ORANGE
COUNTY, INDIANA
A Record of Indiana Men and Women who Died in the
Service of the United States
and the Allied Nations in the World War.
1914-1918
APPLE, ALVIS - - - - Private
Son of Andrew J. and Corinda Apple;
born May 18, 1890, Paoli, Ind.
Farmer. Entered service October 6, 1917, Paoli, Ind. Sent to Camp
Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company D, 335th Infantry. Transferred to Camp
Seyier, S. C.; assigned to Company K, 120th Infantry, 30th Division.
Overseas May 17, 1918. Participated in battle of Ypres. Killed in
action October 10, 1918. (Place of death and burial not known.)
BEATY, WILLIAM ANDERSON - - - -
Private
Son of William Sherman and Ella
Copeland Beaty; born July 31, 1895, Jackson Township, Orange County,
Ind. Farmer. Entered service February 11, 1918, Paoli, Ind. Sent to
Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp Wasdworth, S. C.; assigned to
Company K, 1st Pioneer Infantry. Overseas July 9, 1918. Died of
pneumonia October 25, 1918, Hospital at Limoges, France. Buried near
Paoli, Ind.
BENNETT, WILY MILTON - - - - Corporal
Son of William and Elizabeth Bennett;
born November 23, 1882, Knox
County, Ind. Farm laborer. Entered service about 1908 in England.
Served with American Army in Philippines until 1909, and the British
Army in India until the beginning of the World War. Killed in British
trenches in France (date unknown). Survived by widow, Effie Bennett,
living in England. (Parents of deceased live in Paoli, Ind.)
BENSON, WALTER - - - - Sergeant
Son of Noah and Anna Benson
(Cornwell); born March 25, 1893, Hastings,
Neb. Moved to Orange County, Ind., 1915.Printer. Entered service
September 22, 1917. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp
Sherman, Ohio; assigned to
Company K, 362nd Infantry, 91st
Division. Sailed overseas September 4,
1918. Killed in action October 31, 1918, Wareghem, Belgium. Buried in
American Cemetery, Ansegehm, Belgium. American Legion Post, French
Lick, Ind., named in his
honor.
BLEDSOE, ROSCOE - - - - Sergeant,
U.S.M.C. Son of Delphus and Mary E.
Bledsoe; born April 12, 1886, near French Lick, Orange County, Ind.
Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps, February 22, 1914, Louisville,
Ky. Trained at Parris Island, S. C., and Quantico, Va. Assigned to 74th
Company, 6th Regiment, 2nd Division. Overseas in October 1917. Died
from effects of gas, April 18, 1918, Verdun, France. Buried at Fresna
(?), France, Grave No. 168.
BOLLINGS, WILLIAM S. - - - - Private
Son of Michael and Mary Ellen
Boiling; born September 1, 1890, French
Lick, Orange County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service October 6, 1917,
Paoli, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C.;
assigned to Company A. 119th Infantry, 30th Division. Overseas May 11,
1918. Killed in action October 17, 1918, near Le Mans, France. Buried
in
British Military Cemetery, No. 642, Grave No. 10, Row 7, Plot A, St.
Souplet, France.
BROCK, WARREN J - - - -
Private, U.S.M.C.
Son of Jahue M. and Mary E. Brock;
born March 16, 1896, Lawrence
County, Ind. Moved to Orange County in 1912. Railroad employee.
Enlisted
in U.S. Marine Corps May 8, 1917, Chicago, 1ll. Sent to Parris
Island,S. C.; assigned to 79th Company, 6th Regiment Marines, 2nd
Division. Overseas January 19, 1918. Killed in action July 19, 1918,
Soissons, France. Buried in American Cemetery, Parcy-Tigny, Aisne,
France. American Legion Post, Orleans, Ind., named in his honor.
