Lincoln County

Tobacco Plains Men of World War I L-Z

ROLL OF TOBACCO PLAINS, MONTANA MEN

WHO SERVED

IN THE U. S. ARMY OR NAVY (con't)

Compiled by "THE WESTERN NEWS" of Libby, with the Co-operation of "The Eureka Journal" and the "Libby Times" Published in January 1920 by WESTERN MONTANA PUBLISHING COMPANY

NOTE:--Great pains have been taken by the publishers to have these service records as complete and accurate as possible. In all cases where it was possible to do so the men themselves have been asked to furnish the desired information. The records that could not be secured in this first-hand way are followed by an asterisk (*).

LEWIS, J. H.

Eureka; served in 1st Sec. Co. C. 6th Battalion, Signal Corps.*

LUND, Irwin

Eureka; served in Co. A. 8th M. P., Camp Frmont, Cal.*

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MARSTON, Francis Llewellyn

age 25, Mr. and Mrs. William Marston, parents, Fortine, Montana; served in 81st Div., 159th Inf., 40th Div., 324 Inf. Co. B; in Vosges sector and Meuse-Argonne offensive; discharge July 1, 1919, at Camp Lewis, Washington; bugler.

MESLER, George

Eureka, entered service October, 1917.*

MILLER, Fred J.

age 24; entered service Sept. 1917; John F. Miller, father, Kalispell, Montana; served in Bat. E, 348th F. A. 91st Div., Camp Lewis, Wash., Sept. 1917-June, 1918 at Claremont Ferrand, France to Nov., 1918, Hq. co., 348th F. A. from Nov. 1918 at St. Pierre Woods, near Verdun to Nov. 26, 1918, Hq. Co., 348th F. A. 7th Army Corps, C'ausen, Germany to Feb. 11th, 1919, Brest France to March 23, 1919; discharged April 20, 1919, at Fort Russell, Wyo.; battallion sergeant major.

MILLER, Ira C.

age 30; entered service Sept. 1917; John C. Miller, father, Kalispell, Mont.; served in Battery E. 348th Field Artillery, 166th F. A. Brig., 91st Div.; 9 months in U. S. A.; served in France, Belgium, England, and in Army of Occupation; 7 days battle in Toul sector; discharged April 20th, 1919, at Fort Russell, Wyo.; corporal-scout, but chief duty, "panorama artist," and sketcher, mapping and drating.

MILLER, Lowell

age 23; Mrs. Elizabeth C. Miller, mother, Portland, Oregon; served in U. S. Naval Reserve Force at U. S. N. Training Station, Bremerton, Wash., Officer's Training School, Pelhan Bay, N. Y., U. S. S. West Cohas and U. S. S. Santa Paula, transports; discharged Aug. 21, 1919 at New York. Attended U. S. N. steam engineering school at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, J. J., and won commission in engineering department of the navy; ensign.

MIKALSON, Lawrence

Eureka; enlisted in 162nd Inf., June, 1917.*

McCOY, Ira A.

Eureka.*

McDONALD, Pat

Fortine; entered service May 1918.*

McGEE, Perry J.

Eureka age 21; entered service April 14, 1917; Mrs. J. A Kramer, mother, served in lst Wisconsin Calvary, 120th F. A.; in second battle of the Marne, battle of the Meuse-Argonne; discharged April 20, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.; first class private. Gassed.

McKAIN, Gale

served in Co. E. 10th Engineers, A. E. F.*

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NELSON, Frank

Fortine; entered service September, 1917.*

NELSON, Fred W.

age 24; Frank Nelson, brother, Fortine, Montana; served in Medical Department Fort Wright, Wash., Camp Cody, New Mexico; discharged Nov. 21, 1917; private.

NELSON, John B.

Fortine; entered service July, 1918.*

NEUMAN, Alfred

Eureka.*

OSMOND, Herman G.

age 32, O. H. Osmond, father, Newark Ill.; served in 91st Div. 364th Inf. Co. C., Camp Lewis, and France; in St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne offensives; discharged May 19, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.; private. Received one wound in hand and two in right leg and was gassed.

