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5. STRETCHI, GEORGE F. 2nd Lieut.
Shelbyville, Ill. 130 Inf. 33 Div. Salesman ; son Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Stretch; enl. May 25, 1917; Co. H; made Cpl. May 31; Sgt. Sept. 21; 1st Sgt. Dec. 18; training C. Logan 10 mos; overseas May 16; brigaded with British at Albert front; American action, Verdun, Meuse-Argonne; cominissioned 2nd Lieut. April 9, 1919, and assigned Co. G. 130 Inf. Dis. Grant May 31, 1919.
6. STRETCH, JOHN LEONARD Private
Shelbyville, 111. Co. B, 37 Inf.
Merchant; son Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Stretch; enl. Shelby- ville May 23, 1918; sent Jeff Bks., and later assigned Co. B, 37 Inf. Ft. McIntosh, Laredo, Texas; border pa- trol duty from June 28, 1918, to Feb. 18, 1919, when hon- orably discharged at Ft. McIntosh.
7. STROHL, AMBROSE L. Private
Tower Hill, Il1. 319 Aux. Remount Station Born Jan. 25, 1894, Pana; son Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Stroh1; farmer; enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor; assigned to Remount Station.
8. STROIL, CHARLES HENRY Private
Clarksburg, 111. Co. C. 28 Bn. U. S. Guards Born Jan. 21, 1889, Strasburg; son W. W. Strohl, Clarks- burg; farmer; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned to Bat. D, 327 F. A., 84 Div., C. Taylor; trfd. C. Pike, Ark. Nov. 16; to C. Green, N. C .; to Ft. McPherson, Ga. ; to Brunswick, Ga., as member of Co. C, 28 Bn. U. S. Guards; sent Camp Grant and discharged Jan. 8, 1919; domestic service man, eligible only for guard duty in U. S.
9. STROUIL, ROY Private
Clarksburg, 111. 54 Co. 14 Bn. 159 D. B.
Born Aug. 9, 1893, Prairie Twp., Shelby Co .; school teacher ; son W. W. Strohl, Clarksburg; enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 54 Co, 14 Bn. 159 D. B., Camp Taylor, Ky .; was Supt. of 5th Regiment schools, Camp Taylor. Dis. Jan. 25, 1919, Camp Taylor, Ky .; one brother in service.
STRUSE, LOUIS J. Windsor, Il1.
10. STUCKER, WM. EARL Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. G, 310 Inf., 78 Div. Son Mr. and Mrs. Wash Stucker, Shelbyville; enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 150 Inf., 38 Div .; Camp Shelby, Miss; trained 4 mos. ; sailed Montreal, Can., Oct. 3, 1918; in trenches 3 days; sent as Replacement to 78 Div .; returned with Co. G., 310 Inf., 78 Div. Dis. C. Grant June 11, 1919.
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STEAGALL, RABORN E. Chief Boatswain's Mate
Cowden, Ill. U. S. Navy Born Jan. 10, 1893, Cowden; son Mrs. M. A. Steagall, Cowden; miner; enl. July 27, 1917, at St. Louis, navy ; with tugboat Lykens 3 mos .; U. S. S. Moccasin 9 mos. ; U. S. S. Pequot 3 mos .; U. S. S. Western until discharged Aug. 24, 1918, at Brooklyn, N. Y .; furloughed to inactive duty ; promoted from 1st Class Seaman to Chief Boatswain's Mate.
STEEL, J. H. 1st Cl. Private
Mode, Il1. 32nd Artillery
Born March 1, 1885, Shelbyville; son Mr. and Mrs. E. Z. Steel, Mode; farmer; enl. April 26, 1918, at Decatur, Ill .; army : sent to Jeff. Bar .; in tr. 13 months at Jeff. Bar., Ft. ('aesy, Washington, Camp Lee, Va., and C. Taylor; part. work, cook. Dis. May 9, 1919, at C. Taylor.
