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Simmons, Hugh Oliver (63), son of Oliver T. and Nettie Morris Simmons, was born in Wichita, Kansas, July 2. 1×04. He entered the army at Kokomo, Ind., March 29, 1918, and during his stay at Camp Zachary Taylor he was promoted to corporal. On Sept. 1, 1918, he entered the O. T. C. at Camp Gordon, Ga .. and was commissioned second lieutenant in the infantry Nov. 13, 1018.
Simpson, Cecil G. (31), son of Orin and Eliza C. Koh Simpson, was born at Center, Ind., April 7, ISSS. Ile is a graduate of Morgan Park Academy, Chicago, and Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. On May 2, 1917, he enlisted in the navy at Indianapolis, Ind. He was advanced from machinists mate second class, to first class, and at the end of one year he was com- missioned ensign at the U. S. Naval Academy. At the close of the war he was located at the submarine school, New London, Conn., and when he had completed this course he was placed in charge of l' Boat K. 2. at Philadelphia, with Key West, Fla,, as the home port.
Simpson, Ralph Ward (25), son of Orin and Eliza C. Kob Simpson, was born at Center, Ind., Ang. 14, 1892. Ile attended school at Morgan Park, Chicago, and Purdue University, grad- uating from the latter in 1914. On Nov. 25, JOI7, he enlisted in the army at Chicago, and was assigned to Co. B, Thirtieth Engineers. He received his training at Camp Grant, Ill., Colum- bus, Ohio, and Washington, D. C. After going to France in January, 19Is, he was both gassed and wounded. On Feb. 12, 1919, Corporal Simpson received his discharge at Camp Grant, Ill.
Singer, Dwight Veruil (21), son of Charles A. and Margaret E. Lytle Singer, was born in Jackson Tp., Howard Co., Ind. After completing the high school work at Greentown, Ind., he attended Indiana University one year. It was while he was a college student that the United States entered the war, and he enlisted in Bat. F, made up largely of college men. In Angust, 1917, he was called into service, and as a part of the 150th F. A., Forty-second Division, "Rainbow," he left for France in October. 1917. lle was in active service from Feb- rmary, 1918, until the armistice was signed in November. Ile returned home with his division in April, 1919, and was a participant in the Indiana "Welcome Home" celebration at Indianap- olis, Ind. On May 12, 1919, he was mustered out at Camp Zachary Taylor. Ile had served on the following fronts: Lorraine, Champagne-Meuse, St. Mihiel, Woevre and Mense-Argonne.
Sizelove, Henry Ofte, was born Oct. 6. 1:87. lle enlisted at Gary, Ind., in June, 1916, and had his first experience in army life down on the Mexican Border. Ile was later a mem- her of the Twenty-ninth Division.
Sizelove, Sherwin Wilbur, was born Sept. 20, 1889. Upon enlisting in the army June 20, 1917, he was assigned to the artillery of the Third Division
Sizelove, Wayne.
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ROBERT LEROY KUNTZ
HAROLD O. VOORHIS
LEWIS RALPH KELLAR
WILLIAM F. BENNETT
CHARLES E. FENSTERMAKER
JOHN R. ALBRIGHT
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WILLIAM I. SCOTT
ALBERT E. GAFFNEY
JOSEPH FRANCIS O'TOOLE,
LEWIS J. LAMM
TRACEY O. MORRISON
EDWARD DILLON
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Sloan, Carl (3), son of Charles W. and Julia A. Sloan, was born near Greentown, Ind., Dec. 14, 1895. In June, 1914, he completed his work in the Kokomo High School. For a short period after he enlisted in the army at Kokomo Ind., in April, 1917, he was stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison; then he went to Camp Shelby, Miss., and later to Camp McArthur. Texas, where he attended the infantry O. T. C. Sergeant Sloan was discharged Nov. 25, 1918.
Sloan, George B. H. (60), son of Collins W. and Snsie 1. Sloan, was horn near Greentown, Ind., April 15. 1893. lle enlisted in the army at Kokomo, Ind., May 22, 1918, and was sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio. He was also at Fort Snelling, Minn., and Camp Devens, Mass. From the Thirty-sixth Infantry he was transferred to the Seventy-third Headquarters Co. Corporal Sloan was signal platoon assistant instructor of T P. S. and T. S. F. In October, 1918, he took over the work of intelligence sergeant. Ile landed in France early in November, 1918, but was returned to the States the next month and was discharged Feb. 3, 1919.
