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STORM, FOSTER B. Sergeant
Neoga, Il1. 327 Field Artillery
Enl. Oct. 3, 1917, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor; assigned to 327 F. A .; went to France Sept. 1918. Dis. Camp Grant Feb. 1919 with rank of Sgt.
STORM, HARRY E. Private
Trowbridge, I11. 308 F. Art. Enl. April 30, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to C. Dix. 308 F. Artillery ; trfd. after armistice to 76 F. A .. 6 Div.
STRINGER, JAS. H. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. 327 Field Artillery Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 5, 1917; assigned to Camp Taylor ; served in 327 Field Artillery.
TAYLOR, EMANUEL L. Private
S. Pekin, Il1. 308 F. A., 78 Div.
Car repairer; born Oct. 30, 1891; son John and Ida Taylor, Holliday ; married Mary Logue, Beecher City, Mar. 21, 1917; one daughter, Della Charlene; enl. Shelbyville Apr. 30, 1918; sent C. Dix ; assigned 308 F. A., Hq. Co .; sailed May 26, 1918; at Verdun, Argonne, Metz, Grand Pre, St. Mihiel. Dis. C. Grant May 27, 1919.
TULL, ADLEY S. 32 Division
Windsor, Ill.
En1. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor ; served overseas in 32 Div.
TULL, ROY Private
Shelbyville, Ill. 54 Co., 159 D. B. Enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918; sent to C. Taylor; assigned to 54 Co, 159 Depot Brigade; later to service overseas in 32 Div. TULL, WM. F. Windsor. Enl. Shelbyville Aug. 30, 1918; sent to Camp Grant. Dis.
Sept. 18, 1918.
TURNER, ELDON GLYNN Sergeant
Windsor, Illinois 6 Reg. F. A. Repl. D. Born April 17, 1893, Windsor; son G. R. and Mollie A. Tur- ner, Windsor; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor; assigned 6 Reg. F. A. Replacement Depot : pro- moted to Sgt; in service 6 mo. in charge of stables. Dis. C. Taylor Dec. 16, 1918.
TURNER, HUBERT Private
Shelbyville, Illinois 42 Aero
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 5; sent to C. Forrest, Ga .; served with 42 Aero.
VERMILLION, EARL Private
Findlay, Illinois Remount Station, C. Taylor
En1. Shelbyville June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor; assigned to Remount Station, C. Taylor. Dis. summer of 1919.
WALKER, DON C. Hq. Co., 308 F. A.
Stewardson, Ill. 78th Division En1. Shelbyville and sent to Camp Dix April 30. Dis. May 29, 1919.
WHEAT, THOMAS F. Strasburg. Il1.
Enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor. Dis.
Jan. 10.
WHITROCK, WM. Private
Shelbyville, Ill. Aberdeen Prov. Gds.
Enl. Shelbyville April 30, 1918; trfd. from Camp Dix, N. J., to Aberdeen, Maryland. Dis. from Camp Taylor.
WALTRIP, HARRY E. Windsor, Ill.
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 1918; assigned 12th Casual Co. Camp Forrest, Ga .; was ready to sail when armistice was signed. Dis. at Camp Forrest, Ga., December 1918.
WEST, J. W. R. Shelbyville, Ill.
WEST, OTTO O. Stewardson, Il1. Enl. Feb. 23, 1918; sent to Camp Taylor; trfd. to 30th Div., Camp Sevier, S. C. Dis. there on disability a few weeks later.
WILEY, ELMER Wagoner
Clarksburg, I11. 327th Motor Transport
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 19, 1917; sent to Camp Taylor; went to France with 327 F. A .; trfd. to motor transport work as wag- oner ; returned in March.
E. G. Turner II. Turner E. Vermilion D. C. Walker T. F. Wheat
W. Whitrock II. E. Waltrip
E. Wiley
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C. Wanus W. L. Waters R. Williams J. C. Winnings
WANUS, CECIL Private
Cowden, Ill. 37th Inf.
Enlisted Jefferson Barracks May 23, 1918, son of Sarah Wa- nus, Cowden. Dis. in August, 1919.
WATER, WM. L. Battery D, 308 F. A.
Tower Hill, Ill. 78 Division Enl. Shelbyville April 30; assigned Bat. I), 308 F. A., Camp Dix. Dis. May 29, 1919; served overseas.
