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COMPANY C COVERED ITSELF WITH GLORY IN FRANCE IN 1918Company C. On- Hundred arid Tenth United State* infantry. Captain W. Curt la Truxal. commander. which was t*»n«|“*»rd prln.ip.illy of Somer-m county volunteer*. was united for duty July 15th 1017 Left Horn-rrart. September 7 an-l arrived at Camp Hancock. Auguntn. lt;ia.. September 10. October 17 the Third and Tenth regiment* were consolidated. Left Camp Hancock Oct. 21. 1018. and arrived at Camp Merritt. N V April 25. The company left Camp Merrill May 2. arriving In New York the name day. leaving for oversea* the day following. May 3. 191 Ar rived at Liverpool. England. May In; left Dover. England, May 17. arrlv-ing at Calala. France. the same day l,eft Calala May ». and on llie day following arrived In Belgium. I.rfl Belgium June 0 and arrived at llaa-den Kore-I June 12. Left Hiaden Forest June 13. arriving nt Vinoutea. leaving there on the 21th and arriving m Monl Dauphin Jun log Mont Dauphin June 30 the pany arrived at Artouge* the day. Went Into line July 1 « again Julv 8-15. H'g Battl Marne was July It.25. l-oied.I'rlvjured.IlaC. Coatello. unln-J.ihr• ’in. killed InPnvat action.Corp. Ronattn Cerrula. wounded.Private Henry O. Cuater, discharged at Camp Ibincock.Corp. K.mer K. Ca lell. tran-feiied to headquaitera company at Camp Hancock.Corp. Edgar L. Crouse.Private Tony Depula. w« captured.Corp. Patay Dagoatlno.Corp. David l-cwia Elch cl and captured.Privnte Joe Kndsell. WC captured.apt i.indedwo r, woudel.inded nndPrivate Clark Emeilck. wounded nnd captured.Private Harry Fisher. killedIrindact Ion.Private Earl I and captured.Private Charlea e,| and captured.F.shrrwoundedM Kleegle, woni*fe*f the I sergt. Robert Kioto, captured Private Dewey Fount, trana Follow Ing la the roster of the 158-gi camp Hancock, officer* and men ol Company C. | Privnte Joe Frankovltch, tranal-110th Infantry. Ithe obi 'Fighting Tenth regiment of the Pennaylvnational guard) from Somerset county. mobllited nt Somerset in July. 1917. showing what happened to each man.High I'erceatageThe Hat was compiled by Capt. Truxal and ahowa lui casualties. a very high percentage. conaidcrlng the fact that 12 of the member* of the confpnny were ,Uncharged or iranaferred to other unita before the company went overseas This left only 116 of Capt. Truxal’a original command, and only 13 of that number escaped death, capture or being wounded.The caaualtlea were as follows. .’4 killed In action: 30 wounded and raptured; 12 wounded ant not captured . 29 raptured, but not wounded. On* of the wounded prisoners, Private Wilson O. McIntyre of (Jarrell died In a Herman hospital. Another wounded prisoner. Private Charlea Olsen, la reported dead One private. Charles Redlnger. died of disease In the embarkation hospital nt Hobo-ken. N. J. after being Invalided home from France Several of those who eacaped becoming casuals In hallle are in hospitals owing to ailments contracted In the army.Considering the short time the ma-lorlty of the rnm|*ny were I Hon. It Is doubtful whether other company in the arm; ss great proportion of ras C Com finny of S-.merset lt;Company Rosterae.illinitlt;The following»l»r.d at Camp Hancock.Private Andrew C. Fotta. discharged at Camp Hancock.Sergt Oeorgr L. Koy. uninjured, returned to stAt** as instructor, com. m isaloneil second nontenant.Private John Henry Good, dlsehaig ed at Camp Hancock.Private Robert E Gnagey. transferred at Camp Hancock.Bugler Andrew t.