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 WORLD WAR ONE 
World War 1 Veterans of Washington and Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
"WASHINGTON'S PART in the WORLD WAR"
 World War Veterans recorded in above named book. More on book GOTO
Alphabetized by sections - Those who died - Medical Personnel - Officers
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Anderson, Fay Melvin, Pvt., Induct 07/24/1918, 11th Div. Camp Meade, d. 10/11/1918 bur. Dallas WV
Asbury, William R, b. 08/25/1888, s/o Wm A Asbury, Induct. 802nd Infantry 08/03/1918,died in France
Bebout, Charles, b. 08/10/1894, s/o John L Bebout, Camp Sherman, killed Chateau Thierry, 07/30/1918
Beierlein, Benjamin Thomas, b. 02/04/1898, s/o J J Beierlein, Co H 28th Div. wounded, d. 07/30/1918
Black, Robert Wallace, b. 10/18/1889, Camp Hancock, 108th Field Art. wounded Aug 22 d. 08/23/1918
Breese, Moffard Glenn, b. 05/12/1898, s/o Nannie Breese, Co D, 168th Inf. killed France 03/06/1918
Brightwell, Wilbour F, b. 09/02/1896, s/o W D Brightwell, killed air accident France, 10/26/1918
Coakley, John F., b. 04/14/1890, Induct 04/07/1918, Camp Lee overseas 06/06/1918, killed 10/04/1918
Comstock, Albert Clifford, Cpl., b. 03/16/1887, s/o Daniel O Comstock, 80th Div., France, KIA 1918
Cummins, John Austin, b. 08/06/1899, s/o Albert Cummins, 279th Aero Sq., 27th Div. d.. Aug 21, 1918 
Evans, Charles W., Cpl. b. 05/15/1898, s/o Foster Evans, 28th Div. France, KIA Argonne For.9/26/1918
Fetherlin, Henry G, b. 04/28/1895, s/o George Fetherlin, Co G, 319th Inf., killed Argonne Oct 8, 1918
Fisher, Lewis Edgar, b. 02/16/1896, s/o David Fisher, 347th Inf., d Camp Pike of diphtheria 02/20/1918
Forbister, William J. b. 01/10/1891, s/o Samuel & Jane Forbister of England, Br Exp Forces d. France 
Kerns, Guy L, b 09/27/1894 s/o Isabell Kerns, Hq Co, 107th Inf Camp Hancock, overseas, d pneumonia
King, Thomas Esli, Cpl. b. 06/29/1898, s/o F S King, Co H 110th Inf. KIA Argonne For 10/15/1918
King, Felix Moore, b. 07/19/1899, Reg Army, Machine Gun Co, 18th Inf., KIA France 07/22/1918
Landay, Isadore, Cpl., b. 04/15/1897, Co. F, 4th Div., overseas 04/24/1918, KIA 10/10/1918
Linton, Edwin Scott, b. 05/08/1893, s/o Edwin & Margaret Linton, France, d. scarlet fever, 11/14/1917
Marshall, Edward K, b 02/19/1896, s/o Edw. L & Nancy A Marshall, 28th Div KIA France 08/26/1918
McAdams, George Wallace, Sgt. b 04/11/1891, s/o D J & Rebecca Braden McAdams, d. 07/26/1918
McCarty, Alfred R. b. 11/25/1893, s/o June McCarty, France, 07/01/1918, drowned while bathing 
McClelland, John Fosterson, Cpl. b. 02/12/1896, s/o George McClelland, 28th Div. KIA 08/26/1918
McMullen, Marvin, b. 03/18/1888, s/o Nancy McMullen, Co A, 308th Inf. Died of influenza 
Miller, Charles Floyd, b. 02/24/1898, s/o I A Miller, d. of flu 10/05/1918. bur. at sea near Irish Coast
Morris, Walter R, b. 11/05/1895, s/o George Morris, France 05/1918, KIA Chat. Thierry 07/30/1918
Paden, John M, Sgt, b 01/29/1885, s/o Lena Paden, Co K 110th Inf. 28th Div. d. of wounds 07/29/1918
Paul, Howard L, b. 10/28/1896, s/o A L Paul, Navy, (7 trips USS Columbia) lost overboard 11/23/1918
Pettit, Eddie, b. 05/21/1898, s/o George Pettit, wounded 07/30/1918 Chateau Thierry died same day
Quinn, Leroy, Sgt., b. 06/22/1892, s/o Mary H Quinn, 208th Aero Sq, killed when plane fell 5000 feet 
Riggle, Guy Henry,Cpl., b. 02/27/1891, s/o John S Riggle, Camp Sherman, d. pneumonia 10/09/1918
Seal, Harold, Cpl., b. 06/26/1896, s/o Dora Seal, Co H, 110th Inf, 28th Div, wounded, d. 02/20/1919 
Shearer, Delbert A, b. 03/25/1898, Co H, 110th Inf, France, killed by sniper morning of 07/30/1918 
Streator, Paul M, Sgt.(act Lt), b. 10/10/1895, s/o F W Streator, Marines, Rec. DSC, KIA 11/09/1918
Swartz, Joseph A, b. 12/24/1888, s/o Albert Swartz, Co H. 38th Inf, KIA Argonne Forrest 10/08/1918 
Waters, William J, b. 08/25/1895, s/o Wm. & Carrie Waters, Co H, 110th Inf 28th Div KIA at Bitte, Fr.