WILLIAMS, RALPH Private
Stewardson, Ill. 149 M. G., 38 Div.
Born Sept. 18, 1894, Stewardson: son Frank Williams, Stew- ardson ; clerk; enl. May 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Shelby ; assigned to 149 Machine Gun Bn., 38 Div .; in train- ing 5 mo .; sailed Oct. 2, 1918; landed Oct. 9, 1918; crossed channel to Le Harve, then to Nantes, proceeded to Clarmont and there when armistice was signed; back to Tonnerrk area where stationed until embarked for U. S. Dis. C. Grant June 13, 1919.
WINNINGS, JAMES C. Gays, Ill. Enl. Shelbyville May 27, 1918; assigned to Camp Shelby, Miss.
WIREY, WILLIS H. Private
Herrick, Illinois Bat. D. 327 F. A. En1. Shelbyville Sept. 19, 1917; sent to Camp Taylor; assigned to and served through with Bat. D. 327 F. A.
WOOTERS, IRA MORGAN Private
Herrick, Illinois. 22nd Engrs.
Enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor; trfd. to 22nd Engrs. at Ft. Benj. Harrison. Dis. in June 1919.
WEST, SAMEUL W. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Sup. C., 327th F. A. Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 5, 1917; sent to Camp Taylor to 84th Div.
SEVERNS, FRED LEONARD 1st Class Private
Cowden, Ill. Co. C, 308 F. A.
Born Dec. 30, 1887, Cowden; son Schaznan Severn, Cowden; iron worker; enl. Apr. 30, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned Co. C, 308 F. A., 78 Div., C. Dix .; tr. 10 days; sailed Hoboken May 7, 1918; landed Liverpool May 26; went to trenches Sept. 12; at St. Mihiel, Argonne, Meuse, Champagne, Army of Occupa- tion; Co. cited by Col. Bucker; in hospital, fever; returned with Co. A, 7 M. G., 3d Div. Dis. at C. Grant Sept. 4, 1919,
ALLEN, JOHN Private
Shelby County 53 Co. 159 D. B.
Enl. Shelbyville, June 28, 1918; assigned 53d Co., 159 Depot Brigade, Camp Taylor, Ky.
ALWARD, THOMAS E. Bethany, Ill. Son A. L. Alward, Bethany, Ill .; farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, C. Custer ; rejected.
ASHENBRENNER, WM. J. Shumway, Ill. Enl. through Local Board, Shelbyville, Sept. 5, 1918, and was sent to Camp Custer.
AUFFENORDE, HENRY J. Trowbridge, Ill. Served overseas; gassed, wounded and suffered shell shock. Dis. in April, 1919.
BOLD, ARTHUR L. Private Strasburg, Ill. Co. 10, 3 Bn., 159 D. B. Farmer; enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Custer. Dis. Dec. 22, 1918, C. Taylor.
BOLT, WELLING Corporal Herrick, Il1. 30th R. O. D., 2 Reg. Enl. Sept. 13, 1919, Shelbyville; assigned to 30th R. O. D., 2 Reg., Camp Hancock, Ga. Dis. at Erie Proving Grounds, Ohio, Feb. 27, 1919.
BOND, FRANK Middlesworth, Ill. Went overseas with 326 Field Artillery with 84 Division. Dis. in spring of 1919.
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W. H. Wirey I. M. Wooters S. W. West F. L. Severns
BRIDGEWATER, MILTON II. Moweaqua, Il1. Son Albert Bridgewater; enl. Sept. 5, 1918; assigned to Camp Custer ; rejected at camp three days later.
BROPHY, WALTER Shelbyville, Ill. Enl. May 29, 1918, Shelbyville, Ill .; assigned to Custer.
BROUGHTON, CHAS. E. Stewardson, Ill. 23 Inf., M. G. Co. Born Sept. 14, 1897, at Camargo, Ill .; enl. Danville, Ill .; sent to Mexican border ; trfd. Syracuse, N. Y .; sent from there to France; wounded several times and in hospital; returned to U. S. and was in hospital in New York City, owing to wound in shoulder; brother of Wilbur Broughton who died in ser- vice. (Chas. Broughton killed at Vandalia, Ill., in Dec., 1919.)
