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Quartermaster Charles G. Kingwill Chaplain George L. Koontz George H. Mickow Officer of the Day Adjutant Harry C. Miller
Patriotic Instructor Clarence L. Lightcap Publicity Officer Charles G. Kingwill Guard T. P. O'Donnell
Sentinel Frank O'Donnell
Color Bearer William Buettner A. Weis
Color Bearer
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1925
OFFICERS
Commander Mac M. McClure Sr. Vice Com'r Robert W. Elder Jr. Vice Com'r Chester C. Reed Quartermaster Charles G. Kingwill Chaplain Earl R. Barnes Post Advocate Officer of the Day Sentinel Herman E. Granger Louis Peterek Anthony Weiss
Color Bearer
William Buettner
Color Bearer Walter E. Kubiak
Sergeant Major Clarence R. Lightcap
Trustee Charles J. Niemiec
Trustee
Edward N. Maginot
Trustee Edward B. Blair
Adjutant Clarence R. Lightcap
1926
OFFICERS
Commander
Chester C. Reed
Sr. Vice Com'r
A. J. Weiss
Jr. Vice Com'r
Eral R. Barnes
Quartermaster Charles G. Kingwill
Chaplain George H. Mickow
Officer of the Day
Walter E. Kubiak
Adjutant Sherm G. Stoll
Guard
George L. Koontz
Trustees
Mac M. McClure
Trustee
Charles J. Niemiec
Surgeon Roy Mills
1927
OFFICERS
Commander George S. Hopper
Sr. Vice Com'r
Edward H. Richardson Clifford Huston
Jr. Vice Com'r
Chaplain Earl R. Barnes
Guard Walter Kubiak
Sentinel Walter Cyrus
Officer of the Day
Post Historian George L. Koontz
Color Bearer
Patriotic Instructor Joe Russell
Color Bearer
Sgt. Major and Bugler Geo. T. Withington
Sentinel
Quartermaster Sergeant Evert E. Reginer
Guard
Sergeant Major
Trustee
Clarence Lightcap Francis P. Dugan Sherm G. Stoll Tom O'Donnell Walter E. Kubiak Mac M. McClure Charles J. Niemiec
1928
OFFICERS
Commander Adolph Starr
Sr. Vice Com'r
Edward H. Richardson
Jr. Vice Com'r Earl R. Barnes
Quartermaster Charles G. Kingwill
Officer of the Day John Shelton
Adjutant George H. Jolly
Senior Color Bearer
Frances Dugan
Junior Color Bearer Charles Klaubo
Guard Edward L. Hyde
Sentinel Walter Kubiak
Patriotic Instructor Joe Russell
Post Historian Mac M. McClure
Sergeant Major and Bugler G. H. Brown Quartermaster Sergeant. Chas. E. Woodhull Trustee George E. Van Valkenburg
1929
OFFICERS
Commander Lightel L. Whitaker
Sr. Vice Com'r
Drew A. Emerson
Jr. Vice Com'r Charles J. Gordon
Chaplain George H. Jolley
Quartermaster Francis P. Duggan
Adjutant Jack Weis
Officer of the Day Walter Klamm
Senior Color Bearer Charles Klaubo
Junior Color Bearer T. Weis
Quartermaster Charles G. Kingwill
Trustee
Mac M. McClure Chester C. Reed
Trustee
Patriotic Instructor
Joe Russell
(honorary member) Chester C. Reed
Adjutant
Trustee Isadore Levin
Trustee George Van Valkenburg Thomas H. Hale Trustee
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1930
1931 - 1932
OFFICERS
Commander
Lightel L. Whitaker
Sr. Vice Com'r
Drew A. Emerson
