AKERSTROM (ACKERSTROM) John
Oscar
Pvt National Army b.06 Apr 1891,
Topeka KS Enlisted 27 Apr 1918 at Independence, MO
Son of Anna S. and (the late) Alfred AKERSTROM (ACKERSTROM), Topeka,
KS
DFW 22 Nov 1918 sustained on the night of 10 Nov 1918, between 8:30 pm - midnight, in the area of the confluence of the Meuse and Wame Rau rivers near Pouilly-sur-Meuse, in the final battle of the
Argonne Offensive, just hours before the Armistice was signed. With
H Co., 356th Infantry, 89th Division in France. Originally buried in
French soil (Suresnes Cemetery, Paris), remains returned to the US and re-interred
in the Topeka
Cemetery, Section 82, Lot 86, Interment #16532
on 14 Sept 1921. Honor Roll Casualty List Dec 18, 1918. (See also: Shawnee Casualties in WW1)
AUSTROM Fred G.
2Lt Army Air Services b.13 Feb 1891, Sundsvall,
Sweden Enlisted 17 July 1917 in Shawnee County
Son of John G. and Lena AUSTROM, Independence, Montgomery County, KS
DIA 05 Nov 1918 in aeroplane accident at Tours, France. With the 3rd
Aviation Instruction Center.
Buried at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France, Plot A, Row 27, Grave 14. Honor Roll Casualty List
Dec 5, 1918. His name is also included on the 3rd Aviation Instruction
Center Memorial.
BAILEY Floyd Webster
Pvt Draftee in US Training
b.31 Mar 1897, Agra, Phillips Co., KS Enlisted 30 Aug 1918
Son of William & Mary E. BAILEY, Topeka, KS
DIT 30 Sept 1918 at Camp Grant, IL of complications from the Spanish
influenza and pneumonia. With the Medical Det Infirmary Cots, Camp Grant,
IL.
Buried in the Topeka Cemetery Section 81, Lot 227,
Interment #15528 on 4 Oct 1918.
BAIRD Emory Ellsworth
Pvt National Army b.28
Jan 1892, Brantford, Washington Co., KS Enlisted 18 Sept 1917 in Shawnee
Co.
Son of William Allen & Lillie Blanche (FICKEL) BAIRD, Topeka, KS
DFW 22 June 1918 sustained in the Belleau Woods Offensive. With C Co.,
7th Infantry, 3rd Division.
Originally buried in French soil, remains
returned to the US and re-interred
in the Rochester Cemetery, Topeka, KS Section
10, Lot 1095, Interment #3584 on 1 Aug 1921. Honor Roll Casualty List
July 2, 1918.
BAKER Alfred Grant
SFC Kansas National
Guard b.28 Feb 1893, Marvin (now Glade), Phillips Co., KS Enlisted 9
Apr 1917
Son of Lucina (LAWRENCE) & (the late) Robert M.
BAKER, Topeka, KS
KIA 29 Sept 1918 by a direct hit from a high explosive
shell, in the area southeast
of the Bois de Montrebeau along the Baulny Ridge just south of Chaudron Farm in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
With A Co.,
110th Engineers, 35th Division.
Buried at Meuse-Argonne American
Cemetery, Romagne, France Plot D, Row 43, Grave 16. Honor Roll
Casualty List Nov 11, 1918. (See also: Shawnee Casualties in WW1)
BARBER Kenneth Lynde
S2C Navy b.11 Jun 1890,
Topeka KS Enlisted 30 July 1918
Son of John W. & Nina May (EWING) BARBER. Husband of Grace (WARD),
Topeka, KS
DIT 4 Oct 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia
at the Naval Hosp, Hampton Roads, VA.
Buried in the Topeka Cemetery Section 81, Lot 226, Interment #15536
on 11 Oct 1918.
BAYLY Harry Edward - (Distinguished Service Cross)
Sgt National Army b.26
Dec 1889, Jennings, Decatur Co., KS Enlisted 12 Dec 1917 in Shawnee
Co.
