Arthur McElfresh, of Centralia
He was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Jess McElfresh of Centralia. He was educated in the Centralia Schools and at the time of his death was manager of the Centralia branch of the Prigmore and Sears Drug Company, a position of considerable responsiblility for a boy no older than Arthur McElfresh. He entered the military service in 1 Nov 1915 at Centralia as a member of Co. M, 161st Inf. At the out break of the war he was transferred to Co. E, 128th Inf., 32d Div. Here he was promoted to Sergeant; 13 Dec 1917, he sailed for France on the President Lincoln. He was in the terrible fighting of the Meuse-Argonne from 26 Sep to 11 Nov 1918 and survived this only to be cut down in his home town without a fighting chance. He sailed for home on 22 Mar 1919 and received his discharge 27 Apr 1919 at Camp Kearney. He was a quiet unassuming boy who was making great head way in his chosen profession. To know him was to like him. That such a boy should be marked for death when he called every man his friend, is one of the things that is hard to understand. He died in the service of his country just as truly as if he had fallen at the Meuse-Argonne. It is for Americans to see that he has not died in vain.
Robert McElroy, of Centralia
enlisted on 25 Jun 1917, at Spokane WA. He was sent to Fort McDowell where he remained in training for some time before leaving for Siberia. He sailed 11 Aug on the troopship Logan out of San Francisco.
James L. McEntee,
entered the service at Chehalis WA. He was sent to Fort McDowell and remained in the service until 4 Dec 1919, when he received his discharge at San Francisco CA
Sgt. Robert G. McFadden,
enlisted with Co. M, 161st Inf. 5 Apr 1917, at Camp Murray. He was kept there in training for a few months, and then sent to Camp Mills NY, where he was transferred to Co. E, 167th Inf., 42nd Div. He sailed for France 10 Jan 1918, on the Troopship Olympia and was sent to the front pretty soon after arriving in France. He was in the battle of Champagne from 15 Jul to 18. He fought again in the big Aisne-Marne Offensive and was cited for bravery. He was promoted to Sergeant and remained in France until 15 Feb 1919, when he sailed for home on the U.S.S. Niagara. He was sent to Camp Lewis, where he received his discharge 19 Mar 1919.
Wm. McFadden, of Winlock
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William McGill, of Centralia
entered the service 31 Mar 1914, by joining Co. M, 161st Inf. at Centralia. He served with them at the Border in 1916 and when America declared war on Germany, he was sent with Co. M to Camp Murray where he remained in training before leaving for Camp Mills. Here he was transferred to Co. E, 107th Inf. 42nd Div. He sailed for France, 10 Jan 1918 on the Olympic and got across in time to get into the fight at Lorraine, Champagne, and again at the Meuse Argonne. In fact he saw all the fighting he needed and was not sorry when the Armistice was declared and he was order home. He remained in France however until 16 Apr 1919, when he left for home on the U.S.S. Montana. He came at once to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 19 May 1919.
Lloyd E. McGinnis, of Dryad
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John McGuire, of McIntosh
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Emmett D. McKay, of Winlock
entered the service 20 Aug 1918 at Camp Lewis. He was assigned to Co. C, 75th Inf. He became an expert rifleman, and won a gold watch for marksmanship. He remained in the service until 6 Feb 1919, when he received his discharge. His rank at the time of discharge, was 1st Class Private.
John L. McKay, of Centralia
enlisted in the Navy 9 Mar 1918 at Seattle. He was sent to the Puget Sound Naval Training Station at Bremerton and promoted to 2d Class Engineer. He was assigned to the U.S.S. West Hoskie, Aug 1918. He spent 6 months on shore duty and seven months at sea. He received his discharge at Philadelphia PA, 27 Mar 1919.
Arco McKee of Tenino
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Robert McKenzie, of Centralia
enlisted in the service 5 Nov 1918 at Chehalis. He was sent to Camp Lewis and received his discharge there.
