MONTGOMERY
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
BARNES, RUBY CLAIR ---Private
Son of Thomas and Sally Barnes; born
July 1, 1890, near Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind. Farmer. Entered
service May 28, 1918, Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.;
transferred to Camp Beauregard, La.; assigned to Company M, 153rd
Infantry. Sailed for France August 6, 1918. Died of pneumonia September
4, 1918, in hospital No. 14. Buried in Cemetery No. 32, 3rd Aviation
Instruction Center, Issoudun, France. Survived by widow, Leah Barnes,
Ladoga, Ind.
BIBLE, CHARLES ---Private
Son of Irwin L. and Hattie King Bible;
born February 28, 1899, Crawfordsville, Ind. Carpenter. Enlisted in
Company C, Indiana National Guard, Crawfordsville, Ind. Transferred to
Troop H, 17th Cavalry, Columbus, Ohio. Died of pneumonia November 19,
1919 at Douglas, Ariz. Place of burial Cincinnati, Ohio. Survived by
widow, Gladys Bible, Cincinnati, Ohio.
BOWMAN, FLOYD SCUYLER ---Private
Son of Oliver W. and Mary A. Bowman;
born March 22, 1898, New Ross, Montgomery County, Ind. Farmer. Entered
service October 15, 1918, Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Winona Lake
Training School; assigned to Motor Corps, Company B, Student Army
Training Corps. Transferred to Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce; sent
to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind., where he died of pneumonia February 13,
1919 Buried in Pisgah Cemetery, Walnut Township, Montgomery County, Ind.
BROWN, VESSE G. ---Private
Son of D. L. and Alice Brown; born
September 25, 1888, Mt. Vernon, Ky. Working in Montgomery County, Ind.
at time of World War. Farmer. Entered service (date not known) Mt.
Vernon, Ky. Received training at Camp Taylor, Ky., Camp Shelby, Miss.,
and Camp Sherman, Ohio. Overseas (date not known); assigned to Company
I, 18th Infantry, 1st Division. Killed in action July 1, 1918. (Place
of death and burial not known.) Survived by son, Roscoe Brown.
CEDARS, ERNEST IRVING ---Private
Son of William F. and Edna Cedars;
born September22, 1889, Veedersburg, Ind. Removed to Waynetown,
Montgomery County, at an early age. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular
Army May 29, 1918, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Camp Mills, N.Y. Assigned
to Medical Department Camp Infirmary. Contracted pneumonia and died,
October 26, 1918, Camp Mills. Buried in Masonic Cemetery, at Waynetown,
Montgomery County, Ind.
COLMAN, ALEX R. ---Corporal
Son of Robert and Annie Colman
(Grimes); born April 15, 1897, Tranmere Cheshire, England. Came to
Montgomery County, Ind., in 1912. Student. Enlisted in Canadian Army
September 13, 1915, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. Received training at
Gresley Park and Port Arthur, Canada. Assigned to Company C, 52nd
Battalion, 3rd Canadian Division. Overseas November 23, 1915. Killed in
the battle of Lens, June 30, 1917. Buried in Barlin Military Extension
Cemetery, near Bethune.
COOK, C. MELVIN ---Private
Son of Lincoln and Alice Cook; born
January 20, 1896, Darlington, Montgomery County, Ind. Blacksmith.
Enlisted June 17, 1917, Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Ft. Benjamin
Harrison, Ind.; assigned to Headquarters Company, 150th Field
Artillery. Transferred to Camp Mills, N.Y.; thence to Newport News, Va.
While recovering from measles, tuberculosis developed. Discharged
January 29, 1918. Died September 14, 1919, Crawfordsville, Ind., from
tuberculosis contracted while in service. Buried in Rice Cemetery,
Montgomery County, Ind.
COOK, GEORGE WALLACE ---Wagoner
Son of Lincoln and Alice Cook; born
June 12, 1893, Darlington, Montgomery' County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in
Company C, 2nd Infantry, Indiana National Guard, June 17, 1917,
Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Ft. Benjamin Harrison; transferred to Camp
Mills, N.Y.; assigned to Headquarters Company, 109th Engineers.
