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Local newspapers frequently printed letters from local soldiers to provide more in-depth coverage of war news. This index, prepared by Dan Masters, records all soldiers' correspondence printed in Wood County newspapers during World War I. Researchers should be aware that these indexes do not necessarily represent the holdings of the Center for Archival Collections. Those wishing to review the news articles or editorials cited here should consult the Guide to Newspaper Holdings .

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Correspondents

Merlin Hulbert Bowers
First Lieutenant, 2nd St., Perrysburg, Ohio, born June 27, 1884 at Perrysburg, Ohio, commissioned First Lieutenant in U.S. Army Medical Dept., transferred to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia medical department September 17, 1918, honorable discharge January 13, 1919 from Camp Greenleaf, Georgia. Occupation: surgeon
Letter: November 28, 1918

Lester Britten
2933401, 2 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg, Ohio, white, born December 29, 1894 in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted as a Private June 28, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in 158th Depot Brigade, transferred to 309th Supply Train, 84th Division, July 19, 1918, service with A.E.F. September 9, 1918-January 19, 1919, honorable discharge February 1, 1919. Occupation: Farmer, died December 1968 in Toledo, Ohio
Letter: November 7, 1918

Ralph M. Brokaw
1534525, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 19 1/12 yrs., white, born in Toledo, Ohio, enlisted as a Private July 6, 1917 at Toledo, Ohio in Battery E, 2nd Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard, transferred to Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, promoted to Private First Class June 20, 1918, promoted to Corporal September 7, 1918, service in St. Mihiel and Defensive Sector, A.E.F., June 28, 1918-March 24, 1919, honorable discharge April 11, 1919. Died February 28, 1974 in Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio.
Letters: November 29, 1917, June 27, 1918, January 9, 1919

Leo L. Burch
1975561, 340 Front St., Toledo, Ohio, Age: 23 6/12 yrs., white, born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, enlisted June 21, 1917 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, in Regular Army, Central Officers Training School, Camp Dix, Texas to discharge as Sergeant Major October 24, 1918, commissioned same date to 2nd Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Service, honorable discharge Ellington Field, Texas, January 10, 1919. Died August 7, 1925 in Montgomery Co., Ohio
Letters: September 20, 1917, December 5, 1918

Harland P. Byrne
3533192, 828 Elizabeth St., Toledo, Ohio, age 28 7/12 yrs., white, born in Waterville, Ohio, enlisted as a Private June 26, 1918 at Toledo, Ohio in Co. C, 309th Supply Train, 84th Division, promoted to Corporal August 4, 1918, service with A.E.F. June 27, 1918-June 29, 1919, honorable discharge July 5, 1919.
Letter: January 30, 1919

Donald D. Canfield
1537764, Toledo, Ohio, age 20 1/12 yrs., white, born in Toledo, Ohio, enlisted as a Private July 1, 1917 at Camp Perry, Ohio as a Corporal in Co. A, 1st Engineers, Ohio National Guard, transferred to Co. A, 112th Engineers, 37th Division, transferred to Headquarters Co., 317th Field Artillery, 81st Division, July 4, 1918, service with A.E.F. August 7, 1918-June 8, 1919, honorable discharge June 20, 1919. Died April 4, 1968 at Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio, resident of Perrysburg.
Letter: September 19, 1918

Robert Hayes Cromwell
McClure, Ohio, born March 23, 1891 in McClure, Ohio, enlisted as a Private July 12, 1917 at Ottawa, Ohio in Ohio National Guard Transport, discharged May 14, 1918 to accept commission as Second Lieutenant in Regular Army, assigned to Field Artillery, transferred to 112th Ammunition Train, 37th Division, service in Defensive Sector, A.E.F., June 27, 1918-June 8, 1919, transferred to 315th Ammunition Train, 90th Division, January 20, 1919, honorable discharge July 7, 1919 at Fort Sheridan, Alabama. Died January 20, 1962 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio. Occupation: Railroad mail service
Letter: December 6, 1917, February 7, 1918

Millard E. Davenport
2435041, RFD 1, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 22 5/12 yrs., white, born in Milton Twp., Wood Co., Ohio, enlisted as a Private April 27, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in 30th Co., 8th Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade, promoted to Private April 27, 1918, transferred to Headquarters Company 322nd Field Artillery, 83rd Division, May 19, 1918, promoted to Musician Third Class, died of lobar pneumonia October 3, 1918.
Letter: August 15, 1918
Article: November 7, 1918

Harold Degner
764479, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 22 1/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted as a Private December 15, 1917 at Columbus Barracks, Ohio in Aviation Section, Signal Corps to December 28, 1917, transferred to Camp Grant, Illinois to February 7, 1918, transferred to 281st Aero Squadron, promoted to Cook May 3, 1918, promoted to Private January 19, 1919, service in Meuse-Argonne, A.E.F., August 13, 1918-July 10, 1919, honorable discharge July 22, 1919. Died May 2, 1980 in Maumee, Lucas Co., Ohio, Toledo resident
Letter: March 28, 1918

