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Austin's WWI & Flu Casualties

Thursday, November 14, 1918 regular
  • Honoring War Dead:

    The agenda records numerous local soldiers and sailors who died in service during World War I.
  • Dual Tragedies:

    A significant portion of the deaths were due to combat wounds, being killed in action, or exposure to poison gas in France.
  • Flu Pandemic's Impact:

    Many others succumbed to pneumonia and Spanish influenza, often while stationed at military training camps across the United States, highlighting the devastating reach of the 1918 global pandemic.
  • Post-Armistice Remembrance:

    This solemn list was presented just days after the Armistice, indicating an immediate effort to acknowledge the community's profound losses.

Full Transcript

Soldiers and Sailors who died in the service Davis. cont. --- Page break --- 93 at Camp Bowie, Tex. Garza, Sacramento, Private. Aged 22 years; Company 38, 165th Depot Brigade; died of pneumonia, Oct. 12, 1918, at Camp Travis, Tex. Hennig, Gustaf, Private. Aged 24 years; 263rd Infantry; died of pneumonia, Dec. 15, 1917, at Camp Bowie, Tex. Hill, Martin C. Went down with the Tuscania, Feb. 14, 1918. Hutchings, Edwin, Major. Aged 28 years; 141st Regiment, 71st Infantry Brigade, 36th Division; killed in action, between Oct. 5 and Oct. 10, 1918, in France. Kemp, John E., Coxswain. Aged 19 years; Navy; died Oct. 20, 1918, aboard U. S. S. Pittsburg. Kippenbrock, Carl L., Lieutenant. Aged 23 years; 127th Ordnance Depot; died of pneumonia, Oct. 19, 1918, at Camp Bowie, Tex. Koch, Eugene Louis, Sergeant. Aged 24 years; Quartermaster's Corps; died of pneumonia, Sept. 30, 1918; aboard U. S. transport. Mitchell, Vance, Private. Aged 22 years; Ordnance Department; died of pneumonia, Dec. 12, 1917, at Camp Bowie, Tex. Moreland, Sinclair, Army Y. M. C. A. Secretary. Aged 33 years; Y. M. C. A., Southern Department; died Oct. 5, 1918, at Norman, Okla., of pneumonia brought on by exposure to epidemic in nursing sick soldiers. Murray, James P., Captain. Aged 38 years; Engineer Corps, Camp Humphreys, Va.; died of pneumonia following influenza, Sept. 28, 1918, in Austin. Oliphant, Terrell M., Sergeant. Aged 31 years; Quartermaster's Corps; died of pneumonia, Oct. 21, 1918, at Camp Cody, Deming, N. M. Penn, Eugene D., Private (notice of promotion to First Lieutenant after death). Aged 22 years; Aviation Service; died at Foggia, Italy, May 20, 1918, as result of the falling of his airplane. Raven, Earl J., Private. Aged 16 years; 49th Headquarters Company, Coast Artillery Corps, Camp Eustis, Va.; died Robey, Walter. Aged 21 years; Quartermaster 2nd Class, Navy; died of pneumonia, Oct. 10, 1918, at Hampton Roads, Va. Scherding, Walter Tips, Cadet. Aged 25 years; Naval Aviation; died Oct. 20, 1918, at Seattle, Wash., of pneumonia. Stewart, Oscar W. Aged 17 years; Navy; died Dec. 22, 1917, aboard U. S. S. Pittsburg. Taylor, Edward Taylor, Thomas Roy, First Class Private. Aged 20 years; Company D, 141st Infantry; died of pneumonia, Dec. 30, 1917, at Camp Bowie, Texas. Templeton, Preston, Private. Aged 31 years; Motor Truck Company No. 508; died Oct. 1, 1918, at Hospital Romsey, Hampshire County, England. Titus, Rena J. Aged years; Marine Corps; died of poison gas, April 15, 1918, in France. --- Page break --- 94 C o l o r e d Burditt, Lonnie, Private. Aged 22 years; Infantry; died of Spanish influenza, Oct. 10, 1918, at Camp Travis, San Antonio, Tex. Clack, Ellis F., Private. Aged 28 years; Infantry; died of pneumonia, Oct. 9, 1918, at Camp Grant, Ill. Clements, James, Stevedore. Aged years; Company I, Engineering Corps, Norfolk, Va. Clark, Edward, Private. Aged 24 