Morton J. Wakefield,
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Thos. M. Walkers, of Mossyrock
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C. C. Wall, of Winlock
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C. E. Wall, of Centralia
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Guy Wall, of Winlock
entered the service at Vancouver and was assigned to the Medical Corps. He was promoted to 1st Class Private. He served until 15 Feb 1919 when he received his discharge at Vancouver.
Roy Wall, of Winlock
enlisted in the service 5 Dec 1917 at Vancouver Barracks WA. He was assigned to the Medical Corps and promoted to 1st Class Private. He remained in the service until 15 Feb 1919 when he received his discharge at Vancouver Barracks.
Sanford Wall, of Winlock
entered the service 15 Oct 1918 at Chehalis WA. He was assigned to the Spruce Div. and sent to Vancouver Barracks. He received his discharge at Vancouver 21 Oct 1918.
Walter W. Wall,
enlisted in the service 3 Oct 1917 at Camp Lewis. He was assigned to the 4th Co. 166th Depot Brigade and sent on to Camp Mills. He sailed for France 12 Dec 1917 and got there in time to get into the hottest engagements of the whole war. He fought at Chateau Thierry, at Soissons, St. Mihiel, Champagne and the Argonne Forest. He was singled out for conspicuous bravery and received two decorations, the Distinguished Service Cross and the Croix De Guerre. He left France for home 23 Jul 1918, on the Princess Matokia and received his discharge 19 Aug 1919 at Camp Lewis.
Wm. Clyde Wallace, of Tenino
enlisted in the Navy in Aug 1917 at Centralia. He was sent to the Naval Training Station at Seattle and from there to Bremerton. He was sent to the Atlantic side, on the U.S.S. Great Northern, by way of the Panama Canal and upon his arrival in Philadelphia he was assigned to the U.S.S. El Capitan. He was promoted to 2nd class Quartermaster, and remained in the service until the expiration of the war, when he was returned to Bremerton where he received his discharge.
Clifford A. Walsh, of Centralia
entered the service 5 Mar 1919 (sic) at Portland OR. He was sent to Vancouver and assigned to the Engineers. He was transferred from there to Camp Humphry VA and promoted to Sergeant. He served until Dec 1919, when he received his discharge.
A. J. Walters, of Chehalis
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Arthur Ward, of Centralia
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Clarence Ward, of Chehalis
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Harold Ward, of Centralia
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Lawrence Ward, of Tenino
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Lyman Wise, Capt., Ward, of Toledo
enlisted in the service 12 May 1917, at the Presidio, San Francisco CA. He was assigned to the Inf. and sent to the Officers Training Camp. Here he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant and went to Fort Winfield Scott, where he was transferred to the Coast Art. and promoted to Captain. He was ordered to the Coast Defenses of Puget Sound and was kept in America until 13 Jul 1918, when he sailed for France on the Empress of Britain. He was kept in the training area, much to his disappointment and remained in France as Instructor, until 13 Nov 1918, when he left for home on the Siboney. He was sent to Camp Lewis where he received his release from active duty, 28 Dec 1918. He is a reserve officer, and he received the highest grade of any officer in the Orientuer course, at the Training Center No. 2, at Limoges, France.
Homer, Lieut. Ward, of Centralia
He attended the schools in Centralia, and after he finished the Centralia High, he attended the Washington State University at Seattle where so many Centralia boys have won their honors. When war broke out he enlisted at once and was assigned to the Forest Department of Engineers. He sailed for France Sept. 20, 1917, and upon his arrival was sent to Northern France to take charge of a saw mill. He contracted pnemonia (sic) and died very suddenly October 19, 1918, at Marselles. Although death was becoming a common occurance, and almost every day brought news of the death of some friend or relative, still the news of Homer Ward's death shocked his many friends. It was hard to believe that a young man who had left home in the pink of health, could be so suddenly stricken with death. Promotions came rapidly to young Ward. He had been commissioned First Lieutenant and was soon to be Captain when he died.
