WWI Service Roster |
| The following is as near a correct roster of the Decatur county boys
who have entered the service of the army or navy as can be secured at
this time. [transcriber’s note: the initial list was published in the Aug. 29, 1918 issue of the Leon Reporter; subsequent issues of the paper published additional names of those to be included on this list. Those names have been added to the veterans below.] The following women from Decatur county served as nurses during the conflict and should be included on this list: Zichy, Mariene L.; Arnold, Pauline; Quiett, Scott, Miss Myrtle; Rex, Mrs. Sada; Sankey, Miss Cleora |
| Ackerley, James William. | Dale, Homer. | Keshlear, Joe. | Richardson, Boyd Asa. |
| Ackerley, Leland G. | Dale, Rolla F. | Kimport, Elmer. | Ricks, Ernest. |
| Ackerley, Leland Gerald. | Dancer, David A. | Knapp, Ariel Fayette. | Riley, Charles. |
| Adair, Claude. | Daughton, Leo. | Knapp, Richard M. | Riley, Earl. |
| Adair, Marlowe. | Davenport, Forest G. | Koger, Chas. W. | Ripley, Wm. James. |
| Adair, Orin Barton. | Davis, Otto E. | La France, Orlo A. | Robbins, Bryan. |
| Adair, Walter Herman. | Davis, Thos. Edward. | Ladd, Chas. A. (Gold Star.) | Robbins, Frederick. |
| Ader, Lonnie Michael. | Dawson, Harley. | Lake, Sam. | Roberts, Clarence Henry. |
| Akers, Dwight. | Dillon, Jas. Levi. | Lamis, Raymond Henry. | Roberts, Frank Landis. |
| Akes, John L. | Dodge, Joy Wm. | Lasley, Everett H. | Roberts, Ralph Richard. |
| Alexander, Leonard L. | Donaldson, Willie Nelson. | Latta, Perry | Roloff, Joseph. |
| Allard, Chas. Edgar. | Dorsey, Clifford Ray. | Lavton. Ray. | Rose, James. |
| Alldredge, Dale. | Duncan, Jno. William. | Lawhorn, Arthur L. | Rosengrant, Roy. |
| Allen, Miles. | Dunham, Ralph Anderson. | Lebrash, Leroy. | Roth, Jesse E. |
| Allen, Wilbur L. | Dunn, Raymond Fielden. | Leetum, Oren Cornelius. | Rowell, Edgar. |
| Allen, Wm. C. | Dunn, Willard Fay. | Leigh, Edward. | Rumley, Earl. |
| Anderson, Arthur Scott. | Eaton, Ira W. | Leighty, Chester. | Rumley, Ralph. |
| Anderson, Geo. Leslie. | Edge, Robert. | Lemley, Harry. | Rush, Harold. |
| Anderson, J. Elmer. | Edwards, Leo B. | Lentz, Jacob Arthur. | Rush, Walter Frank. |
| Andrew, Harland G. | Elefson, Edward Andrew. | Leonard, Clyde. | Russell, Burley E. |
| Andrew, Paul S. | Elliott, Harold Spencer. | Leonard, Roy A. | Russell, Eugene O. |
| Andrew, Waldo R. | Emley, Holly. | Lewis, Raymond. | Ryan, Earl. |
| Anstey, Johnny W. | Epperley, Fred. | Liggett, Herman Lee. | Sage, Howard. |
| Arnold, Clair. | Epperley, Wm. Leroy. | Lillie, Rufus Ellsworth. | Sanders, Henry Wm. |
| Arnold, Emery. | Erwin, Wright. | Little, Golden. | Sanders, Leonard. |
