BooR'-ZBlS! PRESENTED WT Jn M^matium BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS 26 MAY, 1919 BROCKTON'S Honor Roll OF HER SONS WHO MADE THE Supreme Sacrifice in the World War Compiled from the records no-w^ on file, as yet unofficial and incomplete El Issued by the Brockton World War Victory Association in connection with the First Memorial Service at City Theatre May 26 and 27, 1919 C3 illllllllllimill!lllll!imillll!llll!IIIUII!l!l:illlllllll!ll!ll!lllllll lllllllllllll!llllllimil|il!iJl!!l^ co^j2 .^§3%S This numbered and autographed complimentary copy of the first draft of Brockton s wa^ prepared for the family of as an expression of your townsmen's sympathy with those who mourn ; and their appreciation of those who gave their lives that the world might remain a decent place in which to live. GEO. H. LEACH, Pres. Brockton War Chest Ass'n. H JAMES H. BURKE, Sgt. Co. I.. M. S. G. GEO. CLARENCE HOLMES, Honor RoU Com. Publication Committee. b][E miiiniiMii ra 19 m A Woxh to t\)t\Bt uj1|o fEomn. i The work of the splendid chorus and soloists, to whom you will listen this evening, the work of Mr. George Sawyer Dunham in drilling the chorus and orchestra, the work of George Clarence Holmes in compiling this souvenir book, the work of Mayor William L. Gleason for the boys when they went away and while they were in camp, the enthusiastic support of the citizens of Brockton of all agencies organized to furnish help and comfort for our brave young soldiers in camp and cantonment, both at home and abroad, speak eloquentl}^ of the deep feeling of ad- miration and gratitude of Brockton people for the services ren- dered by the Brockton contingent who served on land and sea during the World War. The great black cloud which enveloped the world for four years has broken and a bright light is shining through the rifts. It is the light of the dawn of a new civilization to all the peoples of the earth. The war is ended, — the cause of righteousness and humanity for which our boys fought and bled and died has been victorious. The sacrifice has been great,— -the anguish, the suf- fering, the devastation, the waste, — intense, collossal. But out of the charred ruins there is arising a new universe, founded upon the eternal principles of right and justice. On the service flag of Brockton there are 3,864 stars, of which 97 are gold, and 199 silver. Each star of blue tells of noble intentions, or of noble deeds performed. Each star of gold tells of unselfish sacrifice, a mother's tears, a father's devotion. Each silver star tells of suffering bravely borne, of anxious friends at home, of honor gained. These stars will shine through all the ages with the radiance of rare gems, and will continue to glow in greatness and honor with the passing years, an inspiration and a precious heritage to future generations. It is a great privilege to live for one's country, but it is a glorious thing to have died for one's country, — to have made the great sacrifice that the cause of liberty, justice and morality mav survive. [T^[rmTTTTTTTTTTT I I! lll l !it ! !lllll l !!linil l ll ll ll ! lllllUlllll!lll i :illlllil l ^ B To the mothers and fathers, brothers, sisters, wives, and sweethearts of the brave boys who will return no more from overseas, this souvenir book is intended to express the sympathy of the people. Yours is the burden which no one else can assume, but it is hoped that the knowledge of the deep regard in which your brave boys are held may in some slight measure help you to bear this burden. During the dark days of the war Edward Markham wrote : "O, Mothers, will you longer give your sons To feed the awful hunger of the guns? What's the use of all these battle drums. If from the field your loved one never comes? What's all these loud hosannas to the brave. If all your share is some forgotten grave?" To this James L. Hughes of Toronto, whose son had just been killed, gave this beautiful answer: "God gave mj^ son in trust to me. Christ died for him. He should be A man for Christ. He is his own And God's, and man's, not mine alone. He was not mine to give. He gave Himself that he might help to save All that a Christian should revere. All that enlightened men hold dear. "To feed the guns ! Ah, torpid soul. Awake and see life as a whole. When freedom, honor, justice, right. Were threatened by the despot's might, With heart aflame and soul alight. He bravely w^ent for God to fight Against base savages whose pride The laws of God and Man defied. "Forgotten grave ! That selfish plea Awakes no deep regret in me. For though his grave I may not see. My son will ne'er forgotten be. My real son can never die ; 'Tis but his body that may lie miiniiiii!iiii!iiH!i!iiiiiiii T^rnr ^ Ill foreign land, but I will keep Remembrance fond, forever deep Within my heart, of my real son, Because of triumphs he has won. It matters not where my dear son May lie and sleep when work is done. 'It matters not where sane men live, If my dear son his life must give. Hosannas loud I'll sing for him, E'en though my eyes with tears be dim. And when the war is over, when His gallant comrades come again, I'll cheer them as they're marching by. Rejoicing that they did not die. And when his vacant place I see, My heart will bound with joy that he Was mine so long, my fair young son, And cheer for him whose work is done." Brockton, Mass., May 26, 1919. J. F. S. |i i i ii i! ii!!n ii i !!i ii i! ii iii iii i i!iiiiii ii iii i ii!iiiiiiin ii iiiiiiiiiHniiiimiiii!iiini!i [iiiiiiiiiL '^ili:i!!i!.niilllllll!r,llll!llllllllll 1^ M[ Name Baker, David Herbert Baker, Herbert Loring Barker, Robert Harris Barnard, Errol William Barnstead, Gardner Albert Bichnievicz, Brunon Bocella, Nicholas Brewster, Walter James Joseph Bryant, Ira Appleton Buchanan, Max Collins Buckley, Daniel J. Burns, Roy Wallace Burton, Orleanis William Callahan, Matthew J. Carlson, Nathaniel Joseph Chandler, Lester George Clish, William Francis Collins, Leonard Olaf Cushman Cross, Albert Cummings, Ralph Michael Darling, Charles Henry Davis, Bernard Lawrence Davis, Charles Alluie Dexter, James Joseph Dolan, Martin H Duffy, Thomas Edward Edlund, Frank B. Emery, Victor Adelard Foley, Herbert Joseph Flynn, George M. Fuller, Fred Warren Gerko, Andrew Vincent Germanovicz, John Joesh Girouard, George Glenn, Percy Edward Gopsill, James Joseph Guertin, Joseph Alfred Raymond Hannan, Leo Martin Hasey, Willard Harrison Hobart, E. Allen Hobbs, Norman Samuel Johnson, Paul George Joslyn, George Lee Julian, Jacob Judge, Thomas Keeley, Hugh Francis Kelliher, William Francis Kingman, George Herbert Page 9 10 99 11 100 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 101 26 27 28 29 30 31 102 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 103 m i!!ii!mi!iim!i!iiii!niiii!in;riiii!ii!i!iiii!ii!iii!i!ininiiii liliiiiiiihiliiliii;iliiu Irorkton a l|nnnr Soil B Name Laird, Kenneth Bradford Lindskog, Walter Manchester, William Allen McAvoy, Edward Michael McEvoy, Arthur William Bergen McGee, Ambrose Allen Mcintosh, Allan Miller, Louis S. Minsk, Louis A. Mitchell, Harold Isam Morris, Fred George Mortimer, Arthur H. Nadeau, J( seph Nelson, Edgar, Emanuel Nelson, Lyndon Chalmer O'Donnell, John Leo Olen, George Oliver, James Anthony, Jr. Owens, Harold Francis Parmenter, Leslie Brandon Pierce, Lawrence E. Pitts, William Henry Prouty, Theodore Rentrope