PIKE COUNTY ILLINOIS

World War I
Honor Roll

With The Colors From Pike County

CECIL V. AYLESWORTH #1 Sergeant, M. D. 90th Div. Hdqrs. Detachment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Aylesworth of Kinderhook. Born at Kinderhook, Oct. 15, 1891. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., June 29, 1917. Promoted to private 1st class, M. D., Sept. 1917: to Sergeant, M. D. in Aug. 1918. Overseas July 6, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., June 14, 1919.

VIRDLE F. BLACKETTER #2
Private, Co. H, 362nd Inf., 91st Div. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Blacketter of Pittsfield. Born in Spring Creek township, Pike County, Nov. 28, 1892. Enlisted at Pittsfield, Feb. 23, 1918. Overseas Sept. 5, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., April 29, 1919.

CHARLES I. CONNOR #3
Private, Co. D, 139th M. G. Bn., 38th Div. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Connor of Montezuma. Born at Montezuma, March 3, 1892. Enlisted at Pittsfield, May 24, 1918. Transferred to M. G. Co. 325; to Co. B, 325th Inf., 82nd Div. Over­seas Oct. 17, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., May 21, 1919.

LESTER O. DURHAM #4
Private, Q. M. C. Son of Geo. W. and Ruth Durham, formerly of New Hartford. Enlisted at Louisiana, Mo., May 13, 1917. Transferred from Co. B, 5th Ill. Inf. to Co. B, 124th M. G. Bn. at Camp Logan, Tex., Oct. 12, 1917: to Co. L, 131st Inf. Nov. 17. 1917: to Bakery Co. 322, Feb. 20, 1918: to Q. M. Corps, Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 18, 1918. Discharged July 26, 1919.

ORION HARRISON DELL #5
Private, Ammunition Train. Son of John T. and Mary A. Dell of Pittsfield. Born at Pitts­field, Feb.10, 1889. Enlisted July 31, 1918. Transferred from Camp Syracuse, R. I., recruit­ing station to Fort Adams, R. I., Oct. 13, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., Dec. 28, 1918.

HARRY HAYES #6
Private, Co. B, 123rd Machine Gun Battalion, 33rd Div. Son of Emmett Hays, formerly of Barry. Born at Barry, Dec. 21, 1892. Enlisted April 27, 1917. Overseas May 23, 1918. Dis­charged May 28, 1919.

PAUL E. KINSCHERFF #7
Seaman, U. S. N. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kinscherff, of Pleasant Hill. Born at Pleasant Hill, Oct. 6, 1899. Enlisted at St. Louis, Mo., July 30, 1918. Sent from Great Lakes to Goat Island, to San Francisco, to Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Va., to Great Lakes. Discharged at Great Lakes, March 3, 1919.

WILLIAM F. KANDER #8
Private, 2nd Light School Battery, F. A. C. 0. T. S. Son of George and Kathleen Kander, of Perry. Born in Adams County, Ill., April 18, 1895. Enlisted at Pittsfield, June 26, 1918. Dis­charged at Camp Taylor, Ky., Dec. 19, 1918.

KENNETH KISTNER #9
Private, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Div. Son of Mrs. Anna Kistner, of Barry. Born at Liberty, Ill., June 21, 1900. Enlisted at Jefferson Bar­racks, Mo., July 3, 1917. Overseas Jan. 20, 1918. Action at Chateau-Thierry, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Soissons, Champaign. Dis­charged at Camp Grant, Ill., Aug. 15, 1919.

CARSON MAYS # 10
Seaman. U. S. N. Son of Henry and Nannie Mays, of Pittsfield. Born at Rockport, Oct. 20, 1897. Enlisted at Peoria, Ill, May 22, 1917. Transferred from Newport, R. I., to receiving ship at Boston, to U. S. S. Albany, to Norfolk, Va., navy yard, to U. S. S. Hercules, to U. S. S. Shaumut. Discharged at Great Lakes, Aug. 14, 1919.

