WHERE KNOWN, THE INFORMATION IS ORGANIZED AS FOLLOWS:
SURNAME, Names, Rank, Service, Date of Birth, Birthplace, State, Date Enlisted
Parents and/or Spouses names, Locations
Date and details of death, Regimental assignment, Burial information

Abbreviations:
KIA - Killed in Action, MIA - Missing in Action, DFW - Died from Wounds,
DFD - Died from Disease (at the Western Front), DIA - Died in Accident
DIT - Died in Training (in the USA)

SHIPLEY Roderick Joseph
Cpl National Guard b.21 Sep 1894 Rossville, Shawnee Co., KS Enlisted July 1917 in Shawnee Co.
Son of Roderick Aquila & Ella Mary (Van VLECK) SHIPLEY, Rossville, Shawnee Co., KS
DFD 10 July 1918 of mouth & throat disease in Angers (possibly Base Hospital #27 at Angers, Maine-et-Loire) France. With Corp HQ, 130th Field Artillery, 35th Division. Honor Roll Casualty List Sept 19, 1918.
Originally buried in French soil, remains returned and re-interred in the Rossville Cemetery, Shawnee Co., KS Section 4, Lot 4 on 10 Oct 1920.

SIMON Frank Nick
Pvt Draftee in US Training b.14 Sep 1896 St Marks, Sedgwick Co., KS
Son of Nicholas & Mary M. SIMON, Topeka, KS
DIT 13 Oct 1918 at Camp Funston, KS. With the 164 Dep Brig.
Buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Shawnee Co., KS Section 1 Center 36 on 18 Oct 1918.

* SMITH, Clarence Cornelious
Pvt National Army b.18 Aug, 1894 Topeka, KS Enlisted 28 June 1917
Son of H.J. & L. Smith, Topeka; nephew of Isaac COTTON, Willard, Shawnee Co., KS
Died of disease 20 Oct 1918. With Co D, 210th Engineers, 10th Division.
Burial location being researched.

* SMITH, Harry P.
Pvt National Army Enlisted 26 July 1918 in Shawnee Co.
Died of disease 19 Oct 1918. With the Casualty Detachment, Military Operations Training Course.
Buried in Ft. Riley Post Cemetery, KS Section F Site 160-F.

* SMITH, Henry E. (Gage Memorial)
(date & details of death & burial location being researched)

SMITH Raymond Archibald
Pvt National Army b.02 Apr 1891 Chicago, IL Enlisted 28 June 1918
Son of Archibald J. & Sadie O. SMITH, Topeka, KS
DFD 5 Mar 1919. With C Co., 313 Ammunition Train, 88th Division.
Burial location being researched.

SPOTTS Clifford Clay
Pvt National Army b.11 Feb 1888 Friend, Saline Co., NE Enlisted Sept 1917 in Shawnee Co.
Son of Charles D. & Rose R. SPOTTS, Techumseh, Shawnee Co., KS
KIA 21 Jul 1918 by a shellburst while driving back from the Front (on a line between Buzancy and Berzy-le-Sec, south of Soissons) to collect more ammunition. With Battery B, 6th Field Artillery, 1st Division in France.
Originally buried in French soil, remains returned and re-interred in the Rossville Cemetery, Shawnee Co., KS Section 4 Lot 12 on 20 May 1921. Honor Roll Casualty List August 8, 1918.

* STAMEY, Walter D.
Pvt Marine Corps b.Dec 1896 Kansas, Enlisted Feb 23, 1917 in Denver, CO
Son of Mrs R. F. WILLIAMS
Missing Presumed Dead: 4th March 1918 after leaving Barbados, British West Indies, Lesser Antilles. Declared dead/lost at sea 14 June 1918 in the disappearance/sinking of the USS Cyclops.

