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scott, Elbert E., son of Charles O, and Ora B. MeReynolds Scott, was born in Kokomo, Ind., and attended school here until he went io Defiance College, Ohio. After he enlisted in the army he was on duty at the following places: Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. : Camp Meigs, Washington, D. C .; Edgewood Arsenal, Md .: and the motor transport garage, Balti- more, Md. Corporal Scott received his discharge March 15, 1019. Ile had been a member of the M. T. C. No. 514, an overseas unit, but was transferred to the D. T. service at the Edge- wood Arsenal: later he was placed in charge of the zone supply office garage, Baltimore, Mdl.
scott, Ollie Ralph, son of Robert Edgar and Elizabeth Allen Scott, was born in Hamilton Co., Ind .. Sept. 4. 1506. On March 20, 1917, he volunteered for service in Co. E of Kokomo, and until fall was in the Calumet district of northern Indiana; then he was sent to Camp Shelby, Miss,, where he remained until he went to France shortly before the armistice was signed. While in foreign service he was attached to Co. D, Fifty-ninth Infantry, and was billeted in Ernest, Germany, with the Army of Occupation.
Scott, Thomas Charles, son of Charles A. and Mina A. Newcombe Scott, was born in Ko- komo, Ind .. June 12, 1895. In 1914 he was graduated from the Kokomo High School and the following year he attended Wabash College. In May, 1917, he enlisted in the First O. T. C. at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Seven weeks later he received his discharge because of physical disability.
Scott, Walter V. (73), son of Charles Oscar and Ora Belle MeReynolds Scott, was born in Boone Co .. Ind., May 21. 159. He spent two years in high school and two years in college. Ilis wife is Bertha Lucile Burgan Scott. Ilis military training began Sept. 4, 1918, when he was assigned to the chemical warfare section, research division, American University, Camp Leach, Washington, D. C .; later he was appointed chief electrician in the mechanical depart- ment of the experimental branch of poisonons gases and gas masks, and was promoted to sergeant, first class.
Scott, William 1sajah (76), son of "Dr. William and Jennie Snorf Scott, was born March 30, 1875, in Kokomo, Ind. His wife is Mae MeElwee Scott. He attended the Kokomo High School, Purdue University, and graduated from the Indiana Medical College in 1898. On Oct. 26, 1918, he was commissioned hirst lieutenant in the medical corps and was ordered to the base hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas. He was released from active service early in 1919.
Sroven, George Edward (10), son of John S. Seoven, was born in Kokomo, Ind. He was sent to France with a baking company.
Scoven, Paul Edward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Seoven, was in the signal corps. He was exposed to the greatest dangers keeping the lines of communication open while the big battles were raging. Ile came out of the conflict unharmed and without having been a patient in a hospital. When the men had no spades to dig into places of safety, they used their drinking eups. If a line was broken it had to be repaired at the earliest possible moment regardless of the enemy's deadly hire. Ile arrived from overseas Aug. G and returned to Ko- komo Aug. 11, 1019, after having been mustered out at Camp Sherman, Ohio.
seagraves, Glen.
Seully, William 0,, was born at Atlanta, Ind., Feb. 26, 1594. On Dec. 12, 1917, he enlisted at Fort Thomas, Ky., where he was assigned to the Second Co., and stationed at Camp IJan- cock, Ga. Ile was transferred to A. S. P. C. No. 2, France, and served as sergeant. He was overseas sixteen months, seven months of which were spent in the dispatch office and nine months at A. S. P. C. No. 2. His discharge was issued at Camp Sherman, Ohio, June 24. 1919.
Searight, William Sergeant.
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Searles, William Ira (96), son of William Edgar and Emily Ketcham Searles, was born Nov. 2. 1887. in Hammondsport. N. Y. He married Blanche Hess. Both the A. B. and M. D. Degrees were given to him at the University of Michigan, and it was at Ann Arbor, Mich., that he enlisted in the medical corps Sept. 18, 1918, and was commissioned first lieutenant. Until Nov. 11. 191s, he attended the officer's school at Camp Greenleaf. Chickamauga Park, Ga .; then he was ordered to the Post Hospital, Army Supply Base, Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was ward surgeon. From April to July 12. 1919. he was commanding officer, Hospital Unit Car No. 1,335, Hospital U'nit Car Group No. 1. Jersey City, N. J. Ile received his discharge at lloboken, N. J., July 12. 1919.
