San Francisco County CA Archives Military Records.....Record Of 86th Co. California Military Reserve 1920 ww1 - Rosters 86th Co. C. M. R. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com December 20, 2005, 1:09 pm Record Of 86th Co. California Military Reserve TO THE MEN Under my Command during the GREAT WORLD WAR This Record of their Unselfish Service is DEDICATED As a mark of my appreciation of their devotion. (signed) W. C. Sharpsteen RECORD OF EIGHTY-SIXTH COMPANY CALIFORNIA MILITARY RESERVE. The biography of a man commences with an account of his ancestry. It seems fitting, therefore, that the record of this Company should be preceded by a brief account of the two organizations out of which it was evolved. THE OLD GUARD. Shortly after the United States declared war against Germany, a number of former National Guardsmen issued a call to all men who had formerly served in the army or navy of the United States, or in the National Guard of this, or other states, to meet for the purpose of forming an organization whose services should be tendered to the federal, state and municipal governments. At the first meeting a temporary organization was effected and a resolution was adopted tendering the services of the organization and of its members to the President of the United States, the Governor of the State of California, and the Mayor of the City of San Francisco for such employment as the several executives might designate. At a subsequent meeting a permanent organization was effected under the name of The Old Guard, to whose membership were eligible all honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of the United States and of the National Guard of the several states. Albert E. Castle, formerly a Colonel in the National Guard of California, was elected President, and H. L. Batchelder, formerly a Captain in the National Guard of California was elected Secretary. Others who will be mentioned in this record, who took part in The Old Guard are: Hugh T. Sime, formerly a Major in the National Guard of California and subsequently a Major in the United States Army during the Spanish War and W. C. Sharpsteen and W. R. Chipman, formerly Captains in the National Guard of California. The five officers mentioned were among those elected to the Board of Directors of The Old Guard. After a number of meetings had been held and the roll had increased to about three hundred members, it was decided that until some service was found for the organization, the members should be given instruction in the Infantry Drill Regulations of the United States Army inasmuch as these regulations had been adopted subsequent to the tactics under which most of the members had been instructed. Accordingly, one of the halls in the Civic Auditorium having been procured for the purpose, Major Sime was appointed to take charge of the instruction, and he selected four former Captains as his assistants. One of these was Captain Sharpsteen, who by reason of the withdrawal of the other Captains ultimately became sole drill master. Weekly drills were held until the Fall of 1917. HOME GUARD. On May 10, 1917, The Adjutant General of the State of California issued regulations for the organization and government of the Home Guard. Briefly, it authorized citizens of the United States, or those who had declared their intention to become citizens, between the ages of eighteen and sixty years, to the number of not less than forty nor more than seventy-five, to form a company and upon signing muster rolls approved, first, by the County Council of Defense and then by The Adjutant General, a license would be issued by the Governor to the Company. The officers of the company were a captain, a first lieutenant and a second lieutenant to be elected by the members, and a first sergeant, sergeants and corporals to be appointed by the captain. Each company was required to drill at least once a week for one hour and a half, and members failing to report for three consecutive drills without good and sufficient excuse were to be dropped from the rolls. The purposes for which the organization were formed were, as declared in the regulations, "to repel invasion, to suppress insurrection or riot, and to prevent destruction of life or property." Provisions which became the subject of an acrimonious discussion, which will be noticed later, were the following: "Companies may in the discretion of The Adjutant General, be organized into battalions or regiments with the necessary headquarters personnel". "Headquarters officers will be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of The Adjutant General." These regulations had been in force for several months before they came to the notice of The Old Guard. In the meantime sixty companies had been formed in other parts of the state. Information came to The Old Guard that a movement was on foot in San Francisco to organize twelve companies of the Home Guard, which were to be formed into a regiment, and that one company, the Sixty-first, had already been organized and licensed. An invitation was issued to The Old Guard to organize four companies out of its membership to