History of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte, 1927County history published by the Historians' Association . . . .

Source Citation:
Cannon, Thomas H., H. H. Loring, and Charles J. Robb. 1927. History of the Lake and Calumet Region of Indiana, Embracing the Counties of Lake, Porter and LaPorte: An Historical Account of Its People and Its Progress from the Earliest Times to the Present. Volume I.  Indianapolis, Indiana: Historians' Association. 840 p.

HISTORY OF THE LAKE AND CALUMET REGION OF INDIANA 

CHAPTER XV.

THE LAKE AND CALUMET REGION IN THE WORLD WAR.

THE WORLD WAR -- PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN LAKE COUNTY BEFORE THE WAR -- PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATIONS -- COUNCIL OF DEFENSE -- WOMEN'S SECTION, COUNCIL OF DEFENSE -- CALUMET REGION A GREAT CENTER OF ENLISTMENT -- AMERICAN ALLIANCE -- HAMMOND LIBERTY TEMPLE -- CONSCRIPTION BOARDS AND REGISTRATION -- HOME GUARDS -- SOLDIERS' WELFARE CAMP ORGANIZATIONS -- LIBERTY LOANS -- THE RED CROSS -- LA PORTE COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR -- PORTER COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR -- ROSTER OF SOLDIERS FROM LAKE, LA PORTE AND PORTER COUNTIES -- GOLD STAR LIST.

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When the great war opened in 1914, but few people in America would believe that there was a remote possibility that we would some day be called upon to enter the conflict. Our isolation — our remoteness from the countries involved — our disinterestedness in strictly European affairs — had given us a sense of security which made participation in a European war so unlikely as to be without consideration. In fact, the only relation that seemed probable, if any, was the likelihood of our Government taking action at the proper time to bring the warring nations together as it had done in the Russo-Japanese war, and promote a peaceful ending of the strife.

The great mass of our citizens did not realize that the great conflict which had been threatening Europe since the beginning of the century had burst forth and that twenty years of military preparation was about to reap a harvest of destruction in life and property so colossal that many many years will elapse before recovery is possible on the part of the countries involved.

Those of our citizens who kept in touch with the military affairs of Europe knew that the greatest war in all history had begun, and instead of a battle of armies there was to be a battle of nations, to end only when the weaker in man-power and resources would succumb through exhaustion. But even those who knew the long and desperate nature of the struggle ahead would not believe that a situation could arise which would cause us to assume other than a neutral attitude. Our Government had no thoughts excepting those of neutrality, and preparations for war on

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our part in 1914 was undreamed of. We were slowly recovering from the business depression of 1913 and manufacturers and business men knew that the nations involved would look to us for necessary material and supplies while the war was in progress.

In a few months after the war opened orders began to pour in on us which in a short time amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars, thereby instituting a revival in business which increased in volume with the increasing demand from the countries engaged as their military operations became extended.

THE SUBMARINES.

Just prior to the opening of the war a submersible vessel had been brought to an important state of perfection and efficiency and the Central Powers soon developed it into a great engine of destruction. When used against war vessels it naturally aroused no resentment, but the Central Powers began to employ it almost exclusively in the destruction of unarmed merchant ships belonging to the neutral powers as well as the Allies, on the ground that neutral vessels were carrying military supplies to the Allies which the Central Powers were unable to obtain from neutrals on account of the blockade which existed against the Central Powers on both land and sea. Appeal after appeal was made by neutral governments to the Central Powers to confine the activities of their submarines to action against recognized vessels of war, and promises to do so were repeatedly made by the Central Powers, only to be broken after a short respite and renewed attacks on neutral merchant vessels were made.

During this trying period President Wilson made every effort to maintain our neutrality, although the loss of hundreds of our citizens through the sinking of merchantmen had aroused our people to a high fever of resentment against the Central Powers and pressure was being exercised from various sections of our country to force the Government into the war against them. That the American people were patient and did not think extreme action was necessary as yet was shown in the reelection of President Wilson, largely through the phrase used by his supporters: “He kept us out of war.”

The civilian population of Germany and Austria were feeling the blockade keenly and food supplies became insufficient by the close of 1916. This situation brought about internal dissension, so the governments of the Central Powers determined on a ruthless submarine campaign against all merchant vessels, with no effort to be made to save either the crews or passengers, in the hope by this method they could virtually destroy transportation and the movement of material on the high seas, thereby weakening the Allies and making a peace agreement possible without a military decision, which at that time appeared to be far in the future.

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This campaign resulted in the further loss of the lives of many Americans travelling on neutral vessels as well as the further loss of our own merchantmen, which, with the growing desire to aid France, brought about such a feeling of hostility in this country against the Central Powers that in response to an almost universal demand from every state in the Union, our Government, on April 7, 1917, formally declared war against them.

NATIONAL UNITY.

With millions of recently arrived immigrants from Europe and the balance of our population descended almost wholly from European stock, it was natural that there would be a division of sympathy for the warring nations, which sympathy became intensified and difficult to restrain as the months and years went by and no definite military decision seemed likely.

To a natural sympathy for the Central Powers in the early stages of the war by those of German blood and descent was added the intense dislike of England by a large percentage of those of Irish birth and lineage, the result of centuries of oppression of Ireland by England, and which drove millions of Irish to America and other lands. The influence of these powerful forces in American life on the sentiment of the country was very great, and only partially offset by the ruthless invasion of Belgium by Germany, which aroused great sympathy here.

What turned the tide of sentiment to the Allies in 1915 was the wonderful sacrifices being made by France and her great defense, and the growing feeling in this country that the debt of gratitude we owed her for the aid given us in the Revolutionary war should now be repaid, and this feeling grew stronger day by day until we entered the war. How powerful was this influence is shown in the expression of one of General Pershing’s soldiers on his arrival in France with America’s first contribution in men and material, when, standing before the grave of Lafayette, he said, “Lafayette, we are here!” and the promise therein conveyed of the powerful aid she was about to receive revived and breathed new life in the drooping spirit of France.

Those who had any doubts about American unity should we enter the war, on account of the divided sympathy for the countries engaged, must have enjoyed profound satisfaction to see the wave of patriotic enthusiasm which swept the nation when, after our continued protests against the violation of our rights at sea were finally treated, with contempt, our President and Congress prepared to join the Allies in defense of these rights. All former sympathies were forgotten and a crystallization of patriotic sentiment took place, seldom seen in any land.

We had been most patient at the invasion of our rights, and even those who from principle opposed war and would make most any sacrifice to

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avoid it, acknowledged there was no alternative. The leading centers of foreign immigrants overflowed with patriotic fervor for their adopted country, and when the formal declaration of war was made, President Wilson had behind him a united nation ready to make any sacrifice to preserve our national ideals and privileges, and in the language of the President, “make the world safe for democracy.”

CIVILIAN EFFORTS IN THE WORLD WAR.

Following the plans outlined by the National Government and generally adopted throughout the country to organize the civilian forces into various circles of activity, the citizens of the Lake and Calumet Region of Indiana took early action to render the fullest possible service toward the successful prosecution of the war, and leading citizens with special ability gave free and unstinted service as members of various councils and boards appointed or selected to achieve the greatest possible results. The story of the civilian war activities in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, which are included in the Lake and Calumet Region of Indiana, will be found in the sections which follow.

PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN LAKE COUNTY BEFORE THE WAR.

Having such a large element of foreign born in its population, particularly in the industrial centers, the feeling in Lake County before we entered the war was representative of the feeling generally in the larger industrial cities of the country where similar conditions existed. Sympathizers with the Allies were many and there was naturally the most friendly feeling for the Central Powers. While those favoring the Allies were open in their sympathy, they were not as strong and outspoken as the partisans of the Central Powers, who unhesitatingly expressed the hope that the Central Powers would be victorious in the conflict, and there were good grounds for placing some of them under suspicion of not being wholeheartedly in support of America, at least in the early stages after we joined the Allies.

Seditious teachings by those of Bolshevistic tendencies were manifest for a short time before and after we entered the war and created another disturbing situation. Proper measures were taken to ferret out the group organizations from which Bolshevist propaganda emanated, as it became evident their purpose was to affect the industrial situation and the output of the industrial plants. As the Calumet District was to be an important factor in furnishing war supplies to the Government, patriotic citizens in the sections where the dissension seemed centered early determined to crush the element responsible and were especially vigilant after a mys-

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terious explosion at the Aetna Powder Works, at Aetna, which destroyed the plant.

An organization of public speakers was effected with a policy of enlightenment and education and which carried the message of Americanism into every home in the industrial center. To this campaign to destroy disloyalty before it had obtained a serious foothold, P. A. Parry and the other newspaper editors in the industrial centers gave their unqualified support and their newspapers reaching into every home in the region were effective aids in correcting the conditions. Hammond, East Chicago and vicinity seemed to be the principal centers of Bolshevistic propaganda, but in a short time the effective measures inaugurated completely changed conditions. Col. Walter J. Riley of East Chicago early noted the insidious efforts to weaken the loyalty of labor, especially among the foreign born population, and he became a potent influence in creating a unified citizenship. He took charge of the campaign in that section and gave a splendid strength to the counteraction.

In various pamphlets written to meet the conditions, which were widely read and quoted from, he unfolded the errors and weaknesses in the teachings of the radical leaders and made a masterly presentation of the duty and loyalty which labor owed the Government, and materially aided in preventing labor from being misled. In Gary there was but little dissension, and through the efforts of Capt. H. S. Norton of the Gary Land Company, General Superintendent W. P. Gleason of the Illinois Steel Company, and others, it was one of the most loyal industrial cities in the country.

PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATIONS

EAST CHICAGO — That there would be early public manifestations of patriotic enthusiasm if we entered the war was a certainty, but like in many other sections, the citizens of Lake County, knowing that we were about to join the Allies, began to make preparations for patriotic demonstrations even before war was declared. It seemed general throughout the country to have the first great public manifestation of patriotic ardor take the form of a parade and patriotic meeting, and the citizens of East Chicago were the first to take action for a rousing demonstration.

The movement was inaugurated on March 20th, and on April 5th, two days before war was declared, Mayor Frank Callehan led East Chicago’s greatest parade with 15,000 in line, which was followed by a patriotic meeting in Masonic Temple. Like in the later parades at Hammond and Gary, not only every organization in East Chicago took part, but thousands of workmen in the East Chicago plants showed their patriotism. Women and children in large numbers were in the procession, the children carrying miniature flags. The meeting at Masonic Temple was addressed by

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Judge Virgil S. Reiter and Joseph H. Conroy of Hammond, and B. D. L. Glazebrook and Charles E. Fowler of Indiana Harbor.

Resolutions which had just been passed by the City Council pledging the full support of East Chicago citizens to the Government in any action taken to protect American rights on land or sea were read at the meeting and were enthusiastically greeted. The city was alive with patriotism and it was a magnificent beginning to the wonderful contribution in every form which East Chicago made to America’s success in the war.

WHITING — The demand by the citizens of Whiting for a manifestation of approval of the Government’s action in declaring war took the popular form of expression — a big parade and public meeting, which took place on April 10th. Considering the total population, it was a wonderful demonstration of loyalty on the part of the people of Whiting, 2,000 citizens being in line, and the high and grammar school scholars were largely represented. The parade included five brass bands, with the Hammond band leading, and after travelling the main thoroughfares ended at the auditorium, where a rousing patriotic meeting was addressed by Senator James J. Nejdl, Mayor Walter E. Schrage, John C. Hall, Judge Virgil E. Reiter and Frank N. Gavit. The loyalty of the citizens thus early shown was continued throughout the war, and Whiting, considering the size of its population, had a most commendable record in every sphere of civilian activity.

HAMMOND — Quickly following the example set by East Chicago and Whiting came Hammond’s great patriotic demonstration on April 16th. It was the result of a call issued by Mayor Smalley on April 10th to arrange for a public manifestation of loyalty. At a meeting held at the Hammond Chamber of Commerce and addressed by Judge Virgil S. Reiter, Frank Gavit, Sergt. W. S. Welsh, the United States recruiting officer at Hammond, and Jesse Wilson, president of the Chamber of Commerce, arrangements were perfected for a parade and patriotic meeting.

The parade was in charge of Chief of Police Peter Austgen, with Capt. George Ban Ion, LeGrande T. Meyer, Herman Kellner, John Liesenfelt, Edward Weeks, Dr. H. E. Sharrer and David Emery as marshals. Most of the industries ceased operations and nearly every red-blooded man and woman was in the parade. The stores and dwellings were profusely decorated with flags and banners and nearly all the paraders and onlookers carried flags. The mass of color was a beautiful sight, and as the paraders, 18,000 strong, led by Mayor Smalley, sang patriotic songs, the bands were drowned out. Representatives of nearly fifty social and fraternal organizations participated and every labor organization in the city was in line. The employes of stores and banks, members of the various church conger-

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gations, employes of nearly every industrial plant in the city, and the children in the public and parochial schools, all were strongly represented.

In the Polish section were twenty-five mothers with babes in arm who would not be denied the opportunity of showing their loyalty and insisted on marching, even though obliged to carry their babes. Just before the parade started President F. G. Taylor of the Taylor Chain Company raised a big American flag in front of his plant for his seventy employes, made a patriotic presentation speech and then headed his working force to be a part of the procession. There were twelve bands and five fife and drum corps. After the parade Mayor Smalley, Jesse Wilson, Rev. Floyd Adams, Rev. Thomas J. Bassett, Reverend Sharp, Frank Gavit, Judge Virgil S. Reiter, David E. Boone, D. J. Moran and Reverend Parrett addressed the vast throng of 25,000, expressing their joy and pleasure at the success of the day and the great demonstration of loyalty which had occurred.

GARY — While patriotic enthusiasm was overflowing in Gary, it was not until April 17th that action was taken in arranging for a big public manifestation of loyalty. A committee consisting of Herbert Graham (chairman), T. E. Knotts, J. A. Brennan, W. F. Hodges, Howard Davis, Harvey J. Curtis, Thomas Cannon, R. B. Phillips, Alfred Jones, C. J. Cooper, Leo Dubetz, William Dalton and H. E. Norton, were appointed at a meeting of citizens to arrange for a patriotic parade to be held April 28th.

It was the greatest patriotic demonstration ever held in Indiana and it is doubtful if any other large city in the country ever before had such a proportion of its population in a patriotic parade. More than 30,000 were in line and the parade was viewed by 60,000 persons, more than one-third of whom were citizens of other cities in Indiana. The parade was in charge of Mayor R. O. Johnson, as grand marshal, who was attired as Uncle Sam, and he was assisted by Col. C. H. Maloney and a corps of aids. Like in East Chicago and Hammond, the foreign born were strongly represented, 60 per cent of the paraders in Gary being foreign born.

The sixth, seventh and eighth divisions of the parade were composed almost entirely of Roumanians, Greeks, Italians, Spanish, Polish, Lithuanians, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Slavish, Servians, Croations, and Russians. Every organization in the city was represented and there was an outpouring of the workers in the city. Strongly represented was the colored citizens of Gary, nearly 2,000 being in line. General Manager W. P. Gleason of the Illinois Steel Company, mounted on horseback, led the largest unit in the parade, about 5,800 men, the remaining 3,000 employes operating the mill. Women were largely represented in the parade, and high and grammar school banners proclaimed the 1,500 scholars in line were going to do their bit with the hoe. The Catholic parochial school

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children of the higher grades marched in a body, led by priests of the different parishes.

Veterans of the Spanish-American war, led by Maj. John McFaddon, carried banners stating that they had done their duty by their country and asking that others will now do theirs. The front lines of the Slavish societies had the appearance of a Roman legion. They carried the greater number of American flags and were loudly applauded by the spectators. Twenty bands and ten fife and drum corps inspired the marchers with patriotic airs.

Among the bands from other cities were the Haskell & Barker Band of Michigan City, Hobart Commercial Club, and Hull House of Chicago. Gary showed the most whole-hearted interest in the affair by practically closing all business and the factories were almost silent. Buildings were profusely decorated with flags and festoons and streamers of red, white and blue were strung from sidewalk electroliers to the central poles in streets. Minute salvas from batteries or giant mortars sending aerial bombs made it the noisiest day in Gary history.

SERBIANS LEAVE FOR THE WAR — Hardly had the tired marchers recovered from participation in the Gary parade when an event occurred which again aroused the enthusiasm of the citizens.

On April 30, 86 Serbians blessed by their Greek church priest before leaving and cheered by thousands on their departure left for a Canadian port for service with the Serbian National Army in the Balkans. The Serbians were uniformly patriotic and as early as 1915, 70 Serbians left Gary for service abroad and the same year 21 Italians departed for their native land and many other men left to join the British Army. These were followed in 1916, 1917 and 1918 by groups of Poles, Italians, Czechoslovakians, Greeks and British subjects who left to join the forces of their native countries.

FLAG RAISINGS — During the month of April flag raisings at the plants in the industrial centers were daily occurrences, the exercises being in charge of the officials of the companies. Many of these exercises were largely attended by citizens generally as well as employees, and patriotic addresses were delivered by company officials and by leading citizens in Lake County.

A significant feature at many of the plants was the large number of nationalities represented at the ceremonies, a conspicuous example being the impressive flag raising ceremony of the Standard Steel Car Company of Hammond, who hoisted a flag 12 by 24 feet to the top of a pole 125 feet high, in the presence of twenty nationalities represented among the employees.

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CROWN POINT — Flag raisings and largely attended patriotic meetings were held in Crown Point in April and the loyalty of the citizens pledged to the Government in every measure necessary for the successful prosecution of the war.

HAMMOND — The second great demonstration in Hammond was held in connection with the Memorial day exercises on Decoration day, 1917, and although hampered by rain, thousands joined in a parade. After decorating graves, a patriotic address was given in Harrison Park by Senator L. L. H. Austin of Chicago and a flag raising was conducted, in charge, of Sergt. William S. Welsh.

EAST CHICAGO — The second great patriotic demonstration in East Chicago was also conducted in connection with the Memorial day exercises on Decoration day, 1917.

The committee on arrangements consisted of George P. Hulst, J. S. Johnston, R. M. Royce, John R. Farovid and C. E. Potts. The arrangements were perfect and so complete in detail that the committee were warmly congratulated by citizens generally at the close of the exercises. The parade started from Indiana Harbor, in charge of Captain Hanin as grand marshal, and notwithstanding the heavy downpour of rain, the greatest enthusiasm was shown. After decorating the soldiers’ graves the citizens assembled in City Hall Park, where a flag raising was conducted, and Mayor Callahan introduced Hon. H. H. Atwood of Chicago, who made a stirring address.

JULY FOURTH CELEBRATION — While July 4th in other years had always been celebrated to a greater or lesser extent in Lake County, in 1917 every center of population held patriotic meetings and in some of the industrial centers parades were a popular manifestation of enthusiasm. In Crown Point the largest gathering of citizens every assembled in the city heard the Hon. Patrick O'Donnell of Chicago and the Rev. Charles A. Caton deliver inspiring patriotic addresses.

At Hammond the greatest Fourth of July celebration in the history of the city was held in Harrison Park. Attorney D. C. Atkinson read the Declaration of Independence, and David E. Boone and Joseph H. Conroy gave eloquent patriotic addresses. The meeting was presided over by Frank O’Rourke of Hammond. Noted orators from Indiana and nearby states were heard in patriotic gatherings at East Chicago, Gary and Whiting.

COUNCILS OF DEFENSE.

Civilian war activities throughout the United States were centralized under the general supervision of the National Council of Defense. They were represented in the various states by state councils of defense, and

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under the state organizations were the county councils of defense, who were in direct charge of the civilian war activities in the respective counties. The general program was carried out in detail in each county, but the county council acted upon any special problems peculiar to each county.

Fuel and food conservation, increased production of food, creation of war gardens, the work of the Red Cross, aiding in the various financial drives, cases of sedition, violation of Government war rulings the curtailment of unnecessary expenditures of cities and towns and encouraging the practice of economy on the part of citizens generally were some of the many activities of the local county councils.

LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.

Few counties in the United States were organized as effectively as Lake County. The Lake County Council of Defense consisted of Capt. H. S. Norton, Judge Ora L. Wildermuth and George Sheehan of Gary; P. W. Meyn of Hammond; Edward W. Wickey, East Chicago; Neil D. Brown, Shelby; John B. Peterson and Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler of Crown Point. John B. Peterson was chairman, and Mrs. Wheeler secretary.

The County Council appointed a number of subcommittees who were in charge of important divisions of the general program of civilian activities and their work will be described later in this chapter. The County Council held thirty-one meetings during the war and all members were actively engaged in the work of the council and devoted a large part of their time to its activities without recompense of any character. Some of them gave nearly all their time, and in this connection the work of Mrs. Wheeler deserves special mention.

She was county chairman of the Women’s Section as well as secretary of the Council of Defense and participated in many other important civilian war activities, in fact there was no branch of service in which women were engaged but Mrs. Wheeler was found rendering aid and service. Although made secretary of the Council of Defense with a salary attached, at the close of the war she refused to accept it and her services in every direction were given without one dollar of compensation.

Councils of Defense were appointed for the various townships as follows:

Calumet Township — Harvey J. Curtis, chairman; Mrs. Henry R. Snyder, Mrs. Ira Miltimore, Harry W. Sommers, Harry A. Vossler, Harry L. Arnold, and Hoy D. Davis.
Center Township — John V. Perry, chairman; Mrs. Ada Endress, secretary.
St. John Township — August Stommel, chairman; Miss Zipporrah Davis, secretary.

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Eagle Creek Township — Forrest Gorsley, chairman; Mrs. O. G. Fifield, secretary.
Cedar Creek Township — Dr. J. H. Iddings, chairman; Philip N. McNoy, secretary.
Ross Township — William G. Woods, chairman; Mrs. Lydia Zuvers, secretary.
Hobart Township — A. J. Smith, chairman; Mrs. Mary Bollantyne, secretary.
Hanover Township — Emil Ruge, chairman; Otto Meyer, secretary.
Winfield Township — James H. Love, chairman; Mrs. Albert Lewis, secretary.
North Township — David E. Boone, chairman; Mrs. Emma Huehn Leary, secretary.

COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEES.

FUEL ADMINISTRATION — W. S. Feuer, chairman; Peter B. Lamb, secretary; O. P. Burdick, East Chicago; Ingwald Moe, Gary; J. E. Evans, Whiting; W. J. Killigrew, Hobart; E. P. Deming and Edward Simon, Hammond; B. F. Hayes, Crown Point. This was one of the most important committees appointed by the Council of Defense as the Government was confronted with the problem of supplying sufficient coal to all parts of the country, ample for domestic needs and particularly for the operation of factories engaged in the manufacture of war materials.

Lake County being such an important center of industry and there being so many of its plants devoted to supplying Government necessities, it was the duty of the committee to insure a proper amount and distribution of fuel and prevent its waste. During the trying period following the blizzard which occurred January 18, 1918, the greatest economy was practiced to conserve fuel until the railroads were again able to maintain regular coal shipments and normal conditions prevailed.

The committee appointed representatives to aid in carrying out the Government closing order and also the relief program which the committee had carefully planned for the county in an emergency, which program was so effective that during and after the blizzard, which caused so much inconvenience and suffering generally, the vital industries in Lake County were well supplied with fuel and there was but little want among the citizens.

Other threatening situations which developed during the winter of 1917 and 1918 were met by the committee through a careful distribution of the coal received, so the necessities of the citizens and factories were met in a most satisfactory manner. The value of the work of the committee can not be over-estimated and throughout the war it rendered the most commendable service.

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FOOD ADMINISTRATION — Another committee of the most vital importance was that of food administration, which consisted of C. A. Westberg, East Chicago, chairman; Leo McCormick, East Chicago; D. W. Dupes, Indiana Harbor; Frank O’Rourke, Hammond; John J. Keller, Whiting; Roy G. Parry, Gary; George W. Frederick, Crow Point; Frank D. Barnes, Hobart; and Paul Hathaway, Lowell. Particularly in the early stages of the war, Chairman Westberg and his assistants were obliged to issue repeated warnings to hoarders and food profiteers, and at times the law had to be invoked to successfully enforce the food administration laws.

Most of the members of the committee found their paths beset with many problems and were obliged to use severe repressive measures, particularly in the industrial centers. Roy G. Parry, Gary food administrator, who rendered such excellent service to the Government at this period, performed his duties with a stern hand and in some instances humbled the profiteers and food hoarders through legal action against them. The committee appointed Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler of Crown Point to have charge of the organization of women into a county unit for the conservation of food and the application of the food administration laws.

Under Mrs. Wheeler’s direction an excellent committee for the purpose of carrying out a food club program was organized, consisting of Mrs. Noble D. Soper, president; Mrs. Frank L. Evans, East Chicago; Mrs. N. Emmenling, Hammond; Mrs. George R. Brayton, Gary; Mrs. Alice Slocumb, Lowell; Mrs. Lula E. Rought, Whiting; Mrs. Herbert Wheaton, Crown Point; Mrs. William Earle, Hobart; Miss Orpha Maude Peters, Calumet Township; Mrs. Adam Schaffer, Hanover Township; Mrs. A. L. Courtright, Center Township; Mrs. J. A. Clark, Cedar Creek Township; Mrs. John Hayhurst, West Creek Township; Mrs. James Turner, Eagle Creek Township; and Mrs. Albert Lewis, Winfield Township.

Under the able leadership of Mrs. Soper, ninety-five food clubs were organized in Lake County and were a vital influence in carrying out the plans for food conservation. In the interest of food production and food conservation, meetings for women were arranged everywhere throughout the county and through a series of lectures and demonstrations the importance of Secretary Hoover’s efforts to conserve food so large shipments could be made abroad were impressed on the women of the county.

The four-minute women speakers who were active in other civilian movements were especially active in the women’s program for the conservation of food and advantage was taken of every gathering in theatres, halls, places of amusement and meetings of organizations for the purpose of creating a sentiment which would insure the greatest possible success to the food conservation movement.

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FOOD PRODUCTION — A committee for the purpose of intensive food production consisted of V. A. Place, chairman; F. B. Price, Ross Township; Alfred Schmal, Hanover Township; Thomas Neises, St. John Township; Charles Bacon, Winfield Township; Neil D. Brown, Cedar Creek Township; George Lauerman, Center Township; J. M. Pearce, Cedar Creek Township; Earl Pulver, West Creek Township; Herman Meeter, North Township; F. F. Franks, Hobart Township.

They were assisted by a committee of women consisting of Mrs. Fay T. Paxton, Hobart, chairman; Mrs. Mary J. Conroy, Whiting; Mrs. N. Sterberg, Indiana Harbor; Dr. Eleanor Scull, Crown Point; Mrs. E. L. Reid, East Chicago; Mrs. C. D. Davidson, Gary; Mrs. Carl Gragg, Lowell; Miss Bess Hayward, Hobart; and Mrs. D. J. Moran, Hammond. The work of the above committee can not be too highly praised and their efforts toward intensive cultivation of available farm territory and home gardens in cities met with the greatest success.

Farmers cooperated magnificently with the committee and every necessary aid was rendered the farmers to insure the greatest possible production from the available farm areas. Through the generosity of the various industrial plants all their unused land suitable for cultivation became war gardens, and under the leadership of the mayors in the different cities, citizens, boys and girls, were brought into active cooperation in preventing a possible food shortage. Under the leadership of the committee, home garden associations were formed in the various cities and achieved remarkable results.

As an example, 1,000 families in Hammond had home gardens, and a similar condition in proportion to the population prevailed in every other city in Lake County. In the development of home gardens and intensive farm cultivation, the Boys’ Working Reserve proved of great assistance and committees of women canvassed the city for vacant lots for war gardens and in every way the women of the county rendered the fullest services toward production as well as conservation of food.

BOYS’ WORKING RESERVE — The Boys’ Working Reserve was organized throughout the county, with Frank P. Heiglnvay county chairman, and George M. Pinneo in charge of the organization of the boys in the City of Gary. The organization consisted of boys between the ages of 14 and 17 for certain classes of civilian work to replace the men in service and was intended as a helpful measure in the agricultural situation, as large numbers of farmers and farm laborers were in military service.

Other light tasks which could be ably handled by boys were included in the work of the Reserve. Comprehensive pledge cards issued by the Government were signed by the boys containing information as to the

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state of health, size and weight of the boy and his adaptability to certain tasks, and assignments for service were made accordingly.

Effective work was accomplished in organizing the boys in the high school, through credit rating being allowed on high school work in accordance with the number of hours given to service as a member of the Working Reserve. The organization proved a very helpful solution to the labor shortage not only on the farms and war gardens, but in many other useful forms of employment.

FOUR MINUTE MEN — The County Council of Defense appointed a committee consisting of Judge Ora L. Wildermuth of Gary; A. Murray Turner, Hammond; Frank Williams, East Chicago; A. J. Smith, Hobart; John B. Peterson, Crown Point; and Albert Foster, Lowell, to arrange for four-minute speakers to assist in arousing public sentiment in support of the various sections of the program of civilian activities. The committee prepared a long list of speakers who were active in the various drives for funds, Liberty loans and production and conservation of food. They appeared in public gatherings of every character throughout the county and they were a potent influence in the success of the Council of Defense program.

COMMUNITY LABOR BOARDS — The County Council of Defense appointed George Sheehan of Gary to organize labor boards in the different industrial centers for the adjustment of any differences which may arise between employer and employe and thereby prevent any interruption in the progress of industry. They were also of material assistance in the proper distribution of labor. In another section of this chapter has been related the efforts made by disloyal agitators to create discord and dissension in the ranks of labor just before and after we entered the war, but without material result, and it can be truthfully said that throughout the war labor showed its intense loyalty to the Government and no serious friction at any time existed between employer and employe.

Under Mr. Sheehan’s direction the following labor boards were agreed upon in the leading centers of industry. It will be noted that the boards consisted of a representative of labor and employer and a prominent citizen of each community as chairman.

Gary Board — Fred E. Walton, chairman; F. H. Detrick, labor; and C. M. Greenly, employer.
Whiting Board — Walter Schrage, chairman; James J. Nedgl, labor; and Frank B. Lewis, employer.
East Chicago Board — F. L. Evans, chairman; J. H. Lock, labor; and P. S. Graver, employer.
Indiana Harbor Board — Theodore F. Hine, chairman; Clem Nidig, labor; and William Jewell, employer.

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Hammond Board — H. E. Sharrer, chairman; Henry Gabler, labor; and
J. Steelman, employer.
Crown Point Board — John Claussen, chairman; C. A. Lamberg, labor; and G. F. Hayes, employer.

LEGAL COMMITTEE — The duty of this committee of lawyers consisted of aiding soldiers and sailors and their families by giving them legal advice and helping them to arrange their family affairs and so help the Government in expediting the matter of mobilizing the army for the defense of the nation. The work of the committee was in charge of Frank B. Pattee and Herbert T. Johnson.

Consultations on selective service laws and general business affairs was assigned to Edward F. Knight, Joseph E. Brown, E. W. Brissey and Schuyler Dwyer. The defense of soldiers and sailors in litigation, war risk insurance, allotment of pay and family allowances were assigned to Martin J. Smith, Daniel J. Strayley, L. L. Bomberger and R. R. Petticord. Consultation on soldiers’ and sailors’ civil rights act, preparation of wills and other probate matters were assigned to A. L. Courtfight, H. T. Davis and J. C. Hall.

Relief of the destitute and needy was assigned to A. A. Bibler, Frank B. Pattee and Herbert T. Johnson. The attorneys in general throughout Lake County were extremely generous to the soldiers and sailors and their families and freely gave advice and legal assistance without recompense for their services. In fact there was no line of patriotic activity but which the members of the profession were first and foremost in promoting the success of the movement.

ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES — Among other committees appointed by the Council of Defense was the Publicity Committee, with Miss Gwen Parry, chairman, and the County Highway Committee, consisting of Charles A. Westberg, W. S. Feuer, Ray Seeley and Neil D. Brown. Rev. William Grant Seaman was appointed county chairman of the Committee on Moral, Religious and Social Forces.

WOMEN’S SECTION OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE — The County Council of Defense appointed the following committee of women to be members of the Council of Defense, to have full charge of all war activities in which women would be engaged: Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler, chairman; Gwen Parry, secretary; Mrs. A. C. Weeks and Mrs. Ira E. Miltimore of Gary; Mrs. C. E. Patton, Whiting; Mrs. Otto Seehase, Indiana Harbor; Mrs. Albert Maack, Crown Point; Mrs. George W. Lewis, East Chicago; Mrs. J. J. Simpson, Lowell; Mrs. E. G. Sayger, Hobart; Mrs. A. J. Miller, Hammond; Miss Barbara Seheidt, Dyer; Mrs. Harriet Hathaway, Leroy; Mrs. S. H. Speith, Shelby; Mrs. Albert Foster, West Creek Township; Mrs.

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Jay Pearce, Eagle Creek Township; Mrs. Otto Meyers, Hanoper Township; Mrs. Bowman, Merrillville; Mrs. V. Turner, Ross; Mrs. Katharine Michael, Miller; Mrs. A. L. Reiner, Highland.

Mrs. O. C. Wicks of Gary was appointed chairman of the Registration Subcommittee who sent registration cards to the women of the county inviting them to register for such service as they would be best suited. Twenty one thousand seven hundred forty-one women voluntarily registered with information on the card returned as to the kind of service they decided they could best render the Government. They proved a wonderful mobile organization of loyal women when later organized into various units of service. A program covering the most important fields of activity was mapped out by the Women’s Section of the Council of Defense and the various divisions of the program were assigned to the following subcommittees :

CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE — Miss Alta Adkins, Hammond, chairman; Mrs. George Hoskins, Whiting; Mrs. Oliver Starr, Gary; Miss Weltha Mathews;East Chicago; Miss Josephine Meeker, Crown Point; Mrs. John W. Iddings, Lowell; Mrs. John Killigrew, Hobart; Mrs. Rhoda Kenney, Cedar Creek Township; Mrs. L. L. Bailey, West Creek Township; Mrs. R. R. Sherburne, Winfield Township; Miss Anna Pearce, Eagle Creek Township; Miss Eva Dutton, Calumet Township; Miss Lou Mitch, Hanover Township; Mrs. W. F. Scull, Center Township; Miss Alice Hess, North Township; Mrs. Kate Pierce, Ross Township; Miss Zipporah Davie, St. John’s Township; Mrs. S. A. Lightfoot, Griffith; Mrs. W. C. Belman, Hammond. The committee registered 15,854 children.

WOMEN IN INDUSTRY — Mrs. J. A. Teegarden, Indiana Harbor, chairman.

FOOD CONSERVATION — Mrs. Roy E. Green, Whiting, chairman.

HEALTH AND RECREATION — Mrs. George W. Lewis, East Chicago, chairman.

RED CROSS AND ALLIED RELIEF — Mrs. Frank B. Lewis, Whiting, chairman; Mrs. John R. Farovid, Indiana Harbor; Mrs. Ben Williams, East Chicago; Mrs. Mary Holm, Hammond; Mrs. Carlin Handley, Gary; Mrs. Waldo Jennings, Whiting; Mrs. C. E. Black, Crown Point.

HOME ECONOMICS — Mrs. Lillian Brownell, Lowell, chairman; Mrs. James H. Stover, Whiting; Mrs. B. C. Lukins, Indiana Harbor; Mrs. H. H. Clark, East Chicago; Mrs. Edgar O. Selby, Gary; Mrs. W. A. Lacey; Hobart; Mrs. E. R. Cole, Crown Point; Mrs. S. C. Simpson, Lowell; and Mrs. N. Emmerling, Hammond.

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MAINTAINING EXISTING SOCIAL AGENCIES — Mrs. F. L. Shortridge, chairman; Mrs. William Bought, Whiting; Mrs. J. W. Brissey, Indiana Harbor; Mrs. John D. Smalley, Hammond; Mrs. E. N. White, Gary; Mrs. Albert Foster, Lowell; Mrs. W. B. Owen, Hobart, and Miss Carrie Gosch, East Chicago.

EDUCATIONAL PROPOGANDA — Mrs. O. C. E. Matthies, Hammond, chairman; Miss Louise Randall, Whiting; Mrs. Newton Hembroff, Indiana Harbor; Miss Maude Williams, Crown Point; Mrs. E. B. Canine, East Chicago; Mrs. J. A. Patterson, Gary; Mrs. Fannie Werner, Hobart; Mrs. Ben Lynch, Lowell, and Mrs. E. S. Cooper, Hammond.

FOUR MINUTE WOMEN — Mrs. J. C. Gibbs, Crown Point, chairman; Mrs. Frank J. Sheehan, Mrs. J. M. Ferguson, Mrs. W. G. Seaman and Mrs. Ralph Ross, Gary; Mrs. Floyd Adams and Mrs. Jennie Hutchins, Hammond; Mrs. Frank Lewis and Mrs. Burton, Whiting; Mrs. W. W. Smith, East Chicago; Mrs. George Summers, Indiana Harbor; Mrs. Fannie Werner, Hobart; Mrs. J. C. Gibbs, Mrs. E. L. Shortridge, Mrs. H. J. Lehman and Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler, Crown Point.

LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE — Mrs. Herbert Erickson, of Gary, chairman; Mrs. Charles Andrus, Whiting; Mrs. Abe Ottenheimer, East Chicago; Mrs. J. A. Teegarden, Indiana Harbor; Mrs. J. D. Patton, Hammond; Mrs. Taylor, Lowell; Mrs. E. R. Cole, Crown Point; Mrs. Henry Snyder, Gary, and Mrs. W. B. Owen, Hobart. The committee was appointed after the First Liberty Loan and with hundreds of women aids made a remarkable canvas as shown by the subscriptions received amounting to $1,859,100 in both loans. In the Fourth Loan the men and women solicitors worked as a unit and no separate account was kept.

AMERICANIZATION COMMITTEE — Mrs. J. A. Patterson, Gary, chairman; Mrs. F. R. Cargill, Gary; Mrs. E. N. Canine, East Chicago; Mrs. C. D. Eminheiser, Indiana Harbor; Mrs. Catherine Michael, Miller; Mrs. Carrie Douglas, Merrillville; Mrs. D. M. Duggan, Hammond; Mrs. J. C. Kenney, Lowell; Mrs. Herbert Wheaton, Crown Point, and Mrs. George Petticord, Hobart.

WOMEN’S SERVICES LEAGUE — Chairman, Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler, of Crown Point, appointed the following women to compose the Women’s Service League of Lake County: Mrs. O. C. Wicks, Gary; Mrs. J. Thompson, Hammond; Mrs. Katherine Lewis, Whiting; Mrs. A. T. Cox, East Chicago; Mrs. J. R. Farovid, Indiana Harbor; Mrs. F. N. Werner, Hobart; Mrs. Star Brownell, Lowell; Mrs. Ruth Stonell, Dyer; Mrs. Harriet Hathaway, Lowell; Mrs. August Miller, Schererville; Mrs. Henry Daugherty, Highland; Mrs. Goldman, Ainsworth; Mrs. Alex Boyd, Merrillville; Mrs. August Kiassen, Palmer; Mrs. M. Sopier and Mrs. N. D. Brown, Cedar

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Lake; Mrs. F. A. Malmstone, Griffith; Mrs. J. A. Donnaha, Mrs. A. L. Courtright, Mrs. Ruby Sigler, Mrs. W. L. Allman and Mrs. E. L. Shortridge, Crown Point.

CALUMET REGION A GREAT CENTER FOR ENLISTMENT.

For many months prior to the opening of the war — and for a short time after — Hammond and Gary were great centers for enlistment. The Government representative at Hammond was Sergeant W. S. Welch and his record as a recruiting officer ranked among the very highest in the country, and frequently for months before and after we entered the war Hammond, according to its population, led the country in enlistments. Sergeant Welsh came to Hammond in December, 1916, and during the time he served as recruiting officer the enlistments averaged more than 100 men each month, one remarkable day’s record just before we entered the war being seventy-five enlistments.

In addition to his work as recruiting officer for the Government, he was also active in all lines of patriotic work in association with such notable patriotic leaders in Hammond and vicinity as Joseph A. Conroy, David E. Boone, Jesse E. Wilson, Judge Virgil E. Reiter, Mayor John D. Smalley, Peter W. Meyn, A. Murray Turner, Frank O’Rourke, Rev. Floyd S. Adams and others of Hammond; Mayor Callahan, C. A. Westberg and others of East Chicago, and Frank Gavit of Whiting, and their oratorical powers and patriotic utterances were heard in halls, street corners, public squares and in the hearts of what was claimed to be centers of dissension, and their wonderful appeals for loyalty and unity to the Government were a material influence in bringing every element of the population in Hammond and vicinity into a harmonious unit for the successful prosecution of the war.

Before the war opened Sergeant W. S. Welsh had made application for service abroad and when recruiting practically ceased in Hammond with the organization of the National Army, he was selected to have charge of an ammunition supply depot at the front, a position requiring experience and knowledge such as he possessed, and a dangerous point of service as the roads by the front lines were constantly shelled by long range guns.

Mrs. Welsh, who was an accomplished actress before her marriage, was equally active with her husband in patriotic work in Hammond. She is an accomplished elocutionist and her readings at war meetings were a great source of inspiration to her audiences. Since the war Chicago has been their residence, but they are frequent visitors to Hammond, the scene of their former war activities.

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and on these occasions thousands gathered at the railroad station and cheered the departing soldiers. Frequently before their departure parades and meetings of the citizens and friends of the soldiers were held, a notable instance being the departure of eighteen high school students from Hammond, nearly all of them being sons of leading citizens of the city. Included among them was Hubert Gavit, son of City Attorney Gavit, Clyde Hudson, Arthur Miller and Herman Krieger.

The boys were entertained at a sorority dance and by various city clubs in the city and on the day of departure thousands gathered in front of the high school and addresses were made by Mayor Smalley, City School Superintendent McDaniel, A. L. Murray, A. Murray Turner and Principal McElroy. After the meeting 700 students escorted the enlisted soldier boys to the station and enthusiastically cheered their departure. At the same time Walter Meyn, son of Peter B. Meyn, of the Lake County Savings and Trust Company, who graduated from the high school the previous year, and one of the most popular young men in Hammond, left for Chicago to be a member of a hospital corps.

Another striking example of the patriotic fervor of the citizens at this period was shown on May 1 at the departure of eighty young men, who had enlisted from Indiana Harbor for service in the regular army. A parade was held participated in by 1,500 school children and many local organizations, the 800 marchers being inspired by patriotic music from eight bands. The atmosphere was surcharged' with war excitement and the enlisted boys in the parade were enthusiastically cheered by the spectators. The Inland Steel Company and American Steel Foundries Company had large drill teams led by a drill sergeant in uniform. Mayor Callahan made a stirring address to the young soldiers and Pat Reilly of Hammond created great enthusiasm with his patriotic utterances and words of cheer to the boys. The committee in charge was J. R. Farovid, D. Garber, H. H. Barker, W. B. VanHorne, D. W. Dupes, L. H. Seifer, W. J. Murray and J. W. Brissey. In November, 1916, a permanent recruiting office was established in Gary, and Corporal George H. Bradley was sent there as Recruiting Officer. Immediately Gary took very high rank in the State, the total number enlisted during December, January and February, 1917, being higher than that of any other one station of similar population in the United States and second in Indiana only to Indianapolis. The largest contingent of 152 men left Gary on December 12, 1917, and a large parade was staged on the morning of departure. The total number of men enlisted up to September, 1918, when the office was closed was 1,121. The office was in charge of the following officers, in addition to Corporal Bradley: Sergeant Harry Burgman, Sergeant George Bonshire, Corporal Byron Carmichael and Sergeant Raymond Magruder. The latter, when leaving Gary made this statement, “I’ve been

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stationed all over the State of Indiana and I never was in a city that had as much true patriotism expressed practically as right here in Gary. I have never made a request for aid of any sort from any of the merchants or city officials, but it was at once granted. Every one has given me help, which has made my stay in Gary pleasanter and I hope more helpful to the government.”

CROWN POINT.

An enthusiastic meeting in honor of its enlisted soldiers was held on May 2 by the citizens of Crown Point and Mayor Krost read the honor roll of fifty-four enlisted soldiers who were now in service. He also read the names of seven enlisted soldiers from LeRoy. Included in the list was Capt. J. A. Umpleby of the Indiana National Guard, Lieut. Elmore Z. Salisburg of the United States Army and Capt. William Haan of the United States Army.

David Boone, of Hammond, lauded the young soldiers and he was followed by John Brown of the Grand Army, Cyrus Hayden, Professor Painter of the high school and Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler, with addresses suitable to the occasion. Captain Haan of the United States Army, who made a distinguished military record in the World war, was born on a farm about five miles from Crown Point and graduated from the Crown Point High School, where he was captain of the School Cadets.

He was appointed to the Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated with honor and, during the years of peace preceding the World war, his talents and ability were recognized as of a superior order and he attained the rank of major general and was in command of the Thirty-second Division on the west front, composed largely of Michigan and Wisconsin soldiers and which made a glorious record. After the war, when visiting his old home at Crown Point, he was given an enthusiastic reception by the citizens.

GRIFFITH.

A patriotic celebration was held in Griffith on May 7 in honor of ten enlisted boys who were leaving for the front which was a fine showing from a population of 500. Patriotic addresses were made by David E. Boone of Hammond, Sergeant Welsh, United States Army recruiting officer, Dr. F. A. Malmstone and others.

THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE.

In the winter of 1917 and 1918 a plan to promote patriotism was conceived in the minds of David E. Boone and Sergeant William Welch of Hammond which resulted in the formation of the American Alliance. The principles of the organization were: To promote Americanism, to

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make clear the reasons “why we are at war,” to promulgate “freedom and democracy,” to safeguard American interests, to stand patriotically behind the Government, to render aid to the boys in the trenches and on the sea, to back the man who is fighting for you, to teach '“Young America” his duty to his Government and to bind firmly together all true Americans.

A preliminary meeting presided over by David E. Boone resulted in a conference of men and women in Hammond representing the people generally, all societies, labor organizations, churches of every denomination and fraternities. The Chamber of Commerce, under the leadership of its president, Jesse E. Wilson, took an active hand in the movement and Judge of the Superior Court, Y. S. Reiter, gave it his enthusiastic support. The movement was strongly favored by such patriotic leaders as Joseph A. Conroy, John F. Reiley, A. Murray Turner, Tom Harle, J. T. Hutton, Mrs. Preston, Reverend Adams of the Baptist Church, Reverend Bassitt of the Methodist Church, D. J. Moran, Charles Frederick, Dr. J. T. Clark, G. G. Kingwell, Fred Friedley, I. J. Pollard, Judge Ibach, W. J. McAleer, Mayor John D. Smalley and many others.

At a mass meeting held for the purpose of organization, David E. Boone was elected president; Jesse E. Wilson, vice president; Charles Dwyer, secretary, and Charles Frederick treasurer. Stirring patriotic addresses were made by Joseph A. Conroy and John F. Reiley, representatives of the State Council of Defense in Hammond, and by A. Murray Turner, Judge V. S. Reiter, J. T. Hutton, Mrs. John D. Smalley, Mrs. Preston, Judge Ibach and others. It was decided to invite every man, woman and child to sign cards pledging their support and cooperation to the Government and a membership committee consisting of Lawrence Cox, chairman, Mrs. John D. Smalley, Doctor Ostrowski, W. A. Williams and Frank O’Rourke were appointed to enroll the citizenship of Hammond into the Alliance.

In a few weeks thousands had become members of the organization and it was a potent factor in every patriotic movement during the continuance of the war. In connection with the story of the organization it can be said that while there were many great patriotic leaders in Hammond and vicinity, the one outstanding figure in many ways was David E. Boone. His Americanism was of the pure unalloyed type. He had a natural eloquence and was generally spoken of as “Silver-Tongued Dave.” During the war, although entirely dependent on his law practice, he practically closed his office and devoted his energy to the prosecution of citizen war activities.

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mittees and various war drives. His office was a recruiting office and a haven for drafted men to whom he gave legal advice. For two years, how to win the war was almost all he thought of and no sacrifice was too great for him to make. At the close of the war he again resumed the active practice of his profession and died suddenly in July, 1920. Few men in Hammond have enjoyed the great popularity of David E. Boone and he was noted for his independence in thought and action.

The members of the Lake County Bar Association paid tribute to his memory at a meeting held shortly after his death. Attorney Clyde E. Cleveland read an interesting biographical sketch of Mr. Boone’s life, and his career as a lawyer was dealt with by Attorney W. J. McAleer. Judge V. S. Reiter, who was closely associated with Mr. Boone during his entire life in Hammond, spoke on his career as a publicist and citizen. Attorney

J. K. Stinson, a former schoolmate of Valparaiso University and an intimate friend of Mr. Boone, told some interesting incidents of their long and intimate association as friends. Five minute tributes were rendered by August Bremer of Crown Point, Floyd Murray of Hammond, Abe Ottenheimer of East Chicago and John C. Hall of Whiting. The following original poem was contributed by Mrs. Estelle Lovelle Welch, wife of Capt. William Welch, Mr. Boone’s intimate associate in many war activities in Hammond:

    He is not dead—He’s just away.
    A sudden summon came for him Which he needs must obey,
    And so he passed beyond our view,
    With no farewells—without adieu!
    We ne’er shall hear his cheery voice,
    Nor clasp his friendly hand.
    We ne’er again his likes may find,
    In all this broad fair land.
    But in that realm of memory,
    Where friendships never end,
    ’Twill ever be a joy to know, and say,
    “He was my friend.”
    A friend in sunshine, and in rain,
    Loyal, and staunch, and true,
    With a sense of justice and of right Accorded to but few.
    Aye! He still lives within the hearts
    Of those who loved him well;
    His kindly deeds and cheery words
    Long in our hearts shall dwell.

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    Thus shall his memory be kept green,
    With thoughts from day to day.
    Thus he still lives! He is not dead!
    Not dead! He’s just away.

HAMMOND LIBERTY TEMPLE.

The necessity for commodious quarters and a general meeting place for patriotic organizations and a center for their activities during the war, led the citizens of Hammond to decide to build the Liberty Temple. The idea was born in the minds of Peter W. Meyn and A. Murray Turner and at a meeting held March 15, 1918, presided over by Dr. H. E. Sharrer, plans were formulated to erect and complete the structure with a seating capacity of 5,000 — if possible in one day — and on the only available spot in the heart of Hammond.

An adjourned meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce presided over by Peter W. Meyn proved a revelation in the offerings of aid and assistance of every character to promote the success of the project. The school board offered the site and Thomas Harle, president of the Trade Unionists and Craftsmen, guaranteed the labor and lumber and building material were offered at cost by patriotic dealers. Electricity was offered by the local public utility and Mr. O. A. Kimball, local superintendent of the telephone company, said he would pay the expenses himself for telephone service, as the company was not allowed by law to give free service. Merchants, manufacturers, lawyers, judges and other leading citizens offered their services in the performance of crude labor.

Enthusiasm for the project characterized the meeting and a committee consisting of Rev. F. H. Adams, C. J. Sharp, Peter W. Meyn and Dr. H. E. Sharrer were appointed to get the services of the architect of the Billy Sunday Tabernacle. It was decided to erect a building of sufficient size to provide offices for the work of the Red Cross, American Alliance, Council of Defense, Liberty Loans, Y. M. C. A., Knights of Columbus, Exemption Board and all other war work organizations. War meetings, bazaars, Red Cross benefits and patriotic gatherings of every character were to be held in the temple.

When the meeting adjourned committees promptly were at work so the construction of the temple could begin at the very earliest date. It was a wonderful sight to see the professional and business men of the city in overalls doing the rough work of cutting trees, digging trenches and other preliminary labor in preparing the site for the temple. The first tree was cut by R. H. McHie and P. A. Parry of the Lake County Times with a cross cut saw in nine and one-half minutes and the second by two employees of the Times composing room with Ben L. T. Bell assisting

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and the work of preparing the site was fully completed and it was ready for the erection of the building in a few days. Plans of the building gave a front on ILohman Street of 106 feet and on Fayette Street 140 feet, with a depth of 70 feet on the north side and on the east end 50 feet.

The day the building was erected was the greatest in enthusiasm ever witnessed in Hammond. Thousands of Hammond citizens reinforced by other thousands from other cities were on hand to see the loyal contractors and craftsmen undertake the phenomenal act of completing the building in eight hours. Three hundred union workers and helpers were promptly on hand and at seven o’clock six revolver shots announced that work would start. Before the echo had died away frames were being raised in place on all sides of the structure and in fifteen minutes the frame was up. By 9 o’clock the floor was laid and this miracle in rapid construction by loyal hearts went merrily on. By noon the sides and roof were practically finished and miles of lumber previously prepared had been put in place.

The sounds of hammers and saws could be heard for blocks around and contractors McClay and Reed with trained union labor were demonstrating the wonders of skill and knowledge in construction. So rapid was the work that every few minutes saw a material change in appearance and when noon arrived the tired and happy workers knew their task would be completed on time. After a fine dinner furnished by J. E. Fitzgerald, the sound of the hammers and saws were again heard and the trained craftsmen were reinforced by Mrs. J. E. Fitzgerald, Mrs. David T. Emery, Mrs. J. H. McClay, Mrs. J. J. Ruff, Mrs. R. H. McHie and Mrs. P. A. Parry, who donned overalls and with the cheers of thousands of spectators quickly demonstrated they were worthy rivals and valuable aids to the loyal mechanics who were uninterruptedly completing their task.

While no serious accidents occurred, many of the workmen were painfully hurt, but refused to pause in their work and endured with fortitude their wounds and loyally stayed on the job. As fast as one craft finished another was ready and without pause — carpenters, building laborers, plumbers, steamfitters, hod carriers, sheet metal workers, roofers, teamsters, electricians, painters, lathers, plasterers, cement finishers, journeymen stone craft and blacksmiths, promptly took their assigned tasks and gave a testimonial of efficiency rarely seen. The workmen sang frequently “Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here” and other songs, and worked with speed and order and the spirit was magnificent. Only skill and organization and thorough knowledge of their craft could make the erection of the building possible in eight hours.

During the day representatives of leading papers and magazines marveled at the scene and moving pictures at various intervals were taken. Dictaphone records of the various noises were made by Harry Morgonan of the Betz Company. During the day the workmen were inspired by

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music furnished by the Hammond members of the American Federation of Musicians. The completion of the work was greeted by the cheers of thousandsand Peter W. Meyn and A. Murray Turner, who conceived the idea, were overjoyed, and enthusiasm and happiness reigned supreme among the committees, the workmen and the citizens. The Liberty Temple was a monument to the patriotism of the 40,000 citizens of Hammond and West Hammond and an act of enthusiasm rarely found and caused Hammond to be heralded as the wonder municipality throughout the country for its unique contribution to the war.

The building was ready for service the evening of its erection, complete with benches, telephones, lighting fixtures and other necessaries, and was a blaze of light. The citizens of Tacoma, Washington, erected a similar building and took twelve hours to complete the work done by Hammond craftsmen in eight hours and demonstrating the extraordinary capacity of the architects, contractors and workmen on the Hammond Liberty Temple. Thousands from nearby cities came to inspect it and marveled at its completeness and could hardly be convinced it was built in such a short period of time. The thoroughness of the work in its construction was shown the day after its erection when a heavy rain was carried off in the eaves and water spouts and not a drop of water entered the building during the storm.

