The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31
HAS FURNISHED MANY ARMY
OFFICERS i
Co. "B" Has Long Record d SeFylee
in Nations Wars.

80 ~ sAssSy SssS =
Hast week mention was made 9t
Organization. of Company B on ttl
Der 10, 1888, and a roll Of the old EDal
fpany was published. Of the origsilS
membership Of some 40 men, MI
four are IN the military service nov
General Harvey c. Clark, LieutenAf
Colonel; Andrew V. Adams Of IA
Quartermaster Corps; Captain Ro6Ei
E. Crabtree and Captain "A. L. Es11
wick Of the medical corps. Some "A
the old members have passed On mi
the most of them are scattered 70 All
four winds. S-' e M
Old Company B represented BATE
county in the Spanish-American -Nni
having volunteered for services Wffl
the end regiment in April, 1898 ~
served in the volunteer army Of TIL
United States until the followtni
February. In 1916, when the Rfesi
dent again called for troops, cofppans
B responded and was for six month.
on the Mexican bdfder as part Of ths
border patrol. When the call to arms
was again sounded in 1917, the faithful
old company again went to the front
and after two months stay at Camp
Clark, went with the Missouri troops
to Camp Doniphan where it was com
solidated with the Nevada machine
gun company and the organization is
now in France and was actively en-
gagged in the recent great offensive
under Major General Light. Little
did the handful of youngsters who Or
gahized this company 80 years ago re-
alize what an important part the old
company was to play in the history Of
the State and Nation.
1t is said that no military organiza-
ton of the State if, indeed, in any of
the States, has furnished so many
high officers in State and Federal ser.
vice as Company B. The Is year old.
boy who organized the company was
its first captain, Harvey c. Clark, af-.
ter serving in command of Missouri
regiment during the Spanish-Aneri-
can war, wasajnade Brigadier General
commanding the National Guard of
the State and commanded the Mis-
souri, troops on the Mexican Border.
When the Missourians went to Camp
Doniphan last year he went with
them as Brigadier General under APP
pointmcnt of the President and re-
manned there until the latter part of
December when he failed to pass the
physical examination for over sea
duty. e.,
Another member of the company,
Ed Fl. DeArmond, is now Brigadier
General in the regular army in France
SO that this company has furnished
two brigadier generals in the Federak
service. Two of its members, Cen
eral Harvey 6. Clark and James A.
DeArmond, have served as Adjutant
General of the State.
Below is list of the officers this
has furnished in the various
wars in which this country has been
since its organization. There
are doubtless others whose history
las not been followed since they left
Bates county:
spanish American War:
\ Harvey c. Clark, lieutenant Colo |
lel 9th Missouri Volunteers. n
Vernon L. Johnson, Captain and In
antry, Missouri Volunteers.
James A. DeArmond, Captain Co.
B., end Infantry, Missouri Volunteers.
Claude L. Clark, Captain Co. L, end
infantry. Missouri Volunteers.
Ben r. Wade, Ist Lieut.. Co. b, end
nfaptry, Missouri Volunteers.
a exican Border
Harvey c. Clark, Brigadicr General
COMMANDING Missouri National
Guard.
Andrew V. Adams, Major, Q. M. c.,
dissouri National Guard. II
James E. Thompson, Captain Q. NJ.
., Missouri National Guard. |,
Edward S. Clark, Captain Co. Is, /;
nd Missouri infantry. III
Harry Z. Ellis, Ist Lieut.. Co. B, end {
iissouri infantry. i
Lloyd Brooks, end Lieut.. Co. B,
nd Missouri infantry. t
Ed H. DeArmond, Major United ,
tates Army. Id
Ben r. Wade, Major, United States a
Army. II
Robert E. Crabtree, lst Lieut., Mis- $
ouri Field Hospital. II
European War a
Harvey c. Clark, Brigadier General, t
'nited States Army. v
James E.. Thompson, Captain, Mis- v
ouri @. NJ. c. u
Rober7 E. Crabtree, Captain, Mis-
ouri Field Hospital No. I. II
VIM. H. Allen, Captain 10Th Inf, II
!. S. Army. Il
Arthur L. Ludwick, Captain Medi- K
II Corps, National Army. a.
Geo. E. Caruthess, Captain Co. B.,
I'd Missouri infantry.
J. W. Wainwright, Captain United
tates A rmy.