World War I
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Have anyone from Beauregard Parish that served in this war?
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Twenty men from Beauregard Parish died during the war of which at least two were killed in action. Some of the others are known to have died of influenza and pneumonia. Need names of others.
Killed in Action
Alvion Ruth - DeRidder
Murphy J Cole - DeRidder
Pvt Mayo Droddy - Singer
Tom E.Ford - De Ridder
Frank Miers - Newlin
Herbert S. Houk - DeRidder
Frank Miers - Newlin
Herbert J. Simon - Carson
Draftees:
I assume these two fellows were born in BP but were drafted somewhere else.
Alphin, John Worn
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1888 Ethnicity: W
Birth Place: Sugartown LA City/County: Cameron
State: LA
Davenport, James Thomas
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1887 Ethnicity: W
Birth Place: Sugartown LA City/County: Val Verde
State: TX
The following is from headstones in Beauregard Parish: (still working on them) Includes cemetery.
Those that served
Abrego, Carroll O- MM-La Cpl US Army Beauregard
Asby, Hulon Schuyler US Army Shiloh
Austin, Eddie E MM-La Pvt USArmy
Beauregard
Bagwell, Tom O MM-USArmy Beauregard
Bolton, William Mason MM-Pvt USArmy Beauregard
Cagle, Henry Joel MM-La Pvt 1 Co 306 Supply TN Beauregard
Carpenter, Como C MM-La Pfc Co B 213 TN HQ & MP Beauregard
Clark, William H MM-Tx Cpl Co I40 US Vol Inf Beauregard
Dear, Ordie HQ Co 23 RD Inf Shiloh
Dougharty, John M La PvtCo 7 156 Inf Shiloh
Gimnick, Uster La Sfc Motor Trans Corps Alston
Green, Manuel Curtis USARMY Shiloh
Harper, J.Alvin PvT 346 Inf 87 Div Shiloh
Harper, Lonnie D Pvt US ARMY Shiloh
Myers, Henry -La Pvt USARMY Bilbo
Neely, Walter J (Jake) - Merryville Walter J.(Jake) Neely, born in
Merryville, La.Enlisted in US Army May 27th 1918 in DeRidder La. He was assigned
to the 126th infantry and sent overseas 8-22-1918, where he served in Germany,
France, Belgium and other places I cannot recall. He told me that they had very
little transportation and had to walk everwhere they went once they were taken
to each country. They had to get their own food however they could. They had
no medical support, he told me he almost died in a foxhole because of what he
thought was the flu. He returned to the USA May 14th 1919 and was discharged
May 30 1919 because of demobilization, according to his discharge papers. My
Mother told me several years ago, after his death, that he received $500.00
dollars in 1937 for his service to his country. (submitted by Maxie
Neely)
Royer, Jackson Pfc USARMY Alston
