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Moran, Edward (86), son of William and Ella Pool Moran, was born at Greensfork, Wayne "o., Ind. When twenty-six years of age be volunteered for service and was sent to Camp Zachary Taylor Sept. 21. 1917. Eight weeks later he went to Camp Sheridan, Ala., where he served until discharged, Feb. 27, 1919. As a member of the salvage unit, Q. M. C., he was never absent from his company and his record was "excellent."
Morehead, Charles, belonged to Co. D. 112th Supply Train, at Camp Zachary Taylor. IIe served in France with this outfit and later in Belgium with the Army of Occupation.
Morgan, Bradley, was born Aug. 28, 1894. lle served from July 16 to Dec. 11, 1918, in the Seventh Co., Second Development Battalion, Camp Zachary Taylor.
Morenski, Dan, enlisted in Co. E of Kokomo, Ilis training was received at Camp Shelby, Miss. In October, 1918, he went to France with the 152nd Infantry.
Morgan, Clarence Orville (57), son of L. J. and Luella llerron Morgan, was born at Swayzee, Ind., July 8, 1895. He attended high school for three years. Ile was living at Greentown, Ind., when he entered the army, April 3, 1918, and was sent from Kokomo to Fort llamilton, N. Y. One week from the day he left home he was taken to the First-aid Hospital and on April 16, 19IS, he died from pneumonia. Ile had been attached to the Twelfth Co., Coast Artillery Corps.
Morgan, Edward Keith,
Morgan. John Russell (57), sou of L. J. and Luella Herron Morgan, was born at Sway- zee. Ind., Oct. 30, 1:03. In April, 1913, he graduated from high school. On Sept. 4, 1918, he entered the army at Kokomo. Ind., and was assigned to the Fifteenth Co., Fourth Battalion, Camp Zachary Taylor. Oct. 4, 1918, he was transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison and pro- moted to acting sergeant. lle returned to his home at Greentown, Ind., when he was discharged, Dec. 12, 1918.
Morgan, Lloyd E. (14), son of Charles Edward and Etta B. Morgan, was born in Russia- ville, Ind., Sept. 7, 1895. Ile married Bessie B. Rains June 13, 1918. In July, 1917, he en- listed at Kokomo, Ind., and after being sworn in at Fort Thomas, Ky., he was ordered to Fort Riley, Kansas, where he was a member of the mounted medical corps. In February, 19IS, he was ordered to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and assigned to Laboratory No. 1; then in Novem- ber he was transferred to the infirmary division of the Fourteenth Cavalry, and on Feb. 24, 1919, he was given his discharge.
Morgan, Oakley VanBuren (59), son of William B. and Sarah Locke Morgan, both deceased, was born in Kokomo, Ind., April 24, 1895. Ile graduated from the Kokomo High School in 1915 and from Purdue University in 1919. On June 7, 19IS, he enlisted in the navy at Indian- apolis, Ind., and was called to the Great Lakes Station July 5. On Sept. 1, 1918, he was released from active service there and placed on active duty in the S. A. T. C. at Purdue University, where he remained until Dec. 20, 1918. Ile was a seaman, second class.
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WILLIAM CARL MS KINNEY
ARDRA H. JENNINGS
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Morgan, Wayne W. (1), son of Miles and Fannie A. Morgan, was born at Sharpsville, Ind., Dec. 16, 1887. On April 26, 1918, he entered the army at Kokomo, Ind., and was sent to Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. He was one of twelve selected for transfer to Camp Sheridan, Ala. He entrained from there for Camp Upton, L. 1., and sailed for France with Bat. E, 136th F. A., Thirty-seventh Division. On April S. 1919. he received his discharge.
Morgan, William C.
Morgan, Wilbur Eart (6), son of L. J. and Lnella Herron Morgan, was born at Swayzee, Ind., Nov. 10. 1880. Hle atteneded high school two years. He entered the army at Up- land, Ind., Sept. 5, 1918, and was attached to the Thirty-third Co., Nieth Train Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. He was later at Fort Benjamin Harrison at- tached to Co. E. Fifth Provisional Battalion, Engineers; later he was a member of Co. M. Second Detachment, Fifth Provisional Engineers: Co. A, Seventy-fifth Engineers; Co. A. 138th Engineers; and Second Overseas Casual Detachment. He was promoted to first class private.
