HENRY 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
BUCHANAN, BERTRAM - - - Private
Son of George (deceased) and Hattie Buchanan; born September 15, 1890,
Vevay, Switzerland County, Ind. Moved to Henry County in 1914. Farmer.
Entered service September 15, 1917, Vevay, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor,
Ky.; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C.; then to Long Island, N. Y.
Overseas in May, 1918; assigned to Company A, 113th Machine Gun
Battalion. Died of pneumonia November 8, 1918, Hospital No. 41, France.
Survived by widow, Bessie Buchanan, Newcastle, Ind.
BUCK, CARL E. - - - Private
Son of James and Marjorie Elizabeth Buck (deceased); born April 17,
1892, Kennard, Henry County, Ind. Mechanic. Entered service October 5,
1917, Newcastle, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 54th
Company, 14th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred to
Camp Shelby, Miss.; then to Camp Merritt, N. J. Embarked for overseas
June 10, 1918; assigned to Company E, 26th Infantry. Died July 20,
1918, from wounds received in action. Buried at Pierrefonds, France.
The first Henry County boy killed in action.
CAUDLE, JAMES A. - - - Private
Son of Lafayette and Susan Caudle; born March 18, 1898, Baywood, Va.
Moved to Newcastle, Ind. in 1915. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army October
16, 1916, and was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; assigned to Company
C, 28th Infantry. Embarked for overseas June 12, 1917; attached to 1st
Division. Killed in action July 22, 1918. Buried in American Cemetery,
Ploise, Aisne, Grave No. 103, Sec. F, Plot 2.
CRULL, CLARENCE MILNER - - - Private
Son of Peter Daniel and Emma Milner Crull (Lineback); born August 20,
1886, Hamilton, Ohio. Moved to Indiana in 1896. Entered service March
29, 1918, Hamilton, Ohio. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio. Overseas in June,
1918; assigned to Company M, 102nd Infantry, 26th Division. Killed in
action October 25, 1918, Bois-de-Ormont. Buried in American Cemetery,
Samogneux, France. Survived by widow, Edith Wesling Crull, Lewisville,
Ind.
ENGLERTH, BENJAMIN LOGAN - - - 1st Lieutenant
Son of Dr. J. T. and Celisse Whitworth Englerth; born January 2, 1892,
Honey Creek, Henry County, Ind. Graduuated from Eclectic Medical School
of Cincinnati in 1915. Enlisted in Medical Department of U.S. Army, in
summer of 1917, (exact date not known). Promoted to 1st Lieutenant in
Medical Corps. Overseas early in 1918. Stricken with pneumonia, he died
December 16, 1918, Base Hospital No. 101, St. Nazaire. Buried in U.S.
Cemetery, St. Nazaire, France.
HART, CLYDE JOSEPH - - - Private
Son of Joseph and Mary Hart; born January 20, 1894, Newcastle, Ind.
Farmer. Called into service August 24, 1918, Newcastle, Ind. Sent to
Camp Custer, Mich.; assigned to 47th Company, 12th Training Battalion,
160th Depot Brigade. Transferred to Battery E, 30th Field Artillery.
Died of pneumonia October 23, 1918, Camp Custer, Mich. Buried in Hess
Cemetery, Henry County, Ind.
HOLLAND, SIDNEY - - -Private
Son of James and Elizabeth Holland; born September 9, 1892, Britton
Ferry, Wales. Came to the United States in 1897, and settled in
Middletown, Henry County, Ind. Automobile mechanic. Enlisted in British
Service May 12, 1917, St. Louis, Mo. Served with British Forces until
August, 1918 when he received a transfer to the American Expeditionary
Forces; assigned to 12th Railway Engineers. Died of pneumonia March 14,
1919, Base Hospital No. 82, Toul, France. Buried in Toul Cemetery,
France.
HOLLIS, ALVA CICERO - - -Private
Son of Alvah H. and Sarah Ann Hollis; born January 11, 1893,
Madisonville, Ky. Living in Newcastle, Ind., when he enlisted in
Company M, Indiana National Guard, June 4, 1917, Newcastle. Sent to
Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to Company F, 18th Infantry. Went
overseas; wounded in action July 21, 1918, battle of Soissons.
Invalided to U.S. in November, 1918. Treated in Hospital, Ft.
McPherson, Ga. Furloughed home, and died November 9, 1919,
Madisonville, Ky. Buried, Madisonville, Ky.
LEE, WILLIAM ROBERT - - -Private
Son of Marion T. and Harriett Lee; born in October 1887, Kennard, Henry
County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service March 29, 1918, Newcastle,
Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 3rd Company, 1st Training
Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Overseas in May, 1918; assigned to
Company K, 47th Infantry. Killed in action July 29, 1918,
Chateau-Thierry, France. Buried in American-French Cemetery,
Chateau-Thierry.
McDANIEL, ORLIE K. - - -Private
Son of Lee (deceased) and Clinta McDaniel (Faust); born March 2, 1898,
Portland, Ind. Moved to Newcastle in 1891. Taxi-driver. Enlisted in
U.S. Regular Army March 1, 1917. Sent to Columbus, Ohio; assigned to
Company L, 18th Infantry, 1st Division. After three months training in
Texas and Arizona, he sailed for France June 1, 1917; assigned to
Headquarters Company, 18th Infantry. Participated in battles of
Soissons, St. Mihiel, and Argonne. Gassed October 2, and died October
5, 1918.
MADDY. GERALD - - - Private
Son of Frank and Alice Maddy (both deceased); horn August 10, 1895,
Richmond, Ind. Parents moved to a farm near Sulphur Springs, Henry
County, Ind. in 1896. Farmer. Called into service October 5, 1917,
Newcastle, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; then to Camp Shelby, Miss.;
assigned to Company M, 151st Infantry. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N.