Lieut Arthur Hoyt Ward. of Centralia
enlisted in the service 24 Sep 1917 at Vancouver Barracks. He was assigned to the 20th Engineers and sent to Washington D. C. Here he was transferred to the 104th Engineers, 29th Div. and sent to France 10 Nov 1917. He was in the battle of the Meuse-Argonne, and was promoted to 2d Lieutenant. He served in France until 19 Jul 1919, when he sailed for America on the Zeppelin. He was sent to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 19 Sep 1919.
W.D. Warne, of Winclock
entered the service 26 Aug 1918 at Camp Lewis WA. He was assigned to the 75th Inf. 13th Div. and served until 30 Jan 1919 when he received his discharge at Camp Lewis.
Fred Warner, of Tenino
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Gordon Wasley, of Chehalis
enlisted in the Navy 29 Dec 1917 at Seattle. He was assigned to the Naval Aviaton and sent to the Training Station at San Diego CA. He was later transferred to the Philadelphia and assigned to the U.S.S. Harrisburg. He sailed for France 22 Jun 1918 and remained on duty until 29 Nov 1918 when he sailed for home on the Leviatian. He was sent to Bremerton, where he received his discharge 29 Mar 1918. His rating at the time of discharge was 2d class Machinist Mate
G. C. Waterhouse,
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Clarence O. Watkins,
enlisted in the service 15 Aug 1917 at Memphis Tenn. He was assigned to the 362nd Ambulance Corps, 91st Div. and sent to Jefferson Barracks MO. He was transferred to Fort Riley, and later to Camp Lewis, where he was promoted to Corporal. He was again promoted this time to Sergeant. He received his discharge at Camp Lewis, 25 Feb 1919. While in the service he made a record for himself as Pistol Expert.
James W. Watt, of Centralia
enlisted in the service 29 Mar 1917 at Centralia WA. He was assigned to Co. M, 161st Inf. and sent to Camp Murray for training. He was transferred to Casual Co. 253 and sailed for France 9 Jul on the Mt. Vernon. Upon his arrival in France, he was put in the Headquarters Troops 2nd Army and served until 6 Jun 1919 when he sailed for home on the Due D'Osta. he was sent to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 27 Jun 1919.
John Earl Watt, of Centralia John Waunch, of Curtis Melvin Weakley, of Littell H. B. Weaver, of Napavine Lieut Sherman E. Weaver, of Napavine Sgt. Wm. M. Webber, of Centralia John F. Weber, of Chehalis Sylvis Weber, of Chehalis Homer E. Webster of Centralia Harvey W. Webster, Adolph Wegant, of Tenino Jesse E. Weigel, of Forest Will P. Weigel, of Chehalis Chalmer W., Sgt., Wells, of Centralia Emerson West, of Winlock George H. Westerlund, of Napavine Lester E. Wetherel, of Centralia Sgt. Dale, Whisler, of Winlock Jerome Howard, Lieut. Whistler, of Centralia William Austin White of Vader Alonzo White, of Ceres Francis H. White, of Zillah Guy C. White, of Chehalis Horatio H. White, of Chehalis John P. H. White, of Chehalis Roy A. White, of Centralia Thorpe Leslie White, of Centralia Hobart Whitford, of Centralia Guy Whitman, Frank L. Whitmarsh, of Chehalis Capt. Frederick W. Wichman, of Tenino Nick Wickman, of Meskill Lieut. Newell S. Wight, of Centralia Bryon W. Wilkinson, of Chehalis F. L. Willard Sgt. Leslie Willard, of Centralia Chas. H. Williams, of Centralia Fred Williams, of Centralia Geo. M., Sgt. Williams, of Centralia M. M. Williams, of Centralia Tom Williams, of Centralia Sidney Williamson, of Mayfield Paul Willrich, of Chehalis Edgar R. Wilsie, of Chehalis Earl Wilson of Centralia Thos. N. Wilson of Centralia Harry R. Wilson, of Tono Herschel Wilson, of Morton Irving Wilson, of Centralia Phil M. Wilson, of Centralia Julis Winters, of Vader Martin Winters, of Vader George Wirsdorfer, of Chehalis Otto Witzke, of Napvine Joyce Wolf, of Chehalis Henry A. Wolfe, of Centralia Earl Wood, of Centralia J. R. Wood, of Elma Rowen Wood, Frederick Woolman, of Chehalis Geo. Woolman, of Chehalis Jos. J. Woolman, of Chehalis Walter H. Wooster, of Chehalis Elmer G. Wooten, of Dryad Lester Wooten, of Dryad Chas. R. Workman, of Centralia Geo. E. Workman, of Riffe Luther Workman, of Centralia A. D. Wright, of Centralia Arlie A. Wright, Clifton Wright, of Lacamas Elmer Wright, of Napavine Luther L. Wyatt, of Morton Sgt. Wm. L. Wyatt, of Centralia Walter Yantis, of Tenino Lieut. Francis D. Yeager, of Centralia Robert S. Yoder, Mark Yoter, of Tenino James Arthur Young of Forest Andrew E. Young, of Forest Garfield Young, of Chehalis John Charles Young, of Forest Sgt. Odin J. Young, of Centralia Jesse Yulen, of Tenino Anthony Zandecki, of Lacamas Premo Zannotto, of Tenino Victor Zawaske, of PeEll Tony L. Zimmerman, of Chehalis Joseph Zurfluh, of Centralia