Morris, Charles H.
Morris, Elvadore (1), son of James E. and Anna A. Morris, was born in Howard Co., lad., Sept. 19, 1899. When he enlisted in the navy at Kokomo, Ind .. he was assigned apprentice seaman, Great Lakes Station. He enrolled in the signal corps and was sent to the rifle range where he became an expert rifleman and second class gunner; on Sept. 1, 1918, he was ad- vanced to fireman and ordered to Norfolk, Va., where he was assigned to the "May- flower" for her maiden trip. On the second trip the hoat sank, and Fireman Morris was rescued two hours later and taken to Ilampton Roads Hospital, where he remained three weeks; then he was sent to Washington, D. C .. and appointed officer's chauffeur at the naval yards. Ilis discharge was received Feb. 11, 1919.
Morris, Fred Bishop.
Morris, John Wallace (57), son of William A. and Florence J. Morris, was born in Kokomo, Ind .. July 28, 1896. On May 30, 1918, he enlisted and was sworn in at Jefferson Barracks, Mo .. and ordered to Fort Sheridan, III. Ile embarked for England from Camp Merritt, N. . I., in July, 1918, and for several months was attached to Base Hospital No. 17. Dejon, France. On May 13, 1919, he received his discharge at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky.
Morris, Ward I. (43), son of John W. and Eliza Milligan Morris, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 11, 1889. He married F. Maude Gildersleve. After enlisting at Indianapolis, Ind., June 24, 1918, he went into training at Camp Sherman, Ohio, and with the Eighty-fourth Division be entrained for Camp Mills, N. Y .. Aug. 21, 1918. Oo the morning of Sept. 1 he left for oversees on the "Carmania," and after a thirteen days' voyage landed at Liverpool England. Two days later he went to the rest camp at Knotty Ash. Upon his arrival in France he was or- dered to St. Annister in the southern part of the country. With a complement of 205 men from the Lincoln Division, he was transferred to the Ninety-first Division and used for replacement just after the battle of the Argonne Forest. While on the Flanders front he was wounded, and as soon as he was ahle to he moved he was taken to a base hospital in London. On Dec. 21, 1918. he arrived at Camp Merritt, N. J., and from there was sent to Fort Sheridan, Ill., and mustered ont in March, 1919.
Morrison, Andra Mossaline (97), daughter of Jolin A. and Flora A. Morrison, was born in New London, Ind., Ang. 6. 1887. On Sept. 4. 1918, she enlisted at Chicago, Ill., as a yoeman (f) in the navy and was ordered to Washington, D. C. She was on duty in the electrical divi- sion of the bureau of steam engineering, war and navy building. Her enlistment was for a period of four years.
Morrison, Tracy O. (76), son of Andrew and Laura Morrison, was born at Summitville, Ind., Jan. 25, 1890. He attended high school for one year. His wife is Laura Fern Morrison. He entered the army at Elwood, Ind., July 22. 1918, and spent four weeks at Camp Zachary Taylor and five months at Camp Mcclellan, Ala. His discharge was received there Jan. S, 1919. He was a first class private in an ordnance detachment.
Morrow. Eaphy R. (19), son of John B. and Lena M. Morrow, was born June 27, 1891, in Woodford Co., Ky. After enlisting iu the army at Kokomo, Ind., April 13, 1917, he was sent to France.
Morton, Treat (39), son of William and Amanda MeLane Morton, was born in Miller, S. D., Dec. 27, 1858, but moved to Howard County when a small child. On Aug. 3, 1917, he en- listed at Sacramento, Calif., and on May 23, 1918, embarked for France. In the battle of Chateau Thierry he saw twelve days of severe fighting when the German hordes bad pene- trated the French lines to within thirty miles of Paris; at Soissons the Prussian Guard was
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defeated after one day of desperate fighting, and of the fifty-eight men in his platoon, only eight survived, and he suffered several slight wounds. As one of Gen. Pershing's shock troops, he was cited for bravery in the fighting at Pont-a-Mousson, Ang. 9-16. He was in the St. Mihiel salient for five days, Sept. 12-16: for eleven days he was at Champagne, Oct. 2-12; and in the Mense-Argoune, Nov. 1, 1918, he was wounded in the right hand and left leg by a shrapnel shell. He was attached to the Seventy-fourth Co., Sixth Regiment. U. S. Ma- rines and was presented with the French decoration, the Croix de Guerre, for bravery on July 19, 1918, while at Soissons. Sergeant Morton was with the Army of Ocenpation from Jan. 8 to July 4, 1919. He qualified as a marksman and sharpshooter. He arrived in the States and was discharged at Quantico, Va., Aug. 13, 1919.