1. SUDCAMP, ADOLPH Sigel, Illinois.
2. SUDCAMP, JOSEPII II. Private
Sigel, Il1. Co. M, 3 Bn. 160 1). B. Born Jan. 10, 1889, Sigel; farmer; son Mr. and MIrs. Jobn Sudcamp, Sigel; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 12 Bn., 160 D. B., Camp Custer, Mich .; trained 3 mos. Dis. C. Custer Dec. 10, 1918.
3. SUDCAMP, LEWIS B. Private 1st Class Sigel, I11. Q. M. C. A. R. 1). 319 Born Dec. 21, 1895, Sigel; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, C. Taylor, Ky .; assigned Q. M. C. Aux. Remount Depot 319, Camp Taylor. Dis. C. Taylor May 17, 1919; one brotber in service.
4. SULLIVAN, DANNIE Corporal
Shelbyville, I11. Co. I, 54 Inf. 6 Div.
Born Feb. 20, 1896, Mattoon; soll Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sullivan, Shelbyville; assigned 54 Inf., Co. I, 6 Div., Camp Wadsworth, S. C .; trained 2 mos .; sailed N. Y. July 1, 1918; in trenches 25 days; active service .Alsace Lorraine, Vosges ' Mts .; wounded by band grenade Sept. 25, 1918, in Vosges MIts .; returned with Casual Co. Dis. C. Grant Jan. 29, 1919; two brothers in service.
5. SULLIVAN, JOHN L. Corporal
Shelbyville, III. Co. K, 36 Inf., 12 Div. Born Sept. 24, 1894, Mattoon; shipping clerk; son Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sullivan, Shelbyville; enl. May 19, 1918, Sullivan, Ind .; assigned Co. F, 36 Inf., Ft. Snelling, Minn .; trained 10 mo., trfd. C. Devens, Mass .; trfd. Ft. Etban Allen. D)is. C. Taylor, Ky., Mar. 11, 1919; two brothers in service.
6. SULLIVAN, MAURICE A. Exchange Steward Shelbyville, I11. Co. K, 10th Inf. Born Dec. 23, 1893, Mattoon; salesman ; son Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sullivan, Shelbyville; enl. May 29, 1918, Shelbyville : assigned Co. K, 10 Inf., Ft. Thomas, Ky .; trfd. Ft. Harrison; trfd. Camp Custer, Mich .; Exchange Steward. Dis. C. Custer, Mich., Jan. 20, 1919; two brothers in service.
7. SUMMERS, CLARENCE II. Private
Shelbyville, 111. Co. D, 52 Inf., 6 1)iv. Born May 26, 1889, Shelbyville; farmer ; son James Sum- mers; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 54 Co., 159 D. B., Camp Taylor; training 212 mos .; trfd. C. Beauregard, Co. F, 154 Inf., 39 Div .; sailed Newport News Aug. 6, 1918; in trenches 22 days; active service Vosges Mts., Argonne. Dis. C. Grant, June 21, 1919.
Pharmacist Mate 1 C
8, SUPRUNOWSKI, HAROLD Mode, I11. Naval Hospital Son J. N. and Florence Suprunowski; born Nov. 18. 1898, Mode; student; enl. May 7, 1916, Peoria; assigned Med. Dept., Great Lakes; promoted Pharmacist Mate 1st Cl .; training 8 mos. ; sailed New York Dec. 1916; served Naval Base Ilospital No. 2, Scotland, 1I mos .; served 7 mo. at aviation camp in Eng .; on transport duty on Pres. Lin- coln until torpedoed June, 1918; picked up by naval de- stroyers ; on life raft 18 bours; on duty in Naval Hospital. Gibraltar, until June, 1919; still in service.
9. SUTTLES, CLARENCE Corporal Shelbyville, Il1. Canteen Service Born Iola: garage man; enl. May 29, 1918; sent Ft. Thomas, Ky .; assigned Co. L., 10 Inf .; trfd. Ft. Benj. Harrison, Ind .; trfd. C. Custer, Mich .; in charge of can- teen ; formerly with Co. HI on Mexican border; one brotber died in service.