Son of Allen Richard & Elizabeth (BEERS) BAYLY, Tar River (now Cardin),
Ottawa Co., OK
KIA 30 Oct 1918 in the battle zone area of the northern edge of Bois
de Bantheville in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. There is a discrepancy
about the date of death - the History of the 353rd Infantry Regiment (page 226)
states “The Pounder Platoon arrived in the Bois de Bantheville
on the 19th October and assisted the First Battalion in mopping up the
woods and advancing the line two kilometers. On October 29th, a shell
struck the Stokes mortar ammunition dump in these woods. As a result
of the explosion, Sgt Harry E. Bailey [sic] and Pvt. John L. Thompson
were killed, and Private Clay H. Hawkins mortally wounded. The activity
of this sector was disastrous to the Pounder Platoon. Casualties totaled
three killed and twelve wounded; the platoon was now only about one-third
strength.”
Sgt Bayly was awarded the American Distinguished Service Cross for
actions on 22 Oct 1918. The citation reads:
"The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry E. Bayly,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Remonville,
France, October 22, 1918. When the advance was checked by severe machine-gun
fire, Sergeant Bayly, who was in charge of a one-pounder section, volunteered
to open fire on the nest with a Stokes Mortar. Holding the mortar between
his legs, he put it in action immediately and silenced the machine-gun
nest, allowing the advance to continue." General
Orders 66, W.D., 1919
The History of the 353rd
Infantry Regiment (page 117) states: "It was nearly noon on October 22nd when
when the order came to complete the mopping up and advance to the objective
..... The advance had progressed but a few paces when it seemed like
all of the machine guns in the world were put into action. Deadly flanking
fire came from a clearing to the left front. The Stokes mortars section
had only nine rounds of ammunition. It was a short range of two hundred
and fifty yards. When the direction and range had been indicated, Sgt.
H.E. Bailey [sic] of the one-pounder section, placed the mortar between
his knees and fired the whole nine rounds. The machine guns in this
quarter were completely out of action. Later Intelligence charts showed
a great number of German dead in this particular spot as a result of
Sergeant Bailey's [sic] work. The advance continued in skirmish line by filtration
process."
With the One-Pound Cannon Platoon, HQ Co., 353rd Infantry,
89th Division. Buried at Meuse-Argonne
American Cemetery Romagne, France Plot B, Row 41, Grave 14.
Honor Roll Casualty List Dec 5, 1918. (See also: Shawnee Casualties in WW1)
* BEARD, Ralph R.
PFC National Army b 9 Nov 1892 Paola, Miami Co., Kansas, Enlisted 27
June 1918
Son of John & Camille H.
BEARD, Topeka, KS
DFD 1 Nov 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia
in France. With C Co., 309th Field Signal Battalion, 84th Division.
Buried at Suresnes American Cemetery,
Suresnes, France Plot A, Row 7, Grave 2. Honor Roll Casualty
List Nov 27, 1918.
* BERG, Jack
PFC Regular Army Enlisted 2 June 1917
KIA 15 Oct 1918 during the battle at Bois des Rappes in the second phase
of the Meuse-Argonne Operation. With D Co., 15th Machine Gun Battalion
5th Division. Honor
Roll Casualty List Mar 28, 1919.
Buried at Meuse-Argonne American
Cemetery, Romagne, France Plot B, Row 9, Grave 35.
BEST John Logan
Pvt Canadian Army b.11
Feb 1885, Russell, Russell Co., KS Enlisted 18 Oct 1916 in Alberta,
Canada
Son of Harris (or) John & Anna Margaret HARPER, Topeka, KS adopted
by Menzo BEST, Russell, KS
DFW 25 Aug 1917 at a Canadian Base Hospital in France following back
& head injuries and gassing. With the 10 Battalion, Canadian Infantry
(Alberta Regiment).
Buried in the Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France
Grave Reference V.E. 16.
