Those Who Served and Died
ALDREDGE, Otis; died Oct 8, 1918 (pneumonia); SN: 2194403, Pvt, 34 Mil Police, 89 Div
Interred: Miller's Chapel Cemetery. Soldier's Mo.
ASHURST, Raymond M.; KIA Sept 29, 1918; SN: 1456631, Pvt, Co F 139 Inf
Interred: Unknown...from Sedalia. Soldier's Mo.
BELL, Fred; KIA Sept 23, 1918; SN: 2845415, Pvt, MG Co, 356 Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
BISHOP, Oscar H.; KIA Nov 11, 1918; SN: 2191094, Pvt, Co A, 342 MG Bn, 89 Div
Interred: Providence Church Cem. Soldier's Mo.
BRITT, Alvin K.; died Oct 4, 1918 (pneumonia); SN: 3266281, Pvt, 2 Tng Regt, 4 Bn
Interred: Unknown...from Houstonia. Soldier's Mo.
BROWN, Earl E.; died Mar 29, 1919 (pneumonia); SN: 1511760, Pvt, Interred: Unknown...from Sedalia. Soldier's Mo.
BURK, John C.; KIA Sept 29, 1918; Corp'l, Co D, 140 Inf
Interred: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France: Plot E, Row 07, Grave 15.
Soldier's Mo. (shows d date as Oct 2, 1918)
CARLSON, Carl G.; Jan 29,1893 - Oct 2, 1918 (pneumonia); SN: 3768237, Pvt, 22nd Engineer Regt, U.S. Army
Interred: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France: Plot B, Row 38, Grave 23.
Soldier's Mo.
CLINGAN, Darrel Dale; Dec 27, 1891 - KIA June 13, 1918; SN: 304566,
Interred: Unknown...from Willow Springs, Mo. Soldier's Mo.
ELKINS, Walter E.; KIA Sept 22, 1918 (wounds rec'd); SN: 1455211, Sgt, MG Co, 139 Inf
Interred: Unknown...from Sedalia. Soldier's Mo.
ENGLISH, Allie E.; died Nov 23, 1918 (pneumonia); SN: 336407, Private, Co C, 505th Engr Regt, U.S. Army
Interred: St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France: Plot C, Row 07, Grave 22.
Soldier's Mo.
FRYE, William; Oct 17, 1896 - Oct 11, 1918 (pneumonia) ; SN: 4924863, Pvt, SU Co, 65 Pioneer Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
FULLERTON, Forrest T.; died Jan 16, 1919 (pneumonia); SN: 1460402, Sgt, Co D, 140 Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
GORDON, Porter E.; Nov 24, 1890 - Oct 11, 1918 (pneumonia); SN: 3222969, Pvt, 7 Co, 2 Bn, 163 Dep Brig
Interred: Unknown...from Windsor. Soldier's Mo.
GREER, Joseph F.; died Feb 26, 1919 (pneumonia); SN: 2194583, Pvt, MED DET 314 AM TN
Interred: Unknown...from Sedalia. Soldier's Mo.
GROTE, Edward August; d Sept 20, 1918; SN: 1157091, Landsman, Radio Electrician, Radio School, Cambridge, Mass, U.S.N.
Interred: Unknown.
HALL, Charles H.; died Oct 14 , 1917 (typhoid); Pvt, Co B, 311 Sig Bn
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
HENDERSON, Clay T.; Feb 17, 1895 - Nov 9, 1918 (pneumonia); SN: 4260187, Pvt; Co B, 806 Pioneer Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
HILL, Lemnos "Lem" Harrison; died Oct 5, 1918 (pneumonia) at Camp Pike, Ark.; SN: 3266022, Pvt,
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
HILLIGOSS, Ledo; died Nov 4, 1918 (pneumonia); ; SN: 963563, Pvt, Sq C, A S Sig C, Scott Field, Ill
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
HIRSCH, Emil; KIA Sept 29, 1918; SN: 1468679, Pvt, Co E, 110th Engr Regt, 35th Inf Div, U.S. Army
Interred: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France: Plot G, Row 19, Grave 12.
