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In closing this brief notice of some of the less conspicuous, but no less worthy, forms of the war spirit, it can only be said that there must be inevitably many omissions. So many were the separate organizations, so widespread were the activi- ties, that it is impossible to be sure that all have been mentioned. To make the record entirely complete one would have to go into countless homes, some of them in remote sections of the town, where every evening the mother took down her knitting to make socks for the boys overseas; and one would have to give credit to the many who bought thrift stamps or contributed to the Red Cross when their own needs were very great. The war was won by this kind of cooperation; and every man, woman, or child who did his share to the best of his ability helped to make victory possible.
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ANDOVER POST, NUMBER EIGHT, AMERICAN LEGION
" In heaven we place a manly trust, That truth and justice will prevail, And every scheme of bondage fail."
It was both fitting and inevitable that some permanent form of veterans' organization should eventuate from the World War; the only problem was to de- cide which one of several which were started almost simultaneously would be most likely to endure. The American Legion, established late in 1918 by a group of well- known soldiers then stationed near Paris, had, however, a marked advantage in personnel and prestige, and was destined to distance all its competitors. Within a year it was a national order, with a membership running into the hundreds of thousands and with a power which could not be mistaken.
So far as Andover is concerned, the local post originated in some informal conversations among a few interested service men, who, after investigating the situation thoroughly, invited several others to join them in issuing a call for a preliminary meeting. Those who signed the original call represented most bran- ches of the service, as follows: George Abbot (F. A.), Maurice J. Curran (F. A.), Frederick J. Daly (M. T. C.), James Dick (F. A.), Claude M. Fuess (Q. M. C.), James B. Gillen (T. C.), William Holden (Inf.), N. McLeish (British), James K. Selden (A. S.), Horace Hale Smith (Navy), M. W. Stackpole (Chaplain), and Philip W. Thomson (Q. M. C.). A committee of these men arranged for a mass meeting on Tuesday, May 20, 1919, in the Town Hall. A band was engaged, and every effort was made to bring out a large body of veterans. The presiding officer Chaplain Markham W. Stackpole, after explaining the object of the gathering, introduced as the principal speaker Colonel Herbert, of the 102nd Field Artillery, 26th Division, one of the founders of the American Legion. At the conclusion of his convincing address, the men present voted to organize a local post. Mr. Stack- pole was elected temporary chairman, and Dr. Fuess temporary clerk. A Com- mittee on Organization, appointed by the Chair, was made up of Horace Hale Smith (Chairman), Roy A. Daniels, Norman McLeish, and William Holden. A Committee on Nominations was also chosen, consisting of Fred Cheever (Chair- man), James K. Selden, and Frederick P. Hulme. On this occasion ninety-one signified their intention of becoming members.
The first regular meeting of Andover Post was held on the evening of Tuesday, June 3, in the rooms of the Army and Navy Club. It was a hot night, and not
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many were present; but an organization was effected, with Philip W. Thomson as Commander, George A. Abbott as Vice-Commander, Frederick P. Hulme as Adjutant, William Holden as Finance Officer, Claude M. Fuess as His- torian, and Markham W. Stackpole as Chaplain. Arthur W. Cole, Arthur Jenkins, and Norman McLeish were elected to the Executive Committee. At this time an application for a charter signed by twenty-one men was prepared and sent to the State Executive Committee, with the result that the Andover Post secured the low number "8", thus being one of the earliest to be formed in the Common- wealth.
The local post having been established, rooms were secured in the Burns building, and a "drive" was made for members. On September 2, at the Town Hall, there was a meeting at which Sergeant-Major Harry R. Williams, of the 101st Ammunition Train, gave the important address, and which was attended by over two hundred service men. At the Welcome Home celebration, on September 6, Commander Thomson, of the Andover Legion, received a beautiful standard from Comrade E. Kendall Jenkins, of the William F. Bartlett Post, Number 99, Grand Army of the Republic. In reply to Mr. Jenkins, Captain Thomson said, in part :-
"That our colors should have come to us from your hands is what every one of us would have desired. You have entrusted that flag to us. This great and generous celebration this town has given us. Perhaps the very best token of ap- preciation and thanks that we can give to all of you today is to say to everyone here that the American Legion throughout the length and breadth of this land has taken upon itself to guard that flag, - even as you of the Grand Army have guarded it."
