The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-13
TORPEDOED SHIPS
IN T0DAY'S STORY
OF RICHMOND men

Everett Warner Miller entered the
service Aug. 81, 1918, and was assign
ed to 93d Company, Seventh Regi-
ment, Infantry, Regular Army, Fort
Harrison and Camp Robinson, Wis;
discharged Dec. 16, 1918, Fort Har-
rison.
Russell Chris Johnson entered the
service Sept 7, 1917, and was assigned
to School for Bakers and Cooks, 53d
Infantry, 159th Depot Brigade, Camp
Taylor, Ky, and Camp Mills, n. y
discharged May /, 1919; sergeant hrst-
class.
Ferdinand Alonzo Smyser entered
the service June 4, 1917, and was as
signed to Company D, 10th Regiment,
32d Division, Engineers, Natlonal
Guards; embarked from Hoboken'
n. j., Jan. 90, 1918, and arrived IN
Brest, France, Feb. 10, 1918; battles
Chateau Thierry, Oisne Aisne, Juwlg
ny. Meuse Argonne, Army or Occupa-
ton; Regimental decoration; sailed
for United States May 4, 1919, and ar
rived in Philadelphia, Pa, May IL.
1919; discharged May q, 1919; as
corporal.
Gordon Osborn was assigned to he
vi. y,
Mo, Camp ]. f. Johnson, Fla; Angus
ia Arsenal, Augusta, Ga; three years
on the border with the Seventh U. >.
Infantry, Company X, and later with
the M G. Company; discharged April
IL, 1919.
Homer Wilson Cheak entered the
service Dec. u, and was assigned to
Base Hospital. Fort Bliss, Texas, and
Fort Thomas, KY; discharged Oct. 2S,
1919.
Sailed on Old "Luckybag."
Raymond Dale Cox entered the SER
vice June 8, 1918, U. S. Navy, and
after training at Great Lakes Naval
Station, was assigned to U. S. S. Mis-
sissippi and U. S. S. Edgar F. Lucken-
bach; various ports several times;
discharged Oct. q, 1919, Pittsburgh,
Pa: seaman.
Herschel r. Bond entered the serv-
ice May 4, 1917, and was assigned to
Tenth Regiment; received training at
Paris Island; was assigned to Tenth
Regiment, July, 1917, at Quantico,
Va, and was there until Dec. 16, 1918,
then sent to Philadelphia Navy Yards;
discharged Sept. Is, 1919, Philadelphia
Pa; gunnery sergeant.
William Richard Cook entered the
ed to Bakery Company 369th; embark
ed from New York, Aug 80, 1918, and
arrived in Brest. France, Sept, IA
1918; trained in France; sailed for
United States April, 1919. and arrived
in New York April 16, 1919; discharg
ed April 80, 1919; corporal.
Clyde Earl F'leagle entered the serv
ice July 30, 1918 as apprentice sea
nan, and was assigned to Company l.
Fourth Regiment, U. S. Navy; embark
ed from Hampton Roads, Va, Sept. 10
1918 and arrived Guantanamo, Cuba
Sept. 80, 1918; hospital treatment fol
spinal fever; discharged March -
1919 U. S. Naval Hospital Va, fireman
second class.
Arthur James Ryan entered the serv
ice Sept. q, 1917 and was assigned tc
Company c, 18th Field Signal Bn.
3Sth Division, national guard; embark
ed from Hoboken, n. j., Oct. 5, 1915
and arrived in Liverpool, England. Oct
II. 1918; sailed for United States
April %, 1919 and arrived in Hoboken
\. J., May 6, 1919; discharged May %
1919. cook.
William Anthony Mercurio entered
the service March 6, 1918 and was as
signed to S21st Field Signal Battalion
Medical Corps, Regular Army; CamT
Greenleaf, Ga, Camp Upton, L. l., New
York, and Plattsburg. Bks., n. Y;
discharged May %, 1919, Camp Taylor
Ky, sergeant.
Was Gassed in Attack.
Silas S. Horn entered the service
March II, 1918, and was assigned tt
Company F, 59th Infantry, Fourth Di
vision: embarked from HOboken, n
j., May Z. 1918. and arrived in Liver
pool, England, May IA, 1918; trained il
France; battles-Marne Offensive
July IS, to Aug. s: gassed on the nigh
of August Sth while advancing or
enemy positions: treatment in base hos
rital, Allerey, France; sailed for thu
United States, March 3, 1919; arrived
March II, 1919, Hoboken; discharged
March %, 1919.
William Albert FOlkner entered tn,
service April Goth. 1917, and was as
signed to Supply Company, Fifth F. A.
First Division, Regular Army; embark
ed from New York, Oct. 81. 1917. ant
arrived in France, Nov. 1917; battles
Toul Sector Montdidier Hoyon, Cantig
ny, Saizerais, Aisne Marine. ST. Mihiel
Meuse ArgOnne: received fractured
leg-and ankle mashed in army trucl
accident near MOntibaur, Germany, re
ceiving hospital treatment in Germany
later Fl Sheridan. ILL.,. sailed for thu
United States Inlv 10 1919 and al