STARKE
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
EMIGH, CHARLES - Private
Son of Jacob and Lavina
Emigh; born
November 17, 1889, near Knox, Starke County, Ind. Farmer. Entered
service July 23, 1918, Knox, Ind. Sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. C.;
assigned to 321st Ambulance Company, Sanitary Train. Contracted
pneumonia, and died November 29, 1918, Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Buried in
Bass Lake Cemetery, near Knox, Ind.
GARBISON, CLIFFORD FRANK
- Private
Son of Joseph (deceased)
and Emma
Garbison (File); born April 8, 1896, Davis Township, Starke County,
Ind. Farmer. Entered service June 24, 1918, Laporte, Ind. Sent to Camp
Sherman, Ohio. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas September 3,
1918; assigned to Company F, 335th Infantry, 84th Division. Contracted
pneumonia; moved to Base Hospital No. 3 in France, where he died
October 14, 1918. Buried in American Cemetery, Menezterol Montignac,
Dordogne, France.
GOOD, JOHN EARL - Private
Son of Jeremiah and
Martha Good (both
deceased); born March 16, 1896, Knox, Ind. Employee of Rubber Boot
factory, Mishawaka, Ind., when he entered service October 5, 1917. Sent
to Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C.; assigned to
Company A, 327th Machine Gun Battalion. Sailed overseas May 11, 1918.
Participated in battles of Bellecourt, and Premont. Died October 24,
1918, from wounds received in action. Body returned to U.S., and buried
at Knox, Ind.
KELLER, HARRY - Corporal
Son of Ezekiel and
Caroline M.
Keller; born April 14, 1891, North Judson, Starke County, Ind. Employee
of Tin Plate Mill, Indiana Harbor, Ind. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army
June 27, 1917, Chicago, 1ll. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., assigned to
17th Engineers. Overseas in July, 1917. Gassed during drive in the
Marne Sector. Returned to U.S. as casualty, January 23, 1918; taken to
Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Ill., where he died July 28, 1918.
Buried with military honors, North Judson, Starke County, Ind.
REGNOLD, JOSEPH - Sergeant
Son of Joseph A. and Anna
J. Regnold;
born February 6, 1895, Englewood, Ill. Moved to Starke County, Ind. in
1904. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army May 8, 1917, Indiana Harbor. Sent
to Ft. Thomas, Ky.; transferred to Syracuse, N. Y. Overseas April 2,
1918; attached to Third Division. Fought at St. Mihiel, Montfaucon, and
in Meuse-Argonne. Killed in action October 9, 1918, Bois de Cunel,
France. Buried in Argonne American Cemetery No. 1232, Grave No. 82,
Sec. 38, Plot 2, Romagne, France.
SHILLING, COLUMBUS H. -
Private,
U.S.M.C.
Son of Hiram and Alice
Crettyman
Shilling; born September 28, 1893, near Knox, Ind. Farmer-salesman.
Enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, August 7, 1918, Chicago, Ill. Sent
to Parris Island, S. C.; assigned to Company Z, 33rd Regiment.
Transferred to Quantico, Va.; assigned to 13th Company, 10th Regiment.
Contracted pneumonia, and died October 4, 1918, (Quantico, Va. Buried
with military honors in Round Lake Cemetery, near Knox, Ind.
WILLIAMS, ALBERT W. -
Corporal
Son of Walter F.
(deceased) and
Aldawa Williams; born August 24, 1886, North Bend Township, Starke
County, Ind. Machinist. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army May 12, 1917,
Detroit, Mich., where he was employed. Sent to Camp Jacinto, Tex.;
assigned to Company C, 26th Infantry. Overseas in June, 1917; attached
to First Division. Wounded March 25, 1918, while fighting in Toul
Sector, and died two days later. Buried in American Cemetery, No. 108,
Grave 15, Sebastopol Barracks, France. The American Legion Post, Knox,
Ind., named in his honor.
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