constitute the Second Battalion of the regiment. Muster Rolls were accordingly procured and signed and the four companies were numbered Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth and designated as the Second Battalion. After muster rolls had been signed by the minimum number of men required by the regulations, but before they had been approved the several companies proceeded to the election of officers. M. F. Sylva was elected Captain of the Fifth Company, William Wehser of the Sixth Company, W. C. Sharpsteen of the Seventh Company, and Henry J. Bucking of the Eighth Company. W. F. Chipman was elected First Lieutenant, and John W. Davis Second Lieutenant of the Seventh Company. Almost simultaneously the other companies were organized and elected officers. While the companies were in process of formation, and with only one company licensed the officers of that company, together with a number of persons who had been active in promoting the organization of the regiment, met and appointed regimental field and staff officers. Although this was considered in bad taste by the members of the Second Battalion, as in their judgment no selection of field and staff officers should have been made until all the companies had been formed and elected officers, no protest was made. The muster rolls of the several companies were placed in the hands of the person named as colonel for the purpose of having him file them with The Adjutant General and procure the licenses. Instead of proceeding as the regulations required, the Colonel informed The Adjutant General that a regiment of Home Guards had been formed in San Francisco, and had selected a full complement of field and staff officers and requested The Adjutant General to organize the companies into a regiment and to issue certificates to the persons selected as field and staff officers. The Adjutant General very properly insisted on observance of the regulations, pointing out that they required, first, approval of the muster rolls; second, issuance of the license; third, selection of company officers; and fourth, confirmation of the officers elected, After these preliminaries had been observed and not before it would be in order for The Adjutant General in his "discretion" to organize the companies into a regiment and to recommend to the Governor the field and staff officers. The colonel insisting upon recognition of the regiment and the appointment of the field and staff officers at the same time as approval of the muster rolls and of the officers selected by the several companies, a deadlock ensued. A most unedifying controversy followed in which it was sought to force The Adjutant General into a recognition of the regiment and of its field and staff officers. Much of the controversy found its way into the newspapers and produced a very demoralising effect on the companies of the regiment, the members of which were doing their best to qualify themselves for the emergency for which they had enlisted. The Adjutant General having allowed the companies to use the State Armory for their meetings and drills, each battalion was assigned one drill night each week on which the companies were first drilled by their commanding officers and later as a battalion by their respective majors. Major Sime was elected Major of the Second Battalion. Besides the drills at the Armory, the regiment on two occasions held drills at Golden Gate Park and took part in a number of parades, one of which was on Memorial Bay when it marched to the Presidio. The other occasions were in aid of the several Liberty Loans. The White House presented the regiment with the national colors and O'Connor, Moffatt and Company presented it with the regimental colors. This latter event took place in the Civic Auditorium and was largely attended by citizens of San Francisco. EIGHTY-SIXTH COMPANY CALIFORNIA HOME GUARD. It soon became evident to the officers of the Second Battalion that if an emergency arose the Governor would not call upon the companies of the Home Guard in San Francisco because of their having no official status, and at a meeting of the Board of Officers of the regiment a motion was adopted for the appointment of a Committee to interview The Adjutant General relative to the situation. Captains Sharpsteen, Blackburn and Clark were appointed such committee, and after interviewing The Adjutant General made a report in which they recommended that each company should proceed to organize in accordance with the Home Guard regulations; that the regimental organization should be dissolved, and that the affairs of the regiment should, pending the organisation of the companies into a regiment, be conducted by three of the captains. This report was signed by Captains Sharpsteen and Blackburn in its entirety. Captain Clark concurred except as to that portion which called for the dissolution of the regimental organization. Upon the question of the adoption of the majority or minority report being put to the Board, the officers of the field and staff, together with the officers of the first and third battalions voted in favor of the adoption of the minority report. The