Redmond, Stephen Reynolds, George Alva Rodenbush, James Henry Ryan, John Herbert Saxton, Donald Francis Shoughrow, George Franklin Shurtleff, Mellen Bray Smith, Joseph Warren Smith, Percy Allison Smith, Winthrop Floyd Stoddard, Joseph Melvin Sullivan, Daniel Francis Sweeney, John Louis Sylvia, Alfred Thompson, Joseph Archibald Thorniff, Arthur Tibbetts, Charles Edward Tiley, Malcolm Leonard Trottier, Eugene Tucker, John Roxburg Turner, Willis Everett Walker, Gilbert Madison Walsh, John Maynard Whalen, Thomas Aloysius Wood, Dwight Clifford Woods, Frederic Mansur Page 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 104 69 70 71 105 72 73 74 75 76 77 106 107 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 108 m [Bl |lll!lll!llll!IH!!!lll!lll!linil!lli!lllll|Hll!ll!lllllilil!l B Srnrktnn's Apprrrialtott. The world's histor}- is replete with wonderful accomplish- ments of soldiers and sailors performed at the call of their country, and their heroism and devotion to dut}* has made pos- sible great progress toward providing comfort and happiness for the people. The first call to arms of our Country was to establish a government by the people and for the people, and the righteous- ness of their cause triumphed after a long struggle during which many patriots made the supreme sacrifice on the altar of duty. At no time in war has our flag been unfurled for an unjust cause and the ready response demonstrates love of country and patriotism unparalleled in the annals of historj-. When these United States, because of the call of humanity, became involved in the great World War 1914-1918. more than 2,000.000 men. the flower of the nation's young manhood, were in an incredibly short time formed into an army that will go down on the pages of history as the greatest the world has seen. It seems only yesterda\- that we looked into those boyish, smiling faces as the\" departed, where they knew not. to serve, suffer and sacrifice that the honor and dignit\- of their country be upheld. Many are returning to home and family conscious of having performed their full duty and are received with joyous welcome by all. Xinety-seven of Brockton's sons we will be unable to welcome, as their names have been added to that glorious list of martyrs to the cause of liberty, and their bodies lie in far off lands marked by the white cross, the emblem of service and sacrifice. We. as Brocktonians and Americans, lovingly cherish their memory and appreciate to the utmost the deeds thej' performed and can onl}' be reconciled to our great loss b}' our faith in the Supreme Ruler that he has ere now called them to a greater reward in a heavenlv home. j-f^ J:i:i!:iii::!i!!';,i;.,;!.:ii:i!:!;;':::::,::i,;'::: 52 Walter Lindskog of the Depot Brigade, 27th Co., 7th Bat- tahon, was born September 30, 1891, in Brockton, the son of Anders Magnus and Elizabeth (Applegren) Lindskog, now of 25 Temple St. He was educated in the public schools and the Brockton Business College, and was for nine years employed in the office of the M. A. Packard Company shoe factory as bookkeeper. He was a member of the Swedish Lutheran church, and the John Erickson Lod9"p K. of P. He went to Camp Devens, September 21, 1917, where he was in the 76th Division. From there he was sent to Camp Merritt, N.J., for overseas service March 31, 1918. He started across, but on account of trouble to the transport they were obliged to turn back after sailing only a few miles. On April 6, 1918, he was stricken with pneumonia and died April 10, 1918, at Camp Merritt Base Hospital, Hoboken, N.J. 53 [5 Lieut. William Allen Manchester, of the U.S.S. Solace, was born July 6, 1892, in Providence, R. I., son of Walter Allen and Lillian M. (Adams) Manchester. He received his education in the public schools of Bristol, R. L, and Brockton, Mass., and was graduated from the Massa- chusetts Nautical Training" School in 1909. He entered the Naval Auxiliary service in 1913 and gained promotion until he became First Officer. When war was de- clared the Auxiliary service was taken over by the Navy Depart- ment and he was given the rank of Lieutenant, Junior Grade. While stationed on^the Pacific Coast he married Miss Mabel M. Haas of San Francisco February 1, 1916. Shortly afterward they came to Brockton and while there made their home with Lieut. Manchester's mother, Mrs. Albert Gray, 108 Burksidc Avenue. He served on board the Vulcan, Nanshan, Justin, Nereus, Sterling, and the hospital ship Solace, where he was taken ill and given sick leave in October, 1917, i)assing away at Dr. Emerson's hospital at Forest Hills February 18, 1918. He was a member of Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. and A. M. |iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini!iiiiniiiiiiiiinii!iiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iii^ 54 Private Edward Michael McAvoy, of 20 Smith Avenue, was born in Benedicta, Maine, March 28, 1886, and came to Brockton, from North Easton, when fourteen years old. His parents were Thomas Henry McAvoy and Mary Theresa (Crowe) McAvoy. The father died about ten vears aa:o, and the mother is now livino^ at 20 Packard St. He went into a shoe factory at an early age, and worked at the trade for fifteen years, being at different times at the Snow factories, George E. Keith, A. J. Bates, and was working for the L. Q. White Company at the time of entering service. He entered the service May 26, 1918 from Webster, Mass., and was in Company M, 314th Infantry, 79th Division. He sailed overseas July 2, 1918, with the 76th Division, but was transferred to the 79th. After only about two months' service in France, he was killed at Marlincourt, in the Argonne sector, September 26, 1918. He was a member of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union, St. Margaret's church, and of the Knights of Columbus. He was the sole support of his widowed mother. B] |linillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llliiiHiiinniiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiin 55 Private Arthur William B. McEvoy of the 297th Aero Prov. Serv. Squadron, Carnegie Institute of Technology. Pittsburg, Pa., was born in North Brookfield. April 24. 1897. He was the son of Patrick T. and Margaret Bergen McEvoy of 84 Ellis St.. Brockton. He was educated in the Brockton public schools and was employed as a salesman for the Brown Gates Company of Springfield. Alass. He was a member of St. Edward's church. He made several attempts to enter the service before being accepted at the Carnegie Institute. He was rejected in each case because of his eyes. He died of influenza at the Carnegie Institute October 19, 1918. E miniimmiiiiiiiiiiimiiiii!!ii!!ii!iiiiii'.i:!in!iiiii!!ii!:'.i nni 56 nnnmin mmiii Ambrose Alien McGee Private Ambrose Allen McGee of Co. E, 34th U.S. Engineers was born November 7, 1887. at Eastport, Maine, and came to Brockton when three years of age. He was the son of John Albert McGee, formerly a barber of Brockton, now of Prospect Street. Fall River, and the late Jennie Rebecca (Cook) McGee. He was educated in the Brockton Grammar School and later learned the trade of gimp maker and was employed by Smith and Wade. He was a ranchman in Covington, Ky., when he entered the service. He enlisted at Covington, Ky., in July, 1918, having previ- ously made an unsuccessful attempt to enter the service in Brock- ton. He went overseas with the 34th Engineers and died in France October 8, 1918, of pneumonia. Four sisters survive him : Mrs. Blanchard M. Emer}^ lives at 24 Frankton Avenue Brockton ; Mrs. J. B. Edson, West Bridgewater ; Mrs. Everett Gray, 45 Lowell Street, Brockton, and Mrs. John Donahue of St. Louis, Mo. B| |iiiiiiii!iui!imiimiirniiiii!!i[!iii!i||iiiiiiiiiiiHiii!iiiii !;illlllli!!lill imiiii 57 E Private Allan Macintosh, Medical Detachment, Co. E, 101st Infantry, was born in Scotland, April, 1889, and came to Brock- ton in 1902. He was the son of Job and Mary Macintosh of Millis, Mass. He was educated in the Brockton public schools and was a member of the Waldo Congregational Church. He enlisted in May, 1917, in the Fifth Mass. Infantry, and sailed for overseas in September the same year with the 101st Infantry. He was instantly killed when dressing the wounds of a com- rade whom he brought from the front to the dressing station. He had been previously cited for bravery in action three times. |lillllllllimil!lllll!