Military - World War I

Veterans

ALLEBAUGH, Leslie Kay ~ a WWI veteran, Idaho CPL HQ 116 Engineers; born: 1 Dec 1896, son of Cassuis W. & Maude E. (Kay) Allebaugh, died: 14 Jul 1971; buried: Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho; photo [Ada County]
ARAVE, D. Willis [Bannock County]
ASLETT, Isaac [Bannock County]
BELL, Wilford [Bannock County]
BIDWELL, Earl [Bannock County]
BRISCOE, D.M. [Bannock County]
BUNDY, DeWitt Oliver ~ b. 18 Nov 1890 Oberlin, Decatur Co., Kansas. d. 19 Mar 1978 Jerome, Jerome Co., Idaho. He is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery, Camas Co., Idaho. He served in the US Army and received a war pension. I have no other record of his service at this time other that he completed basic training. I have a picture of him in his Army Uniform. He never married. [Camas County]
BUTLER, R.M. [Bannock County]
BYINGTON, Leslie [Bannock County]
CAREY, Freeman [Bannock County]
CHAPIN, Baxter [Bannock County]
CLAY, MILTON BAILEY ~ Date of birth: 1 May 1895, Place of Birth: Toledo, Ohio, Date of Death 19 Feb 1982, Place of Death Palmdale, California, Father: John Milton Clay, Mother: Jennie Rebecca Campbell, Spouse: Lillas Louie Birch, Cemetery: Montpelier, Idaho [Bear Lake County]
COONS J.A. [Bannock County]
FITZWATER, GEORGE N. ~ Born Sept. 22, 1888, died Jan. 31, 1922, Pvt. U.S. Marine Corps., buried in Mountain Home Cemetery. [Elmore County]
FOSS, HENRY T. ~ Born 1 Dec 1888, died 9 Apr 1982, buried 14 Apr 1982 in the Pioneer Cemetery, Horseshoe Bend. PFC in Co. I, 167th Inf. Regt., 42nd (Rainbow) Div. He saw combat in the following campaigns: Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Muese-Argonne and the Defensive Sector. He survived the war without being wounded. He was also on occupation duty in Germany until 12 May 1919. Prior to WW I he saw service on the Mexican border from July to December 1916 with Co. I, 2nd. Idaho Inf. Regt. Submitted by Omer L. King, Jr., Henry's nephew [Boise County]
FREW, CARL ~ Born 25 May 1893 in Franklin, Franklin Idaho. Died November 1983 and is buried at the Frew Family Cemetery in Dayton Franklin, Idaho [Franklin County]
FREW, CLARENCE ~ a WWI veteran; born: 3 Nov 1887, son of James & Agnes (Woodward) Frew, died: 15 Apr 1978; buried: Cloverdale Memorial Park - Boise, Idaho[Ada County]
GLEN, THOMAS ELZA ~ died Jan. 23, 1926, buried at Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, ID. [Canyon County]
GODFREY, Verl [Bannock County]
HANSEN, James V. [Bannock County]
JACKSON, JOSEPH EDGAR "ED" ~ Died 22 Nov 1963, Buried Sandpoint, Idaho - Served in World War I [Bonner County]
Jackson, Roy E. [Bannock County]
KESSEL, Everett [Bannock County]
KNUDSEN, Niels P. ~ died April 13, 1965, buried in Caldwell, ID. [Canyon County]
LEWIS, Arnold [Bannock County]
LEWIS, Paul [Bannock County]
MASERAL, Henry [Bannock County]
MAUGHAN, Howard [Bannock County]
McGUINN, Charles J. [Bannock County]
MERRICK, Malcolm D. [Bannock County]
MONROE, Leslie [Bannock County]
MONROE, Vere [Bannock County]
OWINGS, SAMUEL WILLIAM ~ Glenns Rest Cemetery, Glenns Ferry, Idaho [Elmore County]
PACKARD, HOWARD ARTHUR SR. ~ Battery E. 341st Artillery, died 1957, buried Kolorlawan Cemetery, Nampa, Canyon, ID [Canyon County]
PILCHARD, D.T. [Bannock County]
REED, Frank E. [Bannock County]
REEL, Percy [Bannock County]
ROBERTS, REUBEN ~ Date of birth: December 3, 1891, Date Died: 31 Oct 1918, Cemetery: Liberty, Idaho [Bear Lake County]
ROCKWELL, RALPH BEAUMONT ~ Pvt. Army, American Expeditionary Force (AEF), Saint Mehiel and Meuse/Argonne Offensive 1918. Born: Feb. 21, 1895-Died: 1980. Buried at Hailey, Idaho. Draft Registration: Blaine County, Idaho. [Blaine County]
SCOTT, George L. ~ 15 Dec 1898 - 1 May 1961; no cemetery info available [Ada County]
SELLS, Roy [Bannock County]
TOONE, Roscoe [Bannock County]
TURNER, J.T. [Bannock County]
WARNER, Dewey [Bannock County]
WEDDLE, Alexander [Bannock County]
WEEKS, Joseph [Bannock County]
WERRY, ELLWOOD ROBERTS ~ Pvt. US Army He did not see overseas duty ... he was drafted while attending the U of I, Mining Engineering School. He was assigned to the Army Specialized Training Command. The war ended a few days before he was to ship out for artillery training. Born July 13, 1899 (some records show July 12, 1898) Died Aug 15 2003. My Father Ellwood R. Werry was probably the oldest WW I veteran in the state of Idaho when he died. He may have been the last WW I vet. To the best of our knowledge he was the oldest living alumni of the University of Idaho. Age 104 yrs, 1 month and 2 days. Submitted by family. [Blaine County]
WERRY, SAMUEL THOMAS ~ Private First Class Samuel T. Werry Born Jan 12, 1890 Killed in Action on November 3, l918, in Belgium with Co. B, 347th Machine Gun Bn, 91st Division, US Army. Age 28 yrs, 9 months and 21 days. Sam was killed shortly, within hours, of the notice of cease fire. He was guarding a bridge when he was apparently killed by sniper. As a boy I was told that Sam and his no. 2 machine gunner had heard a rumor that a cease fire was to be set. The number 2 gunner went back to company lines to find out if was true and it was. He went back to their position and found Sam dead. Sam was the last man who lost his life from Blaine County Idaho in WW I. [Blaine County]
WILSON, Charles E. [Bannock County]
WILSON, Herley William ~ a WWI veteran, Private U.S. Army; born: 19 Feb 1899, died: 5 Aug 1985; buried Meridian Cemetery, Meridian, Idaho; a Purple Heart recipient for the Battle of Belleau Wood near Paris, France. [Ada County]
ZINK, LEE P. ~ buried in Council. [Elmore County]
ZINK, VOLLIE V. ~ raised in Council, Born 1887, served in France, at the time of his death he was the oldest surviving vet in Idaho, died 1983, buried in Mountain Home [Elmore County]

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