by Darren McMannis | Jul 25, 1918 | Killed In Action
One of the first general engagements in which United States forces participated, cost the life of one of our boys. Private John Edwin Hall, son of John Edward Hall, Sr. of Newton, gave his life at Chatteau-Thierry in France, that memorable battle which first turned...
by Darren McMannis | Jun 29, 1918 | Killed In Action
Sergeant Carl D. Johnson, son of Mrs. Mary Johnson of Newton, gave his life while grimly hholding on in the face of an attacking enemy in the front line trenches near Lovline, France, on June 29, 1918. Carl D. Johnson Killed In France. First Harvey County Soldier...
by Darren McMannis | Jun 16, 1918 | Killed In Action
Joseph P. Trego, Jr. was born in 1893, the son of Joseph P. Sr & Jennie C Trego. He died June 16, 1918 in England, after contracting an illness while traveling on a troop ship. He is buried in Halstead Cemetery, Halstead, Kansas. Joseph’s HCGS Memorial...
by Darren McMannis | Jun 6, 1918 | Killed In Action
Wayne G. Austin, son of Mrs. Mary Austin of Burrton, Kansas, was born in Burrton July 17, 1897. He lived in Kansas all his life, the greater part in Burrton, until enlisting in the United States Marine, was trained at Port Royal barracks, South Carolina. He left for...
by Darren McMannis | May 26, 1918 | Drowning, Killed In Action
William Savage was born in 1893 and died in WWI in 1918. But one home in Harvey county was bereft of 2 sons during the war. Mrs. M.S. Savage, a widowed mother, gave up her second eldest son, Private Melvin Savage, and her youngest son, Seaman William Savage. But 15...