Andover Post, Number Eight, American Legion was now on a firm footing and a vigorous campaign brought the roll of members up to over two hundred. On September 16, in appreciation of what the town had done, the post passed the following resolution: -
"Voted, that we, the members of Andover Post, Number 8, American Legion, desire to place on record our deep and heartfelt thanks to all the good people of Andover for the loyal and generous support so constantly given us through our period of service during the Great War, and especially for the wonderful spirit shown in the Welcome Home celebration."
The delegates to the first state convention, elected on October 7, were Wil- liam J.'Cronin, William Higgins, and George Abbott. On October 12 the post held its first dance, the precursor of a long series of successful entertainments. On December 30 officers for the following year were elected as follows: Com- mander, Edward R. Lawson; Vice-Commander, George Abbott; Adjutant, Arthur R. Lewis; Finance Officer, William Holden; Chaplain, Markham W. Stackpole; Historian, Claude M. Fuess; War Risk Officer, William B. Higgins; Employment Officer, Ralph E. Nash. At this time the membership roll included 283 names, a
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remarkable showing for a town the size of Andover. Within a short period Mr. Lawson was obliged to resign his position, and was succeeded by Paul M. Cheney, who served through the remainder of the year.
It has been a pleasant privilege of the local post to participate in the various patriotic demonstrations held from time to time in the town. On Memorial Day especially the members have been proud to join with the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic in paying reverence to the heroic dead. In cases where the bodies of Andover men who fell in the World War have been returned to this country, the American Legion has taken part in the funeral services and has escorted the body to its last resting-place.
The Legion has also been instrumental in caring for disabled or incapacitated ex-service men, whether members of the Legion or not. No small share of this labor of love has been performed by the Women's Auxiliary, composed of the women relatives of Legion members and established in Andover during November, 1920. The first officers of the local post of the Women's Auxiliary were Mrs. Bartlett H. Hayes (President), Mrs. Frank Foster (Vice-President), Mrs. Thaxter Eaton (Secretary), and Mrs. Arthur Lewis (Treasurer).
The Legion early desired to preserve in some permanent way the records of Andover soldiers and sailors, and, through the generous financial support of the town, that aim has been made possible in this volume, prepared and published under the auspices of Andover Post, Number Eight.
The further activities of Andover Post do not fall logically within the scope of this volume. Under the present Commander, Major Bartlett H. Hayes, the post is flourishing, and taking, we believe, a useful part in the affairs of the town. The members may be trusted to assume a position of leadership in every movement to defend the national ideals and to uphold the principles of true Americanism. It will be their function to carry on into peace times that unselfish public spirit which this book has described and which was, in many respects, the finest product of the World War.
OFFICERS OF ANDOVER POST, NUMBER EIGHT, AMERICAN LEGION
1921
C M. FUESS (Historian)
M. W. STACKPOLE
T. EATON
(Chaplain)
(Finance Officer) (Sergeant-at-Arms)
W. H. KYDD
F. H. CHEEVER (Adjutant)
B. H. HAYES (Commander)
W. B. HIGGINS (Vice-Commander)
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T HE list which follows, comprising the names and records of the Andover men and women in the military, naval, or marine service of the United States or her Allies during the World War, has been prepared under great difficulties. In spite of the fact that three separate letters were sent to each serv- ice man in the town and notices published at intervals in all the local newspapers, there have been many persons who have made no reply whatever, even of acknow- ledgment or refusal. The editor has done his best to follow up every such case, but only too often without success. Some men have moved away, without leaving an address; some have politely disclaimed any wish to be included in the roll of honor; and a few, upon being urged in the matter, have become positively indig- nant. This record, however, has been checked with every available source of in- formation, including the lists kept by the town and the various social and fraternal organizations. In spite of the utmost care, there must, nevertheless, be many imperfections, errors, and omissions. The editor can only beg from those con- cerned the indulgence which should always be extended to any one who is so rash as to undertake a record involving so much complexity and detail.