Some construction records were made worthy of perpetuation and showing the high order of craftsmanship. Painters required only one and one-half hours to paint the building thoroughly. Plumbers constructed a drinking fountain in forty-five minutes. Eighty thousand square feet of lumber were used in the building and there were 100,000 square feet of floor space. Committees in charge of the construction of the building had good reason to be proud of their efforts in providing material, thereby making possible the erection of the structure in a comparatively few days after its conception. An example worth mentioning was that of R. H. McHie, who went to Chicago for structural material and so convincing was he in presenting the need of the material that it almost caught up with him on his return journey from that city and was ready for use the next day.

Souvenir programs were sold to help pay the wholesale price of material and J. E. Fitzgerald, who was prominent in committee work, gave $250 for this purpose and also furnished food to the workmen on the day the temple was erected. The Liberty Temple was dedicated on April 6, 1918. H. A. Lamprell was chairman of the committee on decorations and installed in the temple his private collection of flags, which included the Pine Tree, Betsy Ross, Bunker Hill, the original Puritan, St. Georges, the Revolutionary Naval, 1665, the Israel Putnam and many others. On the front of the temple on Hohman Street a spot lighted sign was placed 106

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feet long and 4 feet wide with the name Hammond Liberty Temple. The committee on dedication were Peter W. Meyn, A. M. Turner, Mayor Brown, P. A. Parry, Charles R. Dyer and Mrs. Joseph Thompson of the Woman’s Club.

INDIANA HARBOR RED CROSS HOME.

Not to be outdone by the citizens of Hammond the Red Cross organization of Indiana Harbor, aided by citizens generally, performed another wonderful feat in building construction in the erection in one day by 200 craftsmen of the Indiana Harbor Red Cross Home, at a cost of nearly $8,000. It was an exceptional accomplishment and in many ways rivaled the efforts of the larger community, Hammond, in the building of the Liberty Temple.

CONSCRIPTION BOARDS.

Promptly after the passage of the National Conscription Act by Congress, the Conscription Board for Lake County was appointed by Governor Goodrich and consisted of Dr. J. C. Gibbs, Sheriff Lew Barnes and County Clerk Herbert Wheaton. Appointments of Conscription Boards for the principal centers of population immediately followed. Owing to the large population in Gary and the language difficulties encountered in registration, three Conscription Boards were appointed for that city, the North Side Board consisting of John A. Brennan, chairman, assisted by

L. Brown and Dr. T. J. Toner. A. L. Brown was replaced by C. P. Vallet and later Dr. T. J. Toner enlisted for service. The second Gary board generally spoken of as the South Side board consisted of C. O. Holmes, chairman, and Dr. Frank J. McMichael of Tolleston and Peter Zinaich. Dr. McMichael enlisted for service and was succeeded by Dr. G. W. Gannon. Mr. Zinaich was succeeded by Joseph Nietubic who was in turn succeeded by Herbert Graham. The third board appointed consisted of William J. Williams, chairman; Dr. F. J. McMichael and Joseph Morris who was succeeded by J. Ferman. Frank J. Sheehan was also a member of the board as attorney.

Two Conscription Boards were also appointed for Hammond and Whiting, the first board consisting of Frank N. Gavit, chairman, assisted by Dr. Thomas W. Kohr and Dr. A. J. Lauer. Dr. W. D. Weis, chairman, assisted by Paul Lepinske and W. E. Osborne, composed the second board. The East Chicago Registration Board had Mayor Frank Callahan for chairman with Newton Hembroff and Dr. C. C. Robinson as his assistants. Sheriff L. E. Barnes was chairman of the Lake County Board with Clerk Herbert Wheaton and Dr. Janies Gibbs as assistants and which served Crown Point and Southern Lake County.

Owing to the many nationalities in the industrial centers of Lake County the difficulties in registration were many. As an example, the

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registration boards in Gary reported they had given information on the draft in fifty-two languages to 20,000 employees of the United States Steel Corporation and other industrial plants.

The Conscription Boards in East Chicago, Whiting and Hammond faced a similar situation to that of Gary in as much as the great majority of the employees in that industrial sector were also foreign born and they were obliged to furnish information on the draft in more than twenty-five foreign languages. The registration in Gary was under the supervision of Mayor Johnson and totaled 10,860. The registration in Hammond was 4,096, East Chicago 7,000, Whiting 1,420, North Township 200, Hobart Township 542, Center Township 320, St. John First Precinct 69, Hanover Township 89, Calumet Township 107, Eagle Creek Township 81, Ross Township 191, Cedar Creek Township 191, Winfield Township 81, West Creek Township 133; a total registration for the county of 25,380. Later registrations greatly increased the total number to near 50,000 and of this number Gary had 22,914.

The call of the Government for troops to form the National Army practically ended the great record for enlistment for which the Calumet District was famous through the country. Although Hammond and Gary were the principal centers of enlistment, the soldiers who joined the United States Regular Army were drawn from every section of Lake County. In addition to the hundreds of enlisted soldiers in the regular forces of the country and those who later joined the National Army, Lake County was represented by three companies of Indiana National Guards. Although Lake County had two companies before the war, a new company for local service was organized in Gary by Captain Umpleby of Company F and designated as Company I on May 18, 1917, the ranks being filled in a one day announcement of its organization. Owing to the many nationalities existing in Lake County, the work of the Exemption Boards presented many difficulties, although there were only a few outright refusals to join the National Army, and these individual cases were promptly dealt with by the Government authorities.

The departure of the young soldiers for the various camps in the country was attended generally by demonstrations at the railroad stations, where friends gathered in large numbers and cheered the departing soldiers. The departure of the companies of National Guards and the need of a military organization to preserve order and safeguard the industrial plants who were manufacturing needed military supplies for the Government led to the formation of the Home Guards, composed of men past military age or who for many reasons were exempt from service in the regular army organizations.

Capt. H. S. Norton of Gary was in charge of the organization of the different companies throughout Lake County and many of those who joined the Home Guards had seen active military service. Some were young men with military training who, although exempt from service

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at the war front or military camps, could and did render valuable service as members of the Home Guards. The Home Guards were well trained and disciplined and in various ways rendered important service during their existence. A nearly accurate list of all the soldiers from Lake County in the Regular Army, National Army and National Guards will be found at the close of this chapter.

SOLDIER’S WELFARE CAMP ORGANIZATIONS.

An important line of welfare work for soldiers was inaugurated by the Y. M. C. A., Knights of Columbus, Jewish Welfare Board, Salvation Army and some other organizations and it was soon realized that their work was of outstanding importance. Headquarters of the organizations were established in the different American camps and at the front, which were centers of information, recreation and of social activities. Newspapers, magazines and books were kept on hand for the free use of the soldiers. Religious services were held by the various organizations for the soldiers who desired to attend them, but the conduct of the camp huts was strictly non-sectarian and a broad American atmosphere prevailed. The work of these organizations was later supplemented by the Y. W. C. A. War Camp Community Service and American Library Association.

During the early stages of the war, drives for funds were conducted by the Y. M. C. A., Knights of Columbus, Jewish Welfare Board and Salvation Army, but near the close of the war all of the organizations above mentioned united in a single drive for funds to maintain the camp service they were rendering. The first call for funds was made by the Y. M. C. A. and Capt. Horace S. Norton, of Gary, was made chairman of the first drive for Lake County. The quota for the county was $10,000 and the total amount subscribed was $16,000. As the plans of the organization expanded and more camps were established it became necessary to raise a large sum for the future needs of the organization. In this drive Lake County was part of a district containing seven counties, the quota for which was $115,000.

Capt. H. S. Norton, of Gary, who was county chairman of the first drive, was placed in charge of the second drive, and he was assisted in Lake County by George Hanneur, of Gary; Beaumont Parks, F. N. Gavit and F. R. Smith, of Whiting; Charles H. True and William E. Funkey, Jr., East Chicago; C. E. Potts and John O. Farovid, Indiana Harbor; Dr. H. E. Sharrer, Dr. C. J. Sharp and W. G. Paxton, Hammond. Mr. Paxton also acted as county treasurer. The quota for Lake County was $60,000, and the amount subscribed in Lake County was $131,000, or more than the entire quota for the seven counties in the district. Of this amount Gary contributed $61,367, Hammond $24,500, East Chicago-Indiana Harbor

Whiting $12,000, Crown Point $31,000 and Lowell $1,900.

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K. OF C. DRIVE — The Knights of Columbus drive for funds in May, 1918, for social service in training camps and at the front was largely over-subscribed. Like the Y. M. C. A., the Knights of Columbus also conducted religious services, but the conduct of the camp centers was strictly non-sectarian and their camp huts were popular centers of recreation for the soldiers. Before the drive started a poem written by Edgar A. Guest, which follows, in praise of the attitude of the order in its conduct of camp service was widely circulated by the press all over the country and was an important influence in the success of the drive:

    “They do not ask the faith or creed,
    Of him that comes into their hut.
    True knighthood’s door is never shut,
    Against a pilgrim warrior’s need.
    They question only: ‘Would you rest, and are you weary and oppressed?
    Then brother, lay aside your care and come this sheltering roof to share.”
    “The days of bigotry are passed; now creeds are standing side by side,
    To stem war’s devastating tide, all Christians as one race are massed.
    And Jew and Gentile work and pray, as fellows of a common day
    Throughout war’s black and bleary blight, in deeds of mercy men unite.
    “Perhaps some one you love or know may seek the door that’s never shut.
    And enter knighthood’s cheery hut and hear the songs of long ago.
    And live once more an hour or two the joys of home that once he knew;
    Shall he not feel your presence there regardless of the garb you wear?”

The drive in Gary was in charge of C. Moran, chairman; P. F. Murphy, secretary; J. Letz, treasurer, assisted by M. E. Kolb, P. I. Muschelwetz, J. J. Molloy, Charles Tauchek, L. S. Lahey, J. Kussukal and G. M. Carroll. In Hammond the drive was in charge of J. E. Fitzgerald, chairman, assisted by Thomas S. Boyle, John E. O’Neill, D. S. O’Connor, W. J. Hastings and Frank O’Rourke. Other committees were in operation in Crown Point, Hobart, Whiting and East Chicago.

The drive in Hammond was preceded by a parade held May 5 with patriotic exercises in Liberty Hall, where speakers representing various denominations praised the Knights of Columbus welfare service to the highest and urged the most generous contributions on the part of the citizens to insure a continuation and expansion of their work. Lake County’s allotment was $33,100. The amount subscribed was $42,981. The allotment and subscriptions for the principal centers of population follow:

                        Allotment        Subscriptions
Gary                 $10,000            $17,098
Hammond           10,000              11,283
East Chicago       10,000              11,100
Whiting                 2,500               2,800

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UNITED WAR WORK DRIVE — The Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp Community Service, American Library Association, Knights of Columbus and the Salvation Army, who had been conducting separate drives for carrying on social welfare work for soldiers in camps, decided to unite their efforts to obtain in one big drive the additional funds needed to continue the service they were rendering. The drive was held late in October, 1918, and the quota for Lake County was set at $297,500. Capt. Horace S. Norton, of Gary, under whose leadership the Y. M. C. A. drives had been such pronounced successes, was made county chairman, and A. B. Dickson was made county secretary and campaign manager and L. W. McNamee county treasurer.

The following chairmen and assistants were selected to have charge of the drive in the various centers of population: Charles H. Doorley, chairman, assisted by L. B. Boyd, H. G. Hay, Jr., L. B. Judson, P. W. Seyl, John A. Gross, Charles S. Martin, Oliver Thompson, W. F. Hodges, N. A. Tharp, Henry Wellner, Rev. Charles E. Hawkins, George Sheehan, Col. H. Maloney, Mrs. W. A. Cain, Mrs. Louis Dubetz, Dr. W. Grant Seamon, B. Kellar, W. C. Loyd, C. E. Carr, J. Considine, William Feder, O. L. Wildermuth, Walter L. Plew, A. M. Fisher, W. S. Fener, Mrs. W. F. Hodges, Mrs. Ralph Russ, Mrs. O. S. McGuianty, Rev. Thomas F. Jansen, Rabbi J. Max Weiss, of Gary; H. E. Sharrer, chairman, assisted by George Ilannauer, P. A. Parry, Howard Gescheidler, Leo Wolf, S. Hedegard, L. L. Bomberger, J. E. Fitzgerald, C. H. Levers, Mrs. O. C. E. Matthies, and C. M. McDaniels, of Hammond; Walter J. Riley, chairman, assisted by M. J. Sontag, John W. Lees, Charles H. True, John Carroll and John E. O’Neill, of East Chicago; John J. Keller, chairman, assisted by Dr. R. E. Humphrey, O. S. Mayhew, William S. Stoll, Roy Green, A. E. Sullivan, Jessie Curtis Smith, Frank Barr, Mrs. Gentry Cash and Rev. George W. Jones, of Whiting; M. E. Dinwiddie, chairman, assisted by Edward J. Eder, Herbert P. Johnson and John H. Lehman, of Crown Point; Dr. P. L. Rigg, chairman, assisted by Peter A. Berg, Frank Malloy and Star Brownell, of Lowell; R. R. Peddicord, chairman, assisted by Clarence S. Darrow, Emil Scharbach and E. G. Sayger, of Hobart; J. L. Keilman, chairman, of Dyer; Herman Meeter, chairman of Highlands; Charles Schoon, chairman of Munster, and Dr. F. A. Malmstone, chairman of Griffith.

Enthusiastic meetings were held throughout the county and the ministers and priests in the various churches urged the parishioners to contribute liberally. The slogan in the manufacturing cities of Gary, East Chicago, Hammond and Whiting was “A Day’s Pay,” and each wage earner approached subscribed at least that amount. While preparations for the drive were in progress came the favorable reports from the front and the great successes attending the efforts of the American soldiers

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wherever they were engaged, and just before the drive was to take place came the cheering news that American soldiers had accomplished one of the greatest military achievements of the war in the capture of the St. Mihiel salient followed by the victories in Argonne forest and that the German lines were broken and in full retreat and that the war would be over through a military decision. In a few days came the armistice and victorious celebrations were held everywhere throughout the county.

Although the war was over, the need for funds for the welfare organizations still existed as it would be many months before welfare work would cease and when the drive took place the citizens responded most generously with the result that the total contributions amounted to with Gary, East Chicago and Hammond having a more than 100 per cent over-subscription.

LAKE COUNTY’S CONTRIBUTION TO WELFARE WORK — A review of the contribution made by the citizens of Lake County to the soldiers welfare work, Red Cross and other forms of war relief, shows a record almost unrivaled in the country by any city, county or section, with nearly the same population. In the various drives for the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A.,

K. of C. and other organizations including the United War Work Drive, Lake County contributed approximately $1,300,000 and in addition thousands of dollars were expended by the various county war relief organizations, the total amount being difficult to ascertain. It is a wonderful record of accomplishment by the citizens of Lake County and a proud heritage of loyalty, application and organization efforts for the patriotic inspiration of future generations.

LIBERTY LOANS.

When we joined the Allies in 1917 we pledged them our unflinching support and that the resources of the nation in men, money and material would be used, if necessary, to the point of exhaustion in order to bring victory to our arms. The resources of our Allies had been sorely taxed during the conflict and shortly after the war opened America was the principal outside source of war material, food and other necessary supplies. The prosperity which we enjoyed was largely at the expense of the nations engaged who had expended vast sums in the conflict, a substantial part of which was borrowed in this country and used in payment for the supplies purchased here. Great Britain to a large extent had financed some of her Allies but even her financial resources, great as they were, had become sorely strained.

The closing of the conflict through a military decision seemed doubtful or at least far distant before we entered the war, but the addition of our powerful support made certain a victory as soon as our resources in men

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and material could be made effective. As it was going to take some time before we could become a vital military factor, we assumed our share of the burden by pledging to our Allies the loan of large sums of money and the furnishing of supplies of every character on their promise to pay some time in the future. The mobilization, equipment and the training of several millions of soldiers which was planned and carried into effect by our Government meant the expenditure of billions of dollars in addition to the sums expended for our Allies. It also became necessary to largely increase our tonnage at sea as well as that of our Allies, which meant new ship yards with every facility for quickly constructing vessels. Still further and of vital importance were the plans for enlargement of industry, to not only care for our own military wants but that of our Allies, which meant more billions, and the people were called upon by the Government to loan it the vast sums that would be necessary to cany out the program mentioned and insure victory to our arms.

Preparations were made for loan subscriptions at intervals and as the result showed, the people throughout the country responded nobly and the counties of the Lake Region proved exceptionally generous in their subscriptions. Porter County, with its small population and handicapped by lack of industries of importance, nevertheless made an excellent average record in the various loan drives, to some extent extraordinary when its resources are considered. LaPorte County was one of the banner counties in the State and the loyalty of its citizens was shown in every loan drive, far exceeding the Government expectations, but Lake County was one of the banner sections of the United States.

In the first, second, third and fourth Liberty Loan drives Lake County subscribed $24,125,000, and in the Victory Loan which followed Lake County subscribed $7,568,100; and still further in the War Saving Stamp drive Lake County subscribed $1,425,000.75 — a total in Government loans of more than $33,000,000 — unrivaled in the country by any city or county of equal population with the possible exception of a few cities like Hartford, Connecticut, and some others in which a large amount of capital drawn from all over the country had become centered. A striking feature of the various loan drives was the large number of individual subscriptions showing the whole-hearted support given by the entire population. The story of the various county loan drives follow:

FIRST LIBERTY LOAN — All the Liberty Loan drives were in charge of the banking interests of Lake County, who selected a county chairman and he appointed city and district chairmen, who had direct charge of the drives in their respective localities. Harry M. Johnson, treasurer of the Citizen’s German National Bank, of Hammond, was made county chairman of the First Liberty Loan drive.

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No intensive efforts were made during the first loan to greatly exceed the Government expectations as the amount asked for by the Government could be easily met, but during this campaign, through speakers at various gatherings and articles in the press, the people were made acquainted with the plans of the Government and the large sums which would be necessary to carry out these plans for the successful prosecution of the war, and the necessity on the part of the people to render the most whole-hearted support to enable the Government to finance its requirements.

This education as to Government needs proved a helpful aid in succeeding Liberty Loan campaigns and the loyalty of the people was shown in their subscriptions. Lake County’s quota on the First Liberty Loan was $1,760,000. The subscriptions received were $2,069,400, due to Gary’s large over-subscription. Subscriptions by cities and districts follow:

                                    Amount
Gary                            $1,068,000
Hammond                         367,000
East Chicago                     150,000
Indiana Harbor                  145,000
Whiting                             135,000
Crown Point                      125,000
Lowell                                39,000
Dyer                                  15,000
Hobart                               12,400
West Hammond                  10,000
Highland                              3,000

SECOND LIBERTY LOAN — The large amount asked for by the Government for the Second Liberty Loan necessitated an intensive campaign to exceed the amount asked for and it was a great test of the loyalty of the citizens and the results showed that they fully appreciated the necessity of their subscribing liberally to finance the Government. In this and succeeding loan drives the women took an active part and their remarkable efforts had much to do with the great success of the drives. In a preceding page of this chapter will be found a list of the women appointed to aid in the war loan drives and who were assisted by hundreds of the leading women in the county.

H. G. Hay, Jr., president of the Gary State Bank, was county chairman, assisted by S. J. Watson, president of the North State Bank, and J. W. Albright, president of the International Trust and Savings Bank, and in Crown Point S. A. Love, vice president of the Commercial Bank, assisted by John E. Freeze, of the People’s State Bank. In Hammond C. W. Belman was chairman, assisted by Frank Hammond, and in East Chicago John

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Carroll, cashier of the First State Trust and Savings Bank, was chairman, assisted by W. J. Funkey. In Hobart Frank H. Davis was chairman.

The Government minimum quota for Lake County was $2,170,560, and the maximum $4,090,000. The total subscriptions for Lake County was $5,335,450, an over-subscription of $1,245,450, and in this connection it may be stated Whiting made the greatest over-subscription, more than 100 per cent. The following are the city and district allotments and subscriptions:

                                                  Allotment            Subscription
Crown Point                                 $120,000             $149,600
Dyer                                              15,000                 15,100
East Chicago — Indiana Harbor    1,050,000             1,463,850
Gary                                          1,650,000             2,131,000
Hammond                                     900,000             1,063,600
Highland                                           5,000                   5,000
Hobart                                            90,000                 31,400
Lowell                                             60,000                 70,900
Whiting                                          200,000               405,000

THIRD LIBERTY LOAN — H. G. Hay, Jr., of Gary, was again appointed as county chairman to have charge of the Third Liberty Loan, assisted by H. M. Johnson, of Hammond. The local chairmen appointed throughout the county were Dr. II. E. Sharrer, Hammond; Col. Walter J. Riley with William Funkey, vice chairman, East Chicago; John Carroll, Indiana Harbor, assisted by General Superintendent John W. Lees, the industrial chairman of Indiana Harbor and East Chicago; Attorney R. R. Peddicord, Hobart; J. B. Peterson, Crown Point, and Fred J. Smith, Whiting.

The growing needs of the Government and the large expenditures which were being incurred made necessary still larger subscriptions from the people for the Third Liberty Loan and again the loyalty of the citizens of Lake County was shown to great advantage. Preparations were made for an intensive campaign to reach into every home in the county, stores, offices and every department of the industrial plants. Public meetings and parades were planned and the cities rivaled with each other in their preparations to bring the greatest results.

In Gary a great parade was held, with ten divisions, in charge of Chief Marshal W. P. Gleason, and with C. H. Doorley, P. W. Seyl, John Gross, W. Loyd, and Col. C. H. Maloney as aids. Although it rained steadily while the parade was held, it did not restrain the enthusiasm of the marchers, who carried banners appealing to the citizens to subscribe to their limit. In the East Chicago and Indiana Harbor districts Chairman Col. W. J. Riley and John Carroll, with their assistants, William Funkey and John W. Lees, were bending every energy to insure an over-

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whelming subscription. At a meeting of the solicitors held March 20th it was announced that approximately $1,000 was contributed by Chairman W. J. Riley, C. A. Westberg, and some local corporations, to defray the expenses connected with the Third Liberty Loan drive in East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, which announcement was received with great enthusiasm.

Attorney R. R. Peddicord of Hobart had a most difficult task before him on account of the large number of Hobart citizens who were employed outside the city and who made their subscriptions where they were employed, but with his assistants he worked overtime to overcome this handicap and establish a record subscription for Hobart. Claude W. Allman and Mayor B. F. Hayes of Crown Point, with a large corps of aids, conducted an intensive canvass in their section. In Hammond and Whiting no one could say they had not been solicited for a subscription. The First National Bank in Hammond came forward with a subscription of $150,000, and the American Maize Products Company with a subscription of $100,000, and the officials of the industrial plants generally materially increased their subscriptions over previous loans.

Following the example set by Gary, there were parades in other cities and meetings held in halls, on street corners and at industrial plants and urgent appeals made to make the largest subscription possible. It was generally known the day before the drive took place that Lake County was going to make a magnificent showing and within a few minutes after the loan subscriptions had opened, the Treasury Department in Washington was electrified by a telegram from Col. W. J. Riley that East Chicago had oversubscribed its quota and it was the first to announce the result. The telegram was read in the United States Senate and House of Representatives and enthusiastically cheered.

When the subscriptions had been totaled it was found that East Chicago had exceeded every city in the United States with a population of from 25,000 to 50,000, and that Gary was second only to Hartford, Connecticut, in all cities of the country with from 50,000 to 100,000 population. In Lake County there were 56,481 subscribers in a population of 135,000, or an average for city and farming sections of one subscription to every 2Yz persons in the county. It was the banner record in the United States. In East Chicago 18,758 persons bought bonds, more than half of her 35,000 population. In Crown Point, Claude W. Allman announced his gratification beyond measure at the $121,100 subscribed by the people of Crown Point, and an additional $91,000 from the suburban territory. These subscriptions were obtained without calling on banks or industrial concerns and represented a truly popular subscription, 777 of the number being for $50 each. Dyer was another community which sold its entire allot-

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ment to private subscribers, no banks or industrial concerns being represented.

An examination of the allotment and subscriptions of the different sections of Lake County shows that Lake County exceeded its allotment 140 per cent, and that Hammond and Whiting made magnificent showings, while the smaller sections made record subscriptions. The subscriptions from Hobart shows the magnificent work accomplished by Attorney Peddicord and his aids, who succeeded in having most of the subscriptions made by Hobart citizens in other cities credited to Hobart, which had an oversubscription of 25 per cent:

                            Allotment            Subscription
Gary                   $1,020,000             $3,050,000
Crown Point             120,000                  212,650
Dyer                         15,000                    38,450
East Chicago            780,000               2,137,600
Hammond                640,000               1,080,000
Highlands                    2,500                      9,400
Munster                       2,500                      6,600
Hobart                       80,000                  100,250
Lowell                        60,000                  136,350
Whiting                    260,000                  507,350
Total                   $2,980,000              $7,279,450

FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN — The Government in the Fourth Liberty Loan called for a much larger subscription than asked for in preceding drives, and again the willing workers in Lake County in previous loans responded with still greater efforts in order that the amount desired by the Government would be subscribed. The amount asked of Lake County was $7,000,000, and in every township the most intensive campaign was conducted to obtain an oversubscription. Mayor William F. Hodges of Gary was county chairman of the Fourth Liberty Loan drive; H. M. Johnson of Hammond and Benjamin Hayes of Crown Point were vice chairmen. The Lowell district, which included Cedar Creek, West Creek, and Eagle Creek, was in charge of Albert Foster, chairman, and Peter A. Verg, vice chairman. A. W. Stommel was chairman in Dyer, Claude Allman in Crown Point, and R. R. Peddicord in Hobart, assisted by John H. Carpenter. Fred J. Smith was in charge in Whiting, Col. Walter J. Riley in East Chicago, Dr. H. E. Sharrer in Hammond, Herman Meeter in Highland, and Walter L. Plew in Gary.

Parades were held and loan meetings were conducted in every city and town. The farmers were asked to do their utmost and the employes in the various lines of business and industrial plants were asked to strain

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themselves to insure an oversubscription. Great as were the accomplishments of the women solicitors in the Second and Third Loans, they far exceeded their previous efforts in the Fourth Loan, and their aid was a most important influence in the great success of the Fourth Liberty Loan drive. The drive started on the morning of September 28th with the booming of guns and the blowing of whistles, and soon the streets were alive with the activities of the solicitors. Every possible subscriber in the cities, towns and rural communities were seen, and as the thorough preliminary campaign which had been conducted had aroused the patriotism of the citizens to the utmost, subscriptions were quickly obtained.

There were joyous gatherings that evening at the various headquarters of the loan committees, as it was early known that an oversubscription was in sight, notwithstanding the large amount of the quota, and as the magnificent returns began to pour in and were announced to the gatherings they were greeted with cheers of exultation and delight. The returns showed that every section of Lake County had oversubscribed its allotment, the total subscriptions being more than $10,091,750:

                            Allotment            Subscription
Gary                    $2,214,960           $3,110,000
East Chicago          1,759,590             3,000,000
Hammond              1,422,490             1,750,000
Whiting                     641,976                723,000
Crown Point              350,000                354,000
Lowell                      225,330                262,100
Hobart                      139,760               164,150
Dyer                          40,180                 72,100
Balance of Lake County                        666,400

VICTORY LOAN — In March, 1919, the Government issued its last appeal for funds. A million of our soldiers on foreign soil had to be returned, approximately two million more were in various camps throughout the country who had to be maintained and returned to their homes, contracts had been made by the Government of such a character they must be kept, our Allies were still in want of much assistance, and a large sum was thus needed to care for these necessary expenditures which the Victory Loan would meet. When the Victory Loan announcement came, the citizens were in a joyous mood, as victory had been attained, and once more the patriotism of Lake County asserted itself as full as it had in previous loans.

The Victory Loan drive was in charge of F. R. Schaaf, one of the prominent bankers of Hammond and Gary, who announced Lake County’s quota as over $5,200,000, and he asked the citizens of Lake County in

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its final call for funds to make a large oversubscription. A few days before the drive took place Mr. Schaaf called a meeting of the different city and township chairman and their leading workers, and he made a splendid address to his associates on the need of an intensive campaign so that the drive would bring a large oversubscription. Other inspiring talks were given by Chairman Davis of Gary and by City Chairman Fred Smith of Whiting, W. C. Belman of Hammond, Joseph Brown of Crown Point, W. H. Cavender of Hobart, Col. W. J. Riley of East Chicago, and Mrs. Herbert Erickson of Gary, who was chairman of the Liberty Loan Committee of the Women’s Section of the Council of Defense. Prominent loan workers wore German helmets just received from France, and it was announced that fifty medals made from German cannon were to be given to the solicitors who received the largest total subscriptions. The drive was preceded by patriotic meetings and parades in which army tanks were a prominent feature, it being the first sight on the part of most of the citizens of these new war engines of destruction.

The active women workers in the Victory and preceding loans in Gary had been well organized and with Mrs. Harry Call as chairman in previous loans and Mrs. Frank J. Sheehan as chairman in the Victory Loan, rendered invaluable service. The Eastern Star team had Mrs. Haydon, captain; the English Lutheran Church team, Mrs. H. E. Sarves, captain; Jefferson School Parent-Teacher Association team, Mrs. Carlin Handley, captain; United Presbyterian Church team, Mrs. Hammond, captain; Allied Relief, Miss Prudence Wood, captain; First Congregational Church team, Mrs. Reck, captain; Women’s Club team, Mrs. Fox, captain; First Baptist Church team, Mrs. David Green, captain; Gary Musical Club, Mrs. Klumpner, captain; Central Christian Church team, Mrs. A. F. Wicks, captain; Temple Bethel, Mrs. Kahan, captain; Catholic Women’s League, Mrs. Redmond, captain; Glen Park Parent-Teacher Association, Mrs. L. Duke, captain; Tolleston Red Cross Unit, Mrs. J. J. Robus, captain; Episcopal Guild, Mrs. Williams, captain; Ladies’ Auxiliary, Temple Israel, Mrs. M. Nusbaum, captain; and Teachers’ Committee) Mrs. Mead, captain.

East Chicago was the first over the top in the drive, its quota being announced by Colonel Riley as oversubscribed early the first day. Quickly following came the announcement of Chairman Fred J. Smith of Whiting that the indications were a 100 per cent oversubscription. Before the day was over it became apparent that Gary as usual would have a very large oversubscription and the response throughout the county was magnificent. It was with great pride that Chairman Schaaf wired to Washington that evening that Lake County had made an oversubscription of 50 per cent, and he publicly thanked his coworkers for their great efforts and the citizens for their great loyalty in their final response to the call of the Government, which placed Lake County one of the first, if not the

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first section of the country, according to population, in the amount of money loaned the Government.

A notable feature in this and preceding drives was the large number of subscriptions received from the foreign born employes in the various industries and they made a magnificent contribution to every loan and to every request for funds made to aid in the prosecution of the war. The allotment and subscriptions in the various divisions of Lake County follow:

                                                            Quota            Subscriptions
Gary                                                  $1,910,950        $2,682,950
Crown Point                                            225,000             297,550
Dyer                                                        22,000               30,100
East Chicago                                        1,200,000          2,000,000
Hammond                                            1,166,000          1,184,950
Whiting                                                   509,100          1,110,000
Lowell                                                     165,000             165,000
Hobart                                                    109,800               63,100
Highland                                                   14,000               10,450
Rural subscriptions not credited above                                 24,000
Lake County’s quota                             5,321,850
Lake County’s subscriptions                                            7,568,100

WAR SAVINGS AND THRIFT STAMP CAMPAIGN — In its efforts to raise funds for the prosecution of the war the Government did not forget the small mites which could be gathered in a properly conducted campaign, the aggregate sum possible being very large. The sale of War Saving and Thrift Stamps was the plan adopted to obtain these small sums, and the various postoffices throughout the country were used as Government clearing houses in the purchase and redemption of the stamps.

Their purchase enabled those of the most humble means to aid the Government and had a special appeal to school children, who when the time arrived showed themselves to be among the greatest purchasers of the Thrift and War Saving Stamps. The right to redeem the stamps at not less than par was of special value and caused many people to exchange their small savings for the stamps. The great Government drive for the sale of Thrift and War Saving Stamps in Lake County was in charge of the following bankers: A. Murray Turner, Hammond; William A. Wirt, Gary; John R. Farovid, East Chicago; and Fred J. Smith, Whiting. They were selected by Col. William J. Riley, East Chicago, chairman of the drive for the Tenth District.

Clarence R. Kuss was appointed county chairman, assisted by the following citizens: City Chairmen — Harry Hall, Gary; Fred J. Smith,

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Whiting; Glen D. Peters, Hammond; John R. Farovid, East Chicago and Indiana Harbor; Frank H. Davis, Hobart; Joseph E. Brown, Crown Point; F. A. Malmstone, Griffith; Peter A. Berg, Lowell. Township Chairmen — Clifford Bothwell, Calumet; Carl N. Gragg, Cedar Creek; Miss Ella Goff, Center; Miss Jessie Turner, Eagle Creek; Alvin J. Smith, Hanover; Peter Beiringer, North; Otto Steifel, Hobart; A. M. Boyd, Ross; Miss E. B. Keilman, St. John’s; Murry Hayden, West Creek; and David Stewart, Winfield. In the drive Lake County made an excellent record, purchasing stamps to the amount of $1,425,000.

RED CROSS.

Few sections in America were so thoroughly organized for Red Cross work as Lake County, or which made such a large contribution, in proportion to population, in money, material and supplies of every needful character to soldiers and to the French and Belgium refugees. No sooner was war declared than applications were made for the establishment of chapters of the Red Cross in the leading centers of population. As soon as organization of the various chapters was perfected, a thorough canvass for members was inaugurated in the territory under the jurisdiction of the different chapters, and in a very short time thousands of citizens were enrolled as members.

Under the active leadership of the Committee on Red Cross and Soldiers’ Relief of the Women’s Section of the Council of Defense, the formation of various units of service followed. From the more than 20,000 loyal women who had voluntarily registered for service, working units were formed in the various cities and towns and in a short time the work of the various chapters was fully organized and under way. The activities of the various chapters were many and varied, a few of which will be mentioned. Sewing clubs were organized for the making of surgical dressings and other necessary hospital supplies, and also tray cloths, napkins, pajamas, sheets, pillow cases, aprons, dresses, petticoats, nightgowns, chemise and morning jackets, most of which were intended for the French and Belgium refugees. Knitting units made sweaters, socks, shawls, wristlets, scarfs and other articles and comfort kits for the soldiers.

Relieving the needs of families and relatives of men who were in service was another important line of work, and food, clothing and other supplies were issued to dependents and money advanced when needed, and this service was effectively rendered by every Red Cross chapter in Lake County. Canteen service was another form of activity established by the local chapters. Bodies of troops going through the various railroad centers to the Government cantonments were met at the station by committees from the local chapters, who served sandwiches, coffee, cigarettes and candy to the soldiers, a form of service which was very highly appreciated.

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The various chapters also took charge of Christmas boxes contributed by friends and relatives of soldiers and forwarded them to the front or to various camp destinations in this country.

Carrying on the vast work of the American Red Cross at the various training camps and in the many soldiers’ camps at the war front, caring for Chilian refugees, maintaining hospitals, and conducting humane service of nearly every character, required large sums of money, which made necessary in June, 1917, a nation-wide drive for raising $100,000,000. The quota for Lake County was a large one and the various chapters, assisted by leading citizens throughout the county, made preparations to insure that Lake County would meet the expectations of the national officials, and Lake County responded with a large oversubscription, an example of her many contributions to aid in the successful prosecution of the war.

In the Red Cross War Fund drive in May, 1918, again Lake County showed the loyal support of her citizens, as the amount contributed was far in excess of her quota. That the various chapters had early begun to function in the most satisfactory manner was shown in a report made November 1, 1917, which disclosed that Lake County had already forwarded 81,090 surgical dressings, 7,284 hospital garments, and 6,309 other hospital supplies. The loyal women of the county had made and sent forward 11,828 knitted garments, 3,288 comfort kits, and 1,780 other articles for hospitals. The refugee garments contributed to November 1 were 3,662. There was no relaxation of any character in the work of the various chapters until the very close of the war, and the record of the county in Red Cross work, like in every other line of civilian war activities, is a most remarkable example of loyalty and organized effort and rivaled only in a few sections of similar population in the country. A detailed story of the work of the various chapters follows:

CROWN POINT — On Tuesday evening, May 1, 1917, Mrs. E. A. Krost, Mrs. W. L. Allman, Mrs. F. R. Cole, Mrs. W. A. Scheddeli, Mrs. W. C. McMahan, Mrs. H. S. Barr, Mrs. C. W. Allman, Mrs. E. L. Shortridge, Dr. Eleanor Scull, and Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler met at the office of Doctor Scull, with Mrs. Wheeler presiding, for the purpose of initiating a movement for the establishment of a chapter of the Red Cross. As a result of this meeting Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Krost, Mrs. Barr, Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Shortridge, with John Brown, president of the First National Bank; Willis C. McMahan, judge of the Lake Circuit Court; Frank F. Heighway, superintendent of the Lake County schools; Earle R. Cole, cashier of the Commercial Bank; and John B. Peterson, president of the Commercial Bank, petitioned for authority to establish a chapter of the Red Cross in Crown Point.

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The petition was granted, and on May 11 organization was perfected with Judge Willis C. McMahan as chairman; Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler, vice chairman; Mrs. E. L. Shortridge, secretary; and Earle R. Cole, treasurer. A largely attended public meeting was held in the assembly room of the courthouse on May 21st, and the following were selected as a board of directors: Mrs. P. F. Fagan, August Neuenfeldt, George Schlemmer, John Brown, Rev. Howard Billman, Mrs. C. E. Black, Mrs. W. E. Vilmer, Samuel Love, Father Guethoff, Mrs. C. J. Daugherty, Henry Schmidt, Herman Batterman, August Heide, John Fraas, N. Winer, William H. Tuthill, Earle R. Cole, Judge Johannes Kopelke, Fred Ruff, Howell Parry, Fred Wheeler, A. A. Bibler, Mayor E. A. Krost, Dr. J. C. Gibbs, John B. Peterson, Frank F. Heighway, Judge Willis C. McMahan, Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler, Mrs. E. L. Shortridge and Mrs. E. R. Cole. The Executive Committee consisted of John B. Peterson, president; Reverend Father Guethoff, Howell Parry, John E. Fraas, John Brown, A. A. Bibler and Mayor E. A. Krost.

It was decided to institute a campaign for membership and the enrollment of the women of the township into various units of service, which campaign was a great success. In a few months the membership had increased to more than 3,000. At their first meeting, on May 22, the executive board appointed the following chairmen of the various working committees: First aid, Dr. Eleanor Scull; instruction for classes, Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler; supplies for soldiers, Mrs. H. S. Barr; shipping,

D. Root; membership, R. B. Bradford; publicity, Howell Parry; aid to dependent families and soldiers, Mrs. H. J. Lehman; civilian relief, E. L. Shortridge; town and county nursing, Dr. William Houk; and finances, Albert Maack.

Judge McMahan announced at this meeting that Lowell and Hobart wished to organize branches of the Crown Point chapter, and he was given authority to proceed with such organizations. In June the first Red Cross War Fund drive occurred, and was in charge of Judge McMahan, who was ably assisted by Mrs. Lenora M. Clark, B. F. Hayes, John Brown, Albert Maack, Otto J. Bruce, the Letz Manufacturing Company, James Love, George Keezer, George Frederick, Charles Meeker, Mrs. E. A. Youchi, Walter L. Allman, W. E. Brown and Lewis E. Barnes. The quota for the chapter was $5,000, but the amount subscribed was $7,996.53. Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler, Mrs. W. H. Tuthill, Mrs. Elmer Dinwiddie, Mrs. Martin Smith, Mrs. August Heide, Mrs. E. L. Shortridge, Mrs. A. L. Courtright, Ruth Shortridge, Florence Fisher, Nellie Meyers, Hannah Black and Dorothy Tice, who had taken courses in surgical dressings, were advisors and instructors in classes which were organized.

The second Red Cross War Fund drive was in charge of Herman J. Lehman and Mrs. A. L. Courtright, and resulted in a large contribution

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above the quota of the chapter. The total realized was $18,218.67, of which amount Crown Point and Center Township contributed $6,018.63; Winfield Township, $1,386.70; Hanover Township, $800; St. John’s, $536.75; Schererville, $631.50; Dyer, $967.58; Hobart, $1,912.26; Lowell, $2,570.50; Ross Station, $575.12; and Ross Township, $2,896.83. From July, 1917, to January, 1919, the Crown Point chapter made the following shipments of knitted garments: Mufflers, 220; wristlets, 475 pairs; sweaters, 1,071; socks, 1,455 pairs; helmets, 65; and washcloths, 42.

There were 110 unfilled comfort kits and 146 filled comfort kits sent to the warehouse, while many more filled comfort kits were given direct to the boys. One hundred fifteen property bags and many other supplies for soldiers were also sent to the warehouse. The chapter contributed 20,607 gauze dressings, 1,267 muslin dressings, a total of 4,202 sheets, slips, linens, etc., and thousands of hospital garments. In refugee garments the chapter contributed 193 women’s morning jackets, 431 petticoats, and 29 shawls. During 1919 there were shipped 402 operating gowns, 200 pajamas, 10 layettes, 197 women’s nightgowns, 150 chemise for girls and 45 for women, 216 empty and 392 filled comfort kits, 139 Italian comfort kits with needle books, 402 knitted articles and several hundred miscellaneous garments.

LOWELL — The Lowell branch of the Crown Point chapter elected Dr. J. H. Iddings, chairman; Dr. Perry Riggs, vice chairman; and J. W. Belshaw, treasurer. The work in Lowell was in charge of Mrs. E. E. Duckworth and Mrs. Carl Gragg, who were supervisors of sewing; and Mrs. E. J. Pitchley, who was supervisor of knitting. Under the Lowell branch working units were established in the townships in the southern part of Lake County, the work in Eagle Creek Township being under the supervision of Mrs. Forest Gormley; in Hanover Township, Mrs. Otto Meyers; and West Creek Township, Mrs. George Bailey. Under the leadership of the above supervisors splendid success was attained in the various working units of the Lowell chapter.

Other working units established were Leroy, supervised by Mrs. David A. Stewart; Cedar Lake, by Mrs. William Brannon; Merrillville, by Mrs. Alfred Nicholson and Mrs. S. C. Zewers; Dyer, by Miss Barbara Scheidt and Mrs. August Stommel; Schererville, by Mrs. August Miller; Vincent School, Mrs. C. Goodrich; Hobart, Mrs. J. J. Wood and Mrs. Jennie McClaren. It is impossible to mention all those who faithfully carried on the work within the jurisdiction of the chapter, but the loyal women above mentioned were material factors in the great record made by the Red Cross in Crown Point and southern Lake County.

HOBART BRANCH — At a meeting called June 19, 1917, the following officers were elected for the Hobart branch of the Crown Point chapter of

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the Red Cross: Chairman, Mrs. Mary R. Wood; vice chairman, Prof. A. Wolkenhauer; secretary, John Killigrew; treasurer, Frank H. Davis. One of the first acts of the Hobart branch was to appoint a committee to make a thorough and systematic canvass for members. In a short time the original membership of ninety had been increased many hundreds, and in a few months there were but very few women in Hobart who were not active workers in one or more of the various units of Red Cross service.

The receipts for the June, 1917, Red Cross drive for funds amounted to $858.58, and in May, 1918, the receipts were $1,912.22, which was 100 per cent more than the quota for the township. The women of Hobart made large contributions in hospital supplies and refugee garments, and in addition their record of shipments show 130 filled comfort kits, 58 sweaters, 150 pairs of socks, 63 pairs of wristlets, 12 helmets and other miscellaneous articles for the comfort of soldiers and for French and Belgium relief. Considering the small population, the Hobart branch of the Red Cross made a most praiseworthy record.

WHITING — Immediately after the plans of the American Red Cross were announced after their meeting in Washington in May, 1917, a meeting of citizens in Whiting was called to form a local chapter. Beaumont Parks was elected chairman; Mrs. Walter H. Smith, vice chairman; John W. Thiel, treasurer; Mrs. Gentry Cash, secretary. One of the first acts of the chapter was a drive for membership in which Whiting became conspicuous among the cities in the state through its large membership in proportion to its population. There was no more efficiently conducted chapter of the Red Cross in Lake County than the Whiting chapter, and their organization was thorough.

For the various lines of work committees were promptly selected and in a few weeks the Whiting chapter was functioning most efficiently. A list of the various committees and their chairmen follow: Women’s work, Mrs. Walter H. Smith, chairman; civil Relief, Miss Pauline L. Keuhler, chairman; war fund, Fred J. Smith, chairman; supply committee, Mrs. Henry S. Davidson, chairman; membership committee, James J. Nejdl, chairman; sewing committee, Mrs. A. J. Lauer, chairman; knitting committee, Mrs. Charles Powers, chairman; surgical dressings committee, Mrs. C. Hall, chairman; shipping committee, Mrs. Henry S. Davidson, chairman; civilian legal advisor, Judge Joseph Sullivan. The Red Cross War Fund drive quota was $10,000 and the contributions received amounted to $12,900.

The second Red Cross drive quota was $12,000, and the amount contributed was $19,697.49. Hundreds of dollars were spent in relief of influenza cases, nearly 200 of which were cared for by the Whiting chapter; 1,275 knitted garments and 1,263 other articles were furnished the

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soldiers; 1,193 hospital garments and 225 other articles of hospital supplies were shipped, and also 37,639 surgical dressings. Other shipments made were 228 linen articles, 1,710 new garments, and 2,200 pounds of second-hand clothing for the French and Belgium relief. The record of the chapter was an excellent one, as its thorough organization enabled it to render the most exceptional service.

EAST CHICAGO — Knowing that it was only a question of days before we would enter the war, the citizens of East Chicago were prompt in calling a meeting on April 3, 1917, for the organization of a chapter of the Red Cross. Mr. E. N. Canine was elected president; Mrs. W. J. Funkey, vice president; Mrs. A. T. Cox, secretary; and J. R. Farovid, treasurer. The directors elected were W. J. Funkey, Mrs. J. D. Jones, Mrs. D. C. Reed, Mrs. J. A. Teegarden, Charles H. Wells, F. L. Evans, J. T. Allen, H. C. Peterson, A. G. Slocomb, and C. C. Smith. At a later period Mrs. Funkey was elected president. A committee on membership was promptly appointed and in a short time the chapter had an excellent working organization and the committees in charge of the various divisions of the activities of the chapter had headquarters established for their various working units.

Bazars and festivals of various kinds were held for the purpose of raising funds, and more than $2,000 was obtained in a short time through these sources. It was only a short time after organization before the chapter began making regular shipments of hospital supplies and knitted garments for the soldiers. The call for women’s apparel for the French and Belgium refugees was responded to with large shipments of women’s garments and used clothing and this work was continued after the war closed. The necessity for providing for the families of soldiers in Government camps and at the front was given early consideration by the Chapter and the committee appointed for this purpose rendered every aid and assistance necessary in caring for the needs of the soldiers’ families.

Mrs. W. J. Funkey, who had been president the greater part of the time since organization and had been very successful in her work as head of the chapter relinquished the position early in 1918 and was given a vote of thanks by the chapter for her service. The new officials for 1918 were Mrs. Abe Ottenheimer, president; Gwylin Jones, vice president; Mrs. George W. Lewis, secretary; and H. K. Groves, treasurer. The new directors were Dr. F. L. Townsley, Mrs. William Meade, Mrs. J. D. Jones, Mrs. W. J. Funkey, D. C. Reed, Hans C. Peterson, Mrs. Ben Williams, Mrs. Mose Spector and Rev. George B. Jones.

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national drive in May, 1918, the East Chicago chapter contributed $25,000. In this second national drive for funds the chapter was assisted by a committee of citizens consisting of Julius Freedman, chairman; Ray M. Royce, Mrs. W. J. Funkey Jr., J. K. Reppa, John Tenkley, E. N. Canine, J. E. O’Neil, Judge W. A. Fusy, H. M. Cohen, Dr. F. L. Townsley, T. H. Grabowski, Mrs. Mat Dombkowski, Joseph Wades, John Krupa, Nick Mahalich, Leo Bonaventura, E. W. Wickey, Joseph Meade, H. K. Groves, and C. H. Wells.

The Indiana Harbor chapter of the Red Cross in East Chicago and its active working units rendered the most splendid service throughout the war. John W. Lees was president of the chapter; W. E. Jewell, vice president; Mrs. J. C. Dixon, secretary; and W. J. Riley, treasurer. Under the leadership of Mr. Lees, assisted by C. E. Potts, an intensive campaign for members resulted in an enrollment of 5,000 by June 1, 1918, and this membership was materially increased in the remaining few months before the war closed. The Inland Steel Company was a conspicuous industrial organization in its contribution to war relief and particularly the Red Cross.

To the local chapter in Indiana Harbor it gave $10,000, and it is said their entire contributions to Red Cross work amounted to nearly $1,000,000. The allotment for Indiana Harbor in the first national drive for Red Cross funds was oversubscribed, and in the great national drive for the Red Cross in 1918 the local chapter made a magnificent contribution of $34,000 — a record oversubscription. Its working units made regular shipments of hospital supplies, knitted garments for the hospitals and soldiers, and made large contributions of women’s apparel to French and Belgium relief.

The chapter was particularly active in civilian relief and did everything humanely possible to protect and care for the dependents of absent soldiers. Thousands of dollars were spent in this form of relief, made possible through the generosity of some of the members of the chapter, notable contributions being $1,000 for this purpose by President John W. Lees, $500 by Mrs. Lees, and $1,000 by Col. Walter J. Riley. In all Red Cross activities the contributions of the citizens of Indiana Harbor were on a par with the other notable efforts made by the citizens for the success of the war.

HAMMOND — The Hammond chapter of the Red Cross, which had been organized for some time before the war, took early action to perfect its organization to render the fullest service in every Red Cross activity. Promptly after war was declared President C. R. Corbin of the Hammond chapter called a meeting of the organization, which was largely attended, and committees for the various divisions of work were appointed. Miss

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Edith C. Patterson was appointed general chairman of the various working units, and Miss Blanche Howell secretary.

The following additional committees were appointed: Mrs. W. T. Hardy, chairman, committee on hospital garments; Mrs. Kiger, chairman, and Mrs. Raymers, Mrs. H. Groman, Mrs. Hulst, Mrs. Fitzgerald, cutting committee; Mrs. Evans, chairman, sewing committee; Mrs. C. R. Corbin, chairman, and Mrs. Ray Seeley, Mrs. Hanna and Mrs. Gilles, committee on comfort kits; Mrs. Smalley, chairman, and Mrs. F. C. Deming and Miss Verna McAleer, committee on knitted supplies; Mrs. Reiter and Mrs. Mott, to have charge of work, inspection committee. Mrs. Robert Smith was-appointed chairman of the committee on instructors. The following were appointed to have charge of the working day classes: Mrs. Achenbach, Miss Seroczynski, Mrs. Gilles, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Wagner, Miss Herlitz, Mrs. Herkner, Miss Verna McAleer, Mrs. Startsman, Mrs. Morganau, Mrs. Lorentz, Mrs. Reiter, Mrs. Mott, Mrs. Oberlin, Mrs. Paxton, Mrs. Crumpacker, Mrs. Thum, Mrs. Woods, Mrs. Paige, Mrs. Sharrer, Mrs. Betz, Mrs. Hickman, Mrs. Yohn, Mrs. Moran, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs. Spellman, Mrs. Hanna, and Mrs. Cooper.

President Corbin announced that he had made arrangements for the use of Room 3 at the county courthouse, which would be set aside as headquarters for Red Cross purposes. He also called attention to the necessity for enrolling as many of the citizens of Hammond as possible as members of the chapter, and a membership committee was appointed consisting of John Gavit, chairman; Mrs. James Nicholson, Doctor Kohr, R. E. Wier, Father Seroczynski, Joseph Aubrey, J. C. Austin, W. S. Lawson, Ralph Pierce, W. B. Muir, Rev. C. J. Sharp, J. H. Pollard, Miss Ames, George Vincent, F. L. Savery, M. Ludowski, John Rhode, Mrs. A. Murray Turner, John Malloy, Mart Towle, George Chapin, E. J. Harrison, George Hannauer, A. G. Deaver, and A. Murray Turner. The work of the committee by June had increased the membership to 1,700, and a short time later thousands of additional members had been obtained. From the 6,300 loyal women of Hammond who had registered for service with the Women’s Section of the Council of Defense, Miss Patterson, the general chairman, was able to quickly form some very efficient working units, and early in May they were fully organized and actively engaged. The need of immediate funds for the use of the working forces was met by some contributions from leading citizens and a bazaar dance held at the Citizens Bank Building, with Arthur Lacey in charge, netted $1,000. Classes were formed in elementary hygiene and home nursing, in charge of Misses O’Keefe and Ambridge of Chicago as instructors.

One of the first acts of the working units of the local chapter was to provide the 500 Hammond boys who so far had enlisted, with pajamas, comfort kits and other necessaries. Shipments of surgical dressings, hos-

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pital garments and other hospital supplies began to move forward in June, and in addition to caring for the Hammond soldier boys with knitted garments, shipments of the latter to warehouses were going forward in August. Early shipments were also made of refugee garments and the work of the various units was continued uninterruptedly during the year. The first call for funds in June, 1917, by the National Red Cross received a hearty response in Hammond, and it took but little effort on the part of the various committees in charge of the drive to greatly exceed the allotment for the city.

In May, 1918, came the second drive for funds for the National Red Cross, and as the amount needed was such a large sum, preparations were made for an intensive campaign to not only meet the allotment but make a record oversubscription. A. Murray Turner, Hammond banker, was made chairman of the committee in charge of the drive and he soon had committees active in arousing the interest of the citizens. A speakers’ committee consisting of Jesse Wilson, chairman; Judge Virgil E. Reiter, David E. Boone, Joseph H. Conroy, John Gavit, C. B. Tinkham, W. J. Whinnery, Fred Crumpacker, and C. R. Corbin, rendered effective service at theatres and public gatherings of every character in arousing the citizens to make generous contributions to the drive.

Committees were appointed in the various industrial plants and the thousands of members of the Hammond chapter were active in obtaining subscriptions. A notable event at this time was a great parade of women in charge of Mrs. W. D. Patton, Mrs. O. C. E. Matthies, Mrs. P. A. Parry, Mrs. Margaret Turner, and Mrs. Thomas Meara.. Rich and poor walked side by side, and babes in the arms of their mothers were frequently seen. The mother whose boy was in some unknown section beyond the sea marched valiantly with other mothers whose sons were not yet gone, and hundreds of mothers were in line who had no sons, but striving to render any service they could and all giving inspiration to men by their example of devotion to a great cause. The voice of prejudice and racial discord was answered in this parade by the long line of mothers born on foreign soil who were contributing their all to the success of their adopted land.