Embarked September 17, 1918. Gassed; ordered to U.S. as casualty. Died
of pneumonia September 28, 1918. Buried at sea.
COX, BYRON CLARK ---Corporal
Son of Denton and Berthz E. Cox; born
December 5, 1899, Rossville, Clinton County, Ind. Moved to Montgomery
County in 1908. Graduate of State Normal. Teacher. Enlisted in U.S.
Regular Army April 17, 1917, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Jefferson
Barracks; transferred to Ft. Douglas, Ariz.; assigned to Company G,
18th Infantry, 1st Division. Went overseas July 14, 1917. Killed in
action, battle of Soissons, July 21, 1918, near Buzancy. Buried near
Soissons, France. American Legion Post, Crawfordsville, Ind., named in
his honor.
DAVIS, ROSCOE NYE ---Private
Son of James K. and Lue Vica Davis;
born November 5, 1895, Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind. Factory
employee. Enlisted in Company C, 2nd Infantry, Indiana National Guard
April 2, 1917, Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Camp Shelby, Miss.;
assigned to Automatic Replacement Draft, and was with Company D, 4th
Infantry, at time of death. Went overseas June 12, 1918. Killed in
action in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, October 4, 1918 (Burial place
not known.)
DWIGGINS, RUSSELL HARRISON
---1st Lieutenant
Son of Charles and Susannah Dwiggins;
born June 27, 1896, Rossville, 1ll. Moved to Montgomery County, Ind.,
1906. Graduate of Purdue University. Chautauqua entertainer. Entered
Officers' Training School at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind., May 1917.
Transferred to Aviation Section. Sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio; then
to Ellington Field, Tex., where he was killed in aeroplane accident,
April 4, 1918. Buried at Waynetown, Ind. Survived by widow, Mabel E.
Dwiggins, and one son, Gerald Russell Dwiggins, Wallace, Ind.
ELMORE, AETNA GAIL ---Private
Son of Jasper and Catherine Elmore;
born January 19,1899i New Richmond, Montgomery County, Ind. Farmer.
Enlisted in Aviation Section of Regular Army December 5, 1917,
Lafayette, Ind. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky.; transferred to Kelly Field,
Tex.; where he contracted pneumonia and died January 20, 1918. Buried
in New Richmond Cemetery, New Richmond, Ind.
ENGLAND, JOHN (Colored) ---Private
Son of Roger and Morea Melvina
England; born March 24, 1892, Barren County, Glasgow, Ky. Laborer.
Entered service August 29th, 1918, Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Camp
Dodge, Iowa; assigned to Company K, 809th Pioneer Infantry. Embarked
from New York September 23, 1918. Contracted influenza while on board
transport and died October 18, 1918. Survived by widow, Eva Cook
England, Louisville, Ky.
EVERSON, HAROLD K. ---Private
Son of Newton and Minnie Gray Everson;
born August 27, 1894, Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind. Farmer. Entered
service August 30, 1918, Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman,
Ohio; assigned to 30th Company, 8th Training Battalion, 158th Depot
Brigade. Contracted pneumonia and died October 5, 1918, Camp Sherman.
Buried in K. of P. Cemetery, Mace, Ind. Survived by widow, Vena McBee
Everson, Linden, Ind.
FAUST, CLARENCE MILTON ---Seaman Son of Milton Voorhees and Violatta
Leona Faust; born May 27, 1898, Darlington, Ind. Office employee.
Entered service March 25, 1918, Chicago, Ill. Assigned to Coast Guards.
Trained at New York, and Philadelphia. Did convoy duty during the war,
and was on the ill-fated Tampa, when it was destroyed in Bristol
Channel, September 26, 1918. Body was never recovered.
HARSHBARGER, EVERETT LEONARD
---Apprentice Seaman
Son of George W. and Eva Jane
Harshbarger; born August 25, 1895, Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind.
