RIPLEY
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
ASHCRAFT, HENRY LEE ---Private
Son of Jesse T. and Eva Ashcraft;
born January 18, 1895. Grant County,
Ky. Moved to Ripley County, Ind., 1916, Farmer. Entered service
September 20, 1917, Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.
Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Overseas May 17, 1918; assigned to
Company M, 120th Infantry, 30th Division. Killed in action September
29, 1918, near St. Quentin, France. Buried in "Old Hickory Plot"
American Cemetery, St. Quentin, France.
BEALL, CLARENCE RAY ---Seaman, 2nd
Class
Son of Andrew Thomas and Charlotte
Beall; born March 22, 1897,
Versailles, Ind. Teacher. Enlisted in U.S. Naval Reserve June 3, 1918,
Indianapolis, Ind. Trained at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Ill.
Ordered to Puget Sound, Wash. August 27, 1918. Died of pneumonia
October 3, 1918, Puget Sound, Wash. Buried in Cliff Hill Cemetery,
Versailles, Ind. Survived by widow, Edna Beall, Versailles, Ind.
BLAND, JOHN LESTER ---Corporal
Son of John Martin and Mary Luella
Bland; born July 7, 1895, Holton,
Ripley County, Ind. Furniture worker. Entered service September 20,
1917, Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp
Sevier, S. C. Embaiked May 17, 1918; assigned to Company M, 120th
Infantry, 30th Division. Gassed at Busigny, October 17; died November
2, 1918, General Hospital No. 74, Trouville. Buried in American Plot,
British Cemetery, Trouville. American Legion Post, Batesville, Ind.,
named the Prell-Bland Post.
BRANHAM, RAY ROSCOE ---Private
Son of Joseph H. and Jennie Branham;
born March 5, 1891, Osgood, Ripley
County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army October 5, 1914, Ft.
Snelling, Minn. Served on Mexican Border. Trained at Ft. McKinley,
Maine; Jacksonville, Fla., and Ft. Williams, Me. Sailed for France
March 16, 1918. Assigned to Battery F, 43rd Coast Artillery Corps. Died
of pneumonia October 21, 1918, in Vittel Hospital, France. Buried in
Cemetery at Vittel, Vosges, France.
BRONNENBERG, EARL ---Private
Son of John and Mary Bronnenberg;
born December 24, 1896, Chesterfield,
Madison County, Ind. Moved to Ripley County in 1906. Enlisted in U.S.
Regular Army February 16, 1916, Indianapolis, Ind. Assigned to Wagon
Company No. 1. Served on Mexican Border. Sailed for France August 7,
1917. Assigned to Quartermaster Corps, Wagon Company No. 100. Died of
pneumonia in Camp Hospital No. 28, Nevers, France, February 16, 1919.
Buried in American Cemetery, Nevers, France.
BROWN, FLOYD BERNICE ---Private
Son of Perry and Missouri Brown; born
October 10, 1895, New Marion,
Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service September 9, 1917,
Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company A, 335th
Infantry. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Embarked May 17, 1918;
assigned to Company C, 119th Infantry, 30th Division. Killed in action
October 10, 1918, St. Souplet, France. Buried near St. Souplet.
Survived by widow, Bessie Gray Brown, New Marion, Ind.
BULTMAN, FORREST CLYDE ---Private,
S.A.T.C.
Son of Henry and Virginia Bultman;
born October 17, 1898, Napoleon,
Ripley County, Ind. Student. Entered Student's Army Training Corps,
Company A, October 7, 1918, State Normal School, Terre Haute, Ind. Died
of pneumonia November 7, 1918, in St. Anthony's Hospital, Terre Haute,
Ind. Buried in New Salem Cemetery, Ripley County, Ind.
DEBURGER, MARCUS EUGENE ---Private
Son of James and Stella B. Deburger;
born March 8, 1894, Versailles,
Ind. Laborer. Called into service September 20, 1917, Versailles, Ind.
Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company A, 335th Infantry, 84th
Division. Died of pneumonia December 24, 1917, Base Hospital, Camp
Taylor, Ky. Buried in Shelby Cemetery, Shelby Township, Ripley County,
Ind.
DEMAREE, EMMETT ---Corporal
Son of Jesse and Sarah Demaree; born
May 1, 1893, Shelby Township,
Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army December 7,
1917. Assigned to Aero Supply Squadron No. 672. Trained at Kelly Field,
Tex., and Camps Morrison, and Hampton, Va. Overseas in October, 1918.
Assigned to Company 499, Aero Squadron. Died of pneumonia at Base
Hospital No. 101, St. Nazaire, France, February 20, 1919. Buried in
American Cemetery, St. Nazaire, France.
DIVER, KENNETH LEO ---Corporal
Son of John and Caroline Diver; born
August 16, 1895, Sunman, Ripley
County, Inc1. Railway employee. Enlisted May 12, 1917, in U.S. Regular
Army, Indianapolis, Ind. Assigned to Company A, 16th Infantry, 1st
Division. Joined his regiment at Ft. Bliss, Tex. Overseas June 10,
1917. Transferred to Company D, 16th Infantry, 1st Division. In first
raid made by the Germans on American Army. Killed near Montdidier,
April 28, 1918. Buried near where he fell.
DOWNEY, EARL WILLIAM ---Chief Yeoman
Son of William and Florence Downey;
born June 27, 1894, Dabney, Ripley
County, Ind. Stenographer. Enlisted in U.S Navy June 29, 1914,
Cincinnati, Ohio. Assigned to 4th Class Yeomen on battleship Missouri.
Promoted to Chief Yeoman. Died of pneumonia September 30, 1918, in
Municipal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. Buried at Holton, Ripley County,
Ind. Survived by widow, Wilda Elders Downey, Greensburg, Ind.
DUNCAN, WILBUR ROY ---Private
Son of William and Sarah Duncan; born
May 29, 1888, Manchester, Ohio.
Farmer. Called into service June 25, 1918, Versailles, Ind. Sent to
Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to Company F, 150th Infantry, 38th
Division; then to Company H, 336th Infantry. Sent to Camp Merritt,
N.J.; then to Camp Mills, N.Y. Died of pneumonia in Camp Mills Hospital
October 23, 1918. Buried in Washington Cemetery, Elrod, Ripley County,
Ind.
ENDRES, CHRIST FRED ---Private
Son of Adam and Margaret Endres; born
May 15, 1895, near Sunman, Ripley
County, Ind. Farmer. Called to service October 4, 1917, Versailles,
Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company A, 335th Infantry.
Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Embarked May 17, 1918; assigned to
Company M, 120th Infantry, 30th Division. Saw service on the Ypres
front in Belgium, and about Kemmel Hill. Killed in action October 10,
1918, Vaux, Andigny, France. Buried near where he fel1.
FLICK, JOHN LOUIS ---Private
Son of John and Louisa Flick; born
near Holton, Ripley County, Ind. May
8, 1894. Teacher. Called into service October 4, 1917, Versailles, Ind.
Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company A, 335th Infantry.
Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Overseas May 17, 1918; assigned to
Company I, 119th Infantry, 30th Division. Saw service on the Ypres
front, Kemmel Hill, and Voormezeele. Died of wounds at Rouen, France,
October 16, 1918. Buried at Rouen, France. American Legion Post,
Holton, Ind., named in his honor.
FRANCIS, JAMES ALVA - Electrician,
---3rd Class
Son of Calvin R. and Ada Weber
Francis; born December 6, 1893, Correct,
Ripley County, Ind. Electrical lineman. Enlisted in U.S. Navy September
28, 1915, Louisville, Ky. Trained at Cincinnati, Ohio, and New York.