10. SWINEY, ELGIN T. 1st Lieut.
Windsor, III. Field Artillery Born Apr. 27, 1891, Dalton City; salesman ; son Frank Swiney, Windsor; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville: as- signed 327 F. A. 84 Div .; promoted Sgt. Oct. 15; at- tended Central F. A. O. C .; commissioned 2nd Lieut. Sept. 1, 1918; later 1st Lieut .; trained 15 mo. Dis. C. Jackson Dec. 19, 1918.
SYLVESTER, JOHN Sigel, Il1.
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STANTON, ALBERT J. Windsor, 111. Enlisted through Local Board.
STEGER, JACOB F. Neoga, Ill.
Served in Marine Corps.
1. SWANSON, ARTHUR HARMON Private 1st Cl.
Trowbridge, Ill. U. S. A. Gen. llosp. No. 6 Born June 9, 1895, Trowbridge; farmer; son Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Swanson, Trowbridge: enl. Jan. 5, 1918, Shelbyville: assigned Med. Dept. Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga .; trfd. Ft. Logan H. Roots, Ark .; trfd. Ft. McPherson, Ga .; served First Aid Work 8 mo., Ft. 1 .. II. Roots, Ark. ; re-enlisted for 1 yr., Apr. 19, 1919; stationed at U. S. A. General Hospital No. 6, Ft. McPherson, Ga .; two brothers in service.
2. SWANSON, JOHN H. Private
Trowbridge, Ill. Bat. F, 34 C. A. C.
Born May 24, 1893, Trowbridge; farmer; son Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Swanson, Trowbridge; married Zelma Gar- rett, June 15. 1918: enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; as- signed 161 D. B., Camp Custer, Mich. : trfd. Ft. Totten, N. Y .; trfd. Camp Abraham Austin, Va., Bat. F. 34 C. A. C. Dis. C. Grant Dec. 28, 1919; two brothers in ser- vice.
3. SWANSON, OTTO L. Private 1st Class
Trowbridge, Ill. 105 M. O. R. S., 30 Div. Born June 1, 1891, Trowbridge; motorcycle dealer: son Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Swanson, Trowbridge; enl. Feb. 22, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned D. B., Camp Taylor; trfd. Camp Sevier, 30 Div., 119 Inf .; trfd. 105 M. O. R. S., 30 Div. : trained 2 mos .; sailed Montreal, Can., May 26 1918: active service Toul Sector, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Ar- gonne, Woevre Sector. Dis. C. Taylor .Apr. 22, 1919; two brothers in service.
4. TABBERT, ELMER E. Private
Stewardson, Ill. 327 Field Art., 84 Div. Son Mr. and Mrs. Win. Tabbert, Herborn. Ill .: born Oct. 3, 1894; farmer; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned 327 F. A., 84 Div .; went overseas Apr. 18. 1918: landed May 17. 1918; battles of St. Mihiel, Chateau Thierry, Ar- gonne Forest: wounded on right leg and on side of head Oct. 5. 1918, by shrapnel; returned as casual. Dis. Camp Cape May. N. J., June 19, 1919; disability caused from wounds : one brother in service.
5. TABBERT, WALLACE O. Private
Kingman, Ill. Q. M. Corps, Remount Depot Born .Aug. 2. 1890. Kingman, Ill .; farmer: son Mr. and AIrs. Wm. Tabbert, IIerborn, Ill .; enlisted June 27. 1918, Shelbyville: assigned to Q. M. C. Remount Depot ; in training 11 mo. Dis. C. Taylor May 27, 1919; one brother in service.
6. TALCOTT, REO A. Sergeant
Stewardson, Il1. Co. B. 3 Am. Tr. 3 Div. Grandson of Mrs. Wm. Carr, Stewardson: born June 18. 1894, Stewardson: bookkeeper; enlisted Aug. 7, 1917, Jeff. Bks., St. Louis; assigned to Co. I, 11 Inf .; trfd. Co. B, 3rd .\mm. Tr. 3rd Div., Camp Forrest, Ga., Dec. 23. 1917 : promoted Sgt. Apr. 15, 1918; went overseas on Carpathia, Mar. 16; landed Liverpool Mar. 29; firing line July 2 to Nov. 11, 1918: Champagne, Marne Def., Aisne, Marne Off., St. Mihiel, Meuse, Argonne, Army of Occu- pation Nov. 14 to Aug. 10, 1918. Dis. C. Grant Sept. 3, 1919: one brother in service.