Reuben E. McKinley, of Mossyrock
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Albert R. McLaughlin, of Centralia
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Jos. L. McLeod of Winlock
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Harold McMurphy, of Vader
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Jas. E. McMurray, of Riffe
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Frank T. McNitt, of Centralia
enlisted in the service 11 Dec 1917 at Camp Lewis. He was assigned to the 361st Ambulance Co., 316th Sanitary Train, Medical Corps. He sailed overseas 8 Jul 1918 on the Troopship Olympic. He fought in the battles of St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne. He was wounded by shell concussion. He sailed for home 12 Mar 1919 on the Cruiser North Carolina. He was sent to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 16 Apr 1919.
Sgt. John C. McNiven, of Centralia
enlisted in the service 1 Jul 1918. He was sent to Camp Lewis and assigned to the 13th Co., 4th Battalion, Inf. and promoted to Sergeant. He remained in the service until 4 Dec 1918 when he received his discharge at Camp Lewis.
Elmer McPherson, of Rochester Henry McQuinn, of Ethel Clarence W. Mehlenback, of Centralia Frank C. Meinenburg, of PeEll Joe Meningetta, of Tenino G. E. Menish, J. A. Menish, of Oakville Mahlon Merrick, of Centralia Webster Metter, of Tenino Minard H. Metz, of Chehalis Albert Meyers, of Chehalis Herbert Meyers, of Chehalis Irvin Meyn, of Klaber Sgt. Karl G. Michaelson, of Centralia Kenneth Mickel, of Olequa Sgt. Hubert Miesen, of Chehalis Lloyd Miesen, of Chehalis Carl William Miles, of Chehalis Corporal Claude C. Miller of Tenino Sgt. Hubert Miller of Centralia Paul W. Miller of Centralia Clifford Miller, of Mossyrock Frank O. Miller, of Chehalis Leo V. Miller, of Centralia Mack H. Miller, of Dryad Otto F. Miller, of Chehalis Earl B. Mills, of Mossyrock Albert Miluts, of Chehalis Frank V. Minckler, of Winlock Gustav C. Minkler, of Winlock L. C. Minor, of Centralia Lieut Henry W. Minton, of Chehalis Lieut. J. W. Minton, of Winlock Sgt. George Misner, of Bucoda Charles R. Mitchell, of Chehalis Chas. Mitchell, of Doty Evan B. Mitchell, of Centralia Oscar Mock, of Chehalis Edwin Moe, of Winlock Jesse I. Monette, of Centralia John A. Monson, of Toledo Robert Montgomery, of Centralia H. F. Montmeyer, of Galvin Forrest Leroy Moon, of Ilwaco Wm. F. Moore of Centralia C. C. Moore, of Chehalis Fred S. Moore, of Forest Simeon L. Moore, of Doty Virgil D. Moran of Tenino James Edward, Sergeant-Major Moran, Emmett E. Morarity, of Chehalis Corporal Elmer Morgan, of Chehalis John B. Morgan, of Glenoma W. F. Morrill, of Centralia H. F. Mortemeyer, of Galvin Geo. M. Morton, of Napavine Erman Moses, of Chehalis Lieut. Francis M. Moses, of Centralia Willard Mossap, of Tono William F. Mount, of Chehalis George B. Mulford, of Chehalis William Theodore Mullaney, of Tenino Michael Mullens, of Forest John M. Muller, of PeEll R. F. Munday, of Winlock LaVerne E. Munson, of Tenino Chas. J. Murphy, of Chehalis Sgt. Pat Murphy, of Chehalis Dwight J. Murray, of Centralia Walter Musgrave, of Centralia Jas., Music, of Randle Ellsworth O. Musser, of Chehalis Joe Myer, of Chehalis
enlisted in the service 5 Sep 1917 at Missoula MT. He was sent to Camp Lewis, and was put in the Post Exchange.