captains of the second battalion reported the result of this meeting to their companies following which the companies authorized their captains to withdraw from the regiment. Accordingly new muster rolls were signed by the members of the companies of the Second Battalion, which having been approved by the County Council of Defense were forwarded to the Adjutant General, who in turn approved them and issued licenses to the four companies. The Sixth Company became the Eighty-fifth Company; the Seventh Company the Eighty-sixth Company; the Fifth Company the Eighty-seventh Company and the Eighth Company the Ninety-first Company. On June 6, 1918, Major Sime, by direction of The Adjutant General, presided at the election of officers for the Eighty-sixth Company at which W. C. Sharpsteen was elected Captain, W. F. Chipman First Lieutenant and Felton Taylor Second Lieutenant. As soon as the officers for the four companies had been elected and certificates issued to them, application was made by the commanding officers to organize the companies as a battalion. This application was denied by The Adjutant General but upon the invitation of the commanding officers of the companies Major Sime continued to act as instructor in battalion drill. ARMS AND UNIFORMS. A most serious defect was the lack of arms, and after the companies had been drilled in all the movements that could be performed without arms, this was very keenly felt. Through the efforts of Lieutenant Chipman the use of forty rifles owned by The Nationals was procured for the Eighty-sixth Company. At about the same time the Eighty-fifth and Eighty-seventh Companies procured rifles in sufficient quantities to arm their men, and the members of the Ninety-First Company as well. The rifles of the Eighty-Fifth and Eighty-Sixth Companies were the old Springfield caliber .45, and those of the Eighty-seventh Company were Mausers. None of the rifles had bayonets, but ultimately bayonets for the rifles of the Eighty-sixth Company were purchased, and that company was then given instruction in the bayonet exercise prescribed in the Infantry Drill Regulations. To increase efficiency an effort was made to inaugurate target shooting. On September 9, 1918, a detachment of twenty men under command of Lieutenant Chipman met at the range at Shellmound Park and fired two hundred, and forty rounds. The practice demonstrated that the rifles were in no condition for target shooting, and that no proficiency could be attained with them. As soon as the company had been licensed the subject of procuring uniforms for the members was agitated. Due to the energy of Lieutenant Taylor uniform hats (campaign) were procured by the members in time for the Fourth of July parade, but no progress was made toward obtaining anything else until the early part of September 1918 when a committee composed of Lieutenants Chipman and Taylor, Sergeant Teller and Privates Partridge and Kirkpatrick volunteered to raise the necessary funds. Their efforts were instantly successful. In a two days' canvass the required sum was secured. Following is a list of the contributors: .American National Bank, Anglo California Trust Company, Anglo, London and Paris National Bank, Bank of California, Bank of Italy, Crocker National Bank, First National Bank, French Savings Bank, Fugazi Popolare Bank, Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, Humboldt Bank, Italian American Bank, Mercantile National Bank, Merchants National Bank, Savings Union Bank and Trust Company, Seaboard National Bank, Union Trust Company, Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank, Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company, W. R. Grace and Company, Welch and Company, O'Connor, Moffatt and Company, Roos Brothers, White House, Frank C. Drew, J. M. Mannon, Jr., Garrett McEnerney, Morrison, Dunne and Brobeck, Henry Rosenfeld, Major C. L. Tilden, John S. Partridge, A. Spreckels, Albers Brothers Milling Company, San Francisco Savings and Loan Society, The Mission Bank. Contracts were made with Roos Brothers for a uniform consisting of coat, breeches and leggins, and with O'Connor, Moffatt & Company for 0. D. shirts, which were furnished in time for the Fourth Liberty Loan parade, which occurred on the evening of September 28, 1918, on which occasion thirty-six members paraded. The Eighty-sixth Company was the only company in San Francisco that was uniformed. FIELD EXERCISES. Although the company at the time of its organization was composed almost entirely of men beyond the draft age who could not be accepted for service in the army, a conviction formed in the minds of the officers that an excellent opportunity was presented to give instruction to men within the draft age who might be called into service. A special effort was, therefore, made to enlist such men in the company. The result of the effort was most gratifying. The recruits under the instruction of the officers and noncommissioned officers of the company soon became so proficient in the drill given in the limited space of the drill yard that it was decided to find a large tract of ground convenient to the street car