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CAPEHART, LAWRENCE HOMER - PRIVATE, U.S.M.C. Son of Thomas A. and Sarah Capehart; born September 20, 1892, New Albany, Ind. Moved to Jeffersonville in 1899. Educated in Hanover College. Y.M.C.A. Secretary. Entered service January 14, 1918, Louisville, Ky. Sent to Parris Island, S. C .; assigned to 84th Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Regiment. Overseas in April, 1918. Died August 5, 1918, Hospital No. 4, Paris, from wounds received in action. Buried, Suresnes, France. First Clark County boy to die on foreign soil. The American Legion Post, Jeffersonville, Ind., named in his honor.
COLVIN, NOBLE THOMAS PRIVATE Son of Albert M. and Mary Elizabeth Colvin; born July 8, 1885, Frankfort, Ky. Moved to Clark County, Ind., in 1894. Laborer. Entered service August 9, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp Gordon, Ga .; assigned to 3rd Company, Development Battalion. While home attending the funeral of one of his brothers, he was stricken with influenza. Ordered to the Hospital, Camp Taylor, Ky., and died October 21, 1918. Buried in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, near Jeffersonville, Ind.
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CONDREY, CLARENCE C. PRIVATE
Son of John and Viloda Hall Condrey; born March 1, 1893, Underwood, Clark County, Ind. Laborer. Entered service October 3, 1917, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to Company E, 120th Regiment, 30th Division, Heavy Artillery. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Over- seas in May, 1918. Died November 7, 1918, from wounds received in action. Buried in Santa Marie Cemetery, Alsace, France. The American Legion Post, Henryville, is named the Condrey-Taylor Post. (See record of Harrison Taylor, p. 82).
CURRY, WALTER LEE - JUNIOR GRADE LIEUTENANT, NAVY
Son of Willis and Laura Belle Curry (deceased); born May 11, 1894, Jeffersonville, Ind. Served eight years in U.S. Navy prior to 1917. Re-enlisted in U.S. Navy in April, 1917. Sent to Norfolk, Va .; assigned to the Dubuque, and later to Battle- ship Wyoming. Promoted to Junior Grade Lieutenant. Died of tuberculosis September 19, 1919, Government Sanitarium, Colorado Springs, Col. Buried in Jeffersonville, Ind. Sur- vived by widow, Adelaide Nichols Curry, West Chester, Conn.
DAY, CLIFFORD PRIVATE - Son of Herbert and Eleanor E. Day; born July 6, 1897, Jeffersonville, Ind. Chauffeur in U. S. Quartermaster Corps, Jeffersonville. Notified to report for training, Warsaw, Ind., and after having taken the oath of allegiance, was stricken with influenza and died October 14, 1918, Jeffersonville. Buried in Eastern Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Ind. Survived by widow, Ethel G. Walteney Day, Port Fulton, Clark County, Ind.
FARABEE, GEORGE EDWARD SERGEANT Son of Francis Marion and Louise Farabee; born December 7, 1883, Sellersburg, Clark County, Ind. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army April 24, 1914, Louisville, Ky. Sent to Nogales, Tex .; thence to Douglas, Ariz. Transferred to Camp Grant, Ill. Overseas in September, 1918; assigned to Company G, 22nd Infantry. Promoted to Sergeant. Killed in action November 3, 1918, near Metz, France. Buried in Commune of Peaury, Meurthe et Moselle, France.
FOX, JACOB FREDERICK PRIVATE
Son of John F. and Carrie Fox; born February 5, 1893, Memphis, Clark County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service October 3, 1917, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to Company H, 335th Regiment. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., and thence to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas in May, 1918; assigned to Company F, 119th Infantry, 30th Division. Fought on Ypres Front in Belgium. Died July 31, 1918, from wounds received in action, Ypres, Belgium. Buried in Nine Elms Cemetery, near Poperinghe, Belgium.
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FRICKE, CLARENCE SHERMAN - APPRENTICE SEAMAN
Son of William and Anna Schafer Fricke; born November 10, 1888, Jeffersonville, Ind. Painter. Enlisted in U.S. Navy June 11, 1918, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Ill. Apprentice Seaman. Died of influenza February 11, 1919, Great Lakes Training Station. Buried in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Ind. Survived by widow, Elizabeth Lewis Fricke, and two children, Dorothy Elizabeth, and Sherman Clarence Fricke.
