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9. UNRUH, ARTHUR Private
Strasburg, Ill. Quartermaster Corps Born June 21, 1895, Herborn, Neb .; farmer; son of Fred Unruh, Strasburg; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Camp Custer; trf. Johnston, Fla., to Q. M. C .; trf. Camp Taylor, Ky. Dis. Dec. 22, 1918, C. Taylor.
10. VENNUM, ERNEST MARSII 2nd Lieut
Findlay, Ill. Quartermaster Corps Born Sept. 5, 1880, Fisher, Ill .; banker ; son of F. B. and Saide A. Vennum, Champaign, Ill .; enf. July 6, 1918, Columbus, O .; assigned 437 Engineers; promoted 2nd Lt. Q. M. C., Oct. 23, 1918. Dis. Dec. 1, 1918, Washington, D. C.
WARD. ONAS MARION 2nd Lieut.
Dalton City, Ill. 107 Aerial Born Oct. 3, 1888, Dalton City, Ill .; son of Wm. M. and Lunette Florence Ward; photographer ; enl. Feb. 16, 1918, Sebastopool, Cal .; assigned 107 Aerial; trfd. to 111 Aerial ; promoted to Corporal in France, to 2nd Lieutenant in France in Coast Artillery ; sailed from Philadelphia July 14. 1918: when about 3 hours off coast of Ireland, five subs attacked convoy; two subs sank; landed Barry, Wales, July 31, 1918; returned with 311 F. A. 79 Div. Dis. June 11, 1919, Camp Dix.
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1. VENTERS, ROY W. Private
Shelbyville, Ill. U. S. Military Mission Enl. May 10, 1918; sailed July 5, 1918; battles Vosges, Meuse-Argonne; returned to U. S. July 19, 1919. Dis. July 26, 1919, C. Grant.
2. VEST, WALTER Corporal
Shelbyville, III. Co. E, 102 Inf., 26 Div. Born Apr. 2, 1895, Sexson Corner ; son J. W. and Cordelia Vest, Shelbyville; enl. July 26, 1918, Webster City, Ia. ; assigned Co. E, 102 Inf., 26 Div .; promoted Cpl., Aug. 1, 1918, Camp Gordon, Ga .; sailed Hoboken Aug. 5, 1918; landed Liverpool, Aug. 16, 1918; battles, Verdun and Ar- gonne ; gassed, machine gun and shrapnel wounds; re- turned as casual. Dis. C. Grant, March 18, 1919.
3. VIRDEN, CHRISTOPHIER Cook
Moweaqua, 111. Ambulance Co. No. 40 Son of Mrs. Sarah Virden, Moweaqua, Ill .; enl. through local board; assigned Cook Ambulance Co. No. 40. 6th Div. : overseas July, 1918.
4. VISEUR, SADIE CARNOT Private
()kmulgee, ()kla. 150 Inf .. 83 Div. Born May 19, 1896, Assumption; pipe fitter; son Mrs. Proserpine Viseur, Okmulgee, Okla .; enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 150 Inf., 38 Div., Camp Shelby ; sailed Hoboken .Aug. 5, 1918; landed Liverpool ; returned as casual. Dis. C. Grant, Aug. 7, 1919; one brother in service.
5. VOILES, RAYMOND Private
St. Louis, Mo. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born May 12, 1895. Shelbyville; machinist; son late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph II. Voiles, Shelbyville; enl. June 21, 1916, in Co. II, 4th Ill. N. G., made Cpl. July 5, 1917, Sgt., Sept. 5. 1917; sailed Hoboken May 16, 1918: landed Brest May 28, 1918; firing line July 2, 1918, to Nov. 11, 1918,-Albert, Amiens, Meuse-Argonne; trf. after armistice to 272 Military Police. Dis. June 25, 1919, C. Taylor, Ky. Served on border with Co. H in 1916. One brother in service.
6. VON BEHREN, THEODORE A. Private
Strasburg, Ill. Aux. Remount Depot 319 Born July 18, 1885, Strasburg ; farmer ; son William V. and Minnie Von Behren; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville ; assigned 54 Co., 159 Depot Brigade; trf. to Aux. Rem. Depot 319, Q. M. C., Aug. 10, 1918. Dis. March 31, 1919, Louisville, Ky.
