PRISK LEST WE FORGET 1917-19 LIBRARY OF PRINCETON DECW7ia» ■ THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BX 9211 .H27 P7 1919 Prisk, Edward M. Lest we forget J -.•i^r i-^' *■ . •.' ■», msm 'Smmm'..: \ \ > JUN 4 - IS :pm t:^ LEST WE FORGET 19 17 - 19 19 Compiled by Edward M. Prisk from information furnished the Bronze Memorial Tablet Committee ermanent record of historic value, compiled with care from data very generously su])i)lied the Committee. We have every reason to be proud of our record as a church and |)co])lc, and through the coming days we shall continue lo be thankful to (iod for His grac'ioi'.s guidance. ROBERT BONNER JACK, P.\STOR. (9) iFrflifrtrk IC. Irak? T?()rii at Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, July 9, 1895; the only child of Augustus W. and Louise E. Drake. Entered the Hazleton Public Schools at the age of seven years, graduating from the Central Grannnar School in June, 1910. Entered the Hill School, at Pottstown, Penn.sylvania, Octolier 5, 1910, graduating with the class of 1914. Entered Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, September, 1914, in the College of Civil Engineering, transferring to the College of Archi- tecture at the beginning of his second year. Made application for admission to First Officers" Training Camp April "26, 1917, while a student at Cornell University, in his junior year at college. Was accepted and assigned to Training Camp at Madison Barracks, New York, where he reported May 1^2, 1917, and was a,ssigned to Company No. 5, Infantry. Completed the training course and was appointed Second Lieuten- ant, Infantry, with date of rank from August 14, 1917. x\ssigned to National Army Cantonment at Camp Dix, New Jersey, as Second Lieutenant, Comjjany C, 311th Infantry, 78th ("Light- ning") Division, where he reported for duty August 29, 1917. In March, 1918, at his request, was assigned as Second Lieutenant to Scout and Intelligence Section of the First Battalion, 311th Infantry, then forming at Camp Dix. Went overseas May 8, 1918, with 78th Division, National Army Advance School Detachment, on the U. S. Transport "George Wash- ington," landing at Brest, France, May 19, 1918. In training as a Scout and Intelligence Officer with the French and British along the whole Western front until the early part of July, 1918, when he rejoined his regiment, which had arrived in France, between June 1st and 12th. Promoted, in France, to First I>ieutenant, Infantry, with date of rank from September 2, 1918, and assigned to Intelligence Section, First Battalion, 311th Infantry. Promoted, in France, to Regimental Intelligence Officer, 311th Infantry, October 28, 1918. In training with his regiment from early in July, in various training areas in France, until the night of September 11-12, 1918, when his regi- ment went into action in the St. Mihiel drive. In almost continuous action from this time on in the Limey sector, St. Mihiel front, and Grand Pre-St. Juvin sector (Meuse-Argonne offensive) until the late afternoon of November 4, 1918, when he was severely wounded by shell fragments at Brieulles-sur-Bar, France, in the Meuse- Argonne offensive. Received immediate first-aid treatment at the Dressing Station of the 312th Infantry, 78th Division, at Brieulles-sur-Bar. Several hours later was transferred by ambulance to Anthe, about five miles back, uo) I.iEiTEXANT KRKDKUK K I. I)l!\Ki; "/ know you will Jt-et batlUl fihout this but / iln not. / oni proud to fuwr stiffrrt-il n uHHind in my country's scn'icc" Ui) where he remained at the Dressing Station of the 309th Ambulance Com- pany, .S03d Sanitary Train, 78th Division, until the next morning-, Novem- ber oth, when he was transferred by ambulance to Triage at Grand Pre, and from there, on the same day, by ambulance to Red Cross Hospital No. 110, at Villers Daucourt. On November 7th, probably in the early morning, was transferred by U. S. Ambulance Railroad Train to U. S. Base Hospital No. 115 (Villa Sevigne), Vichy, France, where he arrived between "i.iW and 3.00 P. M. Died at U. S. Base Hospital No. 115 (Villa Sevigne), Vichy, France, as a result of his wounds, at 6.45 o'clock on the morning of November 10, 1918. Buried in Grave No. 115, American section of the old French cemetery, Vichy, France, November 11, 1918, with military honors by American and French soldiers: his funeral having passed through the streets of \'ichy, a gaily decorated city, during the time the populace were celebrating the signing of the armistice and the end of the war. Was reared in the fellowship of the First Presbyterian Church, of the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in which Church, on the third day of .Vpril, 1910, he made confession of his faith in Christ. Born at Laurel Hill, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, February 2, 1898; son of Charles and Catherine Schnitzer. His father was