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OWEN WILLARD HATHAWAY
Corporal, 168th Iowa Infantry, 42nd Division, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hathaway, Sr., Buffalo, Ill. Born December 21, 1892. Entered service in Company D, 2nd Infantry, at Mason City, Ia., June 16, 1916. Was on Mexican border for nine months. Called again into service July 16, 1917. Was transferred to 168th Iowa Infantry, 42nd Division. Received training at Camp Dodge, Ia., and Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed overseas on the President Grant in November, 1917. Held on de- tached service at the American Rest Camp, Winchester, England, for seven- teen months. Received discharge at Camp Grant, April 14, 1919.
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CLARENCE HEMP
Private, Company C, 54th Infantry, U. S. A. Son of Mrs. George Hemp, Buffalo, Ill. Born April 14, 1892. in Buffalo, Ill. Entered service May 9, 1918, in Buffalo, Ill. Received his training at Ft. Thomas, Ky., and Spartansburg, S. C. Sailed overseas July 4, 1918. In France when the Armistice was signed.
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HENRY LOUIS KILHOFFER
Second Lieutenant, Veterinary Reserve Corps, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Reinhart Kilhoffer, both deceased. Born March 24, 1892, in Illi- opolis, Ill. Address, Buffalo, Ill. Entered service September 1, 1917, in Spartansburg, S. C. Stationed at Camp Wadsworth, S. C., Camp Lee, Va., and Camp Hill, Va. Sailed overseas May 1, 1918. Stationed at Veterinary Hospital No. 3. During heavy fighting, inspected horses as they were sent to the front. Was near Valdahon, Doubs, France, when the Armistice was signed.
GILBERT P. LESTER
First Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Lester, Buffalo, Ill. Born February 13, 1894, in Buffalo, Ill. Entered service June 1, 1917, at Ft. Sheridan Ill. Received his training at Officers' Training Camp, Ft. Sheridan, Ill., Camp Grant, Ill., Camp Bowie, Tex., and Camp Devens, Mass. Was at Camp Devens, Mass., when the Arm- istice was signed. Discharged December 24, 1918, at Camp Devens, Mass.
GEORGE BENJAMIN LUTYENS
First Lieutenant, Medical Corps, U. S. A. Son of Herman and Margaret Lutyens, deceased. Born January 12, 1873, in Tallula, Ill. Address, Buffalo, Ill. Entered service August 16, 1918, in Buffalo, Ill. Received his training at Medical Officers' Training Camp, Camp Greenleaf, Ga. Sailed overseas September 22, 1918, on the Ryndam. Stationed at Camp No. 1, St. Nazaire, France. Was at Base Hospital No. 8, Savaney, France, when the Armistice was signed. Discharged March 1, 1919, at General Hospital No. 35, West Baden, Ind.
WALTER WESLEY McMANN
Engineman, First Class, United States Navy. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George McMann, Buffalo, Ill. Born October 19, 1896, in Dawson, Ill. Address, 829 South Ninth street, Springfield, Ill. Entered service May 3, 1917, in Peoria, Ill., from Buffalo township. Received his training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Assigned to the U. S. S. Wyoming. Made first trip overseas November 26, 1917. Was in Edinburg, Scotland, when the Armistice was signed. Was present at surrender of German High Seas Fleet, November 21, 1918. Discharged February 10, 1919, at Great Lakes, Ill.
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ALBERT LEE MOHN
Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. A. Son of Columbus and Mary Mohn, Buffalo, Ill. Born September 2, 1893, in Logan county, Ill. Entered service April 2. 1918, in Lincoln. Ill. Received his training at Ft. Washington, Md .. Camp Eustis, Va., and Newport News, Va. Sailed overseas October 14, 1918. Stationed at Brest, France. Was in France when the Armistice was signed. Discharged March 16, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
RODNEY VERE O'CONNER
Private. 326th Field Artillery. U. S. A. Son of Rodney O'Conner, Buffalo. Ill. Born May 28, 1895, in Buffalo, Ill. Entered service in February, 1918, in Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky. Sailed overseas September 13, 1918. Stationed at Camp Winchester. England, and Camp DeSouge. France. Was at Camp DeSouge, France, when the Armistice was signed. Discharged March 1, 1919, at Camp Grant. Ill.
