Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-08
OKLAHOMA N0N-COMS
AT TRAVIS ANNOUNCED
Two-Thirds of Officers for
Bath Machine Gun Bat
talon Named.
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| Special to The World
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. Two
thius OF the lioncommissoned Off
GERS to be named for the 344th Ma
cmne Gun Battalion, of the 17oth
brigade, composed OF Oklahoma boys
now stationed at Camp Travis. Texas
nave been appointed, according TO n
etter received by the Oklahoma State
Gouncil Of Defense, from Ernest A.
thompson, captain corhmanding bat
talon.
we have just now arrived at the
point where we can really pick out
'ne Dtst men for the noncommlssion-
ed Officers for this battalion. the
'iettcr continues. 81 have not made
the full quota Of noncommissioned
oiricers as yet. have left about
Itwo-thirds OF the places open so that
tnese places may be filled by men
VINO will subsequently prove them
selves more capable.
The enlisted men of this battalion
are very thankful for the many mag
azines and newspapers which are be-
ing sent to them from people all over
Oklahoma, and they feel that the
home folks are thinking about them
and their comfort
| Headquarters pctachr,cnt.
| me following named men OF the
o44th Machine Gun battalion have
been raised TO the ranks indicated in
the headquarters detachment and In
eompanies a. Z, and c, upon recon-
mendation OF the commanding Off
Ger:
Headquarters detachment: Battalion
sergeant MAJOR, Charles p. Mckinney,
MARROW: battalion supply sergeant,
justin Fennessey, Alva: battalion sta
PIE sergeant, Palmer G. Schuggs.
| Lawton; corporal, Orville W. Fox,
Miami wagner. John A. Hammond,
Lawton and Galliard T. Webbcr,
Lindsay; first-class prsvates, G. l..
Enid.
Company A Duty Sergeants. Rus
sell II. Farquhar and Wood 7. Met
calf, both Of Lawton; Harry A. Webb
and Jerry Terrell both of Fletcher:
Cecil A. NJ. stanfleld, ketchenl. Hugh
Hephart, Capron; Ebert Il. Holt,
Motifs; Bryant w. Morgan. Man
chester; Jacob Beedle Adair; and
Andrew G. Wright, Baird; corporals,
Joseph Il. Powell; Adair: Lewis J. De
Rleus, Spavlnaw: Homer +. Nease.
letitia; Wlnbuln f. Hicks, Preston;
Alfons Jacohi, Elgin; Newell II. Clot-
felter Maize; Royal C. Grow, Cooper
town; Archie y. Biles, -Cache: and
John ". Barrett, Faxon.
Company A: First-class privates,
Rufus 5. Allen and David c. Crab
tree, both Of Cache; Garland r. Ar
rinston and Ghale NJ. Null, both of
Lawtor; Walter +. Boggs, Strang;
Ramey NJ. Bowman, Randlett; John
+. Blake, Pryor; Harry G. Balm;
John Il. Deozii1er, Wilbur d. Poe and
Gather o. Poplin, all of Adair; Rob-
ert H. Daughette and James D. Lee
Jr.. both of Capron: Wallace O. Eline;
John F. Farris, WaynoKa; Jacob r.
Ro'Hs, Salina. Kash A. Goul. Kusa;
Claud Guyer, Waynoka; Leo +. Guen-
timer and .. Il. Mitchell, both of ok
mulgee; Thomas Glennon, Apache;
Luther III. Hines and NORRIS B. Tuck,
both of Henryetta; John O.. Higgins
and John ID. Rhodes, both of Alva,
Jay jameson and Names w. Thomp2
son, both of Temple; John c. Knight,
Elgin; Sidney G. Nelson. Deer Creek =
John E, Opel, Meors; John X.
Doyle; Lewis s. Vogel, Fletcher; Gro
yer T. West, Geronimo; James s. Will
son. Grcenbryor; George F. Weigart,
Pryor; Lester L. Meek, Morris: and
Thomas n. Maudlin, Bokchto
Company u: First sergeant, Theo-
dore f. Wheeler Sallisaw supply
sergeant, Grover G. Burns, Sapulpa;
stable sergeant, Nova j. Shacklet,
Westville; duty sergeants, Elijah T.
lilanton, Mi.burn; Everett =. Mitchell,
Cilton; Frederick c. Erisman, Sapul-
ga; Frank WEIGH. Sallisaw: and IIar-
ry Wlric,, A.ami: 30 'porals, james
q. Tanning, Drumright; Mike r. Ohl-
man, Oilton; Joseph Happ, Gibbon;
David II. Keys, Sallisaw. Leo David
son, Watts; Karl A. Zuendel, Oilton;
Howard L. King, Salina: and Arch E.
Luper, Bromide.
Tulsa Man Named
Company =: First-class prlvates,
Fred NJ. Hopkins, Drumright; Alfred
c. Tucker, Skiatook Arthur I.yI'rent.
Stilwell Thomas r. Slater, Brent;
Roy Raper, Clarence r. ,fippin and
Roy b. Beamer, all of Oilton: Will
liam d. Lewis Coleman: Roscoe C.
SiJipkins, Millcreek: Douglas e. I'm
derwood, Cans: Wilson Bridges,
roX; Orvil Bradwhaw, Inola; Or
gille Thomas, Okemah: Clarence N
Morris, Tar River: Sam III. Robin
owits. Duncan; Harry +. Cummins.
Erid; George H. Rust, Drumright;
and Thomas c. Williams Tulsa.
Corley Arbuclsle; Norboune, Duchan-
an, Dougherty; James il. Hodges,
Ada: James T. Pencost Okmulgee;
corporals, Ellis Y. Woriey, Miami;
Herman r. Wells George w. Cannon
and Will F. Motsenbooker. all of Pur-
cell; Ed Chambers, Sulphur; Robert
Sasser, Mayesville;i Leland r. Brog- |
den, Sulphur; Charles f. Clark, Enid; |
James r. BINfan, Hennessey; Tom |
Dighs, Asanepin; Herbert Garrison,
Davis, and JQhA q. Ryan, Waurika
CompasN G: Ffrst-class privates, |
Joe D. 4erreA. Okmulgee; Ralph NJ. |
Weems. aNa Clyde f. Guess, Sapulpa:
Henry O. Harris Washington; Ralph |
p. Drybread, and Thomas L. Ken
bricks, both of Lindsay Charles l.. |
Tippit. Purcell; Joseph II. Gibbs, Mi !
ami; Albert j. Purdy, Salina; Roy G. |
Morgan, CARRIER; Jesse j. Rodgers, |
Payne: Pete NJ. Skodhy, Hayward; !
Ebert Brandon. Blanchard; Eldon r. |
Rledsoe. Blanchard, and Luther T. |
Alexander Purdy; mechanic, Willie |