Soldier's Mo.
HODGE, John J.; May 24, 1896 - Feb 11, 1919 (pneumonia); SN: 3085408, Pvt, Co A, 11 Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
HOLLAND, Carl E.; KIA Sept 28, 1918; SN: 1455205, MG Co, 4th Mo. Inf & 139th Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
KENNON, Raymond G.; KIA Jan 5, 1919 (wounds rec'd); SN: 2205188, Corp'l, Co L, 354th Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
LOVE, James Owen.; died Oct 15, 1918 (pneumonia) ; SN: 1464457, Corp'l, Btry B, 129 Fld Arty
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
MAHIN, Roy E.; died Dec 27, 1917 (disease); Pvt, 115 Aer Sq Sig
Interred: Unknown...from La Monte. Soldier's Mo.
August 2010 Update from Nancy McIntyre: This week a kind caretaker at the cemetery told me that his body was brought home for burial on October 17, 1920, in Knob Noster Cemetery, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO. The death notice was sent to his father in Pettis County, MO.
Laura E. Dorrance and Scott Mahin's son, Roy Emmette Mahin was born on 28 Aug 1895 in La Monte, Pettis County, Missouri, died on 27 Dec 1917, from disease during World War I in France, at age 22, and was brought home to Knob Noster Cemetery, Knob Noster, Johnson County, Missouri, for burial on 17 Oct 1920.
His father had him brought home. He was buried next to his mother. []
MANESS, Henry H.; KIA Sept 28, 1918; SN: 1460302, Corp'l, Co D, 140 Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
MANLEY, James Monroe; July 7, 1896 - Jan 22, 1918 (pneumonia); Pvt, Co D, 140 Inf
Interred: Longwood Cemetery. Soldier's Mo.
MAY, Charles Hammett; Jan 1, 1897 - KIA July 19, 1918 (wounds rec'd); SN: 271965, 6th reg
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
Awarded the French Fourragere (a unit citation, only one of three awarded individually to Americans in WWI).
McCORKLE, Hugh Archibald; 1889 - Nov 1, 1918; SN: 1173500, Seaman 2nd Class, U.S.N.R.F.
Interred: Miller's Chapel Cemetery.
MITCHELL, Frederick S. ; KIA Sept 20, 1918 (wounds rec'd) ; SN: 1455315, Pvt, NG MG Co, 139 Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
OWEN, Richard Clay; Sept 9, 1895 - Feb 2, 1918 (disease); Wagoner, Sup Co, 129th Fld Arty
Interred: Longwood Cemetery. Soldier's Mo.
QUINN, Edgar J., KIA, Oct 6, 1918; Pvt, Co A, 318 Inf, Argonne
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo. , [on DoughBoy Monument as "Edward"]
RAYL, General L.; Feb 2, 1890 - Oct 6, 1918 (pneumonia); SN: 3085455, Pvt, (died en route overseas)
Interred: Unknown...from La Monte/Houstonia area. Soldier's Mo.
[Likely same name as listed as Laborn D. Rayle on mon. & as "Loboring" by McGruder.]
ROBB, Porter; KIA Nov 2, 1918; SN: 489115, Pvt, Co G, 34 Inf
Interred: Unknown...from Sedalia. Soldier's Mo.
ROCHFORD, Flavel B.; Sept 17, 1895 - Oct, 19, 1918 (pneumonia); SN: 3085443, Pvt, Hq C, 81 Engineers
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
SIBERT, Harvey Lyell; KIA Sept 28, 1918; SN: 1455272, PFC, 139th Inf Regt, 35th Inf Div, U.S. Army
Interred: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France: Plot B Row 21 Grave 37.
Soldier's Mo.
