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RUFUS IVAN CARPENTER-(10)
Born Feb. 23, 1894; son of Mrs. John H. Baker; entered service from Oakesdale at Walla Walla Oct. 5, 1917; rank, private first class; branch of service, field artil- tillery; 41st division; 146th regiment; headquarters company ; trained at Camp Greene, Camp Mills and Camp Merritt ; sailed overseas Dec. 24, 1917; returned June, 1919; date of promotion Aug., 1918; engagements: Champagne- Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, and Meuse- Argonne; spent six months on Rhine near Coblenz; discharged June 29, 1919.
JOSEPH S. McLEAN-(11)
Born Sept. 21. 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Mc- Lean: entered service from Oakesdale Sept. 21, 1917; rank, second lieutenant; branch of service, infantry; machine gun training camp; trained at Camp Lewis, and Camp Hancock; stationed at Camp Hancock; date of promotion to first sergeant, Oct. 1, 1917; second lieu- tenant, Nov. 25, 1918; discharged Nov. 26, 1918.
HANS ROHRBACK-(12)
Born Ang. 4, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rohrback; entered service from Oakesdale Sept. 21, 1917; rank, wagoner; branch of service, infantry; headquarters company ; trained and stationed at Camp Lewis; dis- charged Feb. 25, 1919.
FRED ROHRBACK-(13)
Born Dec. 6, 1892; son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rohr- back; entered service from Oakesdale Sept. 21, 1917; rank, wagoner; branch of service, infantry; 6th battal- ion; headquarters company; trained and stationed at Camp Lewis; discharged Dec. 4, 1918.
A. E. FISK-(14)
Entered service from Oakesdale. ( Record unobtainable.)
ARTHUR WILLIAM BURKE-(15)
Born Mar. 4. 1885; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Burke; entered service from Oakesdale at Portland Dec. 13, 1917; rank, acting corporal; branch of service, aviation ; 2d division ; casual detachment : 4th company ; trained at Camp MacArthur, Vancouver Barracks, and Waco, Tex .; stationed at Camp MacArthur; discharged July 1, 1918.
S. M. BROWDER-(16)
Born Ang. 19, 1890; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Browd- er; entered service from Oakesdale Aug. 5, 1917; rank, second lieutenant; branch of service, aviation; trained at San Antonio, Tex., Houston, Tex., and Wright Field : stationed at Wright Field as machine gun in- structor; discharged Jan., 1919.
GLEN J. E. TRAMILL-(17)
Born Dec. 17, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Tramill; entered service from Oakesdale April 25, 1917; rank, chauffeur; branch of service, signal corps, aviation ser- vice, 29th aero squadron; 400th A. S .; trained at San Antonio, Tex., Fort Wright and Bledsoe's Island, N. Y .: sailed overseas July 17, 1917; returned July 5, 1919; date of promotion to chauffeur, July, 1918; engagements, Chateau Thierry and Soissons; discharged July 21, 1919.
BRYAN A. TRAMILL-(18)
Born April 30, 1900; son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Tramill; entered service from Oakesdale Nov. 8. 1918; rank, pri- vate; branch of service, tank corps; trained at Camp Polk; discharged Nov. 24, 1918.
WILLIAM NEIL McCOY-(19)
Born Feb. 7, 1898; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McCoy; entered service from Oakesdale Nov. 8, 1918; rank, pri- vate; branch of service, tank corps; trained at Camp Polk; discharged Nov. 24, 1918.
HARLEY D. SAIN-(20)
Born June 15, 1892; son of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Sain; entered service from Oakesdale Nov. 1, 1917; rank, ser- grant : branch of service, aviation; 1st air service me- chanics: 20th company ; trained at Camp Lewis, Kelly Field. Camp Hancock and Camp Merritt; sailed over- seas Feb. 8, 1918; returned April 11, 1919; date of promotion to corporal, Jan. 1. 1918; sergeant, Mar. 3, 1918; attached to 7th French army ; discharged April 16, 1919.