7. WADE, HENRY EDWARD Private
Strasburg, Iil. Aux. Remount 319 Born 1891, Strasburg, Ill .; son of John and Katherine Wade; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 54 Co., 159 Depot Brig. : later to quarterinaster, Camp Taylor. Dis. May 26, 1919, C. Taylor.
8. WADE, ORRIE RAY Corporal
Shelbyville, 111. Co. 11, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born Jan. 11, 1895, Lakewood twp .; son Willis and Mary Wade: farmer: enl. June 4, 1917, Co. II, 130 Inf. : trained ('amp Logan as gunner and bomber; sailed May 24, 1918 ; separated from Co. 1I June 17 and sent to Replacement Bn., 2nd Army Corps; was company commander of cas- uals: sent to Co. G of 106th Inf., 27th Div., on Oct. 3.
joining them in front line; St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Verdun, Meuse River; backed 30th on Hindenburg line; wounded at St. Souplet Oct. 20, slight ankle wound (shrap- nel) and gassed; returned to 27th Dec. 16, but detached and placed in charge of Illinois casuals. Dis. April 5, 1919, C. Grant.
9. WAFFORD, JOHN Private
Pana, Ill. Co. II
Enl. in Shelbyville with Co. H; went to Camp Logan Oct. 9. Dis. November, 1917 ; under age.
10. WAGGONER, CARL NORTON Private, Marines Shelbyville, I11. Co. 80, 6th Reg., 2nd Div. Born Dec. 14. 1898, Shelbyville; son Edw. and Melia Waggoner; traction engineer; enl. Aug. 1, 1918; sent Paris Island, Marines; assigned Co. 80, 6th Reg., 2nd Div .; sailed Hoboken Oct. 20, 1918; landed Brest Nov. 3. 1918; ili trenches from Nov. 4 to Nov. 11, 1918; Army of Occu- pation. Dis. Aug. 13, 1919, Quantico, Va.
WAGGONER. CURTIS Private Moweaqua, III. Co. B. 124 M. G. Bn. 33 Div. Enl. Shelbyville; assigned to Co. B., 124 Machine Gun Bn. 33 1)iv .: went to France May, 1918; under fire 34 days. Dis. Camp Grant.
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1. WAKEFIELD, EVERETT H. Sergeant Shelbyville, Ill. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Born Dec. 15, 1896, Cowden; son of C. C. and Carrie Wakefield, Detroit, Mich. ; student; enl. May 25, 1917, Shelbyville, with Co. HI, 130 Inf., 33 Div .; made Cpl. Dec. 1, 1917, Camp Logan ; promoted to Sergeant May 2, 1919, in France; sailed May 16, 1918; landed Brest, May 24, 1918; firing line from Aug. 11 to Nov. 11, 1918; Argonne, St. Mihiel, Somme, Troyon; returned with Co. HI. Dis. May 30, 1919, C. Grant.
2. WALDEN, BAIRD Private
Tower Hill, Il1. 2nd Caisson Co., 108 Amm. Tr. Enl. Shelbyville with Co. 1I, in July, 1917; trf. at Camp Logan in Nov., 1917, to 2nd Caisson Co., 108 Amın. Tr .; served with 33rd Div .; Meuse-Argonne, Troyon. Dis. in June, 1919, C. Grant ; slightly gassed.
3. WALKER, MARK H. 2nd Lieutenant
Windsor, Il. 127 Aerial Sqdn. Born Sept. 1, 1889, Windsor; son of S. A. and Jennie C. Walker; banker ; enl. Mattoon Aug. 12, 1917; assigned to 127 Aero Squadron, Kelly Field; made 1st Sgt. at Kelly Field ; commissioned 2nd Lieut., Sept. 8, 1918, Quarter- master Dept .; sailcd from Hoboken Jan. 13, 1918; landed Brest Jan. 24, 1918; returned as casual and dis. July 9, 1919, C. Dix.
