Livingston County MI WWI Service Bios

(No photographs of the following men were available. Of some of them there is no photograph in existence; others refused to permit their picture to appear among the service men of this county; and a large number are those who have moved away from the county and their addresses have been lost. In each case all possible information has been printed.)

Lee Backus - USA Ent serv 22 July 1918; aged 23 5/12 years; Son of Floren & Mrs (lee) Backus; Disch 22 Jan 1919 Custer; Husband of Gertrude (Lewis) Backus.	Louis Lehner - USA Sergt 1 Cl USA; b 28 July 1890 Owosso of John & Catherine (Zinterhofer) Lehner; Ent serv 3 Aug 1917; Sent to Cp Custer.
Charles Bain - USA Ent serv 27 June 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; b 21 Sept 1895 Deerfield; Son of John Bain.	Floyd W. Lowe - USA B 13 Apr 1889 in Marion; Ent serv 19 Nov 1917 at Howell and was sent to Cp Custer.
George Lee Balmer - USA Pvt Co I 77 Inf 14 Div; b 9 Apr 1898 Port Huron; Son of Hugh & Anna (Burke) Balmer; Ent serv 1 Sept 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer where he was disch Jan 1919.	*Ray Lyons*
Wilbur Basing - USA 869 Sqdn Sec B Kelley Field; b 4 July 1895 Marion; Son of Luther Basing; Ent serv 8 Mar 1918 Kelley Field; Disch from Cas Det Cp Custer 22 Jan 1919.	Mark Edmund McClear - USA Pvt 1 Cl in San Sqd; b 10 Oct 1893 in Unadilla; Ent serv 14 Mar 1918 at Howell; Sent to Ft Oglethorpe Ga; Overseas 8 July 1918 to 20 Apr 1919; Disch 1 May 1919 Custer.
Clyde M. Bennett - USA Cpl Base Hosp 157; b 26 Dec 1896 Potteville Mich; Son of Anson Bennett; Ent serv 29 May 1918; Sent to Columbus Bks, Cp Greenleaf to 15 Bn Med Dept ; Trsf to Base Hosp 157, to Gen Hosp 36 Detroit; Disch 25 July 1919.	*Roach McClear*
James Lee Bennett - USA Pvt Co C 77 Inf 14 Div; b 2 Aug 1896 Delwin Mich of Charles A & Almira (Lee) Bennett; Ent serv 2 Sept 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Disch 24 Jan 1919 Custer.	Lucien Morris McCluskey - USA B 20 May 1893 at Pinckney; Son of James McCluskey; Ent serv 2 July 1918; Sent to Vancouver Bks Wash.
R. B. Bennett - USA Pvt Co I 340 Inf 85 Div; b 8 Apr 1895 Howell of John & Nellie (Cotter) Bennett; Husband of Jennie (Young) Bennett; Father of Florence 1915, R B 1917; Ent serv 27 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; 11 mo overseas; Sta at Bourron, Pont-a-Rousseau; Trsf to St Nazaire Army Service Corps; Disch 28 June 1919 Custer.	Clare Daniel McPherson - USA B 7 July 1895 Fowlerville; A Citizen of Canada removed by order of Adjt Gen.
Edwin Winans Blades - USA Pvt 338 Inf 85 Div; b 25 May 1894 Hamburg of Joseph & Laura Blades; Ent serv 28 Apr 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Trsf to 339 Inf; Served 11 mo in Russia; In 7 engagements; Disch 12 July 1919 Custer.	Bert Sylvester Maas - USA B 3 Feb 1896 at Muncey Pa; Ent serv 12 July 1917 in the FA.
Robert O. Boylan - USA Pvt Troop B 4 Cav; b 12 Mar 1899 Howell of Alvin V & Elsie (Perry) Boylan; Ent serv 13 Aug 1918 Detroit; Sent to Ft Bliss El Paso Tex, Ft Ringold Tex; Disch 19 Mar 1919.	John Markell B 31 Aug 1896 Davisburg Mich; Son of Joe Markell of Burch Run.
