Carroll County Honor Roll
The Boys from Lanark

Albert Radke (No Photo or Information available)

Musician Lester Addison Rahn Son of Clinton A. Rahn, born at Lanark, Illinois December 1896; volunteered for service June 3, 1918 at Chicago, Illinois, served in Naval Band at Great Lakes Naval Training Station and Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Private 1CL Ray Foster Rahn Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver James Rahn, born at Lanark, Illinois August 24, 1895; inducted for service at Camp Grant, September 19, 1917; served overseas 12 months with Co. D. 132 Infantry; participated in the following engagements: Vaden Line, Verdun, Amiens, Meuse-Argonne, and Troyon. Served in the Army of Occupation in Luxembourg.

Corporal Delbert Harold Rinehart Son of Edward Rudolph and Estella Marie Rinehart, born at Monroe, Wisconsin December 13, 1899; volunteered for service at Chicago, Illinois January 16, 1918; served overseas 16 months with 14th Co. 2nd Regiment Air Service and participated in the following engagements: Marne Defensive and Aisne-Marne Offensive.



Private Harry Blair Rodcay Son of Mary and Blair Rodcay, born at McConnellsburg, PA, volunteered for service at Rock Island, Illinois August 26, 1918; served overseas 15 months with Evacuation Hospital No. 2. Served in the Army of Occupation at Coblenz, Germany.

Private 1CL Leslie H. Rogers Son of John E. and Anna M. Rogers, born at Polo, Illinois in December 1892; inducted for service at Savanna, Illinois June 1, 1918, and served in the 46th U. S. Infantry.

Frank Gerald Schreiner Son of Henry and Mary Schreiner, born in Lanark, Illinois February 11, 1892; volunteered for service in 1917 at Minneapolis, Minn., served overseas 18 months with the 20th Engineers.






Guy Shellatoe (No Photo or Information Available

Wales Sheller - no photo - Son of Benjamin and Ella M. Sheller, born at Lanark, Illinois July 9, 1897; inducted for service at Freeport, Illinois in November 1917 and served overseas with the Ordinance Department.

Carl D. Showe (No Photo Or Information Available)

Sergeant Harry Beatie Sites Son of James K. and Laura Virginia Sites, born at Lanark, Illinois in April 1892; volunteered for service in April 1917, at Chicago, Illinois; served 30 months in Santa Domingo City, D. R. in U. S, Marine Corps.

Private Mark E. Sites Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Sites, born at Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Volunteered for service at Savanna, Illinois August 14, 1918. Served in Aviation branch of Signal Corps, 3rd Squadron.

Sergeant Jeremiah Slick Son of Jeremiah and Hannah Slick, born at Lanark, Illinois April 10, 1895, volunteered for service at Chicago, Ill. December 18th, 1917; served with Co. B. 46th Machine Gun Battalion at Jefferson Barracks, Ft. Benjamin Harrison and Camp Custer.





John Rowe Snively, Jr. Son of John Rowe and Emma Snively, born at Lanark, Illinois August 15, 1898; volunteered for Student Army Training corps, October 7, 1918, at University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois.










Arthur Sterner (No photo or information available)

Hubert D. Stine (No photo or information available)

Private 1CL Dee Mason Stumphy Son of Albert H. Stumphy. Born at Thomson, Illinois November 16, 1894; inducted for service at Camp Grant, Illinois February 24th, 1918; served overseas 10 months with 311th Field Signal Battalion until Armistice, then with 37th Signal Co., Base Section No. 2, Bordeaux, France.

Private Edward K. Sweitzer Son of Daniel B. and Amanda Sweitzer, born at Seitzland, PA May 30, 1887; inducted for service at Savanna, Illinois May 30, 1918, and served enlistment in the U, S. with Co. E. 4th Infantry, 9th Division.

Private Harold L. Sword Son of George W. and Emma Sword, born at Lanark, Illinois August 4, 1897; inducted for service October 25, 1918; served with the 44th Co. Coast Artillery, Fort Winfield Scott, California.






Yeoman 3CL John Valentine Tallman Son of George W. and Ida Elsie Tallman, born at Lanark, Illinois in December 1896; volunteered for service in U. S. Navy at Great Lakes, Illinois May 31, 1918.

Private Henry J. Traum Son of Elizabeth Traum, born at Chadwick, Illinois May 5, 1895; inducted for service at Jefferson Barracks, MO May 4, 1918. Served enlistment in the Infantry.










Frank George Trousdale - no photo - Son of Harris West Trousdale, born at Broadhead, Wisconsin, August 20, 1896; inducted for service September 19, 1918 at Savanna, Illinois and attended Army Training School.(No Photo available)

Jesse Earl Unger Born at Galesburg, Illinois October 1896; volunteered and served overseas with the 33rd Division.

Captain Albert Harold Wales Son of Henry W. and Elizabeth M. Wales, born at Lanark, Illinois August 1866; volunteered for service June 22, 1918, at Lanark, Illinois; served 8 months overseas in the Medical Corps.

Sgt. Emery C. Wales Son of Mr. & Mrs. Geo. H. Wales, born at Bloomington, IL Apr. 25, 1893; vol. for service May 29 1917 Chicago, IL; served overseas 18 mts with U.S. Marines, 2nd Div. participating in Marbache Sector, St. Mihiel, Champagne and Meuse-Argonne. Marched to the Rhine and served in Army of Occupation at Neuwied, Germany.


Private George M. Wales Son of George M. Sr. & Julia A. Wales, born at Lanark, IL Aug. 1894, inducted for service at Savanna, Illinois May 24, 1918; served with 305th Cavalry and later with 44th Field Artillery.

Electrician David Lloyd Weed Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Weed, born at Lanark, Illinois November 21, 1897; volunteered for service May 25, 1918 at Chicago, Illinois. Served on the U. S. S. DeKalb, making two round-trips overseas.








Sergeant Brinton C. Williams - no photo - Born at Beloit, Wisconsin in 1888; inducted for service at Lanark, Illinois September 18, 1917; served as a Mess Sergeant at a Camp in Georgia until discharged December 15, 1918. (No Photo available)

Corporal Clyde W. Wingerd Son of Adam C. Wingerd, born at Lanark, Illinois September 5, 1889, inducted for service at Savanna, Ill. May 25, 1918, and served enlistment at Camp Gordon, Georgia with Quartermaster Corps.

Kenneth Zuck Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar G. Zuck, born at Lanark December 24, 1896. Inducted into the service Aug. 13, 1918 at Kimberly, Idaho. Served in the 40th Coast Artillery at Camp Harden, Port Townsend, Washington. Died in service, October 26, 1918.









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