It was apparent just before the drive that Hammond’s response to the National Red Cross appeal would be most gratifying, but the amount subscribed far exceeded the greatest expectations of Chairman A. Murray Turner and his large staff of aids and workers. Hammond made a record subscription of $65,000. Like in other cities, an important work of the chapter was that of civilian relief, and the committee in charge rendered every service necessary to the dependents of soldiers, and in every line of activity the various committees of the Hammond chapter rendered most excellent service until after the war closed.

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GARY — Like in every other city in the Calumet District Gary was prompt in its organization of a chapter of the Red Cross. In January, 1917, when it became apparent we were drifting into the war, Miss Rhoda Welding then head of the Associated Charities of Gary called a meeting of some leading citizens where a temporary organization was effected and H. Alschuler, George M. Pinneo, Mrs. A. R. McArthur, Mrs. Charles W. Chase, Dr. E. L. Schaible, Mrs. John O. Bowers, Dr. C. W. Yarrington, Miss Marcia Lamb, C. O. Holmes and Miss Margaret Pritchard were appointed a committee to arrange for the formation of a permanent organization. This was effected on March 29th when permanent officers were chosen and Miller, Aetna and East Gary which were then not parts of the city were included in the geographical jurisdiction of the Gary chapter. Oliver Starr was elected president of the chapter; W. P. Gleason, first vice president; K. M. Burr, second vice president; Dr. William Feder, third vice president; C. K. Kuss, treasurer; and Mrs. Charles W. Chase, secretary.

With the above officials the following were elected as members of the board of directors: Mayor R. O. Johnson, Capt. H. S. Norton, Harvey Watson, Henry F. McCracken, Dr. E. E. Evans, H. G. Hay, C. O. Holmes, A. B. Keller, A. B. Dickson, Doctor Miltimore, Miss Pritchard, Sister M. Alphonsine, H. H. Dils, Richard Hotchkiss, Mrs. J. A. Patterson, L. W. McNamee, C. F. Rauge, A. P. Melton, Chester H. Merrill, C. D. Davidson, Rabbi Harold Reinhart, Miss Marcea Lamb, A. R. McArthur, W. D. Hunter, H. B. Snyder, Mrs. H. G. Hay, Mrs. John O. Bowers, George M. Pinneo, H. Alschuler, Morris Kahan, Father Thomas Jensen, Mrs. M. S. Monroe, Mrs. C. E. Greenwald, C. V. Gough, Herman Uecker, G. M. Hunter, John A. Gross, J. B. Bailey, and Mrs. Homer J. Carr.

To bring as many citizens as possible into membership in the chapter, a membership committee was appointed consisting of J. J. Steiner, Mrs. H. R. Snyder, Dr. Ernst L. Schaible, Herbert Erickson, Mrs. Edgar Selby, Miss Margaret Hanlon, Miss Prudence Wood, Mrs. L. B. Boyd, Mrs. Hotchkiss, Miss Gene Highlands, Miss Rose Matthews, Mrs. Sibley, Mrs.
K. M. Burr, Mrs. H. Alschuler, W. D. Hunter, and Doctor Feder. An executive committee was appointed consisting of Mr. Starr, chairman; Mrs. Jay, secretary; A. B. Dickson, Mrs. O. C. Wicks, Richard Hotchkiss, R. McArthur, C. O. Holmes, Rev. W. G. Seaman, and George Pinneo.

Committees on hospital supplies, women instructors and first aid were also appointed, the committee on hospital supplies consisting of Mrs. A. R. McArthur, chairman; Mrs. James A. Patterson, Mrs. Frederick H. Wood, Mrs. John O. Bowers and Mrs. C. W. Yarrington. The committee on women instructors consisted of Miss Margaret Pritchard, chairman; Mrs. O. C. Wicks, Mrs. C. D. Davidson, Miss Edith A. Hennall, Mrs. Peter Lamb, Mrs. Frank J. Sheehan, J. C. Pisor, Miss Della Glenn, and H. G.

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Hay. The committee on first aid were Dr. C. W. Yarrington, Dr. O. C. Wicks, Dr. O. R. Nesbet, Dr. Ira Miltimore, Miss Young, Miss Warmington, Mrs. Charles W. Chase, and Mrs. M. Nusbaum. Civilian Relief, Miss Rhoda Welding, chairman; Home Service Department, Mrs. A. P. Melton who was later succeeded by Miss Florence Raynard; Surgical Dressings, Mrs. E. M. Burr; Influenza Emergency, C. O. Holmes.

Campaign for Membership — Following the meeting President Oliver Starr issued an appeal for 10,000 citizens to enroll as members of the Red Cross and called a public meeting for this purpose. The meeting was in charge of Samuel Miller, chairman, actively assisted by C. O. Holmes, A. P. McArthur, G. M. Hunter, and L. W. McNamee. A largely attended meeting was the result of the call of President Starr, and in a few weeks thousands had joined the chapter. The various working units of the chapter were well organized in a short time and were making excellent progress under their efficient instructors; 5,744 loyal women had registered for service in Gary and working classes were established in several places.

Lake County’s first report, made November 1, 1917, showed that Gary had made large shipments of surgical dressings, hospital garments and other hospital supplies, also knitted garments and comfort kits for soldiers, and women’s garments for the French and Belgium refugees.

In October and November, 1917, the work of the various units had materially broadened and there was a large increase in the variety and number of supplies furnished. The knitted garments included mufflers, wristlets, sweaters, socks, helmets and washcloths. Comfort kits, filled and unfilled, and property bags were also included in the shipments. Thousands of gauze dressings, muslin dressings, sheets, slips, linens, operating and other hospital garments were forwarded to warehouses, and morning jackets, petticoats, shawls, pajamas, layettes, women’s nightgowns, chemise for girls and other garments, with several thousand pounds of used clothing, were contributed for French and Belgian relief. Mrs. J. A. Patterson, who was later succeeded by Mrs. Alvin Wallace, was in general charge of the work rooms, with Mrs. L. B. Boyd, who was succeeded by Mrs. John Sweeney, in charge of cutting and Mrs. John O. Bowers in charge of knitting. Mrs. Bowers was later succeeded by Mrs. W. F. Rockwell. Mrs. J. C. Perry who had charge of packing was later succeeded by Mrs. C. W. Yarrington and Mrs. H. R. Snyder was in charge of Junk Selling. A work room in the Y. M. C. A. was opened in May, 1917, and closed two years later in May, 1919. In this work room nearly continuous service was given by Mrs. George Peebles, Mrs. M. Nusbaum, Mrs. C. Atkinson, Mrs. W. J. Fulton, Mrs. H. R. Sibley, Mrs. C. P. Dooge, Mrs. L. W. McNamee, Mrs. William Allen, Mrs. Vera Rankin; Mrs. Homer Carr, Mrs. Harkness, Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Pritchard. In all 72,910

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articles were forwarded from this work room to the national headquarters. The surgical dressings were made in the Gary Public Library with the work room in charge of Mrs. K. M. Burr who was awarded a registered instructor’s certificate. Others receiving instructor’s certificates were Jane Thomas, Katherine Call, Stella Spaulding and Ida Cousins. Those completing the first course given were Myrtle Avery, Louise Atkins, Mary Dowling, Ulrikka Egeberg, Grace Erickson, Ann Farrell, Elizabeth Grant, Mary Hannon, Grace Lyddick, Bertha McFarlin, Rose Reed, Jane Tompt, Rose Torstenson and Grace Van Liew. Those who completed the second course were Helen Anderson, Laura Anthony, Lula Dooge, Marie Durr, Grace Flowers, Gertrude Flynn, Eva Godwin, Grace Geoghegan, Bessie Hybarger, Elizabeth Jannasch, Emily Jones, Edna Lawrence, Lillie Lehman, Nora Neese, Nellie Reid, Minnie Stackart, Ethel Selby, Edith Taylor, Hazel Waterson and Leota Wickes. Forty-eight thousand, three hundred and four complete dressings were produced in this work room.

Prior to the first National Red Cross drive in June, 1917, a public meeting in the interest of the success of the drive was held, where President Starr and C. O. Holmes, who attended the National Red Cross meeting at Washington, gave interesting talks on the plans of the national organization and the plight of the French and Belgium refugees in France, and the necessity for prompt aid and assistance being rendered to them. The wide scope of activities planned by the national order was explained by Messrs. Starr and Holmes and it was apparent that large sums of money would be required in carrying out the organization’s plans.

Methods to be adopted to insure the success of the coming drive were discussed and the meeting was a most enthusiastic one. The general chairman of the first Red Cross drive was H. S. Norton and he was assisted by W. P. Gleason, chairman of the Industrial Division, Mrs. H. G. Hay, chairman of the Ladies’ Division, and A. M. Fisher, chairman of the Men’s Division. The quota for Gary was $35,000 and the total subscribed was $100,047.12.

The second drive for funds for the National Red Cross, in May, 1918, was in charge of a campaign committee headed by A. M. Fisher, assisted by P. W. Seyl, Homer Carr, F. A. Cargill, J. J. Kelley, Antonio Giorgi, H. N. Hosmer, T. J. Toner, Ira A. Miltimore, T. A. Vossler, H. H. Sibley, E. O. Selby, Arthur Blank, C. Oliver Holmes, A. B. Dickson, George Pinneo, C. V. Ridgely, S. B. Stewart, George Swartz, Harry Arnold, Rev. W. D. Elliott, Rev. W. J. Funkey, Rev. W. G. Seaman, Rabbi H. Reinhart, Rev. J. H. Wauk, Rabbi B. A. Daskal, Judge Greenwald, W. E. Graham, G. Gregory, John A. Gross, George Guffin, M. Geormetta, Harris J. Glen, H. H. Hayden, Harry Hall, H. G. Hay Jr., Pontius Henitz, M. D. Heiny, Richard Hotchkiss, Robert Harris, Mayor R. O. Johnson, Thomas

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Knotts, A. B. Keller, W. C. Kunert, W. C. Loyd, Col. C. H. Maloney, Robert Douglas, E. A. Smith, E. Elbe, Robert Mohan, James Thorpe, James Considine, Charles Wheeler, Charles Walker, Rev. E. P. Smith, Rev. M. C. Settle, Rev. L. E. Wilson, Rev. H. B. Ottoson, Rev. C. L. Pyatt, Rev. J. N. Johnson, Rev. Campart, Rev. T. J. Jensen, Nick Bikos, Rev. Francis Knibbs, Rev. J. Ryder, S. Y. Hosanna, Charles Martin, W. F. Hodges, John Fox, William Feder, L. Dubetz, A. R. McArthur, Walter Acker, J. W. Albright, Max Bernstien, Oscar Burch, Frank Bovvan, John Brennan, John Burke, Harry Call, C. E. Carr, C. W. Chase, Ralph Cummings, Vincent Cesare, Hoy Davis, H. Dexter, H. H. Dils, Carl Dennewitz, H. Doorley, Judge W. M. Dunn, Leo Deutsch, Fred Eibel, H. O. Egeberg, Frank Escudero, William S. Feuer, Chief W. A. Ferbis, Jacob Friedman, Joseph Frost, L. Goodman, Capt. W. Grant, C. V. Gough, Rev. F. P. Patrona, Rev. P. Kahellick, Rev. S. R. Edanovich, Rev. J. P. Toth, Rev. M. Judt, Rev. T. Luka, Rev. F. Rusis, Rev. B. Kedrovsky, Rev. T. Lazanas, Rev. K. Vissariss, Mrs. F. Simpson, H. C. Thomas, Mrs. Kate Wood Ray, Mrs. George Myers, Mrs. John O. Bowers, Mrs. F. R. Cargill, Mrs. R. R. Hemingway, Mrs. M. Nusbaum, Mrs. A. D. Schaiffer, Mrs. W. G. Seaman, Mrs. W. F. Rockwell, Mrs. Henry Stringfellow, Mrs. H. E. Sarber, Mrs. John Morgan, Mrs. Arthur Russell, Mrs. Arthur Hervey, Mrs. G. W. Swartz, Mrs. M. S. Monroe, Mrs. S. Thorsen, Mrs. A. A. Jones, Mrs. S. Jamison, Miss Margaret Walsh, Mrs. J. Redmond, and Mrs. Trowbridge. The general work of the campaign was in charge of an executive committee consisting of Harvey J. Curtis, chairman; W. P. Gleason, H. S. Norton, President Oliver Starr of the local chapter, Arthur Fisher, John Brennan, Frank Zawadski, and H. B. Snyder. Mrs. Ira Miltimore was chairman of the Ladies’ Division of Aids and she was ably assisted by Mrs. C. Wicks, chairman of the Noon-day Luncheon Committee and a corps of efficient solicitors.

The campaign director was D. Burr Jones. An intensive campaign for subscriptions planned by the committee was met with encouragement in every quarter. Churches and organizations gave the committee their active support and employes in the industrial plants who were solicited to contribute one day’s pay at least, gave their cheerful acquiescence. Employes in stores and offices came forward with generous subscriptions, while the business men generally exceeded the greatest expectations of the committee in the size of their contributions.

Just before the drive took place the city was aroused to a fervor of enthusiasm by the appearance of Marshal Joffre of France. He received a most enthusiastic welcome and his presence was an important factor in arousing the citizens in support of the drive. The city, when the size of its population was considered, made a record subscription for the entire country, the amount being $200,128.96, and exceeding its large quota of

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$65,000 by more than 200 per cent. The Christmas Roll Call for 1918 was under the direction of Mrs. Frank J. Sheehan, assisted by Mrs. Ira Miltimore, and 17,868 members were obtained with a total of $20,140.85. Until further work was unnecessary on the part of the local chapter, it unremittingly continued its achievements in every sphere of activity.

GARY’S WAR RECORD.

A review of Gary’s contributions to the success of the war shows her to be entitled to signal distinction in every line of service. She furnished 212 commissioned officers and 7,500 men, including Companies F and I of the Indiana State Militia. Of the 7,500 men who engaged in military service, 1,166 returned to Serbia, Italy, Poland, Greece and other countries to fight in their own national armies. In the entire United States 3 per cent of the total population engaged in military service. In Gary it was 13 per cent, with 11 per cent in the service of the United States, the other 2 per cent going back to their home country to serve. Ninety-seven men were killed.

Gary’s noted engineer, A. P. Melton, was commissioned a captain in the United States Army and recruited an engineering corps from the Lake District which was later assigned to the Twenty-third Engineers. Gary citizens loaned the United States Government $12,500,000, and donated $751,000 to war relief agencies. Her oversubscription to bond issues amounted to $4,418,890. The average oversubscription in the United States for Liberty Loans was 30 per cent; in Gary they were oversubscribed 59 per cent.

Her steel plants were operated at the fullest capacity manufacturing steel for war purposes and making the world’s record for the greatest monthly output of steel. Although a large percentage of her population were of foreign nationality, Gary was one of the most intensely patriotic centers in an intensely patriotic nation.

LA PORTE COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR.

From the opening of the war until late in 1916 it could be said that many persons in LaPorte County strongly sympathized with the Central Powers, but the continued violation of our rights at sea on the part of Germany and the loss of American lives through the sinking of the Lusitania and other vessels helped to turn the tide of sentiment as it did in other sections of the country, and months before a declaration of war took place there was a strongly unified sentiment in favor of America entering the war.

In anticipation of this action every effort was given by leading citizens to solidifying the sentiment, and on April 7th, when Congress declared

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that a state of war existed between the Central Powers and the United States, it was greeted with that determination general throughout the country that prompt measures be taken to bring a speedy and successful termination of the conflict and every measure on the part of the Government tending to this conclusion received the hearty support of the citizens of LaPorte County.

The County Council of Defense was active from the start in appointing committees to carry out the various forms of citizen activities and in aiding and planning the work of the committees, and in a short time the committees were functioning in the most satisfactory manner and no form of aid in the successful prosecution of the war on the part of the citizens was being neglected. The farmers were stimulated to an excess production; the interest of the children and citizens generally were aroused into planting war gardens; the practice of thrift was urged in every direction in order that citizens would have funds to loan the Government.

Workmen in plants were urged to do their utmost, and labor responded nobly, and before the close of the year 1917 the citizens of LaPorte County were aiding to their utmost the plans for citizen activities to be conducted throughout the war. During 1918 these efforts were continued and the record of the citizens in every sphere of activity was a proud and commendable one to the termination of the war.

MICHIGAN CITY WAR ACTIVITIES.

The growing dissatisfaction in Michigan City with the conduct of the Central Powers found expression when Company G, First Indiana Infantry, returned from the Texas border on March 14, 1917. The company was organized July 20, 1915, called into service by President Wilson on June 19, 1916, left for Indianapolis on June 24, 1916, and from Indianapolis went to Texas on July 11, 1916, where they were in service on the Mexican border until March 2, 1917. On their arrival in Michigan City on March 14, 1917, business was suspended and a great welcome was given the returning soldiers. Business and private houses were profusely decorated with flags, and as the train bearing the troops came into the city, the factory whistles were blown, bells were rung and rousing cheers were given the soldier boys as they stepped from the train.

Arrangements for a reception to the returned soldiers were in charge of an executive committee consisting of Walter H. Miller, chairman; Mrs. Otto Pahl, secretary; and C. E. Arnt, treasurer. The general committee consisted of Mayor Martin T. Krueger, chairman; James F. Gallagher Mrs. S. J. Taylor, Mrs. C. E. Arnt, Mrs. W. E. Stitzer, Mrs. Mary Denison, Mrs. A. M. Oswald, Mrs. Fred A. Long, Mrs. F. C. Grischow, Mrs. Ida

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Dunlap, Mrs. L. A. Wilson, Charles J. Robb, J. Earnest Shultz, Rev. Father S. J. Ryder, J. N. Poison, Rev. A. W. Wood, Rev. W. L. Gelston, Rev. E. R. North, Walter Sassadeck, O. W. Gotts, Dr. Whitefield Bowers, Dr. J. H. Foster, Prof. L. W. Keelor, Dr. E. G. Blinks, J. B. Faulknor, J. J. Glasscott, H. F. Oliger, and E. A. Brown, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. A parade was formed and marched through the principal streets, headed by a platoon of police, followed by Haskell & Barker Band. Next came Company G with sixty-five men and led by Capt. George R. Hill, with First Lieut. Walter E. Goodrich. Of the missing thirty-five men when the company returned, John DeWitt and Ralph Baker had been transferred to headquarters; Dudley Havers and Herbert Sass to the supply company; George Block, Walter Moore and Leo Rosenak to a machine gun company, and Ira Speckine to a battery. Thirteen men were mustered out in Texas, and fifteen were discharged for disability at Fort Benjamin Harrison.

Mayor Krueger gave an address of welcome to Company G before the Y. M. C. A. Building. The following evening a reception was tendered the returned soldiers at the Orpheum Theatre. Superintendent of Schools L. W. Keelor was chairman, and addresses were made by Mayor Martin T. Krueger, Maj. Henry Johnson, and Dr. Whitefield Bowers.

MICHIGAN CITY’S GREAT WAR DEMONSTRATION.

The declaration of war aroused the citizens of LaPorte County to great activities and there was a general demand for patriotic demonstrations throughout the county. In Michigan City a preliminary meeting was held and it was decided that the opening patriotic manifestation should take the form of a big parade. Postmaster Henry Schall, chairman; C. A. Liddle, M. E. Clark, J. N. Poison, George L. West, F. H. Doran, C. E. Meyer, A. C. H. Schmidt, and Dr. M. A. Schutt were appointed a committee to make preliminary arrangements. Herman E. Leverenz, acting mayor, issued a proclamation calling on all citizens to join in a patriotic demonstration and parade and to make the event the greatest which had ever taken place in Michigan City.

The preliminary committee on arrangements made Mayor Martin T. Krueger general chairman in charge of the entire program. Karl A. Kanney was made chairman of the parade committee; Judge J. F. Gallagher was given full charge of the exercises at the afternoon meeting in the park and he announced that State Secretary Edward E. Jackson, afterwards governor, had accepted an invitation to address the gathering at the park. The parade was in charge of Grand Marshal George O. Redpath, with Thomas McNulty acting as special aid.

The first division was headed by a platoon of Michigan City police, followed by Haskell & Barker Band; Company G, Indiana National Guard,

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of Michigan City; Company B, Indiana National Guard, of LaPorte; Company F, Indiana National Guard, of Gary; the mayor and speaker of the day, reception committee, members of the city administration.

The second division was headed by Marshal Dr. E. G. Blinks, the Rotary Club, Jass Band, the Elks lodge, Loyal Americans, Loyal Order of Moose, Knights of Columbus and employes of Karpen Brothers, Reliance Manufacturing Company, Excelsior Cycle Company, Kronthal Manufacturing Company, Eagles lodge, and Red Cross delegation with banner.

Division 3 was headed by Marshal Dr. J. C. Sawyer, South Bend Band, Knight Templars of Michigan City, Gary and LaPorte, Red Cross delegation with special flag, Michigan Central Railroad employes, postoffice employes, Ministerial Association, and Michigan City German societies.

Division 4 was headed by Marshal Dr. A. L. Leeds, followed by the fire department, all societies of St. Stanilaus Church, City Improvement Club, Red Cross organization with ambulance, Boy Scouts, and Northern Gas and Elective employes.

Division 5 was led by Marshal S. W. Larsen, followed by Three Oaks Bank, Elston High School, seventh and eighth grades from Rear High School, Central School, Elston School, Garfield School, Marsh School, Park School, Eastport School, St. Mary’s Parochial School, St. John’s Parochial School, St. Paul’s School, Sons of Veterans and Spanish War Veterans, employes of Burnhan Glove Company and Tecumseh Facing Company.

Division 6 was led by Marshal C. R. Henning, followed by the Women’s Relief Corps, members of the G. A. R. in automobiles, and St. Mary’s societies.

Division 7 was led by Marshal Elmer Dunlap, followed by platoon of police and LaPorte Band leading Haskell & Barker employes.

Division 8 was led by Marshal John Hipp and was followed by Federation of Women’s Clubs and citizens generally in automobiles.

More than 7,000 people participated in the. parade and the park was crowded during the afternoon exercises.

Secretary of State Edward E. Jackson received an enthusiastic reception when introduced by Judge J. F. Gallagher, and Mr. Jackson’s stirring address was again and again vigorously applauded by the thousands present.

CITY OF LAPORTE WAR ACTIVITIES.

When in February it became almost certain that we would join the Allies, the sentiment in LaPorte had become almost a unit in favor of this decision and patriotic enthusiasm was early manifest. On March 3rd the first big patriotic demonstration and flag raising was held by the employes of the Advance-Rumeley Company plant, under the leadership of

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their officials. More than 3,000 employes, including other citizens, were present, and stirring addresses aroused the gathering to a high pitch of enthusiasm.

THE RETURN OF COMPANY B — Following the Advance-Rumeley demonstration in March was the return from the Mexican border of the sixty-four members of Company B of the Indiana National Guard, with Raymond B. Chambers, captain; C. Galen Chaney, first lieutenant; J. E. McCurdy, second lieutenant, and they were given a rousing welcome. The pent-up patriotism of the citizens was turned loose and a monster parade was held in which the entire city participated. Nearly every organization in the city, carrying flags and banners, joined in the parade, and also the children of the various schools, carrying miniature flags.

An address of welcome to the returned soldier boys was given by Mayor H. McGill, and a banquet with patriotic exercises concluded the reception, which was in charge of a committee headed by W. C. Weer. It became known that evening that Captain Chambers of Company B was one of the four military officials who captured the messenger carrying the famous Zimmerman note from Count VonBernstorff, the German minister to Washington, to President Carranza of Mexico, seeking to involve Mexico and Japan into a hostile conspiracy against the United States through an alliance with Germany.

It was this evidence of German duplicity, which was given to the country by the Government after the capture of the messenger, which had much to do with cooling the ardor of German enthusiasts and causing the most peace-loving Americans to favor joining the Allies. The officers of Company B, knowing that we were likely to join in the war, immediately took measures to recruit the company to its full roster, and when on September 26, 1917, they were called into service and sent to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, they were fully recruited and equipped. Former Captain Chambers was promoted and made a major; former First Lieut. C. Galen Chaney was promoted to captain of Company B; J. E. McCurdy was made first lieutenant, and Fred Wilbur second lieutenant.

PATRIOTIC MEETINGS OF ORGANIZATIONS — On March 23rd the Elks held a great patriotic meeting, with Hon. Finley P. Mount as the principal speaker. Mr. Mount made an eloquent presentation of the patience and restraint shown by the Government under the greatest provocation and that the time had arrived when to preserve our national self-respect and our rights as a free nation we should join the Allies and help destroy the autocratic power of Germany.

Following the meeting of the Elks patriotic meetings were held by other organizations, and even the most ardent disciples of peace were convinced that America could no longer endure the violation of our rights

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by the Central Powers, and a thoroughly unified sentiment was created to render the most unselfish support to the Government in every way should we decide to engage in the war.

FLAG RAISINGS — On April 7th, the day war was declared, the employes of the United States Slicing Machine Company had a flag raising, attended by more than 2,000 citizens as well as the employes of the plant. The company officials were prominent in the exercises and delivered addresses of a patriotic character. The same day St. John’s Lutheran School had a flag raising, which was largely attended, and during the week following many other factories and schools held flag raising exercises.

LA PORTE’S GREAT WAR DEMONSTRATION.

After war was declared the demand for a public manifestation of patriotic feeling in LaPorte resulted in a meeting of citizens, and like in other cities it was decided that the demonstration should include a great parade and patriotic meeting to be held on April 17th, and that every organization in the city be invited to take part. A committee was appointed consisting of Mayor D. H. McGill, H. H. Kessler, William Menke, C. G. Kimble, Earl Bennithum, R. W. Canfield, Arthur Lonn, Carl Pusch, C. H. Ahlgrem, E. N. Schaefer, C. G. Chaney, J. A. Terry and V. W. Root, who were to have full charge of the arrangements. The committee appointed A. Sommerfield to be grand marshal, and Milton H. Low, F. E. Osborn, J. H. Ball, Kenneth Osborn, Michael Fitzsimmons, Carl Ulrich and Emil Kaberna as aids. It was the greatest day in the history of LaPorte and nearly the entire population of the city took part in the parade.

Leading the parade was a platoon of police, followed by the City Fire Department, the Culver Military Band, members of the G. A. R., Democratic Fife and Drum Corps; Company B, Indiana National Guard; Boy Scouts; Company C, National Reserves; Red Cross ladies, Women’s Relief Corps, LaPorte City Band, Loyal Order of Moose, Knights of Columbus, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and factory workers from the various city plants led by the factory officials. There were floats by several organizations and a long line of decorated automobiles containing prominent citizens or delegations from various organizations whose members were participating in the parade with other units. After the parade thousands of assembled citizens were addressed by Finley P. Mount and R. N. Smith on the duties and responsibilities of the citizens in upholding the Government and in rendering every service possible towards the successful prosecution of the war.

NAVAL PARADE — One of the best loved, honored and respected citizens in the City of LaPorte is Admiral Royal Ingersoll, retired. With a natural

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love for the department of service with which he was so many years identified and in which he had attained such honor and distinction, and for the purpose of inspiring a desire in the young men to recruit for naval service, a naval parade was held under his leadership. The hundreds of young men and the various organizations which participated in the parade were addressed at its close by Admiral Ingersoll, and his inspiring plea to enroll in the service of our country, and especially in the various K branches of naval service, resulted in a large number of enlistments.

MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE, MICHIGAN CITY — A meeting of citizens for a special Memorial day observance was held on May 14, 1917. Judge H. B. Tuthill was elected chairman of the meeting, and Alfred Hansen secretary. A big demonstration parade was decided upon, and George O. Redpath was appointed to act as grand marshal. J. N. Poison, Ralph W. Tuthill and Arthur Wolfe were appointed a committee on transportation. J. N. Poison, Dr. Paul E. Bowers, Alfred Hansen, N. A. Stitzer and W. E. Southard were appointed a committee on finance. F. H. Ketchum was appointed a committee on flags. The parade was participated in by many organizations, and Mayor Krueger, in behalf of a group of citizens headed by Frank H. Doran, presented to Company G a beautiful silk flag.

NATIONAL LABOR ADJUSTMENT BOARD — Edward F. Carry, president of Haskell & Barker of Michigan City, received notice of his appointment as a member of the National Labor Adjustment Board, and the citizens in Michigan City were greatly pleased with his appointment, as Mr. Carry’s record and experience for years demonstrated his exceptional fitness for the position and his qualifications were an assurance of his great value as a member of the board.

COUNTY DRIVE, Y. M. C. A. — The need of funds for the Y. M. C. A. in their preliminary plans for camp aid for the soldiers was brought to the attention of citizens of LaPorte County early in May, and on May 23rd a drive for $3,000 was held in every section of LaPorte County, and the amount desired was obtained that day. The national drive for funds for the Y. M. C. A. for use at the military camps was held November 11, 1917. G. T. Vail was chairman of the committee in charge of the drive in Michigan City, and Y. M. C. A. officials, aided by a special committee of citizens in LaPorte, were in charge of the drive in that section of the county. An intensive campaign was conducted which resulted in total contributions for LaPorte County of $20,343.30. Of this amount, Michigan City and the nearby territory contributed $6,114.35, and the contribution from LaPorte City and neighboring territory was $14,228.95.

COUNTY MEDICAL DEFENSE ASSOCIATION — The LaPorte Medical Defense Association was formed on May 8, 1917. Dr. Whitefield Bowers of

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Michigan City was elected chairman, and Dr. H. O. Mertz of LaPorte was elected secretary. It was voted to select a committee to be affiliated with similar organizations elsewhere. All members were to be registered and arrangements were made to furnish medical assistance at such places as the national association would direct. Later Doctor Bowers went to France and was active in hospital service during the war.

Many LaPorte County boys had joined ambulance corps in the early stages of the war and some were in service before America joined the Allies. The most prominent of the LaPorte County young men who attained distinction in this service was A. Piatt Andrew, who was the head of a large organization of ambulance corps in the Balkans, the organization containing more than 300 men, and he later occupied a responsible position on the west front.

COUNTY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE — On June 1, 1917, Judge J. F. Gallagher appointed Admiral R. H. Ingersoll, chairman, and Mrs. F. S. Pitner, Hon. B. Tuthill, Dr. E. G. Blinks, Joseph M. Kramer, J. F. Tilden, and George Angel 1 to be the LaPorte County Council of Defense. Promptly after appointment the committee met and appointed a fuel administrator, committees on the conservation and production of food, Boys’ Working Reserve, legal committee for soldiers and others. Joseph M. Kramer of LaPorte, who was appointed Federal food administrator, proved to be a most efficient officer in discharging his duties. Food hoarders and profiteers were subjected to prompt and repressive measures, but the citizens generally extended excellent cooperation to Mr. Kramer in the administration of the food laws.

The committee on greater farm production consisted of Lemuel Darrow, chairman; George E. Cook, vice chairman; Mrs. W. T. Anderson, secretary; Frank Craft, treasurer; and H. H. Keller. As would be expected of a committee with such an able leader as Lemuel Darrow, the committee rendered excellent service throughout the war in stimulating an increased farm production. They were here, there and everywhere aiding the farmer in the solution of any problems encountered and with advice, counsel and assistance of every character to insure the most intensive cultivation of LaPorte’s farm area, and their work received the highest commendation.

CONSCRIPTION AND EXEMPTION BOARDS — Governor Goodrich appointed Sheriff Carl J. Ahlgrim, County Clerk Chris J. Bielefelt and Robert H. Moore as the Conscription Board for LaPorte County, and they performed their duties in a most satisfactory manner. The total first registration for LaPorte County for the National Army was 4,495. Of this number, 1,949 registered from Michigan City, 1,264 from LaPorte, and 1,282 from the smaller communities in the county. In September came

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the second registration, which resulted in a total of 5,994 additional for the county. The governor appointed as the Exemption Board for Michigan City, B. F. Kennedy, Albert R. Conden and Dr. Frank R. Leeds, and for LaPorte City, Dr. C. E. Burleson, John D. Oakes and William S. Bliss. Judge H. B. Tuthill of Michigan City and John E. Winn of LaPorte were appointed to represent the Government in all cases before the Conscription and Exemption boards, and their fairness and impartiality was highly praised by the citizens.

RED CROSS.

MICHIGAN CITY — A Michigan City branch of the Red Cross was organized at a meeting held May 9, 1917, with Rev. E. R. North presiding at the meeting. An executive committee was appointed consisting of Rev. R. North, chairman; Mrs. G. T. Vail, secretary, and City Clerk Alexander Spychalski, Superintendent of Schools L. W. Keelor, Mrs. N. W. Barker, Mrs. J. B. Faulknor, and Mrs. H. R. Misener. A publicity and press committee was appointed consisting of Dean Walter S. Trowbridge as chairman, with Mrs. Barney Kramer and Mrs. A. G. Tillotson. A committee on membership campaign was appointed consisting of Walter Miller, Dr. J. B. Rogers and Mrs. J. B. Faulknor. Plans were made at the meeting to have a great membership drive, and in a short time the Michigan City Chapter of the Red Cross had a membership of 3,825.

During the membership drive the great patriotic service rendered by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Spaulding of Michigan City and Chicago became known in Michigan City, where Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding are held in the greatest esteem, and was a great inspiration to the citizens. Mrs. Spaulding gave three ambulances for service in France and was studying Red Cross work with the intention of forming a class of Red Cross students for service abroad, where she and her husband were willing to devote their time in Red Cross work if needed. At a later meeting of the local chapter of the Red Cross, Fr. Francis Ryder was made vice chairman of the chapter. A committee on hospital supplies was appointed consisting of Mrs. Norton Barker and Mrs. J. B. Faulknor, and Mrs. J. W. Snyder was appointed chairman of committee on instructors for making surgical supplies. It was announced at the meeting that all the members of Kresge’s store had joined the Red Cross in a body.

The arrangement for the national drive in June for Red Cross funds in Michigan City was in the hands of an executive committee consisting of Dr. F. V. Martin, chairman; Harvey G. Rogers, secretary; John R. Abbott, D. A. Gutsgell, G. O. Redpath, Alexander Spychaski and Rev. C. R. Blood. The citizens responded in the most gratifying manner to the appeal made by the committees and the amount of $13,000, which was

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allotted to Michigan City, was slightly over-subscribed, the total subscriptions amounting to $13,124.29.

The chapter continued its efforts to increase its membership and a membership drive was held December 17, 1917, in charge of Mrs. F. A. Long, chairman; Mrs. J. N. Ehritt, secretary, with E. S. Brown, Mrs. F. Kimball, Mrs. A. J. Kieffer, Mrs. O. P. Watson, Mrs J. L. Stauffer, Mrs. Leonora McCaulley and Mrs. A. L. Peterson. The committee met with splendid success and the gain in membership resulting from the drive was 785, making a total membership for the Michigan City Chapter of 4,663. The local chapter announced that big shipments of Christmas packages and other supplies had gone forward to the soldier boys from this section and the work of the chapter in every direction was going forward in the most satisfactory manner.

LAPORTE CITY RED CROSS — The LaPorte City Chapter of the Red Cross was organized March 26, 1917, with the following officers: E. J. Lonn, chairman; L. B. Weaver, vice chairman; Mrs. F. T. Wilcox, secretary, and Marion Spencer, treasurer. Directors: Mayor D. H. McGill, Maurice Fox, Capt. A. P. Andrew, J. B. Benson, P. VanRiper, Finley P. Mount, Rev. G. V. Morris, Fred Meissner, C. E. Harris, Kent M. Andrew, A. J. Stahl, N. H. Low, W. S. Bliss, J. A. Chaney, E. J. Widdall, Ben C. Rees, W. E. Taylor, Sr., C. V. Shields, C. W. Petitt, E. F. Michael, Rev. D. LeB. Goodwin, Edward Gildersleeve, L. F. Wickey, H. B. Darling, Henry Koch, Rev. H. M. Hale, Frank J. Pitner, Dr. H. H. Martin, Arthur Lonn, Mrs. Sommerfield, Mrs. C. D. Chipman, Mrs. Herbert Fox, Mrs. F. R. Farnum, Mrs. Charles Lonn, Mrs. D. H. McGill, Mrs. Kate Clark, Mrs. A. P. Andrew, Mrs. J. B. Shick, Mrs. Herman Sallwasser, Mrs. George Wasser, Mrs. Margaret Crumpacker and Mrs. Milton Henoch.

The officials immediately made preparations for a drive for 2,500 members to be held on April 4, which was not only a great success in the number of members secured, but also through the knowledge gained by the citizens of the work of the Red Cross there was aroused a healthy public sentiment for its unfaltering support throughout the war. Under the leadership of one or more of the officials of the chapter, classes were formed in LaPorte and in the rural communities for making surgical dressings, hospital supplies, sweaters, socks, wristlets, scarfs, tray cloths, napkins, pajamas, bath robes, sheets, pillow cases, aprons and other needed articles for the soldiers and for French and Belgian relief, and regular shipments were made throughout the war. The officers and directors of the chapter had good reason to feel pleased at the result of their intensive efforts put forth in the National Red Cross drive for funds in May, 1918.

Every club, church, society, and every store and factory in the city were appealed to and the response was most gratifying. Michigan City's con-

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tribution was approximately $13,000, while LaPorte City responded with the magnificent total of $29,000, and the rural districts came forward with $6,000 additional, making a total for LaPorte County of more than $48,000, far exceeding the amount asked for by the national officers of the Red Cross. In addition to the various lines of relief activities before mentioned there was the additional one of home service, the duty of relieving the needs of families and relatives of men who were in service. Committees of the Red Cross Chapter were appointed for the relief of civilians and home service units were formed as auxiliary branches of the county chapters.

Food, clothing and other supplies were issued to dependents and temporary loans were occasionally made to the families of soldiers. This work was quietly and effectively performed by the various committees and after the close of the war help was extended to returned soldiers. Until there was no longer need for Red Cross war service there was no relaxation on the part of the Michigan City and LaPorte chapters of the Red Cross in carrying out every form of relief.

COMPANY G, INDIANA NATIONAL GUARD, MICHIGAN CITY.

Company G, Indiana National Guard, received orders to mobilize and leave for Fort Benjamin Harrison on September 7. From there the company were destined for Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for intensive training for service abroad and later the company was attached to the Rainbow Division and sent to France. The boys were shown every courtesy by the citizens on their departure. Haskell & Barker Band furnished spirited music. Mayor Martin T. Krueger in behalf of Michigan City bade them farewell and Mr. R. A. Rogers delivered an appropriate talk in behalf of the fathers of the boys. Capt. John E. Shultz responded in well chosen words, thanking Michigan City for all they did for the boys, and said the citizens could be assured that they would uphold the honor of the city, their State and the Nation.

They were in receipt of many gifts on their departure, including twenty thousand of their best brand of cigarettes from Kramer & Sons. From the Red Cross they received their kits and Michael Krueger gave them two cartons of shoe polish. The company of 120 men left Michigan City under the command of Capt. John E. Shultz with First Lieut. James C. Forbes and Second Lieut. Otto C. Palm.

NATIONAL ARMY — The first quota for the National Army, consisting of fifty-two men, left Michigan City on September 19, 1917, with the cheers of thousands of citizens ringing in their ears. They were followed on September 26, 1917, by eleven men for Engineering Corps service at Rockford, Illinois. On October 3, 1917, another quota of twenty-six men for

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the National Army left for Camp Taylor and hundreds of' other young men were ready and awaiting orders to leave for their camp destinations.

POLISH BOYS — An event of great interest took place on November 25, 1917, when twenty-six boys from Michigan City of Polish birth or descent left their home town to join the Polish Army with the Allies in France. Mass was held the preceding day at St. Stanislaus Church. Father Bolka delivered a patriotic sermon and advised the young soldiers on their duties and obligations. A parade was held before leaving, which included many city organizations as well as all of the societies of St. Stanislaus Church.

Owing to their destination and the likelihood therefore of their names not appearing in the list of LaPorte County soldiers the names of the young volunteers follow: Josef Rosinski, Wladyslaw Pekowski, Joseph Witkowski, Antoni Skibinski, Jan Baradzi, Pawel Marcinkiewicz, Wladyslaw Pliszka, Wladyslaw Lanczeski, Walenty Olender, Adam Kapusta, Ludwig Kamont, Martin Dibis, Maciej Janka, Adolph Bohenko, Modest Peplowski, Joseph Libinjecki, Antoni Dyszkiewicz, Teodor Pawlowski, Bronislaw Hartwig, Stans Hartwig, Lawrence Jastrzeniski, Stanislaw Pliszka, Mical Kubasiak, Wicenty Jaskulski, Wladyslaw Granacki, Alex Skweat.

K. OF C. DRIVE — In May, 1918, occurred the Knights of Columbus drive for funds for soldier welfare work in the various camps at home and abroad. A committee from the Knights of Columbus assisted by a committee of citizens were in charge of the drive, which resulted in a total contribution of $6,300, a substantial increase over the amount asked of the citizens of LaPorte County.

SALVATION ARMY DRIVE — Another important drive for funds for soldier welfare work was that of the Salvation Army, to which a ready response was given by the citizens of LaPorte County. Like in other drives the one for the Salvation Army resulted in an over-subscription.

LIBERTY LOANS

FIRST LIBERTY LOAN — The committee in charge of the First and succeeding Liberty Loans were representatives of the banking interests throughout the county, Frank J. Pitner, of LaPorte, being chairman of the First Liberty Loan committee, assisted by W. W. Vail, of Michigan City; William Niles, of LaPorte; C. W. Isenbarger, LaCrosse; Paul Nuppnau, of Wanatah; L. R. Cass, of Westville; C. L. Saunders, of Rolling Prairie; C. D. Larimore, of Hanna, and Carl E. Price, of Union Mills. The total subscription for the county was $1,355,000, an over-subscription of $335,000. Of this amount Michigan City contributed $395,000, of which amount the Haskel & Barker employees subscribed $100,000. The

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City of LaPorte subscribed $915,000, the balance was from the rural districts.

SECOND LIBERTY LOAN — The Second Liberty Loan was in charge of Frank J. Pitner, chairman of the committee of bankers. He was assisted in the city of LaPorte by Lemuel Darrow, president, and Frank Morrison, vice president, of the Chamber of Commerce, and a large committee from that body consisting of Hascall Rosenthal, H. H. Kessler, H. H. Keller, E. J. Lonn, C. W. Petitt, J. W. Benson, Finley Mount, H. B. Darling, L. M. Vaughn, Roy Sonnaborn, Kent M. Andrew, George Aldridge, Ed Heuse, A. H. Berger, C. V. Shields and Howard M. Cable. An intensive campaign was conducted and great enthusiasm was manifested with the announcement that the Advance Rumeley Company had made a subscription of $100,000. The citizens subscribed liberally, the total for LaPorte City being $1,100,000.

In Michigan City President W. W. Vail, of the First National Bank, and who was chairman of the Michigan City Liberty Loan committee, was assisted by a committee of bankers and business men. Mr. Vaile was very active in the work of the committee and addressed a large gathering in Michigan City upon the necessity of every citizen making the largest subscription possible to the loan. Response to the appeal of Mr. Vail was shown in the total subscription for Michigan City, which was $750,000, of which amount the Haskell and Barker employees contributed more than $100,000. The rural country districts subscribed $147,750 and the total subscription for the county was more than $1,950,000, a big over-subscription.

THIRD LIBERTY LOAN — The Third Liberty Loan was also in charge of Frank J. Pitner as county chairman. Howard M. Cable was made chairman of the city of LaPorte loan committee and Judge Harry Crumpacker, chairman of the loan committee for Michigan City. Mrs. D. H. McGill, who was chairman of the committee of women who had aided in previous loans, was again appointed chairman of the women’s organization, and a large committee of leading women were appointed in Michigan City. Parades were held to stimulate interest in the third loan in which nearly all the organizations in both Michigan City and LaPorte participated.

Loan meetings were held and patriotic speeches were made by leading citizens of Michigan City and LaPorte and also by ex-Governor Ralston and other prominent Indiana citizens. The loan was over-subscribed, the total subscription being slightly over $1,800,000, of which amount LaPorte contributed $898,350, Michigan City $653,200 and the rural townships $250,000. The Advance Rumeley Company again came forward with a subscription of $100,000 in LaPorte and the Haskell & Barker

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employees at Michigan City made a third subscription of more than $100,000.

FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN — The Fourth Liberty Loan, like the previous ones, was in charge of Frank J. Pitner and his banking associates and they were assisted in LaPorte and Michigan City by the same chairman and committees who were in charge of the Third Liberty Loan. The amount asked for, being larger than in previous loans, the most intensive campaign was conducted in an effort to maintain the record of LaPorte County in more than meeting the allotment of the Government.

Members of churches, organizations, factory employees and business men were all asked to materially increase their previous subscriptions, if possible, and those who had been unable to subscribe in previous loans were urged to make a great effort to have their names enrolled among the subscribers in the Fourth Loan. The citizens of the county made a magnificent response to the appeal and the rural townships especially made a wonderful increase in their subscriptions with the result that the total for the county amounted to $2,430,000, of which amount LaPorte City subscribed $1,120,000, Michigan City $860,000 and the rural townships $450,000.

WAR SAVING STAMP DRIVE — In addition to the great loan subscriptions made by the citizens of LaPorte County, the War Saving Stamp and Thrift Stamp drives held in June and July, 1918, added approximately $250,000 to the amount contributed by the citizens of LaPorte County to the support of the Government in carrying on the war.

UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN — The citizens responded nobly in October, 1918, to the request for funds by the various organizations conducting welfare work among the soldiers who had united in their efforts to raise additional funds to carry on the work. LaPorte County contributed $48,000, which was a substantial over-subscription to the amount asked for.

FIFTH LIBERTY LOAN — The fifth and final request of the Government for funds at the close of the war again showed the patriotism and financial strength of the citizens of LaPorte County, the amount of $1,200,000 asked for being over-subscribed.

HOME GUARD — Like in many other counties LaPorte County had its Home Guard, companies being formed in LaPorte and Michigan City. The organization was effected in LaPorte by E. N. Schaeffer and in Michigan City by Harry L. Crumpacker. Many of the leading citizens of LaPorte and Michigan City joined the organization who were efficiently drilled and ready for any local service for which they might be called.

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PORTER COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR.

During the early part of 1917, when it appeared as though America would become involved in the war, patriotic citizens of Porter County began to give consideration to the part they would have to play. At a meeting of the Valparaiso Student Council held in Student Hall, Valparaiso University, April 3, 1917, the loyal support of the students was pledged to the President and a telegram to that effect was sent on April 4, 1917, to President Wilson. Patriotic enthusiasm was high and a parade of three thousand students was held on April 4, led by Mayor P. L. Sisson, Judge E. D. Crumpacker, Dean Bowman and Prof. C. S. Hoover, all of whom gave patriotic talks at the Court House Square. Students sang “My Country Tis of Thee” and “The Star Spangled Banner” and patriotic enthusiasm reached boiling point.

On April 6 the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce at the request of Governor Goodrich issued a call through its acting president, A. J. Freund, for a meeting of farmers, stock breeders, grain dealers, fruit growers, bankers, and others interested, to arrange for organized effort for greater food production and conservation of food supplies in Indiana. Speakers at the meeting were Prof. Earl Price, Hon. W. E. Pinney, Prof. C. W. Benton, George C. Gregg, Hon. A. J. Bowser and Prof. James C. Kline, and plans were formulated for carrying out necessary conservation policies.

PATRIOTIC PARADE — After war was declared there was a universal demand for a patriotic demonstration throughout the county and early in May a monster parade four thousand strong was held in Valparaiso. It was the county’s mightiest spectacle of pageants and was led by the Valparaiso City Band followed by a car carrying Hon. John Maynard Harlan and Mayor Sisson. The organizations participating were the Women’s Relief Corps and G. A. R.; the Apollo Club and its Red Cross Division ambulance; Company L, Indiana National Guard; the Boy Scouts; the Phenix Club; members of the Red Cross; store employees and clerks; the employees of Specht, Finney with the largest American flag in Indiana; pupils of the Gardner, Columbia and Central schools; the Valparaiso University students, 1,000 strong, with the university band; and over 100 automobiles containing citizens and delegations from various organizations who were unable to participate in a body. The Methodist Church was crowded to capacity following the parade to hear the orator of the day, Hon. John Maynard Harlan.

The exercises at the church opened with the invocation by Rev. Thomas Williams, who was followed by the choir under the direction of Prof. O. E. Weaver singing “Columbia the Gem of the Ocean” and other patriotic

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songs. Mayor Sisson made an appropriate talk on the war we were entering into and upon the duties and responsibilities of the citizens of Porter County. Mr. Harlan thrilled the audience with his patriotic utterances and was warmly congratulated by leading citizens when he concluded. On May 27 a flag raising by the Porter County employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad was held at the Pennsylvania station at Valparaiso and representatives of the employees pledged their loyalty to the government and patriotic talks were given by leading citizens.

COMPANY L — The officials and members of Company L, Indiana National Guard, who had been inactive since the return from the Texas border, resumed drilling and decided to make every effort to bring the roster of the company to full strength, knowing that the company would be likely to be called into service at an early date. June 21 was appointed as recruiting date for the company and the efforts of the officials met with success and thirty-six new members were obtained, giving them a total roster of 106 men.

The general conditions of the company were brought to a very high standard and citizens were generous in contributing gifts of personal effects to the members. They were in perfect readiness when called into service and under the command of Capt. Ernest W. Thralls, First Lieut. Houstan N. Merrian, and Second Lieut. Floyd R. McNeice, the company departed for Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for preliminary training before departing for service abroad.

COUNCIL OF DEFENSE — Shortly after war was declared Judge H. H. Loring appointed A. N. Wortsell, J. D. Stoner, E. L. Morgan, Charles Marshall, G. C. Gregg, N. W. Abbott and Mrs. Maude N. Johnston as Porter County’s Council of Defense.

The various boards and committees who were to be in charge of the war activities of the citizens were promptly appointed and were soon active in carrying out their plans to render the fullest service in the special line of work assigned them.

CONSCRIPTION BOARD — On April 30 Governor Goodrich appointed Sheriff William Forney, County Clerk Gus Bornholt and Henry Kinsey Brown to be the local conscription board for Porter County. The board promptly met and appointed Howard D. Fishburn, John W. Brummitt, Harry W. Harold, William Schleman, Charles Hicks, George W. Eiffler, Byron H. Kinne, Harold J. Scheuck, Herman Lightcap, Herman Etaling, Gordon Reynolds, Eugene T. Funk and Frank A. Turner as assistants in Center Township; Union Township, Hartzell Abbott, William O. McGinley; Porter Township, William H. Dittman and S. H. Adams; Boone Township, William Brown and J. T. Buchanan; Pleasant Township, John J. Overmyer

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and William P. Betterton; Morgan Township, Herman Detlefs and Walter E. Baum; Washington Township, R. C. Jones; Jackson Township, Edgar Eggleston and Colba E. Nobel; Pine Township, Fred Schmidt; Westchester Township, Arthur O. J. Krieger, J. A. Bescherer, Gus A. Wennerstrom and J. G. Johnson; Portage Township, E. D. Anderson; and LaPorte Township, Dallas Phares.

EXEMPTION BOARD — Early in May it was announced that Governor Goodrich had appointed George F. Beech, Joseph L. Doyle and Dr. H. E Gowland to be the Porter County Exemption Board and general satisfaction was expressed with the membership of the board. Two thousand and twenty young men were registered from Porter County by the Draft Board under the conscription call. Center Township, in which Valparaiso is located, furnished 834 men, and of this number Valparaiso City furnished 735.

On June 5 a parade of all young men of conscription age, Company L of Indiana National Guard and the Boy Scouts was held in Valparaiso, the committee in charge being Mayor P. L. Sisson, Charles Wark and E. J. Freund. The young men about to be called to the service of their country received an ovation from the large assembly of citizens and were cheered again and again along the line of march. Four hundred and eighty-three men were drawn on the first call for the National Army and of this number 119 left for Camp Custer on August 26 for enrollment.

RELIEF AND CONSERVATION — A meeting of the committees in charge of the various divisions of war work activities was held early in August and it was reported that their work had become fully organized and the committees were functioning in the most efficient manner. Plans for relief work were being carried out under the direction of Mayor P. J. Sisson and the Boy Scouts and high school students with others under the direction of the committee on conservation had war gardens in Valparaiso and in various sections throughout the county. The farmers under improved methods were preparing to greatly increase the productions of their farms. In fact the citizens of Porter County were demonstrating in every line of activity that they were fulfilling every requirement of the Government to bring the war to a successful conclusion.

Y. M. C. A.—The local Y. M. C. A. were active during this period and their local officials announced that preparations were under way for the erection of army buildings in charge of Y. M. C. A. officials for rest and recreation on the part of the soldiers. On May 28, $1,000 was pledged for this purpose at the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce luncheon and the organization was assured of the support of the citizens in their plans for rendering aid to the soldiers in camp. Preparations for the National

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Y. M. C. A. drive for funds for the above purpose which was held November 11, 1917, was in charge of a committee with E. L. Loomis chairman and R. C. Higley and Porter Farrand, in cooperation with an advisory board consisting of E. D. Crumpacker, J. H. McGill, Lewis E. Myers and S. C. Billings. The total subscriptions received were $9,232.15.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DRIVE — The national drive for funds for the Knights of Columbus, who were conducting a line of welfare work at the soldiers’ camps similar to that of the Y. M. C. A., met a hearty response from the citizens of Porter County and resulted in an over-subscription.

SALVATION ARMY —The drive for funds for the use of the Salvation Army, whose work for the soldiers at the front was warmly commended by officers and soldiers and also met with a cheerful response and an oversubscription from Porter County citizens.

HOME GUARDS — The movement for the formation of Home Guards throughout Indiana was looked upon with favor in Porter County and a company of Home Guards was organized in Valparaiso with Rev. John W. Newsom as captain, H. W. Bozart as first lieutenant and Roy Pierce second lieutenant. The roster of the company contained the names of many of the leading citizens in Valparaiso.

RED CROSS — VALPARAISO — The Valparaiso Chapter of the Red Cross took early action in making arrangements to render the fullest service possible during the progress of the war. Chairman Lewis E. Meyers attended the Red Cross Council at Washington on May 25, 1917, which was addressed by ex-President Taft, Secretary of War Baker, General Pershing and Herbert Hoover. Mr. Meyers wired Lucy D. Putnam, secretary of the Valparaiso Chapter, that the President had proclaimed the week of June 18-25 as Red Cross week and one hundred million dollars was to be raised throughout the country by contributions that week.

He suggested the Valparaiso Chapter make prompt arrangements for soliciting subscriptions so that Porter County’s allotment would be fully subscribed. At a meeting of the chapter it was decided that a campaign for membership be carried on in connection with the national drive for funds. The membership drive met with great success, the local membership being increased to over 800. The amount asked by the National Council of the Red Cross as Porter County’s contribution to the Red Cross drive was $10,000. An active preliminary campaign was conducted, several meetings were held and the Red Cross county officials made every effort to exceed the county allotment.