Karl C. Eberly
Letter: June 13, 1918

Vincent Frederick Farley
420347, Perrysburg, Ohio, born May 8, 1890 in Perrysburg, Ohio, white, enlisted as a Private May 13, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in Co. C, 51st Infantry, 6th Division, service at Meuse-Argonne and Defensive Sector, A.E.F. July 6, 1918-September 8, 1919, honorable discharge September 24, 1919.
Letter: February 6, 1919

Ray E. Frusher
1958188, RFD 1, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 25 3/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted as a Private October 4, 1917 at Bowling Green, Ohio in Co. D, 308th Engineers, 83rd Division, transferred to Co. A, 116th Engineers, 41st Division, promoted to Private First Class November 13, 1918, transferred to Motor Transport Company 830 on December 31, 1918, promoted to Corporal January 20, 1919, service with A.E.F., March 14, 1918-July 11, 1919, honorable discharge July 25, 1919. Born June 27, 1892, died December 1964 in Ohio.
Letters: July 18, 1918, August 8, 1918

George P. Greenhalgh
Lieutenant Colonel, born March 19, 1878 in St. Louis, Missouri, commissioned Lieutenant Colonel from Ohio National Guard August 5, 1917, in command of 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, stationed at Toledo, Ohio, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, Camp Upton, New York, Camp Stuart, Virginia, Camp Sherman, Ohio, service in Defensive Sector, A.E.F. June 28, 1918-March 24, 1919, honorable discharge April 8, 1919.
Letter: October 24, 1918

Price A. Hall
1515075, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 18 yrs., white, born in Swanton, Ohio, enlisted March 16, 1916 in Battery E, 2nd Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard, transferred to Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, promoted to Private First Class September 20, 1917, demoted to Private November 4, 1917, promoted to Private First Class February 14, 1918, service at Meuse-Argonne, Ypres-Lys, Defensive Sector, A.E.F. June 15, 1918-March 22, 1919, honorable discharge April 11, 1919. Died February 18, 1979 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
Letter: August 22, 1918

William O. Heckler
2933438, E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg, Ohio, born September 3, 1888 in Perrysburg, Ohio, white, enlisted June 28, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in 158th Depot Brigade, transferred to Co. G, 333rd Infantry, 84th Division, July 15, 1918, transferred to Co. M, 363rd Infantry, 91st Division, October 16, 1918, promoted to Corporal September 21, 1918, service at Ypres-Lys and Defensive Sector, A.E.F. September 2, 1918-April 2, 1919, honorable discharge April 23, 1919. Died May 1973 in Perrysburg, Wood Co., Ohio
Letter: December 5, 1918

Everett Clyde Hennan
2298134, Division and Mulberry Sts., Perrysburg, Ohio, age 27 11/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted September 20, 1917 at Bowling Green, Ohio in Co. A, 308th Engineers, 83rd Division, transferred to 114th Co. Transportation Corps June 15, 1918, promoted to private First Class October 1, 1918, service with A.E.F. April 16, 1918-April 18, 1919, honorable discharge May 5, 1919. Born October 17, 1890. Occupation: carpenter
Letter: November 22, 1917

Elmer F. Henry
4124564, RFD 1 Perrysburg, Ohio, age 23 7/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted July 26, 1918 in Wood Co., Ohio in National Army, sent to Camp Jackson, South Carolina automatic replacement draft, transferred to Battery D, 76th Field Artillery, 3rd Division, service at Meuse-Argonne, A.E.F., September 30, 1918-August 23, 1919, honorable discharge August 29, 1919. Died June 14, 1972 in Oregon, Lucas Co., Ohio, resident of Wood Co.
Letter: September 6, 1918

Elmer B. Hufford
130903, RFD 3 Perrysburg, Ohio, age 20 9/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted August 28, 1917 at Columbus Barracks, Ohio in Battery E, 15th Field Artillery, 2nd Division, promoted to Private First Class July 11, 1919, service at Aisne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Defensive Sector, A.E.F. December 12, 1917-August 4, 1919, honorable discharge August 14, 1919. Died September 9, 1959 in Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio, resident of Fulton Co., Ohio
Letter: February 27, 1919

Merlin G. Hufford
1957722, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 24 11/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted September 20, 1917 at Bowling Green in Co. B, 308th Engineers, 83rd Division, transferred March 24, 1918 to Guard and Fire Company, Quartermaster Corps, promoted to Private First Class April 8, 1918, died of double pneumonia January 24, 1919.
Letter: November 22, 1917
Article: January 30, 1919