Commander
Francis P. Dugan
Sr. Vice Com'r
Curtis Bundy
Jr. Vice Com'r William Guss
Chaplain Loyal E. Branstetter
Quartermaster Frank Tripinski
Adjutant George F. Lipinski
Trustee
Isadore Levin
Trustee
George Van Valkenburg
Trustee Thomas H. Hale
Senior Color Bearer
Charles Klaubo
Senior Color Bearer
T. Weis
Guard
Edward L. Hyde
Sentinel Walter Kubiak
Post Historitan
George L. Koontz
Patriotic Instructor
Joe Russell
Sgt. Major and Bugler
Geo. T. Withington
Quartermaster Sergeant
Evert E. Reginer
LADIES' AUXILIARY
President Tillie Dugan
Sr. Vice President
Anna Schmitz
Jr. Vice President
Florence Kohl
Chaplain Inez Schultz
Treasurer Flora Klaubo
Guard Tillie Dunham
Secretary Beatrice Lightcap
Sr. Vice Com'r
George L. Schultz
Jr. Vice Com'r
Eugene Reginer
Chaplain Lightel L. Whitaker
Adjutant Marvin Lightcap
Quartermaster
Francis P. Dugan
Officer of the Day
Walter E. Kubiak
Trustee Sherm G. Stoll
Trustee
Lightel L. Whitaker
Trustee
Walter Klamm
LADIES' AUXILIARY
President
Emma Paul
Sr. Vice President
Julia Pagett
Jr. Vice President
Tillie Dugan
Sr. Vice Com'r
Jay W. Plopper
Jr. Vice Com'r
Henry E. Eads
Chaplain Emil LaPlant
Adjutant
Marvin Lightcap James Holmes
Secretary
Officer of the Day Eugene V. Reginer
Trustee
Kathryn Larsen
Trustee
Trustee
Gertrude Mickow
Trustee
Trustee
Pauline Klamm
Trustee
Francis P. Dugan Frank J. Dunham Edward M. Pinney
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1932 - 1933
OFFICERS
Commander
Curtis Bundy
Chaplain Inez Schultz Treasurer Flora Klaubo
Conductress
Guard
Lodema Kubiak Jane Larsen Regina Stoll
Quartermaster
Gertrude Mickow
Trustee Pauline Klamm
Trustee Leona Weis
1930 - 1931
OFFICERS
Commander
Charles A. Klaubo
Patriotic Instructor Margaret Knapp
Historian Opal L. Branstetter
Conductress Lydia Guss
Trustees
Trustee Lightel L. Whitaker
Trustee Walter Klamm
Officer of the Day
Walter Klamm
Adjutant Jack Weis
Officer of the Day Walter E. Kubiak
Sentinel Leslie C. Hallman
Guard Edward L. Hyde
Trustee Sherm G. Stoll
Jr. Vice Com'r
Charles J. Gordon
Chaplain George H. Jolley
Quartermaster Francis P. Dugan
OFFICERS
LADIES' AUXILIARY
1934 - 1935
OFFICERS
Commander
Charles A. Klaubo
Sr. Vice Com'r
Owen C. Knerr
Jr. Vice Com'r
Edward M. Pinney
Chaplain Harry Bouldin
Guard
Dora Tanner
Patriotic Instructor
Tillie Dunham
Historian
Emma Ramsey
Trustee
Flora Klaubo
Trustee
Mary Dugan
Trustee
Leona Weis
Color Bearer Frany Morenz
Color Bearer
Gunda Lindstrom
Color Bearer
Pauline Klamm
Color Bearer Emma Palmateer
Conductress Leona Weis
Musician
Mary Dugan
Sr. Vice President
Ester Knerr
Jr. Vice President
Blanche Jolly
Chaplain
Inez Schultz
Treasurer
Nellie Bundy
Conductress
Lodema Kubiak
Guard
Emma Cottrell
Secretary Estelle LaPlante
Patriotic Instructor
Flora Klaubo
Trustee Gertrude Mickow
Trustee
Edna Eads
Trustee
Kathryn Larsen
Musician
Alee Fulk