Mose, I1. E. Mosely. Earl. Mosier. Pant R.
Moss, Algie R. (19). son of Jacob and Sarah A. Chaffin Moss, was born in Jackson Tp .. Howard Co., Ind., Dec. 31. 1986. Ile registered in Wheeler Co., Ore., and was directed by that board to leave Kokomo with a company of men April 26, 1918. for Camp Zachary Tayfor. Upon being transferred to Camp Sheridan, Ala., he was assigned to the 148th Ambulance Co., 112th Sanitary Train, which embarked for overseas from Camp Upton, L. L., in June, 1918, with the Thirty-seventh Division. He served as a stretcher bearer in such engagements as the Baccaret sector, Avacourt sector. Mense-Argonne offensive, Pannes, Ypres-Lys offensive and Lys-Escout drive. Ile returned to his home at Sycamore April 13, 1919.
Moss, Clarence Loyd, son of Henry and Amanda Moss, was born Sept. 2. 1897, in Clay Tp .. Howard Co., Ind. lle attended high school one term. On Dec. 15. 1917. he enlisted in the army and was in training at Fort Sill, Okla,, until May 17, 1918: then he went to the motor school at St. Paul, Minn, On Aug. 17, 1918, he left for Dow Field, Arcadia, Fla .; on Feb. 1, he went to Camp Pike, Ark., and on February 10, 1919, he received his discharge.
Moss, Fred Herman, son of Moses and Mary Moss, was born in Cass Co., Ind., Jan. 12, 1897. After graduating from the Galveston High School he attended Indiana University two years. When he enlisted in the navy at Indianapolis, Ind., he was sent to the Great Lakes School where he was a second class seaman.
Mote, Elbert Russell.
Mugg, Fred J. (52), son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mugg, was born in Taylor Tp., Howard Co., Ind., in 1897. Ile was a high school student two years. While in Fresno, Calif., he en- fered the army and was assigned to the Thirty-eighth Co., 166th Depot Brigade, Camp Lewis, Wash,
Mullen, Emery M. (8). son of Noble and Zellma Howell Mullen, was born in Liberty Tp .. Howard Co., Ind., Dec. 13. 1896. Ile made his home with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Ilowell, since he was a small child. He married Ethel Miller in September, 1919. On Dec. 3, 1917, he enlisted in the air service and was sworn in at Fort Thomas, Ky., and sent to Kelly Field, Texas, for training. From Dec. 23 to March 16 he was in the base hospital with pneumonia, which disqualified him for overseas service. In June. 1918, he was transferred to Rockwell Field, North Island, San Diego, Calif., and attached to the 291st Aero Sanadron as an airplane mechanic. In March 29, 1919, he entrained for Camp Zachary Taylor and was mustered out of the service there April 10, 1919
Mullen, Barney E., was born at Bunkerhill, Ind. He was twenty-eight years of age when he entered the army. Sergeant Mullen was discharged at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Feb. 17, 1919. His last assignment was at Caruthers Field, Fort Worth, Texas.
Mullen, Frank James (60), son of August and Marie Mullen, was born in Johnstown, Pa., Nov. 17, 1889. He left Kokomo, Ind., for Fort Hamilton, N. Y., April 3, 1918, and embarked for overseas in July with Bat. F. Forty-third Coast Artillery Corps. He was in the St. Mihiel salient, the Mense-Argonne offensive, Verdun, west of the Meuse, and on the firing line when the armistice was signed. Ile received his discharge at Camp Sherman, Ohio, Jan. 23. 1919.
