OKlahoma World War 1 records - Misc ********************************************************************** ** 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 ________________________________________________________ Soldiers from Craig County, Oklahoma The Oklahoma Spirit of '17 Inclusions or Exclusions ________________________________________________________ Soldier's of the Great War Vol. 3-Memorial Edition There are 3 Volumes, unfortunately, I only have Vol. 3. The states listed in this volume are OKLAHOMA to WYOMING. Included are a few 'Supplements', with the same info, from other states. The Soldier's Record Publishing Association, Washington, D.C., published the volumes in 1920. The Soldier's Record Publishing Association had the cooperation and assistance of Officers of the United States Army, Government Officials and various Units of the American Red Cross. ______________________________________________________________________ Information contained, lists the Name of the Soldier, Rank, City, and whether: Killed in Action, Died of Disease, Died of Wounds, Died of Accident, or Wounded in Action. Also of interest, are photos of each individual listed, as shown above. The Oklahoma Spirit '17 "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. This is a "WORK IN PROGRESS". I do not know if I will be able to complete a FULL listing of each soldier. The reason for this statement - the pages are coming loose from the binding. The book was printed in 1920. I may finish with just a Name and County listing of each Soldier. I have not decided yet. I am still working on this project and would love to have ALL Biographical Information on the Net for an easy search. But only the condition of the book will tell. I have received E-mail on some inclusions or exclusions, {that have not been placed in either book}. Soldiers of the Great War or The Oklahoma Spirit of '17 I am including the submitted additions on this page. I am placing the info with the senders info for contact purposes. ________________________________________________________ Washita County Soldiers "Sue Evans" I have a list of names I got from the Washita County Museum of soldiers from Washita County who served in the war...but I don't know anything more that they served (no indication if they lived, or were killed in action, or whatever)...would you like a copy of this information for your soldier list? Jesse Cardwell Pybas "Sharon Cheatwood" Please add the name of Jesse Cardwell Pybas of Trousdale (Pottowatomie Co.) to the list. He was a cook. If you need additional info, I can also be reached at 200 E 17th, Ada Ok 74820. He was a great story teller and we can remember a few of his tails from this significant event in his life. Parnell, William Carlisle, Junior "William C. Parnell, III" Parnell, William Carlisle, Junior, Corporal, 12th Infantry. Entered from Lincoln County, Meeker. Born, September 12, 1896, Parnell, Indian Territory; died December 7, 1977, Oklahoma City. He also served in WWII, North Africa and Italy, and retired as Colonel, Infantry, Army of the United States (AUS) 100% disabled from combat service. Russell White Thompson Errnest Thompson Grover Cleveland Thompson "Beverly Thompson Collins" or I know that Russell White Thompson was in France in World War I, because he was my father. I have his discharge and it lists when he arrived back in the U.S. from France. I also have copies of a page from a book about Marshall County soldiers that shows his picture and tell what company he served with, etc. I know that his brother, Errnest Thompson, was in France in World War I, because my mother told me. Errnest's picture is also in that same book about Marshall County and it tells of him being wounded in two different battles. Mama said Errnest was with the first group of enlistees to leave Marshall County. After he returned from France he was continually sick. He died in 1922 as a result of the wounds he received in the war. Doctors thought shrapnel had hit his heart. I know that Grover Cleveland Thompson, also my dad's brother, was in the Marines stationed at Parris Island, S.C. during World War I. He never left the United States. There is a paragraph about him in the book about the Marshall County men. I will gladly furnish you with those pages if you wish. My niece in Massachusetts has the original of the book that belonged to our family. I know of another copy in the possession of a friend in Ardmore. I believe the name of the book is something like "Honor Roll of Marshall County". Lewis Homer Bess "Mary W. Glenn" Saw your list in the Okla. pages and hurriedly look to see my grandfather's name, but was disappointed to find that it was not there. He served in France in the War and I have some kind of French Medal plus his discharge papers. His family lived around Stroud and Glen Pool and when he returned home, he married my grandmother in Dec 1919. Just realized I never said his name - Lewis Homer Bess. He was the son of Henry Josephus and Belle Zora Rideout Bess. I have pictures of him in his uniform. There was a Rideout cousin of my grandfather's that served also, but I can't think of his name off hand. I met him about five or six years ago at a reunion and he said he had served with my grandfather and I saw a picture of him in his uniform also. Arnold Robert Mitchell "Bill Mitchell" My father was from Oklahoma. He enlisted in the Army, probably from Oklahoma City, in 1910. He served in WWI in the 28th Infantry of the 1st Division. He was wounded. He fought in 5 major drives. He is listed as a Sergeant in the 1st Division, Cantigny Museum, in Wheaton, Ill. My dad was raised in the Oklahoma City Orphanage from about 1896 until he left the home to join the Army in 1910. He fibbed about his age in order to qualify to join. He said to the Department of The Army that he was born in 1888 but he was born either 1890 or 92. He, also, served in the Campaign to go after Poncho Villa, in Mexico, under General Pershing, in 1914. He was among the first U.S. troops to arrive in Europe for WWI and among the last to leave Europe to come home. He marched in the great parade in New York City for the returning victorious troops. My father's name was Sgt. Arnold Robert Mitchell, 1st Division, 28th Infantry, (He served, also, with the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion. He was a Corpsman. When I didn't see his name listed as one of the many who enlisted in the Army and fought in WWI, I thought you might like to add his name to the list of native Oklahoman's who served their country in time of need and to help make the list more complete. I have a copy of his Army Discharge. And, because he is listed in the Cantigny 1st Division Museum in Wheaton, Ill., his service can be verified. Now, to verify that he was from Oklahoma at the time, I have a copy of the 1900 Oklahoma City Census showing him listed in the Oklahoma City Orphanage as Robert Arnold Mitchell. I don't have a birth certificate, because the orphan's home burned down while he was a resident. The records were destroyed. He used his Army Discharge as his proof that he existed. His parents migrated from Tennessee in about 1890, to claim land on the Cherokee Strip on September 13, 1893. They lived on the Cherokee Strip in Garfield County until something tragic must have happened, because his mother placed him in the orphanage with his brother about 1896. When I looked on the Registry for the Cherokee Strip, I found one Robert Mitchell listed. He gave up the homestead about 1895, so he did not receive a Government Grant for the land. I found the marriage records for my grandmother and grandfather. It lists them as Robert Daniel Mitchell and Florena or Florence Gillispie Lowery. I have been searching the records for two years, and just this past month, I have found about 60 of my father's relatives back to 1790. I'm elated and still searching. I want to find their graves in Oklahoma. Then, I want to go visit the grave plots. Marion F. TAYLOR- (added info) "Mary Chapman" Marion F. TAYLOR from Wewoka has photo by his name on the WW1 soldier list. I just found that he died in active service in St Mihiel Drive in France on Sept. 12, 1918. I forgot to tell you that Marion F TAYLOR was a Sergeant.