The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-18

Theodore Davis. Of Greensboro, COM
piled the following statistics on Clay
townships service men.
GOLD STAR HONOR ROLL
William G. McDivitt, who died of in
fluenza Oct. IL, 1918 at Camp Taylor,
was born March %. 1894, at Greene
fork, Ind. He enlisted in the army
July Is, 1918. He is survived by his
wife who was formerly Mrs. George
Jennings of Williamsburg and his
mother, Mrs. Jeanette Brookshire Of
Newcastle, Ind
Charles Clifford Lamb, wounded or
Nov. 8, 1918, died at base hospital,
NOV. IA, 1918. He was the son of Syl-
fvester Lamb, and was born Aug. 9.
1891, at Greensboro. He was indicted
into service April &c, 1918 at Cam
bridge City and was assigned to the
infantry OF the National army. He re-
ceived his common school education
in the Greensboro schools. He worked
as farmer and farm hand near
Greensboro. Two brothers, Orville and
Emmett, saw service with him in
France
Is Buried in Ardennes
His father has the following TO say
about him:
iAV "Io q pOOI HILL cOu. lie,
with his elder brother left home April
26, 1918, for Camp Taylor; from there
they went to Camp Custer; thence to
the coast; landing in France about
Aug. Is. ] received no letters from
him after his arrival in France. The
dispatch said he died of wounds re-
celVed in action on Nov. 8. This was
the Argonne forest battle. He was
buried in Exernont (Comnure) Arden
mes. France. There he gave his sweet
life that the world might be made
safe for democracy; there he died in
a foreign land with no friend to aootho
his aching brow. or to give him a fare
we'll kiss. So I had to say Goodbye
Charley 1900 miles away. There he
is resting with his material shroud
around him. I will see him again in
the new creation. He was in Co. j,
26th Infantry. First Division"
CLAY TOWNSHIP.
Clarence Lee Boyd entered the serv-
ice March 80, 1918, and was assigned
to Infantry, Sixth Company, Signal
corps, S3rd division embarked from
Hoboken July s. 1918. arriving at Liv-
erpool August 1, 1918; transferred to
153 Colonial division of France; bat
1, ties of scissors, Argonne, ST. Mihiel,
>. Verdun and Rheims; wounded by
shrapnel. but not seriously; sailed for
the United States June q, landing in
Charleston, S. c., July 10, 1919, and
was discharged July 10, 1919; sergeant
first class.
Two Have Battle Rolls.
Orville Victor Lamb entered the
Service April &c, 1918. and was assign
ed to Company G, 337 regiment, S5th
division; embarked from New York
July p. 1918, arriving in Liverpool
August 3, 1918: in battles of ST. MI
hiel and Argonne. his company being
awarded three stars for battles
wounded in left arm by shrapnel in
st. Mihiel battle: sailed for United
States August 25, 1919. arriving in
New York, Sept. 4, 1919; discharged
Sept. 26, 1919.
William Davis Hayward entered the
service March 8, 1918: was assigned
TO Company D Ordnance department
National guards; discharged Feb, 90
1919.
Francis f. Gunckle entered the
service Feb. 5. 1918; was assigned tc
13Sth company. Engineers, National
guards; discharged Dec. T. 1918.
Francis Charles Brooks entered the
service Sept. 5. 1918, and was assign
ed to 3Sth company Artillery, Nat
ional guards; discharged Sept. 9, 1918
Robert Duke entered the service
Oct. 4. 1918, and was assigned to In
fantry, Company X, 151st regiment