Christopher Satolli Brogan - USM Pvt Co 432 USM; b 27 June 1899 Marion of Christopher & Frances (Sweetman) Brogan; Enlisted June 1918; Called to serv Oct 1918; Sent to Paris Island S C Co 432; Sharpshooter; Sent to Ionia Island N Y: Disch 30 May 1919 Ionai Is N Y.	Glenn W. Marlatt - USA B 7 Mar 1895 at Deerfield; Ent serv 31 Sept 1917 at Howell; Served in Sig Corps.
William Patrick Brogan - USA Pvt Hdq Co 110 FA 29 Div; b 14 Aug 1890 Pinckney of Simon & Fannie (Taylor) Brogan; Ent serv 31 Mar 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer, Cp Gordon Ga, McClellan Ala; Overseas 11 Mo; Sta at Cp de Mulcon, Liffol-le-Grand; Disch 28 May 1919 Custer.	Clarence E. Marshall - USA Pvt Satc; b 25 Jan 1899; Son of Geo E Marshall; Ent serv 1 Oct 1918 at Howell; Sen to U of M SATC; Disch 23 Dec 1918 Ann Arbor; A Stockbridge boy working in Livingston when ent serv.
Fred Thomas Brower - USA Pvt USA; b 27 July 1896 Lapeer Mich; Son of Thomas & Eva Jane Brower; Ent serv 31 Aug 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer to 14 Div.	George Ward Messner - USA B 19 May 1893 at Albion; Ent serv 11 Nov 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.
Charles Curtis Brown - USA Pvt SATC; b 26 Sept 1898 Pinckney of Charles W & Amelia F Brown; Ent serv 2 Oct 1918 at Ann Arbor; Sent to Univ of Mich SATC; Disch 11 Dec 1918 Ann Arbor.	Joseph Edward Mitchell - USA B 25 Jun 1895 Ionia of John H & Jessie Mitchell; Ent West Point June 1915; Grad June 1918; Still in serv.
Clare Wilton Brown - USA Pvt Co B 56 Amm Trn; b 28 Apr 1897 Ida Mich; Son of Terry & Mary (Pfifer) Brown; Husband of Agnes Catherine (Bell) Brown; Ent serv 23 Oct 1918; Sent to Cp Eustis Va; Disch 19 Dec 1918.	Russell Harvey Mitchell - USN B 8 Dec 1895 at Licking Mo; Enlisted in Navy 10 June 1917.
Tony Buscianio - USA B 9 Jan 1890 in Italy; Son of Marri Scavalle. B Veatarre of Arsa Paceco Italy; Ent serv 27 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Drafted from Brighton; Now in Detroit, address unknown.	George Andrew Mosebar - USA B 14 June 1887 at Carleton Mich; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 at Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.
Weston G. Buzzard - USA Pvt unassigned; b 6 Mar 1897 Tyrone; Son of Joseph & Olive Buzzard; Fenton; Ent serv 23 Oct 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Eustis Va; Disch 10 Dec 1918.	John Willard Nichols - USA B 21 Jan 1895 at Hastings; Son of A F Nichols; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 at Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.
George William Carney - USA B 23 Apr 1890 Niagara Falls N Y; Resided in Howell Twp; Ent serv 19 Nov 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.	Lawrence Owens - USA B 26 May 1889 at Madison O; Ent serv 19 Nov 1918 at Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.
