Adams County in the World War : April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918, Part 6

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Morrison, Edna, served as a nurse during the World War.


Morrison, Norman Earl, son of Mrs. W. D. Morrison, enlisted in the navy and served in both the Atlantic and Pacifie fleets. On May 9, 1918, he was called to duty and served at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and Fort Barranca, Fla. He went overseas in July, 1918, and served with the Medical Detachment of the 64th Coast Artillery Corps. Morrison was discharged in February, 1919.


Rice, Royal Egar, of Carlisle St., is a son of Harry M. and Alice C. Rice. He was enlisted August 28, 1918, and sent to Camp Lee, Va .. where he became a member of Company E, 155th Depot Brigade. serving with the unit until discharged, Sep- tember 5, 1918.


Routsong, James Blaire, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Routsong, was enlisted September 20, 1917. and went to Camp Meade, where he was first assigned to Company A, 316th Infantry, 79th Division, then with Company HI, of the same regiment. He was appointed corporal June 11, 1918, and sergeant December 24, 1918. Routsong crossed on board the Aga-


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memnon from Hoboken, N. J., to Brest, France, and re- turned from St. Nazaire to Philadelphia, Pa., on the Texan. He served on the front in the Meuse-Argonne drive, Sep- tember 26-30. 1918. He was discharged June 7. 1919, from Camp Dix, N. J.


Seott. Paul E., son of Rev. and Mrs. W. D. E. Scott. entered the service September 28. 1917, Philadelphia. Pa. He went to Camp Devens. Mass .. where he was assigned to Company A. 29th Engineers. Scott, Who sailed October 28, 1917. on board the Agamemnon from Hoboken to Brest, France. served as a sergeant in charge of a detail of men from his organization sent to Paris to work in the French Geographic Office. After spending nineteen of the twenty months over- seas in this work he was cited for extraordinary and con- spienous service in this work. He returned to the States on board the Mercury from St. Nazaire to Newport News. Va .. landing July 5. 1919. He was discharged July 12. 1919, at Camp Dix. N. J.


Sheely. Bessie Anie, daughter of Daniel and Angeline Sheely. entered the government service the 16th day of November. 1917. at New York City. She then went to Camp Greene. N. C. In November. 1918. she set sail on board the Olympic from New York and landed at Southampton. England, then crossed the channel to France. Miss Sheely returned to the States in July. 1919. from Brest to Hoboken. N. J .. on the U. S. S. America. She was discharged September 1. 1919. after serving as a Red Cross nurse for twenty-two months.


Sheely, Levi Charles, son of Mrs. Angeline Sheely. entered the service July 24, 1918. Camp Lee. Va. Served as a corporal in the 73d Prison of War Escort Company. Went oversea in August. 1918, from Newport News, Va .. and returned on board the Pocohontas from Antwerp. Belgium. to Hoboken. N. Y .. October. 1919. He was discharged at Camp Dix. N. J .. November 15, 1919.


Wilson, James L., son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wilson. entered service February 26. 1918. at Camp Lee. Va .. 16th Company, 4th Training Battalion. On September 1. 1918. he trans- ferred to 2d Ordnance Guard Company. Camp Raritan, N. J .; September 13th. transferred to Picatinny Arsenal. N. J .: March 14, 1919. was discharged from the 2d Ordnance Guard Company, Camp Dix. Wilson also served on the border with Company 1, 18th Penna. Infantry, from June 22, 1916, to April 24, 1917, El Paso, Texas.


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Baldwin, Edgar, son of Emler E. Baldwin, was enlisted Septem- ber 4. 1918, at Camp Dix, N. J. He was assigned to the Medical Department and served with the 48th Evacuation Hospital Train, 91st Division. He was appointed corporal, February 2. 1919, and sergeant, May 15, 1919. Baldwin was discharged at Camp Dix, N. J., July 23, 1919.


Bittinger, Dale Alberta, of R. D. 2, son of William and Cora Bit- tinger, left September 19, 1917, for Camp Meade, Md., where he was assigned as a wagoner to the 316th Infantry Supply Company. He served with this organization until dis- charged at Camp Dix, N. J., June 7, 1919. Bittinger erossed on the LaFrance, from New York to Brest, July 8, 1918; fought in the Meuse-Argonne, Troyon and Grand Mon- tagne fronts and returned May 29, 1919, on board the U. S. Texan from St. Nazaire, France, to Philadelphia, Pa.