BUSICK, CLARENCE J. - - - - Private
Son of Henry S. and Alice Busick
(deceased); born November 14, 1891,
near Chambersburg, Orange County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in Iowa
National Guard April 12, 1917, Webster City, Iowa. Trained at Camp
Dodge, Iowa; and Camp Mills, N.Y. Assigned to Company C, 168th
Infantry, 42nd (Rainbow) Division. Overseas November 14, 1917. Killed
October 18, 1918, at Cote de Chatillon, during the Meuse Argonne
Offensive. (Place of burial not known).
CARNES, ROSS E. - - - - Private
Son of Josiah and Millie A. Carnes;
born December 20, 1895, French
Lick, Orange County, Ind. Student, Indiana University. Entered service
April 1, 1918, Paoli, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 10th
Company, 3rd Training Battalion. 159th Depot Brigade; transferred to
Company G, 112th Infantry. Overseas in May 1918. Fought in second
battle of the Marne. Killed in Argonne Forest, October 4, 1918. (Place
of burial not known.)
CLAXTON, BANKS M. - - - - Private
Son of George L. and Elizabeth J.
Claxton; born September 2, 1895, near
Paoli, Orange County, Ind. Laborer. Entered service January 19, 1918,
Paoli, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 18th Company, 5th
Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade; transferred to Company M, 1st
Pioneer Infantry. Died of pneumonia November 20, 1918, Base Hospital
No. 3, Menezterol, Dordogne, France. Buried in American Cemetery, near
where he died.
CRECELIUS, WEAVER J. - - - - Private
Son of Thomas S. and Rebecca D.
Crecelius; born November 17, 1892,
Eckerty, Crawford County, Ind. Moved to Orange County, 1901. Laborer.
Entered service June 25, 1918, Paoli, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio;
assigned to Company F, 336th Infantry, 84th Division. Embarked
September 7, 1918; assigned to Company I, 362nd Infantry, 91st
Division. Killed in action October 31, 1918, near Courtrai, Belgium.
Buried at Eckerty, Crawford County, Ind.
EDWARDS, WESLEY DUROS - - - - Private
Son of Henry A. and Elizabeth F.
Edwards; born August 23, 1891, Paoli,
Ind. Mail carrier. Entered service August 27, 1918, Paoli, Ind. Sent to
Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 23rd Company, 6th Training Battalion,
158th Depot Brigade. Died of pneumonia October 11, 1918, Camp Sherman,
Ohio. Buried in Stampers Creek Cemetery, Orange County, Ind. Survived
by widow, Verna Noblett Edwards, and daughter, Wesaline Alice Edwards,
Paoli, Ind.
ELLIOTT, GILBERT R. - - - - Private
Son of Wesley (deceased) and Sarah
Elliott; born November 30, 1887,
Stampers Creek, Orange County, Ind. Moved to Arizona in 1910.
Carpenter. Entered service (date not known) Haydon, Ariz. Sent to Camp
Funston, Kans.; assigned to Company G, 353rd Infantry, 89th Division.
Overseas. (Date not known.) Killed in action September 12, 1918,
France. (Place of death and burial unknown.)
FINKBINER, EVERETT MILTON - - - -
Private
Son of Joseph and Alpharetta
L. Finkbiner; born June 21 , 1894, Montpelier, Ohio. Moved to Orange
County, Ind., 1909. Farmer. Entered service October 8, 1917, Elizabeth,
Colo. Trained at Camp Funston, Kan. Embarked June 28, 1918; assigned to
Company K, 110th Infantry, 28th Division. Killed at Ourcq River July
28, 1918. Survived by widow, Lela Gerkin Finkbiner, and daughter,
Marjorie, Orleans, Ind. Body to be returned, and buried near Orleans,
Ind.
FORD, OSCAR L. - - - - Private
Son of Ephriam W. and Alice Ford;
born December 12, 1893, Orleans,
Orange County, Ind. Railroad employee. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army,
1914, Oxford, Iowa. Trained at Camps Dodge, Iowa, and Dix, N.J.
Assigned to Cavalry. Transferred to Supply Company, 133rd Infantry, and
served as Wagoner. Died of pneumonia September 29, 1918, Camp Dix, N.J.
Buried in LO.O.F. Cemetery, Orleans, Ind.
