The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-05
WOUNDS, CITATIONS,
IN TODAY'S RECORD
OF RICHMOND men

wayne county boys Tecoro III liz
world war:
Paul Homer Hensley entered the
Navy Aug. 8, 1918, as fireman third
class, and received training at Great
Lakes Naval Training Station; made
number of trips across on s. S. Lou
isiana; discharged Aug. 2, 1919; sec
ond-class fireman.
Murray McLain entered the service
June 1, 1918, and was assigned to Com
pany A, ed Engineers, National
Army; embarked from New York, July
IA. 1918, arriving in Liverpool. Eng
land, July q, 1918; trained in France
Aug. /, 1918 to Oct. 20, 1918; sailed
for United States June Is, 1919, arriv-
ing in New York June %, 1918; dis
charged July 5, 1919; corporal.
Ed Gray entered the service April
Is, 1913, and was assigned to Company
f, Engineers; embarked from Hobo
ken, arriving in Brest. France; par.
ticipated In battle Of Argonne Forest;
sailed for United States, May, 1919;
discharged June II, 1919.
Awarded War Cross.
George Howard Gibbs entered the
service July ii. 1917, and was assign
ed to Company L, 14Sth Regiment,
37th Division; embarked from Camp
Stuart, Va, June %, 1918. arriving in
Brest France, July S, 1918; battles,
Baccarat, Avocourt Sector Mouse Ar
gonne Offensive Pannes Sector, first
and second Ypres-Lys Offensives, Bel
GUM; awarded French Croix de
Guerre per Order No. 13,101, Jan. rs,
1919, bestowed by Marshal Peta.n:
arrived back in United States March
20, 1919, New York; discharged April
%, 1919; corporal.
Marc Joseph Justice entered the
service May s, 1918 as seaman second
E class, and received training at Great
Lakes. ILL.,, Naval Operating Base,
= Hampton Roads, Va. and Washington,
d. c.; released from active duty Jan.
: Is, 1919; yeoman third-class.
James Edward Sharkitt entered the
E service Dec. Is, 1918, as private and
was assigned to Machine Shop Truck
Unit No. 313, O. NJ. c., United States
Ambulance Service, National Army, to
serve with French army; embarked
for Newport News, Va, March 10,
1918, arriving in Brest, France, March
= 81. 1918, and was put into service i'm
mediately; attached to the second
French Army GU. S. A. A. 81; battles,
st. Mihiel, Mouse Argonne; arrived
in United States June 4, 1919, and
discharged June IS, 1919; sergeant.
Howard John Elstro entered the SER
vice May Is, 1918, and was assigned
to 4Sth Company, 18th Barn, 159th
Depot Brigade, National Army; dis
charged Dec 10, 1918; as cook.
Received Two Wounds.
Chester Curtis Harris entered the
! service Oct. 4, 1917, and was assigned
to Company X, 151st Infantry, 3Sth
Division; embarked from New York,
pool, England, June %, 1918; later
i've, st. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; hospi-
tai treatment in France three weeks,
wounded leg and fractured ankle; ar
rived in United States July 21, 1919,
and discharged Aug. 6, 1919.
Elmer Frank Wildig entered the SER
vice Sept. Is, 1917 and was assigned
to Headquarters Company, S7th Divi-
sion, Battery A, third U. S. field artil-
20 1ery, regular army; embarked from
Hoboken, N. ]. Aug. "a, 1918, arriving
in Liverpool, England, Sept. 4, 1918;
trained in France; struck in side by
bullet while on target range; sailed
for United States Jan. 10, 1919, ar
irving in Hoboken, N. j., Jan. %, 1919;
discharged March 1. 1919, Camp Dix,
" n. j., sergeant-major.
Benjamin Ohio Lawrence entered
the service Oct. 4, 1917, and was as
signed to Signal Corps, embarked
from New York Oct. 5, 1918, arriving
in Liverpool. England, Oct. II, 1918;
sailed for United States April 20, 1919,
= arriving in Brooklyn May 3, 1919; dis
charged May %, 1919.
Recommended for Cross
Tony Adams entered the service
g Company A 18TH Regiment, 2Sth Dr.
vision; embarked from New York
May 7, 1918, and arrived in Liverpool
May II. 1918; battles: Chateau Thier-
ry, Mouse, Argonne, Vesle, Thiaucourt
sector; recommended for D. S. G. by
Major Graft; gassed and received
treatment in field hospital; sailed for
United States April q. 1919, and ar
rived in Philadelphia April 25, 1919;
discharged May 10, 1919.
Benjamin Earl Howes entered the
service June IA, 1918 as seaman sec
ond class, and after training at Great
Lakes and Brooklyn navy yard, was
assigned to U. S. S. Sierra, transport
and mail; discharged Oct. 8, 1919
Pittsburgh, Pa, fireman, first class
Ernest Lee Gem entered the ser
vice May "a, 1918, as private and was
assigned to Company F, Hath Engin
GERS, 39th Division; embarked from
Hoboken, N. j., Aug. %, 1918, ant
arrived in Brest, France, Sept 3, 1918;
battles: Meuse-Argonne offensive
sailed for United States April %, 1919
and arrived in Newport News. Va
May 3. 1919; discharged May IS, 1919
corporal.
Was at chateau-Therry
Herbert Frank Weisbrod entered
the service March 90, 1918, as private
and was assigned to Company II. 112tl
Infantry. 29th Division; embarked
from New York May 7, 1918, and ar
rived in Liverpool, England, May 10
1918, and later in France; battles
Chateau-Thierry, Fismes. Argonne
sailed for United States Dec. 90, 1915
and arrived in Hoboken, N. j., Jan. 6
1919; discharged Jan. 81, 1913. cor
poral.
Rudolph Henry Gausepohl entered
tho service Dec. Is. 1918 as priva t,
and was assigned to 18th Company