HAMILTON
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
BICKNELL, JAMES B. - - - Private
Son of Charles and Susan Bicknell
(both deceased); born February 26,
1887, Strawtown, Hamilton County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service October
5, 1917, Noblesville, Ind. Sent to Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to
Supply Company, 152nd Infantry. Operated on for kidney trouble; removed
to Ft. Benjamin Harrison; then to Ft. Sheridan, Ill., where he
underwent a second operation. Died July 10, 1920, while home on
furlough. Buried in Alexandria, Ind.
BREECE, OVAL ELMER - - - Seaman, 2nd
Class
Son of Walter C. and Mary Breece;
born January 9, 1897, Maiden, Mo.
Moved to Cicero, Hamilton County, Ind.. in 1899. Farmer. Enlisted in
U.S. Navy July 11, 1918, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Camp Decatur; then
to Camp Dewey, Great Lakes, Ill. Promoted to 2nd Class Seaman.
Transferred to U.S. Navy Yards, Philadelphia, Pa.; assigned to the Los
Angeles. Died of pneumonia September 19, 1918 on board Los Angeles.
Buried at sea.
BUCKNER, NATHAN EARL - - Private
Son of Jesse J. and Louise Buckner;
born May 21, 1897. Graham, N. C.
Moved to Hamilton County, Ind. in 1915. Farmer. Entered service
September 4, 1918, Noblesville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned
to 15th Company, 4th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Died of
influenza October 26, 1918, Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried in Crown View
Cemetery, Sheridan, Ind. Survived by widow, Gladys R. Buckner,
Sheridan, Hamilton County, Ind.
CALHOUN, CHARLES CLIFFORD - - -
Fireman, U.S.N.
Son of William Jasper and Mary
Calhoun; born June 3, 1891, White River
Township, Hamilton County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Navy November
26, 1917, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Great Lakes Training Station,
Chicago, Ill. Transferred to Norfolk, Va.; then to battleship Ohio.
Served as fireman. Died of pneumonia February 16, 1918, in Naval
Hospital, Chelsea, Mass. Buried in Arcadia Cemetery, Arcadia, Ind.
CATLIN, ORA DAYTON - - - -
Private
Son of George and Effie Catlin; born
October 18, 1893, Aroma, Hamilton
County, Ind. Laborer. Entered service September 20, 1917, Noblesville,
Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Battery B, 325 Field
Artillery. Died of tuberculosis of spine (over exertion in Field Meet)
October 15, 1918, Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried in Aroma Cemetery, White
River Township, Hamilton County, Ind.
COVERDALE, WESLEY ELSWORTH - - -
Private
Son of Edward and Mary C. Coverdale;
born September 21, 1895, Madison
County, Ind. Living in Hamilton County, Ind., when he entered service,
September 21, 1917, Noblesville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.
Transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to Company C, 168th
Infantry. Went overseas in June, 1918. Killed in action in battle of
Marne, July 30, 1918. Buried in Grave No. 3 B, Map of
Fere-en-Tardenois, France.
CRAWFORD, RAYMOND - - - Private
Son of James and Allie Crawford; born
December 23, 1889, Science Hill,
Ky. Moved with parents to Noblesville, Ind. in 1891. Steel worker.
Entered service September, 1917, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sent to Camp Lee, Va.;
then to Camp Greene, N. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Went
overseas in April, 1918, and served in Company F, 30th Infantry, 3rd
Division. Killed in action October 26, 1918, Argonne Forest.
DUNN, CLIFFORD MILTON - - -
Private
Son of John W: and Malinda Fox Dunn;
born July 8, 1894, Sheridan,
Hamilton County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service July 22, 1918,
Noblesville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 4th Company,
1st Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred to 1st Brigade
Battery, 3rd Battalion, Field Artillery Replacement Draft. Died of
influenza October 14, 1918, Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried near Atlanta,
Hamilton County, Ind.
