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EARL, L. DRAKE, ensign, b. Shelton, Neb., July 8, 1891; enlisted at Omaha, Aug. 28, 1917; Goat Island, hospital corps; son of Leroy and June (Parks) Drake, Ponca City, Okla.
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EDGAR C. HULL, ship fitter, second class, b. Hall Co., Mar. 30, 1893; enlisted at Omaha, Neb., May 27, 1918; Great Lakes, Phil. Navy Yard;on U. S. S. Promethus; discharged Feb. 7, 1919; 120 E. 3d, prop. battery service station; son of Geo. J. and Mary A. Hull, 111 S. 42d Omaha, Neb.
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ALBERT C. OFIELD, sergt., b. Cairo, Neb., Dec. 16, 1892; enlisted at Grand Lsland, May 16, 1917; Logan, Riley, Huston, Anniston, machine gun Ar- tillery, Co. F, transferred to field artillery; dis- charged at Anniston, Nov. 19, 1918; printer at Huston, Tex .; son of W. C. and Lola (Worrell) Ofield, Ft. Morgan, Colo.
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OREN F. SUTTON, seaman, b. Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 24, 1899; enlisted at Grand Island, Apr. 10, 1919; Guard company, Farragut, Ill., navy guard; still in service; son of Willis E. Sutton and Clara (McPheters) Sutton, Alda, Neb.
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LORIMER L. THOMPSON, 1st class sergt., b. Wood River, Sept. 9. 1891; enlisted at Grand Island, Nov. 28, 1917; Ft. Logan and Kelly Field; aviation, 230 Aero Suppply. Squadron; trans. to 656 Aero Squadron ; discharged at Mills, N. Y., May 26, 1919; now a farmer at Wood River, Neb .; son of William F. and Letita (Brittin) Thompson, Wood River, Neb.
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EUGENE MARLIN LEONARD, b. Wood River, Neb., Oct. 13, 1896; enlisted at Grand Island, Aug. 26, 1918; Polk and Greene; heavy tanks, Co. C 306th Battalion ; was a driver for heavy tanks; discharged at Dodge, Dec. 31, 18; son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Leonard.
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EDWARDS T. PRY, private, b. Pleasanton, Neb., Sept. 3, 1887 enlisted at Grand Island, April 1, 1918; Funston, infantry, Co. B, 355 Inf., 89th Div .; St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; discharged at Funston, June 3, 1919; now farming at Cairo, Neb .; son of David and Martha Alice (Surggart) Pry.
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FRED W. KATZBERG, private, b. Adam Co. Neb., Sept. 6, 1895; enlisted at Grand Island, Neb., April 29, 1918; Funston and Mills; infantry, Co. K, 355, 89th Div .; in battle of St. Mihiel; wounded by sharpnel Sept. 23, 1918; discharged at Dodge, Ia., April 15, 1919; now at Grand Island, Neb .; son of William M. and Marie M. (Grafelman) Katz- berg, Hastings, Neb.
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CLANANCE S. MARKHAM, private, b. Lee Co., Va., Mar. 17, 1894; enlisted at Grand Island, Oct. 5, 1917; Funston, infantry, 89th Div. Co. F .; in Chateau Thierry battle; wounded July 2, 1918; dis- charged April, 1919; son of W. J. Markham, Doni- phan, Neb.
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JAMES SPINAS, private, b. Hamilton county, Neb., Apr. 9, 1900; joined at Grand Island, July 23, 1918; Ft. Logan, Humphrey, Va., engineers, Co. A, 2nd reg .; discharged at Camp Humphrey, Va., Jan. 2, 1919; cook in soldiers' home, Grand Island; son of Thomas and Anna (DeHart) Spinas, Burkett, Neb.
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GEORGE VOCKE, private, b. Hall Co., 1891; enlisted at Omaha, Neb., July 25, 1918; Ft. Omaha; balloon Co. 61; discharged Jan. 1919.