7. TALCOTT, WILLIAM OLEN Stewardson. Il1. Grandson of Mrs. W. V. Carr of Stewardson, Ill .; serve:l in army.
8. TALLMAN, J. LEVERETT Corporal
Shelbyville, IIl. Ordnance Born Jan. 14, 1894. Ilerrick, Ill .; automobile salesman ; son Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Tallman, Shelbyville; enl. Apr. 10, 1918, Shelbyville, Ill .; assigned Ordnance; promoted Cpl. of Ord. Aug. 22, 1918; trfd. from Bradley College, Camp llancock, Ga., to Camp Grant. Dis. Jan. 17, 1919; one brother in service.
9. TALI.MAN, MRS. J. LEVERETT Student Nurse Shelbyville, Ill. Walter Reed Hosp. Born Stewardson, Ill., 1895: dau. of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Frede, Stewardson ; newspaper reporter ; enl. June, 1918; V'assar Training Camp for Nurses, Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; assigned Walter Reed Gen. Hospital, Washington, 1). C. Dis. Walter Reed Feb. 20, 1919; one brother in service.
10. TALLMAN, EMERY Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Co H. 130th Inf. Son of Mr. and Mrs. HI. M. Tallman, Shelbyville; auto mechanic : enl. Sept. 4, 1917; assigned to Camp Logan ; Dispatch Rider IIq. Co., 130 Inf., 33 Div. Dis. Dec. 27, 1917, on account of flat feet; one brother in service.
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1. TANIGES, JOIIN F. Private
Ilerrick, J11. Bat. D, 21 F. Artillery Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taniges, Ilerrick; enl. Sept. 19, 1917 ; assigned Battery D, 21 Field A., Camp Taylor; trf. Camp McArthur; sent overseas; landed Winchester, Eng., June 14, 1918; served with 5th Div. Dis. July 29, 1919, C. Grant.
2. TAPP, CARL Cook
Taylorville, I11. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Enl. and sent Camp. Logan, Oct. 9, 1917; cook, Co. H, 130 Inf .; went overseas May 15, 1918; landed Brest May 24, 1918; served as cook, Co. HI, through entire period cverseas. Dis. C. Grant, May, 1919.
TEEL, JOHN F. Sergeant
Tower 1Till. Chauffeur, 1st Class Born May 21, 1889, Wayne City, Ill .; electrical engineer ; son Mr. Win. Teel; enl. June 30, 1917, Dexter, Mo .; as- signed to 6th Missouri; went overseas Apr. 1917; landed .April 28; firing line 412 months; at St. Mihiel, Verdun, Argonne, Vosges Mountains; Co. A, 110th Amm. D. S. C .; honorable discharge Camp Funston, Kan., May 5, 1919: one hrother in service; Otis Rusher, half brother, died mid-ocean Oct. 11, 1918, First Class Seaman.
3. TERRY, GAYLORD G. Private
Shelbyville, I11. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born 1895, Shelbyville; enl. 1916, Shelbyville, for border service ; assigned Co. 11, 130 Inf. ; went overseas May 15, 1918; landed Brest May 24, 1918; served in France with Co. H and returned with Co. Dis. May 31, 1919, Camp Grant.
4. TETRICK, JOHN HANSON Corporal
Oconee, I11. Co. H. 130 Inf., 33 Div. Farmer ; enl. Aug. 5, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned Co. H, 140 Inf .; sent C. Logan, Oct. 9, 1917; overseas May 15, 1918; landed Brest May 24, 1918; firing line at Meuse, Marcheville raid ; wounds, gas inhalation, mustard. Dis- ability discharge Feb. 20, 1919, C. Grant.