* STEINMETZ, Lewis Ivan
Pvt Draftee in US Training b.17 Oct 1897 Valley Falls, Jefferson Co., KS Enlisted June 4, 1917
Son of Robert J and Hannah STEINMETZ (both deceased), Atchison Co., KS
DIT 26 Feb 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia at Camp Doniphan, OK. With Battery A, 130th Field Artillery.
Buried at Coal Creek Cemetery, near Valley Falls, Jefferson Co., KS.

STOUT Earl H.
Pvt National Guard b.19 Jun 1898 Horton, Brown Co., KS
Son of Albert & Emma E. STOUT
KIA 27 Sept 1918 north of the town of Varennes on the way to Charpentry, on the second day of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. With E Co., 139th Infantry 35th Division.
Buried at Meuse- Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France Plot B Row 25 Grave 37. Honor Roll Casualty List Nov 14, 1918.

SULLIVAN Earl David
Cpl National Guard b.10 Nov 1891 Elmont, Shawnee Co., KS Enlisted 8 Aug 1917
Son of Frances Mahallia (GODOWN) & (the late) John Henry SULLIVAN
DFW 28 Sept 1918 sustained sometime during the first three days of the Argonne Offensive. With B Co., 137th Infantry, 35th Division.
Earl Sullivan had earned a Divisional Commander commendation, earlier in the war, when he took part in a successful raid on enemy lines on July 20, 1918 at Landersbach while the 35th Division was stationed in the Vosges Mountains, Alsace theater for its training: "The Division Commander takes great pleasure in citing the following-named officers and enlisted men for gallant action against the enemy in a raid on Landersbach, July 20, 1918: .........." On page 47 of the book "Heroes of the Argonne" by Charles E. Hoyt (1919) eleven men from the 137th Infantry were cited from this raid, including Earl Sullivan, and the author reports that the raid had netted five German captives and nineteen dead.
Originally buried in French soil, remains returned to the US and re-interred in the Mt Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS Section 5, Lot 176, Space 1 on 15 Aug 1921. Honor Roll Casualty List Oct 28, 1918.

* SUMMERS, William F.
Pvt Regular Army b. 1900 Enlisted April 1917
Son of Mr & Mrs John W. SUMMERS, Topeka, KS
KIA 22 Oct 1918 in the Puvenelle Sector and Woëvre Plain Operation, France following the St. Mihiel Offensive. A strong raiding party from the 64th Infantry, supported by artillery, was sent to the north of La Souleuvre Ferme on the 22nd. With G Co., 64th Infantry, 7th Division. Honor Roll Casualty List Nov 25, 1918. Burial location being researched.

SUTHERLAND Kenneth L.
Pvt National Guard b.28 Oct 1898 Topeka, KS
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. SUTHERLAND, Topeka, KS
KIA 17 July 1918 at Moosch, Alsace, France. With A Co., 110th Field Signal Battalion, 35th Division.
Originally buried in French soil, remains returned to the US and re-interred in the Topeka Cemetery, Section 82, Lot 188, Interment #16444 on 4 June 1921. Honor Roll Casualty List Jul 30, 1918. (See also: Shawnee Casualties in WW1)

SWAN William H.
Pvt National Army b.09 Jan 1890 Topeka, KS Enlisted 18 Sept 1917 in Shawnee Co.
Son of Hamilton SWAN, Topeka, KS and husband of Clara May HAYNES, Sherman, TX
DFW 13 Oct 1918 sustained in action in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Mechanic with D Co., 353rd Infantry, 89th Division. Originally buried in French soil, remains returned to the US and re-interred in the Topeka Cemetery Section 82, Lot 195, Interment #16571 on 18 Oct 1921. Honor Roll Casualty List Dec 24, 1918.

* SWANNELL, Thomas Burton
Pvt National Army b. 24 Feb 1894 Red Bank, NJ Resident in Topeka, KS. Enlisted 29 Apr 1918 in N.J.
Brother of Dr. & Mrs. Edmund James KULP, Topeka, KS
KIA 29 Sept 1918 in the aftermath of the St. Mihiel Offensive. A message was received by the 78th Division from the IV Corps on September 29, indicating that the enemy had withdrawn all of his troops in the corps zone of action except for a thin screen. The IV Corps ordered patrols sent forward on the entire front to gain contact with the enemy, locate his front line, and secure identifications and prisoners. Numerous patrols sent out during the night of September 29-30 readily gained contact along the front and confirmed the enemy order of battle. With A Co., 303rd Engineers 78th Division. Buried at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France Plot D Row 2 Grave 17.