SHELBY M. OSENTON
Sergeant, Company C, 35th Battalion, U. S. A. Son of J. S. Osenton, Buffalo, Ill. Born January 3. 1892, in Buffalo, Ill. Entered service May 9, 1918. in Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Ft. Thomas, Ky., Camp Wadsworth, S. C., and Camp Pike, Ark. Was at Camp Pike, Ark., when the Armistice was signed. Discharged December 27, 1918, at Camp Beauregard, La.
CHARLES ELMER OWENS
Private, Battery A. 327th Field Artillery, U. S. A. Son of Luke H. and Viola B. Owens, Buffalo, Ill. Born May 3, 1918, in Sangamon county, Ill. Entered service September 19, 1918, in Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky., and Camp McArthur, Tex. Sailed overseas in May, 1918. In action. Wounded while in action September 17, 1918. Was in France when the Armistice was signed. Served with Army of Occupation.
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ERNEST SILVESTER OWENS
Private, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. A. Son of Luke H. and Viola Bell Owens, Buffalo, Ill. Born October 12, 1898, in Sangamon county, Ill. Entered service February 28, 1917, in Springfield, Ill. Received his train- ing at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and Long Island, N. Y. Sailed overseas in September, 1917. In action. Was in France when the Armistice was signed.
LESSLEY MELVIN OWENS
Private, United States Marine Corps. Son of Luke H. and Viola Bell Owens, Buffalo, Ill. Born June 20, 1893, in Logan county, Ill. Address, Decatur, Ill. Entered service May 3, 1918, in Peoria, Ill., from Buffalo township. Received his training at Quantico, Va. Sailed overseas in September, 1918. Was in action in Villa Woods. Gassed in action. Was in France when the Armistice was signed.
JOHN HENRY PEIFER
Sergeant, 524th Motor Transport Corps, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Peifer, 514 South Glenwood avenue, Springfield, Ill. Born October 8, 1891, in Lincoln, Ill. Entered service July 9, 1918, in Springfield, Ill., from Buffalo township. Received his training at Rahe Army Auto School, Kansas City, Mo., and Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla. Sailed overseas September 30, 1918, on the Caronia. Stationed at Bassens and Genecourt, France. Was at Bastile, France, when the Armistice was signed. Discharged July 29, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
RAYMOND PAUL PFEILER
Private, Seventh Company, Second Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade, U. S. A. Born February 20, 1893, in Glogan, Germany. Ad- dress. Buffalo, Ill. Entered service July 23, 1917, in Zanesville, O. Re- ceived his training at Camp Sherman, O. Was at Camp Sherman, O., when the Armistice was signed. Discharged December 17, 1918, at Camp Sherman, O.
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ALLEN F. PENNEMAN
Sergeant, First Class, Infantry, U. S. A. Son of Ed and Alice Penneman, Buffalo, Ill. Born November 29, 1895, in Buffalo, Ill. Entered service September 17, 1917, in Peoria, Ill. Received his training at Camp Dodge, Ia. Sailed overseas August 7, 1918. Was in Luneville, France, when the Armistice was signed.
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WILLIAM ROGERS
Private, Company L, Third Battalion, R. T. C., U. S. A. Son of Mrs. Caroline Rogers, Seymour, Tenn. Born March 1, 1888, in Sevier county, Tenn. Address, Buffalo, Ill. Entered service September 6, 1918, in De- catur, Ill. Received his training at Camp McArthur, Tex. Was at Camp McArthur, Tex., when the Armistice was signed. Discharged January 21, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
JAMES E. SCOTT
Wagoner, Supply Company, 129th Infantry, U. S. A. Son of John and Mary L. Scott, Buffalo, Ill. Born November 11, 1876, in Buffalo Hart, Ill. Entered service September 17, 1917, in Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Camp Logan, Houston, Tex. Sailed overseas in May, 1918, with Battery A, 124th Field Artillery, Thirty-third Division. Trans- ferred to Supply Company, 129th Infantry. In action in Meuse-Argonne, Dannevoux, Gercourt, Bois de Chaune, Bois de Platchene, Somme, Amiens, Albert Sector, Verdun, Troyon, Woevre, Marcheville, Riaville, and St. Hilaire Chateau. Served with Army of Occupation. Discharged June 6, 1919, at Camp Grant, IlÎ.
