Harold C. Caverley, of Chehalis Another experience which young Caverley had, was in going forward of his battalion, and reaching the top of a ridge, he spied a nice deep furrow, in which he
thought he would drop and rest. He had no more than dropped when he discovered that it had been made, and was still being made by German machine gun bullets and as he put it, "Little Willie got right out." He was 17 days in the Argonne, and was withdrawn from there and sent up into Belgium. After touring France, he was landed near Roulers, Belgium, where he got in touch with Fritz again. Here they lost Colonel W. R. Davis, and here Caverley was when the Armistice was signed. He left for home 3 Apr 1919 on
the Mexican and was sent to Camp Lewis were he received his
discharge 30 Apr.
Chas. E. Chamberlain, of Centralia Clarence Chambers, of Centralia Clarence Champ, of Winlock Earl Champ, of Winlock Park S. Chapin of PeEll Lester Chapman, of Morton Tauf Charneski of Chehalis Lieut. C. Charneski, Lewis Elroy Chesser, of Wilson Wm. Chezek, of Winlock George SamuelChilvers, C. H. Chism, of Chehalis Charles ScottChism, of Chehalis Frank S. Chism, of Chehalis Frank E. Chitty, of Centralia Sgt. Artis J.Chitty, of Centralia Sgt. Fred F. Chitty, of Centralia Sam Chopas, of PeEll Gerard Chrisman, of Mossyrock Charles Christian of Ethel Mitchell W. Clair, of Chehalis Phillip Clampitt, of Chehalis Arthur Clark, of Centralia Clinton Clark, of Centralia Sgt. William Henry Clark, of Chehalis Siras James Clement, of Centralia Wm. Cleveland, of Centralia Jonah Clevenger, of Doty Lee Clinton, of Adna Albert Bryon Cobb, of Centralia Jack Coen, of Centralia John Britton Coffman, of Chehalis Jesse Cogdill, of Chehalis Richard E. Cogdill, of Chehalis Joseph F. Cole, of Centralia Lewis Cole, of Raymond Maurice Cole, of Tenino Alva A. Coleman, of Centralia Darsey, Coleman, of Chehalis Earl S. Coleman, of Riffe Emory L. Coleman, of Doty Howard Coleman, of Morton Sgt. C. A. Coleman, of Tacoma Wm. Coleman, of Doty Frederick Collins, of Rochester Henry Colmar, of Tenino Chas. Connahan, of Doty Robert Thomas Conner, of Centralia C.L. Conrac, of Winlock Jas. Conradi of Winlock Chris Conradi, of Winlock Nels Conradi, of Winlock Alvin Cook of Tenino John Joseph Cook of Chehalis Meade Cooley, of Tenino Guy H. Cooper, of Centralia Thos. L. Cooper, of Chehalis Arthur R. Copp, of PeEll Lee Otis Cordz, of Chehalis Lieut. A. F. Cormier Chas. C. Coulson, of Napavine John S. Coulson, of Napavine Ole E. Counts, of Chehalis Earl T. Cown, of Centralia Sgt. Rodney C.Crabbs, of Centralia Robert Craig, of Centralia Frank Cramer, of Tenino Sgt. Ira W. Crane, of Centralia Sam L. Crawford, of Centralia Lewis Crebbs, of Chehalis Cecil Crim, of Tacoma L. M. Crim, of Morton Gerald Crisman, of Ajlune Capt. D. C. Crocker, George H. Crocker, of Winlock, Thomas NathanCrocker, of Winlock C. C. Croffin, of Tenino Sgt. Roland M.Crow, of Chehalis G. C. Crowder, Ellsworth Crum, of Morton Isaac Crum, of Seattle Jos. Crum, of Morton Thos. Crum, of Morton Dr. F. J. Cullen, of Puyallup F. J. Cullen, of Napavine C. D. Cunningham, of Centralia Lewis Allen Curry, of Rochester Phillip Curtis, of Centralia Sam Curtis, of Winlock J. D. Custer, of Winlock Sgt. Fuecy Cutlip, of PeEll
enlisted in the service 18 Sep 1917, at Camp Lewis WA. He was
assigned to Co. F, 361st Inf. He trained at Camp Lewis until 23 Jun 1918; when he left for France and landed in Glasgow, Scotland 18 Jul.