ABBOT, GEORGE EZRA:
Born, Mar. 22, 1898, Melrose, Mass .; enl. May 9, 1917, as cand. O. T. C., Plattsburg; com. 1st Lt., Inf. and as. to Hdqtrs. Co., 301st Inf., Camp Devens, Sept. 17, 1917; made Bn. Adj't., 1st Bn., 301st Inf .; sailed overseas, June 25, 1918, arriving in Eng., July 7, and in Fr., July 21; attached to 41st Div. (1st Replacement Depot), St. Aignan, Fr., Nov. 1, 1918-Mar. 1, 1919; with Sorbonne Detachment, Paris, Mar. 1-July 10, 1919; hon. dis., Camp Dix, Aug. 4, 1919.
Present address - c-o Brown Bros. & Co., 59 Wall St., New York City.
ABBOT, JOHN RADFORD:
Born, Apr. 30, 1893, Melrose, Mass .; enl. June 2, 1917. Served with Sec. 10, U. S. Army Amb. Service, June 7, '17 to Sept. 12, '17. Sailed for France Aug. 7, '17. With Sec. 585, U. S. A. A. S., French Army, Sept. 14, '17-Apr. 23, '19. Served continuously at the Front from Oct. 8, '17 to Nov. 11, '18, with 128th Div. of the French Army, in Baccarat sector, Somme defensive, Villers, Cotterets and Marne offensive, Soissons, Aisne offensive, Chemin-des-Dames and Ypres Lys offensive. Also 3 mos. in Germany, Dec. 6, '18 to Mar. 13, '19. Made Sergt., 1st class, July 1, '17; 1st Lt., U. S. A. A. S., Sept. 12, '17. Slightly wounded at Chaudun, July 22, '18. Awarded "Croix de Guerre" with three citations. Returned to America, Apr. 19, '19. Hon. dis., Camp Dix, Apr. 23, '19. Present address - Duxbury, Mass.
ABBOT, LESTER FREEMAN:
Born, Andover, Mass., Aug. 26, 1895; enl. Oct. 5, 1917; assigned to 18th Co., 151st Depot Brigade, at Camp Devens. Transferred to 304th Ambulance, to 6th Co., Depot Brigade, and to 301st Auxiliary Remount Depot. Hon. dis., May 15, 1919.
Present address - Dascomb Road, Andover, Mass.
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ABBOTT, ALLEN F .:
Born Aug. 17, 1872, Andover, Mass .; enl. Apr. 1, 1917 as Ch. Carp. Mate. Still in service. Home address - 33 High St., Andover, Mass.
ABBOTT, GEORGE A .:
Born, Nov. 27, 1897, Andover, Mass., enl., Apr. 10, 1917 as Sgt. Served with Bat. F, 102nd F. A. Sailed overseas with 26th Div., and went through every engagement of the Div., coming home with them. Hon. dis., Camp Devens, Apr. 29, '19.
Present address - 33 High St., Andover, Mass.
ABBOTT, LUCY BALLARD:
Born May 11, 1887, Andover, Mass .; enl. April 12, 1918, as Reserve Army Nurse. At Camp Lee Base Hosp., Apr. 12-June 14, '17. Went overseas with Base Hosp. 44, July 14, '18. Hon. dis., New York, July 11, 1919.
Home address - Andover, Mass. (At present in China.)
ABBOTT, PAUL J .:
Born, Andover, Mass. Entered service Oct. 11, '18, with Springfield College S. A. T. C. Hon. dis., Dec. 11, 1918 at Springfield.
Present address - 315 Pearl St., Hartford, Conn.
ALLEN, NORMAN TOWNE:
Born, May 31, 1899, Frye Village, Mass .; entered service Oct. 10, '18 as App. Sea., with U. S. N. R. F. at M. I. T., Cambridge, Mass. Released from active duty, Dec. 17, '18. Present address - 1 Union St., Shawsheen Village, Mass.