BRAZLE, CHARLES A. Lakewood, Ill. Son Mrs. Annie Brazle, Lakewood; enl. and sent to Camp Dodge, Ia., Sept. 21, 1917; trfd. to C. Upton; Apr. 25, 1918, sailed ; cited submarine; landed Liverpool May 7; May 8 to France ; under aero bombing at Chepy ; under fire June 23 and many of the big drives; captured by Germans and held at C. Rastaat until Dec. 8; sent to Basle, then through Germany, Switzerland and France, rejoining company Dec. 30; two broth- ers, Clessie and Harry, in the service.
BROWN, EARL Cook
Moweaqua, Ill. Co. C, 130 Inf. Born Oct. 15, 1894, Decatur; son Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Brown : enl. July 27, 1918, Sullivan; army; assigned to Co. C, 130 Inf. ; in training 22 mos .; sailed from Hoboken May 16, 1918: transport Agamemnon ; landed at Brest May 26; in trenches 6 mos .; at Verdun, Argonne, St. Mihiel, Metz, Albert; cook Bn. Hdq. Dis. at Grant May 31, 1919.
BROWN, ERNEST EARL Mode, Ill. Son Annabelle Brown, Mode; enl. Sept. 5, Shelbyville; sent to C. Custer ; trfd. to Ry. Engrs. Ft. Harrison.
BROWN, FRANK E.
Sent Camp Custer Sept. 5; was later trfd. to Ft. Benjamin Harrison to engineers. Dis. from Ft. Benjamin Harrison early in 1919.
BULLAR, EDWARD J.
Home in Southern Shelby County; was enl. through Local Board at Effingham, Ill.
BUMGER, W. II. Moweaqua, Ill.
BURNS, WILL Windsor, Ill.
Son J. H. Burns, Windsor; now living in Decatur; served in France in Quartermaster Corps.
BURRUS, ROLLIE Tower Hill, Ill. Co. H., 130 Inf., 30 Div. Private Enl. Co. H, Shelbyville; sent to C. Logan, Oct. 9, 1917; sent overseas May 15, 1918; served through with Co. H; after ar- mistice trfd. to Battalion IIqs. as orderly. Dis. C. Grant May 30.
BUZZARD, MARY Cowden, Il1. Served as nurse overseas in 1917-18; at Base Hosp. No. 66, close to Paris.
BESING, EMIL 2d Cl. Carpenter M.
Stewardson, Ill. U. S. Navy
Enl. Dec. 10, 1917, at Peoria, Ill .; U. S. Navy ; went to France June 30, 1918. Dis. at Great Lakes July 31, 1919.
BALL, GEORGE E. Stewardson, Ill.
BANNING, HOMER E. Private
Cowden, Ill. 40th Infantry Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 5th; sent Camp Custer and served with 40th Infantry.
BARDING, THOMAS F. Herrick, Il1.
Enl. Shelbyville Sept. 5th; sent to Camp Custer.
BELL, WM. R. Windsor, Ill.
BLAND, GENE Findlay, Il1. Enl. summer of 1918 in Coast Artillery; sent Jefferson Bar- racks. Dis. from there Dec., 1918.
BOBLETT, DAN P.
Enl. Shelbyville, June 27, 1918; sent C. Taylor.
BIRLEY, EARNEST Moweaqua, Ill.
Served in Navy during war.
BIRLEY, EARL Moweaqua, Il1.
Served in Navy during war.
BINGAMAN, ALFRED Mode, Il1.
CLARK, GLEN, Moweaqua, I11.
En1. Peoria Nov., 1917; Navy; in training at Great Lakes; clerical work in Admn. Building. Dis. in Sept., 1919; one brother in service, Horace J. Clark; sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Clark of Moweaqua.
CARTER, JOIIN E. Gays, Il1.
CLARK, WILLIAM A. Private
Moweaqua, Ill.
Co. D, 11th Regt. Marines
Laborer; born Feb. 17, 1899; mother, Mrs. G. R. Bridgman, Moweaqua; enl. Akron, Ohio, July 27, 1918; Marines; assigned Co. D, 11th Regt., Paris Island, S. C .; sailed Sept. 29; trained as rifleman. Dis. at Hampton Roads, Va., Aug. 11, 1919.
CLOSSER, ARTHUR BLISS Tower Hill, Ill.