accidentally killed five months before he was born, and his brother, Martin, was killed in the mines during the year 1904. Educated in the Hazleton Public Schools, at the "Laurel Hill" and "Poplar Street" school buildings. Employed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, and at the date of his enlistment he was fireman on the "Pittsburg Flyer." He entered the service on December 27, 1917, at Camp Upton, New York, as Private, in Company B, 109th Infantry. He was sent to France with the American Expeditionary Force, and took part in the Argonne Battle. He died in action from being gassed. His death was officially reported as having occurred on August 15, 1918. He was buried in the cemetery at Crezancy, France. Private William H. Schnitzer, upon bidding his widowed mother good-bye, said: "Mother, good-bye, good luck, may God bless you, I am going to fight for our country." These were the last words his mother had the privilege of hearing from the lips of one who proved to be a martyr in the preservation of our heritage of freedom. He was reared in the Sunday School of the First Presbyterian Church, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and became a member of the Church upon profession of faith in Christ, on July 12, 1916. (12) HONOR ROLL Page Allison, J. Ri. 1!)1!), and, after a ])eriod of illness, again took up urological work: this time at the New \ ork Na\al Hospital. RUTH BARTON entered the service on October .'!, 1!)1S, in the Army Nurse Cor])s, and was .sent to Debarkation Hospital No. '2, at Staten Lsland, New York. Landing at Bordeaux, France, Miss IJarton was assigned to Base Hospital No. 106. and two weeks later assisted in the establishment of Base Hospital No. 71, with which Unit she went overseas. She was subsecpiently detached from this Hospital and .sent to Evacuation Hospital No. "24. Mi.ss Barton returned home with Base Hospital No. 54. and was discharged from the service on May 'io. l!)li). CLYDE C. BERNER entered the service on July '2.3, 1!)18, and was assigned to the Medical ('orjjs at Camp Lee, A'irginia. For .some time Private Berner has been stationed at General Hos])ital No. 41, Staten Lsland, New York. He was still attached to the Medical Department of the Army on October .'51, 1!)1!». EARL G. BITTENBENDER entered the service on December i:?. 1!)17. and was assigned to Washington Barracks, Washington, 1). ('., in the '•2.'5d Regiment Kngineers. He sailed from the United States on Janu- ary -24, 1!)1S. and arrived in France on February .5, 1!)18. The '2:5(1 Engi- neers was a highway regiment. l)uilding and maintaining roads in an advance .sector, from February '2'2. 1918, until February 1. 1919. He has a military record covering the Toul sector, the Seicheprey n on September '■2.), li)lK, and was released from active dnty on .laiuiary -24. 1!)!!). DAVID B. KOENIG cnlered tlie service on Septeniher 17, li)17, and was assigned to ('ani|) Meade, Maryland, Mattery I), ,'511tii Field Artillery, 7!)th Division. He was held in training until July 14, 1918, and arrived at Barry, Wales, on August 1, 1918. He ero.s.sed the English Channel to France and, until November 18, 1918, was stationed at Artillery Target Range, l.a Court ine, France. He was a])pointed Corporal on No- vemlier 13, 1917, and i)romoted to Sergeant on November '■20, 1918. He was discharged on June 4, 1919, with the rank of Sergeant. JUAN G. KRAUSE entered the .service on June 4, 1917, at Camp Ricketts, West Fittston, Penn.sylvania, in the 109th Field Artillery. He was transferred to Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia, and trained there for nine months. He embarked for overseas on April 30, 1918, with advance detachment of the '28th Division, and underwent further training in France. He was ajjpointed Corporal on November 1, 1917; jironioted to Sergeant on October 1, 1918; and rated as Expert Gunner from April '2!2, 1!)18. He went to the front at Chateau Thierry during July, 1918, and his military record shows .service in the Fismes-A'esle sector, the Oise- Aisne offensive, the Meu.se-Argonne sector, the Meuse-.\rgonne offensive and the Yjjres-Lys offensive. He was discharged on May 17, 1919, with the rank of Sergeant. WILLIAM P. LAWALL entered the service on .\pril !), I!tl8, in the Medical Cor])s, and, after a jieriod of military training and service rendered in the I ill led States, was discharge! 1 with the rank of Sergeant. H. WILLARD LAZARUS entered the .service on August 6, 1918, and was assigned to tiie Philadelphia Radio School for instructions. He received three months of training, and, for short jx-iiods, went aboard destroyers. Later he was lransferre(). 1!)1!), with the rank of First Lieutenant, Medical Corps. CHARLES MARVIN PARDEE entered the service on August ^2.S, 1!