He took the train at Glasgow for Southhampton, where he spent 11 hours in a British rest camp. He then crossed the channel on a French vessel and landed in Havre. He left there for Is-eu-Bessigny and then went in reserve in the St. Mihiel Sector for a few days. From there he was moved to the Argonne, where there was a big battle in progress. 26 Sep he "went over the top".
The following excerpts were taken from letters he sent home; "One of our Lieutenants told us before we went over that there were
only two kinds of men in France, the quick and the dead. One of the boys is dead for no other reason. A Boche sniper got him because he did not hit the dirt quick enough.
That was my first experience, a boche sniper would shoot at me every time I got up to go forward. He would take two or three shots at me, but little Willie knew how to advance before he came
to this neck of the woods; but I did give him a cussing every time I heard a bullet snarl by me. That is what they do...snarl. After about an hour of it, I saw
a bunch of Huns hitting for the rear and I gave them more than a cussing. But about the most soul
absorbing pastime is lying in a shell hole and listening to or watching high explosive shells hit in your vicinity, and figuring the chance of one hitting close by; for after you have watch a few, you can tell pretty close to where they are going to land. Many a night I have cuddled up in the hole I had dug for myself, and I knew that I would wake up safe and sound or among the angels. There is small chance of being wounded in your hole for you are below the surface, and it takes nearly a direct hit to get
you and then you are sure got."
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entered the service 3 Oct 1917 at Camp Lewis. He was assigned to the 91st Div and sent to Camp Green for his training. Here he was transferred to Co. K, 59th Inf., 4th Div. and promoted to 1st class private. He sailed overseas on 8 May 1918 and got into action at once. He was killed in action on 4 Oct 1918 just one year and one day from the time he signed up. He was laid to rest in the little cemetery in France, where sleep so many of his comrades who died in the struggle for liberty.
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enlisted in the service 12 Apr 1917, at Vancouver WA. He was assigned to the 33rd Aero Squadron, and sent to the
Kelly Field TX for training. He was there transferred to the 103rd Aero Squadron. He was promoted to 1st Class Private and left for France 23 Aug 1917
on the Baltic. He saw service on all fronts. He was in the battle of Champagne. Chemin des Dames, Flanders, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and toul Sector. He served with the 4th Toul Sector. He served with the 4th and 6th French armies and was decorated for his daring and gallantry. He received the Croix-de-Guerre. and was cited two or three times. He stuck with it until the fighting was over,
and remained in France until 19 Feb 1919 when he sailed home on the Frederick. He was sent to Camp Lewis, and received his discharge 22 May 1919.
entered the service 26 Jul 1917, at Centralia WA. He was assigned to the 10th Engineers and sent to Washington D. C. He was here transferred to the 20th Engineers and promoted to First Lieutenant. He sailed overseas 10 May 1918, on the troopship Leviathian from New York City. He remained on duty in France until 10 Jun 1919, when he sailed for home on the Montpelier. He received his discharge at Camp Lee VA, 26 Jun 1919. Upon receiving his discharge he came to Forest WA
where he engaged in the mill business.
entered the service June 23, 1918, at Chehalis, Washington. He was sent to Camp Lewis and assigned to 137th Infantry. Co. A, 40th division. He was sent from Camp Lewis to Long Island where he was transferred to Co. G. 169th Infantry. He sailed overseas in September and upon his arrival in France he got in the battle of the Meuse-Argonne. He was wounded in action with the 109th, 28th Division. near Apremont, which was a part of the Meuse-Argonne offensive, on 2Oct 1918, and died of wounds 4 Oct 1918.
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entered the service 24 Oct 1917, at Vancouver WA. He was assigned to Co. B, 4th Engineers.