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GLEN T. KNOCH, sergeant, b. Sulphur Springs, Ark., Mar. 26, 1897; enlisted at Grand Island, Feb. 27, 1917; Ft. Logan, Colo., Uma, Arizona, infantry, Co. D, 44th inf., to Co. D, 76th inf .; trans. to Lewis, Wash., Vancouver, Wash., is still in service at Camp Lewis, Wash; son of John M. and Florence M. (Schnorn) Knoch, 1620 W. Front St., Grand Island.
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HERBERT B. RIEF, private, b. Hall Co., Neb., Sept. 7, 1890; enlisted in Hall Co., June 24, 1918; Riley and Dodge, medical corps; now in demobiliza- tion, Camp Dodge; son of Henry Rief, Grand Island, Neb.
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OTTO ZULICKE, private, b. Fackesfield, Cal., May 31, 1891; joined at Grand Island, May 26, 1918; Dodge, Ia., infantry, Co. 50, 88th div .; discharged April 7, 1919; Brunswick pool hall, Grand Island.
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HAROLD L. REISEN, electrician, b. Sabetha, Kan., Oct. 8, 1901; enlisted at Grand Island, Feb. 21, 1919; Great Lakes Ill .; navy, Co. 27, Reg. 17; now an electrician; son of David L. and Rose E. (Smith) Reisen, Grand Island, Neb.
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ISCAR A. HENRY, 1st class private, b. Hansen, Oct. 23, 1886; enlisted at Doniphan, Mar. 5, 1918; Funston and Allentown, Penn., base hospital, Co. C, 114; sailed July 18, 1918, trained at Brest, was two months in hospital in France; discharged at Merritt, N. J., May 23, 1919; has brickyard at Don- iphan, Neb .; son of Abraham Lincoln and Maggie (James) Henry, Doniphan.
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JAMES T. BROWN, JR., private, b. Kane, Ill., Nov. 2, 1895; enlisted at Grand Island, June 24, 1918; Ft. Riley and Meade; medical corps, 241 am- bulance, 11 Sanitary Train, 11th Div .; discharged at Meade, Jan. 25, 1919; now farming and stock rais- ing, Grand Island; son of James T. Sr. and Nellie A. (Bartlett) Brown, Page, N. Dak.
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THOMAS F. O'KANE, 1st It., b. Alda, Neb., Jan. 18, 1891; enlisted at Amarilla, Tex., May, 1917; Amarilla, infantry, Co. A, 7th Texas N. G .; sent to Bowie, made a sergt. and on Jan. 1st was sent to officers' school, commissioned and sent to camp Stewart, assigned to Co. F, 143, arrived in France Aug., 1918; son of Daniel and Anna (Mitchell) O'Kane, Wood River, Neb .; his reg. was sent to the front and was in action in which the 143d inf. took part, was cited for bravery.
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ALFRED L. KELSO, corp .; b. Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 11, 1894; enlisted at Denver, Colo., June 26, 1917; Mare Island, Marines, 108th Co., Reg .; now at Quantico, Va., Feb 8, 1919; son of Joseph and. Mary (Miller) Kelso, Grand Island. Transferred to 127th Co., 7th reg. trained Quan- tico, Virginia.
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EARL SHERRERD, musician, b. Wood River, Neb., Oct. 2, 1889; enlisted at Grand Island, Aug. 26; Funston,. Kan., depot brigade, 13th Co. 4th Bat, 164th; discharged Dec. 9, 1918; son of Samuel A. and Cora S. (Shick) Sherrerd.
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BERT SMOOT, corp., b. Indiana, Sept. 5, 1895; joined at Grand Island, Neb., Sept. 5, 1918; Grant, medical corps; now living at Doniphan; son of R. A. Smoot, Doniphan.
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JOHN L. HINTZ, private, b. Wilsonville, Oregon, Feb. 4, 1896; enlisted in Hall Co., June 24, 1918; Riley and Dodge, med. dept., 275 field hospital, 19th Div .; discharged Jan. 23, 1919; carpenter at Grand Island; son of Augusta Hintz, Grand Island, Neb.