Mulliken, John William (59), son of E. C. and Eva Bennett Milliken, was born in Carroll Co., Ind., Feb. 27, 1896. Ile graduated from high school; attended Purdue I'niversity one and one-half years: and was a student in the Indiana Dental College at Indianapolis when he en- listed at the first O. T. C. at Fort Benjamin Harrison. lle was ordered to Pensacola, Fla., for airplane instruction : then on Dec. 28, 1917. he was ordered to Cambridge, Mass .. to attend the radio school of Harvard University. He volunteered as pilot in aviation, but was rejected; then be entered the officers' material school, Harvard, and graduated with the rank of en- sign Oct. 5, 1918. In January, 1919. he was appointed commander of the U. S. SS. "William F. Green," Navy Yards, Boston, Mass, on Aug. 29, 1919, he received his discharge there.
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Mullis, Walter Frank (19), son of Richard and Alice Finney Mullis (Mrs. Corydon Arm- strongi, was born at Charlottesville. Ind., Jan. 23, 1>>9. In October, 1917, he went to Camp Zachary Taylor; later he was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C .; and then entrained for Camp Mills, L. I., for embarkation to France in June, 1918 lle was on the front line for a month before the armistice was signed as a member of Headquarters Co., 115th F. A., Thirtieth Division (Wildeat). He returned from overseas, arriving at Charleston, S. C., April 1, 1919.
Mumangh, Clifford Ray, was born June 12, 1896. He was in the army from Oct. 1, 1917, until April 4, 1919, as a member of Co. A, Sixth Engineers.
Mundy, Winfield A., was born in Sheridan, Ind. He was nineteen years old when he en- listed in the medical corps. When he was discharged at Camp Shelby, Miss., April 9, 1918, he was a first class private in Field Hospital No. 150, 113th Sanitary Train.
Murden, Robert Matthew W., son of Ethelbert and Susan Douglas Murden, was born Oct. 3, 1NAS, in Kokomo, Ind. Ile enlisted in the army in May, 1917, at San Francisco, Calif., and after arriving in France be was sent to a motor school for advanced instruction. Sergeant Murden saw six months of active service in France with Bat. E, 144th F. A.
Murphy, Reginald. Murphy, Willard. Musso, Pasquale. Myers, Clarence. Myers, Harley L.
Myers, Lewis Gard (0), son of O. M. and Luna Gard Myers, was born in Kokomo, Ind., May 1, 1896. Ile graduated from the high school in 1914, and had completed bis junior year at DePauw University when he enlisted in the medical corps, June 5, 1917. Ile was in train- ing at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., until Aug. 24, 1917; then he entrained for Camp Dix. N. J., and sailed for overseas June 4, 1918, just one year after joining the army. ile was in a training camp until September; then he went to the front lines and was on duty there until Nov. 8, when he was sent to a rest camp at Semur, France. Attached to the 310th Ambulance Co., Seventy-eighth Division, he participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives, On Feb. 8, 1919. he was one of sixteen men sent to Germany with the Inter-Allied Armistice Com- mission, and was stationed at Frankfort-on-the-Ober at a Russian-Prisoners-of-War Camp. Ile spent six months in Berlin. He was one of the last Howard County men to return to the United States. He reached Kokomo Sept. 28, 1919, after an absence of more than two years.
Myers, Ray Frank (20), son of Jacob L. and Anna Metzler Myers, was born in Miami Co., Ind., May 27, 1895. He enlisted at Pern, Ind., and went to Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Sept. 21, 1917; there he entrained for Camp Merritt, N. J., with Bat. C, 102nd F. A., Twenty-sixth Division, and arrived in France in Mareb, 1918. Hle was wounded at Verdun Sept. 29, 1918, and was in a hospital when the armistice was signed. On April 7, 1919, be arrived in Boston, and was discharged April 25, 1919, at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky.
Myers, Robert B., son of Jobn and Mrs. Myers, was born at Sharpsville, Ind., Jan. 31, 1887. Upon going to Camp Zachary Taylor, Sept. 21, 1917, he was assigned to Bat. B, 325th F. A., Eighty-fourth Division. While at Camp Sherman, Ohio, he was transferred to the First Training Battalion, 15Stb Depot Brigade. lle was discharged June 7, 1919.