Stoan, James Foreman (Tod), was born in Bunkerhill, Ind. Ile is the foster son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Blouser of Kokomo. IJe enlisted in the French Army as an ambulance driver when that country first entered the war. After peace was declared he returned to the United States and became an actor in moving pictures.
Sloan, James Arlet (52), son of Charles W. and Julia A. Dick Sloan, was born near Green- town, Ind., July 24, 1898. After enlisting at Kokomo, Ind., Jan. 22, 1918, he received his train- ing at the following camps: Jefferson Barracks, Mo .; Camp Sevier, S. C .; and Camp Merritt, N. J .; then he embarked for France and served ten months with the Ninety-seventh Aero Squadron. Ile arrived in the States Jan, 22. 1919, and was mustered ont Feb. 3. 1919.
Sloan, Loren W. (44), son of Charles W. and Julia A. Dick Sloan, was born near Green- town, Ind., Dec. 23, 1883. When he enlisted in the army, Jan, 26, 1918, he was attached to Co. I, Signal Corps, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; later he was ordered to Camp Stanley, Texas, and there assigned to Co. C, Field Sigual Battalion. On Sept. 28, 1918, he sailed for France, and after reaching Bordeaux, he was promoted to sergeant.
Sloan, Russell B. (53), son of Charles W. and Julia A. Dick Sloan, was born at Plevna, Iloward Co., Ind., July 15, 1893. In March, 1917, he moved with his parents to Kokomo, Ind., and the same month enlisted in the army. At Fort Revere, Ilull, Mass., he was assigned to the First Co., Coast Artillery, but in July he was transferred to the field artillery, and in August he left for foreign duty. Sergeant Sloan was located at Brest, France, with the railway artillery supply depot. He returned to Kokomo, Ind., Oct. 8, 1919, after a service of iwenty- six months overseas.
Storum, Allen Franklin (50), son of Milton and Virginia Slocum, was born in Tiffin, Ohio, July 9, 1894. JIe came to Kokomo, Ind., with his parents in 1908, In August, 1918, he en- listed in the army and served as a machine gunner in Co. C, Forty-sixth Infantry, Camp Sheridan, Ala. Ilis discharge was issued at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Dec. 18, 1918.
Slusher, John Wesley (48), son of William and Amanda Slusher, was born in Danville, Ill., Oct. 28. 1888. Beginning April 10, 1907, he served four years in the United States Navy. On April 26, 1916, he enlisted in the Canadian Army, and on Oet. 14, 1916, he embarked for France. In a few weeks he was sent to the firing line. He was wounded at Vimy Ridge; gassed at the battle of Lens and in the fighting on the Somme. From Oct. 22, 1917, to March 29, 1918, he was in an English hospital; then he sailed for Canada on a hospital ship: this ship was Inter sunk by the Germans off the coast of Ireland in May, 1918. Sergeant Slusher was a member of the Twenty-first Battalion, C. E. F.
Small, Ernest Admiral, was born at Tipton. Ind. When eighteen years of age he entered the S. A. T. C. at Butler College in September, 1918, and was discharged Dec. 6, 1918.
Smallwood, Harry, was born at Kokomo, Ind., and at the time of entering the army he was twenty-two years of age. When he received his discharge at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Dec. 10, 1918, he was a member of the Seventh Co., Second Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade.
Smallwood, Willard.
Smissen, Horace Clark (11), son of Max 6. and Kate Z. Smissen, was born in Sterling City, Texas. In June, 1917, he graduated from the high school in Kokomo, Ind. The first three weeks of his army experience, beginning March 29, 1918, were spent at Jefferson Bar- racks, Mo .; then he was sent to Camp Hancock, Ga. Ilis work in the ordnance department took him to Penniman, Va,, to the Dupont Powder Works, where he was an inspector with the rank of corporal. Hle was discharged in the summer of 1919.
