The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-06-02
JUNE BECOMES
HISTORY R! MONTH MONTH";,
IN KENTUCKY
Data To Be Gathered This Month and
Furnished to Public on Kentucky's
Part In World War.

Names of all Kentucky men who
were killed or died In the service have
been obtained from authentic sources
by the Kentucky Council Of Defense,
which has arranged them according
to towns and counties and presented
them to the public. During June,
which will be observed as historical
month in which the Council of De-
Tense and the various county histor-
ians will attempt to collect all avail
able data about all Kentucky service
men, lists of wounded, captured and
decorated or especially honored men
from the state will be published.
| The historians in each county have
compiled lists of men who served in
all branches of the service and have
recorded all available information re-
garding their enlistment, military rec
ord, promotions and death in battle or
of disease. The records, when COM
plete, will also give details about the
| families of the men in order that they
may be easily identified in the future
and will be bound and become a per-
manent part of the records Of the var
ious counties.
Memorial certificates bearing the
seal of Kentucky and Of the United
States and signed by Governor A. o.
Stanley and Edward w. Hines, chair
man Of the Kentucky Council of De-
Tense, will be presented to the rela-
tives of all Kentucky men who lost
their lives in the service. The certi-
Gates have been engraved by the Coun-
Gil of Defense, which is this month
conducting an historical drive to OBJ
tain names and data about all Ken
lucky men who were in the service
and each one will be embossed with
the name of the soldier in whose mem
DRY it is issued.
The certificates are suitable fol
framing and read as follows:
i The State of Kentucky
In profound appreciation of the su
preme sacrifice for country and man
kind made by--- in the wa
for civilization, offers to his famil
: and friends this token of gratitude an
, sympathy.
EDWARD w. HINES.
II Chairman Council of Defense
A. o. STANLEY, Governo
= 81 pray that our Heavenly Fathe
may assuage the anguish of your b'
=, reavement and leave you only ii
cherished memory of the loved an
:. lost. and the solemn pride that mu
!. be yours to have laid so costly a sa
rifice upon the altar of freedom" y
!, Abraham Lincoln.
~ (Seal of Kentucky
(Seal of the United States)
The list of men who died in the sc
IN vice from Mason county, their res
r dence and cause of death as gather
70 by Mason County Historian Ca
is Dodds and certified to the State Cou
70 Gil of National Defense:
% Leslie Arthur, Mayslick, killed
hit faction.
es Thomas Bats Maysville, died
disease.
Elgin Beckley, Dover died of d
ry ease.
E. Hugh E. Bolender, Maysville, kill
ay in action.
al Leo Boston. Germantown, died
disease.
Arthur Glenn BrameN Maysvil
he died of wounds.
ed Mark Briefly, Sardis. died
ss wounds.
Joseph N. Calvert, Lieutena
Maysville, died of disease.
ne Thomas P. Cooper, Springdale, di
of wounds.
'es Earl ]. Cosgriff, Dover, died
wounds.
Joseph C. Davis, Maysville, killed
- action.
James Bernard Kellum, Maysvi
killed in action.
. John King, Maysville, died of
:, ease.