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THOMAS GRIFFIN-(1)
Born July 7, 1891; san of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grif- fin; entered service from Oakesdale at Great Falls, Mont., Oct. 6, 1917; rank, private first class; branch of service, signal corps; 1st division; 2d field battalion ; C company ; trained at Camp Lewis ; sailed overseas Nov. 26. 1917; returned April 24, 1919; engagements, Can- tigny, Soissons, St. Mihiel, Argonne and operation against Sedan; gassed in action; discharged May 19, 1919.
TRUMAN H. McCREA-(2)
Born Dec. 7, 1888; son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam McCrea; entered service from Oakesdale at Erie, Penn., Oct. 27, 1917; rank, private first class; branch of service, gas division; 1st army corps; sailed overseas Nov. 25, 1917; returned Feb. 2. 1919; engagements, Fey-fe-Hey, Argonne and Flanders front; discharged Feb. 12, 1919.
THOMAS REED CUMMINS-(3)
Born Mar. 19, 1898; son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Cum- mins; entered service from Oakesdale at Spokane Aug. 14, 1915: rank, private; branch of service, dispatch rider: 21st regiment: C (headquarters) company ; sta- tioned at San Diego, Calif .; transferred to 11th cavalry ; on reserve for three years from Mar. 19, 1919.
SYLVESTER AUSTIN WHALEY-(4)
Born Sept. 30, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Whaley; entered service from Oakesdale April 28, 1917; rank, band corporal; branch of service, coast artillery corps ; 65th regiment ; band company; trained at Fort Word- en, and Fort Flagler: sailed overseas Feb. 27, 1918; returned Jan. 31, 1919; date of promotion to musician 2d class, Dec. 1, 1918; band corporal, Jan. 1, 1919; en- gagements, west bank of Mense and Argonne Woods; discharged Feb. 28, 1919.
HARRY GREER -- (5)
(Record unobtainable).
P. W. WHITTON-(6)
Born Nov. 28, 1886; son of Mrs. F. A. Overhulser; en- tered service from Oakesdale Oct. 14, 1918; rank, cor- poral; branch of service, training detachment; stationed at Portland, Ore .; discharged Dec. 23, 1918.
JAMES ARTHUR KROUS-(7)
Born Sept. 28, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Krous; entered service from Oakesdale April 26, 1918; rank, private; branch of service, medical corps; evacuation hospital No. 15; trained at Camp Lewis, Fort Riley and Camp Lee; stationed at Camp Lee; discharged Aug. 29. 1919.
ELGIN BAILOR-(8)
Born Aug. 2, 1890; son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Bailor; entered service from Oakesdale Sept. 21, 1917; rank, wagoner; branch of service, cavalry; 2d headquarters troop; trained at Camp Lewis and Camp Mills; sailed overseas Dec. 14, 1917; returned Ang. 3, 1919; engage- ments, Toulon sector. Chateau Thierry, Aisne- Marne. Marbache sector, St. Mihiel, and two Mense-Argonne of- fensives; discharged Aug. 19, 1919.
EARL STEWART WASHBURN-(9)
Born Dec. 17, 1889; son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wash- burn; entered service from Oakesdale at Spokane Jan. 2. 1918; rank, private first class; branch of service, army medical reserve corps; medical detachment signal corps; stationed at Vancouver Barrack; discharged Jan. 27, 1919.
WINFRED EARL COE-(10)
Born Feb. 3, 1899: son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Coe; en- tered service from Oakesdale Oct. 17, 1918; rank, pri- vate; branch of service, infantry; A company; trained at W. S. C., Pullman; S. A. T. C .; discharged Dec. 23. 1918.
GUY E. GRIFFIN-(11)
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Griffin; entered service from Oakesdale Oct. 15, 1918: rank, private; branch of service, infantry ; S. A. T. C .: trained at W. S. C., Pull- man : discharged, Dec., 1918.