He was sent East and promoted to First Class Private. He went across 30 Apr 1918, on the Troopship Martha Washington. He arrived in France and went to the front. He fought in the second battle of the Marne, and again at St. Mihiel and was in the big Meuse-Argonne drive. He came thru without a scratch and sailed for home 13 Jan 1919 on the Melita. He was sent to Camp Lewis upon his arrival in this country and received his discharge 20 Feb 1919.
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entered the service 24 Jun 1918 at Camp Lewis WA. He was assigned to Co. A, 157th Inf. He was transferred to Co. H, 109th Inf. and sent to Camp Kearney CA. He sailed for France 18 Aug 1918 out of New Jersey and got into the big fight immediately. He was killed in action at Argonne Forest 5 Oct 1918. Charles Scott Chism was a boy who was universally liked and his death cast a cloud of gloom over the whole company.
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enlisted in the service in 1908 at Spokane. In 1915, he was assigned to the Marine Corps, and in 1917, he was transferred to the Infantry. He was sent to New York, where he put in the Medical Department and promoted to Corporal. He sailed for France 9 Dec 1917, on the President Grant, and upon his arrival he was put on the Publicity Staff. He remained in France until 2 Oct 1919 when he sailed for home on the Great Northern. He was sent to Camp Lewis and received his discharge 6 May 1919.
enlisted in the service 1 Apr 1917 at Spokane. He was assigned to the Infantry and sent to Fort Lawton. He was transferred from there to Camp Mills and promoted to Sergeant. He sailed for France in October, on the Leviathian and was in the fighting at the Metz sector. He remained in France until Sept 1919, when he left for home. He was sent to Camp Dix, upon his arrival in America and received his discharge 3 Oct 1919.
enlisted with the Marines at Spokane 25 Apr 1918. He was assigned to the Publicity Bureau and promoted to Sergeant. He was sent to Philadelphia PA and remained in the service until 10 Jan 1919 when he received his discharge.
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enlisted in the service 14 Feb 1918 at Chehalis. He was assigned to the Spruce Squadron and sent to Vancouver, where he remained in the service until 28 Dec 1918, when he received his discharge.
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enlisted in the Navy 15 Jul 1918, at Bremerton WA. He was assigned to the U.S.S. Von Steuben and sent to South America. He was promoted to Quartermaster, 2d Class, and he remained in the service until 16 Oct 1919, when he received his discharge at New York.
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signed up with Co. M, 161st Inf. and served with them at Everett on Guard duty, at the beginning of the war, and went with them to Camp Murray for a little preliminary training before leaving for Camp Mills. He was promoted to corporal and sailed for France, 17 Dec 1917 on the President Lincoln. He got into the big fight at Vaux, St. Mihiel both battles of the Argonne and Champaigne, and finished the job by marching with the Army of Occupation into Germany. He was wounded twice. The first time in July 1918 and again in Nov. He won a promote to Sergeant in France, and as the fight was all over he turned toward home and on 1 Jul 1919, he sailed. Upon his arrival in the United States he was sent to Camp Lewis, where he received his discharge, 3 Aug 1919.
entered the service 12 Oct 1917, at Camp Lewis. He was assigned to Co. H, 354th Inf., 91st Div., and sent to Camp Merritt NJ, where he was promoted to Sergeant. He sailed overseas 12 Jul 1918 on the Troopship Olympia and got into the fight at once. He fought at St. Mihiel from 11 Sep to 18 1918. He fought again at the Meuse-Argonne from 26 Sep to 3 Oct 1918 and again at Epress-Lys from 31 Oct to the day of the Armistice, and when the fight was over, he sailed for home on the Syboney. He was sent at once to Camp Kearney CA where he received his discharge 23 Apr 1919.
enlisted in the service 26 Apr 1918, at Yakima. He was assigned to the Hospital Corps, Med. Dept. and sent to Camp Lewis. He was transferred from there to Fort Riley KS and later to Camp Meade MD. He sailed overseas 18 Aug 1918, on the Vaterland, a former German vessel, and upon his arrival was sent almost immediately to the front. He was to the big fight at Argonne Forrest (sic), and was decorated with the Victory Ribbon, and cited three times for bravery. He sailed for home 10 Aug 1919 on the Imperator, another German vessel, and upon his arrival in America, was sent to Camp Lewis and received his discharge 20 Aug 1919.