lines on which instruction in extended order and bayonet exercise could be given. Through the courtesy of Mr. Behan, Manager of the Spring Valley Water Company, Lake Merced tract was allotted to the company, and on Sunday August 25, September 22 and October 6, 1918, the company engaged in these exercises for several hours with great profit to everyone. The ground selected was especially adapted to extended order. TRENCH CONSTRUCTION AND BAYONET ASSAULT. The exigencies of trench warfare, as waged in the World war, resulted in rendering the bayonet exercise prescribed in the drill regulations obsolete. It was not, however, until about the time that the second draft was imminent that the new method of fighting with the bayonet was published. The officers of the company immediately decided to carry the instruction beyond what had been originally contemplated. The Spring Valley Water Company was appealed to set aside a piece of ground and to permit the construction on it of trenches, and the necessary equipment for a bayonet assault course. Permission was readily given, and on Sunday October 6, 1918, after a drill in extended order over the brush covered sand dunes at the western extremity of the Lake Merced tract, the company proceeded to the ground selected for the trenches and began work. The United Railroads donated to the company the use of a dozen picks and a dozen shovels. The San Francisco Retail Lumber Yard gave the lumber necessary which amounted to about two thousand feet. The Pacific Wire and Steel Works contributed the wire and the Palace Hardware Company and W. A. Plummer Manufacturing Company made substantial discounts in their bills for hardware and canvas dummies respectively. Messrs. R. H. Swayne, George W. Lamb and T. H. Palache contributed money toward defraying the expenses. The work was continued on Sundays October 13, 20 and 27, November 10 and 17, 1918, on which last date the work was practically completed. The Armistice having been declared on November 11, 19184; no instruction was ever given at the trenches although instruction in the use of the bayonet in trench fighting was given at the Armory during the period construction of the trenches was under way, extra drill being given each week in order to make the instruction more intensive. On Sunday December 15, 1918, twenty-one members of the company met at the trenches in uniform and were photographed in various positions. Owing to the small number attending it was impossible to assume strictly military formations in every instance so the photographer was given considerable license in the arrangement of the groups. The slow progress mete in trench construction was due to the fact that during practically the whole of the period there was an epidemic of Spanish Influenza. There was sickness in the families of many of the men and a natural disinclination to expose one's self that made the attendance very light on two or three occasions. Those who did attend did not observe "union hours", and genuine regret was expressed when the work was completed. PARADES. In addition to the parade in aid of the Fourth Liberty Loan, which has been mentioned, the company paraded on the Fourth of July and also on the evening of August 6, 1918, when it acted with the other three companies, as escort to Governor Stephens, who addressed a patriotic meeting in the Richmond District. OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION. The Home Guard regulations, to which reference has been made, were doubtless dictated by a desire to allay the apprehensions of people who feared that the withdrawal of so many able-bodied men, including the organized National Guard, into the military service of the United States, would invite riot and insurrection. The fact that neither the United States or the State then had arms or equipment for the Home Guard, detracted from the value of these organizations in a military sense. Some of the companies outside of San Francisco undertook to arm themselves with rifles of a non-military character and, therefore, unsuited for the purposes of drill. The four companies in San Francisco at a late day succeeded in getting military rifles of obsolete patterns, which, while suitable for purposes of drill, would not have been of much service as firearms. At the outset The Adjutant General did not require companies to be armed as a condition to being licensed, but before application was made by the Eighty-fifth, Eighty-sixth, Eighty-seventh and Ninety-first Companies, a ruling was made that no further Home Guard organizations would be licensed unless they had arms or had contracted to procure them. This virtually put an end to the organization of Home Guard Companies as it was impossible, except at prohibitive prices, to purchase military rifles. In a number of localities there were several companies which could have been organized into battalions. The Adjutant General, however, declined to issue the necessary order for such organization, except in one instance, Fresno, but he refused to recommend the appointment of headquarters officers for that battalion. In several cities of the state there were