Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-15
SOUTH PARIS MAINE, TUESDAY, JULY IS, 1919

Paris Soldiers In the Great War.
(This is the second installment of thes
sketches. The first installment was pub
lished In the Democrat of July S.)
Wright w. Flavin. Born in Soutl
Paris March 26, 1893, son of Redmond T
and Carrie A. Flavin. Resident of Wes
Paris at time of entering service. En-
listed June IA, 1917, in Co. G, 14tl
Engineers. Uight Railway. Training
at Camp Rockingham, Salem, N. b
Sailed July 27, 1917, from New York
and was in active service in France
twenty-one months. Sailed for hom
April II, 1919, from Bordeaux. Landes
in Boston April 81. Discharged May 2
1919, at Camp Devens.
Arthur 8. Foster. Born in South Pari
April Is. 1893, son Of Andrew j. aut
Minnie (LowelD Foster. Enlisted Apri
Is, 1917, in Co. D, Second Maine, after
ward the 103d Infantry. Had previous
ly done National Guard duty with th'
company. Was with the company 10 it'
training az Augusta and West6eld
Mass, and in its European service. Wa
assigned 70 the snipers In June. 1918
Entered the service as corporal, was pro
| NOTED to sergeant. Was wounded in th'
side BY q piece of shell north Of Verdun
| and died from his wounds. The date o.
death, as given in papers received, wal
Oct. 81, 1918.
Harold P. Giugell. Born In Brooklyn
IN. Y, OCT. 2, 1899. Home town at tim'
of entering service, Fryeburg, but on th'
Adiutsnt Generals records Is credited t
Paris. Enlisted Feb. 81, 1917, in Co. D
Second Maine. which afterward became
the 103d Infantry, at Westield, Mass.
Aug. 5, 1917. Training with the compan!
at Saco, Augusta, and Westfield, Mass
Sailed with the regiment from Hoboken
Sept. 27, 1917, landed at Liverpool Oct
Ito. From the time of landing in France
| after being in Liverpool about eigh
days, was with the 26ih Division ever!
day except six, being in hospital for ton
silitis. Was in every battle, over the tol
ten times. Was never wounded o.
gassed. Had many narrow escapes
especially when D Co. was gassed a
IApremont on Toul sector. Promoted t.
private first class in May, 1917. Sailet
for home March 2S, 1919, from Brest
France, for Boston. Discharged Apri
%, 1919, at Camp Devens.
Edward L. Grant. Born in Leeds
Maine. Aug. Is, 1896, son OF Edward L
and Myra NJ. Grant. Enlisted May 2
1917, in Co. D, Second Maine, afterward
the 1O3d U. S. Infantry. Training a
Augusta, Maine, and Westfield, Mass
Sailed In September 1917, from New
York, landed at Liverpool. Was in th'
st. Agnant gas attack May 10, 1918, tb'
Aisne. Marne offensive July 1925, 1918
the st. Mihiel offensive Sept. II, 1918
Promoted to corporal. Sailed for hom'
March %, 1919, from Brest, France, land
ed in Boston April 6. Discharged Apri
%, 1919, az Camp Devens.
Rev. Leslie W. Grundy. Born in Med
ford, Mass, Aug. %, 1892, SOD OF j. b
and I. NJ. Grundy. Registered in Pari
| in June, 1917, being then pastor of th'
Methodist Episcopal church at Yves
Paris. Called for service on the quot'
of Oxford County in August, 1918, while
resident of Phillips. Though having
wife and child, declined to ask ex
emption. Inducted into service Aug
| %, 1918, at South Paris, and sent tt
Camp Devens. Assigned to 7th Co.
Depot Brigade. Transferred to 212tt
Engineers Sept. 80, 1918. Transferred t
Replacement Group, 77tb Division, Nov
| Q. 1918. Sailed for France Nov. 10. Re
turned because of armistice, Nov. 13
Transferred back to 212th Engineers
Nov. 15. Made assistant chaplain Nov
10, 1918. Discharged Jan. 25, 1919.
Forest ]. Hall. Born in Oxford Dec
81. 1892. son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Hall
Resident of South Paris at the time o
entering the service. Inducted int
service June %, 1918, at South Paris
Training at Camp Devens. Assigned t.
infantry, 43d Co., 11th b., Depot Bri
gade. Discharged Dec. 4, 1918, at CAM
Devens.
Rafe Nelson HIATT, NJ. D. Born IL
West Paris Nov. II, 1889, son of William
A. and Cora (Stevens) HIATT. Enlisted a
Boston Dec. IA, 1917, in the NJ. E. 4. c
Commissioned first lieutenant April IL
1918. Never in active service. PLACED
on inactive list as inferno at Massachu
setts General Hospital, orthopedic de
partment.
Royal Herrick. Born in Auburn, Jun
20, 1885, son of j. F. and Lucy Herrick
Resident of West Paris at time OF enter
inc service. Enlisted April 5, 1917, II
Co u. Second Maine, which afterwart
became the 1O3d Infantry. Later trans
ferred to Supply Company, 1O3d In
fantry. Training at Augusta. Saile'
from Newport News, Va, landed at ST
Nazaire, France, Dec. 81, 1917. Assign
ed to duty as WAGNER. Sailed for hom
March %, 1919, from Brest, France, TO
Boston. Discharged April 2s, 1919, a
Camp Devens.
Wendell C. Howe. Born in Sout
Paris Jan. 25, 1894, son of the late Han
nibal G. and Cora (ParliD) Howe. In
Quoted into service June 26, 1918, q
South Paris, and sent to Camp Devens
A ssipned to the infantry. Was at Cam
Devens until discharged Dec. 10, 1918, q
that place.
Raw Jenne. Son of W. q. and Marci
s. Jenne.. Born in Ro1bury March q
1891. Inducted into service July 2t
1918. at South Paris, and sent to Cam
Deyens. Assigned to Headquarters Com
pany, 73d Infantry. Discharged jar
20, 1919, at Camp Devens.
Philip II. King. Born in South Pari
March 7, 1893, the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. :
Ferdinand King. Enlisted July ~, 19l'
In Battery B, 1st Maine Heavy Fiel
/ Artillery. Later transferred to Aviatio
Section Signal Corps, which was change
to Air Service. Entered service
nriyate. Commissioned second lieutel
ant. Training at Camp Chamberlain
Rrunswick. July 81 to Aug. u, 1911
Camp Bartlett, Westfield, Mass, Aug. 2
TO Sept. s, 1917; Camp Curtis Guild, Bo,
| ford, Mass, Sept. 8 to Nov. II, lS!,
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. e., NOV. II
| 1917. to Nov. 2S, 1917; Massachusetts, Il
stitnte of Technology, Dec. 10, 1917,
Ian. 3. 1918; Cornell University, Jan.
to March 81, 1918; Camp Dick, Dalia
Texas, March "a to April 27, 1918; Tall,
ferro Field, Hicks, Texas, April 27, l9l'
to Ian. 8. 1919. The last four months
Tsliaferro Field was an instructor
aerial gunnery. Discharged Jan. ., l9l
at Taliaferro Field.
Eugene P. Lowell. Born In Buck fiel
Nov. 13. 1892, the son Of Percival
and Agnes (Robinson) Lowell. Residel
Of South Paris at the time OF enteriI
I service. Enlisted April II. 1917, In G
n. Second Maine. Rank on enterir
: service, sergeant. Promoted to secor
I:..,.,ant Euo a 1917: 10 first lieute