4. WALKER, ROSCOE B. Private
Windsor, Il1. Co. I, 119 Inf., 30 Div.
Born Feb. 27, 1891, Windsor; son H. L. Walker ; farmer ; enl. Feb. 22, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Co. 1. 119 Inf., 30 Div., Camp Sevier, S. C .; sailed Boston, May 12, 1918; landed Liverpool May 27; between Dover, Eng., and Calais, France, collided with Russian steamer, 1 killed, 4 injured; four months in trenches; Ypres, St. Quentin ; wounded by shrapnel at Bellicourt, France; still in hos- pital at Ft. Sheridan.
5. WALLACE, MORRIS CLARK Mechanic
Windsor, Il1. Battery D, 327 F. A. Born April 11, 1890, Windsor; son T. C. Wallace, Wind- sor; farmer; enl. Sept. 19, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned Battery I, 327 F. A .; sailed from New York Sept. 8; landed Liverpool, Eng., Sept. 21; returned with 327 F. .. Feb. 19, 1919. Dis. C. Grant.
6. WALLACE, NORMAN R. Private 1st Class
Shelbyville, I11. 4th Div., Co. MI, 59 Inf. Born Feb. 6, 1894, Shelbyville : farmer : enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville ; promoted private 1st class, Camp Greene, N. C., April, 1918; trf. from Camp Taylor to Camp Pike, to ('amp Greene, assigned 4th Div., Co. M, 59 Inf .: sailed from Hoboken May 5, 1918; landed Southampton, May 12, 1918; went to trenches July 10, 1918, and under fire prac- tically all the time until Nov. 11; Chateau Thierry, Vesle River, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Metz; rifleman. Dis. C. Grant, Aug. 12, 1919.
7. WALLACE, WENDELL Sergeant
Windsor, Ill. Co. E, 217 Engineers
Born May 19, 1897, Findlay ; son Wm. B. Wallace, Wind- sor ; grain dealer ; enl. June 13, 1918, St. Louis; assigned to Co. E, 217 Engineers; promoted to Sgt., Camp Ilum- phreys, Aug. 15. Dis. Feb. 12, C. Pike, Ark. .
8. WARD, CLAYTON ARTHUR Shelbyville, Il1. Son Chas. Ward: enl. Shelbyville, June 27, 1918; sent 54 Co., 159 Depot Brigade, Camp Taylor; later trf. to Q. M. C., Camp Jos. E. Johnston, Fla., and then overseas. Dis. in summer of 1919. One brother, l)ell, also overseas.
W.ARD, DELL Shelbyville, I11. Son Charles Ward, Shelbyville ; saw service overseas. WALKER, VERNON Windsor, Il1.
Son of George Walker of Brundage, Texas, formerly of Windsor ; saw much overseas service as a member of regular army.
9. W.\RD), EDWARD S. Machinist Mate 1st Class U. S. Navy
Miami, Fla.
Born Jan. 18, 1894, Findlay ; grandson Bud Ward, Shelby- ville ; enl. Key West in navy, Dec. 15, 1917; served on a subchaser doing coast patrol on the coast of Florida. Dis. Feb. 5, 1919.
10. WATERS, RALPH CLAUDE Private 1st Class
Findlay, Ill. Co. C, 138 M. G. B1. Born Oct. 8, 1890, Ashmore; son Frank L. and Rebecca C. Waters; grocery clerk; enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville ; assigned Co. C, 138 Machine Gun Bn., Camp Shelby ; sailed New York Oct. 2, 1918; landed Southampton, Oct. 11, 1918 ; returned as casual. Dis. July 30, 1919, C. Grant WILSON, CHARLES 1st Cl. Private Moweaqua. Truck Co. E, A. A. P. C. A. C. First Army Enl. March 13, 1918, at Roundup. Mont .; assigned to Truck Co. E, .\. A. P. C. A. C. First Army ; went to France Sept. 1, 1918. Dis. as 1st Class Private at Ft. Russell, Wyoming, July 24, 1919.
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1. WAYMIRE, GLENN BEAULA H. Seaman Ist C.
