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Fants, Rymeli,
Favre, Emile Gasper (15), son of Camile and Florence Favre, was born in Kokomo, Ind., .July 26. 1896. : Off May 2, 1917, he enlisted at Fort Wayne, Ind., and was sent to Fort Thomas, Ky., and assigned to the coast artillery. lle asked to be placed in the train artillery in order to go overseas at once, but the signing of the armistice changed all plans, and he was mus- tered out of the service at Fort Mott, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1918.
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Favre, Fred Francis (47), son of Camile and Florence Favre, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Dec. 31. 1893. Enlisting in the army at Kokomo, Ind., he was ordered to Camp Shelby, Miss., where he was assigned to the medical corps and placed on duty at the hospital. He received his discharge March 9, 1919.
Fawcett, Clarence A. Peary, Thomas B. Featheringill, John Albert.
Featherstone, Ernest E. (30), son of James E. and Josie M. Featherstone, was born near Sharpsville, Ind., Nov. 22, 1897. lle enlisted in the army at Kokomo, Ind., Oct. 15, 1917, and served as sergeant in the 18th Aero Squadron, Aviation Section, England. He was discharged at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Feb. 22, 1919.
Featherstone, Joseph Panl (33). son of James E. and Josie M. Featherstone, was born near Sharpsville, Ind .. Sept. 24, 1892. He eulisted in the aviation branch of the army at Kokomo, Ind., and was promoted to corporal in Squadron B, Rich Field, Waco, Texas, On March 29, 1919, he was given his discharge.
Featherstone, Roy Logan (31), son of James E. and Josie M. Featherstone, was born near Sharpsville, Ind., June 25, ISSG. Ile enlisted in the army March 5, 1918, and was promoted to first-class private in the ambulance corps, Twenty-second Sanitary Train, Seventh Division. A. E. F.
Fee, Clarence C. (3), son of John Fee, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Jan. 4, 1898. lle en- listed at Kokomo, Ind., April 19, 1917. in the sanitary corps, and was ordered to Camp Shelby, Miss., where he was attached to the 151st Infantry. In September, 1918, he was sent to France and stationed at Toul with the Third Army until he returned to the States, arriving here June 27, 1919. July 5, 1919, his discharge was received at Camp Sherman, Ohio.
Feller, Earl Leroy (71), son of Albert William and Mary Rose Feller, was born in Miami Co., Ind., Nov. 1, 1893. Ile attended high school in Kokomo two years, and completed a business course in 1913. Ile enlisted in the army at Evansville, Ind., Nov. 10, 1914, and after he was sworn In at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., he was sent to Fort Wardon, Wash .; then he was ordered to the school for bakers at Monterey, Calif., and there given his U. S. A. diploma. At the time of the search for Villa, when American troops were sent into Mexico, he was stationed at San Antonio, Texas; later he was on duty at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., Camp Sevier, S. C., and Camp Mills, L. I. Sergeant Feller landed at Brest, France, May 19, 1918, and was later sent with Bakery Co. No. 308 into Germany with the Army of Occupation.
Feller, Veroe.
Fenstermaker, Charles Ervin (76), son of J. and Flo Fenstermaker, was born in Frankfort, Ind., April 27, 1887. lle enlisted for the duration of the war at Fort Thomas, Ky. Further iu- struction was received at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Camp Hancock, Ga., and Camp Merritt, N. J. He arrived overseas in March, 1918, with the Fifteenth Co., Second Regiment, stationed at La Pallice, France.
Fenstermaker, James F. (73), son of J. and Flo Evans Fenstermaker, was born at Elwood, Ind., June 18, 1897. Ile enlisted at Chicago, Ill., April 8, 1917, and at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., he was assigned to the aviation service. He bad instruction at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, before going to France in August with the 1103rd Aero Squadron, which was stationed at Tours. Sergeant Fenstermaker enlisted for four years in the Regular Army and three years in the Reserve.
Fenton, Ray Sidney, was born Sept. 17, 1893. lle enlisted in the army April 13, 1917, just one week after war was declared, and he was mustered out March 21, 1919. His service was with Bat. A, Sixty-sixth Coast Artillery.
Ferguson, James.