He was sent from there to Camp Merritt and remained there about 3 days before sailing for France. He sailed on 6 Jul on the Empress of Russia and got across in time to see everything
there was in the way of fighting. He got into the battle of St. Mihiel and he fought again at the Meuse-Argonne. He was in the battle at Lys-Scheldt, where the 91st played such a big part in driving the Germans across the Scheldt river. McPherson saw war at its worst. He was in the battle at Argonne for 17 days without relief. He slept in No Man's Land about 3 miles out,
and crawled back under a withering machine gun fire. At another time, they had orders to take the town of Gsnes. The orders were changed
but the town was taken before the orders
reached them. The flank did not advance, and about 15 boys made it pretty hot for them. The fighting from 6
Sep to the Armistice was terrible. 29 Sep, this company lost 40% of its men in killed and wounded. 11 Nov,
McPherson was ready to go over the top when news came that the Armistce
was signed. He remained in France until 3 Apr 1919, when he sailed for home on the U.S.S. Flordia(sic). He was sent to Fort Russell upon his arrival in America, and received his discharge 3 May 1919.
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was a member of Co. M, 161st Inf., and served with them at the border. When the war broke out between the United States and Germany he went with the rest of his company to Camp Murray and remained there in training until Sep 1917 when he went to Camp Mills. He sailed for France 12 Dec 1917 and landed at Brest, where Co. M was stationed on guard duty for a time. When men for replacement were taken from Co. M, he was sent into an advance sector. He was promoted to Corporal while in France. He left for home on the battleship North Carolina, 12 Mar 1919 and received his discharge at Camp Lewis, 18 Apr 1919.
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enlisted in the Navy 5 May 1917 at Seattle WA. He was assigned to Transport Service and sent to the Atlantic Coast. Here he was assigned to the U.S.S Aeolus and promoted to 1st class Machinist Mate. He made 15 round trips, and remained on duty until 27 Sep 1919 when he was discharged at Bremerton WA
enlisted in the Navy 5 May 1917 at Seattle WA. He was assigned to the Transport Service and promoted to 1st Class Fireman. He was stationed on the U.S.S. Aeola, and he served until 27 Sep 1919, when he received his discharge at Bremerton Navy Yard.
graduate of Centralia High School and when the United States entered the war he enlisted in the Student Army Training Corps at Seattle. The Armistice was signed before he got to go over. He is now a student at Pullman State College.
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enlisted in the service at Centralia. He was assigned to Co. M, 161st Inf. and sent to Camp Warren Green. He was transferred from there to Camp Mills NY and promoted to Corporal. He was discharged 6 Dec 1917 on account of disability.
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enlisted in the service in Jun 1917, at Chehalis. He was assigned to Co. G, 13th Inf., 8th Div. and sent to Camp Fremont CA. Here he was transferred to Co. H, 13th Inf. and remained on duty there until Dec 1918, when he received his discharge.
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signed up with the Marines, 10 Jul 1917 at Mare Island CA. He was sent to Quantico VA and transferred to the 180th Co., 15 Regt. Here he was promoted to Sergeant on 11 Oct 1918. He was sent to San Domingo, 17 Feb 1918, on the troopship Hancock. He served until 9 Dec 1919, when he sailed for home on the Prometheus, and received his discharge 19 Dec 1919 at Philadelphia.
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enlisted in the service 26 Aug 1918 at Chehalis. He was sent to Camp Lewis, and assigned to the Quartermaster Corps and promoted to Sergeant. He remained in the service until 13 Jun 1919 when he received his discharge at Camp Lewis.
enlisted in the service 26 Apr 1918 at Chehalis. He was sent to Camp Lewis, and assigned to the Medical Department and sent to Fort Riley KS. Here he was transferred to the Camp Exchange and made Cashier. He was promoted to 1st Class Private, and remained in the service until 19 Dec 1918, when he received his discharge.