Bolen, James A., was enlisted July 9, 1918, and sent to Camp Lee, Va., where he was assigned to and trained with the 59th Company, 15th Provision Battalion, 155th Depot Brigade.


Carey, Clarence Guy, entered the service November 30, 1917. He trained at Camp Meade, Md., and Oecoquam, Va., first in the. Engineers, then the Medical Department of the 28th Di- vision. After being appointed corporal in May, he crossed on the Kroonland in August, 1918, from Hoboken to Brest, and returned on the Great Northern from Brest to Ho- boken. He was discharged at Camp Meade, Md., June 27, 1919. Carey is a son of J. C. and Rebecca A. Carey.


Cullison, Charles O., entered the service November 6, 1917. He served ten days in Company A, 316th Infantry, 79th Di- vision, Camp Meade, Md., when he was discharged upon recommendation from a physician.


Culp, Luther Merle, son of George and Addie Culp, was en- listed February 25, 1918, at Camp Meade, Md. He served with the 27th Company, 7th Training Battalion, 154 Depot Brigade, until transferred to a provisional pioneer regiment, March 27, 1918. On August 21. 1918, he transferred as a cook to Company A, 210th U. S. Engineers, from which unit he was discharged at Camp Humphreys, Va., the 11th day of February, 1919.


Deardorff. George W., was called to Camp Crane, November 11, 1918. He returned the following day because of the signing of the armistice.


Deardorff. Grayson Oscar, son of George E. Deardorff, was en-


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listed February 8, 1918, at Camp Meade, Md., and after serving as a private in the 159th Company of the Training Battalion, was discharged February 20, 1918.


Dielil, Paul Oliver, son of O. D. and Flora Diehl, enlisted April 24, 1917; went to Columbus Barracks, Ohio, for assign- ment; was assigned to the 28th Aero Squadron, trained at Fort Leavenworth, Kan .; Kelly Field, Tex .; Leaside Camp, Toronto, Canada; Camp Borden, Canada, Telefearo Field No. 1, Fort Worth Tex .. and Mitchell Field, Long Island, N. Y .; sailed on the transport Olympic, February 26, 1918, from New York to Liverpool, Eng .; saw active duty in the Somme defensive, March 21-April 6; Lys defense, April 9- 27; Aisne-Marne offensive, July 18-August 6; St. Mihiel of- fense, September 12-16; Meuse-Argonne offensive, Septem- ber 26-November 11, 1918; returned to the States May 31, 1919, on the Louisville from Brest to New York; was dis- charged at Mitchell Field, June 13, 1919.


Dugan, James Clair, son of Samuel H. Dugan, enlisted April 23, 1917. He served with the 12th Aero Squadron while in training at San Antonio and Kelly Field, Tex., and at Mine- ola. On November 3, 1917, he sailed on board the S. S. Northland from Philadelphia and landed at Liverpool, Eng. Dugan saw action on the front at Cantigny, Chateau- Thierry, St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne. He was dis- charged June 28. 1919, after returning on board the Lib- erator from Brest, France, to Hoboken, N. J.


Dugan, Samuel Henry, entered the service November 5, 1917, at Camp Meade, Md. He was first assigned to Company A, 316th Infantry. 79th Division, but July 8, 1918. he was transferred to the Medieal Department Camp Hospital, where he served as private, first elass, until discharged Oc- tober 1. 1919. Dugan is a son of Samuel and Jenny Dugan. Eicholtz, Robert Earl, son of S. M. and Annie Eicholtz, was signed up with the colors September 19, 1917, and went to Camp Meade, Md., where he was assigned to the Supply Company, 316th Infantry, as a wagoner. He left the States for overseas duty July 7, 1918, on board the transport La France, leaving Hoboken and landing at Brest. Eicholtz served on the front lines at Sector 304, September 12-25; Meuse-Argonne, September 26-30; Troyon Seetor, October 9-26, and Grand Montagne, October 28-November 11, 1918. He returned on the Texan from St. Nazaire to Philadelphia, Pa.


