CASS
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
BANTA, FREDERICK CAMERON - Corporal
Son of Everett and Pauline W. Banta;
born September 9, 1893, Lake
Cicott, Cass County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in Ohio National Guard, 3rd
Regiment, June 19, 1916, Dayton, Ohio. Served on Mexican Border in
1916. Re-enlisted following the declaration of war by United States
against Germany. Served with Company I, 148th Infantry. Went overseas,
wounded in action September 28, 1918, Montfaucon, France, and died
October 1, 1918.
BUTLER, CHARLES J. - Private
Son of Charles and Sarah Butler; born
May 14, 1900, Logansport, Ind.
Employee of Bell Telephone Company. Called into service in April, 1918.
Sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio; assigned to Hospital Corps. Died of
paralysis January 10, 1919, in Columbus Barracks Hospital, Columbus,
Ohio. Buried in St. Vincent's Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
CRAMER, CHARLES WESLEY - Private
Son of John Wesley and Rosella Gorman
Cramer; born September 18, 1891,
Logansport, Ind. Employee of Ft. Wayne Printing Company. Called into
service December 8, 1917, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky.;
assigned to Quartermaster Corps, 13th Company; thence to Auxiliary
Remount Depot No. 319. Assigned to the Printing Department,
Quartermaster Corps. Died of pneumonia February 15, 1919, Base
Hospital, Camp Taylor. Buried in Reading Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ind.
DIVER, ALVA EDISON - Private
Son of George W. (deceased) and Sarah
Diver; born December 3, 1888,
Harrison Township, Cass County, Ind. Laborer. Removed to State of
Washington in the spring of 1917, where on May 1, 1917, he enlisted in
the U.S. Regular Army. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash.; assigned to Company
M, 363rd Infantry, 91st Division. Embarked from Camp Merritt, N. J.
June 20, 1917. Killed in action November 3, 1918, "Somewhere in
Belgium."
DONOHUE, CORNELIUS JOSEPH - Sergeant
Major
Son of Cornelius J. and Ellen T.
Donohue (deceased); born September 29,
1895, Montmorenci, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Moved to Cass County in
1910. Farmer. Entered service November 19, 1917, Logansport, Ind. Sent
to Ft. Thomas, Ky.; assigned to Signal Corps; transferred to Kelly
Field, Tex.; then to Wilbur Wright Field, Ohio. Overseas in February,
1918; attached to 151st Aero Squadron. Died of influenza October 27,
1918, in the Thetford Military Hospital, England. Buried in Thetford
Cemetery.
DUNN, ARCH M. - Private
Son of John and Ada Dunn; born May
13, 1895, Tipton, Ind. Living on a
farm in Cass County, when he entered service June 26, 1918, Logansport,
Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 17th Company, 5th Training
Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred to Company F, 333rd
Infantry. Embarked for overseas September 1, 1918, and died of
pneumonia November 25, 1918, Camp Hospital No. 51, Roanne, France.
Buried, Roanne, France. Survived by widow, Florence Dunn, Royal Center,
Ind.
EVOLA, ANTONIO - Private
Born April 5, 1892, Cirini Province,
Palermo, Italy. Came to the United
States in April, 1909, and was an employee of the Vandalia Railroad,
Logansport, Ind. Called for military service by the Italian Government
in July, 1915. Returned to Italy in August, 1915, and immediately
entered military service. Served seven months, and was killed in action
March 6, 1916, near Cordilana.
FINNEGAN, JOSEPH ANTHONY - Private
Son of Arthur and Louise Finnegan;
born May 28, 1890, Logansport, Ind.
Removed to California, from which state he was called into service in
July, 1918. Sent to Ft. Barry, Ca1.; assigned to Battery D, 40th Coast
Artillery. Ordered overseas, and was preparing to sail from New York
when the Armistice was signed. Died of influenza November 20, 1918, in
Base Hospital, Camp Upton, N. Y. Buried in St. Vincent's Cemetery,
Logansport, Ind.