DAVID ROBERT CUMMINS-(11)
Born Mar. 22, 1880; son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Cum- mins; entered service from Oakesdale at Colville, Wash., Oct. 15, 1918; branch of service, infantry; S. A. T. C .; headquarters company, personnel department; trained at W. S. C., Pullman; discharged Dec. 21, 1918.
JOHN J. SOUTHARD-(13)
Born July 1, 1898; son of Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Sonthard; entered service from Oakesdale Oct. 15, 1918; rank, private; branch of service, signal corps; S. A. T. C .; D company; trained at W. S. C. radio school; Pullnan ; discharged Dec. 18, 1918.
HARVEY TAYLOR MUSTARD-(14)
Born Mar. 18, 1896; son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Must- ard; entered service from Oakesdale Aug. 7. 1918; rank, private; branch of service, infantry: 62d regiment; ma- chine gun company; trained at Camp Fremont; dis- charged Mar., 1919.
STEPHEN E. KENDALL-(15)
Born Ang. 15, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Kendall; entered service from Oakesdale Nov. 4, 1917; rank, pri- vate; branch of service, infantry: 91st division ; 364th infantry ; machine gun company; trained at Camp Lewis ; sailed overseas July 12, 1918; returned April 2, 1919: engagements, St. Mihiel, Argonne offensive and Verdun . offensive; discharged May 7, 1919.
RUDIE E. KENDALL-(16)
Born Aug. 19, 1897: son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Kendall; entered service from Oakesdale Oct. 16, 1918; rank, pri- vate: branch of service, infantry; C company; S. A. T. C .: trained at W. S. C., Pullman; discharged Dec. 17, 1918.
PLEASANT BRYAN HAIRE-(17)
Born Nov. 17, 1897; son of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Haire; entered service from Oakesdale Oct. 15, 1918; rank, private; branch of service, infantry; trained at W. S. C., Pullman ; S. A. T. C .; discharged Dec. 17, 1918.
MARION L. LAMB-(18)
Born May 9, 1899; son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Lamb; entered service from Oakesdale Oct. 1, 1918; rank, pri- vate; branch of service, infantry; A company; S. A. T. C .; trained at W. S. C., Pullman; discharged Dec. 20, 1918.
CHARLES R. WALKER-(19)
Born Aug. 4, 1897; son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Walker: entered service from Oakesdale April 25, 1917; rank, corporal; branch of service, aviation; 400th aero squad- ron; trained at Fort Wright, Kelly Field and Fort Wood; sailed overseas July 18, 1917; returned July 5, 1919: engagements, St. Mihiel; discharged July 17, 1919.
ED. W. MUSTARD-(20)
Born Sept. 9, 1888; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Mustard ; entered service from Oakesdale Nov. 20, 1917; rank, cor- poral; branch of service, engineer corps: 5th division ; 7th regiment ; B company ; trained at Fort Leavenworth; sailed overseas Mar. 6, 1918; returned Ang. 1, 1919; promoted to corporal Sept., 1918; engagements, St. Die sector, St. Mihiel, and two battles of the Argonne; dis- charged Ang. 5, 1919.
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R C. FINCHER-(1)
Entered service from Penewawa, (Record unobtainable).
J. P. STARRING, JR .- (2)
Born April 10, 1888; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Starring, Sr .; entered service from Malden at Spokane July 23, 1918; rank, private first class; branch of service, in- fantry: 8th division; 62d regiment; I company; trained at Camp Fremont; promoted to private first class Sept. 19, 1918; discharged Feb. 17, 1919.
PERRY W. CRAM-(3)
Born July 4, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cram; entered service from Penewawa Oct. 5, 1917; branch of service, artillery : 91st division; 364th regiment; A bat- tery; trained at Camp Lewis; stationed at Camp de Souge and Jerville, France; sailed overseas July 14, 1918; returned Jan. 5, 1919: discharged Feb. 6. 1919.