WILLARD R. DAVIS
ROBERT JAMES
CHARLES A. PIO
WALTER GRAY WAISNER
CLAUD NELSON
WILLIAM HENRY NUNENMAKER
ANDERSON P. LAMM
RAY CLYMER
JOSEPH E. PIO
EDWARD F. PIERCE
RUSSELL L. HAAS
CHARLES N. GRAHAM
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Smith. Alexander Gosman (42), son of Rev. Otis A. and Jane Gosman Smith, was born in Evansville, Ind., Oct. 16, 1895. in 1913 he graduated from the Kokomo High School and in 1917 he received his degree from Wabash College, although at the time of commencement he was attending the first O. T. C. at Fort Benjamin Harrison, having enlisted in May, 1917. When he was commissioned second lieutenant in August, 1917, he was ordered to Camp Shelby. Miss .; then in December, 1917, he was transferred to Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky .; and the following June he went with the Eighty-fourth Division to Camp Sherman, Ohio. As a mem- ber of the First Battalion, 335th Infantry, he arrived in France Sept. 19. 1918, but when he went to the Rhine country after the armistice he was attached to the Thirty-ninth Infantry. He returned from overseas in August. 1919, and received his discharge at Camp Zachary Taylor Aug. 27, 1919.
Smith, Carlisle Forrest (16), son of Newton B. and AnDie B. Yager Smith, was born in Kokomo, Ind., June 14, 1897. He was a senior in Purdue University when he enlisted, and entered the coast artillery training school, Fortress Monroe, Va., in October, 1918. In order that he might return to his college work after the armistice, he was given his discharge Nov, 24, 1918. Ile graduated with the class of 1919.
Smith, Charles E., was born at Evansville, Ind., Nov. 30, ISSS. IIe left Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for France with the Seventh Field AArtillery Band, and after the armistice he went with the Army of Occupation to Germany. His last assignment was at St. Nazaire with the 146th Casual Co. On Feb. 22, 1919, he received his discharge at Camp Sherman, Ohio.
Smith, Charles Nassau (48), son of Rev. Otis 1. and Jane Gosman Smith, was born at Bay City, Mich., May 19, 1900. in 1918 he graduated from the Kokomo High School. On Sept. 30 following, he enlisted iu the S. A. T. C. at Wabash College and was assigned to Co. B. When the camp was discontinned he was discharged, Dec 19, 1918, and returned to his college work.
Smith, Clarence Dan, was born May 27, 1896. He enlisted in Kokomo, Ind., in July, 1917, and was discharged in March, 1919.
Smith, Clarence F., was born in Blackford Co., Ind., in 1898. His parents are dead, but he made his home with his brother, Charles II. Smith. On July 26, 1917, he enlisted in Kokomo. Ind., and on Dec. 11, 1917, he sailed for France. In the spring of 1918 he began his active service on the firing line with Bat. B, Fifteenth F. A.
Smith, Clande L. (49), son of John D. and Elizabeth II. Smith, was born in Shelbyville, Ind., in December, 1892. His wife is Mabel Smith. Ile enlisted at Connersville, Ind., and was promoted from private to top sergeant. fle served as an instructor and patternmaker of airplanes at St. Paul, Minn., until discharged in February, 1919.
Smith, Clyde Cecil (1), son of Henry and Minnie 1. Smith, was born in Kokomo, Ind., April 14, 1892. In 1911 he graduated from the Kokomo High School. Ile was inducted into the army with those who left for Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Sept. 21, 1917. 1Ie received the following promotions: First class private, buzzer operator, battery clerk, corporal and acting signal sergeant; after attending the O. T. C. he was commissioned second lientenant and as- signed to Bat. D, Third Regiment, F. A. R. D. He received his discharge Dec. 8, 1918.
Smith, Daniel W., was born at Garfield, Kansas, and was twenty-eight years of age at the time of his enlistment. He served in the 117th Engineers, but at the time of his discharge he was attached to Convalescent Center No. I. Ilis discharge was issued at Camp Sherman, . Ohio, Jan. 27, 1919.
Smith, Donald Clark, was born Oct. 1, 1895. Ile served continuonsly in the army from February, 1912, as a member of the headquarters company of the Sixty-second Infantry, to 1919.
Smith, Fred M., was born April 28, 189S. Ile enlisted June 28, 1918, and served with the Eighth Coast Artillery Corps.
Smith, George B.
Smith, George Paul, was born Feb. 11, 1901. Ile enlisted in Kokomo, Ind., May 8, 1917. and after going to Fort Thomas. Ky., he was assigned to the cavalry.
Smith, George Thomas, entered the army at Kokomo, Ind., March 29, 1918, and was sent in the draft to the cantonment at Louisville. Ky., where he was assigned to the Eleventh Co., Third Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Corporal Smith was gassed while serving on the west- ern front in France.
Smith, George David.
