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JOHN A. DEKKER.
CHARLES DIEHL.
JOHN BENJAMIN DUCKSTAD.
WILBUR VINCENT FINK.
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He was taken to the second ward of the base hospital, where he died October 4, 1918. Fink was 25 years old.
GARDNER, FRANK EDWARD, GARDNERS. 2d Company, 7th P. O. D.
Frank Gardner, son of John and Mary Gardner, was born Oc- tober 23, 1892, and died October 20, 1918, at the age of 25 years. 11 months, 27 days. He enlisted with the armed forces of his country in May, 1918, and was sent to State College, Pa., but soon transferred to Camp Hancock, Ga., where he became a mem- ber of the 2d Company, 7th Provisional Ordinance Detachment. He sailed from the United States the first week of October, was taken ill while on board ship, removed and placed in a hospital at Manchester, Eng. Pneumonia developed, which ended in death a few days later. Gardner was buried in Southern Cemetery, Eng., but the remains have been brought to the States and now rest in the cemetery at Idaville, Pa.
GEHRING, WILLIAM F., NEW OXFORD. Company A, 149th Me. Gn. Bat., 32d Division.
Gehring enlisted with Company I, 4th Regiment Penna. Na- tional Guards, June 6, 1916, and served a seven months period on the Mexican Border. On July 15, 1917, he was called out with the guards and was assigned to Company A, 4th Regiment, 32d Division. He went overseas in November, 1917, and was killed by shrapnel during the fighting against one of the German Spring drives. Gehring made the great sacrifice March 9, 1918, while serving as a corporal in Company A, of the 149th Machine Gun Battalion, 32d Division. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Gehring, who now reside in Baltimore, Md.
GISE, HARRY MAHLON, EAST BERLIN. 65th Prov. Co.
Harry Gise, born January 3, 1889, the son of Calvin and Lilian Gise, went to Camp Lee, Va., June 28, 1918. He trained in the 65th Provisional Company, Automatic Replacement Bat- talion until September, when he was sent overseas. Gise was not long in France when he became ill and died from lobar pneu-
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FRANK EDWARD GARDNER.
AMERICT
PYTF. B.CARDNER
2734442
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E886
GRAVE OF FRANK E. GARDNER.
HARRY MAHLON GISE.
ALLEN STEWART HARTMAN.
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monia, October 9, 1918. He is buried at Montrand sur Cher. He was 29 years old.
HARTMAN, ALLEN STEWART, LITTLESTOWN. Headquarters Company, 314th Regiment.
Allen S. Hartman was born May 17, 1893, the son of Rev. J. Stewart and Ella Hartman. He was serving as a railroad clerk when he entered the armed service of his country, April 30, 1918, Camp Lee,. Va. He was assigned later to Headquarters Com- pany, 314th Regiment. While Hartman was aiding in the fight- ing of the Mense-Argonne drive he was mortally wounded at Mantillois, France, October 4, 1918, dying while being removed from the field of battle at Bethincourt, where he was buried in the American Cemetery ; later he was removed to the Argonne Cemetery. Hartman was 25 years of age.
HOKE, WILLIAM BAKER, ABBOTTSTOWN. Company F, 109th Infantry, 28th Division.
William B. Hoke was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Hoke, of Abbottstown, Pa. He entered the armed service in defense of his country April 2, 1918. He was sent to Camp Meade, Md., remained there three weeks, when he was sent to Camp Upton, N. Y., and then sailed for overseas duty. Hoke landed at Falk- stone, Eng., May 18, 1918, erossed to France and after two and one half months training entered the front lines with Company F, 109th Infantry, 28th Division. He remained on the front until killed by a German Machine Gun bullet October 1, 1918. He was buried at Mountblainville Sur Meuse, France.
JACOBS, ELMER GEORGE, EAST BERLIN. Company D, 316th A. T.
Elmer George Jacobs was born April 15, 1894, at East Berlin, Pa., the son of Aaron and Mary Jacobs. He entered the armed serviee of his country September 21, 1917, at Camp Lewis. Amer- ican Lake, Tacoma, Washington. He served with Company D. 316th Ammunition Train. Jacobs contracted pneumonia while in camp, which resulted in his death March 6, 1918. He was 25 years of age.
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ADAMS COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR.
WILLIAM BAKER HOKE.
