Name

Death date, place and cause

1

Allen, Fred born at Stuart, Iowa age 25 yrs and 5 months at induction

15 July 1918 in France- resided at Rush Hill, served in CO E 354 INF 4 OCT/17; TO 22 OCT/17; HQ CO 354 INF TO 24 MAR/18; CO M 38 INF TO- KIA, FATHER, WALTER ALLEN RUSH HILL, MO NOTIFIED

2

3

Bartels, Harrison age 31
and his brother
Bartels, Robert age 26

15 October 1918 at Camp Brady, MI. record not found
15 October 1918 at Camp Forrest, GA record not found
brothers who died the same day during the spanish flu epidemic, sons of Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Bartels of Mexico

4

Blase, Edward Henry

01 August 1918 at Vesle, France -served in CO K 354 INF 23 SEP/17 TO 1 MAR/18;CO K 163 INF TO 3 MAY/18;CO D 125 INF TO 1AUG-KILLED IN ACTION 1 AUG 1918; FATHER, AUGUST H BLASE, MEXICO, MO NOTIFIED

5

Bledsoe, James Willis born Stockton, CA 17 Nov 1888

14 Febrary 1918, at Fort Sill, OK., of bronchial pneumona, member of Company D, 138th Infantry- American Legion Post was named for him in 1919.MOTHER, MRS A D BLEDSOE, MEXICO, MO NOTIFIED

6

Brooks, Monte Nelson

03 July 1918 at Fort Riley, KS. record not found

7

Callaway, Warren Harper

30 September 1918, Camp Dewey, Great Lakes service information not found

8

Cauthorn, Robert Louis

died in France - KILLED IN ACTION 2 OCT 1918; MOTHER, MRS ELIZABETH CAUTHORN, MEXICO, MO NOTIFIED

9

Crane, Charles Divers resided Martinsburg, age 21 & 5/6 mos at enlistment

July 15 1818 in the Rheims-Soisson battle, , France- 1st Audrain County soldier killed
son of Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Crane of Martinsburg- KILLED IN ACTION 15 JUL 1918; FATHER, CHARLES T. CRANE, MARTINSBURG, MO NOTIFIED

10

Creasy, Albert Russell

25 October 1918 at Camp Jackson, S.C. service information not found

11

Duty, Rollie V.

03 March 1918, Fort Riley, KS service information not found

12

Fite, Walter

30 September 1918, died at sea service information not found

13

Ford, Lawrence

01 November 1918 died in action in France service information not found

14

Hollingsworth, George Lewis age 21 & 3 mos at enlistment

28 September 1918, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard - death date from Centennial History, service record says died 1/29/1919 at Naval Hospital

15

Holt, Harold H. (colored) born Mexico, 28 1/2 yrs when inducted-

died from wartime complications after returning to the US. ( not on courthouse list, I added him here because he was listed in Centennial History ). Resided 315 So. Trinity, Mexico no indication of injuries on discharge

16

Hubbell, A. Ross (Ross Allen) born Tuscola, IL. age at enlistment 21 & 1/2 yrs

01 October 1918 in France DIED 1 OCT 1918 OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION; MOTHER, SUSIE HUBBELL, FARBER, MO NOTIFIED

17

Irion, George born Mexico, age at enlistment 27 & 7/12 yrs

16 October at Pittsburg, PA DIED OF LOBAR PNEUMONIA 15 OCT 1918; FATHER, GOERGE IRION, SR., MEXICO, MO NOTIFIED

18

Johnson, Henry W. (colored)
b. 2 AUG 1893 Mexico

19 October 1918 in France -* "the only colored soldier to die in France,"* son of Henry and Lizzie Johnson of Mexico, died in a french hospital son soon after his unit arrivied overseas. Served overseas from 9/13/1918 to 10/18/1918-Lived at 326 No. Wade St, Mexico, MO. The Johnson-Holt colored Post of the American Legion was named for him and Harold Holt, son of Bill and Mollie Holt. *unable to verify this "only"

19

Jones, James

11 November 1918 at Camp Dodge service information not found

20

Kisor, (Len) Arden enlisted 6/16/1918- age 21 yrs, 3 mos.,

22January 1919 at the Naval Hospital Brooklyn Navy Yard Seaman 2nd Class, Vandalia

21

Laird, Harry (John H.) of Vandalia, born St. Louis, age at enlistment 22 and 5/6 yrs

died at Fort Sill, OK -INJURED 27 SEP 1918-enlistment period shown to 3/30/1919 death date?

22

Lease, Frank Vernon ***
b. Plainsville, Il, 12 July 1897

July 1918, killed in action in France Home town shown as Gazette, MO next of kin not shown- enlisted St. Louis, 12/18/1917 *** only Frank Vernon Lease found,

23

Leeper, Louis Emmons born Skinner, MO. age at enlistment 29 5/12YR

07 October 1918 killed action in France KILLED IN ACTION 7 OCT 1918; FATHER, JOHN THOMAS LEEPER, MOLINO, MO NOTIFIED

24

Mathews, William of Laddonia

09 October 1918 service information not found

25

Musgrove, Forrest E . born Callaway County 30 1/4YRS at enlistment

06 October 1918 died at sea when the steamer *Atilla *was sunk. (Name of ship Atilla from Centennial History of Audrain Co. ) DIED IN THE SINKING OF THE "OTRANTO" 6 OCT 1918; FATHER, JOSEPH MUSGROVE, FULTON, MO NOTIFIED

25

Peters, Merill

03 March 1917 at Great Lakes Naval Training Station service information not found

27

Schooling, Clarence E. b.Clark, MO age at enlistment 24 and 1/3 yrs

killed in action -KILLED IN ACTION 26 OCT 1918; MOTHER, SALLIE SCHOOLING, CLARK, MO NOTIFIED

28

Shaw, Guy Henry (Guy W.) born  OLNEY, MOage 23 yrs 5 mos at enlistment

28 September 1919 died in France- resided Vandalia- KILLED IN ACTION 28 SEP 1918; FATHER, WILLIAM W SHAW, VANDALIA, MO NOTIFIED