* BEYERS, Harry Ledoit
Cpl National Army b. 6 June 1895 Beloit, Mitchell Co., KS Enlisted 28
June 1918
Son of George R. & Emma BEYERS, Perry, Noble Co., OK
DFD 26 March 1919 possibly as part of the post-War occupation forces
in Germany. With I Co., 350th Infantry 88th Division. Burial location being researched.
* BILLARD, Philip Louis
1st Lt. American Aviation Section, Signal Reserve Corps. b.27 Apr 1891, Topeka, KS Enlisted on Aug 27, 1917 in San Diego, California.
Son of Mayor Julius B. and (the late) Hermance P. (LAURENT) BILLARD, Topeka, KS
DIA 24 July 1918 while testing a DeHaviland 4 at the 3rd Aviation Instruction
Center in Issoudun, France. Billard tested airplanes while being attached
to the Headquarters Detachment of the Air Service Signal Corps, United
States Reserve.
Originally buried at the Issoudun Air Field, his remains were transferred to a grave in the St. Mihiel American Cemetery. Billard's remains were subsequently exhumed in 1924, at the request of his father, and cremated. The ashes were then scattered by his brother in a park in Moulins
(Auvergne), France on what would have been his 33rd birthday, 27 April, 1924. Moulins is close to the Billard ancestral home town of Saint-Leon, Auvergne.
His name is included on the 3rd Aviation Instruction
Center Memorial. Honor
Roll Casualty List Aug 11, 1918
One of the first members of the newly formed
Kansas National Guard in 1916, Philip Billard was inducted, on 2 Nov
2003, into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame. (See also: Shawnee Casualties in WW1)
BINNS Charles Richard
Pvt Draftee in US Training
b.01 Sep 1893, Kansas City KS, Enlisted June 1918
Son of Martha V. (KIRBY) & (the late) Horace Mann BINNS, Topeka,
KS
DIT 14 Oct 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia
while guarding an explosives plant at at Nitro, WV. With C Co., 26th
Battalion, US Guard.
Buried at Rossville Cemetery, Shawnee Co., KS Section
5, Lot #15 on 18 Oct 1918.
BIRT Howard Oscar
Cpl Canadian Army b.08
Aug 1883, Manchester, England Enlisted 6 Nov 1914 in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Son of William Theodore & Alice I. BIRT, Topeka, KS and husband
of Margaret L (McGRAIL) BIRT, Franklin, Warren Co., OH.
KIA 4 May 1917 probably at Fresnoy, following the attack on the Arleux
Loop in France. With the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario
Regiment).
Buried in the Aubigny Communal Cemetery
Extension, France Grave Reference II F. 64. See also Warren Co., OH Obits Online and Veterans Affairs Website, Canada.
* BLAKELY, Victor Kenney Dodge
2Lt Regular Army b. 15 Sept 1897 Topeka, KS Enlisted April 1917
Son of Charles Graham & Mattie Victor Kenney (DODGE) BLAKLEY, Topeka,
KS
KIA 14 Oct 1918 during the attack into the Bois de la Pultière in the Meuse-Argonne
Offensive. On the right of the main attack, the 2d Battalion, 11th Infantry, encountered an
intense concentration of fire shortly after leaving the line of departure, and suffered
heavy losses. As the slopes south of the Cunel-Romagne road were reached, the
troops came under cross fire from the wood to their right, and from Romagne. With the A Co., 11th Infantry 5th Division.
Buried at Meuse-Argonne
American Cemetery, Romagne, France Plot F, Row 23, Grave 20.
Honor Roll Casualty List Dec 7, 1918.
* BLY, Henry
Cook, National Army b. Feb 1890 MO, Enlisted 5 Aug 1918
Son of Gentry L. & Nancy BLY, Topeka, KS
DIA 24 May 1919 in France. With M Co., 806th Pioneer Infantry Regiment.
Buried at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery,
Fere-en-Tardenois, France Plot C, Row 17, Grave 27.
