HENDRICKS 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
AIRHART, BUNNIE ROY - - - Private
Son of Charles F. and Neva Airhart;
born September 27, 1893, Advance, Boone County, Ind. Moved to Hendricks
County, June, 1917. Farmer. Entered service June 24, 1918,
Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to Company A,
2nd Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade. Died of pneumonia October
6, 1918, Camp Sherman, Ohio. Buried in the LO.O.F. Cemetery, Jamestown,
Ind. Survived by widow, Mary E. Airhart, Danville, Ind.
BAKER, HORACE RUSSELL - - -
Private
Son of Arthur Melburn and Mary
Elizabeth Baker; born January 6, 1896, Lizton, Hendricks County, Ind.
Farmer. Entered service September 21, 1917, Danville, Ind. Sent to Camp
Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company C, 334th Infantry; transferred to
Company C, 152nd Infantry. Sailed for France, June 12, 1918. Assigned
to Company M, 165th Infantry, 38th Division. Killed in action November
7, 1918, Sedan Hill No. 252. Buried at Sedan, France.
BOOKER, CLAUDE SAMUEL - - - Private
Son of James H. and Catherine Booker;
born May 18, 1895, Hillsdale, Vermillion County, Ind. Farmer. Entered
service May 25, 1918, Danville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned
to 1st Company, 1st Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade.
Transferred to Camp Greenleaf, Ga.; assigned to Field Hospital No. 35,
7th Sanitary Train. Embarked from Camp Merritt, N. J. August 14, 1918.
Died of pneumonia September 21, 1918, Yonne, (?) France. Buried in
American Cemetery at Anysler, (?) France.
BROCK, HERBERT LEE - - - Private
Son of Stephen and Serilda Brock;
born October 4, 1896, Belleville, Hendricks County, Ind. Student.
Entered service September 4, 1918, Danville, Ind. Went into training at
Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 13th Company, 4th Training Battalion,
159th Depot Brigade. Died of pneumonia October 8, 1918, Camp Taylor,
Ky. Buried at Clayton, Ind.
CAPLINGER, CHARLES W. - - - Private
Son of John H. and Beade Caplinger;
born May 15, 1893, Hendricks County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service
September 21, 1917, Danville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned
to Company C, 334th Infantry; then to Company C, 152ml Infantry.
Transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to Replacement Draft.
Overseas June 12, 1918; assigned to Company F, 165th Infantry, 38th
Division. Killed in action July 31, 1918, at Chateau-Thierry. Buried at
Seringes-et- Nesles, France.
CRANE, CLAUDE MARSHALL - - -
Landsman, Radio Reserve
Son of Thomas W. and Lenora Crane;
born December 22, 1894, Indianapolis, Ind. Moved to Danville, Hendricks
County, Ind. in 1900. Electrician. Entered U.S. Navy November 3, 1917,
Indianapolis. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station, 1ll. Died of
spinal meningitis Great Lake* Naval Training Station, January 6, 1918.
Buried at Danville, Ind. First Hendricks County boy to die in service.
DERR, LEE - - - Cook
Son of John W. and Margaret E. Derr;
born February 12, 1897, Plainfield, Hendricks County, Ind. Express
messenger. Entered service May 27, 1917, Canton, Ohio. Sent to Camp
Gordon, Ga.; assigned to Company K, 5th Replacement Regiment. Embarked
September 14, 1917. Died of pneumonia October 3, 1917, Paignton,
England. Body returned to U.S., and buried at Clayton, Ind.
FOX, VANCE HOBART - - - Private
Son of Alva and Dolly Fox; born
August 2, 1897, Danville, Ind. Farmer. Entered service September 5,
1918. Toledo, Ohio. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 158th Depot
Brigade. Died of influenza October 5, 1918, Camp Sherman, Ohio. Buried
at Avon, Hendricks County, Ind.
GLOSSOP, GEORGE EVERARD - - - 2nd
Lieutenant
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Glossop;
born August 13, 1889, Ft. Dodge, Iowa. In U.S. Navy, 1907-1911.
Graduate of Purdue University. Athletic Director, University of
Washington. Entered service May 15, 1918, Walla Walla, Washington. Sent
to Camp Taylor, Ky. Instructor in Officers Training School, Field
Artillery. Died of influenza October 16, 1918. Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried,
Brownsburg, Ind. Survived by widow, Alfrieda B. Glossop, and two
children, George Everard, and Sarah Ellene, Syracuse, Ind.
HALL, HENRY - - - Corporal
Son of John W. and Anna L. Hall; born
October 9, 1893, Clayton, Hendricks County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in
U.S. Regular Army June 21, 1914, Indianapolis, Ind. Served three years
in Philippine Islands, and Cuba. Sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio; then
to Camp Green, S. C. Assigned to Machine Gun Company, 30th Infantry.
Overseas in April, 1918. Gassed in battle of Fismes, August 9, 1918,
and died of pneumonia, and result of gas, August 17, 1918. Buried at
Clayton, Ind.