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FRED T. WILSON, private, b. Augusta, Ill., Aug. 26, 1887; enlisted at Laramie, Wyo., Sept. 1918; Lewis, American Lake, Wash., Fremont, Cal., Mills, N. Y., Lee, Va., ammunition train, Co. C .; dis- charged Mar. 6, 1919; naw railroad engineer at . North Platte, Neb .; son of Sylvanina K. and Laura B. (Wiggins) Wilson, Wood River, Neb.
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OSWALD C. MICHELMANN, 1st class private, b. Peppertown, Ind., Sept. 7, 1900; enlisted at Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 1, 1918; infantry, 16 Uni. of Mich. S. A. T. C .; discharged at Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 14, 1918; son of Rev. Gustav H. and Elizabeth C. (Kleme) Michelmann, 120 W. 7th, Grand Island, Neb.
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LEROY C. WAFFLE, corp., b. Omaha, Neb., March 19, 1896; enlisted at Columbus, Neb., Oct. 5, 1917; Funston; artillery, Co. G 314 Ammunition Train, 89th; Meuse-Argonne, Coblenz, Luxemburg; discharged at Dodge, Ia., June 4, 1919; now farming at Columbus, Neb .; son of Clark I. and Lena M. (Cleveland) Waffle, Grand Island, Neb.
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MERLE WESCOATT, 1st class mechanic, b. Oct. 18, 1896; enlisted at Omaha, Neb., July 2, 1918; Charleston, naval air service; discharged at Pensa- cola, Fla., April 12, 1919; son of Frank and Ada Wescoatt.
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CARMON W. ANTHONY, private, b. Broken Bow, Neb., Mar. 28, 1896; enlisted at Grand Island, Sept. 19, 1917 ; Funston, Kan. and Cody N. M. ; engi- neers, Co. F, 31st; 14 Div .; discharged at Dodge, July 18, 1919; now farming at Grand Island, Neb .; son of Jhon C. and Amanda (Gipson) Anthony, Grand Island.
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WALLIE H. GLEASON, mess sergt .. , b. Audu- bon, Ia., April 6, 1893; enlisted at Grand Island, Dec. 8, 1917; Logan, Leavenworth, Vancouver and Mills, engineers, Co. B. 31st Engineers, R. R .; worked on engines for a while as fireman, lost his hearing, was put in as mess sergt. at St. Nazaire; discharged Feb. 19, 1919 at Dodge, Ia .; farmer at Wood River, Neb .; son of Otis and Grace (Gleason) Budd, Wood River, Neb.
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JOHN J. EPKES, b. Glenvil, Neb., Jan. 16, 1898; enlisted at Grand Island, May 30, 1918; Humphreys and Logan ; engineers, 19th Rct. Co. Ft. Logan; dis- charged at Funston, Kan., Feb. 17, 1919; now a clerk U. P. freight office; son of Katie Epkes, Glenvil, Nebraska.
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BERT E. PEARSON, corp., b. Grand Island, Jan. 6, 1899; enlisted at Grand Island, June 14, 1917; Logan, Colo. and . McDowell, Cal .; cavalry, Troop 1., 4th Cavalry; still in service; plumber; son of George and Hilma L. (Ehn) Pearson, Grand Island, Nebraska.
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JOHN HOLLEY, private, b. Jefferson City, Mo., Mar. 14, 1890; enlisted in Hall county, June 24, 1916; Lano Grande, Deming, Merritt, Hoboken, machine gun, Co. B, 120nd mach. Gun battalion, Toul, Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, Verdun, gassed twice, injured by shells twice; discharged Apr. 26, 1919; R. R. fireman; son of Jerry Lawrence Holley, R. R. No. 3, Grand Island, Neb.
175 LEROY FRANCIS, corp., b. Elko, Nev., Nov. 7, 1887; drafted, Ely Nev., Sept. 5, 1917; camp Lewis, field artillery, Battery B, 348th F. A. discharged March 3, 1919; steam shovel crane man at Wood River, Neb .; son of Patrick W. and Mary (Mc- Namarra) Francis, Wood River, Neb.
