Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1920 — PULASKI COUNTY GOLD STAR LIST [ARTICLE]

PULASKI COUNTY GOLD STAR LIST

THIRTY-THREE OF PULASKI COUNTY SOLDIERS PAID SUPREME SACRIFICE. . I - The Pulaski County Democrat in its issue of June 3 gives an interesting 'historical sketch of its thirty-three “Gold Star” list. ~ The list shows that ten were killed in battle, five died of wounds antj eighteen died of disease or accident, , ~ We give below the list of killed in action and died of wounds. KILLED IN ACTION. Rome Antrobus—Born March 12, 1891, at Tipton, Ind. Married to Pearl French, no children. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Antrobus, Winamac, Ind. Occupation, /arm laborer. Eentered service Feb. 15, 1918; Co. H, 39th. Inf., 4th Div. Killed in action Aug. 4, 1918. * Ivan Ellsworth Brown—Born May 10, 1892, in Tippecanoe county, Ind. Single. Father, Emanuel Brown, Francesville, Ind. Occupation, farmer? Entered service April, 1918, at Perry, Iowa; Co. F, 309th Inf. Reported missing in action 26, 1918. J'rom Capt. E. B. Ferrias, 359th Inf.: “Your son was reported missing in action Sept. 26, 1918, the engagement being a raid on the enemy trenches the morning of that day. The last seen of your son he was bravely advancing with the remainder of the company, in the face of heavy machine gun fird from the enemy. The scene of action was in the immediate vicinity of Preny, France.” z Henry Drake—Born 'July 15, 1895, in Starke county, Ind. Single. Mother, Mrs. Celia Drake, Monterey, Ind. farm hand. Entered service April, 1918, at Camp "Taylor, Ky., Co. G, 115th Inf. Killed in action Oct. 27, 1918. Ralph Charles Keller—Born May 11, 1892. in Pulaski county. Ind. Single. Mother, Mrs. Sophia Keller, Monterey! Ind. Occupation, farm hand. Entered service May 25, 1918, at Winamac, Ind., Co. D, 127th Reg., 32nd DiV. Killed in action Oct. 19, 1918. William McKinley—Born Nov. 4, 1900, at Winamac, Ind. Single. High School student. Parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo McKinley. Winamac. Ind. Entered service Feb. 12. 1917; coast artillery. Transferred to 14t Div. ammunition train: Co. L 18th U. S. Inf. Killed in action by shell fire, Oct. 4, 1918, at Argonne. Raymond Pfost—Born July 1891, Pulaski county, Ind. Single. Parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Pfost, Winamac, Ind. Occupation, farmer. Entered service Sept. 20, 1917. at Camp Taylor, Ky; 27th Co. 7th Bat. 159 Depot Brigade. Transferred to Co. D. 309th Eng.; Co. B. 151 Inf.; Co. B. 162 Inf., A. E. F.; Co. F, 162 Inf. A. E. F. Killed in action July 18, 1918, in France. Guv Albert Tunis—Born March 2. 1895, in Pulaski county, Ind. Single. Father. Elmos. Tunis, Winamac, Irid. Occupation, farmer. Entered service Mav 22. 1918, at Winamac; Co. D, 129th Inf. Killed in action, Oct. 12, 1918. . Jesse Wayne Tunis—Born Feb. 14th, 1891, in Hardin. Shelby county, Ohio. Single. Father, James William Tunis, Winamac, Ind. Occupation, farmer. • Entered service March 29th, 1918. at Winamae; Co. G. 115th Inf. Killed to action Oct 25th. 1918, near Moßyvflle faun. Edmund Gottlieb Wagner—Born Oct, 13, 1891, in Laporte county, Ind. Single. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henrv Wagner, Lacrosse,' Ind. Occupation, section foreman, C. & O. R R. of Indiana. Entered service March 29, 1918, at Winamac, Ind.; Railroad Construction. Headquarters Co. 47th Inf. Killed in action by German sniper, Aug. 10, 1918, while crossing Vesle river near Saint Thiault. Roy Warfield—Born Jan. 81, 1887, in Pulaski county, Ind. angle. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Warfield, Occupation, carpenter. Entered service May 8, 1917, in North Dakota; Co. F. Ist Inf. Killed in action Sept 26, 1918, at Chateau Thierry. ✓ DIED OF WOUNDS. Oscar Cloyd Holm—Born Sept. 23; 1900, at Logansport, Ind. Single. Parents, Mr.«and Mrs. Oscar Helm, Winamac, Ind. Occupation, farm laborer. Entered service Jan. 26, 1917, at Logansport, Ind.; Ira Inf., transferred to Co. D while fa France. Wounded/in actiomand died from acute membranous teachitie, April 27, 1919, in U. S. pital at Baltimore, Md. * Herman Charles Malchow——Bom Nov. 14, 1895, in Pulaski county, Ind. Single. Parents* Mr. and Mrs. i Jacob F. Malchow. Francesville, Ind. Occupation, fanner.. Entered service Sept. 17, 1917, at Winamae, Ind ; Co. C, 364 Inf. 91st Div. j Wounded Oct. 7, 1918, and died Oct 10, 1918, in France. William Everett Roe—Born , Feb--19; 1894, in Hamilton county, Ind. Single. Barents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Roe, Winamac, Ind. Occupation, laborer. Entered service Oct 19,1 1917, at Winamac; Co. F, 28th Inf. Wounded in action Oct 5, 1918, and died Oct 6 in "Mobile hospital No. 2,A. E. F., Chateau de Sal-! Alva Shrader—Born May 9, 1896, in Miami county, Ind. Married to Veleta Stelts, no children.. Parents,

Mr. and Mrs. Abner Shrader, Winamac, Ind. Occupation, farmer. En-j tered service Sept 4, 1917, at Winamac. Wounded 4n action, and died at Fort Sheridan, Hl., April 29, | 1919. । I Charles Ambrose Smith—Born Sept 21, ’1899, in Gas City, fadSingle. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Smith, Ora, Ind, Ocupation, railroad brakeman. Entered ser[vice March 28, 1917, at Muufangton, Ind.; Co. G, 28th Inf. 10 Div. Died from shrapnel wounds at Chateau Thierry May 81, 1918.