Ernst, Ira Sankey, enlisted in the Training School for Chaplains,


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Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ky., November 12, 1918. Ile remained at school until December 15, 1918, when he was commissioned a first lieutenant and chaplain in the Reserve Corps. Ile is now a minister at Chewsville, Md.


Fidler, Amos, was enlisted September 19, 1917, at Camp Meade, Md. He served with the 316th Infantry until February, when he transferred to the Supply Company, 11th Infantry, 5th Division, in which he served as a wagoner. He went overseas in April and helped in the following engagements : Vosges Sector, June 14-July 16; St. Die, July 17-August 23; St. Mihiel offensive, September 12-16; Marbach, September 19-29; Meuse-Argonne offensive, October 12-22, 1918. He was discharged June 27, 1919.


Fissel, Emery D., entered the army September 4, 1918. He went to Camp Greenleaf, Ga., where he trained with the 1st Com- pany, 153d Depot Brigade, until transferred to the Regi- mental Medical Detachment. He was sent to Camp Dix, N. J., and discharged March 15, 1919.


Floto, Frank L., was enlisted August 6, 1918, and went to Camp Wadsworth, S. C., where he served in the pioneer infantry until discharged, November 26, 1918.


Fohl. Chester Milton, son of Curtis and Nora Fohl, was enlisted June 14, 1918. He went to the University of Pittsburgh, where he trained on the Motor Transport Corps until sent to Camp Johnston. He went to France on board the Caronia from New York to Brest, September 30, 1918, and returned on the Sibney, August 8, 1919. Fohl received an in- jury to his neck in June, 1919, and was sent to the hospital at Carlisle, from which place he was discharged March 12, 1920. He served as a sergeant from January, 1919.


Garretson, Loyd W., enlisted July 24. 1917, at Gettysburg and served as a musician of the band in Headquarters Company, 4th U. S. Infantry, 3d Division. He trained at Camp Green- leaf, Ga., and Camp Stuart, Va .; sailed for France from Newport News, April 5, 1918; served in the Aisne defense, July 1-5, 1918; Champagne-Marne defensive, July 15-18; Aisne-Meuse defense, July 18-20; St. Mihiel offense, Sep- tember 12-16; Meuse-Argonne offensive, October 29 to No- vember 2; Army of Occupation, December 1, 1918, to June 15, 1919. Sailed from Brest. August 1, 1919, and landed at Iloboken, Angust 8, going to Camp Meade, Md .; he was dis- charged August 25, 1919.


Gilbert, Levi F., entered the service December 13, 1917. Going to Columbus Barracks, he was assigned to the First Flying


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Cadet Company, Air Service. He served until discharged at Fort Omaha, Neb .. November 27. 1918.


Gilliland, Daniel Craighead, son of Mrs. Naomi Craighead Gilli- land, entered the service at Allentown. Pa., March 28, 1918. and later served in Troop D, Ist Cavalry, at Camp Travis. Tex., and Camp Harry J. Jones, Ariz. He was discharged at Travis, December 15. 1918, and in April 1919, enlisted in the Navy for a period of four years.


Gross, Jacob, was enlisted September 19, 1917. After going to Camp Meade, Md., he was assigned to a provisional training battalion and then transferred to Company A. 316th In- fantry, 79th Division. serving here until discharged upon a recommendation from a physician, October 10, 1917. Gross lives near Heidlersburg.


Herting, George Clair, son of John F. and Clara A. Herting. served in Company B, Students' Army Training Corps, Pennsylvania College, from October 2, 1918, to December 16, 1918.


Herting, Philip Earl, was sent to Camp Lee, Va., July 27, 1918, and after taking a course in bayonet work, served unassigned as a bayonet instructor in several replacement battalions. He was appointed corporal October 20. 1918. and was dis- charged from Camp Lee. December 13. 1918. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Herting.


IIummer, Wesley Vance. a son of Washington and Ida Hummer. was enlisted April 30. 1918. at Camp Lee, Va. Ile was first assigned to the 39th Company. 10th Battalion. 155th Depot Brigade, then 10th Company. 3d Battalion, and on May 1. 1918. he was assigned to the Camp Personnel Adjutants Detachment, serving here until discharged June 30, 1919. HIe was appointed corporal August 1, 1918. and sergeant No- vember 1, 1918.