GARRITY, JAMES JOSEPH CORPORAL Son of Patrick and Mary Francis Garrity; born July 29, 1886, Jeffersonville, Ind. Machinist. Enlisted in U.S. Reg- ular Army April 6, 1917. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky .; then to Ft. Hancock, N. J. Assigned to 2nd Company, Coast Artillery Corps; thence to Ammunition Train, 3rd Company, Motor Battalion, 1st Division. Went overseas in August, 1917. Pro- moted to Corporal. Died November 8, 1918, from wounds received in action. (Place unknown).
GOBEN, HUGH EDWARD PRIVATE Son of George B. and Carrie E. Goben; born November 17, 1894, Marysville, Clark County, Ind. Teacher. Entered service May 25, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to 18th Company, 5th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred to Medical Corps, Sanitary Unit. Transferred to Camp Greenleaf, Ga .; then to Ft. Ontario, N. Y .; assigned to Hospital No. 5. Died of influenza October 2, 1918, Ft. Ontario, Oswego, N. Y. Buried, Marysville, Ind.
GRAEBE, CLIFFORD MILLARD PRIVATE Son of Millard and Eva Smith Graebe; born October 23, 1895, Owen, Clark County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service July 23, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky; assigned to Ordnance Corps. Transferred to Camp McClellan, Ala., where he died of pneumonia October 10, 1918. Buried in Owen Creek Cemetery, Owen Township, Clark County, Ind.
GRAZIER, OLIVER EARL 2ND LIEUTENANT
Son of Oliver and Emily Culver Grazier; born June 13, 1885, Jeffersonville, Ind. Clerk in railroad office. Enlisted in avia- tion service November 23, 1917, San Francisco, Cal .; assigned to School of Military Aeronautics, Berkeley, Cal. Transferred to Rockwell Field, Cal .; then to Ellington Field, Houston, Tex. Promoted to Second Lieutenant. Killed in an airplane wreck July 20, 1919, Del Rio, Tex. Buried in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Ind. Survived by widow, Grace Veasey Grazier, Jeffersonville, Ind.
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GUNN, BARBOUR CARUTH - PRIVATE
Son of Albert S. and Martha W. Gunn; born June 24, 1897, Jefferson County, Ky. Parents died when he was two years of age; reared by grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Stoughton C. Tull of Charlestown, Clark County, Ind. Salesman. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army January 24, 1916, Louisville, Ky. Over- seas in April, 1918, with Company D, 15th Machine Gun Bat- talion, 5th Division. Killed in action October 14, 1918. Buried in the Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France. American Legion Post, Charlestown, Ind., named in his honor.
HALL, CHARLES EVERETT PRIVATE Son of Mrs. Ida Hall (Dean); born July 21, 1895, Clark County, Ind. Laborer. Entered service October 3, 1917, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Embarked for overseas May 11, 1918; assigned to Company K, 119th Infantry, 30th Division. Partic- ipated in Battles of Ypres, and Bellecourt. Killed in action September 29, 1918. (Burial place unknown.)
INGRAM, HOMER L. LIEUTENANT Son of W. T. and Anna Howard Ingram; born January 20, 1891, Jeffersonville, Ind. Educated in Culver Military Acad emy, and graduated from U.S. Naval Academy in 1914. Pro- moted to Lieutenant. Assigned to duty on the Submarine K-1. Later stationed in Washington, D. C., in Bureau ot Operations. Died of influenza September 27, 1918, Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C. Buried in Walnut Ridge Ceme- tery, Jeffersonville, Ind. Survived by widow, Edith Farns- worth Ingram, Brookline, Mass.
JACOBS, GAIL MAIDEN COOK, U.S.N. Son of Harry (deceased) and Gertrude Jacobs (Manly); born June 17, 1898, Jeffersonville, Ind. Tinner. Enlisted in U.S. Navy April 11, 1917, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Ill .; assigned to U.S.S. Rhode Island. Assigned to duty as third cook. Died of pneu- monia June 3, 1918, in Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass. Buried in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Ind.
KAHL, ERNEST LEE PRIVATE
Son of Jacob H. and Margaret Kahl; born November 29, 1894, Marysville, Clark County, Ind. Laborer. Entered service in June, 1918, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Ft. Mckinley, Me .; assigned to Battery B, 72nd Coast Artillery Corps. Em- barked from Quebec, Canada, August 7, 1918 on a British ship East India. Trained at St. Leonard, France. Died of pneu- monia February 15, 1919, Hospital, Pauillac, Gironde, France. Body returned to U.S. in November, 1920, and buried in Otisco Cemetery, Clark County, Ind.