J. Sailed for France in June, 1918; assigned to Company B, 102nd
Infantry, 26th Division. Died from wounds August 2, 1918. Buried in
Chateau-Thierry Cemetery, France.
MUNDELL, CHARLES - - - Private
Son of Daniel and Mary Mundell; born June 10, 1883, near Middletown,
Henry County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in Company M, Indiana National
Guard (Company M, I51sr Infantry) Newcastle, Ind., August 26, 1917.
Sent to Camp Shelby, Miss. Went overseas in June, 1918; assigned to
Company B, 18th Infantry, 1st Division. Participated in numerous
engagements. Killed in action October 10, 1918, in the Argonne Forest
Drive. The American Legion Post, Middletown, Ind., is named in his
honor.
MUNDY, HARVEY - - - Private
Son of Edward Monroe (deceased) and Nancy Mundy; born July 24, 1894,
Yadkin County, N. C. Moved to Newcastle, Ind. in November, 1902.
Entered service September 21, 1917, Newcastle, Ind. Sent to Camp
Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 54th Company, 14th Training Battalion, 159th
Depot Brigade. Transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to Company
A, 151st Infantry. Overseas in June, 1918; assigned to Company E, 26th
Infantry. Killed in battle of Soissons July 19, 1918. Buried, Ploisy,
Aisne, France.
PAYNE, JAMES LENNON - - - Private
Son of Jeremiah and Anna Payne; born September 5, 1901, Hinsdale, 1ll.
Moved to Henry County, Ind. in August, 1902. Machinist. Enlisted in
Company M, 2nd Infantry, Indiana National Guard, (Company M, 151st
Infantry) August 5, 1917, Newcastle, Ind. Sent to Camp Shelby, Miss.
Overseas in June, 1918; assigned to Company F, 18th Infantry, 1st
Division. Killed in action October 5, 1918, in Argonne Forest, Buried
in American Cemetery No. 1232, Romagne, France^
PEACOCK, SAMUEL BRUCE - - - Private
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peacock; born January 31, 1898, Mocksville,
N. C. Moved to Henry County, Ind., in early life. Mechanic. Entered
service May 23, 1918, and sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Overseas in
July, 1918; assigned to Company F, Headquarters Company, Medical
Department. Died of pneumonia January 28, 1919, just before sailing for
U.S. Body returned to U.S. in November, 1920, and buried in Newcastle,
Ind. Survived by widow, Voleta Peacock, and two sons, Samuel B. and
Charles H. Peacock.
PENCE, EUGENE RUNYAN - - -Seaman, 2ND Class
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Pence; born June 4, 1901, Newcastle, Ind.
Student. Enlisted in U.S. Navy July 22, 1918, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent
to U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, 1ll.; assigned to duty as
Apprentice Seaman, U.S.N.R.F. Promoted to 2nd Class Seaman. Died of
influenza September 25, 1918, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, 1ll.
Buried in Newcastle, Ind.
ROSS, CARL FOURQUREAN - - - Private
Son of Amos and Williamanna Fourqurean Ross; born November 13, 1882,
Delaware County, Ind. Employed as an ironworker in Newcastle, when he
was called into service March 23, 1918. Sent to Jefferson Barracks,
Mo.; then to Washington, D. C.; assigned to Company H, 35th Engineers.
Overseas in June, 1918. Killed accidentally by train February 8, 1919,
Bordeaux, France, just before he was to sail for home. Buried in
Cemetery of U.S. Army Hospital, Bordeaux, France.
SMITH, HOWARD REA - - - 2nd Lieutenant
Son of Edward and Mary Bonslog Smith; born January 9, 1888, Newcastle,
Ind. Educated in University of Michigan. Enlisted in aviation service
of U.S. Army in June, 1917, Champaign, 111. Trained in Canada, and
Kelly Field, Tex. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. Sailed for England in
January, 1918, with 28th Aero Squadron. Met death in accident May 27,
1918, Gervain, Scotland. Body returned to U.S., and buried in South
Mound Cemetery, Newcastle, Ind. American Legion Post, Newcastle, Ind.,
named in his honor.
THOMAS, VERL THOMAS - - - Private, U.S.M.C.
Son of Sylvester and Joanna Thomas; born February 19, 1897, New Lisbon,
Henry County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps June 19, 1917,
Newcastle, Ind. Sent to Quantico, Va.; assigned to 18th Company, 5th
Regiment. Went overseas; killed in action June 12, 1918, Belleau Woods,
France. Buried in American Cemetery, Belleau Woods, France. Awarded
Croix de Guerre, (posthumously) for bravery in action. Received special
mention in order from General Petuin, and two American generals.
WILSON, ALBA A. ------ Private
Son of David T. and Hattie Buck Wilson; born June 4, 1895, Tipton, Ind.
Moved to Henry County in 1917. Farmer. Entered service June 24, 1918,
Tipton, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to Company G, 333rd
Infantry. Went overseas in September, 1918; assigned to Machine Gun
Company, 91st Division. Died November 11, 1918, from wounds received in
action. Buried in American Military Cemetery, No. 1252, Grave 61,
Waereghem, West Flanders.
Names reported from Henry County for whom complete records could not be
obtained:
CARPENTER, GERALD H. Blountsville, Ind. Private. Died of pneumonia
January 19, 1918, Columbus Barracks, Ohio.
COLLINS, ROBERT. Newcastle, Ind. Private. Killed in action July 21,
1918. battle of Soissons.
DUNBAR, HENRY CLYDE, Newcastle, Ind. Private. Company B, 162nd
Infantry. Killed in action July 21, 1918.