||||||l||||llllllllll|||l!llllllllllll!llllli;illllllll!llllll!ill!lllll[liliri WMi\ ra 58 Private Louis Steve Aliller of the East Ontario Regt. of In- fantry, C.E.F., was born about 1888 in Rockland. Mass., the son of Louis F. and Julia Agnes (H3'land) Miller, now of 827 Main St., Brockton. He was educated in the Brockton pubHc schools, and after leaving school worked for some time with his father in the market. He afterward went to Winnipeg and was working in a hotel when he enlisted in the 90th Canadian Battalion, Novem- ber 5, 1915. His army number was 186303. His wife is dead, but his three children are now living. He was reported "killed in action" May 3, 1917. 59 Private Louis A. Minsk, of 27th Co.. Depot Brigade. Camp Deveiis. and later of Casualty Department, connected with Medi- cal Department. France, and later of 9th Infantry. France. Co. E. was born in Russia, son of Harry and Zipera Minsk, now of 5 Skinner St.. Brockton. He was educated in the Brockton public schools. He worked in Brockton in the shoe business, and tailoring. He was a member of the Y.M.H.A. and Unity Lodge. Xo. 44. K. of P. He entered the service December 3. 1917. and was sent to Camp Devens. He was killed in action, at ^t. Mihiel. France. September 12. 1918. He was said to be the only Jewish boy from the city of Brockton to be killed in service overseas. |mM!i!!ii[!iHi!iiiii!i!n|iii!::!:;ii:i!!!:i!i:,;:.i,i:;;:;i;;;:;:,,:^ 60 jJiiiilM y Harold Isam Mitchell, of the 814th Aero Squadron, of Wash- ington, D. C, was born in Brockton, July 28, 1890, the son of Ardella S. (Churchill) Mitchell and the late Herbert I.Mitchell. His mother now lives at 250 Ash Street. He was educated at the Brockton Grammar and High School and the Bryant & Stratton Commercial School of Boston. He was employed by the Isam Mitchell Co. of this city and later was lumber salesman for James & Akkot Lumber Co., Boston, and Morse & Buffum Co., Providence. He had two children, Herbert Isam Mitchell, born 1911, and Gwendolyn Mitchell, born in 1913. He enlisted in 1917 and while in the Aero Service was in- jured in the spring of 1918. He was discharged July 1, 1918, and died as a result of his injuries November 23, 1918. [^ |fnTnTTMn ii ii iii i iii ii iiiiiiii i ii i iiii i iiiiii!iiiiHiiii!!niii i iiiiiiii i u i iiiiii iiiiiiiiimi^ 61 Private Fred George Morris, Musician Coast Artillery Corps, was born in Moncton, N. B., Canada, the son of Walter and Annie M. (Bowles) Morris, now of Taunton, Mass. He was educated in the Brockton schools, coming here from Canada in 1890. He was employed as edgetrimmer at the Howard & Foster and E. E. Taylor factories. He was a member of Montello Lodge, K. of P., the Musicians' Union and the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union. He enlisted in the Coast Artillery as bandsman April 29, 1918. and served at Fort Warren and later at Fort Andrews in Boston Harbor. Illness compelled him to give up his duties as musi- cian and after the confinement in Fort Andrews Hospital he was sent to Army Hospital at Otisville, N. Y., but failed to re- spond to treatment and passed away at Otisville, N. Y., Novem- ber 1, 1918. fBl t llimiIMilliJ iii i ii ii ii iiii ii Mii!m i i iiii i ! i !i nim iii! !ii i !iiii|^ 62 Private Arthur H. Mortimer, of D Company, 58th Infantry, 4th Division, A.E.F., was born in Nova Scotia, August 31, 1894, the son of William E. and Vivian Mortimer, now of 1663 Main Street, Brockton. His parents moved to Brockton when he was about three years old, and he received his education at the Huntington School. After leaving school he worked for a number of years at the Woodard & Wright Last Co., but at the time he entered the ser- vice, March 28, 1918, he was with the Bradley & Osgood Car Co., of Worcester. He was an attendant at the South Congregational Church, and was well known in Campello. He was in the 8th Company, 2nd Battalion, of the Depot Brigade at Camp Devens before going across. He was wounded in the leg at Chateau-Thierry in July, and after several operations in Europe and since he came back to this country in January, he died of blood poisoning at Camp Devens, May 12, 1919. He is survived by a brother, who is in the navy, a sister, and his parents. [S] |lllllllllinillllllllllllllllllllllli!!lllllllll!lll!lUillll!llllllllllllllinillllllllll|||||linilll||!||imil^^ 63 Private Joseph Nadeau, Troop B, Fifth Cavalry. Fort Bliss, Texas, was born in Lewiston, Maine, November 1, 1898, the son of Mrs. Anaise Bussiere, now of 1 Barry St., Brockton, Mass. He came to Brockton August 30, 1910, and was educated in the Sacred Heart (French) parochial school. He was a shoe worker and had been employed in several of the local shoe factories. He was a communicant at the Sacred Heart church. He enlisted in the Army in Maine, May 4, 1918. He was taken ill with pneumonia early in March, 1919, and died March 6th, at Fort Bliss, Texas, Burial was in this city with a military funeral. |llllllllllllllimilllllll!llllll!lli!llllllllll!llll!Uinil!lll!!i;illlll!ll!lll!ll!!IIIIIIIIIIITITTTn^^ E) 64 Edgar Emanuel Nelson Private Edgar Emanuel Nelson of Co. D, 328th Inf., A.E.F., was born in Stoughton, November 3, 1893. He was the son of John and Mathilda (Hedberg) Nelson of 8 Woodward Avenue, Brockton. He was educated in the public schools of Stoughton and Brockton, and was a shoe worker by trade. He was called to service October 5, 1917, and was trained at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia, sailing for France in May, 1918. He was killed in action October 9, 1918, in the town of Apremont by German machine gun bullets. Nelson volunteered to take a message to the officer in command at the front, but was shot soon after he started. His last words were, "Tell mother that I died a hero." |i i ii i i iiini i iiii i iim i i ii iiii ii iimiiiimiiiii iii iuii i ii!iuiiiiiii!iiiii!iiiiiiiimiiiiimm i iiii^ 65 B Private Lyndon Chalmer Nelson of the 23d Co., 5th Reg., U.S.M.C, A.E.F., was born in Brockton. January 24, 1898. He was the son of Chalmer and Cora B. (Hall) Nelson of 103 French Avenue, Brockton. He was educated in the public schools of Brockton and was a carpenter by trade. He was a member of the South Congregational Church Sun- day school. He was with the first contingent to go to France with Gen- eral Pershing in 1917. He was with