Tipton County IN Archives Military Records.....Jefferson Township Honor Roll WWI ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 19, 2007, 5:20 pm Jefferson Township Honor Roll JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP HONOR ROLL ALDRED, CLAUDE. Aug 7, 1893. Laborer. Nov. 23, 1917. Coast Art. Ft. Williams, Me. Overseas Aug. 1918 Wagoner on Amm. Train. ARNOLD, RUSSELL. May 9, 1892. Farmer. Nov. 24, 1912. Cavalry. Served in Mexico. BAUER, RALPH. Sept. 1, 1895. Farmer. Sept. 1, 1918. Camp Provost Guard, Camp Dodge, Iowa. BIDDLE, JACOB. U. S. Navy. BONECUTTER, ARCH ORAL. Oct. 3, 1893. Baler of Hay. Dec. 13, 1917. Signal Corps—Telegraph Div. Ft. Thomas, N. Y. Harbor, Camp Vail. BOYER, HARRY. Jan. 29, 1895. Farmer. Mar. 29, 1918. Motor Ambulance Corps. Camps Taylor and Greenleaf, Overseas Aug. 1918. Toul, St. Mihiel, Metz. BROWN, LUTHER F. Dec. 19, 1896. Farmer. Aug. 30, 1917. Co. I. Overseas June 1918. Hq. Co. 9 Inf. 2nd div. St. Mihiel, Champagne, Meuse-Argonne. CAMPBELL, JOHN H. Oct. 1, 1887. Farmer. Mar. 29 1918. Co. M. 113 Inf. Camps Custer and Gordon, Ga. Overseas June 1918. Died in service—cause and date not known. CLARK, CLYDE. Sept. 26, 1899. Farmer. Feb. 7, 1916. Co. G. 16 Inf. In Mexico with Pershing. Overseas July 1917. Killed in Action May 8, 1918. CLARK, RALPH. Apr. 3, 1S97. Farmer. Sept. 4, 1918. Field Artillery, Camp Taylor. COLE, PAUL. July 12, 1894. Farmer. Apr. 26, 1918. Bugler 159 Depot Brigade, Camp Taylor. COX, GILBERT. Sept 4, 1888. Auto Mechanic. Feb. 23, 1918. Ground Instructor in Aviation. Mass. Institute of Tech.; Dorr Field, Southern Field. 2nd Lt. CRANFIELD, CLARENCE. Mar. 23, 1893. Laborer. Aug. 30, 1918. Co. K. 1st Gas Regiment, Camp Sherman. DAY, MARION. Apr. 4, 1S86. Farmer. Oct. 17, 1916. Bat. C. 7th F. A. San Antonio. Overseas July 1918. Army of Occupation. DUNHAM, WILBUR F. Jan. 27, 1882. Physician. Sept. 6, 1918. 1st Lt. Medical Service, Camp Taylor. DUNN, EVERETT. July 10, 1S99. Teacher. Dec. 28, 1914. Regular Army in Panama. Sgt. Q. M. Dept., Washington, D. C. and Camp Dix. Base Hospital on Staten Island. 1st Lt. and Captain. EGLER, WALKER B. Oct. 5, 1896. Farmer. Sept. 4, 1918. Hq. Co. 69 F. A. Camps Taylor and Knox. ENDICOTT, FRANCIS, Apr. 5, 1S79. Clerk. Aug. 10, 1898. Served in Philippines with Gen. Lawton. In regular Army on Border and in France. Promoted successively to Lt., Capt., Major and Lt. Colonel. Details not available. GIFFORD, JOHN. Feb. 21, 1S97. Stenographer. Dec. 8, 1917, Aviation. Cornell, N. Y., Felly Field, Wright Field. Commissioned 2nd Lt. Aug 1918. GLASS, DORSE. Nov. 12, 1893. Farmer. Oct, 15, 1918, Motor Truck Corps, Winona Lake. GLASS, LEROY. Nov. 18, 1S9 3. Farmer. Sept. 1, 1918, 77th F. A. Ft. Harrison, Camp Greene. Overseas May 1918. Verdun, St. Mihiel, Argonne. GOODKNIGHT, CARL S. July 2, 18S9. Farmer. Sept. 17, 1917, Motor Truck Corps (Corp.) Ft. Sam Houston. Q. M. Corps. Officers' Training School. Camp Johnston, Fla. GOODKNIGHT, HERBERT, Sept. 17, 1897. Farmer. Oct. 5, 1918, S. A. T. C. Butler College. GOODKNIGHT, IRVIN H. May 10, 1895. Farmer. Dec. 7, 