Seigfried, Bert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Seigfried, went to France with the replacement troops in June, 1918, and served with the engineers.
Seiner, Monroe.
Sellers, Fred Lawrence, son of B. F. and Amanda Timmons Sellers, was born at Flora, Ind., April 28, 1992. His wife is Magdelean Horn Sellers. When he enlisted in the army. Feb. 28. 1918, he was ordered to Vancouver Barracks, Wash., and assigned to the 437th Aero Squadron on March 4. 191s; he was also at Astoria and Newport. Oregon, for special instruc- tion. On Jan. 4. 1919. he came to Camp Zachary Taylor and there received his discbarge Feb. 3, 1919.
Sellers, Frederick William (2), son of Bert A. ideceasedi and Clara J. Foreman Sellers, was born March 5. 1896, in Kokomo, Ind. He attended high school three years. Upon his enlistment at Kokomo, Ind., Dec. 13, 1917. he was sent to Camp Hancock, Ga .. and there assigned to the Thirteenth Co .. Third Motor Mechanie Regiment. In May, 10IS, he was transferred to Camp Greene, N. C .; and in July. 1918, he embarked for overseas service. He returned home July 1, 1919, and was discharged at Camp Mills, L. L.
Sellers, Henry (lay (72), son of Bert A. (deceased) and Clara J. Foreman Sellers, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Jan. 28, 1804. He completed two years of high school work. Following his enlistment, Nov. 20, 1917, he went to Kelly Field. Texas: then to Rich Field, Waco, Texas; and shortly before going to France he was ordered to Camp Greene, N. C., and by accident he was assigned to the same contingent to which his brother belonged, the Thirteenth Co., Third Air Service, and together they went to Long Island and sailed for France in July, 1918. Upon their return to the States, July 1. 1919, they were sent to Camp Mills to receive their discharge.
Sellers. Horace Edward.
Sellers, Walter Franklin, was born April 11. 1>02. His service in the army extended from Feb. 2, 1917, when he enlisted at Marion, Ind., to May 16, 191s.
Shafer, John Chester (49), son of Daniel S. and Kate M. Lovett Shafer, was born in Frank- lin Co., Ind., Feb. 1, 1881. lle was a member of the class of 159% of the Kokomo High School, but on April 26, one month before commencement, he enlisted in the Spanish American War as a private in Co. L. 158th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served until Nov. 4, 1898. In the World War he enlisted as a private in the Eighteenth Co., C. O. T. S., Camp Gordon, Ga .. but owing to the signing of the armistice, he was discharged Dec. 10, 1918. Chester Shafer spent three years at DePauw University, Int since 1901 he has spent the greater part of his time in the Pacific coast states.
Shaffer. Claude W., was born at Galveston, Ind. Ile enlisted and served as a first class private in Co. 1. Thirty-sixth Infantry, Camp Devens, Mass. Ilis discharge was issued Feb. 1, 1919, at Camp Zachary Taylor.
Shambangh, Noel Franklin, son of Shiloh S. and Liflie Wetzel Shambangh, was born Dec. 22, 1896. in Ridgeville. Ind. After graduating from the Kokomo High School in 1915. he went to the University of Michigan, and he was a student there when he enlisted in the medical corps. Ilis service lasted from July 17. 1917, to April 14. 1919.
Shanks, Charles, was born at Bluffton. Ind. When he was twenty-one years of age, he enlisted in Co. E of Kokomo, Ind., which later became a part of the 152nd Infantry, Camp Shelby, Miss. On Dec. 4, 1917, he was given his discharge at Hattiesburg, Miss.
Shaplin. William Madison.
Sharp. Eckie, was born in Union Co., Tenn. He was a wagoner in the Supply Co., Eighty- first F. A. At the time of his discharge, Feb. 18, 1918, he was on duty at Camp Knox, West Point, Ky.