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PAXTON, John E.

age 24; H. S. Paxton, brother, Eureka, Montana; went overseas with Co. L 159th Inf. 40th Div., was transferred in France to Co. E 307th Inf. 77th Div.; in Argonne and Meuse offensive; discharged may 22, 1919, at Fort Russell, Wyo.; corporal.

PIKE, John E.

age 25; entered service Sept. 1917; Mrs. Florence Pike, mother, Eureka, Montana; served in 402 Aero Con. Squadron, transferred to 16th Spruce Squad, Vancouver, Cutup Plant, Wash, said to be largest squadron in U. S. army, comprising 620 men; discharged Dec. 23, 1918 at Vancouver, Wash.; sergeant.

PELTIER, Joseph Alfred

age 21; entered service May 3, 1918; Mrs. Joseph Peltier, Eureka, Montana; served in U. S. Naval Reserve Fort, Bremerton, Wash., Seattle, Wash., aboard U. S. S. Western Plain, League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia and aboard U. S. S. Marica; discharged Sept. 15, 1919, at Minneapolis, Minn; fireman first class.

POMEROY, Elmer E.

age 24; Mrs. Mary Pomeroy, mother, Eureka, Montana; served in Co. C. 361st Inf., and served in France and Belgium with 91st Div.; in St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and Ypres-Lys offensives; discharged April 28, 1919, at Camp Lewis; first class private.

REMARK, Alfred

Eureka; served in 20th Engineers, A. E. F.*

ROGERS, Earl R.

Eureka; entered service September, 1917; served in Bat. E. 348th F. A., A. E. F.*

ROCHLEN, John

Eureka; entered service Oct. 1917.*

ROBERTSON, John

age 21, entered service June, 1918; David I. Robertson, father, Eureka, Montana; served in navy as fireman on West Hope, sailed from Seattle and reahed New York City the day the Armistice was signed, ship took cargo of flour to Italy, and spent winter in Treist; discharged May, 1919, at Norfolk, Virginia; second class fireman.

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SAUNDERS, Jesse

Eureka; served in Co. G. 162nd Inf. A. E. F.*

SAMPSON, Harland H.

age 23; Mrs. H. H. Sampson, wife, Eureka, Montana; served in Co. 39, 163 depot Brigade 10th Bat., Camp Dodge, Iowa, and Base Hospital Detachment, Camp Dodge; discharged Feb. 17, 1919, at Camp Lewis, Wash.; private.

SCHULTZ, William R.

Eureka; first class fireman, U. S. S. Missouri.*

SCHMITZ, Joseph

Eureka; served in 20th Engineers, A. E. F.*

SCHULTZ, Gus

age 25; entered service May, 1918; Mrs. Gus Schultz, wife, Yaak, Montana; went overseas with the 40th Division, transferred to 32nd Div. 125th Inf., served in same in France and Germany; served in Co. L, 125 Inf. in Argonne-Meuse offensive, Sept-Nov 1918; discharged May 29, 1919 at Fort Russell, Wyo.; private. Served in Army of Occupation, which crossed Rhine River from Dec. till April, 1919, relieved by 2nd Division.

SCOTT, Merlin E.

entered service May 29, 1918; age 25; Willis E. Scott, father, Eureka, Montana; served in 8th Veterinary Training School and 11th Veterinary Hosp. Camp Lee, Va., and in Gievres, France, discharged June 26, 1919 at Fort Russell, Wy.; battalion mail oderly P. F. C

SESBY, Thore

Fortine.*

SILVERSON Arthur James

age 32; entered service July 21, 1918; Wm. E. Silverson, brother, Minneapolis, Minn; served in 163rd Depot Brigade, Co. C. 87th Inf. 19th Div., Co. D. 2nd Inf., 19th Div., Camp Dodge, Iowa; discharged June 24, 1919, at Fort Russell, Wyo.; private.