ARNE J. BERG-(+)
Born April 18, 1888; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Berg; entered service from Malden at Fort Lawton Dec. 1, 1917; rank, private first class; branch of service, engi- neer corps; 23d engineers; H company; trained at Camp Mead, Camp Glen Burnie, Camp Laurel and Fort Law- ton ; sailed overseas Mar. 30, 1918; returned June 8. 1919; engagements, St. Mihiel, and Mense- Argonne; dis- charged June 25, 1919.
JAMES B. WILLIAMS-(5)
Born Feb. 23, 1893; son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Williams ; entered service from Pine City Sept. 21, 1917; rank, private; branch of service, infantry; 26th division ; 103d regiment ; headquarters company; trained at Camp Lewis, and Camp Mills; sailed overseas Dec. 10, 1917; returned April 6, 1919: engagements, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Verdun and Meuse-Argonne; wounded by machine gun bullet in right arm; discharged April 16, 1919.
BRADLEY MACKENZIE-(6)
Born July 9, 1899; son of Mr. and Mrs. K. Mackenzie; entered service from Pine City Oct. 1, 1918; rank, sec- ond lieutenant ; branch of service, field artillery; train- ed at W. S. C., Pullman, and Camp Taylor; attached to field artillery corps officers training school; 55th train- ing battery; commissioned second lieutenant Feb. 1, 1919; discharged Feb. 1, 1919.
DAVID KASPER-(7)
Born Aug. 5, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. David Kasper; entered service from Penewawa Sept., 1917; rank, ser- geant : branch of service, artillery; 83d company ; trained at Camp Lewis and Vancouver Barracks; stationed at Newport, Ore .; discharged Jan, 24, 1919.
HOWARD F. STEVENS-(8)
Born June 22, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Stevens; entered service from Pine City June 28, 1918; rank. private: 13th division; 31st company; trained and sta- tioned at Camp Lewis; discharged Dee, 9, 1918.
WALDO ROFFIER-(9)
Born April 10, 1892; son of Mr. and Mrs. Hartman Roffler; entered service from Pine City Sept. 6, 1918; rank, corporal; branch of service, infantry ; headquar- ters company; trained and stationed at Camp Lewis; discharged Feb., 1919.
RICHARD ROFFLER-(10)
Born Dec. 11, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. Hartman Rof- fler: entered service from Pine City Sept. 19, 1917: rank, wagoner; branch of service, infantry; headquar- ters company ; trained and stationed at Camp Lewis; dis- charged Mar. 28, 1919.
JOHN H. ROFFLER-(11)
Born Nov. 19, 1889; son of Mr. and Mrs. Hartman Rof- fler: entered service from Pine City Sept. 19, 1917; rank, wagoner; branch of service, infantry; headquar- ters company ; trained and stationed at Camp Lewis; dis- charged Mar. 26, 1919.
DOUGLAS KING-(12)
Born April 17, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. A. King; en- tered service from Pine City Aug. 30, 1918; rank, pri- vate; branch of service, field artillery; 13th division ; 38th regiment; C battery ; trained and stationed at Camp Lewis: made acting sergeant Feb. 6, 1919; discharged Feb. 20, 1919.
GEORGE MORRIS JOHNSON-(13)
Born Nov. 15, 1891; son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. John- son ; entered service from Pine City Oct. 8, 1917; rank, private; branch of service, artillery; 91st division ; 316th trench mortar battery; trained at Camp Lewis; transferred to ordnance department; stationed at Aber- deen, Md., proving grounds, and at Elizabethport prov- ing grounds; discharged Feb. 25, 1919.
FRANK ROSS JONES-(14)
Born Oct. 12, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Jones; entered service from Pine City Aug. 30, 1918; rank, pri- vate; branch of service, artillery; 13th division; 38th battery; trained and stationed at Camp Lewis; dis- charged Jan. 24, 1919.
ROBERT ANDERSON-(15)
Born Jan., 1889; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Anderson ; entered service from Pine City Sept. 19, 1917; rank, wagoner; branch of service. infantry; headquarters company; trained and stationed at Camp Lewis; dis- charged Dec. 6, 1918.
