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World War I Role of Honor Soldiers
from Town of Webb, Herkimer County, NY
This roster was compiled by the Hon. Franklin W.
Christman, Chairman of the Herkimer County Home Defense Committee
Published in "Herkimer County in World War I, 1916-1918" by The
Journal & Courier Co., Little Falls, NY, 1927
William E. Covey of Big Moose died in France December 3, 1918.
Alexander Landry, Brandreth, NY, died in France October 19, 1918
Ben Showers, Brandreth, NY,
Drafted; Camp Dix July 24, 1918; deceased
Lastname |
Firstname |
Location |
Date of Birth |
Service |
Baitsell | Irvin | Brandreth | August 23, 1893 | Inducted; Camp American University; branch of service, 42nd Engineers. |
Ball | Harry James | Old Forge | July 22, 1898 | Drafted November 11, 19108; Camp Humphrevs; returned before reaching camp Peace Day; honorably discharged. |
Ball | William | Webb | August 27, 1896 | Drafted; Camps Devens February 7, 1918. |
Barneau | Louis | Brandreth | May 4, 1890 | Drafted; Camp Devens September 21, 1917. |
Benedict | Chauncy H. | McKeever | October 28, 1893 | Camp Dix July 24 1918; drafted. |
Binkey | Francis | Fulton Chain | January 17, 1890 | Drafted; Camp Dix April 5, 1918. |
Bissell | Harold | Big Moose | October 14, 1893 | Enlisted August 7, 1918; Newport, R. L, Naval Hospital at Newport, R. L; branch of service, Seaman; discharged December 5, 1919. |
Black | Morton | Brandreth | February 14, 1891 | Drafted; Camp Dix July 24, 1918. |
Brack | Henry | McKeever | ca. 1890 (age 27 at enlistment) | Enlisted December 11, 1917; Newport, R. I.; branch of service, Navy, F. 3d Class. |
Brack | William | Old Forge | July 1, 1892 | Enlisted March 2, 1918; Washington, D. C., American University; branch of service 20th Engineers, 29th Company; overseas May 10, 1918; discharged July 11, 1919 |
Breen | William | Big Moose | October 27, 1887 | Inducted July 1, 1918; Technical School, Buffalo, N. Y.; branch of service, Field Artillery Battalion A., 4th Reg.; discharged January 14, 1919. |
Brown | Fred E. | Old Forge | Camp Hancock. | |
Brush | Harold H. | Old Forge | August 19, 1894 | Enlisted May 26, 1918, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Camps Upton, Meade, Colt and Ft. Slocum; branch of service, Tank Corps, Co. A., 331st St. 1st Class Private; Engagements, Meuse-Argonne offensive November 5 to 11, 1918; overseas September 1, 1918 to March 17, 1919; Discharged April 10, 1919 |
Bullock | Clyde H. | Fulton Chain | October 14, 1893 | Enlisted September 14, 1917. |
Buracewsky | William | Fulton Chain | September 16, 1885 | Drafted; Camp Devens October 31 1917, Green; branch of service Co. M., 60th Infantry, Private; overseas April 16, 1918 to July 19, 1919; Engagements in Annould Sector, St. Die Sector; St. Mihiel offensive, Meuse-Argonne offensive; discharged July 25, 1919. |
Burnett | John J. | Old Forge | September 4, 1894 | Drafted October 5, 1917; Camp Devens; branch of service, Co. F., 303rd Infantry, Ist Class Private; overseas July 5, 1918 returned February 12, 1919; discharged March 3, 1919. |
Burtch | Arthur M. | Big Moose | March 10, 1889 | Drafted; Camp Devens September 21, 1917; branch of service, Infantry, Co. B., 61st Re-. of 5th Div., Corporal; promoted June 10 to Corporal; engagements, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne; Paris; overseas April 28, 1918 to July 26, 1919. |
Carral | Thomas | McKeever | ca. 1886 | Over 31 years; Enlisted July 21, 1917; Ft. Slocum. |