enlisted in the service 17 Jun 1917 at Chehalis and was sent to the Military Training Detachment at Pullman WA. Here he was trained as a Mechanic and Chauffeur, and was sent to Camp Holabird MD. He was then transferred to Co. D, 302 Water Tank Train of the Motor Transport Corps. He sailed overseas 28 Sep 1918 on the Leviathan, out of New York and upon his arrival in France he was sent to the front almost immediately. He fought at the battle of the Meuse-Argonne, and after the Armistice was kept in France helping to build cemeteries and bury the dead. He left France for home 10 Jul 1919 on the F. J. Luckenbach and was sent to Camp Lewis, where he received his discharge. He returned to this home in Centralia and was one of the service men who was badly wounded on Armistice Day, by the I. W. W. He lay at the point of death for weeks, but finally recovered. The following account of his work in France after the Armistice, is told in the most interesting way by himself: " In February, 1919, the United States started the great work of building the large cemetery at Romagne Sous Montfacon. In this cemetery are buried the bodies of all American soldiers that fell from Verdun to Rheims with the exception of a number buried in the authorized French cemeteries through that region. To accomplish the immense task required about 1800 officers, auto mechanics, drivers, and Pioneer Infantry and Grave Registration Men, together with four or five hundred touring cars and trucks that ranged up to the five ton Pierce-Arrow and Mack trucks. To handle these motors, the government assigned about one thousand Motor Transport men, Among these units assigned were six companies of the 302nd Water Tank Train, several units from the Third Corps Artillery and one repair unit.
The Pioneer Infantry units were the 813th, 815th, 816th and 332nd all colored troops. This organization whose work was to exhume the bodies of the soldiers who fell during the engagements, identify them, wrap the bodies in burlap and place them in rough wooden caskets, transport them to the authorized cemetery and rebury them, handled from three to eight hundred bodies a day. This work was supposed to be the work of honor or duty to the boys who fell while doing their duty and consequently no German prisoners were allowed to do any of the work except the landscape gardening and road mending in connection with this work. There was about five hundred of them employed for that part of the cemetery. The cemetery, which lies about a half mile straight east of Romagne, is located in the center of a large field, about one hundred and sixty acres. The cemetery proper is a gently sloping hill, and contains about twenty-two thousand graves. A large flag pole flying the American flag stands in the center of the lot while a little farther toward the top of the hill is a driveway for vehicles. The cemetery is neatly plotted out with small gravel walks intersecting every few feet. On approaching from Romagne the first thing a person will notice is a field of white, for such it is. Each grave is marked with a white cross bearing the soldiers name and his identification tag (most of the bodies were identified, all unidentified bodies are in one corner of the field, the grave being marked the same as the others except instead of the name, there is that lone word "unidentified') These numberous white crosses give the field its color. On approaching the front of the cemetery one is struck by the beauty of the place, outlined against the fields of green is this white field with its large flag flying in the middle and the beautiful park like effect in front of that.