ANDERSON, JOHN ALFRED:
Born, May 11, 1893, Hubbardston, Mass .; enl. Dec. 4, 1917, as Priv. 1st Cl. At Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., with the first Sanitary Squad in the U. S. Army, until Feb. 4, '18, sailing for France on that date, arriving at Brest, Feb. 24, '18. Cooked for Camp Hospital No. 11 for three months, and then drove an Ambulance. Returned to U. S. May 24, '19. Hon. dis., Camp Devens, June 4, 1919.
Present address - Clark Road, Ballardvale, Mass.
ANDERSON, ROBERT W .:
Born, Arbroath, Scotland; enl. Oct. 4, 1917; 69th Canadian Regiment. Hon. dis., June 1, 1919. Present address - 3 Buxton Ct., Andover, Mass.
ARMOUR, CLAUDE:
Enl., 1918, with McLean Kilties, Canada; hon. dis., 1919.
ARMOUR, JAMES:
Born, Johnson, Scotland. 14th Battalion, No. 3 Co., Canadian Forces; enl. Jan. 1918; assigned to 1st Quebecs at Montreal, Canada. Sailed from Halifax, N. S. and arrived at Liverpool, Eng .; sailed from Liverpool, Eng., and returned to Halifax, N. S. Served 11 months with B. E. F., Canadian Army. Engaged in the battles of Amiens, Arras, and Cam- brai. Received shrapnel wound in Jan. and was wounded again, Sept. 28, 1918. Hon. dis., Jan. 1919.
Present address - 38 Main St., Andover, Mass.
AUCHTERLONIE, ALEXANDER:
Born, Sept. 23, 1887, Arbroath, Scotland; enl. Jan. 19, 1918 with 1st Depot Bn., New Bruns- wick Regiment, St. John, N. B. Made Corp. Mar. 16, '18; Sgt., May 21, '18. Hon. dis., Dec. 22, '18, as Platoon Sgt.
Present address - 79 School St., Andover, Mass.
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AUCHTERLONIE, JOHN CARGILL:
Born, 1887, Arbroath, Scotland; enl., Dec. 14, 1917, at Fort Slocum, as private; trans. to Kelly Field, Texas, with Mechanical Detachment, and later to Waco, Texas, and Camp Green, N. C .; trans. May 28, 1918, to 276th Aero Squadron, Camp Jackson, S. C .; pro. Corp'1, Serg't, and Serg't 1st Cl .; hon. dis., Feb. 20, 1919, Camp Jackson. Present address - 65 Red Spring Road, Andover, Mass.
BACON, EDWARD LEWIS:
Born, No. Shapleigh, Maine; enl. Feb. 1, 1918. Assigned to Naval Reserve Force; reported March 7, 1918 at U. S. Naval Radio School at Cambridge; Naval Reserve, Hingham. Hon. dis., Jan. 15, 1919.
BAILEY, ARLON W .:
Inducted Nov. 9, 1918; hon. dis., Nov. 14, 1918.
Present address - River Road, R. F. D. No. 1, Andover, Mass.
BAILEY, WILLIAM HENRY:
Born, Jan. 22, 1894, Andover, Mass .; enl. July 24, 1918. Camp Devens, July 24 to Aug. 18, '18, 24th Co. Det. 6th Bn. Depot Brigade; Aug. 18-Jan. 21, '19, 12th Div., Co. D, 36th M. G. B. Hon. dis., Camp Devens, Jan. 21, 1919. Present address - River Road, Andover, Mass.
BAKER, JOHN H .:
Born, Andover, Mass .; enl. when Bat. F of Lowell was formed; mustered in May 18, 1917; drilled at Lowell and trained at Boxford; went to France in Oct. with 102nd F. A., 26th Div .; took part in all battles of 26th Div .; died of bronchial pneumonia in France, Jan. 3, 1919.
BAKER, RALPH F .:
Born July 8, 1895, Andover, Mass .; enl. Apr. 29, 1918 - 11th Co. 3rd Bn. 151 D. B., Camp Devens. Hon. dis., May 20, 1918.