(erred to headquarle rejoined company.Corp. Lloyd Gardni raptured.Private Merle Glessner. capturedCorp. Samuel H Hayden, captured.Private Austin Hartwlck. killed in action.Private Lawrence J. Hartle, wound ed and captured.Sergt. Roy Huston, capturedCorp. Joseph Heath, killed In nc-Gates. trnns-company andwounded andHrPrivate Charles F. HemPrivate Charles F. Heed.oundedpolice;Corp. John H. Heitxman. • and transferred to military promoted to sergr^pt majoPrivate Melvin Heller, transferred nt Camp Hancock.Sergt. Herbert Hoc hard, killed in»iCapt. William Ci lured.Lieut. Samuel S. action.Lieut Wilbur E. and captured. Private MartiPrivate Carl M Hostetler, wounded and captured.Private Fred R. Holbrook, discharged nt Camp HancockPrivate Milton Ho. hard, transfer r-elt;1 to supply compsny.Private Adam Jaslensky, transferred at Camp Hancock.Private Grover Juhnaon. captured.Jones, wounded andCorp. Her be I «..pt ured.1 Sergt. Then Private Kni Johnson, captured K Jones, killed »•d In action.Private Loner Nlchol. transferred to supp.y company.ITiva.e Inarms Olaen. wounded ami capiurcu, icpoiicu dead.Corp. t led J. l'-*i i mii. discnarged at caiop Hancock.Piiiaic Couiiei I'clictliro, wound «d aim captured, t.uiioitned to mu-Ita.y pone*.l'ii\ale Charles Itedmgcr, died ol difccu.w iii embarkation nonptfa. ui Hoboken, S. V.II.vale ivobei t B. Iteen. captured.Me oa.uc IL-Ubc-U hHUllls, uninjured.Private Meredith Kuigler, wounded ami captured.Private John Itits, wounded and n pi u led.I'm lie William It. Koovnberger, I lousier i eel to motor corps at Camp Hancock.Corp. Thomas A. Roberts, killed In action.Piivnte Arnold Roberts, wounded an I captured.Private John E. Rose, tianaferrwl at Camp Hancock.Mechanic Hoyden Sliaulis. wounded.Private Gvoige H. Saylor, wounded.Private Fred Stelnbuchcr. Killed in action.Corp. Samuel B. Salkeld, wounded ami captured.Private William R. Salkeld. wound. *ii and captured.Private William S. Harver. wound-irJ A In ms. captured Corp. Russell Alexander, capturedPrivate George Adams, transferred at Camp Merritt.Mess Sergt. Richard C. Baldwin, uninjured.Private Frank Baker, captured.Private Henry G. Barron, killed In action.Private Jacob Ileal, killed In anion.Private Walter Relish, transferred befoie sailing.Private William Reaver, dl'Churg-ed at Camp HancockCorp. Fred W. Berkeblle. wounded and captured.Corp. Clyde Hitlner. woun.;. 1 and capt ured.Corp. Franklin Blubaugh. umn-,UpHvate Gilbert C- Blades, kilted in action.Privnte Rdwa d K Bowser, dia charged at Camp Hancock.Sergt. Kenneth M Brant, capture.IMechanic J pH S Brant, captur-Private Samuel Beaver, wounded and captured.Private Peter Bunyk. transferred st Camp ILinco.kPrivate Paul E Bills. Killed in ac-Hon.Sergt. J a me - A Casey. tran»(er-leil to headquarters.Sergt. Harry L. Campbell, unln-Jured.Sergt. Rosa W Coffroth. recovering from operation for hernia in Parkview- hospital.Corp. William Campbell, killed In aetlon.Private Charles Cascbecr. captur-Private Tony Christ, transferred at Camp Hancock.Corp. Leo Clark wounded and cap-tured; left foot amputated.Private John Palmer Cleuv lured.Private Forrest C. Clark, frrred at Camp Hancock.Private A Ward Coffroth. cuplur-rr. cap-trans-Bngler Walter It Jones, transferred to headquarter* company.Private Harvey F. Kendall, transferred to signal corps; returned from Fi n nee uninjuredPrivate Charles K Kelley, killed in action.Private Mike Knsik. killed in a. lion.Sergt Hobart Kemp, raptured.Private James Labrrl. transferred at Camp Hancock.Corp. Samuel Land is. wounded severely; lost legPrivate Ivan 1-amhert. uninjuredPrivate Walter lanon, discharged nt