5. THEOBALD, PAUL K. Corporal
Clinton, Il1. Co. A, 10th Inf., 14 Div. Born Nov. 15, 1893, Auburn, Ill .; prin. H. S., Shelbyville, son Rev. and Mrs. W. W. Theobald, Illiopolis, Ill. ; enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Co. A, 10th Inf. ; trf. from Ft. Thomas, Ky., to Co. A, 10 Inf., Rock Island Arsenal; trf. to Camp Custer, July 25, 1918. Dis. March 11, 1919.
6. TIIOM, STEWARD MCLEAN 1st CI. Yeoman Shelbyville, I11. U. S. Navy Born Aug. 6, 1894, Shelbyville; son IIenry A. and Flora F. Thom, Shelbyville ; salesman ; enl. Dec. 31, 1917, at St. Louis, Mo .; navy ; assigned to Naval Training Station, San Francisco, Cal .; promoted to Yeoman, third class, Sept. 1st; to Yeo., 2nd class, Oct. 1st, and Yeo., 1st class, Dec. 16, 1918 ; went aboard "The Oregon" on May 25, 1918, and served until May 27, 1919. Dis. June 9, 1919, at St. Louis.
7. THOMAS, CORNELIA Shelbyville, I11. See record, page 66.
THOMAS, OSCAR Windsor, Ill.
Enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Camp Cus- ter, Mich.
8. THOMAS, WM. H. Private
Shelbyville, Il1. 124 Engrs.
Born June 2, 1892, Cowden ; son Mr. and Mrs. Win. II. Thomas, Cowden; married July 25, 1917, Josephine Plow- man, dau. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Plowman, Ilerrick; two daughters, Mildred Irene and Melba Madline: farmer : enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Forrest, Ga .; assigned to 124 Engrs .; in training 41/2 mos .; trf. to C. Grant and discharged there Jan. 25, 1919. One brother in service.
9. THOMPSON, CURT H. Private
Findlay, Ill. Aux. Remount Depot Born June 23, 1892, Shelby Co .; son Bert Thompson, Findlay ; married Feb. 9, 1918, Rosa Ana Conner; one son, Wm. Hubert, born Jan. 4, 1919; farmer ; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Custer; assigned to 320 Aux. Remount Depot. Dis. March 13, 1919.
10. THOMPSON, RAYMOND Private
Mode, Il1. Co. B, 10 Inf., 14 Div. Enl. May 29, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky .; assigned to Co. B, 10 Inf., 14 Div., at Camp Custer, Mich. Dis. there Jan. 17, 1919.
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1. THOMPSON, TIIEO. 1st Lieut.
Shelbyville, Il1. Medical Corps Born Nov. 1, 1872, Prairie Home, Shelby Co .; married Sept. 18, 1895, Harriet L. Carnahan ; physician and sur- geon ; enl. Aug. 8, 1918, at Springfield; assigned to O. T. C. at Camp Greenleaf, Ga .; com. 1st Lt., Sept. 26, 1918; trf. Oct. 14, 1918, to Hoboken, N. J., to port of embarka- tion ; sailed Nov. 3, 1918, transport S. S. Ascanius; was senior medical officer and transport surgeon on British S. S. Ascanius between Brooklyn, N. Y., and Liverpool; landed Liverpool Nov. 17, 1918. Dis. Hohoken Jan. 21, 1919, with rank of 1st Lieut.
2. TIIOMPSON, HENRY Ist C1. Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. II. 130 Inf.
Born June 1. 1897, Shelbyville ; son Wm. Thompson ; tailor; enl. Aug. 2, 1914, in Co. II, 4th Ill. Inf., Shelby- ville; Bugler; in training at Camp Logan ; sailed Hoboken May 24, 1918; landed Brest May 26, 1918; went to trenches July 24, 1918; at Albert front, Argonne, St. Mihiel; wounded Aug. 10, at Albert front, grenade wound; Oct. 13, at Argonne, broken shoulder; in hospi- tal; returned to U. S. with casual Co. Dis. C. Grant, Feb. 27, 1919. One brother in service. Border service in 1916.
3. THOMPSON, WILLIAM Corporal
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born Nov. 29, 1899, Shelbyville; son William and Esther Thompson; blacksmith; in training at C. Logan with Co. II; sailed from Hoboken May 16, 1918; landed Brest May 24, 1918; in trenches 4 mos .; at Somme front, Albert front, Verdun, Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel, Marcheville ; promoted to Cpl. in France. Dis. C. Grant May 30, 1919. One brother in service.