ROBERT HOWARD TURLEY
Sergeant, Headquarters Company, Fifth Field Artillery, U. S. A. Son of James L. and Florence Turley, Buffalo, Ill. Born April 21, 1890, in Cornland, Ill. Entered service June 26, 1918, in Springfield, O. Re- ceived his training at Camp Taylor, Ky. Was at Camp Taylor, Ky., when the Armistice was signed. Discharged January 3, 1919, at Camp Taylor, Ky.
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EDWARD JOSEPH WILLENBORG
Seaman, United States Navy. Son of Herman and Lena Willenborg, Teutopolis, Ill. Born October 16, 1894, in Teutopolis, Ill. Entered serv- ice February 23, 1918, in Detroit, Mich., from Buffalo township. Re- ceived his training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Sailed over- seas May 21, 1918. Served on board the U. S. S. O'Brien. Was in Paris, France, when the Armistice was signed.
BURT A. WILLIAMS
Private, Engineers, U. S. A. Son of P. G. and L. A. Williams, Buffalo, Ill. Born March 15, 1890, in Fillmore, Ill. Entered service May 15, 1918, in Sioux Falls, S. D., from Buffalo township. Received his train- ing at Dunwoody Camp, Minneapolis, Minn., Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind., and Camp Upton, L. I. Sailed overseas August 25, 1918. Was in France when the Armistice was signed.
CLARENCE W. WILLIAMS
United States Navy. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Smith Williams, Buffalo, III. Born November 26, 1899. Entered service April 26, 1917. Received his training at Great Lakes Naval Station. Sailed from Philadelphia, Pa., in September, 1917, and was stationed in France. Later stationed at United States Naval Repair Base, Eastleigh, England. Returned to Hobo- ken, N. J., for the Fleet Review on April 20, 1919.
JESSE T. WILLIAMS
Private, Cavalry, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Williams, Buffalo, III. Born October 5, 1891. Entered service April 1, 1917. Sailed over- seas May 6, 1917. Trained in England. In action in France. Was in Belgium when the Armistice was signed.
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RUSSELL HOWARD WILLIAMS
Private, Infantry, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Williams, Buffalo, Ill. Born October 29, 1895, in Mechanicsburg, Ill. Entered service May 9, 1918, in Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Was at Camp Wadsworth, S. C., when the Armistice was signed. Discharged November 28, 1918, at Camp Wadsworth, S. C.
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MEN WHO WENT INTO SERVICE FROM BUFFALO TOWNSHIP WHOSE PHOTOS WERE NOT RECEIVED
JAMES HENRY COOK
Private, Quartermaster Corps, Auxiliary Remount Depot 323, U S. A. Born in Buffalo, Ill. Address, Buffalo, Ill. Entered service May 31, 1917, in Springfield, Ill., at the age of twenty-nine years. Discharged March 17, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Ia.
HENRY CRISTY CURRY
U. S. A. Son of I. E. Curry, Canevalley, Ky. Reg- istered in Buffalo township. Entered service at the age of twenty-five years. Entrained for Camp Taylor, Ky., May 31, 1918.
HUDSON McD. EDWARDS
Corporal, United States Marine Corps. Born June 23, 1892, in Council Bluffs, Ia. Address, Buffalo, Ill. Entered service February 24, 1914, in Los Angeles, Cal., from Buffalo township. Discharged May 15, 1918, at New York, N. Y.
RUSSEL A. EDWARDS
Private, Company D, 18th Ammunition Train, U. S. A. Born in Springfield, Ill. Address, Buffalo, Ill. Entered service June 25, 1918, in Springfield, Ill., at the age of twenty-four years. Discharged February 7, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill. -46
VIRGIL EDWARDS
Private, Fourth Company, 153rd Depot Brigade, U. S. A. Born in Buffalo, Ill. Address, Buffalo, Ill. Entered service January 9, 1918, in Spring- field, Ill., at the age of twenty years. Sailed over- seas, serving with American Expeditionary Forces from May 10, 1918, to February 11, 1919. Dis- charged February 26, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
HAROLD L. McDANIEL
Private, Battery D, 50th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S A. Born in Buffalo, III. Address, Buffalo, Ill. Entered service January 8, 1918, in Springfield, Ill., at the age of eighteen years. Sailed overseas October 7, 1918, serving with American Expeditionary Forces until February 14, 1919. Dis- charged March 1, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
WILLIAM TRUMAN ROGERS
Corporal, Headquarters Detachment, 159th Field Artillery, U. S. A. Son of Mrs. L. P. Rogers, 2756 West Ninth street, Los Angeles, Cal. Born December 19, 1894, in Buffalo, Ill. Entered service October 3, 1917, in Springfield, Ill., from Buffalo township. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky. Sailed overseas September 8, 1918. Stationed at Camp DeSouge, France, and Bordeaux,, France. Was at Bordeaux, France, when the Arm- istice was signed. Discharged February 1, 1919, at Camp Taylor, Ky.