The response to requests for contributions was most generous and an example which showed the sentiment animating every part of the county was disclosed by an incident which took place at the Red Cross drive meet-

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ing held at Chesterton, where A. J. Bowser, who gave a son to the war, had already given $100 worth of free printing, headed the Chesterton subscription list with $100 and his example was followed by similar subscriptions from six other Chesterton citizens: J. H. Ameling, J. H. Busse, Dr. C. O. Wiltfong, H. F. Carlson, Charles Jeffrey and E. D. Morgan. The grand total of subscriptions for the Red Cross drive for Porter County was $20,852.29, which was an over-subscription of more than 100 per cent.

First aid classes were started under the direction of the following committee: Dr. Simon J. Young, chairman; Dr. C. H. DeWitt, vice chairman; Mrs. L. E. Meyers, secretary; Mrs. M. F. Parker, Mrs. E. W. Chaffee, Miss Myra Pinney, Miss Clara Gulbronsen, Prosecutor L. F. Bennett, County Superintendent F. H. Cole and Dr. C. O. Wiltfong, of Chesterton. A committee on hospital supplies with Mrs. J. W. Williams as chairman was appointed and Miss Myra Pinney was put in charge of the class making surgical dressings. The Northern Porter County Red Cross organized at Chesterton with Dr. C. L. Wiltfong as chairman, F. M. Goldsboro, vice chairman, and E. L. Morgan, treasurer. They acted in full cooperation with the Valparaiso Chapter and made an excellent record during the continuance of the war.

Preparations on a broad scale were made throughout the county for the second Red Cross war drive, which took place in May, 1918. Prominent in these preliminary activities were Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Billing, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Myers, L. D. Bondy, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Morris, W. E. Pinney, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Boucher, Leon Wheeler, W. J. Henry, Charles Wark, Herman Sievers, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Benton, Henry Kinsey Brown, Dean M. J. Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Kinsey, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Loring, Dr. J. M. Gelston, Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Sisson, Myra Pinney, Mrs. H. B. Brown, Rev. F. R. Briggs, Rev. C. W. Baer, Rev. E. J. Mungovan, Rev. T. F. Williams, Mrs. W. H. Williams, Doctor Blount, Miss Inez Cunningham and Mrs. E. W. Chaffee.

The Red Cross drive in May proved a big success. The allotment for Porter County was $1,000, but the contributions received amounted to more than $22,000. Until the close of the war the Porter County Red Cross was a busy organization, making regular shipments of sweaters, socks, wristlets, scarfs, tray cloths, napkins, pajamas and hospital supplies — in total many thousands of pieces, and they have good reason to feel proud of the record they made.

FIRST LIBERTY LOAN — It was of course early known to the citizens that large sums of money would be needed by the Government for the successful prosecution of the war, but there was no organized effort made to secure subscriptions from citizens for the First Liberty Loan, which was in charge of W. H. Gardner, county chairman of the Liberty Loan Com-

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mittee. The amount apportioned to Porter County was $323,280, and only partially subscribed, the total subscriptions amounting to $142,000.

SECOND LIBERTY LOAN — W. H. Gardner, president of the Farmers Bank, was again appointed chairman of the Liberty Loan committee for Porter County and was assisted by F. R. Marine, vice chairman; T. L. Applegate, of Valparaiso; C. L. Jeffrey, of Chesterton; George E. Gregg, of Hebron, and George W. Anderson, of Kouts. Porter County is a county of farms and Valparaiso was the only industrial center. At this time the farmers were not in condition financially to make large subscriptions and therefore no intensive efforts were made to obtain subscriptions from them as was the case in the later loan drives when their financial condition had greatly improved.

The minimum allotment for Porter County was $350,000, the total subscriptions received was $382,900, as reported by the following banks: Citizens Bank, Hebron, $19,150; Porter County Bank, Kouts, $6,900; Chesterton Bank, Chesterton, $48,200; Farmers National Bank, Valparaiso, $59,650; Valparaiso National Bank, $94,650; State Bank of Valparaiso, $154,350.

THIRD LIBERTY LOAN — The Third Liberty Loan was in charge of a committee consisting of William H. Gardner, H. H. Loring and C. W. Benton, of Valparaiso; Charles L. Jeffrey, Chesterton; George C. Gregg, Hebron, and H. A. Wright, Kouts. Actively representing the committee were Harry C. Ball, P. W. Clifford, A. J. Bowser, Mrs. H. M. Beer, Mrs. A. O. Bondy, Mrs. G. R. Douglas, Frank B. Chester, Mrs. E. E. Shedd, Mrs. Harry Ball, Mrs. Herman Sievers, Mrs. John Ross, Mrs. Mamie Albe, Mrs. Anna Moroney, Mrs. Lewis E. Myers, Mrs. Mary Stiles and Mrs. Clark Young.

Intensive effort was made in this drive to obtain subscriptions from the farming sections and the efforts of the committee met with great success, the women especially rendering excellent service in obtaining subscriptions. The amount asked for by the Government was $500,000, with a minimum allotment of $360,000. The amount subscribed was $602,150, as reported by the following banks: Porter County Bank of Kouts, $22,750; Citizens Bank of Hebron, $37,900; Farmers National Bank of Valparaiso, $75,450; Chesterton Bank, Chesterton, $87,900; State Bank of Valparaiso, $165,000; Valparaiso National Bank, $212,350.

FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN — The same group of bankers who had charge of the Third Liberty Loan were again in charge of the Fourth Liberty Loan and as the amount desired by the Government far exceeded the amounts in previous loans an intensive campaign for subscriptions was inaugurated by the committee, who were ably assisted by H. R. Ball, R. C. Higley, P. W.

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Clifford, E. R. Loomis, Gust E. Bornholt, Frank L. Beach, Ira M. Briggs, F. Jones, John M. Goodwin, Pat Crowe, Levi F. Ray, Bert Dittman, Dr. A. O. Dobbins, Fred Schwinkendorf and also the women solicitors mentioned in the Third Liberty Loan drive. The maximum amount asked by the Government was $900,000 and the minimum amount was $750,000.

Considering the resources of Porter County the amount subscribed was a record subscription amounting to $809,350, as reported by the following banks: Porter County Bank, Kouts, $42,350; The Citizens Bank of Hebron, $71,550; The Chesterton Bank, Chesterton, $122,100; the Farmers National Bank of Valparaiso, $130,150; Valparaiso National Bank, $211,500; The State Bank of Valparaiso, $231,700. The Victory Loan and the United War Work Campaign drive at the close of the war was also largely subscribed to by the citizens of Porter County and in every division of citizen activities throughout the war the record of the county was a very creditable one.

WORLD WAR VETERANS IN THE LAKE AND CALUMET REGION.

A list of the veterans in the World’s war in the Lake and Calumet Region, and also the Gold Star list, follows. For many reasons it is almost impossible to obtain a full and complete list of the veterans, but the list which follows has been obtained through the courtesy of the adjutant general’s office, and if there are omissions or errors found in the list they are not caused by wilfulness or lack of care on the part of the publishers, who have expended every effort in trying to obtain accuracy. In the Gold Star list will be found the name of Joseph Lutzen, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross after death in action. It was presented to his mother by David E. Boone, president of the American Alliance, at the memorial exercises in his honor held by the citizens of Hammond.

WORLD WAR VETERANS, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA.

HAMMOND — Lloyd L. Abblett, Ralph W. Abbott, William Ackerman, Earl F. Adams, Howard S. Adams, Theodore F. Adams, Benjamin A. Addy, George H. Addy, Treffle Sharold Agle, Charles H. Ahlborn, Rudolph Carl Ahlborn, William Ahlborn, Edward R. Allgren, Joseph A. Albert, Prince Albert, John Aniszewski, Coleman Alford, Kenneth H. Alger, John Almase, Frank J. Allen, Albert J. Alexanderson, Milton E. Alyea, Martin W. Amoss, Andrew A. Anderson, Arthur J. Anderson, Dewitt C. Anderson, Edward H. Anderson, George R. Anderson, Harry E. Anderson, *Mnud G. Anderson, Nilo Anderson, Carl H. Andres, William N. Andrews, Jacob John Ankner, Paul Anthony, Antonio S. Argentin, Leo C. Arkin,

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Leo E. Arnold, William F. Arnold, Ovy Asher, Joseph Augustine, Edward J. Austgen, Joseph Baccino, Ernest F. Bachman, John P. Backnos, Joseph John Badalli, Henry Bademan, William Bailey, Frank M. Baker, Stanley Balis, Naum Balloff, Gregory G. Baltas, Josef Banas, Peter J. Baranowski, Santa Barbara, Gerald W. Bardens, Ralph Barelli, Fred M. Barfield, John Barman, Walter M. Barman, John J. Baron, Frank Barreca, Daniel F. Barry, Louis J. Barry, Charles W. Bartell, Arthur G. Baseler, William E. Bathurst, Paul Battestala, Walter E. Bauer, William Baugh, Kalistrat Baziluk, Chester T. Beebe, William W. Beebe, Earl W. Beeson, Eddie Behling, George H. Beilfuss, Edwin C. Bell, Walter Augustus Bell, *Talbott Otto Bellamy, Eugene Belmont, Swinton Bennett, Peter H. Beratis, Otto R. Berg, Rudolph Berke, Alvin Berkshire, William D. Berry, Peter E. Berthold, Charles Berwanger, Irving K. Betz, Emil Bialka, Herman C. Riede, Andero F. Bieker, William Martin Bigger, Walter Bill, Frank M. Bince, Thomas R. Binns, Lawrence Aaron Bishop, Walter J. Black, Daniel J. Blackburn, William D. Blaemire, Edward B. Blair, Edward H. A. Blankenburg, Jacob Blawat, Harry H. Black, Theodore F. Blocker, William Blohm, Charles S. Blosser, Jerome Joseph Blum, Paul A. Bobinsky, Edmund A. Bock, Paul E. Bock, William Peter Bock, Oscar F. Boderman, Oscar W. Boedeker, George N. Bohling, Ernest Boldenow, Leo Bondy, Frank Bonfiglia, James Bonisch, Philip Irwin Bordena, Vincenzo Borgognoni, Andrew Borkus, John Boss, Charles Bossard, Max Paul Bossard, Harry W. Bosstel, Edwin F. Bough, Walker K. Bowers, Calvin A. Bowman, Harold W. Bowman, Lewis Q. Box, Charlie Boyd, John F. Boyd, Rollie R. Boyer, Bernard T. Boyle, Daniel J. Boyle, Leo Bradley, Michael H. Bradley, Walter F. Brasel, Patrick S. Brennan, Oscar M. Brenner, Will N. Bridge, Laurence J. Brilmyer, William Broadhurst, Carl P. O. Broms, George W. Brookmyer, John J. Brooks, William G. Brougher, Dawson C. Brown, Elmer D. Brown, George H. Brown, Oscar O. Brown, Pete Brown, Peter W. Brown, Ralph Brown, Joseph J. Brunner, William P. Brunner, Jacob L. Brusel, John A. Bucholz, William G. Buckner, Joseph Bucky, Walter J. Buehring, William F. Buettner, Walter Bukowski, Walter W. Bunde, Louis Edward Bunker, Boleslaw Buraczenski, Bronislaw J. Buraczewski, Ralph W. Burge, Russell A. Burk, Edgar Burton, Henry J. Busch, Carl E. Buse, Julius Buser, Charles W. Bush, Howard S. Bybee, Max L. Bybee, Julius Bzepa, John E. Cade, John Callahan, Edward W. C. Camp, Dean H. Campbell, Frank E. Campbell, Floyd B. Cannon, Roy Cannon, Lewis V. Cantrell, Frank B. Carey, Roscoe U. Carey, Eric M. Carlson, Joseph A. Carlson, Gerald M. Carroll, Lawrence F. Carroll, Claude D. Carson, Ignazio Gasamento, John J. Casey, Claude Cassler, Roy M. Castle, Nick Catapodes, Christ Catsicopoulos, Gordie H. Cauble,

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Charles Cemerek, Henry Cepil, Guido Cesarelti, Kosta Chalasan, Charles Chandler, Joseph Henry Charles, Irving N. Chayken, Diomed Cheroto, Fred W. Chesley, Henry J. Chevigny, Julius A. Chevigny, Benjamin Walter Chidlaw, John Chopulus, Edmond U. Christian, Guiseppe Ciardelti, Joseph Cierniak, William T. Clabby, Harold R. Clark, Roy V. Clayton, George Clemens, * Samuel P. Clemens, Clyde D. Clement, Fred M. Clover, Clifford C. Clow, Arthur L. Coash, Earl Joseph Coash, Roy J. Coash, Guy E. Cobb, Frank E. Cole, Levi N. Cole, Ray M. Colgrove, Henry E. Colleys, Louis W. Colleys, Earle Collins, Ernest C. Collins, Jerry A. Collins, Hobert F. Comer, John Compton, Floyd Conaway, Chase Conn, Dewey Conn, William Conn, John P. Connell, William F. Conrad, Elliott R. Conroy, Natale Constale, Louis Contus, Frank J. Cook, Fred R. Cordua, Charles D. Corlew, Emanuel R. Cosgrove, Frank Crawford, Elmer Milo Creasbaum, John Crisman, Thomas J. Croak, Morris Crook, Melvin A. Crooks, Homer R. Cross, John Crowley, John J. Cummings, Philip Cunaceff, Ben W. Cundiff, Louis A. Cundiff, William J. Cunningham, Vernon J. Cupp, Allan A. Curran, Nick Cuscinella, Joseph J. Czagany, Andrew Czub, Mike Dabluk, Ernest C. DeWolfe, James A. Dalton, John S. Damefalski, Thomas K. Daniels, Anthony Dankowski, John J. Darlak, Magnus Davidson, Thomas L. Davis, Walter Scott Davis, John E. Dazell, Harry J. Defrates, John F. Demps, John F. Dempsey, Leo Denamur, Kerne W. Denton, John L. Dermody, George B. Derner, Harry F. Derner, Edward J. Detbrener, Fred J. Deu, Lorrin G. Dewitt, Cecil L. DeWolf, David Diamond, Harry Diamond, Basil R. Dibblee, Kenneth O. Dibbles, Charles W. Dietrich, Emil Dietrich, Romusis Dilbo, Jesse Dillon, Lambro Dimitroff, Noura Dimitroff, Carl Dimm, Russell J. Dockins, Charley Dodson, August Charles Doebler, Frank Burton Doherty, Paul J. Dombrowski, Walter Dombrowski, *Roy Frederick Domke, Joseph Francis Donaldson, Elmer Garner Doner, Glenn A. Dorton, Dennis J. Dougherty, Leo F. Dougherty, Fred Douglas, Percy R. Douglas, * Ralph Stuart Douglas, Harry F. Downey, Harry K. Drackert, *Thomas Nelson Drake, Walter Dratwa, John Drescher, William A. Drescher, Adolph E. Drewanz, Fred W. Drewanz, Leon Drewenski, William Draymalski, Harry J. Dub, Edward H. Dubbert, Steve Dubiel, *Sylvan M. Duckett, Wawrenic Dudek, Otto A. Dueppe, Charles H. Duff, James R. Dunbar, John Dunway, John Durjak, James G. Dye, John F. Dye, Faye Eads, William Fred Ebel, Adam R. Ebert Jr., Edwin W. B. Ebert, Frederick A. Ebert, Raymond J. Ebert, George M. Eckstein, Daniel E. Eder, Frederick V. Edgerton, Harry J. Edwards, Alfred W. Ehlers, Jacob Eivanuk, Byron Eirich, Walter Elkins, Harry H. Ellis, Chester F. Emery, Chodie Ender, George L. Engelcoff, Engert Enochsen, Charles H. Ensweiler, George P. Ensweiler, Charles

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R. Epker, Neils A. Erickson, Lawrence G. Erlenbagh, George Ernst, Joseph Eros, John Ervin, William Evan, Arthur W. Evans, Charles A. Evans, Forest W. Evans, Gomer L. Evans, Paul Evans, Ernest W. Everson, Harvey O. Everson, Frank Fabich, Kasper Falecki, Otto Fandreo, John Jo:eph Febeck, Bentley R. Ferris, William Ferris, Jimie Ferrontoll, Benjamin H. Fetta, Jacob J. Ficht, Peter Fidanz, Gustav Fiebelkorn, James E. Filan, Peter Fileca, Frank Filipiak, David A. Finch, Franz O. Fischler, Edward Fitch, Howard G. Fitch, George W. Fite, Edwin P. Fitzgerald, George Elmer Flagg, William F. Flagg, Harold L. Fleck, Henry E. Fleischer, William J. Flynn, *Milton Folbs, John L. Foley, Michael R. Forbes, Charles Walter Ford, Russell E. Ford, Charles Forsythe, Edward H. Fosher, Lumoyne Fosmouth, Clarence L. Fox, Roland F. Fox, William A. Fox, Lee R. Franklin, Domico Franyas, Charles J. Frass, George D. Frederick, Svante Freeberg, John W. Freeman, Raymond W. French, Edwin H. Friedrich, Aleck Frisk, Harry Fryz, Abraham Furman, Fred F. Furstenberg, Alexander Gadie, Alexander T. Gaibo, Ignac Galik, Owen T. Gallagher, Forrest E. Ganer, Joseph E. Gard, Frederick A. Gardner, George Anson Gardner, Joseph Gasenpood, Bernard C. Gavit, Donald E. Gavit, Elvin J. Gavit, Henry N. Geeve, Lee H. Gehring, Gustave Gehrke, Harry Geils, Herbert F. Gemka, Charles W. George, John M. George, Philip A. George, Fred J. Gascheidler, Patrick Getzinger, Thomas G. Getzinger, Louis L. Gierlachowski, Joseph Giatz, Carroll J. Gill, Thomas H. Gillam, Bernard W. Gillis, Henry C. Gills, George Gilman, Peter J. Gindli, Stephen Girman, Frank E. Glasgow, John A. Gleason, Henry R. Gluth, John Godri, Theodore A. Goebringer, Rueben H. Gogg, George Gohde, Herman G. Gohde, Martin Goldblatt, Walter Golembiewski, Josef Golembiski, Philip Gomzar, Henry A. Good, Ben Gorden, Stanislaus Govecki, Joseph W. Graczvk, John L. Graf, Theodore Graf, Arthur H. Gragido, Joseph A. Graham, Harry J. Grambo, Ord O. Granger, Felix Gratwick, Stephen C. Gratwick, Lawrence Gratwock, Albert C. Graun, William L. Gray, Calvin E. Green, DeGroff Green, Walter Green, George Frank Greenleaf, William Greer, Ernest L. Gregg, Stanley Gregorczyk, Adelbirt E. Gregory, Elmer Gregory, James Gremillion, Eugene D. Griffith, William Griffiths, Fred H. Grimberg, Harry Peter Grimmer, Virgil A. Groat, John Grohowski, Jacob Groot, Frank Gross Jr., Richard W. Gross, Elliott Grossman, George B. Grossman, Luri Grubbs, Edward G. Gruenner, Otto Grunewald, William Henry Gruppe, Felix H. Gruszka, Ignace C. Gruszka, Alfred Guidotti, Emil A. Guse, John L. Guse, Albert Gustafson, Emery Gustafson, Frank Gzyr, Axon Habrilow, William Hacker, Walter M. Hackett, Vassil Hadjieff, Carl O. Haehnel, Fred Haehnel, Henry Haga, Harold V. Haines, David Haldeman,

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Floyd H. Hamacher, Henry Hamer, Earl D. Hamilton, Harold Hammond, Harry F. Hanlon, Arthur Henry Hanson, Henry H. Hansen, Milton L. E. Hansen, Herman L. Harder, Herman J. Harhes, Edward J. Harle, Thomas D. Harle, Harold A. Harper, Wilson P. Harrington, William Harris, Patrick T. Harrison, Frederick E. Hart, Joseph L. Hart, Charles Hasse, William August Hasse, Franklin O. Hatfield, George A. Haynes, Joseph Hebert, Edward J. Heckelman, Edward J. Heckelman (Dup.), Trygve Hegre, Martin Heidtman, William F. Heimke, Walter C. Heinemann, Louis H. Heins, Frederick Louis Heintz, Samuel Heifer, J. Joseph Helko, Karl F. Hellwig, William C. Hellwig, Roscoe K. Henderson, Thomas R. Henderson, Hames C. Henley, John P. Hennehohle, Edward C. Hensick, Russell P. Hensley, George F. Henson, Glenn H. Henson, Jim A. Henson, Rudolph Henson, Norton L. Hepner, Clarence F. Herber, Hilmer B. Hermanson, Clyde G. Hess, Robert Edward Hess, Charles L. Hickman, Glenn Leonard Hidinger, Harold Hidinger, Harry S. Hilbrich, Alfred J, Hilbrick, Anthony, H. A. Hilgers, Andrew Hill, Irvin H. Hill, William J. Hill, Fred W. Hille, Walter John Hillman, Chester B. Hilton, Oval Hinton, Joseph Hirsch, Leonard C. Hirsch, Lucian H. Hirsch, Homer B. Hise, William Hisey, Wilford H. Hobbs, Leo R. Hodges, Frank Julius Hoeppner, Joe M. Hoffman, Aleysius J. Hoffman, George E. Hoffman, Joe M. Hoffman, Sylvester E. Hoffman, Donald Kirk Hokr, James A. Holloway, Thomas E. HonQuest, John August Hook, Benjamin F. Hopkins, Charles F. IIopp, Herman Hopp, Robert F. Hopp, Grover C. Horn, Joseph J. Horwath, Earl Hostetter, Jesse J. Hough, William F. Hough, Joseph W. Housley, Dan Howard, Glen R. Howard, William J. Howarth, Colin S. Ilowat, William Frederick Howat, Clarence Howlett, John Hroszcz, Claude Hubler, Lewis Hadnall, Clyde Hudson, Hugo O. Huebner, Henry H. Huehn, Dick Huitenga, Charles M. Humphreys, Gregory Hunniford, Edwin J. Hussey, *Joseph Wallace Hutton, Joseph G. Ibach Jr., Kelos Ivey, John Jabbecki, Ignatius G. Jablonski, Joseph S. Jablonski, Ancel B. Jackson, Mauel D. Jackson, Othel K. Jackson, Smaule A. Jackson, Peter Jamanos, Benjamin E. James, George L. James, Sam Janover, Willis Jarchow, Felix C. Jarek, Michael Jarosz, John A. Jensen, Arnold Jergens, George G. Jergens, Harry R. Jewett, Noah B. Jewett, William Joachim, Alfred Johnson, Frank J. Johnson, Charley E. Johnson, Edwin E. Johnson, Ingwald Johnson, John A. Johnson, Raymond C. Johnson, Thomas H. Johnson, George H. Jolley, George William Jonas, Otto E. Jonas, Alexander Jones, Clarence Jones, Ernest A. Jones, Harold R. Jones, Harry B. Jones, Ralph Jones, Walter E. Jones, Winn Jones, Lloyd Jordan, Walter E. Jordan, Wilson K. Jordan, Antony Josinski, George J. Jugenitz, John F. Jung, John J. Kadron, Edward R. Kaiser, Ralph G. Kale, Wladystow Kalokowski, Peter

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Kaluf, Echvarcl F. Kalwa, Henry E. Kalwa, Frank Kaminski, Joseph Kaptur, William H. Karth, William A. Kasch, Ray W. Kaske, Theodore H. Kasten, Konstantios Katsogianos, Sam Katz, Solomon Katz, Martin P. Kaucak, Andrew F. Kauchak, John F. Kaziak, Casmir M. Kazmierscki, Stanley C. Keddrowski, David J. Keefe, James H. Kegg, Peter Keitzer, Metro B. Keklik, Joseph Kelle, Malbert G. Kelley, Earl W. Kemp, Jacob Kenchuk, Fred D. Kennard, William A. Kennedy, William J. Kennedy, Cecil R.-Kenney, James Howard Kenney, George Kereakes, William A. Kietzmann, Julius Kijowski, Michael Owen Kilbane, Jesse L. Kimmet, Edgar S. Kingman, George E. Kingston, John J. Kingston, Lawrence J. Kingston, Edmond Kirby, Charles William Kirk, Charles A. Kistler, Oliver A. Kistler, Pete L. Kitayovski, Joseph Kiwecki, Roy Klacinski, *Walter Klamm, Charles A. Klaubo, Henry O. Klee, John J. Kleinman, Conrad H. Klemsmann, Stanislaw Klepka, William Klooster, Frank F. Kluge, John Klusek, Arthur O. Klusmeier, Edward J. Knoerzer, Herman N.. Knoerzer, Joseph P. Knoerzer, Louis Koartge, Matt J. Kobus, Stenly Kocal, Arthur M. Koch, Ben Koch, John Koch, Leo S. Koch, Emil H. Koehler, Fred A. Koelpin, Adolph A. Kohl, George H. Kohl, Joseph C. Kohl, Valentine A. Kohl, * Arthur Paul Kohler, Francis A. Holb, Fred A. Kolepin, Stephen A. Kollar, Joe Kolodzyski, Albert Kooy, Louis J. Koscialniak, Frank Koslowski, George Kostoff, George Kostoff, Anastazy Kotynski, John A. Kotzer, Peter D. Koufos, Frank Steven Kovalcik, William J. Kowallich, Paul Kowowski, Carl E. Kralowetz, Joseph H. Kralowetz, Ralph H. Kramer, Ingatius Krawczyk, Herman Krieger, Edward Martin Kroer, Jan Krolik, Edward T. Kroll, Emil Henry Kroll, *Henry Julius Krug, Wilfred P. Kruyer, John Krzemien, Steve Kubak, Max A. Kuhn, Stanley Kulik, William A. Kunde, Arnold Kunert, Gerard J. Kunst, John Kuro, George M. Kussmaul Jr., Joseph H. Kussmaul, Alfonso J. Kyaderas, Casimar C. Kwiatkowski, Toney Kwiatkowski, Walter Kwiakowski, John Lackovitch, Elliott Lafayette, Mike Lalaeff, Reuben M. Lamb, Herbert Lamborn, Nick Lamia, Rosrie Lamoneca, Muncio Lamonica, Rosorio Lamoneca, Albert William Lamprell, William P. Lange, John R. Lannon, David T. Larsen, Edward H. Larsen, John J. Larsen, Edwin Larson, Hugo V. Larson, Otto M. Larson, August G. Last, Julius Latzko, Jesse Raymond Lawell, Harry T. Lawler, Arthur Lawrence, Frank C. Laws, James Lawson, William F. Lawson, Clifford A. LeBell, Oliver W. Ledbetter, John Lee, Otis R. Lee, Oscar R. Leech, Edmond J. Leeney, Henry P. Leimback, Harry Lemmon, John Lenvzycki, Pilade Lecioni, Oliber H. Lessig, Isadore Levin, Leo J. Lewandowski, Mike S. Lewandowski, Stanley M. Lewandowski, Vincent Lewandowski, Walter J. Lewandowski, Walter D. Lewandowski, Wincenty Lewandowski, John Liedtky, Joseph S. Lietzan, Clar-

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ence R. Lightcap, Edward Lindblom, Adrian VanSinderen Lindsley, Tony Lindze, Arthur F. Linsenman, Paul E. Linthicum, Edwin K. Lipinski, George F. Lipinski, Frederick L. Lippert, Daniel N. Lipscomb, Andy Liptak, George Liptack, Thomas Lister, Ora Little, Thomas Livingston, Aljah Wright Lloyd, Cyril H. Lloyd, Philip Lochdoff, William G. Lochte, George E. Long, Taylor Long, Arthur E. Loomis, Arthur J. Lorenz, Fred Francis Lott, Nick Louis, Joseph A. Love, Lloyd Love, Washington E. Love, Henry Loveridge, Charlie Loy, Anthony G. Lucas, Albert Luchene, Lynn R. Lucky,.Joseph A. Lukowski, Stanley L. Lukowski, Erick Lund, Charles Ernest Luthman, Ralph J, Lutz, Thomas E. Lynch, Thomas J. Lyons, Frank McAdams, George F. McAvellis, Joseph W. McAvellis, Roy H. McCammon, John McCarron, Ralph H. McClay, Mac M. McClure, Lynn McCoy, Paul W. McDaniel, Andy McDonnell, Harry McGary, Robert E. McGowan, George T. McGrath, Robert W. McHie, Sideon D. McHie, Ashley McKinney, Bert C. McKown, John P. McLaughlin, George McLean, Carl E. McNany, Richmond McNany, William T. McNeill, Irving McNutt, John L. Mackowski, Mike J. Madura, Fred Magdanz, Edward N. Magi not, James C. Maguire, John Francis Mahoney, Melvin H. Maier, Arthur L. Main, Edward W. Waitre, Fred W. Malon, James L. Maloney, Emmett Manutt, Antonio Mandalena, Jasper Mangiarcimo, George A. Manille, Benn J. Manthey, Michael Mantiera, Joseph Marino, Montie F. Markert, William H. Market, Robert H. Markley, Walter Marlenga, Stanley Marlence, Henry A. Marquardt, Steve Marriz, Dewitt T. Martin, Floyd Martin, Wladyslaw Mastkowski, John L. Mathews, Paul T. Matkowicz, Walter Matkowicz, Vittorio Matusiz, George W. Mauck, Kenneth Lee Mauck, George R. Mauke, Julius Mauser, William P. May, Stanley Mazur, Floyd C. Meadows, Vincent Mecke, *Joseph Quartus Mecum, Wilbur F. Medaris, Peter Medve, Harold A. Meek, Jakob Meiers, Ralph H. Meiswinkel, Oris Oliver Melton, Frank C. Meltzer, Sol Mendelsohn, Ross Merlo, Henry C. Merz, Fred Messmer, Salvatore F. Metallo, Everett Metcalf, William Raymond Mette, Walter E. Meyn, Rudolph Meyrer, Ernest G, Michael, Albert Michaels, William C. Michaels, Walter Michniewicz, Karl Neadzwecke, Harry O. Neff, Charles Enoch Nelson, David Nelson, Ralph H. C. Nelson, Sam Nelson, James Guy Nesbitt, Glynn A. Newell, Owen E. Newlon, Fred W. Newman, Harry G. Newman, Walter H. Newman, William F. Newman, Albert F. Ney, John J. Ney, Thomas G. Ney, William Nichols, James Nickalos, Sebastiano Nicosia, Conrad Niewar, Peter Nitch, James E. Nordstrand, John J. Nordstrand, Nel J. Norstrand, Neal J. Nordstrand (Dup.), Anton C. Novak, James Novak, Ingantz Nowaczek, Felix A. Nowaczyk, Casimer B. Nowicki, Edwin J. Nowlan, John O’Connor, Patrick T. O’Connor, Walter P. O’Connor, Frank W. O’Donnell,

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Thomas P. O’Donnell, Allen F. O’Rourke, John J. O’Rourke, Thomas E. O’Toole, Ralph S. Ofle, Stanley Joseph Olejriiczak, Andrew Olsen, Elof Olson, Stanislaw Olsowry, Kazimiesz Olszowy, Norman S. Oltz, Russell M. Oltz, Frank Osak, Thomas Osek, Laurence Ouczarzak, Leo K. Owczarzak, Stanely J. Owczarzak, Tony M. Owczarak, Ward Owens, Cyrus K. Owery, Edward Palmateer, William Palmateer, Albert C. Palmer, Cecil Palmer, Andrew Paras, Max O. Parbst, Albert J. Parker, Earl F. Parks, Raymond A. Parks, Carl M. Passage, Zarra T. Passage, Abraham Passin, Steve Passowic, Theodore Patrone, Stanislaus Patrzatak, Earl J. Patterson, Robert C. Patterson, Bruno Paulinski, Frank Pavlik, James Pavlovich, Bennie Pawlowski, John Pawlowski, James Herbert Paxton, Frank J. Payeur, Michael C. Paylo, Frank Payne, Frank J. Payser, Joseph H. Peaker, Asa W. Pearson, Howard C. Pearson, John H. Peck, Roy A. Peffers, Andrew H. Peiffer Jr., John A. Fekownik, Stanley Pelk, Fred A. Peo, Floyd C. Perkins, Waslaw Perzenski, Loyis Peterek, George M. Peters, Axel F. Peterson, Clarence R. Peterson, Fred C. Peterson, George Peterson, Gunner Peterson, Martin G. Peterson, Myron A. Peterson, Philip D. Peterson, Raymond W. Peterson, William C. Peterson, William W. Pettit, Carey Pettus, Clifford E. Pettys, George L. Petzinger, Fred H. Pfrommer, Ray D. Phelps, John G. Phrommer, Andrew Piakowski, August Piazza, Thomas Pierzxhalski, Bernard L. Plum, Felix Pociuchanski, Joseph K. Pocuhanski, Paul Pokan, Frank Polak, Alex Polcuyk, Dante Pollacchi, Charles F. Pollard, Clinton A. Pollard, James H. Pollard, Roy Polus, Jasper Pomilia, Walter H. Poppe, Frank Poramba, Raymond L. Porlier, David Posner, Carl F. Post, Adam Postma, Edward Potts, Frank Pouch, Carl Alfred Powley, Clarence Prange, Thomas F. Prendergast, Hubert B. Prevo, Orval J. Prevo, Patrick E. Price, William E. Price, George A. Pridham, Kenneth F. Prindle, Raymond Prindle, Arthur John Prohl, Frank W. Porhl, Edmund J. Pruchmicki, William T. Pruchnicki, Steven Przyblaski, Stanislaw Przytula, Mike M. Pszxzola, Frank Pucci, John Otis Puntney, Harvey J. Purkey, Nick Qualtropani, Raymond P. Quinn, Fred E. Raab, Charles F. Rabenhorst, William P. Rabenhorst, Edwin L. Race, George L. Race, Steven Radzinski, Barney Rakowski, Charley Rakowski, Paul L. Ramthun, Angelo Randezzp, Raymond M. Rascher, George A. Rathbun, Alvin C. Ray, Joseph Ray, Warren D. Ray, Thomas J. Reagan, Harvey E. Reder, Benjamin F. Reed, Carl T. Reed, Cecil Reed, Frank O. Reed, Frank R. Reese, Nunzio C. Rega, Eveet V. Regnier, Joseph W. Reilley, Tony Reingold, Anthony John Reinholz, Herbert W. Reiver, Harvey Retzloff, Floyd G. Rextrew, Alexander William Rhind, Carmello Riccardo, George E. Richard, George L. Richardson, Grove Richardson, William A. Rieger, John T. Riffel, Denzil R. Riggs,

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Charles W. Riley, Harry J. Rimbach, John A. Rippe, Joseph Riserbato, Maurice J. Ritter, Samuel Rizzo, Scott Robbins, Peter M. Robert, Charles Wiley Roberts, Fred Roberts, Mason W. Roberts, David Robertson, Ed. Robinson, Guy Robinson, Walter A. Robinson, Guy Rogers, William Rogowicz, Fred A. Rohde, Walter W. Rhode, Roy C. Rose, Frederick A. Roth, John L. Roth, Giuseppe Rovai, Raymond Charles Roy, Fred E. Rueter, Angeloa A. Rufas, Lewis E. Rule, Carl J. Rundquist, August Runge, Calude J. Ruschlie, William H. Russell, Joseph E. Ruth, Clemens E. Ruthkowski, Ralph W. Rutt, Martin C. Rychwalski, Stanely Rychwalski, Floyd B. Ryron, Thomas Rys, Frank J. Ryzewski, Ferdinand A. Saager, Tonie Sadda, Joseph Sakai, Louis Saklis, Joseph H. Salyer, Harry J. Sammetinger, Stanely John Samsel, Tony P. Sanders, Arthur M. Sands, Edward Sapivicz, John Jack Sapko, Andrew Sarti, Fritz Sass, Joseph Sass, Alexander Say, Nicholas J. Scatena, Jacob F. Schaadt, Thomas F. Schalaida, Edward J. Schaller, Joseph Schamer, Raymond J. Scherer, Albert C. Scheuneman, William H. Scheuneman, Otto F. Scheunemann, William H. Schmid, Henry H. Schmidt, Rudie Schmidt, Walter C. Schmidt, Archie Joe Schmitz, Julius H. Schneider, Peter A. Schneider, Otto SchofL Charles O. Schonert, Peter V. Schoon, Edward Schottler, Charles Schramm, Leonard J. Schramm, Alwin H. Schreiber, Louis Schreiber. Rudolph Schroder, William A. Schroeder. William J. Schroeter, Albert J. Schultz, Fred W. Schultz, Richard H. Schultz, Richard H. Schultz (Dup.), William F. Schultz, Edward A. Schutz, Walter C. Schwerin, Peter G. Scoofakis, Steve George Scoofakis, James R. Scott, Ralph F. Scott, Alexander James Sczmanki, Bert B. Searles, Samuel F. Sebastian, William H. Seebolt, Arthur W. Seefeldt, Ray Seely, John Seikut, John Sekel, Clarence Semple, Bryan E. Sewell, George Sferrino, George F. Shafer. Frank E. Sharkaski, Thomas W. Shaw, Howard A. Shea, John E. Sheldon. Charles C. Sherburne, Joseph L. Sherby, Wasil Shery, Leo Shiner, Louis Shirley, David Shlaes, Louis J. Shnir, Edgar C. Shoemaker. Martin Short, Harvey J. Showalter, Carl Everett Shroyer, Samuel F. Shulenberger, John D. Sibert, Paul S. Siegrist, Walter A. Sikorsky, Bronislaw Silkowski, Aaron D. Singer, Joseph Sisco, John Siwoski, John Skal, Joseph Martin Skalski, Thomas Skiba, Paul H. Skinner, Sam D. Skufakias, Stanley F. Skrzypczak, Nicola Slafcheff, William Slavin, Earl E. Slingsby, Joseph Slivinski, Bryant G. Smalley, Charles N. Smith, Clifford W. Smith, Foster Smith, Harry H. Smith, Ira J. Smith, James L. Smith, John W. Smith, Ralph J. Smith, Robert S’. Smith, Theodore J. Smith, William E. Smith, Stewart Smock, Mike Smollen, Earl R. Snyder, Otto A. Soczyk, Victor Soderberg, Peter Solan, Joe Somerville, Edward W. Sommer, Robert F. Somer, Fred W. Sommers, George F. Sommers, William F. Som-

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mers, Bennie Z. Sosin, George Soter, Stanislaw Sowinski, Walter Sowinski, Andrew Sowula, Tony Spano, Donald C. Sparling, Herbert L. Specker, William C. Spiers, Joe Spinoso, Liborio Spinoso, William Spoerner, Stephen Springer, Maci Stanistowski, Paul H. Stark, Havard Starr, Oscar Starr, Kosta Stasoff, James Staros, John Joe Steele, Jim Stefanis, Medard Steffans, Arthur R. Steiger, August Steinhauer, Henry Steinhauer, Sam Stelow, William L. Stephen, Bert C. Stevens, David Stevens, Edward Stevens, Frank Stevens, Harold Stevens, James Allan Stevens, Oliver Menne Stevens, Arthur H. Steward, Kenneth D. Stewart, Paul H. Stewart, Alfred A. Stickler, Joseph C. Stinson, Walter C. Stirling, Alfred Mike Stocker, George Lawrence Stocker, Horace J. Stone, Seymour Stone, Raymond O. Stonebreaker, Harold E. Stout, Harold E. Stratton, William Herman Strauch, Ernest C. Strikler, Walter Stringer, Roy Strother, Philip Stroupe, Adamd Strzeleski, Herman L. Struebig, Anthony B. Sulicz, William Sullivan, Jacob P. Sumeracki, Stanley Surdyk, Vasil Susich, Harvey Sutton, Plin J. Swanson, John R. Swanton, Joseph E. Szarkowski, Mayon Szepkowski, John R. Szkutas, Martin B. Szymanski, Peter Tack, Herry J. Tague, Joseph A. Tague, Thomas E. Tague, John Tamminga, Angelo A. Tancredi, William Tanis, Clyde W. Tanner, Samuel Taylor, Lewis T. Tebedo Jr., Charles Joseph Tebout, Charles O. Tegner, Peter Telechan, John E. Thomas, Percy W. Thompson, Walter Thompson, Victor C. Thomson, Arthur Thon, William B. Thorn, Arthur O. Thornton, Felix Thornton, Ralph S. Thorsen, Hans M. Thrane, Victor C. Thomson, Harold Troop, Arthur J. Tiemann, Eugene Timar, Tobert H. Tippett, Ledger O. Tisdale, Davis K. Tittle, Ingval Todnem, Otto R. Tolzmann, John J. Totzka, Everett H. Towle, Mike Trachi, Avangelos Trakas, Ben B. Trappy, Frank Trepinski, Don W. Triece, John Alex Trilikankas, Albert C. Trinkle, Evangelos Trogades, Elmer F. Trost, Harry Trost, Barney Trzeciak, Fred P. Tucker, Joseph L. Tully, Ernest Turner, Clifford Henry Tyler, Wladvslaw Tylus, Arthur J. Ullerich, Albert H. Unverferth, William C. Unverferth, William H. VanBorstel, Albert E. Vanderhoof, George M. VanValkenburg, Peter Vasil, Harry Veith, Walter H. Veith, Frank Verlandi, John C. Vesseriat, Christ Visse, Frank H. Volk, William J. K. Volk, Huge H. Volkman, Gardner W. Voorheis, John Vroblewski, John J. Wachtel, Walently Wach, Earl J. Wagenblast, John H. Wagner, Benjamin S. Wagoner, Charles H. Wall, Leon E. Wallent, Joseph B. Walsh, Walter G. Walsh, Adolph M. Walther, Francis J. Waiver, Charles Ward, Howard S. Ward, Paul P. Warner, William Warrillow, Otto Warwick, Thomas R. Washington, Arthur E. Watts, William M. Watts, John Waworzyk, William G. Weaver, Clifford A. Webb, Hugo V. Webb, Fred H. Weibert, *Edward J. Weinand, Anthony J. Weis, Edward John Weis,

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Daniel W. Weldy, Leslie Joseph Welty, George L. Wesner, Eldon West, Walter D. Whalen, Lightel L. Whitaker, Virgil E. Whitaker, William E. Whitaker, Ambrose Victor White, Guy C. White, Hugh James White, Louis William Patrick White, Sherman Wilson White, Raymond Whitmore, Antoni Wiatrowski, James R. Wiegel, Louis F. Wiening, Walter T. Wieseniewski, Harry T. Wight, Steve Wikczwiski, Carl Wiker, Ray Wiker, John Wilcox, Edward Paul Wilde, Mike W. Wilk, Ernest Wilkenson, Allen R. Williams, Anthony Joseph Williams, James H. Williams, William G. Williams, Fred Wilson Willig, Willis Wilse, Charles C. Wilson, Chauncey Gorman Wilson, George W. Wilson, Hiram Edwin Wilson, Lorin Arthur Wiltsee, Andrew M. Wirkus, Walter Witkowski, Judson A. Witter, Philip X. Wledlinski, John Woitkowiak; Stanley J. Wojciechowski, Chester J. Wojcinski, Sam Wolak, Henry Wolf, William Wolf, Cecil T. Wolff, Arthur L. Wolter, Henry Murray Woodman. Harrison Woodson, Ben J. Woolbrandt, Edwin Walter Workinger, Frank Workinger, Charles A. Workman, William H. Worley, Harry W. Wundrow, Walter Fred Wunrow, Christ Yakimiff, Herman Yaras, Wasyl Yarmola, Frank Yohenak, James D. York, Alva Andrew Young, Edward W. Young, Henry P. Young, William F. Young, Harry William Younger, Frank Younker, Henry Younker, John Younker, John Yurczak, Otto L. Zachow, Mike Zagorski, Vincent Zagorski, Carl L. Zahrte, Nick Zamanos, Tony Zampino, Steve Zasada, Frank Zielaxowski, Mikie Zigman, Jacob Zmudka, Albert C. Zoll, William Zorbas, Albert V. Zubay Jr., Michael Zubowski, "Ralph Edward Zurn, Harold W. Zuver.

HOBART — Daniel L. Abel, Edward Abel, John S. Alev, Lloyd C. Arnold, Ralph G. Banks, George F. Barnes, Fred O. Baumer, Albert C. Bender, Frank J. Bender, Walter Frederick Bender, Floyd S. Black, Lee Blake. Charles L. lanehard, Roy Blanchard, Jeremiah Blimel, Carl P. Boldt, John E. Boldt, Harry H. Bolles, Frank L. Booty, Fred H. Bowlby, Earl Brown, George J. Bruebach, Charles Crump, Vance R. Calvert, Emil A. Carlson, Harry Oscar Carlson, Paul William Carlson, Ervin Carstensen, Lionel F. Cavinder, Arthur J. Christiansen, Leon D. Clarke, LeRoy P. Cook, Amos A. Cooper, Francis H. Curtis, Cecil A. Ditlow, William Dolle. Walter W. Ensign, Frank R. Ferguson, Leo B. Fifield, Earl M. Fisher, George Fleck, William A. Fleck, Carles Levi Frame, Reid B. Gray, Harry A. Grey, Lawrence E. Gross, Edward L. Gruel, Charles T. Hamacher, Peter S. Hansen, Edgar Harms, Herbert W. Hartnup, Fred J. Hillman, Roy Hillman, Ross Hollister, John W. Huff, Frank Hurst, Herman Ireland, Edward J. Irvine, Jake J. Ittel, David R. James, Gilbert Jarvis, Carl E. Johnson, Leonard Johnson, Cornelius Johnson, John C.

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Judge, George Katlares, Bennie J. Kietzman, Preston Kinsey, Charles Kisels, Flyn Koch, Emil J. Kossow, William F. Kossow, Edward C. Kostbade, William C. Kostbade, Ralph Kraft, Louis W. Kramer, Carl F. Krausse, Walter John Kuhn, Otto J. Larson, Moody V. Louks, Harry S. McClaren, Joseph P. McCormich, Charles L. Mclntire, Dwight Mackey, James J. Madden, Samuel M. Mann, Algot Victor Nelson, Everett P. Newman, Charles J. Nieters, Elmer L. Niksch, Benjamin J. Packham, William C. Packham, Benedik Pallos, Walter C. Passow, William Passow, Eric E. Pearson, George Pierce, Joseph E. Pierce, Juston J. Rebola, William J. Reick, Elmer Rich, Evan J. Roper, Fred W. Rose, Edward H. Sauter, George V. Sauter, Frank W. Schavey, George Schavey, Louis Walter Schlobohm, Theodore C. Schlobohm, Michael E. Schmelter, George Schmidt, Ray Edmund Schreffler, Edin R. Severance, George E. Severance, Ernest G. Shane, Harold Ray Shearer, Otho N. Sizelove, Isaac R. Small, John Edward Small, Ray Small, Benjamin Smith, Charles L. Smith, Eugene P. Smith, George Jarvis Smith, Ralph E. Snyder, Charles C. Sohn, Ernest F. Sohn, Jr.; Ernest O. Sonnatog, William C. Sonntag, Frank Sovarnes, Leffert R. Spencer, William M. Springman, John M. Stanley, Willard W. Stevens, Harry A. Strom, George G. Suppes, George. Emmett Tabbert, Loman J. Teer, Burt G. Thompson, Wynne W. Thompson, Richard R. Thurston, Edward S. Traeger, Leo J. Tree, Walter J. Tutwiler, Andrew J. Wall, Lew W. Watson, George H. White, Edward Wilburn, James H. Wilson, Reuben L. Winans, Arthur E. Wishman, Frank Wishman, George R. Wood, Runde L. N. Wood, Clidis S. Worsham, Thomas Witherspoon, Albert A. Zander.

GARY — Eugene B. Abell, John N. Abell, William Henry Abernathy, Henry Abila, Gasper Accardo, Wesley H. Acker, Clarence O. Adams, Coleman Adams, George Adams, Herman W. Adams, John B. Adams, Michael Adams, Paul A. Adams, Thomas H. Adams, William Walter Adams, Young T. Adams, Ettore Adani, Florian F. Adler, Joe Afflito, Nick Agelos, Arthur

Ahrends, Will Akey, Dominick Alaimo, Krsto Lazo Alaksich, Giorg Albert, Mike Adeleines, Peter Aletras, Cyrus Alexander, Joash S. Alexander, David Aitkin, Jr., James Aitken, Weyman L. Alger, Eugenio Alia, Pliment Alinoff, Jonathan Alkos, Samuel J. Allard, Carlo Allegretti, Benjamin Allwerdy, Carl H. Allen, Luther F. Allen, Rampo Alexoch, Isadore Alterowitz, Sam Altman, Orill L. Alward, Meskies Amos, Andrew Amos, John Ammirabile, George Anagnostopulos, Stathis Anastasion, Andrew K. Anderson, Arthur C. Anderson, Arthur M. Anderson, Forest A. Anderson, Harold Joel Anderson, Jens P. F. Anderson, Joe Anderson, Lamar Anderson, Leonard Anderson, Lewis Anderson, Rayale W. Anderson, Sam An-

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derson, Karl B. Andreas, John Andreos, Roman Andrewske, Geogoris Andrulakis, Philip Anello, Apos Angel, Steve Angelos, Alex Angelovich, Joseph Aniscavagem, Henry E. Anschuetz, Andrew Antecki, Anastosios Antolinakis, Harry P. Antony, Ernest Anzivino, Andrew G. Apostolopoulos, Mike Arbanas, Stefani Arcangello, Joseph Argostino, Peter Arhondas, Sam M. Aronson, William Grant Arthur, Ivar Arvidson, Joseph Ased, James C. Ashinhurst, Edwin Asplin, Edward Asplund, Dominico Assento, Charles Asymega, Ikim Atanasoff, Kostanatous Athanasios, Nicholas Athanasoff, Space Atseff, Peter Augustyniak, Charles B. Aument, Alberto Aurelio, John Austin, Adam F. Avarski, Paul Avdoshenko, Virgil Averitt, Nicholas G. Avgulas, Joe B. Aydelotte, Jacob Bebenia, Mike Babos, Oscar G. Bachman, Emil G. Backlund, Frank S. Baczkowski, George Bahm, John Baird, William K. Baird, Samuel Bakan, James Baker, Michael Bakhurenko, Dionisios Bakogianis, James Bakoulas, Stanko Bakrach, Filip Baksic, Peter Balcius, John Bales, John Ball, William E. Ballentyne, John Baluk, Sam Banagis, John S. Bancsi, Mike Bankers, Adam Banner, John E. Barbzer, John E. Barber, John Barko, Andros Barlos, Leon C. Barnes, Girther Barnhill, Bart Barnott, Joseph R. Barowsky, Joseph H. Barrett, John Barron, George F. Barth, Roy D. Barth, Thomas A. Bartsakas, Mike Basich, Frank Bass, Glenn F. Bastian, Victor C. Battle, Charles Bazin, Hamp Beach, Leon A. Beland, Andrew J. Belco, Paul J. Belec, Luka Belkoff, Charles L. Bell, Charlie N. Bell, John H. Bell, *Gost B. Belles, Charles Bender, Theodore Bender, Mike Bendoganis, Monroe K. Bennett, Royal W. Bennett, Alvin Benson, Carl L. Benson, Claus B. Benson, John J. Benson, Steve Benza, Nick Berbas, Jove Berdovich, Edward G. Berg, Oscar A. Bergen, Emil Berkanovic, Thomas Berkanovic, Sherley Berke, Jozef Bernat, Mastai Bernier, Lewis T. Berry, Lewis T. Berry (Dup.), Luther Berry, Robert E. Berry, Matthew S. Bersell, Ralph N. Berthold, Antonio Berti, William J. Bettla, James C. Beverly, Claude Bevill, Andrew Bickas, John Bida, Carl G. Biddle, Ivio R. Biddle, Stanley Biedulewicz, Christ Biel, James Bikes, Josef Bilka, Mike Bilko, Vern O. Billart, Clyde H. Billman, George Bimbiloff, Nick Binco, Sam Bingo, Nick Bioneo, Amos F. Bish, Paul Bittenbender, Joseph S. Black, Ben J. Blackman, Worick Blagg, Settino Bernard, Donald D. Blair, Lewis F. Blair, Oscar Blair, Arthur D. Blake, Bernard A, Blaney, Jozef Blaszak, Frank Bledig, John E. Bliss, Charles Block, Frank J. Blodgett, Joe M. Blutt, Robert Samuel Boal, Carl Boardman, Clarence Heber Boardman, Mikel Bobel, Charles Bocca, Charles Bocca (Dup.), Frank J. Bocca, Frederick R. Bode, John Boemaker, John Bojanowski, Thomas Bojarski, Andrew C. Boley, Ignacy Bolewski, Danny Bolkum, Guglielmo Bombardo, Bonaro Bonari, Pietro Bonetto, Kostanty Bonosiak, Chiriakus Bonousis, Esta E. Booher, Gust Booras, Samuel Iligson.