LEE JAMES
ERNEST MONROE WATKINS
WILLIAM VALENTINE
EMERY VERNON EBERT
GAYLE CURLEE
. FRED B. STANDERFORD
CLAUD EARL KELLAR
WILBUR H. SHOWALTER
ELMER E. HANNA
BEN K. BARNETT
EARL E. WEST
EDWARD FURLONG
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Shawanther, Arthur (55), son of Dock and Minnie Shawanther, was born in Angusta, Ark., Aug. 20, 1892. Beginning in August, 1918, when he was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa, he was a member of the 449th Labor Battalion; two months later he was transferred to Newport News, Va., where he remained two months. At the time of his discharge at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 14, 1919, he was in the Q. M. C.
Shawhan, Glen E., was born Oct. 28, 1891. Ile began his service in the infantry at Indi- anapolis, Ind., June 15, 1918.
Shawhan, Ret Meredith (9), son of Roland A. and Elizabeth Mader Shawhan, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Feb. 25, 1896. He is a high school gradnate. On Dec. 12, 1917, he enlisted in the army and was mustered into the service at Fort Thomas, Ky. Ile received instruction in military tactics at Augusta, Ga., and at Camp Greene, N. C. Attached to the Thirteenth Co., Fourth A. S. M. R., he was billeted at Ceisson, France. When he returned from overseas in June, 1919, he was sent to Camp Mills and received his discharge in July, 1919.
Shelley, Roy.
Shenk, George Byron (9), son of Daniel A. and Rosa Shenk, was born in Taylor Tp .. Howard Co., Ind., March 11, 1893. After graduating from the high school in Kokomo in 1912 he attended Purdue University one year and Indiana University four years. In 1916 he en- listed in the national guard at Bloomington, Ind., and was ordered to the Mexican Border. When he returned from Texas he entered the second O. T. C. at Fort Benjamin Harrison Aug. 27, 1917, and upon receiving his commission of first lientenant, he was returned to Texas, Dec. 15, 1917, and stationed at Camp Travis. Early in 19IS he was promoted to captain of the Seventh Co., 165tl Depot Brigade. In January, 1919, he was mustered out of the army and returned to Indiana University, where he completed his law course a few months later.
Shepherd, Cart. Shepherd, William A.
Shepherd, Wrennie, was born April 17, 1887. He first enlisted in the Regular Army. He is stationed at the Convalescent Center, Fort Smith, Ark.
Sherwood, Eurl (86), son of Frank (deceased) and Martha Sherwood, was born in New Albany, Ind., Sept. 18, 1888. He came with his parents to Kokomo, Ind., in 1890. In 1907 he enlisted in the Indiana National Guard, and when he went to Arizona in 1909 he became a member of Co. K. First Arizona Infantry, Tucson; after he was called to El Paso, Texas, he was trans- ferred, in 1913, to Co. 1, 158th Infantry, Yuma, Ariz. In October, 1917, he was called into federal service and sent to Camp Kearney, Calif. After his arrival in France, April 15, 1918, he was assigned to Co. F, 163rd Infantry ; later he was placed on detached service with Provisional Laundry Unit, A. Q. M. C. On April 14, 1919, he arrived in New York on the "Rochambeau," with Casual Co. No. 2952, and from Camp Mills he was returned to Tucson, Ariz.
Shestick, Joseph, was born at Sharon, Pa., and at the time of his entering the service he was twenty-two years of age. Ile was corporal of the Eleventh Co., Third Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. His discharge was granted Dec. 10, 1918.
Shewman, Dan D. (52), son of Allen and Mattie Dimitt Shewman, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 23, 1SSS. He completed the graded work in Kokomo, and the high school in Chippewa Falls, Wis., in 1905; and then attended Lewis Institute, Chicago. Ile married Marie Center. On Dec. 23, 1917, he entered the ground school at Champaign, Ill., as a flying cadet; then he went to Columbia University; on June 26, 1918, he was transferred to Fort Sill, Okla., for further training in wireless; on July 16 he left for Gerstner Field, Lake Charles, La., for ad- vanced work in bombing; on July 30, 1918, he was commissioned second lieutenant in the air service; Aug. 28 he left for Washington, D. C., where he was on duty in the equipment de- partment, radio section, military aeronautics; on Feb. 16, 1919, he became instructor in recon- struction work, Hospital No. 21, Denver, Colo.