Promoted to 3rd class Electrician on destroyer, Jacob Jones. Lost at
sea December 6, 1917, when destroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed off west
coast of England. Survived by widow, Clara Francis, and children,
Mildred Clara, and Mary Margaret, Osgood, Ind.
FRUCHTNICHT, ROY JOHN ---Private
Son of John and Louisa Fruchtnicht;
born March 11, 1895, near
Batesville, Ripley County, Ind. Polisher in furniture factory. Called
into service June 28, 1918, Versailles, Ind. Entered Aviation Repair
Department at Speedway, Indianapolis, Ind. Assigned to 821st Aero
Squadron, Signal Corps. Died of pneumonia October 13, 1918, Base
Hospital, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Buried in Huntersville Cemetery,
Batesville, Ind.
GILLAND, WILLIAM EDWARD
---Corporal
Son of Arch and Mary Ivins Gilland;
born January 29, 1894, Osgood,
Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service September 9, 1917,
Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company A, 335th
Infantry. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Overseas May 17, 1918;
assigned to Company K, 119th Infantry, 30th Division. Killed in action
October 9, 1918, Bellecourt, France. Buried near St. Souplet in
cemetery at Busigny, Nord, France, American Legion Post, Osgood, Ind.
named in his honor.
GORDON, GEORGE ALLEN ---Seaman, 2nd
Class
Son of George and Lucinda E, Gordon;
born October 7, 1896, New Marion,
Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Navy June 4, 1918,
Bloomington, Ill. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station, 1ll.;
assigned to 2nd Class Seaman. Died of pneumonia September 26, 1918,
Camp Dewey, Great Lakes, Ill. Buried in Salem Cemetery, near Cross
Plains, Ripley County, Ind.
HEISMAN, SAMUEL RICHARD ---Private
Son of Richard and Anna Bruns
Heisman; born January 27. 1888, Sunman,
Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service September 20, 1917,
Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp Sevier,
S. C. Embarked May 17, 1918; assigned to Company M, 120th Infantry,
30th Division. Gassed October 17, 1918. Died from the effects of gas
October 28, 1918, Base Hospital, Rouen. Buried in British Military
Cemetery, Rouen, France.
HUELSON, EDWARD THOMAS ---Private
Son of Rudolph and Mollie Dermitt
Heulson; born October 3, 1894, New
Marion, Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in Battery B, 2nd Field
Artillery, Iowa National Guard, December 15, 1917. Trained in Camp
Dodge, Iowa; assigned to Company B, 350th Infantry; transferred to Camp
Sevier, S. C.; assigned to Company C, 117th Infantry, 30th Division.
Died of pneumonia May 17, 1918, Camp Sevier. Buried in New Marion
Cemetery, Ripley County, Ind.
HUNTER, HARRY MELVIN ---Private
Son of Jesse and Carrie Hunter; born
January 22, 1896, Cross Plains,
Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service June 26, 1918,
Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 20th Company,
5th Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade; later to Company B, 334th
Infantry, 84th Division. Transferred to Camp Mills, N.Y.; embarked for
France September 1, 1918. Died of pneumonia October 20, 1918, Noyers,
France. Buried at St. Aignan Loire-et-cher, France.
HUNTER, TONY EDWARD ---1st Lieutenant
Son of Eli D. and Anna B. Hunter;
born September 5, 1878, Versailles,
Ind. Physician. Educated in Kentucky Medical University, and Chicago
University. Enlisted in Medical Officers Reserve Corps, June 21, 1917,
Indianapolis, Ind. Served as Regimental Surgeon, 149th Infantry, 38th
Division, Sanitary Detachment. Ward Surgeon, Camp Shelby, Miss. Died of
pneumonia April 18, 1918, Camp Shelby. Buried in Cliff Hill Cemetery,
Versailles. Survived by widow, Eva M. Hunter, and children, Edith, and
John, Versailles, Ind.
