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28 October 1918 : Cpl John Valentine Bildner
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John Valentine Bildner was born on 31 August 1894 Aurora, Indiana, the son of Louis and Lizzie Bildner. In 1900, he was the second of three children living at 86 Conwell Street, Dearborn Country, Indiana. His German born grandparents lived at 84 Conwell Street. A machinist before the war, John was drafted into service with the 159th Depot Briga...
17 November 1919 : Lieutenant Roland MacGray
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Roland MacGray was born 7 June 1896 at Fowler, Benton County, Indiana. He was a West Point graduate of the Class of 1918. After training at Fort Sill, Camp Funston and Camp Taylor, he sailed for France on 13 June 1918. Seeing no action and still in training at the time of the Armistice, he moved to Germany as part of the Army of Occupation in...
28 December 1917 : Wagoner Ned Vandeventer
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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...
3 July 1918 : Pvt John L Vaughn
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Son of James Clinton (farmer) and Sarah Jane (née Lytle). Vaughn. John was one of 12 children in the family, of whom only four outlived their parents: two died in infancy, another five between the ages of 14 and 39. John entered service at Lagrange, Indiana on 20 September 1917 and received training at Camp Taylor and Camp Shelby where he wa...