Strasburg, Il1. U. S. Navy Born Oct. 23, 1899, Strasburg, Ill .; son Isaac R. and Nancy Waymire, Strasburg; farmer; enl. June 11, 1918, Peoria; navy; Great Lakes Training Station; promoted to Seaman Ist class, June, 1919; gunner; on Massachusetts, Aug., 1918; then to Rochester, Feb., 1919; transport ser- vice; five trips Brest to New York; last trip was in the Transatlantic Flight, only ship to go the entire trip. Dis. Aug. 13, Great Lakes.
2. WEAKLEY, HADLEY E. Private 1st C1.
Assumption, I11. 78th Div., 307 F. A. Born Nov. 12, 1895, Shelby county ; son Rossea Weakley, St. Elmo; electrician ; en1. April 29, 1918, Vandalia; as- signed 307 Field Artillery ; sailed 1Ioboken May 24, 1918; landed Liverpool June 7; on front '93 days; St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; telephone work ; returned with 78 Div., 307 F. A. Dis. May 21, C. Grant.
3. WEATHERS, GROVER C. Sergeant
Findlay, Il. Co. Il. 54 Inf. Born April 19, 1894, Findlay; son John Weathers; me- chanic; enl. May 10, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Co. 11, 54 1nf. ; trf. Co. A, 6 Amm. Train; Sgt. on June 25: Chief Expert Mechanic in France, Nov. 18; sailed from Newport News, June; landed Liverpool, then to Le llavre ; Alsace front, 58 days in action ; Argonne defense 15 days, until armistice. Dis. from Co. A, 6th Amm. Train, C. Grant.
4. WEBB, JOSEPH OMER Tailor
Gays, I11. 163 Coast Artillery Born Aug. 1, 1894, Douglas Co., Ill. ; son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Il. Webb, Gays; enl. Jan., 1915, Mattoon, Ill .; assigned to 163 Coast Artillery ; private Ist class to Me- chanic, April, 1919, to Cpl., Aug., 1919, as company tailor ; sailed September, boat hit by unknown vessel, number of dead about 15; landed Brest; in heavy artillery school when armistice signed ; still in army with 54 Artillery, C. A. C.
5. WEBER, EMERT M. Private
Strasburg, Il. 14 Div.
Born Jan. 24, 1895, Strasburg; son of John and Mary Weber ; farmer ; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; trained for infantry in Camp Custer; trf. to Camp Jos. E. Johnston, Fla., 30 Co., 14 Div .; trf. to Camp Taylor, 10 Co. Dis. C. Taylor, Dec. 22, 1918.
6. WEBER, MARTIN HENRY Private
Strasburg, Il1. 51 Pioneers
Born July 24, 1892, Richland twp .; son Mr. and Mrs. John T. Weber, Strasburg; farmer; enl. May 2, 1918; assigned ('amp Wadsworth, S. C .; sailed July 26, 1918; landed Brest; in two engagements; trained as rifleman ; returned with 51st Pioneers. D)is. in July, C. Grant. One brother in service.
7. WELSHI, WALTER O. Private
Clarksburg, I11. 327 Field Artillery Born July 8, 1895, Clarksburg ; son Silas and Zelda Welsh ; farmer; enl. Sept. 19, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned to 327 F. A., Camp Taylor; trf. to West Point, April 1, 1918, then to Camp Mills; sailed from IIoboken Sept. 8, 1918; landed Liverpool, Sept. 22, 1918. Dis. C. Grant, Feb. 19, 1919.
8. WEMPEN, RAY Private
Moweaqua, Il1. 1105 Aero Sqdn. Born July 6, 1896, Moweaqua; son Ed. Wempen; auto mechanic; enl. Jan. 19, 1918, Decatur; air service; as- signed 15th Recruit Co., Jefferson Bks., Mo .; trf. Camp Sevier, S. C., 9th Co., Feb. 3, 1918; trf. Camp Merritt, N. J., 3rd Repl. Squadron, April 5; sailed April 23, 1918; landed St. Nazaire, May 11, 1918; stationed avia- tion field near Clermont-Ferrand ; returned with 1105 Aero Sqdn. Dis. June 2, 1919, Camp Mills, L. I.
