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Arthur DesBOUILLON Biography
Written by Marcia Ann Kuehl
FORTIETH (157th, 158th, and 160th Infantry; 143rd, 144th and 145th
Field Artillery, 115th Engineers.)
California, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona National Guard.
"Sunshine Division"
Insignia: Gold sun on blue square.
Depot Division at Revigny and St Dizler, France. Twenty Reno Co, KS
men served with this division, mostly in the 160th Infantry.
The fortieth Division trained at Camp Kearney, CA. The division left
for overseas service in July 1918. Besides the national guardsmen from
the west, the division included draft contingents from Camp Funston, in
which were the Reno Co, KS men. After arriving overseas, the Fortieth
was used as a depot division with headquarters at Revigny, in the
Department of Marne. However many of the men were sent out on detached
service, such as taking charge of classification camps and police duty.
The Fortieth returned as a "skeleton" division, most of the men returning
in casual companies to the nearest home. The Fortieth was demobilized at
Camp Kearney, CA in April 1919.
Reno Co, KS men in the division: (Each individual has a short bio.
I have only included the one for my ancestor DesBOUILLON.)
ALLEN, W Raymond Sgt Med Det
ANDERSON, Lyle Corp 160th Inf
ANDERSON, Nathan 160th Inf
ARTLEY, Rollin F 115th Inf
ARMSTRONG, Roy 157th Inf
CATTE, Harold 160th Inf
CRISWELL, Paul V LT 115th Eng
DesBOUILLON, Arthur A - Co E, 115th Engineers, 40th Division,
Argonne-Meuse front. Plevna RFD No 1.
GRESHAM, Julius B, 157th Inf
HANSEN, Chas A, 160 Inf
LAMBERT, Andrew J Hdqrs Co, 160th Inf
LAVIELLE, Ernest V Machin Gun Co, 160th Inf (Brother-in-law to Arthur A)
LEWIS, Frank P Hdqrs Co, 160th Inf
NANCE, Chas E 115th Amm Tr
SCHOOR, Chas H Corp Hdqrs Co, 160th Eng
SHIMEALL, Herbert R Sgt Hdqrs Co, 115th Eng
SMITH, Fred LeRoy 160th Inf
STEWART, Howard M 160th Inf
THORP, Geo H Corp Hdqrs Co, 160th Eng
TRUITT, Ralph Hdqrs Co, 160th Eng
ZEHR, Claude J 160th Eng
Taken from Reno Response, pg 105-106, 184:
Thanks to the researchers, Kathy Reiger and Shirley Millard, who found
the above information and passed it on to me.
Arthur A DesBOUILLON was born in Plevna, Reno Co, KS, the son of Sarah
LeBREAUX and Alexander Philip DesBOUILLON. He had 9 siblings: Victoria "Carrie" DESBOUILLON,
Octavia Esther DESBOUILLON, Elie "Alexander" F DesBOUILLON, Sarah P DESBOUILLON,
Charles Philipp DESBOUILLON, Bryon H. DesBOUILLON, Agatha Agnes DESBOUILLON, Sylvia Nina DESBOUILLON,
and Orville DESBOUILLONS.
Shortly after the 1900 Federal Census, his family started to scatter.
Three sisters (Victoria "Carrie", Octavia Esther, amd Agatha Agnes) married
Kansans (COLLIER, BURKE, and LAVIELLE respectively) in Hutchinson, Reno Co, KS and
remained in the local area. One was married to the brother of Ernest V
LaVIELLE, who served with Arthur in the same unit. His youngest brother,
Orville, who died as an infant, is buried in the Plevna City Cemetery,
Plevna, Reno Co, KS. Another brother, Elie "Alexander" F DesBOUILLON, eventually
settled in Oregon. The remainder of the family, Sarah, Charles, Bryon, and
Sylvia moved to Wisconsin and settled there, excepting Sylvia
(who married John CLAUSON and moved to California).
Arthur married Lena VanTassel in 1918, in Adams Co WI. They had one child,
Mars before Lena divorced him for desertion in 1919.
Arthur joined the Reno Division, and left for overseas in 1919. He
served honorable and was discharged upon his return to the United States.
Arthur lived in Wisconsin until his death in the early 1940s. He is buried
in Greenwood Cemetery, Juneau County, WI, with his brother Charles Philip
DesBOUILLON and his brother's second wife Gladys PEARSON DesBOUILLON. His
father Alexander Philip DesBOUILLON is buried in Searles Cemetery which is
nearby in Juneau County, WI.
His brother, Charles Philip DesBOUILLON married Faye Emalang MILLION, and had four
children, Delia, Neva, MavisAnn and Glenn. MavisAnn married Raymond
C KUEHL Sr, and had seven children: Harvey Duncan, Jerry LeRoy, Raymond
Claude, Charles Philip, Marcia Ann, Randy Reagan, and Melissa Yvette.
I am Marcia Ann Kuehl, keeper of the family tree.
Come with me and take a journey back into history. Help me discover my MAK-roots, and how they shaped the person I am
today... If perchance, we are related, click on Email MAK and let me know... I will be happy to include your line and
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