Shewman, Joe .1. (52), son of Allen and Mattie Dimitt Shewman, was born in Green Bay, Wis., Dec. 18, 1895. He graduated from the Kokomo High School in 1914 and attended hoth Lewis Institute, Chicago, Ill., and the University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill. On Dec. 11, 1917, he enlisted at Great Lakes, Ill., and was in training there until May, 1918, when he was ordered to Harvard University for instruction in wireless telegraphy; five months later, upon the completion of his course, he was sent to Pensacola, Fla., for naval aircraft service, including wireless telegraphy, signaling and flying. Ile was promoted to chief electrician, radio aviation. In addition to this military training he had previously had two years of military drill at the University of Illinois.
Shiet, Carl.
HENRY BYRD
GEORGE T. OGDEN
W. SCOTT JONES
GLEN CLIFFORD SHOCKEY
CHARLES G. WOODS
DEWEY McK. LYTLE
CHARLES S. LOTT JR.
BEN JAMES
HOWARD J. SOUTHAM
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JESSE E. HIATT
J. VICTOR Mc COOL
LOTUS T. THRUSH-
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Shilling, Carl Jolin, son of Curtis E. and Katherine M. Shilling, was born at Stryker, Ohio, Jan. 11, 1892. His wife is Mary J. Flannigan Shilling. After graduating from high school iu 1910, he attended Valparaiso University. As a member of Bat D. Fourth Regiment, F. A. R. D., he was assigned to telephone and signal work. On Jan. 3, 1919, he received his discharge at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky.
Shimer, Ernest Edward (27), son of Hezekiah E. and Augusta Tuteburg Shimer, was horn in Indianapolis, Ind., but he received his education in the public schools of Kokomo, Ind. Ile married Vera Metcalf in October, 1919. On May 1, 1917, he enlisted at Kokomo, Ind., and was ordered to Fort Mott, N. J., and there assigned to the Sixth Regiment, Coast Artillery. On Ang. 13. 1917. he sailed for overseas and was in active service on the following fronts: Chateau Thierry, Champagne. St. Mihiel and the Argonne Forest. On June 1. 1918, he was transferred from the Ileadquarters Co., Sixth Regiment, C. A. C., to the Q. M. C., and on July 1, 1918, he was advanced to sergeant. Ilis discharge papers were given to him at Camp Sherman, Ohio, July 12, JOI9.
Shimer, William P. (91), son of Hezekiah E. and Angusta Tuteburg Shimer, was born in Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 20, 1897. He graduated from the Kokomo High School in 1917, bnt on April 23, 1917, six weeks before commencement. he enlisted in the army and was assigned to the cavalry at Fort Thomas, Ky. As he was eager to go to France, he transferred to special duty in the Q. M. C. Corporal Shimer tried to get to the front another time by transferring to the field artillery in December, 1917. but instead of going to France, he was placed on duty at battalion headquarters at Camp Zachary Taylor and promoted to sergeant major.
Shinn, Melvin N., son of T. A. and Ida Parker Shinn, was born at Wheeling, Ind., Jan. 14, 1895. ITis schooling extended through three years of high school. On Sept. 21, 1917, he went to Camp Zachary Taylor, but five months later, or on Feb. 20, 1915, he was discharged. Hle had been promoted to first class private in Bat. E. 325th F. A., Eighty-fourth Division. He was discharged in the summer of 1919.
Shinn, Thorpe Parker (90), son of Truman A. and Ida P. Shinn, was born at Deer Creek, Ind., Aug. 29, 1893. Ile attended high school in Kokomo, Ind., until he had completed three years of work. On April 26, 1918, he entered the army in Miami Co., Ind., and after his arrival at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., he was assigned to the Thirty-second and then to the Sixteenth Co., 159th Depot Brigade. Ile was transferred to Camp Sheridan, Ala., and placed in the 135th F. A., Thirty-seventh Division, and with this contingent be entrained for Camp Upton, L. I., on May 25, 1918. Early in July he arrived in England and France. He was in active service on the Marbach sector, Troyan front, Mense-Argonne, Thiercourt, and when the armistice was signed he was near Metz. He landed at Camp Stuart, Va., March 24, 1919, and was mns- tered out of the army April 12, 1919.
Shirley, Lawrence, served in France.
Shively, Claude G. (69), son of Archie G. Shively, was a member of Co. E of Kokomo while this contingent was on duty at East Chicago, Ind., in the summer of 1917; then he went to Camp Shelby, Miss., and when his company was called into federal service, he was as- signed to Co. E. 152nd Infantry. After landing in France, Corporal Shively was transferred to Co. D, 327 Infantry, Eighty-second Division, and was billeted at Champinille, France.