Francis R. Inman
1534426, Toledo, Ohio, age 22 11/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted July 3, 1917 at Toledo, Ohio in Battery E, 2nd Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard, transferred to Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, promoted to Private First Class September 20, 1917, promoted to Corporal October 18, 1917, promoted to Sergeant June 23, 1918, service in Defensive Sector, A.E.F., June 28, 1918-March 24, 1919, honorable discharge April 11, 1919.
Letter: December 6, 1917, September 26, 1918, February 6, 1919

Fred H. Kluepfel
3091037, Archbold, Ohio, born October 5, 1890 in Archbold, Ohio, white, enlisted May 27, 1918 at Wauseon, Ohio in 159th Depot Brigade, transferred to Headquarters Detachment, 159th Field Artillery, June 16, 1918, promoted to Bugler August 1, 1918, service with A.E.F. September 8, 1918-January 19, 1919, honorable discharge February 1, 1919.
Article: February 13, 1919

Charles H. Kopp
2435060, 115 West Sixth St., Perrysburg, Ohio, age 23 4/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted April 27, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in Co. K, 332nd Infantry, 83rd Division, promoted to Private First Class August 10, 1918, service at Vittorio-Veneto, Defensive Sector, A.E.F. June 8, 1919-April 5, 1919, honorable discharge May 3, 1919.
Letter: February 6, 1919

Earl N. Laumann
453995, 7th and Cherry St., Perrysburg, Ohio, age 19 2/12 yrs., born in Toledo, Ohio, enlisted May 17, 1918 at Columbus, Ohio in Co. B, 61st Railway Transportation Corps, service with A.E.F. July 10, 1918-August 26, 1919, honorable discharge September 2, 1919.
Letters: October 10, 1918, February 13, 1919

Silas A. Lepper
1534486, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 18 7/12 yrs., born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted July 9, 1917 at Toledo, Ohio in Battery E, 2nd Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard, unit became Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, promoted to Private First Class October 20, 1917, transferred to 156th Depot Brigade May 30, 1918, placed in Field Artillery Replacement Draft September 13, 1918, transferred to 156th Depot Brigade October 2, 1918, Field Artillery Replacement Draft at Camp Jackson December 2, 1918, transferred to Battery D, 58th Field Artillery January 4, 1919, honorable discharge February 4, 1919.
Letter: December 13, 1917

John M. Leslie
2435064, RFD 1 Perrysburg, Ohio, age 24 6/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted April 27, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in 30th Co., 8th Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade, transferred to Co. K, 332nd Infantry, 83rd Division, May 2, 1918, transferred to Co. D, 331st Infantry, 83rd Division, July 6, 1918, transferred to Co. H, 117th Infantry, 30th Division, August 18, 1918, service at Somme Offensive, Ypres-Lys, Defensive Sector, A.E.F. June 8, 1918-March 27, 1919, slightly wounded in action October 17, 1918, honorable discharge April 14, 1919.
Letters: September 6, 1918, November 14, 1918

Arthur E. Limmer
3096708, Rossford, Ohio, born April 8, 1896 in Wood Co., Ohio, white, enlisted May 29, 1918 at Wood Co., Ohio in Battery E, 325th Field Artillery, 84th Division, service with A.E.F. September 8, 1918-February 5, 1919, honorable discharge March 18, 1919.
Letter: October 24, 1918

Louis C. Marti
3909840, 302 W. Sixth St., Perrysburg, Ohio, born November 14, 1896, white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted August 29, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in 20th Co., 5th Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade, transferred to Headquarters Detachment, 5th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade, promoted to Private First Class November 6, 1918, honorable discharge December 5, 1918.
Letter: September 6, 1918

L. Preston McCall
322nd Field Artillery Band, 83rd Division
Letter: February 20, 1919

Bennett C. Norton
Co. A, 310th Ammunition Train, 85th Division
Letter: January 9, 1919

Paul Opperman
1521264, Bowling Green, Ohio, age 27 6/12 yrs., born in Bowling Green, Ohio, enlisted July 26, 1917 at Bowling Green, Ohio in Co. H, 2nd Infantry, Ohio National Guard, transferred to Co. E, 146th Infantry, 37th Division, transferred to Co. D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division, May 29, 1918, service at Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Defensive Sector, with A.E.F. May 1, 1918-April 5, 1919, honorable discharge April 28, 1919.
Letter: October 10, 1918

Paul W. Pheley
440920, 406 Front St., Perrysburg, Ohio, age 21 yrs., white, born in Pemberville, Ohio, enlisted April 16, 1918 at Columbus Barracks, Ohio in 56th Engineers, transferred to 603rd Engineers June 7, 1918, service with A.E.F. July 9, 1918-January 18, 1919, transferred to Co. F, 56th Engineers February 17, 1919, honorable discharge February 25, 1919.
Letter: December 5, 1918

