Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-10-05
FACTS CONCERNING co. b
SECOND IDAHO INFANTRY


From the Nampa Leader-Herald
we take the following facts concern
ing Co. B, Second Idaho Infantrf:
Company B. was organized in 1910
by Captain George H. Van de Steeg,
who has commanded the company
ever since. He is now, by reason of
length of service, the senior line Of
ficer in the line in the regiment
On Aug 9Th, the men OF Company
B ceased to be National Guardsmen,
and became by proclamation of the
President. units of the regular army
of the United States. When the reg
iment receives its new designation
it will be known as the til U. s.
Infantry (Idaho.) The Second Idaho
is at present a unit of the 41st Di-
vision, composed of old National
Guard troops from Wyoming, Mon
tana, Oregon, Washington, and North
Dakota, commanded by Major Gem
eral Hunter Liggett.
The other officers and members of
the company are as follows:
First lieutenant, Joseph III. Muir
ray; Second lieutenant, Arthur J.
Egbert; First Sergeant, Donald D.
Lamson; Supply Sergeant, VIM. F.
Grimes; Mess Sergeant, Lester G.
Hamilton
Duty Sergeants-Glen Townsend,
L. G. Worthington, VIM. o. Pierce,
Boyd G. Baumgardner, Talbot L.
Jennings, Cecil B. Clay, Robert B.
Laing and Geo. L. Cox.
Corporals- Howard Kinney, Nam
pa; Justus M. Stevens, Montpelier;
Picton L. DUTIES, Nampa; Earl r.
Bowen, Montpelier; Edward Reiber.
Montpelier; Chester NJ Weaver,
Nampa; Nell G. Sorensen, Monpel-
Ter; Homer A. Henry, Nampa; Har-
old 2. Hasbrouck, Nampa; Harry L,
Moore, Nampa; Melvin d. Patterson.
Nampa; Ernest C. Levly. Middleton;
Preston NJ. Bulge. Paris; Joseph F.
Obstarezyk, Nampa: Anthony Bous,
Nampa
Cooks-Charles Maxwell, Noun
tain Home; John Pendleton, Nampa;
Lenne C. CASTLE, Nampa.
Buglers-Crawford C. cage, Nam
pa; Fred R. Sherman, Parma.
Mechanics-Herbert f. Beckholdt.
Kuna; Calvin r. Dorsey, Nampa.
First Glass Privates-Lloyd d.
Baillie. Howard L. Botkin, Ray r.
Chenowith. William B. Corn, Oscar
w naaa Elvir n.In.a,, -. n
EVerit, Clarence C. Grant, William
g. Harding, Grin NJ Henry, Charles
E. Herman, Lawrence b. johnson.
Galen C. Jones, Renaldo ". Jones,
George Karcher, Jr., Edward A.
Kreofsky. James H. Le1an, VIM. H.
Lovejoy. Carl e. McIlwain, Vincent
H. Neglay, Max Nicholas, Charles e
o'Connor, Frank Payne, Robert p
Poole, Ira o. Prout, Ernest e. Smith
Trueioek NJ, Wake. Frank o. Youngs
Privates-James H. Austin, Wal.
ter. e. Backman, John HI. Baillie
George Fl. Banner. Howard B. Beam
Fred Fl. Bell, Oliver Bell, James c.
Bernard, Burt L. Perry, Frank e
Beseeker, Ernest c. Beutler, Robert
A. Bloom. Charles NJ Borst, George
e. Boulware. Earl =. Bowen, Ben.
jamin D. Bruce. Frank e. Baumgar.
ner, Hill III. Galloway, Andrew J.
CASTLE, Leslie ]. Christensen, Chas
L. Corum, Charles G. Cushman, Geo
Davidson. James NJ Dixon, Clarence
Durbin, James Durkin, Herman p
Dykstra, Herman Eakins, Mark l.
Eddy, Alvin e. Ellison, William n
Emmerson. Alfred b. Fincher, Geo
B. Frazier. Earl Galliher, Albert j
Gray. William Griffin, Roy Grimes
Frank A. Griswold, Glenn M. Ham
burg, Joseph w. Harley, Roy A.
HerdeF. Jim w. Holmes, John F.
Huntley, Robert n. Hutchinson. G.
B. Jennings, Adolph R. johnson. Lee
Roy Jones. Lawrence B. Jorgensen,
Leonard Kennedy. Perry X. Kimball
Pierre ]. Lance, Alba L. Longfellow
George Maltmans BTdce s. Mathews,
Charles Metcah Jr., Elvin G. Moore