signed up with the Marine Corps 1 Aug 1918 at Mare Island CA. He was assigned to the Supply Detachment and served until 15 Feb 1919 when he received his discharge.
enlisted in the service 3 Dec 1917 at Vancouver WA He was assigned to the Quarter Master corps and sent to Camp Joseph E. Johnston FL. Here he was transferred to the 398th Motor Truck Co., where he was promoted to Corporal. He sailed overseas 28 mar 1918 on the Northern Pacific. He remained in France until 10 May 1919 when he took passage on the Rochambeau, a French liner for America. He came to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 7 Jun 1919.
first enlisted with Co. M, 161st Inf. and served with them at the Mexican border. At the outbreak of the war with Germany he was assigned to Co. G, 127th A. S. C. He was promoted to Sergeant and served in France until the close of the war when he returned to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 19 Aug 1919.
enlisted in the service 10 May 1917 at San Francisco CA. He was assigned to Co. B, 23rd Engineers and sent to Vancouver Barracks WA. He remained there only a short time before leaving for Camp Mead. He sailed for France in Jan 1918 and was sent to the front soon after landing. He was in the fighting at Toul Sector and St. Mihiel and came through without a wound. He sailed for home in Jan 1919 and was sent to Camp Lewis where he received his discharge 26 Jun 1919.
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entered the service 26 Apr 1918 at Camp Lewis. He was assigned to the Depot Brigade and sent to Fort Riley KS. Here he was transferred to the Medical Department and promoted to First Class Private. He sailed for France 22 Aug 1918, and remained on duty there until 9 Jun 1919 when he sailed for home on the America. He was sent to Camp Lewis upon his arrival and received his discharge 28 Jun 1919.
was among the first to enlist in the service at the outbreak of the war and was assigned to Co. L, 364th Infantry, 91st Division.
This division is well known, participating in some of the hottest engagements of the war, and this particular company was in the thick of the fighting from the time they landed until the end of the war. He lost his life at Argonne Forest,
September 30, 1918. The solemn military service was read, Bugler Arthur C. Dodge of Co D, 364th Infantry played "Taps" and
Leo V. Miller was laid to rest amid the poppy fields of France.
The storms of war still raged but there were others to take up the
fight and see it through; others who were willing to risk life and health for the
same glorious cause, and to see that those who died did not die in vain.
Taps - by Arthur C. Dodge, Bugler. God of Love, Rest the souls, of the men, Who have died, In the
strife, Grant them peace, In thy home, "Over there."
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enlisted in the service 1 Nov 1917 at Chehalis. He was assigned to the 47th Co., 166th Depot Brigade, and sent to Camp Mills. Here he was transferred to Co. M, 162nd Inf. and he sailed for France 11 Dec 1917 on the Tuscania. Upon his arrival he was put on guard duty and remained in France until 1 Jul 1919 when he sailed for home on the Great Northern. He was sent to Camp Lewis, and received his discharge 18 Jul 1919.
entered the service 14 Oct 1918 at Vancouver WA. He was assigned to the 113th Engineers, Spruce Div. He served until 27 Jan 1919, when he received his discharge.
enlisted in the service 6 Apr 1917. He was assigned to the 47th Aero Squadron and served until 25 Jan 1919 when he received his discharge at Camp Lewis.
entered the service 31 Aug 1918 at Chehalis. He was assigned to the Medical Dental Corps and sent to Vancouver WA where he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. He served until 24 Jan 1919, when he received his discharge at Vancouver WA.
enlisted in the service first with the National Guards of Texas, 21 Mar 1918. He was promoted to 2d Lieutenant, and served until 10 Dec when he received his discharge from Federal service. He returned to Winlock, and was elected Chaplain of the America Legion Post of Winlock.
entered the service at Camp Lewis 26 Apr 1918. He was assigned to the 1st Co. 166th Depot Brigade, and promoted to Sergeant. He remained in the service until 3 Feb 1919 when he received his discharge at Camp Lewis.
entered the service 21 Jun 1917 at Chehalis. He was assigned to Co. E, 2d Regt. 161st Inf. He sailed for France 13 Dec 1917 on the President Lincoln and was promoted to Corporal. He remained in France until 7 Feb 1919 when he sailed for home on the U.S. Georgia. He came to Camp Lewis and received his discharge 15 May 1919.