| Arnold, John Dent. | Eubank, James. | Lloyd, Richard. | Sanger, Frank E. |
| Aten, Claude. | Evans, Guy Melvin. | Lorey. Lester. | Schenck, Walter. |
| Aten, Ray H. | Evans, Ivan T. | Lyon, W. E. Dr. | Scott, Harry Dale. |
| Backer, Orville Elvin. | Evans, Meredith Philip. | Machlan, Harrison. | Scott, Raymond C. |
| Bailey, Ralph. | Feight, Bert. | Machlan, Olin. | Scott, Robert F. |
| Baker, Clarence W. | Fetty, G. Ora. | Main, Wilbur L. | Scott, Roscoe Albert. |
| Baker, Earl M. | Fields, George. | Mallette, Frank. | Scott, Rothmer A. |
| Baker, Truman. | Finkbone. Harry H. | Manchester, Ernest Ellmore. | Scott, Stephen G. |
| Ballantyne, Jno. Alvin. | Foland, Orville Ferrin. | Manchester, Garvin A. | Sears, Bryant. |
| Bandy, R. Carl. | Follmer, Jesse Fain. | Marble, W. T. | Sears, Ernest J. |
| Barker, Ben B. | Folmer, Fred C. | Marshall, Albert Hale. | Sears, Ralph Dr. |
| Barlean, Geo. Thomas. | Foster, Ira M. | Marshall, Arthur J. | Shakespeare, Harry A. |
| Barlean, Walter. | Fox, James Everett. | Marshall, Loy E. | Shakespeare, Joseph. |
| Barnett, Lacy Lafayette. | Freeman, Jas. Edgar. | Marshall, Robt. Glenn. | Shaw, W. Carl. |
| Barrett, Phillip T. | Freestone, Oliver. | Martin, Guy. | Shelton, Fred. |
| Barrett, Riley D. | French, Leonard. | Martin, Isaac E. | Shelton, H. E. |
| Barritt, Vernon. | French, Theo. | Maxwell, Arthur Verne. | Shelton, R. F. |
| Barrv. James. | Frink, Spencer. | McBee, Ralph. | Shelton, W. W. |
| Barry Ancel. | Fry, Michael Homey. | McBroom, Curtis Ray. | Shultz, Ray. |
| Barry, James. | Fuller, Jesse Royce. | McBroom, Hallard Adley. | Silvers, Howard M. |
| Bason, John. | Fulton, Wm. Jefferson. | McCarl, Walter. | Silvers, Ralph E. |
| Bass, Harry J. Carl. | Gallagher, James. | McClain, Everett Floyd. | Siple, Pat. |
| Bassett, Paul Milton. | Gamble, Ralph Wm. | McClain, R. | Smith, Chas. D. |
| Bates, Chas. F. | Gammill, Bink. | McCleary, Emery Neal. | Smith, Earl. |
| Bates, Willmet F. | Gammill, Fred. | McCleary, Howard C. | Smith, Fred Cowen. |
| Bates, Wilmot Lorenzo. | Gammill, Glen. | McConnell, Hale. | Smith, Geo. Wm. |
| Beard, Howard. | Garber, Wilford Dolph. | McCullough, Carl. | Smith, Gerald Sankey. |
| Beavers, Irl. | Garland, Joseph Elvin. | McCullough, Clifford. | Smith, Lester Leroy. |
| Beavers, Stephen Ellis. | Gaulter, Arthur L. | McDaniel, Ernest M. | Smith, Mark. |
| Bennett, James. | Gaunt, Arnold. | McDaniels, Geo. Carl. | Smith, Wm. James. |
| Bennett, Orville Willard. | Gaunt, Joseph. | McDowell, Elda L. | Snethen, Leo. |
| Bennett, Oscar Lee. | Gehlhaar, Frederick William. | McDowell, Jesse Lee. | Snider, Glen. |
| Bennett, Oscar. | Gelatt, John. | McDowell, L. Richard. | Snyder, Claude Vernon. |