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JOSEPH GRISHAN BERRY
Armed Guard, U. S. N. Son of Mrs. Anna G. Berry, near Dawson, Ill. Born March 12, 1899, near Dawson, Ill. Entered service June 28, 1918, in Springfield, Ill., from Buffalo Hart. Received his training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Was at Great Lakes when the Armistice was signed and was discharged there February 24, 1919.
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LEE OMER BUMGARNER
Private, Artillery, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bumgarner, Dawson, Ill. Born January 31, 1895, in Barclay, Ill. Entered service June 22, 1918, in Springfield, Ill., from Buffalo Hart. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky. Was ready to sail overseas when the Armi- stice was signed. Discharged December 14, 1918, at Camp Taylor, Ky.
WILLIAM JOSEPH BURRUS
Private, Battery A, Sixth Field Artillery, U. S. A. Son of William and Edith Burrus, Buffalo Hart, Ill. Born December 25, 1896, in Dawson, Ill. Entered service June 25, 1918, in Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky. Was ready to sail overseas when the Armi- stice was signed. Discharged December 14, 1918, at Camp Taylor, Ky.
MARK W. COSTELLO
Private, Artillery, U. S. A. Son of Mrs. Maggie Costello, Buffalo, Ill. Born November 22, 1898, in Sangamon county. Entered service June 2, 1918, in Springfield, Ill., from Buffalo Hart, Ill. Received his training at Ft. Caswell, N. C. Sailed overseas May 29, 1918. Trained further at Camp Montor, France. In action in the Argonne Forest and Meuse- Argonne Offensive. Was in action when the Armistice was signed. Dis- charged in May, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
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JOHN F. CRAVENS
Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. A. Son of Ira V. and Alice Cravens, Buffalo Hart, Ill. Born December 1, 1889, in Russells Springs, Ky. En- tered service June 26, 1918, in Buffalo Hart, Ill. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky., Camp Greenleaf, Ga., and Camp Eustace, Va. Was at Camp Eustace, Va., when the Armistice was signed. Discharged De- cember 26, 1918, at Camp Grant, Ill.
HAROLD T. EMMONS
Wagoner, Company H, 26th Infantry, First Division, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Emmons, Buffalo Hart, Ill. Born February 22, 1894, in Springfield, Ill. Entered service July 12, 1917, in Crosby, N. D. Received his training at Camp Greene, N. C. Sailed overseas December 15, 1917, on the U. S. S. Leviathan. In action at Soissons. Received machine gun wound in right leg, while in action at Soissons, July 19, 1918. Sent to French Hospital No. 109, Port Audemer, France. Serving in Military Police Duty in France when the Armistice was signed. Dis- charged June 10, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Ia.
CLARENCE C. LERCHER
Private, Battery A, 124th Field Artillery, Thirty-third Division, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Lercher, Buffalo Hart, Ill. Born November 23, 1898, in Springfield, Ill. Entered service April 3, 1917, at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Received his training at Camp Logan, Houston, Tex. Sailed overseas May 27, 1918, on the Melita. Trained further at Camp Valdahon, France. In action at St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne. Re- ceived divisional citation for efficiency and valor. Was gassed in action and was in hospital in Bordeaux, France, for five months. Discharged March 14, 1919, at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
RAYMOND McMILLEN
Private, Battery A, 327th Field Artillery, 84th Division, U. S. A. Son of Charles McMillen, Stonington, Ill. Born March 1, 1895, near Tay- lorville, Ill. Address, Illiopolis, Ill. Entered service October 4, 1917, in Springfield, Ill., from Buffalo Hart township. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky. Sailed overseas September 9, 1918, on the Orduna. Stationed at Camp DeSouge, France. Was at Camp DeSouge, France, when the Armistice was signed. Discharged February 19, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
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GEORGE JOHN NILHAS
Private, 147th Infantry, 37th Division, U. S. A. Son of John and Emma Nilhas, Cornland, Ill. Born October 22, 1891, in Buffalo Hart, Ill. Entered service April 29, 1918, in Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Camp Dix, N. J., and Camp Lee, Va. Sailed overseas June 21, 1918. Stationed at Brest, France. In action at Chateau Thierry, West Flanders, and East Flanders. Was in front lines, near Thelt, Belgium, when the Armistice was signed. Discharged January 16, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
SCOTT H. RAYNOLDS
Sergeant, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Raynolds, Buffalo, III. Born June 30, 1892, in Buffalo, Ill. Entered service July 7, 1918, in Springfield, Ill., from Buffalo Hart township. Received his training at Rahe Army Auto School, Kansas City, Mo., and Camp Joseph E. John- ston, Fla. Sailed overseas September 30, 1918. Was at Langres, France, when the Armistice was signed.