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Smith, Harry Nickte, was sent in the draft, and because of physical disability he was dis- charged March 12, 1918, at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
Smith, Glen H., son of Mrs. Clara J. Smith, was born in Kokomo, Ind., June 13, 1>87. On May 30, 1905. he enlisted in the Indiana National Guard and served as a bugler for two years. lle re-enlisted in 3908 and 1911. In 1915 he enlisted in the Mississippi National Guard and was on border duty in Texas until April 1, 1917, when he was sent to Vicksburg, Miss., and later to Camp Beauregard, La .. where he was advanced to sergeant major of the 155th Regiment. Ilis discharge was issued March 9, 1919.
Smith, JJames W., was born in January, 1859. His army service lasted from June to Dee. 15, 1918. He enlisted in the field artillery at Baltimore, Md.
Smith, Lawrence Ray (53), son of James W. and Rhodema A. Overman Smith, was born in Tipton Co., Ind .. May 3. 1896. He is a graduate of the Windfall High School. le moved to I'nion Township and went to Camp Zachary Taylor with the Howard County boys Sept. 21, 1917. He also had military training on the range at West Point, Ky., before going to France in September, 1918, with Bat. D. 325th F. A., Eighty-fourth Division. lle was stationed near Bordeaux. Ile landed at Newport News, Va .. Feb. 15, 1939, and was discharged at Camp Sher- man, Ohio, March 1, 1919.
Smith, Ray,
smith, Lloyd L. 145), son of John B, and Elizabeth II. Smith, was born in 1896. lle en- listed in the army at Connersville, Ind., in December, 1917, and as a motor mechanic, he served in an airplane contingent in France.
Smith, Lowell Elmer (45), son of Julius and Lonisa E. Smith, was born in Coles Co., Ill., Oct. 13. 1894. Hle entered the army at Kokomo, Ind., in March, 1915, lle received training at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky .. Camp Greenleaf, Ga., and Camp Jackson, S. C. He was attached to the ambulance corps and base hospital.
Smith, Luther Oren (50), son of Harrison E. and Anna M. Smith, was born in Kokomo, Iud., Dec. 29, 1892. While at Eugene, Ore, he enlisted in the army and was stationed at Van- couver Barraeks, Wash., with Co. E, Fourth Regiment, Engineers. In July, 1917, he was pro- moted to corporal and in September he was advanced to sergeant. The following month he was transferred to the 318th Engineers. He broke his leg while playing football, and was sent to San Francisco in January, 1918, to have it amputated. He was unable to go on with his eontingent to France. Shortly before his injury he married Rosemary Traynor, of Vancouver, Wash. lle was discharged Sept. 25, 1919.
Smith, Paul Mantey, son of David and Sarah Smith, was born May 4, 1899. Ile attended high school in Kokomo, Ind., two years. At the time of his enlistment in the coast artillery, he was staying temporarily at Mt. Carmel, Ill. While in the service he was stationed on the Canal Zone, Panama.
Smith, Perry David (28), son of Edwin and Jennie Berry Smith, was born Jan. 20, 1891. He was in high school in Kokomo for one and one-half years. Four months from the day he left Kokomo. Ind., for Fort Thomas, Ky., Sept. 22, 1917. he arrived in France. All but two weeks of this period was spent at Madison Barracks, N. Y., where he was assigned to the Q. M. C. In France he was attached to the 306th Supply Co. until February, 1018; then Cor- poral Smith was transferred to Headquarters Co., 305th Labor Battalion, and the following month he was promoted to sergeant. He was stationed near St. Nazaire. lle was discharged at Camp Sherman July 26, 1919.
Smith, Røy Edward, was born in 1866. For a time he was stationed at the League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia, before he went overseas.
Smith, Samuel N,, was born Oct. 2, 1801. He began his army service in September, 1917. He was discharged at lloboken, N. J., July 12, 191S.
Smith, Sylvester David (55), son of Mrs. Anna Smith, was born in Louisville, Ky .. Nov. 30, 1897. On Oct. 1, 1916, he enlisted in the army. lle belonged to the band of the 369th In- fantry, which toured the war zone for two years.
Smith, Theophilus G., son of George W. and Julia E. Daniel Smith, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 18, 1896. Upon going to Camp Custor. Mich., Sept. 26, 1918, with a company of men from this eonuty, he was assigned to the Third Provisional Co., Col. Detachment. 160th Brigade. However, at the time of his discharge, Dec. 18, 1918, at Camp Sherman, Ohio, he was attached to Co. B, Sixth Pioneer Infantry.
