SWITZERLAND 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
BARKER, HERBERT - -
Private
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James
H. Barker;
born April 5, 1897- near Centersquare, Switzerland County, Ind. Farmer.
Called into service October 15, 1918, Vevay, Ind., and was sent to Camp
Winona, Ind. Truck driver. Contracted influenza, and died October 27,
1918, twelve days after reaching camp. Buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery,
Ohio County, Ind.
BREECK, BERNARD - -
Private
Son of Joseph and
Elizabeth Plew
Breeck; born September 4, 1888, near Lamb, Switzerland County, Ind.
Motor boat pilot. Entered service July 20, Warsaw, Ind. Sent to Camp
McClellan, Ala., where he was assigned to Field Artillery Corps. Died
of pneumonia October 14, 1918, Camp McClellan, Ala. Buried in Vevay
Cemetery, Vevay, Ind.
BRINDLEY, CLIFFORD G. - -
Sergeant
Son of Henry and Nettie
Brindley;
born March 16, 1891, Craig Township, Switzerland County, Ind.
Farmer-teacher. Entered service November 6, 1917, Vevay, Ind. Sent to
Camp Taylor, Ky. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C.; then to Camp Mills,
N. Y. Overseas in May, 1918; assigned to Company B, 113th Machine Gun
Battalion. Died from wounds October 28, 1918. Survived by widow, Ida
Brindley, Brooksburg, Ind.
BRINDLEY, DANIEL - - 2nd
Lieutenant
Son of Henry J. and Julia
E.
Brindley; born September 8, 1881, Craig Township, Switzerland County,
Ind. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army in 1902. With the exception of about
eight months in 1905, spent the remainder of his life in the service.
Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant; stationed at Camp Kearney, Cal., with
Company I, 18th Infantry, where he died of pneumonia November 29, 1918.
Buried in Vevay, Ind.
BURMAN, EDWARD J. - -
Private
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Burman; born
December 6, 1892, near Vevay, Ind. Called into service June 26, 1918,
Vevay, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to 18th Company, 5th
Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade. Overseas in August, 1918;
assigned to Company B, 333rd Infantry. Transferred to Company M, 138th
Infantry, 35th Division. Died of pneumonia November 22, 1918. (Place
unknown.)
COLE, ALFRED EDWARD - -
Sergeant
Son of James R. and
Elizabeth Cole;
born February 1, 1882, Vevay, Ind. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army
September 4, 1899. Assigned to Company F, 38th Infantry. Sent to
Philippine Islands; assigned to Coast Artillery Corps. Died November
23, 1917, Corregidor, Phillipine Islands. Survived by widow, Margaret
Cole, and four children, Margaret, Ruth, Charles E., and Adah Fern Cole.
DANNER, EDWIN CAIN - -
Corporal
Son of Charles E. and
Mary Danner;
born May 1, 1889, near Vevay, Ind. Farmer. Entered service early in
September, 1917, Vevay, with first contingent of selected service men
from Switzerland County. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company
B, 335th Infantry. Died of pneumonia December 28, 1917, Base Hospital,
Camp Taylor, Ky. Buried in Vevay, Ind. The American Legion Post, Vevay,
Ind., named in his honor.
DAY, GEORGE W. - -
Corporal
__ Son of William M. and
Caroline
Day; born March 31, 1891, Fairview, Switzerland County, Ind. Farmer.
Called into service June 26, 1918, Vevay, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman,
Ohio; assigned to 18th Company, 158th Depot Brigade. Overseas in
September, 1918; assigned to Company K, 333rd Infantry. Later
transferred to Company I, 363rd Infantry. Killed in action October 24,
1918, Argonne Forest Drive. (Burial place unknown.)
GRISWOLD, CHARLES - -
Private
Son of George E. and Mary
Griswold;
born January 16, 1891, near Fairview, Switzerland County, Ind. Farmer.
Entered service September 21, 1917, Vevay, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor,
Ky.; assigned to 46th Company, 159th Depot Brigade. Overseas in May,
1918; assigned to Company K, 119th Infantry, 30th Division.
Participated in battles of Bellecourt, Premont, and St. Souplet. Killed
in action October 10, 1918. (Place unknown.)
HUDSON, WILLIAM - -
Sergeant
Son of A. J. and Florence
Hudson;
born August 12, 1889, Indianapolis, Ind. Moved to Patriot, Switzerland
County, in 1911. Living on a ranch in Wyoming, when he entered service
June 1, 1918. Sent to Ft. Logan, Ca1.; then to Ft. Russell, Wyo.