020862
GRAVE OF WILLIAM B. HOKE.
ELMER GEORGE JACOBS.
GEORGE ANDREW JACOBY.
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JACOBY, GEORGE ANDREW, CENTENNIAL. Company C, 1st Bat. Repl. Depot.
Jacoby was born in Conewago Township, August 19, 1888, a son of Andrew JJ. and Madaline Noel Jacoby. He went into the service September 5, 1918, Camp Lee, Va., and served for a period of five weeks with Company C, 1st Battalion, Replace- ment Depot, when he died from influenza developing into pnen- monia the 5th day of October, 1918, at the age of 29 years.
JOBE, JOHN W., GETTYSBURG. Company 1, 308th Inľ .. 77th Div.
John W. JJobe, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Press JJobe, was born January 14, 1900, California, Mo. He enlisted in the service November 25, 1916, was sent to Jefferson Barracks, and from there assigned to Brownsville, Texas. He served as a member of Company H, 4th U. S. Infantry, from time of enlistment until . June, 1917; then with Company H, 58th Infantry, 77th Divi- sion, Camp Upton, N. Y. JJobe was appointed corporal July 14, 1917, and sergeant September 7th. He went overseas in April, and was killed September 5, 1918, while serving on the front be- tween Blanzy and Fismes. He lies buried at Fismes, France.
KRAL, CHARLES JOHN, YORK SPRINGS. Company 1, 58th Inf., 4th Div.
Charles J. Kral was born in Chicago the 18th day of October, 1889, the son of John (deceased) and Mary Kral. At 18 years of age he enlisted in the U. S. Army, going to Jefferson Bar- raeks, Mo. He was assigned to and served a three-year period with Company I, 27th Infantry. In 1911 he enlisted with Com- pany I, 4th Infantry, and served continuously with it until 1917, when he was transferred to Company 1, 58th Infantry, 4th Divi- sion. Kral was appointed sergeant during the Spring of 1918. and sailed from Camp Mills, L. I., May 5, 1918. While in France he took part in the fighting against the Germans during their offensive toward Chateau-Thierry; he then fought in the Aisne- Marne and St. Mihiel offensive, and it was during the heavy fighting in the Meuse-Argonne drive that he made the supreme
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ADAMS COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR.
JOHN W. JOBE.
CHARLES JOHN KRAL.
P
12290
GRAVE OF JOHN W. JOBE.
IRA ELLSWORTH LADY.
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sacrifice, being pierced by a bullet from a German Machine Gun, October 6, 1918.
LADY, IRA ELLSWORTH, ARENDTSVILLE. Company A, 316th Inf., 79th Division.
Ira was born April 15, 1891, at Arendtsville, Pa., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram C. Lady. He taught in the public schools of Adams County from 1908 to 1911, then entered West Chester Normal School and graduated in 1913; taught in the schools of West Chester from 1913 to 1915, then attended Pennsylvania College one year and returned to West Chester as an instructor in the Normal School. On November 6, 1917, he entered the service at Camp Meade, Md., serving with Company A, 316th Infantry, 79th Division, until volunteering for immediate serv- ice in France. In January he was transferred to Camp Stuart, Va., and assigned to the Machine Gun Company of the 4th U. S. Infantry, 3d Division. Lady was appointed sergeant February 1, 1918, and on April 6th sailed from Newport News, Va., on board the Great Northern. He landed at Brest, France, and after a few weeks training entered the lines with his company against the German offensive between Reims and Soissons, serv- ing in the Aisne defense from June 1-5; Chateau-Thierry June 6-July 14; Champagne-Marne defense July 15-18. On August 1st he was appointed to attend the Army Candidates School at Langres, France. Having completed this course in less than required time he was commissioned a second lieutenant Septem- ber 25, 1918, and assigned to his old division, the 79th. On Oc- tober 31st he was commissioned a first lieutenant of infantry. Early in November, while leading his company during the Ar- gonne drive he received a severe wound which resulted in his death November 22, 1918. He was 26 years of age.
LEESE, ROYAL ALLEN, NEW OXFORD, ROUTE 1. U. S. N.