Educated in Purdue University. Farmer. Entered U.S. Navy June 6, 1918,
Chicago, Ill. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Ill., where
he contracted pneumonia and died, January 1, 1919. Buried in Cemetery
at Ladoga, Montgonery County, Ind.
HICKS, FOREST L. ---Wagoner
Son of Martin and Nettie Hicks; born
May 20, 1894, North Salem, Hendricks County, Ind. Farmer. Entered
service July 25, 1918, Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.
Transferred to Camp McClellan, Ala.; assigned to Battery B, 36th
Regiment Field Artillery. Contracted pneumonia, and died November 3,
1918, Camp McClellan. Buried in Cemetery at Ladoga, Ind. Survived by
widow, Let ha U. Hicks, and son Forest Hicks.
JONES, HARLEY EDGAR ---Private
Son of William D. Jones and Elizabeth
Francis Jones; born March 6, 1889, New Ross, Montgomery County, Ind.
Farmer. Entered service September 20, 1917, Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent
to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 31st Company, 159th Depot Brigade.
Transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to Company C, 151st
Infantry. Contracted pneumonia, and died February 4, 1918, in a Base
Hospital at Camp Shelby. Buried in L O. O. F. Cemetery, New Ross, Ind.
JONES, JAMES NATHAN ---Private
Son of James S. and Eva Jones; born
August 6, 1899, near New Maysville, Ind. Delivery boy. Enlisted in
Company C, 2nd Infantry, Indiana National Guard, June 16, 1917,
Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Gary, Ind.; then to Camp Shelby, Miss.
Overseas in June 1918. Assigned to Company F, 4th Infantry, 3rd
Division. Fought at Chateau-Thierry. Killed July 25, 1918, while acting
as a scout messenger. Buried in National Cemetery, Aisne, France.
JONES, WILLIAM FIFE ---Captain
Son of William T. and Mary J. Smith
Jones; born April 20, 1892, Mocksville, N. C. Moved to Montgomery
County, Ind., 1894. Machinist. Enlisted in Aviation Service August 31,
1916, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Rantoul, Ill., for training. Acted as
Test Pilot, Wilbur Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Commissioned First
Lieutenant, October 3, 1917; promoted to Captain, 1919. Sent to McCook
Field, Dayton, Ohio, where he was killed in aeroplane accident, July
14, 1919. Buried, New Richmond, Ind.
KELLY, BRUCE--- Private
Son of George and Emma Mahan Kelly;
born July 4, 1890, Livonia, Washington County, Ind. Moved to Montgomery
County 1895. Factory employee. Entered service July 25, 1918,
Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 41st
Company, 11th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Contracted
pneumonia, and died October 5, 1918, Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried in
Crawfordsville, Ind.
KESSLER, WILLIAM J.--- Private
Son of Jacob and Bell Kessler; born
December 4, 1892, Montgomery County, Ind. Attended Purdue University.
Farmer. Entered service August, 1918, Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Camp
Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 30th Company, 8th Training Battalion, 158th
Depot Brigade. Contracted influenza, and died October 11, 1918, Camp
Sherman, Ohio. Buried in LO.O.F. Cemetery, New Ross, Ind.
McCRERY, CLAIR--- Private
Son of Andrew J. (deceased) and Fannie
McCrery; born June 1, 1895, State Line, Ind. Moved to Montgomery County
in 1896. Factory employee. Entered Service July 25, 1918,
Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 41st
Company, 11th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred to
Camp McClellan, Ala.; assigned to Company '), Ammunition Train.
Contracted pneumonia and died January 7, 1919, Camp McClellan. Buried
at Ladoga, Ind.
MAXWELL, NORMAN ---Private, U.S. M.C
Son of Frank O. and Minnie V. Maxwell;
born May 29, 1898, Crawfordsville, Ind. Previous military training in
Company C, 2nd Infantry, Indiana National Guard. Employed in
Quartermaster Department, Detroit, Mich. Entered the U.S. Marine Corps
May 15, 1919, Detroit, Mich. Received training at (Quantico's, Va.