either state-owned armories, or armories that had been rented by the state, and the Home Guard companies in these cities made unsuccessful appeals to The Adjutant General for use of the armories for the purposes of assembly and drill, except in San Francisco where permission for use of the State Armory was given to a number of organisations, none of which at the time belonged to the Home Guard. Although The Adjutant General, by authority of the Governor, had promulgated regulations for the organization and discipline of the Home Guard, there was no appropriation for supervision of the companies. The Adjutant General's office was swamped with work connected with the draft so that only the most perfunctory attention could be given matters pertaining to the Home Guard. In this situation officers of the Home Guard to the number of forty-five and representing thirty companies met at Sacramento on September 21, 1918, pursuant to a call made by Captain E. A. Brown of the Ninth Company to discuss matters of interest to the Home Guard with a view to making it a more effective organization. A permanent organization was effected and the following were elected officers: Captain Brown President and Captain Sharpsteen Vice-President, who with Captain Baldwin of the Tenth Company, Captain Curson of the Second Company and Lieutenant Hubbard of the Fiftieth Company constituted the Executive Committee. The following resolutions were adopted: "1. We, the officers of the California Home Guard hereby pledge our loyalty and service to the President of the United States, to the Governor of the State of California, at any and all times as in their opinion they require them. "2. That the Secretary be instructed to address a request to the Governor that the allotment of 2861 rifles as noted in Special Regulation #37 War Department be requisitioned by him for distribution to the Home Guard; and that all State Armories and all equipment supplementary thereto be requisitioned for the Home Guard. **3. That when sufficient companies exist, which justify the formation of battalions, that battalions be formed sod the necessary officers authorized. "4. That a legislative committee be appointed by the President to work with The Adjutant General of the State to draft a bill to be presented to the coming session of the Legislature covering the requirements of the Home Guard. "5. That pending legislation The Adjutant General be requested to change the name of the California Home Guard to some other suitable name." The Executive Committee took steps to carry out all these resolutions but owing to the declaration of the Armistice, the only one of the resolutions on which results were obtained was that relative to the change of name. On November 1, 1918, The Adjutant General issued an order changing the name of the organization from California Home Guard to California Military Reserve. If the Officers Association had been organised as soon as sufficient companies had been licensed to make an effective association, it is safe to say that many, if not all, of the disagreeable incidents which served only to impair the efficiency of the Home Guard would not have occurred, with the headquarters of the association at Sacramento, the Executive Committee would have acted as a means of communication between the companies and the Adjutant General and the fullest co-operation would have been assured. ACHIEVEMENT. If it be true that "they also serve who only stand and wait" , the Eighty- sixth Company may well be proud of its record. Its members were at all times ready to perform any service that might be required of them, and instead of merely marking time endeavored in every way to fit themselves for the emergency which was feared but did not occur. It drilled once a week: for fourteen months, except for a period of three weeks, when the "flu" was prevalent. During a part of this time there were extra drills at the armory. The field exercises, including the work of constructing the trenches, occupied not less and often more than six hours of each of eight Sundays. All this, however, was in performance of the service required by the Home Guard Regulations. Its proudest achievement is that it helped to train eight young men who entered the military service of the United States. That it did not do more is due entirely to the failure of the authorities to recognize the value of the training that could be given by such organizations as the Home Guard, to men about to enter service. It was not until the second draft that the importance of such preparation was recognized. Provost Marshal General Crowder at that time instructed all draft boards to urge all registrants for the draft to attach themselves to organizations that were giving instruction in the drill regulations as the superiority of the men who had had only a little instruction over those who had had none had been remarked by army officers everywhere. Nine members of the Seventh Company entered the military service of the United States prior to the company being licensed as the Eighty-sixth Company, and these added to the eight members of the Eighty-sixth Company