Kane, George Edmund, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kane. enlisted in the Navy, May 7, 1917, at Los Angeles, Cal. He trained at San Pedro Training Station, San Francisco, and Goat Hill. He cruised on the Gunboat Helena with the Asiatic Fleet around Japan. the Philippines and along the coast of China. Kane returned to Goat Hill. November 1, 1918; was trans- ferred to Hampton Roads, served on a submarine chaser until July 4. 1919. when he was sent to Hampton Roads for discharge. which was received July 15. 1919.


Kane. John Roy, son of J. A. Kane. was enlisted November 5. 1917. and went to Camp Meade. Md., where he was assigned to Company A. 316th Infantry. 79th Division. He crossed


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on board the La France from New York to Brest, July 7, 1918, and was transferred from Company A, September 20, 1918, to the Army Candidate School. He then transferred to the 104th Infantry, 26th Division, and served with this unit from October until November 21, 1918, when he again entered school, but on December 8 he was transferred to G. HI. Q. as an instructor. Kane was appointed corporal, Jannary, 1918, and sergeant. October. 1918, and later made a top sergeancy. He served in the St. Mihiel and Meuse- Argonne offensives, receiving a shrapnel wound in the latter drive. On July 3, 1919, he sailed on board the Von Stubey for the United States and received his discharge July 12, 1919.


Kesselring, Roy M., son of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Kesselring, first enlisted in the Regular Forces, August 21, 1908, and was discharged August 20, 1911, after serving eighteen months with the 16th Maine Company Coast Artillery Corps and eighteen with the 13th Company C. A. C. He again enlisted in 1911, serving until March 18, 1914, with the 5th Infantry ; six months with the 3d Infantry, near the end of his enlist- ment period Kesselring enlisted for the World War March 20, 1917, and served as a corporal with Company I, 26th In- fantry, 1st Division. He first crossed June 14, 1917, on board the U. S. S. Monous, from New York to Brest, France. While fighting with his division on the front he received a gunshot wound in the limbs. July 19, 1918, and upon going baek to front-line duty was wounded in the shoulder, October 6, 1918. He was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross, June, 1918. He returned on the George Washington from Brest to Brooklyn, N. Y .. July 2, 1919. Kesselring made another trip aeross, leaving November 10. 1919, on the U. S. A. Buford from New York to Finland, and returning by way of Antwerp, Belgium, to New York, March 4, 1920. He was furloughed to the Army Reserves. March 31, 1920.


Knouse, Paul G., was enlisted in the Students' Army Training Corps of Pennsylvania College, October 3, 1918, and served until December 16. 1918.


Lawyer. Jacob Chester, son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lawver was enlisted June 26, 1918, and went to Camp Lee, Va. After training here he went overseas August 23, 1918. on board the Princess Motoka, from Newport News. Va., to Brest. He was then assigned to Company K. 23d Infantry, 2d Division, serving with this division in its fighting in the Argonne Forest. He returned to the States April 2, 1919,


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on the Leviathan from Brest to New York, and was dis- charged at Camp Dix, May 25, 1919.


Lawyer, Luther William, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lawver, was enlisted September 4, 1918. He served in the Medical Department at Camp Greenleaf, Ga., Camp Stuart, Va., and in the National Soldiers' Home, Va.


Lower, Edgar Russell, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Lower, en- listed July 26, 1917. He served in Company B, 103d Mili- tary Police from July 26, 1917, to January 30, 1918; the 119th Ordnance Depot Company, January 30, 1918, to Jauu- ary 30, 1919. Ile was stationed at Mt. Gretna, Pa., with the 28th Division, and at Camp Hancock, Ga. Lower was ap- pointed sergeant, August 1, 1918, and quartermaster ser- geant January 30. 1919. He was discharged at Camp Meigs, Washington, D. C., May 28. 1919.


MeCanslin, Ray.


McCleaf, Hoy Henry, son of Wm. H. MeCleaf, was enlisted Au- gust 26, 1918, and sent to Camp Lee, Va. Here he served in the infantry until discharged. January 24, 1919.


Miller, Charles E., was called to the colors November 11, 1918. He reported to Camp Crane. Pa., for duty, but due to the signing of the armistice returned the next day, November 12, 1918.