9. WALLACE, BERT EARL Flying Sgt., 1st Cl.
Shelbyville, Ill. Aviation Born Nov. 1, 1898, Shelbyville; son W. O. and Mae E. Wallace; enl. Feb., 1918, Rantoul, Chanute Field; assigned aviation section, 268 Aerial Sqdn., enl. Flyer Dec. 12, 1918, promoted Sgt., March 6, 1919, Sgt. 1st Cl. June 17, 1919; trf. St. Paul Aviation Mach. Training School May 3, 1918; to St. Charles, La., Field, Sept. 10, 1918; to Kelly Field, Texas, Sept. 23, 1918; to llazelhurst Field, New York, Oct. 28, 1918. Dis. there April 25, 1919, and re-enlisted, aeroplane tester, Curtis Company.
10. WALLACE, OGDEN Sergeant
Shelbyville, Il. IIq. Co., 15 U. S. Inf. Born Sept. 8, 1896, Shelbyville; son W. O. and Mae Wal- lace, Shelbyville; clerk ; enl. Dec. 13, 1916, Houston, Tex. ; assigned Co. 1., 15 U. S. Inf., Tienstin, China : stationed at .\mer. Legation there; was there during period of war. Served with Co. H on horder, 1916.
WILSON, ANSON McD. Moweaqua, Ill. Enl. Shelbyville, May 23, 1918; sent to Jeff. Bks., Mo.
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WALKER, RALPHI E. Musician Herrick, 111. Enl. Dec. 17, 1917, Great Lakes; went aboard U. S. S. Pennsylvania Flag Ship May 11, 1918; Band Sergeant with "Sousa's" U. S. N. R. F. Rand; our last trip to France was with the first trip of the president in De- cember, 1918. Dis. New York Jan. 22, 1919.
1. WARD, RAYMOND L. Mode, Ill.
Enlisted Shelbyville, Sept. 5, 1918, Camp Custer; son of A. L. Ward, Mode, Ill .; trf. Ry. Engrs., Ft. Benj. Harri- son. Dis. Dec., 1918.
2. WARNER, WILEY Cook
Sigel, Il1. Bat. D, 21 F. A.
Born Sigel: son C. W. Warner; farmer; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned 327 F. A., Camp Taylor; trf. Camp Wilson, Texas, Batt. I), 21 F. A., Jan. 26, 1918; sailed Montreal, May 26, 1918; landed Liverpool, June 11; firing line 107 days; St. Die, St. Mihiel, Argonne, Army of Occupation. Dis. Sept. 6, C. Grant.
3. WEAKLEY, C. TEDDY Corporal
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. I, 119th Inf., 30 Div. Born Sept. 11, 1889, Moweaqua; son Jacob and Mary Weakley, Assumption ; merchant ; enl. Feb. 23, 1918, Shel- byville; assigned to 159 I). B., Camp Taylor, Ky .; trf. Camp Sevier, Co. I, 119 Inf., 30 Div., March 23, 1918; sailed Mav 12, landed Liverpool May 27, 1918; Ypres, Cammel IIill, Ilindenburg offensive; returned with 30th Div., M. P. Co. Dis. April 22, 1919, C. Grant.
4. WEBB, J. M. Privatc
Moweaqua, Ill. Bradley Polytechnic School Enlisted Shelbyville, Sept., 1918, and sent to the Bradley School, Peoria, for training. Dis. about 2 months later.
5. WESTENHAVER, BURLEY Private
Shelbyville, I11. Co. II, 130th Infantry
Born May 9, 1889, Shelbyville; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Westenhaver: clerk; enl. July 23, 1917, Shelbyville; in- fantry ; discharged Dec. 13, 1917, C. Logan; disability. Called to Camp Grant for limited service, Aug., 1918; rejected.
6. WESTENHAVER, MARION Mechanic
Shelbyville, I11. Sup. Co., 130th Inf., 33 Div. Born April 17, 1897, Shelbyville; son Jerome Westenhaver ; shoemaker; enl. April 21, 1917, Shelbyville, in Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div .; sailed from Iloboken May 15, 1918; landed Brest; Somme sector, Meuse. Argonne, Troyon sector and Army of Occupation; returned with Co. H and was dis- charged May 31, 1919, C. Grant.