ELLIOTT, KENNETH VICTOR - - - 2ND
Lieutenant
Son of Cassius E. and Eva Fort
Elliott; born September 29, 1894,
Sheridan, Ind. Attending Butler College, Indianapolis, when he entered
the First Officers Training Camp, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind.
Commissioned Lieutenant. Went overseas; assigned to Machine Gun
Company, 58th Infantry. Wounded in action, he died August 31, 1918.
Buried in Vittel Cemetery, Grave 223, Plot 258, Vosges, France.
Meredith Nicholson in his Valley of Democracy, pages 68-69, pays
tribute to this Indiana soldier. The American Legion Post, Sheridan,
Ind., named in his honor.
EVANS, JAMES THOMAS - - - Private
Son of David and Maria F. Evans; born
September 9, 1891, Cicero,
Hamilton County, Ind. Contractor. Entered service March 29, 1918,
Noblesville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 9th Company,
3rd Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred to Company F, 111th
Infantry. Embarked from Camp Upton, N.Y. May, 1918. Served as runner;
attached to Twenty-eighth Division. Died July 18, 1918, from wounds
received in action. (Place unknown).
GEORGE, LAWRENCE E. - - -Private
Son of Eli (deceased) and Loretta
George (Weddels); born June 9, 1894,
Hortonville, Hamilton County, Ind. Farmer. Had served a three year
enlistment in the U.S. Regular Army, when, due to ill health, he was
discharged early in 1917. Went to East Chicago, and enlisted in Company
H, 2nd Infantry, Indiana National Guard. Died from gangrene of lungs,
August 20, 1917, Hammond, Ind. Buried in West Grove Cemetery, near
Cicero, Ind.
HARRISON, HARVEY - - - Seaman
Son of Calvin and Dora Harrison; born
December 14, 1889. Noblesville,
Ind. Had served several years in U.S. Regular Army, when he enlisted in
U.S. Navy, while home on furlough in April, 1918. Sent to Norfolk, Va.;
assigned to Westover. Lost his life July 11, 1918 when the Westover was
torpedoed while en route for France.
HIATT, GROVER HERSHEL - - - Sergeant
Son of Marion and Ellen Hiatt; born
April 9, 1893, near Arcadia,
Hamilton County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service May 22, 1918, Columbus
Barracks, Ohio; assigned to Company A, 57th Infantry. Transferred to
Camp Logan, Tex. Promoted to Sergeant. Died of influenza September 29,
1918, Camp Logan, Tex. Buried in Schier Cemetery, Southwest of Arcadia,
Hamilton County, Ind.
HIATT, RALPH ORVIL - - - Sergeant
Son of Marion and Ellen Hiatt; born
July 12, 1895, near Arcadia,
Hamilton County, Ind. Employe of Bell Telephone Company, Minneapolis.
Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army May 6, 1917, Minneapolis, Minn.; assigned
to 408th Telegraph Battalion. Transferred to 12th Service Company
Signal Corps. Went overseas November 20, 1917. Promoted to Sergeant.
Died of pneumonia December 9, 1918, Troyes, France. Buried in American
Lot, French Cemetery, Troyes, France.
HOCHSTEDLER, GEORGE RICHARD - -
- Private
Son of George and Emma Hochstedler;
born March 16, 1888, Bunker Hill,
Hamilton County, Ind. Employee of Standard Oil Company, Taft,
California, when he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Artillery Corps May 2,
1917. Assigned to Second Battery, Anti-aircraft Detachment. Transferred
to Ft. McDowell, Cal.; then to San Diego, Ca1. Went overseas in
December, 1917. Died of disease September 30, 1918, Is-Sur-Tille,
France. Buried in American Cemetery, Is-Sur-Tille.
