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World War I

Veteran Photo Archive

Serving from Franklin County, Illinois

Source: Baird, S. S. (1920). Franklin County, Illinois War History 1832-1919. Frier, H. L. (Ed.). Benton, IL: Hal W. Trovillion. Page 129

Franklin County Illinois WWI Veterans(21) MILBURN, Corp. RALPH W.; (Mulkey-
town) miner; age 27; b. Benton; son of William
and Elizabeth Milburn; married Alta Bowlin.
Entrained Oct. 4, '17, Benton; overseas May 8.
'18; battles Chateau Thierry, Owieg Heights,
Yesle and Argonne; killed in action on Sept. 27,
'18, Verdun Front on Montfaucon Hill; attached
Co. A, 39th Inf., 4th Div.

(22) MOORE, Pvt. ROBERT; (Benton) farm-
er; age 27; b. Benton; son of Abraham and Emma
Moore. Entrained May 8, '18, Benton; overseas
July 22, '18; died of pneumonia at Coblenz, Ger-
Feb. 7, '19; attached Co. F, 51st Pioneer Inf.

(23) McGOVERN, Corp. PETE; (Rend)
miner; age 17; b. Trail Run, Ohio; son of Wil-
liam and Tibiatha McGovern, Rend. Enlisted
Aug. 1. 17, Benton; overseas May 24, '18; killed
in action Oct. 13, '18; attached Co. F, 130th Inf.,
33rd Div.; citation.

(24) McCOLLUM, Sgt. MAJ. STANLEY L.;
(Benton) tailor; age 27; b. Benton; son of Samuel
D. and Mattie McCollum, Benton. Enlisted July,
'17. Benton; overseas Mav, '18; wounded in
service Oct. 7, '18; died Oct. 8, '18; buried at
Maujouy, France.

(25) McADOO, Corp. ROY; (Benton) civil
Eng.; age 20; b. Benton. Entrained Feb. 17,
'18, East St. Louis; overseas Aug. 3, '18; killed
by explosion of enemy tank mine near Rember-
court, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, Nov. 20, '18;
attached Co. B, 5th Engrs.

(26) NORBET, Pvt. PAUL; (West Frank-
fort) miner and butcher; age 24; b. Lattvanen;
son of Sam and Werenika Norbett; overseas
April 22, '17; killed in action; attached 3rd Repl.
Bat., 101st Inf.

(27) ODLE, Pvt. ALVA S.; (Macedonia)
farmer; age 22; b. Macedonia; son of Nancy E.
Phillips, Macedonia. Entrained Feb. 22, '18,
Benton; overseas Sept. 1, '18; battles Sedan;
wounded Nov. 5, '18, by high explosive shell;
died Nov. 7, '18; attached Co. D, 28th Inf., 1st
Div.

(28) PLUMLEE, Pvt. FERNIE; (West Frank-
fort) clerk; age 24; b. Mulkeytown; son of S. L.
and Dora Plumlee, West Frankfort. Entrained
Sept. 19, '17, Benton; overseas June, '18; killed
in action Vesle River, Aug. 7, '18; attached Co.
E. 47th Inf.

29) PERRY, CLYDE T.; (Akin) farmer; age
17; b. Akin; sOn of Milton and Effie Perry. En-
listed May 8, '15. Chicago; overseas March 5, '18;
wounded by aerial bomb Chateau-Th'erry Sept.
3, '18; died' Dec. 6, '18; attached Co. 75, 1st Bn.,
6th Reg., U. S. Marines.

(30) REESE, Pvt. RUFIE; (Benton) miner;
age 23; b. Caseyville; son of Isabelle Reese. De-
koven, Ky.; married Florence Vaughn. En-
trained Oct. 20, '18, Benton; overseas June 18,
'18; battles Chateau-Thierry. Maine. St. Mihiel
and Argonne Forest: missing in action after Ar-
gonne Forest drive Oct. 14. '18; attached Co. E,
59th Inf.

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Keywords/Tags: MILBURN, RALPH W., William and Elizabeth Milburn, Alta Bowlin, Company A 39th Infantry 4th Division, MOORE, ROBERT, Abraham and Emma Moore, Company F 51st Pioneer Infantry, McGOVERN, PETE, William and Tibiatha McGovern, Company F 130th Infantry 33rd Division, McCOLLUM, STANLEY L. Samuel D. and Mattie McCollum, McADOO, ROY, Company B 5th Engineers, NORBET, PAUL, Sam and Werenika Norbett, 3rd Repl. Battalion 101st Infantry, ODLE, ALVA S., Nancy E. Phillips, Company D 28th Infantry 1st Division, PLUMLEE, FERNIE, S. L. and Dora Plumlee, Company E 47th Infantry, PERRY, CLYDE T., Milton and Effie Perry, Company 75 1st Battalion 6th Regiment U. S. Marines, REESE, RUFIE, Isabelle Reese, Company E 59th Infantry, World War I Veterans, Franklin County Illinois