1917, Chauffeur, Air Park Sqdn. Kelly Field, Ft. Thomas Chanute Field, Camp Sherman. GOODNIGHT, DEMPSEY. Sept. 14, 1898. Farmer. Nov. 15, 1917, Air service. Chanute Field. Overseas Feb. 1918. Royal Air Force, English army. Chateau Thierry. GOODNIGHT, EDWARD. Apr. 5, 1886. Laborer. Aug. 30, 1918, Cook's and Baker's School, Camp Custer. GOODNIGHT, EVERETT. Nov. 7, 1889. Telephone Manager. July 23, 1918, Air Service School (Radio) Camp Taylor. GOODNIGHT, GARNET. May 21, 1896. Farmer. May, 6, 1918, Co. E, 22 Eng. Ft. Harrison. 70th Eng. Camp Douglas. GOODNIGHT, GARRETT. Oct. 1, 1897. Farmer. Jan. 7, 1918, Seaman—Great Lakes and Philadelphia. One trip to Brest on U. S. S. Leviathan. On Destroyer Reid. GOODNIGHT, NOAH OTTO. Oct. 24, 1893. Farmer. July 28, 1917, Co. I. Overseas Oct. 1918. Co A, 39 Inf. 4th div. Army of Occupation. GOODNIGHT, VERN. Sept. 16, 1896. Farmer. July 23, 1918, Field Artillery. Sgt. Camp Taylor. GOSSARD, EVERETT. Mar. 20, 1898. Farmer. Aug. 2, 1918, Aviation repair Dept. Speedway, Ind. HARRISON, CLARENCE. Barber. Apr. 26, 1918, Bat. D, 135 F. A. Camp Taylor. Barber—Camp Sheridan. HASH, JOSEPH. Decorator. July, 1917. Camouflage Dept. Kelly Field. Instructor at Arcadia, Calif. HAWKINS, BERT. Two days at Camp Taylor, April 1918. HAWKINS, GUY. Apr. 11, 1900. Laborer. July 6, 1917, Co. M, 4th Inf. Ft. Snelling, Ft. Sheridan, Camp Custer. Re-enlisted April 1919. Sgt. HENRY, WAYNE. Aug. 23, 1898. Book keeper. May 9, 1918, Wireless Operator, Bat. E, 43 C. A. C. Camp Johnston. Overseas July 1918. Verdun, Argonne. HENSLEY, EVERETT. Dec. 19, 189 9. Farmer. Mar 6, 1918, Mach. Gun Troop, 14th Cavalry, Ft. Sam Houston. HINKLE, ROMA. Sept. 6, 1892. Farmer. June 15, 1918, Ordinance Dept. Indianapolis and Camp Hancock. Overseas Sept. 1918. Service of Supplies. HINKLE, ROY. Mar. 18, 1901. Factory hand. Apr. 17, 1917, U. S. Navy. Great Lakes. Hospital Corps on U. S. S. Plattsburg, Q. M. Dept. Charleston, S. C. JOHNSON, OVA. Mar. 6, 1888. Farmer. July 4, 1917, Co. I. 2nd. Lt. at Officers' Training School. Camp Pike, Ark. JONES, CARL. Mar. 6, 1894. Laborer. Nov. 4, 1917. Air Service. Kelly Field. England Mar. 1918. JONES, FRED M. May 3, 1895. Cabinet maker. July 12, 1915, Coast Artillery. Plattsburg and Ft. Wright, N. Y. Overseas Apr. 1918. On firing line Aug. 15-Nov. 11. Sgt. JONES, HOBART. Aug. 14, 1896. Farmer. Nov. 14, 1917, Aviation mechanic. Ft. Thomas, Kelly Field. To England, Mar. 1918. JONES, KARL M. Mar. 23, 1897. Farmer. Sept. 1, 1918, Indianapolis. 144 Engineers, Camp Taylor. KEEVER, CHARLES HOBART. Aug. 11, 1896. I. U. Student. June 6, 1918, Medical Reserve, I. U. School of Medicine. KEMP, EARL P. July 10, 1894. Student. Apr. 15, 1917, Officers' Training School. Ft. Sheridan, Ill. Commissioned 2nd. Lt. and assigned to Co. L, 14 Inf. Vancouver, Wash. Camp Lewis, Wash. (1st. Lt.) Camp Lawton, Okla., Camp Dodge, Iowa. KOEPER, GUSTAVE. July 8, 1899, (Berlin, Germany) .Farmer. Oct. 15, 1918, Motor Truck Corps, Rolling Prairie. KOEPER, WILLIAM. Apr. 5, 1892, (Germany). Farmer. May 14, 1918, Great Lakes, Ill. Barber. LEE, WILLIAM. Oct. 