RUSSELL COUNTY

MILITARY BIOGRAPHIES

OSCAR R. MITCHELL

October 25, 1917 to February 7, 1919. 3rd Division, 4th Co., Cour'l Center. Wound in left thigh. Overseas Service. Chateau Thierry, Asine Defensive, Marne Sector, Champagne Marne Defensive, Aisne Marne Offensive, N. E. of Rheims May 27 to June 5. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 36)

STRECKER, BENJAMIN F.

Benjamin F. Strecker, Corporal. February 25, 1918 to May 9, 1919. 1st Co. 164th D. B. Overseas Service. St. Mihiel, Meuse, and Argonne. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 36)

OVERHOLT, ORVAL O.

Orval O. Overholt, First Class Private. July 13, 1918 to August 11, 1919. Cas. Det. 1236 Dem. Group. Overseas Service. Meuse and Argonne.(Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 36)

STATAN, ORVAL E.

Orval E. Statan, First Class Private. April 13, 1917, to August 4, 1919. Signal Work in Aviation Corps. Overseas Service. Battles of St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, St. Die Sector and Anould Sector. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 36)

CRISSMAN, OWEN WILBUR

Owen Wilbur Crissman September 5, 1918 to January 17, 1919, with Co. C, 6th Battalion Signal Corps. Trained at Camp Meade, Maryland. Served in Russell State Guard previous to enlistment. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 36)

BRETHOWER, JACOB

Jacob Brethower, April 26, 1918 to August 23, 1919. Cas. Det. 1306 Demob. Group. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 37)

DEINES, HERMAN GEORGE

Herman George Deines, October 1, 1918 to December 7, 1918 in the S. A. T. at Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, Kansas. Special service as a musician. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 37)

STEWARD, MICHAEL RAY

Michael Ray Steward, June 24, 1918 to June 12, 1919, Co. F, 349 Infantry. Overseas Service. Center Sector Haute Alsace. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 37)

WOELK, RUDOLPH JOHN

Rudolph John Woelk, Corporal. September 5, 1918 to December 5, 1918. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 37)

BECKER, SOLOMON

Solomon Becker, First Class Private. Enlisted June 24, 1918 and was assigned to the 313th Ammunition Train with 88th Division. Served overseas from August 16, 1918, to May 20, 1919 in the Center Sector of Haute Alsace. Drove a truck one night in the dark to within a few hundred feet of the German trenches when lost. Discharged June 12, 1919. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 37)

EASTLAND, WILLIAM H.

William H. Eastland First Class Private July 26, 1917 to July 28, 1919 with Ambulance Co 5, 3rd Division Medical Corps. Trained at Fort Clark, Texas. Served overseas from March 1918 to June 18, 1919. Engaged in Battle of Marne, St. Mihiel Offensive, Marne Defensive, Aisne, and Argonne. Witnessed from a hill the offensive of the 79th Division against Mt. Jaucaun, with their tanks, and infantry; also their utter rout and retreat when German cavalry pursued them.(Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 38)

EASTLAND, EDWIN LYLE

Edwin Lyle Eastland, Corporal, June 12, 1917 to May 26, 1919 with Co. F 116th Infantry, 29th Division. Trained at Anniston Alabama, and Danville, Virginia. Served overseas from June 20, 1918 to spring of 1919. Engaged in Defense Sector Haute-Alsace. September 25-26, 1918; Meuse-Argonne Offensive September 26 to November 11, 1918. During this offensive was engaged in Battle of Malbrouck Hill, October 11; Battle of Grande Montague, October 16. Received a gunshot wound and was gassed on October 3, 1918 confining to hospital twenty-two days. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 38)

KLING, JOHN

John Kling, June 30, 1917 to May 10, 1919. Battery A, 130th Field Artillery. Overseas service from May 16, 1918 to May 13, 1919. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 38)

VANDERBUR, BENNIE E.

Bennie E. Vanderbur, First Class Private. December 14, 1917 to July 8, 1919. Overseas service from August 23, 1918 to June 28, 1919.(Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 38)

LAMOREE, LEVI P.