FOGARTY, WILLIAM FRANCIS - Private
Son of John (deceased) and Delia
Fogarty; born January 25, 1887,
Logansport, Ind. Fireman, Vandalia Railroad. Called into service August
25, 1918, Logansport, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 22nd
Company, 6th Regiment, 158th Depot Brigade. Died of influenza October
5, 1918, Camp Sherman, Ohio. Buried in St. Vincent's Cemetery,
Logansport, Ind. Survived by widow, Agnes Fogarty, Logansport, Ind.
FRUSH, DAVID KENNETH - Seaman
Son of Peter and Anna B. Frush; born
May 29, 1889, Lincoln, Cass
County, Ind. Educated in Indiana University. Superintendent of Schools,
Kentland, Ind. Entered U.S. Navy May 1, 1918, Kentland; and was sent to
Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Ill. Placed in charge of
Chemistry Laboratory, Hospital Corps. Died of pneumonia September 23,
1918, Great Lakes Hospital, Chicago, Ill. Buried, Galveston, Cass
County, Ind.
FRY, WALTER L. - Private
Son of E. Franklin and Emma Jane Fry;
born July 24, 1893, Royal Center,
Cass County, Ind. When seventeen years old moved with parents to
Lonebutte, Alberta, Canada. Farmer. Following the declaration of war
against Germany, he returned to U.S., and enlisted in 2nd Montana
Infantry, National Guard, Lewiston, Mont., July 29, 1917. Overseas in
December, 1917; assigned to Company F, 163rd Infantry, 41st Division.
Killed in action July 18, 1918, Buzancy, France. Buried where he fell.
GALLIGAN, WILBUR THOMAS - Bugler
Son of Seth and Clara Galligan; born
December 25, 1897, Logansport,
Ind. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army October 25, 1916, Logansport, Ind.
Sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio. Transferred to Ft. Houston, Tex.; then
to Camp Funston, Kans. Saw service on Mexican Border. Went overseas in
June, 1917; assigned to Company C, 28th Infantry, 1st Division. Killed
by shrapnel fire July 21, 1918, near Soissons, on Moselle. Buried on
the battlefield.
GAULTNEY, PLEASANT D. - Corporal
Son of Burgess Randell and Jennie
Gaultney; born October 7, 1888,
Johnson County, Tenn. Moved to Logansport, Ind. in 1916. Employee of
Vandalia Railroad. Entered service September 19, 1917, Logansport, Ind.
Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 11th Company, 3rd Training
Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred to Ft. Benjamin Harrison,
Ind.; then to Camp Upton, N. Y. While waiting to embark with the 118th
Engineers, he contracted pneumonia, and died October 10, 1918. Buried,
Manchester, Tenn.
GIBSON, CARL EDWARD - Private
Son of Frederick and Charlotte
Gibson; born April 18, 1896, in Jackson
Township, Cass County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service September 20,
1917, Logansport, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to
Headquarter's Company, 325th Field Artillery. Transferred to Camp
Shelby, Miss.; assigned to Company H, 152nd Infantry. Died of measles
January 7, 1918, Camp Shelby, Miss. Buried in LO.O.F. Cemetery, Walton,
Cass County, Ind.
GRAHS, HARRY ADAM - Engineer, U.S.N.
Son of Henry D. (deceased) and
Matilda Hirsch Grabs; born January 8,
1890, Union City, Randolph County, Ind. Family moved to Logansport in
1902. Salesman. Enlisted in U.S. Navy in November, 1916, Phoenix, Ariz.
Stationed on the Mayflower, San Francisco. Assigned to the Raleigh;
transferred to the Mongolia, used in transporting American troops to
France. Died of influenza October 2, 1918, in Naval Base Hospital,
Brooklyn, N. Y. Buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
HILTON, ALFRED M. - Private
Son of William W. (deceased) and
Julia E. Hilton; born September 14,
1887, Logansport, Ind. Enlisted in Ambulance Corps No. 1, June 6, 1917,
Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind., where he died
June 25, 1917. Buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind. He was
the first soldier from Cass County to be buried in his home city.
