History of Clinton and Caldwell Counties, Missouri, Part 11

Author: Johnston, Carrie Polk, 1865-
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: Topeka ; Indianapolis : Historical Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 924


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President Wilson, in his speech before Congress, April 6. 1917, used the following eloquent and forceful words which found a spontaneous response through all America:


"Let everything that we say, my fellow countrymen, everything that we henceforth plan and accomplish, ring true to this response till the majesty and might of our concerted power shall fill the thought and utterly defeat the force of those who flount and misprize what we honor and hold dear.


"Germany has once more said that force, and force alone, shall decide whether justice and peace shall reign in the affairs of men, whether right as America conceives it, and dominion, as she conceives, shall determine the destinies of mankind.


"There is, therefore, but one response for us; force, force to the utmost, force without stint or limit, the righteous and triumphant force which will make the law of the world, and cast selfish dominion down in the dust."


Clinton County generously and nobly did her part in the great World War in both men and money.


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The following list of those who served in the World War from Clin- ton County is furnished by the Adjutant General's office at Jefferson City and is as nearly complete as is obtainable.


Morgan, Fred


Walker, Jacob


Douglass, W. R.


Moore, Jas.


Lieutzinger, Wm.


Calvert, Earl


Gardner, Homer


Hunter, Wm.


Harris, James


McComb, Roy


Moore, David


Mathews, Raymond


Stone, Chas.


O'Laughlin, Ed


Watson, Earl


Gregory, John


Wilson, John


Smith, Bryan


Smith, Jas.


Filley Ralph


Clause, Ollie


Harris, Jesse


Hubbard, Forest


King, Marvin


Tillman, Elmer


Binstead, Geo.


Merwin, Jas. B.


Collons, Clinton


Rose, Jesse


Stone, Alonzo


Tinsley, Wm.


Cook, Allen


Barron, Harry


Chenoweth, Rice


Morgan, Clifton


Montgomery, Theo.


Henderson, Geo.


Logan, C. C.


Poland, J. E.


Shaw, Floyd


Rempfer, Ernest


McCarren, Andrew


Todd, Levi


Kerns, Floyd


Paige, Chas.


Funkhouser, J. B.


Parshall, Robt.


McCabe, John


Gall, Geo.


Totzke, Henry


Elrod, Oscar


Hills, Eugene


Elwood, Vincent


Sherwood, Marvin


Ridge, Ralph


Anderson, Chas.


Dodson, Hubert


Cook, Robt.


Thomas, Harry


Roberts, John


Jorgenson, Aage


Taylor, Orville


Leedy, Myron


Green, Lawrence


Graham, O. C.


Golden, John


Andrews, Fred


Lucas, Irvin


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Smith, Ruben


Potts, James


Mott, Ray


Mudders, Earl


Lyle, Jesse


Lane, Marcus


Martin, Albert


Moore, Royal


Easter, Clyde


Parker, Leonard


O'Connell, Pete


Neff, Ray


Gall, Ray Denny, Floyd Lee, Willie


Hunter, Ervine


Callahan, Frank


Fry, Harold


Wells, Harry


Gamble, Norbert


Clark, James Smith, Akey


Thomas, Wilson


Gardner, Leroy


Annis, Wm.


Benton, Ray


Leibranett, Geo.


Stephens, Earl Fuller, Edwin Taylor, Robt.


Word, Lynn


McCoy, Caleb


Ellis, Guy


Bear, Forest Singleton, Jewell


Burkett, John


Moore, Raymond


Pulley, Frank Quinn, Paul


Holman, Elmer


Poage, Opper


Duvall, Leo.


Harris, Fred


Boyd, Richard


Wilson, Eli


Young, Lee


Peterman, Wm.


Waggoner, James


Stevens, John


Webb, Francis Fry, Ray


Walker, John


Burton, Melvin Wilson, James


Wood, Joel Ellis, Ralph Gray, David Pike, James


Belk. Trumen Shewey, Wylie Carson, Wm. Goff, Noah Green, Joseph Wallace, Roy Everett, V. J. Riley, Hobart McDonald, Clarence


O'Laughlin, Chas.


