CLARK CO. – DRAFT: WORLD WAR I, 1918 “G” Contributed to usgenweb by Ron Cornwell (recornwell4@charter.net) and Cindy McCachern (mccachern@att.net). We have many Clark County connections, please contact us for more information. ******************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************************** World War I—Men Drafted From Clark County, IL, in 1918 Compiled by Ron Cornwell and typed by Cindy McCachern The following list of names were published in the Clark County Herald newspaper during 1918. A check under a given date indicates that person appears in an article in the newspaper on that date. A description of the articles are listed below. January 23, 1918—Final classification of registrants by the District Draft Board. February 6, 1918—A list of those called for physical examinations February 13, 1918—A list of those failing to pass their physical examination. April 24, 1918—This is list of men sent to Camp Dix, New Jersey, for Army service. May 29, 1918—This is a list of men sent to Fort Thomas, KY, under charge of Roy Hardway. May 29, 1918 (2)—This is a list of men sent to Camp Gordon, GA, under charge of Harry Downey. May 29, 1918 (3)—This is a list of men sent to Jefferson Barracks, MO, under charge of Arthur Chapman. June 12, 1918—This is a list of 142 men who reached the age of 21 since June 5 of last year and were registered in Clark County. June 12, 1918 (1)—This is a list of men sent to Rake Auto School in Kansas City, MO, for training. July 10, 1918—This is the order that Clark County Army registrants were drawn to be called to report for the draft. July 31, 1918—This is the final classification of registrants for the draft. August 14, 1918—This is a list of registrants called to report to training camps at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan, and Camp Forrest, Lytle, GA. August 28, 1918—This is a list of men newly called for training camp. October 16, 1918—This is the order in which the September registrants for the draft were drawn. Gabey, Addison West Union Gabey, John Darwin Gagen, Charles Marshall Gallatin, Fred Terre Haute, IN Gallatin, Jesse Alexander Galty, John Riley Casey Gambill, John Marshall Gard, Bruce Casey Gard, Daniel W. West Union Gard, Russell Casey Gardner, Lester E. Casey Gardner, Thomas W. Casey Garner, Samuel West Union Garrett, Clinton Casey Gayen, Charles A. Marshall Geffs, George S. Casey Geheb, Fred George Marshall Geheb, John Marshall Geisert, Frederick E. Marshall Gibson, James C. Gilbert, Charles M. Martinsville Gilbert, Fred Harold Martinsville Gilbert, Herbert D. Westfield Gilbert, Willis C. Martinsville Gill, Floyd R. Marshall Gipson, James C. Marshall Gleck, C. A. Good, Orris Marshall Goss, Hobert West York Grabenheimer, Benjamin Green, Milo G. West Union Green, Noble Oscar Greenwell, George Henry Greenwell, John Martin Gresham, Melvin Marshall Grissmoore, Franklin David Gross, Glenn D. Gross, Hobart West York Gross, Omer Casey Grove, George Washington Grove, Lee Victor Casey Grove, Leo Casey Grubb, David West Union Grubb, Edward West Union Grubb, McKinley A. West Union Guyer, Arthur V. West York