Large pieces of sod were gathered and placed so the they spell "Argonne Cemetery" across the front then also there are walks of gravel and wide drives of the same material. The entire field is fenced in with wire while across the front is a four foot stone wall which separates the parking strip from the main highway. The American government has made arrangements with the French government whereby a French family will live near this plot and take care of the grounds the year around so that the parents going there to view the final resting place of their beloved sons will find not only a cemetery but a place of beauty made more beautiful by the thought that it will be a Mecca for the American people in years to come.
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enlisted in the service 21 Apr 1917 at Spokane. He was assigned to Co. I, 161st Inf. and sent to Camp Lewis. He was there transferred to the 259th Machine Gun Co., 90th Div. He went from Camp Lewis to Camp Mills, NY, and sailed for France 12 Dec 1917 on the President Lincoln. He landed at Brest and after a short time was sent to the front. Here he won the Commission of 1st Lieutenant. He fought at St. Mihiel 8-12 Oct 1918. He was in the battle of Meuse-Argonne from 1 Nov until the Armistice, and was gassed on the day the Armistice was signed. He sailed for home 1 Apr 1919 on the Von Steuben and was sent to Camp Lewis upon his arrival in America, where he received his discharge 26 Apr 1919.
enlisted in the service 14 Feb 1918 at Vancouver WA. He was assigned to the Aviation Spruce Production Div. He was promoted to Sergeant and remained in the service until 16 Dec 1918, when he received his discharge at Vancouver Barracks.
entered the service 24 Jul 1918 at Camp Lewis. He was assigned to the 19th Co., 5th Battalion, 166th D. B. He was sent to Camp Merritt NY and transferred to the Medical Replacement Unit. He sailed overseas 8 Sep 1918 and upon arriving he was put in the infirmary at the First Air Depot. Colombey-les-Belles France. He remained in France until 15 Apr 1919 when he sailed for home on the U. S. S. Pueblo. He was sent to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 15 May 1919.
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entered the service 25 Jul 1917 at Centralia WA. He was assigned to Co. M, 161st Inf. and sent to Camp Murray WA. He was transferred from here to Camp Mills where he remained until Dec 12 when he sailed for France on the President Lincoln. He was put on guard duty at Brest and remained there until his death. He contracted cerebro-spinal meningitis and died 11 Feb 1918. He was buried at Brest. Homer E. Webster was a boy who was loved by all who knew him and mourned by the whole community.
enlisted in the service 25 Jul 1917 at Centralia WA. He was assigned to Co. M, 161st Inf. and was sent to Camp Murray. He was transferred from there to Camp Mills and put in the 307th Supply Train. 82nd Div. and promoted to 1st class Private. He sailed overseas 12 Dec 1917 on the President Lincoln and upon his arrival in France he was put on duty as truck driver. He served in the battles of St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Marbache Sector. When the fighting was over he remained on duty until Apr 1919 when he sailed for home on the U.S.S. Huron. He was sent to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 24 May 1919.
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enlisted in the service of the Canadian Troops 24 Oct 1917. He had tried to get into the American Army, but was unable to do so. He was assigned to the 2nd C. O.R. and sent to Hanilton Ontario. There he was transferred to the 4th Canadian Machine Gun Corps. and sailed for France 2 Jan 1918 on the British Schooner Halifax. He served 2 years and saw plenty of action. He served in the battle of Cambrai, and was badly gassed. He sailed for Canada, where he received his discharge 24 Oct 1919 at Quebec.
enlisted in the service 22 Feb 1918 at Vancouver Barracks. He was assigned to the Spruce Division, and sent to Raymond WA. He remained there until Dec 16 1918 when he received his discharge at Vancouver WA
enlisted in the service 19 Sep 1918 at Chehalis. He was assigned to Co. F, 361st Inf., 91st Div. and sent to Camp Lewis. He was promoted to Sergeant and sailed for France, 6 Jul 1918 on the Scotian. Upon his arrival in France he was put on special duty with the 91st Div. Supply or Rations Unit. He remained on duty in France until 4 Apr, when he sailed for home on the U.S.S. Mexican. He was sent to Camp Lewis upon his return to American (sic) and received his discharge 30 Apr 1919.
signed up with the Marines, 9 Jun 1917, at Centralia WA. He was sent to Mare Island Training Station, and promoted to 1st Class Private. He was transferred to Bremerton, and remained in the service until 15 May 1919, when he received his discharge at Bremerton.
