WARREN
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
CADWALLADER, ARTHUR
WALTER
....Private
Son of Ira W. and Jessie
Cadwallader;
born January 17, 1886, West
Lebanon, Warren County, Ind. Merchant. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army
April 23, 1917, West Lebanon, Ind. Sent to Ft. Sam Houston, Tex.;
assigned to 15th Machine Gun Battalion. Embarked April 24, 1918;
assigned to Company C, 11th Infantry, 5th Division. Killed in action
September 12, 1918, in St. Mihiel Offensive. Buried in St. Mihiel
American Cemetery No. 1233, Grave 136, France. American Legion Post,
West Lebanon, Ind., named in his honor.
DOUGLAS, WILLIAM
O'NEILL.... Private
Son of William and Mary
C. Douglas;
born October 29, 1900, Joliet, Ill.
Moved to Warren County, Ind. in 1907. Attended Culver Naval Training
School. Student. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army April 16, 1917,
Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind.; assigned to
Company B, st Battalion Engineers; transferred to Battery A, 150th
Field Artillery, 42nd (Rainbow) Division. Embarked Octotar 18, 1917.
Died of empyema December 27, 1917, Base Hospital No. 10, St. N'azaire,
France. Buried at St. Nazaire, France.
ELLIOTT, JOHN WILLIAM
....Mechanic
Son of William O. and
Edna B.
Elliott; born July 21, 1893, State Line,
Warren County, Ind. Attended Valparaiso University. Carpenter. Entered
service September 18, 1917, Hoopeston, Ill. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa;
assigned to Company K, 349th Infantry. Transferred to Camp Pike, Ark.;
assigned to Company F, 346th Infantry. Sent to Camp Dix, N. J. where he
was accidentally drowned July 28, 1918, a few days before embarkation.
Buried in Masonic Cemetery, State Line, Ind.
HIGH, WILLIAM R.
....Private
Son of George and Mary
High; born
April 26, 1890, State Line, Warren
County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service August 24, 1918, Williamsport,
Ind. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; assigned to 2nd Company, 1st Training
Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade; transferred to Company A, 88th
Infantry. Died of pneumonia November 24, 1918, Camp Dodge. Buried in
Mt. Hope Cemetery, Covington, Fountain County, Ind.
HOTTENSTIEN, CHARLES
CLARK....
Private
Son of Robert C. and Mary
Elizabeth
Hottenstien; born May 12, 1893,
Prairie Township, Warren County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service September
3, 1918, Williamsport, Ind. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill.; assigned to
Company A, 5th Limited Service Regiment, 161st Depot Brigade. Died of
pneumonia October 3, 1918, Camp Grant, 1ll. Buried in Locust Grove
Cemetery, Warren County, Ind. Survived by widow, Emma Chambers
Hottenstien, Ambia, Benton County, Ind.
HOUSE, WILLIAM LUTHER
....Private
Son of Charles and Sarah
House; born
March 14, 1893, Rainsville, Warren
County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service March 29, 1918, Williamsport, Ind.
Trained at Camp Taylor, Ky.; Camp Gordon, Ga., and Camp McClellan, Ala.
Overseas June 10, 1918. Final assignment to Company E, 115th Infantry,
29th Division. Killed in action October 9, 1918, north of Verdun, east
of Meuse. Buried, Commune of Consenvoye, Meuse, France.
HUNTER, EARL RAY
....Private,
S.A.T.C.
Son of William P. and
Susan L.
Hunter; born November 3, 1896, Warren
County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service October 15, 1918, and sent to
Student Army Training Corps, Winona Lake, Ind., where he was taken ill
and died of pneumonia November 13, 1918. Buried in Switzer Cemetery one
and one-half miles south of Foster, Warren County, Ind.
JOHNSON, LEROY DALE
....Musician
Son of Andrew and Emma L.
Johnson;
born June 1, 1900, Johnsonville,
Warren County, Ind. Student. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army as Musician
April 18, 1917, Lafayette, Ind. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.;
assigned to Field Artillery Corps. Transferred to Ft. Barrancas, Fla.,
and attached to 8th Regiment Band. Final assignment, Headquarters
Company, 64th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps. Embarked May 14, 1918.
