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Cassidy, Arthur
Reynolds, Amos
Cheatham, Earl E.
Riley, Ellsworth Ilarry
Clark, Abner William
Richardson, Roy
Robbins, Deloss A.
Coburn, Dalton Dallas
Roby, Frank
Coffman, Vern M.
Roby, James
Rose, Homer
Daughtry, William J.
Faliski, Frank
Gilmore, Joseph Charles
Gregory, Lloyd
Gregory, Earl Richard
Gregory, Wallace
Gregory, Edward Thomas
Stabb, Albert Melvin
Gregory, Lawrence
Stabb, Frank E.
Green, Glenn Melvin
Starr, Smith Norman
Stivison, William Gail
Stombaugh, Harley
Stringer, Harry James
Heitmeyer, E. Lawrence
Stroh, Edward Paul
Hill, David B.
Hudson, Edward Jamie
Hudson, S. Cecil
Wempen, Ray
Jackson, A. Willie
Jesse, Merle
Wetzel, Zanta Bane
Johnson, A. Wheeler
Wetzel, Gail
Kinney, William
Wiley, Joice
Long, R. Jesse
Wilkinson, Ernest
Lowe, Wayne
Wilson, Anson
McGraft, Dan
Workman, Chas. O.
McGee, Wendel Roger
Wooters, Herbert
Mclntyre, Frank
AT STRASBURG
The Liberty Post of the American Legion was organized in Strasburg Oct. 11, 1919. Harley Gill was sent as a delegate to the state convention in Peoria. The officers and members of the Strasburg Liberty Post of the American Legion are as follows:
President-Edwin H. Faster,
Secretary and Treasurer-William J. Hellman.
Members
Harley Gill Charles D. Williams
Henry Popendieker
Glen B. Waymire
Charles Wilson Edwin H. Ruwe
Fred Popendieker Albin A. Foelsing
Charles O. Throckmorton
Lawrence Kendall
Charles R. Rosine Martin G. Ulmer
George E. Kull Gustave H. Cress
Martin Mueller
Edward H. Ostermeier
Martin Tiemann Phillip H. Tiemann
Edward Doeding Otto G. Arnold
'Nelson E. Ruff Edward J. Hartman.
Herman F. Doehring Arthur G. Gritzmaker
Martin Nippe Bruce Curry
Theodore Von Behren
Chris M. Kircher
Arthur Unruh
J. Harvey Friesner
Carl HI. Gatchell
Dill, Harry Lance Waggoner, Carl N. Boswell, Cedric II. Gilleland, Art
Thompson, llenry
Flanders, Ralph E.
Dickinson, Harland
Allen, Elmer
Courtright, Vance
Kull, Paul
Metzger, Jolın
Biggs, Floyd
Adamson, Glen S.
Price, Ed
Perryman, Carlos
Barhre, Horace Oscar
Bethards, Floyd Chester
Page, Tom
Schwenker, Roy
Risser, Susa
Williams, George
Bridgman, Howard
Stucker, William
Denier, Raymond, Westervelt Bond, Frank L.
Reeder, Ernest B., Tower Hill Wallace, Wendell, Windsor
Gregory, Dr. Chas. S., Findlay Cosart, Ernest B., Cowden Furr, George F .- died 12-30-'19
Corrington, Lester Paul
Segloski, Frank
Sheppard, Jasper C.
Sigler, George
Simpson, John A.
Simpson, Luther F.
Snyder, Glen
Grooms, Haynie Floyd
Hedges, Earl James
Heitmeyer, Oliver Benjamin
Tolly, Cornelius Glenn
Weakly, Charles T'ed
West, Sam
Posts of the American Legion are in process of organization at Findlay and Oconee and 'several other Shelby county communities.
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Eversole, Orville
Hudson, Elmer C.
Tallman, Emery
Brookshire, Atwell H.
Clifford, Hamelton
Beem
Metzger
Roberts.
Fritz
Rodenberger
Crays
Cook
Sayers
Rollins
Whaley
Scovil
Student Army Training Corps
Thirty-one boys of Shelby county, potential sol- diers and sailors, were enlisted in the Student Army Training Corps established by the government to fit the younger men of the nation to step into the active fighting ranks as they attained age and need for them arose.
Most of the boys were inducted into the S. A. T. C. through the Shelby County Local Board, and went into student camps established at Institutions of learning in Illinois, while a few entered camps in other states, where they took the particular course which appealed to them.