Color Bearer
Kathryn Larsen
Officer of the Day
Elmer Clyne
Trustee
Charles A. Klaubo
Trustee
Frank J. Dunham
Trustee
Francis P. Dugan
LADIES' AUXILIARY
President
Ruth Fiedler
Sr. Vice President
Mayme Plopper
Jr. Vice President
Frany Morenz
Chaplain
Inez Schultz
Treasurer
Nellie Bundy
Commander
Earl J. Snyder
Sr. Vice Com'r
Charles S. Cottrell
Jr. Vice Com'r Walter E. Kubiak
Chaplain Charles Klaubo
Quartermaster
Curtis Bundy
Trustee
Emma Ramsey
Adjutant Jack Weis
Trustee
Officer of the Day
Elmer Clyne
Trustee
Sr. Color Bearer
Claude E. Jones
Color Bearer
Otto B. Steen
Color Bearer
Edward M. Pinney
Color Bearer
Kathryn Larsen
Trustee
Henry E. Eads
Color Bearer
Gunda Lindstrom
Trustee
Musician
Mabel Clyne
Trustee
Jack Weis Herman E. Buck
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1933 - 1934
OFFICERS
Commander
Henry E. Eads
Sr. Vice Com'r
James A. Worth
Jr. Vice Com'r
John McDonald
Chaplain Walter E. Kubiak
Adjutant Jack Weis
Quartermaster
Curtis Bunde
Color Bearer
Amelia Loomis
Color Bearer
Selma Steen
Color Bearer
Rose Timar
President
Bee Lightcap Gertrude Mickow
Sr. Vice President
Jr. Vice President
Florence Kohl
Chaplain
Inez Schultz
Secretary
Ruth Fiedler
Treasurer
Nellie Bundy
Adjutant John F. Weis Quartermaster Curtis Bundy
Trustee
Henry E. Eads
Trustee Otto Steen Elmer Clyne
Trustees
LADIES' AUXILIARY
President Leona Weis
1935 - 1936
OFFICERS
Conductress
Tillie Dunham
Guard
Tillie Dugan
Secretary
Estelle LaPlante
Patriotic Instructor
Margaret Knapp
Estelle LaPlante Leona Weis Emma Palmateer Florence Kohl
Jr. Color Bearer Guard
LADIES' AUXILIARY
President Leona Weis
Sr. Vice President
Birdie Burton Emma Cottrell
Jr. Vice President
Chaplain
Lodema Kubiak
Historian
Nora Fischer Frances Dugan Ester Willison
1937 - 1938
OFFICERS
Commander
James J. Dugan
Sr. Vice Com'r
Claude E. Jones
Jr. Vice Com'r
Henry W. Carr
Quartermaster Curtis Bundy
Adjutant
Owen C. Knerr
Officer of the Day
Walter Klamm
Patriotic Instructor
Everett M. Todd
Service Officer
Earl J. Snyder
Trustee
Harry Bouldin
Trustee John K. Fischer
Trustee
Charles Klaubo
Sergeant Major Allen Barnett
Quartermaster William M. Meisel
Guard Walter E. Kubiak
Sentinel James Gammon
Color Bearer Antonio S. Argentine
Color Bearer Clyde Rice
Bugler Charles J. Bowen
LADIES' AUXILIARY
President
Ester Knerr
Sr. Vice President
Lillian Carr
Jr. Vice President
Clara Buck
Chaplain Lodema Kubiak
Treasurer Luella Snyder
Conductress
Tassie Boyd
Secretary
Nellie Bundy
Guard
May Darnell
Patriotic Instructor
Flora Klaubo
Treasurer
Luella Snyder
Trustee
Ethel Bouldin
Conductress
Rose Timar
Trustee
Edna Todd
Secretary
Trustee
Verna Gammon
Guard
Color Bearer
Viola Jones
Patriotic Instruction
Color Bearer Geraldine Schwerin
Trustee: 6 months
Flora Klaubo
Color Bearer
Nora Fischer
Trustee: 12 months
Estelle La Plante
Color Bearer