SMITH, Joseph Archer; died Dec 1, 1917 (accident); Corp'l, Co B, 313 Field Sig Bn
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
SMITH, Mintel J.; Dec 18, 1892 - Jan 16, 1918 (pneumonia); Pvt, Aviation SEC Sig C
Interred: Houstonia Cemetery; "Our Soldier Boy." Soldier's Mo.
SPEER, Ezra J.; died Jan 5, 1918 (pneumonia); Pvt, Co D, 140 Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
STRUEBER, Carl Philip; July 2, 1896 - Oct 23, 1918 (influenza); SN: 4521048, Pvt, SEC Students Army Tng Corps
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
TARR, Charles Audbin; died April 17, 1918; SN: 1774058, Seaman 2CL, Armed Guard, S.S. Florence H., U.S. Navy
Interred: La Monte Cemetery, Section 1.
WAGNER, Antone F.; KIA Sept 27, 1918; SN: 1455275, PFC, 139th Inf Regt, 35h Inf Div, U.S. Army
Interred: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France: Plot D, Row 04, Grave 37.
Soldier's Mo.
WILLIAMS, Sydney; died Oct 17, 1918 (disease); SN: 2341117, Pvt, Co D, 48 Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
WRIGHT, Benjamin C.; KIA July 15, 1918; SN: 1455278, Pvt; NG MG Co, 139 Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
YOUNT, Edgar R.; Oct 4,1891 - Oct 26, 1918 (pneumonia) ; SN: 3768258, Pvt, Co F. 287 Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
ZIMMERSCHEID, Ardie E.; 1893 - June 12, 1918 (pneumonia); SN: 1465277, PFC, Battery F, 129 Field Artillery
Interred: St. Paul's Cemetery. Soldier's Mo.
[These names appear on the Sedalia courthouse monument...but, for one reason or another 1) have not been confirmed or found, 2) have been proven not to be Pettis County soldiers, and 3) were discharged prior to death. GCW]
ANTHONY, Eugene S.; died Jan 1, 1918 (pneumonia); Btry C, 8th Fld Arty
Interred: Unknown...from Otterville, Mo. Soldier's Mo.
FIELDS, George; 33 1/3% Disability; SN: 2212167, Pvt, Co D, 325 Lab Bn
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
HEF(F)NER, Alexander, 1895 - 1918
Interred: Union cemetery. No record. On McGruder's list.
LANE, Albert M.; discharged 10% disability; Pvt, Co B, 35th Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
Updated Information from Carole Taylor
McBRIDE, Dudley, no record - unknown. On McGruder's list.
WOOLREY, Walter Floyd; KIA Oct 12, 1918 (wounds rec'd); SN: 2183660, Wagoner, Co G, 140 Inf
Interred: Unknown. Soldier's Mo.
[This soldier was from Edwards, in Benton County.]
Those Who Served and Returned
ALEXANDER, Albert M.; May 19, 1900 - Oct 2, 1992; Pvt, U.S. Army [Union Cem.]
ANDERSON, Joseph W.; Jan 22, 1896 - Oct 24, 1977; PFC, U.S. Army [Flat Creek Cem.]
ATKINSON, George F.; d June 28, 1937, at age 48; Croix de Guerre [Crown Hill Cem.]
BAILEY, Oather A.; Oct 1, 1894 - July 13, 1964; Mo, Pvt, 3 Co, 159 Depot Brigade [Antioch Cem.]
BALDWIN, Ira C.; Oct 29, 1891 - Mar 7, 1980; Pvt, U.S. Army [Hopewell Cem.]
BROYLES, Vernon H.; June 19, 1899 - Jan 17, 1951; Mo, Pvt, 61 Artillery CAC [Hopewell Cem.]
BUCKNER, Levi; Sept 23, 1894 - May 8, 1986; Pvt, U.S. Army [Smithton Cem.]
CHRISTIAN, Elmer S.; Dec 16, 1897 - Sept 15, 1982; Pvt, U.S. Army [Christian Cem.]
CLARK, Allen Montrose; Jan 3, 1890 - May 8, 1950; Mo, Pvt, 164 Depot Brigade [New Hickory Pt. Cem.]