HOBAUGH, CLARENCE NEWELL - Private
Son of Cyreneus and Martha A.
Hobaugh; born May 2, 1898, in Carroll
County, Ind. Removed to Logansport about 1902. Tailor. Enlisted in U.S.
Regular Army June 17, 1916, Logansport, Ind. Sent to Columbus Barracks,
Ohio; assigned to Coast Artillery, 1st Anti-air Craft Battery. Served
on Mexican Border in 1916; overseas in November, 1917. Died of
pneumonia November 4, 1918. Body to be returned to U.S. for burial.
HOBSON, ERIC P. - Private
Son of Arthur L. and Matilda S.
Hobson; born October 16, 1893, Wabash
County, Ind. Moved to Logansport in 1895. Employee of Pennsylvania
Railroad. Called into service October 15, 1918, Valparaiso, Ind. Sent
to Winona Lake for mechanical training. Contracted pneumonia, and died
October 25, 1918, in MacDonald Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. Buried in Mount
Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind. Survived by widow, Louisa Longwell
Hobson, Logansport, Ind.
JOHNSON, GLEN WINSTON - Private
Son of Abram D. and Daisy B. Johnson;
born July 17, 1897, Young
America, Cass County, Ind. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army April 15,
1913, Terre Haute, Ind. Served a three year enlistment. Discharged.
Called into service September 11, 1918, Delphi, Carroll County, Ind.
Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 8th Company, 2nd Training
Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Died of pneumonia October 11, 1918,
Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried in Masonic Cemetery, Young America, Cass
County, Ind.
KOSKE, FRED EARL - Private
Son of John Henry and Nevada Ina
Koske; born January 22, 1899, Boone
Township, Cass County, Ind. Laborer. Called into service October 14,
1918. Logansport, Ind. Sent to Rolling Prairie, Ind., for mechanical
training. Died of influenza October 25, 1918, Rolling Prairie, Ind.
Buried in Kline Cemetery, near Royal Center, Cass County, Ind.
LYONS, DONALD JEFFERSON - Private
Son of Albert and Mollie Harland
Lyons; born December 30, 1899, Kokomo,
Ind. Moved to Logansport in 1901. Enlisted in U.S. Medical Corps
November 6, 1917. Sent to Ft. Thomas Ky.; transferred to Ft.
Oglethorpe.Ga.; thence to Base Hospital, Aberdeen, Md. Assigned to Base
Hospital Died of scarlet fever May 7, 1918, in Aberdeen Hospital.
Buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
MARSH, HARRY H. - 1st Lieutenant
Son of Melville and Etta Marsh; born
May 11, 1885, White County, Ind.
Spent most of his life in Cass County. Merchant. Entered Second
Officers Training Camp, Fort Sherdian, Ill. in August, 1917.
Commissioned First Lieutenant. Overseas early in 1918; assigned to
Company C, 30th Infantry, 3rd Division. Killed in action October 14,
1918. Awarded Distinguished Service Cross, and French Croix de Guerre,
(posthumously) for bravery in action. Survived by widow, Nellie Marsh,
and two children, Alice and John, Burnetts Creek, Ind.
MOORE, CLOYD - Private
Son of Ira and Lovina Moore; born
October 2, 1895, Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind. Removed to Cass County in 1909. Farmer. Entered service
June 26, 1918, Logansport, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to
17th Company, 5th Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade. Transferred to
Company A, 4th Development Battalion. Died of pneumonia October 5,
1918, Camp Sherman, Ohio. Buried in Spring Creek Cemetery, Clay
Township, Cass County, Ind. Wife, Ruth Rush Moore, deceased. Survived
by daughter, Ruth Louise Moore.