Royal A. Leese, son of John H. and Mary Leese, enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1910. During the period between his enlist- ment and the outbreak of hostilities he served at Baltimore, Md. : Norfolk, Va .: two years in the Philippines, and almost two years at Shanghai, China. After returning from duty in China he served at Boston, Mass., until assigned to the U. S. Submarine
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ROYAL ALLEN LEESE.
ALBERT J. LENTZ.
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CYPRIAN WILLIAM MCSHERRY.
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L-10. While the U. S. F. L-10 was doing duty in foreign waters, Leese was lost overboard and the body could not be recovered. Having made the national sacrifice for the brotherhood of man on the 21st day of January, 1918, Leese has the distinction of being the first Adams County man to make the supreme con- tribution. He was 23 years, 11 months and 25 days old.
LENTZ, ALBERT .J., GETTYSBURG. Headquarters Company, 18th Inf., 1st Division.
Albert Lentz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Lentz, served with the United States forees along the border during the Mexican trouble. Ile was one of the first men to enlist with the U. S. Regulars and went overseas in the fall of 1917 with a provisional battalion. Lentz was then assigned to Headquarters Company, 18th Infantry, Ist Division, and was serving with this unit when killed April 20, 1918, during the heavy fighting at Cantigney, France. He was 26 years of age.
MARKLINE, JACOB, ABBOTTSTOWN. Company A, 316th Inf., 79th Division.
Jacob Markline was enlisted with the country's armed forces November 5, 1917, and sent to Camp Meade, Md., where he was assigned to Company A, 316th Infantry, 79th Division. He went oversea during the summer of 1918, and while fighting in the Argonne Forest received a wound which resulted in his death.
MCSHERRY, CYPRIAN WILLIAM, LITTLESTOWN. Adjutant M. P., 151st Infantry.
Cyprian MeSherry, son of Mrs. Sarah MeSherry, was born at Littlestown, Pa., and after attending school there went to St. Marys College and the University of Maryland. He then prac- tieed law in Gettysburg and Silver City, N. M. While in New Mexico he organized a company and served with it as seeond lieutenant during the 1917 trouble with Mexico. Before this unit of guards was mustered out, MeSherry was mustered into the federal service for the duration of the World War. He went to Camp Kearney, Cal .; was commissioned a first lieutenant and later captain; crossed overseas in April, 1918, with the 40th
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.ANDREW E. MICKLEY.
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037703
GRAVE OF ANDREW E. MICKLEY.
SYLVESTER C XILLER
SYLVESTER GUY MILLER.
GRAVE OF SYLVESTER G. MILLER.
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Division. MeSherry was adjutant of Company B when he be- eame ill and died JJanuary 28, 1919. He was buried at Castres, France, but the remains were returned to the States January, 1921, and now rest in the cemetery of Baltimore, Md.
MICKLEY, ANDREW E., GETTYSBURG. Company A, 316th Inf., 79th Division.
Andrew Miekley was born March 14, 1894, a son of Robert C. and Lenore Miekley. He attended school in Fairfield and when called to the colors September 19, 1917, was working in the furni- ture factory. Miekley served as a corporal in Company A, 316th Infantry, 79th Division, going overseas on board the Leviathan from Hoboken to Brest, July, 1918. He made the supreme sacri- fice for his country while pushing forward near Montfaucon, the 30th day of September, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne drive. Miekley was 24 years of age.
MILLER, SYLVESTER GUY, BONNEAUVILLE. Company A, 316th Inf., 79th Division.
Sylvester Guy Miller, a son of John H. Miller, was born October 25, 1893. He was raised near Bonneauville, attended the public school, then the parochial school of that place. He entered the service September 19, 1917, Gettysburg, Pa., and was sent to Camp Meade, Md. Here he was assigned to Company A, 316th Infantry, 79th Division, with which unit he trained in the United States. On July 9, 1918, he sailed from the U. S. on board the Leviathan from Hoboken, N. J., to Brest, France. Sergeant Miller entered the front lines with his company and served honorably until the supreme sacrifice was made November 5, 1918, during the fighting in the Meuse-Argonne offense.
MYERS, EARL JOSEPH, MC SHERRYSTOWN. Company H, 8th M. G. Battalion.
Earl Myers, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Myers, enlisted with the U. S. Regulars July 10, 1917. He served as a private with Company A, 4th Infantry, 3d Division at Camp Colt, Gettys- burg, Pa. He then transferred to Company H, Sth Machine Gun Battalion, and was training at Camp Greene, N. C., where death
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ADAMS COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR.