Enl. through the Local Board.
CAIN, FRED N. Windsor, I11.
COCHRAN, VIRGIL U. S. Navy
Cowden, Ill.
Enl. through Local Board at Decatur July 25, 1918; served through the war in the Navy; son D. E. Cochran, Cowden.
COFFMAN, VERNA HOWARD 1st Cl. Private
Moweaqua, Ill. Dental Assistant
Enl. Shelbyville, Il1., Jan. 23, 1918. Dis. June 1, 1919, at El- lington Aviation Field, Houston, Texas; dental assistant, First Class Private.
COMERFORD, VINCENT 307 Field Art
Pana, Ill.
COOLEY, JOIIN W. Moweaqua, Il1.
CORRINGTON, PAUL Moweaqua, Ill.
COSART, LEONARD T. Fireman 1st Cl.
Cowden, Ill. U. S. Navy
Enl. at Peoria, July 30, 1918; promoted to Fireman First Class : served on Atlantic Ocean until Sept. 23, 1919; honorably dis- charged at N. Y. Sept. 23, 1919, grade of Fireman First Class. CRAVEN, FRANK Moweaqua, I11.
CRAYS, CURTIS R.
Windsor, Ill.
Pana, Ill.
CUNDIFF, J. HENRY En1. through Local Board.
KOONTZ, ALTA Stewardson, Ill.
KIDWELL, LEON
Shelbyville, Ill.
KRUGER, EDWARD A. 1st Class Private
Stewardson, Ill. Batt. F, 18 F. A., 3 Div. Born Oct. 9, 1896, Stewardson ; farmer; son Mr. and Mrs. August Kruger, Stewardson; enl. Mattoon May 17, 1917; as- signed Batt. F, 18 F. A., 3 Div .; trained Jeff. Bks. and Ft. Bliss 10 mos .; sailed Hoboken April, 1918; trained Geure, France; under fire 312 mos .; active service Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; regiment cited, Croix de Guerre ; First Army Defense Sector Sept. 1-Nov. 11, 1918; Army of Occupation Dec. 5, 1918-Aug. 5, 1919. Dis. C. Grant Aug. 27, 1919; two brothers in service.
McDONALD, HARRY C. Private
Lakewood, Ill. 45 Co. 12 Bn., 160 D. B.
Enl. Sept. 5, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 45th Co., 12 Bn., 160 D. B., Camp Custer, Mich .; trfd. 29 Co, 1st Labor Regt. Rec. Group and Service Co. No. 5, Camp Johnston, Fla. Dis. Jan. 3, 1919, Camp Taylor, Ky.
McGILLIGAN, STANLEY P. First Lieut.
Urbana, Ill. Dental Corps
Dentist ; born July 15, 1888; son late John McGilligan ; trained 7 weeks in M. O. T. C., Greenleaf, Ga., and commissioned fall of 1917 as 1st Lieut, Dental Corps, and sent to McPherson, Ga .; trfd. Mar. 3, 1919, Walter Reed Hosp., then to Ft. Mc- Ilenry, and Dis. there Apr. 22, 1919. .
MCGRATH, JOIIN D. Private
Moweaqua, Il1. Depot Brigade 45 Born July 24, 1890, Moweaqua, Ill .; son of John and Margaret McGrath, Moweaqua; farmer; enl. Sept. 6, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned to 161 D. B., 45th Co., Camp Custer; trfd. to 12th Co., Inf. Rep .; Non-Com. School at Camp Grant Sept. 18; on Dec. 6 trfd. to Headquarters Convalescent Center, personnel office. Dis. May 10, 1919, C. Grant.
WELCH, JAMES A. Sigel, Il1.
Enl. Shelbyville June 28, 1918, and sent to Camp Taylor.
WHITE, ERMON L. Tower Hill, I11. Son R. A. White, Tower Hill; enl. at age of 17, on July 6, 1917. Dis. fall of 1919.
WILEY, JOYCE M. Private
Moweaqua, Il1. Field Evac. No. 5 Born Sept. 18, 1891, at Brook, Ind .; son Jesse Il. Wiley of Moweaqua ; barber; enl. Jan. 29, 1918, Springfield; assigned Hq. Co. Hosp. Bat. No. 14, Camp Greenleaf; trfd. Mar. 4 to Field Evac. No. 5, C. Crane; in training 3 mo .; sailed from Iloboken May 10, 1918; transport Caserta; landed Brest May 23, 1918; Field Evacuation, Crepey, Chateau Thierry, Soissons, Champagne, Flanders fronts; Stretcher Bearer. Dis. C. Grant March 20, 1919.