Myers, William Frederick (44), son of Elbert and Ardena Myers, was born at Noblesville, Ind., Feb, 1, 1509. He enlisted in the army at Kokomo, Ind., June 21, 1917, and was sworn in at Fort Thomas, Ky. When he arrived at Fort Sill, Okla., he was assigned to Bat. E, Fourteenth F. A. On Jan, 11, 1919, he was mustered out of the army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio.
Mygrani, Bruce R. (20), son of Alton S. and Mary I. Mygrant, was born at Greentown, Ind., March 16, 1889. He was a student in high school in Kokomo one year and then attended business college until he graduated. He enlisted in the army May 11, 1917, and at Fort Thomas, Ky., he was assigned to the Q. M. C. and sent to Fort Sam Ilonston, Texas. In August, 1917, he was ordered to Governor's Island, N. Y., and on Oct. 17 landed in France. Sergeant Mygrant was stationed at Base Section No. 4. In July. 1919, he returned to the States and received his discharge at Camp Merritt, N. J.
Mygrant, Scott C. (15), son of Alton S. and Mary I. Mygrant, was born at Elwood, Ind., July 16, 1896. In 1916 he graduated from the high school in Kokomo, Ind. Enlisting in the army May 8, 1917, be was sent from Kokomo to Fort Thomas, Ky .. and was there assigned to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He sailed from Governor's Island, N. Y., for France Oct. 3, 1017, and was promoted to sergeant and assigned to the Q. M. C. at Base Section No. 4. In Jan- uary, 1919, he was sent to Coblenz, Germany, with supplies for the S. O. S. lle received his discharge at Camp Sherman, Ohio, Aug. 21, 1919.
Naftager, Leslie Rny (91), son of Rev. Leslie J. and Augusta Smith Naftzger, was born at Bunkerbill, Ind., Oct. 2, 1881. He graduated from the Muncie High School in 1899, and
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from DePauw University in 1903. On Nov. 9. 1904. he married Julia Parr of Kokomo, Ind. He was a member of the Indiana National Guard for sixteen years, rising from an enlisted man to the place of colonel while on the Mexican Border, where he served nine months; during this period he was a member at Muncie, Kokomo and Indianapolis. Entering the first O. T. C. at Fort Benjamin Harrison, be was an instructor. In Aug. 15, 1918, he was commissioned major and assigned to the command of the First Bat., 336th Infantry, Eighty-fourth Division, Camp Zachary Taylor. When he went overseas the division was broken up and used as replace- ment troops. Major Naftager was assigned to various duties in the R. R. C. offices at LeMans; then be was ordered to Tours, where he was chief rental officer of the A. E. F. for France and Great Britain. He left France Jan. S. 1920. for the States, and arrived in New York Jan. 21, 1920.
Name, Charles F., was born in Kokomo, Ind. lle was thirty-eight years of age at the time be entered the army. Ile was discharged at Camp Grant, III., Jan. 18, 1918.
Name, Joseph W. Nash, W. P. (G). Neal, Aaron.
Neary, Edward Francis (56), son of John and Catherine O'Donnell Neary, was born in Chicago, Ill., April 12, 1894. In 1912 he graduated from St. Mary's College, Dayton, Ohio. On July 21, 1917, he enlisted in the medical corps that was organized in Kokomo, Ind., and with it went to Fort Benjamin Harrison and to Camp Shelby, Miss. There be joined the tank corps and was transferred to Camp Colt, l'a., and later to Camp Dix, N. J. Corporal Neary was mustered out of the army at the latter camp. His discharge was given Dee. S. 1918.
Neary, John, Jr., son of John and Catherine O'Donnell Neary, was born in Chicago, IIl. In 1909 he graduated from St. Mary's College. Dayton, Ohio On April 27, 1918, at Racine, Wis., he enlisted, and before going to England and France, he was at Camp Custer, Mich., and Camp Mills, L. I. Ile was on the hiring line three months, starting in at the Toul sector and ending at the Argonne Forest: while in this last memorable offensive, Corporal Neary was wounded in the leg.
Neary, William Matthew, son of John and Catherine O'Donnell Neary, was born Feb. 24, 1887. He was sent to the mechanical school at Indianapolis, Ind., July 3, 1918; later be was ordered to Camp Jackson, S. C., aud there attached to Bat. D, Twelfth Regiment, F. A. R. D. His discharge was granted Jan. 1G, 1919.