HYATT, EARL CLIFFORD ---Private
Son of Samuel and Cora Hyatt; born
April 18, 1895, Benham, Ripley
County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service September 9, 1917. Versailles,
Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company A, 335th Regiment,
84th Division. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Overseas May 17, 1918;
assigned to Company I, 120th Infantry, 30th Division. Killed in action,
Somme Offensive, October 18, 1918, St. Souplet. Buried in "Old Hickory
Cemetery," near St. Quentin, France.
KISSELL, JOHN ---Private
Son of William and Anna Schormick
Kissell; born December 23, 1893,
Milan, Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service September 20,
1917, Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company A,
335th Infantry, 84th Division. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C.
Embarked May 17, 1918; assigned to Company I, 120th Infantry, 30th
Division. Died of pneumonia November 6, 1918, 41st Stationery Hospital,
Amiens. Buried in Cemetery at Amiens, Somme, France.
LEVINE, PHILIP ---Private
Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Dubrowitz
Levine; born August 31, 1899,
Cincinnati, Ohio, Moved to Ripley County, Ind. in 1912. Grain dealer.
Entered service October 1, 1918, Cincinnati, Ohio, in Student Army
Training Corps, University of Cincinnati. Died of pneumonia November 7,
1918, Cincinnati General Hospital. Buried in Price Hill Cemetery,
Cincinnati.
LINDAUER, WILLIAM M. ---Private
Son of Michael and Mary Lindauer;
born June 17, 1889, St. Magdalene,
Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service September 20, 1917,
Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 45th Company,
12th Provisional Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade; transferred
to Company A, 335th Infantry (?). Died of pneumonia December 23, 1917,
Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried in Catholic Cemetery, St. Magdalene, Ripley
County, Ind.
MAY, HARRY CLIFFORD ---Private
Son of Herman R. and Rebecca Jane
May; born December 31, 1887, Cross
Plains, Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service June 26, 1918,
Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp Sherman,
Ohio; assigned to Company B, 334th Infantry, 84th Division. Overseas
September 2, 1918. Died of pneumonia October 23, 1918, Camp Hospital
No. 26, Noyers, France. Buried in Benham Cemetery, Ripley County, Ind.
POHLAR, CLIFFORD WILLIAM ---Private
Son of John and Louisa Galbe Pohlar;
born January 5, 1897, Spades,
Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service August 29, 1918,
Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 29th Company,
8th Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade. Died of influenza October
9, 1918, Base Hospital at Camp Sherman. Buried at Penntown, near
Spades, Ind.
PRELL, HUGHO AUGUST ---Private
Son of Ernest August and Margaret
Hanna Prell; born June 18, 1887,
Batesville, Ripley County, Ind. Carpenter. Called into service March
29, 1918, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to
Headquarters Company, 329th Infantry, 83rd Division. Sent to Camp
Merritt, N.J., for embarkation June 11, 1918. Transferred to Company G,
28th Infantry, 1st Division. Met instant death October 6, 1918, in
Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Buried, Exermont, France. American Legion
Post, Batesville, Ind., named the Prell-Bland Post.
LEVINE, PHILIP ---Private
Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Dubrowitz
Levine; born August 31, 1899,
Cincinnati, Ohio, Moved to Ripley County, Ind. in 1912. Grain dealer.
Entered service October 1, 1918, Cincinnati, Ohio, in Student Army
Training Corps, University of Cincinnati. Died of pneumonia November 7,
1918, Cincinnati General Hospital. Buried in Price Hill Cemetery,
Cincinnati.
LINDAUER, WILLIAM M. ---Private
Son of Michael and Mary Lindauer;
born June 17, 1889, St. Magdalene,
Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service September 20, 1917,
Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 45th Company,
12th Provisional Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade; transferred
to Company A, 335th Infantry (?). Died of pneumonia December 23, 1917,
Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried in Catholic Cemetery, St. Magdalene, Ripley
County, Ind.