HEAD, JOSEPH HOWARD - - - Private
Son of John W. and Nancy Ann Head;
born January 6, 1893, near Plainfield, Hendricks County, Ind. Farmer.
Entered service September 22, 1917, Danville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor,
Ky.; assigned to Company C, 334th Infantry; Company C, 152nd Infantry.
Transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss., assigned to Replacement Draft.
Sailed overseas June 15, 1918. Assigned to Company D, 4th Infantry, 3rd
Division. Killed in action July 23, 1918, Chateau-Thierry.
HELTON, DONALD RUSSELL - - - Private
Son of Henry J. and Cora Helton; born
January 12, 1898, Danville, Ind. Mechanic. Enlisted in Students Army
Training Corps at Butler College, Indianapolis, September 23, 1918.
Transferred to the Students Army Training Corps at Central Normal
College, Danville, Ind., where he died of influenza, October 26, 1918.
Buried at Danville, Ind.
HENDRICKSON, JESSE ROY - - - Private
Son of John and Sarah Hendrickson
(both deceased); born March 2, 1887, near Brownsburg, Hendricks County,
Ind. Farmer. Enlisted August 8, 1917, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Ft.
Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to
Battery A, 325th Field Artillery, 84th Division. Died from abscess of
liver May 19, 1918, Camp Shelby. Buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, near
Brownsburg, Ind.
HICKS, LEORA FRANKLIN - - -
Surgeon
Son of William Morton and Bethena
Dobbs Hicks; born September 8, 1874, Putnam County, Ind. Moved to
Hendricks County in 1902. Physician. Entered service August 2, 1918,
Nitro, W. Va. Serving as Assistant Surgeon, Public Health, at that
place when he was taken ill and died of influenza-pneumonia, October
27, 1918. Buried at Stilesville, Hendricks County, Ind. Survived by
widow, Floy West Hicks, and son, Leon Franklin, Danville, Ind.
HOLTSCLAW, OSCAR BARKER - - -
Corporal
Son of Edward Grant and Eva
Holtsclaw; born September 4, 1901, Pittsboro, Hendricks County, Ind.
Farmer. Enlisted in July, 1917, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Ft. Benjamin
Harrison, Ind. Transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss. Embarked April 19,
1918; assigned to Company D, 151st Infantry. KiIled in action October
12, 1918. (Battle in which he was killed and burial place not known).
JENKINS, EVERETT LAWSON - - - Private
Son of David Wilton and Cora Alice
Jenkins (deceased); born June 29, 1891, near Avon, Hendricks County,
Ind. Reared by Mrs. Andrew Gibbs (Aunt). Laborer. Entered service
December 14, 1917, San Francisco, Ca1. Sent to Presidio, Cal; assigned
to Battery A, 62nd Coast Artillery Corps. Embarked July 14, 1918.
Returned as casualty to Camp Sherman, Ohio. Transferred to Camp
Wadsworth, S. C., where he died of tuberculosis April 14, 1919. Buried
at Plainfield, Ind.
JOHNSTON, ORA FRANKLIN - - -
Corporal
Son of Delania M. and Minnie A.
Johnston; born August 9, 1894, Jackson Township, Putnam County, Ind.
Moved to Hendricks County in 1899. Farmer. Entered service September
22, 1917, Danville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp
Logan, Tex. Overseas in May, 1918: assigned to Company D, 131st
Infantry, 33rd Division. Died of wounds October 13, 1918, received in
action at Consenvoye Woods. Buried in French Cemetery, Glorieux, Verdun
Meuse, France.
KURTZ, HENRY HOBART - - - Private,
U.S.M.C.
Son of Charles E. and Alice C. Kurtz;
born March 9, 1898, North Salem, Hendricks County, Ind. College
student; farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps, June 18, 1918,
Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Parris Island, S. C.; assigned to Company B,
13th Regiment, U.S. Marines. Transferred to Quantico, Va. Embarked
September 13, 1918. Became ill on board ship; taken to Base Hospital
No. 2, Brest, France, where he died of spinal meningitis, September 30,
1918. Buried in Kerfautras Cemetery, Brest, France.
KURTZ, HERSCHELL HALL - - -
Private, S.A.T.C.
Son of Edwin Morton and Mary Florence
Kurtz; born April 25, 1897, North Salem, Hendricks County, Ind. Farmer.
Enlisted in Student Army Training Corps September 16, 1918, Colorado
Springs, Colo. He was immediately taken to the hospital with a severe
cold, which developed into influenza, and died October 2, 1918, at that
place. Buried in Fairview Cemetery, North Salem, Hendricks County, Ind.