Welch, Lawrence J. b. 10/26/1899, s/o Patrick J Welch, Aviation Corps., Gerstner Fd. d. flu 10/25/1918
Whitehill, Leonard L, b. 06/25/1890, s/o M E & Ellen H Whitehill, 28th Div., KIA summer of 1918
Wood, Donald R., Cpl b. 11/16/1896, Co H, 110th Inf. 28th Div., KIA at Courmont France, 07/30/1918
Woodson, Harry A, Sgt, b. 04/14/1892, s/o Nather Woodson, Co C, 5th Div, died flu 03/01/1918
Wright, Raymond, b. 08/16/1899, s/o Solomon Wright, France, KIA Chatteau Thierry 11/04/1918
[Ed Note: Cannonsburg Pa Veterans who died are listed among alphabetical list of veterans.] 
 
 
 

Medical Personnel
 According to the book "WASHINGTON'S PART in the WORLD WAR" (page 13)
"Sixty seven members of the profession went out from Washington County at the call of their country,
and twenty three others were members of the Volunteer Medical Corps"
The Roll of Honor of the 'Pennsylvania State Medical Society reported  "..... the highest percentage of
medical men in the Army and Navy of any county in the state of Pennsylvania".
The following list contains 36 members of the profession.

Anderson, Walter Thomas, MD, Capt., b. 11/16/1891, s/o A T Anderson, CO Camp Greenleaf, 6th Bat. 
Beveridge, David, MD, 1st Lieut., b. 02/12/1880, overseas 11/1918, 314th Fd Hosp. Dis. 06/02/1919
Boswell, David, b. 10/16/1887, s/o Thomas Boswell, enlisted 10/01/1918, YMCA work Disc 12/1918
Brennan, James, Capt, b. 06/28/1880, 304th Amb. Co, 79th Sanitary Train, France, Disc. 06/11/1919
Christman, Herbert Percy, MD, Capt, b. 1860, Med Corps, sent to Camp Emery, Disc. 12/15/1918
Corwin, James Howell, 1st Lieut., b. 09/17/1878, Med Corp. assig. Embarkation Camp, Newport News
Dunkle, G B, MD, Capt., enlisted 09/10/1918, sent to Camp Sevier Base Hospital, Disc. 01/25/1919
Edwards, David Henry, MD, 1st lieut., enlisted 09/17/1918, assig Camp Greenleaf, Disc 12/28/1918
Good, Robert Jr, Capt., b. 1866, YMCA Song Leader, France 11/17/1918, Disc 05/18/1919
Knox, John, MD, Capt., b. 04/16/1878, enlisted Med Corps 07/20/1918, Camp Lee , Disc. 12/11/1919
Knox, Robert Arthur, 1st Lieut., b. 04/05/1888, s/o James Irwin & Sarah Jane Knox, Disc 04/04/1919
Lane, Clifford M, MD, 1st lieut., b. 04/06/1891, s/o W E Lane, overseas, stationed Saint Nazaire 
Lewis, Orville Garrett, MD, Capt., b. 10/07/1877, Camp Meade Base Hosp Surgeon, Disc. 04/11/1919
Mannon, Herve Clinton, Jr. Capt. b. 01/06/1891, s/o C M Mannon, 1st Gas Reg., France, Disc 05/1919
McCartney, James Shearer, Jr., 1st Lieut., b. 07/21/1893, s/o James S McCartney, overseas 08/1918
McCullough, Clarence, MD, Capt., b. 1891, enlisted June 1918, Med Corps Ft. Oglethorpe, overseas 
McKennan, James W, MD, Capt., Sr. Officer, Eye, Ear Nose & Throat Dept. Ft Bliss, Disc 02/10/1919
McMurray, John B., MD, Capt., enlisted Med Corps 06/20/1918, Camps Greenleaf, Crane, Disc 05/'19
Parry, Roger S, MD, 1st Lieut., assig Camp Lee, Med Corp, 3rd Development Bn., Disc 04/05/1919