7. WESTERVELT, FLOYD C. Sergeant Q. M. C.
Findlay, III. Army Transport Service Born April 10, 1891, Shelbyville; son of Dr. J. C. and Mary L. Westervelt: banker; enl. July 25, 1918, New York City; assigned Army Transport Service, Port of Emharkation ; appointed Cpl., Aug. 19, 1918; Sgt. Oct. 4, 1918, at New York. Dis. March 19, 1919, New York City. Finance and Accounting Branch of A. T. S. of Port of Embarkation, paid troops going overseas and returning and had charge of all hospital payments.
8. WHEAT, JOHN L. Private
Clarksburg, IIl. Aux. Remount Depot 319 Born Aug. 28, 1893, Clarkshurg; son Wm. and Mary Wheat; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; assigne:1 to Quartermaster Corps; teamster wagon train No. 3, Aux. Remount 319, Camp Taylor. Dis. April 9, 1919, C. Taylor.
9. WHITTACRE, BENJAMIN CLYDE 2d Lieut.
Stewardson, I11. Motor Trans. Corps, 4 Div. Born July 4, 1886, Stewardson; son Johnson and Ida Whittacre; clerk and teacher; enl. Aug. 13, 1913, Chicago; assigned Motor Trans. Corps; made Sgt. Dec., 1917; Sgt. 1st class, Feb., 1918; Top Sgt., March, 1918: 2nd Lieut., April 29, 1919; sailed Feb. 28, 1918; landed Brest, March 3, 1918; Champagne, Marne, Aisne- Marne, St. Mihiel of- fensive, Argonne. Meuse; was in all major operations with Rainbow Division ; after 42nd Div. returned, was placed in command of Service Park Unit 360, M. T. C. and joined 4th Div. Dis. Aug. 28, 1919, C. Grant.
WIREY, LEONARD F. Private
Ilerrick, Il1. 14th Inf.
Enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor : trfd. in July to Beauregard; in hospital. Dis. in spring 1919.
WILSON, WALTER Stewardson, I11.
10. WEAKLEY, HOWARD G. Private 1st Class Shelbyville, Ill. 19th Co., 157 D. B.
Left for Camp Gordon, Ga., June 24, 1918; assigned to 19th Co., 5th Training Bn., 157 Depot Brigade: trf. to Medical Detachment, Base Hospital, Camp Gordon, July 10. Dis. March 5, 1919.
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1. WHITACRE, EARL Private 1st Class
Millersville, Il1. Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Enlisted with Co. H, and served through with them as Wagoner.
WELTY, ORION R. Private
Findlay, Il1. Co. . 1, 37 Inf.
Enlisted Shelbyville May 23, 1918; sent to Jefferson Bar. racks ; assigned to Co. A, 37th Inf. Dis. in August.
2. WHITAKER, HORACE BAIRD Corporal
Shelbyville, Ill. Water Tank Tr. 302, Co. C Born May 13, 1896, Sullivan; son Wm. II. and Do:le Whitaker; student; enl. June 13, 1918, Shelbyville; as- signed Water Tank Train 302; made Cpl., Sept. 10, 1918; trf. from Training School Det. Co. I, Kansas City, to Holabird 11dq., Aug. 13, 1918; trf. Camp Merritt IIdq., Sept. 13, 1918; sailed Oct. 25, 1918; landed Liverpool Nov. 8, 1918; served from Nov. 14, 1918, to July 4, 1919, in Argonne Forest; no battles; returned to Camp Grant. Dis. Aug. 5, 1919.