years; died of septicemia, Sept. 8, 1918, at Base Hospital, Camp Travis, Tex. Harris, Ollie, Private. Aged 26 years; died October 1918 at Camp Dodge, Ia. Hudlin, David, Private. Aged 18 years; 25th Infantry; died of spinal meningitis, June 9, 1918, at Schofield Barracks, Honolulu. Putney, Dewey A. Died at Camp Grant, Ill. Scott, Atchison. Aged years; Engineer Corps; died July 9, 1918, at Hoboken, N. J. Additional Names (all white) Arbuckle, Tom, Private. Aged 22 years; Company I, 360th Infantry, 90th Division. Killed in action November 2, 1918, buried at Glorierv Cemetery, Verdun, Meuse River, France. Barnard, John, Jr. Company D, 141st Infantry. Killed in action, Oct. 24, 1918, in France. Baumert, Henry. Aged 21 years; Austin Machine Gun Company; died of pneumonia Jan. 4, 1919. (Home Fiskeyville, Texas). Eilers, George. Aged 24 years; died of pneumonia Oct. 4, 1918, in France. (Home Colton, Texas). Fisher, John R., Private. Aged 30 years; Company D, 325th Infantry, 82nd Division; killed in action Oct. 12, 1918, in France. Jones, Alfred Earl, Corporal. Aged 23 years; Company C, 360th Infantry, 90th Division; died Nov. 3, 1918, in France, of wounds received in the Battle of the Argonne Forest. Jones, Miss Mamie (Army Nurse). Member of Travis County Registered Nurses' Association. Graduated from Austin Presbyterian Sanitarium, in class of 1918. Enrolled for U. S. service, stationed at Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. Died of pneumonia Dec. 31, 1918. Kerlin, Alfred, Sergeant. Aged 23 years; Company I, 360th Infantry; died Nov. 2, 1918, in France, of wounds received in action. Klaerner, Edward H., Private. Aged 32 years; Mechanical Repair Shop No. 304; died of influenza, Oct. 15, 1918, at Fort Bliss. Klunkert, Charles, Private. Aged 22 years; 360th Infantry, 90th Division; killed in action in France, Nov. 2, 1918. Larson, Gabriel E., Private. Aged 24 years; Company I, 360th Infantry, 90th Division; killed in action, Nov. 4, 1918, France. Lillard, James F., Jr. Aged 26 years; Company I, 360th Infantry, 90th Division; killed in action Nov. 4, 1918, in France. Lindsey, J. S., Corporal. Aged 24 years; 360th Infantry, National Army; killed in action Nov. 4, 1918, in France. McDonnel, Albert Sneed, Captain. Aged 23 years; Headquarters Unit of 91st Division; died Dec. 22, 1918, at Fort of Debarkation Hospital, St. Nazaire, France, of wounds inflicted by German bomb. Moore, Charles Joe, Captain. Aged 26 years; Seventh Engineers, Fifth Division; died Oct. 16, 1918, of wounds received in action while crossing the Argonne River. Was awarded Distinguished Service Cross for bravery in this battle. Pearson, Ernest, First Class Private. Aged 32 years; Company I, 360th Infantry; died in France, Dec. 15, 1918, of pneumonia. Pinckney, Charles E., First Lieutenant. Aged 33 years; Headquarters Fifth Regiment, Field Artillery; died of pneumonia Dec. 20, 1918, at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ky. Pinson, Joe J., Private. Aged 29 years; Company C, 168th Infantry; died Oct. 14, 1918, in France, of wounds received in action. Scrivener, J. D. Aged 20 years. Smith, Oscar, Private. Aged 22 years; 141st Infantry, 36th Division; killed in action in France, Nov. 9, 1918. Thompson, Maurens, Corporal. Aged 32 years; Company D, 141st Infantry; killed in action in France, Oct. 24, 1918. Turner, B. Grady, Private. Aged 27 years; Air Service Training School, Kelly Field No. 2 (San Antonio); died of pneumonia at Kelly Field, Dec. 15, 1918. Ulit, Alvey, Corporal. Aged 20; Company D, 141st Infantry, 36th Division; died Oct. 25, 1918, of wounds received in action. Wager, H. F. Sergeant. Hospital Corps; died Dec. 1918, of pneumonia, at Camp Cody, N. M.