enlisted with the Marines on 1 Dec 1918, at Mare Island CA. He was assigned to the 142nd Co. and sent to New London CT, for training. He served until the expiration of the war, when he received his discharge at New London CT.
enlisted in the service 19 Sep 1917 at Camp Lewis. He was assigned to Co. B, 116th Supply Train and sent to France with the A.E.F. He served until 26 Jul 1919 when he was given his discharge at Camp Lewis.
entered the service 15 Apr 1918 at Fort McDowell CA. He was assigned to the 306th Repair Unit of the Motor Transport Corps and sent to a Maryland Training Camp. Here he was transferred to the 321st Repair Unit and promoted to 1st Class Sergeant. He remained in the service until 14 May 1919, when he was sent to the Presidio at San Francisco and given his discharge.
enlisted in the service 27 Dec 1917, and was called 16 Jul 1918. He was assigned to the Medical Corps, and sent to Fort Oglethorpe GA, where he was transferred to the 1st Dental Co. and sent to the Dental Training Camp. He was later sent to Wasco TX where he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant. He says that the firing line in France could hold no terrors for one who served in the Dental Corps in Wasco TX. He was released from active duty in Jan 1919, and went on the reserve. Upon his release, he came to Centralia where he engaged in the Dental profession.
enlisted in the service at Camp Lewis and was assigned to Co. G, 44th Inf. He remained at Camp Lewis for one year after which he was sent to the Presidio at San Francisco CA where he was kept in training. He was already to sail when the Armistice was signed and was much disappointed boy. This lad qualified as a sharpshooters, and after peace was declared and the roar of the big guns was silenced, he was one of those who was called upon to give his life. He died while still in the service, and while he did not succeed in getting across, he was a boy who has made the world better by living in it for the short span he was here.
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enlisted in the service 30 Mar 1917 at Centralia Wa. He was assigned to Co. M, 161st Inf. and sent to Camp Murray for training. He was transferred from there to Camp Mills and sailed for France 12 Dec 1917 on the President Lincoln. He fought at the battle of the Oise-Aisne and again at the Meuse-Argonne. He ws wounded 1 Sep 1918. He marched with the Army of Occupation into Germany. He remained in Europe until 5 Apr 1919 when he returned home. He sailed on the George Washington and upon his arrival was sent to Camp Lewis, where he received his discharge 26 May 1919.
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trained for sea service at the Training Station at Puget Sound. He went from Seattle to Newport News on the Chattahoochie in 1917, and also made this trip again in 1918. He returned in May 1918 after signing for a trip to Chili for nitrates, but the ship caught fire off Clallam Bay, and put back to Seattle and White entered the service 21 Oct 1918 and was assigned to the Coast Artillery and stationed at Fort Worden WA. Here he was kept until the close of the war. He was discharged 21 Oct 1919 and signed aboard the U.S.S. Bonifay at Portland OR and sailed for Birkenhead England and return. He was discharged 28 Jan 1920 and returned to the Pacific Coast.
entered the service 25 Jun 1918 and was assigned to the 110th Squadron A. S. A. P. Spruce Div. and sent to Vancouver. He received his discharge on 17 Jan 1919. He was born in Chehalis 22 Jan 1895 and passed away 3 Feb 1920, his death being due to pneumonia contracted while in attendance at the Armistice Day murder trial in Montesano where he was sent as a representative of the Loren R. Fiscus Post. American Legion. He spent practically all his life in Chehalis, attending the schools of the city and when the war broke out made application to enlist, but was rejected on account of defective eyesight. Later he enlisted in the Spruce Div. and served 9 months at Camp K. Yaquina OR. He was a member of the Loren Fiscus Post, American Legion, and although not in the Armistice Day parade, was among the first to offer his services in apprehending the murderers. Being stricken with illness while in Montesano, he was brought to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. White, of Chehalis, his death following within a few days.