Shockey, Glen Clifford (75), son of Lewis and Eliza Downing Shockey, was born April 18. 1892, at Sims, Grant Co., Ind. Ile married Hazel Crumley. On July 23, 1918, he entered the army at Kokomo, Ind., and was a cook at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., until he was trans- ferred to Fort Riley, Kansas, where he served in the same capacity, He was discharged Dec. 11. 1918.
Shockley, Clyde (TI), son of William and Enphemia A. Crumley Shockley, was born in IToward Co., Ind., July 13, 1807. After graduating from the rural schools, he attended busi- ness college three months. In the Indiana State Militia he served seven months; then he enlisted in the Regular Army, and at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., he was assigned to the military police. When the armistice was signed he was attending the O. T. C. at Camp Grant, Ill. Ile was discharged Nov. 27. 1918.
Shockley, Raymond George.
Shockley, Roy Ellsworth (83), son of George M. and Emma Inez Shockley, was born in Howard Tp., Howard Co., Ind., April 5, 1895. On April 26, 1918, he entered the army at Ko- komo, Ind., and after his arrival at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., he was assigned to the Twenty- fifth Co., Seventh Battalion, 150th Depot Brigade. He went overseas with Medical Replace- ment Unit No. 32, landing in France Sept. 21, 19IS, and was soon sent to the front lines in
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the Argonne Forest and at Belleau Woods. At the end of twenty-one days he was sent to Camp Ilospital No. 69 to help care for the wounded; then he was transferred to Rocheport, France, to Base Hospital No. 7, and while there he was commissioned second lieutenant. He had previously advanced from private to corporal, sergeant and sergeant major. Ile went to England and Scotland with convoys of wounded soldiers; he also made trips to Germany, Bel- gium, Spain and Italy. His last assignment while ou foreign duty was at llospital No. 65. Base Section No. 5. Brest, France, where he was appointed assistant detachment commander.
Sholty, Frederick E. Shope, Argus.
Shorter, James .A., was born at Kokomo, Ind. He was sent in the draft to Valparaiso, Ind., and served in the S. A. T. C. there until his discharge Nov. 21, 1915.
Showalter, Wilbur Howett (74), son of Henry F. and Sarah Pyke Showalter, was born uear Oakford, Ind., May 30, 1890. In 1908 he was graduated from the high school in Ko- komo. Ind., and in 1913 he received his degree from DePauw University. His marriage to lIelen Guild was a college romance. Enlisting July 19, 1917, he was sent to the naval aviation ground school at San Francisco, Calif .; but later he took a course at the Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology and studied flight training at Akrou, Ohio, and Rockaway, L. I. For three months after he had been commissioned ensign he was on convoy duty out of New York harbor.
Shrader, Buell (97), son of Emery and Sadie Cole Shrader, was born at Greentown, Ind., June 16, 1893. He married Madge Tennant. After graduating from the Kokomo lligh School in 1911, he attended the Indiana State Normal two years. For six years he was a teacher in the county. He enlisted in the army at Fort Thomas, Ky., Dec. 7, 1917, and was assigned to the aviation field at San Antonio, Texas; later he received instruction at Waco, Texas; Camp Morrison and Camp Lee, Va .; and Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. He was discharged Dec. 7, 1918, at Louisville, Ky.
Shrock, Edward Allen (69), son of Levi and Catherine Shrock, was born at Waupecong, Ind., April 8, 1895. In 1906 he came with his parents to Kokomo. Ind. After he enlisted in Co. E, of Kokomo, he was on guard duty at East Chicago, Ind., from June 18, 1917, to Oct. 13, 1917: then he went to Camp Shelby, Miss. On July 4, 1918, he reached France with the headquarters company of a replacement draft: at St. Aignan, two days later, he was assigned to the 107th Machine Gun Battalion, 116th Supply Train, Twenty-eighth Division. His first experience on the firing line was on Hill No. 210 in the Marve sector. Ile was almost continu- ously in action from that time until the signing of the armistice. Ile was in the Argonne Forest, Thiercourt, Bois de Nonsard, Hendicourt, and other engagements. On Oct. 3, 1918, he was slightly wounded and for nine days was in a hospital, but on Oct. 12 he returned to the front. Ile came home on the old freighter "Calamares," which leaked and its steering appa- ratus was in bad condition. New York was finally reached, and he returned to Kokomo June 4, 1919. Je lacked but sixteen days of having served two years.