Williams, Ralph R. Thompson, Francis Watson, Clay Moore, Ernest Jackson, Lee


Jarman, Andrew


Courtney, John


Kinsella, Jos.


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Briggs, Leo.


Campbell, Ernest Murrey, Chas.


Monger, Ashley


DeLaney, Ernest


Dedman, Scearce


Rhodus, Jesse


Carey, Ernest


Golden, Guy


Scott, Lilbern


Roberts, Jesse


Eberle, George


Lewis, Samuel


Downing, Fred


Orr, Floyd


Parsons, Everett


Lamb, Clyde


Mann, Ross


Shelly, Earl


Griffin, Jesse


Farmer, Harold


Walker, Ross


Baber, Harbert


Chase, James


Elliott, Billie


Allison, Grover


Perkins, Jesse


Freeman, Edward


Taylor, True


Jenkins, Wilber


Reynolds, Joe


Green, Erskin


Slayton, Lester


Sharp, Fred


Heinz, Carl


McMillian, Othmer


Coon, Alvin


Wyckoff, Hugh


McGines, Leroy


Davis, Arthur


Altheide, Oscar


Murphy, Jerry


Dixon, Sam.


Reynolds, Richard


Carney, James


Slayton, William


Klepper, Robert Amos, Ora


Kendall, Verner


Korneman, Chas.


Thompson, Floyd Perkins, Henry


Trice, Maurice


Hunter, Lowell


Kincaid, Rufus Aney, Eugene


Pixlee, James


McGill, Hercules


Colley, Claude


Weston, Walter


Webster, Chas., Jr.


Harris, John


Medley, William


Williams, Fred


Creamer, Lex


McMahill, Wm.


Greason, Clifton


Duncan, Claude


Russell, Ligo Foster, Hershell Todd, Marion C. Thomas, George Brokshire, Thos. Allen, Bishop Stipe, Harold


Freeland, Joshua


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Swope, Ralph Dixon, Claud Dofflemeyer, Wm.


Shackelford, Frank


Denny, Wilfred


Packard, Herman


Mallen, Thos.


Vaughn, Ernest


Peterman, Louis


York, Earl


Poage, Elba Allison, Eugene Witt, Truman


Althouse, Guy


Witt, Arthur


Elliot, Clay


Flinn, Everett


Walker, Wm. O'Connor, Patrick Jones, Wm.


Riley, Benj.


Brooks, Troy


Callahan, George


Spann, Ernest


Simpson, George Orr, Rex


Flemmings, John


Griffin, Jesse


Fallis, Morris Sharp, Henry Harris, Thos. Thurman, Ray


Freeman, Edward


Mathews, Paul


Freeman, Walter


Thomason, Ernest


Adkins, Floyd


Steel, John


Luchsinger, Ira


Thurman, Burke Mohr, Jas.


Grimes, Walter


Jackson, Robert Ira, Clarendon


Mansfield, Albert Wilson, Leslie


Johnson, Ben


Dykes, John


McCabe, Walter


Warren, Mark


Wayland, Milan


Davis, Wilson


Ellrick, Herbert


Newby, Clay Stein, Lewis Brawner, Don


Shipp, Reuben Shewey, Elton Currell, Paul


McComb, Horace Atterbery, Ed Curd, Joseph


Bryant, Earl


Hughes, Byron


Kimsey, Rolla


Chase, James


Coleman, Grover Myers, Bow


Forsen, James


Cunningham, Leonard Young, Ralph Poston, Roscoe Cook, Floyd Silvius, Walter Corn, Cedrick


Chalker, John


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Shaw, Burnham


Gray, William


Burk, Mark


Powers, William


Tomlin, Frank


Straus, Chas.


Simpson, Jesse


Sydney, H. M.


Jackson, Robert


West, Ernest


Reed, Latha


Ledgerwood, Guy Thompson, Alfred


Smith, Loring


Dillener, Paul


Coleman, Harry


Clark, Elmer


Mattox, Richard


Rooney, Jerome


Collins, William


Leighinger, Emil


Carson, Chas.