BOLINGER William Morton
Coxswain Navy b.24 Nov
1900, Washington DC. Enlisted 8 Apr 1918
Son of William A. & Della M. BOLINGER, Topeka, KS
DFD 2 Mar 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia
at a base hospital at Lille, France.
Originally buried in
French soil, remains returned to the US and re-interred in Arlington
National Cemetery, VA (Section 18 Site 787) on 23 Dec 1920.
BRADFIELD Foster Redmond
Pvt Draftee in US Training
b.16 Jul 1889, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS Enlisted 29 June 1918
Son of S.A. & Sarah Ellen (KNIGHT) BRADFIELD, Topeka, KS
DIT 7 Oct 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia
at Camp Meade, MD. With the Camp Surgeon's Office, Camp Meade, MD.
Buried
in the Topeka Cemetery Section 81, Lot 115,
Interment #15540 on 14 Oct 1918.
BROGDEN Joseph David
Sgt National Army b.19
Dec 1887, Junction City, Geary Co., KS Enlisted 29 Apr 1918
Son of Mary & (the late) James D. BROGDEN, Topeka, KS
KIA 12 Sep 1918 by a high explosive shell just before the first wave reached the second line of enemy wire to the east of
Bois de Mort Mare in the advance on the first day
of the St Mihiel Offensive. With E Co. (2nd Battalion), 353rd (All-Kansas) Infantry Regiment,
89th Division.
Buried at St. Mihiel American Cemetery,
Thiaucourt, France Plot B, Row 3, Grave 14. Honor Roll Casualty List
Oct 19, 1918.
(See also: Shawnee Casualties in WW1)
* BRUNER, Edwin C.
Pvt Draftee in US Training b.13 July 1890 White City, Morris Co., Kansas
Son of Hattie & (stepson of) George MORSTORF, Rossville, Shawnee
Co. KS
DIT 4 Oct 1919 at Staten Island Hospital, NY. With Supply Co., 42nd
Infantry.
Buried in Rochester Cemetery, Topeka Section 06, Lot 224,
Interment #3444 in Oct 1919 - No headstone.
** BRYANT, James R.
Cook, National Guard b.Kansas Enlisted 21 June 1917
DFD 22 March 1919 in France at the 32nd Base Hospital. With HQ Co., 137 Infantry, 35th Division
Buried at
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Fere-en-Tardenois, France Plot A Row 33
Grave 2. Honor Roll Casualty List April 14, 1919.
* BUREL, Albert Randolf
Pvt Draftee in US Training b.21 Dec 1886 Topeka, Shawnee Co. KS Enlisted
6 Sept 1918
Son of Eli R. BUREL. Husband of Maud B. (BERRY), Sedalia, MO
DIT 15 Oct 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia
at Camp Funston.
Buried With 164 Depot Brigade. In Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Lot , Space , Topeka in Oct 1918 - No headstone.
* BURNETT, John
Pvt National Army b.27 Oct 1894 Dayton, OH Enlisted 5 June 1917
Husband of Mattie Bradshaw (BROOKS) BURNETT, Topeka, KS
DIA 13 Dec 1917 in a crane accident possibly at the French port of Brest. With H Co., 301st (Colored) Stevedore
Regiment.
Burial location being researched.
* CARLSON, August Lawrence (1920 Topeka State Journal newspaper
article)
Pvt, National Army b.21 Nov 1890 Bertrand, Phelps Co., NE Enlisted 24 June 1918 in Kansas City, MO
Son of Charles & Augusta (ADELGREN) CARLSON, Bertrand, Phelps Co., NE
KIA 1 Nov 1918. An attack on German positions by the 78th Division began at 5:30 a. m., November 1 behind a rolling barrage, in the eastern half of the Bois des Loges near Grandpre in the Meuse Argonne Offensive. With the Medical Detachment, 309th Machine Gun Battalion, 78th Division. Burial location being researched
* CHITWOOD, William Elmer (Gage Memorial)
Fireman 3C, US Navy b. June 1890 Kansas Enlisted in the US Navy 20 April, 1917.