WHITACRE, JESSE A. Sergeant
Strasburg, Il1. 2nd Amm. Train
Enl. at Jefferson Barracks April 23, 1914; served three years in Orient as member of 8th and 13th Cavalry ; was trfd. to 2nd liv. to help organize 2nd Amin. Train at Chickamauga Park, Ga .; sailed from New York Jan. 8, 1918 ; landed Liverpool Jan. 24, 1918; in trenches from March 28, 1918, until Nov. 11; Verdun offensive, Belleau Wood, Soissons, Marne, St. Mihiel, Mont Blanc, Cham- pagne. Marne; gassed; returned with 2nd Amm. Train. Dis. Aug. 28, 1919, San Antonio, Texas; re-enlisted ; 2nd Div. captured 228 officers, 11,938 men, 343 big guns, 1,350 machine guns; total advance 60 kilometers.
3. WHITE, ALMA 1st Sergeant
Tower Ilill, 111. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div. Enlisted Shelbyville with Co. II; served through with them; Meuse. Argonne, Troyon sector, Albert, St. Mihiel. Dis. (. Grant, June, 1919.
4. WHITE, WALTER LAWRENCE Ist Lieut. D. C. Shelbyville, 111. 210 Field Signal Bn., 10 Div. Born Jan. 11, 1894, Greenville; son Walter C. and Mary Frances White: dentist ; com. Sept. 4, 1917, Springfield, Ill. ; assigned to active duty July 6, 1918, 210 Field Signal Bn., 10th Div., Camp Funston, Kans., as 1st Lieut. Dental Reserve Corps. Dis. Dec. 10, 1918, C. Funston, Kans.
5. WHITTINGTON, RAY M. Private
Herrick, I11. 319 Aux. Remount Depot Born May 7, 1893, Ilerrick; son W. H. Whittington; farmer ; enl. Gillman, Ill., June 27, 1918; assigned 54 Co., 159 Depot Brigade. Dis. C. Taylor Remount Depot, April 10, 1919.
6. WHITLATCH, EDGAR LEON Private 1st Cl.
Stewardson, I11. Batt. D, 327 F. A., 84 Div. Born June 27, 1894, Strashurg; son of Belle Whitlatch; farmer; enl. Oct. 2, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned Batt. D, 327 F. A., 84 Div., Camp Taylor; trf. 49 Co., 13 Bn., 159 I). B., then to 1st Co., Ist Dev. Bn., 159 D. B., then to Camp Hq. Co. Dis. March 11, 1919, C. Taylor.
7. WHITROCK, JOE Private
Mode, Ill. Co. B, 124 Engineers Enlisted Shelbyville, Sept. 3, 1918; assigned Co. B, 124 Engineers, Camp Forest Lytle, Ga. Dis. Dec. 28, 1919, C. Custer.
8. WICKER, ALVIS L. Corporal
Bethany, I11. Co. L, 58th Inf., 4 Div. Born Aug. 10, 1898, Taylorville; son Chas. Wicker, Beth- any ; farmer; enl. Sept. 19, 1917, Taylorville; assigned F. A. Co. D, 327 Regt. ; made Cpl., Feb., 1918, Camp Pike. Ark .; sailed from Hoboken, May, 1918; landed Liverpool, May, 1918; saw active service until armistice was signed.
9. WICKER, JOHN W. Private 1st Cl.
Bethany, Ill. Co. D, F. A., 327 Regt. Born Nov. 12, 1895, Taylorville; son Chas. and Rose Wicker, Bethany; farmer; enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 19, 1917; assigned Co. I), F. 1., 327 Regt .; promoted M. P. at West Point, Ky., in April, 1918; sailed from 1Ioboken Sept. 5, 1918; assigned to M. P. duty at Bordeaux, France, when the 327th sailed for home.
10. WILBURN, JOHN Color Sergeant
Shelbyville, Il1. Co. H, 130 Inf. Born May I, 1874, Moultrie Co .; member of Co. H since Feb. 17, 1903; served in Co. continuously in various capaci- ties, Corporal, Sergeant and Color Sergeant of regiment ; served 9 months on border in 1916-17 as Sergeant. I)is. March 5, 1918, as Color Sergeant of 130 Inf., on account of disability.
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1. WILEY, CLINTON Sergeant
Toledo, Il1. Co. HI, 130 Inf.
Member of Co. HI, in training at Camp Logan ; sailed May 16, 1918, from lloboken on Agamemnon; landed Brest May 24, 1918 ; served throughout with Co. Dis. C. Grant spring of 1919.