*17, ill tile Infaiilry, at Fori Niagara. New York. He was commissioned as First Lieutenant on Novemher '•27, 1!)17, and sent to Cani|) l)ix. New Jersey, I)eing attached to the ;51^2th Infantry. On January .'51, 1918, he was transferred to Columhus, Ohio, as First Lieutenant, .Vir Service, and on .Vpril 1. 1918, was sent to Kelly Field, San .\iitoiiio, Texas. On July 17, 1!M8. he .sailed for France, arriving at Rrest on July .'il, 1918. He was detailed to the Second .\viation Instruction Center, at Tours, until December 10, 1918, and then attached to the 4(59th .Vero S(|uadron. He returned to tlie United States on January ,5, 1919. and was discharged on January 9, 1919. with the rank of First Lieutenant, .Vir Service. FRANK PARDEE, Jr., entered the service on March '24. 1917, at Newport, Rhode Island, and was assigned to the Mo.s(|nito Fleet. He underwent shore training for one iiionlh. and was engaged upon jiatrol duty off Mlock Island and communication work for a total iieriod of six months. He was then attached to the V. S. S. "Isis," in New Yorl< Harhor. for six months. He made three trips to Brest on the T'. S. S. "Von Steulien," and .served with the I'liited States Naval Unit of IVnnsylvania. He en- tered the United States Naval Re.serves as (Junner's Mate, on March '24, 1917. and, on September '20, 1!)17, was commissioned as Ensign. He was l)laced on inactive status on January 17, 1919. JAMES LEE PARDEE entered the .service on February l'^^. I9bS, and was assigned to the Sciiool of Military Aeronautics, CJcorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia. He was transferred to Kelly Field. San .Vntonio. Texas, and, later, was placed on duty with the Student .Vriiiy Tr.iiiiing Corps. Lafayette College. Eastoii. I'eiinsyivania. On (27) Fehruary 16, 1918, he was ap])<)inted Private First Class. On May 3, 1S)18, he was promoted to Second Lieutenant, Aviation Section, Signal Corps. He was discharged on December ^20, 1918, with the rank of Second Lieutenant, Air Service. WALTER R. PENMAN entered the service on January 'I'i, 1918, and was assigned to the Fourth Engineer Officers" Training Cam]}, at Camp Lee, Virginia. He was transferred to the Second Engineer Training Regiment at Cam]) Humphreys, Virginia, and later was with the '•2''2()th Engineers at the ^20th Division Training Camp, Camp Sevier, South Caro- lina, being subsequently removed to Washington Barracks, Washington, D. C. He enlisted, originally, in the Engineer Reserves, and, on July .'51, 1918, was conunissioned as Second Lieutenant, Engineers. Lieutenant Penman organized and commanded Company F, '•2'20th Engineers, and served as Adjutant and Mess Officer of the Second Battalion, '2'2()th Engineers. He was discharged on February 8, 1919, with the rank of Second Lieutenant, Engineers. LOUIS AUGUSTUS POLLOCK entered tlie service on October 1, 1918, and was assigned to ('amp Lafayette, Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Student Army Training Corps. On October 15, 1918, he was sent to the Officers' Training Camp at Fort Monroe, Virginia, and received a com- mission as Second Lieutenant, Coast .\rtillery. He was discharged on January 3, 1919. WILLIAM M. POWELL, Jr., entered the Officers' Training Camp, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Ham])shire, on iVugust '22, 1917. On November 1, 1917, before the completion of his course, he was assigned to Battery D, 311th Field Artillery, 79th Division, Cami> Meade, Mary- land, being subsequently transferred to the 101st Ordnance Company at this same Camp. He was discharged on December 6, 1918, with the rank of Corporal. ROBERT RENSHAW entered the service on October 1.5, 1918, and was assigned to the University of Pittsburg Student Army Training Camp for Motor Mechanics. He acted as Instructor, training students in assem- bling and repairing trucks and automobiles. He was discharged on Decem- ber 11, 1918, with the rank of Sergeant. ARTHUR D. RODERICK entered the service on September 17, 1917, and was assigned to Canq) Meade, Maryland, in the 311th Field Artillery. He remained in camp until July 14, 1918, and was then selected for overseas' duty. He reached France on August 4, 1918, and, after several weeks, was attached to Artillery Range, at LaCourtine, and con- tinued there until the signing of the armistice. He was appointed Corporal on October 14, 1917, and was discliarged on May '2. 