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Booth, Arthur H. Borg, Wendell H. Borg, John Borgula, Samuel S. Borin, Paul A. Borman, Daniel Bourke, John Bousios, Frederick Bower, Wesley H. Bower, Harold E. Bowers, Barclay F. Bowman, Floyd E. Bowmin, John M. Boyajian, Harry L. Boyd, William E. Boyden, Albert R. Boyer, Ross Boyer, McKinley Boseman, Mike Bozicevih, John Bozok, Peter Christ Bozos, William H. Brach, Carl J. Brady, Earl Bragg, *John Durward Brand, Charles Braun, Walter E. Brautigan, Walter E. Brautigan (Dup.), Edward Braxton, Milan Brein, Ralph P. Breitenhucher, Harold L. Brewer, John Brigans, Wilkie W. Brooks, Adolph Brown, Avery E. Brown, Edward Brown, Edward F. Brown, Ernest Brown, Floyd E. Brown, Forrest C. Brown, Jack Brown, Harry L. Brownell, Sidney Brownstein, Ferris D. Bruce, William S. Brueckheimer, James Brugatp, Louis Brunc, Waclaw Brzus, Earl L. Buckman, William F. Buhrt, Dimitor Bulja, Otto Sam Bukvich, Harry M. Burdick, Hugh Burford, Lewis C. Burke, Thomas Joseph Burke, * Archibald Burns, Jr.; Harold W. Burns, William S. Burns, George Burros, Bryan W. Burtch, Carlo Busato, Floyd Smalley Bush, Franklin P. Bushey, Joe Busie, Joseph Butkas, Alex Buziak, George Byk, William M. Byrd, Harry J. Burger, Michael E. Cadden, Soterios D. Cagiantos, Howard H. Cain, Harry A. Caine, Lorenzo Calderone, Harvey Caldwell, William R. Caldwell, Lloyd E. Calkins, Hugh Callahan, John Callis, Ferdinand Camorion, Gordon C. Campbell, Jim Campbell, Oliver B. Canady, Sam Capizzo, Thomas Capsan, James Carac, Gust Caravasilis, William Cardaras, Pete Carl, Arthur W. Carnduff, Henry Carosi, Herbert B. Carpenter, Phillip Carrington, Augustino Carrozza, Gene Carter, Frank Cartinas, John Caruthers, Albert E. Carver, Don R. Casey, James Casey, William D. Casper, Nick H. Catana, Francesco Catizone, Stephen. Cavish, Henry J. Cecil, Ugo Cellentani, John Cempura, Joseph C. Cerovaz, Frank Cerra, Martin Cesara, Michele Cesaro, Joseph Cetner, Frank Chac, William G. Chacarestos, Wojcieek Chalapris, David H. Chambers, Thomas P. Chambers, Edwin A. Chandler, John K. Chaplik, Borah Chapman, John H. Charlesworth, Clifford J. Chartier, Dell E. Chase, George Chathas, Will Chatman, Egbert Chavis, Julius K. Checkers, Steve Chermus, Joe Chiaramonte, Charles Chiaramonti, Triandezilis Chichilios, Anthony Z. Chickerdanos, Ephraim T. Childs, Constantine N. Chioles, Vasil Chirok, Gust Sonstantin Chiros, Spiros Chitourus, Tom Chlorak, Konstantin Cholodinsky, Aleck Chopevy, Frank Chrisian, Mack Christ, Theodore Christ, Christian Christianson, Harry O. Christman, William A. Christmond, Louis Christoff, Steve Christofilos, John Churilla, John Cian, Pasquale Ciarrocchi, Nicola D. Cicco, Guiseppe Ciccone, John Cidulka, Stanislaw Cieslak, Wladyslaw Cieslak, Stelny Cieszkiewicz, Saverio Cimino, Akim Ciora, George C. dark, William P. Clark, Dean C. Clemens, Murrel A. Clemens,

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Raymond William Clemens, John O. Clendenen, James B. Clifford, John P. Clifford, Gust Coban, Isidor M. Cohen, Samuel Cohn, Kenneth R. Coile, Henry B. Colburn, John James Colburn, George W. Cole, Ira Cole, Robert Coleman, Harry P. Coles, Pesus G. Collando, Philip M. Collanger, George Collier, Evans Collins, Charles Coltran, George M. Colusis, Mance Comer, Traian T. Comsa, Paul A. Conde, Charles F. Conn, John Connolly, Fred A. Connore, John E. Conrad, Edward Conroy, Frank J. Conroy, George Constantin, Harry Constantis, James J. Conway, Harry L. Cooke, Victor R. Cooledge, Raymond F. Coon, Russell Waldp Coon, Curtis Coons, Walter G. Cooper, Nick J. Copagaris, Morton Copeland, Frank Core, James Corsbie, Felice Cortess, Clements Costanedo, Loritto Cottone, Roy V. Coundiff, Sherman Covert, Joseph S. Cowan, Ora L. Cox, "Raymond Leo Cox, Alexander Joseph Coyle, Henry A. Coyle, Daniel Craehn, John Craft, Art Cragen, David C. Craig, James Alexander Craig, DeCourcey Crandall, C. E. Crawford, Frank H. Crawford, Henry B. Crawford, Sam Crbut, Bennie M. Cripe, Benjamin E. Crissinger, Orville L. Crissinger, George Crist, Giuseppe Critelli, Harry Edwin Crook, Eugene Ii. Cross, Francis Croswell, Joseph J. Crotty, Clyde B. Crouse, Albert Crowley, Joseph A. Crowley, Lee Crump, Vern Culp, Arthur G. Cummings, Clarence Cunningham, Colby Cunningham, Jesse W. Cupp, John S. Cupples, Mile Curoija, Sarny Curcio, Nicola Curiola, John Curley, Gust Cussis, Thomas Henry Cutler, Frank J. Curtis, James Curtis, Faul Curtis, Michael D. Cyprios. Walter Czarnecki, Keryle Czarninko, Jack Czubik, John Dagadakis, Theodor H. Daholik, Alan A. Dale, Andrew Daly, Aristitelis Damianus, Wash Danco, Joseph Danek, Larinoze Danes, George Daniels, Michael Danilovich, Everett C. Darrough, Edward J. Darter, James Dasaky, Alonzo B. Daughiery, George David, Vasilie David, Solomon Davids, James R. Davidson, Jchn Davidson, John A. Davidson, Phillip J. Davies, Edward J. Davis, Frank Davis, Guy R. Davis, Harry L. Davis, Jonathan Davis, Joseph Thomas Dacey, Orval D. Davis, Peter Davis, Peter Davis, Peyton David Davis, Ralph J. Davis, Roy Davis, Stephen Davis, Jr., Winston Davis, Steve Daworo, Clarence Dawson, Leandro D’Azzona, Harold S. Deacon, Edwin Deal, Wesley W. Deal, James D. Dean, Natalio DeAngelo, Alva E. Decker, Henry Deering, Frank DeFrier, Paul Defrier, William H. DeGan, James Degulio, Walter DeHaven, Harold S. Deighton, John R. Delage, Nick Delardo, Tony Demacopoulas, Joseph DeMarti, Charles P. Dembosky, George M. Dembrosky, Stephen B. Dembroskv, Wesley Demetroff, Simon Demison, Lawrence Demmon, Thomas J. Dempsey, Peter Denesck, Carl O. Dennewitz, Harry Dent, Harry Desiderio, Louis Desiderio, Victor DeStefano, Harry E. Deuberry, Frank Devito, Mark Devol, Paul L. Dexter, John Krist Diamond, Max Diamond, John Dicenza, Enoch Dickerson,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Anthony Diffatta, James Di Girclamo, Frank Dilato, Charles E. Dilley, Philip H. Dilley, Curtis C. Dils, Elmer Hugh Dils, Nicholas V. Dimitrakis, George Dimitroupulos, Donald H. Dipert, *David Claude Ditmore, Harry L. Dixon, Charles Dobelas, Stanley S. Dobis, Peter Doblestis, Kosta Dobrinoff, Tom Doctorick, Ralph E. Dodds, August E. Doege, Edward J. Dolan, Joseph Dolonski, Jan Dombrowski, Teddy Domicas, Williams Domikas, Alexander F. Dominski, John Domnari, John Donnarin, Thomas Donahue, Charlie Donges, Daniel E. Donlin, Joseph P. Donnelly, Luther L. Donnelly, John Donora, Henry W. Donovan, Charles M. Doodley, James A. Doorley, Ralph M. Doorley, George E. Doran, Edward B. Dorman, John Carlisle Dorman, Ulyton Doskin, Thomas C. Doughtery, Blaine Douglas, Frank Douglas, William Dounora, Ollie E. Dowhen, Clarence B. Doyle, Michael J. Doyle, Emanuel M. Dragomir, Peter Dragovich, John Dragus, Alfred C. Draper, August Dratt, Bernard E. Driscoll, Tom Dristas, John N. Drosopulos, :!:Roy R. Drowty, Julijan Dubaniewicz, Frank Dubois, James Dudgeon, Joseph A. Duffey, Thomas H. Duffy, Albert J. Dufresne, John Duke, Peter Dulo, George Duma, George P. Duma, Joseph Dunajaki, Louis Dunarar, Steve Dunay, Clarence Duncan, Emmett M. Dunlap, *Karl A. Dupes, Charles A. Dupont, Laurence J. Duranleau, Alex Dusczezynski, Francis R. Dwyer, Martin J. Dwyer, Willie Dwyer, George Dziadosz, Cassious C. Eaton, Earl J. Edman, John Efmovch, Drmitrias Efstathiou, Naido Eftemoff, John Eggerson, Francis A. Eisenhart, John K. Elleff, *Fred A. Elkins, David M. Ellen, William H. Eller, Burton Elliott, Isaac Elliott, Oscar Elliott, Ralph R. Elliott, Richard Elliott, Maurice F. Ellis, Albert Elmer, Aleck Eloff, John Eloff, Irvin G. Elser, John V. Elzy, Stanley Emelity, Glen C. Emerick, Henry M. Emig, William W. Emmons, Andrew Emolovich, Michael Endry, Albert E. Engle, Robert England, Russell L. Engle, Joe Enslco, Frank E. Ensweiler, Sando Eordanoff, John V. Eppes, Lloyd J. Eppler, Arthur L. Erickson, Dick G. Eriks, Nick G. Eriks, George A. Erlandson, Charles Ernest, Homer H. Ernst, Ferdinand Ertl, Willie Erwin, Edward W. Esping, John Estes, Eugene Etchason, Bernard Evan, Alfred Evans, Harold D. Evans, William L. Evans, Robert E. Eyles, George J. Faddell, Joseph W. Faherty, John Faison, Armand Falardeau, William O. Falk, Jay M. Falvey, Vito Farad, William R. Fargo, Walter B. Farnsworth, Edwin P. Farrell, William Farrell, John R. Farris, Ward J. Farwell, George Fatouros, Chester H. Feadler, Albert V. Fehrenbacher, Chriss R. Fehrenbacher, Forest D. Feighner, Adolph M. Feiler, Arthur J. Feiler, John O. Fellow, Fred Fennel, Michael Feorakes, Melvin O. Ferch, Edgar F. Ferguson, Rosario Fesi, Tony Fesi, George Filipoff, John Filson, Lloyd E. Finch, William F. Finerty, Carroll K. Fink, Guiseppe Fioretti, Theodore R. Firme, Herman J. Fisher, Berlyn Wayne Fishburn,

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Clyde H. Eishel, John A. Fisher, Raymond P. Fisher, Roy V. Fisher, Wimer G. Fisher, Leonard Fitzgerald, Ray Fitzpatrick, George Flaktos, Apostolos G. Flamos, Jakob Fles, Herman Fletcher, Nathan Ely Fliegleman, Charles Floreos, Fred Florios, Jim Florios, Leroy Leo Floyd, Sol Floyd, Edgar G. Flynn, Otto T. Foedtke, John Fogarassy, Walter Forbes, Martin B. Ford, William H. Forster, Wilfred B. Forsythe, James Foster, Gust P. Fotoplos, James Fotopulos, Mike Fotos, Luis Fovaro, Wallace W. Fraasch, Carl Herbert France, William Franceschini, Renato Francesconi, Howard M. Francis, Arestotales Nik Frangakes, John Frank, Leo Finnegan, William H. Frank, Walter Frankowski, Gustav E. Franson, Monroe Cedric Frazure, Carl Albert Freeh, Edward J. Freeman, Gustav S. Friedland, Petro Frisco, Hugh A. Frost, Henry A. Fuller, Jacob Fullilove, Pasquale Furle, George Furos, Joseph Gabsezwich, Dan Gaccemo, John Gadus, Pietro Gaglic, John Gailas, Harvey Anderson Gainer, John Gajewski, John Galanos, Kirkakos Galanos, Pietro F. Galiardi, Joseph A. Galik, Andrew James Gallagher, John J. Gallagher, Patrick J. Gallagher, William S. Gallagher, Rocco Gallichio, Joseph Galovich, Ernest J. Galster, George Garansi, Charles J. Garard, Anton Garbus, Robert Garden, Carlos Gariel, Michele Garista, William T. Garraughty, George R. Garrett. Glenn Garrett, Joseph Garver, Felixe Garzelli, Pietro Gastalkon, Silvia Gastoldon, Leslie Gates, Umberto Gatti, Paul Gavrilenko, Frank Gayda, William L. Gaylor, Michael Gays, William Gehrke, Andrew G. Geist, Ben Gelard, Charles H. Geller, John Gencianhkis, Luciano Genduso, Gregorio Geogalas, Angalos George, Louis H. George, Peter George, Vasile George. Dimiter Georgeoff, Kostas Georgion, Kline GeorgofY, Frank Gerlickowski, *Bernard Andrew Gerrick, Krsto Gerunovich, Nichitu Ghetia, Alex Gianacopulos, Guiseppe Giangrosso, Thomas Gianouris, Abner Gile, Elijah Gile, John H. Gile, William Giles, Joseph Gilesky, Louis Gill, Sylvester Nicholas Gill, Walter B. Gill, Palmer Gillespie, Sherman Gillon, John L. Gilman, William O. Gilson, William A. Gilstrap, Antonio Giorgi, Peppina Giorgio, Francesco Giuseppe, John Givas, Tone Glar, Kenneth W. Glenn. Andrew Glentzakis, Gust Glentzakis, Alex Gligorovich, John Glomb, Giovanni Glorio, Andrew B. Glover, Fred O. Glover, Frank Gmyrek, George Gnat, John Gobac, Clarence Dixon Godwin, Samuel A. Goldsberg, Saul Goldberg, Harry Goldstein, Florian N. Golkowski, Joe Gombicki, Gerardo Gonzelez, Anderson Gooch, John Goode, Josef Gorak, Constantine Goraris, John D. Gorden, Vasil Gordichik, Joseph A. Gordon, Joseph Goscicki, Arthur Jay Gossett, Frank Gotchke, Milan Govedarica, Teofil H. Grabowski, Uzu Graifer, Joseph Grajauskis, Tom Gramatis, Ivan Gramatsky, Louis Gramenos, Christ Grammenos, David Grand, *Clarence Bernard Grannan, William L. Grant, Willie Grant, Harold R. Gravelle, Benjamin

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Gray, James Gray, Luigi Graziani, Patrick Greaney, Anton Green, Herman Arthur Green, Howard Dale Green, Bernard Greenberger, Max Greenberger, George S. Greene, Wesley M. Greer, William Gregalis, Mike Gregorich, Gust Greponis, Clarence E. Griffin, Harry W. Griffin, Joe Grikazos, Thomas Grimes, Louis Gustav Grimm, Frank Grinsanti, Bronislaw Grochowski, Frank T. Grubbe, Jesse L. Grubbs, Otto S. Gruenberg, Walter H. Gruenbert, Joseph M. Grugel, Joseph Grummer, Andrew Grusdeft, Pete Guarnery, Sam Guarnieri, Michael E. Guba, Corrado Gubana, Peter D. Guelfo, Charlie Gugliuzza, Michele Gugliuzza, Paul R. Guirl, Adam Guiseppe, Lewis Gulban, George O. Gunderson, Roy K. Gundy, Henry Gunther, Louis Gustin, Boleslaw Gutowski, John Gutowski, Joseph M. Guy, William Guyton, Tony Guzanka, Mike Guzrincek, Joseph Guzzo, Anthony Gwozdz, Carl A. Haake, Joseph F. Haas, Alonzo Haddix, John Hagarty, Egbert S. Hansen, Arthur R. Hailey, Henry Hairston, Mike Hajdusko, Paul H. Hake, *Daniel Edward Haley, Anastach N. Halipilias, Adam Hall, Charles E. Hall, Harry P. Hall, Ray Hall, Harry D. Hallin, Carroll B. Hamilton, Fred G. Hamilton, George Hamiton, Troy W. Hamilton, Adelbert A. Hammes, Henry A. Hammond, Andrew J. Hammond, Mervin B. Hampton, William H. Hampton, Patrick J. Hanlan, Emil August Hannig, Gustaf W. Hannig, Harry W. Hannig, Theodore Joseph Hanning, Emil A. Hanning, Clarence H. Hanson, Samuel Hardin, Samuel J. Hares, Zisinos Hargidimitrio, Dana C. Harold, Burril F. Harper, John Iiarpes, Luther Harrell, Frank J. Harrington, Arthur L. Harris, Charles Harris, Fred Harris, William O. Harris, Willie Harris, John Harrison, Thomas E. Hart, Will Hart, Walter R. Hartley, John W. Hartnett, Jones M. Hartsock, Harold H. Haskell, Harry Hassans, Carl Henry Hassler, Albert W. Hauser, Bill Havdowglovs, John Havrilla, William B. Havrilla, Jay D. Haworth, Thomas V. Haws, Charles F. Hayes, William Hays, George M. Headley, Chester Allen Heal, Thomas J. Heal, Jesse G. Heaton, Ray F. Heaton, Robert W. Heavener, Rudolph E. Hebert, William D. Hecker, Frank C. Hedges, John W. Hedges, William P. Heffron, Edward J. Hein, Roy Victor Heintz, Daniel J. Heist, Benny Helflin, Jacob Hellbrand, William Hellerman, Frank P. Helsel, George Hemmer, Wladyslaw Hemperek, Frank Henderson, William David Henderson, Mithias B. Hendle, William A. Henke, John H. Henley, James J. Hennessy, John Thomas Hennessy, Edward A. Hendrickson, Charles S. Henry, James Marion Henry, William Henry, Lancelot C. Hescher, Victor J. Hescher, Henry L. Hettinger, Jess Sylvester Hewitt, Charles R. Higginbotham, Matt J. Higgins, Hubert F. Highlands, Clemet C. Hildebrand, Bert J. Hill, Earl G. Hill, James Hill, Thomas Hill, William F. Hilliard, John Hillman, Arthur M. Hilty, Clyde Hilty, John W. Hiney, Max H. Hirsch, Jr., Ralph

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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K. Hirsth, Ignatius Hisick, Walter Hualesky, George Hock, Clifford Hodge, Robert E. Hodgen, William H. Hoeckelberg, Guy C. Hoffman, Artemy Hola, Lester Dale Holderman, Andrew Holdrich, William H. Hoeckelberg, Azar Holik, Peter G. Holik, Charles S. Holland, Floyd Templin Holliday, Aaron Holloway, Charles R. Holmes, Claude E. Holmes, Floyd D. Holmes, George A. Holmes, George H. Holmes, Ofanscy Holok, Otto J. Holsinger, Henry R. Holzinger, John Homontowski, James F. Honeywell, Joseph Honzok, Ray Hooper, Miles N. Hoover, Philip P. Hopfauf, Oley G. Hopkins, Frank Horby, John Hordzich, Harry Marvis Hosmer, Harvey W. Hough, Carson W. Houser, James Howard, Samuel Howard, Frank Hrigorchuk, Mike Hrindak, Alfred Hubbard, Thomas O. Hubbard, Carl K. Huber, Joseph H. Huddleston, Charles H. Hudson, Will Hudson, Bert F. Huff, John W. Huff, Gustavus W. Hughes, Garret Huitsing, Charles C. Humes, Ewell B. Hundley, Thomas P. Hunter, Thomas Pickett Hunter, Earl Huntington, Fred Hurst, Ignac Hurta, Russell D. Hurtt, Paul H. Hutchinson, Roy Hutchinson, Wasil Hutka, Loren A. Hyde, Clyde W. Ilyett, Andy Ignatz, John J. Ignac, Loui Ilardo, Carl Leon Ingersoll, Harry B. Ingersoll, Alma L. Inglish, Rosario Ingoglis, Vito Ingoglia, Chester Ingram, James Ippolito, Harry F. Ireland, Clyde S. Irwin, John D. Irwin, Michael Irzyk, Milton Isay, Sam Luis Iskiwitch, Glenn Isley, Pit Iwonishko, Mike Jablonski, Henry Jackson, Horace Jackson, Fhilip H. Jackson, Roy Jackson, Virgil B. Jackson, George Jacob, Sam Jacobs, Jacob Jacoveh, Joseph Jadrnak, Edward DeWitt James, Lawyer James, Robert James, Clarence Jamerson, John Jamerson, Stanislaw Janik, Stifan Jankovich, Garritt William Jansen, Stanley Jaros, Paul Jaroscak, Felix Jatczak, Frank Jaworski, William A. Jay, Stefan Jedreqewski, Jan Jedyniak, Predrag Jegdity, Roy D. Jenkins, Tollie Jenkins, James F. Jenner, Thomas F. Jennings, Bertram P. Jensen, Harold Oscar Jensen, John Jeonapolis, Frank Jeviskey, Burton E. Jewell, Lomar D. Jewell, Mike Jewski, William V. Jires, Nick Joannor, John Joanta, Niles W. Johanson, Richard John, Arthur Johnson, Champ Johnson, Charles M. Johnson, Charles Wakefield Johnson, Christopher F. S. Johnson, Dave Johnson, Dewey E. Johnson, Frank F. Johnson, George C. Johnson, Grover Johnson, Harry Johnson, Lloyd J. Johnson, Newman J. Johnson, Otto N. Johnson, Owen Johnson, Sture R. Johnson, Thomas E. Johnson, Samuel Johnston, Frederic Jonas, Alex Jones, Charles B. Jones, Chester R. Jones, Clifton Jones, Gilbert Jones, Harry G. Jones, Horace Norman Jones, Jr., Paul H. Jones, Zollie Jones, Dalfos Jordan, Ased Joseph, Christ Josseph, Mike V. Jovovich, John J. Joyre, Ladislaus M. Jozwicki, Joseph Jucis, John B. Judson, John Julian, George Julius, Julius Jurleiciz, Raymo Juseppetti, Sava Kachnowitz, John Kachoris, Harry L. Kahan, Tony Kajdzik, George Kakaris,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Charles Kaksy, Andy Kakuris, Joe Kalamber, Nick Kalamber, Sverre J. Kaldahl, Paul Kaleta, Angelos Kalianos, Waclaw Kalinowski, Vincenty Kaliszevsky, Jerasimos Kalivas, Tom Kalla, Joseph J. Kallaita, Mike Kallas, Fred Kallitz, Mihalis Kalogiru, Aaron Kamarowsky, Frank Kaminski, Mike Kaminski, Mike Makpouris, Alexander M. Kan, Frank J. Kane, Roy E. Kane, James Kanianars, George John Kanolis, Michael Kanuch, James Kanusas, James K. Kapellas, Leon Kaplan, Pete Kapllon, Gust G. Kappas, John Kapucinski, Andy Kapuscinski, Sam Karamias, Erakles Karanikolas, Nick Karavokiros, Kostos G. Karavokyros, Baleslow Karbowski, Dan Karedas, Demetrios Karis, George Karleusa, Joseph Karlshavy, Chris Karos, John M. Karr, Gust Karsatos, Dominik Karshulis, Edward H. Kaska, Eil Kasrich, Nicholas Kasrich, Mickelango Kastaldi, George Kasunich, Louis Katchis, Pavo Katicic, Gost Katiforis, Spiros Katiforis, Byron PI. Kaufman, Edward Kauwell, Theodore Kavadies, Menelaes Kavites, Harold Preston Kayser, Charles Kearney, Francis B. Kearney, Martin W. Kearne, John Keaton, Fred Keck, Jr., Charles Earl Keener, *Earl Fearl Keener, Earl M. Keeney, Henry N. Keever, Fred A. Keilman, Lawrence Keilman, Luka P. Kekovich, Francis Kelly, Henry Kelly, Felix Kendra, Walter V. Kent, Samuel Kepshire, Andrew Keresztury, Robert W. Kerr, Joseph Kershulis, John H. Kettles, Robert P. Keyes, Edward Kickels, Ray D. Kilbourne, J. Killgallon, Gerald M. Kilpatrick, Gordon E. Kilpatrick, Kenneth Walter Kilpatrick, Justin S. Kilroy, Frank E. Kimble, Fenimore C. King, Richard S. King, Lucius Kinnedy, George Kinzel, Frank Kirby, Emil B. Kirche, Angetos Kiriakos, Claude Kirk, William Kiropik, John Kish, George Kisskie, Charles W. Kissinger, Jr., *Jesse Andrew Kitchens, Ernest R. Klasey, Joe J. Klawitter, Harold C. Kleffel, Dwight Kleist, Tedenas Klimas, George Klumpner, Henry Klunder, Tony Kmieciak, Louis Knezetich, Fern A. Knisely, Frank Adlar Knotts, Yocko Koalensko, Kazimer Kobesko, Sam Koblack, Sol C. Koby, Joseph A. Koch, Kyrl Kodosko, Jacob Koedyker, Louis J. Koepke, Earl L. Kohler, Andrew Kohus, John Kokos, Thomas Kokovas, Max M. Kolenuski, Arestoteles Kolevas, Nick Kolich, Harry M. Kollus, John Kolshak, Kasimir Kominowski, Mike Komisarcik, Mike Komlenich, Vidak Komlenich, Morris L. Komrosky, Peter Kongac, Michael Konkargiotis, Vidak Komlenich, Charles W. Koonsman, Louis Kopinski, John Kordys, John Korfias, Christ Koris, John Koritko, Jr., Charles Korp, Clarence J. Koschnick, John Kosiak, Walter Kosiba, Matt Kosidlo, Peter Kosier, Steve Kostoff, Stanley Kostonski, Ignacy Kot, John Basil Kouloutpanis, Louis Koutros, John W. Koutsky, John C. Kovacik, Mike Koval, Diomid Kovalchuk, Tony Kovath, Charles Kovech, Vasil Koveck, Fred Kowalew, Joseph Kowalski, Peter Koyoms, Ignac Kozar, Andy Kozelko, Henry M. Kraay, Simo Krajaklick, Herman

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Kramer, Louis Kramer, Louis Kraychen, Sam G. Kreinman, *Harry Krepol, George Krest, Anastasios Krestes, Nick Kriareas, Lewis Henry Kreiger, George Krist, John Kristoff, Joseph Krokocki, John Krooswyk, Alexander Kropinski, Milter Krstoff, Jovo Krstovich, Rudolph Kruczkowski, Arthur L. Krueger, George Kruger, John Krupetcki, John Krupinski, Severn Krvell, Stanley Kubaek, Joe Kubicak, Frank M. Kuchenbecker, Charlie Kuckson, Boleslaus Kuczynski, Arthur L. Kuechler, Edward John Kuenniger, Joe Kukanza, John Kukura, John Kundick, Otto H. Kunze, Frank Kuolek, Frederick William Kurth, Walter Casper Kusener, Kojeck Kushmish, Paul C. Kuskie, Bert R. Kuss, Louis D. Kuss, Andrew Kwietinsky, Nikodern Kwietnieski, Aaron V. Kyle, Clyde N. Kyle, John W. Kyle, John Labasewski, Charles R. Lackey, Charles J. Laderer, Giovanni Lafranco, Harvey A. Lahaie, Lawrence Lahaie, Howard S. Lakin, Ralph Owen Lakin, Alex Lalaian, Charles H. Lambert, Jesse J. Lambert, Louis G. Lamboff, Arthur C. Landis, Mose Lane, James F. Lang, Frank Lange, George Lango, Emil Langraf, John A. Lanouette, Ben Lapkowsky, Guiseppe LaPlace, Mauel Lara, Peter Larson, Uno Lawrence Larson, Evan Latincics, Charlie Latkowski, Fred D. Latshaw, Frank E. Lauer, Edward Laughlin, Raymond A. Lauth, Clarence A. Lawrence, Tony Lazo, Francesco Lazzaro, Matthew L. Leach, Howard D. League, Joe Leberer, Henry J. LeBoeuf, Oscar J. LeBoeuf, Forest C. Lee, Walter A. Lee, William Lee, William Lee, Mike C. Legare, Joseph Legenza, William K. Lehman, Henry W. Leins, Lynn B. Leitch, John J. Lekarousky, Adam Lemanski, Elzia Lemich, Carl William Lemnertz, Anthony Len, Leo N. Lenburg, Charles Lenfeld, Carl Lennertz, Michael Lenord, John Lenpesis, Cesari Lenzini, Stanley Lescynski, Nick Leszko, Jack E. Levin, Jack E. Levine, Paul A. Levy, Paul A. Levy, William H. Levy, Steve Lewandowski, Walter Lewandowski, Leon Lewis, William A. Lewis, Manny Lezak, James Liaskos, William Liddell, Ben Liden, Lorin A. Liggett, Andrew Ligocki, Oscar E. Lind, Ernest B. Lindblade, John H. Lindblom, Lester Lindenmuth, Hugo A. Linder, Harry Lindgren, Clarence Gustave Lindquist, Oscar W. Lindquist, George Linebessins, Frank Lingo, Gaspare Liodore, James Lisketos, Walter Littrell, George Litz, Harry C. Lockhart, Robert D. Lock ridge, Joe Loczny, Joseph Lodany, Louis Lodenv, Tony Lodice, Jack Lodney, Arthur M. Loftus, Earl J. Loftus, Kirkos Loizu, Fred A. Lokotzke, Henry T. Lomax, Eber C. Long, Frank Lopaciski, Emanoeul Lorandos, James Osborn Lord, Fred W. Loucks, John E. Louis, James Loukas, Nick Loukas, John Lovet, Clyde L. Lowry, Wilber Dean Lowry, Donnie L. Lowther, Ignatz Lucas, Joe Lucas, Mykala Lucas, Sam Lucas, John J. Luddy, George Tony Luksei, Frank C. Lunsford, Andrew Luscovich, Mike Luscovich, Andrew Luzek, Andrew Luzek (Dup.), Andrew Lysenyanskv, Harry Lynch, Patrick

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Lynch, William Lynch, Charles M. Lyons, Frank Lypski, S. E. McAdams, Ernest M. McAfee, William E. McAfee, Patrick D. McCarney, Jonas S. McCarthy, James M. McCauley, Joseph McCauley, Samuel McCrary, Nathan P. McCullough, *Edward Joseph McDonough, Clayton McEachern, Gordon B. McEachern, William McEachern, Erie G. McElhenie, Henry H. McElroy, Thomas L. McFeeters, Stanley E. McGhee, Arthur Peter McGill, Harold W. McGrath, John J. McGrath, *Lotus Dale McGrew,. Drayton McGrier, William P. McGuire, Timothy McHugh, St. Matthews McIntosh, James M. McKee, Rolla McKnight, Claire D. McLees, Joseph F. McMahon, Frank J. McMichael, William McMillon, Lawrence R. McNamee, Harry*F. McNeil, Angus McNeill, Luther McQuarter, John T. McTigue, John Macey, John Macieiewski, James W. Mack, John L. Mack, Thomas Mack, Thomas G. Mackenzie, Donald Lloyd MacLennan, Jr., George MacLennan, Cyrus T. McLeod, Roy B. Madison, John Mageros, William Peter Magrames, Frank Magramis, Doc Mahon, John P. Mahoney, Robert A. Mahoney, Leon Makalesky, Vladimir Makarsky, Ivan Makausky, Charles J. Makoski, James Makres, George Makris, John D. Makris, Antonio Malara, John Malay, Stanley Malczynski, Stanley Malenske, Nick Malin, Harry Mallinson, Pinney Malone, Eugene J. Maloney, Robert E. Maloney, William J. Maloney, Martin Malopczy, Gapasime Malunoff, Andrew Mamafakis, George Mamahon, Gennaro Mancino, Christ Manditch, Antonios Manelos, George Mangikos, James F. Manion, Loreto Manna, Paul Manna, James C. Manolias, John H. Manos, Nicholas J. Manta, John A. Mantelos, Jim Manthos, Thomas Mantis, Spiros Maragos, Salvatore Marando, Petter Maravelias, Edward M. Marchal, Ettore J. Marconi, Stanislos Marconi, Angelo Mardegan, Stif Marenik, Joe Marenssik, Vasilios Mareskas, Martin Maris, Frank Markiewicz, Kenton S. Marlin, Alex Maroz, Frank Herbert Marquart, Herman M. Marquardt, Clement Marrone, George Marsellis, Mike Marsellos, Edward Baxter Marsh, James Marsh, John A. Marshall, Sargay Martchuck, Edd Martin, Emerich Martin, Emerich Martin (Dup.), Levi Martin, George W. Marynell, Widin Maryonovah, Lino Marzicola, Noccolo Maschitti, Antonio Maschitti, Joseph Mason, Harold Peter Masser, Augusto Mastrantonio, Carmelo Mastrantonio, Will Mathews, Chester S. Mathis, Earl H. Mathis, John Matjares, Stephen M. Matlock, Rocco Matatasta, Anton E. Mateski, Raymond T. Mather, Arthur Daniel Matthias, Paul Matthies, Olin R. Mattice, Mike Mattie, Claude Mattingly, Leo Maulbatch, Harold Guffin Mauzy, Harry B. Maxwell, Samuel Joseph Maxwell, Hunter Mayberry, Frank W. Mahew, Horace L. Maynard, James Mazacka, Anthony Mazilewski, Wilfred H. Medalie, Samuel Medvel, John E. Megg Antonio Mekoles, Andrew J. Mellish, Andrew J. Mellish (Dup.), Arthur Pomeroy Melton, Sam Melton, Mike Mendall, Steve Mentis, Nick Meotes,

* Denotes United States M.arine Corps.

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Ernest Merritt, Frank Waldo Merritt, Stanley Meskis, Angelo Metals, John Eugene Metcalf, John Metea, George Methenetes, George Metropolas, Adolph Metz, Frank V. Metz, Edward R. Meyer, Fred H. Meyer, George W. K. Meyer, Robert M. Meyers, Ivan Meznarick, Salvatore Miccochi, Louis Michalos, John Michalski, Philip Michalsky, Joe Michell, Henry C. Middlebrooks, John Nadolski, Angelo Nanis, Stanley Nasilowski, Wesley Chanda Nasin, Mike P. Nastich, Jerome A. Naughter, William C. Nebe, Bradford Neblett, Shirley Neblett, Henry W. Nelles, Arthur L. Nelson, Carl Nelson, Frank Nelson, Gus Nelson, Lenard E. Nelson, Marshall B. Nelson, Phil A. Nelson, Joe Nemesek, Leo W. Nephew, Robert Nesbit, Nik Nestranka, Claude B. Newer, Leslie B. Nicholas, Roger E. Nicholas, John Nick, Ellsworth R. Nicklow, Magnus Nielsen, Joseph L. Nietubic, Frank Nievaraski, Raffaele Nigro, Nick Nikolakes, Mike Nikloich, Calnik Nikonchuk, Chirato Niloff, Edward Noak, John Noble, Simpson N. Nolan, Thomas B. Norman, Arthur C. Norris, Charles F. Norris, Jan Novack, Joseph Nowak, Paul Nowodworski, Salvatore Noccio, Vincenzo Noccio, John H. Nunley, Franciszek Nydra, Glen E. O’Brien, John J. O’Brien. Kennard O’Brien, Lawrence O’Brien, Martin O’Brien, Patrick T. O’Brien. Vern V. O’Brien, John D. O’Connor, Daniel J. O’Donahue, Michael O’Grady, John E. O’Hara, Michael F. O’Melia, Thomas J. O’Melia, John O’Neill, John R. Oakley, Gus E. Oberg, Matwey Ogrenich, Mike Okrancine, Andy Okupske, John Oleksa, Domenico Oliva, Arthur J. Oliver, Edward Oliaca, Everett Ollinger, Arvid E. Olson, *Axel Adolft Olson, Clifford E. Olson, Elias T. Olson, George Olson, Anostas Opastol, Mike Orange. Eli Orescanin, Clifton Orin, Govan Orlich, John Orlich, Stanislaw Orloski, Peter Orphan, John N. Orphandis, *Harry Dawson Orr, Paul Osborn, Wiley W. Osborne, Tony Osiel, John Oslizlo, George P. Osman, John Ospalsky, Micho Ostojic, Thomas Martin Ostrem, John S. Ostrom, Samuel Ostrow, Max J. Ott, William Ott, Henry Ott, William A. Ott, John Oucherenks, *Harry Wilford Ourant, John Outlaw, George D. Owen, Bishap Owens, Earl F. Owens, Joseph F. Owens, Carlo Pacione, Joe Pacione, Rocco Pacione, Gibeon Packham, Sam Padolski, Angelo Pagliai, Mike Paich, Edward H. Paine, Lucas Pakula, Andra Palermo, John Falesatis, Domonick Pallajalo, Giandomenico Palma, Philip Palmer, Peter P. Palsudcki, Bill Panagioton, George Pandoflos, John Pannas, John S. Pantelis, Tom Papa, George Papadimitrin, Alexander Papa George, Xeniphen Papagianis, George Papajano, John Papaluca, Nick Papas, Ralph S. Papich, Arthur J. Papineau, William A. Papka, Edward C. Papke, Frank A. Papke, Louis A. Papke, Costos Papageergion, Theodore Pappageorgean, James Pappamechiles, Angel Pappas, Bill Pappas, Isadore Pappas, Jim Pappas, John Pappas, John D. Pappas, Gust Pappathomas, Dean Parady, Stephen

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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S. Parfenoff, Ben H. Parker, Howard Parker, Galo Parkolchi, Donald Parkolowich, Albert Parmelee, Jim Parnello, Walter Parol, Carl C. Parr, Vernum F. Parsons, Joseph Pasinski, Mike Pastore, Vincenzo Pastore, Philip E. Patterson, Mike Paul, Peter Pavelic, Francesco Pavia, Mihail Y. Pavlon, Frank G. Pavol, Joe Pavolek, Anthony Pazera, Cassimir Pazera, Floyd G. Peacher, Kenneth U. Pearson, Vetan Pecherski, Charles Peck, Clyde Fay Peck, Garrett J. Peet, Charles S. Peiser, Jimi Pelini, John M. Pekla, Winston Pendleton, Leonard D. Perkins, Edgar S. Perrin, Richard D. Perrin, Americo Perrotta, Domencio Perrotta, Burch M. Perry, Howard L. Perry, Robert L. Perry, Philip Newton Perryman, Carl J. D. Persson, John Pessetto, Tom Pete, Herman C. Peters, Anker Peterson, Oscar Peterson, Walter Petkey, Kosto Petroff, Stephen Petroff, Thomas Petrosic, Carmine Petrungaro, Fred E. Petty, Nicola Pezzetti, William H. Pfaff, Loyd Pharr, Charles W. Phelps, Gaile D. Phillips, Gerald D. Philrlips, Louis Phillips, William S. Phillips, Joseph Piasczki, Joe Pickarz, Chester Piechocki, Heronim Piechocki, Nathan Piel, Sylvester Piernikowski, Daniel Pilana, Guiseppe Pilegrino, John H. Pinkney, Edgar J. Pinkston, Domenick Pinna, Nattall Piprich, Angelo Pira, *Forrest Plake, Oscar G. Plantz, Paul A. Plantz, Meak Pleakos, Cleatis J. Pledge, Joseph Plita, Joseph Plotecki, Joseph Plotecki, Samuel Polansky, Joseph S. Polarek, Mike Polga, Joe Polizzotto, Raymond L. Polk, Giovanni Pollara, Harry Pollard, Joseph P. Pollard, Robert Pollard, Sherman K. P. Pollay, Peter Polos, Kamiest Poplunski, Vasil Radeff Popoff, William Popp, Dominico Porto, Congress Pool, Nick Popa, John Popaluca, Peter Pope, Stanislaw Popielas, Joe Posilocich, James D. Potee, John LI. Potee, Charles Angus Poteet, Matteo Potenti, Mile Pothanjak, Risto Potich, John Potiris, William Potor, Elias Pottle, John Potts, Mike Povrzenovich, William Edward Powers, John Powoznik, Mike Poznick, Frank Preno, Luigi Prenol, Robert P. Price, William F. Primer, Mathala Priprich, David S. Pritchard, Alfred E. Propst, Joseph Prosenik, Eili Proudfoot, Nick Providsolo, Emil B. Pruitt, John H. Pryde, Anton Przeworski, Marioan Przeworski, Constantine Psomosakis, Antonio Pudan, Stanley Pudlick, Lirigi Puglia, Frank Pugno, Alberto Pulgino, George W. Pullen, Salvadore Pulona, Walter Pupel, Joseph Pustay, John Pytlak, Eugenio Qualizza, John Qualizza, Barney Quigley, John Quigley, Rutherford Robert Quillen, Leo J. Quinlan, Virginus Quinn, John P. Quirk, Iven Racheff, Henry K. Raczkowski, Simo Radanovich, Trevers Radcliffe, Elija Radmonovich, Elmer Warden Raeder, Charlie Raffaele, Paul Raftin, Giovanno Raggi, *Chandos Stevens Ragon, Forest A. Ragon, Ward Railsback, Albert Raizis, Pete Rajakovic, George J. Rak, Giuseppe Rallo, Phillip H. Rambo, Manuel Ramos, Thomas P. Ramos, Fred P.

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Randall, Francis S. Rankin, Varte Rantile, George Rapaich, Lucian Rapier, Rode Rasich, Carl Rasmussen, Mike P. Rasta, Thomas V. Ratcliff, Frank J. Ray, James Rabon, Pete Rebraca, Orante Recina, Daniel John Redding, Nathaniel G. Reden, Marcellus D. Redlich, General G. Reed, Joel E. Reed, John Reed, Charles R. Reese, Ludwig M. Reey, Michael Regan, Peter J. Rehno, Mike Reich, Peter Reich, Burkart G. Reichenberger, William Lowell Reid, William S. Reid, William E. Reimers, Leory Reissig, Charles Remkus, Paul J. Remus, Anton Rendzowick, Charles Repp, Sam Router, Otto F. Revelle, George Rexroad, Leroy C. Reynolds, Oliver Reynolds, John Reznik, Warren W. Rhoda, Charles E. Rhodes, Louis C. Rhodes, Andrew Ribar, George Ribar, William M. Ribbons, Leo Ribban, Fred Rice, Lewis B. Rice, Arthur T. Rich, John W. Richards, Leroy Richardson, Loman Richardson, Robert Earl Richardson, Raymond E. Aiester, Frank Rigeran, Edward Rigg, Arthur J. Rine, Richard J. Rine, Richard Floyd Ritter, Edward Roach, Oliver Allen Robbins, Dillie Roberts, Ralph R. Roberts, Alex Robertson, Gustave E. Robertson, Oscar H. Robinson, Ward W. Robinson, Reuben Lynn Rockwell, John M. Rodgers, Peter Rogala, Stanley Rogowski, James D. Romanchek, Chester Romanowski, Frank Rometo, Eli Rooks, Pietro Roperte, William A. Rose, Ernest Roslund, Harry Johnston Ross, Joseph Ross, Stanley Ross, Clyde P. Rolhermel, Benjamin A. Rothruck, Mabel Marie Rotzien, William Roughsches, George Roy, Nick Rozinos, August Rubino, James Rubino, Edward A. Rudd, James A. Ruman, James Edward Ruman, Wessel Ruso, John Russell, Lawrence B. Russell, Paul Edgar Russell, Bernardino Russo, William Rutherford, John R. Ruthrauff, Jr., Joseph P. Ryan, William A. Ryan, James L. Ryder, Victor A. Ryther, Joseph Rzepenicki, Philip Sabbia, Teodosio Sabbino, Will R. Sadler, Charles Safountzes, Tom V. Saim, John F. St. John, Paul Sakiak, Frank Saladino, Walter Salek. John Saletta, Emilio Salina, Martin Salmaton, William Salzman, Demetrius Samiotakis, Marl E. Samples, George Sanders, William D. Sanderson, Eugin Sangorski, Joseph Sannicola, Toppeletto Sante, John Sarantinos, Steven Sarantis, John Satapski, Homer S. Saulter, *Schuyler Lee Savage, Astop Savanivich, Paulos Savas, Michael Savich, Giles J. Sayers, Lewis J. Scales, Paul Schachno, Frederick J. Schad, George J. Schaefer, Erenst Lennox Schaible, Arthur L. Schalitt, Harm Scheerings, Martin Scheerings, William Schenker, Rosario Schere, Matthew Schintts, Anthony Earl Schlax, John Schlop, Herman E. Schmidt, William A. Schmidt, Jacob C. Schoon, Peter J. Schoon, George F. Schroeder, Louis J. Schultz, Anthony W. Schuman, Peter Schuster, Ben Schwalbe, Otto A. Schwuchow, Tony Scopel, Isaac Scott, W. Scott, Lorah L. Sebring, Nick R. Secan, Raymond C. Seeley, Edgar C. Selby, Silvis Semenzin, Eugene Semmes,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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John Semple, Lazo Senich, Peter Sepalski, Joe Sepiol, Joseph Sergis, Nicholas Serguchek, George Servuk, Baldassari Settecasi, Dan Sever, George Sgwros, Aprehem Shanboz, Jesse C. Shannon, Charles O. Shaw, Fred Shaw, James L. Shaw, Horace E. Shelton, Alfred J. Shepard, Wayne E. Sherer, Tony Sheri, Pete Sherko, James E. Sherman, Russell H. Sherman, Dementy Shestak, George Shewchekno, George Shewchenko (Dup.), George E. Shields, John W. Shields, Joe Shimko, Matthew M. Shinners, Frank S. Shirvinski, Mecister Shlickis, Anton Shocaroff, Roman Shochuk, *Erl Warfel Shoff, Clarence Short, Victor E. Shotliff, Frank Shoulders, Elburn S. Shroll, Mike Shuppi, Claude E. Shutt, Joseph Shwanbaris, Louis Suam, Alexander Sicho, Pasquale Siciliano, Frank Sidorewich, Ben Siegel, John Sikouski, Charles Silep, Lloyd F. Silvers, Robert Simmons, Ross E. Simmons, Elais Simon, Albert Simonette, Burr E. Simons, Roy C. Simons, John W. Sims, Simon Sinkarenka, Stanley J. Sitka, John Sitnik, Earl Donovan Skeen, Peter Skiridis, Nikola Skolen, Vida Skovich, Toni Skowronski, Victor Sktodowsky, Ferdinand Skusil, Joseph Skwierczynski, Robert Slagle, George Slakes, George M. Sleezer, Rayond Sloku, Stephen Slovensky, Joseph Slowinski, John C. Sluzis, Lloyd R. Smeltzer, Frank Smiguelski, Arthur Smith, Arthur G. Smith, Benjamin Smith, Blaine H. Smith, Charles W. Smith, Charley C. Smith, Chester Smith, Edgar Smith, Elmer L. Smith, Elmer Vernon Smith, Frank Smith, Frank R. Smith, Fred H. Smith, Fred L. Smith, George H. Smith, George W. Smith, Harrington Bodwell Smith, Harry Edward Smith, Jack N. Smtih, Jacob A. Smith, James H. Smith, James T. Smith, *Jess Smith, Lawrence Smith, Leslie T. Smith, Orin C. Smith, Richard Smith, Roy Harry Smith, Vaughn Smith, Wallace C. Smith, Walter Smith, William J. Smith, John Smolinski, Mike Smolios, Andy Smorada, William T. J. Smurdon, Alex A. Smyth, Clay Smzsti, Henry B. Snyder, Paul B. Snyder, Rpch Sobczynski, John Soblich, John Sobol, Moti Soboliewski, Frank J. Sobotko, Nicholas Soffaulis, Mike Soffis, Nick Sofrons, Mack Sokas, Themistockim Soldatos, *Joseph W. Solich, Dano Somargis, Veat Sono, John Sonowich, Theodore Sophios, Bolestaw Sopozynski, Arcongel Sortor, George W. Sosnowski, Pawel Sosnowski, William Soter, Nick G. Sotir, Ellis Both well South worth, Earl R. Sawards, Charles Sowolik, Louis Spanos, Steve Sparandeo, Paul Spart, John Spata, Clifford Spate, Fred R. Spear, Julius M. Speel, Fortunato Spici, Lawrence J. Spiker, Thomas Spirios, Christ Spiropoulas, Dimitrios Spiropouls, Carl Spitznagle, Reinbold Spletzer, Owen R. Spoor, Milan Srbljanin, Ignatio Stachniak, Stale Staich, Steve Frank Stajduhar, James Stamatiu, Antonio N. Stamatopulos, Leo P. Stambaugh, Stanislaw Stanczak, Constantin Stanila, Dan Stano, Dane W. Stanton, George W. Stanton, Joseph Edward

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Stanton, Jacob Stapinski, Otto Starr, Charley Staten, Alvin K. Stebbins, Petes Stefanakes, Gus Stefanos, Peter Stefanos, Costa Steffoll, Edwin Steinwedle, Mary Stekovich, Frank S'telanones, Thomas Stells, Sigmund Stempniak, Bernard F. Stempskey, Arthur L. Stephens, Joseph Frank Sterba, Herbert L. Sterling, Donald Raymond Stevens, Herbert D. Stevens, Spiro Stevoff, Theodore W. Steward, David Steward, George Swisher Stewart, Bernard Stienkamp, Charles G. Stiers, *Melvin J. Stinchfield, Jr., Elijah Stiponovich, George Stojakovich, Krest Stojakovich, Ben Stokones, Edmond Stanley Story, Tony Stozek, Rocco Stramaglia, Henry Strauss, John Strauss, Curtis O. Strawther, *Paul Martin Streator, George Strickland, John Strickland, Stephen Studovich, John Stulak, Mike Stvonovich, Frank Suday, James Sudduth, Charles H. Sullivan, Ernest H. Sullivan, Joseph E. Sullivan, John Sumler, Matt Sunich, Sam Supica, John Surbatis, Floyd S. Sutherland, Harry H. Sutherland, James G. Sutherland, Forrest J. Sutton, George E. Sutton, Sphus K. Svendsen, William J. Swan, Samuel Swanagin, Edgar W. Swanson, Oscar Alfred Swanson, John S. Swetz, Julius Swintek, Wilhelm Seisshelm. Felix Sworski, George Sycovich, Paul Sydulski, Julian A. Syler, John Szabo, Stephen S'zabo, Steve Szabo, Frank Szafranski, John Szxzepanski, Josef Szelongewski, Paul Szlisz, Bernard Szold, John Szymczyk, James R. Tachell, George Tachinoff, Naum Tadoroff, Milton J. Take, Louis H. Talmadge, Drakos Tamisika, Matt Tancablik, William A. Tanke, John Tanski, Robert H. Tansil, Frank Tarantino, Frank Tartars, Alfred William Taylor, David Taylor, Marvin Harold Taylor, Wilford Hall Taylor. James Tcekuras, Roland J. Teague, William S. Teeters, Steve Tekel, Bruno M. Tenza, Joseph Terlecki, Gus G. Termine, Diago Tesanovich, Ernest B. Teska, Salvatore Testa, Andrew Thanos, Gust Thanos, George Thatcher, Spiros Themelis, Trian Themelis, Steve Theodore, Peter Theodore, George J. Theodosian, Lazaros Theidosis, Peter Theros, William A. Thiel, William August Thiel, Bowman Thomas, Harry Thomas, James A. Thomas, Sidney Thomas, Walter Thomas, Gust Thimopolos. Clyde E. Thompson, Erskin Thompson, Harold E. Thompson, John Thompson, Lawrence Thompson, William R. Thompson, Arthur S. Thorsen, Raymond J. Tiemann, Charles J. Tighe, Mike Titow, George Titterington, John Tittle, Stephen M. Tkach, Andrew Tkaco, Herb E. Tobias, Philip Toboroff, Pit Todich, Michal Todoro, Eften Todoroff, Guiseppe Tomasi, Antoni Tomaszewski, James O. Tomkons, Benjamin F. Tomlin, Krsto Tomovich, Kyriacos H. Tonies, George Torch, John Torence, Gust Torkelson, Charles Tornabene, Joseph Tornabene, Paul Torpie, John Tosello, Christop J. Totsch, * Bruce Edgar Tow, Howard A. Townslep. Ernest Theodor Tranberg, Tonio Traparich, Walter Travis, Spyros Treth,

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John Triantafilo, James W. Tribby, Constantine Tricolas, Elias Trikoff, Joseph Tripo, Theodore Tripolitis, Joseph Henry Trost, George H. Trowbridge, Dimitrios Tsikurios, Emanuel. G. Tsongranis, Walter Tucker, Huybrecht Tuinman, Victor Tulutys, Mike Turkowski, George E. Turner, Henry Turner, Walter B. Turner, Kazimeras Turulis, John Turull, John Tushkesvich, Petko TzancofF, George V. Tzafarulis, James Tynes, Frederick A. Uchtorf, Kasimer Urban, George Urbanick, Joe Urbanick, Alex Usuka, Louis A. Vacirca, James Vafakas, Joseph Vahary, Emmut D. Vail, Adal Valaiko, Nick Valasina, Milo F. Vale, Stefano Valenti, Eugene Valentine, Naum Valoff, Everett B. Vanaman, Mansel Vancleave, Emil Vanderbeken, Peter George Vardas, Baseleos Varegeanes, Joe Vasalski, Peter Vaseloporlos, Nick Vasilakis, Mike D. Vasiliades, Rampo Vasileff, Angelo J. Vasilion, Frank Venturella, John T. Vernon, Albert Verplank, Fred E. Vetter, Ewart G. Vial, James Victoria, Ephrim L. Vigil, Pasqualle Villella, Tow Villianoff, Tony Visconte, Rosario Vitals, Marko Vlastelico, James Vleasos, Peter Vloses, George P. Vlossic, August Vodicka, Lawrence J. Vollman, Frank Vomaro, Albert J. Voss, Joe Votcensky, Jamei Vranas, Savos Vretos, John Vurches, Edward C. Wachter George J. Wachter, Herman Wachter, Gehener W. Wade, Albert C. F. Wadel, Anuburn A. Walker, Harrison Walker, Mellville C. Walker, Fred M. Wallace, Jsaih W. Wallace, Harold J. Walsh, Michael B. Walsh, Dudley Walters, Robert G. Wantland, Bert C. Ward, Howard G. Ward, John R. Ward, William A. Ward, John Ware, Roy F. Warne, Frederick Warner, Stanley Wartelka, Allen Washington, Mike Wasin, Henry Wasutuch, Wesley C. Waters, Fred D. Watkins, Gibson T. Watson, John Watson, Louis Watson, Moses Watson, Nicholas M. Watson, Albert August Watts, Benjamin Franklin Watts, Roy L. Watts, Witold Waurukiewioz, Ralph S. Weakley, Rex Weakly, Osborne L. Weaver, Harry Webdell, Nicholas John Weber, Otto L. Weber, Paul H. Weber, Peter M. Weber, Benjamin F. Webster, Richard Weeks, John W. Weiss, John Wejogich, Wilhelm Wellman, Walter J. Wells, Sam Wenturim, Frank Wertz, Max Weschowski, Dan Wesley, Andrew Wesolovski, Joseph Wesolowski, Frank E. West, Lewis V. West, John P. Westerhout, Arthur T. Weydell, Carl E. Wheelock, Arthur E. White, George White, Harry White, Love White, Raymond White, John E. Whiteley, Thomas D. Whiteley, Paul B. Whitson, Charles H. Whittmore, Max Wickoski, Stanley Wiczus, Joseph Wiesner, Richard Wiersema, Joe H. Wildermuth, Van B. Wildermuth, John H. Wiles, John Willhammer, Charles J. Williams Jr., Clarence W. Williams, Clifton Williams, Donald Howard Williams, Fred J. Williams, George B. Williams, Harvey P. Williams, James Williams, James Williams, Albert Wilson, John K. Wilson, Norval H. Wilson, Russell Conwell Wilson, Thomas

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Lyon Wilson, Willis D. Wilson, Arthur Harrison Windmuller, Frank Llewlyn Winegar, Joe R. Wingis, Frank Winkler, Leton Winter, Peter Winter, Anthony Wirkus, Paul Wirtes, Harry C. Wise, John G. Wise, Pope Wise, John Wisivich, Tony Witkowski, Charles R. Witwer, John Wogcik, Theophil Woitich, Walter Wojciechowski, Martin Wojociehowski, Louis Wojtaszek, John Wolf, Harold A. Wolfe, Marvin James Woods, Rufus Woods, Wilson W. Woods, Delbert J. Worley, Joseph Writes, Peter Wroblesky, Ignac Wroblewski, Ladislaus Wroblewski, Jim Wuchott, George W. Wuicik, Nikola Wukobratovich, Milan Wuletich, Lawrence Wulfing, Andrzey Wykpiszewski, Joseph Wysocki, Terenti Yackow, Lucino Yalombardo, Henry Yalowitz, Stephen Yanoff, Steve Yarabinec, Henry A. Yarbray, George M. Yaroo, Charles Webb Yarrington, John Yasoskey, Andrew Yasosky, Rayburn B. Yates, Tanner Yeager, Frank Yelavich, John Ylansky, Gabriel Y. Yonan, Alexander Yonevich, John Youckvich, Arponza H. Young, George Young, Martin R. Young, Marion Young, Willie Young, Tony Youcius, Joseph Yukl, Albert Yuraitis, Alexander Yurkowski, Paul Yuska, Rudolph Zabinski, William Zabrowski, Speros Zaharatos, Bolestaw Zaleski, Karal Zalulis, Benedetto Zambite, Martin Zamblosky, Edward Zanda, Larson Zapas, Oldrich Zavada, James Zavardas, Leo D. Zeak, Lazo Zek, Peter Zeldesan, Lucius Zellers, Willia Zellous, John A. Zenk, Mike Zigich, George J. Zimmerman, James Zimmerman, Vasil Zincevich, John Zlanal, Stib Zmid, John Zmige, Peter Zorbas, Lucas Zorich, Stanley J. Zufall, Silvia Zuin, Sam Zula, John Zurenko.