EARL JOSEPH MYERS.
GEORGE EDWARD NAYLOR.
JOHN WILLIAM OCKER.
FABIAN JOHN ORNDORFF.
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occurred January 1, 1918. Earl was born at Brushtown, near MeSherrystown. Ile was 19 years old.
NAVLOR, GEORGE EDWARD, BIGLERVILLE. Supply Company, 75th Infantry.
George E .. Naylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Naylor, was born November 19, 1895, at Zora, Adams County, Pa. He was employed with the Goodrich Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, when called to the service February 7. 1918. Naylor served with the Supply Company. 71st Infantry. Camp Lee. Va., until he was taken ill with influenza, followed by pneumonia, which ended in his death October 7, 1918, at the age of 22 years.
OCKER, JOHN WILLIAM, LITTLESTOWN. Headquarters Company, 104th S. T.
John William Oeker enlisted in July, 1917, with the Fifth Maryland National Guard Regiment stationed at Camp MeClel- lan, Ala. He was appointed sergeant in April, 1918, and was sent to France in June as a member of Headquarters Company, 104th Sanitary Train. Sergeant Oeker was placed in this unit because he did excellent work in attending the wounded. He was killed while on duty at the front, October 11, 1918. He was the son of Mrs. Martha J., and the late James Ocker, and was 28 years old.
ORNDORFF, FABIAN JOHN. BONNEAUVILLE. 47th Hospital Train.
Fabian Orndorff was born July 29, 1896, the son of Vincent and Alice Orndorff. He entered the service of his country September 4, 1918. Camp Greenleaf, Lythe, Ga. After under- going preliminary training there in the infantry he was trans- ferred to Camp Merritt, N. J., and assigned to the 47th Hospital Train. While on duty at Camp he contracted influenza, which developed into pneumonia, resulting in death the 12th day of October, 1918, at the age of 21 years. He is buried in St. Jos- eph's Cemetery, Bonneauville, Pa.
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ADAMS COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR.
GEORGE PRETZ.
JOHN FRANCIS RICE.
CLAIRE RICHWINE.
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PRETZ, GEORGE, GETTYSBURG. Company 10, 3d Battalion, Med. Corp.
Dr. George Pretz was born in Shiremanstown, Cumberland County, May 16, 1880, son of Samuel L. and Mary Pretz. He graduated from the Steelton High School, then Gettysburg Col- lege, 1905, and Johns Hopkins University 1909. He practiced medieine in Lebanon, Pa., and was specializing in eye, ear, nose and throat when he answered the call of his country. He went to Camp Greenleaf, Ga., August 5, 1918, and was assigned to Com- pany 10, Third Battalion, Medical Corps. He served here until transferred to Syracuse, N. Y. to help combat the influenza epi- demie there. Dr. Pretz, who held the rank of first lieutenant, fell vietim to the epidemie himself and died October 5, 1918.
RICE, JOHN FRANCIS, MC SHERRYSTOWN. 6th Company, 2d Battalion.
John F. Rice was born April 15, 1891, the son of George L. and Maria C. Rice. He went into the service JJuly 26, 1918, and was sent to Syracuse, N. Y., where he was assigned to the 6th Com- pany, 2d Battalion, Syraeuse Recruiting Camp. Rice, who was well-known to St. Mary's College followers as a football player, served in the personnel department until his death by influenza September 27, 1918.
RICHWINE, CLAIRE, GARDNERS.
Company G, 112th Regiment, 28th Division.
Clair Richwine, of Hunter's Run, enlisted with the armed forees of his country June 30, 1917. He went to Camp Haneoek, Augusta, Ga., and was assigned to Company G, 112th Regiment, 28th Division. After training for several months he sailed with his unit for duty in France May 1, 1918, landing at Brest May 20th. Private Richwine served through the fighting at Chateau- Thierry and while aiding in carrying on the great drive he was wounded and captured by the Germans. On the 31st day of August, 1918, he died at Berne, Switzerland, from the wounds re- ceived in action.
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FRANCIS E. RIDER.
PRAXCIS C.AIDER
F22191
GRAVE OF FRANCIS E. RIDER.
HARRY JACOB RIDER.
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RIDER, FRANCIS E.,
EAST BERLIN.