| Biddison, Bert. | Gibbons, James Milton. | McGinnis, Ralph. | Snyder, Earl L. |
| Binning, Lawrence Albert. | Gibson, Clarence E. | McHarness, David Edward. | Snyder, Harry L. |
| Binning, Ralph. | Gibson, Clyde. | McKee, Carroll. | Snyder, Morris Ernest. |
| Binning, Verne. | Gibson, Willie. | McKern, Bert Ray. | Snyder. Harry O. |
| Bixler, Leroy. | Gill, Dean. | McKinley, Carl. | South, Frank M. |
| Black, Percy. | Gillham, Dick. | McLain, Charles Lewis. | Southern, Carl Dean. |
| Boatman, Martin Everett. | Gittinger, D. Reese. | McLain, Floyd Everett. | Southern, Pearl. |
| Boatman, Martin Everett. | Gittinger, Lloyd Frost. | McLain, Oren Henry. | Spence, Wm. Benjamin. |
| Boies, Frank. | Goode, Alma. | McMorris, Guy. | Spencer, Jno. Howard. |
| Boles, Reese. | Goode, Fred Nelson. | McMorris, James. | Spencer. John Howard. |
| Boone, George. | Gould, Jas. C. | McWhinney, Ward G. | Spicer, Harry. |
| Boord, Dewey. | Graves, Lawrence Curtis. | Mendenhall. Ilo B. | Spurrier, Howard Eugene. |
| Bowsher, Porter P. | Gray, Ora E. | Merritt, D. | Stanford, Albert. |
| Boyce, Lowell Eugene. | Gray, Zeblin Johnson. | Merwin, Clifford. | Stanford, Alfred Jawson. |
| Boyce, Lowell Eugene. | Green, Lennie Lee. | Metts, Joseph. | Stanford, Willard M. |
| Boyer, Wheeler (Gold Star). | Green, Lewis Lennie. | Michelson, Geo. Washington. | Stanley, Earl. |
| Braby, Geo. Elmer. | Greenland, Emmett. | Millner, William McKinley. | Stanley, Raymond. |
| Bradfield, Phillip T. | Greenlun, W. R. | Millsap, Horace H. | Stark, Ross. |
| Brant, Frank. | Grenawalt. Vane. | Minks, Lawrence. | Stearns, Dan P. |
| Bremer, Ellis Hance. | Grimes, Forest. | Mitchell, H. C. Dr. | Stearns, Guy W. |
| Bremer, Ellis. | Grogan, Albert J. | Monroe, Burrell. | Stephens, Leo. |
| Bremer, Lewis Mark. | Grogan, Dennis. | Monroe, Olin B. | Still, Clyde. |
| Bremer, Lewis. | Grogan, John Lawrence. | Monroe, Pearl. | Still, Fay. |
| Bridger, Alva Edmund. | Grogan, Maurice T. | Monroe, Ronald R. | Stookey, Paul Dr. |
| Bridger, Ray L. | Grogan, Michael Leo. | Monroe, Roy Wm. | Stover, Willard. |
| Bright, Edgar Thomas. | Gruver, Thos. J. | Moon, Walter Allen. | Strode, John C. |
| Bright, Floyd Bryan. | Gunsolley, Harold M. | Moore, Lawrence Glenn. | Strohl, L. C. |
| Brothers, Clarence. | Hale, Arthur. | Morgan, McKinley P. | Strohl, L. P. |
| Brown, Okal. | Hale, Harry D. | Mosbarger. Gilbert Curtis. | Stubbart, H. Fred. |
| Brown, Roy. | Hamilton, Chester Lloyd. | Mossbarger, George. | Sullivan, E. Ray. |
| Brown, Virgil. | Hamilton, Jas. Brainard. | Munger, John. | Sutherlin, B. F. |
| Brown, Will L. | Hamilton, Jno. Armstrong. | Munyon.John. | Sutherlin, Luther. |