Simmons, Delbert


Knoop, Frank


Marsh, Clinton


Weir, Loran


Herndon, Seth


Fowler, Clarence


Herndon, Coburn


Studstill, Frank


Rea, Martin


Russell, Claude


Holverstott, Claude


Filley, Glenn


McWilliams, Calvin


Guinn, Alex


Hartzell, Sam.


Seaton, Lewis


Walker, Lincoln


Swann, Robert


Gipson, Paul


Crawford, Kenneth


Jamison, Ray


Dehart, Richard


Shepherd, Guy


Elliott, Reo


Word, Neal


Johnston, Oliver


Courtwright, Dr. Amos, Elbert


Eddey, Harry


Moore, Newton


Segall, Wesley


Amos, Newton


Cross, Gerald


Smith, Virgil


Jackson, James


Schoenfelt, Dr.


Sloan, Harry


Longfield, Dr.


McAnaw, Leo


Clay, H. R.


Diven, Newell


Fultz, Walter


Denney, Irvin


Arbuckle, Merritt


Gross, Burton


Flinn, Emmett


Brown, Cyril


Mosley, Robert


Carter, Ester


McComb, William


Kerr, Ralph Lee, Robert


Skinner, Ranold


Nigswonger, Roy


THEIR LIVES


IN DEFENCE OF


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WORLD WAR SOLDIERS' MONUMENT, OSBORN


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Fiddick, George Crawford, Elbert Hughes, Julius Rising, Chas.


Daniels, Tommy


Evans, Raymond


Guinn, Ralph


Brown, Creel


Shea, Joseph


Mathews, Raymond


Amos, Jesse


Groom, Roscoe


Bailey, Curtis


Starks, Dr. J. C.


Munson, Robert


Reynolds, Dr. S. D.


McAnaw, J. J.


Weakley, Floyd


Bridgewater, Fred Althouse, O. G.


Bowlin, Eugene


Campbell, Alva


St. John, Chas.


Scruggs, Richard


Perkins, William


Helmick, Jesse


Crafton, Denham


Stout, Walter


Imbler, Frank


Emerson, Claire


Flanders, Louis


Amar, Joe


Ellis, Elmer


Dices, Albert


White, John


Pulliam, Alvin


Dixon, Morton


Mathews, Paul


Webster, Clayton


Janes, Dr. V.


McCabe, John


Peters, Dr.


Walker, Glenn


Shrewsbury, Herman Kimsey, John


Seaton, John


Shackelford, R. L.


Sanders, Burch


Shackelford, W. J.


Brock,


Porter, C. C.


Culver, Thos.


Smith, Frances


McMurtey, Eddie


Lieutzinger, James


Brown, Wm.


Riddle, George


Mick, John


Luchsinger, Oscar


Mayse, Roy


Carrell, Harry


Henson, Chas.


Porter, Virgil


Fry, Howard Leedy, C. A.


Montz, James Hunley, Thos. Anderson, Roy


McCarren, Andrew Smith, Chas. Daniels, George


O'Brien, Joseph Jenkins, George Smith, Grover


Elliott, Frank


Moore, Allen


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Tabor, D. E. Vaughn, Milton


Daniels, Earl Morelock, William Elliott, Bryan


Poynter, Harold


Harter, Edward


Walsh, Robert


Liggett, David


Crafton, Perry


Russell, Robert


Sumpter, Ralph


Colwell, Virgil


Thompson, Joseph


Conklin, William


Flinn, Marvin Fiddick, Paul


Khunert, Roy Moore, Thos.


Arnold, Scott


Combs, William


Mick, Herman Young, William Kerr, Harry Grimes, Joseph


Gregory, George


Culver, Wm.


Woodward, William Oppie, Ernest


Hawkins, Floyd Elrod, Virgil Hale, Sam.