Naylor, Guy H., son of Mrs. H. A. Naylor, entered the service September 6, 1918, at Camp Dix. N. J. After serving in various organizations at Camp Dix, N. J., he went aeross on the Cedrie from Hoboken to Liverpool. Eng., thence to France. He left the States November 11, 1918, and served in the Source of Supplies overseas until July 6, 1919, when he returned on board the South Dakota from Brest to New York. He was discharged at Camp Mills, July 27, 1919.


Orner, Arlie Ralph, son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Orner, entered the service September 19, 1917, and became a member of Company A. 316th Infantry, 79th Division, Camp Meade. Md., but was transferred to the 15th Engineers, January 14. 1918, and to the Cement Company, August 31, 1917. in which he served until the end of the conflict. Most of his time overseas was spent in southeastern France in charge of a large cement mill and its quarries, making cement for use in the army. Orner was appointed sergeant. September 26. 1918. He erossed on the Powahatan from Hoboken to Pauil- lae, France, April 30, 1918, and returned May 5, 1919. on the Alphonse IHI from Bordeaux. He was discharged May 12. 1919, at Camp Dix, N. J.


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Orner, Edgar, served as a musician in the 2d Battalion, 115th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, Va., from time of enlistment, June 28, 1918, until time of discharge, July 17, 1918.


Orner, Harry E., was enlisted June 27. 1918. going to Camp Lee, Va. ; he was assigned to the 59th Company. 15th Provisional Battalion, 155th Depot Brigade, with which he served until discharged July 9, 1918.


Orner, Simon Leslie, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Orner, was enlisted November 5, 1917. He was sent to Camp Meade, Md., and assigned to Company A, 316th Infantry, 79th Di- vision, but was transferred to the 15th Engineers, January 14, 1918, and after arriving in Franee was transferred to the General Purchasing Agency and on January 12, 1919, was sent to Headquarters Company, Advance Section of the Army Service Camps. Here he was in charge of books for the Army School. Orner, a corporal, crossed on board the Powahatan from Hoboken to Panillac, France, April 30, 1918, and returned on the Toormina from Marseilles. He was dis- charged at Camp Dix, July 7, 1919.


Pensyl. William Henry, son of Mrs. Leah Pensyl, was enlisted August 15, 1918. Ile went to Camp Pitt for preliminary training and from there was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., where he was assigned to Company F. 38th Field Artillery. Pensyl was discharged March 5, 1919.


Peters, Chalmers.


Sandoe. Clayton, was commissioned a first lieutenant in April, 1918, and assigned to duty in the Quartermaster Corps at Fort Slocum, New York.


Sandoe, Edgar, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Sandoe, was serving in the army when hostilities began. He trained at Gettysburg, Pa., Camp Green. N. C., and Newport News, Va. Sandoe sailed April 5, 1918. on the Great Northern to Brest, France. While in the A. E. F. he served as sergeant bugler and first- class musician with Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry, 3d Division, taking part in the operations around Chateau- Thierry; in the St. Mihiel drive and the Meuse-Argonne operations. He then served in the Army of Occupation until July, 1919. Sandoe returned with the Third Division to the States in August and remained in the service.


Sandoe. Luther Elbridge, a son of Henry P. and Cornelia Sandoe. enlisted June 23, 1916, in Battery E, 108th Field Artillery, 28th Division. He received training at Harrisburg. Pa., and Camp Hancock, Ga., then crossed on the Justice from New York to Liverpool, Eng., May 19, 1918, and saw active


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service on the Fismes-Vesle Sector, August 15-18, 1918; Oise-Aisne offensive. August 18-September 8; Mense-Ar- gonne offensive. September 26-October 16, 1918, and the Ypres-Lys offensive, October 31-November 11, 1918. He re- turned on board the Peerless from St. Nazaire, France, to Philadelphia, Pa .. May 16. 1919, and was discharged at Camp Dix, N. JJ., May 24. 1919.


Sheffer, Duley C., was enlisted Angust 8. 1918, and sent to Camp Lee, Va .; there he trained in an infantry battalion until transferred to Camp Hancock, Ga. He was then sont 10 Camp Dix .. N. J., and received his discharge January 25. 1919.