WILLIAMS, RICHARD) Strasburg, Ill. In service overseas.
WIREY, WILLIS
Herrick, Il1. 84 Division
Served in 84th Division overseas.
WOOTERS, HERBERT S. 2d Lieut.
Moweaqua, Il1. V. C. 15 Div. Trains Vet. Unit En1. Chicago, Ill., June 11, 1917; called to report at Ft. Ogle- thorpe, Ga., June 20, 1918; trfd. to Camp Logan, Texas, Sept. 3. Dis. C. Logan Jan. 22, 1919.
WORKMAN, CIIARLES O. Corporal
Moweaqua, I11. Co. A, 308 M. G., 78 Div. Born July 22, 1887, Christian Co .; son Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Workman, Moweaqua; poultry dealer; enl. May 26, 1918, Shelbyville ; sent to Camp Shelby ; assigned Co. A, 308 M. G., 78 Div. ; made Corporal; in training 4 mos. ; sailed from N. Y. Oct. 6, 1918; transport Galendia; landed Liverpool Oct. 17, 1918; in training at Nanties. Dis. C. Grant May 22, 1919; one brother in service.
WRIGHT, ROBERT Shumway, Ill.
MAKES LONG TRIP TO SERVE
To Verne Frazee of Moweaqua perhaps belongs the distinction of having made the longest trip for the purpose of getting into military service, of any Shelby County lad. Frazee was in India when summoned by the Shelby County Exemption Board. He was called for the last contingent for which the war department made requisition, the call that later was cancelled because of the armistice. Before learning of the cancellation, however, young Frazee sailed for home, and eventually arrived there, only to be officially informed that his services would not be required. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Frazee of Moweaqua.
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PROUD OF IT JOIN A POST
STRASBURG LEGIONNAIRES
The American Legion
(By W. E. Rominger)
The American Legion today is an established fact. It is the concrete realization of "some sort of organ- ization after the war," which was talked of in every cantonment in America, on board every ship in the navy and in every unit in the A. E. F. It is the crys- tallization of the wish of every soldier, sailor and marine to organize after the war. "In union there is strength," and in this particular union will be found the bulwark of Americanism.
The Legion has grown and its spirit has spread because it is worthy. In every test at the outset it repelled selfishness, narrowness, partisanship and clung to the underlying theme-democracy. It is the peace-born offspring of our citizen army. Devoted to honest and unselfish national service, it should ac- complish much for the good of the country.
THE LEGION-ITS OBIECT
"For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes :
"To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America ; to maintain law and order ; to foster and perpetuate a one hundred per cent. Americanism; to preserve the memo- ries and incidents of our association in the Great War; to incul- clate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state, and nation ; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy ; to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness."
This organization shall include the following definite pur- poses :
1. To inculcate the duty and obligation of citizenship. 2. To preserve the history and incidents of our participa- tion in this war. 3. To cement the ties of comradeship formed in service.
4. To protect, assist and promote the general welfare of all soldiers, sailors and marines and those dependent upon them.
5. To encourage the maintenance of individual and na- tional efficiency to the end that the American people shall never fail in their obligation to humanity.
6. To maintain the sacred doctrine of undivided and un- compromising loyalty to every principle for which the American nation stands in the belief that that doctrine should be the guiding principle of the everyday life of each citizen.
IN SHELBY COUNTY
Shelby County war veterans were among the first in the United States to take definite steps toward forming a service men's organization. On April 24, 1919, the men who were in Shelbyville to participate in the Victory Loan celebration gath- ered at the circuit court room, and elected Lieutenant W. E. Rominger of Shelbyville chairman, and Sergeant Cloyd Wright of Cowden secretary.
Already there were a number of organizations of veterans forming in the country, and at this meeting the men decided to postpone affiliation until time could prove which would be the lasting organization. Five delegates were elected to attend the first caucus of the American Legion, at St. Louis, May 9, 1919. They were:
Lieutenant George Burnett, 33d Division.