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KALLENBACH, OTTO ARTHUR PRIVATE Son of Fred and Sallie C. Kallenbach; born July 28, 1896, Monroe Township, Clark County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service September 5, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to 21st Company, 6th Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred to Battery D, 70th Field Artillery. Died of pneumonia October 7, 1918, Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Clark County, Ind.
KERBERG, JOHN JOSEPH PRIVATE Son of John C. and Theresa Kerberg; born April 13, 1895 Jeffersonville, Ind. Pattern maker. Entered service Sep- tember 19, 1917, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to Company F, 163rd Infantry. Overseas in January, 1918; assigned to Company L, 168th Infantry, Forty- second (Rainbow) Division. Fought in battles of Lorraine, Chateau-Thierry, and St. Mihiel. Killed in action September 12, 1918, in St. Mihiel Drive. Buried in Grave No. 7, Map of Pannes, in Bois du Jury, France.
KRAUS, JOHN R. GUNNER'S MATE, U.S.N.
Son of John and Margaret Kraus; born February 27,1883, Jeffersonville, Ind. Machinist. Enlisted in U.S. Navy Jan- uary 13, 1900, Louisville, Ky. Assigned to the Lancaster; later to the Virginia. Served as Chief Gunner's Mate. Died of disease October 19, 1917, Naval Hospital, Ft. Lyon, Col.
LASLEY, FREDERICK CLIFFORD (Colored) - PRIVATE Son of James (deceased) and Marie Lasley; born April 28, 1887, Jeffersonville, Ind. Pullman porter. Entered service October 27, 1917, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sent to Camp Dodge, la .; assigned to Company F, 317th Engineers. Saw service over- seas. Wounded, gassed; returned to United States. Died August 3, 1919, Columbus, Ohio, from effets of being gassed in Argonne Forest.
LEYBROOK, JOHN OSCAR WILLIAM PRIVATE Son of Peter and Louise Leybrook; born January 4, 1896, Louisville, Ky. Moved to Clark County, Ind., in 1911. Farmer. Entered service May 28, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to Company C, 127th Infantry. Overseas in September, 1918; assigned to Thirty- second Division. Died from wounds November 3, 1918 France. Body returned to U.S., and buried in St. John's Cemetery, Borden, Clark County, Ind.
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LOGSDON, CHARLES W. SEAMAN
Son of Frank and Hattie Logsdon (both deceased); born January 28, 1900, Elwood, Madison County, Ind. Moved to Clark County, Ind., in 1904. Tinner. Enlisted in U.S. Navy July 17, 1917, Louisville, Ky. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Ill .; assigned to the Oklahoma. Transferred to duty on one of U. S. Transports. Died of pneu- monia October 23, 1918, at sea. Buried, Jeffersonville, Ind.
LOUDEN, WILLIAM OTIS CORPORAL - Son of James and Laura Frizzel Louden; born January 31, 1890, Otto, Clark County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service March 14, 1918, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Camp Greene, N. C .; assigned to Company F, 58th Infantry. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Promoted to Corporal. Went over- seas in May, 1918; attached to the Fourth Division. Killed in action August 6, 1918, France. Buried in American Ceme- tery, Fismes, France, Sec. North, Plot 4, Grave No. 185.
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MORGAN, FRANK PRIVATE Son of Thomas and Mary Morgan; born August 19, 1889, Sellersburg, Clark County, Ind. Clerk. Entered service August 26, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich .; assigned to 2nd Development Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade. Transferred to Company I, 3rd Development Bat- talion. Died of pneumonia October 25, 1918, Camp Custer, Mich. Buried at Sellersburg, Clark County, Ind.
PAYNE, PAUL M. PRIVATE Son of Arthur B. and Elizabeth M. Payne; born April 10, 1895, Henryville, Clark County, Ind. Entered service April 25, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to Hospital Corps, Base Hospital No. 54. Transferred to Camp Oglethorpe, Ga. Embarked from Newport News, Va. August 17, 1918. Died of tuberculosis April 9, 1919, Brest, France. Body returned to United States in July, 1920, and interred in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bluelick, Clark County, Ind.