Olin L. Phillips
2397464, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 19 3/12 yrs., white, born in Toledo, Ohio, enlisted July 5, 1917 at Toledo, Ohio in Battery E, 2nd Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard, transferred to Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, promoted to Private First Class October 20, 1917, transferred to 4th Motor Mechanic Regt. April 17, 1918, promoted to Corporal May 1, 1918, service with A.E.F. July 15, 1918-June 29, 1919, promoted to Sergeant May 21, 1919, honorable discharge July 14, 1919.
Letter: August 22, 1918

Floyd D. Redman
1969685, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 24 1/12 yrs., white, born in Bowling Green, Ohio, enlisted October 4, 1917 at Bowling Green, Ohio in Co. E, 308th Engineers, 83rd Division, transferred to Co. E, 403rd Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps, promoted to Corporal March 21, 1918, service with A.E.F. June 10, 1918-June 28, 1919, honorable discharge July 7, 1919.
Letters: November 22, 1917, March 7, 1918, February 13, 1919

George A. Roose
641421, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 21 7/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, member of enlisted reserve corps, called to duty June 22, 1917 at Oberlin, Ohio, transferred to U.S. Army Air Service Section 587, promoted to Private First Class July 1, 1917, service at Vittorio-Veneto, A.E.F. June 13, 1918-April 23, 1919, transferred to 4th Co., 1st Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade April 28, 1919, honorable discharge May 6, 1919
Letter: September 19, 1918
Article: December 26, 1918

Chester W. Rupert
First Lieutenant, Polk, Ohio, born July 7, 1895 in Polk, Ohio, white, enlisted March 18, 1916 at Ashland, Ohio in Co. E, 8th Infantry, Ohio National Guard, transferred to Co. E, 146th Infantry, 37th Division, commissioned second lieutenant December 20, 1917, stationed at Camp Sheridan, Alabama, Camp Lee, Virginia, service at Ypres-Lys, Meuse-Argonne, Defensive Sector, A.E.F. June 15, 1918-July 19, 1919, honorable discharge August 11, 1919.
Letter: January 9, 1919

Forrest E. Sarver
1534501, Toledo, Ohio, Age 21 4/12 yrs., white, born in Sidney, Ohio, enlisted May 1, 1917 at Toledo, Ohio in Troop D, 1st Cavalry Regt., Ohio National Guard, transferred to Battery E, 2nd Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard, transferred to Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, promoted to Private First Class November 9, 1917, promoted to Corporal June 2, 1918, service in Defensive Sector, A.E.F. June 28, 1918-March 24, 1919, honorable discharge April 11, 1919. Died November 8, 1938 in Ohio
Letters: October 18, 1917, November 8, 1917, December 26, 1918

Cyrill Ross Schuster
570805, Maumee, Ohio, age 24 8/12 yrs., white, born in Grand Rapids, Ohio, enlisted December 15, 1917 at Columbus Barracks, Ohio in Depot Co. H, Signal Corps, transferred to Depot 8th Field Signal Battalion, 4th Division, promoted to Private First Class May 1, 1918, service in Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Defensive Sector, A.E.F., May 26, 1918-July 29, 1919, transferred to Co. B, 8th Field Signal Battalion December 25, 1918, honorable discharge August 5, 1919
Letters: August 8, 1918, September 13, 1918, January 23, 1919, February 27, 1919

Edmund E. Schuster
1534572, 807 Conant St., Maumee, Ohio, Age: 19 10/12 yrs., white, born in Grand Rapids, Ohio, enlisted June 8, 1917 at Toledo, Ohio in Battery E, 2nd Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard, transferred to Headquarters Company, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, promoted to Corporal June 2, 1918, demoted to Private June 3, 1918, promoted to Musician Third Class June 13, 1918, service in Defensive Sector, A.E.F. June 28, 1918-March 24, 1919, honorable discharge April 11, 1919. Born October 29, 1897, died July 23, 1969 in Swanton, Fulton Co., Ohio
Letters: October 18, 1917, October 25, 1917, November 1, 1917, January 3, 1918, October 10, 1918, February 13, 1919

George V. Schwind, Jr.
1958218, RFD 2 Perrysburg, Ohio, age 28 5/12 yrs., white, born in Wood Co., Ohio, enlisted October 4, 1917 at Bowling Green, Ohio in Co. D, 308th Engineers, 83rd Division, promoted to Private First Class March 1, 1919, service at Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne, and Defensive Sector, A.E.F., June 4, 1918-June 26, 1919, honorable discharge July 7, 1919.
Letter: October 3, 1918