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entered the service 4 Jun 1917 at Fort Lawton Seattle. He was assigned to the Provisional Ambulance Co., at Camp Lewis. He was afterward transferred to the Medical Department 9th Inf., 2nd Div. and sailed overseas 3 Jul 1918 on the troopship Empress of Ireland. He fought in the terrible battle of the Meuse-Argonne and remained on duty in Europe until 9 Sep 1919 when he sailed for home of the U.S.S. Mt. Vernon. He received his discharge at New York, 19 Sep 1919.
enlisted in the service of his country 17 Jul 1917 at Camp Murray Wa. He was assigned to Co. C, 2nd Washington Inf. as Dispatch Rider. He was later transferred to Co. L, 26th Inf. and sailed overseas 12 Dec 1917 on the President Lincoln. As was the case with those boys who were the first across, he was sent to the front very soon after arriving in France. He fought at Soissions, at St. Mihiel, and was in the battle of the Argonne Forest. He was twice wounded and was decorated with the Croix-De-Guerre for his bravery in the battle of Argonne
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signed up with Co. M, 161st Inf., 23 Jun 1916. He served with them at the border and when America declared war on Germany, he was sent with Co. M, to Camp Murray WA. Here he was promoted to 1st class Private, and sent to Camp Mills. He sailed for France 12 Dec 1917 on the President Lincoln and served in France for 14 months. He left for home 7 Feb 1919 on the Georgia, and was sent to Camp Lewis, where he received his discharge 17 Mar 1919.
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enlisted in the service 13 Dec at Portland OR. He was assigned to the Navy as Apprentice Seaman and sent to San Francisco CA. He was transferred to Balboa Park , San Diego and assigned to the U.S.S. Kentucky, and served on the East Coast. He was promoted to 2nd class Fireman.
enlisted in the service in Jun 1918. He was assigned to the Depot Brigade Battery B, 38th Co. and sent to Camp Lewis for training. He remained in the service until early 1919 when he received his discharge.
entered the Navy 17 Jul 1918 at Seattle WA. He was sent to Philadelphia and promoted to 2d class seaman. He was then transferred to the Submarine Service, and stationed on the Mother ship. He was in the service until 10 Aug 1919 when he received his discharge at Bremerton WA.
enlisted in the service 2 May 1918 at Tacoma. He was assigned to the Motor Supply Train, as Chauffeur, and sent to Fort Lawton for training. He later was transferred to Jacksonville FL and remained there until 10 Jul 1918 when he sailed for France on the Matsonia. He got to the front almost immediately. He fought at the Vesle Sector, at Chateau Thierry, 11 to 13 Aug at Toul Sector 19 Aug to 12 Sep, at St. Mihiel 12 to 16 Sep, at Verdun from 20 to 26 Sep. He was wounded at the battle of the Meuse-Argonne, and remained in France until 27 Jun 1919 when he sailed for home on the Mt. Vernon. He was sent to Camp Lewis upon his discharge 22 Jul 1919. The train with which Moore served while in France was cited for bravery under fire, and good work.
enlisted in the service 2 Nov 1917 at Camp Lewis. He was assigned to Co. F, 162nd Inf. and sent to Long Island NY. He sailed for France 11 Dec 1917 on the Tuscania, the vessel which was torpeodoed later by German submarines, and upon his arrival was sent to Tours where he was assigned to clerical work and promoted to Corporal. He served until 6 May 1919 when he sailed for home of the U.S.S. Yale. He was sent to Camp Mills where he received his discharge 27 May 1919.