makes a total of seventeen. The records of these men appear in the roster which follows. This record would not be complete without acknowledgment of the enthusiastic support given the commanding officer by the lieutenants and the non-commissioned officers. Their faithful attendance at every drill and on every occasion when the company was assembled, together with the remarkable interest displayed at all times in the patriotic work for which the company was organized was always appreciated. When it is considered that all of the officers and non-commissioned officers were men of family and had reached an age when they looked forward to a quiet evening at home as a rest from the cares of the day's occupation, it will be understood how completely their hearts were in the work. The same may be said of most of the privates, who by their example encouraged the younger man to give the time and effort necessary to prepare them in no slight degree for service. DINNER TO CELEBRATE MUSTERIMG OUT OF COMPANY. On February 28, 1920, the long awaited order discontinuing the California Military Reserve was published by The Adjutant General to be effective March 10, 1920. Notice was immediately given that the event would be celebrated by a dinner at the St. Francis Hotel on Saturday evening March 13, 1920. All numbers of the Company were invited to the dinner, and in addition the Governor, The Adjutant General, Captain E. A. Brown, President of the Officers' Association of the California Military Reserve, Major Hugh T. Sime, and all former members who had entered the military and naval service of the United States. Forty-two sat down to the excellent dinner. A letter of regret was read from the Governor in which he expressed his appreciation of the service rendered by the Company. During the evening an orchestra, in charge of Corporal Youngberg, played popular airs, which were rendered vocal by the guests. Addresses were made by The Adjutant General, Captain Brown, Major Sime, Lieutenant Hendricks and Captain Sharpsteen. A resolution was adopted that annually on the Saturday evening nearest to the 13th of March a dinner of the Company should be held as a means of keeping alive the spirit of comradeship. During the evening a beautiful potted plant was presented by the members of the Company, through Lieutenant Chipman as spokesman, to Mrs. Sharpsteen in recognition of the sacrifice she had made in allowing Captain Sharpsteen to devote so much of his time to the Company, Lieutenant Chipman also announced that the members of the Company would later present Captain Sharpsteen with a token of their regard. The evening concluded with distribution by The Adjutant General of service certificates to all members of the Company who had served three consecutive months, and to those members who had served a less period but who had entered service. The certificates bore the signatures of the Governor, The Adjutant General and the Captain. The Star Spangled Banner was then sung and the assemblage dispersed looking forward to the next annual reunion. A few days later a Committee, consisting of Lieutenants Chipman and Taylor, First Sergeant Masten and former First Sergeant Walberg, called on Captain Sharpsteen and presented him with a gold pencil inscribed: "From men of 86th Co. C. M. R. to Capt. W. C. Sharpsteen, 3-13-20". Captain Sharpsteen thanked the Committee and through them the men, and assured them that while he needed nothing to remind him of his associates, the pencil would always bring to mind the days when the Eighty-sixth Company was doing its part to help win the war. ROSTER OF MEMBERS 86TH COMPANY CALIFORNIA MILITARY RESERVE FORMERLY CALIFORNIA HOME GUARD FROM DATE OF MUSTER ROLL TO DATE COMPANY WAS MUSTERED OUT OF SERVICE. ----------- SIGNERS OF MUSTER ROLL MAY 24, 1918. *W. C. SHARPSTEEN Elected Captain June 6, 1918. *FELTON TAYLOR Elected Second Lieutenant June 6, 1918. *HENRY D. LUCE Appointed Sergeant June 6, 1918. *JOHN D. WALBERG Appointed First Sergeant June 6, 1918 Honorably discharged September 5, 1918. *BENJAMIN F. THOMAS, JR. Appointed Corporal June 6, 1918. *GEORGE O. TURNLEY Appointed Corporal September 19, 1918 *JACQUES L. VANDENBOS Appointed Corporal June 6, 1918. *ALFRED H. de LISLE Honorably discharged September 19, 1918. HENRY L. BATCHELDER Honorably discharged July 11, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. *FREDERICK D. P. TELLER Appointed Corporal June 6, 1918 Appointed Sergeant August 29, 1918. *WILLIAM F. CHIPMAN Elected First Lieutenant June 6, 1918. *WILLIAM M. WRIGHT Appointed Corporal June 6, 1918 *ADELBERT W. LAWRENCE Appointed Corporal June 6, 1918. *W. H. REED *F. E. MAYHEW *H. C. KIRKPATRICK *R0BERT P. TROY *FRED W. FRANK *JOSEPH NUGENT Honorably discharged August 29, 1918, to enter military service of the United States. No record of service. *F. C. YOUNGBERG Appointed Corporal August 29, 1918. *H. H. ADAMS Honorably discharged October 10, 1918. *P. S. BRECK Appointed Corporal June 13, 1918. 