Frances Dugan
Trustee: 18 months
Ethel Bouldin
Historian
Ester Willison
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OFFICERS
Commander
Harry D. Galiher
Sr. Vice Com'r
Noah L. Berger
Jr. Vice Com'r
John McDonald
Quartermaster Curtis Bundy Owen Knerr
Adjutant
Post Advocate
Charles Klaubo
Chaplain Albert J. Klug
Officer of the Day
Elmer Clyne
Patriotic Instruction Allen Barnett
Service Officer Earl J. Snyder
Legislative Officer
Edward Maginot
Trustee
Henry Eads
Trustee
John K. Fischer
Trustee
Henry Carr
LADIES' AUXILIARY
President
Esther Knerr
Sr. Vice President
Lillian Carr
Jr. Vice President
Clara Buck
Chaplain Lodema Kubiak
Musician
Color Bearer
Color Bearer
Geraldine Schwerin
Color Bearer
Color Bearer
Treasurer
Julia Pagett Tassie Boyd Louise Fauser
Guard
Secretary
Amelia Loomis Ester Knerr
Patriotic Instruction
Trustee: 6 months
Laura Pajewski
Trustee: 12 months
Flora Klaubo
Trustee: 18 months
Estelle La Plante
Musician Allee Fulk
Color Bearer
Selma Steen
Color Bearer
Viola Jones
Color Bearer
Geraldine Schwerin
1936 - 1937
Allee Fulk Viola Jones
Conductress
Nellie Bundy Rose Filsy Tassie Boyd
1938 - 1939
OFFICERS
Commander Sr. Vice Com'r
James J. Dugan
John W. Blume Henry W. Carr
Jr. Vice Com'r
Chaplain Michael E. Mylott Curtis Bundy
Quartermaster
Adjutant William F. Boyd Patriotic Instruction Allen Barnett
Post Historian
Edward M. Pinney
Service Officer
Earl J. Snyder
Legislative Officer
Straley Thorpe
Trustee: 18 months
Charles Klaubo
Trustee: 12 months
Charles Simmons
Trustee: 6 months
John K. Fischer
Sergeant Major
Owen C. Knerr
Quartermaster Sergeant Wm. M. Meisel
Guard
William Collins
Bugler
Charles J. Bowen
LADIES' AUXILIARY
President
Flora Klaubo
Sr. Vice President
Sue Klamm
Jr. Vice President
Tassie Boyd
Treasurer Luella Snyder
Secretary
Frances Dugan
Chaplain
Inez Schultz
Patriotic Instruction
Lillian Carr
Guard
May Darnell Allee Fulk
Color Bearer Elsie Uhan
Color Bearer
Ethel Griffith
Color Bearer Carrie Mardis
Historian Geraldine Novalich
1940 - 1941
Color Bearer: No. 4
Elsie Uhan
1939 - 1940
OFFICERS
Commander Curtis Bundy Sr. Vice Com'r Jr. Vice Com'r Chaplain John W. Blume Henry W. Carr Frank Tripinski Quartermaster Noah L. Berger Adjutant William F. Boyd
Advocate
Officer of the Day
Allen Barnett Werner P. Meissner
Historian
Quartermaster Sgt.
Walter Klamm Milton Morris Edward M. Pinney Frank Tripinski Earl J. Snyder William Krokowski
Officer of the Day Werner P. Meissner
Patriotic Instruction Edward Mulvihill Service Officer Earl J. Snyder Legislative Officer Lee R. Franklin Raymond Willison William Collins
Walter Klamm
Milton Morris
Service Officer
Earl J. Snyder
Legislative Officer
James J. Dugan
Trustee: 18 months
Richard B. Judd
Trustee: 12 months
John K. Fischer
Trustees: 6 months
Charles Klaubo Otto Pollman
Sergeant Major
Quartermaster Sgt.