Levi P. Lamoree. December 12, 1917 to June 2, 1919 Headquarters Company, 353rd Infantry, 89th Division. Overseas Service. Lucey Sector, St. Mihiel Offensive, Ewigin, Meuse-Argonne.(Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 38)

HICKEY, KIDD W.

Kidd W. Hickey, Sergeant. July 15, 1918 to January 6, 1919. Air Service. Aeronautics, Trained at Kelly Field and Camp John Wise, San Antonio, Texas, with 97th balloon Company. Served as an Instructor in Army Paper Work School. Spent forty hours in the air ranging from 1,500 to 7,000 feet in U. S. Observation Balloon. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 39)

ROTH, RALPH FREDERICK

Ralph Frederick Roth, First Class Private, December 10, 1917, to February 26, 1919. 311th Supply Co., Q. M. C. 20th Co. 5th Bn. Dis. Unit. Overseas Service. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 39)

MAPES, FRANK I.

Frank I. Mapes. November 14, 1917 to December 31, 1918. Air Service Aeronautics. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 39)

OLSON, BERT C.

Bert C. Olson, April 26, 1918 to June 1, 1919. Co. D. 353rd Infantry. Overseas Service. Lucey Sector, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne Offensive.(Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 39)

BRANDENBURG, SYLVANUS E.

Sylvanus E. Brandenburg, First class Private. Entered service August 9, 1918, with Medical Corps, General Hospital No. 25. Stationed at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Mustered out August 30, 1919. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 39)

COLE, FRANK M.

Frank M. Cole. Served in Navy, enlisting April 10, 1917. On U. S. S. Florida at Surrender of German Fleet November 21, 1918. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 40)

PLUMB, DEAN W.

Dean W. Plumb. May 4, 1917 to August 4, 1919 (Seaman) At Surrender of German Fleet November 21, 1918. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 40)

NOVAK, J. A.

J. A. Novak, First Class Engineman. July 14, 1917 to August 14, 1920. Served on five different ships of Navy. U. S. S. Maine, training ship at Hampton Roads; U. S. S. Canadaigua, one of the largest mine laying ships afloat, assisted in laying 76,500 mines in six trips with troops; U. S. S. Sacramento, fast gunboat, which was ordered to Mediterranean Sea. Stationed at Spalato, Dalmatia, during Jogo-Slav-Italian trouble over city of Fiume. U. S. S. Pittsburg, acting as Flagship for Vice Admiral Sims on visit to cities of France, Russia, Georgia, Syria, Armenia, Palestine, Portugal, Africa, Scotland and England. Total thirty-two cities in sixteen countries. Went to Scapa Flow to convoy five captured German vessels to New York. Total of 107,000 miles of deep sea travel. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 40)

MEIER, CARL

Carl Meier, Second Class Fireman, July 26, 1918, to August 9, 1919. Great Lakes and Hampton Roads, Virginia. U. S. S. Indiana. Entered Navy for second enlistment.(Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 41)

SPRAGUE, EDWIN RAY

Edwin Ray Sprague, Seaman. April 4, 1917 to September 15, 1919. U. S. S. Delaware. With English Grand Fleet in North Sea December 7, 1917, to July 30, 1918. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 41)

SKAGGS, L. BYRON

L. Byron Skaggs, Great Lakes Training Station, Radio and Morse Operator. November 21, 1917 to January 7, 1919. Remains Naval Service. In February 1918 was sent back to the Union Pacific to work on railroad under government control for three months. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 41)

BROWNE, LEE T.

Lee T. Browne, First Class Engineer, Enlisted in Navy June 1, 1917 at Mare Island Naval Station until assigned to U. S. S. Standard Arrow. Had seventeen months' sea duty convoying troop ships through the submarine zone. Saw two ships of convoy torpedoed in English Channel, April 15, 1918. Discharged March 25, 1919, with rank of First Class Engineer.(Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 41)

HUMES, PAUL G.

Paul G. Humes, Chief Storekeeper, June 13, 1917 to August 2, 1919. Trained at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Later assigned to U. S. S. Scranton. Made three trips to France. On First trip his ship was disabled in storm and drifted for three days. Received slight injury in this storm. (Russell County, The War, by Lieutenant John E. Wilson, 1921, Page 41)


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