COOPER, Henry Ray; Mar 19, 1896 - Aug 3, 1967; Mo, PFC, U.S. Army [Olive Branch Cem.]
COX, Herbert S.; Aug 17, 1896 - Mar 17, 1974; Mo, Sgt, U.S. Marine Corps (also WWII) [Salem Ch. Cem.]
CRABTREE, James Arthur; 1886 - 1941; CPO, U.S.N. [civilian marker - Union Cem.]
CRANFIELD, Ruben Noah; Nov 9, 1889 - Dec 28, 1956; Pvt, Co G, 5 Development BN [Salem Ch. Cem.]
CURETON, William Joseph; Nov 23, 1893 - July 31, 1982; Pvt, U.S. Army [Union Cem.]
DARRAH, William Thomas; Aug 2, 1892 - Apr 8, 1962; Pvt, U.S. Army, Purple Heart [Calvary Cem.]
DAWSON, Jesse N.; 1892 - 1985; U.S. Army [Houstonia Cem.]
DILLON, Elmer L.; Mar 10, 1891 - July 7, 1950; Mo, Pvt, 41 Inf, 10th Div [Flat Creek Cem.]
DUBOSE, Wayne; 1896 - 1979; U.S. Navy [Hopewell Cem.]
ENGHOLM, Verney; Aug 18, 1891 - July 3, 1952; SN: 3085465, Pvt, Co B, 11th Inf, U.S. Army [Crown Hill Cem]
EVANS, Ivy Clarence; 1893 - 1975; Chauffer, U.S. Army [Dresden Cem.]
EVANS, Marvin L.; Sept 20, 1900 - July 21, 1983; RN [Dresden Cem.]
FRY, Andrew J.; Jan 30, 1895 - Oct 5, 1978; Pvt, U.S. Army [Houstonia Cem.]
FRYE, Earl F.; July 9, 1886 - June 28, 1965; Mo, F3, U.S. Navy [New Hickory Pt. Cem.]
FRANKS, Durley; d Aug 30, 1940; Mo, PFC, 326 Field RMT SO, OVC [Houstonia Cem.]
GARDNER, Charles A.; Nov 4, 1897 - Apr 22, 1995; U.S. Army [Dresden Cem.]
GEISER, Dewey J.; Feb 23, 1897 - Aug 18, 1979; PFC, U.S. Army [Dresden Cem.]
GILMORE, Thomas W.; Jan 26, 1893 - Nov 14, 1949; Mo, Wagoner, 7th Ammo Tn Div [Rabourn Cem.]
GREER, Osker L.; June 18, 1893 - Dec 9, 1965; Mo, Farrier, 34 Evac Amb Co [Salem Ch. Cem.]
HARRIS, Robert; June 5, 1896 - June 22, 1948; Texas, Pvt, 537 Engrs. [Dresden Black Cem.]
HEFNER, Charlie L.; Dec 27, 1892 - Jan 8, 1961; Mo, Cpl, Co B, 79 Inf, 15 Div [Union Cem.]
HELTERBRAKE, David S.; Aug 27, 1896 - Sept 6, 1978; Pvt, U.S. Army [McKee Chapel Cem.]
HOWE, Acey W.; Aug 23, 1890 - July 16, 1954; Missouri, PFC, 3 Co, Cen Inf Off Tng Sch [Christian Cem.]
HOWE, Albert Haynes; Nov 30, 1890 - Mar 21, 1958; Missouri, PFC, 313 Inf, 79 Div [Christian Cem.]
HUGHES, Roy Lee; July 18, 1891 - Sept 24, 1968; Mo, Pvt, Co A, 162 Inf [High Point Cem.]
HUNTER, Walter J.; Oct 12, 1893 - Sept 21, 1967; Missouri, PFC, 26 Co., 161 Depot Brig, [McKee Chapel Cem.]