| Bruce, David Rex. | Hamilton, Merrell Eugene. | Murray, Wm. J. | Sutton, Arnold Harold. |
| Bruce, John Howard. | Hammill, Glenn H. | Mussleman, John Charles. | Swanson, Harry. |
| Bruner, Reatus Wm. | Hart, Ruby. | Myers, True Walter. | Swegle, Ben. |
| Bryant, Roy. | Hastings, Leonard. | Negley, Verne. | Taggart, Howard. |
| Bryant, Wm. | Hatch, Fay. | Newlin, E. W. | Taylor, Lowell. |
| Buffum, Albert G. | Hatcher, Earl Madison. | Newlin, Floyd Everett. | Teale, Paul. |
| Bullard, Harley. | Hatcher, Harold. | Newman, Richard Earl. | Teale, Ralph. |
| Bullard, Lawrence. | Havens, Walter. | Newman, Richard Earl. | Tellier, Paul E. |
| Bumgarner, Donald. | Hawk, Artie Oral. | Newton, Arvin Otis. | Thompson, Eddie. |
| Bunch, Wm. Raymond. | Hawley, John P. | Newton, Dickson C. | Thompson, Floyd. |
| Burchett, Wm. | Hayer, Alvin W. | Noftsger, Arthur. | Thompson, Harry C. |
| Burgess, Harry Soper. | Hayer, Fred. | Noftsger, Geo. A. | Thornton, Geo. Carl. |
| Burkhart, John. | Hendershott, Emery. | Norman, Isaac. | Thornton, Lonzo. |
| Burlingmair, Geo. Wesley. | Hendershott, Irving. | Norrls, Elmer. | Tiodje, Henry O. |
| Butler, C. E. | Hield, Willard Woodstock. | Norton, Sheldon Ray. | Toney, James T. |
| Butler, Henry A. | Hill, Elmer Warren. | Nunn, Arthur S. | Traxler, Earl R. |
| Caldow, Samuel. | Hill, Levi Daniel. | Nunn, Earl E. | Trembly, Harry A. |
| Calhoun, Jesse Lawrence. | Hill, Wayne Everett. | O'Boyle, John Vincent. | Tripp, Roy W. |
| Camp, Carroll M. | Hinebaugh, Floyd Virgil. | O'Boyle, Timothy Leo. | Trisler, Artie Irven. |
| Campbell, Neal. | Hoffman, Frederick. | Ogilvie, Claude. | Truman, David Alfred. |
| Campbell, Wm. R. | Hoffman, James. | Ogilvie, Victor A. | Turner, E. M. |
| Campbell. Raymond Clair. | Hoffman, Lewis. | Overholtzer. Chris. | Turpen, Francis Marion. |
| Cantrill, Clyde Vandell. | Holiday, John H. (Gold Star) | Palmer, Virgil Ralph. | Van Aukin, Alfred R. |
| Cantrill, Jas. Orville. | Hopkins, Clyde. | Parker, Arthur E. | Vandel, Loren Wilson. |
| Carey, Harold. | Hopkins, Homer N. | Parker, Raymond S. | Vandel, Samuel Waldo. |
| Cargill, Vern. | Horn, Charles. | Parks, Arthur J. | Vaughn, Gilbert Rome. |
| Carroll, Charles. | Howell, Burris. | Parry, Benton Arthur. | Wallace, Robert Gould. |
| Carroll, Earl. | Howell, Raymond. | Parsons, Ralph James. | Ward, Dr. W. C. |
| Cartwright, Ernest Vere. | Hubbard, Herbert Lester. | Pearson, Francis. | Warner, Burl. |
| Case, Lyman E. | Hubbard, James Clarence. | Perdew, Edgar | Warren, Leroy. |
| Caster, A. M. | Hubbard, John E. | Perdew, George. | Warrick, Forest. |
| Caster, George Brown. | Hubbard, Wm. Lindsley. | Peterson, Dr. | Wasson, Charles A. |
| Castor, Frank. | Hughes, Albert. | Petrie, George. | Watsabaugh, Byron. |