Flinn, Roy Jones, Roy Tye, Thos. Divilbiss, Merl


Dale, Albert


Bell, Richard


Whitted, Jas. C. M. Golden, Orbin


West, Clint Chaney, Noel


Dillener, Weldon


Fowler, Rand


Smith, Clarence


Wilkerson, Ollie


Hopkins, Joseph


Hessenflow, Roy


Stucker, Elmer Webb, Edgar Callahan, John


Sites, George


McAnaw, Frank


VanBuren, Lewis


Slayton, Elgin Buckingham, Alfred


Guinn, Raymond


Reed, Latha


Atchison, Otis


Buckingham, Alfred


Henderson, Noah


McCarter, William Walker, Clarence Althouse, Floyd Dykes, Willie Hall, Hugh


Wright, Earl Frost, Robert Bray, Irvin


Flemmings, Frank


Beechner, Roy


Entriken, Everet Hicks, Allee


Bridgewater, Roy


Clevenger, George Kellar, John


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Kncf, Paul Cheek, Ollie Arnold, Elbert


Moxley, Erskin


Godfriaux, Henry


Troutman, Willie


Weaver, Joseph Thompson, John


Kimsey, Howard Fulwood, John


Berryman, Rea


Brown, John Johnson, Ewing


Livingstone, Epp. Calvert, Clarence


Coffing, Robert


Goosey, Cecil


Schlorff, Harrison


Cavendar, Chas.


Hunter, Sammy


Hixon, John


Williams, Ralph


Tapp, Reed Madox, Marion


Orr, Quinter Axbell, Ray


Ligon, Lee Houser, Clyde West, Elmer Gross, Carl


Knouse, Chas.


Livingston, Arthur Collins, Hershel


Berry, Fred


Princing, Chas.


Mattox, Verne


Gentry, Asa


Gipson, Floyd


Grooms, John


Schonk, George


Goodman, James


Dalton, William Winn, Perry Fluhart, Harvey


Hall, Henry Word, Marion


Pearson, Floy


Musser, John


Behrens, Herman


Clevenger, John Hartman, Norman Witt, Ernest O'Connor, Daniel Tapp, Sam Byers, Edward Hales, John Paustann, Frank


Colley, Fred Keller, Melvin Schuster, Jewel Belcher, George Harrison, Benj. Briant, Ralph Christian, Jesse Chenoweth, Dean Kurth, Chas.


Williams, Jobe Amos, Estace Kirk, Clyde


Brown, Stanley


Swigart, Oscar


Grooms, Littleton


Hatcher, James


Watt, Roy


Stone, Lon


Rogers, Claude


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Brawner, Lloyd


Coon, Sam.


Binstead, Emmett E.


Leedy, Gavin


Baker, Geo.


Gensen, Leroy


Thompson, Maurice


Nave, E. J.


Looney, Orville Hawks, Wm. Earl


Red Cross Nurses.


Bodkin, Miss Margaret Moore, Miss Genie


Necrology.


Those, from Clinton County, who died in service are as follows:


Elston Amos was born Sept. 16, 1899, at Gower, Mo., a son of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Amos. He enlisted Feb. 17, 1917, in the United States Navy. He died June 12, 1918, on Hospital Ship Mercy and is buried in Allen Ceme- tery, Gower, Mo.


He enlisted at St. Joseph and was in training at Great Lakes. He was transferred to the U. S. S. Missouri March 30, 1917, on which he served until the time of his death June 12, 1918, on U. S. S. Mercy. His body was shipped from Portsmouth, Va.


Forest Bear, son of W. T. and Maggie Bear, of Lathrop, Mo., died on board ship on his way to France. His body was returned home and buried in Lathrop Cemetrey.


Private Roy Eberly Beechner was born Sept. 25, 1896, at Bethany, Harrison County, Mo., and moved to Cameron with his parents in 1898 and resided there until his entry into the service, Aug. 8, 1918. He was trained at Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas, in Company C, 4th Infantry Replacements. He left Camp McArthur Sept. 16 for Camp Merritt, N. J., was transferred to Company 20, S. A. R. D. He sailed Sept. 22 on "The Princess Matokia", a captured German liner. He died on this ship Oct. 6, 1918, a few hours before landing in France. His body was transferred to S. S. Black Hawk, and without being taken on shore, was returned to America arriving at his home in Cameron Oct. 23, 1918. His funeral was conducted at his home by Lieutenant Rogers of the S. A. T. C., of Missouri Wesleyan College, Oct. 25, 1918, burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Cameron, Mo.