Chester C. Sherman
2435079, Lime City, Ohio, age 25 yrs., white, born in Lime City, Ohio, enlisted April 27, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in 158th Depot Brigade, transferred to Co. K, 322nd Infantry, 81st Division, May 2, 1918, promoted to Private First Class April 22, 1919, service at Vittorio-Veneto, Defensive Sector, A.E.F., June 8, 1918-April 4, 1919, honorable discharge May 5, 1919.
Letter: September 26, 1918

Charles G. Shiple
2933472, RFD 2 Perrysburg, Ohio, age 24 6/12 yrs., born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted June 28, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in 158th Depot Brigade, transferred to Co. F, 335th Infantry, 84th Division, July 18, 1918, transferred to Co. B, 320th Infantry, 80th Division, October 16, 1918, transferred to Co. C, 322nd Infantry, 81st Division, November 14, 1918, service at Meuse-Argonne, A.E.F. September 3, 1918-May 30, 1919, honorable discharge June 8, 1919.
Letter: January 16, 1919

Jay Simmons
Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division
Letters: November 22, 1917, December 26, 1918

Joseph F. Stewart
2933484, RFD 3 Perrysburg , Ohio, born May 1, 1893 in Perrysburg, Ohio, white, enlisted June 28, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in Co. C, 335th Infantry, 84th Division, transferred to 158th Depot Brigade August 17, 1918, transferred to Co. D, 45th Battalion, U.S. Guards September 24, 1918, promoted to Private First Class October 1, 1918, transferred to Headquarters Co., 9th Battalion, U.S. Guards, honorable discharge January 31, 1919.
Letter: December 5, 1918

Lawrence Stewart
2350339, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 22 10/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted December 11, 1917 at Columbus Barracks, Ohio in 613th Aero Squadron, transferred to 652nd Aero Squadron January 25, 1918, transferred to 334th Aero Squadron July 8, 1918, service with A.E.F. August 1, 1918-December 11, 1918, honorable discharge December 29, 1918.
Letter: December 5, 1918

Charles Thornton
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Letter: July 25, 1918, October 3, 1918

Floyd E. Thornton
1539271, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 22 10/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted May 7, 1917 at Toledo, Ohio, in Company A, Field Signal Battalion, Ohio National Guard, transferred to 112th Field Signal Battalion, 37th Division, promoted to Corporal November 1, 1917, promoted to Sergeant April 1, 1918, promoted to Sergeant First Class November 1, 1918, service in Ypres-Lys, Meuse-Argonne, and Defensive Sector, A.E.F., June 22, 1918-March 25, 1919, honorable discharge April 12, 1919. Died August 11, 1975 in Perrysburg, Wood Co., Ohio.
Letters: November 15, 1917, January 2, 1919

Marion L. Thurlby
1534586, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 19 yrs., white, born in Waterville, Ohio, enlisted April 24, 1917 at Toledo, Ohio in Troop M, 1st Cavalry Regt., Ohio National Guard, transferred to Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, promoted to Private First Class June 1, 1918, promoted to Corporal June 8, 1918, demoted to Private September 3, 1918, service in Defensive Sector, A.E.F., June 28, 1918-March 24, 1919, honorable discharge April 11, 1919.
Letter: December 20, 1917

Kenneth E. Veitch
1534506, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 18 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted June 30, 1917 at Toledo, Ohio in Battery E, 2nd Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard, transferred to Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, promoted to Private First Class December 10, 1917, service in Defensive Sector, A.E.F. June 28, 1918-March 24, 1919, honorable discharge April 11, 1919
Letters: November 8, 1917, November 15, 1917, August 15, 1918, December 19, 1918, January 9, 1919

Edward Langdon Walbridge
2435087, Perrysburg, Ohio, age 31 2/12 yrs., born in Winchester, Massachusetts, enlisted April 27, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in 332nd Infantry, 81st Division, transferred to Headquarters Detachment 158th Field Artillery May 25, 1918, promoted to Private First Class February 1, 1919, service at Meuse-Argonne, A.E.F. June 13, 1918-May 13, 1919, honorable discharge May 24, 1919.
Letters: October 31, 1918, November 21, 1918, November 28, 1918

Harry A. Wilson
2435093, 302 E. Second St., Perrysburg, Ohio, age 24 9/12 yrs., white, born in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted April 27, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in Co. K, 332nd Infantry, 83rd Division, service at Vittorio-Veneto, Defensive Sector, A.E.F. June 8, 1918-April 15, 1919, honorable discharge May 3, 1919.
Letters: August 29, 1918, October 3, 1918

James H. Wiser
457341, 402 Fourth St., Perrysburg, Ohio, age 19 2/12 yrs., born in Toledo, Ohio, enlisted May 24, 1918 in Battery F, 81st Field Artillery, honorable discharge December 29, 1918.
Letter: December 12, 1918