Company L, 109th Infantry, 28th Division.
Francis E. Rider, son of John M. Rider, was born JJuly 21, 1899, in Mt. Joy Township. He was a member of the State Na- tional Guards, having enlisted August 26, 1916. Rider served on the border in 1916 and the early months of 1917, returning North March 28, 1917, he was placed on duty to guard railroads and remained at this until August 22d, when he arrived at Camp Hancock, Ga., as a member of the advance guard for that camp. When the 28th Division assembled he was assigned to Company L, 109th Infantry, and was appointed corporal. He sailed with his company on board the Anchries from Hoboken to Brest, France. Francis helped during the heaviest fighting along the Marne until giving for his country all he had to give-life- July 15, 1918.
RIDER, HARRY JACOB, LITTLESTOWN. U. S. N.
Harry Rider was born the 8th of August, 1892, the son of Wil- liam HI. and Annie E. Rider. He worked as a machinist in New York City and upon enlisting in the Navy, May, 1918, was soon appointed Machinist's Mate First Class. He was serving at the Naval Aero Station, Bay Shore, Long Island, when he became ill with pneumonia, which resulted in his death October 13, 1918, at the age of 26 years, 2 months and 5 days.
ROBINSON, DENNIS CHARLES, NEW OXFORD. Company A, 303d M G. Battalion.
Dennis Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Robinson, was born February 3, 1891. He was working in a shoe factory when summoned to the serviee June 27, 1918. He went to Camp Lee, Va., and was soon assigned to Company A, 303d Machine Gun Battalion. He sailed for duty overseas August 20, 1918. While in a eamp in France he beeame ill with influenza, was re- moved to Base Hospital No. 1, Chateauneuf Sur Cher. where he died October 2, 1918, at the age of 27 years. Robinson's body has been returned to the States and now lies buried in the Cem- etery at New Oxford.
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DENNIS CHARLES ROBINSON.
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ROBINSON, DENNIS
7607
GRAVE OF DENNIS C. ROBINSON.
HOMER WILLIAM ROBINSON.
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. ROBINSON, HOMER WILLIAM, LITTLESTOWN. U. S. N. R. F.
Robinson was born in Port Royal, Juniata County, Pa., De- cember 3, 1893, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Robinson. He was assistant cashier in the Littlestown National Bank when he left to enlist in the navy, September, 1918. He went to Phil- adelphia, Pa., and after a short service there was ordered to re- port to the Naval Training Station at Puget Sound. While cross- ing the continent he caught a heavy cold. Shortly after his arrival in Washington State he entered the hospital. Influenza. followed by pneumonia, caused his death at the age of 25 years.
RUPPRECHT, WILFORD, MC SHERRYSTOWN. M. T. Battalion.
Wilford Rupprecht, son of Mrs. Emma Rupprecht, enlisted in the armed service at the Hanover recruiting station, being sent to Gettysburg he was assigned to the 7th Infantry, but soon trans- ferred to a Trench Motor Battalion. Rupprecht went overseas in December, 1917, and on the 3d day of April, 1918, was killed in action at the age of 19 years.
SCOTT, LUTHER H., BENDERSVILLE. Co. M., 336th Infantry.
Luther H. Scott, son of Rev. and Mrs. W. D. E. Scott, was born August 7, 1894, Laysville, Perry County, Pa. He was em- ployed as a repairman for the Elliot-Fisher Typewriting Com- pany, Dayton, Ohio, when called to the service, June 24, 1918. He trained in Camp Sherman with Company M, 336th Infantry, 84th Division, and sailed with his organization from Hoboken, September 8, 1918, to Bordeaux, France, via England. Scott contracted pneumonia a short time after landing, which resulted in his death October 14, 1918. He was buried in a military cemetery near Menistrel, France, but his body was brought to the United States in December, 1920.
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LUTHER H. SCOTT.
2481237
Mech.LUTHER H.SCOTT CO.M 336 INF., AGE 24
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GRAVE OF LUTHER H. SCOTT.
CHARLES A. SHUYLER.
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SHUVLER, CHARLES A.,
ORRTANNA. Company M, 145th Infantry, D. B.
