Source: Baird, S. S. (1920). Franklin County, Illinois War History 1832-1919. Frier, H. L. (Ed.). Benton, IL: Hal W. Trovillion. Page 133

(11) HOWARD, 1st Lt. CARL G.; (Benton)
Instr. Vocational Agri.; age 22; b. Benton; son
of P. J. and C. L. Howard. Entrained May 28,
'18, Benton; attached 16th C. O. T. S.; discharged
Camp Gordon, Ga.; Nov. 30, '18.

(12) ALMS, 1st Lt. WALTER HIRAM; (Ben-
ton) physician; age 41; b. Kell; son of E. Y. and
Phoebe Alvis; married Lillian Pope; child, Wal-
ter Pope. Enlisted Oct. 15, '18, Ft. Riley, Kan.;
attached Med. Corps; discharged Dec. 19, '18,
Raleigh, N. C.

(13) REED, 1st Lt. JOHN EMERY; (Logan)
physician; age 37; b. Macedonia; son of Joseph
B. and Cleora J. Reed (deceased); married Miss
Rachel Ventress; children, Madge Marie and Ken-
neth D. Enlisted Sept. 15, '17, Mt. Vernon; over-
seas July 9, '18; attached Base Hospital at Vichy,
France, and with 402nd Tel. Bn.; discharged July
7, '19, Camp Dix, N. J.

(14) PETTY, 1st Lt. DR. EVAN W.; (Christo-
pher) dentist; age 24; b. South Wales, England;
son of John C. Petty. Enlisted Jan. 5, '18, Jef-
ferson Barracks; enlisted private medical corps,
promoted to 1st Lt. Dental Coi*ps, Nov. 1, '18.

(15) WEBB, 1st Lt. BYFORD H.; (West
Frankfort) physician; age 36; b. Ewing; son of
Dr. Louis M. and Amanda M. Webb (deceased);
married Madeline W. Jones; children, Mauriene
A. and Byford L. Commissioned 1st Lt. Sept. 22,
'17; entered service Feb. 2, '18; overseas Aug. 2,
: 18; Evacuation Hospital, service Argonne Forest;
attached 351st Field Hospital, 313th Sn. Tr.; dis-
charged Camp Dix, N. J., May 2, '19.

(16) STEWART, 2nd Lt. BEN H.; (Benton)
tailor; age 26; b. Akin; son of William and
Georgis Ann Stewart; married Violetta Gordon;
child, Gordon. Enlisted April 21, '17, Benton;
overseas April 13, '18; battles St. Mihiel and
Marroulcourt; wounded Sept. 13, '18, in St. Mi-
hiel drive; attached Co. B, 130th Inf.; discharged
March 11, '19, Camp Grant.

(17) HILL, 2nd Lt. W. JOE.; (Whittington)
lawyer; age 21; b. Mt. Vernon; son of Isaac and
Sarah Ann Hill. Enlisted July 24, '18, Cham-
paign; attached 21st Cent. Of. Tr. School, Camp
Gordon; discharged Nov. 30, '18, Camp Gordon,
Georgia.

(18) HUDELSON, 2nd Lt. CHARLES L.;
(Benton); son of C. B. and Sophronia E. Hudel-
son. Enlisted Sept. 17, '14, New York City.
Comm. 2nd Lt. Inf. Machine Gun service, Oct. 16,
'18; attached H. Qtr. No. 2, M. T. D., M. G. T. C,
Camp Havenark, Ga.; discharged Camp Haven-
ark, Ga., June 22, '19.

(19) RICHERSON, 2nd Lt. ARCHIE; (West
Frankfort) miner; age 28; b. West Frankfort;
son of Bethany J. Gant, West Frankfort; mar-
ried; children, Edith Aleen. Enlisted July 22, '17,
Benton; overseas May 14, '18; battles Meuse-Ar-
gonne; attached Co. F, 130th Reg.; discharged
July 22, '19, Mitchell Field, N. Y.

(20) PENWARDEN, 2nd Lt. ROBERT H.;
(Christopher) trainman; age 22; b. DuQuoin; son
of R. H. and Dora Penwarden; married Maude
Deisher. Entrained Oct. 3, '17, Benton; dis-
charged Dec. 6, '18, Camp Grant. Comm. Aug., '18.

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