GEORGE C. RICHARDSON
Saddler, Company C, 108th Engineers, Thirty-third Division, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Richardson, Buffalo Hart, Ill. Born June 15, 1897, in Buffalo Hart, Ill. Entered service September 30, 1917, in Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Camp Logan, Tex., and Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed overseas May 8, 1918, on the George Washington. Stationed at Pontanezen, France. In action in Argonne Forest and Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Was in action when the Armistice was signed. Discharged June 8, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
ROBERT B. RICHARDSON
Private, 124th Company, 9th Regiment, United States Marine Corps. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Richardson, Buffalo Hart, Ill. Born Janu- ary 29, 1899, in Buffalo Hart, Ill. Entered service April 21, 1917, in Battery A, 124th Field Artillery, and was discharged August 16, 1917. Enlisted in Marine Corps, August 18, 1917, in St. Louis, Mo. Received his training at Paris Island, S. C., and Quantico, Va. Sailed for Guanta- namo Bay, Cuba, December 19, 1917. Stationed there until March, 1918. Transferred to Panama. Returned to Norfolk, Va., July 15, 1918. Sailed for France, September 13, 1918, on the U. S. S. Von Steuben. Detached for duty as sniper with British Forces. Was at St. Quentin, France, when the Armistice was signed. Later stationed at St. Nazaire and Le- Mans, France. Discharged August 13, 1919, at Hampton Roads, Va.
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CARL L. SHANLE
Private, Battery A, 327th Field Artillery, 84th Division, U. S. A. Son of Jolin and Henrietta Shanle, Buffalo, Ill. Born September 6, 1895, in Buffalo Hart, Ill. Entered service September 19, 1917, in Springfield, Ill., from Buffalo Hart township. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky., West Point, Ky., and Camp Mills, L. I. Sailed overseas September 8, 1918, on the Orduna. Stationed at Camp DeSouge, France. Was at Camp DeSouge when the Armistice was signed. Discharged February 19, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
LOGAN W. SHEPARD)
Corporal, Company D), 362nd Infantry, U. S. A. Son of Milton and Huldah Shepard, Pleasant Plains, Ill. Born June 17, 1894, in Font Hill, Ky. Entered service February 23, 1918, in Springfield, Il1., from Buffalo Hart township. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky., Camp Sher- man, O. and Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed overseas September 3, 1918. In action at Lys Scheldt, Belgium. Was in Belgium when the Armistice was signed. Discharged April 29, 1919, at Camp Grant, III.
MEN WHO WENT INTO SERVICE FROM BUFFALO HART TOWNSHIP WHOSE PHOTOS WERE NOT RECEIVED
WILLIAM HENRY BELL
U. S. Forces. Address, Buffalo Hart, Ill. Enlisted for service in World War at the age of twenty-seven years.
JOHN SMITH HURT
Private, S. A. T. C., University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. Address, Buffalo Hart, Ill. Entered service at the age of twenty years. Entrained for University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., October 24, 1918.
ROYEDEN EARL MCCRACKEN
U. S. A. Son of Mrs. Fannie J. McCracken, Buffalo Hart, Ill. Address, Lake Fork, Ill. En- tered service at the age of twenty-four years. En- trained for Camp Taylor, Ky., February 23, 1918.
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Charles R. Weddle-Battery A, 124th Field Artil- lery, Thirty-third Division, U. S. A.
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THOMAS W. AYLWARD, JR.
Private, Company C, Third Battalion, United States Guards. Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Aylward, Cantrall, Ill. Born October 31, 1894, in Lincoln, Ill. Entered service April 23, 1918, in Springfield. Ill. Re- ceived his training at Camp Dix, N. J. Was at Boston, Mass., when the Armistice was signed. Discharged December 29, 1918, at Camp Grant, Ill.