joined the Navy at Ketchikan AK. He was assigned to the Radio Station as Yeoman and sent to Bremerton WA. He sailed out of Bremerton of the transport Great Northern, around through Panama Canal and landed in New York, where he had the bad fortune to be taken to the hospital with pneumonia. He remained there for four months and at last sailed for France on the El Capitan, 3 Aug 1918. The El Capitan was the first ship to cross without a convoy. Young Moran had the opportunity of seeing England, Italy and Gibralter. He also visited all the battlefields of France. On the second trip the Armistice was signed when the ship was three days out. He was promoted to 1st Class Fireman, 3 Aug 1918. He returned to Bremerton, at which place he received his discharge, 4 Oct 1919.
or Ned Moran, as he is familiarly called by his friends enlisted first in 1916 with Co. M, 161st Inf., and served with them at the border. He was at Everett WA with them on guard duty, at the very outbreak of the war, and from there he was sent to Camp Murray WA, where Co. M went to some preliminary training. He was sent from Cam Murray to Camp Mills and sailed for France, 12 Dec on the President Lincoln. He landed at Brest, and was there transferred to the 3d Battalion, and promoted to Sergeant-Major. He remained at Brest until 15 May 1918 and went from there to Selles-Sur-Cher. He was sent from there to St. Aignon, where he was stationed until 15 Sep 1918 when his regiment was merged with the 1st Inf Training Regt. and Moran was sent to the 6th Corps Replacement Battalion. The latter part of October, Moran was transferred to Headquarters of the 6th Corps, near Metz, and was stationed there until the Armistice. After that he went into Luxumbourg, and remained there until Mar 1919. He was sent to the University of Grenoble France until 1 Jul 1919, when he went into Coblenz Germany with the Army of Occupation. Here he was stationed until 25 Jul when he took passage on the Von Steuben, a former German vessel, for America and home. Upon his arrival in America, he was sent to Camp Merritt, where he received his discharge, 13 Aug 1919. Moran is at present, Jun 1920, president of the Centralia WA chapter of A.R.C.
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enlisted in the service 1 Mar 1917 at Elko NV. He was assigned to the Coast Art. and sent to Fort McDowell CA, and there promoted to Corporal. He was transferred from there to Fort Flagler WA. Morgan sailed for France on 25 Mar 1918 on the Mauretania. In September he fought at St. Mihiel and the Argonne. He got into the fight again at Verdun and was badly gassed. Morgan fought with the 65th but as he was physically unable to come home at the time they sailed he was transferred to the 54th and returned with them to the United States 7 Mar 1919. He went to Camp Devens MA and then was sent to Fort Winfield Scott, at San Francisco CA. He remained at the hospital in San Francisco until he was able to go to Fort Berry where he was transferred to the Ordnance Department. He is still in the service at the present time, Mar 1920.
enlisted in the service 10 May 1917 at Tacoma. He was assigned to the 11th Co., W.C.A.C., and sent to Fort Flagler WA. Here he was transferred to Battery F, 63rd Art., C.A.C. He sailed overseas 13 Jul 1918 on the Empress of Britain, out of New York. He remained in the service until 6 Feb 1919 when he sailed for home on the Caserta. He was sent to Camp Lewis and received his discharge 21 Mar 1919.
enlisted in the service 6 Dec 1917 at Vancouver Barracks. He was assigned to the Spruce Squadron and sent to Cosmoplis WA. He was later sent again to Vancouver, where he remained until the time of his discharge.
entered the service 3 Feb 1918 in Missouri. He served with the Military Squadron at the Cosmoplis Mills. He remained in the service until 9 Jan 1919 when he was sent to Vancouver Barracks, where he received his discharge.