the Machine Gun Battalion of the 23d Company. He received a badge of distinction of a first-class marksman soon after entering the war. He was the 3'oungest soldier in his compan}-. He was killed in action June 10, 1918, and is thought to be the first Brockton boy to die in action. |llllllllllllllll!lllllllii'iiinm'i!iii!iiiiii!i!TTTmm m 66 Corporal John Leo O'Donnell of Battery E, 320th Field Artil- lery, 82d Division, A.E.F., was born May 3, 1892, in Brockton, the son of Michael Joseph and Julia (Walsh) O'Donnell. The father is deceased and the mother makes her home at 247 Court Street. He was educated in the public schools of Brockton. He had been employed as a shoe worker in the T. D. Barry Company factory and also in the Thompson Bros. Inc. factory and as a street car conductor on the Quincy division. He was a member of St. Colman's church, the Holy Name Society and the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union. He left Brockton for Camp Devens Sept. 21, 1917, and was sent to Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 23, 1917, and on May 12, 1918, was transferred to Camp Mills, Long Island, N.Y. He sailed for France May 18, 1918, with his battery. He served with his battery through the Argonne-Meuse and St. Mihiel offensives. On the morning of Oct. 22, 1918, the bat- tery commenced firing and the German artillery answered. Cor- poral O'Donnell was struck in the stomach by a piece of shell which passed through his body, and he died shortly afterwards. rm][ n^Tm m ! i i!ii ii i iii i iiiiiiii i n i iiii ii iii ! niiii i mii mTiTTW 67 Private George Olen, U.S. Infantr^^ A.E.F., was born in Moranda, Italy, in 1892. His parents now live in Italy. He was a mason by occupation and had also worked as a fireman. He had worked for several local contractors. He made his home when in Brockton at 214 Court Street at the home of B. Pinta who is now living in Bridgewater. He left Brockton in the summer of 1916 for Providence, where he enlisted February 15, 1917, in the infantry and was among the first soldiers sent to France. When he enlisted he gave the name of Bennie Pinta, 214 Court Street, as the person to be notified in an emergency. He was officially reported killed in action June 6, 1918. The exact date of his death is not known. B] | mii i iiiimiiii ii ii ii iii i ii i i i iinmii i ii ii ii!iiiiiiimi i !iiiiiiim ii iii i ii i iiiiiii i N i ii| ||i ii i iiH 68 Corporal Harold Francis Owens, of the 4th Motor Mechanics Division, 13th Co., Signal Corps, was born in Whitman, Mass., June 9, 1893, the son of Robert Emmet Owens and Anna Maria (Casey) Owens, now of IZl Montello St., Brockton. He was educated in the Brockton grammar and high schools, and was a member of St. Margaret's church. For a time after his enlistment on December 15, 1917, he was at Camp Dix, N.J., and was later transferred to Georgia. He died in France, September 18, 1918, a victim of pneumonia, and was buried in the military cemetery 7)2, near Issoudun, Indre, France. | lt l ll llll llllllll l lll l lll ll lllll l llli!lll i mill!l!IIIUII I II!llllllllll l l l [iUIlJiJliMll l llin E) 69 Private Leslie Brandon Parmenter, Co. F, Ninth Infantr}-, A.E.F., was born in Brockton. Oct. 15. 1887. son of Ira E. and Emma Susanna (Huntington) Parmenter. now of \\'est Bridge- water, formerly of 221 Spring St., Brockton. He was educated in the public schools of Brockton. He was an expert accountant and had been employed for five j-ears with the George Snow Compan}' of Brockton, three ^-ears with the A. C. Lawrence Leather Company of South Boston and for four 3'ears prior to entering the service with the George E. Keith Compan}^ of Brockton. He was a member of the Central Methodist church. He left for Camp Devens Sept. 12. 1917. Lud remained at that camp until February. 1918. with 20ch Co.. Fifth Battalion, Depot Brigade. After training two months in France, he was placed in the Ninth Regiment. He was seriously wounded by bursting shrapnel Jul}' 3, 1918. and was killed in action Octo- ber 8. 1918, on the Champagne Front, at St. Etiene-a-Armes, France. m B iii!niimmiimiiiiiiiiiiiiii::ii!iiiiiiiiii'.i!!!iiiiiiii!!i!!:i !!i!i!iiiniii;ii!iiiiii!iiMiiiiiiiiii)iiiiii:ii!iiiin!ii;:.iii.:,:.,. 70 IxU First Lieutenant Lawrence E. Pierce of the 5th U.S. Cavah'y. was born in Brockton, Ma}^ 12, 1890. He was the son of PhiHp E. and Sadie (Parker) Pierce. The father is now living at 9 Day Avenue. He was a soldier by profession, first entering" the service December 20, 1907, being assigned to Troop H, 12th U.S. Cav- ah-y. He was appointed a corporal May 7, 1910, and a sergeant October 7. 1910, while at Fort Wm. McKinley. He was dis- charged September 8, 1910, and re-enlisted the following day, his sergeant's warrant continuing in force. He was discharged at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, December 8, 1914, and re-enlisted the day following. He was made a first sergeant September 20, 1915, at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, and was discharged at Colum- bus, New Mexico, July 12, 1917, to accept a commission as lieu- tenant of cavalry. He was commissioned a first lieutenant in 1918 and transferred to the Pioneer Infantry, where he was acting captain at the time of his death. He died October 12, 1918, at Camp Stuart, Virginia. m 71 iiiiiuiiMiiumiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil i] Theodore Rentrope Prouty Lieut. Theodore Rentrope Prouty. of the 301st Infantry, U.S.R., was born in Brockton June 5. 1889. the son of Henr}^ R. and Margaret F. (Hetherington) Prouty, now of Allen Road, Scituate. Mass. He was educated in the public schools of Brockton, Alassa- chusetts Institute of Technolog3\ Columbia University. Research Work at the Sorbonne. Paris. France. He was assistant master of Repton School, Tarrjiiown. X. Y. He was a member of the Alumni Association of M.I.T. and of the Alumni Association of Columbia Universit}'. N. Y. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant at Plattsburg August 15, 1918. He died following a short illness at Base Hospital No. 15, Chaumont, France. October 24, 1918. and was buried at Chaumont, Haute Marne, France. He sailed for France Janu- ary 1, 1918. [Bl|iiiiiiiimniiniiiii!iiiimi!i.':ii!iii lllirii!l!!!lilllllll!lli:rT.!!llli:'l!l.'l!' 72 il!H'lini!.Jiii:i!ll!lllili:!!H)l!!IJmi:iJ Stephen Redmond Private Stephen Redmond was born in Russia in 1893, the son of Stephen and Josephine (Loolo) Redmond, now residents of 22 Intervale Street, Brockton. He was educated in the How- ard and Franklin schools and had been employed in the factory of the F. F. Field Co. He was a member of St. Rocco Church. He enlisted in Portland, Me., in March, 1918. He died of pneumonia November 7, at Fort Preble, Me. Before entering the army he had served three years in the United States Navy. E |iiiiiiiiiii[iiiiiiiiiiijijjiijiii!iiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiniiii!iiiiiiiiMiiiiiniiii^ 73 Second Class Seaman George Alva Reynolds, of the U.S. Naval Reserve, was born October 22, 1896, in Brockton, the son of Alva P. and Mary A. Reynolds of 18 Hazel St. He was educated in the Brockton public schools. He worked as a truck driver for J. M. Poole at the time he entered the service, and prior to that he worked for B. A. Sears and William Billings & Co. He was a member of the local State Guard and