HUNTZINGER, FRANK ELBERT - - -
1st Lieutenant
Son of Levi and Mary E. Huntzinger;
born November 18, 1886, Wayne
Township, Hamilton County, Ind. Prison officer. Entered First Officers
Training Camp, Ft. Harrison, Ind. in May, 1917. Commissioned 1st
Lieutenant. Assigned to Company E, 120th Infantry. Overseas in
September, 1917. Killed in action September 29, 1918, near Bellecourt,
France. Buried in Dixie Cemetery, Bellecourt, Aisne, France. The
Noblesville Post of the American Legion has been named in his honor.
KISTE, BASIL LARUE - - -
Sergeant
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Kiste;
born July 14, 1895, Hamilton
County, Ind. Mechanic. Entered service September 20, 1917. Sent to Camp
Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company G, 334th Infantry. Transferred to
Motor Repair Department, Unit No. 308. Overseas in September, 1918.
Death from drowning February 15, 1919. Buried in American Cemetery, No.
6, Bazoilles, Sur Mcuse, France, Grave No. 856.
LEEMAN, HARRY CORNELIUS - - -
Private
Son of J. B. and Eleanora Leeman;
born August 24, 1893, near Aroma,
Hamilton County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service October 5, 1917,
Noblesville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Battery B,
325th Field Artillery. Transferred to 4th Battery, Field Artillery
Replacement Regiment. Overseas in April, 1918; assigned to Battery B,
103rd Field Artillery. Killed in action July 28, 1918, Chateau-Thierry.
Buried near Four-A-Verre, France.
MANSHIP, RUSSELL - - - Private
Son of Flora Manship; born March 7,
1896, Fishers, Hamilton County,
Ind. Entered service May 25, 1918, Noblesville, Ind. Sent to Camp
Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 32nd Company, 8th Training Battalion, 159th
Depot Brigade. Transferred to Company D, 153rd Infantry. Overseas in
August, 1918; assigned to Company M, 126th Infantry, 34th Division.
Died October 18, 1918, from wounds received in action while fighting in
the Argonne Sector.
MAYFIELD, THOMAS JEFFERSON - - -
Fireman, U.S.N.
Son of Granville Arthur and Annie B.
Mayfield; born February 12, 1894,
Kempton, Tipton County, Ind. Family later moved to Cicero, Hamilton
County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Navy December 1, 1917,
Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago,
Ill. Transferred to U.S. transport Mallory. Made nine voyages across
Atlantic. Contracted tuberculosis; sent to Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N.
Y. Died December 7, 1919. Buried in Mount Run Cemetery, Rosston, Boone
County, Ind.
MICHAEL, GUY GRIFFITH - - -Corporal,
U.S.M.C.
Son of Dr. Addison and Louisa Saylor
Michael; born December 26, 1887,
Frankfort, Ind. Family later moved to Nobles- ville, Ind. Educated in
Butler College; Indiana Medical College; and Northern Illinois College.
Journalist. Enlisted in U.S. Marines June 1, 1917, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sent to Parris Island, S. C.; then to (Juantico, Va. Died of nephritis
April 10. 1919, Quantico, Va. Buried in Crownland Cemetery,
Noblesville, Ind. Survived by daughter, Griffetha Virginia Michael,
Noblesville, Ind.
MOORE, ROY OTTO - - - Yeoman
Son of Anthony H. and Sarah Moore;
born June 26, 1889, Strawtown,
Hamilton County, Ind. Bookkeeper. Entered U. S. Navy October 14, 1918.
Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Ill.; assigned to
duty as Landsman, U.S. Naval Reserve. Died of pneumonia December 14,
1918, U.S. Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill. Buried in Crownland
Cemetery, Noblesville, Ind. Survived by widow, Nina Mae Moore,
Indianapolis, Ind.
PASSWATER, CHARLES B. - - - Cadet
Aviator
Son of Enoch M. and Susan J.
Passwater; born September 16, 1890,
Hamilton County, Ind. Instructor in Terre Haute Normal School. Enlisted
in Aviation Service August 6, 1917, Terre Haute, Ind. Sent to Kelly
Field, Tex.; transferred to Mineola, L. L Killed accidentally May 28,
1918, while attempting to land his plane. Buried in Brookside Cemetery,
Lapel, Madison County, Ind.
