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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 134
(21) JONES, 2nd Lt. KIRBY L.; (West End);
age 18; b. Saline County; son of C. L. and Ollie
L. Jones. Enlisted Aug. 7, '13, Jefferson Bar-
racks; overseas March 4, '18; attached M. G. Co.,
71st Reg.; discharged Feb. 25, '19, Baltimore, Md.
(22) BROWNING, 2nd Lt. THOMAS S.; (Ben-
ton) eng.; age 24; b. Benton; son of T. S. and
Mrs. Juliette Browning. Enlisted April, '17,
Champaign; entrained Aug., '17, Benton; attached
Supply Co., 37th and 39th Reg.; discharged Feb.
17, '19, Camp Lewis, Wash. Comm. Aug. 31, '18.
(23) MOSES, 2nd Lt. HARRY; (Benton)
mining eng.; age 21; b. Westville; son of Thomas
and Rabena Moses, Georgetown; married Ruth
Cantrell; child, Thomas William. Enlisted May
28, '18, Danville; attached 10th Training Bat-
tery, F. A. C. O. T. S.; discharged Dec. 10, '18,
Camp Taylor, Ky.
(24) ADAMS, 2nd Lt. OBEDIAL; (Benton)
oil clerk; age 25; son of Roy E. Adams. Enlisted
March 23, '15, Benton; battles, Meuse-Argonne,
Bois de Toria, Hamial Ridge; attached Co. L,
132nd Inf.; discharged June 15, '19, Hoboken,
N. J.
(25) FREEMAN, 2nd Lt. ERNEST; (Benton)
railroader; age 25; b. DuQuoin; son of W. H. and
Cora Freeman. Entrained Feb. 25, '18, Benton;
attached O. T. S., 20th Co., 4th Bn., 5th O. T. C;
discharged Nov. 30, '18, Camp Gordon, Ga. Comm.
2nd Lt. Nov. 30, '18.
(26) PARSONS, 2nd Lt. JOHN TROY; (Chris-
topher) miner; age 24; b. Herrin; son of J. W.
Parsons. Enlisted July 2, '17, Benton. Comm.
Sgt. Sept. 12, '17; 2nd Lt. June 1, '18.
(27) SCULLEY, 2nd Lt. JESSE C; (West
Frankfort) student; age 20; son of J. R. and
J. R. Sculley. Enlisted Sept., '18, Brookings, S.
D.; commissioned 2nd Lt. Feb. 1, '19; attached
57th Training Battery; discharged Feb. 1, '19,
Camp Taylor, Ky.
(28) BENDER, 2nd Lt. FRED; (West Frank-
fort) switchman; age 23; b. Metropolis; son of
Ben and Marie Bender, Joppa; married Anna
Swinbune; attached 9th Co., 159th Dep. Brig.;
discharged Nov. 30, '18, Camp Gordon, Ga. Comm.
2nd Lt. Nov. 30, '18.
(29) MOSS, 2nd Lt. ROY A.; (Sesser) teach-
er; age 24; b. Macedonia; married Fay Bird. En-
trained Feb. 23, '18, Benton; overseas Aug. 24,
'18; discharged Aug. 6, '19, Camp Grant.
(30) EVANS, 2nd Lt. EDWIN R.; (West
Frankfort) banker; age 24; b. Williamson Coun-
ty; son of Edwin Evans (deceased) and Alice
Evans-Richerson; married Eva Cole. Entrained
Feb. 23, '18, Benton. Comm. 2nd Lt. M. G. of
T. S., Camp Hancock, Ga., Nov. 25, '18.
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Keywords/Tags: KIRBY L JONES, C. L. Jones, Ollie L. Jones, Machine Gun Company 71st Regiment, THOMAS S BROWNING, T. S. Browning, Juliette Browning, Supply Company 37th and 39th Regiment, HARRY MOSES, Thomas Moses, Rabena Moses, Ruth Cantrell, Ruth Moses, Thomas William Moses, 10th Training Battery F. A. C. O. T. S., OBEDIAL ADAMS, Roy E. Adams, Company L 132nd Infantry, ERNEST FREEMAN, W. H. Freeman, Cora Freeman, 20th Company 4th Battalionn 5th O. T. C., JOHN TROY PARSONS, J. W. Parsons, JESSE C SCULLEY, J. R. Sculley, 57th Training Battery, FRED BENDER, Ben Bender, Marie Bender, Anna Swinbune, Anna Bender, 9th Company 159th Dep. Brigade, ROY A MOSS, Fay Bird, Fay Moss, EDWIN R EVANS, Edwin Evans, Alice Evans-Richerson, Eva Cole, Eva Evans, World War I Veterans, Franklin County Illinois