4. THROCKMORTON, CHARLES O. 1st Sergeant
Strasburg, Ill. 5th Co., 1 Bn., C. O. T. S.
Born Jan. 15, 1895, Champaign; son J. A. and Buena Throckmorton; teacher; enl. June 20, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Bradley Institute; trf. to C. Grant to 5th Co., 1st Bn., C. O. T. S .; promoted to 1st Sergeant at Camp Grant Sept., 1918; in training 6 mos. Dis. C. Grant Dec. 20, 1918.
5. TIDD. MAHLON Private
Bement, I11. Co. C, 138 M. G. Bn., 38 Div. Born Dec. 26, 1893, Fayette Co., 111. ; enl. May 27, 1918, at Shelbyville: sent to Camp Shelhy, Miss .; assigned to ('o. C, 138 M. G. Bn., 38 Div. ; sent to Camp Mills, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1918; sailed Oct. 1, 1918; landed at Southampton, Eng., Oct. 9; crossed English Channel to Havre, Fr., Oct. 4; sent to Nantes, Fr., Oct. 13; started to trenches Nov. 10; sent to hospital Nov. 15, mumps; discharged from hosp. Dec. 7; sent to classification camp at Revigny, Fr .; again sent to hosp. Dec. 16, bronchitis; discharged from hosp. Feb. 8, 1919; assigned Q. M. Corps, Paris; trf. to lIq. Det. at St. Aignan, Fr., Mar. 7; trf. to St. Aignan Casual Co. 7401, June 17; returned to U. S. A. with same, July 17; dis. C. Grant, July 24, 1919; re-enlisted for one year ; assigned to 6 Field Signal Bu., 6 Iliv.
6. TIEMAN, MARTIN Private
Strasburg, Ill. Air Service
Born Aug. 31, 1889, Strasburg; son William and Dora Tieman ; farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Camp Custer; trf. to Ft. Wayne; trained in air service 5 months.
7. TIEMAN, PIIILIP II. Corporal
Strasburg, Ill. Q. M. C., Aux. Remount Depot Born Feb. 19, 1894, Strasburg; son Wm. and Dora Tieman, Strasburg ; farmer ; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor ; assigned to Q. M. C., Aux. Remount De- pot ; promoted to Cpl. ; in training 11 mos. Dis. May 26, 1919, C. Taylor.
8. TILLEY, MAX A. 1st CI. Private
Tower Hill, I11. Ev. Amb. Co. No. 7 Born Aug. 10, 1896, Tower Hill; clerk; enl. April 23. 1918, at Jeff. Bks .; assigned to 18th Rect. Co .; trf. to Amb. Unit No. 7, Camp Crane, Sept. 10; trf. to Merritt Sept. 15; in training 5 mos .; sailed from Iloboken Sept. 20, 1918; landed Brest Sept. 28; to trenches Oct. 15; there until armistice; at Meuse-Argonne, Oct. 15 to Nov. 11. Dis. C. Grant July 30, 1919.
9. TIMPERLEY, JOIIN .Stewardson, Il1. Was assigned to Camp Grant for limited service hut was excused ; was in service in Honolulu, Jan. 21, 1915-June, 1916. Dis. on account of disability.
10. TOLLEY, GLENN CORNELIUS Sergeant
Moweaqua, I11.
Co. G, 18 Inf., 1 Div. Born Feb. 15, 1896, Moweaqua, farmer, son Wm. and Mag- gie Tolley, Moweaqua; enl. Apr. 15, 1917, Decatur; as- signed Co. G, 18 Inf., 1 Div .; sailed Iloboken, June 14, 1917 : landed St. Nazaire; finished training Gondrecourt ; in active service 11 mos .; Luneville front, Toul front, bat- tles Cantigny, Soissons, St. Mihiel, Meuse.Argonne; recd. D. S. O .; returned U. S. as casual; promoted Cpl. on Toul front, promoted Sgt. last day of Chateau-Thierry drive; attended O. T. C., Langres. France, but armistice signed before receiving commission. Dis. C. Grant, March 18, 1919.