Thos. R. Washington
Guard
William Collins
Sentinel
Claude E. Jones
Sr. Color Bearer Paul A. Bobinsky
Jr. Color Bearer William Krokoski
Bugler Charles J. Bowen
LADIES' AUXILIARY
President
Tassie Boyd
Sr. Vice President
Luella Snyder
Jr. Vice President
Constance Bobinsky
Treasurer Nellie Bundy
Secretary Frances Dugan
Chaplain Julia Pagett
Conductress Sue Klamm
Patriotic Instruction Lillian Carr
Guard Viola Jones Allee Fulk
Musician
Trustee: 6 months Dorothy Widing
Trustee: 12 months Lillian Carr
Trustee: 18 months Lodema Kubiak
Color Bearer Verna Gammon
Musician
Trustee: 6 months
Edna Todd
Trustee: 12 months
Ethel Bouldin Dorothy Widing
Trustee: 18 months
Color Bearer: No. 1 Estelle LaPlante
Color Bearer: No. 2
Geraldine Schwerin
Color Bearer: No. 3
Verna Gammon
OFFICERS
Commander Sr. Vice Com'r Jr. Vice Com'r
Quartermaster
Adjutant Chaplain
Fage Nineteen
Patriotic Instruction Historian
Sergeant Major Guard Otto Pollman Claude E. Jones Sr. Color Bearer Paul A. Bobinsky
Jr. Color Bearer
James Gammon
Trustee: 18 months John K. Fischer
Trustee: 12 months
Claude M. Stokes
Trustee: 6 months Richard B. Judd
Bugler Charles J. Bowen
LADIES' AUXILIARY
President Lillian Carr
Sr. Vice President
Goldie Stokes
Jr. Vice President
Dorothy Sauer
Treasurer Tassie Boyd
Secretary
Bessie Brough
Chaplain
Julia Pagett
Conductress
Sue Klamm
Guard Viola Jones
Patriotic Instruction Flora Klaubo
Musician
Nora Fischer
Historian
Dorothy Sauer
Trustee: 6 months
Nora Fischer
Trustee: 12 months
Agnes Goetzen
Adjutant
Henry W. Carr
Chaplain Victor Smith
Officer of the Day Claude M. Stokes
Patriotic Instructor Claude M. Stokes
Post Historian John W. Blume
Service Officer
John W. Blume
Sergeant Maior
Raymond Willison
Guard Raymond A. Parks
Color Bearer
James Gammon
Color Bearer
Guiseppe Signorelli
Trustee
John K. Fischer
Trustee
Charles A. Klaubo
Trustee Edward Hitzeman
LADIES' AUXILIARY
President Viola Jones
Sr. Vice President
Dorothy Sauer
Jr. Vice President
Sue Klamm
Secretary
Golda Stokes
Service Officer
John W. Blume
Legislative Officer
James J. Dugan
Quartermaster Sgt.