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entered the service 20 Sep 1917, at Camp Lewis WA. He was assigned to the 361st Infantry, Co. F. His record reads simply "killed in action September 27, 1918." But what a tale is told in these few words. He got over in time to get into the big fight at Argonne and here like so many of his comrades, he laid down his young life for the flag he loved.
enlisted in the service 21 Jun 1916 with Co. M, 161st Inf. He served with them at the Mexican border and at the outbreak of the war with Germany, he went to Camp Murray WA for training. He left Camp Murray for Camp Mills NY and sailed for France 12 Dec 1917 on the Troopship President Lincoln and was promoted to 2d Lieutenant while in France. He sailed for home 29 Jun 1919 on the Leviathan. He was sent to Camp Dix NJ where he received his discharge 29 Jul 1919.
enlisted in the service 21 Oct 1917 at Camp Lewis. He was assigned to the 41st Div. and served in France until the expiration of the war. He was sent to Camp Lewis upon his arrival in America and received his discharge 1 Mar 1919.
enlisted in the service 10 Jul 1918, at Vancouver Barracks. He was assigned to Bakery Co. number 2, and sent to Fort Riley KS. He was transferred from there to Camp Sherman OH and promoted to Corporal. He remained in the service until the expiration of the war, when he received his discharge.
enlisted in the Navy 9 Apr 1917 at Bremerton WA. He was transferred to the U.S.S. Rochester and sailed for New York by way of the Panama Canal. Upon reaching New York, he was again transferred this time to the U.S.S. Tucker. He made 7 trips across convoying troops and had one battle with a German Submarine. He remained on duty until 9 Aug 1919 when he was returned to Bremerton where he received his discharge.
after whom the Tenino Post of the American Legion takes its name was born at Tenino WA 30 Apr 1896. His boyhood was spent there, and when America entered the WW. He enlisted and went to Camp Lewis where he was put in the 34th Co., 9th Battalion, 66th Div. He left for Camp Mills NY, 29 Jul and arrived there 5 Aug. He sailed for France on the 8th and landed at Brest. He was billited at Sancergues for 22 days and then sent to the front in replacement troops, 25 Sep, he went into battle at Argonne Forest with Co I, 305th Inf., 77th Div. and was shell socked on the 29th. He was carried off the battle field and taken to Evacuation Hospital No. 9 and from
there to Base Hospital No. 46, at Bazoilles, Vosges Province where he died on 22 Oct
1918 of dilataton of the heart. The high esteem in
which he was held by his comrades was manifested when they named the Tenino Post for him. This Post is
a live and growing organization, and has a fine body of men for its officers. The Commander is Thomas Forrey, the Vice Commander is Ben Meyers, Lloyd E. Axtell is the Adjutant. Edward S. Mayes, Historian, Dr. F. W. Wickman is Chaplain and R. R. McArthur, Sergeant of Arms. They are men who are embued with the high purpose for which the American Legion stands and this organization is a living monument to their comrade William Theodore Mullaney.
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enlisted in the service 17 Jun 1918 at the State College at Pullman. He was assigned to the 1st Training Battalion of the Signal Corps, and sent to Fort Leavenworth KS. Here he was transferred to the 223rd Field Signal Battalion and sent to Camp Meads MD. He was promoted to Corporal and remained in the service until 3 Feb 1919, when he was sent to Camp Lewis, where he received his discharge.
enlisted in the service 19 Dec 1917, at Bremerton. He was assigned to the Seaman Barracks and sent to New York. Here he was promoted to 1st Class Seaman and sailed for Europe on Transport Duty. He was stationed for a time on the U.S.S. Pueblo and served five months in the Mediterranean. He participated in one or two submarine battles and contracted influenza from exposure. He was sent to America on the Leviathan in Sep 1918 and upon his arrival in America was sent to Colorado to recuperate. He received his discharge at Fort Lyons CO
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enlisted in the service 18 Apr 1917 at Portland OR. He was sent to Vancouver Barracks and assigned to the Engineers. He was sent from there to Camp Lee VA and from there to Camp Meade MD. He was promoted to 1st class Sergeant and sailed for France 18 Dec 1917 on the Troopship Baltic. He sent one year in France, and fought in the battles of Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, and at the Meuse-Argonne. He was wounded 9 Oct 1918 and was sent home 29 Dec 1918 on the Northern Pacific, the vessel which was shipwrecked on Fire Island, off New York. He was sent to Camp Lewis, upon his arrival and
received his discharge 28 Jun 1919.