WHITING — Melvin H. Abraham, George Adams, Oscar A. Ahlgren, Fred Allen, Alexander Aronberg, Ernest Assenheimer, Elmer R. Atchison, Joe Avarone, Axel R. Axelson, Jacob Bachi, Clarence W. Bader. Joseph Bahai, Jim Bajusz, Michael B. Baker, Charles Albert Ballard, Joseph Barasok, Michael G. Barborich, Mike Basanda, John Bashich, Steven Bauer, Walter G. Beach, George Beinlich, Harry S. Bensinger, Steve Bock, William Bock, Andrew Peter Bodney, Roy J. Bonchick, Wylie A. Boyer, Pete Bradac, Nicholas Brahos, Floyd B. Braley, Delbert H. Bramer, Theodore E. Bramer, Ralph W. Brenner, Charles E. Brown, *Martin Alston Bryant, Lloyd Jory Buchanan, Wilbur E. Bucher, Glenn A. Butcher, Hobart M. Byers, Edward Cahill, Harold L. Cameron, John C. Canner, Oliver Clarence Canner, Terrence L. Canner, John G. Carlson, Edward L. Carlyon, William Carrigan, John Cermoto, Steve Check, Silas Cherry, George Chigas, George H. Childs, John W. Childs, Henry J. Chiluski, John Chiluski, Jim Chirikas, John Chissesse, Anthony Chodornak, Edward Clabby, Richard Clabby, Edward J. Clark, Charles S. Coil,

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Milton Johnson Collins, Lowell F. Cook, Robert R. Cook, Patrick Cox, James Cross, Robert H. Cullen, John W. Cushman, Donald T. Daegling, William T. Daly, Frank O. Damerow, Andrew Dana, Joseph Dankovis, Lewis H. Day, Joseph Dedinski, Edward Demlong, Adam Dengler Jr., Emil DeRuick, Edward L. Dewey, Emil J. Dexter, Bornik Dmitrik, John Dobornik, Frank Doletsky, Joe Dominik, Lloyd A. Doughtery, Howard J. Downs, Alexander S. Dreyer, William Driscoll, John Duffala, *John J. Duffy, Dasmier F. Dulski, Harold H. Dunning, Allen Dutcher, Warren Eaton, Gus E. Eggers, Martin J. Eggers, Carl Ehlers, Henry A. Ehlers, William Ehlert, Samuel D. Elder, John Estochak, *Earle W. Etter, Portor A. T. Exton, Andrew Edward Fedorko, Lawrence F. Fick, Walter J. Fischer, Oscar Flechs, Harry E. Fordyce, Julius J. Funchik, Henry Furstenburg, Herman G. Furstenburg, Michael Gadish Jr., Charles D. Gainer, Louis E. Gallagher, Harry M. Garber, Robert H. Gardner, John J. Germick, Jasper Gevirtz, Milton B. Gevirtz, Jess Moore Gill, Arthur J. Gillman, William C. Gillman, Edward Andrew Girard, Frank Oscar Girard, George Girman, Mike J. Golden, Edward M. Goldrick, Max Goldsmith, Joseph H. Gordon, Meyer Charles Gordon, Lloyd M. Gregory, Floyd Griffith, James Griffith, Llewellyn Griffith, Roy Griffith, Frank A. Gullstrom, Richard Hall, Andrew Haluska, Lawrence M. Hanson, John J. Hanusin, Frank J. Harrison, Henry Hatt, Carl Edwin Haugh, Robert S. Haxlett, Harry D. Hedden, Sigge Hedreen, Ernest D. Hein, Robert V. Heinze, Arthur L. Henrikson, Hector Herbert, Frank Wilfred Hewitt, David Hill, Thomas J. Hitt, John Hofland, Talbott C. Hogarth, Lawton Holliday, Harry A. Homan, Julius Albert Hoppe, Edward M. Horlback, Ted C. Horlbeck, George W. Hornett, Joseph S. Hruskovich, Thomas J. Hussey, Thomas J. Hussey (Dup.), Harry Jackson, Ora Jacobus, Hugh H. James, John Janoosek, Jano Janos, Charles E. Jeffries, Alfred H. Johnson, George W. Johnson, Hubert A. Johnson, John Johnson, Clarence G. Jones, George Jones, John F. Julier, Steve L. Juriga, Andrew Jurkowski, Edward A. Jusko, John J. Kaine, Andrew S. Kaminsky, John Kaminsky, Rudolph Kapitan, Thomas Kaucak, Thomas D. Keckich, George Kieskouski, Ben Kiger, Kazmierz Kinn, Joy Kirkwood, Joe Kisel, Louis Kish, Walter John Kleiber, Richard Ed. Kleiber, Arthur L. Klemm, Edward Carl Klem, John G. Klemm, Louis E. Klemm, William Klemm, Johnston A. Knight, Charles Edward Koch, Steve Kocsis, George J. Kollar, Mike Korman, Albert Kosier, Frank Philip Kosior, John A. Koiser, Steve Koszyto, John M. Kovach, Michael Edward Kozacik, Edward H. Kraatz, Roman Krak, Michael J. Kredlo, Arthur D. Kreiger, Edward P. Krueger, Charles T. Kukelka, Joseph Kundrat, John Kuszel, William

Kyle, Herman Ladendorf, Arthur William Langenham, James F.

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LaPert, Arthur Lauer, Frank D. Lauer, Andy Lavinka, Edward J. Lawler, John Leftie, Erwin C. Lehr, Charlie F. Leibert, Peter S. Leventopulos, John T. Leverenz, John Litaves, Ralph Logsdon, Lincoln Losch, John S. Loudenber, George A. Lovett, Patrick J. Lynch, William J. Lynch, Forbisher T. Lyttle, Thomas McBride, Clement W. McCarthy, James S. McCarthy, Patrick J. McCarthy, Lawrence McClelland, Philip V. McDermott, Edward J. McFadden, Carl McFarland, Alfred L. McFarlandin, Elmer McKay, Neil McKay, Barney McKenna, James McKenna, Robert McMillan, Dan McNamara, Martin H. McNamara, Dan McNeill Jr., Frank B. McNeill, John McNeill, Col. Gleason Mackey, James Maclean, George Magar, Michael W. Mager, Stenly Majewski, Walter J. Maksimak, Frank Joe Maksimik, John M. Maksimik, Joe Malufka, Thomas Manisto, Alexander Manta, Walter C. Markert, John M. Markovich, Dennis J. Maroney, Louis Mashura, Tom Massahos, Tom Massahos (Dup.), Oren Mathew, Carl Matukievicx, Mike Maty, Rudolph Medved, Wermer P. Meissner, Donald L. Naef, Richard Naef, Thomas E. Naef, Andrew Nagy, Thomas Nanista, Ettere Nardo, Roy Neering, Julius Nehoporek, Charles H. Newell, Edward Kellan Newton, Henry J. Noeller, John Joseph Nolan, Tom Nowicki, William Gilbert Null, Arthur C. Nyland, Anthony O’Brien, Harry R. O’Hara, Thomas J. O’Hara, Eugene O’Rourke, William James O’Rourke, Harry Olsky, John F. Palusko, Joseph Mike Palyo, George Papes, Joe Pardonik, Charles Patrick Parker, William J. Paschen, Joe J. Pavnica, Andrew Pawnica, Frank John Paylo, Fred S. Peceny, Charles C. Pedersen, Charles S. Perel, Tony Perz, *Carl Henry Peterson, Stanley A. Petzold, Peter C. Pfeifer, Joseph Pielarczyk, Tony E. Pielarczyk, Joseph Pjeter, Eugene D. Poggetto, Loddie B. Pohl, Albert M. Poppen, Ralph Edmund Porter, Mike Porvaznik, Walter Pospychala, Roman Potopow. Harry Powers, George E. Pritchard, Daniel J. Prochaska, John Pupjak. Howard E. Putman, Daniel Quinn, Harry J. Rabe, Norman Rabe, Phillip H. Racko, Frank Rakasky, Martin Ratajczyk, Vincent Ratajczyk, John Ratk, Stanley Regeske, Harold H. Reynolds, Paul Riggs, Andy S. Ritsko, Earl J. Rittman, Joe S. Rosen, Leon M. Rought, John Ruman, Stephen M. Sabol, John Santa, Arthur F. Sass, Carl J. Sass, Emil H. Sass, Clyde Sauergiver, Edward W. Schaaf, John F. Schack, Elmer F. Schade, Raymond A. Schaub, Carl J. Schick, Chester R. Schlatter, Orval F. Schlatter, August J. Schnell, Frank J. Schnell, Joseph C. Schweikert, Andy Sejna, John Seman, *John Semancik, George Senchak, John Senchak, Walter Sharkouski, John Sharp, Robert Sharpe, Frank E. Sias, Frank A. Sinchak. Joseph K. Skowronski, John P. Smith, Lawrence C. Smith, Walter H. Smith, Julius Soho, George Sokol, John Sokol, George Spisak Jr., Ben Spivak, Peter Sprach, Richard S. Springate, John Sproch, Frank C.

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Staniah, Joe J. Staucet, Stephen Stefanik, *John Joseph Spillar, Nick (Stepich) Stephich, Charles H. Stocker, John Stolars, Bert A. Stover, Fred A. Stover, John Strisko, Cabor Such, William J. Sullivan, William James Sullivan, John Surdukowski, Andy Suroviak, Mike Sushko, Warner C. Sutherland, Daniel Sweeney, George Szagan, Morey L. Tane, Anthony Tarastol, Dewey C. Templeton, *Ralph Leon Test, John G. Tomko, John Toth, Louis Toth, Lawrence Toush, Julian Joe Truth, Joseph B. Tumidalski, John Tumidalsky, Robert J. Turley, Leonard C. Turner, Andrew Ustanak, John Valsam, Mike Vargo, Burferd Vaughn, Robert F. Vogel, John Vrotovich, Adam Walitich, James Galievey Walker, Alex Walsko, Gail N. Ward, Hugh Ward, John J. Ward, Charles G. Wayne, Joseph Wegmet, Anthony J. Weigand, William G. Weigand, Horace L. White, James G. Wilkinson, Howard B. Williams, Artell M. Williams, John F. Wilson, Mike Wilson, Steve F. Wilson, Wladslaw Witkowski, Fred C. Woehrle, Mike A. Yackshaw, John Yuhasz, Dan Zaetz, Andrew Zoretich, Andy Zvak, John J. Zvijak, Adolph W. Zweig.

INDIANA HARBOR — Karabet Abramoff, Vincent Adamcik, Joe Adamec, George P. Adamopoulos, Awitak Akopeff, Dan Alion, Kenneth P. Allen, Prince Allen, John Allin, Willis H. Amick, Guy W. Amick, James G. Anagnost, Carl Anderson, Gustaf A. Anderson, Raymond J. Anderson, William Anderson, John Androutsos, Fortunato Angelo, Henry J. Aniolkiewicz, George Antonewo, Theodox-e Antonio, Anthony Antusak, Joseph Antusak, Paralter Applebaum, James D. Arbogast, Michael W. Arch, Yahill Arokeloff, Maris Arrighi, Joy Arvoy, Christ August, Yapill Avokeloff, Paul Badila, Raymond Frederick Baldwin, Frank Balech, David Ball, James Ball, John Balut, Dumitru Bancion, Peter Bankowski, Myer Baranowsky, John Barbosa, Arthur H. Barker, Sam Barker, Ralph A. Barkway, Mikolia Barna, Edwin C. Barnum, Stanley Bashinski, Joe Bashioh, Walter Basor, Walter Basur, William Baszinski, Isadore Battadion, David R. Beggs, Petru N. Begu, Paul Belich, William Bell, Joe Bendnicki, Silas P. Bercaw, Frank Berglund, John Bernas, Joe Bezel, Otto Bieser, John Bilski, Michael Bindei', Ben Black, Milosh Blashitz, Andy Blaskey, Michael Blick, Jacob Blumenthal, Malcom Blythe, John Bojkovsky, William D. Boone, Anthony B. Borowski, Josef Bovowy, John Braizur, Milton A. Braman, Nick Brattis, Peter Braz, John Breaz, Mike Breaz, Pete Breaz, Troion Breaz, Jacob Brennan, Albert Brittenham, Kazmiers Broniszeski, Carl A. Brown, Dczepan Brzezinski, George Buazos, Joshua A. Buirl, Ralph Bulette, Harry Burkhart, Robert David Bums, Angel Burtsuklis, Tony Butera, Joe Butes, Matt Caccarski, Stanley Caikowski, Joseph H. Cain, Jack H. Callahan, John J. Canivan, Alfred Carl

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son, Axel W. Carlson, Theodore Emanuel Carlson, Marvin E. Carrier, Toufl Carson, John Catchings, Jim Cathy, George Cavrig, Michael Centkowski, Kisto Chaver, Eli Cehpil, Frank Chervakoff, Eugene Tennyson Chitty, Andy Chizmar, Thomas Chizmar, Frank Choffi, Joe Chojnacki, Alex Chranowski, John S. Cirnat, John Clark, Julius L. Cohen, William J. Collins, John Coman, Eli Comanse, Silas C. Congdon, Lionel B. Conn, George W. Conner, Harry Connor, Frank P. Connors, George Constant, Orville J. Constant, John W. L. Cooke, Emmanuel N. Cornaros, James P. Covington, Miles Crinian, Joe Culaga, Dan Cunningham, Rene S. Curtiss, Victor Czajkowski, John Dallas, Christ Danikolis, Stanley Daszkiweicz, Achim Datou, Burt Davis, Leon Demetreoff, Phillip Denton, Augustino Deruos, John Deutch, Harry H. Dickinson, James M. Dillon, Lawrence T. Dillon, Ralph Dillon, Dick Dimitroff, Joseph Dolata, Carl O. Dolk, William Donovan, Joseph Doviche, John F. Drummond, Tony Dudzinski, George Dyer, Edward E. Eagen, Vasilios Efstathion, Richard S. Egelton, Abe L. Egherman, Mike Ehl, John Eli, Howard H. Elliott, Francis E. Englehaupt, Frank Erkman, Egidio Esola, Roy W. Evans, William J. Fagan, Martin Faishaker, Spiros Earandinos, Louis J. Fein, John Findrik, Hugh J. Finnegan, Harry E. Finney, *Ferol Fredric Fish, Omar M. Fisher, Morris A. Fishman, Josef Flood, William Ford, Clarence W. Forsberg, Chester Foust, Haydn J. Fox, Willia J. Freedle, Ivon Friend, Louis Galik, John C. Gall, Harold F. Ganger, Guy Gant, William J. Gardner, Ignatz Garuzini, Cabba Gastenko, Grocey Gennuso, Aristitolis Georgulakis, Oksine Gergesa, Charles Gibbons, John Gineman, Edward W. Girt, John Gobinski, Felix Goldin, Mike Golubovich, John Gootiere, John J. Gordon, Ludwik Gotembiewski, Jim Gotges, Peter Gouletas, John Goride, Wapizn Grapozik, Martin Green, Walter Green, Martin Grevick, * Albert Joseph Grimes, Adam Grochovalski, John Grzesiak, Joseph D. Guertin, Alex W. Gumennt, Tony Gunkalik, Eli Gurovich, Frank Gusczius, Ignatius Guzek, Henry A. Haas. Charles W. Hacker, Earl E. Hansen, Haik Haikff, Barney Hailey, Lawrence O. Hall, Leo F. Hall, Paul S. Halstead, Robert Crow Hamilton, Dennis F. Hannan, John R. Hannan, Carl R. Hanson, Henry R. Hanson. Lake Hargens, Fred Hargens, Thomas L. Harris, Frank H. Hart, Walter A. Hart, Frank Harvath, John Lesh Hascall, Harold O. Hathaway, Raymond A. Heddeman, Omar Hedeen, Rudolph Hedeen, * Harry Monroe Heglin, Ray Heglin, Wilton K. Hill, John Hitt, Joseph E. Hlinka, Mat Hodak, John E. Holley, John C. Horn, Steve Hruzik, Carlton C. Hucker, George J. Huish, Henry G. Hunter, James B. Hurt, Frank, J. Huwig, Alex Isack, Joe Jablonski, Ray A. Jackson, John Frank Jacobs, John S. Janetis, Thomas Janovsky, Leon Jasinski, Paul Jastrzemowski, Leon Jaworski, Adam Jelski, Arthur Jennette, Michael Jenso, Alex T. Johnson, Charles

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Johnson, Frank T. Johnson, Arthur R. Johnston, James M. Johnstone, Ellis A. Jones, Nathen E. Jones, Thomas G. Jordan, Dominick Judickes, Tony F. Judis, Faduae Kabrenetz, Mike Kacuris, Thomas Kane, Mike Kanthrmis, Leon Kaplan, Tom Karabatsos, James Karakousis, James Karasmski, Basilios B. Karnasiotis, Nick Karnegie, Mike Karsnok, Vincent B. Kasprzak, George Katsiolis, Gust Katsion, Harry Kaufman, John Kavas, Vincent Kawecki, Make Kazaroff, Mike Kelik, Kaiser Kembrowski, Joseph Kepacz, Satornin Kilakowski, John Killemaskies, Foteas Kiriajis, Dinko Kirincic, Mike Kislis, John Kiss, Dennis Kladis, Thomas Kluga, Louis Kochmar, Nicolas Kofanos, Tony Kolibouski, Charles Conrad Komandot, Artheme Komisarchuk, Louis Konecki, Nicholas S. Kona, Stanley Koproski, William A. Kordonis, Peter Koshenko, George Kosmitis, John Kougelis, George Kouzoulas, Louis L. Kowaski, Steve Koztowics, Joseph G. Kraft, Eustachjusz Krajewski, Frank Krajewski, Stanislaw Krasienski, Fred W. Krebs, Max Krewson, Tony Kruszynski, Louis Krzanaskas, Teafil Kubiszewski, Stanislaw Kuc, Wazen Kuga, Joe Kuklinski, Stefan Kusiak, Ladislaus J. Kwiecinski, Edward LaBounty, Fred LaBounty, Michael Ladzinski, Sam Lamendola, John T. Landis, Alex Langowsky, Alexander Laugudas, John Laurence, Stanley Lawrinas, John Lawrinski, Dan Howard Lawton, Dan Lazar, John W. Lazarcik, Abraham Lederman, * Charles Leighty, Ignatz Lemikowski, Frank A. Lengel, Louis Lepidas, Andy Leshondak, Eli Levin, Harry Levin, Meyer R. Levin, Reuben Levin, Henry Lewis, Louis Peter Liakopoulos, Fred C. Lind, Herman F. Lind, Phil Lipner, Stanley Lobodzinski, Harry C. Long, Robert J. Lovin, Boleslaw Luba, Frank E. Lucas, Joseph Lukasek, Joseph Lukasus, Boyd C. Lukens, Jerry J. McAuliffe, Patrick F. McBride, Thomas E. McCluskey, James Henry McCooe, Desmond F. McGuire, John A. McIntyre, Joseph L. McKee, Harry McKinzie, Teaphel A. McMahon, Walter McNalley, Edward F. Macarthur, John Macej, George Madas, Isidor Maer, George Magar, Alex Magdzinski, George Magdzinsky, Peter Magyar, Robert H. Major, Angelo Makris, Peter Malakanki, George Malamo, Alexander Malapetsas, Tony Malich, Milan Malishich, John Malkowski, Mike Mallack, Frank Mankus, Mike Manley, Christ Manos, Lubo Mardovich, Alex Marian, Thiros Markis, Wesley Marshall, James G. Martin, Louis Martin, Stelois G. Martin, Albino Martinkus, Mike Marza, Leonardo Maselli, Joe Matora, Martan Matosoff, Henry W. Mattox, Adolph Matuleviez, William J. Mauer, Louis Mazokus, Steve John Medved, Prospero Meliers, Michael G. Merkow, George Alfred Merritt, Harold T. Merritt, Frank Henry Mervis, Paul Metchell, Mario Mezzadri, Frank Miecznikowski, * Alfred George Miesch, Jacob Nagdeman, John Nalawski, Thomas Napiwocki, Albert F. Newman, George Nicholas, Russel Nicholas, Harry

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Nicholas, Toni Niemynski, Nickolas Nora, Anton Normiants, Joe Novak, Willard Nye, John M. O’Brien, John F. O’Connor, Jozef O’Ravec, John Oberg, Welko Obradovch, John Obradvich, Frank Obrembski, Frank Olejick, Halfdan G. Olson, John Orzeckowski, Alex Ovaneso, Joan Palea, Peter Palich, Benedik Pallos, Nick Panevich, John Pantagis, Nick Pantaleo, Christ Papadakis, Louis Papadakis, John Paperling, Frank Papilla, Panagiotios A. Pappademetropolos, Anthony J. Pappas, Theras Pappas, Giacomo Parisi, John Paska, Stanley Paskevich, Anthon W. Paszkiewicz, Joe Paszkiewicz, Peter Pauly, Nick Paunovich, George Paveliu, Orange Paxton, Russell J. Pearse, Walter Pearson, Joseph Pederson, Aleck Peperigos, Charles Perkins, Mina Pesheck, Radovan Pesich, Stanley M. Peters, John Petkewicz, Steve Petky, John Petrowskie, Alex Pewtowski, Gust P. Phillips, Tom Phillips, Thomas J. Piasecki, John A. Pifton, John Pilot, Sam Pisaka, Frank P. Plucinski, Albert N. Plumier, Hilary Podsiadlik, Ame Poleshil, Wasilley Poleshuck, Max Pollack, Thodar Pop, George Popovich, Peter Popovich, Povich Popovich, John Popp, Edward Porkey, Charlie Pope, James Pope, Walter Posjmfsky, Ben Potesta, James Potesta, John A. Priest, Leon Przhysz, *Clarence James Purcell, Joe Pursinag, Charles Quigley, Alex Rakowski, Joseph Rakowski, Sam Randuk, Joseph Ranus, John M. Rapacz, Urban J. Reddinge, Walter Rekasus, Carmen Renaldi, Bruce Renfro, Andrew A. Rex, Joseph J. Rex, Isaih Riley, Mike Rodgers, Steve Rodovich, Stanley Rollis, Joe Rosick, Joe Rosick, Charles Rosinski, Mike Rosinski, Nick Rottar, Roy A. Royster, Walter Rubess, Frank Rudman, *Henry Tredwell Rudolf, Tony Rumus, Dominik Rusechi, John Rybak, Henry C. Saager, Mike Sabovcsik, Walter E. Sainteve, Samuel Salerno, Samuel F. Sambursky, Cladvey Samcheneo, Michael Samichowicz, John Samokovich, John Samuels, Lorenzo Sarenius, Fred Sarkisoff, Waldeslaw Sawicki, Fred A. Schaeflein, Fred Joe Schmall, August Schroeder, Thomas J. Scully, Walter J. Scully, Charles A. Seal, Mitt Seely, Glenn E. Seholm, Rista Sekich, John Selenson, Lazar Seracu, Lorenzo Serafini, Martin L. Shadwick, William McK. Shesler, Ignac •Shimkus, William B. Shoemaker, *Oscar Earl Shover, Paul Sicula, Walter Siejka, Stanislaw Sikorski, Ignatius Simala, Victor Sirbu, Alphoonse J. Sirlin, Anthony W. Sirlin, John Skilbiniski, Wladyslaw Skizewski, Adam Sklutt, John Skoluk, Steve Skopiecki, Matthew Joseph Skrentny, Max Slay, Ceslow Slomkowski, Adam Slowinski, Danie M. Smith, James E. Smith, John P. Smith, Maurice G. Smith, Samuel T. Smock, Stanely Smyk, Paul A. Snoeberger, Steve Sodowski, Charles C. Spalding, Harrison Spaugh, Clarence L. Speedy, John G. Spencer, Joe Spolarich, Kozmir Staraszta, George N. Stavrou, *Oscar Earle Stewart, * William Anthony Stilburski, Gust Stockhouse, John Stockhouse, Raymond Stolarski, Mike

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Studineaz, John Suba, Nicholas Suchie, Sunbat Sukasoff, Roland M. Summers, Charles F. Suttinger Jr., Ignatz Swarc, Emmanuel Szafraniec, Steve Szarmach, Bronislaw Szczepkowski, Satornin Szczepkowski, Bruno Szczypulski, Jay Szkupic, Bolestaw Szosmoz, Joe Szpejewski, Frank Szymanski, Steve Taray, Dave Tarbuck, Claude J. Taylor, Grady Taylor, Floyd H. Temple, Thurlow E. Tennis, James Tharos, Vlasios Theodoropolis, Homer Robertus Thompson, Carl L. Thorkelson, Mervin A. Tilly, Max H. Timm, William Fred Timm, Gerald D. Timmons, Russell S. Timmons, Nick Titei, George Toleipoulos, Roy W. Tomkins, John S. Toth, Burns F. Townsend, Branty Trexler, Roserio Tribuzio, Jan Trnovec, Pelizes Tsiotras, Julius Urban, Paul Urban, John Ursu, Charles Vajda, Peter Varopoulos, George K. Vasillion, George Velico, John Veoti, Andy Villegan, Walter Vincent, George Virsanis, John M. Visak, Jeronamy Vitas, Nick Vlahinich, William P. Vlanges, Tony Vretos, Rada Wajnovich, John Walesiak, Michael Waliga, Mike Walige, Robert Walker, Joe Walshek, Earby Walton, William R. Walton, John Harold Wamsher, Anton J. Waranius, Alexander Warmus, Walter Wasilewski, Joe Wasko, Frank Wayman, Ignatz Wayman, Oscar W. Weiger, Frank E. Weldon, Frank Wenskosky, John Thomas Wheele, William A. Wilcockson, Ike Williams, Robert Williams, John M. Wilson, Thomas S. Wilson, Frank Wisiewski, Joe Witkuc, Albert P. Wittig Jr., Rueben Wolper, Ralph M. Wood, Alexander Woznek, Jim Xenos, Walter Yablownowski, Pete Yakovatz, Alex Yankowski, Frank Yarchan, Mike Yukich, Walter Zaborowski, Ignatz Zarokowski, Harry Zeluris, Frank Zientara, Harry J. Zimmerman, Leo M. Zimmerman, Joe Zugec.

CROWN POINT — Emil Adank, John C. Allman, Archabould Atkinson, Cyril L. Atkinson, Albert H. Bacon, Frank L. Baird, Emory A. Baker, Raymond H. Baker, Lisand S. Bales, Ralph L. Banks, Harold S. Barr, Clement J. Beem, Stephen J. Beike, Earl J. Berkley, Loren Berry, Henry Biegel, Louis Joseph Biegel, Fred Bisselberg, Benjamin E. Blackstone, Adolph S. Blakeman, Gerald Black, Frank Blickhahn, Albert O. Boesel, Reinhardt F. Boesel, Walter R. Boesel, Walter R. Boesel (Dup.), Clarence Bohling, Ernest H. Bosel, William F. Bosel, William Briest, Archie A. Brooks, Arthur C. Brown, John C. Brown, Kenneth D. Brown, Otto Foster Bruce, *Robert Wallace Bruce, Owen Brusnahan, Ernest H. Buse, John M. Buse, William Busselberg, Jay Brown, James R. Burge, Albert Byron Chipman, Arthur R. Claussen, Harry A. Claussen, Charles H. Clifford, William C. Cook, Charles L. Corbin, Clarence R. Crawford, Seth Crossland, Cloyd Davis, Peter T: DeHaan, Samuel DeHaan, Harvey Demmon, Eugenio Derango, Richard H. Dye, Robert J. Edgerton, Raymond P.

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Ensweiler, Roy C. Fagan, Walter Fateh, George Fate, Clarence Fauser, Frank R. Feeser, Eddie W. Feeser, Harry C. Felton, Joseph K. Fleck, Arthur J. Foss, Harry Frame, Mathias J. Frey, Bert Hiram Fuller, George Genzler, Philip Gerlach, Charles Gies, W. J. Glover Jr., Clarence Goodrich, Harold C. Goodrich, Abraham Goot, Bernard Govert, Gordon A. Graper, Joseph N. Griffith, William P. Guernsey, Cecil L. Guyol, William G. Haan, Walter F. Haehnel, Carl Halfman, Edward Austin Hannan, Cecil C. Hathaway, Clifford N. Hathaway, Edward E. Heick, Joseph N. Heinerich, Ernest Henning, Charles Robertson Hill, Ralph M. Hixon, Clarence B. Hoffman, Hilding Holmquist, Henry W. Homeier, Fred J. Horst, Orcie M. Howard, Mahlon M. Huffman, Lonzor Hughes, Paul V. Jacob, Claude C. Jones, Glenn W. Jones, Verne C. Jones, Clifford C. Jordan, Ben Kabela, Lawrence Kayniske, John B. Keehn, Sam Klinglesmith, Earnest B. Koschnich, Walter George Koupal, John R. Krist, Karl L. Krost, Edwin F. Kubal, Edward H. Kussmaul, Walter H. Kussmaul, William Kussmaul, Charles Franklin Lamberg, Alex J. Lauerman, Cecil Lencioni, Robert S. Lewis, Irvin P. Linton, Melan Lonchar, Arthur Lottes, Laurence Lyons, William McCulley, Frank McGaughey, Sterling McGowan, Sam A. McGuire, Clarence McWayne, Frank E. McWayne, Charles J. Machacek, George J. Machacek, James J. Machacek, Henry B. Marreitt, Alvin W. Mau, Russell Metz, Oscar Clayton Metzler, Harry S. Meyers, George M. Middleton, Edward L. Newton, Edward Nicholas, Francis J. Novotny, Horace W. Ott, Fred Overmeyer, Frank M. Parchen, John F. Parchen, Leslie J. Parry, Fred E. Parsons, Donald Pecken, William Peters, Joe Petrini, Claude R. Pettibone, Harry D. Pettibone, Ralph Phillips, Walter E. Phillips, James J. Pine, John H. Pine, Jim Pinter, Walter Piska. William M. Pringle, Arthur M. Reeder, Charles F. Rettig, Howard E. Richardson, Harry J. Rosenbauer, Alvin L. Rosenbower, Luther H. Rudolph, Elmore Salisbury, Frank Joseph Schiesser, John Nick Schiesser, Albert Schilling, Clarence Edward Schmidt, William J. Schultz, Thomas J. Seramur, Raymond C. Siegmund, August Skogland, Christopher H. Smith, Frank S. Smith, William H. Smith, Peter Spokraty, George Steinbach, Wilbur Burns Stonex, Walter J. Struebig, Guy Surprise, Thomas George Tayler, McKinley Teach, John Leo Thomas, John G. Tobin, Jay Arthur Ullerich, Clifford Vilmer, Julius Vito, Pasquale Vitucci, Robert V. Way, Arthur E. F. Weber, Ernest H. Weiderman, William J. Weiler, Philenus L. Westbay, Lester Heyman Westerman, John Ward Wheeler, Elmer G. White, George E. White, William L. Wilkening, Leth L. Windbigler, David S. Winer, Adrian Wintermans, Fred M. Wise, Oscar M. Wise, *William Vincent Yourkey, Ralph H. Young, Walter C. Zurbriggan, William Louis Zurbriggan.

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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EAST CHICAGO — David Addison, Leone Agostino, Harold Aldrin, Stanli Alinski, Albert Ally, John Allen, Theodore E. Allen, Vasil Alexovich, Edward Almy, Charles Anderson, Howard L. Anderson, Harry Annen, Tony Antinitius, Emerson L. Applegate, Joseph Armani, Nello Armani, Santo Armato, Kaiser C. Armstrong, Joseph H. Artibey, John Athanasoulas, Fry K. Augustin, Lee Austin, John Badovinach, Adoxlp Bahonovich, Frank Bakutis, James Harry Ball, John Baloz, George Banks, John Banyas, Joe Baradas, Frank Barhar, Charly Barbara, John Barenski, William Barker, John Barney, Elmer Barr, Frank Bartol, Felix Barzda, Clemente Basso, Ermesto Basso, Clarence A. Beach, Mike Beader, Mitchell Bell, Mark Benicowiz, Anders E. Bennett, Peter H. Bent, John Bernaski, Eunice C. Berry, Gima Biancalli, Guisappe Biancardi, Fredinando Biancordi, Fredinando Biancordi (Dup.), Alex Bido, Joseph J. Bigg, Louis Bigg, John T. Blake, William Me Blair, Axcel H. Bloom, Albert Blount, George Hayes Blount, Joe Boback, Joe Bobin, Louis Bomben, Castoria W. Boram, Louis J. Borsits, John Boruta, George Bosbici, Lacko Boskovich, Connie Boyko, James Bradford, John Bradowski, Ralph Brainer, Ralph Brainer (Dup.), Pete Braz, John Brazina, Arthur Bremmer, Mike Brillo, Gastana Briscunsco, John Bronakowski, Charles F. Brons, Sidney Brooks, Frank Broton, Harold P. Brown, John Brown, *Paul Percival Brown, Robert Brown, Willie J. Brown, Wladyslaw Brzek, Jakub Buczik, Peter Budosh, Steve Budrios, Walter H. Bujwit, Louis Charles Bulchuck, Earl H. Hunting, Elliott Elroy Buse, Alfonse Buttice, Louis Calandzulas, Curley Calhoun, Herman Campbell, Ralph J. Canine, Bas Capazine, Alfonso Dalle Carbonare, Thomas K. Carnes, Hugh E. Carroll, Henry Caswen, Frank Cazokas, Walter Ceglavski, Stanley Cerezewski, Peter Cezen, Paul J. Chachai, Paul Chamris, Lester W. Cherry, Tony Chieslack, Stephen Chotlos, Joe Chovonowski, James Chrestopulos, Joseph Chuba, Arley Joseph Church, Mike Ciaparona, Wladislaw Ciecierski, Joseph Ciecierski, Charles Cilona, Giovanni Ciolfi, Harvey Elvin Clack, Howard Clark Jr., Thomas Clark, Harry G. Clarkson, Lorenzo Cocco, Harry Cohen, Herbert Collier, Haldon A. Collison, Thomas G. Connors, Sam Conti, Charles S. Copeland, Peter Couvelis, Dwight L. Crays, Henry Curry, Lee* Curry, Thorid Curry, William H. Curry, Aleks Cyksman, Walter Czarnecki, John Czominski, Constantine Danos, Franscisco Dallo, James M. Daly, Walter S. Daniels, Leo Darmofalski, William Darofalski, Edward J. Davis, Guy A. Davis, Oliver Davis, Thomas Dejanovich, George J. Delor, Pietro Deluca, Joe DePastqual, Anton Derkintis, Alfonso DeSabatine, Vito S. DiFiglia, Giuseppe Digianfilippo, Frank Dinaps, Domenik DiPiertro, Frank Dixon, Ernest Djerf, Ever Djerf, Harry Djerf, Jakub Dobros, Chester T. Dobrizynski, Thomas Dollas, John J. Donahue, Carter

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Donovan, William H. Donovan, Joseph Dorking, Athanasios Doutsos, Ludwik Dovidenas, Thomas F. Downey, John J. Dressen Jr., Claude H. Dressen, Frank Stanely Dubezak, John Dubezak, Josef Dudek, Charlie Dukes, Marion Dupes, John Dwardy, Paul E. Dwyer, Hanson G. Dycus, Charley Edwards, Shirley England, Ellis Erdei, Angelo Fabbri, William P. Fahey, Steve Farcus, Walenty Farganes, John Fary, Earl Mack Fauser, Edward J. Faust, Sam Fechenya, Ludwig Fenske, Michael J. Fenski, Samuel Fentress, Joseph W. Fessler, Tony Fidanz, Tom Filipou, Hyman Findelstein, Frank Fisher, Stanley Fisher, John Fisko, William Fitzpatrick, Stanislaw Fortuna, Willie Foster, Thomas Francis, Ralph S. Frank, James A. French, Joseph E. French, David Frew, Homer Friend, Anthony J. Fritz, Stuart Frushour, Louis Fultman, Frank Furlan, Joseph Furmanek, Vincent Gabes, John Gabrish, James E. Gallagher, Luigi Gambella, Louis Garman, Mike Gatanbowski, Mike Gataveckas, Mike Gawson, Wladyslaw Gawson, Thomas Gay, Mike Gaza, Harry Gendilmen, Frank Genulis, Lawrence George, Rizzo Gesualado, Tom Gibola, Herbert C. Gilbert, Peter N. Gines, Ross Giordano, Jack Givel, Milton A. Given, Francisco Gkisu, Percy James Glover, Charles S. Goetzinger, Edson Goit. Leon Millard Gordon, Patrick J. Gorman, John Grigas, Walter Grabara, Millard E. Grandidier, Chester Gratkiewcz, John Gratunik, George W. Greenup, John Greksis, Maurice Grier, Joseph Grigos, John Gritz, Frank Crocus. Frank J. Grymanowski, Joseph Grzybowski, Alopas Gundelanskis, William A. Gurski, Leon Guziar, Vincent Guziar, John T. Hackman, George Halas, Raleigh Peter Hale, Arne M. Haltug, John Hammik, Sanj Hanuk, Louis Hargens, *Charles M. Harper, William G. Harris, Charles B. Harrison, Thomas Hartigan, John Hartley, George Harustak, Joseph S. Harveth, Cyril Haugh, Clarence Ebert Hayward, Laurence Hedeen, Jerry F. Heffernan, Clinton C. Henderson, William W. Henderson, Paul C. Hermansdorfer, John Herod, William J. Hilliard, Carl R. Hines, Eugene M. Hines, Lloyd T. Hoggart, Joseph F. Hohalek, Paul Hohoe, Porter W. Hopkins, Edmund Howells, Luther G. Hubbell, Petru Hulpus, Sam Hulting, William E. Humphrey, Raymond F. Innes, Roy L. Innes, Domenico Isappalo, Oscar .Iutzwig, Willie Mack Ivey, Joseph A. Jackson, Mike Jake, Daniel Jegalsky, John Jakitis, Charles Jamroz, Peter Jankowski, Walter John Jaracz, Willia C. Jaworski, Edward Glenn Jennings, Joseph Johannes, Alfred Johnson, Carl O. Johnson, Enoch Johnson, Monroe Johnson, Orland L. Johnson, Sam Johnson, James Johnston, Arthur R. Jones, Paul Wiley Jones, Thomas W. Jones, Tony Jornov, John Joyce, Stephen G. Joyce, Fred A. Jumche, William Jumche, John Juri, John Jutgatones, Albert Kaczka, Joseph L. Kazzha, Joseph Kadanski, John Antonio Kairis, Klementz L. Kairis, Joseph Kalbarezyk, Martin Kansfield, Louis Karlin,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Nicholas G. Karpuzas, Ralph Karrer, Adolph Kasper, Mike Kasper, Peter Kawaluna, George Keane, John Keane, Peter Kearns, Peter J. Keenan, Stephen J. Keenan, Jim Keith, Tony Kempski, Julius Kidlicska, Roy Kindred, Roy Kindred (Dup.), Ivory R. King, Thomas P. King, Fred J. Kirk, Pursel Floyd Kirk, Waldo E. Kirk, Rufus Klempner, Frank J. Kmak, Michael Kmiecik, Martin Knick, Harry Knowles, Mikel Kobratovich, Louis Kode, Paul Kohnke, Kazamas Kolonowski, Nieczyslaw Kolokowski, Morris Kolten, Josef Kolvicz, Zygmunt Komorkowski, Emil Koniel, John Konkus, Christ Koremenos, Nick Kotciakos, George Kotsaicos, * Anton Pitek Koval, Tony Kowalski, Edward P. Kowalski, Joseph Kozeski, Martin Kozon, Peter P. Krause, Anthony Krawciewicz, Vid Kresich, Peter Kromgolc, Tony Kruk, John Krumin, Andy Kuchavski, Walter M. Kucharski, Stanislaw Kuczenski, Kasimir Kudasic, Cazimir Kudrirka, Roleslaw Kulesa, Michael Kulesza, Joseph Kurpiel, Joe Kurselis, Mike Kusko, Peter Kuta, David H. LaBounty, Lewis Lack, Paul Lajck, Stanislaw Lajczak, George Lakerdas, Bill Lambas, Steve Lapovitch, Andrew Larson, Edward Larson, Fred Larson, Ivar Larson, Leonard Leahy, Forter W. Lee, William A. Lee, Andrew Leidal, Joe Lenicek, Andrew Leonard, Lawrence H. Leonard, John Lester, Alan E. Lewis, Joseph FI. Lewis, Francisco Licurse, Bernard Lifschitz, Arthur H. Lindbloom, Carl H. Lippe, William Lippe, Andrew Lipus, Karp Liscovitz, Angelo Livotte, William E. Lloyd, Andrew Loda, Frank J. Loda, Demetrios Loizos, Harry Long, William Lopenis, Joe Bernard Losinski, Allen Lott Jr., Marko Luboja, Walter Luczak, Henry Lukasovich, Alex Lula, John Lunz, John N. Luper, John Lusinski, Joseph Lutkus, Morris Patrick McCarthy, Vincent McCormack, Edward P. McCormick, John McCready, George E. McKenna, Leo E. McLaughlin, John C. McMahon, Lewis E. McNeill, Earl W. McPheeters, Carryl S. McQuiston, John J. McShane, John David McVeigh, Roy McVeigh, Athanassios Macropoulos, Ignat Madaj, Stanley Madejczk, Joe Madiela, Kai Madsen, Anton Madson, Chester Maihoder, Paul Majhowioz, Frank Malicki, Sam Malizya, Thomas Manno, Steve Marco, Natale Mariloniano, Chester J. Martin, Clarence Hall Martin, Mike Martinevitch, Emil Mase, Albert Mason, Williams Mass, Mike Mavroich, Martin Mazur, William M. Meisel, Frank Mekelbort, Elia Meleff, Joe Mergerdichion, Pasquala Mesbocesiso, Henry Meyers, John Michuda, Louis Nagy, Melissan Nedoveich, Lee O. Nelson, Louis W. Nelson, Martin Nelson, Sylvester Nevroski, Bert A. Nicely, Charley Joseph Niemiec, Henry Niemiec, Christ Nikchevich, C. D. Nilan, Frank E. Noland, John Noor, Matthew Noor, Joseph Nouracoj, John Nowak, Ingac Nowciz, Frank Nuzzo, John J. O’Connell, Frank O’Donnell, Roy R. O’Donnell, John O’PIalla, Vukasin Obradovich, Walter Olech,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Walter Olichnowica, Carlo Orasio, Dominico Orecifice, Peter Orolin, Walter P. Ostrowski, Zygmont Ostrowski, Mike Oswego, Lester A. Ottenheimer, John Pacific, Albert Pack, Alvoro Paganelli, Julius Palabinski, Gust Panakis, Camillo Papilio, Tony Papko, Bell Pappas, Louis George Pappas, Pete Pappathanos, Tony Paputsas, William E. Parker, John Pascsak, Joe Patok, Vincent Patrick, Edward W. Paulin, Frank Paulis, Nels Peterson, Theodore Peterson, William Petroski, Harvey Robb Philips, Dimitry Phillipoff, Clarence G. Phillips, John Pietros, Martin Pinack, Alex Pinak, John Piper, Vasile Piticas, Joseph J. Podraza, Joseph Pollello, Frank Poswienski, Stanley Poswonski, Alex Pozeczki, Joseph J. Ptaszek, Thomas J. Pugh, Joseph A. Pulling, John J. Quilan, William A. Quinlan, Amos Quinn, Joe Radvil, John Rash, Ray Rassa, Alex Tataj, John Ratkaukas, Harry A. Reiland, John E. Richmond, Russel Rickered, Andrew Risberg, Lrl F, Roberts, Leslie C. Roberts, Lewis Roberts, John Robinson, John Romanik, Nicola Ind. Romano, Frank Rosa, David T. Rosenthal, Josef Rosechacki, Vittorio Rudolfi, James A. Rule, Max Rurkas, Joe S. Ruzello, Antonia Ruzzini, August Ruzzini, James T. Ryan, Andy Sabo, John Howard Safiran, Leo Safiran, Frank Sahotsky, Joseph Salkowski, Mike Salon, Mario Santori, Peter Sawchuk, Frank Schiavi, Ralph Paul Schilling, Alexander Grant Schlieker, Grant A. Schlieker, Henry Schmidt, Edward Schwandt, Emil Schwant, Antonio Scovello, Nister Scroba, Frank Sczerbowicz, Kash Seeley, Theodore Seiner, Frank Selentie, Joseph J. Sheets, Stanley J. Sherpitis, Steve Shimanski, Louis Shimkus, Charley Shutt, Martin Shymahak, Joseph Sicenski, Frank Siewerenko, Vittorio Signerie, Frank Simbalmas, James Simbalmos, Nick Simich, Frank P. Simko, John Simko, Steve Simko, August Sisti, Stanley Siwinski, Jack Skriancz, Joe Slabrek, Jura Slanac, Lukas Slivinski, Charles Raymond Sloccomb, Benjamin Smallman, William H. Smallman, John B. Smarkiewicz, Douglass Smart, James Smith, Leonard C. Smith, Thomas P. Smith, Joseph Snyder, Gustaf R. Soderlund, James P. Sofianos, Joseph Somlyo, Cedar Sopko, Earl E. Spauldinh, Robert Spear, Sebansiano Specia, Walter E. Specter, Wilmont E. Specter, Rudolph C. Spenner, Michele Spiccia, Stanley Spilewski, Martin Staberow, Joseph Frank Stachura, Winnie Stall, Frank Stalnanis, John Stambek, Stanley J. Stambek, Kostek Stanchik, Frank Stanislawski, Juzefe Stanistawski, John Stankus, Albert Stanley, Peter Stapinski, Peter Stapinski, Clarence L. Steffes, Anthony Stempniewski, Thomas Stephanis, Edward R. Sterling, Athans Strat, John Strazdanskis, Mike Strippi, Steve Strippi, John J. Stubbier, Walter Suticz, Mike Suhi, Frank Suhie, John Sullivan, Leroy Sullivan, William S. Sundberg, Jan Surowiec, Paul Susteck, Louis Suto, John C. Svec, Eric Svenson, Bill Szamkovich, Stanislaw Szczepanik, John Szekal, Wilim Szekal, Wiktor

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Szewczul, Josef Szewo, Steve Szitas, Joseph Szitos, Joseph Szraka, Toofil Szueck, Janos Szukviz, Michot Tabzijk, William J. Tangerman, Joe Teborski, John Terms, John Terry, Andrea Terzaricl, Steve Tisma, Beranrd Titus, Constantin Todoreson, John Torba, James R. Townsley, Louis Toyer, Guiseppo Tribuzo, Jozef Trnovec, Tony Trofa, Julian Trojane, John W. Trow, Frank J. Trzcinski Jr., Stanley Trzcinski, Louis K. Tsaros, Allen Piatt Twyman, Frederick Stone Usher, James M. Valentine, George L. Valkanos, Lovery Veal, Ovidio Vellutini, Mike Verbich, Anton Virkshus, Sam Vitals, Alexander P. Vogt, Simon L. Voisey, Willard Voisey, Frank Votokwich, Raymond Waiser, Longlin Waliulis, Earl Walker, Norman Walker, Joe Wallen, Thomas Walters, John Wasko, James N. Watkins, Edwin F. Wedgewood, Frank L. Weinberg, Joseph Welborn, *James Christopher Welsh, Fred West, Henry T. West, Peter Whelan, Thomas Whelan, Homer M. Whitaker, Lee F. Whitmore, Jop Wiezenty, Wladeplow Wilick, Joe Willardo, Llewellyn Dyer Williams, Matthew Williams, Tom H. Williams, Vernon D. Williams, Paul Winas, Joe Wingris, Joseph Wirtz, Stanley Wleklinski, Frank Lowrie Wogan, Stanley A. Wolovich, Lsetny Wozniak, John Wyasdovski, Cleveland Wynn, Mike Wyruszowski, Mike Xandalis, Bernard Yedvab, Ben Young, Stanley Yudys, Walter Zagares, John Fred Zarrza, Mike Zarzecny, Joe Zbrowski, Nastyk Zemsuska, Carl Zeler, Ludwik Zielinski, Frank Zienniak, Fred Zimmerman, Antoni Zniewski, Gligar Zogorbian, Paul Zolnirchek, Konstanty Zubricky, Tony Zyfko.

SHELBY — Russell C. Allen, Albert A. Baker, Morin A. F. Cole, Marvel Dennis, Guyworth Dickey, Marion F. Flewelling, Guy G. Haskell, John Haskell, Ernest Jones, Walter E. Parmley, Charles D. Parsons, Earl Sirlois, Elmer Neil Smith, Anders A. Soderberg, Grover E. Struble.

SCHNEIDER — Ira Shinnum Allison, Isaac A. Ault, Henry E. Burnham, Ralph Canfield, Everett E. Davis, David E. Ervine, Charles W. Gilson, Floyd Hamilton, John G. Johnson, August Lehman, Albert Vandiecar.

CLARK STATION — Lugi Aloia, Fred Krueger, Leslie L. R. Marshall, Jim Sidaris, John Soderberg.

LOWELL — Orla Guy Alyea, Paul Andrews, Leon Lamont Bailey, * Clayton Henry Belshaw, *Edward Mathew Berg, Orville P. Bridegroom, David Edward Brooke, Lester W. Brown, William W. Brown, Harold Ward Brownell, Ralph D. Brownell, Wheeler Bryant, Ernest A. Clark, Leon L. Clarke, Arthur Chester Claussen, Clarence M. Cobb, Claude Craft, Boyd M. Davis, Charles Payton Davis, George M. Deathe, Henry Dinwiddie, Albert E. Drew, Wilbur F. Dulin, Warren Fancher, Walter A. Firstone,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Milford N. Frashour, Isaac Gershann, Roy Groves, Lewis Harrison, Herman W. Hass, Delbert Hayden, George E. Hayden, *George Jacob Hayden, Harold J. Hayden, Murray A. Hayden, Arthur L. Heiser, John Hepp, Floyd A. Huebsch, John Warren Idding, August R. Johnson, Raymond C. Johnson, Cordie G. Kenney, John D. Kirchenstein, Ole D. Klein, Rex E. Knickerbocker, George W. Koehler, Floyd A. Lambert, Jesse A. Lamphier, Seth Spry Little, Ambrose J. Lloyd, Herbert F. Lloyd, Milo Loyd, Thomas Loyd, Lloyd Reo McVeys, Edgar B. Metcalf, Harlo Menzie, Benjamin H. Nalley, Bert E. Nicholas, Harry B. Nicholas, Huron O. Nicholas, "Leslie Raymond Peterson, William D. Peterson, Harry W. Petrie, Forrest Jay Pinkerton, Henry D. Poppe, Thomas L. Purchase, Max Lee Ragon, Carl Ruley, Roy C. Ruely, Irving C. Sargent, *Virgil Ray Scritchfield, William Z. Sisson, Harold L. Strickland, Glenn Mark Surprise, Percy Surprise, Kenneth L. Surprise, William J. Surprise, Milo A. Thomas, Guy H. Tilton, Charles M. Tripp, Lyle Franklin Trump, Frank Uehline, Fred C. Uhter, Leo Unger, Albert F. Vandercar, *Zim DeWitt Viant, Floyd T. Vinnedge, John Windbigler, Leo Windbigler, Cleon V. Wisner, Chester L. Wood, Roy E. Wood, Ernest Wooldridge, Henry Worley.

GIBSON — Harry Apostle, Claude E. Blake, Andrew L. Chiappe, Andres Donegan, Charlie Gaither, Joseph C. Jacobs, Andrew Johnson, Sven Lasalle, John Nicholas, John Pappas, Ignatius J. Rusie, Edward Shaw, Jesse Sutton, William Wer.

MILLER — John Arvidson, Conrad J. Bowman, Joseph V. Brennan. David M. Dailey, Dwight C. Dodds, Loring A. Dolch, Arnold C. Erlandson, James O. Gaines, Millard A. Graham, Victor M. Guinet, Charles H. Gunn, George Bryan Harbaugh, Alonzo V. Hubbard, Eskil Hulting, Raymond L. Kautz, Howard Burnett Leech, Arthur Louis Mayhak, Oscar P. Mayhak, Gilbert J. Nelson, Robert P. Pearson, Hans P. K. Pederson, Aaron Peterson, Ernest L. Snyder, Harold P. Wood, Glenn O. Woodruff.

PINE — Lloyd S. Atkinson.

SCHERERVILLE — Joseph Anthony Austgen, Sylvester Copeland, Frank Rolling, Matthias R. Kuhn, Charles L. McCaslin, Frank M. Place, Allie Reiplinger, Peter Reiplinger, Joseph W. Risch, Clarence J. Schafer, John Schweitzer, James Sherwood, Jack Sweitzer.

CEDAR LAKE — Joseph Auterman, Andrew C. Bixenman, Otto N. Bixenman, Emil Einsele, Jacob Einsele, Christ Fetsch, Jacob C. Fleck, Edwin J. Gard, Sigmund J. Hauser, Frank Hero, Otto F. Kurack, George J. Lauermann, Albert Nitsche, Mike Saberniak, Peter Saberniak, John Sauer, Peter Sauer Jr., John J. Schafer, Edward M. Schreiber, John P. Schreiber,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Philip John Schreiber, Walter M. Schubert, Frank Schutz, Frank J. Vyhanek, Fred H. White.

TOLLESTON — Edward B. Bardwell, Fred Baun, Arthur Edward Harms, Arthur H. Johnson, Paul Kozlovich, Fred L. Latham, Tony Mazeika, Salvester Mesura, Frank Pastor, John Schuster, Martin P. Spyra, Alex D. Torie.

LEROY — Bernard J. Beach, Harry Hubbard Beach, Charles Dudley Bean, Charles H. Hathaway, Lance Hathaway, George Keehn, William Kuyper, Earl C. Ross, Ben C. Sourda.

