MARSHALL 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
ALBERT, WILLIAM EDWARD - - - Private
Son of John and Catherine Albert
(Prior); born June 12, 1898, Winamac, Pulaski County, Ind. Lived in
Culver, Marshall County, twelve years. Railroad employee. Entered
service August 26, 1917, Logansport, Ind. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky.;
transferred to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Assigned to 13th Ambulance
Company, 31st Hospital Train, Medical Department. Sent to Hoboken, N.
J. for embarkation, where he died of pneumonia, May 6, 1918. Buried at
Culver, Ind.
ANDERSON, EARNEST ARTHUR - - -
Private
Son of Edgar and Blanche Halsey
Anderson (Harper); born December 8, 1898, Plymouth, Marshall County,
Ind. Employed at Culver Military Academy. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army
in August, 1917, Fort Wayne, Ind. Trained at Ft. Thomas, Ky., Ft.
Oglethorpe, Ga., Camp Greene, N. C., and Camp Merritt, N. J. Assigned
to Company M, 30th Infantry, 3rd Division. Sailed for France April 2,
1918. Killed in action October 20, 1918, Argonne Forest.
BRYAN, DONALD CLARK - - - Corporal
Son of Joseph A. and Elnora Bryan;
born August 1, 1896. Argos, Marshall County, Ind. Mechanic. Enlisted in
U.S- Regular Army May 10, 1917, Mishawaka, Ind. Trained at Ft- Thomas,
Ky., Camp Scurry, Tex. Assigned to Company B, 5th Engineers. Overseas
July, 1918. Died of wounds October 9, 1918, received while Crossing
Dead Man's Hill near Thiacourt. Buried in American Cemetery near
Thiancourt, France.
BUCK, CHESTER COVEL - - - Private
Son of Ira D. and Charlotte Moriah
Buck; born January 26, 1885, Plymouth, Ind. Employee of Swift and
Company, Edmonton, Canada. Enlisted in 202nd Battalion, Canadian
Expeditionary Forces, in January, 1916, Edmonton, Canada. Sailed
November, 1916. Returned to Canada about July 1, 1917, unfit for
service, due to illness. Died while still in Canadian service, December
7, 1917, Ponoka Hospital, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. Buried in Oak Hill
Cemetery, Plymouth.
BURDEN, HANNAH LORA - - - Nurse
Daughter of Amos and Ida Burden; horn
July 31, 1889. Inwood, Marshall County, Ind. Graduate of Geneva
Hospital. Seattle, Washington. Member of Indiana State Nurses
Association. Three times made application for work in Red Cross;
rejected because of weak heart. Answered emergency call during the
influenza epidemic; sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio, October 11, 1918, where
she died of pneumonia October 26, 1918. Buried in Maple Grove Cemetery,
Argos, Ind.
CLARK, JAMES HOMER - - - Private
Son of James William and Francenia
Clark; born November 13, 1896, Tyner, Marshall County, Ind. Machinist.
Entered service August 24, 1918, Chicago, Ill. Trained at Camp Wads-
worth, S. C.; assigned to Company M, 58th Pioneer Infantry; transferred
to Company G, 4th Pioneer Infantry. Sailed from Newport News, Va., in
September, 1918. Died of broncho- pneumonia October 12, 1918, St.
Nazaire, Loire-Inferieure, France. Buried in American Cemetery at St.
Nazaire.
COREY, JAMES LOWELL - - - Private,
U.S.M.C.
Son of Melon L. (deceased) and Mahala
Corey; born December 16, 1894, Argos, Marshall County, Ind. Educated in
Virginia Military Academy, and Marquette University. Employee of
Western Union Telegraph Company. Enlisted in Marine Corps November 29,
1917, Louisville, Ky. Trained at Parris Island, S. C.; assigned to 83rd
Company, 6th Marines, 2nd Division. Overseas in March, 1918. Killed in
battle of Chateau-Thierry, July 19, 1918, near Vicrzy. (Burial place
unknown). American Legion Post, Argos, Ind., named in his honor.
EAKINS, KASH THEODORE - - Seaman, 2nd
Class
Son of Charles T. and Martha T.
Eakins; born December 14, 1900, Bourbon, Marshall County, Ind. Student.
Enlisted in U.S. Navy January 13, 1917, Great Lakes Naval Training
Station, Chicago, Ill., under the name of Frank Moffett. Transferred to
Philadelphia, Pa. Served on board the Minnesota, Kansas, Solace, and
Ohio. Died August 27, 1917, on board Hospital Ship Solace during
operation for acute appendicitis. Buried in Park Cemetery, Marshall
County, Ind.