RINGER, IRA - - - Private
Son of David F. and Rosa Brandon
Ringer; born February 3, 1891,
Fishers, Hamilton County, Ind. Employed as an automobile mechanic in
Los Angeles, Ca1. at the time he entered service April 28, 1918. Sent
to Camp Lewis, Wash.; assigned to Company F, 361st Infantry. Went
overseas; attached to 91st Division. Went into action September 26, and
was killed October 9, 1918,
SANDERS, ERIC FESTUS - - - Private
Son of Theopholis and Mary L.
Sanders; born September 7, 1893,
Noblesville, Ind. Entered service June 24, 1918, Noblesville, Ind.
Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 20th Company, 5th Training
Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade. Transferred to Company D, 333rd
Infantry, 84th Division. Went overseas in September, 1918. Died of
pneumonia September 29, 1918, in France. Buried in American Cemetery
No. 87, Perigueux, Dordogne, France, Grave No. 33.
STECKEL, WALTER LOUIS - - - Cadet
Aviator
Son of Eli T. and Laura E. Steckel;
born January 10, 1894, Atlanta,
Hamilton County, Ind. Employee of Central Union Telephone Company.
Entered service December 13, 1917, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Ft.
Thomas, Ky.; assigned to Aviation Section of Signal Corps Service;
transferred to Kelly Field,
Tex.; then to Eberts Field, Ark., where he died of
pneumonia-meningitis, October 10, 1918. Buried in Fairhaven Cemetery,
Mulberry, Clinton County, Ind.
STOTLER, BENJAMIN H. - - - Private,
S.A.T.C.
Son of Frederic J. (deceased) and
Rebecca A. Stotler; born August 1,
1888, Sheridan, Hamilton County, Ind. Actor. Entered service October
14, 1918, Noblesville, Ind., and was sent to Rolling Prairie, Ind., for
training. Assigned to Company C, Student Army Training Corps.
Transferred to Warren, Ohio,
where he died of influenza March 22, 1919. Survived by widow,
Dolly Hayden Stotler, and two sons, Benjamin, and Frederic Stotler,
Bloomington, Wis.
THOMAS, ARAH NEAL - - - Sergeant
Son of Robert C. and Luctta M.
Thomas; born October 15, 1892, Howard
County, Ind. Moved to Hamilton County in 1904. Farmer. Entered service
July 23, 1918, Noblesville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to
4th Company, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred to Camp McClellan, Ala.;
assigned to Headquarters Company, 12th Ammunition Train. Died of
influenza December 17, 1918, Camp McClellan, Ala. Buried in Arcadia,
Hamilton County, Ind.
WILES, ULA RAY - - - Private
Son of George F. and Lorena S.
Goettle Wiles; born March 24, 1891,
Hamilton County, Ind. Employee of Noblesville foundry. Entered service
September 21, 1917, Noblesville. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to
8th Company, 1st Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred
to Camp Shelby, Miss.; then to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas in June,
1918; assigned to Company F, 167th Infantry, 42nd (Rainbow) Division.
Killed in action July 28, 1918. Buried in American Cemetery,
Seringes-et-Nesles, Plot 1, Grave 49
WORTHMAN, RICHARD ELWOOD - - -
Private
Son of Seth (deceased) and Nancy
Ellen Worthman: born May 30, 1895,
Windfall, Tipton County, Ind. Family moved to Cicero, Hamilton County,
Ind. in 1899. Musician. Entered service May 23, 1918, Noblesville, Ind.
Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred
to Ft. Bliss, Tex., where he died of pneumonia October 9, 1918. Buried
at Cicero, Hamilton County, Ind.
Gold Star Honor Roll By Indiana
Historical Commission, John Williams
Oliver