Herbert Ezra Chamberlain - USA 1 Cl Sergt Co C 1 Bn CWS; b 22 Aug 1893 Howell of Mark & Margaret (McCarthy) Chamberlain; Ent serv 12 Aug 1917; Ft Wayne Detroit; Sent to Walter Reed Hosp Wash D C; Trsf to Chemical Warfare SErv Jan 1918; Sta at Cp Leech D C Anumal Experiment Serv, Med Sec of 1 Bn CWS, Gas and Flame Dept; Disch 10 Dec 1918 Cp Leech.	Al Marion Pardee - USN Fireman 2 cl USS Parker; b 14 Feb 1892 Edmore; Son of Alva & Emma (Stevenson) Pardee; Husband of Beatrice (Northcott) Pardee; Ent serv 11 Dec 1917 Salt Lake City; Sent to N Trng Sta San Francisco; Trsf Norfolk Va N Trng Sta, to Trng Ship USS Maine, to Naval Base 27 to USS Parker; On convoy and patrol into Baltic sea and up the Elbe River; Disch 25 Aug 1919 Great Lakes.
Harvey Arnold Clark - USA Pvt Co I 340 Inf 85 Div; b 23 Feb 1891 Lansing of J Franklin & Anna M (Greenaway) Clark; Husband of Marguerite (Potts) Clark; Ent serc 28 May 1918 Howell; Sen to Cp Custer, Mills; Overseas 9 mo; Sta at Recloses and Pont-a-Rousseau; Disch 22 Apr 1919 Custer; Father of Lawrence and Allen.	Arthur Duncan Parsons - USA B 18 Nov 1893 at St Johns Newfoundland; Son of Mrs Chas Freeman; Ent serv 10 May 1918; Sent to Columbus Bks; Address unknown.
Herman L. Clark - USA B 30 Sept 1897 Hillsdale Mich; Son of Leman Clark; Ent serv 12 Nov 1917; Sent to Great Lakes; Crossed several times; Last heard of at Christmas 1918 at Hoboken.	*Robert Peckins*
Casimir James Clinton - USA Was No 1 in the draft; b 7 Sept 1893; Son of R D Clinton; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Was Waounded; Has returned.	Victor Leo Pelott - USA Chief Mech Btry F 41 FA 14 Div; b 20 Feb 1895 Granger O; Son of Chas A & Charlotte Reid (Kettle) Pelott; Husband of Reta (Hunt) Pelott; Ent serv 22 July 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Prom Chief Mech; Disch 16 Jan 1919 Custer.
*Roy Cramer - USA*	*Clifford Perkins*
Samuel Arthur Darby - USA B 29 Sept 1890 Montcalm Co Mich; Was in the employ of John Farrell, Fowlerville, at the time of the registration; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 at Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Had served 2 years in the NG previous to the draft; Did not return to the county.	Walter Pittenger - USA Sergt 17 Balloon Co; b 2 Apr 1893 Hartland of Joseph O & Emma (Merrow) Pittenger; Ent serv 14 Dec 1917 Columbus Bks O; Sent to Ft Omaha Nebr; Prom Cpl, Sergt; Disch 10 June 1919.
Claud Davis - USA B 12 Feb 1889 Greenfield Ill; Son of Mary (Reaves) Davis of San Francisco Calif.	Ralph Plummer - USA B 20 Dec 1896 Washtenaw Co; Son of Frank & Alice Plummer; Ent serv 25 Aug 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Trsf from Tank Corps to MTC; Disch 18 July 1919 Cp Sherman O.
Claude Davis - USA Mech Co M 338 Inf 85 Div; b 13 Nov 1892 Conway of Ira & Stella (Brimley) Davis; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Overseas 9 mo; Sta near Toul; In action between Meuse and Moselle Rivers; Attached to 2 Army ; Disch 12 Apr 1919 Custer.	Glenn Price - USA B 4 Aug 1890 Locke Mich; Ent serv 29 Aug 1918; Sent to Cp Dodge Ia.