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JOHN F. McNALLY, private, b. Chicago, Il1., Sept. 27, 1899; enlisted at Grand Island, 1918; Merritt, N. J., blacksmith, trans. to 467 engineers, later pontoon train; discharged at Dodge, Ia., Mar. 21, 1919; laborer at Burkett, Neb .; son of Henry (deceased) and Mary (Sand) Fleisher, Burkett, Neb.
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FRANK MURIE, corporal, b. Columbus, Neb., Mar. 27, 1895; enlisted at Grand Island, Sept. 24, 1917; Ft. Logan, infantry, Co. I, 27th Div .; son of Reva Murie, Cairo, Neb.
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WILLIAM RANDLES GILCHRIST, captain, b. Marshalltown, Ia., Oct. 2, 1882; enlisted at Grand Island, May 17; Ft. Snelling, Cody and Dix; 1st Officer Training Camp Ft. Snelling, Co. M. Neb. N. G. 1st lieut. ; assistant commanding officer of the Central Prisoner of War Enclosure No. 1, A. E. F., France; still in service; son of John and Ida Gilchrist, Marshalltown, Ia.
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LEO G. SHEHEIN, seaman, b. 1894; enlisted in Hall Co., Jan., 1918; Omaha, Goat Island, S. France; transferred to Cambridge, Mass .; discharged Jan. 1919.
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EMIL J. KONICEK, private, b. Clarkeson, Neb., Feb. 27, 1898; enlisted at Grand Island, Oct. 14, 1918; S. A. T. C. at Lincoln; Co. C, Sec. A; discharged Dec. 14, 1918; son of Emil and Mary (Trjan) Konicek, Clarkeson, Neb.
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ALFRED PRY, private Ist class, b. Poole Siding, Neb., Apr. 24, 1889; enlisted at Grand Island, Sept. 19, 1919; Funston, 114th ordnance depot Co .; dis- charged May 17, 1919; farmer at Cairo, Neb .; son of David and Martha (Sigart) Pry.
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FRED RUNGE, seaman, b. Cairo, Neb., 1895; enlisted at Grand Island, Feb. 16, 1917; San Fran- cisco, Cal., navy; still in service on U. S. S. Im- perator; son of Hans J. Runge, Cairo, Neb.
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FRANK BROWN, private, b. Silver Creek, Neb., Feb. 17, 1894; enlisted at Grand Island, June 24, 1918; Ft. Riley and Mead, Md., medical corps, 244th Ambulance Co., Sanitary train, 11th Div .; as ambulance driver; discharged Jan. 18, 1919 at Camp Mead, Md .; now a laborer at Grand Island; son of Oscar and Isabel (Hudnall) Brown, Grand Island.
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WILLIAM HARRISON BRUNDAGE, b. Caw, Neb .; enlisted at Funston, Aug. 26; Funston; in- fantry, 3d, 2d Bn., 164th Depot Brigade; discharged at Funston, Dec. 10; now farmer at Cairo, Neb .; son of Elizabeth Brundage, Cairo, Neb.
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WILLIAM W. GREEN, private, b. Blue Hill, Neb., Dec. 15, 1884; enlisted at Grand Island, Apr. 17, 1918; Ft. Logan and Washington Barricks, engineers, unattached division; just got across; dis- charged Jan. 22, 1918; now at Grand Island, Neb .; son of Frank and Catherine Green, Blue Hill, Neb.
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WALTER N. SCHAUMANN, private, b. Hall county, Neb., Nov. 22, 1892; enlisted in Hall county, June 24, 1918; Riley and Dodge, ambulance corps 19th ; discharged Jan. 23, 1919; now at Grand Island, Neb .; son of Theodore and Amelia Schumann, Grand Island.