Ferriday, John Thomas Myron (36), son of John and Jennie Ferriday, was born in An- derson, Ind., Oet. 20, 1899. Ile enlisted in the navy at Indianapolis, Ind., soon after his gradu- ation from the Kokomo Iligh School in the Class of 1918. Ile was assigned to Co. D, First Hos- pital Corps, Barracks No. 625, North Camp Perry, Great Lakes, Ill., but was later transferred to the U. S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, P'a.
Fetters, George .1., was born at Leesburg, Ind. He served in Co. A, Ninth Ammunition Train, Camp MeClellan, Ala., until ordered to Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., where he received his discharge Feb. 7, 1919. Wagoner Fetters was twenty three years of age when he began his army training.
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Fiant, Floyd V. (9), son of Perry A. and Nettie M. Hostetler Fiant, was born in Howard Co., Ind., July 8, 1809. He enlisted in the army at Fort Wayne, Ind., June 25, 1917, and was sent to Fort Thomas, Ky., to be mustered into the service. Ile was ordered to report to Fort Riley, Kansas, June 26. and was sent from there to Fort Sheridan, IN., July 22. On Ang. 24 he was transferred to Camp Custer, Mich., and was assigned to Bakery Co. No. 368. Sergeant Fiant was discharged Feb. 5. 1919.
Fields, Nicholas A., was born at Loogootee, Ind. He entered the army when he was twenty-three years of age, and served in the Twenty-sixth Co., Seventh Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade, until his discharge Nov. 2, 1918, because of physical disability.
Finch, Rex (S), was attached to Co. E, 152nd Infantry, which went to France in October, 1918.
Finch, Vessie E., was born in Howard Co., Ind. Ile was twenty-one years of age when he entered the service. He served as a first-class private in the Seventy-seventh Balloon Co. at Camp John Wise, Texas. His discharge was issued at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 21, 1919.
Finchim, Walter A., was born in Sullivan Co., Tenn., April 25, 1887. He enlisted at Jef- ferson Barracks, Mo., July 4, 1918, and was sent to Portland, Maine, where he became a wagoner in Bat. B, Seventy-second Regiment. He was in France for eleven months. On May 29. 1919, his discharge was received at Camp Grant, Ill.
Finney, James Carl, was born at Bringhurst. Ind., Dec. 15, 1891. Hle enlisted at San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 5, 1917, and was assigned to Co. 9. 166th Depot Brigade, Camp Lewis, Wash. While at this camp he was transferred to Co. A, 213th Engineers. Corporal Finney was discharged at the Presidio at San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 25, 1919.
Fires, John, adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Napier Davis, was with the American Army in France. After his return, he married Jule Messersmidt, of Yonkers, N. Y.
Fisher, Claude Hamilton, was inducted into the army Nov. 11, and discharged Nov. 12. 1018.
Fisher, Halstead Atlee (33), son of S. M. and Harriet Fisher, was born at Denver, Ind., Oct. 16. 1898. He moved with his parents to Kokomo, Ind., and attended high school. He obtained an honorable discharge from Co. D, Third Infantry, Indiana State Militia, of which he was a charter member, in order to enlist in the army at Kokomo, Jan. 14, 1918. When he was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., he was assigned to the 251st Aero Squadron. Signal Corps, and after a course at Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, N. Y., he was ordered to Fort Sill, Okla., for further instruction ; he then entrained for an eastern port and went to France, where he remained until the summer of 1919.
Fisher, John Wesley.
Fisher, Russell Lowell, was a member of the Fifteenth Co., Fourth Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. He was discharged because of physical disability Sept. 25, 1918.
Fitzgerald, Joseph Leo, son of Dennis and Mary Fitzgerald, was born Dec. 13, 1895. He enlisted in the navy in August, 1917, and was later assigned to duty on a destroyer.
Fitzgerald, William Francis, son of Dennis and Mary Fitzgerald, was born Nov. 25, 1896. He enlisted in the army in September, 1917.
Fivecoat, Jesse E.
Fleming, Clarence Virgil, was born at Forest. Ind., in 1898. Ile was a member of the S. A. T. C. at Pordne University from October to December. 1918. Early in 1919, he enlisted at Kokomo, Ind., in the Engineers Corps.