ORIS MULLENIZ #11
Fireman, 1st class, U. S. N. Son of David and Anna Mullenix, of Pittsfield. Born in New­burg, Jan. 5, 1891. Enlisted April 12, 1918. Transferred from Great Lakes to Hampton Roads. Va.. to Newport News, to U. S. S. New Jersey. to U. S. S. E. L. Doheny. Made five trips. across the ocean. Date of discharge not given.

THOMAS T. McINTYRE #12
Private, Battery A, 58th Artillery. Son of J. W. and Linnie McIntyre, of New Canton. Born at New Canton, Sept. 2, 1895. Enlisted at Hanni­bal, Mo., Feb. 21, 1917. Sent to Fort Totten, L. I. Overseas May 23, 1918. Date of dis­charge not given.

ERNEST E. ORRILL #13
Sergeant, Co. G, 147th Inf., 37th Div. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Orri11, of Pleasant Hill. Born at Pleasant Hill, July 12, 1895. Enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio, July 24, 1917. Overseas June 22, 1918. Promoted to Corporal Jan. 1. 1918; to Sergeant Nov. 7, 1918. Action at Alsace Lor­raine; St. Mihiel; first and second Lys offensives at Ypres. Wounded at St. Mihiel Oct. 14, 1918. Discharged at Camp Sherman, Ohio, April 19, 1919.

CHARLES HARRISON PETERSON #14
Wagoner. Field Hospital 335. 309th Sanitary Train. Son of John and Jennie Peterson, of Baylis. Born at Beverly. Neb., July 25, 1888. Enlisted at Pittsfield, Sept. 19, 1917. Overseas Sept. 20, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., May 2, 1919.

TRUMAN REEL #15
Private, Co. A, 138th Engineers. Son of Harry and Ida Reel, of Pittsfield. Born at Florence, Ill., April 29, 1893. Enlisted at Pittsfield. Dis­charged at Fort Benj. Harrison, Ind., Dec. 3, 1918.
Buried at Blue River Cemetery

WILMER R. SMITH #16
Private. Co. H, 362 Inf., 91st Div. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Smith. of Gatesville, Miss. Born at Nebo, Ill., Aug. 30, 1893. Enlisted at Pittsfield, Feb. 23, 1918. Transferred Oct. 15, 1918, from Co. C, 335th Inf. to 362nd Inf. Over­seas Sept. 17, 1918. Action at Lys Scheldt, Oct. 31 to Nov. 11, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., April 29, 1919.

ENOCH M. WALLACE #17
Private, Med, Det. 316th T. H. and Military Police. Son of Enoch and Louisa Wallace, of Nebo. Born at Grafton, Jersey County, Ill., Nov. 17, 1887. Enlisted at Quincy, Ill., July 2, 1917. Overseas July 26 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., May 15. 1919.


JOHN L. WHITTAKER#18 Private, 1st class, Co. B. 113th Ammunition Train, 38th Div. Born at Siloam, Ill., Oct. 9, 1895. Enlisted at Pittsfield. May 24, 1918. Transferred from 113th Am. Tr. to Casual Co. 494. Overseas Oct. 17, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., May 24. 1919.

JOHN R. WHITEFIELD #19 Private, 309th Amb. Corps. Son of James and Jane Whitefield. of Griggsville. Born at Griggs­yille, Dec. 1, 1886. Enlisted at Pittsfield, Sept. 19, 1917. Promoted to Q. M. Corporal, Oct. 7, 1918. Discharged March 6, 1919.


CARL R. ZUMWALT #20 Wagoner, Supply Co., 123rd Heavy Field Ar­tillery, 33rd Div. Son of Nathan and Emma Zumwalt, of Rockport. Born at Nebo, April 27, 1893. Enlisted at Jacksonville, Ill., June 28, 1916. Transferred from Co. B. 5th Ill. Inf., to 123rd Artillery. Overseas May 27, 1918. Dis­charged at Camp Grant, Ill., June 8, 1919