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PERCY L. BUTTON, private, b. Doniphan, Neb., Feb. 4, 1899; enlisted at Omaha, Neb., Sept., 1918; Kelly Field, Tex., aviation, spuadron B; discharged at Funston, June 27, 1918; banker at Doniphan; son of J. P. and Anna (Clendenin) Button, Doniphan, Neb.
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FRANCIS W. COE, b. Orleans, Neb., Oct. 17, 1884; enlisted at Grand Island, Aug. 9, 1918; Taylor ; field artillery, Battery F 318, 80th Div .; discharged at Lee, Va., June 4, 1919; now a farmer at Orleans, Neb .; son of Arthur, and Almina Coe, Oleans, Neb.
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WALTER F. JOHNSON, private, b. Sept. 22, 1886; enlisted in Hall Co., Sept. 1917; Funston, Cody, Ft. Sill; field artillery, 127 field artillery, 134 Div, 8th army corps; discharged Jan., 1919; now living at Grand Island, Neb .; son of Jane H. John- son, Grand Island.
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AUGUST HERMAN, corporal, b. Grand Island, Jan. 30, 1896; enlisted at Grand Island, Sept. 19, 1917; Funston, Kan., machine gun company, 361 D. B., Div. 89; Chateau Thierry, Marne, St. Mihiel, Verdun, Argonne, Soissons; gassed, Octtober 15, 1918; three months in hospital; discharged at Dodge, Ia., Mar. 28, 1919; laborer; son of Fred Herman, 916 West 7th St., Grand Island.
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GEORGE E. FUNK, b. Hall Co., Sept. 30, 1893; enlisted at Grand Island, July 22, 1918; Dodge, trade test Div .; discharged Dec. 3, 1918; Doniuhan, Neb.
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HENRY J. MAUGHAN, corp., b. Wood River, Neb., Oct., 1890; enlisted at Grand Island, Oct. 4, 1917; Funston, Pike and Dix, infantry, later artil- lery; discharged at Dodge, Ia., Mar. 18, 1919; son of John and Kattie (Britt) Maughan.
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GUY B. CARSON, private, b. Grand Island, Feb. 12, 1891; enlisted at Grand Island, July 22, 1918; Dodge, signal corps, signal detch., Reg .. 355th Inf., 84th Div .; discharged at Dodge, Ia., April 15, 1919; telephone lineman at Grand Island; son of Mathew A. and Carrie M. (Rosser) Carson, Grand Island.
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ROBERT L. CLARK, corporal, b. Wood River, Neb., April 9, 1899; enlisted at Ft. Logan, Colo., July 6, 1918; quartermaster corps; Logan, Jackson- ville, Merritt; still in service at Tours, France; son Robert J. and Lavina C. (Miller) Clark.
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LEO G. ALLAN, capt., b. Hall Co., Nov. 17, 1887; enlisted in Hall Co., infantry, still overseas as staff officer, near Le Mons, France; son of John and Fannie L. Allan, 212 E. 2d st., Grand Island, Neb.
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FRANK E. GLIVES, sergt., b. Clarmont, Mo., July 27, 1896; enlisted at Grand Island, May 30, 1918; Ft. Logan and Jacksonville; motor transport corps, headquarters Co., motor supply train No. 411; trained at Giauge Nerive, Barcleans; discharged at Dodge, Ia., July 5, 1919; now a' clek at Grand Island; son of A. E. and Carrie (Clayborn) Glives, Grand Island, Neb.
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LEE ELWYN KENT, private, b. Ashton, Neb., Dec. 8, 1894; enlisted at Denver, Colo., July 1, 1917; Ft. Logan, Greene, Mills, heavy artillery, 41 Sun- set, Reg. 148, Battery C;was ready to embark for overseas, when he contracted mastoid and was oper- ated on three times; was honorably discharged; died Oct. 16, 1918 from influenza. He was the son of Jesse E. and Belle (Snyder) Kent, 114 E. 13th st., Grand Island, Neb.