1919, with the same rank. {28) ROBERT BURT ROTH entered the service on April ii, 1017, at Fort Slotuni, New ^'ork. lie was transferred to Fort Myer, Virf^inia, in May, 1!)17, and in Aiifi'iist, 1917, was a])poiiiled ("liief Clerk to the Quarlerniaster. Diiriiifi' Novenil)er, 1!)18, he was assifiiicd lo Camp JoimstoTi, F'hirithi, and became Ciiief Clerk to the Quartermaster at this j)oint. His military record shows that he was ajjpointed Serjieanl, (iuarler- master's Department, on October 1, 1917; Sergeant First Class on August 1, 1918; and Quartermaster Sergeant, Senior Grade, on January '■2.5, 1919. Sergeant Roth was discliarged on May 1.5, 1919. FRANK P. SAMUELS entered the service on October 11, 191S. niid was assigned to the Third Company, Officers' Material Unit, Universi- ty of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He underwent two months of training for a commission and was granted a certificate of recommendation on the date of his discharge, December 14, 191.S, with liie rank of Sergeant. HENRY M. SCHAUB entered the service on July '21, 1917. He was assigned to Battery A. l()9tli F.eld .Vrtillery, at Cam]) Ricketts, West Pittstoii, Pennsylvania, and, early in September, 1917, he was transferred to Cam]) Hancock, Augusta, (ieorgia. He remained at this C^amp until May, 1918. He was then sent to France and attached to the Officers" Training Camp at Valdahan, being a.ssigned two months later to Camp de Meucon, France, with the .53(1 Artillery Brigade. He s])ent two days on the front at the Chateau Tiiierry sector, and then received orders to return to the Inited States as Instructor in Field Artillery. He was appointed Sergeant on July 29, 1917; commissioned as Second Lieut<'nant on Sei)tem- ber '2'2, 1917; and ])romoted to First l,ieutenanl in Sei)tember, 1918. He was discharged on I''ebruary 18, 1919. FRANK SCHELLHAMMER entered the .service on March 6, 1918, and was assigned to Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. On April 27, 1918, he wa.s transferred to the St. Paul, Minnesota, Aviation Training School, and, later, to Camj) Mills, New York. He sailed from the United Stales on July 6, 1918, landing at Liver])ool, England. He was then sent to France and placed in training at Lecourneau. F'roni October 10, 1918, he underwent further training in a quiet .sector, and was on his way to the front, on November 11, 1918, when the armistice was signed. On Decem- ber '24, 1918, he was sent to (iermany and was placed in the .Vrmy of Occupation. Private Schellhammer was discliarged on June 14, 1919. HENRY J. SCHNITZER on October .'51, 1919, rated as Ensign, an, 1919. (31) B. WELLINGTON WILDE, Jr., entered the service on May 9, 1917, in the Navy. He was assigned to Newport, Rhode Island, Training Station, and, Later, transferred to the United States Sulimarine Base, at New London, Connecticnt. He was placed on inactive duty on Decem- ber 9, 1918, with the rank of Quartermaster, Third Class. DANIEL WINFIELD WILLIAMS entered the service on May 25, 1918, and was assigned to the 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, Virginia, Infantry. On June 17, 1918, he was promoted to Corporal; and, on Septem- ber 1, 1918, was appointed Sergeant. On September 10, 1918, he entered the Central Officers' Training School for a three months' course, in order to qualif}^ as a Second Lieutenant, but, due to the signing of the armistice, this school was closed and Sergeant Daniel Winfield Williams was dis- charged on November 23, 1918. LEWIS CHESTER WILLIAMS entered the service on May 29, 1918, in the Navy, and was assigned to Section Base at Lewes, Delaware. He was in the Coast Guard service at this point for two months. He was then transferred to the Cape May Barracks, and, later, to League Island Navy Yard. The latter part of February, 1919, he went to sea and made one trip across as a Quartermaster on the U. S. S. "West Elcasco," carrying a miscellaneous cargo from Boston, Massachusetts, to Bordeaux, France, for the French Government. Entering the service as Seaman, Second Class, Lewis Chester Williams became Seaman, First Class; and, after undergoing special instructions at Cape May, New Jersey, on February 7, 1919, he was made Quartermaster, Third Class. He was discharged on June 19, 1919. THOMAS FOSTER WILLIAMS entered the service on July 7, 1916, in the Navy, and was assigned to radio work at the New])ort, Rliode Island, Training Station. After a period of instruction he spent six months with the Fleet, and then went to an electrical school at Brooklyn, New York. Later he entered the Harvard Radio School and was rated as Elec- trician, Third Class, Radio. He next took up aviation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ground School, and, following this course, he was placed in actual flying service at Air Station, Miami, Florida. On April 23, 1918, he was .sent overseas and, after further training, went on patrol duty at Air Station, St. Trojan, France. On October 1, 1918, he was rated as Electrician, Second Class, Radio Aviation. He returned to the United States on December 11, 1918, and is now located at the United States Naval Air Station, Fort Tilden, Long Island, New York, flying as Ob.server and also acting as Second Pilot of Machines, antl rated as Elec- trician, First C^lass, Radio Aviation, from July 15, 1919. GEORGE W. ZELLER entered the service on September 28, 1918, and was assigned to the Infantry at Fort Thomas, Kentucky. Private Zeller was discharged on December 11, 1918. (32)