Shrock, Frank Peter (94), son of Jacob and Sarah Shrock, was born at Wanpecong, Ind., Jan. 14, 1893. On June 18, 1917, he eulisted at Kokomo, Ind., and was a member of Co. E. 152nd Infantry, Camp Shelby, Miss. Corporal Shrock arrived at Liverpool, England, Oct. 17, 1918, and left Brest, France, July 5, 1919. On July 26, 1919, he was mustered out at Camp Sherman, Ohio.
shuck, Carl.
Shufelt, Albert Frank (80), son of Frank D. and Josephine Miller Shufelt, was born in Kokomo, Ind. Ile completed three years of high school work. On Aug. 16, 1918, he joined the navy at Detroit, Mich., and soon after was transferred to the navy aviation school, where he was promoted to gunner's mate, Co. P, Fifteenth Regiment, New Aviation, Great Lakes, Ill.
Shular, Robert Loni-, was horn Aug. 11, 1899. His service was from Oct. 7, 1917, to Nov. 10, 1917. lle had entered the army at Crawfordsville, Ind.
Shutters, Etmer 1 .. (45), son of M. W. and Clara Shutters, was born at Alto, Howard Co., Ind., Sept. S. 1887. Ile went into the army from Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 21, 1917, aud was assigned teamster. cook and first cook for supply company, 325th F. A., Eighty-fourth Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. After serving in France six months he was discharged at Camp Sherman, Ohio, March 1, 1919.
Sidney, William Edwin (54), son of William E. and Ilarriet Welsley Sidney, was born in Des Moines, lowa, Jan, 11, 1880. His wife is Mabel Stustridge Sidney. After his enlistment at Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 28, 1918, he was commissioned captain in the ordnance department, Wash- ington, D. C.
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Sileox, Sherman F.
Simmons, Basil Ivan (SE), son of William and Hannah Hooker Simmons, was born in Swayzee. Ind., Sept. 23. 1891. On May 15, 19IS, he enlisted in the army at Kokomo, Ind., and was given his first military experience at Fort Benjamin Harrison. In August, soon after bis arrival in France, he was sent into the Tonl sector with the Seventy-eighth Co., Motor Transport Corps. He remained overseas until the late summer of 1919.
Simmons, George Newell (8), son of Edgar A. and Belle George Simmons, was born in Kokomo, Ind., May 21, ISO9. Hle graduated from high school in 1917. Having enlisted in the army June 4, 1918. he was ordered to report at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Inne 9, 1918, and two weeks later he was sent to Camp Meigs, Washington, D. C. on Aug. 13, 1918, he was trans- ferred to Camp Beauregard, La. Sergeant Simmons was discharged there March 20, 1919, after having served his entire enlistment in the @. M. C.
Sinonons, George William (27), son of Victor G. and Willia D. Simmons, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Feb. 19. 1900. On his eighteen birthday when he was in the Junior year of high school, he enlisted in the army. lle was sent from Indianapolis, Ind., to Columbus, Ohio, and then to Washington, D. C. He was later assigned to the U. S A. Supply Base, Port Newark Terminal, Storage Detachment, Newark, N. J. There he served as timekeeper, and on Dec. 24, 1918, he was promoted to corporal and appointed chief clerk over an office force of twelve clerks. In April, 1919, he was advanced to quartermaster sergeant, Q. M. (. He was dis- charged at Camp Sherman, O., June 14, 19I9.
Simmons, Herbert George (s), son of Edgar A. and Belle George Simmons, was born in Kokomo. Ind., July 12, 1893. In 1912 he graduated from high school. He was married to Mary Williams in June. 1919. From May 12 to Aug. 7, 1917, he attended the first O. T. C. at Fort Benjamin Harrison: from June 29 to Oct. 29, 1918, he received training at the vocational training camp, Indianapolis; then he was transferred to the O. T. C. at Camp Grant, 111., where he was discharged Dec. 9, 1918, from the infantry branch of the army.
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