GAHAN, ERNEST E. - - - - Private
Son of Edward E. and Isabelle Gahan;
born August 22, 1898, Chelmsford,
Mass. Moved to Orleans, Ind. in 1913. Farmer. Enlisted January 25,
1917, Louisville, Ky. Sent to Bliss, Tex.; assigned to Company K, 16th
Infantry. Embarked June 2, 1917. Participated in battles of Chateau-
Thierry, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Died of pneumonia
January 31, 1919, at Debarkation Hospital No. 2, New York. Buried at
Ames Chapel, near West Baden, Ind.
GRIGSBY, HARRY BERNARD - - - - Private
Son of Isaac L. and Ella Grigsby;
born January 19, 1898, West Baden,
Orange County, Ind. Student. Entered service August 23, 1918,
Indianapolis, Ind. Entered Vocational School; trained at Metropole
Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind., at which place he died of
influenza-pneumonia
October 6, 1918. Buried at Ames Chapel, three miles east of West Baden,
Ind.
HAMMOND, DORA I.- - - - - Private
Son of Richmond J. and Ida Jane
Hammond; born April 7, 1887, Youngs
Creek, Orange County, Ind. Postmaster. Entered service August 26, 1918,
Paoli, Ind. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich.; assigned to 21st Company, 6th
Battalion 160th Depot Brigade; transferred to 14th Sanitary Train. Died
of pneumonia October 16, 1918, Camp Custer, Mich. Buried in cemetery at
Apples Chapel, near Youngs Creek, Ind. Survived by widow, Pearl
Hammond, Youngs Creek, Ind.
HOOTON, CLYDE D. - - - - Private
Son of Samuel O. and Viola Belle
Hooton; born May 26, 1895, Orleans,
Ind. Entered service June 26, 1918, Paoli, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman,
Ohio; assigned to 20th Company, 5th Training Battalion, 158th Depot
Brigade; then to Company B, 334th Infantry. Overseas September 2, 1918.
Died of pneumonia October 10, 1918, Camp Hospital No. 54, Razac,
France. Buried in Cemetery No. 87, Perigueux, Dordogne, France.
JORDAN, IRA - - - - Sergeant
Son of James (deceased) and Mary
Shields Jordan; born October 10, 1884,
Orleans, Orange County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army June
15, 1916, Indianapolis. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Transferred to
3rd Company, Ft. Winfield Scott, Ca1.; later to Headquarters Casualty
Detachment. Overseas July 14, 1918. Returned to U.S. February 1,1919.
Died of tuberculosis October 22, 1919, Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried,
Orleans, Ind.
KEETH, CLARENCE ALEXANDER - - - -
Private
Son of James Samuel and Sarah
E. Keeth; born February 22, 1896, Paoli, Ind. Railroad employee.
Entered
service September 23, 1917, Paoli, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.
Transferred to Camp Sevier, S.C.; assigned to Company I, 120th
Infantry, 30th Division. Embarked May 24, 1918. Died August 31, 1918,
of wounds received in action, Ypres, Belgium. Body returned, and buried
at Paoli, Ind. American Legion Post, Paoli, Ind., named in his honor.
KEMPLE, JESSE R. - - - - Private
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kemple;
born January 1, 1893, Rego, Orange
County, Ind. Tailor. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army July 3, 1913. Sent
to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Stationed at Fortress Monroe, Va.
Transferred to New York; assigned to Mine Layers, 1st N. Y. Coast
Artillery Corps. Died of tuberculosis November 17, 1917, Rockefeller
Hospital, N.Y. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Rego, Orange County, Ind.
KING, HOMER D. - - - - Corporal,
U.S.M.C.
Son of Isaac Emery and Mary S. King;
born October 2, 1898, Dubois
County, "Ind. Moved to Orange County, 1907. Student. Served on Mexican
Border 1916, with Indiana National Guard. Enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps
February 4, 1918. Trained at Parris Island, S. C.; and Quantico, Va.