2. WILEY, WM. R. Corporal
Beecher City, Ill. Co. A, 312 Mil. Police
Enl. Shelbyville, Sept. 19, 1917; sent C. Taylor; trf. C. Pike, Ark .; made Cpl. in Jan. ; later made military police and continued as police throughout war; trf. to C. Dix in June and sailed Sept. 25 for France; in hospital in France: returned to U. S. on hospital ship "Mercy"; sent to Ft. Riley, Kans. Dis. latter part of Feb., 1919.
3. WILLIAMS, CHARLES D. Private
Trowbridge, Ill. 102 M. G., 26 Div.
Born Dec. 15, 1895, Pierson Station ; son II. M. Williams, Trowbridge; farmer; enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Shelby, Miss .; assigned to Co. C, 138 M. G., 38 Div .; in training 4 inos .; sailed Hoboken Oct. 2, 1918: landed Southampton, Oct. 9; joined 26 Div. at Verdun on Nov. 13, 1918. Dis. C. Grant April 26, 1919.
4. WILLIAMS, GEORGE W. Private
Shelbyville, I11. Co. H, 363 Inf., 91 Div.
Born Jan. 6, 1893, Shelbyville; son Asa Williams; painter ; enl. June 15, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Bradley Polytechnic Institute, Peoria, for training as gunsmith; Aug. 15 trf. Co. 13, 335 Inf., 84 Div., C. Sherman ; in training 212 mos. ; sailed Quebec, Canada, Sept. 2, 1918; landed Liver- pool, Sept. 16; in camp near Bordeaux; in trenches 12 days, Belgian front; regiment captured Audenorde; in hospital 2 weeks with influenza during which time trf. to 91 1)iv. Dis. C. Grant April 25, 1919.
5. WILLIAMS, ROY Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Co. MI, 160 Depot Brig.
Enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Custer, Mich .; assigned to Co. MI, 160 Depot Brigade. Dis. C. Custer.
6. WILSON, CHARLES Sergeant
.Altamont Co. II, 130 Inf., 33 Div.
Memher of Co. H, in training at C. Logan ; sailed from Hoboken May 16; landed Brest May 24; served as Sgt. with Co. H throughout overseas service ; wounded by shrapnel on night Nov. 10. Returned and discharged with Co. at C. Grant in spring, 1919.
7. WILSON, CHARLES 1st Cl. Private
Strasburg, Ill. Bat. C, 308 F. A., 78 Div.
Born July 14, 1890, Strasburg; son Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson. decd .; cnl. Apr. 30, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Dix; assigned to Bat. C, 308 F. A., 78 Div .; in training 26 days; sailed from Iloboken May 26, 1918; transport. Cedric; landed Liverpool, June 7, 1918; to trenches Aug. 16, there until Nov. 11; at St. Mihiel, Ar- gonne. Suippe, Grand Pre: lead driver on caisson. Dis. C. Grant, May 27, 1919.
8. WILSON, JOIIN W. Private
Shelbyville, Il1. 144 Engineers
Born 1891, Shelbyville; son Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Wilson, Shelbyville; farmer; married June, 1918, Muriel Johnson; enl. Sept. 13, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to Armour Inst., Chicago; trf. Oct. 27 to 144 Engrs., at C. Shelby, Miss. ; sent C. Taylor and dis. Dec. 14, 1918.
9. WIREY. JOIIN H. Private
Tower Hill, Il. Field Remount Squadron Born Sept. 23, 1890, Tower Hill; son W. II. Wirey ; farmer ; enl. Shelbyville, June 27, 1918; sent Camp Tay. lor : assigned F. A. R. D. ; trf. C. Joseph E. Jolinston, Co. 1, .A. R. D., Oct., 1918; trf. to C. Merritt, Oct., 1918; in training 3 mos .; sailed from Newport News Nov. 9, 1918; overseas camp, St. Nazaire; taking care of horses; in hospital, influenza ; returned with Field Remount Sqdn. Dis. C. Taylor, July 7, 1919.
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