Transferred to West Point, Ky.; assigned to 71st Training Battalion,
Field Artillery. Died of influenza October 15, 1918, Camp Taylor, Ky.
Buried in Vevay, Ind. Survived by widow, Nellie Hudson, Hollywood, Ca1.
HUGHES, FORREST - -
Private
Son of William and Nora
Waters
Hughes; born May 28, 1894, Brashear, Ky. Moved with his parents to
Patriot, Switzerland County, Ind. in 1900. Entered service in
September, 1917; sent to Camp Taylor, Ky. Assigned to 159th Depot
Brigade. Went overseas with Company H, 128th Infantry, 32nd Division.
Killed in action August 3, 1918. (Place unknown.)
LITTRELL, WILLIAM - -
Private
Son of Daniel and Rachael
Littrell;
born September 14, 1888, Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Moved to Switzerland
County, Ind. in 1916. Working on a farm near Vevay, when he entered
service in September, 1917. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 46th
Company, 12th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Overseas in May,
1918; assigned to Company I, 120th Infantry, 30th Division. Killed in
action September 29, 1918. (Place unknown.)
MITCHELL, FRANK M. - -
Private
Adopted son of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul
Boright; born January 28, 1894, Mount Sterling, Switzerland County,
Ind. Street-car conductor in Indianapolis, Ind. Entered service
February 11, 1918, Indianapolis. Sent to Camp Greene, N. C.; assigned
to Company C, 47th Infantry. Died from accidental causes April 9, 1918.
Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
NEAL, HERBERT - - Private
Adopted son of Mr. and
Mrs. John
Grimes; born August 24, 1893, Craig Township, Switzerland County, Ind.
Farmer. Entered service September 22, 1917, Vevay. Sent to Camp Taylor,
Ky.; then to Camp Sevier, S. C. Overseas in May, 1918; assigned to
Company L, 120th Infantry, 30th Division. Died November 6, 1918, from
wounds received in action. Buried in military cemetery Dury, Somme,
France.
PATTON, EVAN PORTER - -
Private
Son of William and Alice
Porter
Patton; born August 27, 1896, near Vevay, Ind. Farmer. Entered service
August 31, 1918, Vevay, Ind. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; assigned to 63rd
Company, 163rd Depot Brigade. Died of influenza October 14, 1918, Camp
Dodge, Iowa. Buried with military honors in Vevay Cemetery. Survived by
widow, Alice Imel Patton, Pleasant Ridge, Switzerland County, Ind.
PIKE, THOMAS W. - -
Private
Son of J. W. and Inez B.
Pike; born
July 9, 1895, Williams- town, Ky. Moved to Switzerland County, Ind. in
1915, and settled on a farm near Vevay. Entered service July 25, 1918,
Vevay. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 45th Company, 12th
Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Then to 1st Regimental Infirmary, Field
Artillery Replacement Depot. Died of influenza October 10, 1918. Buried
in Vevay Cemetery. Survived by widow, Gladys Webster Pike, Vevay, Ind.
RICKETTS, ULEYS E. - -
Private
Son of Charles and Ida
May Ricketts;
born April 17, 1898, near Markland, Switzerland County, Ind. Farmer.
Moved with parents to Madison, Ind. shortly before declaration of war
against Germany. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army November 14, 1916. Sent
to Ft. Ringgold, Tex. Overseas in June, 1917; assigned to Company B,
28th Infantry, 1st Division. Killed in action July 21, 1918, Soisson,
France.
SABERTON, CARROL V. - -
Private
Son of Charles E. and
Elizabeth Waltz
Saberton; born March 22, 1896, Vevay, Ind. Undertaker. Entered service
with first contingent of Switzerland County selected men in September,
1917. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 159th Depot Brigade.
Transferred to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., where he died of influenza
October 18, 1918. Buried in Vevay Cemetery, Vevay, Ind.
SCUDDER, OSCAR - - Private
Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Braxton Scudder;
born December 24, 1895, near East Enterprise, Switzerland County, Ind.
Farmer. Entered service October 5, 1917, Vevay, Ind. Sent to Camp
Taylor, Ky. assigned to Company B, 335th Infantry. Overseas in May,
1918; assigned to Company M, 120th Infantry, 30th Division. Killed in
action September 29, 1918, during the Somme Offensive. (Burial place
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