Ernest J. DeForest - USN Fireman w Cl USNRF USS Florida; b 8 Apr 1897 Fowlerville; Son of William & Jan (Fenless) DeForest; Ent serv 1 July 1918; 11 mo at sea; Commended for heroic conduct by Secy of Navy Daniels; On 24 May 1919 the SS Virginia was afire in Chesapeake Bay; In his own words: "Seeing it was my duty to help I goes over the side in a boat without any drain-plug and helped rescue the passengers"; Released 7 Aug 1919.	Miles Prosser - USA Wagoner Btry A 41 FA 14 Div; b 20 Oct 1896 Brighton; Son of Frank & Ella (Joslin) Proseer; Husband of Edith (Shehee) Prosser; Ent serv 25 Aug 1918Howell; Sent to Custer to 14 Div; Prom Wagoner; Disch 23 Jan 1919 Custer.
Richard Deppe - USA B 24 July 1893 Loppersom Netherlands; Son of Greet Deppe of Loranenen Holland; Ent serv 27 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Present address unknown.	*Bernie K. Ray - USA*
James E. Devin - USA Pvt US Troops Sta at Vladivostok Siberia; b 26 May 1901 Iosco of Frank & Minnie (Van Gilder) (Beach) (Devin) Worthington; Ent serv 18 Aug 1919 Charleston W Va; Sent to Vladivostok via Honolulu; Still in serv Vladivostok.	Albert Read - USA Pvt Co 56 Div; b June 1897 of Mary (Read) Stewart; Adopted by H F Rice; Ent serv Nov 1917 Port Royal S C; Sent to Cp at Is of St Thomas; Still in army.
Arthur Ray Downing - USA Pvt; b 4 Nov 1890 Clay Center O of C H & Mary Downing of Lakeland; Ent serv 18 May 1918; Sent to Cp Benjamin Harrison; Married and father of Robert.	Walter James Reason - USA B 14 Aug 1895 Pinckney; Son of Floyd Reason.
Herb Drown - USA Born in Unadilla; son of Curt & Jennie (Harford) Drown; served in US Army.	Guy A. Reder - USA B 10 Jan 1894 Maumee O; Son of Ethel Greer of Howell; Last heard from at Detroit.
John H. Dunlap - USA Pvt Amb Co 340 Sanitary Trn 85 Div; b 8 Dec 1896 Durand; Son of Robert & Lena Dunalp; Ent serv 21 Sept 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Overseas 9 mo; Disch 26 Apr Custer.	Orson Ressengine, Jr. - USA B 2 May 1887 Carson City Mich; Son of Orson Ressengine; Served 3 yrs in US Reg before World War; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.
Francis James Dwyer - USA Pvt Hdq Co 338 Inf 85 Div; b 25 Dec 1888 Hartland of John & Catherine Dwyer; Ent serv 19 Nov 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.	Bangs N. Richmond - USA Pvt Co I 340 Inf 85 Div; b 16 Feb 1892 of Frank & Eva (Bangs) Richmond; Ent serv 2 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Custer; Trsf to Co D 3 Bn US Grds; Disch 24 Dec 1918.
Seth Leroy Elliott - USA Pvt 2 Cl Btry F 328 FA 85 Div; b 14 Nov 1901 Remus Mich of William Henry & Altha (Warner) Elliott; Husband of Florence (Sowersby) Elliott; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Overseas 5 mo; Sta at St Lapu; Disch 18 Mar 1919 Custer.	George Ricker - USA Pvt Co H 10 Inf 14 Div; b 6 Sept 1896 at Coldwater (or Saugatuck); Son of Thomas & Emma Ricker; Ent serv 13 Nov 1917 Kalamazoo; Sent to Ft Benj Harrison Ind; Trsf to Cp Custer; Trsf to 42 MG Bn 14 Div; Disch 24 Jan 1919 Custer.
Lewis Spinas Esseltyne - USA B 5 July 1891 Dizashube Persia; Son of Lewis S Esseltyne; Ent serv 13 June 1918 Howell; Was employed at Spencer-Smith Co.	Edwin Frank Roberts - USA Pvt Co I 340 Inf 85 Div; b 2 Oct 1895 Howell; Son of Albert & Mary Roberts; Ent serv 27 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Custer; Overseas 7 mo; Disch 25 Mar 1919 Custer.