PICKERING, ROLAND PARK PRIVATE Son of Thomas and Juanita Pickering (Miller); born October 17, 1896, Jeffersonville, Ind. Employed as sheet and metal worker in Shreveport, La., for several years, where he entered service September 4, 1918. Sent to Camp Beauregard, La .; assigned to Company. M, 5th Infantry. Died of pneumonia October 28, 1918, Hospital, Camp Beauregard, La. Buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Ind.
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RAPP, ROSA MARY RED CROSS NURSE
Daughter of Fred and Mary T. Rapp; born December 6, 1894, Jeffersonville, Ind. Graduated from Louisville City Hospital. Enlisted for service April 2, 1918, Louisville, Ky. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash .; assigned to duty as Nurse, Red Cross Unit 59, Base Hospital. Embarked September 8, 1918, from New York. Contracted pneumonia and died October 4, 1918, in Presbyterian Hospital, Etretat, near LeHarve, France. Buried in Etretat Cemetery, France.
RENN, ALBERT JOHN PRIVATE Son of Peter J. and Carrie A. Renn; born September 14, 1894, Clark County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service February 5, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to Company H, 335th Regiment. Died of rheumatism August 15, 1918, while at home in Sellersburg, Ind. Buried in St. Joseph Hill Cemetery, Sellersburg, Clark County, Ind.
ROBINSON, JOHN EDWARD PRIVATE
Son of John and Elsie Robinson; born April 4, 1896, Speeds, Clark County, Ind. Employe of American Car and Foundry Company. Entered service September 1, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Arsenal Technical High School, Indianapolis; assigned to wireless telegraphy unit. Died of influenza October 16, 1918, Hospital, Arsenal Technical High School, Indianap- olis, Ind. Buried in Union Chapel, Charlestown, Clark County, Ind.
RUBY, WILBUR M. PRIVATE Son of William F. and Mary Jane Ruby; born March 14, 1899, Cementville, Clark County, Ind. Mechanic. Entered service May 25, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; transferred to Camp Beauregard, La. Overseas in August, 1918, with Company C, 127th Infantry, 32nd Divi- sion. Participated in battles of Meuse, and Argonne Forest. Died October 11, 1918, from wounds. Survived by widow, Irene Wells Ruby, Sellersburg, Ind. The American Legion Post, Sellersburg, Ind., named in his honor.
RUTLEDGE, AMOS M. PRIVATE Son of John and Sarah Rutledge; born in 1882, Utica, Clark County, Ind. Served in U.S. Forces during the Spanish- American War, 1898. Re-enlisted August 30, 1917. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky .; attached to 13th Recruiting Company. Unassigned. Died of typhoid fever September 8, 1917, Ft. Thomas, Ky. Buried with military honors in Eastern Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Ind.
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SCHELL, WILLIAM DELAUPLAUX PRIVATE
Son of Alvin N. and Emma Oakes Schell; born July 11, 1888, Jeffersonville, Ind. Promoter. Entered service April 2, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Ft. Hamilton, N. Y .; assigned to 12th Company, Coast Artillery Corps. Died of pneumonia April 18, 1918, Hospital, Ft. Hamilton, N. Y. Buried in Wal- nut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Ind.
TAYLOR, HARRISON ZACHARY PRIVATE
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Taylor; born September 1, 1889, near Henryville, Clark County, Ind. Railroad fireman. Entered service September 4, 1917, Laramie, Wyo. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash .; assigned to Machine Gun Company, 362nd Infantry, 91st Division. Sailed for France July 4, 1918. Killed in railroad wreck July 23, 1918, Bonnieres, France. Buried in Freneuse, France. The American Legion Post, Henryville, is named the Condrey-Taylor Post. (See record of Clarence C. Condrey, p. 76).
TRAPP, HORACE FLOYD SERGEANT Son of Horace G. and Nellie Ridge Trapp; born November 23, 1894, Robinson, Kan. Living in Jeffersonville, Ind., when he enlisted in U.S. Signal Corps, December 14, 1917, Ft. Thomas, Ky. Assigned to 8th Company, 2nd Mechanics Regiment. Overseas in March, 1918; promoted to Sergeant. Died of disease October 29, 1918, in Red Cross Hospital No. 27, Paris. Buried in American Cemetery, Suresness, France.
