Frank Dennis Rogers, the second of five children of Dennis and Mary Ann (Doody) Rogers, wasborn November 9, 1891. His father would pass away after a long illness in 1903 when Frank waseleven. At the time of his entering the military as a private on December 13, 1917 he was astorekeeper residing in Wallingford, Conn., described as being of medium height, slender build,with gray eyes and dark hair. He served in the 322 Motor Repair…
Charles Morse Luther, the son of William A. and Ada C. (Rogers) Luther, was born in Johnston, R.I.on January 19, 1891. He served as a corporal in Co 470 of Motor Supply Train 418. He returnedto the United States on the USS Mount Vernon which left Brest on June 28, 1919, arriving inHoboken N.J, on July 5, 1919.In 1920 he was employed as a jitney chauffeur and resided with his brother Frank and sister-in-law Mabel…
Alfred Otto Veigel was born January 5, 1900 in Belleville Illinois, the child of German immigrants. At the time of his enlistment he resided in Belleville and was employed at the American Battery and Carbon Works. Together with his friend Raymond Yaekel, he enlisted in the army on May 4, 1918. He from New York to Europe on July 14th where he served in the 62nd Engineers on a medical detachment, and in the 86th…
Biography Frank Leonard Brines was born on May 22, 1897 in Morrill County, Nebraska. He was one of eight children of John Garret Brines and Julia Ann (Dunbar) Brines. He resided in Bridgeport, Nebraska and worked as a driver on a dray line. The letters below were written to Ella Tucker of Readington, Nebraska born July 31, 1900. Frank would sail for France aboard the Teucer on September 25, 1918 as a member of CoE,…
Born February 6, 1896, John C Roberts was eldest of six children of Alva Button Roberts and John Taylor Roberts. Both of John’s parents were pastors in The Church of the United Brethren in Christ and the founders of Indiana Central College (now the University of Indianapolis.) John and his brother William followed in their parent’s footsteps and became ministers in the United Brethren, while his sister Irene would marry a minister of the church. According to…
Mary Fee, one of three children of Charles and Belle Fee of Cisco, Texas was born in 1901 or 1902. Her was a merchant and City Commissioner and Mary often appeared on the social pages of Fort Worth newspapers. On November 9, 1936, she married William Wender. They resided in Shreveport, Louisiana where William died in 1988. Mary died on May 13, 2002 at the age of 100. The letters below were written to Mary…
Biography Royle Raymond Stafford was born on January 14, 1897 in Altoona, Kansas. His father C.A. Stafford was a successful businessman owning a fruit ranch in Washington, and Stafford’s Dry Goods & Grocery Store in Altoona, which he had established in 1888. In 1915, he and his friend Merill Gerkin would travel to San Francisco to as members of the Student’s Military Encampment. From San Francisco they would travel to Portland, Oregon by ship. In…
Robert Presley Thornton was born July 26, 1893 in Nelson County, Virginia, the son of Robert H. Thornton and Sarah B. Thornton. A chemist, he attended the agriculture college at Clemson University where he was the president of the tennis club and a member of the Calhoun Literary Society, graduating in 1915. After the war he founded Thornton Laboratories, Inc. in Tampa, Florida. He died January 14, 1979 at the age of 85 and was…