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LAWRENCE A. TILLEY, b. Hall Co., Dec. 17, 1899; enlisted in Hall Co., Oct. 19, 1917; Officers Training school, Lincoln; farmer, Grand Island, Route 3; son of Geo. Tilley, Grand Island.
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PERRY A. POWELL, pvt., b. Grand Island, Neb., Mar. 26, 1893; enlisted at Grand Island, June 15, 1918; Sherman, Ohio; machine gun corps, Co. A 325th, 84th Div .; sailed Sept. 2, 1918; discharged July 24, 1919; now a motorcycle mechanic; son of Frank N. and Sarah J. (Hanaford) Powell, Grand Island, Neb.
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FREDERICK C. MADER, b. Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 3, 1892; enlisted at Grand Island, June, 1918; still in service as carpenter ; son of John and Emma Mader, Grand Island, Neb.
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JOHN TITRIS, private, b. Peergo, Greece, Nov. 13, 1890; enlisted at Kearney, Neb., June 4, 1918; Dodge, Mills, infantry, Co. B 351 Inf. 88th Div .; discharged at Funston, June 8, 1919; now at Grand Island; son of Bill Titris, Peergo, Greece.
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ANDREW L. PETERSON, b. Sweden, Feb. 3, 1889; enlisted at Grand Island, March 19, 1918; Devens, Mass., engineers, Co. A, Reg. 33; trained at Brest, Never, Clarmont, Fall; discharged at Dodge, Iowa, June 22, 1919; carpenter in Grand Island; son of John and Anna Peterson.
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EDWARD P. DUFFY, cook sergt., b. Hall Co., Dec. 9, 1894; enlisted in Hall Co., Sept. 19, 1917; Funston, Depot Brigade, 18th Co. 5th Bn. 164 depot brigade; discharged Dec. 14, 1918; meat dealer at Grand Island; son of Thos. Duffy, Grand Island.
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HAROLD SCIONS, corp., b. Fremont, Neb., Jan. 5, 1901; enlisted at Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln, Neb., S. A. T. C., Co. C; is now a student at Cairo, Neb .; son of Mrs. A. B. Congrove, Cairo, Neb.
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ROBERT A. MOODY, private, b. Hall Co. Neb., Nov. 11, 1895; enlisted in Hall Co., May 29, 18; Logan, Humphrey's and Merritt, Northern Russia Expd. Forces, 17th Co. 14th Grand Div., Camp Dodge; Northern Russia Expd. Forces, A. P. O: 701 A. E. F .; son of N. H. and Agnes Moody, Grand Island, Neb.
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RALPH L. WILKS, private, b. Greeley, Col., Dec. 1894; poined at Grand Island, June 28, 1918; Funston, infantry ; was at Funston only a short time, sent to Newport News and put with a replacement unit, sent to France; still in service at headquarters corps; son of Lue J. and Agnes (Binredup) Wilks, 703 W. 5th St., Grand Island.
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FLOYD A. LINN, private, b. Grand Island, Sept. 24, 1899; enlisted at Grand Island, Oct. 18, 1918; Cottner University in student army training corps; discharged at Cottner University, Dec., 1918; now billing clerk, Washington, D. C .; son of Alonzo A. and Clara T. (Rickerman) Linn, Grand Island.
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JOHN WALTER TURNER, 1st class pharma- cists mate, b. Stevenson Mich., Aug. 1892; enlisted at Omaha, Neb, June 29, 1917; Naval Training Station, San Francisco and Quantico; navy, Marine Expeditionary Forces; St. Mihiel, Argonne-Meuse; wounded by high explosive; discharged at U. S. Marine Barracks at Quantico, May 12, 1919; now a pharmacist; son of John G. and C. Mary (Olson) Turner, Grand Island, Neb.
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BOYD T. WINANS, sergt., b. Fairmont, Neb., Apr. 3, 1894; joined at Grand Island, June 28, 1918; Funston, Indianapolis, Ind., medical corps, trans. to base hospital A at Indianapolis, Ind .; discharged, Indianapolis, Dec. 17th 1918; Railroad fireman and brakeman ; son of Frank and Julia Winans, 703 W. 5th St., Grand Island.