DYER — Frank J. Beiriger, Telesphore Chenard, Harry C. Demik, Eberhard B. Dewes, John Peter Dewes, Herbert J. Ehrsam, *Nicholas W. Fagen, Carl L. Friedrich, Oliver M. Gaither, Mathias G. Herrimann, Edwin Hitzeman, Andrew J. Hoffman, Raymond J. Keilman, Tony P. Keilman, Joseph Overhage, Stephen M. Schaller, Frank Schelfo, Edward J. Schlaiss, John J. Schmitt, Edward J. Spanier, Augustus E. Willy, Frank Willy.

HIGHLAND — Jacob Blom, Krien Elman, Peter Elman, Clarence M. Hutchins, Paul Kikert, Arthur Olen, Henry Olsen, Hotse Scheeringa, Andrew Wagner, Charles H. Wirth.

ROBERTSDALE — Edwin L. Bader, Benjamin G. Heazlitt.

HESSVILLE — Michael Boland, Victor W. Burkey, William C. Chick, Herman J. Dedelow, Edward DeKreek, William Gluth, John L. Gorman, Arthur Gumz, Robert Hess, Woodford Kohler, Walter H. Lohse, James L. McLaughlin, John G. McLaughlin, James F. Vanes, Walter W. Vanes.

SOUTH BEND — Stanley Bradburn.

ROBY — Leroy Briggs, Irvin H. Hays, Joseph Koetowski, George Schulp, Christ Stergios, Manoles Stergios, Charles Wages.

DENTER POINT — George W. Brooks, Ivan Marion Brooks, Joseph L. Steuerwald (void).

GRIFFITH — Donn J. Chalfant, Lorin Clark, John Fielding, George J. Govert, Joseph A. Govert, Louis H. Harkenrider, Leo B. Konepasek, Clyde Livingstone, Charles D. McFarland, Thomas McMany, John C. Mann, Vincenzo Occhipinti, Peter Orsburn, William R. Penning, Peter George Redar, Edwin W. Thompson, Ralston A. Todd, Chauncy D. Walters, Rutherford

H. Walters, William H. Walters.

Ross — Clarence N. Cook.

CALUMET — William Albert Crosthwait, Joseph S. Krol.

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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CHICAGO — Sam Crossk.

CRESTON — Andrew E. Cutler, Harry W. Fuller.

BUFFINGTON — George Domenick.

AETNA — James L. Easley, Donald H. Pendleton, George Joy Stone.

MERRILLVILLE — Joseph Elbert, Aloysius Michael Franz, C. N. Horafield, Lynn Niksch, Howard E. Walter, Raymond Zuvers.

MERRIVILLE — Ernest L. Woods.

LAKE — Jacob Heimke, George K. Pakenoo.

ST. JOHN’S — Joseph Mathias Gerlach, Anton S. Klassen, Leo B. Lauerman, John J. Maginot, Edward N. Thiel, Joseph Peter Thiel.

BRUNSWICK — Herman Glade, Hunter H. Orndorff.

PALMER — John E. Gordon, James O. Hough.

MUNSTER — Albert Jabaay.

RUSH — Clarence E. Smiley.

FORT WAYNE — William Joseph Vesey (void).

WINFIELD — Jacob J. Schneider.

WOLF LAKE — Ross M. Redenbo, Ira J. Thompson, George B. Wygant. Mill Creek—Lester E. Meyer.

HEBRON — George E. Mansell.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Guy L. Johnson.

NEW CHICAGO — Peter Rose, John Weznick.

RESIDENCE UNKNOWN — Hugh C. Baker, Steve Bobinshak, Martin E. Lord, Clifford H. McCune, Walter E. Mattingly, Joseph P. Ray, Marion Siegiliwicz, George N. Stewart (void), Valasios Theodoropolos (Dup.), Pete Zdzearski.

NAVAL VETERANS, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA.

GARY — Joseph Paul Abell, Erland Frederick Andren, William Morton Aryman, Franklyn Livingston Barker, Edward Andrew Barnett, Iris Homer Beard, Oren Elmer Bland, George Lee Blandford, Richard Bowers, Walter Edward Bradley, Calvin Frederick Brands, Clarence Richard Brown, Claude Jabes Bullus, Thomas William Bullus, Donald Wayne Cameron, Albert Lee Campbell, Harry Easter Carlton, George Carstamoff, Robert Paul Cross, John Csorgo, William John Curry, Joseph Alexander Dalton, Bob Lacy Davis, George Percy Dierking, John William Doran, George Melvin Drake, Harry John Dulin, Troy Eckert, Cecil Lee Elliott, John Joseph Faherty, Alexander Alfred Feder, Lawrence Edwin Finerty,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Frederick Earnest Firme, Frank Melvin Flanagan, Forman A. Frazure, Harry Campbell Gibbs, Anthony Goodlick, Felix Peter Gross, Clyde Otis Hackett, John William Hackmaster, Edward David Hasmann, Henry Gurley Hay, Raphael Barnard Hirons, Ralph Lorenzo Hodson, Robert Hoffman, Carl Ivar Holm, William Draper Horne, Cleturs Horston, Raymond Lewis Howell, Chester Clarence Huff, Thomas Jesse Huff, Horace Gladden Hughes, George Jackson, Arthur Jewell, Joseph Cornelius Kelleher, Harry Helm Kleinschmidt, Milton William Kollus, Paul Emil Lafrenieb, Harry Barney Levey, Joshua Edward Linn, Norman Lypski, John McCann, George Milton McRoberts Jr., Charles Martignone, Walter Martin, Raymond Wells Mathews, James Olesen Mayer, George Carter Miller, George Mitsos, John Biris Moldovan, Walter Daniel Murphy, Walker Franklin Myers, John Norman, Robert Norman, Loren Richard Nowell, John O’Donnell, William O’Donnell, Thomas Ralph Owens, Arthur Osborn Phillips, Oscar William Range, Ernest Weber Richards, Oliver James Richmond, Albert Wilson Ross, Lawrence Wesley Rothermel, Leo Kirk Ryan, Clarence Oscar Sandstrum, Joseph Daniel Schultz, Raymond Peter Schultz, William Mentch Shaw, Ray Sheets, John Sholtis, Carl John Smith, Carl Taylor Smith, Houston Samuel Smith, Roy Pomphrette Smith, Steve Souchowsky, Elmer Alexander Strand, Oscar Balthaser Thiel, Barry Thorgren, William Alexander Thorgren, Charles William-Thorne, David McCaunghey Uhlam, Harold William Vance, Alexander James Vizena Jr., Alexander James Vizena Sr., Hector Samuel Vizena, Frank Redmond Wald, Michael Walko, Clarence Moffat West, Murray Michael Winegar, Edmund Joseph Zajac, Carl Louis Zoller.

HAMMOND — Israel Abrams, Harlan Duffy Anderson, John Anthony Arens, Joseph Augustine, Joseph Barbeaux, Clarence Elmer Barfknecht, Ferdinand Emil Bauer, Henry John Becker, Edward LeRoy Berry, John Arthur Black, Floss Blaemire, Russell Alvin Blauchard, Clarence Brooks, John Cecil Brownrigg, Earl Jacob Brusel, Tony Burczyk, Florence Burroughs, John Rome Butterfield, Charlie Campbell, Ray Campbell, Nicholas Caputo, Glen Eldon Garey, Eugene Charles Carroll, Leo Edward Carroll, Carl Cearing, Emil Napoleon Chalifoux, Jessie Benjamin Chandler, Peter George Chernik, Charles Henry Crary, Edward Louis Dahlkamp, Jermoe Augustine Dalton, Michael James Daly, Floyd Arlington Dean, Robert McKinley DeWeese, Glen Arthur Dickover, James Francis Dillon, Clayton Clementine Dolson, Everett Moss Ellison, Louis John Emmerling, Frank Enick, Francis Erosso, Howard William Ewert, Charles Franklin Fairchild, William Joseph Filan, Emil Fleischman, Edwin Ralph Ford, Bernard Campbell Gavit, Samuel John Gierlachowski, Irwin Carl Grambo, Richard Green, Gerald Awen Haines, Edward W. J. Hasse, William James Hastings, William James Hastings, Earl William Herran, Arthur Alfred Hess,

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Walter Bernard Hess, John Paul Hoess, Norman Albin Holmes, Gerald Joseph Humpfer, Harry Hutchinson, Earl Raymond Jenner, Hans William Jens, David William Jones, VanHood Jones, Henry John Keilman, Edward Thomas Kennedy, Albert Robert King, Max Frederick Klee, Leo Peter Knoerzer, Stepman Paul Koch, Edward Joseph Kochlic, Charles Knozal, Frank Kroncke, Caroline A. Kuhn, Clarence Alfred Kussmaul, Raymond Bartholomew Lacy, John Laws, Arthur Chester Leonard, Victor Alfred Leonard, Harry Leventhal, Ralph Lester Lindner, Martin Henry Linsenman, Harley Arthur Locklin, Laurence Victor Loesch, Emil Niles Lundgren, Lawrence Lutz, Melvin Erastus McClure, Charles Edward McCoy, William Machthompson, Andrew William Maginot, John Melton, Aaron Arthur Messmaker, Harry Carl Miller, Russell Everett Miller, Free Morris Moore, Walter Sibley Mott, Peter Francis Murphy, Hugh John Nessel, Isabelle Eugenia Niswander, John Frank Ott, Cletus Kelly Patton, Richard William Pause, John Joseph Paynok, Elmer Gustaf Peterson, Efrie Blanche Porch, Frank Pouch, Edward James Prendergast, Walter Przymusinski, Howard Arlington Puntney, Edward Walter Rascher, Harry Rash, Paul Wesley Reder, Vernon Reichling, James Elmer Replogle, Frank Howard Rextrew, John Milton Rogers, Edward Steve Rosoqicz, Arthur Ray Rossborough, Patrick Leo Schloer, Fred Clarenz Schneider. Jacob Allen Smith, Leo Bascom Smith, Ollie Edward Smith, Richard Michael Smith, George Fred Sommer, Thomas John Stack, James Roland Stinson. Rudolph George Stoll, Michael Stanislaus Surdyk, Clarence Henry Tebodo. Alfred Edward E. Toerne, Charles Albert VanValkenburg. Anthony Joseph Voss, Byron Earl Waggoner, Richard Joseph Wagner, Arlet Leroy Walker, Harry James Walker, Alfred Charles Weyhmuller, Albert Chester White, Joseph Frederick Winkler, John Henry Wolters, Benjamin Goodman Yalowitz, Edward Louis Young, Fred Arnold Carl Zahrte. Frank M. Zeller.

WHITING — Ben Albertson, Edward Bartuska, James Bartuska, David M. Brenner, Carl Johnson Brookman, Herbert Erwin J. Brown, Samuel Leslie Campbell, John James Dacey, Thomas Cleveland Dickinson, Raymond Joseph Dineen, Adam Henry Dorsch, Edward Dubeck, Frank Walter Duggan, Thomas Alvin Eaton, George Andrew Fedorko. Gustav Ernest Fuss, Albert Howard Gavit, LaVerne Wooster Gillett, William Gondon, Benjamin Harrison Gordon, Wiebur Gough, Frank Greenwald, Eugene Henry Grogan, Gerald William Harper, Roy Hatt. John Joseph Heslin, Garland Greenway Humphreys, A1 Harry Jackson. John Frank Jurex, Michael Jurkowskey, Eberhardt August Keilman, Thomas H. Kilfara, David Kissen, Nick Kruzich, Emmett Eneas McDermott, John James McDermott, Frank Michael McKenna, James Thomas McNamara, Jesse William Mahan, Cecil Owen Masterson, Clarence Arthur Masterson,

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Anthony Ferdinand Matulevitch, Paul John Mehalso Jr., Fred Henry Meier, Michael Mihalso, Leslie Napoleon Miles, Milfred Boise Moore, Joseph Martin Obrobinak, Robert George Pinkerton, Michael Joseph Popelas, Steve Theodore Popelyas, Michael Victor Resetar, John Patrick Riordan, John Salapski, John Sanyi, Theodore Schaefer, Faul Kenneth Schlechty, Leroy Schlechtig, Frank Joseph Schultz, Samuel David Seifer, Leo John Seljan, John Boyd Showalter, William Charles Smith, Donald Parrish Spurrier, Garland Stickley, Elmer Stoll, Walter Wuestenfeld.

CROWN POINT — Bennett Bryant Bailey, Ernest Walter Bartholomae, Alfred Ray Boswell, John Charle Davis, Edward Louis Dietel, Floyd Earl Demmon, Leslie John Ensweiler, Clifford Adolph Etling, Harvey Keiser, Charles August Kruger, Frederick George Lisius, Finley Furman Martin, Harvey Charles Schmal, James Joseph Schmal, Freddirck Herman E. Schmidt, Walter Harley Smith, Joseph Nicholas Thomas, William Richard Thompson, William Harry Tremper, Harold Vincent.

EAST CHICAGO — Russell Mitchell Barron, James Henry Blake, Louis John Blanchard, William Oliver Burke, Robert Dewig Burrell Jr., Percy Cadman, Frank Salem D. Carlson, William Jennings Cleary, Henry Cole Jr., Raymond James Croker, Frank Thomas DeBrove, Leo George DeLor, Serene Fred Dirheimer, Edward Hall Dixon, Louis James Dixon, Harold Edgar, John Aloysius Fitzpatrick, Lowell Bliss Gibbs, Eugene Given, Thomas Joseph Godfrey Jr., Mae Gorman, Arthur William Hill, William Benjamin Jackson, Herbert John Janicki, Gerald Johnson, Harold Addison Jones, Milton Robert Jordan, John James Keegan, Thomas Stephen Kennedy, John George Kostur, Lyle Dixon Lewis, Paul McKinley Lewis, Francis James McMahon, Glen Fred McVey, John Madura, Charles Franklin Mitchell, Murrell Dewey Moore, Walter Roy Parten, John Poloncak, Steve Poloncak, Maurice James Quinn, William Anthony J. Quinn, Floyd Richard Rhoades, Kenneth Scott, Milton Augustine Sheets, William Michael Sheets, Harry McKinley Snedden, Gustave Max Somlyo, Edgar William Staben, Robert Sterling Jr., Arthur Stirling, Charles Henry Stirling, Edward Richard Stirling, Nathaniel Walter Startford, Russell DeMaine Taylor, James Henry Thomas, George Arthur Titus, Joseph Voisey.

GRIFFITH — Francis Peter Beiriger, Charles Leslie Nickerson, Adolph Carl Penning, Elmer Willis Welsh.

INDIANA HARBOR — Wade Swank Bender, Lawrence A. Benn, John Berglund, Eric Dunn Bright, Clarence Victor Carlson, Antonio DeRosa, Roy Heglin, Paul Wesley Jerner, Raymond James Layer, Thomas Lewis, Robert Vernon McGill, John Mabroles, Paul Marcovich, James Henry

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Morris, Charles Henry Peters, Lyle Paul Rathburn, Joseph James Rex, Perry Dale Shook.

OSBORN — Paul McKinley Black.

MILLER — Edwin Bowman, John Christian Fredricksen Jr., Paul Wagner, Joseph Peter Zeliber.

CRESTON — Leslie Grant Cutler.

LOWELL — Lorenzo Ray Davis, Joseph Alfred Little, Verne Thompson Lloyd, Donald Owen Quincy, William Nichols Stenerson, Charles Henry Uhter, Thomas George Walsh.

ROBERTSDALE — Joseph Oliver Dvorscak.

TOLLESTON — Walter Hugh Edmunds.

HOBART — Clarence Raymond Fleming, John Freeman Fleming, Joseph Herman Walter Johnson, John Killigrew, Herbert Axel Larson, William Edmund Murray, Leonard Mathias Tree.

DYAR — Lawrence William Hilbrich, Roy Christ Hilbrich.

PALMER — Howard Theodore Krull.

SCHERERVILLE — Nicholas Edward Kuhn.

ST. PAUL — William James Lindner.

CEDAR LAKE — Edwin Joseph Machacek.

MERRILLVILLE — Joseph Milton Pierce.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Harpster Mort Richards, Dewey Richardson.

GOSHEN — Earl Franklin Rowell (void).

HESSVILLE — Carl Senzig.

SHELBY — William Nole Simpson.

SCHNEIDER — Clyde E. Weaver.

RESIDENCE UNKNOWN — John Fred Schmidt (void).

WORLD WAR NURSES, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA.

GARY — Helen E. Adams, Clara H. Anderson, Evelyn M. Callaghan, Dorothy Carroll, Catherine J. Cross, Anna M. Healey, Mabel Marion Kay, Mable L. Keough, Mabel Charlotte McCarney, Marion M. McNanney, Hildur B. Mauroy, Teresa Schramm.

HOBART — Anna Gruel.

LOWELL — Anna Pearce.

HAMMOND — Myrtle Ripley.

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WORLD WAR VETERANS, PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA.

PORTER — *Leonard Henry Ackerman, Clarence Bright, Algot G. Carlson, Carl R. Carlson, Walter N. Carlson, Hilmer Adrian Charlson, John T. Cook, George Dabbert, Paul H. Erickson, Paul J. Foss, Glenn M. Green, Charles Haas, Charles Halgreen, Richard Halgren, Henning Hokanson, William F. Huhr, Claude Kimbrel, Arthur A. Levander, Harry Theodore Levander, William H. McHenry, Charles H. McIntosh, Charles Meade, Warren F. Munn, Ernest F. Pillman, Claude Russell, George Scheele, Frank R. Schrader, Louis Shenovich, John Kendrick Simpkins, George L. Stephens, Fernandis Warble, David N. Warren, Clarence D. Wood.

VALPARAISO — Earl Adams, Harry Samuel Albe, Joseph L. Allen, Gustaw H. Anderson, Harry Nathaniel Anderson, Thomas V. Antrim, Frank Arnold, Ellisafan Azeez, Elmer K. Bailey, Carl Baker, Melvin E. Baker, Orville R. Baker, Charles W. Balcerkiewicz, Joe Banaski, Samuel Ernest Barclay, Herman H. Barneko, Eugene James Barnes, Kenneth M. Barnes, Frederick H. Bartz, Clive E. Bassett, Robert A. Baum, Claude S. Beach, Ira Webster Beanblossom, Delbert Beem, Lewis C. Benham, Robert E. Bennett, Thomas H. Benton, Edward E. Berndt, Ira F. Berndt, William Berndt, Wesley Berrier, Louis E. Betz, Benjamin H. Biggs, My ran Biggs, Allen J. Black, Myron J. Black, Claude M. Blevins, Luther W. Bloch, Jr., Robley D. Blount, Walter E. Blunk, Floyd E. Bonnell, Maurice Borah, Harvey N. Boule, Lester G. Boule, George Alfred Bowman, Milo Malcom Bowman, Leslie F. Bowser, John C. Brazill, John W. Breen, Louis A. Breitzke, Edward J. Brockman, Leroy Brooks, Albert J. Broviak, Brude Axe Brown, Carlysle G. Brown, Floyd M. Brown, Forrest L. Brown, Frank W. Brown, George R. Brown, Ross L. Bryant, Ennis W. Bullick, Howard W. Bundy, Otto H. Bundy, Simon J. Bushore, Emmery J. H. Bussard, James A. Butler, John W. Buzalski, Wiley W. Calloway, Leo D. Campbell, Sanford Arthur Campbell, Frank Card, Jr., Harold L. Card, Eugene L. Carichoff, John A. Carling, Thure W. Carlson, Lloyd Carter, Lou C. Cashon, Leslie C. Cashon, Demetrio Cavick, Carl L. Clark, Charles W. Clark, Clifford Clark, Fred S. Claussen, Harry L. Cletcher, Thomas G. Clevenger, Roy Cobb, Wesley D. Cobb, Leo Coldwater, Otto J. Collar, Ray A. Collar, Arthur J. Connelly, Charles L. Connor, Garrett D. Conover, Don E. Cook, Edward C. Cook, Joseph Frank Cook, Benjamin H. Cooper, Centennial Covert, Wilbur R. Cowdrey, George Coyer, Wade E. Crumpacker, Antone J. Czerwonke, Carl August Dalke, Edward H. Dalke, Allen L. Dalrymple, Cecil Kelly Davidson, Spencer A. Davis, Walter M. Davis, Earl D. Dean, John Hudson Deardoff, Salvador DeAustria, *Ray

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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mond Demaree, Joseph Denton, Leslie L. DeWitt, Charles M. Dickover, Philip T. Didelot, William J. Didelot, Ralph R. Diefenbaugh, Howard R. Dixon, Coit Solon Dolhover, Roy A. Delph, Florence T. Donahue, Farnum Doud, Earl Drake, Arthur A. Dzur, Harry T. Eckley, Peter Economos, Harry W. Edington, Joseph L. Edwards, Alva A. Ellis, Henry W. Elvig, Elmer J. Emig, Elieser Epstein, Ernest G. Erler, Harry T. Erler, *Edwin H. Evans, James A. Fakas, Fred C. Farrington, Robert W. Farrington, Reginald L. Felton, Paul H. Findling, Merrill M. Fitzgerald, Henry Folb, Wallace J. Ford, Arthur T. Forman, Ross E. Foster, Walter W. Foster, Ross L. Fox, Willard D. Frederick, Robert L. Freeland, Edmund J. Freund, George H. Fritz, Charles M. Fleming, John H. Fry, Neil E. Funk, Charles H. Gabel, George E. Gabel, Martin J. Gabel, Timothy P. Galin, Clarence J. Gardner, Joseph B. Gardner, Frank M. Gay, George M. Garth, Charles J. Gibbs, Charles H. Gilliland, William Gilmore, Albert H. Ginter, Joseph B. Gloyeska, Joseph L. Gordon, Harry E. Gowland, Ralph G. Graeber, Otto Grassl, Harry A. Graves, Albertus R. Gray, Earl G. Grover, Arthur J. Gruenert, Charles W. Guilder, Emanuel Evert Guilder, Harry G. Gustafson, Albert L. Hagerman, George Ilalar, John O. Ilamacher, Phil D. Hamilton, Henry Hankin, Russel Hanner, Thomas Hansen, Jr., Charles O. Hanson, Philip R. Harris, William E. Harris, John C. Hart, Joseph E. Hartmann, Mahmoud E. Hassan, Mahmoud E. Hassan, William Hatcen, Floyd T. Hawkins, Harry H. Hayes, John C. Hayes, Lester P. Hayes, William Leonard Hayes, Raymond C. Hayworth, Glenn H. Heard, Fred C. N. Hedebol, Carl L. Helfrich, Otho F. Helvie, Leon Charles Henry, Marvin W. Hermance, *Donald Alfred Herrick, *William Lane Herrick, Norvin E. Hershman, Francis H. Hetrick, Harry R. Hicks, Rhen A. Hilkert, Andrew L. Hill, Herman A. Hiltpold, Eric Richmon Hobson, Christ Hoeg, Fred W. Homfeld, William B. Hopkins, Clarence L. Horn, Edwin Charles Horn, Fred Horn, Joseph L. Horn, William J. Horn, Raymond S. Hubbell, Wood L. Hubbell, Alvin Ray Hufford, Hugh W. Hughes, Gurdon P. Huntington, Charles W. Hutchinson, Branthley A. Hyde, Jessie F. Inman, Walter C. Jacobs, Ross James, Carl S. Jante, Carl P. Janus, Ralph W. Jenks, Arthur Leonard Johnson, Harry E. Johnson, Nels Johnson, Edward McKeehan Johnston, Edward McKeehan Johnston. William M. Johnston, Clifford M. Jones, George J. Jones, George P. Jones, John Robert Jones, William S. Jones, Harry P. Jungjohann, Simon J. Jursa, Otto Kath, Arthur D. Keene, Robert S. Kellam, Fred B. Kelso, Glen Kinne, William H. Kliest, LeRoy H. Knapp, Ralph O. Kouns, Wilfrid Labrecque, *Raymond Lewis Lacy, Landis H. LeFever, Victor J. LaForce, Carl W. Lampert, Thomas D. Laney, Walter H. Landsberger, Oscar Larson, John H. Lathrop, Samuel LaViolette, Royal L. Lease, Charles E.

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Leffew, Everett E. Lembke, Leslie E. Lemoke, Austin A. Leser, E. L. Leslie, Raymond L. Lindzy, Reuben Lischinsky, August J. Long, Oliver M. Loomis, Severious Lopatto, Bruce B. Loring, George E. Lucid, August Otho Ludtke, Frank R. Lunbeck, Axel W. Lundberg, Harry N. Lutton, August LyDickson, Paul J. McAuliffe, Edward G. McClure, William M. McClure, Peter McCoy, William J. McFarland, Charles S. McGill, Ralph McGillicuddy, Thomas Forrest McGuire, Elmer E. McMahon, Ora L. McNeice, Floyd Robert McNiece, Robert Mandelbaum, John C. Manion, Francis Edward Marimon, Field Ray Marine, Clyde H. Marsh, Harry L. Marshall, William Marquardt, Frederick James Marston, Harold E. Martin, Harry W. Martin, Joseph Martisius, Albert Arthur Mathia, Harry O. Mathias, John Maudlin, John Earle Mavity, Earl Heavner Mead, Floyd E. Mead, Harry H. Mead, Thomas F. Meagher, Houston E. Merriam, Harry F. Meyers, John Franklin Milem, Christian Miller, Ebbo H. Miller, Henry Miller, William H. Miller, Richard G. Moffitt, Carl N. Mohnssen, Oscar Monthan, Joseph Moody, Edward I. Moore, Edward I. Moore, Albert William Morris, George E. Morris, William E. Morthland, Charles E. Mounce, *Albert Otto Murken, Robert Lee Murray, Carl Musgrave, Albert F. Nagel, Henry F. Nehring, Otto A. Nehring, Carleton Lee Nelson, Frank B. Nelson, Helding L. Nelson, Eugene C. Newman, Herman L. Newsom, John Weaver Newsom, John Niksch, John B. Noble, Henry L. Nolan, Lloyd R. Nunn, Thor Nybladh, David K. O’Boyle, Joseph O’Drezze, Edwin O. Ogden, John E. Ohlfest, Daniel E. Old, Paul J. Omsted, Arthur L. Ostrander, Samuel Ostrander, Ralph Osborne Parks, Reid M. Peck, Irving Peregrine, Robert D. Perkins, George L. Peters, Arthur Peterson, David P. Philley, John H. Phillips, John H. Phillips, Thomas Walter Picard, Lester H. Pierce, Frank E. Pillman, Harry T. Polk, Edgar Pomery, Morris Poncher, Marvin Gail Pool, Frank B. Povlock, Earl Pratt, Jesse Guy Pratt, Leroy Pratt, Walter J. Prentiss, Anton Quilico, Peter Selmer Rash, Maten Rathbun, Harold Rathyens, Edward G. Raymond, Charles J. Reagan, Lester S. Reavley, Claude Redker, Andrew B. Reibly, Jr., Charles H. Reibly, Thomas E. Reibly, Walter Reidhouser, Clayton E. Reif, James Rhoda, Dean Richards, Foster Clark Richards, Glen Richards, Cjesleigh J. Rickard, Daniel Riley, Gleason C. Riely, James Colville Robinson, Armando Rodriguez, Murray A. Rolens, Erwin G. Rosinsky, Ben Rubinstein, Bernard Rubenstein, Jason Runyan, Homer Rush, James W. Russell, Edward E. Salisbury, Henry G. Sanders, Rustem Saroosh, William W. Schenck, Carl R. Schiller, Herbert S. Schleman, Clarence H. Schneider, Herbert Carroll Schneider, Myron V. Schroeder, Otto M. Schroeder, Bernhardt Arthur Schumacher, Carl Schwartz, Ernest Schwinkendorf, Louis W. Schwinkendorf, Herman Orsen Seipel, Wil-

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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liam M. Sergeant, Edward T. Serovey, Aaron J. Sharp, James T. Sharpensteen, Justin Oliver Shauer, Leonard Shearer, William Shearer, George Sheets, Arthur W. Shell, Chester O. Sherrick, *Carl Samuel Sherwood, Earl W. Sherwood, Edward Shinabarger, Simon Shinagarger, Harry R. Shupe, Harry L. Shurr, Raymond C. Shurr, Floyd W. Sieb, Edward J. Sierks, John Henry Sievers, Jr., Robert W. Sievers, Joseph Skilondz, Albert Skowronski, Bernard H. F. Smith, Byron Smith, Claude Smith, Earl V. Smith, John H. Smith, John J. Smith, Nile B. Smith, Virgil H. Smith, *Laurence Lzry Smithers, Charles Snajdauf, James E. Soliday, Dala D. Sparks, Bernhardt M. Sprecht, Julius H. Speishandler, Clarence J. Spencer, Preston Staley, Walter Stankiewicz, Earl Waldo Stauffer, Arthur W. Steinhagen, Benjamin Steinhardt, Lewis Stendahl, Charles B. Stephens, Mark W. Stephens, Walter R. Stephens, Clem G. Stephenson, James G. Stevens, Arthur P. Steward, Harrison B. Steward, Alva J. Stewart, Lawrence C. Stille, Melvin Joshua Stinchfield, Jr., Mural F. Stipp, Daniel D. Stites, John S. Stoddard, William H. Stoddard, Emory W. Stoner, Mark Donald Stoner, William Mitchell Stoner, Victor C. Strandell, Howard Stull, William C. Sturtzriem, Knut Sundin, Raleigh P. Swanner, John A. Swanson, Earl L. Swift, Howard M. Sykes, Bernard C. Szold, Paul Unruh Talcott, Richard A. Talcott, * Albert Joseph Terry, Harold S. Thatcher, Maurice Connois Thatcher, Matthew William Theis, Earl Themanson, Andrew Thomas, George D. Thompson, Paul C. Thorn, Ernest Washington Thralls, Lester M. Thune, Fred W. Thurman, Walter H. Thurman, Adam Tischer, Harry W. Todd, John S. Tothill, Alexander L. Travis, Terrell Trimble, Harry C. Truesdale, Wayne D. Truman, William R. Tucker, Harold B. Turner, Ray Everett Tuthill, Peter Udre, Christian Uhrenholdt, Alfred Vanwagoner, Harvey C. Varner, Robert Walker, Glenn R. Wallace, Herman Francis Walton, Orel P. Walton, Edwin C. Ward, Lloyd L. Watkins, June S. Webb, Harvey H. Weddle, Howard O. Weddle, James I. Weddle, Claude Weldy, Jacob J. Wells, William Francis Whalen, Carroll W. White, David L. White, Rudolph Wiencken, Robert A. Wiles, Roy Wilhelm, Lilburn C. Willard, Clarence Williams, Earl Williams, Earl John Williams, Arthur F. Wilson, Frank L. Wilson, George Wood Wilson, Ralph E. Wilson, Robert L. Wilson, William Frank Wilson, William Vail Wilson, William G. Windle, Jr., Harry WinsLee E. Winslow, Warren W. Wise, *Gary Ruffing Wood, Carroll R. Wood, Clinton Fisk Woolsey, Louis Kenyon Wyskoff, Adam L. Yager, Albert S. Yates, Abraham Lincoln Yerex, Boyd Yost, George W. Young, Theron L. Young, Simon Jonathan Young, Orie Zahniser, Charles E. Zarth, Edward Zarth, Harry H. Zea, William Zea, George Zebrowski.

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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HERBON — Earl I. Alyea, Tomas L. Anderson, Thomas V. Antrim, Russell E. Bailey, David D. Brockway, Armor J. Brough, Frank C. Brough, Louis Brough, Bernard R. Bryant, Earl W. Bryant, Henry A. Burns, Elmer L. Dieterlen, James W. Donohue, Glenn A. Downs, Chester A. Edmundson, Chester A. Edmundson, Lawrence R. Filer, Harold Curtis Fry, Harry Fry, Myron R. Fry, Neil Fry, Arnold W. Gibbs, Gerald H. Gidley, Victor Gidley, Charles D. Gradle, Homer B. Gradle, William T. Griffin, Henry Harris, Albert D. Hiatt, George C. Hiatt, Hubert H. Hooseline, Otto Jensen, George W. Jones, Francis Kleinman, Herman R. Koepke, Reinhold W. Koepke, Louis Leland Ling, Coates Lynne McAlpin, Floyd McGinley, Robert S. McGinley, Fred Margison, Herbert A. Marsden, Albert Henry Martin, Alexander T. Moore, John Herbert Nichols, Neil Nichols, George R. Phillips, Allen L. Plummer, Harry Ross, Paul P. Ross, Chester W. Saylor, Elmer C. Saylor, Elmer S. Shaffer, Walter R. Sherwood, Harry Sloan, John M. Steinhilber, Guy L. Sweney, Merritt N. Sweney, George Tangl, William C. Thiel, William Thiel, John Macy Titus, Floyd M. Wahl, Seth N. Walton, James B. Weddle, Ray R. Weiler, Winfred T. Whalen, Fred T. Wheeler, Henry M. Williams, Andrew Wilson, Jr., Armor Wilson, Harrison Wilson, Irvin Wilson, Murray Charles Wilson, Ralph S. Wright.

CHESTERTON — William Joseph Ameling, Walter S. Anderson, Earl A. Ashton, Orion T. Ashton, William H. Ashton, Clint T. Bancroft, Richard Bigelow, George D. Biggs, Edwin A. Bird, Roy H. Bonander, Robert R. Broad, Edwin C. Campbell, Arvid E. Carlson, Edward T. Carlson-, Elmer C. Carlson, Emil M. Carlson, Gustaf Edgar Carlson, Harry A. Carlson, Leonard O. Carlson, Roy A. Carlson, Clarence Cheney, Hans Christiansen, * Clyde Cay ton Cole, Thomas E. Crumley, Bartholomew Cunningham, Michael John Cunningham, George Francis Earley, Stanley M. Egnasiak, Arthur E. Foss, James E. Freeman, Leo W. Friday, James W. Flannery, Thomas E. Flannery, William Flannery, Charles C. Fuller, Frank J. Gallas, Glenn John Gartman, Severyn Golkowski, Frank A. Graff, Gottlieb Jack Grassmick, Henry Frederick Graubman, Otto A. Graubman, William F. Graubman, Hiram E. Greene, Ralph O. Greene, Charles E. Greinke, Felix S. Groff, Thomas E. Gunder, Cleo E. Gustafson, Gerald Williams Gustafson, Lester T. Gustafson, Raymond T. Gustafson, Archie Harrington, James H. Harrison, Elmer O. Heilman, Clinton E. Hineline, Jess J. Hutton, Elmer Carl Isaacson, Sylvester A. Janowski, Charles T. Johnson, Earl G. Johnson, Earl L. Johnson, Elmer T. Johnson, Elmer T. Johnson, Frank F. Johnson, John O. Johnson, *John William Johnson, Wayne Johnson, Alexander L. Keen, Gordon A. Kimball,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Gottlieb Kleinert, Gerald Krausgrill, Fred W. Krieger, Frederick Krouldis, John A. Krysiak, Hjaimer Lafving, Walter J. LaHayn, Giles E. Lee, Roy W. Leets, Keith H. Lesourd, Joseph Levendoski, Roy F. Linderman, Edward A. Lindstrom, Ronie Lofving, Fred J. C. Lorenz, Edward H. McFherson, Otto W. Magnuson, *Timothy James Maroney, Paul M. Michaels, Peter Miller, Clarence Leslie Mingis, Edward Lewis Nagel, Shirley William Neeley, Carl L. Nelson, Nels J. Nelson, John J. Neuliep, Albin L. Olson, Oscar H. Olson, Elmer Pearson, Harold R. Pearson, Edward S. Peterson, Gustav A. Peterson, Ralph T. Peterson, Clarence E. Pillman, Charles A. Pratt, Roman J. Putchaven, Edward A. Reglein, Frederick H. Rintz,. Arthur J. Slont, Rudolph Slout, Albert M. Smith, Norman R. Smith, Carl Sward, Edmund Szymborski, Joseph H. Thoesen, *Patrick Henry Tillapaugh, Gerhard John Torell, August H. Vedell, Elmer C. Veddell, Elmer Carl Veddell, Arthur E. Wahl, Clarence A. Wahl, Herman Wallin, Eddie G. Waugh, William A. Waugh, Harvey M. Weaver, Thomas William Weisemann, Leigh L. Weiss, Henry C. Wiegand, Fred W. Wiencken, Leonard Alphonsus Wiesermann, George Leo Wiesemann, Andrew Wiseman, Carles F. Wiseman, Arthur V. Wooten, Clarence W. Wooton, William Zaborowski.

DUNE PARK — Elmer A. Anderson, John J. Arnt, Albert Frank Johnson.

KOUTS — Clifford Baker, Arthur Bandemer, John R. Benkie, Paul Boedeker, Blaine Callahan, Guy Callahan, Carl Cannon, Frank B. Cinkoski, James O. Collier, Ray Corydon Collins, Lafayette L. Cornell, Samuel Edward Dittmer, Gleeron Fall, James L. Garigan, Joseph A. Gordon. Henry Tomis Gordon, Paul K. Gordon, Axel M. Hansen, Fred C. Herren, Andrew B. Hershberger, Wayne G. Hockett, Wayne G. Hockett (Void), Albert Honehouse, Paul Iliff, Ora W. Jackson, Orville S. Johnson, George E. Jones, Henry F. Klemz, Herman F. Klemz, Reinhold C. Klemz, William J. R. Klemz, Freddie W. Kosanke, Lester C. Lane, Vaughn C. Lane, Arthur Larson, Patrick Mangin, Burney Mazwell, Chester Eli Meadows, Frederick Robert Metherd, Jonathion O. Metherd, Harry L. Mocklery, Earl R. Obenchain, George C. Ffledderer, John F. Radilyack, Martin P. Radiyak, William Joseph Radiyack, Arthur E. Rivet, John Vincent Rogoske, Ewalt R. Rosenbaum, William J. Ryan, William Schwanke, John J. Shutske, Leo Charles Shutske, Albert Sinn, Alva M. Smith, Joseph H. Smith, Robert C. Smith, Henry E. Swing, John J. Swing, Jay Tabler, Alva Taylor, Lawrence R. Thatcher, Emil L. Tight, Andrew Trinosky, Claude W. Valentine, Richard W. Vergin, Henry A. Wandrey, Frank E. Welsh, John Wickline, Luther B. Wise, Charles Wray, John Wray, Guy H. York.

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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MCCOOL — Oliver Barber, Antonis DiPillo, Herman W. Kuhrts, Harvey R. McCorkle, Joseph H. McCorkel, Edward R. Schrock.

WHEELER — Archie M. Barnes, Harry C. Barnes, Le Roy Burton, John K. Conrick, Thomas A. Jasinske, Riley R. Johnson, Harry C. Kincade, Rossvill N. Marquart, Enrico Papili, Philo M. Robinson.

HOBART — Alfred Hons Buhman, Edward H. Fasel, Don F. Lenburg.

HURLBURT — Paul D. Buse, Clifford G. Sausaman, Peter M. Smith.

SUMAN — Arthur C. Harrington, Roman John Reibel, Theodore J. Reibel, Walter F. Wiesenhan.

BURDICK — Ray Hoffman, John Janowski, Robert A. Johnson, John A. Reiling, Roman E. Zaborowski.

MORRIS — Anthony F. Huber, John W. Martin, Aloysius Joseph Pulskamp, Edward Ignatz Riehl, Joseph Bernard Riehle.

CRISMAN — Carl Arthur Lindquist, Julius Luke, Otto Luke, Adolph A. Nicholson, George E. Nicholson, Reuben B. Nicholson, Richard D. Nicholson.

NORWOOD — Clyde Clayton Lineberry, Edward A. Sweeney, Oliver R. Tice, Oliver R. Tyson.

FISHERS — John R. Moose, Leslie L. Scherer.

BOONE GROVE — Harry F. Rampka, John F. Rampka, Alfred J. Wittenberg.

FURNESSVILLE — Frank G. Williams, Thomas Alfred Williams, Harry W. Wiseman.

GARYTON — Harold Wilson.

RESIDENCE UNKNOWN — Burl Riggs, Lloyd D. Bryon, Leslie J. Moreland, William Rieger.

NAVAL VETERANS, PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA.

VALPARAISO — Lester John Adams, Harry Nataniel Anderson, Reuben Barkley, Richard Harold Bayman, Harold Edward Beine, Dorland Benous Bennett, James Bryan Bickley, Carl C. Bornholt, William Glenn Boyer, Jack Frost Burt, Leslie Charles Claussen, Francis Michael Clifford, Carl Gohring Corson, Wayne E. Carson, Emerson Franklin Cota, Edward Earl Cowdrey, Floyd Don wood Craig, Thomas Windel Crosby, David William Davis, Ray Leslie Dean, Howard McLellan Dodge, Edgar Rudolph Dost, Charles Evert Eggleston, Jerry Delaware Ellis, Nicholas A. Fleckenstein, Loring Gillespie, Joseph Griffin, Philip Anthony Heller, Lester Moore Helm, Carl Franklin Hippensteel, Ivan Leo Hutchings, Thomas Thornworth Johnson, Robert Stanley Keeler, Roland Jerome Kenny, John W. Larrew, Schuyler Jerome Leffler, Chester Earl Malone, Edward John

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Marquart, Lauren Franklin Maudlin, Daniel Clyde Miller, Ford Perry Moe, Frank William Morton, Arthur Matthew Nolan, Nelson Morris, Everett David Parry, George Randolph Parry, Francis Leroy Quigg, Challen Marx Remster, James Robert Rex, Harry S. Ritter, Byron William Schultz, John Ralph Shatz, Max Henry Specht, Carl Isaiah Stevens, James Aloysius Sullivan, John Wilson Van Ness, George Hamilton Vauter, Martin Walter, William Marion Wareham, Grover Andrew Waters, Melvin Erie Watt, Robert Grant Wheeler, Harry Williamson, Raymond Lester Williamson, William Lorenzo Wilson, William Henry Wood, Gerald Lyle Young.

CHESTERTON — Walter James Beck, Arthur Joseph Bowser, Peter Christiansen, Leroy Emanuel Gunder, Arthur August Harbrecht, Gustav Albert Hedstrom, Henry Ross Johnson, Otto Walter Magnuson, Andrew Charles Millward, Chester Sigfird Pearson, Norvil Kenneth Rosburgh, Oscar Wallin, Grant Vernor Wilson.

KOUTS — Frederick W. Behrends, Oley Johnson Betterton, Hazen Cannon, Emil Hofferth, Harry Latelle Jones, Everett Lloyd Metherd, Fred Herman Potter, Emil Ernest Pulaski, Harold Malcolm Remster, William Otto Weaver, Joseph Henry Welsh.

CRISMAN — Ralph Hillis Bieger, Loyd Albert Briggs, Henry Rudolph Kimmel.

PORTER — Raymond Emerson Brockmiller, Charles Fred, Fraatz, Carl Huff.

BOONE GROVE — Martin Luzern Brody.

HEBRON — Ross William Folsom, Jesse James Gradle, Cecil Charles Henderson, Otto Louis Lokotzki.

OTTERBEIN — Clyde Kendall.

FURNESSVILLE — Glenn Lewey Morgan.

MORRIS — Albert Bernard Riehle, John Henry Riehle.

MCCOOL — Joseph Evan Walton.

WORLD WAR NURSES, PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA.

VALPARAISO — Lucile M. Kreiss.

TOTAL — 1,004.

WORLD WAR VETERANS, LAPORTE COUNTY, INDIANA.

MICHIGAN CITY — Mike Abmed, Mohamed A. Abdo, Hasson Adah, Joseph Abraham, Paul James Adams, Larry C. Adrian, Leo W. Ake, Saverio Albano, Hallet E. Algrim, Frank McKee Allen, Ahmad Allie, Joseph Allie, Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Amon, Albert Anderson, August

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Anderson, Carl A. Anderson, Skold Anderson, Harvey E. Andrews, Robert W. Andrews, John G. Argiris, Frank L. Arndt, George A. Arndt, Clifford Arthur, Albert A. Ascher, Mohad Ashker, Tamer Asper, Jouad Assa, Mohamed Assa, Herman E. Atkinsom, Irving R. Austin, Randall N. Austin, James G. Babbitt, Louis Bachman, Harry D. Badkey, William Badkey, Edward J. Badur, Ralph E. Baker, Tony Balakowski, John Baradzi, Albert F. Baranowski, Alvin W. Barfknecht, Wallace N. Barker, Fred A. Bartels, Fred C. Bartels, Herman D. Bartels, *LeRoy Jay Barth, Henry Robert Bartlett, Alex Bartomiecyk, Frank A. Bastedo, Lewis C. Bastel, Hassen Bathon, Louis Batsel, Guy William Batzel, Walter W. Batzel, Ellis Robert Beals, Grover M. Behrndt, Arthur Beltz, Walter L. Bendix, Jesse R. Benight, Frank Berdyck, Carl W. Bicke, Harry Biederstadt, William F. Billsky, John H. Bittner, Paul H. Bittner, William Bittner, John Blair, Joseph A. Blair, Oscar A. Bleck, Frank Block, George F. Block, John A. Block, George H. Blunk, Edwin A. Bodley, Alexander Bohle, William E. Bohlin, George A. Bolin, Edward J. Bonick, Thomas E. Boothroyd, John W. Bowers, Rose A. Bowers, William W. Boyd, Max Bozdanowims, Peter L. Breining, Alexander Brenner, James V. Brosnahan, Earl D. Brown, *Delbert Briggs, Wilbert Briggs, Thomas J. Britton, John Brown, Albert F. Bruemmer, Kostanty Buchalski, Stanley Buchalski, Harry E. Buchholz, James J. Buchley, Lawrence P. Bukowski, Andrew Burdick, Vincent S. Burdick, Mohamed Burgy, Tom Burk, George J. Burkett, Jr., Alvin J. Burkhart, Peter Butenas, Allen Butts, Allen C. Butts, Alvin C. Butts, Walter Burrs, Steve Bzdziuch, James W. Caddo, Ora Calahan, Philip O. Callahan, *John Cancelewski, Vachel B. Cannon, Earl G. Carr, Henry Albert Carsten, Leonard J. Cashbaugh, Roy L. Cashbaugh, Russell D. Chadwick, Alex J. Chinske, Stanley Louis Chinske Frank S. Chlebowski, John R. Christner, Stanislaw Chymczak, Anthon} Cipares, Clarence R. Clark, Myron H. Clarke, Walter H. Clarke, Peter Clemas, Wilmer H. Clough, Raymond J. Coar, Charles Cohen, George Cohen, Ralph Alfred Cole, Ralph M. Cole, Wellington F. Cone, Oscar E. Conrad, Jean G. Cook, Edward J. Cooney, Victor T. Coonrod, Claud P. Coucher, Elmer B. Coucher, Herman B. Coucher, Elmer Coughlin, Orville Coughlin, E. Slater Craft (Void), Slater E. Craft, Clifford W. Craig, Ralph E. Cross, Guy L. Cunningham, Harry K. Cuthbertson, Edward J. Dabbert, Issa Dalai, Raymond Danielson, Bernard W. Dant, Joseph Leo Dant, Tony Darby, Paul C. Daron, Victor A. Darron, Harry E. Davis, Sad Dean, Mohamed Debojah, Thomas Defreeze Jr., Frank Dembski, Cleveland Demon t, Clarence Demorest, George J. Denison, Ewalt W. Deutscher, Herman W. Deutscher, Joseph T. Devetskio, John H. DeWitt, Mohamed Dibojah, Harry A. Dinger, Henry Jacob Dingier, Hilmer H.

