Warland Men of World War I

ROLL OF WARLAND, MONTANA MEN

WHO SERVED

IN THE U. S. ARMY OR NAVY

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 (*).

BANFIELD, Thos.

age 27; entered service Nov. 1917; Mrs. J. Valcore, sister, Warland, Montana; served in Spruce Production division, Carlisle, Wash.; discharged Dec. 31, 1918, at Vancouver; private.

BLANCHARD, Vincent

entered service November, 1917.*

COOK, Ernest A.

age 27; entered service Oct. 6, 1917; Mrs. Susan Cook, mother; served in Co. C. 163rd Inf., Co. I. 164th Inf., Co. I. Service Bn.; discharged at Camp Mills, L. I., July 14, 1919; cook.

DANIELS, Herbert S.

J. W. Daniels, father, Warland; entered service Oct. 1917; served as cook in service batt. headquarters, Langres France; discharged July 18, 1919; private.

JAQUOT, Morris

Jennings, entered service Oct. 1917.*

MILLER, Dick

had served in regular army 15 years; enlisted with Montana guard in April, 1917. Went across with 41st and was transferred to 2nd Div. Battles at Chateau-Thierry, Soissons and Argonne; wounded by bayonet at Chateau-Thierry, and by machine gun bullets at Chateau-Thierry, and Soissons; was in hospital twice; seven weeks first time and five weeks second time. Got Croix de Guerre and French citation for extraordinary coolness and courage in action at Chateau-Thierry. In this engagement serving as a sniper in company with only one other man, Miller and his comrade were attacked by 19 Germans, who charged them. As they approached, the rifles of Miller and his"pal" dropped seven of them. One of their bullets then killed Miller's comrade, leaving Miller alone against twelve of the enemy, Miller shot three and killed eight with a hand grenade. He disposed of the last Hun after several minutes of dodging the enemy's bayonet, While Miller was trying to get a rifle away from the hand of his "pal."*

NOBLE, C. W.

entered service Oct. 1917.*

PETERSON, Martin

entered service July, 1918.*

SARKIS, Manuk

entered service July, 1918.*

SINCLAIR, Roy W.

Pleasant Valley, entered service May, 1918.*

WHITE, Arthur M.

entered service May, 1918.*

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