Patterson, Guy E., MD, Capt., b. 07/19/1876, s/o Dr J A Patterson, to France 09/26/1918, Disc 1919
Pipes, Charles Benton, 1st lieut., b. 03/01/1889, Base Hosp Coast Artillery , Dental Dept Disc 06/1919
Prowitt, Homer P, MD, Capt., att Base Hosp # 84, overseas to France 08/25/1918, Disc 05/10/1919
Reed, Colin M, MD, Capt., sailed to France 12/14/1917, in service battles of Marne, Verdun, Argonne
Rinehardt, Stacy Herman, MD, Capt., b. 02/17/1885, 8oth Div. overseas 05/26/1917 Disc 06/05/1919
Rogers, Walter Black, MD, Maj., b. 08/25/1883, s/o Wm. and Cora Rogers, France, Disc 04/18/1919
Ruben, Samuel A, MD, 1st Lieut., b. 03/20/1885, s/o Morris Ruben, Camp Greenleaf, Disc 12/20/1918
Sargent, Laurie Dodd, MD, Capt., Med Corps, assigned to Camp's Dix & Upton, Disc. 05/13/1919
Stewart, Richard Austin, MD, Capt., enlisted X-Ray Dept Med Corp, overseas att Am Red Cross Hosp.
Thompson, Albert E, MD, Capt., Base Hosp Camp Lee, Base Hosp Camp Crane Disc. 12/08/1918
 

Nursing personnel
Baum, Mrs Jane Best, overseas France 04/1918, 6 weeks caring for wounded, Returned US 12/15/1918
Crum, Lillian Mary, Red Cross Nurse, b. 01/29/1894, d/o D S Crum, sent Camp Upton, Disc 04/1919 (aunt of the webmaster)
Jacqmain, Rita, b. 07/04/1893, d/o Octave Jacqmain, Camp Hancock, overseas 11/14/1918 Brest Hosp. 
McGuffie, Anna Jean, Army Nurse, b. 11/16/1897, d/o Mrs J L Long, Camp Merritt, NY, Emb Hosp #4
Murphy, Anne R, Red Cross Nurse, b. 03/28/1892, d/o Mary Murphy, Camp Vermont, Camp Merritt
Quinn, Margaret R, Army Nurse, d/o Mary H Quinn, In Charge Officer's. Ward Base Hosp Oteen, NC 
Schaeffer, Laura Celcia, Army Nurse, b. 09/29/1893, d/o Harry Schaeffer, Camp Travis, Emb Hosp # 4
 
 

Commissioned Men of Washington

Baum, Granville Cushing, 2nd Lieut., b. 09/20/1900, s/o I W Baum, Instructor Lafayette, Disc. 12/1918
Bell, James Franklin, Col. b. 11/09/1896 Grad West Point 1902, France 04/24/1918 Dis. Serv. Medal
Black John Roy, 1st Lieut., b. 02/09/1892, s/o John H & Belle Day Black, Kelly Field, Disc Dec 1918
Blond, Phillip, Capt. b. Dec 18, 1875, Enlisted Aug 6, 1917. Attached to C Q M., France 09/15/1917
Braden, Alfred G., 1st Lieut b. 02/19/1888, s/o A C Braden, Argonne Forest, Marn, France May 1918
Braden, James M, Capt., b. 01/29/1894, s/o W H Braden , Sited for bravery, gassed Disc. Dec 12,1918
Bridges, Frederick, 1st Lieut., b. 12/08/1892, s/o W R & Dixie M Bridges, France May 1918(Wounded)
Bridges, Thomas Alstin, Lieut., b. 05/28/1896, s/o W R & Dixie M Bridges, wounded , Disc 01/02/1919
Chalfant, Paul Sweitzer, Ensign, b. 05/04/1895, s/o Odel S & Annie B Chalfant, pay clerk , Dis 06/1919
Chalfant, Harry, Lieut., s/o Sansone Chalfant, enlisted Air Service, sent to Kelly Field,  Trans to Waco, 
Chamberlin, Olin V., 2nd Lieut., b. 02/12/1888, s/o C C Chamberlin, overseas Sept, 1918, Disc 02/1919
Craft, David W, 1st Lieut., b. 11/09/1883, HQ Co 28th Div.To France 05/03/1918, Dis 05/07/1919
