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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 132
(1) SMITH, Lieut. Col. C. OSCAR; (Benton)
lawyer; age 41; b. Sullivan County, Indiana; son
of George and Margaret Smith (deceased); mar-
ried Miss Cora Crisp; children, Irene J., Mar-
garet Ellen and Allen Naylor. Commissioned
July 25, '17, Benton; overseas June 23, '18; bat-
tles St. Mihiel and Argonne; gassed; attached Co.
E, 130th Inf. staff, 33rd, 90th and 37th Divs.; dis-
charged July 11, '19, Camp Grant, Div. citation.
(2) LINDSAY-OLIVER, Lieut. Col. JAMES;
(Benton) efficiency eng.; age 34; b. Hawick, Rox-
burghshire, Scotland; son of John and Edith
Mary Lindsay-Oliver, London, England; married
Edna Earl Aiken; child, John Gordon. Com-
missioned July 25, '17, Benton; overseas May 15,
'18; battles Somme, Meuse-Argonne, Troyon; at-
tached Co. L, 130th Inf.; 2nd in command (staff)
'18; battles Somme, Meuse-Argonne; attached Co.
L, 130th Inf.; dis. June 18, '19, Camp Grant.
(3) BROWN, Maj. HARRY; (Benton) mail
carrier; age 26; b. Benton; son of J. P. and Nan-
nie Brown; married Jewel Mankere; children, Jes-
sie, Leola, Tom, John and Harold. Enlisted May
22, '13, Benton; overseas May 17, '18; battles
Meuse-Argonne, Somme and St. Mihiel; gassed;
130th Inf.; discharged June 17, '19, Camp Grant.
(4) FITZGERRELL, Capt. STANTON; (Ben-
ton) law student; age 23; b. Benton; son of Syl-
vester and Alniro Fitzgerrell. Enlisted July 3,
'17, Chicago; 1st Lt. Sept. 5, '18; Capt. Feb. 14,
'19; discharged Columbus, N. M., Dec. 20, '18.
(5) MOORE, Capt. J. B.; (Benton) physician;
age 34; b. Benton; son of John B. and Jemina
(Clayton) Moore, Benton. Enlisted June 25, '18,
Chicago; discharged March 23, '18, Ft. Sheridan.
(6) McCOLLUM, Capt. D. C. NEIL JEROME;
(West Frankfort) dentist; age 26; b. Franklin
County; son of Jabe and Esther McCollum, Win-
ter Haven, Fla. Overseas July 15, '18. Com-
missioned 1st Lt. Sept. 18, '17; Capt. Oct. 4, '18.
(7) BROWN, 1st Lt. STANLEY B.; (Ben-
ton) age 23; b. Benton; son of Dr. John P. and
Nancy A. Brown (deceased). Commissioned May
22, '13, Benton; overseas May 22, '18; battles
Meuse - Argonne, Somme - Amiens, Moulancourt,
Albert Sector, Verdun; gassed; attached Cos. F
and B,. 130th Inf., 33rd Div.; discharged Sept. 22,
'19, Camp Grant; citation for bravery.
(8) CLAYTON, 1st Lt. LOREN; (Benton)
painter; age 22; b. Benton; son of Frank and
Emma Clayton, Benton; married Miss Smith. En-
listed July 22, '17, Olney; overseas May 1, '18;
battles Somme, St. Mihiel and Argonne; wounded
Argonne Forest; attached Co. F, 130th Inf.; dis-
charged June 9, Jefferson Barracks.
(9) De WERFF, 1st Lt. HENRY A.; (Benton)
agriculturist; age 30; b. Farina; son of H. B.
De Werff, Farina. Enlisted Aug. 27, '17, Ft. Sher-
idan; overseas Jan. 8, '18; battle Vittoria, Italy;
attached machine gun, 332nd Inf.; discharged
Julv 30, '19, Camp Grant.
(10) AUSTIN, 1st Lt. EDGAR L.; (Benton)
physician; age 39; b. Golconda; son of Pleasant
and Nancy Austin; married Miss Ella Reid; chil-
dren Dorothy and Eloise. Enlisted May 13. '18,
Louisville; commissioned Sept. 20, '18; discharged
Camp Jacksonville, Fla., March 10, '19.
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