Covey | William E. | Big Moose | December 12, 1896 | Drafted; Camp Devens September 21, 1917 branch of service, Supply Train, 76th Division; died December 3, 1918 of Typhoid Pneumonia in France; Corporal. |
Dakir | Frank | Brandreth | November 18, 1892 | Drafted; Camp Devens October 5, 1917 |
Dowling | William Elias | Woods Lake | ca. 1889 | Age 29 years; Camp Dix July 24, 1918; Drafted; Benjamin Harrison, Upton; branch of service, 118th Eng., Co. B., Private 1st Class; overseas September 29, 1918 to June 16, 1919; discharged June 23, 1919. |
Dunn | Nelson A. | Big Moose | July 29, 1896 | Drafted November 11, 1918; Camp Humphreys; returned before reaching camp, Peace Day; honorably discharged. |
Dwaney | Patrick Jr. | Brandreth | unk. | Enlisted; Ft. Slocum. |
Forkey | Charles | Big Moose | October 30, 1882 | Drafted November 11, 1918; Camp Humphreys; returned before reaching camp, Peace Day; honorably discharged. |
Fraser | Carlyle | Webb | December 23, 1894 | Enlisted June 12, 1917; Camp Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; branch of service, Infantry. |
Gleason | Fred J. | Brandreth Lake | February 9, 1888 | Inducted March 11, 1918; Camp Slocum; branch of service, 42nd Engineers. |
Glenn | Sperry L. | Old Forge | November 5, 1893 | Inducted January 28, American University, Washington, D. C.; branch of service, Co. C., 7th Brigade, 20tb Engineers; overseas February 18, 1918; discharged July 14, 1919. |
Golin | Frank | Brandreth | ca. 1893 | Inducted age 25 years; Camp Dix July 24, 1918. |
Goodbout | Leon Albert | Fulton Chain | March 29, 1899 | Enlisted July 16, 1917; Ft. Slocum, Ollethorpe, Washington, Chicago; banch of service, Medical Dept.; promoted to Sergeant March 18, 1919. |
Goodsell | Robert | Old Forge | January 17, 1894 | Enlisted July 18, 1917; Ft. Slocum; branch of service, Engineers. |
Goodspeed | Clifford K. | Old Forge | September 19, 1898 | Drafted November 11, 1918; Camp Humphreys; returned before reaching camp, Peace Day; honorably discharged. |
Harwood | Louis Dewey | Old Forge | July 7, 1898 | Drafted November 11, 1918; Camp Humphreys; returned before reaching camp, Peace Day; honorably discharged. |
Haskins | Charles H. | Old Forge | March 19, 1887 | Drafted April 29, 1918; Camp Dix; branch of service, Infantry. |
Hicks | George | Old Forge | Drafted April 29, 1918; Camp Dix; branch of service, Infantry | |
Higgins | Arthur James | Eagle Bay | January 20, 1896 | Drafted September 21, 1917; Camp Devens; branch of service, Signal Corps, Corporal; overseas July 2, 1918); discharged February 26, 1919. |
Humphrey | Charles | Old Forge | ca. 1895 | Age 23 years; Drafted; Camp Dix April 30, 1918. |
Hurlbut | Ray E. | Old Forge | June 8, 1893 | Drafted; Camp Wadsworth May 27, 1918; branch of service, Co. G., 51st Pioneer Infantry; overseas July, 1918 to July, 1919; engagernents, St. Mihiel, Woevre, Meuse and Moselle; discharged July 15, 1919. |
Jones | Arthur | Old Forge | March 14, 1887 | Drafted; Camp Devens October 5 1917; rejected at camp. |
Joslin | Chester Arthur | Big Moose | February 6, 1897 | Drafted September 5, 1918; Camps Jackson, Sevier, Dix; branch of service, 334th Motor Truck Co., 20th Division; discharged April 10, 1919. |
Kennedy | Howard G. | McKeever | April 22, 1883 | Drafted November 11, 1918; Camp Humphreys; returned before reaching camp, Peace Day; honorably discharged. |
Landry | Alexander | Brandreth | October 22, 1886 |