Christopher Fitzsimmons - USA Pvt Co C 160 DB; b 6 June 1895 Pinckney of John & Mary (McIntee) Fitzsimmons; Ent serv 28 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Sent to Gen Hosp No 8 Otisville N Y for hernia; found tubercular; Sent to Gen Hosp No 21 Denver Colo 11 Nov 1918; Disch 16 Oct 1919 Denver 100% Disabled.	*William* *Rolfe*
Portia L. Fordyce - USA Pvt Med Corps Field Hosp 35; b 16 Apr 1895 Borden Ind of Samuel & Alice Fordyce; Husband of Lena Fordyce; Ent serv 4 Mar 1918; Sent to Cp Greenleaf, Ft Oglethorpe Ga; Disch 25 Mar 1918 on SCD.	Aaron Lester Adam Roth - USA B 13 Jan 1895 Covington O; Son of William & Nancy (Dunevant) Roth; Ent serv 20 SEpt 1917 at Howell; Was sent to Cp Custer.
Leopold Strauss Friedman - USA B 25 Mar 1896 Chicago Ill; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Upton.	Frank C. Rounsville, 2nd - USA B 26 Jan 1898; A grad of Western Military Academy Alton Ill; Ent serv 27 June 1918; Prom Sergt Btry E 38 FA at Cp Lewis Wash; Son of C G Rounsville of Fowlerville; Disch 11 Feb 1919.
Harry Albert Frost - USA Wagoner Sup Co 340 Inf 85 Div; b 25 Sept 1888 Pinckney; Son of Albert Frost; Ent serv 27 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer Co I; Trsf to Sup Co; Prom Wagoner; Overseas 9 mo; Disch 22 Apr 1919 Custer.	Stafford Judson Russell - USA B 4 Jan 1893 at Ontario Can; Son of Mrs Vera Barker; Ent serv 31 Mar 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.
Thomas Frost - USA Son of Albert Frost of Pinckney.	Roma Washington Sackner - USA Pvt Co A 77 Inf 14 Div; b 20 Feb 1897 of Charles & Maud (Pollock) Sackner; Ent serv 25 Aug 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer ; Disch 30 Oct 1918 Custer.
Albert Joseph Fuller - USA B 22 Feb 1898; Employed at Lakeland at time of the draft; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.	John Sajechowski - USA B 20 June 1895 at Kroim Podmelyle Austria; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 at Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.
James Edward Gately - USA B 29 Dec 1894 West Newton Mass; Ent serv 27 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Sherman O; Son of Mrs J E Gately East Norwich Street, Columbus O.	Frederick John Schuster - USA Pvt Co I 340 Inf 85 Div; b 16 Nov 1895 Greytown O; Son of William Schuster; Ent serv 27 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Custer; Overseas 8 mo; Sta at Inter-Allied School of Instruction Recloses; Disch 22 Apr 1919 Custer.
Albert E. George - USA Pvt SATC; b Howell 1890; Son of Mrs Catherine George; Ent serv 10 Oct 1918; Sent to MAC E Lansing; Disch 21 1918 E Lansing.	Ralph Emerson Shakleton - USA Pvt Co M 338 Inf 85 Div; b 16 Jan 1890 Redford of Frank & Emily M Shakleton; Ent serv 2 Sept 1917 Howell; Sent to Custer; Trsd to Hdq Co; Overseas 8 mo; Sta at Recloses and Toul; Fought in Toul Sector; Disch 12 Apr 1919 Custer.
Albert Earl Griffin - USA B 17 Feb 1891 Princeton Ill; Son of Florence A Stephens; Ent serv 27 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Adress unknown.	Alfred W. Sheffier - USA Pvt Co 14 160 DB; b 17 May 1892 Hamburg of George & Eva Sheffier; was in army only a short time; Disch on SCD 27 Nov 1917 Cp Custer.