GEORGE DETRICH BAILEY
Second Lieutenant, Battery A, 327th Field Artillery, Officers' Reserve Corps, U. S. A. Son of J. J. and Ellen G. Bailey, Cantrall, Ill. Born December 29, 1894, near Cantrall, Ill. Entered service October 3, 1917. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky., and the Field Artillery Firing Center at West Point, Ky. Was in the Central Officers' Training School at Camp Taylor, Ky., when the Armistice was signed. Discharged De- cember 3, 1918, at Camp Taylor, Ky.
THOMAS P. BAILEY, JR.
Cook, Company M, 21st Engineers, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Bailey, Cantrall, Ill. Born January 25, 1890, in Cantrall Ill. En- tered service June 25, 1918, in Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Sailed overseas September 6, 1918, on the Manchuria. In action in Toul Sector, and Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Was near Metz when the Armistice was signed. Discharged July 14, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
OSCAR CASS BROWN
Private, Field Artillery, Replacement Depot, U. S. A. Son of Irving Brown, Cantrall, Ill. Born May 21, 1892. at Cantrall, Ill. Entered service June 25, 1918, in Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky. Was at Camp Taylor, Ky., when the Armistice was signed. Discharged December 12, 1919, at Camp Taylor, Ky.
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JEAN H. CANTERBURY
Chauffeur, Air Service, U. S. A. Son of John H. and Elizabeth E. Canterbury, Cantrall, Ill. Born October 27, 1892, in Cantrall, Ill. En- tered service June 15, 1918, at Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Rahe Army Motor School, Kansas City, Mo., and Camp John Wise, San Antonio, Tex. Was scheduled to sail overseas November 17, 1918, with the 80th Balloon Company, but, owing to the signing of the Armis- tice, remained at Camp Wise, Tex. Discharged January 22, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
CHARLES H. ENGLAND
Private, Third Company, First Battalion, 164th Depot Brigade, U. S. A. Son of H. H. and Mary England, Rural Route No. 5, Springfield, Ill. Address, Cantrall, Ill. Entered service June 26, 1918, in Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky., and University of Texas, Austin, Tex. Was at University of Texas, Austin, Tex., when the Armistice was signed. Discharged December 24, 1918, at Camp Funston, Kan.
GEORGE F. GARMERS
Private, Company G, 346th Infantry, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Garmers, Cantrall, Ill. Born April 12, 1890, in Petersburg, III. Entered service October 4, 1917, in Springfield, Ill. Received his train- ing at Camp Taylor, Ky., Camp Pike, Ark., and Camp Greene, N. C. Was at Camp Greene, N. C., when the Armistice was signed. Discharged there December 11, 1918.
JOHN F. KELLY
Seaman, Second Class, United States Navy. Son of Mrs. Anna Kelly, Cantrall, Ill. Born December 22, 1890, in Greenview, Ill. Entered service December 19, 1917. Received his training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
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LEO FRANCIS KELLY
Private, 33rd Transportation Corps, U. S. A. Son of Mrs. Anna Kelly, Cantrall, Ill. Born April 13, 1894, in Cantrall, Ill. Entered service April 29, 1918, in Springfield, Ill. Received his training at Camp Dix, N. J. Sailed overseas June 8, 1918. Stationed at Gievers, France. Was at Gievers, France, when the Armistice was signed.
SHERMAN T. MELLINGER
Private, Engineer Corps, U. S. A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mellinger, Rural Route No. 5, Springfield, Ill. Born December 14, 1890, in Cantrall, Ill. Address, Cantrall, Ill. Entered service February 24, 1918, in Spring- field, Ill. Received his training at Camp Taylor, Ky., and Camp Sherman, O. Was at Camp Sherman when the Armistice was signed. Discharged December 7, 1918.
CHARLES PAUL POWER
Sergeant, Unit W, in command Lt .- Col. D. M. Ottis, Medical Corps, U. S. A. Son of Mrs. Laura Power, Cantrall, Ill. Born February 14, 1882, in Cantrall, Ill. Entered service September 25, 1917, in Springfield, III. Received his training at Ft. McPherson, Ga. Sailed overseas May 11, 1918, on the Ascania. Stationed with Unit W, at Camp Hospital No. 40, Knotty Ash, near Liverpool, England. Was there when the Armis- tice was signed. Discharged May 24, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.
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