Present address - 19 Barnard St., Andover, Mass.
BARNARD, FOSTER CARNES:
Born, Nov. 28, 1896, Andover, Mass .; enl. July 5, 1918, as Elec., 3rd Cl. (R). Hon. dis., Rockport, Mass., Aug. 7, 1919. Present address - Elm Square, Andover, Mass.
BARNES, LAWRENCE GRANVILLE:
Born Brookline, Mass .; inducted Nov. 9, 1918; assigned to Div. No. 21, Georgetown, Mass. Hon. dis., Nov. 14, 1918. Present address - 125 Haverhill St., Andover, Mass.
BARRETT, JOHN JOSEPH:
Born, Sept. 5, 1895, Andover, Mass .; enl. July 24, 1918. At Camp Devens with 24th Co., 6th Bn. of Inf. Depot Brig. Hon. dis., Camp Devens, Dec. 11, 1918. Present address - 17 Harding St., Andover, Mass.
BATCHELOR, JAMES PORTER:
Born, Andover, Mass .; enl. for duration of war; reported July 29, 1917; assigned to Canadian Army Medical Corps at Toronto, Canada, No. 2 Training Depot. Hon. dis. Jan. 27, 1919. Present address - 54 Bowdoin St., Lawrence, Mass.
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BATCHELOR, WM. S .:
Born, Lawrence, Mass .; enl. June 25, 1918; assigned to 153 Depot Brigade - 32d Co. at Camp Dix, N. J. Transferred to 151st Depot Brigade. Sailed from U. S. Aug. 23, 1918; arrived at port overseas Sept. 5, 1918. Sailed from port overseas Feb. 23, 1919; arrived at Hoboken, March 7, 1919. Co. D, 336 Machine Gun Battalion -87th Division. Hon. dis., Mar. 18, 1919.
Present address - 7 Buxton Ct., Andover, Mass.
BATESON, GEORGE:
Inducted, Nov. 9, 1918; hon. dis., Nov. 14, 1918.
Present address - 20 Brechin Terrace.
BATESON, WILLIAM:
Inducted, Nov. 9, 1918; hon. dis., Nov. 14, 1918.
Present address - 20 Brechin Terrace.
BATTLES, JOSEPH PORTER:
Born, Apr. 8, 1892, Lawrence, Mass .; enl. with the French Army, July 9, 1917; with the American Army, Sept. 1, 1917 at Lanchy, France. Served with the American Field Service in Section 71, S. S. U. 71. Changed to S. S. U. 641 Amb. Am. Service on joining American Army. In the following battles and campaigns - Somme Defensive, Aug. 21 to Oct. 30, '17; Verdun Defensive, Nov. 2 to Dec. 8, '17; Argonne Defensive, Dec. 27, '17 to May 17, '18; St. Mihiel Defensive, May 26 to July 23, '18; Aisne Offensive, Aug. 3 to Sept. 18, '18, with 10th French Army; October 24 to Nov. 11, '18, Serre Offensive. Gassed, but not dis- abled. Awarded American Field Service Medal. Section 641 was cited on Oct. 28 by the Gen'l. of the 17th French Division, for work done Aug. 21-26, '18. Citation signed by Petain. Belongs to the Paris (France) Post No. 1 of the American Legion. Hon. dis., Camp Devens, Apr. 17, 1919.
Present address - 255 Fort Washington Ave., New York City.
BATTLES, RICHARD OLIVER:
Born, Nov. 23, 1894, North Andover, Mass .; enl. with American Field Service, Ambulance Section No. 71, June, 1917; Unit transferred to U. S. Army, Sept., 1917, Section No. 641. Reached France July 9, '17. Assigned to 148th Division, French Infantry, 3rd Army. In the following battles and campaigns - Somme Defensive, Aug. 21 to Oct. 30, '17; Verdun Defensive, Nov. 2 to Dec. 8, '17; Argonne Defensive, Dec. 27, '17 to May 17, '18; St. Mihiel Defensive, May 26 to July 23, '18; Aisne Offensive, Aug. 3 to Sept. 18, '18; with 10th French Army, October 24 to Nov. 11, '18. With French Army of Occupation at Saar Louis, Rein- ish, Prussia, Dec. '18 to Mar., '19. Gassed but not disabled. Awarded American Field Service Medal. Section 641 was cited on Oct. 28 by the Gen'l of the 17th French Division, for work done Aug. 21-26, '18. Citation signed by Petain. Member of the Paris (France) Post No. 1 of the American Legion. Hon. dis., Camp Devens, Apr. 17, 1919.