George Griffin - USA Husband of Ella (Abramson) Griffin; b 7 Jan 1885 Oceola of Frank & Lida (Holcomb) Griffin; Ent ser 10 Feb 1918; Sent to Columbus Bks; to San Antonio Tex; Disch 24 May 1918.	*Karl Shindorf*
Herbert John Groff - USA Son of Nellie Grof, Tonawanda NY; At work at Howell Motor Co at date of registration; Was allowed to go home and ent Cp from Tonawanda N Y.	Clarence Soper - USA Pvt Co I 340 Inf 85 Div; B 16 Jun 1892 Detroit of Maurice & Matilda Soper; Ent serv 27 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Custer; Overseas 8 mo; Sta at Inter-Allied Instruction Center Recloses; Disch 22 Apr 1919 Custer.
Arthur E. Hacker - USA Pvt SATC; b 30 July July 1896 Williamston; Son of Hazel Hacker; Ent serv 19 Sept 1918; Sent to MAC E Lansing; Disch 15 Dec 1918 E Lansing.	R. S. Sprout - USA Son of E A Sprout of Pinckney; Ent serv 5 June 1917 at Jackson; Disch 16 Dec 1918.
Leonard D. Hall - USA Pvt 1 Cl Btry D 110 FA 29 Div; b 18 June 1894 Hamburg of James & Alice (McIntire) Hall; Ent serv 31 Mar 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer, Cp Gordon Ga; Overseas 11 mo; Trsf from Inf to FA at Cp McClellan Ala; Disch 29 May 1919.	Harry Steele - USA Mech Co 16 4 Regt Air Serv Mech; b 14 Feb 1894 Detroit of Charles & Ella Steele; Husband of Marguerite Steele; Ent serv 31 Mar 1918 Howell; Sent to Custer; Trsf to MTC; Prom Cpl; Disch 1 July 1919 Custer.
Lewis B. Hall - USA Registered from Unadilla; Was employed by Henry Sharpe, Gregory; He was born 2 Apr 1894 Nessen Mich.	Roland Parker Stiles - USN Yeoman 2 Cl USS Mongolia; b 7 Apr 1894 Deerfield; Son of Harry P & Stella Stiles; Ent serv 12 Dec 1917 Detroit; Sent to Cp Perry, Grat Lakes; Trsf to USS Mongolia, US Naval Base 29 Cardiff Wales.
Carl A. Harmon - USA Wagoner 339 Inf 85 Div; b Aug 1899; Son of Charles & Myrtle (Bozard) Harmon of Durand; Ent serv Sept 1918; Was Sent to Custer; assigned to 339 Inf; In serv in Russia.	William Howard Swarthout - USA B 16 July 1896 Pinckney of Justus & Annette (Hendee) Swarthout; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.
Henry Harris - USA B 20 May 1890 Pinckney; Ent serv 15 July 1918 and was sent to Vancouver Bks Washington.	Stanley Leo Teachout - USA Musician Hdq Co 10 Inf 14 Div; b 31 May 1898 Stockbridge of Charles & Mary (Christian) Teachout; Ent serv 31 Dec 1917 Jackson; Sent to Ft Benj Harrison Ind; Then to Rock Is Arsenal on guard duty; then to Cp Custer; Disch 28 Jan 1919 Custer.
Roy Harris - USA Pvt SATC; b 31 Dec 1898 at Pinckney Mich; Son of John M & Katherine Harris; Ent serv 15 Oct 1918 at Howell; Sent to Univ of Mich SATC; Disch 20 Dec 1918 Ann Arbor.	Walter Francis Thompson B 18 Dec 1893 at Wallace Nebr; Son of Walter F Thompson of Hillsdale Mich.