Gilchrist, Pence Plumb, Roy Myers, Chas.


Pulliam, Orville


Blocher, John


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Emmett Emmanuel Binstead was born near Plattsburg, May 28, 1893. Died Dec. 26, 1917, Fort Riley, Kas. He was a member of Company F, 356th Infantry. Went to training camp at Funston, Sept. 19, 1917.


Capt. Henry Robinson Clay, Jr., was born in Plattsburg, Nov. 27, 1895. "H. R.," as we called him, grew to young manhood here, graduat- ing from our high school and making his start in the Christian life at this place, under the direction of Rev. J. P. Pinkerton, on May 29, 1910.


He was deservedly popular with both young and old and made many warm friends, who watched with interest and pride his rapid advance- ment through a short but well-spent life.


In June, 1916, he received an A. B. degree from Missouri University, and followed with a year of law at Texas State University.


Two months after our country's declaration of war, he enlisted in the ground school of aviation at Austin, was ordered to New York in July, and sailed August 15th for England, where he received training. He was put over the German lines April 6, 1918, ranking as second lieutenant, and was soon advanced to first lieutenant and then captain. July 1st, 1918, he was made flight commander of the 148th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps, by which he was credited with 13 German planes. He was off duty during his service but 10 days. He stood third in the list of American aces, was recognized as the leading American aerial strategist and had been decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross of the Brit- ish. After the armistice, at the earnest request of Col. Harold Fowler, chief of air service of the army of occupation, he remained in Europe as one of his staff, denying himself the longed-for joy of returning home. In December he went to Chaumont, France, to assist in writing a manual on air service tactics. Feb. 1, 1919, he reported for duty on the staff of aviation at Coblenz, but discovering that Captain Clay was not well, the chief of staff ordered him sent to the hospital, where, after six days, his illustrious career closed.


Leonard Cunningham was born at Cameron, Mo., Aug. 7, 1892. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Trueman E. Cunningham. He had one sister, Mrs. Mellie Packham, with whom he made his home after the death of his parents. He was called to the service of his country July 5, 1918, going first to Jefferson Barracks, where he remained until July 9th, when he was sent to Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas. September 16th he was sent to Camp Merrit, arriving September 22nd. On September 23rd he sailed


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for France, arriving on October 6th at St. Nazaire, where he died in a hospital just two days later of pneumonia. His body was returned Nov. 17, 1920; the burial was in Cameron, November 23rd. He was a private in the 22nd Company, S. A. R. D.


John Callahan, Jr., familiarly called "Ted," son of Mr. and Mrs. John Callahan, was killed in action, Nov. 2, 1918, somewhere in France at the front. He was born near Converse, Mo., April 26, 1894. He went from Plattsburg to Jefferson Barracks, July 16, 1918, from there to Camp


JOHN CALLAHAN, JR.


McArthur, Waco, Texas, trained five weeks, and was given choice of going to the front or remaining as instructor. He was a sergeant. He chose to go overseas, sailing about Sept. 24, reaching the front Oct. 20. He had two brothers also in the service.


Morton Dixon was born in Cameron, Mo., in 1892, son of Silas L. and Della Dixon. His mother died when he was three years old, and he was taken into the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ward, who raised him. He enlisted at Douglas, Ariz., at which place he was work- ing at the outbreak of the war, and was sent to Camp Funston, Kas., for training. He served during the entire period of the World War and was at LeMans, France, waiting for a homeward-bound ship when attacked


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by his fatal illness. He died Feb. 14, 1919. The body was returned to this country and buried in National Cemetery, Washington, D. C.


Elmer Ellis was born Jan. 14, 1895, at Cameron, Mo., son of J. N. and Della Ellis. He attended Cameron schools. He was a member of Company 82nd, 6th Regiment, U. S. M. C. He died Oct. 4, 1918, and is buried at Cameron, Mo.


George Maurice Fallis was born at Gower, Mo., May 10, 1894, and died Nov. 5, 1918, in base hospital from wounds received in Argonne drive. He enlisted Nov. 12, 1917, and was sent to Jefferson Barracks, was soon transferred to Fort Hancock, N. J., and sailed for France on his twenty-fourth birthday. He was a member of Headquarters Company, 57th Artillery, C. A. C. He graduated from Gower High School April 19, 1912. He was a son of George W. Fallis and Minnie Pryor Fallis.