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enlisted in the U. S. Navy 27 Jul 1918, and was sent to Seattle at once for his training. He was promoted to corporal and shortly after he was taken ill with influenza and died at a Seattle hospital 4 Oct 1918. His body was brought to Centralia for burial. Albert Cobb had attended the Centralia schools and was loved and respected by all who knew him. It did not fall to his lot to die upon the battle field, but he died just as truly for his country as if he had lost his life in battle.
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enlisted in the Navy 9 Dec 1917 at Seattle. He was assigned to the Naval Aviation and sent to the Naval Air Station at San Diego CA. He was transferred from there to Boston Ground School, where he received the rating of C. Q. M. A. He received his discharge at Bremerton WA.
entered the service at Vancouver Barracks, and was assigned to Co. G, 1st Inf. He was transferred to Scholfield Barracks, and from there to Camp Lewis. He was promoted to Corporal 15 Sep 1918 and transferred to Co. G, 75th Inf.
enlisted in the Navy the early part of 1918 and was sent to the Naval Training Station at San Diego CA. He was promoted to 1st Class Fireman and from that to Engineer. He was released at the expiration of the war and he re-enlisted in the 12th Cavalry which is stationed at Del Rio TX
enlisted in the service 23 Aug 1918 at Chehalis WA. He was sent to Fort McDowell CA and assigned to the 17th Recruit Co. He contracted influenza which developed into pneumonia and was sent to the West side hospital where he remained for five weeks at point of death. He remained in the service until 15 Dec 1918, when he received his discharge at Fort McDowell CA
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entered the service 20 Nov 1917 at Los Angeles CA. He was assigned to the Ordnance Department and remained in training a few months before going to France where he was put in charge of an Arsenal. He remained in France until the expiration of the war when he returned to America. He was sent at once to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 2 Aug 1919.
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entered the service 1 Oct 1918 at Corvallis OR. He was assigned to Co. E, S.A.T.C. Inf. He remained in the service until 18 Dec 1918, when he received his discharge at Corvallis.
enlisted in the service 15 Oct 1917, at Camp Murray. He was assigned to Co. M, 161st Inf., and sent to Camp Mills NY, where he was promoted to Corporal. He sailed for France 12 Dec 1917, on the President Lincoln and upon his arrival was put on M. P. duty in Brest. When Co. M, was broken up and men taken for replacement troops, he was put in a replacement company. He served in France until 7 Feb 1919, when he sailed for home on the U.S.S. Georgia. He was sent to Camp Lewis upon his arrival in America and received his discharge 17 Mar 1920.
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enlisted in the service 15 Oct 1918 (sic) at Vancouver Barracks. He was assigned to Headquarters Co., Spruce Production Division, and sent to Portland OR. Here he was promoted to Sergeant. He remained in the service until 12 Jan 1918 (sic), when he received his discharge at Vancouver.
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entered the service 22 Jul 1918, at Victoria B. C. He was assigned to the 2nd Depot Battalion and transferred to the Canadian Expeditionary Force Vancouver B. C. He went to St. Johns, Quebec, and served until the expiration of the war, when he received his discharge at Vancouver, B. C.
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enlisted in the service and was sent to Camp Lewis for training. He was assigned to the Infantry, but he developed a case of diabetes, which prevented him from getting to France, and which finally cost him his life. He was given every care but passed away in Aug 1919, after the war in which had enlisted to fight was over, and most of the boys home. He was a fine type of man, and he gave his life for his country, just as truly as if he had lost it upon the battlefield.
