fern Baxter, dau. W. W. Baxter, loopston, Il .; son born while father was in service ; physician ; commissioned June 28, 1917. 1st Lieut., Springfield; assigned to (). T. C. Ft. Harrison ; trfd. Nov. 31 to Ft. Oglethorpe as Instructor; Feb. 9, 1919, trfd. to C. C'aswell to S. C. A. C. 5-8 Anti-Aircraft Bat- tery; sailed from lloboken June 10, 1918; transport Mt. Vernon ; landed Brest June 19; at Soissons in July ; field work, medical. Dis. C. Devens, Mass., Jan. 28, 1919; first Post Commander Moweaqua Chapter of American Legion.
4. STEPHENS, WILLIS H. 2nd Lieut.
Findlay, Il1. Co. G, 346 Inf. Enl. Sept. 19, 1917, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor: trfd. to C. Pike, Ark .; assigned to Co. C, 346th Inf. ; went overseas with 87 Div .; made Sgt. and then Lieut. in France; married French girl.
5. STEWARDSON, DOUGLAS Private
Findlay, 111. 214 Engrs., 14 Div. Born 1889 near Strasburg; son Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stew- ardson, Shelbyville; farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelby- ville; assigned to 160 Depot Brigade, C. Custer, Mich. : later to 214 Engrs. Tr. 14 Div. ; in training 5 mos. Dis. Feb. 5, 1919, at C. Grant.
6. STIVINSON, GAIL W. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. A, 22nd Infantry Born June 3, 1893, Moweaqua; farmer; enl. Dec. 15, 1917, at Decatur, Ill. ; Ariny ; assigned to Q. M. at Jeff. Bks .; trfd. to C. Custer; to Camp Meigs, Washington, D. C .; to Co. A, 22nd Inf. Sept. 1918; Ft. Meyer, Va .; to Potomac Park, Washington, D. C .: to Greenwich Park, Phila. Dis. Greenwich Park, Phila, Feb. 18, 1919.
7. STOCKDALE, JOHN 1st Class Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. Il, 130 Inf. 33 Div. Born 1897 in Shelby Co .; son Mr. and Mrs. John Stock. dale; farmer; enl. June 7, 1917, Shelbyville, in Co. HI, 130 Inf. : in training at C. Logan; made 1st Cl. Private at ( .. Logan ; sailed from Hoboken May 16, 1918; transport Agamemnon ; landed Brest May 26, 1918; went to trenches July, 1918; there until armistice; part. work, sniping; in hospital, mumps. Dis. C. Grant May 31, 1919.
8. STODDARD, DELBERT Private
Windsor, Ill. Aux. Remount Depot 319 Born Sept. 27, 1895, Goodland, Kans .; son W. O. Stod. dard, Windsor; married Jan. 2, 1919, Nettie II. Bence, dau. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bence; fariner: enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to C. Taylor; assigned to A. R. I). 319; in hospital, influenza and inumps. Dis. March 29, 1919, at C. Taylor.
9. STONE, CHARLES W. Mess. Sergeant
Shelbyville, I11. Co. E, 78 Inf. 14 Div. Born July 13. 1887, Shelbyville; son Wm. Stone, Shelby- ville; merchant; enl. Sept. 3, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Co. E, 78 Inf., 14 Div., C. Custer, Mich .; made Mess Sgt. Oct. 10, 1918; in training 6 inos. Dis. C. Custer Feb. 25, 1919.
STONER, MULLIN
STORM, BERNIE R. Gays, Ill.
10. STORM, CLAIR I. 1st Sergeant
Shelbyville, Ill. Mach. Shop Truck Unit 340 Born March 6, 1889, Windsor, Ill .; son Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Storm, Shelbyville; clerk; enl. Dec. 10, 1917, St. Louis; Army (Q. M. C.) at Jeff. Bks. Mo .; served at Camp Meigs, Washington, D. C .; Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga .; in Mach. Shop Truck Unit No. 340; promoted to Top Sgt. at C. Gordon ; in training one year.
STORM, ROBERT
Son Walter E. Storm; in service overscas.
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1. STORM, GARLAND J. Corporal
Trowbridge, Ill. 327 F. A. Born May 29, 1896, Trowbridge; son Mr. and Mrs. Del- bert Storm, Trowbridge; farmer; enl. ()ct. 3, 1917, Shel- byville; assigned to Camp Taylor; 327 Field Artillery ; trfd. to West Point, Ky .; in training 11 mos .; sailed from Hoboken, Sept. 8, 1918; transport Orduna ; landed Liverpool Sept. 21; in camp overseas at De Souge, France. Dis. C. Grant, Feb. 16, 1919.
2. STORM, GROVER . Private Trowbridge, 111. Bat. C, 308 F. A., 78 Div.
Born Dec. 13, 1892, Trowbridge; son J. II. Storm; farmer; enl. April 29, 1918, Shelbyville: sent to Camp Dix : assigned to Bt. C, 308 F. A., 78 Div .; in training 25 days : sailed May 26, 1918; landed June 12; at Camp De Meucon; to trenches late in Aug .; there almost 3 mos. ; at St. Mihiel and Meuse- Argonne; trfd. Nov. 15, 76 FF. \. 3rd Div. : crossed the Moselle R. into Germany Dec. 1 and left Germany Aug. 8, 1919. Dis. C. Grant Aug. 31, 1919.
3. STORM, LEDGER M. Cook
Stewardson, Ill. Co. L, 10 Inf., 14 Div. Born April 11, 1893, Stewardson; son Jesse B. Storm ; farmer; enl. May 29, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky .; trfd. June 3rd to Ft. Benj. Harrison, Ind., to 4 Det. Co. 10 Inf .; July 29 trfd. to C. Custer to Co. L, 10 Inf., 14 Div .: promoted to Ist C1. Private Aug. 1918; to cook Feb. 1, 1919. Dis. C. Custer May 22, 1919.
4. STORM, REVERDIA Private
Trowbridge, Ill. Q. M. C. Remount, C. Taylor Born July 10. 1894, near Strasburg; son W. D. Storm; farmer; enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Depot Brigade, C. Taylor; trfd to Q. M. C. Remount; in train- ing 11 mos .; in hospital, influenza. Dis. C. Taylor May 27, 1919.
STORM, TRUMAN W. Windsor, Ill. In service overseas seven months in a machinist Co .; en- gaged in making repairs on cannon, heavy trucks, trac- tors, etc.
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