History or Notes

Personal & Local - M. H. Roberts of Golden, reports the names of John B. Phillips, Guy Lewis, Linza Bryant of that community, Barry County soldiers boys in the casualty list, whose names were not in the list published by the Secretary of the State Historical Society two weeks ago. These names have been sent to the society.

News July 1919

No History

1919 Newspaper Account

Killed in Action News

Pvt., Purdy, Killed in Action

Newspaper Account of Causalities - Aug. 21, 1919, Cassville Republican

Dec. 1918 - News

News that he returned to Camp Dodge.

1918 Newspaper Account

On the front of Stars & Stripes

County Died: Barry Co., MO
Cemetery: Dice Cemetery in Newton county
Deceased: MCMILLEN, Davison Gray
Wheaton, Barry County., MO
Married: Lela Jones
Married When & Where: Abt 1924
Father: Bates McMillen, born Dade Co., MO
Mother: Mertie Dent, b. Dade Co., MO
Military Information: Co. A 353rd INF, 89th DIV
Death Certificate Number:
Resource: Military Papers and family
Research Note: Gray McMillen Served in WWI in Germany and France. He was wounded in the jaw and participated in Battles where gas was used and he suffered permanent gas burns in his lungs. He was pictured on the cover of the Stars and Stripes magazine standing on a wagon in France, with a group of celebrating soldiers on the first Armistice day Nov. 11, 1918 at 11 AM. Gray later owned a Grocery store in Pioneer, with his sister and brother-in-law, Fufa and Charles Brown. Gray was one of the Charter members of Wheaton, MO, Memorial Post 5219 VFW when it organized Dec. 1945.

Gary's Photo of Nov. 11, 1918 appeared on the front of Stars & Stripes.

The Dough Boys photo of Gary McMillen and friend was supplied by Joan McMillen Jump, daughter of Gary McMillen, by way of Betty Lamberson. The friend is unknown to the submitter. 

Resource: These two photos appear in Wheaton Echoes, pages 329 & 331, Wheaton Centennial Book, 1907 -2007.

County Died: Barry Co., MO
Cemetery: Muncie Chapel
Deceased: MCQUEEN, Boone Dillard
Birth: March 24, 1901
Corsicana, MO
Age: 80 years, 8 mos., 29 days
Death: Oct. 21, 1981
Wheaton, Barry Co., MO
Cause:
Married: Edith Hinson
Married When & Where: April, 1920, Wheaton, Barry Co., MO
Father: James Elbert McQueen, born Tennessee
Mother: Mary Pauline Gilbert, born Lee Co., VA
Military Information:
Death Certificate Number:
Resource: Soldier's daughter and Cemetery stone
Research Note: Boone Dillard McQueen is shown in a picture on page 326 of the book, The Wheaton Echoes, in a WWI uniform. After the War Boone owned and operated the McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton for many years. Boone served as the Mayor of Wheaton and also served on the Wheaton city council for a combined 34 years.  

Boone McQueen on the left, friend, unknown to submitter, on right. 

Resource: This photo appears in Wheaton Echoes, pages 326, Wheaton Centennial Book, 1907 -2007.

Wounded Slightly News

Pvt., Cassville, wounded slightly News

Newspaper Account of Causalities - Aug. 21, 1919, Cassville Republican

Mess Hall at Ft. Benjamin Harrison Post Hospital, Easter 1918

In Uniform - Fishing

In the mess hall photo he is seated on the second table from the back and is the second person from the right on the side facing the photographer. The photo of him in the boat and fishing was taken with a buddy - name unknown. He is the one in the front of the boat.