Flick, Leander Lather (30), son of Thomas M. and Martha A. Flick, was born in Orange Co., Ind., Feb. 25, 1889. He moved to Howard Co., Ind., and was living at Russiaville when he entered the army Sept. 21, 1917. At Camp Zachary Taylor, he was assigned to Bat. D, 325th F. A. Ile served first as assistant and later as chief cook. In September, 1918, he went to France with the Eighty-fourth Division.
Flora, Ora Paul.
F'lora, Otho Lynn (6), son of William F. and Gertrude Rice Flora, was born near Kokomo, Ind., March 12, 1899. On Oct. 2, 1918, he enlisted in the Marine Corps at Indianapolis, Ind., and was sent to Paris Island, S. C., where he was assigned to Co. No. 358, Main Barracks. He was
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transferred to Quantico, Va., and later was sent to San Pedro de Marcoris, D. R., for guard duty. lle returned to Kokomo, Ind., Oct. 24, 1919, just after receiving his discharge.
I lora, Reed.
Flera, Rn -. eff 1. (3), son of Bert and Carrie Flora, was born Feb. 15, 1497, at Plymouth, Ind. He enlisted April 19, 1917, and was sent to Fort Benjamin llarrison. Ang. 5. 1917, and after three weeks of training he was transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss,, as a member of the Sanitary Corps, 151st Infantry, Thirty-eighth Division. In September, 19IS, he was sent to Camp Mills, L. l., and from there to France. He was given his discharge Feb. 11, 1919.
Flowers, Ernest, served three years in the army and was discharged in April, 1919. He was attached to Co. E, 152nd Infantry.
Flynn, Charles, was born in Kokomo, Ind. He enlisted in Co. E when he was twenty- five years of age, but he was discharged at East Chicago, Ind., because of physical disability May 16, 1917.
Flynn, Lawrence Lewis, was born Jan 16. 1888. Ile began his service in the aviation department of the army Dec. 13, 1917.
Foor, Osa Vern, enlisted in the medical corps Feb. 15, 1918, at Kokomo, Ind., and was ordered to Camp Greenleaf, Ga., for training; later he was transferred to the base hospital. Camp Shelby, Miss.
Ford, Carl Bonnely (00), son of Charles A and Emma Donnelly Ford, was born in Ko- komo. Ind. His wife is Mary Jones Ford. lle graduated from the Kokomo High School in 1910 and the following year attended Purdue University. June 28, 1918, he entered the army and was sent to the training camp at Purdue, and while there he was admitted to the O. T. C., Camp Ilmeock. Ga., where he received a commission as second lieutenant soon after the armistice was signed. One month after his discharge and return home, he was stricken with influenza, and death followed a few days later.
Ford, Earl Ray (71), son of Francis M. and Belle lays Ford, was born at State Line, Ind., March 4. 1805. lle married Corine Calhoun. When he enlisted in Co. E. of Kokomo, he was sent to East Chicago, Ind., for gnard duty; then he was transferred to the field artillery Jan. 1, 1918, and was ordered to Camp Zachary Taylor. His discharge was given there Jan. 6, 1919, from the Second Headquarters Co. C. O. T. S. Ile served as sergeant bugler.
Ford. Ledger.
Ford, Omer Marion, son of Francis Marion and Belle Days Ford, was born at State Line, Ind., July 26, 1917. He enlisted in Kokomo, Ind., Jan. 26, 1918, and was sent to Jefferson Barracks. Mo., and from there transferred to Fortress Monroe, Va., on Feb. 1. 1918. He was assigned to the 116th Trench Mortar Battery when he landed in France. June 144, 1918.
Ford, Ralph.
Forrer, Edward Eli, son of Mrs. Mary E. Forrer, was sent to Fort Hamilton, N. Y., April 3. 1918, and then to France as chief cook in Bat. B. Seventieth Coast Artillery Corps. llis service there was from July, 1918. to February, 1919. Hle was mustered out in March, 1919.
Fouch, Russell R. (42), son of Wilbur and Myitle Fonch, was born in Clinton Co., Ind., in 1:97. In 1916 he graduated from the New London, Ind., high school. Ipon enlisting in the army at Kokomo, Ind .. Jan. 6, 19IS. he was mustered in at Fort Thomas, Ky .. and sent to Fart Morgan, Ala., and assigned to the Fourth Co., Mobile Regiment, Coast Defense, commanded by Capt. Halbert. When the final preparations were being made for the overseas journey, he was stricken with spinal meningitis, and the sight of his right eye was destroyed. He was dis- charged April 23, 1918, because of physical disability incurred while in service, and returned to his home at Russiaville, Ind.