Present address - Paris, France. (Home, 18 Wolcott Ave., Andover, Mass.)
BEAULIEU, EDGAR:
Enl., 1918, Camp Devens; hon. dis., 1919.
BEAULIEU, JOSEPH:
Born, Wolfstown, Canada; enl. Oct. 22, 1918; assigned to 33rd Regiment - C. A. C. at Fort Andrews; transferred to 28th Regt. - Battery C; 13th Co. Boston C. A. C. Hon. dis., March 27, 1919.
Present address - Essex St., Andover, Mass.
BELL, HOWARD W .:
Born, Aug. 22, 1885, Andover, Mass .; enl. Oct. 23, 1918, F. A. C. O. T. S., Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. Hon. dis., Camp Zachary Taylor, Dec. 1, 1918. Died August, 1921, at Andover.
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BERRY, RALPH T .:
Born, Dec. 18, 1890, Andover, Mass .; enl. Sept. 15, 1917, -Co. B., 302 M. G. B., Camp Devens .; hon. dis., Dec. 1918. Present address - 56 Maple Ave., Andover, Mass.
BIOTTA, CAMILLE ERNEST:
Born, Concord, N. H .; inducted, Feb. 26, 1918; assigned to 6th Co., 2nd Batt., 151st D. B. at Camp Devens. Hon. dis., Dec. 3, 1918.
Present address - 7 Brechin Terrace, Andover, Mass.
BLACK, ROBERT T. N .:
Born Dec. 24, 1896, Arbroath, Scotland; enl. Sept. 3, 1918, Priv. 1st cl., Medical Dept. U. S. General Hospital No. 41, Fox Hills, Staten Island, N. Y. Made Sgt. Med. Dept., July 1, 1919. Hon. dis., Dec. 13, 1920, U. S. Gen. Hosp. No. 41, Staten Island, N. Y. Present address - 3 Brechin Terrace, Andover, Mass.
BLAND, JAMES HENRY:
Born, Nov. 30, 1888, Yorkshire, England; enl. Dec., 1917; Sapper, Royal Engineers. Hon. dis., Mar. 31, 1919, Winchester Repatriation Camp.
Present address - 29 Shawsheen Road, Andover, Mass.
BOLAND, STEPHEN AUGUSTINE:
Born, Dec. 26, 1893, Everett, Mass .; enl. Dec. 15, 1917. Served with 311 Supply Co., Q. M. C., at Camp Johnston, Fla. Sailed from Newport News June 6, 1918; returned, land- ing at Charleston, S. C., July 5, 1919. Hon. dis., July 16, 1919, Camp Devens. Present address - 2 Orchard St., Andover, Mass.
BONITATIBUS, LIBORIO:
Born May 28, 1897; enl. Sept. 3, 1918. Hon. dis., Sept. 5, 1918, Camp Devens. Present address - 9 High St., Andover, Mass.
BORNEMAN, MERLE:
Born. Lewiston, Me .; enl. Dec. 13, 1917; assigned to Coast Artillery at Fort Andrews; 28th Reg. Coast Artillery. Hon. dis. Dec., 13, 1918.
Present address - Prospect Hill Road, Andover, Mass.
BORNEMAN, ROBERT ARDELL:
Born, June 13, 1890, Lawrence, Mass .; enl. June 15, 1918. Volunteered for special training on motor work at Newtonville, Mass., on June 15, 1918, with Newton Technical Training Detachment. Transferred on Aug. 15 to Camp Jos. E. Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla. Trans- ferred twice to different Motor Truck Cos. between Aug. 15 and Sept. 1st. Entered Officers' Training School Sept. 1st., assigned to Student Co. No. 6. Recommended for Commission as 1st Lieut., Oct. 26. Held up in Washington on account of Armistice proceedings. Re- ceived Commission as 2nd Lt. in Reserve Corps, Dec. 2, 1918. Hon. dis., Dec. 3, 1918, Camp Jos. E. Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla.