Private, U.S. Army, 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division Entered the Service from: New York Died: October 19, 1918 Buried at: Plot F Row 4 Grave 25 Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
Lawer | Richard Gordon | Old Forge | July 25, 1894 | Drafted; Camp Devens October 5. 1917. |
Lindsay | Leon N. | Old Forge | September 16, 1892 | Enlisted December 21, 1917; branch of service, Medical Reserve; S. A. T. C. Syracuse, Private, Co. G.; discharged December 19. 1918. |
Lindsay | Robert N. | Old Forge | September 16, 1892 | Enlisted December 21, 1917 at Syracuse; Ft. Slocum; S. A. T. C. Syracuse; branch of service. Army Medical Corps, Co. G., Private; discharged December 17, 1918. |
Marleau | Thomas J. | Big Moose | July 10, 1893 | Drafted May 27,1918; Camps Wadsworth May 27, 1 18, Merritt; branch of service, Pri. Co. H., 51st Pioneer Infantry; overseas July 26, 1918; Engagement expeditions, St. Mihiel, Woevre, Meuse, Moselle, Army of Occupation; discharged July 15, 1919. |
McEdward | John Charles | Big Moose | December 20, 1885 | Enlisted January 7, 1918; branch of service, Navy, Lds. C. M. (A). |
Miller | Walter J. | Old Forge | May 30, 1896 | Enlisted January 7, 1918; Carnegie Institute of Technology: branch of service, 28th Service Co.' Signal Corps; overseas August 9, 1618 to May 12, 1919; discharged May 31, 1919. |
Morrissey | Michael | Webb | August 24, 1895 | Enlisted; branch of service, Canadian Army. |
Murphy | Eugene A. | Big Moose | March 16, 1890 | Enlisted July 3, 1917; Ft. Slocum, Wood Kelly Field, Ontario, Texas, Cambridge, Mass., Washington, D. C.; branch of Service, Air; Ist Lieut; Enlisted Ist C]. Private, Act. Corp, Act. Sgt., 2nd Lieut, Ist Lieut.; discharged February 13, 1919. |
Nelson | John H. | Webb | May 25, 1895 | Drafted; Camp Devens September 21, 1917; branch of service, Co. C., 301st Supply Train, Srgt,; overseas July 16, 1918 to June 25, 1919; promoted to Sergeant in France; discharged July 3, 1919. |
Nixon | William B. | Fulton Chain | ca. 1886 | Over 31 years old, Enlisted July 23 1917; Ft. Slocum. |
Nolan | Charles Frederick | Old Forge | April 19, 1894 | Drafted September 3, 1918; Camp Syracuse, Ft. Adams, Ft. Gitty; branch of service, 72nd Company, 19th Battalion; Limited Service; discharged December 13, 1918. |
Nowakowski | John | Brandreth | ca. 1890 | Age 28 years; inducted March 25 1918; American University; branch of service 42nd Engineers. |
Parent | Alvin | McKeever | July 24, 1894 | Drafted October 4, 1917; Camp Devens October 5, 1917; branch of service, Infantry, 3041h, Hdqs. Co., 76th Division; Private; overseas July 7,19108; discharged July 25, 1919. |
Parker | Frank W. | Brandreth | November 9, 1890 | Drafted; Camp Devens September 21, 1917. |
Perkins | Clarence Samuel | Old Forge | Enlisted March 20. 19181: branch of service, Naval Reserves, Seaman 2nd Class. | |
Perkins | Ernest F. | Old Forge | January 4, 1896 | Inducted March 11, 1918; Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa.; branch of service, Signal Corps, Radio Division, Private, 941h Aero Squad., Radio Section, overseas August 11, 1918 to May 23, 1919; France, Germany. |
Pistolise | Domnico | McKeever | February 25, 1892 | Drafted; Camp Devens October 5, 1917. |
Poltorach | Egnach | McKeever | February 22, 1897 | Drafted August 27, 1918; Camp Gordon. |
Potter | Joel | Big Moose | January 30, 1896 | Drafted; Camp Dix July 24, 1918; branch of service, Infantry, Co. C., 59th Pioneer, 1st C1. Private; overseas August 23, 1918 to August 3, 1919; engagements, Verdun Sector, Mense-Argonne; discharged August 8, 1919. |