Shuyler was born in Franklin Township, December 26, 1895, the son of Mr. and Mrs Aaron Shuyler. He entered the service of his country April 30, 1918. Going to Camp Lee, Va., he was assigned to the 39th Company, 10th Training Battalion, 155th Depot Brigade, but he crossed overseas in June, 1918. While fighting on Flanders fields during the big drive through Belgium he fell mortally wounded, death occurring November 4, 1918, after lingering four days.
SNYDER, GEORGE EMERSON, NEW OXFORD. U. S. N. R. F.
George E. Snyder was born at New Oxford, Pa., August 17, 1894, son of Commander John J. and Annie Wantz Suyder. He attended the public schools there, and Gettysburg Academy, from which he entered Pennsylvania College, and was attending when he enlisted in the U. S. Naval Reserve Foree April 25, 1917, as a Hospital Apprentice First Class. A waiver was necessary to allow his enlistment because his eyes were defeetive.
Immediately upon enlistment he was sent to the U. S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., for duty, and served there until he embarked on the U. S. S. Henderson, September 15, 1917, as a member of the U. S. Navy Base Hospital No. 5, for service in Franee. October 5, 1917, he landed at St. Nazaire and in a few days was transferred with his unit to Brest, France. When the marines went into action he accompanied an operating team from his unit to Paris and other points baek of the battle line and remained for about a month, then returned to Brest. During the influenza epidemie he was stricken and after a brief illness, died September 20, 1918, at the U. S. Navy Base Hospital No. 5, from influenza pneumonia. Snyder was recommended for promotion from Pharmaeist's Mate 2d Class, to the grade of Ensign U. S. N. R. F., when taken ill. He was interred in Kerfautras Cem- etery, Brest, France, but the remains were brought home in May, 1920, and now rest in New Oxford Cemetery.
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GEORGE EMERSON SNYDER.
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CLOPCE EMERSON SNYDERPHIMJECL
GRAVE OF GEORGE . E. SNYDER.
CLARENCE JOSEPH STRAUSBAUGH.
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SOCIA, JOSEPH P., GETTYSBURG. 4th U. S. Infantry.
Joseph Socia, who came to the camp at Gettysburg with the 4th U. S. Infantry, was born and raised in Texas, but gave his final address as Gettysburg. Socia went to Camp Green, N. C., then to Camp Stuart, Newport News, Va., where he trained until April 6, 1918, when he sailed on board the Great Northern to Brest, France. After a few weeks' training behind the lines he moved into action May 3, 1918, and continued on the front until killed about June 10, 1918.
STRAUSBAUGH, CLARENCE JOSEPH, MC SHERRYSTOWN. Co. A, 316th Infantry, 79th Division.
Clarenee Strausbaugh, son of James and Jennie Strausbaugh, entered the service Setpember 19, 1917, Camp Meade, Md. He served in a training battalion until assigned to Company A, 316th Infantry, 79th Division. He was taken ill in November and removed to the eamp base hospital, after being here a few days he was again moved, this time to the Walter Reid Hospital, Washington, D. C., where he died the 20th day of November, 1917, at the age of 23 years, 10 months and 9 days.
TAYLOR, HARRY M., BENDERSVILLE. 7th M. G. Battalion.
Harry M. Taylor, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, enlisted during the summer of 1917, with the Seventh Infantry Band. He went overseas in the Spring of 1918, and transferred to the Sanitary Detachment of the Seventh Machine Gun Battalion. He was serving with this unit when the supreme sacrifice was made October 25, 1918, just two weeks before the armistice was signed. Taylor was 26 years of age and had taught school in Adams County three years.
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HARRY M. TAYLOR.
SALAT A TATLO !! PYT 440 DULI
032490
GRAVE OF HARRY M. TAYLOR.
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JOSEPH EDWIN WEAVER.
JOSEPH ALBERT WILLIAMS.
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WEAVER, JOSEPH EDWIN,
MO SHERRYSTOWN. U. S. N.
Joseph Weaver, son of Charles and Manerva Weaver, enlisted in the U. S. Navy May 31, 1918. He was sent to the western coast for preliminary training and after completing this was to be placed on sea duty in the eastern waters. He was on his way from the Naval Training Station, San Diego, Cal., to Philadel- phia, when stricken with influenza. He was removed to St. Mary's Infirmary, St. Louis, Mo., September 24, 1918, and died ten days later, October 4, 1918. Weaver was 21 years old when called from service.
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