&Flora Belle (Baker) CHITWOOD, formerly of Perry, Jefferson Co., KS.
DIA 12 June 1917 in fall from a train. With the US Navy at the Great Lakes Training Station, IL.
Buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Perry, Jefferson Co., KS on 20 June, 1917.
** CHRISTIAN, Pleasant T.
Sgt Regular Army b.Abt. 1893, Enlisted in regular army approx. 1915
from MO
&Mrs. CHRISTIAN, Fredonia, NY, formerly of Topeka
KIA 5 Oct 1918 at Blanc Mont Ridge north of Sommepy-Tahure during the
Meuse-Argonne Offensive. With the 23rd Infantry, 2nd
Division.
Buried
at Meuse-Argonne
American Cemetery, Romagne, France Plot G, Row 32, Grave 5. Honor Roll Casualty
List Nov 14, 1918. Honor Roll Casualty List Nov 15, 1918.
* CLAYTON, Victor G.
Pvt Draftee in US Training b.26 July 1895 Republic Co., KS Enlisted
26 June 1918
Son of (the late) May CLAYTON, Wisner NE. Nephew of Mr & Mrs M.
A. Sinclair, Densmore, Norton Co., KS
DIT 23 Sept 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia
at Camp Dix, NJ. With K Co., 133rd Infantry, 34th Division.
Buried in Wisner Cemetery,
Cuming Co., NE.
COOPER Albert Calven
Pvt National Guard b.09
Jan 1896, Chalk, Lyon Co., KS Enlisted 14 July 1917 at Freemont, Dodge
Co., NE
Son of Isaac & Laura COOPER, Topeka, KS
DFW 3 Sep 1918 following
injuries received in late August in France (possibly during the capture
of Juvigny during the Oise-Aisne Offensive). With K
Co., 127th Infantry, 32nd Division.
Buried at Suresnes American Cemetery,
Suresnes, France Plot B, Row 8, Grave 3. Honor Roll Casualty List Oct
7, 1918.
CUMMICKEL William Henry
Pvt National Army b.14
May 1896, Le Mars, Plymouth Co., IA Enlisted 14 May 1918
Son of Charles W. & Olive B. CUMMICKEL, Topeka, KS
DFD 1 Oct 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia
in a base hospital (possibly near Toul) in France. With G Co., 7th Ammunition
Train, 7th Division.
Originally buried in
French soil, remains returned to the US and re-interred
in the Topeka Cemetery Section 75, Lot 59, Interment #16230 on
2 Sept 1920. Honor Roll
Casualty List Nov 24, 1918.
DEACON Thomas Crosby P.
PFC Army b.03
Nov 1894 Topeka KS Enlisted 26 Nov 1917 at Kansas City, MO
Son of Dr. William J.V. & Mrs Myra (POWELL) DEACON, Donna, TX (formerly
of Topeka)
DFD 24 Jan 1919 of tuberculosis at Chateauroux, Indre, France. With
312th Supply Company, 87th Division.
Originally buried in French soil, remains returned to the
US and re-interred in Arlington
National Cemetery, VA (Section 18 Site 1065)
on 15 Oct 1920.
* DEMERRITT, Everett
Corp National Guard b.Jan 1898 in Gill, Clay Co. KS, Enlisted 19 Jan
1917
Son of William A. & Elizabeth J. DeMERRITT, Richland, Shawnee Co.,
KS
KIA 26 Sept 1918 in the initial attack on the first day of the Meuse-Argonne
Offensive in the area north of Boureuilles on the way to Varrennes (see Herbert
Frank HUGHES below). With H Co., 137th Infantry,
35th Division.
Buried at Meuse-Argonne American
Cemetery, Romagne, France Plot G, Row 36, Grave 15. Honor Roll
Casualty List Oct 21, 1918.
* De MOSS, George Washington
Pvt Draftee in US Training b.29 April 1897 Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS,
Enlisted 26 Sept 1918
Son of James & Dianna J. (FISHER) De MOSS, Topeka, KS
DIT 14 Oct 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia
at Camp Funston, KS. With the 164th Depot Brigade.