Embarked from New York in June, 1919. Died of disease September 10,
1919, Brest, France. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
MELVIN, FRED LAWRENCE ---Seaman
Son of Charles H. and Rachel E.
Melvin; born January 23, 1897, Eminence, Kan. Moved to Montgomery
County, Ind., 1913. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Navy June 27, 1918,
Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Ill.
Transferred to Hampton Roads; assigned to the Iowa. Sailed from
Norfolk, Va. September 27, 1918. Became ill on board ship, and upon
arrival in New York removed to Bellevue Hospital, where he died October
6, 1918. Buried at Alamo, Montgomery County, Ind.
MILLER, DANIEL G. ---Corporal
Son of Jacob H. and Eliza A. Miller;
born June 13, 1891, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind. Moved to
Montgomery County in 1915. Machinist. Enlisted June 13, 1917,
Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.: later transferred
to San Antonia, Tex.; assigned to Battery F, 19th Field Artillery. Died
of typhoid fever November 24, 1917, San Antonia, Tex. Buried at
Lawrenceburg, Ind.
MYERS, STANFORD A. ---Sergeant
Son of Emanuel M. and Adaline V. Myers
(both deceased); born July 27, 1888, Crawfordsville, Ind. Assistant
Manager of shoe store. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army in May, 1917,
Fargo, N. D. Trained at Camp Fargo, N. D.; Camp Greene, N. C.; and Camp
Merritt, N. J. Overseas in December 1918; assigned to Company D, 18th
Infantry, 1st Division. Killed in action October 7, 1918. in the
Argonne Forest. Buried at Exermont, France.
O'CONNOR, MAURICE ---Private
Son of Maurice (deceased) and Mary
O'Connor; born July 12, 1886, Whitesville, Montgomery County, Ind. Real
estate and insurance agent. Enlisted in Missouri National Guard (date
not given) St. Louis, Mo. Sent to Galveston, Tex.; assigned to Company
C, 138th Infantry. Died of tubercular meningitis April 16, 1918,
Galveston, Tex. Buried in Calvary Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
ORRICK, JASPER H.--- Private
Son of George W. and M. E. Orrick;
born April 15, 1895, Tate Springs, Tenn. Moved to Montgomery County,
Ind. in 1917. Farmer. Entered service May 28, 1918, Crawfordsville,
Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Overseas August 6, 1918; assigned to
Company C, 126th Infantry, 32nd Division. Wounded October 4, 1918 near
Cierges. Taken to Hospital No. 127, where he died October 5, 1918.
Buried in Cemetery of 127th Field Hospital, near Montfaucon.
PEFFLEY, GRANT ERNEST ---Private
Son of David H. and Mary M. Peffley;
born October 7. 1886, Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind. Farmer. Entered
service July 24, 1918, Glendive, Montana. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Transferred to Camp Jessup, Ga.; assigned to Company G, Motor Truck
Service. Embarked from Hoboken, N. J., November 1, 1918. Died of lobar
pneumonia January 27, 1919, in hospital Langres, Haute Marne. Buried in
American Cemetery No. 516, Langres, France.
PICKETT, RUSSELL ---U.S. Navy
Son of Ora and Cora Pickett; born
August 26, 1896, near Alamo, Montgomery County, Ind. Student at Wabash
College. Entered U.S. Navy May 31, 1918, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to
Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Ill.; assigned to Company
M, Wireless Telegraphy. Contracted pneumonia and died, November 10,
1918, Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Buried at Waynetown, Ind.
SLOAN, DAVID DIVINE ---Private
Son of John J. and Laura Divine Sloan;
born October19, 1890, Crawfordsville, Ind. Graduate of Wabash College.
Farmer. Entered service October, 1917, Miles City, Montana. Trained at
Camp Lewis, Wash., and Camp Greene, S. C. Assigned to 47th Infantry,
4th Division. With 165th or 166th Infantry at time of death. Went
overseas in May, 1918. Killed in action, July 28, 1918, Seringes,
France. Buried in Cemetery at Seringes-et-Nesles, France.