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THIBEALT, ERNEST
Shelbyville, 111.
THOMPSON, THOMAS R. 1st Cl. Private Windsor, Il1. Co. C, 326 F. S. B'n. Fnl. Feb. 16, 1918, Dade City, Fla .; assigned to Co. ( 326 F. S. Bn .; went to France Aug. 14. 1918; went to hospital Oct. 21, with influenza: spent 7 months of time in France in hospitals. Dis. C. Grant April 29, 1919.
1. TOOTHMAN, LEONARD CLAY Private
Shelbyville, III. Co. B, Bradley Poly. Inst. Born Nov. 7, 1896, Shelbyville; farmer ; son Mr. and Mrs. 1. Toothman : enl. ()ct. 15, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Mechanical School, Bradley Poly. Inst., Camp Bradley, Peoria ; in training 2 inos. Dis. Dec. 13, 1918, Camp Bradley, Peoria; one brother in service.
2. TOOTIIMAN, EDWIN Shelbyville, I11. See S. A. T. C. section.
3. TOWERS, JOHN ANDREW Sergeant
Glamour, Ky. Batt. D, 327 Field Artillery Born Oct. 14, 1895, Murphyshoro; son Wm. Towers, Ben- ton ; miner; enl. Oct. 3, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned 327 F. A., Batt. I), 84 Div .; promoted Sgt. Jan. 21, 1918; trf. to 236 M. P. Co., Dec., 1918 ; served 3 years previous with 8th and 15th U. S. Cavalry, Philippine Islands-Apr. 1, 1913-Apr. 24, 1916; overseas Sept. 9, 1918, landed Sept. 21. 1918. Dis. Aug. 25, 1919, C. Upton.
4. TOWERS, RALPHI Corporal
Findlay, Il1. Co. L., 128 Infantry Born March 22, 1896, Argenta; son S. F. Towers, Dan- ville; farmer; enl. June 28, 1918; assigned 54 Co., 159 Depot Brigade, Camp Taylor, Ky .; promoted Cpl., Oct. 13. in France; overseas Aug. 22, 1918; returned with Co. 1., 128 Inf. Dis. C. Grant.
5. TRIECE, HARRY Private
Houston, Texas 44 Artillery Band, Ft. Worth Born Feb. 13, 1893, Shelbyville; hookkeeper; son Noah and Anna Triece, Shelbyville; enl. May 30, 1918, Chicago: assigned Jefferson Bks., 315 Cavalry Band; trf. 44th Arti !- lery Band, Ft. Worth, Tex. Dis. Jan. 9, 1919.
TRIECE, LAWRENCE In service overseas.
6. TRIGG, DANIEL WESLEY Private
Findlay, III. Quartermaster Corps Born July 20, 1892, Findlay; farmer; son Reason and Nancy Trigg, Findlay; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 54 Co., 159 D. B .; later to Q. M. C .; in training 11 mos. Dis. May 27, 1919, C. Taylor, Ky.
7. TRUEBLOOD, ELZA I. Sergeant
Tower Hill, III. 865 Squadron Air Service Enl. Dec. 12, 1917, Decatur; assigned 865 Squadron, Air Service, Camp Love Field, Texas; promoted Sgt. Dis. .April 1, 1919, Love Field, Tex.
8. TUCKER, DELMER L. Private
Beecher City, III. Co. D, 37th Infantry EnI. May 23, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Co. D, 37 Inf., Ft. McIntosh, Tex. Dis. early in summer of 1919.
9. TUCKER, JAMES Private
. Strasburg, I11. 2nd Rect Co., Engrs. Farmer; adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Ilenry Altag, Stras- burg ; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 2nd Rect. Co., Engineers, Camp Forrest, Ga .; in hospital 3 mos., pneumonia. Honorable dis. Jan. 23, 1919; certificate of disability.
10. TULL, HARRY L. Windsor, III.
TULL, LLOYD C. Aviation
Shelbyville, III.
