PIKE COUNTY ILLINOIS World War I Honor Roll

With The Colors From Pike County ROSS E. CHEEK #1 Sergeant, Supply Co., 41st Inf., 10th Div. Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Check, of Milton. Born at Milton, Dec. 26, 1891. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., May 21, 1918. Discharged at Camp Funston, Kan., Jan. 7, 1919. Buried at Blue River JESS G. COBB #2 Private, 44th Inf. Son of Wm. H. and Anna Cobb, of Rockport. Born at Rockport, June 5, 1887. Enlisted at Joplin, Mo., May 12, 1918. Transferred from 12th Inf., 8th Div., to 31st Inf. A. E. F., Siberia. Overseas Sept. 2, 1918 to Jan. 8, 1919, in Siberia. Discharged at the Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 13, 1919. HAROLD KENNETH DOLBOW #3 WALTER E. EPKER #4 Private, 1st class, 163rd Inf., 41st Div. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Epker, of Hull. Born at Hull, Feb. 28,1896. Enlisted at Pittsfield, May 25, 1918. Overseas Oct. 1, 1918. Transferred Oct. 18, in France from 149th Inf., 38th Div., to 163rd Inf. Promoted to 1st class private Sept. 28, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., March 7, 1919. LESLIE K. FOREMAN #5 Private, 36th P. 0. D.. Ordnance Detachment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Foreman, of Pitts­field. Born at Pittsfield. Jan. 31, 1891. Enlisted at Peoria, Ill., April 10, 1918. Overseas Aug. 13, 1918. Discharged at Camp Taylor, Ky., April 4, 1919. Burid at Pittsfield West EVERETT D. GRIFFETH #6 Private, Co. C, 335th Inf., 84th Div. Son of Dudley and Kitty Griffeth, of Pleasant Hill. Born at Pleasant Hill, Mar. 20, 1896. Enlisted at Pittsfield. Transferred from 84th Div. to 362nd Inf., 91st Div. Overseas Sept. 17, 1918. Wound­ed at Lys Scheldt, Oct. 31, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., April 20, 1919. WALTER GUNLOCK #7 Cook, School Headquarters Co., F. A. C. O. T. S. Son of John and Catherine Gunlock, of New Canton. Born at Barry, Sept. 14, 1887. En­listed June 26, 1918, at Pittsfield. Transferred from 3rd Light School Battery, F. A., to School Hdqs. Co., F. A. C. O. T. S. Discharged at Camp Taylor, Ky., Jan. 11, 1919. FRANK HORN #8 Private, 47th Bn., Co. C, Canadian Expedi­tionary Force. Son of James and Julia Horn, of New Canton. Born at New Canton, July 27, 1886. Enlisted at Kamloops, British Columbia, in February, 1916. Put in 172nd Bn. Trans­ferred to Home Guards, Vancouver; to 192nd Bn. at Victoria. Overseas to England in Febru­ary, 1917. In France in April, 1917. Trans­ferred in England to 47th Bn. Action at La Coulette, July 1-2, 1917; Passchendale, Oct. 26-30, 1917: Lens, March 13-29, 1918; Maricourt, April 13, 1918; Amiens, Aug. 2-8, 1918; Cambrai, Sept. 9. 