MULCAHY, GEORGE EDWIN - 2nd
Lieutenant
Son of George and Mary Mulcahy; born
May 26, 1895. Logansport, Ind.
Division engineer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army May 10, 1917, Fort
Wayne, Ind. Sent to Ft. Thomas. Ky.; thence to Ft. Houston,Tex.
Assigned Chief Quartermaster Service and Supply Division. Sailed for
overseas July 26. 1917. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. Died May 19, 1919.
Camp Hospital No. 27, Tours, France. Body returned to U.S in October,
1920, and buried in Logansport, Ind.
MYERS, ARTHUR MIDDLETON - Private
Son of Leander F. and Frances Myers
(deceased); born February 4, 1889,
Cass County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service July 22, 1918, Logansport,
Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 20th Company, 5th Training
Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Died of pneumonia October 11, 1918,
Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried in Plank Cemetery, Carroll County, Ind.
REESER, HARLEY RAY - Sergeant
Son of Dora E. Reeser; born February
29, 1896, Lake Cicott, Cass
County, Ind. Machinist. Served nine months on Mexican Border in 1916
with 1st Michigan Infantry, National Guard. Returned to Detroit in
July, 1917; transferred to Company C, 120th Machine Gun Battalion. Went
overseas in December, 1917; wounded in the Battle of the Argonne
Forest, and died October 4, 1918, near Mt. Tours, France. Body returned
to U.S., and buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
SCHRADER, WILLIAM GUSTAVE - Fireman,
U.S.N.
Son of August and Elizabeth Schrader;
born February 24, 1894,
Logansport, Ind. Working as a machinist in Detroit, Mich., when he
entered U.S. Navy in 1917. (Exact date unknown). Sent to the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Ill., and assigned to Battleship
Nevada, as Fireman. Died of pneumonia October 24, 1918. Buried in Mount
Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
SCOTT, OTTO ELLIS - Private
Son of Squire Z. and Catherine Scott
(deceased); born November 20,
1890, Jackson Township, Cass County, Ind. Employee of Tin Plate Mills,
Elwood, Ind., where he was called into service March 29, 1918. Sent to
Camp Taylor, Ky. Overseas in April, 1918, with Company A, 111th
Infantry, 28th Division. Killed in action September 7, 1918, near
Fismette, France. Buried on the battlefield. The American Legion Post,
Galveston, Ind., is named in his honor.
SMITH, GERALD EVERETT - Private
Son of John and Nora Smith; born
December 9, 1899, Young America, Cass
County, Ind. Student. Enlisted in Medical Corps June 16, 1917, and was
sent to Fort Thomas, Ky. Transferred to Charlotte, N. C.; thence to
Camp Merritt, N. J. Went overseas in June, 1918; assigned to Supply
Company, 7th Infantry. Died of influenza January 10, 1919, Body
returned to U.S. in September, 1920, and buried in Young America, Cass
County, Ind.
SNAVELY, ALONZO E. - Private
Son of Ira B. and Isabelle Suavely;
born May 3, 1891, Kokomo, Ind.
Family later moved to Lincoln, Cass County, Ind. Entered service June
28, 1918, Kokomo, Ind. Sent to Indianapolis for special training;
assigned to Detachment No. 4, Blind Institute. Transferred to Camp
Johnston, Fla.; assigned to 7th Labor Company. Overseas in September,
1918. Died of disease November 14, 1918. Body returned to United States
in July, 1920, and buried in Galveston Cemetery, Cass County, Ind.
SPILLMAN, JAY - Private
Son of Thomas J. and Flora B.
Spillman; born January 29, 1892, Delphi,
Ind. Moved to Cass County in 1908. Farmer. Entered service May 6, 1918,
Logansport, Ind. Sent to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind.; assigned to
Company E, 22nd Engineers. Died from accidental causes June 15, 1918,
Logansport, Ind., while home on furlough, Buried in Mount Hope
Cemetery, Logansport. Survived by widow, Mary Denton Spillman, and one
son, Albert Spillman, Logansport, Ind.