Son Mr. and Mrs. Jose Tull of Lithia Springs; discharged in Feb., 1919; enl. in aviation July, 1917; went France in Oct .; overseas 15 months.
TURNER, ROY 1st Lieut.
Shelbyville, III. 148 Field .Art.
Made home with uncle, Wm. Furr, Shelbyville; regular : commissioned and sent to N. G. outfit ; extensive service in France.
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1. TULL, EARL BRYAN Private
Windsor, Il1. Co. B, Camp Forrest, Ga.
Enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Camp Forrest, Ga .; assigned Co. B. Dis. Feb. 5, 1919, C. Grant.
2. TULL, ARTHUR Private
Shelbyville, Il1. Machine Gun Co., 37 Inf.
Enl. May 23, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Jefferson Bks .; trf. Machine Gun Co., 37 Inf., Ft. McIntosh, Tex. Dis. Sept .. 1919, C. Grant.
3. TULL, TOM L. Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Co. II, 130th Inf.
Born March 13, 1894, Shelbyville; farmer; son S. C. and Francis Tull; enl. June 18, 1916, Shelbyville; assigned Co. H, 130 Inf .; overseas Hoboken May 16, 1918; landed Brest May 24, 1918; served through with Co. H; shrapnel wound in left leg, gassed ; returned with Co. H. Dis. May 30, 1919, C. Grant. Border service in 1916.
4. TURNER, CARL A. Private
Herrick, Ill. Co. A, Bradley Poly.
Born Aug. 11, 1898, Oconee; mechanic; son Marion and Susan Turner, Herrick, Ill .; enl. Oct. 15, 1918, Shelby- ville; assigned Motor Transport, Co. A. Dis. Dec. 7, 1918, Peoria.
5. TWISS, ALBERT EARL Private, 46th Sqdn.
Tower Hill, Il1. Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, N. Y. Born Aug. 19, 1896, Shelbyville; mechanic; son Chas. H. and Alice Twiss, Tower Hill; enl. March 6, 1918, Decatur ; assigned 1st Training Brig., Kelly Field; trf. Ellington Field, 303 Prov. Sqdn., May 22, 1918; trf. Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, N. Y., 46 Aero Sqdn., Oct. 18, 1918. Dis. C. Grant, Jan. 27, 1919.
6. TWISS, CHARLES LEE First Lieut.
Shelbyville, Il1. 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Born Nov. 6, 1893, St. Louis, Mo .; linotype operator ; son Harry 1). Twiss, Shelbyville; enl. Co. H, 4th I. N. G., March 1, 1911; served as Cpl. and Sgt .; was 2nd Lt. on border, 1916; made 1st Lt., Apr. 20, 1917; went Camp Logan with Co. H; was 33d Div. bayonet instructor ; later assigned command Co. E, 130 Inf. ; landed Brest May 22, 1918; brigaded with British; June 23, 1918, was on night patrol with Australian and British officers, received 14 wounds from German hand grenades; in hospitals at Rouen, Fr., and London; trf. Am. Rest Camp, Winnal Downs, Winchester. Eng., there until return in command of M. T. Co. 704. Dis. at The Presidio, San Francisco, May 20, '19.
7. ULMER, JAKE D. Corporal
Strasburg, Il1. Aux. Remount Depot 319, Q. M. C. Born .Apr. 6, 1895; farmer ; son John and Augusta Ulmer, Strasburg; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 54 Co., 159 D. B .; later to Aux. Remount Depot 319 Q. M. C .; promoted Cpl. Q. M. C. Aux. Remt. Depot 319, Apr. 14, 1919. Dis. May 26, '19, C. Taylor; one brother in service.
8. ULMER, MARTIN G. Wagoner
Strasburg, Ill. 327 Field Artillery
Born March 13, 1892, Springfield; farmer; son John and Augusta Ulmer, Strasburg; enf. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelby- ville; assigned 327th F. A .; went overseas Sept. 8, 1918: landed Sept. 20, 1918; returned as casual. Honorable dis. March 11, 1919, C. Grant; one brother in service.
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