STEPHENS, GUY ---Private
Son of Moses and Alice Stephens; born
September 16, 1895, Crawfordsville, Ind. Laborer. Entered service July
24, 1918, Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to
41st Company, 11th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred
to Camp McClellan, Ala.; assigned to Company 9, Ammunition Train.
Contracted pneumonia and died, October 28, 1918, Camp McClellan. Buried
in Masonic Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
TODD, RAYMOND ---Private
Son of George W. and Eva M. Todd
(deceased); born May 21, 1891, Browns Valley, Montgomery County, Ind.
Attended Baptist Theological Seminary. Farmer. Entered service June 24,
1918, Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; transferred to
Ft. Niagara, N.Y.; assigned to Company C, 45th Training Battalion, U.S.
Guards. Contracted pneumonia, and died December 7, 1918, Ft. Niagara,
N.Y. Buried in Indian Creek Hill Cemetery, near Brown's Valley, Ind.
TURNER, OSCAR E.--- Private
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Turner; born
September 19, 1890, Tompkinsville, Ky. Moved to Indiana (exact date not
known). Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army October 6, 1917,
Lafayette, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp Shelby,
Miss.; assigned to Replacement Draft. Overseas June 11, 1918; assigned
to Company C, 26th Infantry, 1st Division. Killed in action October 9,
1918. Buried in Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, Grave 105, Section
25, Plot 3.
WARBRITTON, ERNEST RUSH ---Captain
Son of John F. and Laura A.
Warbritton; born December 1, 1887, New Market, Montgomery County, Ind.
Attended Purdue University. Civil Engineer. Entered First Officer's
Training Camp, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind., in May 1917. Sent to Camp
Sherman, Ohio; assigned to Company B, 334th Infantry, 84th (Lincoln)
Division. Embarked September 1, 1918. Died October 14, 1918, Hospital
No. 101, Fort Manor, England. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery,
Crawfordsville. Survived by widow, Anna Warbritton, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
WINGERT, HAROLD ---Private
Son of Baily and Laura R. Wingert;
born November 30, 1889, Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind. Conductor.
Entered service March 29, 1918, Crawfordsville, Ind. Sent to Camp
Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company H, 112th Infantry, 28th Division. Sent
to Camp Upton, New York; embarked May 7, 1918. Wounded August 10, 1918,
in "Death Valley" near Fismes. Died following day in Field Hospital No.
111. Buried in American Cemetery, Chateau de la Foret, Aisne.
YOUNGMAN, ROBERT PERL --- Lieutenant
Colonel
Son of William and Etta Hewlings
Youngman; born February 5, 1879, De Graff, Ohio. Moved to Montgomery
County, Ind., 1891. Merchant. Served in Spanish-American War. Appointed
Major of the 2nd Indiana Regiment, National Guard, May 13, 1917.
Transferred to 4th Regiment, 139th Field Artillery. Promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel. Taken ill at Jeffersonville; removed to Ft.
Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Discharged January 21, 1918, due to physical
disability. Died January 29, 1918, Crawfordsville. Buried in Oak Hill
Cemetery. Survived by widow, Vera Smith Youngman, Crawfordsville, Ind.
Names reported from Montgomery County
for whom complete records could not be obtained.
BORAKER, CLARENCE. Crawfordsville,
Ind. Private, Supply Company, 34th Field Artillery. Died of pneumonia
January 15, 1918. (Place unknown).
McCLURE, OTTO. John Johnson, (assumed
name). New Ross, Ind. Private, Company G, 1st Ammunition Train, Horsed
Battalion. Died of pneumonia September 16, 1918. (Place unknown)
McKINNEY, CHARLES W. Wayne- town, Ind.
Private, Company K, 18th Infantry. Died of wounds October 28, 1918.
(Place unknown).
MASON, JAMES. Ladoga, Ind. Private,
Company C, Indiana National Guard. Died in July, 1918. (Place, and
cause of death unknown).
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