Foust, John. Powier. Herbert Delile.
Fox, Irank B. (23), son of William Henry and Sarah Fox. was horn near Bedford, Law- rence Co., Ind., March 14. 1800. lle entered the army at Louisville, Ky., May 31, 1917, and was assigned to Co. G, 113th Ammunition Train, Camp Mills, L. 1. On Jan. 23, 1919, he was mus- fered out of the service at Camp Sherman, Ohio.
Fox, Jasper Newton (24), son of William Henry and Sarah Fox, was born near Bedford, Ind .. Sept. 21. 1-91. He enlisted in Co. E, June 25. 1917, and on July 18, left for East Chieago, Ind .: then he went to Camp Shelby, Miss,, in October. 1917, and was assigned to the machine
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gun company of the 152nd Infantry. Sergeant Fox embarked for England. Sept. 18, 1918. On Oct. 17, 1918, he died of influenza, and his body is buried in the Everton Cemetery, Liverpool, England.
Fox, James J .. served as a corporal in Co. E. 152nd Infantry. His regiment left Camp Shelby for France in October, 1918.
Fox, Jacob B. (29), son of William Henry and Sarah Fox, was born near Heltonville, Lawrence Co., Ind., Feb. 6, 1897. He is a high-school graduate. When he entered the army at Kokomo, Ind., Jan. 31, 1918, he was assigned to the I. M. C. Base llospital, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. lle was discharged June 20, 1919.
Fox, Jesse Wallace (1), son of Isaac F. and Viola A. Fox, was born near Phlox, Howard Co., Ind. In 1913 he graduated from the Windfall High School, and while a student at DePanw University he enlisted in the army April 16, 1917. 1Ie was sent, in turn, to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Fort Caswell. N. C., and Camp Greenleaf. Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and had been advanced to sergeant before he was admitted to the O. T. C. at Fort Oglethorpe; his work there was in- terrupted when he was transferred to Samme, France, but at the end of three months he received his commission as second lieutenant. and was ordered to Bordeaux, where he was an instructor in the adjustment and wearing of gas masks. Ile was on the firing line near Metz for the six weeks preceding the armistice; then he went with the Eighty-ninth Division to Als- dorf, Germany. This division is known in army circles as the "Gen. Wood's Division." Ilis dis- charge was issued at Camp Sherman, Ohio, June 17, 1919.
Fox, Joe Frederick, was born Sept. 1. 1998. He began his army service Aug. 19, 1918 in the Q. M. C.
Foy, Samuel Simon. Frakes, Lee.
Frame, Walter J. (58), son of John C. and Lillie B. Anderson Frame, was born in Jones- boro, Ind., April 18. 1895. He completed two years in the Joneshoro lligh School and two years in the Marion Normal College. Ilis parents reside in Kokomo, Ind., but he entered the service in Henry Co., Ind., April 27, 1918. For sixty days before leaving for France, Jniy 4, 1918, he attended the mechanical training course at Purdue University. Ile was on the front lines at the close of the war as tractor driver and wagoner in Bat. B. 345th F. A., Ninetieth Division, and after the armistice he went to Germany. He returned to the United States in the summer of 1919.
Frame, William A. (45), son of John C. and Lillie B. Anderson Frame, was born in Jones- boro, Ind., April 18, 1895. Ile married Ruby Johnson, Dec. 29, 1917. He entered the army at Kokomo, Ind., July 3, 1918, as a mechanic, and was sent to Indianapolis. Ind., and then to Camp Sheridan, Ala., where he was discharged Feb. 20. 1919.
Frankell, Emanuel.
Freeland, Harold Guy (4), son of Rev. William Beattie and Laura E. Freeland, was horn in Greencastle, Ind., Feb. 14, 1599. He completed the grades at Richmond. Ind., in 1913, and the Kokomo Iligh School in 1916. While a student at DePauw I'niversity, he enlisted in the army at Kokomo, Ind., July 23, 1918, and at the end of three weeks at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., was ordered to Fort Barrancas, Fla. Corporal Freeland went to France with the Thirteenth Co., Coast Artillery, and was assigned to Drafting Headquarters, Second Army, Toul: later he was placed in the 110th Ammunition Train, Thirty-fifth Division. He landed in New York City, April 20, 1918.