FALCON BURY, FOREST FOLIAGE - - -
Sergeant
Son of James and Fanny Yates
Faleonbury; born February 11, 1895, Rutland, Marshall County, Ind.
Machinist. Enlisted in Regular Army April 9, 1917, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., and Ft. Hancock, N. J. Assigned to Company M,
320th Infantry, 80th Division. Overseas May 26, 1918. Wounded October
13, 1918, Argonne Forest, and died same day. Buried in American
Cemetery, Cunel. Survived by widow, Mrs. Forest Faleonbury, Lakeville,
Ind., and daughter Evelyn Forest.
FULK, ALBERT CLAYTON - - - Private
Son of John C. and Melissa Fulk
(Frost); born August 21, 1894, near Bremen, Marshall County, Ind.
Farmer. Entered service June 28, 1918, Plymouth, Ind. Sent to Camp
Sherman, Ohio; assigned to Company B, 334th Infantry; transferred to
Company A, 2nd Development Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade. Died of
pneumonia October 6, 1918, Camp Sherman, Ohio. Buried in Bremen
Cemetery, Bremen, Ind.
GROVER, CHARLES EDWIN - - - Sergeant
Son of Charles and Mary Grover; born
June 21, 1896, Plymouth, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army
December 20, 1917, South Bend, Ind. Sent to Ft. Omaha, Neb.: assigned
to Company 3, Balloon Squad, Aviation Section! later sent to Garden
City, L. L; place in Casual Detachment, Signal Corps. Died of pneumonia
February 5, 1918, Garden City. Buried in Poplar Grove Cemetery,
Marshall County, Ind. Survived by widow, Cora Grover, Council Bluffs,
Iowa.
KROUSE, EVERETT ELI - - - Private
Son of Brad D. and Nellie Krouse;
born December 19, 1897, Maxinkuckee, Marshall County, Ind. Farmer.
Enlisted in Company I, 3rd Infantry, Indiana National Guard, Plymouth,
Ind., July 2, 1917. Sent to Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to 2nd Motor
Section Company, 113 Ammunition Train. Died of disease December 13,
1917, Camp Shelby, Miss. First man from Union Township to die in
service. Buried at Poplar Grove, Marshall County, Ind.
LEE, JESSE KENNETH - - - Private
Son of Jonathan W. and Sarah Lee
(Amones); born October 6, 1893, Plymouth, Ind. Farmer. Entered service
June 15, 1918, Plymouth, Ind. Sent to Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Training School for instruction in gunsmithing. Transferred to Camp
Sherman, Ohio; assigned to Company K, 358th Infantry, 90th Division.
Sent to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas September 9, 1918. Killed in action,
October 24, 1918, Meuse- Argonne Offensive, Verdun Sector. Buried near
Quennel, France.
McCORMICK, WINFIELD LEROY - - -
Private
Son of Frank O. and Flora F. Shirk
McCormick (Hunter) ; born March 8, 1892, El Paso, Tex. Moved to Lapaz,
Marshall County, Ind. about 1895. Entered service March 15, 1918,
Rawlins, Wyo. Trained at Camp Lewis, Wash.; and Camp Kearney, Cal.
Overseas in August, 1918; assigned to Company C, 110th Infantry. Died
from wounds October 6, 1918, at Mobile Hospital No. 2. Buried in
American Cemetery Chateau de-Salvange, near Riaucourt, (Meuse).
MYERS, FREDERICK THOMPSON - - -
Private, S.A.T.C.
Son of Fred H. and Dessa P. Thompson
Myers; born May 19, 1891, Lapaz, Marshall County, Ind. Dental student,
University of Michigan. Enlisted in Dental Reserve Corps April 27,
1918, Detroit, Mich. Assigned to Medical Section of Reserve Corps of
U.S. Army. Did not enter actual service as class of 1918 was not
called. Died of influenza January 20, 1919, Ann Arbor, Mich. Buried in
Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind.
PLACE, OTHO BRADFORD - - - 2nd
Lieutenant
Son of Bradford D. and Mary Caroline
Place; born March 27, 1893, Bremen, Marshall County, Ind. Auditor,
Electrical Mechanics Company, St. Joseph, Mich. Entered Officers
Training School, Ft. Sheridan, Ill., in May, 1917. Commissioned 2nd
Lieutenant. Stationed at Camps Custer, Mich., Camp Greene, N. C., and
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas in December, 1917; assigned to Company G,
305th Infantry, 77th Division. Killed in action November 1, 1918,
Argonne Forest. Buried where he fell. American Legion Post, Bremen,
Ind., named in his honor.