| Castor, Harry J. | Hullinger, James Francis. | Petty, Clifford Randolph. | Watson, J. Creighton. |
| Cavender, Leo. | Hurst, Louis E. | Petty, Frank. | Webb, Floyd Jones. |
| Chamberlin, Clyde. | Huston, Lewis Albert. | Phelps, Arthur Earl. | Webb, James I. |
| Chamberlin, Ira. | Irving, Ernie. | Phelps, Francis H. | Webster, Floyd Earl. |
| Chasey, Ray. | Irving, Vernie. | Phelps, Harry Guy. | Wells, Pearl M. |
| Chastain, Willard. | Jackson, Howard. | Phillips, Bud. | Welsh, John Ray. |
| Chastain, Wm. R. | Jackson, John. | Phillips, Roy. | West, Orville. |
| Cherrington, Willard. | Jackson, Wallace. | Phipps, Ben. | Wight, R. A. |
| Cherry, Albert loan. | Jenkins, Raymond. | Phipps, Elmer. | Wiley, John Wesley. |
| Cherry, Wm. Arthur. | Jennings, Geo. W. | Phipps, Jesse. | Wilson, Arthur J. |
| Chilcott, Arthur. | Johnson, Adolph Lawrence. | Pickens, Samuel. | Wilson, Carl. |
| Clampitt, Mont Lovett. | Johnson, Alva. | Pickering, Raymond C. | Wilson, Floyd Earl. |
| Clark, Earl Granville. | Johnson, Chas. E. | Pitkins, Lauren H. | Wilson, Henry. |
| Clark, R. O. | Johnson, Golden Ray. | Poland, Samuel James. | Wilson, Horatio. |
| Clawson, Carl. | Johnson, Jno. R. | Post, Harvey. | Wilson, John Perry. |
| Clinton, Jos. Wm. Edgar. | Johnson, Lewis Walter. | Poush, Floyd. | Wimer, Wm. Joseph. |
| Cobb, Luther W. | Johnson, Perry Logan. | Poush, Lloyd. | Wion, Wilkie. |
| Cochran, Clyde. | Johnson, Ralph. | Price, Donald. | Wolfe, H. H. |
| Coffin, Howard H. | Johnston, Clyde. | Randall, J. Buell. | Wood, Virgil Ralph. |
| Coleman, Clyde. | Johnston, Ray. | Rasmussen, Viggo Christian. | Wood, Zenas L. |
| Collins, Geo. T. | Jones, David. | Rauch, Earl. | Woods, Floyd. |
| Combs, Clyde. | Jones, Edward. | Rauch, Leslie. | Worden, Chas. Elbert. |
| Combs, Robt. G. | Jones, Lewis. | Reams, Roy B. | Wright, Cecil. |
| Connor, Wm. | Judson, Carl. | Rew, Elsa Carl. | Wright, Harold. |
| Cornett, Merle. | Judson, Howard. | Rex, Orville. | Young, Bert Guy. |
| Cowl, John O. (Gold Star). | Judson, Ralph (Gold Star). | Reynolds, Thad M. | Young, Edgar L. |
| Cox, Earl. | Kelley, Harley H. | Rhodes, Leighton. | Young, Frank. |
| Cox, I. Erald. | Kemp, Bert. | Richards, Francis E. | Young, Ralph. |
| Creese, Donald E. | Kendall, Harry Fleming. | Richards, Levi. | Young, Rob. Hamilton. |
| Cronin, D. Ross. | Kentner, Eugene. | Richards, Pearl. | Youngs, George. |
| Curry, Claude. | Kentner, Pearl. | Richards, Prescott P. | Zimmerman, Forest O. |
| Curry, Raymond Cleo. | Keown, Benton Cortez. | Richards, Ray. | Zornes, Willie. |
| Transcribed and contributed anonymously 01 Feb 2020. |
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