Paul Raymond Gipson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace A. Gipson,, of Lathrop, Mo., was born Feb. 6, 1901. He enlisted March 9th in U. S. Navy and died March 28, 1918, at Great Lakes Training Station. He was buried March 30, 1918, at Mt. Zion Cemetery.


William Floyd Genson was 31 years of age. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Genson, of near Starfield, was a member of the 33rd Engineers, and received his training at Camp Funston and Camp Dodge. He went to France in August, 1918, and died of influenza October 9th the same year. His funeral was conducted by Rev. C. A. Burkhardt, at Lebanon church, and his burial was in Lebanon cemetery, the John Calla- han Post paying the last honor to their comrade. He is survived by his parents, three sisters, Mrs. William Baker, Mrs. Homer Young, Mrs. Min- nie Watkins, and two brothers, Roy and Frank. All except Frank, who lives at Hunter, Mo., are of this county.


Kelly Gage, of the S. A. T. C., was born at Cameron, Mo., Nov. 24, 1898, and was a son of James S. and Fannie (Kelly) Gage. Kelly Gage died at Fayetteville, Ark., Oct. 21, 1918, and is buried at Cameron, Mo.


Willie Earl Hawks was born Nov. 8, 1891, and was a son of John and Sarah A. Hawks. He attended the public schools in DeKalb County, Mis- souri. He was a member of Company F, 356th Infantry, at Camp Fun- ston, Kas., and died Nov. 21, 1917.


Frank Arthur Imbler was born in Plattsburg, Mo., Nov. 5, 1893. He spent the years of his boyhood in Plattsburg, growing up in the Christian home of John D. and Lizzie Imbler, with his four sisters, Ida, Millie, Daisy and Bessie. It was in Plattsburg that he went to school and to Sunday


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school and to the church, where he made confession of his faith in Jesus as the son of God when he was a boy some 14 years old. Here he worked and played, made friends and entered into the life of the community. He is remembered as a quiet, rather earnest, but genial boy in these early years. Sometime after the death of his father, in July, 1911, Frank went to Nebraska, where he spent a year, and later, probably in 1914, went further West, where in the latter part of 1914 he took a government claim in Montana. With the exception of a brief visit home in 1915, he spent the time in the West proving up his claim until the time of his enlistment in the service of his country. It was on July 25, 1917, that he enlisted in the 3rd Wyoming Infantry Regiment, in Company D. He was trans- ferred in September, 1917, to Battery E of the 148th Field Artillery. He was fatally wounded by the explosion of a shell on Aug. 5, 1918, and died August 6th at Tueleries, France. His body was returned to the United States and buried at Plattsburg July 13, 1922.


Rufus O'Brien Kincaid was born in Clinton County, Sept. 2, 1891. He went to Camp Dodge, Iowa, May 28, 1918, and to France in August with the 350th Infantry, Headquarters Company. He gave his life in the service Oct. 10, 1918, at the age of 27 years. He is survived by his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Kincaid; two sisters, Misses Mary Lillian and Edna, and four brothers, Howard, Eugene, William and Alvis.


John McCabe was born near Keystone, Mo., in 1893, a son of Edward and Josephine McCabe. He enlisted April 28, 1918, at Plattsburg, Mo. He served in Company G, 354th Infantry, 89th Division. He died Oct. 21, 1918, in a French hospital, the name of which is unknown. The body was returned to this country and interred in Graceland Cemetery, Cam- eron, Feb. 26, 1920.


Andrew J. McCarren died as a result of wounds received at the front in France. He was about 27 years old when the war started. He was assigned to the 353rd Infantry and went overseas with that contingent. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.


Sergt. Roy E. McComb was a son of W. E. McComb, and was born July 26, 1892. He died in Argonne Forest, in France, Nov. 4, 1918, while serving in 356th Machine Gun Company, 89th Division. He was cited for bravery and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Nov. 4, 1918, he led a section of machine guns with great courage under heavy enemy artillery and machine gun fire, silencing three hostile machine gun


SOME OF THE CLINTON COUNTY BOYS WHO DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE WORLD WAR.