WALTERS, CHARLES GARRETT - Private
Son of Edward David and Marietta
Walters; born February 25, 1896,
Logansport, Ind. Employee of Handle Factory, Logan- sport. Entered
service October 2, 1917, Logansport. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; thence
to Camp Shelby, Miss. Sailed for France in June, 1918; assigned to
Company D, 167th Infantry, Forty-second (Rainbow) Division. Killed in
action July 26, 1918, in Battle of Aisne-Marne. Buried in Grave 103,
Plot 2, Sec. H, American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesle, Aisne.
WEAVER, EDWARD W. - Private
Son of John and Hannah Weaver; born
February 16, 1888, Noble Township,
Cass County, Ind. Coremaker, Globe Range Works, Kokomo, Ind. Called
into service April 26, 1918, Kokomo, Ind.; assigned to Company D, 118th
Engineers. Went overseas; contracted tuberculosis; returned to United
States; received treatment in tuberculosis hospital, Denver, Col. Case
pronounced incurable, and he was sent home, Logansport, Ind., where he
died November 27, 1919. Buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.
WILSON, JAMES H. - Wagoner
Son of Mrs. Cora Wilson; born July
15, 1889, Royal Center, Cass County,
Ind. Car inspector. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army January 27, 1915,
Fort Bliss, Tex. Served on Mexican Border, 1916. Assigned to Supply
Company, 20th Infantry. Transferred to Medical Detachment, War Prison
Barracks, Ft. Douglas, Utah, where he died of pneumonia January 2,
1919. Buried in Military Cemetery, Ft. Douglas, Utah. Survived by
widow, Pearl Judson Wilson, Salt Lake City, Utah.
WILSON, JOSEPH W. - 2nd
Lieutenant
Son of William T. and M. Louise
Wilson; born March 21, 1887,
Logansport, Ind. Lawyer. Entered Officer's Training Camp, May 7, 1917,
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. Overseas early
in September, 1917. Served as instructor in trench mortar service,
October, 1917— April, 1918. Killed by accidental discharge of firearms,
April 30, 1918, Chatillon-sur-Seine. Buried in St. Thiebaults Cemetery,
Chatillon-sur-Seine. Body to be returned to Logansport, Ind. for final
interment.
WILSON, WINFIELD SCOTT - Private
Son of Winfield Scott and Jennie
Wilson; born October 25, 1892, in
Fountain County, Ind. Moved to Cass County in 1898. Farmer. Entered
service September 20, 1917, Logansport, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.;
assigned to 325th Field Artillery. Transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss.;
then to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France June 13, 1918; assigned
to Company H, 166th Infantry. Died from wounds October 14, 1918. Buried
in American Cemetery No. 1232, Romagne, France, Grave No. 144, Sec. 19,
Plot 3.
WOLFE, LOUIS S. - Private
Son of Wilbert (deceased) and Ada
Wolfe; born February 9, 1898,
Wolcott, White County, Ind. Moved to Cass County in 1902. Farmer.
Entered service March 21, 1918, Valley City, N. D. Sent to Jefferson
Barracks, Mo. Transferred to Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; assigned to 15th
Service Company, Signal Corps. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J.
Overseas in June, 1918 with Company A, 108th Signal Battalion. Took
part in Meuse Argonne, and Troyan Battles. Killed in automobile
accident, December 6, 1918.
YERKES, CLARENCE S. - Private
Son of James L. and Gertrude Yerkes;
born February 18, 1899, Deer Creek
Township, Cass County, Ind. Telegrapher, Pennsylvania Railroad.
Enlisted in Signal Corps, U.S. Army, January 4, 1918, and was sent to
Ft. Thomas, Ky. Transferred to Ft. Wood, N. Y.; assigned to 8th Field
Signal Battalion. Transferred to Camp Greene, S. C., where he died of
measles February 7, 1918. Buried in Walton, Cass County, Ind.
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