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WILLIAMS F. PURVIS, sergeant, b. Thermopolis, Wyo., June 30, 1897 ; enlisted at Grand Island, Nov. 3, 1916; Columbus, Elvia, Veinouze, Mexico, infantry, Co. E, Reg. 16 Div. 1st; wounded July 19, 1918, six months in hospital; discharged at Dodge, Ia., Feb. 27, 1919; cream sampler at Grand Island; son of Robert and Viola (Winchester) Purvis, Grand Island.
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RAY M. WILDER, b. Shelbyville, Ind., July 27, 1893; enlisted at Ft. Logan, Dec. 4, 1917; Greene and Vancouver Barracks, engineers, Co. C, Reg. 4, Div. 4; Chateau-Thierry, St. Mihiel, Velse River, Meuse-Argonne, Toulon sector ; three weeks in hos- pital; discharged at Russell, Wyo., Aug. 19, 1919; now a pressman at Denver, Colo .; son of Rhoda A. and Ed M. Wilder, Denver, Colo.
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CLINTON E. JOHN, 2d lieut., b. Lincoln, Neb., June 12, 1896; enlisted In Hall Co., May 11, 1917; Snelling and Dodge, one year as trainer, infantry, 352 Inf. Co. M, 88th Div .; son of Frank and Bertha John, 303 W. 9th, Grand Island Neb.
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RAYMOND PHILLIPS, private, b. Arena, Neb., July 6, 1898; enlisted at Seattle, Wash., April 4, 1917; Warden, Casey, Flagler and Eustis; artillery, 6th U .. C. A. ; discharged at Lewis, Wash., Mar. 29, 1919; now working on railroad at Grand Island; son of Andrew and Mary (Rogers) Phillips, Grand Island, Neb.
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LAWRENCE A. McKIBBEN, cook, b. Hamilton county, Neb., Apr. 7, 1896; joined at Grand Island, May 2, 1918; Fremont, Cal., Lee, Va., Mills, N. Y., infantry ; candy maker, 522 W. 6th St., Grand Island; son of Elmer T. and Mary A. (Marks) Mckibben.
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JAMES R. FRAME, corporal, b. St. Paul, Neb., Nov. 19, 1892; enlisted at Grand Island, June 1, 1918; Mares Island and Quantico, Va., marine corps, Supply Co., Reg. 11; trained at Chatteroux, Monte Chaume, Fr .; discharged at Quantico, Va., Aug. 2, 1919; now a clerk at Grand Island, Neb .; son of Eli M. and Submit (Anderson) Frame, Grand Island.
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HARRY A. NEELY, corp., b. Boone Co., Neb., May 6, 1897; enlisted at Grand Island, May 29, 1918; Ft. Logan and Wash. Barracks, engineers, 56th searchlights, was eight months overseas; was slightly gassed; discharged Mar. 22, 1919 now at Grand Island; son of Wm. Neely, Grand Island, Neb.
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RALPH W. HENDERSON, private, b. Wood River, Neb., Oct. 19, 1898; enlisted at Grand Island, Aug. 2, 1918; Logan and Eustic, Va., coast artillery, Battery F, 47th; trained at Angoulene, France; dis- charged at Dodge, Ia., Mar. 19, 1919; now a farmer at Wood River, Neb .; son of Newton and Emma A. (Aberts) Henderson, Wood River, Neb.
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WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON, sergt., b. Goodland, Kan., Jan. 1, 1888; joined at Kearney, Neb., Oct. 27, 1917; Funston, Kan., infantry, L, depot brigade; dis- charged at Funston, Kan., Mar. 18, 1919; waiter and cook, Kearney, Neb .; son of Louis and Hannah J. (Fears) Johnston, 121 W. Peterson, Grand Island.