William Collins
Guard John Ton
Sr. Color Bearer
James Gammon
Jr. Color Bearer
Guiseppi Signorelli
Bugler
Henry W. Carr
Trustee
Richard B. Judd
Trustee
Claude M. Stokes
Trustee
John K. Fischer
LADIES' AUXILIARY
President
Constance Bobinsky
Sr. Vice President Viola Jones
Jr. Vice President
Dorothy Sauer
Historian
Bessie Brough
Secretary
Chaplain
Conductress
Patriotic Instruction
Guard
Musician
Trustee: 6 months
Trustee: 12 months
Trustee: 18 months
Color Bearer
Color Bearer
Color Bearer
Lillian Hitzeman
Color Bearer Ruby Burgess Historian Dorothy Sauer
1942 - 1943
OFFICERS
Commander Edward M. Pinney
Sr. Vice Com'r
Werner P. Meissner
Jr. Vice Com'r Paul A. Bobinsky
Quartermaster Everett M. Todd
Trustee: 18 months
Geraldine Novalich
Color Bearer Alice Lundewall
Color Bearer
Allee Fulk
Color Bearer
Flo Wikel
Color Bearer
Ruth Casey
1941 - 1942
OFFICERS
Commander
William F. Boyd
Sr. Vice Com'r
Edward M. Pinney
Jr. Vice Com'r
Werner P. Meissner
Chaplain William Krokowski Quartermaster Frank Tripinski
Adjutant Earl J. Snyder
Post Advocate
Charles A. Klaubo
Officer of the Day
Paul A. Bobinsky
Patriotic Instruction
Henry W. Carr
Post Historian
John W. Blume
Treasurer Bessie Brough
Chaplain Rieth Casey
Conductress Gertrude Buckles
Patriotic Instructor Virginia Smith
Guard Margaret Franklin
Musician Nora Fischer
Trustee
Julia Pagett
Trustee
Lillian Carr
Trustee Constance Bobinsky
Color Bearer
Verna Hansen
Color Bearer
Mable Matson
Color Bearer
Lillian Hitzeman
Color Bearer Ruby Bergess Lillian Carr
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Treasurer
Flo Wikel Julia Pagett Sue Klamm Bernice Klamm Cecile Krokoski Nora Fischer Marie Tripinski Nora Fischer Golda Stokes Alice Carr Jane Griffith
1943-1944
Commander Sr. Vice Com'r Jr. Vice Com'r Quartermaster
Werner P. Meissner Paul A. Bobinsky Albert J. Klug Everett M. Todd Henry W. Carr Victor Smith
Adjutant
Chaplain
Service Officer
John W. Blume
Historian
John W. Blume
Trustee
John K. Fischer Charles Klaubo
Employment Officer Walter Klamm Otto Pollman
Sergeant Major
Quartermaster Sgt. William F. Boyd
Trustee, 3 years John K. Fischer
Guard
Lee Franklin
Color Bearer
James Gammon
Color Bearer
Joseph Signorelli
LADIES AUXILIARY
President
Gertrude Buckle
Sr. Vice Pres.
Julia Pagett
Jr. Vice Pres.
Lillian Knerr
Treasurer
Bessie Brough Goldie Stokes
Secretary
Ruth Casey
Conductress
Sr. Vice President
Lillian Knerr
Jr. Vice President
Verna Hansen
Treasurer Bessie Brough
Musician
Nora Fischer
Secretary
Golda Stokes
Trustee
Sue Klamm
Chaplain
Ruth Casey
Trustee
Lillian Carr
Conductress
Jennie Fritz
Trustee
Tassie Boyd
Patriotic Instructor Viola Jones
Color Bearer
Verna Hansen Allee Fulk
Musician Nora Fischer
Color Bearer
Ethel Willison
Trustee, 3 years
Lillian Carr
Color Bearer
Virginia Smith
Historian
Lillian Knerr
Trustee, 1 year Tassie Boyd
Color Bearer Ethel Willison
Color Bearer
Alee Fulk
Commander
Paul A. Bobinsky
Color Bearer
Lillian Carr
Senior Vice Com'r
Peter Bent
Color Bearer
Carrie Mardis
Jr. Vice Com'r Edward C. Ohlschlager Quartermaster Chaplain Everett M. Todd William Krokoski Victor Smith
Adjutant
Service Officer
John W. Blume
Historian John W. Blume Post Advocate Straley Thorpe
Officer of the Day Raymond Willison
Legislative Officer Milton Morris
Publicity Officer Henry W. Carr
Trustee
Trustee
Edwin Hitzeman
Sgt. Major
Raymond Willison
Trustee, 2 years Charles A. Klaubo
Trustee, 1 year Thomas J. Burke
Bugler Andrew V. Sokoloski
Color Bearer, Sr. Joseph Signorelli
Color Bearer, Jr. Paul Schafer
Guard Lee R. Franklin
Patriotic Instructor
Werner P. Meissner
LADIES AUXILIARY
President Gertrude Buckle
Chaplain
Jennie Fritz Viola Jones
Patriotic Instructor
Guard Marguret Franklin
Guard Cecile Krokowski
Color Bearer
Trustee, 2 years Nora Fischer
1944-1945
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Past Commanders and Personages of Edward A. Larsen Post No. 802, V.F. W.