Private Ray Kingston, 30th Division.
Sergeant Murphy A. Herron, Camp Taylor, Ky.
Corporal W. L. Kelley, Chemical Warfare Division. Lieutenant E. II. Faster, Q. M. C.
Funds for the trip were furnished by the Shelbyville Com- Barton, Ray
mercial Club. The county was represented in the St. Louis Caucus by Private Ray Kingston, Lieutenant Burnett, Corporal Kelley and Lieutenant Rominger. Corporal Kelley later was named district organizer, having several counties in Central Illi- nois. Lieutenant Rominger, with Burnett and Kingston as as- sistants, was detailed to organize Shelby County.
On July 13 Organizer Kelley called a meeting of the service men of Shelbyville, and in this and following meetings
ROY VANDERPOOL POST NO. 81, AMERICAN LEGION,
was formed, with Lieutenant Howard Bridges as chairman and Lieutenant W. E. Rominger as secretary. How this post has prospered is shown by the membership. Following is a roster of the members in the order in which they joined :
Monroe, H. E. Goddard, H. A., Windsor
Klauser, Wm.
Courtright, Harry
Rominger, W. E. Westervelt, Floyd, New York
Hulick, C. H.
Neal, Frank
Ruff, H. L.
Hudson, Andrew P.
Kelley, W. L.
Twiss, Chas. L.
Johnson, Roy W.
Osborne, H. P., Chicago
Kensil, John T.
Davis, Sam C., Beecher City
Herron, Murphy A.
Powell, J. Ray
Briggs, Clyde
Henry, Ross
Thompson, Wm.
Garrett, Otto, Findlay
Frazer, Bernard
Green, Dr. J. W., Tower Hill
Wilburn, John
Flowers, Delbert
Pate, Clyde
Klauser, Arthur
Fought, Jos. W.
Dildine, Thurman
Parish, Ben F.
Mose, Raymond F.
Auld, F. P.
Johnson, Jas. B.
Miner, L. W.
Shaw, Harry Renner, Clarence S., Westervelt
Wortman, Hugh
Price, Earl
Ruch, Lucian
Frazier, Rennie
Fisher, Earl
Hudson, Nelson
Hayward, Truman
Sprague, Ralph
Westenhaver, Marion
Parker, Tom H.
Dearing, B. F., San Francisco
Price, James
Eddy, Wm. C.
Stretch, Geo.
Austin, Glen
Hudson, Andy M.
Fleming, Bruce
Bridges, Howard R.
Martin, Fred
Thompson, Theodore
Michele, Wm. F.
Worley, Raymond
Wilson, John W.
Sills, Roy
Slifer, Thos. J.
Moberly, Grider
Welch, Walter O.
Eiler, Verner
Becker, Milton A.
Miller, Lloyd O.
Burnett, Wm.
Bales, Glen, Pascola, Mo.
Barrett, Chas., Tower Hill
Davis, Browning
Salmons, Geo. A.
Douthit, Everett
Toothman, Clay
Tackson, Lewis Albert
Ilagan, Chester C.
Kelley, Leo
Terry, Gaylord
Gordon, Lawrence
Shoaff, Earl
Gordon, Charlie H.
McMullin, Foster
Nees, Wm.
McCoy, John A.
Kingston, Ray
Meinecke, Windsor A.
Lauer, C. F.
Tull, Tom
Wade, Orrie R.
Lovins, Lawrence
Johnson, Glen
Soland, Clarence, Windsor
Kimmel, Clarence E.
Frizzell, Frank, Windsor
Skidmore, Eli W. Barker, Dewey White, W. L.
Benefiel, Clarence Summers, Clarence H.
Sullivan, John
Andes, Chas.
Calvert, William, Westervelt
Miller, J. Glen
Griffith, George N., Altamont
Whitaker, Baird
Pike, Hubert
Yakey, James M. Bivins, Sidney V.
Tallman, J. Leverett
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Lamb, Orville
Westenhaver, Burley
Stretch, J. Leonard
Strohl, Roy
Deweese, Frank Wallace, Norman Cutler, Lester Smith, A. Earl
Cox, Arthur Ilite, B. S.
Coffman, Othie E. Stansberry, Earl Blackstone, Gay Smith, Wm. H. Storm, Clair Helton, Bert H.