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WEST, JAMES V. (Colored) PRIVATE Son of Thomas and Susan Miller West; born January 8, 1888, Taylorsville, Ky. Moved to Jeffersonville, Ind., in 1915. Carpenter. Entered service April 29, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to Company D, 1st Provisional Infantry. Embarked for overseas early in June, 1918; assigned to Battery B, 349th Field Artillery. Died of pneumonia December 8, 1918 (place unknown). The Ameri- can Legion Post No. 56, Jeffersonville, Ind., named in his honor.
WOODWARD, AMZIE C. PRIVATE Son of George and Sarah C. Woodward; born April 26, 1896, Bethlehem Township, Clark County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service August 27, 1918, Jeffersonville, Ind. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich .; assigned to 26th Company, 6th Training Bat- talion. Transferred to Camp Sherman, Ohio; where he died of pneumonia October 6, 1918. Buried at New Washington, Clark County, Ind. Survived by widow, Inez Treece Wood- ward, Bethelehem, Ind.
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Name reported from Clark County for whom complete record could not be obtained.
PHIPPS, FRANK, Cementville. Private, Company C. 360th Infantry. Killed in action November 4, 1918.
"Night on the hills - oh dreadful night of war! God pity those who groan and die afar; Have mercy on the sorrow-stricken world- O'er every grave be freedom's flag unfurled."
EMMA N. CARLETON, New Albany, Indiana.
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ALSIP, CLIFFORDIHARTZELL CORPORAL Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Alsip; born February 1, 1895, near Brazil, Ind. Entered service June 26, 1918, Brazil, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 7th Company, 2nd Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade. Embarked for overseas September 9, 1918; assigned to Company E, 357th Infantry. Wounded in battle of Argonne Forest, and died November 13, 1918 in Base Hospital No. 68, France. Survived by widow, Helen Alsip, Poland, Ind.
ANDREW, ROBERT E. - PRIVATE Son of Thomas and Mollie Andrew; born January 16, 1895, near Clay City, Clay County, Ind. Teacher, Cleveland, Okla. Entered service May 4, 1918, Brazil, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to 30th Company, 8th Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred to Camp Beauregard, La .; assigned to Machine Gun Company, 153rd Infantry. Sailed for France August 6, 1918; assigned to Company C, 313 Machine Gun Battalion. Died November 4, 1918, from wounds received in action.
BANDY, G. LESLIE PRIVATE
Son of George and Margaret Bandy; born March 14, 1897, Owen County, Ind. Family later moved to Clay County (date not known). Farmer. Entered service September 5, 1918, Brazil, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to 21st Com- pany, 6th Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade; then to Battery A, 70th Field Artillery. Died of pneumonia October 8, 1918, Base Hospital, Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried at Poland, Clay County, Ind.
BLAIR, ELMER P. - CORPORAL Son of William H. and Cora Blair; born April 23, 1901, near Brazil, Ind. Enlisted in Company H, 1st Infantry, Indiana National Guard, April 19, 1917, Terre Haute, Ind. Sent to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind .; then to Camp Shelby, Miss. Embarked for overseas June 11, 1918; assigned to Company I, 162nd Infantry, 41st Division. Transferred to Company C, 9th Infantry. Killed in action October 3, 1918, battle of Mont Blanc Ridge.
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BROWN, WILLIAM PRIVATE
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Simpson Brown; born August 22, 1890, Jackson Township, Clay County, Ind. Employe of U. S. Navy Department, Washington, D. C. for six years. Prior to entering service had been in the employ of U. S. Agricultural Department, Portland, Ore., where he entered service June 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Meade, Md .; assigned to 8th Company, 2nd Training Battalion, 154th Depot Brigade. Died of influenza October 2, 1918, Camp Meade, Md. Buried in Lutheran Cemetery, Centerpoint, Clay County, Ind.
BUSSING, THOMAS L. - PRIVATE
Son of Clement and Margaret Bussing; born October 3, 1890, Effingham, Ill. Moved with parents to Terre Haute, Ind., in 1909, and in 1911 moved to Brazil, Ind. Entered service March 29, 1918, Brazil. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to 6th Company, 2nd Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Later assigned to Company A, 112th Infantry, and went overseas in May, 1918. Died August 29, 1918, from wounds received in battle of St. Mihiel.