Shetter, Russell B., was enlisted September 19, 1917, and sent to Camp Meade, Md. Here he was early assigned to Com- pany A, 316th Infantry, 79th Division. Shetter crossed with this unit in July, 1918; fought in the Argonne Forest and the Grand Montagne drives; returned to the States in June, 1919, and was discharged from Camp Dix. June 9. 1919.


Staub, Itoward S., enlisted at Harrisburg in June, 1917. He was sent to Columbus Barracks and thence assigned to an ar- tillery command. He went overseas in the spring of 1918 and was wounded during the fighting at Chateau-Thierry in July.


Stover, Paul Ellsworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stover, en- listed June 28, 1916. He served on the border at El Paso. Texas. Trained for the World War at Camp Hancock, Ga., and Camp Upton, N. Y., in the Medical Dept., 110th Infan- try, 28th Division. On August 29, 1918, Stover transferred to the 341st Inf. Headquarters Co. He sailed from the United States Sept. 9, 1918, on the "Carnopie" from New York City to Liverpool, Eng., and returned July 10, 1919, from Brest to Hoboken, N. J. He was discharged at Camp Dix, N. J., July 16, 1919.


Thomas, William Benton, enlisted with the Marines April 6, at Baltimore, Md .. 1917; crossed over in early 1918; fought with the Marines of the 2d Division in Belleau Wood until severely wounded above the left eye. He continued service in the A. E. F. until the armistice was signed. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Thomas.


Topper. Clayton Edward, son of James and Alice Topper. was enlisted November 5. 1917. and sent to Camp Meade, Md .. where he was assigned to Company A, 316th Infantry, 79th Division. He served with Company A. until February. 1918. when he transferred to the Supply Company, 316th Infan-


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try. Topper left the States for duty overseas July 9, 1918, from New York, and landed at Brest, France. While over- seas he served on the front on the Troyon Sector, Meuse- Argonne drive, and Grand Montagne. He was slightly gassed during the fighting in the Argonne. He returned to the States on board the Texan, from St. Nazaire to Philadelphia, May 29, 1919, and was discharged June 7, 1919, at Camp Dix, N. J.


Walter, Frederick K., enlisted November 23, 1917, and was sent to Columbus Barracks. O., for assignment. On December 7, 1917, he transferred to Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Fla., and January 6, 1919, to Camp Meade, Md. Walter served as a sergeant in the Motor Transport Corps. He served in the Boston districts from February 10, 1919, until discharged July 10, 1919.


Walter, George Dewey, son of Harry and Almeda J. Walters; enlisted in the Navy, August 2, 1918. He received training at the Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I., and served as electrician, third class, on the Receiving Ship at New York, from which he was discharged December 19, 1918. Wampler, Roy.


Weigle, Walter A .. entered the service November 6, 1917, at Camp Meade, Md. He was assigned to Company A, 316th Infantry, 79th Division, but after serving six weeks with this unit he transferred to Kelly Field. Tex., where he was as- signed to and served with an Aviation Unit. Weigle went overseas and served in both England and France. He was discharged in June. 1919.


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Andrew, Roy Ling, a son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Andrew, was enlisted September 19, 1917, and after going to Camp Meade, Md., was assigned to the Supply Company, 316th Infantry, 79th Division. He was appointed a wagoner in March, 1918. Andrew crossed July 9, 1918, from Hoboken, N. J., to Brest, and after taking part in the following drives: Sector 304, September 11-20; Mense-Argonne, September 26-30; Troyon, and Grande Montagne, October 28-November 11, 1918, he returned on board the Texan from St. Nazaire to Philadel- phia, Pa. He was discharged at Camp Dix, N. J .. June 7, 1919.


Bream, John William, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bream. was enlisted February 7, 1918, at Camp Meade, Md., and as- signed to the 29th Company, 154th Depot Brigade, after- wards serving with Headquarters Det., 8th Battalion, 154th Depot Brigade; 14th Company, 154th Depot Brigade; 19th Training Company, 154th Depot Brigade, at Camp Meade, Md. He was appointed corporal, February 23, 1918. and first sergeant, September 10, 1918. Bream was discharged at Camp Meade, Md., April 3, 1919.




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