Top Row: Floy Pearson, Forest Bear, Andrew McCarran, Roy E. Beechner. Second Row: Elmer Ellis, Elston Amos, Willie Earl Hawks, Lt. H. R. Clay. Third Row: Clinton McF. Marsh, Sgt. Roy E. McComb, George M. Fallis, Roy Plumb. Bottom Row: Frank Imbler. Paul R. Gipson. William F. Genson, Emmett E. Binstead.


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nests. Repeatedly exposing himself to get the maximum fire effect, he was fatally wounded and died the same day.


Clinton McFarland Marsh was born in DeKalb County, Missouri, Dec. 8, 1896. He came with his parents to Clinton County when three months old. He enlisted in U. S. M. C. Aug. 9, 1917. Left home for camp at Paris Island Aug. 22, 1917, where he was in training until Jan. 10, 1918, when he joined 119th Company, 1st Replacement Battalion, Quantico, Va., and with this organization was ordered to France, arriving Feb. 26, 1918. From port of disembarkation this company was sent to Chattion- Sur-Cher. In March, 1918, Private Marsh was sent to Havre, France, for guard duty. This detail remained until September, 1918, the guard being returned to Chattion-Sur-Cher, joining the 30th Company. After the Champain operation and the capture of Mont Blanc, the 30th Company joined 4th Brigade Marines as a replacement unit, Private Marsh being assigned to 66th Company, 5th Marines. He was assigned to duties of company runner, which duties he performed in the last offensive until Nov. 8, 1918, when he was assigned to the Battalion Headquarters as battalion runner. He was with the battalion group the night of Novem- ber 10th, when the River Meuse was crossed by 1st Battalion, 5th Marines. He was wounded on the night of November 10th, from which he died Nov. 15, 1918. He was buried in France, but the body was returned to America, and on Aug. 21, 1921, was buried at his old home church ceme- tery, Mt. Zion Baptist, near Lilly, in the southern part of Clinton County.


Otis Nelson, from Cameron, was born July 7, 1898. He was a mem- ber of the 4th Company, 7th Regiment, 164th D. B. He died at Camp Funston, Oct. 17, 1918.


Corporal Floyd R. Pearson of Company F, 356th Infantry, enlisted at Plattsburg, Mo., Sept. 18, 1917. He was born July 2, 1893, on a farm in Clinton County, Missouri, son of Oliver and Nettie Pearson. He died in camp hospital in France and was buried near Paris. .


Roy Plumb was born April 5, 1892, and died at Fort Riley, Kas., Dec. 17, 1917. He was a member of Company F, 356th Infantry. He was a son of N. R. Plumb, of Cameron, Mo.


John A. White was born in Ralls County, Missouri, June 13, 1890, a son of J. W. and Ollie May White. He enlisted July, 1917, at Hannibal, Mo. He was a private in Company A, 5th Machine Gun Battalion. He died in France June 24, 1918, and was buried in France. His parents live in Cameron.


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HISTORY OF CLINTON AND CALDWELL COUNTIES


Our Soldier Dead.


Written by request for this sacred section by J. Breckenridge Ellis,


Oct. 22, 1922.


We heard them whistling down the country lanes And saw them in our village streets, nor guessed That deep beneath their careless laughter lay The gold of which the hero's soul is wrought. Calm as a child who never has been taught To shun the dark, they faced the foe-and fell. At first their glory made them strange, as if We had not known them from their infancy, But musing taught us we had lived too close To these, our boys, our neighbors' boys, to catch The magic of their immortality.


Now, when I note the thoughtless ways of youth, I say, these, too, if need should ever come, Would shed their hearts' blood in their country's cause; These, too, have sacred mirrored depths of soul Where. God may look, finding His image there. So do the dead give faith in living men.


CHAPTER XIV.


ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES.


ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR-THE REBEKAHS-WOMEN'S CEMETERY IM- PROVEMENT LEAGUE-P. O. E .- THE LATHROP COMMERCIAL CLUB-RED CROSS.




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