WALTER A. DAVIS-(16)
Born Sept. 12, 1890; son of Mrs. Sarah M. Kimm; en- tered service from Pine City at Buffalo, S. Dak., April 23, 1918: rank, corporal; branch of service, quartermas- ter corps; stationed at Fort Keogh; promoted to cor- poral June 17, 1918; discharged Mar. 27, 1919.
GUY J. CANADY-(17)
Born April 14, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Canady ; entered service from Pine City Nov. 4, 1917; rank, ser- geant; branch of service, infantry; 4th division; 11th machine gun battalion; A company; trained at Camp Lewis and Camp Greene; sailed overseas May 10, 1918; returned July 19, 1919; promoted to corporal June 4, 1918; sergeant Ang. 4, 1918; engagements, Aisne- Marne, Vesle river sector, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Ar- gonne; wounded Sept. 28, 1918, at Septserges, France; discharged Ang. 16, 1919,
CLAUDE R. SNYDER-(18)
Entered service from Riparia. (Record unobtainable).
FRANK A. McINTOSH-(19)
Born Aug. 23, 1893; son of Mr. and Mrs. George Me- Intosh; entered service from Riparia Sept. 21, 1917; rank, private hrst class; branch of service, infantry ; 26th division ; 103d regiment; headquarters company ; trained at Camp Lewis: sailed overseas Dec. 11, 1917 ; returned Dec. 30, 1918; engagements, Chateau Thierry and St. Mihiel; discharged Feb. 11, 1919.
J. T. FRENCH-(20)
Son of Mr. and Mrs. French: entered service from Ri- paria Mar. 29, 1918; rank, corporal; branch of service, infantry ; 91st division; 362d regiment; B company ; trained at Camp Lewis: sailed overseas July 6, 1918; returned May 15, 1919; promoted to corporal Oct. 9, 1918; participated in three engagements; discharged April 27, 1919.
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PAUL T. BOCKMIER-(1)
Barn Sept. 15, 1891; son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bock- mier; entered service from Palonse July 22, 1918; rank, private; branch of service, infantry; trained at W. S. C., Pullman, S. A. T. C .; discharged Aug. 19, 1918.
CHARLES BARTON CRAWFORD-(2)
Born Dec. 22, 1899; son of Mr. and Mrs. James Loftus Crawford; entered service from Palouse Feb. 7, 1918; rank, private first class; branch of service, aviation ; 122d and 357th squadrons; trained at Kelly Field, Camp Vail, Mineola and Roosevelt Field; stationed at Camp Va'l and with garrison detachment at Hazelhurst; discharged July 5, 1919.
GEORGE M. SANDERS-(3)
Born Dec. 23, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. A. Sand- ers; entered service from Palouse July 22, 1918; rank, private first class; branch of service, infantry; 8th di- vision : 13th regiment: A company; trained at Camp Lewis and Camp Fremont ; stationed at Bush Terminal, Brooklyn; on transport four days to France when war ended: discharged Mar. 18, 1919.
BENTON ULYSSES FARNAM-(+)
Born Oct. 17, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Farnam; entered service from Palonse Sept. 5, 1917; rank, pri- vate; branch of service, quartermaster corps; 31st wagon company; trained and stationed at Camp Lewis; discharged Mar. 18, 1919.
JAMES W. LOE-(5)
Born Jan. 14, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Loe; entered service from Palouse April 26, 1918; rank, pri- vate; branch of service, medical corps; 91st division ; 362d regiment; medical detachment; trained at Camp Lewis; sailed overseas July 6, 1918; returned April 15, 1919; wounded in left shoulder; discharged April 27, 1919,
WALLACE LYMAN BELVAIL-(6)
Born June 8, 1899; son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Belvail; entered service from Palouse at Spokane Dec. 12, 1917; rank, corporal; branch of service, aviation ; trained at Kelly Field with 615th aero squadron; sailed overseas Mar. 6, 1918; returned Feb. 20, 1919; sta- tioned at Boscombe Downs, England, with rank of ca- det: injured in areoplane crash July 19, 1918; transfer- red to school of aeronautics, Paris; discharged Mar, 25, 1919.