CARPENTER, WALTER W. - PRIVATE Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Carpenter; (date of birth un- known). Called into service in August, 1917, Brazil, Ind., and was sent to Camp Taylor, Ky., with the first contingent of Clay County men. Transferred to Camp Pike, Ark .; assigned to Company C, 346th Infantry. Transferred to Company E, 47th Infantry and went overseas in May, 1918; attached to 4th Division. Killed in action August 10, 1918. (Place unknown)
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COOKSEY, HARRY E. PRIVATE Son of George and Anna Cooksey; born May 4, 1895 near Brazil, Ind. Farmer. Entered service September 18, 1917, Greenville, Ill., and was sent to Camp Dodge, Ia. Assigned to Company F, 347th Infantry. Transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. Stricken with pneumonia, he died January 2, 1918, Camp Pike, Ark. Buried in Brazil, Ind.
DAUGHERTY, JOHN PRIVATE Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Daugherty; born August 2, 1893, Carbon, Clay County, Ind. Entered service June 26, 1918, Brazil, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 7th Company, 2nd Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade. Embarked for overseas September 3, 1918; assigned to Company K, 334th Infantry. Died of pneumonia October 22, 1918. (Place unknown).
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DAY, LEWIS AQUILLA PRIVATE
Son of Finley Aquilla (deceased) and Emma Rice Day; born October 3, 1893, Bowling Green, Clay County, Ind. In May, 1916 he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, 3rd Company, 4th Battalion. Went overseas in December, 1916; trained at Camp Saree, England until April, 1917. Killed in action September 30, 1917, following the battle of Cambrai. Buried in Drummond British Cemetery, north of Denain, France, Plot 3, Row B, Grave 2.
DIERDORF, FRED WALTER PRIVATE
Son of William and Caroline Dierdorf; born February 7, 1892, Centerpoint, Clay County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service September 20, 1917, Brazil, Ind. ยท Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky .; assigned to Company L, 152nd Infantry. Transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss .; went overseas in June, 1918; assigned to Company H, 166th Infantry, Fort-second (Rainbow) Division. Died August 1, 1918, from wounds received in the battle of Seringes-et-Nesles.
DUNCAN, JAMES M. 1ST LIEUTENANT Son of John Mason and Glenn Phillips Duncan; born January 28, 1893, Cloverland, Clay County, Ind. Served with the 1st Illinois Cavalry on the Mexican Border in 1916. Entered First Officers Training Camp, Ft. Sheridan, Ill., in May, 1917. Received Lieutenant's Commission and went overseas in Sep- tember, 1917; assigned to Company B, 9th Infantry. Killed in action July 18, 1918, Soissons. The only commissioned officer from Clay County killed in action on foreign battlefields.
FROST, ELVIN A. PRIVATE
Son of M. L. and Esther E. Frost; born February 6, 1895, Harmony, Clay County, Ind. Lived in Clay County until 1916, when he moved with his parents to Clearmont, Wyo. to settle on a homestead claim. Enlisted in Oregon National Guard April 9, 1917, Portland, Ore. Went overseas, and was transferred to Company A, 1st Brigade, Machine Gun Bat- talion, 1st Division. Killed in action June 7, 1918 near Can- tigny, France. Cited (posthumously) for gallantry in action and meritorious services.
GRIFFY, CLAUDE M. PRIVATE
Son of John and Mattie Maxwell Griffy; born February 21, 1897, Brazil, Ind. Employe of Pennsylvania Railroad. En- listed in U.S. Regular Army April 15, 1917, and was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Embarked for overseas, June 14, 1917; attached to Company A, 18th Infantry, 1st Division. Participated in battles of Soissons, Chateau-Thierry, Metz, and Verdun. Killed in action November 6, 1918, Argonne Forest.
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GRIGSBY, M. OSCAR - SERGEANT
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Grigsby; born December 7, 1894, near Otter Creek, Van Buren Township, Clay County, Ind. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army May 3, 1915, and served with Company B, 14th Infantry. After completing his first enlist- ment, he re-enlisted October 21, 1918, and was sent to Camp Eustis, Va. While home on furlough he contracted pneu- monia and died February 10, 1919. Buried in Benwood Cemetery, near his home.
HARRIS, ROBERT BARNETT PRIVATE Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Harris; born June 6, 1899 Brazil, Ind. Enlisted in Company H, Indiana National Guard, 1st Regiment (Company H, 151st Infantry) April 19, 1917, Terre Haute, Ind. Sent to Camp Shelby, Miss. Went over- seas in October 1918; assigned to Company B, 113th Ammuni- tion Train, 38th Division. Died of heart trouble November 15, 1918, British Hospital No. 2, Le Havre, France.
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