LESLIE, RAYMOND - - - Private
Son of O.M. and Emma Jane Harris
Leslie; born September 26, 1896, Danville, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in
U.S. Regular Army October 2, 1916, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Llano
Grand, Tex.; transferred to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind.; assigned to
Company A, 1st Infantry. Died from accident August 6, 1917,
Indianapolis, Ind. Buried in New Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
McCLAIN, BURCHARD LANSLOT - - -
Corporal
Son of Fielding R. and Anna McClain;
born November 6, 1892, Lebanon, Boone County, Ind. Moved to Hendricks
County, September, 1907. Employee of Pennsylvania Railroad. Enlisted
May 12, 1917, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.;
assigned to 16th Infantry, 1st Division. Embarked June 14, 1917. Fought
in the battle of Cantigny, and was killed in action July 22, 1918,
Soissons, France. Buried near where he fell. (Paris and Soissons Road).
ODELL, WALTER WILLIAM - - - Private
Son of Abraham and Mary Odell; born
April 29, 1884, near Linton, Greene County, Ind. Moved to Hendricks
County in 1900. Working in furniture store, Martinsville, Ind., when he
enlisted March 7, 1917, Terre Haute, Ind. Went into training at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Died of pneumonia April 3, 1917, Jefferson
Barracks, Mo. (Place of burial not given).
O'DONNELL, NEIL - - - Private
Son of Terry and Carrie E. O'Donnell;
born March 18, 1891, Pittsboro, Hendricks County, Ind. Farmer. Entered
service August 30, 1918, Danville, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio;
assigned to 30th Company, 8th Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade;
transferred to the Medical Department, Base Hospital, where he died of
pneumonia, October 11, 1918. Buried in South Cemetery, Danville, Ind.
Survived by widow, Virginia O'Donnell, North Salem, Ind.
O'DONNELL, ROGER M. - - - Private,
R.C.
Son of Terry and Carrie O'Donnell;
born May 7, 1896, Danville, Ind. Employee Central Union Telephone
Company. Enlisted in Reserve Corps July 14, 1917, Ft. Benjamin
Harrison. Sent to Camp Gordon, Ga.; assigned to Company B, 307th Field
Signal Battalion. Embarked May 19, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, and in
the Meuse-Argonnc Offensive. Died of disease October 26, 1918, near
Bazoilles, France. Buried in American Cemetery, No. 6, Bazoilles,
Vosges, France.
PARSONS, FRANK HARRISON - - -
Private, U.S.M.C.
Son of Adrian and Mary M. Parsons;
born February 11, 1889, near Plainfield, Hendricks County, Ind. Farmer.
Entered U.S. Marine Corps March 28, 1918, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to
Parris Island, S. C.; assigned to 19th Company. Transferred to
Washington, D. C. for special duty. Won honors as marksman. Transferred
to Ordnance Plant, Charleston, W. Va., where he died of pneumonia
October 22, 1918. (Place of burial not given).
PIERSON, OTIS EVERETT - - - Private
Son of Ellis and Ida Pierson; born
November 1, 1894, Pittsboro, Hendricks County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in
Indiana National Guard (Battery B, 139th Field Artillery) August 2.
1917. Sent to Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to Battery F, 146th Field
Artillery. Embarked June 12, 1918. Accidentally killed August 27, 1918,
in trying to save some French children from being run over by a heavy
gun, while passing through Nassy, France. Buried at St. Dizier, France.
RICHARDSON, PAUL DONALD- - - Seaman,
2nd Class
Son of Frank E. and Nora E.
Richardson; born February 8, 1900, Center Valley, Hendricks County,
Ind. Moving picture machine operator. Enlisted in U.S. Navy, July 25,
1918, Muncie, Ind. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Ill.,
where he died of spinal meningitis, October 5, 1918. Buried at
Plainfield, Ind.
SUTHERLY, RUSSELL LEE - - - Private
Son of Charles and India Sutherly;
born January 27, 1897. Whitley County, Ind. Moved to Hendricks County
in January, 1918. Farmer. Entered service June 26, 1918. Sent to Camp
Jackson, S. C.; assigned to Battery F, 317th Field Artillery, 81st
Division. Embarked from Camp Mills, N. Y. August 8, 1918. Died of
bronchial pneumonia October 4, 1918, Valdahun, France. Survived by
widow, Elsie Sutherly, and son, Joseph Russell Sutherly.
THOMPSON, PAUL - - - Private
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M.
Thompson; born May 24, 1894, Danville, Ind. Entered service September
3, 1918, Danville, Ind. Went into training at Camp Grant, Ill.:
assigned to Company C, Limited Service Regiment. Died of pneumonia at
Camp Grant, October 5, 1918. Place of burial Plainfield, Ind.
TROTTER, JOHN A. - - - Private,
U.S.M.C.
Son of Frank and Laura Trotter; born
April 8, 1900, Jamestown, Boone County, Ind. Moved to Hendricks County
in 1918. Garage employee. Entered U.S. Marines June 25, 1918,
Indianapolis, Ind. Went into training at Parris Island, S. C.;
transferred to New York; later to Quantico, Va. Assigned to 215th
Company Marines. Died of pneumonia October 7, 1918, Ouantico, Va.
Buried at Scottsburg, Ind.