the Nuncka- tessett Canoe club. He entered the service in July, 1918, being sworn in at Provi- dence, R.I. He died of blood poisoning at the Chelsea Naval hospital, December 21, 1918. |lll!llllllll!llllllll!llll!llllll!!lllllllllllll!l!lllllilllllll!lllllllllllllllllll!!illllllllllimi(lllllllil!lli;ilK^ E) 74 Fireman James Henry Rodenbush of the U.S.S. "Wainwright" was born in Brockton November 11, 1890, the son of Joseph and Annie M. (Grace) Rodenbush, of 36 Snow St., Brockton. He was educated in the Brockton public schools and was a member of St. Patrick's church. He enlisted in the navy March 23, 1917, and was a second- class fireman on the U.S.S. "Wainwright," which was one of the first six destroyers to leave Boston for foreign waters. He was lost overboard August 4, 1917, and his body was recovered August 12. He was buried with full military honors at Queens- town, Ireland, and a monument has been erected over his grave by the crew of the "Wainwright." He is believed to be the first Brockton boy who died in foreign waters during the war. [Bl|[imiIllIfflI Di ' iii i ni iii iii i i;i i i:iiiiin i n!i!iiiiiinii!iiii ; i i iii iiii i i ! iiiiii ; ! ^^ 75 Private John Herbert Ryan of the Headquarters Co., 1st U.S. Engineers. A.E.F.. was born in Xovember. 1893. in Lowell, the son of WilHam and Ellen (Shay) Ryan, deceased. He was educated in the public schools of Lowell and Brock- ton. — making his home with his aunt. ^Mar}- J. Tighe since the death of his parents. In Brockton he was employed by the Geo. E. Keith Co. He was a communicant of the St. Margaret's Church and was a member of the Boot & Shoe Workers' Union. He enlisted at Brockton, in April. 1917. February 27, 1918, was given as the official date of his death from meningitis in France, being buried with full military honors. [Bl|' "" i'i' 'n i iii ii iiii ! ii i ! i i i i ii ! ' !i ' !ii ! i iii ii ! ii ! ii; i n ! i ii! !!i: !:! !i : !i ! i!n! i:ii:!i!:iiiiiiiMiiiini!M;';.it^ 76 Private Donald Francis Saxton, First Lancashire Regiment, Royal Field Artillery, British Army, was born in Brockton, May 26, 1898, the son of Patrick Henry Saxton and Anne Mary (Harrington) Saxton. His home was at 51 Spring Street, Brockton. He was educated in the Brockton public schools. He was a shoemaker by trade and had been employed by T. D. Barry Co. and the Fred F. Field Co. He left America in September, 1915, for England on a cattle- boat, arriving September 20. Two days later he enlisted at Liverpool in the First Lancashire Regiment, Royal Field Ar- tillery, as a gunner and went into training at Sandwich, England. He died January 4, 1916, at the Nackington Hospital, Canter- bury, England. A brother, Philip Vincent Saxton, resides at 51 Spring Street, Brockton. Ell 77 Private Joseph Warren Smith, of C Co., 18th U.S. Regulars. A.E.F., was born October v3. 1897. in Boston, the son of Frank James and Jennie (Cook) Smith. He made his home at 21 Cary Street. He was educated in the Middleboro public schools, and then began work as a shoe worker, working in the cutting room of the C. A. Eaton Co.. Brockton, at the time of his entering the service. He enlisted before the United States entered the war and ser\'ed on the Mexican border. He went to France with Per- shing in the spring of 1917, and his division was cited for braver}- in the Soissons drive. He was slightly wounded and gassed July 18. 1918. He died in France, October 13, 1918, of pneumonia. .ii!r.i:!i!iiii, 3 K 78 Private Percy Allison Smith of the 18th Inf., K Co., A.E.F., was born November 10, 1894, in Brockton, Mass., the son of Albert Henry and Ella Francis (Hunt) Smith, now of 15 Brook St., Brockton. He was educated in the grammar schools of Brockton, He was employed as a shipper by the W. L. Douglas Shoe Company. He was a member of the First Universalist church and the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union. He left Brockton October 5, 1917, for Camp Devens, remain- ing there until April 4, 1918, when he left for France as a mem- ber of K Co., 1st U.S. Inf. He was in the battle of Cantigny. Later he served on the Marne and St. Mihiel fronts, and after- wards in the Argonne Forest, where he was wounded and taken prisoner. He was taken to a German hospital, where he died November 3, 1918. B |lllll!llllimmillll!llllllllll!lli!lll!llllll!llllllllllll!inillilllllll||llllllli|||l||llllini|||l^^ 79 Ensign Winthrop Floyd Smith, instructor at Bay Shore Avia- tion Station, L. I., was born in Ashmont, July 28, 1893, the son of Henry Floyd and Jennie (Saville) Smith. He was educated at the Henry L. Pierce School of Dorchester, and Phillips Exe- ter Academy, Williams College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He came to Brockton November 30, 1915, and was employed in the purchasing department of the Geo. E. Keith Co. He was a Master Mason, Paul Revere Lodge ; a member of the Com- mercial Club, the Walkover Club, and the Delta Kappa Epsilori Fraternity of Williams College. The Geo. E. Keith Co. sent him as their representative to the Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg in 1916. He enlisted at Newport May 3, 1917, and after a twelve weeks' course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ground School and ten weeks' flying at Key West, was commis- sioned an Ensign. He died of pneumonia at Bay Shore Avia- tion Station, Long Island, October 10, 1918. |llllilllllll!IIIIIIIIJMllilIUllillllliJllll!inill!inill!lll!llllllllM B 80 Private Joseph Melvin Stoddard, of the 23d Infantry, K Co., of Syracuse, New York, and later of the A.E.F., was born Sep- tember 5, 1889, in Brockton, the son of Joseph E. and Mary Agnes (Holland) Stoddard, now of 12 Orange Street, Brockton. He was educated in the Brockton public and Parochial schools. He was a shoe worker employed by the T. D. Barry Shoe Co. and the C. A. Eaton Co. He was a member of St. Colman's parish. He was killed in action on June 6, 1918, when a shot entered his head. He is survived by a wife, Eva (Avery) Stoddard, to whom he was married at Whitman on November 24, 1915. m 81 Private Daniel Francis Sullivan of the First Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Fort Totten, N.Y., was born December 6, 1887, in North Brookfield, the son of Michael J. and Hannah M. (Dug- gan) Sullivan, now of 33 Union St. He received his education at the Sacred Heart school in North Brookfield, and came to Brockton at the age of fifteen years with his parents, one l)rother and three sisters. He worked successively at the B. A. Sears & Sons' gro- cery store ; Peter J. Sullivan's pharmacy, Greenfield ; and An- glim's market, Brockton, which he left to enter the service. He was a member of St. Patrick's church. He entered the service July 8, 1918, for Fort Slocum, and was then transferred to Fort Totten, N.Y., where he died Sep- tember 24th, of lobar i)neumonia. liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinTnMT^ B 82 Captain John Louis Sweeney, of Supply Co., 306th Infantrj^, 77th Division, and later in command of Co. A, 306th Infantry, when he met death in France, was the son of Frank J. and Elizabeth (Liddle) Sweeney, both deceased, and was born in Hopkinton, June 15, 1880. His home was at 43 East Main St., Brockton, Mass. He was educated in the Brockton public schools, and imme- diately on finishing his studies he took up army life. He served nineteen years in the army, advancing from a private to a cap- tain in the regular army. He enlisted in June, 1901, at Boston as an infantryman. He was sergeant instructor in the state of Alabama for four years and was five years in the Philippines campaign. He won a first lieutenancy in August, 1917, and was sent to Camp Upton in September, 1917, from which place he started for France. He was killed in action October 14, 1918, while leading his com- pany in a charge. He was commended for gallantry in action August 27th and was recommended for a captaincy which was given to him the day he died of his wounds, October 14, 1918. He married Nell Gammell February 4, 1917, in Montgomery, Ala. He was a member of Maj. James A. Frye Camp, U. S. W. V., and of St. Paul's Episcopal church. fBl|(IlllIinim ii iiii ii i ii i iiniii'i i i i it'i'"i''''! i ni iTM!iui!iiiiiiiiiii!iiiii!iii!in 83 Private Alfred August Sylvia. Co. 21. Sixth Battalion. Depot Brigade. Camp Devens. was born in West Bridgewater. May 11 . 