Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-10
ARLINGTON GRAVES
RECEIVE WAR DEAD.
High Military Honors Given
to AZ Whose Bodies Are
Brought Here.

High military honors marked the
burial in Arlington National Gene
terry this forenoon Of the bodies OF
forty-two members of the American
military forces recently disinterred
from cemeteries in France and Bel
GUM.
There was large attendance of
Army officers and representatives OF
the American Legion, in addition to
the relatives and friends of the honor
ed dead.
The bodies We're escorted by Fort
Myer troops from the receiving vaults
to the graves prepared for them in
the section Of the cemetery specially
set apart for those who made the SUI
preme sacrifice in the world war. Re
ligious services were conducted by
Chaplain Ignatius Fealy of Fort
Myer, representing the Catholic
Church and Chaplain Julian E. Yates
of the War Department, representing
Protestant denominations.
At the conclusion of the religious
services volleys of musketry were
fred over the graves and "Taps." 1.-THE
soldiers good night" was sounded
Gen. Fox Conner, chief of staff. and
Gen. Andre Brewster Of the staff of
Gen. Pershing represented that officer
ranking officers represented the War
Department.
Two Army Nurses on List.
In the list Of those buried were
two Army nurses. who died at their
posts of duty in hospitals in France
while carrying for the sick and wounded
of the fighting forces. They were
Geneora Robinson of Base Hospital
No. IS and Corneila E. Thornton of
Base Hospital No. So. They are the
first women dead Of the world war to
be buried in Arlington. Special serv-
ices were held in their honor.
Among those who attended We're
Maj. Gen. Ireland, surgeon general OF
the Army; Miss Julia Simpson. who
was chief nurse Of the American ex-
peditionary forces. and Miss Sayres L.
Miss Nena Shelton Of the Army Nurse
Corps.
There was but one commissioned
officer in the list of those buried to-
day. That was Second Lieut.. Claude
w. Maule of the 268th Aero Squadron.
Non commissioned officers included
Sergt. Edward Weigel. 421st Motor
O'Hara, Tooth Infantry; Thomas A.
Phillips. 50th Infantry. and Elmer A.
Roessler. 343d Infantry.
List of Private Soldiers.
The private soldiers were: Fred
s4tS s4sd 1nfantry wsm
Brown. 343d Infantry; Arthur F. Carl
son, 311th Ammunition Train: Chris
tian E. Chrispensen, 343d Infantry;
Francis Davis, 117th Infantry; John
N. Evans. s17th Infantry: Rand Fisher
Medical Replacement Unit; Samuel c.
|G. Garrigues. 9th Field Rrtillery;
Edwin Gunderson. 343d Infantry; AL
bert A. Holden. Camp Gordon Septem-
Der replacement draft; Edward
Holden. Camp Gordon September
replacement draft; Hughie Holloway
Hudson. 18th, Camp Gordon; August
w. LANCE. LIST August Aviation
replacement draft; David Mangum
LIST provisional August replace
ment draft; Walter P. Mauer
332d Machine Gun Battalion
Ralfton s. Miller, Camp Jackson. re-
placement draft; Charles F. Mitchell
Train Headquarters and military po-
lice; John ]. Moriarty. 332nd Machine
Gun Battalion; Henry J. Nelson, 1880
Machine Gun Battalion; -Salve Or
beck. 343d Infantry. folly Parks
Camp Grant. July replacement draft
Charley v. Pepin, s43d Infantry
A. r. D.; John w. Roberts. 165th In
tantry: Henry ]. Schaub. 343d Infan-
try; Edward s. Shipley. 332nd Ma
chine Gun Battalion; Walter Tolley
135th Machine Gun Battalion; Gerritt
Tounissen, Depot Q. NJ. NJ. c.. bet.
Joseph B. Wilson. Camp Gordon, Sep.
-horn. 3o3d stevedores; Bee Jones
'o3d Stevedores. Noah White. 541st En-
gineers, and Wallace r. Williams
Hist Aero Squadron.