MAY, HARRY CLIFFORD ---Private
Son of Herman R. and Rebecca Jane
May; born December 31, 1887, Cross
Plains, Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service June 26, 1918,
Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp Sherman,
Ohio; assigned to Company B, 334th Infantry, 84th Division. Overseas
September 2, 1918. Died of pneumonia October 23, 1918, Camp Hospital
No. 26, Noyers, France. Buried in Benham Cemetery, Ripley County, Ind.
POHLAR, CLIFFORD WILLIAM ---Private
Son of John and Louisa Galbe Pohlar;
born January 5, 1897, Spades,
Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service August 29, 1918,
Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 29th Company,
8th Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade. Died of influenza October
9, 1918, Base Hospital at Camp Sherman. Buried at Penntown, near
Spades, Ind.
PRELL, HUGHO AUGUST ---Private
Son of Ernest August and Margaret
Hanna Prell; born June 18, 1887,
Batesville, Ripley County, Ind. Carpenter. Called into service March
29, 1918, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to
Headquarters Company, 329th Infantry, 83rd Division. Sent to Camp
Merritt, N.J., for embarkation June 11, 1918. Transferred to Company G,
28th Infantry, 1st Division. Met instant death October 6, 1918, in
Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Buried, Exermont, France. American Legion
Post, Batesville, Ind., named the Prell-Bland Post.
RANEY, ROY Seaman, ---2nd Class
Son of George W. and Louella Raney;
born January 4, 1900, Cincinnati,
Ohio. Moved with parents to Ripley County, Ind., same year.
Electrician. Enlisted in U.S. Navy June 18, 1918, Richmond, Ind. Sent
to Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Ill. Promoted to Second Class
Seaman. Died of pneumonia September 29, 1918, Great Lakes Naval
Hospital. Buried at Moores Hill, Dearborn County, Ind.
REYNOLDS, HARRISON ---Corporal
Son of Joseph and Margaret Brower
Reynolds (deceased); born December 6,
1891, near New Marion, Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in Company
I, 3rd Ohio National Guard, April 10, 1917, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sent to
Camp Perry, Ohio; assigned to Company C, 166th Infantry, 42nd (Rainbow)
Division. Embarked October 27, 1917. With Army of Occupation; died from
accidental causes January 16, 1919, Coblenz, Germany. Buried in
Tanglewood Cemetery, Versailles, Ind.
ROBERTS, THORNTON BURCHFIELD
---Private
Son of Finley and Cordelia Burchfield
Roberts; born June 22, 1895,
Elrod, Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service February 23,
1918, Grinnell, Iowa. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; transferred to Camp
Gordon, Ga., assigned to 38th Company, 10th Training Battalion, 157th
Depot Brigade; then to Supply Company, 350th Infantry. Died of
pneumonia in Base Hospital at Camp Gordon, April 19, 1918. Buried at
Green Chapel, Ripley County, Ind.
SANDEFUR, CHARLES HALL ---Seaman, 2nd
Class
Son of Amos and Alice Hall Sandefur;
born August 5,1895, Shelbyville,
Ind. Moved to Ripley County in 1907. Foster- son of William Dollens and
wife. Farmer. Enlisted in Naval Reserves March 29, 1917, Cincinnati,
Ohio. Sent to Norfolk, Va. Died of pneumonia May 2, 1917, in Naval
Hospital, Newport News, Va. Buried at Benham, Ripley County, Ind.
SCHRAUB, HENRY EDWARD ---Corporal
Son of Philip and Lucy Hamel Schraub;
born August 16, 1894, Peoria,
Ill. Moved to Ripley County, Ind., in 1911. Farmer. Called into service
September 20, 1917, Versailjes, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.
Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Embarked May 17, 1918; assigned to
Company M, 120th Infantry, 30th Division. Died October 14, 1918, from
wounds received in action, near St. Quentin. Buried in American
Cemetery, near St. Quentin. American Legion Post, Friendship, Ind.,
named in his honor.