1894, and lived in that town until January. 1917. when he came to Brockton. He was a son of John August Sylvia and Theresa Rosa SA'lvia of West Bridgewater. He was educated in West Bridgewater and was engaged as a teamster by the Sterling Motor Car Co. at the time he was inducted into the service. He was married in March. 1916. to Ruth Lawson. His widow and one child survive. |UI..'':!;'l!l!l!!IHl!!!!"!'i:i':'.!li'l!!!!!ME] ][s 84 First Class Private Joseph Archibald Thompson, 302d Guard and Fire Co., Q.M.C., was born October 12, 1893, in Brockton, Mass., the son of Charles and Cassie Ames Thompson of 52 Byron Avenue. He was educated at the Whitman grammar school of Brock- ton and the Brockton Business College. He was employed as a motorman on the Bay State Street Railway for three years and ten months prior to service. He enlisted in the 10th Co. C.A.C., M.N.G., in April, 1913, and when his enlistment expired after three years he re-enlisted for six years in the same company. He was discharged as physically unfit on August 7, 1917, and then he was inducted into the limited service one year later. He reported at Camp Syra- cuse, N.Y., and was afterwards sent to Hoboken and attached to the 302nd Guard and Fire Co. He was discharged on December 20, 1918, and died at his home on January 1, 1919, from pneumonia, after an illness of ten days. Bl iiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin^ 85 Private Arthur Thorniff, of G Troop, 310th Cavah-y, and later transferred to A Battery, 59th Field Artillery, was born in Bulgaria. July 20, 1887, the son of Arthur T. and Tama Boy- cheff Thorniff. now of Phillipopolis. Bulgaria. He w^as educated in the schools of Phillipopolis. At the time of entering the service he resided on Brookside Avenue, this city. He was sworn in at Fort Slocum Ala}' 10, 1918. At a later date he was transferred to Fort Ethan Allen, as a member of Troop G, 310th Cavalry. He died November 5, 1918. at Fort Richmond, Va., a victim of pneumonia. He had been employed in this city as a conductor on the Bay State Street Railway Co.. was a member of the Amalgamated association of Street and Electric Railway employees of America, Division No. 235. and was a member of Brockton Lodge of Moose, Division No. 692. inim!iiiniiimiininmmiJ!ii!ni!imn!!!!iiimiiii!ni:i;! !!ll!milliHlllim!!llli;!ll!;!l!l!lillllllilll Itlilillllllill 86 Corporal Charles Edward Tibbetts of Co. K, 326th Inf., 82nd Division, A. E. F., was born in Randolph, March 23, 1894, and came to Brockton in 1895. He was the son of Wm. L. Tibbetts, now of South Stoughton, and Ida M. (Kilburn) Tibbetts, now of Cohasset. He was educated in the Brockton public schools. He was a machinist and was employed by the Sterling Motor Car Company of Brockton. He went to France in April, 1918, and served in the Soissons- Rheims salient. He was commended for bravery and was killed in action August 4, 1918. He had previously been wounded in the leg while crossing the German wire, but kept on until he reached the objective. During the retirement, he located a wounded stretcher bearer and was carrying him to the first-aid station when both were killed by shell fire. |iiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiii|iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;ii^ ^ 87 Sergeant Malcolm Leonard Tiley. Co. D, 301st Supply Train at Camp Devens, later selected for Officers' Training School, was the son of Samuel A. and Ida Louise (Washburn) Tiley of 378 Ash St., Brockton. He leaves a widowed mother, a widow and one child, born February 6, 1919. He was educated in the Brockton public schools. He worked for the Edison Illuminating Compan}-, construction department, prior to entering the service. He was a member of the First Universalist church. He left for Camp Devens. September 7. 1917. with the lirst five percent. He was made a corporal in October. 1917. and a sergeant in November. 1917. He entered Officers' Training School on May 15. 1918. was transferred to Camp Hancock. Geor- gia, Machine Gun Centre, June 18. 1918. and died at that camp October 17, 1918, of pneumonia. He was 23 years of age. s1 |llllimilll!llll!llllllllinilll!'ll!lllimillll!llll!lllll!!l!!!!:i!l!17lll!llllll!ll!llinillMI!mi^ 88 Corp. Eugene Trottier was born May 1, 1888, in Lowell, the son of Joseph Trottier and Marie (Roy) Trottier, now of Ma- rion Avenue, Manchester, N. H. He was educated in New Mar- ket, N. H., and had been employed for three years at the fac- tory of the L. Q. White Co., in Bridgewater. He was married in Brockton May 17, 1908, to Mary Agnes Sharkey, and she and their daughter Evelyn are now living at 80 Wyman Street. He was a member of Brockton Nest of Owls, of the Foresters of America, and the Sacred Heart Church. He was a member of the Infantry and was killed in action, August 4, 1918. |Bl|"milllillllllllllllllllMlllli:!lilll|lll!l!l!l!lllllllllllllllllilllllllilllllllllll!lllM 89 John Roxburgh Tucker Private John Roxburgh Tucker, Medical Detachment, 71st C.A.C., was born January 23, 1890, at Norton, Mass., and came to Brockton in 1907. He was the son of Zachary T. and Diana Hibson Tucker. His mother, Mrs. Diana Marks, now lives at 39 Goddard Road. He was educated at the Norton grammar school, the Norton high school, and the Brockton Business College. After gradu- ating from school, he became a moving picture operator and worked at the Empire Theatre. At the time of his enlistment he was working in Portland, Maine, and gave up his position there so as to come here and enlist from his home town. He attended the Unity church while in the city. He enlisted in November, 1917, and sailed for overseas on July 31. 1918, with the 71st C.A.C., and was stationed at Angers, France, until he died from pneumonia on November 13. 1918. His mother has had many letters of commendation from his comrades in arms. illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!l!l!llllllllll!limilillll!llll!lini!llll!M!i:i!:!l!!l!llllllli;illi^ i:'.ii;i!i:!.!!