Criswell, Arthur Lowry, 2nd Lieut., b. 10/07/1895, s/o Mrs Cora Criswell, wounded 4 times, Disc. 1919
Day, James C., 2nd Lieut., b. 12/05/1887, s/o Mary E Day, Camp Sherman, sailed overseas 06/10/1918
DeNormandie, Charles, 2nd Lieut., b. 1897, s/o E B DeNormandie, overseas 10/26/1918, Disc. 02/1919
Dever, John E., 1st Lieut., b. 01/07/1895, s/o J H Dever, Machine Gun Co. Overseas 05/01/1918
Dinsmore, Wm. B, 1st Lieut., b. 08/29/1880, Served in France, Trans  Marines, Wounded, Dis 05/1919
Donnan, Edmund Arthur, 1st Lieut., s/o Alvan Donnan, Air service, Italian War Cross Disc 01/09/1919
Florian, Francis, L, 2nd Lieut., b. 02/02/1896, s/o Fred Florian, Radio Signal Corps, Disc Dec 1918
Flynn, Russell, S., 2nd lieut., b. 12/23/1897, s/o M J Flynn, overseas 05/05/1918, wounded Disc. 1919
Flynn, Charles Morford, 1st Lieut., b. 07/19/1890, s/o J & Mary Flynn, overseas, Recom. D. S. C., D '19
Forgie, Wm Litle, 2nd Lieut., b. 02/04/1898, s/o Wm Forgie, 41st Aero Sq., overseas, Disc. 02/28/1919
Fulton, Robert Henry, Capt., b. 08/27/1888, s/o Rev. R H & Annie Fulton, Ordnance Dept., Dis 02/1918
George, Orvill, Ensign, b. 12/03/1896, s/o Martin W & Margaret George, with 1st convoy to England 
Goldfarb, Myer S., Ensign, b. 12/16/1893, s/o Rev Jacob Goldfarb, stationed Annapolis, Disc. 05/1919
Good, Gilbert, Capt., b. 1893, s/o Robert Good, Enlisted Sept 30, 1915. sailed to France  07/08/1918
Goodridge, Raymond E, 1st Lieut., b. 10/27/1891, s/o Jennie Goodridge, France, gassed, Disc 06/1919
Gray, Alexander B., 1st Lieut., CO # 1 School of Navigation/Bomb Dropping, Stonehenge, England
Hawkins, Clyde E, Col., s/o Col. Alexander Leroy Hawkins, Grad. West Point 1895. 88th Div. 
Hawkins, Frank B, Col., b. 07/14/1873, s/o Col. A. L. Hawkins, Army, To France 06/1918(wounded) 
Hawkins, James C, Capt., b. 10/26/1889, s/o William Hawkins, Med Corps, sailed overseas, 03/01/1918
Hogue, Rev. Walter Jenkins, 1st Lieut., b. 11/16/1879, Chaplain Ammo Train 8th Div., Disc 12/24/1918
Hollen, Harry E., 1st Lieut., b. 05/14/1894, s/o Jacob Hollen, Camp Pike, Camp Lee, Disc 12/05/1818
Iames, George D., 1st lieut., b. 02/22/1882, s/o W O Iames, Eng. Corps Camp Humphreys, Disc 10/1918
Iseman, David Arthur, 2nd Lieut., b. 03/24/1895, Camp Sherman, 158th Depo Brigade, Disc. 01/1919
Jewell, John D, 2nd Lieut., b. 11/20/1891, 113th Aero Sq, Gerstner Fields, Disc. 01/08/1919
Judson, John Charles, 2nd Lieut., b. 01/14/1889, s/o Carter Judson, sent to Camp Humphreys, Disc 1918
Kahle, Maurice Clark, 2nd Lieut., b. 01/31/1889, s/o John Baird & Janet C Kahle, gassed, Disc. 03/1919
Kernott, Robert N, 2nd Lieut., s/o K M Kernott,  to Plattsburg, & trans to Camp Taylor, Disc 01/1919 
Kernott, Ralph L, Ensign, b. 01/1894, s/o K M Kernott, enlisted Navy, Subchaser, to sea April 1917
Leonard, Donald F., 1st Lieut., b. 06/060/1895, s/o J W Leonard, To France 04/30/1918, Disc. 05/1919
Leonard, James D., 2nd Liet., b. 10/08/1996, s/o J D Leonard, served West Point, Ft Sill OK, Disc. 1918
