Beckham County, OK - Military: Soldiers of WWI Saturday, May 05, 2007 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. ************************************************************************ Transcribed by Jane Boggess-- Oklahoma Soldiers of WWI, Surnames from "The Oklahoma Spirit of '17"--Biographical Volume. Compiled by W. E. Welch, J. S. Aldridge, L. V. Aldridge. Historical Publ. Co., Oklahoma City, OK 1920. Name Rank Town/City County Spirit '17 ARMSTRONG, James Elec 3rd Class Erick Beckham Son of B H and Emma L Armstrong; b.IL, Dec 12, 1896; educated in OK; entered May 11, 1918; trained Mare Island, CA; duty Panama Sub Base; discharged Sept 12, 1919(Inactive duty) 398,n BOGGS, Ernest D. Cpl Sayre Beckham Son of Wm & Josephine BOGGS; born Mar 4, 1893 in Carroll, MO; educated in Sayre, OK schools; entered service Sep 7, 1917; trained with Co H, 357th Inf, 90th Div at Camp Travis; overseas and fought at St Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne; wounded; discharged Camp Pike, AR, Mar 1, 1919. 168,y BOLAND, Dallas C. Pvt Erick Beckham Son of Fletcher & Amanda BOLAND; born Oct 1, 1887 Burlington, TX; educated in OK schools; entered service Mar 14, 1918; trained at Ft Revere, Boston, MA, 1st Co C A C and 1st M T C; discharged Seattle, WA, Dec 31, 1918. 162,y BONIFIELD, John F. Pvt Delhi Beckham Son of R P & Mollie BONIFIELD; born Dec 30, 1894 in Chico, TX; educated in TX schools; entered Army service Aug 26, 1918; attached Co A, 7th Bat, Replacement Training Center, Camp Pike; discharged Dec 23, 1918. 168, y BONNETT, Elden Hunter Beckham Son of Jone & Jane BONNETT; born Nov 16, 1895, Smith Co, KS; educated in Hunter and Guthrie schools; entered service Dec 12, 1918; trained at Denver, CO, 93rd Ballooon Corps; did not go overseas; discharged Jan 19, 1919. 401,407,y BROOKS, Clark B. Pvt Erick Beckham Son of Charles & Gertrude BROOKS; born Nov 30, 1893, Des Moines, IA; educated in schools of CA; entered service May 27, 1918; trained at Camp Bowie, 143rd Inf, 36th Div; and ulcerated tooth prevented going overseas; assigned US Gen Hosp Biltmore, Asheville, NC; discharged Jan 22, 1919, Camp Bowie. 398,n BROOKS, James A. Fireman- 1st CL Erick Beckham Son of Charles & Gertrude BROOKS; born Jul 31, 1895, Woodland, CA; educated in schools of CA; entered service Dec 12, 1917; trained at Great Lakes Training Station; assigned to Battleship Maine; did not go overseas; discharged Sep 24, 1919, Dallas, TX. 398,n BROWN, Ernest E. Beckham Son of W H & Martha BROWN; born Mar 8, 1892, IL; graduate of State Univ of OK; entered service Sept 2, 1918; trained Camp Taylor; did not go overseas; discharged Nov 30, 1918, Camp Taylor. 400,y CHRISTOPHER, E. A. Pvt Sayre Beckham Son of A. P. D. & Nancy J. Christopher; born Dec 16, 1895, Mineral Wells, TX; educated in the schools of,OK; entered service July 25, 1918; trained at Camp Travis, TX; overseas in Oct 1918, landing in France, Company B, 328th Inf, 82nd Div; fought in the engagements on the Verdun; discharged at Ft. Bliss, June 5, 1919. 