Assigned to 79th Company, 6th Regiment, U.S. Marines. Overseas April
30, 1918. Wounded at Soissons July 19, 1918, and died a few days later.
(Exact date of death and burial place unknown.)
KIRBY, MANOAH J. - - - - Corporal
Son of Hawkins and Drusilla Kirby;
born May 1, 1894, West Baden, Orange
County, Ind. Salesman. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army April 8, 1917,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; assigned to
Company E, 18th Infantry. Transferred to Douglas, Ariz.; assigned to
Headquarters Company, 18th Infantry, Signal Corps. Embarked June 10,
1917. Killed in action May 1, 1918, near Cantigny, France. (Burial
place unknown.)
LINGLE, JOHN ARTHUR, Jr. - - - -
Captain
Son of John Arthur, Sr., and
Junia Stinson Lingle; born October 4, 1890, Paoli, Ind. Graduate of
Depauw University, and of the Law Department of Washington and Lee
University, Va. Lawyer. Entered First Officers Training Camp May 15,
1917, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Commissioned Second Lieutenant.
Transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to Headquarters Company.
Promoted to Captain. Overseas in October, 1918. Died of pneumonia
October 21, 1918, Liverpool, England. Buried, L.O.O.F. Cemetery, Paoli,
Ind.
McDONALD, GEORGE J. - - - -
Private
Son of Kinsey and Ruhanna McDonald;
born June 8, 1891, Shoals, Martin
County, Ind. Moved to Orange County about 1899. Laborer. Entered
service October 6, 1917, Paoli, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Embarked
April 7, 1918; assigned to Company G, 28th Infantry, 1st Division.
Participated in battle of Soissons. Reported missing in action, then
killed in action July 20, 1918. (Place of death and burial unknown.)
PHILLIPS, LACEY - - - - Private
Son of John and Fannie Phillips; born
July 28, 1890, near Atterson,
Casey County, Ky. Moved to Orange County, Ind., March, 1898. Mechanic.
Entered service 1918, Akron, Ohio. Trained at Kelly Field, Tex. Served
as mechanic in Aero Service. Died July 11, 1918, at Hospital, Fort Sam
Houston, Tex., as a result of injuries received while diving from
springboard in swimming pool. Buried in cemetery at Ames Chapel, near
West Baden, Orange County, Ind.
SEARS, CLAUDE - - - - Private
Son of Thomas W. and Lillie M. Sears;
born September 23, 1895, near
Orleans, Orange County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service July 25, 1918,
Paoli, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Battery A, 6th
Regiment Field Artillery. Discharged from service December 17, 1918.
Died of influenza three days later, December 20, 1918, Orleans, Ind.
Survived by widow, Della Frances Russell Sears, Orleans, Ind. Buried in
LO.O.F. Cemetery, Orleans, Ind.
WEEKS, STALLARD ROSCOE - - - - Cook
Son of Caswell and Lucy Weeks; born
August 27, 1891, Paoli, Ind.
Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army December 6, 1917, Indianapolis,
Ind. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky.; transferred to Camp Hancock, Ga.; then to
Camp Greene, N. C. Later transferred to Kelly Field, Tex.; assigned to
8th Casual Company, 3rd Aviation Section, Mechanic Production. Embarked
June 21, 1918. Died of pneumonia November 5, 1918, Romorantin, (?)
France. Buried in LO.O.F. Cemetery, Paoli,
WOLFE, CLARENCE R. - - - - Private
Son of Andrew and Nellie May Wolfe;
born February 1, 1895, Paoli,
Orange County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service October 7, 1917, Paoli,
Ind. Trained at Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company D, 335th
Infantry. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C.; assigned to Company I,
120th Infantry, 30th Division. Embarked May 17, 1918. Killed in action,
September, 1, 1918. (Place not known). Buried in Nine Elms British
Cemetery, Poperinghe, Belgium.
Source: Gold Star Honor Roll: A
Record of Indiana Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United
States and the Allied Nations in the World War. 1914-1918
By Indiana Historical Commission,
John Williams Oliver Published by Indiana Historical Commission., 1921