Frederick L. Yeager
3863749, 343 W. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg, Ohio, born January 18, 1897 at Toledo, Ohio, enlisted September 6, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in 8th Co., 2nd Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade, died of bronchial pneumonia October 10, 1918.
Article: October 17, 1918

Rufus E. Young
1969687, 219 West Second St., Perrysburg, Ohio, age 23 3/12 yrs., white, born in Mermill, Ohio, enlisted October 4, 1917 at Bowling Green in Co. E, 308th Engineers, 83rd Division, transferred to Co. E, 403rd Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps, honorable discharge December 22, 1918
Letter: November 22, 1917

Alfred N. Zingg
2933496, RFD 1 Perrysburg, Ohio, born April 6, 1896 in Perrysburg, Ohio, enlisted June 28, 1918 at Bowling Green, Ohio in Co. C, 309th Supply Train, 84th Division, service with A.E.F. September 16, 1918-June 27, 1919, honorable discharge July 5, 1919.
Letter: September 26, 1918

Index by Date

May 10, 1917
"Perrysburg Boys Enlist," pg. 1

July 5, 1917
"Perrysburg Honor Roll," pg. 1

July 19, 1917
"Registration Numbers" for draft, pgs. 1 and 8

July 26, 1917
"Selective Service," list of draftees, pg. 1

September 6, 1917
"Four Sons in Army," Ladd family in Bowling Green, pg. 1
"Soldiers' Reception," pg. 1

September 20, 1917
Sergeant Major Leo L. Burch, 2nd Co., 1st Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade, Camp Taylor, Kentucky, pgs. 1 and 10

September 27, 1917
"127 Wood County Men," pg. 1

October 4, 1917
"Called to the Colors," pg. 1

October 18, 1917
Schuster or Sarver, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, October 5, 1917, pgs. 1 and 10

October 25, 1917
Private Edmund Schuster, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, pg. 1

November 1, 1917
Private Edmund Schuster, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, pgs. 1 and 10

November 8, 1917
Private Forest Sarver, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, November 1, 1917, pg. 1
Private Kenneth E. Veitch, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, November 1, 1917, pgs. 1 and 4

November 15, 1917
Private Kenneth E. Veitch, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, November 7, 1917, pgs. 1 and 8
Corporal Floyd Thornton, Co. A, 112th Field Signal Battalion, 37th Division, U.S. Signal Corps, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, pg. 8

November 22, 1917
Jay Simmons, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, pgs. 1 and 8
Private Floyd D. Redman, Co. E, 308th Engineers, 83rd Division, Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, pg. 8 (also signed Rufus E. Young, Co. E, Everett Hennen, Co. A, and Merlin Hufford, Co. B)

November 29, 1917
Private Ralph Brokaw, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, November 22, 1917, pg. 1

December 6, 1917
Sergeant Robert Hayes Cromwell, Co. D, 112th Supply Train, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, pg. 1
Corporal Frank R. Inman, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, November 30, 1917, pgs. 1 and 10

December 13, 1917
Private First Class Silas A. Lepper, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, pgs. 1 and 8
"Perrysburg Boys Enlist," pg. 1

December 20, 1917
Private Marion L. Thurlby, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, December 13, 1917, pgs. 1 and 8

December 27, 1917
"Perrysburg Sammies- are stationed at the following various camps," pg. 1

January 3, 1918
Private Edmund Schuster, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, pg. 1

February 7, 1918
Sergeant R. Hayes Cromwell, 5th Battery, Field Artillery, Camp Stanley, Texas, January 27, 1918, pg. 1

February 21, 1918
"Perrysburg Soldiers- among prize men in exhibition bayonet drill," pg. 1

March 7, 1918
Private Floyd D. Redman, Co. E, 308th Engineers, 83rd Division, Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, pg. 4

March 28, 1918
Recruit Harold Degner, 281st Aero Squadron, Park Field, Memphis, Tennessee, March 18, 1918, pg. 1

May 2, 1918
"Will Get Commissions- Camp Sherman Selects Qualify Lieutenants Commissions," pg. 1
"More Soldiers- Perrysburg Boys Again Called to Help Fill Ranks," pg. 1

May 16, 1918
"More to be examined- Wood County draft board summons over 300," list of draftees, pg. 1

June 13, 1918
Captain Karl C. Eberly, Stationary Laboratory No. 2, American Expeditionary Force, an American camp in France, May 18, 1918, May 21, 1918, pgs. 1 and 8
"Roll of Honor," pg. 1

June 20, 1918
"Roll of Honor," pg. 1
"Perrysburg Boy- Gave Hun sniper 'Black Fritz' his everlasting end," Amos D. (Bradfield) Jordan, pgs. 1 and 8