HERMAN E. GRANGER
First Temporary Commander 1921
Herman E. Granger
Herman E. Granger was born December the 30th, 1873 in De Motte, Indiana. He was known by everyone as Ed. Granger, and was the son of William F. and Lucy Granger who reared a large family. He became an appren- tice carpenter at Renssalaer, Indiana. After learning the trade he moved to Hammond.
June 27th, 1898, he enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Spanish Amer- ican War. He served in Cuba with the 161st Volunteer Infantry of Indiana.
July 25th, 1900 he was married to Daisy M. Cross and to this union there were born three sons, Ellis, Forrest and Herman E., Jr. He was a great organizer, and was the first business agent for the Carpenters Union Local No. 599. He was also president of this organization for five years. In 1907 he was elected a dele- gate to the National Bi Annual convention at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
While still following his trade he studied law at the Kent College of Law and became actively engaged in the profession as soon as he graduated. He was very active in the or- ganization of the Edward H. Larsen Post and was also a Past Commander of the Spanish American War Veterans.
SHERM G. STOLL
First Permanant Commander 1921
Sherm G. Stoll
Comrade Stoll enlisted July 26th, 1917, at Fort Bliss, Texas, and was a Grade Sergeant first class in the Quartermaster Corps. He ar- rived in France, September 28th, 1918, and left France July 1st, 1919, and arrived in the the United States July 11th, 1919. He received his training at Fort Bliss and was with the Motor Transport Corps.
His parents, Abraham John and Martha Stoll resided at Mechanicsville, Iowa. The family consisted of two sons and three daugh- ters.
Sherm G. Stoll was married to Miss Regina Brehm in 1921, and has lived in the Calumet Region ever since.
HARRY C. MILLER
Harry C. Miller was born in Michigan City, Indiana, July 10th, 1896, and came to Ham- mond with his parents in 1906 and was edu- cated in the Hammond Public schools.
He enlisted in the United States Naval Re- serve Corps on November 1st, 1917, stationed
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at Chicago, Municipal Pier (now known as the Navy Pier) and attended the Quarter- master School at Great Lakes. He left the Great Lakes early in 1918 for Philadelphia Navy Yards and transferred from there to Hampton Rhodes Naval Station at Hampton Rhodes, Virginia, for further training.
Mr. Miller was married on October 18th, 1935, to Miss Dorothy Pairot, who resided in Chicago, and a graduate from the Illinois University. To this union there was born a son, February 25th, 1938, who was named Don A. Miller, and at the present time they reside at 9029 S. Laflin street in Chicago.
Commander 1922
INDIANI
Harry C. Miller
After he had completed his training at Hampton Rhodes he was assigned to the U.S.S. Maine, a fourth line batleship, for further actual sea training. In July, 1918, he was as- signed to the U.S.S. Rijndam, a troop trans- port. He made four trips to France, landing twice in Brest and twice in St. Nazaire, trans- porting troops. He was in Brest, France, November 11th, 1918, the day the Armistice was signed.
After he made his fourth trip to France, he was again assigned to the Hampton Rhodes Naval Station and later to the Mine Sweeper, U.S.S. Swallow. He was discharged March 5th, 1919, while he was aboard the U.S.S. Rijn- dam; he was rated third class quartermaster and held that rating until he was discharged.