SWENDSON Harry (served as Harry DAVENPORT)
Lt Australian Army b.31 Mar 1880 Hawthorne KS
Son of S. A. & Sarah SWENDSON, Atchison, Atchison Co., KS
KIA 4 Oct 1917 with the 4th Battalion, 1st Australian Infantry at the Battle of Polygon Wood, Broadseinde Ridge, France.
Name engraved on Panel 29 of the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

*TAYLOR, George Daniel
PFC National Army b.18 Nov 1888 Osborne, Osborne Co., KS Enlisted April 1918
Cousin of Mr. & Mrs J. Frank Zook, Rossville, Shawnee Co., KS
DFD 2 Feb 1919 at Base Hospital #69, Savenay, Loire-Atlantique, following his recovery from wounds received on 5 Nov 1918 in the Argonne Offensive, compounded by a stab wound which caused peritonitis. With L Co., 355th Infantry, 89th Division. Originally buried in French soil, remains returned to the US and re-interred in the Rossville Cemetery. Honor Roll Casualty List Feb 26, 1919 - No headstone.

THOMPSON Albert Jr.
PFC Draftee in US Training b.23 Jun 1894 Berwyn (now Gene Autry), Carter Co., OK Enlisted at Bannock, ID
Son of Albert & Alice THOMPSON, Topeka, KS. Husband of
DIT 16 July 1919 of carcinoma of the mouth at San Antonio, TX. With the 813rd Stevedore Battalion TC.
Buried in the Topeka Cemetery Section 74, Lot 12, Interment #15861 on 21 Jul 1919.

* VAN TASELL, Henry (Harry) Clair
Pvt National Army b. 29 Jan 1896 Berwick, Warren Co., IL
Son of W.H. & Rosa B. VAN TASELL, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS and husband of Erma (AIKINS) VAN TASELL, Topeka, KS
DFD 8 Nov 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia at Limoges, (either Base Hospital #13 or #28), Haute-Vienne, France. With the 347th Ambulance Company, 87th Division.
Originally buried at the American Cemetery at Limoges, France, remains returned to the US and re-interred in the Mt Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS Section 1, Lot 171, Space 3. Honor Roll Casualty List Dec 5, 1918.

WAITE Lester W.
Sgt Draftee in US Training b.1895 in Franklin Co., KS
Son of Henry & Emma WAITE, Rantoul, Franklin Co., KS
DIT 7 July 1918 at Camp Devons, Ayers, MA. With the 151st Dep Brig.
Burial location being researched.

* WALTERS, Edward W.
Pvt Draftee in US Training b. 28 Oct 1896 Ottawa, Franklin Co., KS Enlisted 6 Sept 1918
Nephew of J. W. LIPPER, Topeka, KS
DIT 19 Oct 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia at Camp Funston, KS. With 29 Co., 164 Depot Brigade.
Buried in Rochester Cemetery, Topeka Section 8 Lot 807 Interment #3329 on 21 Oct 1918.

WEIRICH Robert John
Pvt National Army b.28 Aug 1887 White City, Morris Co., KS Enlisted 28 June 1918
Son of Mr. & Mrs. John WEIRICH, Junction City, Geary Co., KS
DFD 30 Sep 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia in France. With the 300th Bakery Company of the Quartermaster Corps. Honor Roll Casualty List Oct 28, 1918.
Burial location being researched.