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Dittbrenner, George P. Dittmer, Clarence J. Ditto, Joseph H. Dobeski, Edward T. Doherty, Kevin J. Doherty, Patrick J. Doherty, Walter L. Dolembo, Delbert Dolph, Walter A. Dopkowski, Charles E. Dority, Barney Dorsett, Aloysius W. Drager, Richard J. Drake, Joseph Drews, Martin S. Drzewieck, Benjamin Dubert, August W. Duenow, Robert J. Dunlap, Edward Dunphy, Shirley D. Durbin, Frank J. Duszynski, Lawrence Dyzkiewic, Clarence O. Edsall, Russel E. Eggelston, Harvey M. Egle, Henry Eisle, Alexander Ekelin, John W. Ely, Martin E. Engstrome, George F. Erickson, Harvey L. Ericson, Roy E. Erickson, Abdallaha Esper, Nicholas P. Essling, Walter Estes, Frank E. Farrell, Peter Farris, Chester W. Fausch, Leroy S. Fedder, John Charles Fendt, William L. C. Fendt, Aloysius E. Ference, Bernard C. Ferguson, Martin Fiejcsak, Jan Filipouski, George E. Fink, William J. Fink, Carl L. Finske, Louis John Finske, Michael M. Firaneck, Clemens Fischer, Martin N. Foldenauer, James C. Forbes, Ralph B. Ford, Felix Fratoggilla, George I. Frazier, Holly H. Frazier, Rudy S. Fredenburg, Leonard Frederickson, Harvey A. Freier, A. W. Frelise, Frank R. Freyer, Awald R. Fritz, Edward A. Fritz, Oscar W. Fritz, Richard E. Fritz, Fred C. Flagel, Arthur J. Flanigan, James Paul Fogarty, David H. Fogus, Jesse F. Fry, Chester Fulp, Emil Gajowski, John A. Gallagher, Benny Gawryczsak, Gus George Gever, Willard II. Gielow, William F. Gielow, Robert Gilbert, Allan Edward Gilmore, Wallace L. Gilmore, Carssara Giralamo, Elmer H. Glafcke, Harry J. GTlafke, Louis G. Gloff, Ralph Glover, Arthur Adolph Glugla, Walter J. Goch, August Goede, Walter E. Goodrich, Clyde E. Goodwin, William T. Gottschalk, Ralph B. Gray, William L. Greehn, Albert F. Green, Charles Green, Glen Green, Alex Gundick, Lee Michael Gutgsell, James H. Guthrie, Fred W. Gutschow, Robert Guzinski, Frederick A. Haack, Herman C. Haag, Louis F. Hack, Mike Haddad, Hassan Haddey, Chahidy Hakim, Joseph L. Hall, Arthur Haller, Harry W. Haller, Cyril A. Haltigan, Donad H. Hamden, Arthur H. Hamman, Oscar H. Handtke, George A. Hansen, Oliver E. Hanson, Walter J. Hanyzewski, Frank F. Harbart, Julius H. Harbart, Paul V. Harbart, Paul V. Harbart (Void), Walter G. Harbert, Holland E. Harding, Lorenz F. Harmon, Walter Harper, Paul N. Harris, Walter Harris, Willard M. Harris, Dewey Harrold, Charley E. Hart, George Howard Hart, Henry J. Hartke, Jr., Barney J. Hartwig, Stanley Hartwig, John J. Harwas, Louis J. Harwas, Mahmood Ha way, Benjamin H. Hayes, Hileard Hayes, Mohamed Hazimv, Elmer R. I-Iealion, Claude M. Hecker, Clemens A. Heeg, Henry W. Heeg, Elmer Boss Heise, Carl Helsing, Otto G. Henke, Charles L. Henry, Edward C. Heuer, William Hildebrandt, William Hillmann, Erich O. Hirsehman, Egon Frederick Hirschmann, Harold J. Hobbs, Kenneth Henri Holden, Otto Hol-

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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inger, Archie Holmes, Charles E. Holmes, Sam Hplmes, Arthur C. Holtz, Marvin Hostetler, Zaick Housman, Joseph A. Housman, William M. Howe, Clarence E. Howell, Frank D. Hueston, Wladyslaw Huryn, Lewis E. Hutchins, *Alex Hyska, Joseph A. Igelski, Hubert E. F. Isbey, Henry Ivey, Charles S. Ivey, Henry Jadinsky, Leo A. Jahnz, Joseph F. Janas, William C. Janka, Jan Jankowski, Theodore E. Jaroch, Edward H. Jasch, John Jasinski, Frank J. Jaske, John J. Jaske, Martin C. Jensen, Walter A. Jesse, Abraham Joffer, Louis John, Carl E. Johnson, John E. Johnson, Percy Johnson, Samuel F. Johnson, Walter W. Johnson, Lloyd E. Jones, Albert E. Jubell, Edward A. Jubell, Fred A. Juergensen, Stanley Kaczmarek, Albert J. Kahn, Edward Carl Kahn, George Kashubara, Mike Kalil. Harry E. Kalk, Andrew J. Kaminski, Henry E. Kane, Joseph Kapica, Charles George Karam, Andrew J. Karminski, Henry J. Karras, Oliver G. Kaser, William C. Kassube, Arthur T. Keen, Reinhart William Keller, Abraham Kelly, Walter F. Kelsey, Robert J. Kenna, John J. Kennedy, John Kepp, Paul Francis Kerrigan, John E. Kessick, Fred John Kick, Leigh Killingbeck, Raymond A. Kilmer, Luther J. Kinnard, George L. Kinney, Jay Kinney, Joseph E. Kinney, Earl Kirkham, Edgar M. Kistner Oscar Klopsch, Andrew F. Knoll, Earnest F. Knoll, Harold Knoll, Henry Knoll, Horace F. Knowles, Nick Kolenda, Steve A. Komerczmy, Frank S. Konieczny, William J. Konieczny, George Koure, George Korvilas, Andrew W. Koziatek, Aleksander S. Krajewski, Clarence J. Kramer, Alex Krantz, Frank J. Krantz, Harvey W. Krassow, Henry F. Kratzer, Emil E. Krause, Harry H. Krege, Theodore A. Kreshock, Louis W. Kriesel, Carl H. Krueger, Martin Theodore Krueger, Paul Alexander Krueger, Arthur Krumm, John Krumm, Leo S. Kubath, Carl Kunkel, Adams Kwatkowski, Andrew G. Kypuros, Thomas Jules LaGees, Clemens Lakowski, Lindsay C. Lamb, Clarence F. Lambka, Earl G. Lambka, Harvey Ferdinand Lambka, Joseph Lyman Lambka, Harry Larson, Joe Laskowski, Stanislaw Laskowski, Walter W. Last, Lewis J. Laughlin, George Lausecker, Stanley E. Layman, John Lech, William Ledward, Arthur Lell Leeds, Michael Lehane, John William Leiby, Harry C. Lessing, Albert Leusch, Albert Leusch, Lawrence Fishel Levenbert, John E. Levendowski, Carl Levine, Isadora E. Levine, Harry Lewis, Walter S. Lindenmeyer, Ansel Linsey, John J. Lisak, Walter H. Loetz, Clarence A. Logman, George W. Logman, Hugh C. Long, Lester C. Lopp, Richard H. Loveless, Louis M. Lowe, George C. Luedeman, Leo J. Lukasiewicz, Frank Lute, John Lute, Albert H. Luther, James C. Lyons, Walter E. Lytle, Lloyd McAlpine, Dean C. McCaulley, Charles J. McCrory, Louis John McCrory, John J. McHugh, Charles H. McKnight, Joseph J. McLaughlin, John Grant Mack, Peter Maddzinski, John S. Magdizinski, Joe Maginske,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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John J. Maginski, Frank John Malaski, Frank Malecki, Harry W. Mansfield, Emil P. Manthey, Paul Manthey, Dominick Marteno, Albert J. Marschke, Otto H. Marschke, Joe B. Marske, John J. Martin, Asa Masin, Harold W. Mathias, Edward J. Maxwell, Walter A. Mazure, Rudolph W. Meer, Raymond E. Meese, Joseph Daniel Melinskey, Arthur L. Menke, Harry Menke, C. H. Merley, Carl F. Meyer, Frank Mhaddy, Emil Michaels, Leo M. Michaely, Irvin H. Mikesell, Orville L. Mikesell, Frank Edward Miller, Henry F. Miller, Henry J. Miller, John F. Miller, *Walter Edward Miller, Roman H. Milzarek, Charles Edward Mitchell, Dick Mitchell, Donald E. Mitchell, Ray E. Mitchell, Hassan A. Mohamed, Walter A. Mohr, Clarence Moldenhauer, Kenneth E. Moody, Frank A. Moon, Orben Moon, Robert H. Moore, Vernon R. Morgan, John L. Morris, Leo L. Morrison, Hassian Moses, Peter Moshovitas, Thomas Garlon Mullen, Mohamed Mustaffa, Abraham Musteffa, Lawrence F. Mutch, Lee I. Nafe, Luther M. Neff, Oscar Nelson, Victor S. Nelson, Farres Nener, John F. Neulieb, Lyle M. Nicewander, Carl S. Nichols, Joseph *K. Nick, Louis Niendorf, Arthur J. Nierenz, Lester I. Nisewander, Frank L. Nisk, Joe Nofel, George C. Noll, Nally J. Nona, Casimer Novak, Phil J. Novak, Loge C. Noveroske, Joseph J. Novitske, Leo A. Novitske, Solomon Nowfel, Harry J. Oldenettel, Willis A. Omey, William J. Opperman, Thomas J. Orginiski, Alex E. Orlowske, Adam E. Orlowski, Steve Orlowski, Alex A. Oshinski, Casimir Osinski, Aloysius Andrew Osos, Clement J. Osos, Ohikal Owad, Leo P. Pacholke, Irving C. Paddock, Archie C. Pagels, Adolph L. Pahl, Clarence W. Pahl, Kurt A. Pahl, Leo Paholski, Stephen Pahs, Otto Emanuel Palm, Christ Paras, Harold H. Parker, Elmer Partritz, Louis Paulick, Joseph J. Pawlski, Harry F. Pearson, Herbert Pease, Brones Pelsucks, Modest S. Peolowski, Clarence J. Peters, Herbert R. Peterson, Hugo A. Peterson, Walter S. Petosky, William Peus, Charles T. Pfauth, Joseph M. Phalen, Ernest G. Phillips, Joseph M. Phillips, Tony Phillips, Walter H. Phillips, Walter R. Pickford, Frank Pitroski, Alex M. Pizarek, Clarence Edward Platt, Cassimar K. Pliske, Samuel Pliske, Walter F. Pliski, Emil Pohl, Elmer C. Poole, Wilbert A. Poole, Andrew J. Poszywala, Philip F. Povlock, Lloyd M. Powell, Bert F. Pozzwala, Fred M. Prast, Alex Priapk, Floyd W. Price, Jerome Prihoda, Edward August Prinits, Steve S. Proll, Isadore Propp, Louis L. Prosser, John Pruess, Oscar Przybylowski, Stanley Puszczewicz, John A. Putz, Ellsworth Quadlin, Gioachino Quartuccio, Arthur H. Rabe, Herbert Richard Rach, Elmer J. Radamacher, Elmer Joseph Rademacher, Joseph Radke, Otto Raffel, Alex A. Ramion, Anthony F. Ramion, Leo J. Ramion, Peter Ramion, George Rank, Lyle V. Rawlings, Samuel A. Rector, Reginald L. Redding, John Reiak, Charles E. Reigle, Norman R. Reiher, Frank

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Charles Reiser, George J. Reiser, Anton Remaitis, Frank S. Renkawitz, Walter F. Retseck, Marion R. Richardson, Julius S. Riechel, Harry Rieck, Frank H. Riley, Frank Henry Riley, Herbert E. Riely, David Ripley, Ignatz Ritz, John E. Rofhfucks, John A. Roeske, Paul Roeske, William Roeske, Leo W. Rogers, Sterling C. Rogers, Warren Gilbert Rogers, Alvin Rogowski, Frank J. Rohder, Charles W. Rook, Edward J. Rosentreter, Glen B. Ross, Marion A. Ross, Raymond C. Rudnick, Harley Herman Rudolph, Shirley M. Rudolph, Frank Ruth, Oscar W. Rutherford, Cornelius Francis Ryan, John T. Ryan, Clarence W. Sadenwater, Roy L. Sademvater, Thomas Sadlowsky, Phill Salerno, Sode M. Salmon, Edward Bernard Salzberg, Neffew Sam, Julius Santow, Herbert T. Sass, Otto C. Sass, Fred G. Sauers, Walter E. Sayo, Walter J. Scharnberg, Harm Herman Schiblowski, Clarence E. Schillke, Herman Schlaak, Otto Vernon Schliker, Harvey Emil Scholundt, Raymond E. Schlundt, William W. Schlundt, Louis R. Schmidt, Otto A. Schmidt, Herman J. Schmock, William E. Schmock, Carl W. Schmuhl, Lorenz Charles Schmuhl, Arnold Schnick, Fred Schroeder, Fred C. Schroeder, Howard E. Schultz, Louis Carl Schultz, William C. Schultz, Herman F. Schumacher, William F. Schumacher, Louis F. Schumaker, Richard Schuman, Harry Schwanke, Harry A. Schwark, Henry Seedorf, Herbert O. Seeling, Henry M. Seimetz, Leo J. Seimetz, William Sengbusch Jr., Steve Shebel, Thomas Frank Shebel, Charles H. Shepherd, Milton E. Shepherd, Roy E. Shepherd, Charles T. Shepperson, Rolland George Sherwood, Emerson Shrader, John Ernest Shultz, Bertram L. Sieb, Charles F. Sieb, George L. Sieb, Steve Siuchiminski, Arthur W. Sjoberg, Edward M. Sjoberg, John W. Skibinski, John J. Skureth, Joseph Alexander Smary, Cecil C. Smith, Francis L. Smith, Joe Smith, Leonard Smith, Roy W. Smith, William H. Smith, William J. Smith, Louis F. Smutzer, Mike Sniegoski, Charles W. Snyder, Stanley J. Sobezak, Paul Sobolinski, Charles B. Sorge, Frank Sosienski, Frank J. Spang, Howard Henry Spaulding Jr., Russell A. Spencer, B. Spinski, William B. Sprencel, Thomas Spycholski, Charles Staffel, Arthur Edward Staschen, Francis Marion Staver, William H. Steffen, Herman Steinberg, Richard C. Steinke, *Harve Avery Stanchfield, William Stempinski, William H. Stewart, Lloyd H. Storey, Raymond W. Storey, William A. Stralow, Clarence A. Stratton, Louis D. S'triebel, Steve Struttz, Arnold Studer, Joe Sundeen, Carl Godford Suss, Wilbert F. Suenson, Frank J. Szezepankiwicz, George Sziojeti, Willis E. Teale, Frederick W. Tews, Lawrence W. Thibideau, Vernon Thibideau, William F. Thiem, Fred Thomas, Leslie Thomas, John A. Tickfer, Arthur J. Tim, Benne Timm, Fred C. Timm, John H. Timm, Louis F. Timm, Martin Timm, Raymond R. Timm, Theodore F. Timm, Vincent M. Timm, Walter F. Timm, Walter

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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M. Timm, William F. Timm, Joe Tobako, Robert I. Todd, Egnat Tonchoff, Harry A. Tonn, Nick Tortorici, Roscoe Tortorici, Edward F. Trampski, George E. Trask, Leslie R. Trimble, Clarence L. Trost, Fred Otto Ulrich, William C. Umlauf, Harry Frederick Utley, Ernest A. Vergane, Clarence William Vetterly, Earl Lewis Vetterly, Frank Vine, Gabiel Vitzer, William H. Voss, John Wachalske, Harry C. Wagner, Joseph Wagner, Ben J. Waite, Bert E. Walker, Bert W. Walker, Oscar John Walter, Robert Walters, Edward H. Wandrey, Henry Frederick Warkentine, Arthur L. Warner, Benjamin F. Warren, Charles L. Warwick, William E. Washluski, Hassan Wasni, Elmer E. Way, Ala Wazni, Allie Wazni, Riley G. Weaver, William Wedel, George J. Wedow, .Arthur F. Weiler, Guy L. Wellman, Raymond W. Wellman, Frank A. Wellitz, Otto Wellnitz, George W. Wells, Edward N. Welnetz, John Edward Wentland, Walter A. Wentland, Henry Werden, Herman Werden, Fred P. Werden, Edward F. Westfall, William Westman, Arnold C. Westphal, Harry H. Westphal, Harvey E. Westphal, Louis W. Westphal, William H. Westphal, Herman T. Wetzel, Earl E. White, Henry E. White, Paul P. White, Joseph F. Wistrowski, George Wiese, John J. Wiese, Carl J. Will, Edward B. Will. Elmer L. Will, Rexford Charles Will, Claude H. Williamson, Lewis F. Wilson, Roland Wilson, Lawrence A. Wishon, Clarence L. Witte, August Witte, Leo Wizieck, Edward Wolf, Henry H. Wolf, Rudolph A. Wolfe, Arthur A. Wolff, Anton Wozniak, Bartholomew Wozniak, Frank E. Wozniak, Joseph S. Wozniak, Peter Wozniak, Ben Wroblewske. Burrell Wyle, Ralph K. Wysong, Werle Wysong, Harry Yankee, Frank L. Yost, Paul Russell Young, Walter S. Young, Ignace Yourist, Walter H. Zahrndt, Mike J. Zamarski, Stephen John Zawacki, Elmer A. Zeese, William H. Zeese, William Zeverly, Arthur W. Zieske, Arthur F. Ziesmer, Harry Otto Henry Ziesmer, Steve Ziolkowski, George Ziomick, Ralph J. Zoch, Sam Zoludow, Felix Zygmantowski, Louis K. Zygmantowski.

LAPORTE — John Henry Adams, *Claude LeRoy Auamson, Leo W. Albers, Earl H. Alsfasser, Anthony P. Amber, Carl E. Anderson, Charles A. Anderson, Elmer T. Anderson, George Herman Anderson, Hjalmar G. Anderson, Lefier R. Anderson, Frank E. Andrews, William G. Anstiss, Nick Antonakis, Gust Antone, Charles J. Avery, Otto H. Bach, Carl O. Bachman, John W. Bachmann, Harry A. Backus, Elmer A. Bailey, Nelson Bailey, Cecil J. Baker, Walter Balikiwicz, Robert H. Ball, Edwin W. Barber, Harvey E. Barden, James Nick Barillaro, Clarence E. Barnes, John C. Barnes, Russell H. Barnes, Austin H. Bayer, Fred M. Bayer, Leonard A. Beissert, Ira Belden, Leon Martin Bender, John C. Bennett, Irving C. Berg, Norman Roy Berg, Carl J. Bergstrom, John Betz, Arthur

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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C. Bielefeldt, Walter John Bielefeldt, George E. Black, John H. Blakeman, Robert F. Blick, Roland Reed Bliss, George J. Block, Arvid V. Blomquist, James A. Blue, Sidney M. Blumenthal, Willard F. Bohlander Jr., Lloyd C. Boles, Stanislaw Bonkowski, Oscar E. Boone, Louis F. Borgerd, William P. Bower, Cecil W. Bowers, Edward O. Bowers, George H. Bowes, Vincent Michael Bowes, Orville S. Bowman, London B. Boyd, John R. Bradley, Clarence N. Brayton, John R. Breese, William F. Brenn, Martin L. Broeker, Edward L. Broeker, Fred L.. Brooks, Lawrence E. Brooks, Walter W. Wilson Broome, Julius H. Brower, Edward V. Brown, Harley Brown, James Brown, Wilbur H. Brown, Clarence A. Bunton, Orval R. Runton, Oscar M. Bunton, Walter Bunton, Louie Burden, Roy C. Burleson, John W. Burns, Harry R. Burr, John Joy Bush, Elmer I. Cain, James S. Campbell, John Candilas, Chester B. Cannon, Charles C. Carden, Floyd L. Carden, Edwin Carlson, Garrie R. Casad, Edward D. Caulkins, Rudolph Cemen, *Harold Harvey Center, Raymond P. Chambers, Clyde G. Chaney, Leon Richard Cheeseman, Pete Chomos, William M. Clark, Samuel D. Closson, Harry O. Cochran, Lloyd D. Cochrane, William W. Coleman, Commodore N. Collar, Orville John Collins, Chester L. Coplin, Lee P. Corsbie, Guidotti Corrado, Melvin L. Cottrill, Alvin B. Cox, Dewey Cox, Jay M. Craft, LaVern E. Crail, Peter John Cramer, William B. Crawford, Ralph W. Crook, William R. Crook (void), Lester E. Cross, Walter Cummins, William L. Cusick, Frank Winfield Curtis, Harry Curtis, Owen A. Curtis, Mike S. Czerwieniec, Edward L. Danecki, Elmer Carl Daniels, Edward Dankert, Farrar J. Daugherty, Howard A. Davidson, David W. Davis, Roy L. Day, Ross W. Deal, Grove J. Dean, Frank W. Decker, Edward Delano, Orley Corwin Diehl, John B. Dilworth, Albert DiPrimo, Henry L. Donly, Herbert C. Dorn, Wilbur Dotts, Elmer B. Downey, Arthur C. Dreyer, Walter A. W. Dreyer, Alwin Elmer Droege, Emil O. Droege, Zeba L. Drollinger, Edmund Drzonek, Tony Dudy, James Dussas, Roman J. Dzik, Robert Nathan Earll, George B. Ebeck, Algie C. Ebel, Joseph H. Eddy, Forrest C. Edwards, Lawrence W. Eggebrecht, Albert Ehlert, Jeff Elkins, Marion Elkins, John H. Elshire, William A. Engle, Carl G. Erickson, Charles Esposite, Ketter Euler, Walter Euler, Coyle Evans, Ralph L. Evenburgh, Clarence O. Fickel, Fred Finney, Donald V. Fisher, Frank L. Fisher, Oliver C. Foley, John F. Forrester, Marion Edward Forrester, William V. Fosdick, George F. Fox, John M. Frankinburger, Orphie F. Fraze, Regman Lumholtz Frederikson, Arthur J. Freese, Claude B. Freese, Gerhard B. Freese, Murriel Freese, Walter N. Freese, Jack C. Frenier, Henry M. Freshour, Lee A. Frey, Harry M. Friend, Herbert C. Fitzpatrick, Harry H. Flanigan, James O. Flood Jr., James W. Flood, Forrest Fuller, Andrew Furtak, Irvin Raymond Gangwer, Clarence E. Ganier,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Clifford F. Garbison, Peter Garrison, Eugene R. Gartner, Carl A. Garwood, Howard O. Garwood, Wilford Rinaldo Garwood, Florence P. Gebhart, George John Geisler, Walter W. Giese, Cecil D. Giffin, Racy R. Gillenwater, Domenico Giorigo, William E. Glanders, Merrillen G. Glenn, George J. Gliwa, Allen P. Goss, Benjamin A. Goss, George Goss, Henry Goss, Louis Z. Gotsalig, Charles E. Gotschall, Ralph E. Graves, Hamon Gray, Charles Greene, Charles Green, Adolph R. Grice, Albert C. Griffin, Willard A. Griffin, Harold M. Griffith, Earl R. Gross, Theodore E. Gustafson, William E. Gustafson, Earl M. Guyer, Arthur E. Haack, Charles Hacker, Lloyd C. Hager, Paul H. Hagerty, Thomas Graham Hamilton, Harry Sherman Hampson, Garold P. Hance, Harry Hansen, Harold W. Hanson, Warren Leigh Hanson, Raymond W. Harmon, Ralph W. Harness, William M. Harper, Paul Lewis Harris, Russell P. Harris, Godfrey Hartwell, Iris W. Hatfield, Simeon C. Hatfield, Walter A. Haverstock, John E. Hawn, Fred C. Hebbe, Walter C. Hebbe, Robert O. Hein, Edward J. Helt, Millard F. Helt, Gordon B. Henderson, Hal H. Hendricks, William H. Hennessey, Malcolm S. Henoch, William H. Henry, Raymond A. Herrold, Daniel Hibbard, Russell Kenneth Hickman, Calvin T. Hicks, Edwin W. Hilgendorf, Arnold Hofor, Verne T. Hoff, Arthur L. Hoffman, Lawrence A. Hogue, William A. Holtz, Millard C. Hootman, William H. IIopp, Matnei Hosink, Asa Albert Hostetler, Burton Lenox How, William Louis Hubner, Hallet L. Huckins, Alfred W. Huge, Harry E. Iiulce, Floyd Hull, John E. Hunt, Merl H. Hunt, Otto Paul Hunt, Russell J. Hunt, Oscar V. Hutchinson, William F. Hutchinson, Elmer Hutson, Frank Marion Hutton, Oren G. Ingram, Stanislow Jablowski, *Albert Jahns, John J. Jana, Arthur Janes, Laurence Janes, Nelson M. Janes, Carl C. Jensen, Carl F. Jessup, Arthur William Johanni, Axel T. Johnson, Carl A. Johnson, Jason C. Johnson, Julius A. Johnson, Lambert Herman Johnson, Lawrence T. Johnson, Roy C. Johnson, Tage S. Johnson, William Johnson, Arthur P. Johnston, Floyd C. Jonas, Guy V. Jones, Harry Louis Jones, Earle H. Juers, Arthur Kabelin, Edward Kaber, Rex A. Kaber, Albert C. Kachur, Michael J. Kachura, Claude W. Kamp, Peter Kandis, Raymond J. Kanney, Norman F. Kasbaum, Frank C. Kaster, Warren Hamilton Keller, Edward V. Kelley, John Rollin Kelly, Lawrence Alfred Kempf, Adalbert T. Kerr, Frank John Kerwin, Louis Kienitz, Leo C. Kievert, Chester S. Kiff, Walter J. Kiff, Opal Kilmer, Charles W. Kimball, Charles Gish Kimble, Clarence M. Kimmich, Leonard Kimmick, Forest Hazard King, Henry John Kipp, Walter E. Kipp, Edward C. Kipphut, George C. Kipphut, John Cornelius Kistler, Adam Kizenske, Frank E. Klinski, John Klis, John H. Klocksiem, Andrew Kmak, Emil W. Knoll, Frederick L. Koch, Joseph Kopecky, John Kopick, Arthur Louis Korschel, George G.

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Kouttoulas, John C. Koval, Hugh Kramer, John Krause, Lawrence A. Kreidler, Benjamin C. Kroening, Edward A. Kroening, Ted Kroski, Wilbur Fred Krueger, William B. Krueger, John M. Kruesel Jr., William F. Kubiak, Guy H. Kuhns, Arthur Irving Kunze, Arthur Iv. Kunze (void), William Kurth Jr., Maurice William Lahey, Herman R. Lange, Irving Nicholas Larson, Raymond Francis Larson, Francis E. Laughlin, Albert A. Lawgo, Carl Layman, Fred E. Lenick, Henry C. Leucht, Vincent H. Leusch, Loren Wilbur Linard, Alfred John Lind, George Lindwall, David Wilfred Lingard, Russel S. Lingard, Hernert Julius Link, Noah R. Livinghouse, Will Liwkiski, Burney J. Lockwood, John Lofgren, Verne A. Loomis, Carlyle E. Losch, Floyd K. Losey, Mike Lusinski, George Luebker, Carl F. Luecht, Ralph Leroy Luker, Eddie Lute, Joseph L. Luyster, George McCurdy, Joseph Earl McCurdy, Robert M.. McCurdy, Robert M. McCurdy, Robert E. McGarity, Basil M. McGee, John E. McGrath, Thomas H. McGrath, Roy S. McGuigan, Harry E. McGuire, Howard Baird McLane, Glen E. McLellan, Melvin McWilliams, Russell Kenneth MacDougall, John H. Machel, Francis Test Mack, Gordon C. Mack, Francis L. Mackin, Andrew Mackowski, Tom Magglos, Glen E. Magnuson, John B. Mannia, Frank P. Mark, John C. Mark, Floyd J. Marston, Charles Marshall, George B. Martin, Harvey Heber Martin, Louis G. Martin, Ralph Martin, Henry J. Max, Charles S. Maxson, George W. Maxson, Clea Meadows, Lester M. Meadows, Floyd Medaris, George H. Mellentin; Louis J. Menzel, Lloyd Eldon Merchant, Emil Merk, John F. Merrill, Benjamin H. Messer, Fred W. Messman, Donald H. Miller, Elmer August Miller, Jesse V. Miller, Julius F. Miller, Martin Miller, Ralph A. Miller, Russel O. Miller, Walter Miller, Walter C. Moeller, Anton G. Moeschel, Robert Monteith, Clarence P. Moore, Guy Ben Moore, LeRoy Moore, Raymond Moore, Richard Gable Morenus, David D. Morgan, Robert W. Morman, Frank Mullarkey, Harvey Mullin, VanPelt Murphy, Claude Nagle, John Nagury, John C. Naill, Nick Narracci, Harvey Nicholas Neary, Clifford Noely, Edwin George Nelson, Gustave A. Nelson, Joseph N. Nelson, Louis Ernest New, Paul C. Newlin, Jacob H. Niehuis, Aloysius L. Niesen, Hugh M. Nix, William Noses, Lawrence E. Northam, Armand B. O’Brien, Cloyd Ogle, Harry J. Ohlis, William C. Ohlis, Clossie Olson, Elmer Olson, Frank W. Olson, Robert Dewey Orcutt, Leroy Ormsby, Chester W. Orr, Earl M. Orr, Frank L. Osborn, George Robert Osborn, Lee Lybd Osborn, Lester C. Osborne, Elvis C. Overby, William H. Pahrman, Charles A. Pakiser, Charles Palen, Roy Palen, Roy W. Palmer, Andrew Pankowski, Spiros Pantazopoulos, Andrew Pappas, Clarence H. Parker, Harry N. Parker, Charles S. Parnell, Lawrence Benjamin Parr, Clarence S. Patriquin, Thomas J. Patton, August Peck, Lester Henry Peo, George W. Peters,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Andrew G. Peterson, William J. Phee, Alvie D. Phelps, George Phillips, Louis Pieroni, Carl Piest, Leonard C. Pietsch, George Polezoes, Stanislaw Ponczek, Walter M. Poston, Clyde Price, Harry T. Price, Hugh P. Price, Melvin John Proud, William F. Proud, Moses Pukis, Raymond J. Purcell, Walter L. Putnam Jr., Robert A. Putzey, Leo M. Quigley, Robert Rausch, Leonard W. Reberg, Percy H. Redwood, Eddie Reed, Benjamin Clifford Rees, Edward A. Reickel, Hiram Griffen Renfro, William B. Renfro, Clement J. R. Rensberger, Harvey Willard Replogle, Milo L. Replogle, Harry F. Rheinholtz, Howard R. Rheinholtz, William J. Rhoda, John L. Rhodes, George Rice, Sigmand Rice, Walter A. Rice, Henry C. Richman, Harold B. Richter, Harold Cecil Roberts, Norman Lay Roberts, Wilber Rogers, Charlie Rootes, Emil R. Rosenow, Wilbur Wesley Ross, Otto Theodore Rottmiller, Dewey S. Rotzien, George H. Rowekamp Jr., Harry Roysden, Aronld C. Rozean, William Rumbaugh, Clarence M. Rumely, Edwin J. Russell, William E. Ryckman, Anton Rzeznik, Gust Sakos, John Nick Sallas, Milton J. Sallwasser, Norman Herman Sallwasser, William Salmon, Morrill Sandvig, Frederick L. Sass, Charles A. Savings, Harry Schenck, John G. Schillinger, William J. Schlitter, Walter B. Schnewind, Fred William Schnick, Emery Flavius Scholf, Edward L. Scholl, Herbert H. Scholl, Albert Herman Scholz, Edwin Louis Scholz, Walter Paul Schol, William Schrader, Carl H. Schroeder, Clarence A. Schroeder, Edward C. Schroeder, Martin Schroeder, Fred Louis Schroff, Albert L. Schultz, Edward C. Schultz, Julius C. Schultz, William G. Schumm. Edward Schwater, Herbert Robert Schwedler, Walter C. Scott, Leigh G. Sellers, Leroy E. Sellers, John Sendziak, Delbert Laclair Shank. Terry Shank, Donald F. Sharp, Leonard E. Sharp, Howard Shepard, Joe Sheres, Floyd F. Sherwood, Harvey Birt Shick, William H. Shoemaker. Welcome W. Short, Benjamin E. Shultz, Clarence E. Shultz, Joseph Shultz. Gordon A. Silvey, Teddy R. Sink, George L. Slate, Edward Millard Smith. Frank Smith, Frank Smith, Frank H. Smith, George A. Smith. Ralph W. Smith, Russell Warren Smith, William Drew Smith, *Elmer Floyd Soltwedel, Ira W. Speckine, Hobart J. Spicer, Herman H. Spier, Oliver Perry Squires, June C. Stahl, Waldemar M. Stahmer, Joseph Herbert Stamper. Wilburne Clay Stamper, Martin Stayback, Arthur Carl Steigely, Raymond William Steigely, Herbert Steinfeldt, William A. Steinfeldt, John E. Steinstrom, Walter J. Steinstrom, Clarence M. Stevens, Arley W. Stevenson, Emil C. Stevesand, Glenn Stewart, Dan Stone, Jake Stone, James W. Stone, Lester G. Stoner, Ernest C. Struss, Walter F. Struss, Albert Emanuel Swanson, Axel L. Swanson, Carl F. Swanson, Carl N. A. Swanson, Elmer C. Swanson, Hart W. Swanson, Frank Swiatck, Edward Syson, Arthur C. Tarnow, Arthur G. Taylor, Frank G. Taylor, Harold F. Taylor,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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James F. Taylor, John A. Taylor, Paul R. Taylor, William E. Taylor, Walter J. Tennant, John W. Tennis, Richard VanDien Terry, Lawrence R. Thomas, Russell J. Thomas, Harry John Thompson, Lawrence R. Thompson, George Thorson, Gerot Tibma, Raymond Titpon, Benjamin H. Travis, Leland A. Travis, Richard Churchill Travis, Roy B. Tritt, Forrest E. Tuttle, Will Tyler, Louis H. Uhlemann, Arthur Adolph Ullrich, Louis E. Ulrich, Henry VanSleet, Charles E. Vedder, Benny Vessualski, Frank Vinsek, Louis H. Voehler, August Voelker, Ernest F. Voelker, Johannes A. Vogel, Harlend W. Volheim, Clarence H. Voss, Fred H. Voss, Herbert G. Voss, John C. Wagner, Edgar Theodore Wainscott, Donald Wair, Henry J. Waldvogel, Ray T. Walter, Chester Curtis Ward, James P. Warfield, Melvin R. Warren, Lewis Waterhouse, Howard J. Watson, Walininty Wawok, Walter Wedow, Laurel J. Weidman, Benjamin J. Weiler, George B. Wellnicki, Martin A. Wellnicki, Ted Oren Wells, Edward Wendt, Samuel J. Wester, Leon Wheeler, Ross A. Whitsel, Dewey Whitton, Clarence W. Whorwell, Fred Addison Wilbur, Edward Byers Wilcox, Franklin Trumbull Wilcox, Ed. Wilken, August S. Willhoit, James Wilmeth, Van C. Wilson, Harry R. Winegard, Paul A. Windholt, Herbert H. Winkler, Ralph Winkler, Henry C. Wise, Charles Witt, William F. Witt, Edmund Neinrad Wolf, Frank P. Wolf, Joseph M. Wolf, Fred M. Wolfe, Ray Wolfe, Harry F. Woodard, Hugh S. Woodward, Alfred E. Wrase, Howard M. Wright, James E. P. Wright, Nelson Wright, James N. Yelton, Charles Young, Herbert F. J. Zach, Howard W. Zach, Theo Zahrt, Frank A. Zahrt, Roman Zakreuski, Earl F. E. Zeese, Theodore A. Zieke, William C. Ziemke, Walter H. Zirzow.

ROLLING PRAIRIE — Rollin C. Ackerman, Orville E. Anderson, Cecil C. Barnes, Willie S. Bladaski, Russell Brayton, Earl M. Brown, Glenn M. Butler, Otto Dawson, Harold J. Fleischbauer, Ira M. Gilbert, William Gray, Merril Halter, Arthur E. Hamilton, Guy Hartman, Paul L. V. Hartman, Claire B. Hecker, Edwin E. Hecker, Russell D. Hecker, Roy Layman, Leon A. Leliter, John B. Loskowski, Edward Grover Ludthe, Ben J. Miller, Frank P. Miller, Walter E. Mrozinski, Maurice E. O’Donnell, *Floyd Franz Ponischil, Carl W. Schadowsky, H. B. Shedd, Louis Shoemaker, Albert H. Sieg, Jesse Smith, James L. Strutz, Stephen Tappan, Lester VanDusen.

WANATAH — Milton R. Aigner, Clarence Bailey, Owen S. Baker, Arthur Balitz, Grover C. Baugh, Theodore A. Boehlke, Joseph H. Boes, Walter Bos, Theodore A. Breitenbach, Joseph J. Brozek, Joseph J. Brozek, George E. Cites, Ernest J. Clark, Joseph Payl Czerwonke, Marshall Alfred Denby, Roy R. Dittman, Frank G. Doede, Lloyd Luther Dolan, Lory E. Ehresman,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Raymond L. Garwood, Frank J. Gruse, Walter W. Heyn, Marion M. Howell, Melvin Hugmire, Cary A. Jones, Richard A. Jutroska, Emil J. Jutroske, Edward Jutrowska, Willie Kaiser, Harry G. Keehn, Fred W. Kettner, George L. Koontz, Herman O. Kuehn, Otto F. C. Lehmberg, John
P. Leser, John M. McGinty, Fred O. Manthav, Edwin W. Marks, William E. Mathews, Leland John Osborn, Ora N. Puckett, Charles Reading, Julius Richman, William E. Richman Jr., Theodore Schablaske, William Walter Schmidt, Paul W. Schnick, William F. Schultz, John C. Siegesmund, Clifford G. Simonton, Albert H. Sommer, Floyd Stipp, Arthur H. Stoltz, Wilbur H. Stoltz, William Volk, Henry C. Wittmaack, Edward C. Wojahn, Ernest H. Wolter, Joseph Zywiecki.

WESTVILLE — Harry L. Anderson, Harold Allen Barnard, Alden Loomis Beahm, Clarence L. Bowman, Lewis R. Cass Jr., Benny Chrapkowski, Joe Coursel, Sam Coursel, Orpha A. Garwood, Frank Geison, Richard E. Glancey, Arthur F. Heiden, John I. Hilkert, Arthur Messenger Hixon, Maurice Ellery Hyde, Earl L. Jardine, Noel E. Jardine, Alvin L. Keesling, Arthur D. Koontz, Arthur Leets, Charles L. Link, Ephraim J. Link, Harrison J. Link, John W. Link, Clarence E. Logman, Frank A. Losiniecki, Stanley E. Losiniecki, Edward C. Market, Leroy L. Market, James F. Mason, Ralph A. Morris, Henry E. Ohime, James E. Plant, John E. Return John E. Rehm (void), Verr Reynolds, William A. Shunk, Virgil V. Spitzer, Ralph R. Wernke, John C. Warnock, Charles D. Williams.

WELLSBORO — Clyde E. Andrews, Harry Canfield, Leon Canfield, Harry Kessler, William Kessler, Adolph M. K. Ploehn, Frank J. Radell. John H. Swanson.

UNION MILLS — Dudley H. Barnes, Harry L. Boniface, John F. Boniface, Willard G. Cummings, Claude M. Duvall, Ernest L. Fraze, Geary G. Gemberling, Milan A. Ginther, Howard R. Goldsmith, Carl Roy Hay, Vernon Howell, Louis D. Johnson, Frank Kessler, Clarence E. Mack, Roy A. Nehl, William S. O’Hara, George E. Owen, Russell G. Reeves, Howard F. Rehm, Wayne Rehm, Elmer H. Rosenbaum, Joseph J. Schoof, * Donald Alexander Terrev, Lynden E. Terrey, Russell Teeple Terry, John R. Thompson, Kenneth J. Trump, Charles Arthur Underwood, Allen Lee Williams.

LACROSSE — Cecil C. Bell, Maynard W. Brown, Don Collom, Harold Harvey Cranford, William J. Ferrier, Ben Louis Francis, Roy E. Florer, Clarence D. Florers, Clifford P. Fry, Ira D. Funkhouser, August H. 0 Grieger, Louis H. Grieger, Mervin Eugene Headley, Paul M. Isenbarger, Lloyd Lee, Julius R. Klawetter, Frank A. Krege, Joseph J. Lamport, Jesse W. Landess, Edwin W. Machler, Elmer David Maddux, Fred C. Marks,

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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Asa F. Marsh, David Daniel Oak, Simeon L. Rice, Arthur F. Rosenbaum, John H. Slater, Samuel H. Smith, John Spiess, Arthur A. Steinberg, Julius W. Steinberg, Joseph J. Swing, William C. Vanasdall, William Adolph Walter, John F. Weis, James W. Younggreen, Charles Zahn, Edwin E. Zahn.

HANNA — Lee O. Bessler, Gust G. Brikos, David Bryant, Dan Chambas, Charles H. Chambers, William Russell Denison, Howard H. Drown, Willard G. Drown, Herman O. Gussman, Jacob W. Fullgraf, Olin James Gibson, Henry W. Grass, Leo H. Griewank, Charles G. Hunt, Louis Walter Kuehn, William F. Marks, Rodney E. Nern, Earl C. Price, Elmer Queer, Hugh D. Richardson, Harold A. Selby, Harry W. Selby, Leslie L. Selby, Charles V. Sten, William Edward Swing, Fred Charles Utroske, Louis G. Walters, Samuel A. Yeoman.

STILLWELL — Aden Ernest Cain, William A. Crowel, Clarence E. Davis, Ross H. Downey, James E. Taylor, James Kenneth Travis, Raymond G. Travis, Walter P. Willson, Russell A. Wing.

KINGSBURY — Michael J. Callison, Grover H. Codings, Norman W. Davis, Frank S. Francis, Ray H. Lines, Herbert E. Low, Henry A. Menja, Carl W. Schmidt, William Schmidt, Oscar A. Stephani, Warner J. E. Stephani, William G. H. Stephani, Emil Thews, Otto Henry Thews, John W. Thomas, Frank Fernendo Thompson, Edward W. Troy, Royal P. VanKirk, Ben Webster, Frank S. White, Thomas J. White, Russell Young.

OTIS — Walter Coursel, Edward D. Curran, William L. Doponiak, Frank A. Dreyer, Frank J. Dreyer, William B. Gill, Ross S. Hackett, Andrew Jasicki, Floyd C. Kriesel, Steve Kusch, Andrew J. Pliska, Basil Rotzien, Emil G. Schnick, Mathew Sobieski, Joseph Wentland, Harley D. Witte.

MILL CREEK — Edgar F. DeMunck, Frank E. Drollinger, Daniel J. Dudley, James Ferdinand Glenn, Russell V. Hatfield, Christopher F. Heatherson, Vincent J. Hefferman, Ernest J. Hock, Ernest J. Hock (void), John H. Hock, Jay D. Huffman, John Komorro, John G. Ryan, Laurence Stielow, Walter Herbert Stielow, Charles C. Stombaugh, Harold L. Stombaugh, Alfred O. Tarnow, Joseph F. Tennis.

GLEASON — Nathan Dent.

SPRINGVILLE — Jim S. Duncan, Ray Harper, Glen A. Hammond, John Allen Hert, Solon Long, Del Martin, Jesse D. Noel, Walter F. Sipes, John Slinkard, Fred Thomasson, Orvil R. Wilson.

SHERIDAN — Jesse Leland Fausset, Oliver W. Godby, Jacob LaMar Oberlies.

* Denotes United States Marine Corps.

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UNION CENTER — Walter P. Felton, Frank W. Freeman, Frank Johanni. Alida—John William Hagenow.

HASKELL — Alvin E. Hixon.

WILDERS — William M. C. Hyatte, Frank J. Spenner, Arthur R. Tesmer. Residence Unknown—Joseph Galke, Hermann Tiemann, Bert W. VanKosky.

NAVAL VETERANS, LA PORTE COUNTY, INDIANA.

MICHIGAN CITY — Clayton John Adams, Fred Bonahoon, Arthur William Brinckmann, Earle Daniel Brown, Edmond George Browne, Walter Raymond Butts, Norman Victor Carlson, George R. Carson, Carl Christopher Carstens, Joseph Edward Christner, Albert Edward Coughlin, Stanley Clarence Cush, John Anthony Dominoski, Robert Thomas Donnelly, Floyd Clarence Dogherty, Elmer John Dunlap, Orville David Eger, Michael Egle, Wilmer Charles Finske, Floyd Malcolm Frazier, Henry Max Gehrke, Charles Edward Grosskoff, Howard Walter Grosskoff, Frank Joseph Harwas, Frank Joseph Harwas, Fred Herman Hinriehs, John Phillip Holden, Fred Hood, Herbert Rudolph Keithley Jr., Raymond C. Kintzele, Donald Edward Krueger, George Stone Lugg, Marvin Frederick McKee, William Joseph Markewics, John Peter Marski, Carl Fred Meyer, Clarence Miller, Vernon Irvin Mitchell, John Jack Nahas, Irvin Sylvester Nieman, Lawrence William O’Bringer, Edward John O’Donnell, Francis Mark Oliger, Ulysses Oliver Oliger, August Pahs, Howard Leander Peterson, William Nickolos Phillips, Clarence Anthony Porsaski, Joseph Florian Pasdal, John Fred Prast, Leroy Procter, Frank Albert Robowski, Christian Charles Rodenbeck, Leo David Rosonak, Arthur Elmer Smiefendorf, Allen Burnard Smith, Frederick Stern, Howard Thonias, Arthur Utpatel. George James Warner, Eugene Anthony Will, Howard Armonius Zettee, Alfred Joseph Zoch.

LAPORTE — Charles Lee Anderson, Clarence Maurice Anderson, Dwight Herbert Annable, Hamilton Barrett, Arthur Alfred Behrndt, Julius Edward Blycker, William Carl Bowers, Delbert Cecil Bradley, Jacob Elmer Brown, Howard Rodney Burton, Ward Mervin Cadwell, Thomas Frances Carson, William John Clark, Loyd John Curtis, Norman J. Fox, Raymond David Gangwer, Lawrence William Gerbrick, Melvin Whiting Goff, Earl Raymond Gross, William Depuy Hall, Warner Martin Held, Roy Hensley, LeRoy Charles Holm, Kent A. Hosmer, Robert Jackson Hosmer, Roy John Hufford, Perry Edwin Hunt, Royal Eason Ingersoll, Irwin Allen Jenks, Howard Johnston, Landon Christian Kasbaum, Norman Frederick Kasbaum, John Edwin Kerr, Walter Leslie Kerr, Jesse Dewitt Kuhns, Fred August Labes, Edward E. Livinghouse, Marvin Bryan Livinghouse, John

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Langford McAlister, James Lawrence McGrath, William August Major, Morris Mack Miller, Earl Leroy Mitchell, William Harmon Monroe, Richard Cable Morenus, George William Parker, Orville Adair Piglow, Harry Matthew Ranson, George Robert Read, Walter Joseph Rice, Victor Marion Rumely, Jerold Martin Siegel, Francis Wilbur Standiford, Harold Forest Tennant, Arthur Alvisious Towner, Donald Kessler Weaver, Arthur Tenney Weidman, Harold Henry Wilken, Fremont G. T. Wrase.

LACROSSE — Warren Finley Cook, Arthur Ceicel Peters, Elmer Edward Peters, John Fred Schroeder, Claude Carlisle Shortz, Roy DeWitt Shortz, Milton John Shults, James Perry York, Chester Hal Younggreen.

UNION CITY — Floyd Garver.

KINGSBURY — Ralph Samuel Gloyd.

WANATAH — Myrle Eugene Goodwin, Clemence Dommic Kosekle, Roman Thomas Koselke, Edwin Herman Marshall, Richard Martin Pash, Frank Sherwonke, Burl Burton Yeoman.

UNION MILLS — Arden Lee Hunt, Raymond Clifford Sanderson, Theodore Miller Sweitzer, Walter Belden Underwood.

HANNA — Charles Hyatte, Everett DeForest Stuck.

OTIS — Warren William Kriesel.

WESTVILLE — Ruliffe Edward Morris.

WILDER — Donald St. Clair* Schraw.

WORLD WAR NURSES, LAPORTE COUNTY, INDIANA.

MICHIGAN CITY — Ester L. Lockton.

TOTAL — 2,141.

THE GOLD STAR.
Soldiers Who Died in World War.

LAPORTE COUNTY — Harry August Backus, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pneumonia; Carl W. Bicke, Marseilles, France, disease; Stanley Buchalski, Somewhere in France, killed in action; John William Burns, Bad Bertrich, Germany, military accident; Chester L. Coplin, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, pneumonia; Claud P. Coucher, Ardennes, France, killed in action; Paul C. Daron, Foret de Fere, France, killed in action; Frank J. Dryer, Fort Benjamin Harrison, pneumonia; Jan Filiponski, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; Hamon Gray (Croix-de-Guerre), Soissons, France, died of wounds; John E. Hawn, Base Hospital, France, died of wounds; Daniel Hibbard, Belleau Woods, France, killed in action; Rhen Hilkert, Fismes, France, killed in action; William L. Hubner, Chateau Thierry, France, killed in action; John E. Hunt, Somewhere in France, died of

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wounds; Dominik Janzaruk, Somewhere in France, meningitis; Walter A. Jesse, Meuse, France, killed in action; Chester Stewart Kiff, Camp Mills, New York, influenza; Earl Kirkham, Rock Island Arsenal, pneumonia; William F. Kubiak, Meuse, France, killed in action; Clarence Adolph Logman, Camp Sherman, Oklahoma, auto accident; Louis M. Lowe, Somewhere in France, killed in action; George Luebker, Chateau Thierry, France, killed in action; Albert J. Marschke, Camp Custer, Michigan, pneumonia; John F. Miller, Chateau Thierry, died of wounds; John M. McGinty, Camp Taylor, Kentucky, pneumonia ; Louis Edward New, Base Hospital, France, pneumonia; Roy E. Newell, Camp Taylor, Kentucky, pneumonia; John C. Nail, Somewhere in France, unknown; William J. Opperman, Somewhere in France, unknown; Clement J. Osos, Chateau Thierry, France, killed in action; Tony Phillips, Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, pneumonia; Earl Clifford Price, Newport News, pneumonia; Norman Lay Roberts, Meuse, France, killed*in action; William F. Schumacher, Meuse, France, killed in action; John J. Skureth, Soissons, France, died of wounds; Albert Emanuel Swanson, Chateau Thierry, France, killed in action; Leslie Thomas, Cantigny, France, killed in action; Benno Timm, Soissons, France, killed in action; Fred Utroske, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; Edmund Gottlieb Wagner, Fismes, France, killed in action; Paul Allen Wineholt, Laigle, France, pneumonia; Hugh S. Woodard, Soissons, France, killed in action; William Zeverly, Base Hospital, France, pneumonia.

PORTER COUNTY — Myron Wilbur Biggs, Rolling Prairie, Indiana, influenza; Leo W. Friday, Bordeaux, France, pneumonia; Martin J. Gable, died in France, wounds received in action; Loring Gillespie, Naval Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina, pneumonia; Lester P. Hayes, Camp Sevier, South Carolina, pneumonia; Lieut. Arthur T. Johnson, battle of St. Mihiel, killed in action; Harry J. Klein, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, pneumonia; Axel Lundberg, Camp Sherman, Ohio, pneumonia; John Conrad Manion, Camp Mills, Long Island, influenza; Adolph Adrian Nicholson, Hospital, Limoges, France, pneumonia; David K. O’Boyle, Meuse Argonne drive, killed in action; Sergt. Robert James O’Brien, Hachita, New Mexico, pneumonia; Sergt. Charles A. Pratt, Menart Ardennes, France, killed in action, awarded Croix de Guerre with two silver stars; Irvin Wilson, Ardennes, France, killed in action; Charles F. Wiseman, Somewhere in France, pneumonia.

LAKE COUNTY — Edward A. Abel, Toul, France, pneumonia; Gaspare Accardo, Somewhere in France, pneumonia; Joseph Adames, Somewhere in France, accidental causes; George P. Adamopoulos, Somewhere in France, pneumonia; Leone Agostino, Somewhere in France, killed in ac-

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tion; George Henry Allen, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Millas N. Athanasius, Camp Sherman, Ohio, disease; Joseph Austgen, Chalons, France, died of wounds; Arthur G. Baseler, Somewhere in France, meningitis; Kalistrab Baziluk, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; Charles Bazin, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; George Beal, battle of the Marne, killed in action; Emil Bialka, Camp Taylor, Kentucky, pneumonia; Charles J. Bocca, Chateau Thierry, killed in action; Reinhardt F. Boesel, Argonne Sector, killed in action; Ignac Bolewski, Camp Sherman, Ohio, pneumonia; Ross Blaine Boyer, Chateau Thierry, killed in action; George. Raymond Brannon, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, pneumonia; Arthur Bremmer, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Harold Walton Burns, Bordeaux, France, died of wounds, awarded Distinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre with two palms, Legion of Honor medal; Carl A. G. Carlson, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Fred Charles, Amiens, France, killed in action; William Chatman (colored), Base Hospital, Savigny, France, tuberculosis; George Chigas, Somewhere in France, pneumonia; Frank Choffi, Camp Taylor, Kentucky, pneumonia; Joseph Cierniak, Riacourt, Haute Marne, nephritis; William P. Clark (colored), Somewhere in France, influenza; Raymond William Clemens, Fismette, France, killed in action; Lloyd Walter Coleman, Naval Yards, Puget Sound, Washington, influenza; Russell Waldo Coon, second battle of Marne, died of wounds; Clifford Ernest Davies, Cambria, killed in action; Peyton David Davis, Soissons, France, killed in action; Steve Dubiel, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; Chiro Dubraja, Sussex, Canada, for training, # shot by drunken soldier while on guard duty; William O. Falk, Camp Logan, Texas, pneumonia; Winfield Scott Faulds, Somewhere in France, pneumonia; Parackeuvas Alexander Flores, Somewhere in France, killed in action; William Foster, Somewhere in France, pneumonia; Gustaf E. Fransen, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Abram Robertson Frye, (near) Lincoln, England, killed in airplane collision; Daniel Gaccemo, Somewhere in France, killed in action; John Gailos, Camp Taylor, heart trouble; Patrick Getzenger, Base Hospital, France, pneumonia; Peter N. Gines, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Frank Oscar Girard, LeMans, France, pneumonia; Harold Clifford Goodrich, Belleau Wood, France, killed in action; John Gratinik, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Carl Holfman, Camp Custer, Michigan, pneumonia; Anastach N. Halipilias, Camp Custer, Michigan, pneumonia; Omar Carl Hedeen, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; Henry William Hellmann, Jr., Camp Custer, Michigan, influenza; Thomas Hill (colored), Somewhere in France, killed by military policeman; Edward Aubrey Hoffman, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; Ewell B. Hundley, Taliaferro Field, Texas, met

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instant death in attempting a solo flight; Ray A. Jackson, Fort Bliss, influenza-pneumonia; David Ralph James, Chateau Thierry, died of wounds; Robert Hogg Jones, St. Mihiel, killed in action; Nicholas G. Karpuzas, Somewhere in France, accidental explosion of hand grenade; Miso J. Kecman, sent to Serbian front, killed in action; Herbert Joseph Keilman, Argonne Forest, died of wounds; Michael Keserich, Interlaken, Rolling Prairie, influenza; Walter John Kleiber, Somewhere in France, killed in action, awarded Distinguished Service Cross; Frank Adlai Knotts, Mailly, France, pneumonia; Mikolay Kolski, Hilaire, LeGrand, France, killed in action; Edward C. Kostbade, Dijon, France, accidental causes; John Krak, Aisne River, France, killed in action; Stainislaw Kuc, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; George Edward Kuehl, sick when he reached Brest, France, was sent to Base Hospital, where he died; Paul Lajck, Somewhere in France, pneumonia; Floyd A. Lambert, Columbus Barracks, Ohio, pneumonia; Edward H. Larsen, Limoges, France, pneumonia; Frank C. Laws, Camp Mills, pneumonia; Frank C. Lewis (colored), Dijon, France, typhoid fever; Samuel Lezak, Field Hospital, France, pneumonia; Joseph L. Lietzan, Somewhere in France, killed in action; William G. Limbacker, St. Paul, Minnesota, pneumonia; John I. Lockhart, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; Harry C. Long, Fort Bliss, Texas, accidentally killed; James Mackenzie, Arras, France, killed in action; James C. Manollas, Camp Custer, Michigan, pneumonia; Robert H. Markley, DuPont, Delaware, drowned; George W. Marynell, Fabens, Texas, accidentally drowned; Emil Mase, Somewhere in France, unknown; Anton Kasimer Mateski, Alsace, killed in action; Harold Maybaum, Bakhartza, Russia, pneumonia; Hunter Mayberry, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; Joseph Mayieurs, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Frank Michnievitz, Marne, died of wounds; Frank Miecznikowski, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Marko B. Mijic, (near) Nish, Servia, killed in action: Frank G. Miotka, Camp Pike, pneumonia; Vincent Michael Mitchell, Camp Grant, Illinois, pneumonia; Charles A. Monroe (colored), Somewhere in France, pneumonia; Peter Moore, Argonne drive, killed in action; Lawrence Mulvey, Chateau Thierry, died of wounds; Angelo Nanis, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; Marshall B. Nelson, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; John Nicholson, Jr., Somewhere in France, killed in action; Roy Noel, Somewhere in France, killed in action; John Noor, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; John O’Boyle, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Walter Olech, Somewhere in France, pneumonia; John Oslizlo, Camp McArthur, California, pneumonia; William August Ott, Field Artillery Headquarters, pneumonia; Melville Keene Palmer, fell behind German lines while engaged in air battle; William A. Papka, Soissons, France,

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killed in action; James Parnello, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Newall Peacher, Hoboken, New Jersey, disease; Heronim Peichocki, Rochester, New York, killed accidentally while stepping off train; Guiseppe Pelegrino, Argonne Forest,, killed in action; Herman C. Peters, Somewhere in France, pneumonia; Philip Danforth Peterson, Angers, France, died of wounds; William D. Peterson, Parkfield, Tennessee, influenza; Clifford E. Pettys, Somewhere in France, pneumonia; James J. Pine, Camp Colt, pneumonia; Frank Preno, Fort Hamilton, New York, disease; James Irving Price, United States Army Base Hospital, France, died of wounds; Elihue Proudfoot, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; Charles Quigley, Soissons, France, killed in action; John H. Quigley, Rolling Prairie, Indiana, unknown; Eli Radmonovich, Gary, Indiana, tuberculosis; Charles Raffaele, Camp Taylor, Kentucky, disease; Thomas Virgil Ratcliffe, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Orante Recina, Somewhere in France, pneumonia; Peter Joseph Reho, Camp Sherman, Ohio, influenza; Fred Roberts, Camp Wheeler, Georgia, pneumonia; Arthur William Robertson, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Stanley Rollis, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; Charles Rosinski, Aisne-Marne, France, killed in action; Frank Saladino, Somewhere in France, killed in action; John Sambrookes, Somewhere in France, killed in action; John Santa, Marne River, killed in action; Theodore Francis Schaefer, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, influenza; Fred H. Schmidt, Brooklyn Naval Yards, New York, influenza; Victor Edward Shotliff, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, peritonitis; Adam Skutt, Somewhere in France, killed in action; George Melvin Sleezer, Sarges, France, died of wounds; Carl Taylor Smith, Detroit, Michigan, training for ensign, killed accidentally on the William E. Cory; Maurice G. Smith, Taliaferro Field, Texas, killed in airplane accident; William E. Smith, Base Hospital, England, meningitis; Otto Starr, Somewhere in France, accidental causes; William N. Stenerson, Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut, drowning; Joseph Stonage, Argonne Forest, killed in action; Paul M. Streator, Argonne Forest drive, kil|fd in action; Stephen Strippi, Soissons, France, killed in action; John Suba, Soissons, France, died of wounds; Joseph Eugene Sullivan, Nantes, France, pneumonia; Percy Howard Surprise, Camp Taylor, Kentucky, influenza; Milo A. Thomas, Base Hospital, France, pneumonia; Julian Joseph Truth, Camp Taylor, Kentucky, pneumonia; Pelizos Tsiotras, Somewhere in France, killed in action; Henry Turner (colored), St. Nazaire, France, influenza; Marcus Valentich, (near) Soissons, France, killed in action; John W. VanAtter, Somewhere in France, died of wounds; Chauncey Depew Walters, Somewhere in France, pneumonia; Clifton A. Webb, Somewhere in France, pneumonia; Alonzo Linn Weigle, Argonne Forest, died

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of wounds; John Peter Westerhout, Camp Custer, influenza; Ambrose Victor White, Somewhere in France, accidental causes; Frank Whitham, Somme, France, killed in action; Lee F. Whitmore, Camp Stuart, Virginia, nephritis; Irtell Marion Williams, Aberdeen, Maryland, pneumonia; Michael Wilson, Whiting, Indiana, tuberculosis; Arthur E. Wischmann, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, pneumonia; Glen Orson Woodruff, Fort Harrison, Indiana, pneumonia.

NAVIGATION OF
HISTORY OF THE LAKE AND CALUMET REGION OF INDIANA

FOREWARD
AN APPRECIATION
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I - Geology and Topography
CHAPTER II - The Mound Builders
CHAPTER III - Days of Indian Occupancy
CHAPTER IV - Early Explorations 
CHAPTER V - Border Warfare
CHAPTER VI - Lake and Calumet Region Becomes Part of United States
CHAPTER VII - After Wayne and Greenville - Tecumseh and the Prophet
CHAPTER VIII - Indian Peace
CHAPTER IX - Early Settlements and Pioneers - County Organization
CHAPTER X - Townships - Towns - Villages
CHAPTER XI - Pioneer Life
CHAPTER XII - The Lake Michigan Marshes
CHAPTER XIII - Agriculture and Livestock
CHAPTER XIV - Military Annals
CHAPTER XV - The Lake and Calumet Region in the World War
CHAPTER XVI - The Newspapers
CHAPTER XVII - The Medical Profession
CHAPTER XVIII - The Bench and Bar in the Lake and Calumet Region
CHAPTER XIX - Churches
CHAPTER XX - Schools
CHAPTER XXI - Libraries
CHAPTER XXII - Social Life
CHAPTER XXIII - The Dunes of Northwestern Indiana
CHAPTER XXIV - Banks and Banking
CHAPTER XXV - Transportation and Waterways
CHAPTER XXVI - Cities
CHAPTER XXVII - Industrial Development
CHAPTER XXVIII - Chambers of Commerce

Transcribed by Steven R. Shook, December 2022

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