Fred Shy was born August 23, 1890 in Lawrenceberg, Indiana. He was a skilled laborer employed by Bishop Saw Works. He was described as being short and slender with blue eyes and black hair. He enlisted December 11, 1917. He was a corporal in the 14th Co 4th Mechanized Regiment. He sailed for Europe on July 15, 1918. He returned to the U.S. aboard the USS Calamares which left St. Nazaire June 27, 1919 and…
William Strauss Motter, the eldest of four children of George and Margaret Strauss, was born in York, Pa on November 19, 1896. While a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania he and his fellow Penn student Samuel Brenner enlisted at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on March 16, 1918. He attended aviation school at Kelly Field Texas until June 20, 1918. He was a private in the 85th, 137th, 407th, and 254th Aero Squadrons serving in Europe…