8, 1396. Farmer. Feb. 11, 1916, Q. M. Dep. With Pershing in Mexico. Overseas Jan. 1918. Motor Truck Corps—on all battle fronts. Q. M. Sgt. LINDLEY, FRANK. Jan. 24, 1894. Barber. Sept. 21, 1917, Bat. C, 3 25 F. A. Camp Taylor. Overseas Apr. 1918. Supply Co. 149 Inf. 42 div. Luneville, Champagne, Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, Verdun, Sedan, Toul. LONGFELLOW, THOMAS. Sept. 29, 1898. Laborer. July 5, 1917, Co. H, 40 Inf. Ft. Snelling, Ft. Sheridan, Camp Custer, Camp Sherman. Corporal. McCARTHY, CARL D. May 25, 1887. Postmaster. May 4, 1917, Officers' Training School Ft. Harrison. Dec. 11, 1917, Signal Corps. Ft. Omaha, Neb. Balloon school, Arcadia, Calif., (2nd. Lt.) Camp Wise, Texas. McMULLAN, RALPH. June 30, 1894. Undertaker. Dec. 3, 1917, Aviation. Kelly Field and Rich Field. Sergt. McNEIL, WILLIAM. Aug. 25, 1894. Teacher. Apr. 26, 1918, Company Clerk, 159 D. B. Camp Taylor MARTZ, FORREST. May 27, 1900. Student. Apr. 18, 1917, Co. I. Corporal. Overseas June 1918. Co C, 12 Machine Gun Bn. 4th div. Marne, Vesle, St .Mihiel Argonne. Decorated by Italian Govt, and recommended for D. S. C. for heroic action on Oct. 6. Army of Occupation. Sgt. MILLER, MARSHALL. Apr. 22, 1896. Farmer. July 4, 1917, Co. I. Overseas June 1918. Co. B, 12 Mach. Gun. Bn. 4 div. Marne, St. Mihiel, Argonne, Army of Occupation. MITZENBURG, FRANCIS. Apr. 6, 1896. Teacher. Mar. 29, 1918, Medical Dept. Camp Greenleaf, Ga. MORRIS, AVERY. May 13, 1895. Farmer. Oct. 5, 1917, Tank Corps. Camp Taylor. Overseas Apr. 1918. Tank service at night at La Salle and Cambrai. MOZINGO, LOUIS. June 25, 1900. Truck driver. June 25, 1918, Great Lakes and Puget Sound. MOFFITT, CLARENCE. Feb. 28, 1898. Farmer. Oct. 15, 1918, Motor Truck School, Rolling Prairie. MYERS, LEROY. Oct. S, 1895. Farmer. July 23, 1918, Light Artillery, Camp Taylor. OSBORN, ROY. Apr. 24, 1917, Co. I. Q. M. Dept. at Camp Shelby. PARISH, DOLPHUS. Sept. 4, 1890. Farmer. July 5, 1917, Fireman. U. S. Navy, Norfolk, Va. U. S. S. Huron. PARTLOW, VERN. Farmer. Nov. 11, 1918, Unassigned. PICKARD, CECIL. Dec. 19, 1896. Farmer. July 4, 1917. Co. I. Overseas June 1918. Co. H, 23 Inf. 2nd div. Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, Argonne. Killed in action Oct. 6, 1918. PICKARD, PORTER JOHN. July 27, 1891. Farmer. Apr. 26, 1918, Bat. E, 135 F. A. Camp Taylor. Overseas Sept. 1918. Meuse, Argonne, Marbach, Troyon. PRITCHARD, GUY O. Mar. 23, 1898. Farmer. July 1, 1918. Medical Corps. Camp Crane, Pa. Overseas Sept. 1918. Hospital service. RAMSEYER, RALEIGH. Aug. 30, 1893. Machinist. Dec. 23, 1917, Motor Transport Corps. Honolulu, Hawaii. Sgt. RAY, DOVAL G. Mar. 13, 1896. Laborer. May 22, 1918, Co. C, 80 Inf. Camp Logan, Texas. RAYLS, WALTER. Oct. 9, 1892. Mechanic. Aug. 13, 1917. Aero Sqdn. Kelly Field. Overseas Dec. 1917. REDMAN, ORVAL C, Jan. 28, 1894. Engineer. July 4, 1917, Co. I. Corp. Overseas Oct. 1918. Co. D, 3 9 Inf. 4th div. Army of Occupation. ROE, JOHN T. Oct. 7, 1886. Farmer. Apr. 3, 1918, Heavy Art. Ft. Hamilton, N. Y. Overseas July SHARP, LOYSE. Farmer. Nov. 11, 1918. Unassigned. SHOPE, VERN. Oct. 