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Smith, Virgil Lee (5), son of Charles W. and Naney A. Smith, was born in Linwood, Ind. Ile entered the army at Kokomo, Ind., July 1, 1918, aml was sent to Indianapolis, Ind., to the motor school. After going to Camp Jackson, S. C., he was assigned to Bat D, Second Battalion, Twelfth Regiment, F. A. R. I. While in France he was stationed at Camp Hunt, attached to Truck Co. D, Fourth Corps Artillery. He returned to the States in June, 1919, and was mustered out of the service in July, 1919.
Smith, Wallace Edwin, son of Howard and Elizabeth Carter Smith, was born at Russia- ville, Ind., Aug. 31, 1893. In 1911 he graduated from high school. On Sept. 3, 1918, he was as- signed to the Fifteenth Co., Fourth Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. Ou Nov. 30, when he was transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C., he was placed in Bat. (. Eighteenth Regiment, F. A. R. D .; then he was returned to Louisville on Dec. 27, 1918, and attached to the Seventeenth Co., 159th Depot Brigade. His discharge was granted Jan. 3, 1919.
Smith, Walter.
Smith, Walter A., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Smith, was born in Miami Co., Ind., Feb. 19, 1887. Enlisting in the army at Muskegon, Mich., April 28, 1918, he was assigned to Co. E. 116th Engineers, which went to France.
. Smith, Wesley Everett (3), son of Will II and Mary II. Touby Smith, was born in Howard Co., Ind., Ang. 21, 1895. In 1913 he graduated from the Kokomo High School. His military training was received at Camp Zachary Taylor and Camp Knox, Ky., beginning Sept. 21, 1917, and ending in September, 1918; then he entrained for Camp Mills with Bat. D, 325th F. A. Ser- geant Smith went to France in October, 1918, with the Eighty-fourth Division. He was dis- charged at Camp Sherman, O., March 1, 1919.
Smith, William E. (51), son of John D. and Elizabeth 11. Smith, was born at Shelbyville, Ind., in 1894. Ile enlisted in the army at Connersville, Ind., and was in training at Camp Sheridan, Ala., until his discharge in February, 1919.
Smith, William Mortimer, was born at Homer, Ill. He became a member of the S. A. T. C. at Purdue University in October and served until Dec. 13, 1918. He was twenty-five years of age.
Smith, Worley *(14).
Smitherman, Julius (89), son of Julius and Matilda Smitherman, was born in Indianapolis, Ind., July 7, 1890. He attended high school two years. On Aug. 24, 1918, he went to Camp Dodge, lowa, and was there assigned to the 414th Reserve Labor Battalion. From March 4 to April 3, 1919, he was on duty at Camp I'pton, L. 1., then he was returned to Camp Dodge and given bis discharge May 20, 1919, with the rank of first class private.
Smoker, Emmett G. Smoker, Jacob.
Snavely, Alonzo Everett, son of Mrs. Belle Snavely, began his military work at the Blind Institute, Indianapolis, Ind., June 28, 1918. He died in France Nov. 14, 1918, of pneumonia.
Sniff, Odo, son of William and Eunice Chester Sniff, was born June 5, 1896, at Jonesboro, Ind. His wife is Fannie Stiner Sniff. on Ang. ID, 1917, he enlisted at Kokomo, Ind., and served in the navy at New York, N. Y.
Sniff, Otis.
Snoddy, Clyde Edward (93), son of Edward and Maude A. Hensley Snoddy, was born at Bloomington, Ind., Dec. 12, 1895. Ile is a graduate of the high school at Bloomington, Ind., and while he was in France be was a student at Grenoble University one term. He enlisted at Bloomington, Ind., April 12, 1917, and on Oct. 31, 1917, he landed at St. Nazaire, France, with Bat. F. 150th F. A., Forty-second Division. As battery conrier for his contingent, he served in the following battles, engagements and expeditions: Baccaret sector. Feb. 23 to March 23, 1018; Baccaret sector, March 30 to June 20, 1918; Champagne-Marne defensive, July 15-18, 1918; Aisne-Marne offensive, July 25 to Aug. 11, 1918; St. Mihiel offensive, Sept. 12-16, 1918; minor operations in Woevre, Sept. 17-30, 1918; Meuse-Argonne offensive, Sept. 30 to Nov. 11, 1918; Army of Occupation, Nov. 17, 1918, to March 10, 1919. Directly after the armistice was signed he was in Grenoble, France, a beautiful Alpine city, and there he heard Miss Fernande Louise Viano sing, and he was so pleased with her voice that he resolved to form a closer acquaintance. When he returned from Europe in July, 1919, Miss Viano had become Mrs. Snoddy, and their honeymoon had been spent at Lake Constance, Switzerland. He was mustered out of the ser- vice at Hoboken, N. J., Ang. 4. 1019, and together they came to live in Kokomo, Ind.