SMITH, HARRY WILLIAM ---Private
Son of Edward and Nellie Smith; born
August 24, 1894, near Milan,
Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army October 28,
1916, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio; assigned to
Company F, 28th Infantry, 1st Division. Embarked for France June 14,
1917. Killed in action May 29, 1918, Cantigny, France. Buried on
battlefield near Cantigny.
SUNMAN, COY ROBINSON ---Private
Son of Thomas W. W. and Hannah Rogers
Sunman; born March 6, 1888,
Spades, Ripley County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service September 20, 1917,
Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company A, 335th
Infantry. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S.C. Overseas May 17, 1918;
assigned to Company M, 120th Infantry, 30th Division. Killed in action
September 29, 1918, Bellecourt, France. Buried near St. Quentin, in
American Plot of British Cemetery.
SUTHERLAND, GILBERT ---Private
Son of John and Dora Sutherland; born
March 23, 1896, Sadieville, Ky.
Moved to home of foster-parents, Thomas and Mary Morris, Ripley County,
Ind. in 1906. Farmer. Entered service September 17, 1917, Red Cloud,
Neb. Sent to Camp Funston, Kan.; assigned to Company G, 335th Infantry.
Transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Embarked April 6, 1918; assigned to
Company G, 4th Infantry, 3rd Division. Killed in action July 29, 1918,
Aisne. Buried near where he fell.
VESTAL, ALVA LEE ---Private
Son of John and Dicey Vestal; born
September 28, 1886, near Hicks,
Jefferson County, Ind. Farmer. Most of his life spent at Haney's
Corner, Ripley County. Entered service October 4, 1917, Versailles,
Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company A, 335th Infantry.
Death resulted from appendicitis, March 1, 1918, Camp Taylor, Ky.
Buried at Shelby Church Cemetery, Shelby Township, Ripley County, Ind.
Survived by widow, Flora Lee Vestal, Madison, Ind.
WEARE, LEORA McKINLEY ---Corporal
Son of Lorenzo and Stella Blanche
Weare; born in Versailles, Ind.
February 3, 1894. Took special course in Purdue University. Farmer.
Called into service September 20, 1917, Versailles, Ind. Sent to Camp
Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Embarked May 17, 1918;
assigned to Company M, 120th Infantry, 30th Division. Killed in action
near St.
Quentin, September 29, 1918. Buried
in "Old Hickory" cemetery near St.
Quentin, France. American Legion Post, Versailles, Ind., named in his
honor.
WHITHAM, MILTON McKINLEY ---Private
Son of Franklin P. and Daisy D.
Whitham; born December 29, 1896, Cross
Plains, Ripley County, Ind. Clerk. Entered U.S. Regular Army May 29,
1918, Akron, Ohio. Sent to Camp Gordon, Ga.; assigned to Replacement
Unit. Embarked August 1, 1918. Assigned to Company K, 28th Infantry,
1st Division. Killed in action October 5, 1918, in the Meuse-Argonne
Offensive. Buried at Exermont, Ardennes, France.
WILDEY, EDWARD LAWRENCE ---Private
Son of William and Luella Raney
Wildey; born December 17, 1898, North
Vernon, Ind. Moved to Ripley County in 1903. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S.
Regular Army November,
1916, Indianapolis, Ind. Assigned to
Company C, 28th Infantry, 1st
Division at Ft. Ringgold, Tex. Overseas July 12, 1917. Saw service at
Cantigny, Chateau-Thierry, and Verdun. Wounded in action at Argonne,
France. Sent back to U.S. Died of pneumonia Camp Taylor, Ky., February
22, 1919. Buried at North Vernon, Ind.
WILSON, ADLAI ERNEST ---Private
Son of B. F. and Content B. Wilson;
born July 11, 1897, Dillsboro,
Dearborn County, Ind. Later moved to Ripley County, Ind. Student in
Mooreshill College. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army Medical Department,
March 5, 1917, Columbus, Ohio. Went into training at Columbus Barracks,
where he died of diphtheria April 25, 1917. Buried at Dillsboro,
Dearborn 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