1918; Belleau Wood, Sept. 26-27, 1918; Valenciennes, Oct. 29-30, 1918. Wounded at Cambrai, Sept. 9, 1918. Discharged at Vancou­ver, British Columbia, in June, 1919. LESLER H. LYNCH #9 Wagoner, Med. Dept. Son of George and Eliza­beth Lynch, of Pittsfield. Born at Milton, Oregon, Sept. 17, 1895. Enlisted at Pittsfield, Sept. 19, 1917. Transferred from Field Hosp. 333 to Base Hospital, Camp Taylor, to Hospi­tal Unit No. 29, to Base Hosp., Camp Sherman, to Casual Camp Crane, to Evacuation Ambu­lance Co. 67. Overseas Nov. 24, 1918. Dis­charged at Camp Grant, Ill., June 8, 1919. ABRAHAM T. MILBY # 10 Private, Base Hospital 119. Son of Richard and Susann Milky, of Perry. Born in Green County, Ky., April 13, 1888. Enlisted at Pittsfield, Sept. 21, 1917. Overseas Nov. 7, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., Jan. 28, 1919. CORNELIUS PRICE #11 Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Price, of Pittsfield. Born at Pittsfield Nov. 23, 1891. Enlisted at Pittsfield, Feb. 23, 1918. Discharged at Camp Sherman, Ohio, Dec. 20, 1918. ROBERT EDWARDS #12 Private, 1st class, 113th Signal Corps. Son of Douglas and Ella Edwards of Pearl. Born at Higbee, Mo., July 12 1892. Enisted May 24, 1918. Transferred to 182nd Engineers. Overseas Sept. 5, 1918. Discharged at Camp Mills, L. I., June 9, 1919. FRANK LEROY PEACHER #13 Private, Ambulance Corps, 87th Div. Son of Frank and Ida Peacher of Pittsfield. Born in Brown Co, Ill., March 7, 1896. Enlisted Sept. 20, 1917. Overseas Aug. 26, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., July 23, 1919. CHARLIE L. RUSE #14 Carpenter`s Mate, 1st Class, U.S.S. Charleston. Son of Frank and Clara Ruse of Pittsfield. Born at Pittsfield May 15, 1888. Enlisted at Peoria, Ill., May 29, 1917. Made 10 Trips across in convoy duty. Discharged at Great Lakes, Ill., Sept. 4, 1919. EUGENE G. SMITH #15 Private, Co. B., 131st Inf. Son of Augustus and Anna Smith of Chambersburg. Born at Chambersburg, April 12, 1889. Enlisted at Camp Grant, Ill., Oct. 6, 1917. Transferred from 344th Inf. to 131st Inf. Promoted to Corporal Sept. 23, 1918. Overseas May 30, 1918. Discharged June 4, 1919. HARRY W. GAY #16 Private, 2nd Field Artillery. Son of William and Amanda Gay of Barry. Born at Hull, Ill., Aug 19, 1895. Enlisted at Pittsfield June 25, 1918. Transferred from 36th Co., 9th Bn., 159th D. B. to 2nd F. A. Discharged at Camp Taylor, Ky., March 26, 1919. CLAUD C. STARK #17 Sergeant, Q. M. C. Son of S. N. and I. A. Stark, of Nebo. Born at Nebo Feb. 5, 1895. Enlisted at Pittsfield, Oct 3, 1917. Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1918; to Sergeant, Sept. 5, 1918. Discharged at Camp Taylor, Ky., Feb. 6, 1919. WILLIAM H. SWEETING#18 Private, 1st class, 44th Balloon Co. Son of Harvey W. Sweeting, of Griggsville. Born at Perry, Oct. 11, 1898. Enlisted at Quincy, Ill., Feb. 26, 1918. Transferrred from 44th Balloon Co. to 2212 Casual Co. Overseas July 21, 1918. Discharged at Mitchell Field, L. I., July 21, 1919. HAROLD SOWERS #19 Private, C. A. C., Unassigned. Son of A. G. and Ida Sowers, of Baylis. Born at Pearl, Aug. 10, 1896. Enlisted at Pittsfield, Sept. 1, 1917. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., Jan. 9, 1919. FRED WEST#20 Private, 45th Inf., 9th Div. Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth West, of Pittsfield. Born at Pittsfield, Nov. 20, 1889. Enlisted at Pittsfield, May 30, 1918. Sent to Camp Thomas, Ky., to Camp Jordan, Ga., June 4, 1918; to Camp Sheridan, Ala., June 12, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., Dec. 20, 1918.