^iii| 90 Private Willis Everett Turner, 17th Co., Camp Merritt, was born in Boston, October 26, 1882, and was the son of the late Frederick Prescott Turner and Abbie Inez (Flight) Turner who is now living in Chelsea. He was educated in the public schools of Boston and at the time of entering the service was a pianist in local theatres. He enlisted July 27, 1918, at Fort Revere, and was sent to Camp Merritt where he died September 28, 1918. He was married March 19, 1903, to Lotta L. Davies of East Boston who, with two children, survive him, and now live at 59 Fuller Street. |^{lllllllllllllllllllimilllllllllllllllll!llllll!l!lllUIIIII!lllll|i|l|l|||||||i|i||iilll||||n 91 Private Gilbert Madison Walker, Co. G, 38th U.S. Infantry, was born December 12, 1889. in Brockton, a son of the late J. Henry A. and Jane Walker. He was educated in the Winthrop and High schools. He was a communicant of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Private Walker enlisted December 13th, 1917, and from Fort Slocum, N. Y., went to Camp Dix, N. J., later going to Camp Hancock, Ga., when promised early service overseas. Late in March, 1918, he was given a permanent assignment at Camp Merritt, N. J., where he joined the 38th Infantry, regular army, sailing overseas March 28. Early in June the regiment went into active service, and July 15 found them with the Third Division, on the Marne, the regiment guarding the railroad at Mezy. Private Walker was one of the outposts and these platoons bore the brunt of the German assault on the 15th, the day he was killed. His company and regiment repulsed the attack and took many prisoners. Private Walker was employed at the Sturgis-Jones Last Co. In September, 1917, he married Florence L. Weeks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Weeks, 104 West Chestnut Street. His wife, four brothers and three sisters survive. His nephew, Lieut. J. Grantley Hall, of Maiden, Royal Air Force, was killed in an air combat August 8, less than a month later. ^|lllll!lllllllllllllimilllllllllllll!llllllllll!l!lllUnill!!lll!llllllllllllllllll!llllllllllinilllll!l!n!illlii^^ 92 Private John Maynard Walsh of the National Guard, D Co., 5th Inf., and later with the 101st Inf., 56th Brigade, 26th Division, was born June 1, 1893, in Prince Edward Island, the son of Edward James and Bridget (MacDonald) Walsh, now of 1183 Warren Avenue, Brockton. He was educated in the Brockton public schools. He worked for three years for A. B. Hastings & Son as mechanic. He was a member of St. Margaret's church and of the S.P.T.A.S. He enlisted July 25, 1917, in Co. D, 5th Mass. Regiment later a part of the 101st Regiment. He sailed for France in September, 1917. On July 18, 1918, he was gassed at Chauteau Thierry, and on October 27, 1918, he was killed in action at Bois de Belleau. m|| »iimimmiiii||||||||||iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! 93 :ii ii iiiiii i iniiiiiiiiini ;! ;iiii!iiiiiiiiii s Sergeant Thomas Alo3sius Whalen. cook Company B. 301st Supply Train. A.E.F., was born in Brookfield. 1894. the son of Michael Dominick and Bridget Theresa (Callahan) Whalen, now of 654 Main Street. He was educated in St. Patrick's Parochial school this city. He was employed as a teamster and a clerk after leaving school. He was associated with Ryan's Express. Boston Ice Cream Co.. Brockton Public Market Co.. and just before leav- ing for the service he was employed by the Fraser Dr}- Goods Co. He was a member of St. Patrick's Church. Sergeant Whalen was one of the first Brockton men to leave in the selective draft. Although he had a high order number he sought special induction ahead of his turn and was one of the first group to leave here for Camp Devens where he received his preliminary training. Before leaving for France he married Miss Adeline Rose Be- dore of 317 Court Street. He was in France some time when he was taken ill with pneumonia and his death occurred December 2, 1918. 04 -IM Private Dwight Clifford Wood of Co. I, 73rd Inf., Camp Devens, was born in Marlboro, January 8, 1895, and came to Brockton in 1910. He was the son of John Dwight and Alice Morris Wood of Brockton. He was educated in the Whitman and Brockton public schools and in the Brockton night school. He was a graduate of Brockton night high school. He was a shoe worker and had worked for Howard & Fos- ter and the Diamond Shoe Company. He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal church and the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union. He entered the service July 21, 1918, going to Camp Devens, where he died September 30, 1918, of pneumonia. |lllimilHilllll!lllllllllllllll!illllll!l!IIH!l!ll!lllllll!!llinilllllllllllllll!l!lllllllimilli;illimiilllllli^ 95 O"' g ^J [b] [^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ iiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiimiiiiiMl fi' HE following pages are devoted to men who may not have been living in Brockton at the time they entered the service. The Honor Roll Committee feels that they belong in the Brockton book, and that they should also be honored by the places from which they went. Too much cannot be done to honor the memories of those who gave their lives that the world might be free. iiiiiiiiiiimiiiiriiiiiiiTuiM;; lilillllilllll nl i ::!:in:iiii!iiiiiiniiHTr 97 E The life sketches in this book were written by the reporters on the Brockton Enterprise and Times, from the Honor Roll Record Cards, supple- mented by facts furnished by relatives and friends. — G. C. H. mnii!mmn!iiiiiiiii iimii!!ii!iii!i!!i'.r.!iTT^ !!'!ii!:!ii!i!ii!::'!ii!i!:!i!ii!i!i!iniii;i'^ '!!':'i^::-i:!.i;'.i;i,ii,:,,,,,i,ii:-..,uaiX.iiau| 98 Private Robert Harris Barker, signal man of Co. I, 16th Infantry, was severely wounded in the head and arms, July 20 to 22, 1918, at Soissons, the pivotal point of the famous American- French counter offensive. He died in an American base hospital in Paris, August 10th. He was buried with military honors in the American military cemetery at Suresnes, near Paris. Private Barker sailed for France under the American Field Service in May, 1918, and drove an ambulance for a few weeks. Then he drove the pilot truck in a munition section, which was cited. He later enlisted as a private in the American army. It was reported but not confirmed that he was the first American to enlist with Pershing's men in France. According to comrades, he frequently volunteered for scout work in no man's land or in the German trenches. Detailed in- formation is lacking, because a large part of his company was wiped out in holding its gains at Soissons. Private Barker was born in Hanson, March 20, 1895, son of Albert F. and Lucy C. Barker. He spent his boyhood in Brock- ton. He was graduated from the Lincoln grammar and Brockton high schools, and attended Rhode Island State college. He was in the emploj^ of the Brockton Public Market when he entered the service. | mii ii iini i iiiiiiii ii ii i iimiiiiimiiiii i iniiiiiiuii i ii!iiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiii iiiH 99 Gardner Albert Barnstead Private Gardner Albert Barnstead, Headquarters Company, 104th Inf., was the son of John Albert and Ada Millicent (Gard- ner) Barnstead of 9 Bowen Avenue, West Somerville, Mass. He was born February 15, 1894, in Gardner, Mass., and came to Brockton at the age of 17. He was educated in the Reading and Brockton pubHc schools. He worked as a tack maker for the W. W. Cross Company for four years. He married June 27, 1911, Mary Elizabeth Borden. He enlisted in West Somerville in order to be in the same Company with his father who was the oldest man in the Com- pany. He was at Westfield in July, 1917. and went across with the 26th Division September 27, 1917. He was a mounted orderlj^ at the front and was with his regiment at Chemin-des-Dames, Toul, Chateau-Thierry. He was wounded by a shell at Chateau-Thierry July 19. 