Proechel | Harry | Fulton Chain | December 7, 1886 | Drafted; Camp Wadsworth May 27, 1918; branch of service, Co. G., 51st Pioneer Infantry; overseas Julie, 1918; St. Nilehiel. Woevre Meuse-Mossele; discharged July 15, 1919. |
Quinn | James | Old Forge | November 9, 1886 | Drafted; Camp Wadsworth May 27, 1918. |
Renwick | Walter W. | Big Moose | April 22, 1890 | Drafted October 24, 1918; Camps Wheeler, Ft. Slocum; discharged December 10, 1918. |
Rivett | Joseph Henry | Old Forge | July 28, 1886 | Drafted November 11, 1918; Camp Humphreys; returned before reaching camp, Peace Day; honorably discharged. |
Rock | Joe J. | McKeever | July 3, 1881 | Drafted; Camp Dix July 24, 1918 |
Schiavi | Victor | Big Moose | October 1894 | Drafted; Camp Dix April 5, 1918 |
Seeley | Harry | Big Moose | Enlisted; Ft Slocum. | |
Senecal | George | Big Moose | September 9, 1889 | Drafted; Ft. Slocum May 11, 1918. |
Showers | Ben | Brandreth Lake | March 1, 1887 | Drafted; Camp Dix July 24, 1918; deceased |
Shriner | James B. | Beaver River | February 20, 1887 | Drafted; Camp Wadsworth May 27, 1918; sent by Local Bd. No. 16, Buffalo, N. Y. |
Spain | Edward | Webb | December 5, 1896 | Drafted; Camp Devens February 23, 1918; branch of service, Engineers, Co. G., 19th, 115th Company Trans. Corps; overseas March 28, 1918 to March 21. 1919; discharged April 5, 1919. |
Spakoski | Felix | Woods Lake | unk. | Enlisted January 11, 1918; Camp Meade. |
Spicer | Clarence D. | Old Forge | ca. 1891 | Age 27 years; Inducted August 7, 1918; Ft. Slocum. |
Valenta | Peter | No Town Named | Enlisted | |
Valente | Valerdo | Big Moose | January 1896 | Drafted May 27, 1918; Camp Wadsworth; Inducted by Troy Board No. 2. |
Vecillio | Ernest | Brandreth | January 28, 1892 | Drafted; Camp Dix July 24, 1918. |
Weedmark | John | Old Forge | July 7, 1896 | Inducted; Camps Devens, Merritt; branch of service, In- fantry; discharged July 5, 1919. |
Weedmark | William H. | Old Forge | February 4, 1894 | Drafted; Camps Devens September 21, 1917, Ayer; branch of service, Infantry, 3rd Class Musician; discharged April 22, 1919. |
Wolff | Victor | Webb | June 30, 1889 | Drafted; Camp Devens October 5, 1917. |
Woods | Milford | Webb | January 25, 1891 | Enlisted January, 1918; Camps Devens, Ayer, Merritt; branch of service, Infantry, Co. G., 166th Regiment, 42nd Division; overseas February 15, 1918; wounded at Chateau Thierry in shoulder; discharged February 20, 1919. |
Wright | Charles Levi | Webb | January 19, 1890 | Drafted; Camp Devens October 5, 1917; branch of service, Signal Corps, Co. C., Corporal; overseas June, 1917; discharged June 3, 1919; engagements, St. Mihiel offensive, Marbache defensive, Moselle offensive, Argonne off.; slight wound in finger. |
Young | Claude | Old Forge | November 2, 1894 | Drafted; Camp Dix April 5, 1918; branch of service, 78th Division, 303rd Sanitary Tr., 311th Amb. Co.; overseas June 4, 1918 to May 10, 1919; promoted from Private to Wagoner; Argonne off., St. Mihiel; with English at Arras; discharged May 31, 1919. |
Yule | Frank L. | Old Forge | March 6, 1897 | Enlisted April 7, 1919; Ft. Slocum, Arsenal, Dover, Camps Devens, Upton; branch -of service, Co. E., 42nd Infantry; discharged January 24, 1919. |
Yule | Frederick E. | Old Forge | September 16, 1898 | Ddrafted November 11, 1918; Camp Humphreys; returned before reaching camp, Peace Day; honorably discharged. |
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