21 *LORIN S. VAIL Honorably discharged September 19, 1918. Entered Merchant Marine as Radio Operator. After being placed on vessel was stricken with influenza and had not recovered when armistice was signed. *W. S. FLEMING Appointed Sergeant June 6, 1918. * JOHN THOMAS KIDD A. E. McDOWELL Honorably discharged July 13., 1918, before having served three consecutive months. *FRANK H. VIVIAN *W. E. CONNER Appointed Sergeant June 6, 1918 *ARTHUR KIDD *JAMES OTIS Honorably discharged September 10, 1918. *ERWIN M. COOPER *ASA H. WAUGAMAN *WILLARD C. FLEMING Honorably discharged October 17, 1918, to enter military service of United States. Enlisted October 25, 1918, in the S.A.T.C Affiliated Colleges unit and served as private until honorably discharged December 15, 1918. JOSEPH F. GIANNINI Appointed Corporal June 6, 1918. Discharged September 19, 1918, for three consecutive absences without excuse. MELVILLE L. FRIEDLANDER Discharged July 18, 1918, for three consecutive absences without excuse. ROY HENRY Discharged July 11, 1918, fOR three consecutive absences without excuse. JOSEPH E. MONTGOMERY Honorably discharged July 11, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. *C. E. MOSS *WILLIAM W. HENDRICKS Honorably discharged September 19, 1918, to enter military service of the United states. Appointed First Lieutenant of Engineers U.S.A. Served as instructor in Officers' Training School Camp Humphreys, Virginia; also at Camp Gordon, Georgia in construction work; also at Ft. McPherson, Georgia as Camp Activities Officer. EDWARD J. CASEY Honorably discharged July 18, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. RALPH P. WOOD Honorably discharged Sept enter 19 , 1918 *A. G. FRANK J. E. HACKETT Honorably discharged September 19, 1918, to enter field service of Y.M.C.A. HENRY W. ROOT Honorably discharged July 18, 1918, before having served three consecutive months *FRED L. CAMPBELL DORMAN BALDWIN, JR. Appointed Sergeant July 11, 1918. Honorably discharged July 29, 1913, before having served three consecutive months to enter field service of Y.M.C.A. GEORGE F. SCHWARZ Honorably discharged July 13, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. *GEORGE L. THOMPSON *JAY RANDOLPH SHARPSTEEN Appointed Sergeant June 6, 1918 Honorably discharged October 17, 1918, to enter active military service of the United States. At the time of his enlistment he was in the Medical Enlisted Reserve Corps in which he had enlisted November 16, 1917. On October 16, 1918, he was transferred for service in the S.A.T.C. Co. A, Affiliated Colleges unit and served as corporal until discharged December 11, 1918. C. C. STONE Honorably discharged June 18, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. ELECTED JUNE 6, 1918. BRIDSON E. CANNON Discharged September 10, 1918, for three consecutive absences without excuse. *M. P. MOHR Honorably discharged September 19, 1918. ELECTED JUNE 13, 1918. *F. D. KELLY Honorably discharged August 29, 1918, to enter military service of the United States IndUcted into service September 5, 1918, Camp Kearny. Served with Headquarters Company 47th Field Artillery from 0ctober 7, 1918, to date of honorable discharge February 21, 1919, with rank of Sergeant. ELECTED JUNE 20, 1918. FREDERICK LAWRENCE BALLAGH Honorably discharged September 10, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. ST. CLAIR IRWIN Honorably discharged August 15, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. RAYMOND B. SQUIER Discharged for three consecutive absences without excuse. CHARLES S. STURGES Honorably discharged August 15, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. ELECTED JUNE 27, 1918. *JOHN BLAIR ALDERS0N *A. R. BABCOCK DAVID LOCKE CLEMENT Discharged October 10, 1918, for three consecutive absences without excuse. FRANK IOUIS GAYTON Honorably discharged September 10, 1916, before having served three consecutive months. VERNON PAUL HIGGINS Honorably discharged August 29, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. *C. S. HOOBER Honorably discharged August 11, 1918, to enter military service of the United States. Enlisted July 13, 1918, in the Air Service and assigned to 604th Company Aero Supply Squadron. Transferred to 13th Company Supply Squadron. Transferred to Quartermaster Corps at Vancouver Barracks March 1, 1919. Transferred to Presidio and made Sergeant. Honorably discharged March 17, 1919. *H. E. KENTFIELD FRANK NEIL Honorably discharged August 29, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. FRANK A. HENDERSON Honorably discharged September 10, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. CHARLES AUSTIN JORY Honorably discharged September 19, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. *JOHN A. SPEARS P. D. WHITAKER Honorably discharged September 15, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. ELECTED AUGUST 28, 1918. *WILLIAM G. VOGEL ELECTED SEPTEMBER 5, 1918. *REUBEN DAVIS WM. C. KOENIG Discharged October 10, 1918, for three consecutive absences without excuse. *JOHN F. SHIELDS *JOSEPH W. STEEL Honorably discharged September 19, 1918, to enter military service of the United States. No record of service. R. M. WINTER Honorably discharged September 19, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. *HARRY I. SEDDON ELECTED SEPTEMBER 