June 27, 1918
Private First Class Ralph Brokaw, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, Camp Upton, Long Island, June 20, 1918, pgs. 1
"Enter Service- Perrysburg Boys who leave for camp today," pg. 1

July 4, 1918
"With the Colors- Perrysburg Men and where they are now located," pg. 1
"These are the Boys- Perrysburg selects were drawn in following order," pg. 1

July 18, 1918
Private Ray E. Frusher, Co. A, 116th Engineers, 84th Division, A.E.F., France, June 16, 1918, pg. 1

July 25, 1918
"More Soldiers- Perrysburg again sends men to training camp," pg. 1
Charles Thornton, 56th Overseas Draft, Royal Canadian Engineers, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada, July 11, 1918, pg. 1

August 8, 1918
Private First Class Cy rill Ross Schuster, Supply Detachment, 8th Field Signals Bureau, 4th Division, somewhere in France, June 22, 1918, pg. 1
Private Ray E. Frusher, Co. A, 116th Engineers, 84th Division, A.E.F., France, pgs. 1 and 4

August 15, 1918
Musician Third Class Millard E. Davenport, 322nd Field Artillery Band, 83rd Division, A.E.F., pg. 1
Private First Class Kenneth Veitch, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, somewhere in England, pg. 1

August 22, 1918
Corporal Olin L. Phillips, 8th Company, 4th Regiment, Motor Mechanic DMA, A.E.F., somewhere in France, August 3, 1918, pg. 1
Private First Class Price A. Hall, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, A.E.F., pg. 1

August 29, 1918
Private Harry A. Wilson, Co. K, 332nd Infantry, 83rd Division, A.E.F., July 29, 1918, pg. 1

September 6, 1918
Private John M. Leslie, Co. D, 331st Infantry, 83rd Division, New Army, A.E.F., pg. 1
Private Louis C. Marti, Camp Taylor, 20th Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade, pg. 1
Private Elmer F. Henry, Battery D, 76th Field Artillery, 3rd Division, Camp Jackson, South Carolina, pg. 1

September 13, 1918
Private First Class C. Ross Schuster, Supt. Det., 8th Field Signal Battalion, A.E.F., France, August 18, 1918, pg. 1

September 19, 1918
Private George A. Roose, U.S. Army Air Service Section 587, somewhere in Italy, June 26, 1918, pg. 1
Corporal Donald D. Canfield, Headquarters Co., 317th Field Artillery, 81st Division, somewhere in England, pg. 4

September 26, 1918
Private Alfred N. Zingg, Co. C, 309th Supply Train, 84th Division, Baltimore, Maryland, pg. 1
Private Chester C. Sherman, Headquarters Co., 322nd Infantry, 81st Division, somewhere in Italy, August 11, 1918, pg. 1
Sergeant Frank Inman, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, somewhere in France, pg. 1

October 3, 1918
Private George V. Schwind, Jr., Co. D, 308th Engineers, 84th Division, A.E.F., pg. 1
Charles Thornton, Royal Canadian Engineers, somewhere in England, September 9, 1918, pg. 1
Private Harry A. Wilson, Co. K, 332nd Infantry, 83rd Division, somewhere in Italy, September 4, 1918, pg. 1

October 10, 1918
Private Earl N. Laumann, Co. B, 61st Railway Transportation Corps, A.E.F., Rennes, France, September 10, 1918, pg. 1
Musician Edmund E. Schuster, 135th Field Artillery Band, 37th Division, Mercredi, France, August 21, 1918, pgs. 1 and 8
Private Paul Opperman, Co. D, 101st U.S. Infantry, 26th Division, A.E.F., August 22, 1918, pg. 8

October 17, 1918
"Taps Sounded- Fredrick L. Yeager First Perrysburg Boy Fatality," pg. 1

October 24, 1918
Lieutenant Colonel George P. Greenhalgh, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, A.E.F., pg. 1
Private Arthur E. Limmer, Battery E, 325th Field Artillery, 84th Division, somewhere in England, September 21, 1918, pg. 1

October 31, 1918
Private Edward Langdon Walbridge, Headquarters Detachment, 158th Field Artillery, A.E.F., September 30, 1918, pg. 1

November 7, 1918
Private Lester Britten, 309th Sanitary Train, 84th Division, Hospital No. 334, Base Hospital No. 3, A.E.F., somewhere in France, October 1918, pg. 1
"First War Fatality-Millard Davenport," pg. 4

November 14, 1918
Private John M. Leslie, Co. H, 117th Infantry, 30th Division, A.E.F., somewhere in France, October 12, 1918, pg. 1

November 21, 1918
Private Edward Langdon Walbridge, Headquarters Detachment, 158th Field Artillery, A.E.F., the front, October 18, 1918, pgs. 1 and 8