Buried at Rochester
Cemetery, Shawnee Co., KS Section 12, Lot 982 Interment #3328 on 17 Oct 1918 - No headstone.
DICE, Thea McGaughey
Pvt National Guard b.24
May 1892, Goodland, Sherman Co., KS Enlisted Nov 1917 in Flat Willow,
MT
Son of William M. & Rebecca DICE, Tecumseh, Shawnee Co., KS
DFD 30 Jan 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia
in France. With 163rd Infantry Supply Company, 41st Division.
Originally buried in
French soil, remains returned to the US and re-interred in Burlingame
Cemetery, KS, Section 0 Lot 60 Space 8 on 7 Nov 1920.
DICKERSON, Howard
Sgt Regular Army b.19
Mar 1892, Mendon, Chariton Co., MO Enlisted 26 May 1918 in Walsenburg,
Huerfano Co., CO
&Maria McGREGOR
DFW 13 Jun 1918 sustained during the assault on Belleau Wood at Chateau
Thierry (also see Mulligan, Boyd in Surnames L-R). With
A Co., 2nd Engineers, 2nd Division.
Buried at Aisne-Marne American
Cemetery, Belleau, France Plot A, Row 12, Grave 11. Honor Roll Casualty List June 23, 1918
* DILATUSH, George Douglas
Pvt Draftee in US Training
b.19 May 1891 Colby, Thomas Co., KS Enlisted 18 July 1918 at Omaha, NE
Son of Mary Alice (CHAPMAN) and (the
late) Jarvis Jeffries DILATUSH, Topeka, KS
DIT 12 Oct 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza
and pneumonia at Camp Dodge, IA. With 4 Co., 163rd Depot Brigade.
Buried at Topeka's Grantville Cemetery,
KS on 15 Oct 1918.
DOIDGE, Ralph Raymond
Pvt Draftee in US Training
b.03 Sep 1896, Talmage, Dickinson Co., KS Enlisted 6 Sept 1918
Son of Alfred & Jennie W. DOIDGE, Abilene, KS. Husband of Edna Alma
(HAZLITT), Topeka, KS
DIT 13 Oct 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia
at Camp Funston, KS. With the 31st Co., 164th
Depot Brigade.
Buried in the Topeka Cemetery Section 81, Lot 191, Interment #15544 on 16 Oct 1918.
DOUD Eventus S. Jr.
Pvt National Army b.26
May 1892, Rossville, Shawnee Co., KS Enlisted 18 Sept 1917
in Shawnee Co.
Son of Rose Lea (NEAVES) & (the late) Eventus S. DOUD, Rossville,
Shawnee Co., KS
KIA 10 Oct 1918 during the line of advance between Bantheville, Romagne
and Sommerance in the Meuse Argonne Offensive. When the 38th Infantry attacked it
found itself held up by fire from the front and both flanks. The battalion was unable to advance during the day, although it sent patrols
to the front and flanks. These advanced elements succeeded in gaining
positions in the trenches on the western portion of ridge 255, but were
ordered to retire after dark to their original positions in Tranchée de la
Mamelle. With Co H, 38th Infantry,
3rd Division.
Originally
buried in French soil, remains returned to the US and re-interred in the Rossville Cemetery,
Shawnee Co., KS Section 1, Lot 3 on 02
Aug 1921. Honor Roll Casualty List Jan 16, 1918.
DOUGLASS Ora Vance
PFC Draftee in US Training
b.19 Jun 1900, Dennison, Franklin Co., KS Enlisted May 1917
Son of William T. & Emma DOUGLAS, Topeka, KS
DIT 21 Jan 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia
at Camp Doniphan, TX. With B Co., 137th Infantry, 35th Division.
Buried in the Mt. Auburn
Cemetery, Shawnee County Section 023, Lot 009, Interment #0924 - No headstone.