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enlisted in the service of the Canadian Forces, 9 Feb 1915 at Victoria B. C. He was assigned to the 88th Victoria Fusileers, and sent to Willows Camp, Victoria. Here he was transferred to the 48th Battalion, machine Gun Corps, and sent to France, 2 Apr 1915, on the Grampian. He saw plenty of fighting. He fought at Ypres, Loos, Girienchy, Festubert, Hill number 60, La Bassee, Ploegstate, the 3rd battle of Ypress, Coureelette, Vimy Ridge, and Paschebdaelle. He was wounded twice, and invalided home 8 Mar 1918 on the transport Canada. He was sent to Vancouver B. C. upon his arrival and given his discharge 15 Jul 1918. One must admire the spirit which promoted these boys of yours to enlist in the battle for the right, before there was a call from their own country. A goodly number of these went from America and not a few from Lewis County.
enlisted with Co. M, 161st Inf., 12 Jul 1917. He was sent from Camp Murray to Camp Mills and was promoted to Mechanic. He sailed for France, 12 Dec 1917, on the Pres. Lincoln. He remained in France as Mechanic until Feb 1919 when he sailed for home on the crusier Georgia. He arrived at Camp Lewis 17 Mar 1919 returned to his home in Centralia and shortly after was married.
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enlisted in the Navy 7 Apr 1917 at Seattle. He was assigned to the Saratoga, and sent to the Atlantic Coast. He was promoted to 2nd class seaman and made 8 trips across. He had two battles with submarines, and one ship and its cargo of mules, horses, and ammunition was lost. He served until Oct 1919 when he received his discharge at Mare Island CA.
has a record as long as your arm. He first entered the service of the US in 1898, by joining the Navy. He served on the U.S.S. Harvard and participated in a Naval engagement in the West Indies, 3 Jul 1898. He was discharged from the Receiving Ship Vermont 12 Sep 1898 and entered the service of the U. S. Army at Fort Sheridan IL, 11 Jul 1899 for the Philippine Insurrection. He embarked on the Transport Sherman, 21 Sep 1899, arriving in Manila, 21 Oct 1899. He was promoted from private to sergeant and served until Feb 1901, when he received his discharge in Manila. He returned to the US via Japan and China, Egypt, Palestine, Italy, Austria, Germany, France and England. In fact visited most of the world. When the war broke out with Germany, he enlisted once more and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant of the Medical Corps in which capacity he served from 24 Sep 1917 until 28 Jan 1919. He was sent to Camp Lewis and from there to Fort Riley KS. He went from there to Camp Devens MA, where he was transferred to the 12th Sanitary Train, 12th Div. He was commissioned Captain of the Medical Section Reserve Corps, on 20 Mar 1919 and received his discharge 28 Jan 1920 at Camp Devens MA.
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entered the service 1 Nov 1917 at Portland OR. He was sent to Vancouver Barracks, and assigned to the Heavy Artillery. He was transferred from there to Jacksonville FL, and from there to Fort Worden WA. He remained there for a short time when he was again transferred to Fort Monroe VA. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant and acted as Instructor most of the time he was in the service. He remained in the service until Dec 1918, when he received his discharge at Fort Monroe.
enlisted in the Navy 5 Jun 1917 at Seattle. He was assigned to Co. 172d Regular U.S. Navy and sent to Goat Island CA. There he was promoted to Boatswains Mate 2d class and sent to the Atlantic Coast. He sailed on the Sherman, 5 Jan 1918 and served on patrol duty. He engaged in several brushes with raiders and served until 8 May 1919 when he sailed for home on the Sheridan. He received his discharge at San Francisco, 5 Jun 1919.
enlisted in the service at Centralia WA. He was assigned to the 27th Art. and served until 22 Jan 1919 when he received his discharge at Camp Lewis
enlisted in the service 21 Jun 1917 with Co. M, 161st Inf. He was discharged at Camp Murray and re-inlisted at once, and was sent to Corvalis OR where he was sent to College and came through with a rating of Expert Machinist. He was sent to Fort Stevens OR, and transferred from there to Camp Eustic VA. He was kept there until 8 Dec 918 when he was sent to Camp Lewis, where he received his discharge.
entered the service in Dec 1915. He served with Co. M, 161st Inf. at the border and received his discharge 5 May 1917 at Everett WA.
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first entered the service 14 Jan 1916, by signing up with Co. M, 161st Inf. He served with them at the border. He went to American Lake in Apr 1917 and was promoted to Sergeant. He received his discharge 26 Apr at American Lake.