HUNT, Henry; May 30, 1897 - June 1, 1964; Mo, Pvt, 2 Co, 164 Depot Brigade [Christian Cem.]
HUTCHISON, Robert L.; July 18, 1895 - Sept 27, 1959; Mo, Pvt, Co E, 806 Pioneer Inf [La Monte Cem.]
JONES, Merwyn Shubert; Apr 2, 1902 - Feb 9, 1988; U.S. Army [Pleasant Hill Cem.]
KABLER, George Allen; Apr 15, 1891 - Feb 10, 1969; Mo, Pvt 75 Co, 164 Depot Brig [Union Cem.]
KELLER, Raymond B.; d Mar 27, 1935; MO, Pvt, U.S. Army [La Monte Cem.]
KUHN; John; Apr 13, 1896 - Aug 8, 1953; Mo, Pvt, 139 Inf [Salem Ch. Cem.]
KUYKENDALL, Tom; Nov 18, 1888 - Oct 25, 1942; Ill., PFC, Gen. Hosp. 6 [Smithton Cem.]
LACEY, George W.; Apr 18, 1895 - Feb 9, 1973; Mo, Pvt, U.S. Army [Salem Ch. Cem.]
LANE, James M.; Jan 2, 1892 - Jan 24, 1963; Mo, Sgt, [Olive Branch Cem.]
LAWSON, Ace L.; Feb 24, 1894 - Sept 15, 1972; Mo, Pvt, U.S. Army [Miller's Chapel Cem.]
LAWSON, Gordon T.; June 1, 1895 - Mar 23, 1969; Mo, Mech, Co K, 4 Inf [Miller's Chapel Cem.]
LEMLER, Carl; died Mar 27, 1934; Pvt, 352 Inf, 88 Div [Christian Cem.]
LUECK, Albert E. Sr; Dec 23, 1893 - Dec 30, 1970; Mo, Pvt, 35 Inf Div [New Bethel Cem.]
LUCAS, Eppie Andrew; Oct 10, 1889 - Dec 11, 1967; Mo, Pvt, U. S. Army [Houstonia Cem.]
LUTHER, Charles Eric; Feb 14, 1890 - June 21, 1958; [Mt. Herman Cem.]
MARTENS, Fred P. H; d Feb 26, 1940; Illinois, Pvt., 331 Field Arty 86 Div. [Lamb Cem.]
MASON, Bernice A. Green; May 10, 1895 - Mar 13, 1958; Red Cross Nurse [Smithton Cem.]
MESSER, Otis; 1896 - 1983; U. S. Army [Houstonia Cem.]
NEEDY, Henry Edward; d Oct 24 ,1919; Mo, Sergt, 20th Inf, 10th Div [Dresden Cem.]
NEWBILL, Nathaniel; April 23, 1896 - July 3, 1968; MO, Pvt, Co A, 805 Pioneer Inf [Bethlehem Cem.]
NEWLAND, John F.; Oct 22, 1891 - June 23, 1980; Pvt, U.S. Army [Hopewell Cem.]
PAYNE, Louis N.; Sept 5, 1895 - Feb 18, 1950; Mo, Cpl, 73 INF, 12 Div [Hopewell Cem.]
PERRETON, Ernest A.; Sept 1, 1881 - Jan 23, 1972; Mo, Pvt, Co M, 4 Engineers [Houstonia Cem.]
PHILLIPS, Robert T.; Sept 23, 1886 - Jan 20, 1949; Mo, Cpl, 80 Pioneer Inf [Smithton Cem.]
PHILLIPS, Wm H.; died Apr 15, 1939; 35th Div, [Olive Branch Cem.]
POULTER, W. Thomas Pelham; Jan 29, 1888 - May 18, 1945; Mo, S1, U.S. N.R.F. [New Hickory Pt. Cem.]
PUMMILL, Woodrow W.; 1915 - 1982; U.S. Army [Houstonia Cem.]
PURNELL, James Oscar; Feb 22, 1891 - Nov 30, 1970; Pvt, Co E, 129 Inf [Salem Ch. Cem.]
