Blackford
County , Indiana
Roll Of Honor
Name: Earl J. Cook
Rank: Private
Son of Orlando and Margaret Cook;
born November 28, 1896, Blackford County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service
September 5, 1918, Hartford City, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.;
assigned to 159th Depot Brigade. Died of pneumonia, October 12, 1918,
Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Hartford City, Ind.
Name: William
Goodwin
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Clump
Goodwin; born July 21, 1892, Chicago, Ill. Family moved to Blackford
County, Ind., in 1898. Painter. Enlisted in U.S. Aviation Service, in
December, 1916, Columbus Barracks, Ohio. Sent to San Antonio, Tex.;
then to Ft. Sill, Okla.; then to San Diego, Cal. Killed in airplane
accident, December 3, 1918, while attempting a test flight, San Diego,
Cal. Buried in Alamogordo, N. M.
Name: Elias Weart
Gray
Rank: Private
Son of Warren G. and Alice W. Gray;
born April 5, 1890, Bradford, Pa. Moved to Blackford County, Ind., in
1894. Field manager of Jarecki Manufacturing Company, Drumright, Okla.,
when he entered service May 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Bowie, Tex. Overseas
in July, 1918; assigned to Headquarters Company, 36th Division.
Participated in the Champagne Offensive. Died of pneumonia October 15,
1918, Hospital, Mixte, France. The American Legion Post, Drumright,
Okla., named in his honor.
Name: Joseph
Christian Knecht
Rank: Private
Son of Mathias and Elizabeth Knecht;
born May 23, 1894, Hartford City, Ind. Manager of Knecht Milling
Company. Entered service March 29, 1918, Hartford City. Sent to Camp
Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 4th Company, 1st Training Battalion, 159th
Depot Brigade. Overseas in May, 1918; assigned to Headquarters Company,
47th Infantry. Died September 29, 1918, from wounds received in action.
Buried in American Cemetery, No. 624, Grave No. 9, Rampont, Meuse,
France.
Name: Charles J.
McColly
Rank: Private, S.A.T.C.
Son of Amiziah J. and Adelaide
McColly; born June 25, 1899, on a farm near Hartford City, Ind. Farmer.
Enlisted in the Student Army Training Corps, Winona Lake, Ind., October
15, 1918. Assigned to Company A, Motor Transport Corps. Died of
pneumonia November 11, 1918, Otterbine Hospital, Camp Winona. Buried in
I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Hartford City, Ind.
Name: Clyde Millard
Rank: Private
Son of David B. and Grace Millard;
born May 3, 1900, Bristol, Va. Moved to Blackford County, Ind., in
February, 1902. Apprentice moulder. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army
January 15, 1917, Columbus, Ohio. Transferred to Camp Colt, Pa. Went
overseas in June, 1917; assigned to Company M, 18th Infantry, 1st
Division. Took part in several major offensives. Died April 27, 1918,
from wounds received in action at Cantigny, France. The American Legion
Post, Montpelier, Ind., named in his honor.
Name: Paul O. E.
Moyer
Rank: Private
Son of William H. and Della Moyer;
born November 10, 1900, Hartford City, Ind. Student in high school when
he enlisted in U.S. Regular Army, April 15, 1917. Sent to Columbus
Barracks, Ohio. Transferred to Ft. Constitution, N. H.; assigned to
Battery F, 12th Field Artillery. Died of pneumonia January 19, 1918, on
board the Olympic, enroute for England. Body returned and buried in
I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Hartford City, Ind. The Paul Moyer Post of the
American Legion, Hartford City, is named in his honor.
Name: Sherman A.
Redding
Rank: Private
Son of William and Rosa Redding; born
February 8, 1894, Wells County, Ind. Family later moved to Montpelier,
Blackford County, where the son enlisted in U.S. Regular Army August
22, 1916. Sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio.; assigned to Medical
Department, and was sent to Honolulu, H. I., where he died of disease,
August 8, 1917. Buried in Military Cemetery, Honolulu.
Name: Paul Rinard
Rank: Sergeant
Son of William F. and Asenath Pierce
Rinard; born November 26, 1893, Red Key, Jay County, Ind. Moved with
family to Blackford County in 1895. Student in Marion Normal College,
when he enlisted in U.S. Regular Army in April, 1913. Chicago, Ill.
Serving with Company D, 29th Infantry, when he died of influenza,
October 6, 1918, Camp Beauregard, La. Buried in Montpelier, Blackford
County, Ind.
Name: Firman R.
Smith
Rank: Private
Son of James N. and Lilly A. Smith;
born November 16, 1895, Blackford County, Ind. Farm laborer. Enlisted
in U.S. Regular Army September 9, 1916, Marion, Ind.; sent to Columbus
Barracks, Ohio. Transferred to Camp Douglas, Ariz.; assigned to Company
M, 35th infantry. Overseas in June, 1917. Participated in battles of
Soissons, St. Mihiel, and Argonne. Wounded in action in Argonne Forest,
and died October 6, 1918. (Exact place unknown).
Name: William
Steinhelber
Rank: Seaman
Son of John M. and Crona Steinhelber
(both deceased); born August 15, 1892, Hartford City, Ind. Farmer.
Enlisted in U.S. Navy December 5, 1917, Hartford City, and was sent to
Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Ill. Transferred to
Boston, Mass., where he died from accidental causes July 29, 1918.
Buried in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Hartford City, Ind.
Name: Orvil L.
Whitacre
Rank: Private
Son of Arthur and Emaline Whitacre;
born October 4, 1893, Hartford City, Ind. Glass worker. Called into
service March 29, 1918, Hartford City, Ind., and was sent to Camp Camp
Taylor, Ky. Assigned to 4th Company, 1st Training Battalion, 159th
Depot Brigade. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y.; assigned to Company M,
47th Infantry. Sailed for France, May 9, 1918. Died August 9, 1918,
from wounds received in action. (Place unknown).