November 28, 1918
First Lieutenant Merlin H. Bowers, Camp Greenleaf, Chickamauga National Battlefield, November 12, 1918, pgs. 1 and 8
Private Edward Langdon Walbridge, Headquarters Detachment, 158th Field Artillery, A.E.F., October 19, 1918, pgs. 1 and 8

December 5, 1918
Second Lieutenant Leo L. Burch, Army Air Service, Ellington Field, Texas, October 1, 1918, San Leon, Texas, November 3, 1918, pgs. 1 and 8
Private Paul W. Pheley, Co. F, 56th Engineers (603rd Engineers), A.E.F., November 11, 1918, pgs. 1
Corporal William O. Heckler, Co. M, 363rd Infantry, 91st Division, A.E.F., somewhere in France, November 7, 1918, pg. 1
Private First Class Joseph F. Stewart, Co. D, 45th Battalion, U.S. Guards, Headquarters, Fort Niagara, New York, November 7, 1918, pg. 1
Private Lawrence Stewart, 334th Aero Squadron, England, October 27, 1918, pg. 8

December 12, 1918
Private James H. Wiser, Battery F, 81st Field Artillery, Camp Lee, Virginia, pg. 1

December 19, 1918
Private First Class Kenneth E. Veitch, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, A.E.F., somewhere in France, November 11, 1918, November 13, 1918, pg. 1

December 26, 1918
Corporal Forrest Sarver and Jay Simmons, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, A.E.F., Camp Gibraltar, Thillombois, France, November 25, 1918, pgs. 1 and 8
"A Hero in Italy- George A. Roose under fire is cited for noble conduct," pg. 1

January 2, 1919
Sergeant First Class Floyd E. Thornton, Co. A, 112th Field Signal Battalion, 37th Division, A.E.F., Belgium, November 24, 1918, pg. 1

January 9, 1919
Corporal Bennett C. Norton, Co. A, 310th Ammunition Train, 85th Division, A.E.F., Le Havre, France, December 8, 1918, pg. 1
Corporal Ralph Brokaw, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, A.E.F., Thillombois, France, December 5, 1918, pg. 1
Private First Class Kenneth E. Veitch, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, A.E.F., Thillombois, France, December 16, 1918, pg. 1
First Lieutenant Chester W. Rupert, 2nd Battalion Adjutant, 146th Infantry, 37th Division, A.E.F., Belgium, November 28, 1918, pgs. 1 and 8

January 16, 1919
Private Charles G. Shiple, Co. C, 322nd Infantry, 81st Division, A.E.F., Laignes, France, December 7, 1918, pgs. 1 and 8

January 23, 1919
Private First Class C. Ross Schuster, Supply Detachment, 8th Field Signal Battalion, A.E.F., Kerstel, Germany, December 11, 1918, pg. 1

January 30, 1919
"The Perrysburg Gang expect to be home in April," Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, pg. 1
Corporal Harland P. Byrne, Co. C, 309th Supply Train, 84th Division, A.E.F., Marseilles, France, December 18, 1918, pg. 1
Death of Private First Class Merlin G. Hufford, Quartermaster Corps, pg. 1

February 6, 1919
Private First Class Charles H. Kopp, Co. K, 332nd Infantry, 83rd Division, Fiume, Hungary, January 1, 1919, pgs. 1 and 8
Sergeant Frank Inman, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, pg. 1
Private Vincent F. Farley, Co. C, 51st Infantry, 6th Division, A.E.F., Villars, Montroyes, France, December 27, 1918, pg. 1

February 13, 1919
"Greenhalgh's Batteries reported ready to Sail," Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, pg. 1
Private Earl N. Laumann, Co. B, 61st Railway Transportation Corps, Rennes, Ile et Villaine, France, December 30, 1918, pg. 1
Corporal Floyd D. Redman, Co. E, 403rd Telegraph Battalion, Hayange, Lorraine, France, January 19, 1919, pg. 1
Musician Edmund E. Schuster, Battery E, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Division, pg. 1
"Soldier dies of Flu shortly after arrival," Bugler Fred Kluepfel, 159th Field Artillery, pgs. 1 and 8

February 20, 1919
Bandmaster L. Preston McCall, 322nd Field Artillery Band, 83rd Division, Gershofen, Germany, January 17, 1919, pg. 1

February 27, 1919
Private First Class C. Ross Schuster, Co. B, 8th Field Signal Battalion, A.E.F., Mullenbach, Germany, January 26, 1919, pg. 1
Private Elmer Hufford, Battery E, 15th Field Artillery, 2nd Division, Germany, December 28, 1918, pg. 1

April 3, 1919
"Batteries Entrain for Buckeye State; 1845 Yanks Line Up for Grand Parade Friday," pg. 1