CLOYD D. BOONE-(7)
Born May 19, 1898; son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Boone; entered service from Palouse at Spokane Jan. 31, 1918: rank, cook; branch of service, engineer corps; 41st di- vision; 116th regiment; D. A and E companies; trained at American University, Washington, D. C., and Camp Humphrey; sailed overseas June 15, 1918; returned Mar. 21, 1919; promoted to cook Dec. 12, 1918; dis- charged April 5, 1919.
LEONARD C. McLAM-(8)
Born Jan. 21, 1896; son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. McLam ; entered service from Palouse at Spokane Oct. 14, 1917; rank, corporal; branch of service, aviation; 142d aero squadron; trained at Rockwell Field; sailed overseas Feb. 16, 1918; returned Mar. 24, 1919; discharged April 10, 1919.
FIELDEN R. POTTER-(9)
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Potter; entered service from Pa- louse; rank, private; branch of service, forestry engi- neers: 20th regiment; 18th company: trained at Ameri- can University, Washington, D. C .: stationed at Captieux, France; discharged June [0, 1919.
CHARLES DAVIS-(10)
Born June 2, 1897; son nf Mrs. Ida L. Bunch; entered service from Palouse at Corvallis, Ore., Ang. 14, 1918; rank, private; branch of service, artillery corps: 27th regiment : B company ; trained at Corvallis and Camp Eustis; discharged Jan. 4, 1919.
WILLIAM H. DAVIS-(11)
Born Mar. 22, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Davis; entered service from Palouse April 26, 1918; rank. pri- vate; branch of service, infantry; 91st division; 361st regiment ; L company; trained at Camp Lewis; sailed overseas July 5, 1918; returned Feb. 13, 1919; engage- ments, St. Mihiel and Argonne; wounded in left thigh and in both arms Sept. 29, 1918; discharged April 19, 1919.
EMMETT A. THROOP-(12)
Entered service from Palouse. (Service record unobtainable ).
JOSEPH BERNARD SWANSON-(13)
Born Ang. 18, 1897: son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels M. Swanson; entered service from Palnuse Oct. 15, 1918; rank, private; branch of service, infantry; trained at W. S. C., Pullman, S. A. T. C .; discharged Dec. 18, 1918.
JOHN B. WEST-(14)
Born Sept. 22, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. George E. West; entered service from Palouse July 22, 1918; rank, private first class; branch of service, field artillery; 13th division; 38th regiment; F battery; trained at Camp Lewis; discharged Jan. 21, 1919.
ROY H. CLARK-(15)
Born July 2, 1893; son of Mr. and Mrs. Bay Clark ; entered service from Palouse at Moscow Sept. 19, 1917; rank, sergeant; branch of service, ammunition train; 91st division ; 316th regiment; E company; trained at Camp Lewis and Camp Mills; sailed overseas July 12, 1918; returned April 20, 1919; date of promotions: corporal, Oct. 18, 1917; sergeant, June 27, 1918; en- gagements, Meuse-Argonne offensive; discharged May 8, 1919.
ROY DEWEY SANDERS-(16)
Born May 6, 1897; son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. A. Sand- ers; entered service from Palonse Dec. 9. 1917; branch of service, aviation signal corps division ; rank, private ; trained at Kelly Field ; discharged account physical disa- bility Feb. 25, 1918.
LAUREN L. JOHNSON-(17)
Born Nov. 17, 1893; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Johnson ; entered service from Palouse at Great Falls, Mont., Aug. 7, 1917; rank, private; branch of service, marine corps ; 2d division ; 6th regiment ; headquarters company ; train- ed at Mare Island and Quantico; stationed at Paris for five months on provost duty; sailed overseas Feb. 5, 1918 returned Feb. 19, 1919: engagements, Chateau Thierry; wounded June 12, 1918; discharged May 27, 19[9.