William Henry Hickmott - USA Ent serv 28 Apr 1918 at Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; b 12 Jan 1896 Alexander N Y; Son of Sylvia May (Teachout) Hickmott of Conway.	Norman Steven Twitchell - USA Pvt in Inf of 19 Div; b 14 Jan 1895 Paw Paw; Adopted by Mortimer H & Adelle Twitchell; Ent serv 29 Aug 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Dodge Ia.
Calvin Merle Hinderliter, Jr. - USA Son of Calvin M. Hinderliter of Brighton; b 29 Aug at Brookville Pa; Ent serv 22 July 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.	Melvin Uhles Tenessee
George H. Hoffman - USA Pvt Co A 1 Bn 160 DB; b 26 June 1896 at Huron O of Guy & Leona Belle (Morgan) Hoffman; Ent serv 25 Aug 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Disch 11 Dec 1918 Custer.	Fred Vandercook Howell
George Holburn - USA Son of Mrs F J Mullen St Joseph Mich; b 9 Dec 1893; Ent serv 29 June 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Was employed in Pinckney at the time of the draft.	Lyman Maple Vandercook - USN Chief Elec Radio USS Bushnell; b 15 July 1894 Howell of Ernest A & Marguerite (Maple) Vandercook; Ent serv 23 Oct 1911 Detroit; First assigned to USS Utah; Trsf to submarine serv, then to USS Bushnell mother ship to subs and destroyers out of Ireland; Cruised to Black Sea; 8 yrs serv USN.
Coye Wilson Hoover - USM Pvt Co 480 USM; b 16 Dec 1898 Whitford Mich; Son of David Henry & Minnie Hoover; Ent serv 5 Oct 1918 Detroit; Sent to Marine Trng Cp Paris Is; Marine Bks Wash D C; Navy Yds Wash D C; Disch 13 Sept 1919 Wash D. C.	Henry P. T. Van Keuren - USA Capt AS; b 1 Apr 1883 Oceola of James Irvin & Fanny Ann ( Morgan) Van Keuren; In US Cav 1901-2; Ent serv July 1917 as Capt Sig Corps; On duty Wash D C and Langley Field Va on Aviation Experimental Eng; Disch as Capt Air Serv 1919.
Christian Gunther Hopfe - USA Son of Mrs Anna Fox; b 11 Oct 1891 Bremen Germany; Employed in Howell Twp at the time of the draft; Ent serv 31 Mar 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Present address unknown.	Lee J. Van Keuren - USA B 23 Dec 1889 Iosco; Son of Peter Van Keuren; Ent serv 11 May 1918 at Howell; Sent to Columbus Bks Ohio.
Theodore C. Hopkins - USA 1 Lieut USA; b 22 Aug 1886 at Elm Hall Mich; Had 8 years military serv previous to the World's War, 3 yrs in Mich and 5 yrs in Oklahoma.	Victor Wakefield - USA B 4 Oct 1887 Howell; Son of Ed & Mary Wakefield; Enlisted 24 Jan 1918 as Pvt in Sup Co 310 QMC; Sent to Cp Johnson Fla; Trsf Newport News; Overseas 12 Mo; Prom Cpl, Sergt, 2 Lieut; Disch 23 May 1919.
*Walter House - USA*	Clarence Walterhouse - USA Pvt Co B 3 MG Bn 1 Div; b 1892 at Howell; Ent serv 15 May 1917 Detroit in Co M 28 Inf 1 Div; Trsf to Co B 3 MG Bn; Overseas 12 June 1917 to to 5 Sept 1919 (27 mo); Battles, Defs Luneville, Toul, Montdidier-Noyon, Sazerais; Off, Cantigny, Aisne-Marne, Meuse-Argonne; Disch 24 Sept 1919; 4 gold chevrons.
