NOBLE
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
BIDDLE, ROY HENRY - -
-Private,
S.A.T.C.
Son of Charles W. and
Louisa Biddle; born January 1, 1892, Payne, Ohio. Moved to Noble
County, Ind., in 1906. Farmer. Entered service September 19, 1918, Blue
Earth, Minn. Sent to Dunwoody Institute. Transferred to Ft. Snelling,
Minn.; assigned to Company B, Student Army Training Corps. Died of
influenza-pneumonia October 9, 1918, Ft. Snelling, Minn. Buried,
Albion, Ind.
BISHOP, CHARLES EDWARD -
- -Private
Son of Edward L. and
Gertrude W.
Bishop; born August 15, 1893, Baldwinville, Mass. Moved to Noble
County, Ind., 1916. Graduate of Dartmouth College. Principal of
Ligonier High School for two years. Bank clerk. Entered service
September 10, 1918, Elkhart, Ind. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill.; assigned to
Company C, 5th Limited Service Regiment, 161st Depot Brigade. Died of
pneumonia October 4, 1918, Camp Grant, 1ll. Buried, Baldwinville, Mass.
BRUMBAUGH, BRIGHT
GLENWOOD - -
-Private
Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles E.
Brumbaugh; born October 2, 1895, Collins, Whitley County, Ind. Railroad
employee. Enlisted in Company A, 3rd Infantry, Indiana National Guard
May 28, 1917, Albion, Ind. Sent to Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to
Headquarters Company, 147th Field Artillery. Embarked from New York
June 12, 1918. Joined 32nd Division on Alsace Front. Died of
tuberculosis February 2, 1919, at Hospital No. 20, Bordeaux, France.
Buried, Bordeaux, France.
EGOLF, FRED ADAM - - -
Private
Son of Henry H. and
Angeline Egolf;
born November 17, 1898, Kimmell,
Noble County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service August 26, 1918,
Kendallville, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 21st
Company, 6th Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade. Died of pneumonia
October 5, 1918, Camp Sherman. Buried in Merriam Cemetery, Merriam, Ind.
GANDY, TONY LEWIS - - -
Corporal,
U.S.M.C.
Son of Bert E. and Rosa
Gandy (Williams); born December 8, 1897, Merriam, Noble County, Ind.
Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps May 7, 1917, Georgetown, Ill.
Trained at Parris Island, S. C., and Quantico, Va.; assigned to 75th
Company, 6th Regiment. Overseas September 16, 1917. Wounded September
14, 1918, in battle of St. Mihiel, and died September 15, 1918. Buried
in Cemetery No. 543, Thiaucourt, Meurthe et Moselle, France.
HALLER, GLYNDON CHILDS -
- - Private
Son of Wilber and Mary
Haller;
born December 28, 1888, Corunna, Dekalb County, Ind. Graduate of
Indiana University. Pharmacist. Entered service July 10, 1918,
Bloomington, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Overseas September 8, 1918.
Assigned to Mobile Hospital No. 11, as Druggist. Died of pneumonia
February 13, 1919, Donjeux, France. Buried in American Cemetery,
Riacourt, Haute Marne. Survived by widow, Ada Stewart Haller,
Kendallville, Ind.
HARRISON, RALPH DAVID - -
- Corporal
Son of Willoughby C. and
Mary S.
Harrison; born March 9, 1892, Goshen,
Ind. Moved to Indianapolis in 1909. Writer. Collaborated with Martin
Johnson in the narrative of travel, "Through the South Sea with Jack
London." Entered service June 27, 1918, Ligonier, Ind. Sent to Camp
Sherman, Ohio: assigned to 5th Company, 2nd Training Battalion, 158th
Depot Brigade. Died of pneumonia October 7, 1918, Camp Sherman. Buried
in Oak Park Cemetery, Ligonier, Ind.
JOSLIN, RAY ALANSON - - -
Private
Son of Elmer and May
Joslin; born
June 28, 1898, Vicks- burg, Mich.
Painter. Living in Noble County, Ind., when he enlisted in U.S. Regular
Army April 17, 1917, Ft. Wayne. Sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio; then
to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.; assigned to Company D, 55th Telephone
Battalion. Overseas in April 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Argonne,
Meuse-Argonne Offensive. With Army of Occupation, and died of pneumonia
January 26, 1919, at Wittlich, Germany. Buried, Rome City, Ind.
MILLER, RAYMOND EDWARD -
- - Corporal
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Miller;
born March 6, 1896, Hicksville, Ohio. Moved to Kendallville, Noble
County, Ind,. 1911. Printer. Enlisted in Company I, 2nd Infantry,
Indiana National Guard, April 17, 1914, Kendallville, Ind. Saw service
on the Mexican Border. Re-enlisted in August 1917. Sent to Camp Shelby,
Miss.; assigned to Battery A, 137th Field Artillery, 38th Division.
Died of pneumonia December 29, 1917, Camp Shelby. Buried in Forest Home
Cemetery, Hicksville, Ohio,
OSTRANDER, LLOYD GERALD -
- - Private
Son of George B. Clough
and Sarah
Ostrander; born October 12, 1898,
Ligonier, Noble County, Ind. Laborer. Enlisted in Company D, 3rd
Infantry, Indiana National Guard, June 21, 1916, Kendallville, Ind.