19, 1918. *CLARENCE BOYD *FRANK LYONS DEERING *EDWIN P. HUSTON MILLARD F. JONES Discharged October 10, 1918. for three consecutive absences without excuse. *HAROLD A. KELLER *ERNEST KLEIN *MONTAGUE H. POTTER ELECTED OCTOBER 10, 1918. CASL A. SANDBERN Honorably discharged December 13, 1910, before having served three consecutive months. ALEXANDER T. MAGUIRE Honorably discharged December 12, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. ELECTED JULY 4, 1918. *J. M. MASTEN Appointed Corporal July 16, 1918 Appointed Sergeant July 29, 1918 Appointed First Sergeant September 5, 1918. *JOHN L. SHARPSTEEN Appointed Sergeant July 11, 1918. ELECTED JULY 11, 1918. R. B. BROTHERS Honorably discharged August 15, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. HARRY P. CR0ZIER Honorably discharged September 20, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. *WILLIAM HENRY EDDY *GUS A. MAUER *EARL C. ORTELL *FRANK F. PARTRIDGE H. L. SMITH Honorably discharged September 10, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. ELECTED JULY 18, 1918. G. H. HICKS Honorably discharged September 10, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. *EDWARD J. JOSE Honorably discharged September 19, 1918, to enter military service of the United States. Enlisted September 23, 1918, United States army and served in 17th Recruit Company C.S.I. Fort McDowell with rank of Sergeant. Honorably discharged January 24, 1919. ELECTED AUGUST 1, 1918. ROBERT J. BARR Honorably discharged August 29, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. WM. J. MOHR Honorably discharged September 19, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. ELECTED AUGUST 15, 1918. *LOUIS W. JENKINS OLIVER E. SHOLDERS Honorably discharged September 19, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. ELECTED AUGUST 22, 1918. JOHN WALTER ALDEN Honorably discharged September 19, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. *J. DEMAR ALLEN *EDWARD G. BOLLES W. A. CAVANAUGH Honorably discharged September 19, 1918, before having served three consecutive months. JOHN D. HALEY Discharged October 10, 1918, for three consecutive absences without excuse. WM. E. HALLAHAN Discharged October 10, 1918, for three consecutive absences without excuse. * Members of Company entitled to Service Certificates. MEMBERS OF SEVENTH COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO REGIMENT, CALIFORNIA HOME GUARD, WHO ENTERED THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES. LEONARD K. HEISER Entered service July 21, 1918. Assigned to 105th Spruce Squadron. Honorably discharged January 12, 1919. Died March 8, 1919. J. R. PARKINSON Enlisted December 5, 1917. Attached to Flying Corps Kelly Field June 1, 1918. Trareferred to Sqadron C Rockwell Field where he served until April 12, 1919 when he was honorably discharged. H. H. HAIGHT Enrolled in U. S. Naval Reserve force seaman second class December 13, 1917. Called into active service at San Pedro March 4, 1918. Received conmission as Ensign U. S. Naval Reserve force at Pelham Bay, New York, October 7, 1918. Attached to U.S.S. George C. Henry running between New York and France October 28, 1918. Released from active service May 24, 1919. LOUIS LUCKSCHEWITZ Enrolled in U. S. Naval Reserve force December 1, 1917, Assigned to active duty U.S. Naval Reserve force March 22, 1918. Served as seaman and signal quartermaster on patrol duty in and around San Pedro, California. Released to inactive duty January 24, 1919. LYNN J. WARD Enrolled in U. S. Naval Reserve force September 1917. Entered Officers' School San Pedro, California, April 1918. Commissioned Ensign U.S. Naval Reserve force October 1918. Assigned to duty at U. S. Naval Training Station at San Pedro as regular watch and division officer. Released from active service February 1919. ROSTER OF EIGHTY-SIXTH COMPANY CALIFORNIA MILITARY RESERVE AT DATE OF MUSTER-OUT. CAPTAIN W. C. SHARPSTEIN FIRST LIEUTENANT W. F. CHIPMAN SECOND LIEUTENANT FELTON TAYLOR FIRST SERGEANT J. M. MASEN SERGEANTS. CONNER, W. E. FLEMING, W. S. LUCE, HENRY D. SHARPSTEEN, JOHN L. TELLER, FREDERICK D. P. CORPORALS THOMAS, BENJAMIN F. JR. WRIGHT, WILLIAM M. VANDENBOS, JACQUES L. LAWRENCE, ADELBERT W. BRECK, P. S. YOUNGBERG, F. C. TURNLEY, GEORGE O. PRIVATES ALDERSON, JOHN BLAIR ALLEN, J. DEMAR BABCOCK, A. R. BOLLES, EDWABD G. BOYD, CLARENCE CAMPBELL, FRED L. COOPER, ERWIN M. DAVIS, REUBEN DEERING, FRANK LYONS EDDY, WILLIAM HENRY FRANK, A. G. FRANK, F. W. HUSTON, EDWIN P. JENKINS, LOUIS W. KELLER, HAROLD A. KENTFIELD, H. E. KIDD, ARTHUR KIKD, JOHN THOMAS KIRKPATRICK, H. C. KLEIN, ERNEST KNAPP, E. G. MAUER, GUS A. MAYHEW, F. E. MOSS, C. E. ORTELL, EARL C. PARTRIDGE, FRANK F. POTTER, MONTAGUE H. REED, W. H. SEDDON, HARRY I. SHIELDS, JOHN F. SPEARS, JOHN A. THOMPSON, GEORGE L. TROY, ROBERT P. VIVIAN, FRANK H. VOGEL, WILLIAM G. WAUGAMAN, ASA H. HONORARY MEMBERS. SIME, HUGH T. WALBERG, J. D. Additional Comments: Untitled typewritten manuscript by W. C. Sharpsteen File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanfrancisco/military/ww1/rosters/u86thcocm2mt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 42.8 Kb