After returning to Hammond, Indiana, he was employed by the Bates Expanded Steel Truss Company; later he was employed by the Hammond Trust and Savings Bank and then by the American State Bank of East Chicago, Indiana. In 1929 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, and attended McKinlock Campus at the Northwestern University, majoring in ac- counting. At the present time he is employed by the Madison-Crawford National Bank in Chicago as Chief Clerk.
EDWARD B. BLAIR
Commander 1923
Every effort was made to secure a picture of Edward B. Blair and also a complete history of his life, but was unable to get it. I called by long distance telephone twice to some people by the name of Blair in Aurora, Illinois, and I wrote to the Waidley Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and finally received a reply that they would make an effort to get this infor- mation for me, but to date I have not received the information that I would like to have had.
Edward B. Blair passed away in a hospital in Gary, Indiana, January 15th, 1924, and was buried in Aurora, Illinois, January 18th. Internment was in West Aurora Cemetery and the services were conducted by the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, the Waidley Post of Aurora, Illinois. The services were held at the Healy Chapel.
Comrade Blair was born March 3, 1892, and was the son of William S. Blair and also a nephew of John A. Blair of Aurora. He was educated in Northwestern University, where he starred in athletics, particularly in football and track, winning many cups and medals.
He was employed by Swift & Company in Chicago for 15 years and he volunteered early in the World War for overseas service. He was in France when the armistice was signed. Ed- ward was a victim of pneumonia, being ill but five days. He was 34 years old when he passed away.
The information that I have here came from the scrap book of Charles G. Kingwill, now living in Los Angeles, California.
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MAC M. MCCLURE
Commander 1924 and 1925
Mac M. McClure
Mac M. McClure was born in Rensselaer, Indiana, on September 10, 1901, and attended grade schools in Rensselaer and Hammond, moving to the latter city in 1906.
He was attending the Hammond High School when World War number one was de- clared on April 6, 1917, and volunteered for enlistment on that date. After a couple of days of delay, he succeeded in obtaining per- mission of his parents to enlist, and was sent from Hammond to Fort Wayne, Indiana, on April 10, 1917. He was sworn in at Columbus Barracks, Ohio, April 14 and then sent to the Coast Artillery in Boston, Mass. He later was transferred to the Field Artillery and went overseas with the second division.
Comrade McClure participated in five major offensives and served on seven fronts. While serving with the Army of Occupation in Germany, he was injured in an auto acci- dent and sustained a broken ankle. At a later date he travelled back to the States, through a series of thirteen hospitals, terminating at Fort Benjamin Harrison, General Hospital No. 25.
He was discharged on June 30, 1919. After working for about a year in various occupa- tions, such as window trimming and selling pianos, and also as a painter at Grasselli Chem- ical Company, he decided to re-enlist in the army on July 23, 1920. He served on recruit- ing duty for a few weeks and then was sent to Fort Snelling, Minnesota, where he served one year in the 49th Infantry. He was again discharged on August 2, 1921, upon written request and due to reduction of the army.
Two months later he went to work for the Inland Steel Company in the Paymaster's Office, and spent about a year and a half in that department, then transferred to the Gen- eral Superintendent's Office, where he worked for a number of years as a stenographer and secretary and executive clerk. In May, 1938, he was transferred to the Industrial Relations Department, which he has been in charge of for the past four years.
He was married to Miss June Fites, the daughter of Irwin and Vida Fites of Bourbon, Indiana. At the present time they reside at 245 Fairbanks Place, Munster, Indiana.
Comrade McClure was a very active mem- ber of this Post and served on many various committees and attended many conventions. He served as Commander for the years 1924 and 1925 and leaves behind him a record that every member of the Post is proud of.
CHESTER C. REED
Commander 1926
Chester C. Reed
The historian has made every effort to locate Comrade Chester C. Reed in order that a complete history of his life might have been recorded in this book. The picture of him was obtained from Walter Kubiak, which was taken at a banquet. The Calumet Engraving Company blocked his picture from the group and then had it enlarged, it is not quite as large as the rest of our cuts, but was the best we could do.
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