RAGAR, George M.; Sept 16, 1888 - Dec 5, 1939; Mo, Wagoner, 314 A.M.T.N., 89th Div [New Hickory Pt. Cem.]
RICKS, Walter Gordon; Feb 25, 1897 - Jan 26, 1973; Mo, Pvt, U.S. Army [Olive Branch Cem.]
ROTHWELL, Vest; Oct 20, 1886 - Sept 29, 1950; Mo., Pvt, 344 Mg Bn, 90 Div [Dresden Cem.]
RUFFIN, John Price; Sept 28, 1896 - Jan 13, 1977; Pvt, U.S. Army [New Hickory Pt. Cem.]
SCHLOMER, Daniel C.; Apr 25, 1895 - Sept 6, 1971; Mo, Pvt, Medical Dept [Miller's Chapel Cem.]
SCOTT, Lionel J.; Mar 22, 1895 - July 30, 1957; Mo, Sgt, Co D, 140 Inf, 35 Div [Houstonia Cem.]
SHEMWELL, James F.; Oct 27, 1879 - Apr 19, 1972; Mo, Pvt, U.S. Army [McKee Chapel Cem.]
SHOEMAKER, Bryan; Jan 14, 1897 - June 20, 1988; Pvt, U.S. Army [Salem Ch. Cem.]
SIMMONS, Jay W.; Jan 16, 1898 - May 12, 1972; Mo, Cpl, Air Service [New Bethel Cem.]
SMITH, Albert E. "Bub"; Nov 27, 1892 - Jan 26, 1982; Pvt, U.S. Army [Smithton Cem.]
SMITH, Byron Duncan, Apr 4, 1898 - May 16, 1959; Ill, Pvt, Stu Army Tng Corps [South Fork Cem.]
SMITH, Edwin Harrison; Apr 26, 1896 - Dec 7, 1967; Pvt, U.S. Army [Houstonia Cem.]
SMITH, Leo R.; Aug 31, 1896 - Sept 23, 1972; Mo, Pvt, U.S. Army [Smithton Cem.]
SPRATLEY, James B.; June 18, 1892 - June 23, 1966; Mo, Cpl, POW Escort CD, Co 79 [High Point Cem.]
STEPHENS, James W.; d July 16, 1946; Mo, Corpl, 356 Inf, 89 Div [Salem Ch. Cem.]
SWOPE, Nathaniel Henderson; Mar 5, 1894 - July 23, 1954; Mo, Pvt, 340 Fld Arty [Mt. Herman Cem.]
TAYLOR, Granville A.; Aug 4, 1896 - Oct 15, 1965; Mo, Pvt, US Army [Miller's Chapel Cem.]
TINKER, William H.; Dec 6, 1886 - June 1, 1855; Pvt, U.S. Army [Christian Cem.]
VANNATTA, Eddie M.; July 10, 1894 - Aug 20, 1960; Mo, PFC, Co A, 14 Ammo Train [Dresden Cem.]
WEIKAL, Grover C.; Dec 22, 1884 - Aug 10, 1946; Mo, Sgt, QM Corps [La Monte Cem.]
WHITE, Hubbell; Oct 18, 1893 - June 2, 1980; PFC, U.S. Army [Dresden Cem.]
WHITFIELD, John B.; Sept 9, 1896 - Jan 23, 1967; Sgt, Co M, 40th Inf [Dresden Cem.]
WILLIAMS, E. Hampton; July 31, 1899 - Mar 6, 1965; Mo, PFC, Co B, 140 Inf [South Fork Cem.]
WORTHLEY, George H.; May 17, 1891 - May 7, 1962; Mo, Pvt, Btry E, 68 Field Arty [Smithton Cem.]
ZOERNIG, Herbert L.; Oct 8, 1893 - Sept 18, 1958; Y1/C, U.S. Navy [Calvary Cem.]
Submitted by George C. Willick