GLEN DOWNEY-(18)
Born April 21, 1889; son of Mr. and Mrs. George Dow- ney; entered service from Palouse at St. Maries, Idaho, Sept. 5, 1917; rank, sergeant; branch of. service, in- fantry; 91st division: 361st regiment; D company : trained at Camp Lewis; sailed overseas July, 1918; re- turned April, 1919; promoted to corporal Feb. 1, 1918: sergeant, Aug. 1, 1918: engagements, St. Mihiel, Meuse- Argonne and Lys-Schneldt: discharged May 3, 1919.
ROY E. DOWNEY-(19)
Born July 19, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Downey ; entered service from Palonse at Grangeville, Idaho, June 5, 1918; rank, private first class; branch of ser- vice, signal corps; trained at Fort Leavenworth; sailed overseas July 15, 1918; returned June 30, 1919; dis- charged July 9, 1919.
PERCY H. STAFFELBACH-(20)
Born May 20, 1896: son of Mrs. C. L. Staffelbach ; entered service from Palouse at Chico, Calif., Dec. 13, 1917; rank, wagoner; branch of service, coast artillery corps: 62d regiment; F battery; trained at Fort Scott, and Presidio; stationed at Presidio; sailed overseas July 13, 1918; returned Feb. 19, 1919; discharged Mar. 18, 1919.
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MILLARD E. DASCH-(1)
Born Feb. 12, 1899; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Dasch; entered service from Palouse Oct. 1, 1918; rank, pri- vate; branch of service, infantry; S. A. T. C .; A com- pany; trained at W. S. C., Pullman; discharged Dec. 21, 1918.
LESTER J. BECKER-(2)
Born Jan. 10, 1896; son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Becker; entered service from Palonse at Moscow, Ida., Oct. 3, 1917; rank, corporal; branch of service, infan- try; 91st division: 361st regiment; M company; after 2 1-2 months service transferred to aviation because of knowledge of mill work and served as salvager of air- plane material; discharged Jan. 29, 1919.
JOHN H. LE FORS-(3)
Born Mar. 20, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Le Fors; entered service from Palouse Sept. 21, 1917; rank, private; branch of service, infantry; 101st regiment; H company; trained at Camp Lewis; sailed overseas Dee. 11, 1917; returned April 5, 1919; engagements, Aisne- Marne, St. Mihiel, Verdun and Meuse-Argonne; dis- charged May 5, 1919.
WALTER C. SILER-(4)
Born June 16, 1886; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Siler; entered service from Palouse at Moscow, Idaho., Oct. 15, 1918; rank, private; branch of service, spruce di- vision; 27th casual company; trained and stationed at Vancouver Barracks; discharged Dec. 21, 1918.
PHILIP W. DASCH-(5)
Born Nov. 30, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Dasch; entered service from Palouse May 30, 1917; rank, cor- poral; branch of service, field artillery; 4th division ; 13th field artillery; A battery; trained at Fort Bliss ; Leon Springs, Camp Greene and Camp De Souge; sailed overseas May 22, 1918; returned July 31, 1919; engage- ments, Aisne-Marne offensive, Vesle sector, Toulon sec- tor, and St. Mihiel offensive; discharged Ang. 15, 1919.
RALPH H. BOCKMIER-(6)
Born June 19, 1893; son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bock- mier; re-entered service from Palouse at Coeur d'Alene April 10, 1917; rank, second lieutenant; branch of ser- vice, field artillery; 66th field artillery brigade; 146th regiment ; trained at Fort Wright, Camp Mills and Pre- sidio; sailed overseas Dec. 24, 1917; returned June 15, 1919; date of promotion to second lieutenant, April 28, 1919; engagements, Champagne-Marne defensive; Aisne- Marne offensive, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offen- sive; discharged June 25, 1919.
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