Sent to Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to Battery A, 137th Field
Artillery, 38th Division. Overseas October 1, 1918. Died of pneumonia,
October 17, 1918, on board ship. Body returned home for burial.
REEVE, FLOYD LESTER - - -
Private
Son of Charles L. and
Almeda Reeve;
born August 21, 1898, Cornell, 1ll.
Moved to Ligonier, Noble County, Ind., 1908. High school student.
Enlisted in Company A, Indiana National Guard May 6, 1917, Albion, Ind.
Trained at Camp Shelby, Miss.; assigned to Battery A, 137th Field
Artillery. Accidentally killed December 24, 1917, while climbing a pine
to get some mistletoe for Christmas festivities at Camp Shelby, Miss.
Buried in Sparta Cemetery, Noble County, Ind.
REYNOLDS, GLEN N. - - -
Private
Son of Orley H. and Clara
Reynolds;
born November 20, 1893, York
Township, Noble County, Ind. Attended Tri-State College, Angola, Ind.,
during the winter of 1913-1914. Teacher, and farmer. Enlisted in
Aviation Section, Signal Corps, November 8, 1917, Indianapolis, Ind.
Trained at Ft. Sam Houston, Tex.; where he died of pneumonia January
23, 1918. Buried in Albion Cemetery, Albion, Ind.
RICE, CHARLES EDWARD - -
- Private
Son of David and Betty
Rice (Van
Lear); born October 30, 1886, Corunna,
Dekalb County, Ind. Moved to Noble County in 1901. Laborer. Volunteered
as carpenter, May 17, 1918, Kendallville, Noble County, Ind. Sent to
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind.; assigned to Company E, 22nd Engineers.
Overseas July 31, 1918. Died of pneumonia September 14, 1918, at Base
Hospital No. 116, near Bazoilles-sur-Meuse (Vosges) Buried, Ligonier,
Ind.
SEIDEL, THEODORE JULIUS -
- -
Private, U.S.M.C.
Son of Henry and Anna
Swartz Seidel;
born January 21, 1897,
Kendallville, Noble County, Ind. Laborer. Enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps
March 1, 1917, and sent to Parris Island, S. C., for training. Later
transferred to Washington, D.C., where he acted as guard at Naval
Hospital. Transferred to Portsmouth, N.H., where he died of pneumonia
September 23, 1918. Buried at Kendallville, Ind.
SONTCHI, CLARENCE S. - -
- Sergeant
Son of David S. and Anna
S. Sontchi;
born July 31, 1891, Wawaka, Noble
County, Ind. Engineer. Entered service October 28, 1917, Hillsdale,
Mich. Trained at Camp Custer, Mich.; assigned to Automobile Mechanics
Motor Truck Co. 371, Train 499. Died of pneumonia February 17, 1918,
Camp Custer, Mich. Buried at Cosperville, Noble County, Ind.
SPRANDEL, LOUIS FREDERICK
- - -
Sergeant
Son of Gustav F. and
Amelia Sprandel;
born December 3, 1889,
Kendallyille, Ind. Clerk. Entered service March 29, 1918, Kendallville,
Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 19th Company, 5th Training
Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade; later to Medical Detachment, Base
Hospital. Served as Chief Executive of the office force of the
Disability Board. Died, March 29, 1919, following an operation for
appendicitis, Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried, Kendallville, Ind.
WALBURN, AUBREY E. - - -
Corporal
Son of Charles Orvas and
Mary Walburn
(deceased); born April 23, 1898,
Whitley County, Ind. Served on Mexican Border in 1916. Enlisted in
Company D, 3rd Infantry, Indiana National Guard August 5, 1917. Sent to
Camp Shelby, Miss. Assigned to Battery A, 137th Field Artillery. Served
seven months overseas. Returned to U.S., and was discharged in February
1919; ill with tuberculosis; sent to Tubercular Hospital, Rockville,
Ind., where he died April 12, 1919.
WATTS, LESLIE FREDERICK -
- - Private
Son of Josiah and Mary
Watts; born
October 21, 1891, Garrett, Dekalb
County, Ind. Metal worker. Served in U.S Navy from 1910 to 1914.
Entered service September 3, 1918, Kendallville, Ind. Sent to Camp
Grant, 1ll.; assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, Provisional Training
Regiment, 161st Depot Brigade. Died of pneumonia October 14, 1918, Camp
Grant. Buried in Fairfield Center Cemetery. Survived by widow, Osyth
Moore Presky Watts, Ashley, Ind.
WINEBRENNER, VIRGIL G. -
- - Corporal
Son of Andrew J. and Ella
Winebrenner; born January 27, 1896, Merriam,
Noble County, Ind. Farmer-blacksmith. En- listed in U.S. Regular Army
April 27, 1916, Cleveland, Ohio. Sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio;
transferred to Douglas, Ariz. Assigned to Company K, 18th Infantry.
Overseas in June, 1917. Killed in action November 12, 1917, near Nancy,
France. First Noble County soldier to lose life in World War. Buried in
Cemetery No. 62, near Nancy, France.
Name reported from Noble
County for
whom complete record could not be
obtained.
RESSLER, CLAUDE F.
Kendallville, Ind.
Died of apoplexy, Ft. Thomas,
Ky., April 8, 1917. (Details 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