Freeman, Elbert Earl (92), son of J. B. and Rhoda Smith Freeman, was born in lloward Co., Ind., Jan. 15, 181. His wife is Myrtle Johnson Freeman. Hle was educated in the Fair- mount Academy and Chicago Medical College. He was commissioned first lieutenant at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Nov. 5, 1917. Ilis service in the army was at the officers school, Camp Greenleaf, Ga .; assistant surgeon, 310th Cavalry, Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont: regimental sni- geon, Fifty-eighth F. A., Camp Jackson, S. C .: regimental surgeon, sub-depot quartermaster corps, Camp Jackson, S. C .; transferred to Camp Grant. III., July 24. 1919; discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., Aug. 9, 1919.
Freeman, Glenn P.
Freeman, Paul Dwight (17), son of George W. and Dora Hart Freeman, was born Jan. 22, 1900, at Russiaville, Ind. He graduated from the Kokomo High School in 1917. and while in Franklin College he was a member of the S. A. T. C. and first cornetist in the military hand. llis discharge was given Dec. 21, 1918.
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French, Everett B., was born in Boone Co., Ind., Jan. 21, 1804. He was assigned to the Thirty-sixth Infantry, Fort Snelling, Minn., when he enlisted at Lebanon, Ind., May 22, 1915. llis discharge was received at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., June 23, 1919.
Friend, Clyde Wilbur, son of Wilbur and Mary Henrietta Fogle Friend, was born in 1896, at Akron, Obio. His wife is Irma Lingo Friend. He enlisted in the army at Kokomo, lud., March 29, 1918, and went to France with Co. E, 111th Infantry.
French, Myron Andrew, was born Feb. 19, 1894. Ilis army training began June 14, 1918, and ended Jan. 18, 1919. He was a member of Co. D. Forty-first Battery. Corporal French was discharged at the Erie Proving Grounds, Ohio. Ilis final assignment was with Co. D, Provisional Orduance Battalion.
)rier, Mbert Ray (57), son of Thomas Benton and Mary F. Bishop Frier, was born in Howard Co., Ind., June 28, 1891. He attended the Young America High School two years. On Sept. 4. 1918, he was sent from Kokomo, Ind., to Camp Zachary Tayi r. Ky., and two days later he was detailed to serve as cook in Bat. B, Field Artillery Replacement Depot. After his trans- fer to Camp Jackson, S. C., he was promoted to mess sergeant, and he was ready to go overseas with the Twenty-seventh Division when hostilities ceased. He received his discharge at Camp Zachary Taylor, Dec. 24, 1918.
Fritz, Arthur Alleo, son of Henry and Isabelle Jeff Fritz. was born March 6, 1893, at Shelbyville, Ind. In December, 1913, he joined the Regular Army at Denver, Colo .; served thirty months in the Philippines, six months in France, and was on duty in various camps in the I'nited States. After his return from overseas, he was located at Camp Humphreys, Va.
Fritz, Clyde 1. (50), son of Chauncey and Elizabeth Cox Fritz, was born Dec. 25, 1888, in Richland Center, Wis. Ile completed two years of high school work before coming to Kokomo, Ind. He enlisted in the army at Fort Thomas, Ky., July 7, 1917, and saiied for foreign service Sept. 18, 1917, after receiving the regular infantry training at Syracuse, N. Y., in July and August, and advanced work at Soulacourt, France. He was in action on the following fronts: Verdun, March 17-May 5; Chateau Thierry, June 1-July 5; Soissons, July 18-20; Pont- a- Monson. Aug. 3-18; St. Mihiel, Sept. 12-15; Blane Mont Ridge, Oct. 1-9; Meuse-Argonne, Nov. 1-11. He was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross at Bendorf, Germany, Dec. 27, 1915, by Brigadier-General Kilburn, commanding the Third Brigade, U. S. Army. Twenty-six men of the Ninth U. S. Infantry, of which Corporal Fritz was a member, were decorated at the same time. The citation read as follows: "Corporal Fritz accompanied a party of men which attacked a ravine infested with enemy machine gun nests. During the exploit all except Cor- poral Fritz were either killed or wounded, but they succeeded in silencing enough guns to make further advance possible." In bis recommendation, the captain made mention of the fact that Corporal Fritz advanced for more than two hundred yards in front of the company lines to gain information concerning the enemy's position. lle left Europe June 16, 1919, and was discharged July 12, 1919. lle was also given the Croix de Guerre.