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CARL A. DEICHMAN, first class pvt., b. Grand Island, Mar. 2, 1892; joined at Grand Island, Mar. 5, 1918; Riley, Crane, Allentown, Pa., medical corps, base hospital 114; discharged at Dodge, Ia., June 8, 1919; farmer, Grand Island; son of Carl and Mariel Deichman, route No. 3, Grand Island; re- turned to U. S. June 26, 1919, on Panaman.
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LEO G. WASHBURN, cook, b. Wood River, Neb., Dec. 20, 1890; joined at Kearney, Neb., July 21, 1918; Dodge, Ia., infantry, Co. 35, 163 depot brigade; after two weeks in camp was put in kitchen and started cooking; discharged at Dodge, Ia., Dec. 9, 1918; carpenter, 1114 W. 6th, Grand Island; son of Albert E. and Laura M. (Davis) Washburn,
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BEN SCHIECK, private, b. Ravenna, Neb., Aug. 19, 1889; enlisted at Rexford, Kan., July 23, Fun- ston, infantry, 10th, Div. Co. I, 69 Reg .; 222}{ N. Walnut, Shelton, Neb .; son of Fred Schieck, Shelton, Nebraska.
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JOHN N. LAMBRAS, private, b. Kalamata, Greece, Oct. 15, 1885; enlisted at Grand Island; June 24, 1916; Cody, Uni. Washington, D. C., infantry, Co. M. 5th Neb. ; participated in Verdun, discharged at Dodge, Ia., June 9, 1919; now R. R. section foreman at Grand Island; son of Nick and Sarao- rona Lambras, Greece.
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FRANCIS N. WIELAND, mech. aviator, b. St. Paul, Neb., June 24, 1886; enlisted in Hall county, June 28, 1918; Great Lakes, mech. aviator, Co. C, Naval Training St .; discharged Dec. 25, 1918; 922 N. Eddy, Grand Island; son of Jacob and Anna Wieland, Grand Island.
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FLOYD M. OLDERMAN, seaman, b. Marshall, Kan., April 22, 1897; enlisted at Grand Island, June 3, 1918; navy; farmer; Cairo, Neb .; son of Francis M. Olderman, Cairo, Neb.
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JOSEPH F. HOSEK, sergt., b. Grand Island, Nebraska; enlisted at Grand Island, Nebraska June 1, 1917; Pike; 45. 12th Training Battalion, 162 Depot Brigade; discharged at Pike, Dec. 22, 1918.
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JOHN C. SEYMOUR, 1st class boatswain, b. Cairo, Neb., Jan. 22, 1895; enlisted at Omaha, Dec. 15, 19; Goat Island, navy, on U. S. S. Minneapolis ; son of A. J. and Lottie B. (Ofield) Seymour, 909 N. Oak st., Grand Island.
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ARTHUR C. PETERS, private, b. Grand Island, Neb., May 30, 1896; enlisted at Grand Island, Sept. 23, 1917; Funston and Cody; infantry, Co. C 136th, 35th Div. ; discharged at Funston; now a book- keeper at Omaha, Neb .; son of Peter B. and Anna (Holtrof) Peters, Grand Island, Neb.
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WAYNE M. HIDDLESON, private, b. Eustis, Neb .. Jan. 29, 1893; enlisted at Grand Island, May 15, 1917; Ft. Snelling, Minn. ; field artillery, 2d Battery, 13th Provisional Reg .; discharged at Ft. Snelling, Minn., June 27 1917; now salesman, with Standard Oil Co .; son of Milton P. and Cora E. (Miller) Hiddleson, Cairo, Neb.
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MONT C. NOBLE, 1st lieut., b. Nashua, Ia., Mar. 9, 1894; enlisted at Ft. Snelling, Aug. 27, 1917; Ft. Snelling, Minn., Ft. Monroe, Va., Coast artil- lery, 44th Reg., Battery B;saw service in Cham- paigne offensive, St. Mihiel, was on this sector until the armistice was signed, slightly gassed Aug. 1st; discharged at Ft. Totten, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1919; son of Henry and Mary (Cagley) Noble, Nashua, Iowa.
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