Present address - Los Angeles, Calif. Home address - No. 2 Prospect Hill Road, An- dover, Mass.
BOUCHER, ARTHUR JOSEPH:
Born, Jan. 19, 1898, Manchester, N. H .; enl. Nov. 9, 1918. Hon. dis., Camp Lee, Va., Nov. 14, 1918.
Present address - 25 Brechin Terrace, Andover, Mass.
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BOWMAN, CHARLES WILLIAM:
Born, June 8, 1895, Andover, Mass .; enl. April 16, 1917. Priv. 1st cl. Battery F, 102nd F. A., 26th Div. Left U. S., Sept. 23, 1917. Engaged in battles of Seicheprey, Second Battle of Marne, St. Mihiel, Argonne-Meuse. Wounded May 30, 1917, at Mandres. Returned to U. S., Apr. 9, 1919. Hon. dis., Apr. 29, 1919, Camp Devens.
Present address - 66 Park Street, Andover, Mass.
BOWMAN, ROY LEO:
Born July 15, 1900, Andover, Mass .; enl. Oct. 1, 1918. Served with Students' Army training boys at Villanova College, Villanova, Pa. Hon. dis., Dec. 11, 1918, Villanova College, Villanova, Pa.
Present address - 66 Park Street, Andover, Mass.
BOYNTON, KELLOGG:
ยท Born, Nov. 12, 1885, at Keeseville, N. Y .; entered the service as 1st Lieutenant - Field Ar- tillery, May 27, 1917; promoted to Captain, Field Artillery, May 12, 1918. Served overseas from April 26, 1918 to Oct. 28, 1919 in 114th F. A., 30th Division and 10th F. A., 3rd Divi- sion. Engaged in the Aisne-Marne Offensive, July 16, 1918, St. Mihiel Offensive, Sept. 12, 1918, and Argonne-Meuse Offensive, Sept. 26, 1918. Hon. dis., with the rank of Captain at Camp Dix, N. J. Oct. 29, 1919.
Present address - Hidden Road, Andover, Mass.
BRADISH, ANDREW J .:
Enl., 1918, Inf., Camp Devens; hon. dis., 1919.
BRENNAN, JOHN J .:
Born, June 3, 1897, Paterson, N. J .; enl. June 27, 1918. Co. L., 6th Bn., Camp Dix, N. J .; Co. K., 42nd U. S. Infantry, Camp Devens; 4th Inf. Recruit Co., Fort Slocum, N. Y. Hon. dis., Jan. 5, 1919, Fort Slocum, N. Y.
Present Address - 44 Stevens St., Andover, Mass.
BROOKS, ALDEN:
Formerly of Andover, but of recent years resident in France; enl. 1917 as pupil in French Art. School, Fontainebleau; in Nov. made aspirant, 83rd Reg't., 67th Bat., Heavy Art .; pro. 1918 to be Sous-Lieutenant, 3rd Group, 81st Reg't R. A. L .; awarded Croix de Guerre, with silver star. Hon. dis., 1919.
BROWN, GEORGE G .:
Inducted Nov. 9, 1918; hon. dis., Nov. 14, 1918.
Present address - Center St., Ballardvale, Mass.
BROWN, SHARON OSBORNE:
Born, Mar. 10, 1891, Calais, Maine; enl. July 24, 1918. With 24th Co., 151st Depot Bri- gade, Camp Devens, until Aug. 10, 1918; Headquarters Troop, 12th Div., Camp Devens, from Aug. 11, 1918 to Jan. 31, 1919. Made Sgt. Hd'qtrs. Troop, Aug. 24, 1918. Hon. dis., Camp Devens, Jan. 31, 1919.
Present address - 406 De Graff Bldg., Colorado Springs, Colo.
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