Tritz, Elmer B. Froelicb, Elvin C.
Froelich, Owen Clifford, son of Angustus and Louise Graf Frelich, was born at Shanes- ville, Ohio, Jan. 26, 1893. Ilis parents moved to Greentown, lud,, and he entered the army at Kokomo. Ind., April 3, 1918 After reaching Fort Hamilton, N. Y., he was assigned to Bat. B. Fifty-eighth Coast Artillery Corps, and was nine months overseas, beginning Juiy 15, 191s. Ho was on the firing line on the Metz front in the Toul sector. lle left Europe, April 16. 1919, and was mustered out of the service at Camp Sherman, Ohio, May 20, 1919.
I'ry, Elmer B. F'ry, Floyd. Fry, Lee H.
Frybarger, Clarence (35), son of llenry and Mary Shrock Frybarger, was born Sept. 17, JSSS. in Fulton Co., Ohio. He taught in the Howard County schools for seven years. He grad- uated from the medical department of Valparaiso University. For one year before his enlist - ment in the army, he was a surgeon at Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park, Ill. He was commissioned first lieutenant in January, 1918, and sent, in turn, to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., Newport News, Va., and France. While on foreign duty. he was stationed at Evacuation Hospital No. 14.
Fudge, Charles.
Fulk, Floyd, enlisted in Co. E, of Kokomo. He went to France with the 152nd Infantry in October, 1918. His training was received at Camp Shelby. Miss.
I'niwider, Russell W.
I'mrlong, Edward (74), son of William A. and Mary Critchley Furlong, was born in Eng- land, Aug. 27, 1899. He completed two years of advanced work in Christian Brothers School,
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West Park House, England, before coming to Kokomo, Ind. On June 28. 1916, he was sworn into the army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio. one month later he was ordered to Fort Sill, Okla., where he remained two years; then he was transferred to Camp Pike, Ark., for a period of three weeks. He embarked from Camp Merritt, N. J., in September, 1918, attached to Co. I. Thirty-eighth Infantry, Third Division. After the signing of the armistice, Corporal Furlong went to Germany with the Army of Ocenpation.
Fye, Jacob Andrew (60), son of William and Nellie Disbro Fye, was born near Kokomo, Ind. He was sent to Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., from Kokomo, Ind., with a company of men on July 23, 1918. He was assigned to the Fourth Co., 159th Depot Brigade, hut on Aug. 17. 1918, he was transferred to Co. G, Twelfth Ammunition Train, and promoted to wagoner at Camp MeClellan, Ala. He was returned to Camp Zachary Taylor to receive his discharge Feb. 20, 1919.
Fye, John F. (65), son of William and Nellie Disbro Fye, was born in Miami Co., Ind., in 1894. Ile Ieft Kokomo, Ind., April 3, 1918, with the contingent that was sent to Fort Hamilton, N. Y., and embarked for France July 15. 1918, with Bat. D, Seventieth Coast Artillery Corps. His discharge was given to him at Camp Sherman, Ohio, March 12, 1919.
Gabe, James, son of John and Sallie Hendershot Gabe, was born April 25, 1887, at Martins Ferry, Ohio. After enlisting in the army at Newark, Ohio, June 24, 1918, be was sent to the motor transport school, Camp llolabird, Md. He remained there until discharged.
Gabriel, Walter A., was born in Howard Co .. Ind. He was twenty-seven years of age when he entered the army. As a mechanic, he served in the supply company of the Thirty- fourth F. A., Camp MeClellan, Ala. Ilis discharge was issued at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Feb. 4, 1919.
Gaddis. Cordell Lee (79), son of Jesse L. and Belle Gaddis, was born at Marshall, Ill. On July 20, 1918, he entered the army at Terre llaute, Ind.
Gaddis, Ophal Wilburn (S4), son of Jesse L. and Belle Gaddis, was born Aug. 9, 1895. When he entered the army at Dayton, Ohio, in August, 1918, he was assigned to the Tenth Co., 350th Regiment.
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