I'ietz, John Stockdale, John
Malone, John J.
Ruckreigel, Herbert
Baillie, Hugh R., Champaign
Jackson, Sam
Brown, F. J. Tabbert, Wallace O., Herborn Mueller, Wm., Strasburg
Bowman, Wm. R., Windsor
Hood, Harry A., Windsor
Jester, Howard W., Tower llill
Johnson, Edler E., Trowhridge Carpenter, Walter S., Tower Ifill ('artmell, Samuel II., Tower Ilill Bigler, Walter G., Sigel
Lumpp, Henry, Findlay
Skaggs, Fred
Smith, O. S., Tower Hill
Burnett, George
Metzger, O. C., Pana Crouch, Lester, Findlay
Moon, James B.
Adams, Waldon Ralph McClelland, Everett B.
Adams, Glen
Moss, Nelson W.
Noling, Raymond W ..
Blancett, Millard Shutt, Verl N.
Roberts, Michael
Woodworth, Ray, Decatur
Shipley, Otto E., Lakewood
Baptist, Geo. T.
Evey, Chas. F., Tower Hill
Nichols, Earl W., Oconee
Moore, Loren B.
Freybarger, Floyd
Klauser, Chas. C.
llauter, Lee
Sprague, Orville J.
Moberly, Lawrence, Windsor
Laugel, Frank I.
Christy, Floyd A., Cowden
Cordray, Guy
Worley, Edmund
King, Arthur
Hawk, Elmer
Morgan, Sidney, Tower Hill
THE PERMANENT OFFICERS
Commander-William Klauser.
Vice-Commander-Bruce Fleming.
Adjutant-J. Glen Miller.
Chaplain-Wm. F. Aichele.
Historian-Wm. E. Rominger,
Sergeant-at-Arms-George Burnett.
GEORGE FRANKLIN FURR
George Franklin Furr was the first member of Roy Vander- pool Post, American Legion, to die. Ile passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1919, after a period of decline covering several weeks. Hle was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Furr, and a native of Rose township, Shelby county, where he was horn Sept. 9, 1894. He is survived by his parents, five brothers and three sisters.
In September, 1917, he went to Camp Taylor, Ky., for mili- tary training, then was transferred to Camp Pike, Ark., where he stayed until he was ordered across seas. Ile was one of seven of his company who were not wounded when the Hindenburg line was broken, and was one of 34 of the company who returned from that engagement. He was chosen as a member of Persh- ing's Composite regiment.
The funeral of Comrade Furr was held from the Methodist church in Shelbyville, Dec. 31. The pallbearers, color bearer, bugler and firing squad were from Roy Vanderpool Post, and were in uniform. The Post attended in a body. Burial was in Glenwood cemetery.
AT MOWEAQUA
Moweaqua has the Remann H. Harlan Post, American Legion, which was organized in October, 1919, by County Organizer W. E. Rominger of Shel- byville. The Post was named for Remann H, Har- lan, who died from disease contracted while in the army.
Dr. Norman S. Starr was elected temporary chair- man, and Haldon B. Ayars was elected temporary secretary. Permanent officers, elected in November, are as follows:
Post Commander-Dr. N. S. Starr.
Vice Commander-Ira Adams.
Adjutant-Earl Brown.
Treasurer-Haldon B. Ayars.
Board of Directors-Dr. H. S. Wooters, Thomas Page and Joyce Wiley.
Interest was keen from the start, and increased with the holding of meetings. On Nov. 11 the Post
celebrated the signing of the armistice, and from the receipts from a supper, a football game and other entertainment, cleared $500 for the treasury of the Post.
The amount cleared made it possible to open club rooms, which consist of reading room, billiard, pool and card room, and athletic .room. The club rooms are open at all times to members of the Legion, a hearty invitation being cxtended to all visiting members.
Already the membership has reached nearly 100, and the roster of members follows:
Adams, Chas. L. McKinney, J. Emry
Adams, Ibra A. Mckinney, Claude A.
Ayars, Buck Haldon
Noling, Richard
Ohl, Ilerman
Birley, Joseph
Page, James A.
Boyer, F. Dale
Partelow, Ivan
Phelan, Lemar George
Portwood, Steven R.
Brown, Earl
Potsick, Andy
Campbell, L. Robert Poole, Hampton Charles
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