Lincoln, Ralph N., 1st Lieut., b. 05/04/1892, s/o H G Lincoln, Inst.Camp Lee/Hancock, Disc. 12/1918
Longdon, Harry Ervin, 2nd Lieut., b. 08/22/1893, s/o Elmer Longdon, Camp Sherman, Disc. 12/1918
Markley, Rev. Herbert G., 1st Lieut., b. 06/23/1887, s/o Mary E Markley, To France Nov 1917, Disc .'19
Mason, Robert, 2nd Lieut., b. 10/07/1894, s/o Robert & Nellie Wrght Mason, Marines, Phila Navy Yard
McCamic, J Thomas, 2nd Lieut., b. 07/01/1894, Assgn. 335th Inf., 84th Div., overseas Sept 1918
McFarland, Joseph Rankin, 2nd Lieut., b. 03/10/1890, s/o J F & Mary R McFarland, Kelly Fd, Disc '19
Miller, Frank Huber, 2nd Lieut., b. 05/29/1892, Co. B, 221st Field Sig. Bn, 7th Corps Disc. 02/05/1919
Moniger, Arthur, Capt., b. 12/30/1891, s/o Mrs S W Moniger, Aviation Dorr Field, Disc 04/04/1919
Morrow, David C, Capt., Prior to Army was Civil Engineer, Stationed Camp Pike, attached Q M Dept. 
Morrow, Guy, 2nd Lieut., b. 08/06/1893, s/o Cyrus & Eliz. Morrow, Forts Douglas & Sill, Disc 12/'18
Newcomer, Lloyd H., 1st Lieut., b. 01/04/1889, s/o Thomas Newcomer, To France 06/03/'18, Disc. 1919
Rogers, John Winston, 2nd Lieut., b. 05/11/1895, s/o Wm. B &Cora L Rogers, overseas Dis. 12/27/1918
Schimmack, August F., 1st Lieut., b. 09/07/1891, s/o Paul Carl Schimmack, Camp Meade, Disc 11/1918
Scott, Carl D, 2nd Lieut., b. 10/22/1897, s/o M W Scott, sent to Camp Grant, Disc. 12/04/1918
Sibert, Mahlon M, 2nd Lieut., b. 07/17/1891, s/o John Sibert, Camp Lee, QM, Corps, Disc 05/06/1919
Smith, J Lambert, Capt., b. 08/26/1892, s/o Edith Smith, Stationed Fort Niagara, overseas 07/07/1918
Smith, Stanley Watson, 1st Lieut., b. 01/21/1892, s/o Rev R L Smith, assig Gen. Pershings HQ, France
Smith, Roy L., 1st lieut., b. 11/10/1888, s/o J B Smith, Sailed overseas 07/09/1917, Disc. 05/10/1919
Smith, James M, 2nd Lieut., s/o Robert V & Emma C Smith, Camp Hankcock, overseas, 05/18/1918
Sutton, Roy R., 1st Lieut., b. 07/11/1882, Co F, 307th Eng. 82nd Div. France 03/04/1918, Dis. 06/1919
Taylor, Woodward M, 1st Lieut., s/o J F Taylor, 110 th Inf. 28th Div., France 05/03/1918, Disc. 05/1919
Temple, John P., 1st Lieut., b. 06/13/1893, s/o Henry W & Lucy Parr Temple, France , Disc.  03/1919
Thomas, Fred, Capt., b. 08/02/1889, Sent Chatanooga, France 07/06/1918 Sited bravery Argonne Forest, 
Wallace, Frank H, Lieut., b. 11/20/1890, s/o J H Wallace, Mach. Gun Co, 54th Inf., 6th Div. overseas '18 
Ward, Howard Frank, Jr., 2nd Lieut., b. 06/19/1896, s/o H Frank Ward, Air Service, Disc 03/11/1919
Whitehill, Millard F, 1st Lieut., b. 07/07/1893, s/o M F & Ellen H Whitehill, Aviation Disc. 12/20/1918
Wiley, John F., 1st Lieut., b. 10/11/1894, s/o J A Wiley, att S.O.S  Hq., sailed to France 05/12/1918 
Wrenshall, A. Kirk, 1st Lieut., b. 08/1889, s/o Edward Wrenshall, att Q M Corps, overseas May 1918
Yorke, Patrick Henry, 1st Lieut., b. 11/17/1888, s/o Patrick & Mary Yorke, To France 07/12/1918
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