The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-09

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ice Oct.5, 1917, at Cambridge City, and
was transferred to Camp Shelby. Hat
tiesburg, Miss, where he was assigned
to the machine gun company of the
| 18th Infantry, First Division. Private
Kelley went to France in June, 1918,
and was killed in action Oct. 4, 1918,
in the MeuSe-ArgOnne offensive, and
was buried in the department of Ar
denneS, France. The conduct of this
soldier under stress of fighting was
such as to attract the attention of his
immediate commanding officer AS
result, he was cited "for galantry
in action and especially meritorous
service" Private Kelley is said TO
have been the only soldier from Alb
ington township, Wayne county, to
lose his life in the great war.
| KIRK, Robert Bruce-Son of Mr.
and Mrs. James L. Kirk, was born at
, Greencastle. Ind, May 6. 1896 lie
enlisted in the Marine Corps (day and
date not given). He was killed in
action in Bellcau Woods, France, on
June II, 1918.
@|N" S.--ILliltItu service
! April 26, 1913. Served with Company
|, Twenty-sixth Infantry. First Dvis.
ion, at Camp Taylor Died at a base
! hospital in France, Nov. s, 1918, OF
wounds.
! LAMB, Cleo CIifton-Entered serv.
! ice in September, 1917. Company c,
18th Signal Battalion, at Camp
! Shelby
! LEWIS, Emil Georee-Born March
2, 1887, at Lawrenceburg. He was in
| Quoted into the service Sept. 15,. 1918
at Richmond and was assigned to the
159th Depot Brigade at Camp Taylor
Ky. short time afterward he wa 8
assigned to the Field Artillery, and
! died of pneumonia at Camp Taylor
Ky, Oct 10, 1918
LEDsETTER, Leland Harry-Enter.
ed service June &c. 1918. Served with
| Company NJ. 334 infantry, 81 Division
! Died in 1919.
LITCHENFElS, Frank John-Born
in Richmond, March 6, 1888, and was
! indicted into the service March 80
! 1918, and trained for short time al
Camp Taylor, Ky. He was later as
signed to Company G. 112th Infantry
! 18th Division, and was killed in action
| July %, 1918, in the Aisne- Marine Of
fenSive.
| MCCARTHY, John F.-SOn OF John
F. and Fila |. Mccarthy. Enlisted in
| L. S. Marine Corps at Mare Island
Cal. Jan. -, 1910 and served in the
campaign in Nicaragua in 1912. Re
enlisted Jan. 81, 1914. made Corporal
March -, 1915. and sergeant Oct. 10,
1916 Later made quartermaster ser
Eeant and recommended for second
Z lieutenant. Served on L. S. S. MaSSa-
chusetts and E. S. Denver. Held
, medals for good conduct. as expert
ri1eman and as a veteran of the
Nicaraguan campaign. Died June IA.
1917 Of in iurieS received in an auto
mobile accident at Vallejo, Cal
MeOiVITT, William c. - Enlisted
July 81. 1918 Served at Camp Taylor
and died there of Influenza, Oct. II,
1915
McOIVITT, WiIson-Son of Mrs. ]
Brcokshire, was born at Greensboro
Ma rch %, 1894. He was indicted
. into the service at Cambridge City,
July %, 1918, and was assigned 10
Tor, Ky. where he died of Influenza,
mother and wife, Georgia McDivtt.
McM!NN, David-Enlisted April 10,
1917. served at Fort Thomas. Ky,
Camp Green. \. c., and Camp Mills.
l.. l. Promoted to First Sergeant of
Company F, Thirty-second Infantry.
Third Division. Killed in action at
battle of scissors. July Is, 1918. He
also served a. a member OF the Okla
bona National Guard.
MOORE, James T.-(Colored) was
born in Modoc, Aug -. 1896 He en-
listed at Lafayette insJuly, 1917: was
trained at the Officers Training Camp
at Ft. Dodge, Ia. and was commits
stoned second lieutenant Died at the
latter station of influenza, Oct. 10,
1918.
MOORE, Ralph H-Son of Jesse
and Malinda Moore, was born at Mil
ton, Dec 20. 1898 He enlisted at
Detroit, Mich, June, 1917 and was as
signed to the medical detachment of
the 31st Infantry at Craving. Miss
where he remained until the following
September, and was sent to Waco,
Tex. Private Moore was ira nsferred
to the medical detachment, 120th Ma
chine Gun Battalion. 32nd Division.
HIS ulNlSlOn remained III w AGO, lex,
until Jan. Is, 1918, when it moved to
Hoboken. n. j., and sailed to France,
landing in Brest, Feb. II. After ar
irving in france he was made SER
geant in the same organization April
II, 1918. He was killed in action in
the Argonne Forest, near Gesnes.
France, Oct. s. 1918. His body now
lies in the Argonne American GENE
terry, Romagne Sous Montfaucon-
Mouse.
NIEBUHR, Walter Christopher
Son of Mrs. Dora Niebuhr. was born
at Richmond, Feb. II. 1895. He en-