Lawrence C. Innis - USA 85 Div; b 22 Oct 1896 Ann Arbor; Son of Nelson Joseph & Ida Innis; Ent serv 27 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer to 85 Div.	Harry Waters - USA B 5 June 1895 Bancroft; Son of Jessie Waters Collins; Ent serv 28 Apr 1918 Howell; Sent to Custer.
Nelson Joseph Innis - USA 85 Div; b 12 Oct 1894 Ann Arbor; Son of Nelson Joseph & Ida Innis; Ent serv 28 Apr 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer to 85 Div.	John Wesley Webb - USA B 14 May 1893 Owosso; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer.
William Jeffries - USA Pvt Co I 338 Inf 85 Div; b 19 Oct 1890 Pinckney Mich; Son of John & Eliza Jeffries; Ent serv 28 Apr 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Trsf to 88 Div Aug 1918; Overseas 11 mo; Sta at Houdelaincourt; Disch 8 June 1919 Custer.	Ronell W. White - USA B 12 May 1895 Mobile Ala; Son of Mary White; Ent serv 22 July 1918 Howell and was sent to Custer.
George Parrish Joel - USA Employed in Conway at the time of registration; b 1 Mar 1894 Plymouth Pa; Son of William E Joel Bloomsburg Pa.	*Casey C. Wiggins*
Leroy Charles Johnson - USA Registered from brighton; Returned from South Bend Ind to enter serv from Howell; b 24 May 1893 South Bend Ind; Ent serv 7 Sept 1917 Howell.	Lewis Martin Wilkins - USA Pvt Btry F 120 FA 32 Div; b 11 Mar 1893 Chelsea of Peter & Mary Wilkins; Ent serv 19 Nov 1917; Sent to Cp Custer; Trsf to 32 Div at Waco Tex; Overseas 14 mo; In action with 32 Div; Disch 15 May 1919 Custer.
Maurice R. Kerckhove - USA Employed in Handy at time of registration; b 1 Sept 1890 Thielt Belgium; Ent serv 31 Mar 1918 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer to 85 Div.	*Herbert Williams*
Guy Erwin Knoop - USA Pvt Btry F 328 FA 85 Div; b 27 Jan 1896 Oak Grove; Son of Fred & Louisa (Eastman) Knoop; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Disch 23 Sept 1917 on SCD Custer.	William Reginald Williamson B 10 June 1887 at Holland Center Ontario Canada.
Leo Charles Lavey - USA Pvt in Inf 85 Div; b 4 Apr 1887 Pinckney of Michael & Jennie (Roche) Lavey; Ent serv summer of 1917 Detroit; Sent to Custer; Injured in train wreck near Chelsea 20 July 1918; Disch because of injuries received 21 Aug 1918 Custer.	Brazella Harry Wilson - USA Pvt Co M 338 Inf 85 Div; b 1 Oct 1888 at Brody Saginaw Co of Daniel & Emma (Billington) Wilson; Ent serv 20 Sept 1917 Howell; Sent to Cp Custer; Trsf to Vancouver Bks Wash to Spruce Production Div; Cutting Aeroplane stock in saw mill; Disch 20 Dec 1918.
Norbert J. Lavey - USA Sergt Co 163 Trans Corps; b 6 Apr 1892 Pinckney of Michael & Jennie (Roche) Lavey; Ent serv summer of 1917 Detroit; Sent to Columbus Bks; Trsf to New York to a R R outfit, then overseas; Was conductor on American trains in France; Asst Yardmaster at Is-sur-Tille; Also conductor on Pershing's train; Disch summer 1919.	Louis Worden Gregory.
Floyd W. Ledyard - USA Pvt 340 Inf 85 Div; b 27 July 1887 Northfield of Henry V & Jessie (Bennett) Ledyard; Husband of Izora (Pinkerton) Ledyard; Ent serv 28 May 1918 Howell; Sent to Custer; Disch 4 June 1918 on SCD Custer.	Irving Young Howell.

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