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entered the service and was assigned to the Spruce Div. He was promoted to Corporal, and served until shortly after the Armistice, when he received his discharge.
entered the service 24 Jun 1918 at Chehalis. He was assigned to Camp Lewis and from there to Camp Kearney CA, here he was assigned to the 157th Inf. He sailed over seas in July 1918 on the City of Bombay. He got in the big fight at Meuse-Argonne and remained on duty in France until 1 May 1919 when he sailed for home on the Mauritania. He was sent to Camp Lewis, where he received his discharge 22 May 1919.
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enlisted in the service 30 May 1913, with Co. M, 161st Inf. He served with them at the Border, and at the outbreak of the war with Germany he was sent to Camp Murray. He served until 3 Jun, when he received his discharge.
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entered the service 24 Jun 1918, at Everett WA. He was assigned to the 38th Co., Depot Brigade and sent to Camp Lewis. He was sent from Camp Lewis to Camp Kearney CA and from there to Camp Taylor, Louisville KY. He was sent from there to an Officers' Training School and made a Candidate Officer. He remained in until 7 Dec 1918, when he received his discharge.
enlisted in the 7th Cavalry, at Seattle WA, 3 Jan 1918. He was sent at once to
Fort Bliss TX, where he was made instructor in wig wag and semaphore. From here he was sent to the 4th Officers Training School, where he received his Commission of 2d Lieutenant, Cavalry, 31 Aug 1918. He attended the School of Topography at Fort Bliss and afterward became instructor in Topography at Camp Crochaine TX. Lieut. Cormier is a graduate of Fort Riley Mounted Service School, and acted in the capacity of instructor in Equatition and Physical Culture in the Officers Training School at Camp Stanley. He received his commission of 1st Lieutenant and became Personnel Officer of the 455th Bat. Lieut. Cormier was kept in this county, much to his disgust, and most of his time was spent as instructor in some branch or another. But while many of the boys were wounded in feeling, at not seeing the battle field, it must be remembered instructors are quite
as necessary as fighting men, and also, that not all of our heroes saw action in France.
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enlisted in the service 3 Feb 1918, at Vancouver Barracks WA. He was assigned to the 280th Aero Squadron and sent to the Kelly Field, San Antonio TX. Here he was promoted to Sergeant, and he remained in the service until 16 Feb 1919, when he received his discharge at Long Island NY.
whose parents live on Fords Prairie near Centralia enlisted in the service 3 Nov 1917 and was assigned to the 162d Inf., and sent to Camp Lewis. He remained there but a few days before leaving for Camp Mills NY. He sailed for France in Dec 1917, on the Tuscania. This vessel was torpedoed the very next trip she made. Upon his arrival in France, he was stationed at Tours, on M.P. duty, for 3 months, and was then transferred to the 126th Inf., 32d Div. He got into the fight soon after this, and lost his life in action at the Aisne-Marne Offensive, on 5 Aug 1918. He was laid to rest in the little cemetery at Seringes where sleep so many of his comrades, who gave their lives in the same great cause.
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entered the service 17 Jun 1917 at Spokane. He was assigned to Machine Gun Corps, 1st Washington Cavalry, and sent to Camp Murray for training. From here he was sent to Camp Greene and later to Camp Mills, where he was transferred to Troop B, 1st Washington Cavalry. Here he was also promoted to Mess Sergeant. He sailed overseas 13 Dec 1917 on the troopship Convington, out of Hoboken, and upon his arrival in France was put to training men. He served in this capacity until the end of the war. He left for home 7 Feb 1919 on the U.S.S. Georgia, and received his discharge at Camp Lewis 18 Mar 1919. His rank at the time of his discharge was Musician.