The names of the Shelby county lads, together with the names given by them as nearest relatives and the records of such as responded to the request of the Shelby County War Historians for such data, are as follows:
BAUM, WM. WELLS, Shelbyville; first lieutenant; born Mil- waukee, Wis., May 6, 1899; son Wm. Baum, Shelbyville ; enl. Oct. 1, 1918, at St. Louis, Inf. ; assigned to Washington Univ. Med. School; attended O. T. C. Fort Sheridan; first lieutenant Oct. 15; honorably dis. December 16, 1918; now at Washington Univ., St. Louis.
BEEM, ARNOLD HUMPHRIS, Shelbyville; son Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Beem, Shelbyville; in training at Indiana Dental College, Indianapolis, Ind.
BRADEN, CHARLES EUGENE, Findlay; sergeant; born at Findlay, Ill., March 6, 1898; son G. E. Braden and wife; farmer ; enl. Oct. 1, 1918, Decatur, Ill .; in training three months at Camp Millikin, Decatur.
CRAYS, DWIGHT, formerly of Windsor, now of East Chicago, Ind .; son Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Crays.
DAVIES, RAYMOND OLIVER, Windsor, Ill.
DUNSCOMB, GEORGE BAKER, Windsor, Ill .; born Wind- sor March 3, 1899, son Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Dunscomb, Windsor; enl. Oct. 1, 1918, at Champaign, where he was a student in the U. of I .; assigned U. S. N. R. F. Cham- paign ; trained there three months in preparation for En- gineering Officers School; was in hospital with influenza ; honorably dis. Dec. 21, 1918.
EVERSOLE, EDGAR BENNETT, Westervelt, Ill .; born Westervelt Feb. 8, 1898, son Grant and Mattie Eversole, Westervelt; farmer; enl. Oct: 15, 1918, Decatur, Ill .; in training Camp Millikin two months, five days; honorably dis. Dec. 20, 1918.
FRITTS, EDWIN, Shelbyville; son J. W. and Bessie Susan Fritts; enl. Urbana, 111., Sept. 20, 1918; assigned to Co. 4 at U. of I .; in training three months; honorably dis. Dec. 21, 1918.
FRITTS, J. RALPH, Shelbyville; son J. W. and Bessie Susan Fritts, Shelbyville, Ill .; born Sept. 4, 1899, at Cow- den, Ill .; enl. Urbana, Sept. 20, 1918; assigned to Co. 4 at U. of I .; in training three mos .; honorably dis. Dec. 21, 1918.
FUGUA, CLARENCE NATHON, Bethany, Ill; nearest rel- ative William Fugua, Bethany, Ill., R. F. D. 2.
GAMMILL, LAWRENCE, Gays, Ill; corporal; born at Gays, Jan. 7, 1899, son Mack and Olive Gammill, Gays; enl. at U. of I. Oct. 7, 1918; assigned to aviation corps; honorably dis. Dec. 21, 1918; now emp. in office at Staley's De- catur, Ill.
HILSABACK, HUGH RUDOLPH, Windsor, Ill .; born at Windsor, Dec. 24, 1885; was school teacher and senior stu- dent in E. I. S. N. School, at Charleston ; enl. Oct. 15, De- catur ; assigned to S. A. T. C. at Millikin Univ. ; in train- ing three mos .; honorably dis. Dec. 20, 1918; now teach- ing; one brother in service.
HUDSON, RALPH KARL, Moweaqua, Ill .; nearest relative, Viola Hudson, Moweaqua.
JARVIS, RALPH B., Moweaqua, Ill .; born Moweaqua, Sept. 6, 1900, son T. J. and Olive Jarvis, Moweaqua; was boss A. D. T. oper. ; enl. Sept. 23, 1918; assigned to Camp Mil- likin, Decatur; training three months for tank corps; in hospital, influenza; honorably dis. Dec. 21, 1918.
JONES, HAROLD VERNON, Cowden, Ill .; born June 13, 1899; son Jas. W. and Luella M. Jones, Cowden ; was asst. pharmacist ; enl. Chicago Oct. 23, 1918; assigned to S. A. T. C. med. section U. of I., Chicago, Co. 1; honorably dis. there Dec. 11, 1918; now student U. of I. School of Phar- macy, Chicago.