SHAW, James A.

age 27; M. L. Shaw, mother, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; served in 3rd Oregon N. G., 162nd U. S. Inf., Eureka and Libby, Montana, Portland, Oregon, Camp Fremont, Cal. Camp Green, N. C., Camp Mills, N. Y., Winchester, England, Ramsey, Southampton and Liverpool, England; discharged May 21, 1919, at Fort Russell, Wyoming; private first class.

SHERRY, Fred

Fortine; entered service Sept. 1917; served in 348th F. A., 91st Div.; Sergeant.

"In Memory Of" SCHULTZ, Edward M.

age 19, entered service from Eureka, Montana. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Schultz, now live in Colbers, Washington. He served in the old company F of the Second Montana Infantry, in which so many of the Lincoln County boys saw service, which later became co. F. of the 163rd U. S. Infantry. Later he was transferred to Co. F of the 16th U. S. Infantry and saw much service in the American Expeditionary Forces in France. No details regarding his death have been received by his parents beyond the fact that he was killed in the battle of Soissons about July 18, 1918.

It will be remembered that the old Second Montana Infantry, after being mobilized did guard duty for several months in their home state before being sent to the front.

SINCLAIR, James A.

age 23; entered service Oct. 7, 1917; Mrs. Ida S. Sinclair, mother, Eureka, Montana; went across Atlantic in 163rd Inf. 41st div., was attached to army schools as chauffeur; discharged July 16, 1919, at Camp Mills, N. Y.; corporal.

SMITH, Kenneth R.

age 23; entered service May, 1918; Nellie M. Smith, mother, Eureka, Montana; served in 166 Depot Brigade, Camp Lewis, Co. L 159th inf. Camp Kearney and Lewis, Co. L 159th Inf. France; in Meuse-Argonne battle; discharged June 22, 1919, at Fort Russell, Wyo.; first class private.

SMITH, Lawrence M.

age 21; Mrs. L. L. Smith, mother, Eureka, Montana; served in U. S. Naval Training Station, Seattle, Wash.; discharged Dec. 22, 1918, at Seattle; apprentice seaman.

"In Memory Of" SMITH, William Warren

Killed in action during the Argonne Offensive, September 29, 1918. The son of Joseph H. Smith, of Warland. Born at North Salem, Ind., March 17, 1896 Had lived about six years in Eureka. Trained at Camp Lewis. Went overseas with the Machine Gun Company of the 363rd Inf. On September 22nd wrote to his father, saying that he expected to go into battle in a few days.

His captain wrote to his sister, Mrs. A. B. Hill, of Brooklyn, New York, in part as follows; "Their (the enemy) shelling was terrific all that night and the morning of the 29th. At about 12 o'clock they counter-attacked our position. Private Smith was with me and when the enemy started to advance, he with others, grabbed any rifles obtainable and helped drive them back....I selected a new place for company headquarters and left Smith and a bugler to dig the trench they would occupy, with instructions to report when finished. The enemy artillery fire now became quite heavy again. The new trench was finished and Smith was bringing word and had reached within thirty yards of me when a shell exploded beside him, killing him instantly...We carried his body to a less shelled place and that night under cover of darkness uried it in the same grave with one of our officers."

SMITH, Albert

Fortine; entered service april, 1918.*

SPEED, Raymond

Eureka.*

STACY, Andrew

Eureka.*

STARR, Alex H. C.

age 30; entered service March, 1918; Alfred Starr, brother, White Earth, N. D.; served in 363rd Inf. 91st Div., in France and Belgium; in Meuse-Argonne and St. Mihiel battles; discharged April 25, 1919, at Fort Russell, Wyo.; private first class.