REEVE, CHARLES BURROUGHS - - - 1st
Lieutenant
Son of Charles Albertus and Mary
Florence Burroughs Reeve; born February 19, 1894, Plymouth, Ind.
Educated in Howe Military Academy, and University of Notre Dame.
Entered First Officers Training Camp, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, May, 1917.
Commissioned 1st Lieutenant. Overseas in September, 1917; assigned to
Company D, 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division. Killed October 7, 1918, near
St. Etienne, Mont Blanc Ridge. Body to be returned home for burial.
Awarded Distinguished Service Cross. American Legion, Plymouth, Ind.,
named in his honor.
RIVAR, JAMES TRUEMAN - - - Sergeant
Son of Peter and Eleanor Buchanan
Rivar; born May 28, 1887, Bourbon, Marshall County, Ind. Farmer.
Entered service about November 2, 1917, Ft. Benton, Mont. Trained at
Camp Lewis, Wash. Assigned to Company K, 361st Infantry, 91st Division.
Overseas in June, 1918. Killed in action November 2, 1918, Audenarde,
Belgium. Buried beside the main road, across the river Escaut from
Audenarde.
SELNER, CARL MILAN - - - Private
Son of Jacob and Elta SeIner; born
October 8, 1895, Wakarusa, Elkhart County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service
September 4, 1918, South Bend, Ind. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill.; assigned
to Company H, 2nd Battalion, 5th Limited Service Regiment, 161st Depot
Brigade. Died of pneumonia October 12, 1918, at Camp Grant. Place of
burial, Bremen, Ind. Survived by widow, Minnie Roth Seiner, and son,
Kenneth Lloyd, Bremen.
SEWARD, CLARENCE JOHNSON - - -
Apprentice Seaman
Son of Charles A. and Edith Idell
Johnson Seward; born August 17, 1896, Plymouth, Ind. Clerk. Enlisted in
U.S. Navy July 8, 1918. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station,
Chicago, Ill., where he was taken ill and died of influenza, September
26, 1918. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind.
SHERLAND, GLEN DALE - - - Private
Son of John F. and Louisa Moyer
Sherland; born July 21 , 1893, Chicago, Ill. Moved to Marshall County,
Ind. in 1898. Bridge worker. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army May 14,
1917. Chicago, Ill. Trained at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and Ft
Bliss, Tex. Assigned to Company C, 34th Infantry. Accidentally shot by
comrade while on duty, June 12, 1917. Died from effects of the wounds
June 22, 1917, Ft. Bliss, Tex. Buried in Donaldson Cemetery, Marshall
County, Ind.
SNIDER, WARREN ANSON - - - Private
Son of Jacob and Lavina Boyd Snider;
born January 17, 1895, Bremen, Marshall County, Ind. Farmer. Entered
service June 15, 1918, Plymouth, Ind. Sent to Indianapolis, and
assigned to Company H, Chamber of Commerce Training Detachment, No. 2.
Transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C.; assigned to Battery F, 12th Field
Artillery Replacement Draft. Died October 18, 1918, of influenza and
pneumonia, Camp Jackson, S. C. Buried at Bremen, Ind.
TONG, ERNEST WILLIAM - - - Private
Son of John and Ella Catherine
Spencer Tong; born January 4, 1896, near Plymouth, Ind. Butcher.
Entered service March 30, 1918, Plymouth, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor,
Ky.; assigned to 32nd Company, 8th Training Battalion, 159th Brigade;
transferred to 15th Company, 4th Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Died
of pneumonia September 23, 1918, Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried in Oak Hill
Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind.
VAN PHERSON, BRYAN E. - - - Private
Son of William and Martha Ann Van
Pherson; born October 17, 1896, near Tyner, Marshall County, Ind.
Farmer. Entered service August 25, 1918, Warsaw, Ind. Trained at Camp
Custer, Mich.; assigned to Battery E, 40th Field Artillery. Died of
influenza-pneumonia October 14, 1918, Camp Custer, Mich. Buried in Oak
Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind.
WRIGHT, GLEN LEO
Son of Charles E. and Cora Wright;
horn October 31, 1895, near Lapaz, Marshall County, Ind. Core maker.
Enlisted in Indiana National Guard July 2, 1917, Plymouth, Ind. Sent to
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind.; then to Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to
137th Field Artillery. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas in
September, 1918. Assigned to the Thirty- eighth Division. Died of
pneumonia October 14, 1918, Hurley Hospital, Southampton, England.
Buried in Fair Cemetery, Marshall 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