LEAF, HAROLD F., Moweaqua, Ill .; nearest relative Francis Leaf, Moweaqua; enl. Decatur Oct. 15, 1918; assigned to Camp Millikin ; honorably dis. Dec. 20, 1918.
LUMPP, HERMAN C., Findlay, Ill .; private; born June 26, 1898, Shelbyville, Ill. ; son Andrew J. and Viola B. Lumpp ; was student; enl, Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 14, 1918, S. A. T. C., Indiana Dental College; dis. at Indianapolis Dec. 14, 1918.
METZLER, LELAND, Shelbyville, Ill .; nearest relative, Mrs. H. D. Metzler, Shelbyville.
NALBACH, JOHN R., Moweaqua; born Aug. 4, 1899; son Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Nalbach, Moweaqua ; enl. Sept. 25, 1918, Akron, O., in S. A. T. C., Univ. of Akron; trained three months; dis. Dec. 25, 1918.
NICHOLS, NOBLE DEWEY, Cowden, Ill .; nearest relative, John Nichols, Cowden.
ROBERTS, DEWEY, Lakewood, Ill .; son Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Roberts; enl. S. A. T. C., U. of I., Urbana, Ill.
RODENBERGER, RALPTH, Windsor, Ill .; student; son Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Rodenberger; enl. Oct. 26, 1918, Decatur; assigned to S. A. T. C. at Millikin University ; honorably dis. Dec. 20, 1918.
ROLLINS, PAUL D., Moweaqua, Ill .; born there Sept. 3, 1899, son Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rollins; student I. S. N. Univ., Normal, Ill .; enl. Fort Sheridan Aug. 11, 1918; as- signed to Co. 11, S. A. T. C .; trfd. A Co., Millikin Univ., Decatur, Sept. 28; prom. Sgt., Oct. 1; honorably dis. Dec. 21, 1918.
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SAYERS, JOHN EUGENE, Cowden, Ill .; nearest relative, Porter M. Sayers, Cowden.
SCOVIL, HOMER SYDNEY, Cowden, Ill .; nearest relative, S. S. Scovil, Cowden.
SNYDER, RALPHI KENNETH, Moweaqua, Ill .; nearest relative, K. R. Snyder, Moweaqua, Ill.
TOOTHMAN, EDWIN C., Washington, D. C .; born March 29. 1900. Shelbyville : stenographer ; son Mr. and Mrs. Austin Toothman, Shelbyville; enl. Oct. 19, 1918; assigned Co. D, S. A. T. C. Dis. Dec. 14, 1918. One brother in service.
TORRENCE, CALE, Herrick, Ill .; nearest relative, Katie Torrence, Herrick.
WAKEFIELD, DEAN HAMMOND, Cowden, Ill .; nearest relative, John Wakefield, Cowden.
WHALEY, GEORGE WILMER, Tower Hill., Ill .; born Nov. 7, 1898, son G. E. Whaley ; enl. Sept., 1918; trained at Alil- likin Univ., Decatur ; honorahly dis. Dec. 20, 1918.
WILSON, CARLOS DOUTHIT, Shelbyville, Ill. ; navy ; nearest relative, Carrie D. Wilson, Shelbyville, Ill.,
R. F. D. 6.
THE MOTHER
Out of the bitter, the sweet; Out of the pain, the joy; Out of the mists, the morning star; Out of my travail, my boy.
Out of old flesh, new flesh; Out of old bone, new bone; Out of my side, my treasure and pride; My breast his earliest throne.
Stiff in the trenches, and stark; Dead, 'ere the battle was won; For that which is Right, for Love and Light. Freely I gave my son.
After the bitter, the sweet; After the pain, the joy- I will not falter, nor flinch, nor faint; Proudly I give my boy.
-"Seranus."
WE THANK YOU
In closing this history of the war work done by Shelby County people, the editors desire to express sincere thanks to the scores of men and women and hundreds of soldiers and sailors, who through their ready co-operation made possible the compilation of the data herein contained. We are in- debted for valuable assistance to too many to make it feasible to attempt to name them here. At the same time we regret deeply that the natural diffi- dence of some service men impelled them to refuse their records, necessitat- ing our mentioning them only by name.
We have sought to make Shelby County in the World's War a creditable work, and trust that you will find it in some degree meritorious.
THE EDITORS.
THE REVIEW PRESS DECATUR, ILL.
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