Nelson, Clande R. (70), son of Ernest and Nora Weakley Nelson, was born in Anderson, Ind., Sept. 23, 1901. In June, 1917, he enlisted at Tipton, Ind., when he was sixteen years of age. Ile was a member of Co. E, 114th Infantry.
Nelson, Dale Harvey, entered the army at Kokomo, Ind., July 23, 1918, and was sent to Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. After be received special instruction at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa., he was assigned to the 229th Aero Provisional Squadron, Radio Mechanics. lle received his discharge at Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 24, 1919.
Nelson, Rex E. (SS), son of I. F. and Julia E. Blne Nelson, was born at Rochester, Ind., Oct. 21, 1894. After registering June 5, 1917, he was called to the National Army at Camp Zachary Taylor April 26, 1918; further training was received at Camp Sheridan, Ala., before he entrained for Long Island. He was ill when he reached France and was sent to the hos- pital at Bordeaux. Ile died there Aug. 7, 1918. He had been attached to the Headquarters Co., 134th F. A., Thirty-seventh Division.
Nesbit. Ross E. (90), son of Charles R. and Ella Jane Nesbit, was born in Harrison Tp., Howard Co., July 31, 1867. Ile graduated from the New London High School and attended the Indiana State Normal and the Indiana Medical College, one year each. Three weeks after he enlisted in the army at St. Louis, Mo., in June, 1917, he sailed for England, and there in July he was with the first American troops to pass in review before a King and Queen of England since before the American Revolution. He was with the first 30,000 troops landed in France, and five days after arrival his regiment was exposed to German shell fire. For twelve months he was attached to the British forces, eight months of the time being engaged between St. Quentin and Cambrai without going to a rest camp. From the very beginning, as light railway builders, they were forced to operate under very ditbeult conditions. As a member of Co. E, Twelfth Engineers, he took an active part on the following fronts: Cambrai offensive, Oct. 30 to Nov. 29. 1917; Cambrai defensive, Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, 1917; Somme de- fensive, March 21 to April 26, 1918. Early in July, 1918, his regiment was transferred to the American forces on the Bacearet front with the Seventy-seventh and Thirty-seventh Divisions; later in the month, with fifty others, he was transferred to the French army on the Toul sector in construction work behind the lines, but was constantly under shell fire. At the end of six weeks he was returned to his company for engineering work at St. Mihiel; he was also engaged in handling food supplies and ammunition for the drive of Sept 12 to
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14, 1918. After the armistice Sergeant Nesbit was moved near Metz, and there with his company took over and operated the light railway lines of the enemy. Many times his regi- ment was called to do pioneer engineering. He left France for the United States April 27, 1919, and was honorably discharged May 16, 1919.
Newberry, Claude. Newby, Allen.
Newby, Glenn Hobart (2), son of William F. and Merab Shirley Newby, was born at New London, lud., Nov. 1. 1895. After graduating from the New London High School, he attended Indiana University one year. On Feb. 9, 1918. he married Ethel G. Hamilton. He entered the first O. T. C. at Fort Benjamin Harrison May 14, 1917, and after receiving a commission as second lieutenant, he was sent to Camp Shelby, Miss., Sept. 9, 1917, and assigned to the 151st Regiment ; Jater he was placed in the 139th Machine Gun Battalion and promoted to first lieu- tenant. All preparations had been made to go overseas when he was stricken with appendicitis and had to submit to an operation at Camp Mills, L. I. Again be was assigned to overseas duty and was three days out on the Atlantic when the armistice was signed, and he was re- turned to the United States. He was discharged in the sunumer of 1919.
Newhy, Norris.
Newhy, Perey Leon (19), son of Mr. and Mrs. Seth B. Newby, was born near New London, Ind. When he entered the army, Sept. 21, 1917, he was assigned to the school for bakers and cooks, Camp Zachary Taylor, lle was advanced to sergeant, first class, and served as mess sergeant and mess instructor in the Q. M. C., adjutant general's department. He continued in the same capacity after he was transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. He was discharged in the summer of 1919.
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