Camp Hancock.Private Frank Lavdlng. ruptured.Private George Larue. Invalided nt Camp Hancock.Corp. John L Lislle. severely wounded.Private John Lenl.nrt wounded and captured.Private V/llu-im Lepley, discharged nt Camp Hancock.Corp. Enl Leslie, wounded and captured.Corp Ray larkemhv. captured.Corp. William Leckemby. wounded and raptured.Private Harry F Uiwry. uninjuredPrivate William M I.enhari. trana-ferred al Camp Hancock.Private James P. Matthew a. woun-del.Sergt Martin L Mnrkel. captured.Sergt Alvey C Marts, wounded.Sergt. Dan M McGuire, capturedSergi. Robot J McIntyre, In hospital at Philadelphia.Private Adolph Meyi at Camp HancockPrivate Wilson G M. Intyre, wound ed and capture-1; died in a German hospital.Private Elmer C. Miller, transferred *t Camp Hancock.Private Hairy L Mlllh.edPrivate Robert C wounded nnd captured.Private Samuel II MCorp. Clifford W Saylo filial at Camp Dix.Private Bari M. Heviu wounded and captured.Private Robert C. Seggle. wounded.Private Homer Shaffer, wounded and captured; transferred to military police.Corp. Charlea A Shoemaker, trana ferred at Camp Hancock.Cook Daniel W. Shipley, returned with company.Corp. Charlea Smith, killed In action.Private Dewey 11 Smith, wounded and captured.Private Jesse L. Smlfh. transferred at Camp Hancock.Private Russell C. Smith, transferred al Camp Hancock.Private Hilton Snowberger. wound-ed and captured.George Stoy Sorber. commissioned lieutenant nt officers' training campCook Nevln Stutxmnn. returned with company.Private Luther Strong, wounded nnd captured; transferred at Lo Mans.Mechanic Peter K Stutsman. cap-tured.Cook Harry L. Stevanu*. severely wounded; leg amputated; convalescing In Walter Reed hospital.Sergt. John C. TieMler. killed in action.C—k Lloyd Unger, uninjured.Sergt James A Varner, transferr rd at Camp Hancock to divisionheadquarters.Corp. Charles Vannoar. killed in action.Privnte Ft mk Vannear. rapturedSe.gt. Ralph Walters, killed in actionPrivnte John W-'ghlev. transfetr-ed to supply company; In hospital at Camp Dix.Private Ralph Welmer. capturedCorp Rol,o. t D Wehreck. wounded aid rapturedPrivate Warner S. Weston, wt.im.l-e.l and rapturedPrivate John K Wilson, capture I.Corp Edgar M Woodward, wound-cl and capturedC.rP Earl Wlrlrk hWrd In action.Prtvnt. Charlra W Yorty. captur-private An.lv ZnrVovltch. Iran. ferred at Comp Henoch.Private William Zimmerman, killed In artlon.Private Norman L Zimmerman.»«undr.l an.I raptured( A YAM MILdischargedThe last parade planned for 111.’ Somerset Scsqui |s tot., on Mon.li-July 5. when the Caval.nd. Somerset represent* 150 year* • t progress in the county seat.A. W. Francis, parade director, has made the announcement Ih t well over 30 entries w;ll be in line of match With the majority be-ng float*, antique displays nnd vintage cars. The float* are reported to • among the most outstanding entiie. and these will depict the growth olSomerset.The Queen and her court will ride on one of the float*, with domens of pietly Somerset girls to nppra. »n other entered float* Baton I wirier* fi«*m the Ed lie Harks school In Johnstown will present a most unusual display, sh.w-ing his outstanding student*Judge* for this climaxing event . I the long nnd popular celebration will he K R Bui.hrr. wa.t-B Jones. Clarence Hurrell. Earl M Younkln and Adm C. I». Roy nolda.ise. captur M■•■holder.kill-“OLmMMi
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Somerset Daily American
Somerset, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Jul 01, 1954
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