Died of pneumonia October 17, 1918, Base Hospital No. 27, Angers,
France. Body returned and buried at West Lebanon, Ind.
McDONALD, CARL C.
....Private
Son of Joseph Evans and
Ella
McDonald; born June 2, 1892. Warren
County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service May 25, 1918, Williamsport, Ind.
Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 47th Company, 12th Training
Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade; transferred to 35th Company, 9th
Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Died of pneumonia November 9,
1918, Camp Taylor. Buried in Locust Grove Cemetery, Warren County,
MARLATT, HARRY J.
....Private
Son of Jay and Catherine
Marlatt;
born September 26, 1892, Fowler,
Benton County, Ind. Moved to Warren County in 1894. Laborer. Entered
service March 4, 1918, Williams- port, Ind. Sent to Kelly Field, Tex.;
assigned to U.S. Aviation Schoo1. Transferred to Wilbur Wright Field,
Ohio; assigned to Headquarters Construction Detachment No. 1, and was
with 507th Aero Construction Squad at time of death. Died of pneumonia
October 13, 1918, Wilbur Wright Field. Buried at Williamsport, Ind.
PATTON, FAY ....Sergeant
Son of Isaac and Flora
Patton; born
November 19, 1893, Marshficld,
Warren County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army May 8, 1917,
Danville, Ill. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; transferred to El Paso,
Tex. Went overseas June 12, 1917. Final assignment, Company A, 16th
Infantry, 1st Division. Killed in action November 7, 1918, near Sedan.
Buried in Sedan American Cemetery, No. 1203, Letanne Ardennes, France.
POPE, JAMES ANDERSON
....Corporal
Son of James F. and
Harriet A. Pope;
born October 8, 1894,
Williamsport, Warren County, Ind. Manager of clothing store. Entered
service April 27, 1918, Williamsport, Ind. Graduated as expert motor
mechanic from Purdue University. Sent to Camp Mills, N. Y.; assigned to
315th Ammunition Train. Transferred to Camp Dix, N. J.; then to
Aberdeen, Md. Assigned to Company N, Ordnance Department. Died of
pneumonia October 12, 1918, Aberdeen, Md. Buried in Highland Cemetery,
Williamsport, Ind.
ROSSER, CHARLES
....Private
Son of John and Minnie
Rosser; born
June 12, 1889, West Lebanon, Warren
County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service April 16, 1918. Trained at Camp
Dodge, Iowa; Camp Travis, Tex., and Camp Mills, N. Y. Embarked from New
York June 16, 1918. Final assignment, Company C, 357th Infantry, 90th
Division. Killed in action October 30, 1918, near Bantheville, France,
on the Verdun Front in the Argonne Sector. (Burial place not known.)
SEALS, BERTRAM B.
....Private
Son of Francis M. and
Lena Catherine
Seals; born January 13, 1888,
Rankin, Ill. Moved to Warren County, Ind. in 1892. Telephone
electrician. Entered service August 26, 1918, Williamsport, Ind. Sent
to Camp Custer, Mich.; assigned to Company C, 214th Field Signal
Battalion. Contracted pneumonia and died October 12, 1918, Camp Custer,
Mich. Buried at Rainsville, Ind. Survived by widow, Ethel Leona Seals
and daughter, Delorah Jeanette Seals, Williamsport, Ind.
SHOULTS, LOYD CLIFFORD
....Private
Son of James E. and
Jennie D.
Shoults; born March 25, 1899, near
Rainsville, Warren County, Ind. Farmer. Entered service August 13,
1917, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to Company
D, 45th Infantry. Died of disease January 7, 1918, Camp Taylor, Ky.
Buried near Rainsville, Warren County, Ind.
TIFFANY, LEONARD
....Private
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John
B. Tiffany;
born June 27, 1887, Ky. Moved to
Warren County, Ind. (Date unknown). Farmer. Entered service April 25,
1918, Warren County, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 23rd
Company, 6th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Went overseas
June 27, 1918; assigned to Company G, 112th Ammunition Train. Died of
disease January 5, 1919. (No further information obtainable.)
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