2, 1893. Carpenter. July 23, 1918, six days at Camp Taylor. SHUCK, GILBERT R. Ford dealer. July 23, 1918, Bat. A, Field Art. Camp Taylor. Died of pneumonia Oct. 31, 1918. SINGER, RALPH R. Sept. 3, 1891. Contractor. Aug. 10, 1918, Co. C, 309 Eng. Camp Sherman. Overseas Sept. 1918. Corp. SMALL, MARTIN E. Oct. 30, 1896. Farmer. Aug. 30, 1918, Co. E, 78 Inf. Camp Custer. SMALL, THOMAS R. Mar. 1, 1898. Farmer. May 3, 1917, Co. I. Corp. Overseas Oct. 1918. Co F, 39 Inf, 4th div. Army of Occupation. SMITH, JOHN D. Jr. Jan. 28, 1894. Farmer. Aug. 31, 1917, Co. I. Corp. Officers' Training School. Camp Taylor—2nd. Lt. Field Art. Assigned to Ft. Sill, Okla., and Camp Jackson, S. C. SMITH, RALPH. Sept. 24, 1894. Purdue student. May 22, 1918, Co. A, 36 Inf. Ft. Snelling; Camp Devens. Corp. SMITH, ROBERT F. July 1, 1891. Teacher. Apr. 3, 1918, Coast Art. Ft. Hamilton, N. Y. Overseas July SPENCER, GEORGE. Mar. 22, 1895. I. U. Student. Jan. 5, 1918, Field Art. Officers Training School. Camp Jackson. (2nd. Lt.) Instructor at Camp Taylor. STILLWELL, ORAL. Jan. 29, 1895. Lineman. July 23, 1918. Bat. A, Field Artillery, Camp Taylor. STRALEY, OMER, Aug. 1, 1SSS. Farmer. Apr. 26, 1918, Bat. D, 135 F. A. Camp Taylor. Overseas July 1918. Marbach, Troyon, Meuse Argonne. STROUP, RAYMOND. Nov. 3, 1896. Teacher. May 13, 1918, Coast Artillery, Camp Eustis, Va. Overseas Oct. 1918. Sergt. TERHUNE, WILLIAM E. July 27, 1892. Farmer. May 22, 1918, Co. A, 3 6 Inf. Ft. Snelling; Camp Devens. THOMPSON, FRED. Dec. 10, 1893. Farmer. July 23, 1918, Bat. A. and Hot. Co. F. A. R. D., Camp Taylor. TUNIS, CARMEL. Jan. 19, 1893. Clerk. Dec. 3. 1917, Air Service (band) Ft. Thomas, Kelly Field, Newport News. VOGLER, OSCAR. Apr. 7, 1892. Engineer. Nov. 11, 1911, Regular army. Hawaiian Islands. WATSON, DEWEY. Mar. 1, 1898. Student. Oct. 1918. S. A. T. C. Purdue University. WHEATLEY, OLIVER F. Nov. 25, 1888. Deputy Postmaster. June 15, 1918, Ordnance Dept. Indianapolis and Camp Hancock. 2nd. Lt. WHITE, WILLIAM E. Sept. 4, 1891. Pharmacist. Aug. 12, 1918, Air service. Ft. Omaha; Camp John Wise. 2nd Lieut. WHITEHEAD, WILLIAM GARRETT. July 15, 1897. Student. Oct. 15, 1918. Motor Truck Corps, Winona Lake. WISEHEART, ORAL. Nov. 27, 1892. Barber. Aug. 1917. Co. I. Overseas June 1918. Died Oct. 6, 1918 from wounds received in action. Additional Comments: Explanation of Abbreviations F. A.—Field Artillery. F. A. R. D. Field Artillery Replacement Depot. Q. M. C.—Quartermaster Corps. S. A. T. C.—Student Army Training Corps. The fact that a soldier was wounded or gassed is indicated by the insertion of the word after the particular battle. As nearly as possible the changes in organization, transfers, promotions and events have been shown in chronological order. Extracted from: THE HISTORY OF TIPTON COUNTY, INDIANA IN THE WORLD WAR Compiled and Edited by EBERT ALLISON THE DAILY TRIBUNE TIPTON, INDIANA Undated, but probably circa 1920 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/tipton/military/ww1/other/jefferso23gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 13.1 Kb