Pioneer Genealogical Society - Ponca City, Oklahoma
World War Veterans
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Ray
A Baker 1888 - 1919
Sergeant, Blackwell, Okla. Born Feb 6, 1888, Baldnap, Ark. Son of Mr & Mrs W K Baker. Entered service Dec 10, 1917 at Kelley Field, Texas; discharged Jan 15, 1919. Ft Omaha, Neb, 22nd Balloon Co, transferred to 46th Balloon Co; transferred to 5-9 Balloon company was at Ft Omaha when armistice was signed. Died at home of parents, Feb 15, 1919. [Kay County Honor Roll and Service Record WWI 1917-1918 Page 119 – Page 145 Pic of Ray and his mother] |
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Cecil
Bottenfield 1896 - 1919
Private, Blackwell,
Okla. Born Jan 26, 1896 at Oblong, Ill. Son of Mr & Mrs C J Bottenfield.
Entered service Sept 3, 1918 at Camp Logan. [Kay County Honor Roll and
Service Record WWI 1917-1918 Page 146 Pic of Cecil and his mother] |
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Jesse
H Braley 1895 - 1918
Private, Blackwell,
Okla Born in Pottowatomie County, Okla. Jan 15, 1895. Son of Mrs Leona
Sheriden. Entered service Oct 2, 1917 at Camp Travis. Died of spinal meningitis,
Jan 1, 1918. [Kay County Honor Roll and Service Record WWI 1917-1918 Page
156] |
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Vaughn
Prince Cavolt 1897 - 1922
[Block 144 Lot 1]
Jul 23 1897 – Apr 1 1922 |
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Clarence
W Chessher 1893 - 1918
Private, Blackwell, Okla. Born July 26, 1893 in Payne County, Okla. Son of Mr & Mrs W A Chessher. Entered service June 24, 1918 at Camp Cody, NM. Died Sept 22, 1918 at Camp Dix, NJ. With Company E, 133rd Infantry, 34th Division. [Kay County Honor Roll and Service Record WWI 1917-1918 Page 122 – Page 146 Pic of Clarence and his mother] |
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William
J Johnson, [William Jennings] 1894 – 1918
May 30 1894 –
Oct 9 1918 Private, Blackwell, Okla. Born May 30, 1894 at Danville, Ill.
Son of Mr & Mrs S J Johnson. Entered service June 23, 1918 at Camp
Funston, Kan. With company 26, 164th D B. Died of accidental gunshot wound,
Oct 10, 1918. |
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William
Kistler 1897 – 1921
Private, Tonkawa,
Okla. Born Mar 14, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. Son of Mr & Mrs W G Kistler.
Entered service Sept 4, 1918 at Camp Grant, Ill. Discharged Sept 27, 1919
at Camp Pike, Ark. With Co K Bn M G T C Hdq Co., from Camp Grant to Camp
Hancock, GA, then to Camp Pike; in hospital 3 weeks at Camp Hancock: not
overseas. [Kay County Honor Roll and Service Record WWI 1917-1918 Page
65 pic] |
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Wallace
McCormick 1892 – 1921
1892 – 1921 from tombstone No other information |
Samuel
Mills
No other information |
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Edgar
L Newcomb 1892 – 1918
Private, Blackwell,,
Okla. Born Apr 27, 1892. Son of Mr & Mrs A W Newcomb. Entered service
May 20, 1918 at Camp Lee, VA. With 7th Vet Unit. Died in France from Pneumonia
Nov 13, 1918. |
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John
L Reid 1887 - 1918
First Lieutenant, Blackwell, Okla. Born Jan 18, 1887, Morrill, Kans. Son of Dr John M Reid. Entered service Dec 1, 1917, Rockefeller Inst. Died Oct 15, 1918, influenza. From Rockefeller Inst to Camp Green, Charlotte, NC University Hospital at Philadelphia, PA under Major Martin. Return to Camp Green. Carrol Dunam expert. Transferred to Base Hospital Camp Mills. Listed for foreign service. Graduated in MD in 1908 Kansas City, MO. [Kay County Honor Roll and Service Record WWI 19 17-1918 Page 152 Pic of John and his mother] |
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Robert
Saunder [Sanders] 1892 – 1918
1892 – 1918 Lieutenant |
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Roy
Leslie Shaw 1883 – 1917
Nov 14 1883 – Jan 18 1917 formerly attorney of this city and connected with the Oklahoma militia here died at Boise, Idaho, in the mustering out camp. [Blackwell Daily News – January 18, 1917] |
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Herman
Sieck 1897 – 1918
Mar 12 1897 – Nov 4 1918 died at the base hospital at Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico. [The Times-Record – November 11, 1918] |
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Harry L Winker [Winkler] 1896 – 1918
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J
W Wright
Possibly
Jas Company G 1st US Artillary |