* WESTLING, John Ruben
Cpl National Army b.28 Jan 1895 Green, Clay Co. KS Enlisted 18 Sept 1917
Son of Mrs. Ruben WESTLING, Topeka, KS
KIA 23 Sept 1918 during the St. Mihiel Offensive. From the Company History of Co. G, 353rd Division there is the following account “During the night of September 21st the company moved up to the first line again in the Bois de Charey, or “Suicide Woods”, as the boys usually called it, north of the village of Beney. …….. On the following morning, September 23rd, the First Battalion of the 356th Infantry hurdled “G” Company sector and made a raid on the Boche lines. In retaliation the German artillery laid down a barrage where “G” Company had “dug in ", causing heavy casualties among both 356th men and “G” Company. The woods at that point were very dense and the enemy artillery shelled them continuously, day and night.” With G Co., 353rd Infantry, 89th Division. Honor Roll Casualty List Nov 16, 1918.
Burial location being researched.

* WHITE, Robert F.
Pvt Army
Son of Elizabeth WHITE, Topeka, KS
Died 20 Oct 1918, location being researched. With the 14th Infantry ? Division.
More details & burial location being researched.

WILLIAM Okey Dovener
Fireman FC Navy b.June 1897, Dodridge Co., WV. Resident in Topeka, KS
Son of Flora D. MAMEN and (the late) Martin WILLIAMS, Decatur, Macon Co., IL
DFD 9 Oct 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and broncho-pneumonia at Naval Radio Station, Pauillac, France, Burial location being researched.

* WILSON, John
Pvt Draftee in US Training b. 11 Sept 1888 Topeka, Shawnee Co. KS Enlisted 1 Aug 1918
Husband of Hazel A. WILSON Topeka, KS
DFD 16 Oct 1918. With B Co., 806th Pioneer Infantry Regiment.
Buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Topeka, KS.

WILSON Leonard Raymond
Pvt 3rd Class Regular Army, Ft Leavenworth b.17 Mar 1898 Osawatomie, Miami Co., KS. Enlisted 4 Aug 1918 in CO
Son of Barton S. & Clara WILSON, Topeka, KS
DFD 8 Oct 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia in France. With 3 Co., Sept Aut Repl Draft, Ft Leavenworth. Honor Roll Casualty List Nov 29, 1918.
Originally buried in French soil, remains returned to the US and re-interred in Arlington National Cemetery, VA (Section Euro Site 4188).

WOLF Erwin G.
Pvt National Army b.05 Dec 1890 LaGrange, Lewis Co., MO. Enlisted on 30 Mar 1918 in St Louis, MO
Son of Martha J. & (the late) George WOLF, Topeka, KS
DFW 6 Nov 1918 sustained in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. With the 354th Infantry, 89th Division.
Buried at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne,France Plot D Row 22 Grave 7. Honor Roll Casualty List Dec 12, 1918.

WOODCOX Ernest Earl
Pvt Regular Army b.16 Dec 1894 Topeka, KS Enlisted 15 Dec 1917
Son of Andrew G. & (the late) Mary M. WOODCOX, Topeka, KS
DFD 19 Aug 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia in England, en route to the Western Front. With the 259 Aero Squadron.
Buried at Brookwood American Cemetery, Brookwood, Surrey, England Plot B Row 4 Grave 7 on 23 Aug 1918. Honor Roll Casualty List Sept 24, 1918.

WRAY James Arthur
Cpl Marine Corps b.27 Jul 1883 Falls City, Richardson Co., NE Enlisted 18 May 1917
Son of James M. & Anna M. WRAY
KIA 5 Oct 1918 while delivering a message during the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge at Champagne. With the 6th (82nd J Co.) Marine Regiment attached to the 2nd Division.
Originally buried in French soil, remains returned to the US and re-interred in the Rochester Cemetery, Section 13W, Lot 961 Interment #4442 on 17 Sept 1921.

* YATES, George Victor
Pvt Draftee in US Training b. 5 August 1892 Hiawatha, Brown Co. Kansas
Foster son of George W. W. & Adella Benedict YATES, Topeka, KS
DIT 25 June 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and pneumonia at Camp Lewis, WA. With the 44th Infantry. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Section 7 Lot 21, Lawrence, KS.