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entered the service 17 Jun 1917 at Camp Murray WA. He was assigned to Co. M, 161st Inf., and sent to Camp Mills. He sailed over seas 12 Dec 1917 and upon his arrival in France he was transferred to Co. A, 26th Inf. He was in the battle at Cantigney where the 1st Division was up against some of the finest troops that Germany had and the way they acquitted themselves is a matter of pride to every American. They sustained every position they won and an attack by the Germans was a signal for a counter attack. Young Williams fought again at the Marne and wounded 21 Jul 1918. He received a citation for gallantry under fire, and meritorious service, from the US War Office, and signed by the officers of the First Div. He remained in France until 17 Mar 1918 when he sailed for home on the U.S.S. George Washington. He was sent to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 30 Apr 1919.
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entered the service 3 Jan 1918 at Salem OR. He served until 5 Jul 1919 when he received his discharge at Camp Lewis.
enlisted with Co. G, 3rd Wash. Inf. in May 1918. He spent a few weeks at Camp Murray, and remained with this company until they were mustered out at the close of the war.
enlisted in the Navy 13 Jul 1917 at Centralia WA. He was sent to the Naval Training Station at Seattle and assigned to the U.S.S. Coast Patrol Boat Olympia. He remained in the service until 21 Dec 1918 when he was sent to Bremerton and received his discharge.
entered the service 28 May 1918 at Vancouver Barracks. He was assigned to Co. B, 44th Inf., 91st Div. and sent to Camp Lewis. He was transferred to the 13th Div. and sent to Fort Lawton. He remained in the service until 15 Mar 1919 when he received his discharge at Fort Lawton.
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enlisted in the service 8 Jul 1917 at Portland OR. He was called 24 Jul and assigned to the 147th Field Art. at Camp Withycomb, Clackamas OR. From here he was transferred to Camp Greene Charlotte NC. He left Camp Greene for Camp Mills where he remained about 2 months before going to Camp Merritt NY. He sailed for France 10 Jan 1918 on the troopship Olympic. He was sick all the time going over, and it developed that it was not sea-sickness but scarlet fever. Upon landing at Liverpool, he was sent to an English Civilian Isolation Hospital, where he lay at the point of death for several weeks. He was discharged from the hospital 11 Apr 1918 and sent to La Havre France, where he was put on duty in the Signal Corps, where establishing telephones along the firing line was all in a day's work. He got into action at Chateau Thierry and a number of his comrades were killed. He was in it again at the battle of Champaigne and men were killed all around him, but he came thru. He witnessed many air battles and tells about time in his diary, in a most interesting way. He was sent out with several sniping expeditions, and was kept on duty pretty steadily, establishing telephone lines and all thru his diary runs the cheery good humor that seems to have been one of his characteristics. He takes it all as a matter of course. This boy saw action in almost all of the big battles after he got to the front, and came through all of them, only to lose his live with pneumonia, 16 Feb 1919. He was laid away in the little cemetery at Groundrecort, and we know that he gave his young life in the same gallant way that he had fought: taking it as a matter of course. Death has no terrors for those who have "fought the good fight." The comrades of George Wirsdorfer all say that he was a "square shooter" and no finer thing can be said of any man.
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enlisted in the service 2 Nov 1917, at Centralia. He was sent to Camp Lewis where he was assigned to the Ordnance Department. He was transferred to Camp Jackson, and from there to Camp Hancock GA. He remained there for a short time before going to Camp Merritt. He sailed overseas on 27 May 1918 and upon arriving in France, he was put on duty hauling ammunition on a motor truck, and from that he was transferred to the Headquarters Co. He remained in France until Apr 1919, when he returned to the United States. He was discharged 3 May 1919.
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enlisted in the service 20 May 1918 after repeated efforts to get into the service. He was rejected on account of poor sight, but finally got in, and was sent to San Francisco where he was assigned to the Medical Department. He was transferred to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, where he contracted influenza, and died 1 Dec 1918. He was brought to Centralia for burial, and was laid to rest with Military Honors. This man gave his life for his country, just as honestly as if he had been killed upon the battle field.
