Ned Vandeventer died of illness on this day in 1917

Ned 'Neddie' Vandeventer was born in Bloomfield, Green County, Indiana on 24 September 1895, the son of Winfield (farmer) and Sarah 'Lizzie' Vandeventer. His siblings in 1900 included Grace (3) and Maranda 'Randa' (1).

By the time of the 1910 Census he had a further four brothers and sisters: Mandy, John, Avis and Scott.

Ned, who farmed for his father before the war, attested age 21 into the US Army on 4 June 1917 and was called up that October. He underwent his basic training with the 159th Depot Brigade at Camp Taylor, Kentucky.

He then transferred to the 151st Infantry Regiment at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

Whilst here Ned contracted pneumonia in December 1917 and died in the camp hospital on 28 December 1917. He is buried in Calvertville Cemetery, Bloomfield, Indiana.

Wagoner Ned Vandeventer, Supply Co 151st Infantry Regt