enlisted in the service 2 Oct 1917, at Montesano WA. He was assigned to Co. 3, 166th Depot Brigade and sent to Camp
Lewis. He was sent from Camp Lewis to Camp Mills, and sailed for France 12 Dec 1917 on the President Lincoln. He landed at Brest 28 Dec 1917 and the same evening boarded a train for Is-Sur-Tille,
Corte De Ore, which became on of the largest and most important depots in France. It was officially known as Ambulance
Depot No. 1. When he arrived in Is-Sur-Tille, it was a town of about five thousand people and of no particular importance, but it became one of the
busiest spots in Europe. Motor despatch riders, and supply trains coming and going as regularly as clock work. Co E, 161st Inf. was placed on guard duty 20 Jan. with Camp Geo J. Benoit, of North Yakima, commanding. Young Murray was transferred to the 2nd Replacemnt Div. 10 Jun and sent to Meaux, where this division was split up and sent to every outfit in the 2nd Div. He was put in the 9th Inf. the same 9th that
made a name for themselves in China and the Philippines. The 9th was holding
trenches before Veaux on the Chateau Thierry front to the left of
Hill 204 and to the right of the Marines.
Murray was assigned to H Co., and went to the front lines as V.
B. man and here, he says, nothing on importance happened to break the monotony of almost constant shell fire until 1 Jul when they attacked Veaux at 6 P.M. Artillery fire opend at 5:57 and after three minutes preparation the infantry started. "After the hell of the three minutes, it was more like a baseball game," says Murray, "than going over the top as it had been set out in stories." The squad advanced 1100 meters and Murray and Larry Hay, were the sole survivors of the squad of eight. After this Murray
was sent to a rest camp from 8 to 16 Jul. He then left for Soissons and upon his arrival at the front,
he went over at 4:35 a.m. on the 18th. They advance
until 2 p.m. when French Colonials "leaped frogged.
The company Murray was with assembled and started over again at 7:30 p.m. and advanced through a wheat field
and a hail of machine gun fire. At about 9 a.m. Murray was hit in the head by a fragment of shell that spoiled his new hat as he says. When he awoke, he was in a
hospital, and there he met a lady who spoke his own language. A French Red Cross nurse, and Murray says that the happiest moments he spent in France, were spent there. He recovered enough to join his outfit in time to take part in the fight at St. Mihiel from 12 to 15 Sep. 1 Oct he was started on the move again, and on the 3rd he went over the top. He crawled to a first aid station with a machine gun bullet in his foot. He was sent to a Red Cross Hospital, No. 5, in Paris, and remained until 7 Mar, when he was sent to Chignan Court, where he stayed until 23 Jun when he started for home.
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in New York, 20 Jun and was discharged 18 Jul 1919.
enlisted in the service 1 Aug 1917. He was assigned to the 68th Co. Quartermaster Corps. and sent to Fort McDowell. He remained there for a time in training. and was transferred to Fort Sam Houston TX. He remained at Fort Houston until the end of the war.
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enlisted in the service 29 Jun 1918, at Chehalis WA. He was sent at once to a school of Mechanics at Oakland CA, where he was promoted to expert mechanic, on 1 Sep 1918. He was later promoted to 1st Class Chauffeur. He received his discharge 17 Dec 1918, at Fort McArthur CA.
enlisted in Vancouver WA, 15 Dec 1917. He was assigned to the 661st Aero Squadron, Aviation section of the Signal Corps and sent to the Kelly Field at Texas and from there to Morrison VA. He served in the 624th, 620th, 325th and the 674th Aero Squadrons and the 45th S. P. D.
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