STEENERSON, Henry

Eureka; entered service May, 1918.*

STEWARD, John W.

age 25, Mrs. Mary Steward, mother, Bloomer, Wis.; served in 166th Depot Brigde, Camp Lewis, Wash., Co. M 158 Inf. 40th Div., Co M 322 Inf. 81st Div.; in battles at Samaniday, Sic Argonne, Meuse-Argonne; discharged June 25, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.; private. Was gassed and shell shocked.

SWENSON, Henry S.

Eureka; entered service September, 1917; served in Bat. A. 348th F. A., A. E. F.*

SYVERTON, Guy I.

age 28; entered service Feb. 15, 1918; Mrs. Julia Syvertson, mother, Melrose, Wisc.; served in 16th Squadron, 2 Prov. Regiment, Vancouver Barracks, Wash., A. S. A. P.; discharge Dec. 23, 1918, at Vancouver Barracks; private.

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THERRIAULT, Carl H.

age 24; entered service april 2, 1917; Mrs. Chas. T. Young, mother, Gateway, Montana; served in Co. F. 2nd Montana, later 163rd Inf., from Apr. 1917 to June, 1918, at Fort Harrison, Montana, Butte, Montana, Camp Mills, L I., St. Aignon, France, Co. E. 163rd Inf., June, 1918, Regimental Hdqs. 163rd Inf., June 1918-Mar. 1919. 1st Depot Div. in A. E. F.; discharged Mar. 5, 1919, at Fort Logan, Colo.; regimental sergeant major.

THOMAS, William W.

age 23; Edward Thomas, father, Eureka, Montana; served in 19th Military Police, Camp Dodge, Iowa; discharged Feb. 17, 1919, at Camp Lewis, Wash.; first class private.

TIMLICK, Albert W.

age 31, entered service March 31, 1918; Mrs. E. M. Gardiner, mother, Rolla, N. D.; served in Co. A. 363rd Inf., France and Belgium; reserve in St. Mihiel offensive; in Argonne Woods drive, and at Lep Schedlt, Belgium; discharged April 25, 1919, at Fort Russell, Wyo.; corporal.

TREKELL, Harry R.

age 27; entered service Dec. 15, 1917; Dr. J. E. Trekell, father, Kewanee, Ill.; served in 142 Co., U. S. Marines, Mare Island, Cal., Galveston Texas Quantico, Va., New London, Conn.; discharged Feb. 10, 1919, at New London, Conn.; sergeant.

TURNER, Charles H.

age 30; entered service aug. 6, 1918; Mrs. M. Turner, mother, Eureka, Montana; srved in 62nd Infantry, Camp Fremont, Cal., Camp Mills, L. I., Camp Lee, Virginia; discharge May 5, 1919, at Fort Russell, Wyoming; private.

TURIEN, Paul

Eureka; enlisted April 3, 1917; served in Co. F. 163rd Inf., 41st Div.*

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WHITEMARSH, Murle

Gateway; served in Co. G. 158th Inf., A. E. F.*

WESTBY, Christian

age 26, entered service Sept. 23, 1917, Karen and Olaf Wetby, father and mother, Hagast, Norway; served in Bat. E, 348th F. A.; in Meuse-Argonne offensive; discharged April 20, 1919, at Fort Russell, Wyo.; first class private.

WILKE, Tom Otto

entered service Oct. 7, 1917; age 24; Mrs. Frieda Herrig, Trego, Montana; served with Second Montana, Co. D, 163rd Inf. 41st Div., trained at Camp Lewis for a month in depot brigade, joined 41st division at Camp Mills, sailed for France dec. 15, 1917, 1st Bat. of regiment sent to Langras, France, to a School Area, remaining one year; discharged July 17, 1919, at Camp Mills, L. I., N. Y.; private.

WILKE, Ed C/

Trego; served in Headquarters Co., 348th F. A., A. E. F.*

WILKE, Fred A.

Trego.; served in 62nd Heavy Artillery.*

WILLETT, Charles K.

Eureka; entered service September, 1917; served in Co. D. 362nd Inf., A. E. F.*

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