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enlisted in the service of the Y.M.C.A., 5 Jul 1918, at Camp Lewis. He was assigned to Hut No. 5 where he was put on duty as Physical Director. He was sent to Springfield MA, and later to Columbia University. After a short period of training he was sent to Triesta Italy. He sailed 10 Sep 1918, on the ship Euripides. He served in Italy until 27 May 1919, when he sailed for home on the Dante Aligiare. He arrived at New York and received his discharge 20 Jun 1919. While in Italy he was given the complimentary grade of Captain of the 3d Italian Army and was presented with a Certificate of Merit.
enlisted in the service 26 Apr 1918 at Chehalis. He was assigned to Evacuation Hospital number 16, and sailed for France 15 Aug 1918. He served in France until Aug 1919, when he sailed for home on the Leviathan. He was sent to Camp Lewis, where he received his discharge 20 Aug 1919.
Enlisted in the Navy 7 Sep 1917 at Seattle. He was assigned to the U. S. Naval Training Station at Seattle, for training and sent from there to Bremerton. He was assigned to the U. S. Sub Chaser, and promoted to Gunner's Mate 3rd Class. He spent 5 months in the war zone and was released from active duty 30 Jul 1919 at Mare Island CA
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enlisted in the service 17 Jun 1918 (sic), at Snohomish WA. He was assigned to the 13th Casual Company A.S.S.C. and sent to Vancouver Barracks. He was transferred to detachment No. 1 and sent to Washington D. C. Here he was promoted to First Class Sergeant. He remained in the service until 8 Jan 1918 (sic) when he received his discharge at Washington D. C.
first enlisted in the service 14 Jan 1914 and he re-enlisted at the very beginning of the war with Germany, this time in the Navy. He was assigned to the U.S.S. Bridgeport and sent to the Torpedo Station at Bridgport. Here he was promoted to Gunner's Mate, 1st class, and on 3 Mar he sailed on the Winslow to do convoy and patrol duty out of Brest and Azores, and Queenstown Ireland. He was accidently injured in the arm and sent to the Brooklyn Naval Hospital where he received his discharge 3 May 1919. This chap has a Mexican Campaign medal and also a good conduct medal.
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a Centralia attorney, enlisted in the service 10 Sep 1918 at Camp Fife AR. He was assigned to the Infantry and later sent to the Officers' Training School. He remained in the service until 8 Dec 1918 when he received his discharge at Camp Fife. He came at once to Centralia to resume his practice of law and has been active in American Legion affairs. He directed the prosecution of the I.W.W.'s who participated in the Armistice Day Shooting, in which four ex-service men were killed and the prosecution was handled in a masterly manner.
enlisted in the Navy 24 Nov 1917, at Seattle WA. He was assigned to the Naval Training Station at Goat Island CA, where he remained for a time. He
was later sent to the San Diego Training Camp and transferred from there to the Naval Operating Base at Hampton Roads, VA. He was assigned to the U.S.S. Missouri, and promoted to 1st Class Seaman.
He sailed overseas on the Narragansett, and was stationed in England on cross Channel work. He made one trip to Rotterdam through the Kiel canal, and his ship was the first American vessel to go thru this canal.
This trip was for the purpose of bringing French war prisoners back from Copenhagen and Rotterdam.
His ship was lost in a bad snow storm, and wrecked on the Isle of Wight for one month. This was in Feb. and in Nov. they had a collison with the
English vessel H.M.W.B. in which seven men were lost. They sighted two submarines in the North Sea,
and eighty-five mines but side stepped all of them. Lewis Curry was promoted to 1st Class Quartermaster,
and he left for home on the Narragansett. She was somewhat crippled, but limped home under
her own steam. He received his discharge 20 Sep 1919.
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entered the service 19 Sep 1918 at Victoria B. C. He was assigned to the 2nd Depot Brigade and sent to Siberia. he sailed 26 Dec 1918, on the Prostesteles, out of Victoria. He fought at Kopec Hill and was in the service nine months, when he sailed for home on the Empress of Russia, 18 May 1919.
enlisted in the service 4 Jul 1917, at Aberdeen. He was assigned to the 31st Aero Squadron, and sent to San Antonio TX for training. Here he was promoted to Sergeant, and sailed for France, 11 Sep 1917. He served in France and England until 18 Mar 1919, when he sailed for home. He was sent to Camp Mills and received his discharge 11 Apr 1919.
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