1918, and died the next day. He was twice cited for bravery in action. The above picture was taken two days before he was killed. R|| iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiimiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiii!iiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiri|||iiiiiiiiiii^ 100 Lieutenant Ralph Michael Cummings, age 22 years, 1 month, 1 day. Aviator pilot. Enlisted June 1, 1917. Commissioned at Fort Worth, Texas, December 24, 1917. Appointed instructor in Royal Aviation Force at Forth Worth, Texas. Killed in aero- plane crash at Camp Taliaferro No. 1, Forth Worth, Texas, January 16, 1918. Oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cum- mings of West Bridgewater, Mass. 101 Private Frank B. Edlund, of the 78th Field Artillery, Battery C, was born in Brockton about 1892, and was the son of Albert Edlund, now of Cochesett. He was educated in the Brockton schools, and was a shoe operator working for the George E. Keith Co. Soon after war was declared he tried to enlist but was re- jected because he did not weigh enough. He was determined to get into the service so he went to New Hampshire where he stayed until he gained nearl}' forty pounds, and then he was ac- cepted at Fort Slocum June 7, 1917. He went from there to Camp Logan, Texas, where he was discharged for physical dis- ability February 6, 1918, dj'ing of tuberculosis at the home of his parents Alay 29, 1918. |lll!limii;illimill!llllllllll!!lllllllimil!l!!!!l!ll!li!!llll!:i!mi!l!!l!l!linil!i!lllll(. 102 --UijI Private First Class George Herbert Kingman, 94th Aero Ser- vice Squadron, was born in Brockton, August 17, 1886, the son of Morton A. and Grace (Howard) Kingman, 50 Woodside Ave- nue, Campello. He was educated in the Brockton grammar and high schools, and attended the South Congregational church. He was affiliated with St. George Lodge, A.F. and A.M. After leaving school, he worked with his father in the pro- vision business in Campello. At the time of his enlistment he was connected with the Avon Sole Company. He enlisted in August, 1917, in the aviation service and was sent to Kellc}^ Field, Texas, assigned to duty with the 94th Aero Squadron (which eventually was commanded by Capt. "Eddie" Rickenbacker), and sailed for overseas in Octo- ber, 1917, one of the first 100,0(X) in France. He was stricken with meningitis on Dec. 31, 1917, and died New Year's day, 1918. E TTTTTTTTTI 103 Private James A. Oliver. Jr.. of Co. E. 104th Inf.. 26tli Division, A.E.F.. was born in Bridgewater. April 19. 1890. and came to Brockton in April. 1917. He was the son of James A. and Alary Jane (Sarginson) Oliver of Bridgewater. He was educated in the Brid.gewater public schools and Brock- ton evening high school. He had been employed as a clerk for the Geo. E. Keith Com- pany for eight years prior to entering the service. He was a member of the Brockton Y.M.C.A. ; Pioneer Lodge. No. 183. I.O.O.F.. of Bridgewater: the Walk-Over club, and the Bridgewater club. He enlisted September 21. 1917. and went to Westfield. sailing for France in December. 1917. He received a war cross April 12. 1918. and was killed in action in the Chateau Thierry drive July 20, 1918. |Bl| (nnTIIITIITTIl il l ll l l i l ll l l l lll , ':' i :!l|iiiii!i!!!!inMiiii'iiiij: i ! i !:^ inn ilUUijiiOLluJ :.i;i;iiiiii:ii.i| tB' 104 Private William Henry Pitts, 26th Co. 103rd Ammunition Train, A.E.F., was born in Brockton, March 27, 1894, the son of William A. and Catherine Agnes (Murphy) Pitts, now of 13 Tremont St. He went to the Shaw school and to the East Bridgewater public schools, as his parents moved to that town before he was ten years of age. After leaving school, he worked for some time on the home farm and then went into the George E. Keith factory, leaving there about 1916 to go to work driving a truck for the Empire Laundry Company, where he was at the time of entering the service. He belonged to St. Margaret's Catholic church in Campello. He was living in East Bridgewater at the time of registra- tion, but moved back to Brockton before he was called into the service. He went to Camp Devens April 16, 1918, and to Camp Mills exactly a month later, going from there to France, where he was with his company through the heavy battles, coming through without a scratch, to die of pneumonia at Comercy, France, Jan- uary 5, 1919. HI 105 Private George Franklin Shoughrow. of the 241st Battalion, Windsor Canadian Kilties, later of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces in France, was born January 11, 1891. in Brockton, the son of James Ambrose Shoughrow and Mary Ellen ( Dolan ) Shoughrow. now of 150 East Ashland Street. Brockton. He received his education in the local pul^lic schools. He was an automobile machinist in the employ of the Ford Automobile Company at Detroit. Michigan, prior to his entering the service. He was an attendant of the Brockton Roman Catholic churches. He died in a base hospital "Somewhere in France." on Janu- ary 27th, according to a report from the Director of Records at Ottawa. Ontario. |llllllllillllllllilllllillllllllll;li:lllillllll!l!!!ll^l!l!:ll!!:l:!:!:.!^:s!l:l:::|j:i:lli!l^^ 106 Private Mellen Bray Shurtleff of 19th Co., 5th Bat., Depot Brigade, Camp Devens, was born in Bourne, Mass., July 6, 1890, the son of Henry Freeman Shurtleff of Wareham. He was educated in the public schools of Bourne and East Carver, Mass. He followed the stage for several years and at the time of entering the service was employed as a machinist at the Plymouth Cordage Company. He was a member of the Actors' Union of New York City. He was inducted into the service February 25, 1918, at East Carver. He died Sepember 28, 1918, at Camp Devens, of influenza. B HE 107 JilI^J B Frederic Mansur Woods Sergeant Frederic Alansur Woods, of the 12th Co., Third Motor Mechanics Regiment, was born in Orange, Mass., Decem- ber 20, 1892, the son of Harry L. and Edith G. (Putnam) Woods, now of 148 North Elm St., West Bridgewater. He was educated in the Brockton public and high schools, the Passaic high school, Linsly Institute at Wheeling, West Vir- ginia, and at the Rhode Island State College. He was a member of the Theta Chi Fraternity. While still in college he enlisted in the Aviation Corps in Brockton in 1917, being detailed to the Motor Alechanics Division. He was sent to Fort Slocum, N.Y. ; then to Camp Dix, N.J., and to Camp Hancock, Ga., where he was made a sergeant. He was later transferred to Camp Greene, N.C., and Camp Upton, N.Y., from which place he sailed overseas in July, 1917. In September, 1918, he was taken ill with pneumonia and died October 2, 1918, at Base Hospital 14, Third Aviation Instruction Centre, at Issoudon, Camp Indre, France. He was buried in U.S. Cemetery No. 32. Sergeant Woods was an athlete of unusual ability, starring in baseball and football. He pitched for the South Congrega- tional church team of which church he was an attendant, and during his high school da^'s he also was a pitcher. He also pitched for the Brockton team in the Colonial League. | ii i ii i iimi ! m iii iiiniiiiiiiiii:i>;iiiimiii'j !i i i iiii i i i ! iiiii i ii |l|P'IIM|illiil! lililli,iiliimiiiHil :!!l.'!l!!ll!lii)| [^ 108