BIO: James F. ENTRIKEN, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 55. __________________________________________________________ JAMES F. ENTRIKEN Entriken, Huntingdon Co., Pa. State Highway Department: He was born at Entriken, Pa., April 6, 1894, a son of Rash Entriken, who died in 1917. The town of Entriken was named after his father, James Entriken. Rash Entriken married Margaret Fisher; she resides at Entriken, Pa. James F. Entriken was born on a farm, and he stayed on the farm till the age of twenty years, deriving his education at the Entriken schools; he later in life engaged in the lumber business at Entriken for two years and for three years was with the Rock Hill Coal and Iron Co. For a period of time he was with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in the boiler shop at Altoona, Pa. At present he is in the employ of the State Highway Department,; has been for three years. He has been supervisor of Lincoln township, Huntingdon Co., Pa. He served as inspector on the election board in Lincoln township. He is a World War veteran. Enlisted at Huntingdon, Pa., and was sent to Camp Lee, Va.; there from October to February, 1918; was assigned to Casualty Company; then to Hoboken, N.J.; embarked on transport Agamemnon (which vessel was formerly the German Kaiser Wilhelm); arrived at Brest, France. Was twelve days on water; was in hospital for six weeks; recovered, and sent to St. Aignon, a mobilization camp; to the front to Foul Sector; in action from 17th of May to 27th of June; then to the Aisne-Marne offensive, still in action, with a drive from the 18th to the 26th of July. Was assigned to Co. F, 104th Inf., 22nth Division; went back to rest camp for one month; went to St. Mihiel; again in action; started drive on 12th of Sept., and held line until the 11th of October; left for Meuse-Argonne; went into action until Armistice was signed. Left Argonne front on Nov. 14th; marched ten days and arrived at Mont Ligney Reloi; there for two months; was then assigned to 26th Co. Military Police; there till 24th of January. Left for Le Mons Area; March 24th for Brest, France. Left on vessel (Mt. Vernon) for U.S.A.; was on water seven days; arrived at Boston; to Camp Dix, N.J., for discharge, having served from Oct. 6, 1917, to April 19, 1919. He has one brother, Rash, of Akron, Ohio. Three sisters: Amy, Newton Falls, Ohio; Grace, Altoona, Pa.; Mary, Altoona, Pa.; James F. Entriken was married to Grace Fouse. They have two children, Jean, aged eight, and William, aged four years.