The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-30
AMERICAS RECORD
, OF WAR IN STORY
OF RICHMOND men

Following Is the second installment
of the record of Richmond service
men. The next will appear soon. Roy
Mckinley Ringer entered the service
March 81, 1918; assigned to Saith En-
gineers, Medical department. regular
army; embarked from Hoboken, n. j.,
August 16, 1918 and arrived in Eng
land August %, 1918. Sailed for the
United States. July %. 1919. arriving
in Norfolk, Va, August 5, 1919; dis
charged August IL, 1919.
Paul Gerhart Nolte entered the SER
vice Sept. 20, 1917, and was assigned
to Company D, 151st Regiment. Sstn
Division, Infantry. Sept. 20. 1917 10
May 8, 1918, and @. M. c. May 8. 1918
to Feb. 2e, 1919; discharged. Feb. 70
1919; Sergeant first class.
Bernard Andrew Rockers entered
the service Oct 4. 1917 and was as
signed to NJ. G. Battalion, fourth D1-
vision, regular army; embarked from
Hoboken June II, 1918; battles Marine,
ST Mihiel. Meuse Argonne; sailed for
United States July %. 1919 and landed
in Hoboken July 20. 1919; discharged
Aug. 6, 1919.
Was In Dental Corps.
John Willard Kemper entered the
service Aug. ~. 1917, and was COM
missioned first lieutenant, Dental
corps, Officers Reserve corps but was
not called into active service.
William Henry O'Conner entered the
service Dec. 10, 1917 and was assigned
to Fifth Company. c. A. c., 52nd am
munition train; embarked from Ho-
boken. N. j. June %, 1918 and arrived
in Glasgow Scotland, July IL, 1913;
battles Meuse Argonne; sailed Tor
United States Jan. IA, 1919 and ar
rived in Hoboken, N. j.. Jan. %, 1913;
discharged Feb. II, 1918.
- Robert c. Schuerman entered the
Iservice July "a, 1918 as private and
was assigned to Headquarters Bat
TALON 159 Depot brigade, Camp Zach
airy Taylor, KY, discharged Dec. T.
1918: sergeant.
Fought Up to ArmistIee.
Willard Elmer Nearon entered the
service May 20, 1916. as musician.
and was assigned to Headquarters
company. 14Sth Infantry. 18th Divis-
ion, National Guard: embarked from
Newport News June %. 1918, arriving
in Brest, France, July S. 1918. Battles
Baccarat (second). Avacourt (second),
Pannes (second), Argonne' Meuse Of
fensive. Ypres-Lys offensive, October
l., T.
fensive, Nov. 9. 1918 to Nov. II. 1918.
Harry Gilbert Tracey entered the
service Sept. "a, 1918; was assigned
to Company A, 44S Res. labor battal-
ion, National army; discharged Aug.
ust 26. 1919; corporal.
Russell Tracy, entered the service
Aug %, 1913 and was assigned to
32Sth Labor detachment; trained in
France: arrived back in United States
Aug. 20, 1919.
George Milton Miller entered the
service Aug. /, 1918 as private and
was assigned to sanitary squad No.
lis, medical corps; embarked from
New York, Nov. ~. 1913 and arrived
in ST. Nazaire, France, Nov. 81, 1918;
landed back in United States Sept. rs,
1919: discharged Oct. 2, 1919.
Howard Drummer entered the service
Sept 20, 1917, as private, and was
assigned to Company e, 309th Engi-
neers, saith Division, National army;
embarked from New York, Sept. 8,
1918. and arrived in Glasgow. Scot
land. Sept. 20, 1918; trained in France;
landed back in United States, July IL,
|Ra19, and discharged July 10, 1919;
sergeant.
Frark Henry Smedinghoff entered
the service july ~, 1918 as private ana
was assigned to 104th Spruce squad
ron, regular army; discharged Feb.
10, 1919.
Charles Lewis -Garde entered the
service May "a as private and was as
signed to Battery F, 325th F. A., saith
Division, National army; embarked
from Hoboken. n. J. Sept. 8, 1918. ar
irving in Glasgow, Scotland, Sept. 20,
1918; landed back in United States
Feb. Is, 1919; discharged March I,
1919.
Charles Negley Twfgg entered the
service April IS, 1918, as. private and
was assigned to, Motor Transport
Corp but later transferred to Infan-
try, June 20. '1S: discharger Nov. 80,
1918 as Second Lieutenant, Infantry.
Private to list Louie"
Robert Earl Sharp, entered the
service April %, 1917 as private and
was assigned to Company E, 35th In
fantry; embarked from Hoboken, N.
j. August "a. 1918, arriving in Liver
pool, England. Sept 8. 1918; assigned
to 80 nd Division 12Sth Infantry. i'm