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entered the service 4 Jun 1919 at Centralia WA and was assigned to the Inf. He remained in the service until 19 Mar 1919, when he received his discharge.
enlisted in the service 8 May 1917, at American Lake. He was assigned to Co. E, 2d Washington Inf. and sent to Camp Mills. Here he was promoted to 1st Class Private. He sailed for France 12 Dec 1917, on the President Lincoln, and landed at Brest. He was in the Battles of Chateau Thierry, Soissons, Marabach, St. Mihiel, Mont Blanc., Meuse-Argonne. In fact he was in most of the fighting after he arrived in France. These boys of ours have good stuff in them, as is proven by the way they sailed into the flower of the German troops, and put them to rout. Elmer Wooten remained in France until 23 Jul 1919 when he left for home on the Princess Matoika. He was sent to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 19 Aug 1919.
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enlisted in the Navy on 6 Aug 1918 at Portland OR. He was sent to Bremerton WA and from there to the Naval Training Station at Seattle. He was transferred from there to Hampton Roads VA and promoted to 2d class seaman. He was again promoted this time to bugler and remained in the service until 1 Mar 1919, when he was returned to Bremerton and given his discharge.
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enlisted in the service 1 Jul 1917 at Centralia. He was assigned to Co. M, 161st Inf. and sent to Camp Murray for training. He was transferred to the 116th Ammunition Supply Train and later to the 6th Engineers. Here he was promoted to Sergeant, and sailed for France 12 Dec 1917 on the President Lincoln. He landed at Brest and remained there for a while before leaving for the front. He fought at the Marne, at Chateau Theirry, at the Aisne-Marne, at St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne, and he saw all the fighting he ever wants to see. He came through without a scratch and sailed for home 15 May 1919 on the Argentina. He received his discharge 10 Jun 1919 at Camp Mills.
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a former football star, enlisted in the service 26 Mar 1917, at Camp Lewis. He was assigned to the 61st Inf. and promoted to Adjutant of the 3rd Battallion. He was transferred to the 306th Tank Brigade, 306th Battalion, Co. C, Heavy Tanks and promoted to 1st Lieutenant of the Tank Corps. He sailed for France 12 Dec 1917, on the President Lincoln, and served until 19 Jun 1919, when he left for home on the Leviathan. He was sent to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 29 Jul 1919.
enlisted in the service 1 Jul 1918 at Camp Lewis Wa. He was assigned to the 56th Co. 14th Battalion, 166th Dept Brigade, and was sent to Camp Kearney. Here he was transferred to Co. L, 160th Inf. and sent overseas 8 Aug 1918 on the Troopship Nestor. He landed in Liverpool England, and from there was sent to La Harve France. He served one month on M. P. duty, when the 40th Div. was broken up and used as replacements for the 77th Div. Yoder was then transferred to Co. E, 308th Regt. and served throughout the Meuse-Argonne offensive. On the front he acted as stretcher bearer from the front line to the first aid station. He was in action at the Meuse Argonne from 25 Sep to 11 Nov. He remained on duty in France until 19 Apr 1919, when he sailed for home on the U.S.S. American. He was sent to the Presidio where he received his discharge 23 May 1919.
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enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at Portland, Ore., September 15, 1918, and was transferred to Mare Island, California. While in training he was serving with the Naval Prison Detachment, and on December 8, 1918 he was again transferred to the Marine Barracks at Quantico, Virginia, arriving there on December 15, 1918. On January 7th he was placed on the sick list and sent to the hospital where he died on January 14th of pneumonia. He was a most excellent soldier and was universally liked by officers and comrades alike.
enlisted with the Marines 21 Aug 1917, at Centralia. He was sent to the Marine Barracks, at Mare Island CA, and transferred from there to Bremerton. He served 21 months in all and received his discharge at Bremerton.
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signed up with the Marines, 1 Aug 1917, at Centralia. He was sent to Mare Island and from there to Bremerton. He was kept there in the service until 18 Jan 1919, when he received his discharge.
entered the service 4 Oct 1918 at Seattle WA. He was assigned to the S.A.T.C. and sent to the UW for training. He remained in the service until 18 Dec 1919 when he was given his discharge
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deceased serviceman - no records
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