Snodgrass, Clement Alexander, son of S. P. and Margaret Johnson Snodgrass, was born in Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 21, 1895. For two months after he enlisted in the navy at Indianapolis,
RAYMOND W. ROBERTS
HOWARD WILLIAMSON
PEARL HARDIMON
OLIVER W. HARVEY
ROYCE K. BOND
WORLEY DAVID GASKIN
RICHARD RAYMOND BROWN
SAMUEL MARSH
T. WRAY HARDI MON
TAYLOR WATTS
GARTH PETERS
CLINTON L. ROBERTS
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Ind., Dec. 13, 1917, he was at the Great Lakes Training School; then he went to Hampton Roads, Va., and two weeks later he was sent to the supply base at Yorktown. Va. On Jan. 20, 1919, he received his discharge at New York, N. Y., rated seaman, second class.
Snow, Fred James. Snow, Fred N.
Snow, Harry Lavern, son of Mrs. Martha Snow, entered the army March 2S, 1918, at Ko- komo, Ind. After training at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., he was sent to Fort Oglethorpe. Ga., Camp Jackson, S. C., and Camp Mills, L. I. While in France he was located at Evacuation Hospital No. 26.
Snow, John Edward (50), son of William M. and Emma Snow, was born in Kokomo, Ind .. and attended schoot at Darrough Chapel. He went to Fort Hamilton, N. Y., April 3, 1918. with a company of Kokomo men who were inducted into the National Army. He was sent overseas with Bat. C, Seventieth Coast Artillery Corps. He was returned to the States about March, 1919, and having been injured, he was sent to the West Baden General Hospital.
Snyder, Albin Earl, son of Albin M. and Udora Trimble Snyder, was born in Tiffin, Ohio. On April 30, 1917, he married Fannie Ford. It was on Aug. 5, 1917, that he was called into service at Fort Benjamin Harrison, and tater he was ordered to Camp Shelby, Miss .. a national guard camp. lIe remained there until Oct. 4, 1918, when he entrained for an east- ern port. With Co. B. Thirty-ninth Infantry, Fourth Division, he was on the front lines for a short period. After the armistice he was bilteted at Reiden. Germany. He arrived at Camp Mills, N. Y., July 28, 1919, and was mustered out of the army August 4, 1919, at Camp Sher- man, O.
sockal, Torris.
Somers, Awbrey Forrest (56), son of Milton P. and Ella Watkins Somers, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Dec. 3, 1896. Ile attended high schoot three and one half years. While he en- listed in the army at Kokomo, he was not sworn in until he had been examined at Cotumbus Barracks, Ohio. There he was assigned to the Niuety-sixth Co., Coast Artillery, at Hull, Mass. On Oct. 15, 1917, he was transferred to the Seventy-seventh Division, Camp Upton, L. I. On Oct. 22 he was promoted to sergeant, and spent his time drilling recruits. His next assignment was at Camp Gordon, Ga., where with the Sixth Infantry Replacement Regiment he received intensive training. On Jan. 7, 1919, he was placed in the personnel office, head- quarters, overseas convalescent battalion.
Somers, Glenn W. (16), son of Mitton P. and Ella Watkins Somers, was born July 17, 1895, in Kokomo, Ind. Ile was graduated from high school with the class of 1914. On Dec. 16. 1917, at Cincinnati, he enlisted in the navy, and while at the Great Lakes Station, he served as company commander and regimental adjutant of the Eighth and Fifteenth Regiments. He was ordered to Minneapolis, Minu., for training in naval aviation, and in December, 1918, he was trans- ferred to Miami and Key West, Fla. He was rated landsman electrician radio apprentice, sea- quan, seaman second class, seaman coxswain and chief quartermaster aviation cadet for flying. Ile was discharged at the Great Lakes Station Feb. 4, 1919, and at once became physical director of the Y. M. C. A. at Dayton, Ohio.
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