399,y CURRENT, William Bugl Beckham Son of Wm & Sarah Current; born Oct 31, 1888, IA; first service was in Troop A, 1st Provisional Cavalry, Mexican Insurrectos, under the command of Gen. Madero; wounded and taken prisoner; discharged at Chihuahua City, 1911; enlisted in Oklahoma Nati'l Guard, Jun 1916; received DSC, in Aug 1916; enlisted Apr 29, 1918, Camp Laurel, MD, Co E, 66thth Eng. Det; France with 21st Co, 14th Div, RTC; discharged May 14, 1919, at Long Island. DARENDINGER, John Cpl Sayre Beckham 162,y DENNIS, Alpha T. Pvt Delhi Beckham 162,y DIETRICH, Clifford L. Pvt Sayre Beckham 164,y DUNLAP, Roy F. Cook Sayre Beckham 397,? ELLIOT, Walter N. 1st Cl Pvt Sayre Beckham 162,y GALLOWAY, Garlon R. Pvt Beckham 167,y GROVER, Robert T. Pvt Doxey Beckham 170,y GALLAWAY, Allen B. 1st Cl Eng Erick Beckham 167,y GLISSON, Virgil H. Pvt Erick Beckham 168,y GRIFFIN, Claude L. Pvt Erick Beckham 162,y HAMILTON, Archie Edwin App Seaman Erick Beckham 166,y HANCE, Oscar L. Pvt Erick Beckham 166,y HARTMAN, Arthur M. Pvt Sayre Beckham 165,y HOOD, James Claude 2nd Cl Seaman Erick Beckham 166,y HULLUM, Cecil Carl Pvt Sayre Beckham 165,y INESTER, James A Pvt Sayre Beckham Son of John W. & Emma Inester; born Nov 27, 1893, Jacksboro, TX; educated in Sayre schools and Draughon's Business College, Oklahoma City; enlisted Sept 6, 1917; trained Camp Travis, 357th Inf, Medical Det, 90th Div; fought St Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; discharged Jun 18, 1919, Camp Ike. 165,y INESTER, William L. Pvt Sayre Beckham Son of John W. & Emma Inester; born Nov 2, 1895, Jacksboro, TX; educated in Sayre schools and Hill's Business College, Oklahoma City; entered service Aug 25, 1918; trained Camp Pike, Personnel Detachment; discharged Feb 26, 1919; Post Adj of Glen Russell Martin Post, #146, Sayre, OK, American Legion. 165,y JONES, William E. Pvt Sayre Beckham 170,y KINNEY, John H. Pvt 1st Cl Doxey Beckham 170,y KINNEY, Labiddy Sgt Doxey Beckham 162,y KINDSFATHER, Geo. W. Sgt Sayre Beckham 162,y LANE, Harrison Pvt Hydro Beckham 162,y LARUE, R. T. Cpl Stratford Beckham 399,n LOWRY, Thomas M. Sgt Sayre Beckham 399,y MARTIN, Cornelius Pvt Sayre Beckham 170,y MARTIN, Glenn R. Sgt Sayre Beckham 400,y McCREERY, Dr. Robert C. Major Beckham 163,y McDANIEL, R. P. Pvt Foss Beckham 397,? McDERMETT, Lee D. Beckham 169,y RILEY, Lewis F Pvt Erick Beckham 169,y ROBERTS, Bert Pvt Beckham 399,n ROOK, Eugene M. Sayre Beckham 167,y SAILOR, George D. Sgt Sayre Beckham 164,y SPURLIN, James Pvt Erick Beckham 397,? STEPHENS, Thomas O. Pvt Erick Beckham 162,y STUBBS, William B. Pvt Erick Beckham 398,y THOMPSON, Frank L. Pvt Beckham 162,y VARNER, George E. Dewar Beckham Son of Mr and Mrs S. A. Varner; born Feb 8, 1896, TN; educated in public schools of OK; entered service May 25, 1918; training at Camp Bowie, Co E, 132nd Field Art, 36th Div; overseas Jul 31, 1918, France; participated in the operations of the 36th Div; discharged Camp Bowie, April 11, 1918. 401,y VEIDT, William H. Pvt Beckham Son of Harry and Mary Veidt, Ft Worth, TX; born Sep 9, 1893, Anadarko, OK; graduate of Anadarko HS; entered service May 27, 1918; trained at Camp Bowie, Co F, 141st Inf, 36th Div; overseas Jul 1918, France; discharged Camp Travis Jul 3, 1919. 400,n WEST, Benjamin T., Jr. Munition Worker Beckham 397,? WEST, Charles D. Pvt Sayre Beckham 397,? WEST, Edward Paul Pvt Sayre Beckham 397,? WEST, Frederick R. Pvt Beckham 397,? WILSON, Delbert F. Pvt Sayre Beckham 162,y NOTE: Info at the end of the BIO,[ y = photo; n= no photo ](#'s are for my info)