Honor Roll of the Gold Stars 

Frank Wesley Schroeder, corporal, died November 1, 1918, in France, from wounds.

Lewis Calvin Cook, first lieutenant, artillery; died October 18, 1918, in Argonne Forest.

Earl D. Chanslor, infantry; killed July 15, 1918, in France, on the Marne.

Paul Hansen, National Army; died November 26, 1917, at Camp Funston, of meningitis.

Clyde Gustine, 43rd Division; died May 27, 1918, in France, from gas and wounds.

Graham T. Elliott, infantry, 35th Division; died of wounds October 2, 1918.

Bernard George Stone, infantry; killed August 10, 1918, on a quiet sector in Alsace.

Coleby C. Cowherd, corporal. National Army; died October 12, 1918, at Camp MacArthur, Texas, of influenza.

Jasper A. Boone, corporal, infantry, 89th Division; died November 11, 1918, from wounds received November 5th in Argonne mattle.

J. D. Jacks, navy, died in 1917, in Philadelphia, of meningitis.

Lloyd Kingery, infantry, 89th Division; killed in action November 19th, 1918.

Carl Fred Musbach, marine; killed July 18th, 1918, at Chateau-Thierry.

Selden Howe Murray, corporal, medical corps; died October 21, 1918, in Rouen, France, of influenza.

James Philip Irminger, marine; killed June 25th, 1918, at Chateau-Thierry.

Oscar Lloyd Evans, navy; died of meningitis, May 14, 1917.

Sparrel Harris, died of disease December 27, 1918, in Germany.

William Edward Blevins, killed September 28. 1918. in Argonne Forest.

Frank William Bullock, died November 21, 1918, after being discharged because of a nervous breakdown.

Stanley Barnett, died November 18, 1918, in France, from wounds.

Robert H. Baker, died probably September, 1918, in Commune of Baulny, Department Meuse, France. The Liberty Post of the American Legion was named in his honor.

American Effort in the World War

Total armed forces 4,800,000
Total in army 4,000,000
Men who went overseas 2,086,000
Men who fought in France 1,390,000
Total registered in draft 24,234,021
War cost to April 30, 1919 $21,850,000,000
Battles fought by American troops 13
Months of American participation 19
Days of battle 200
Days of duration of Meuse-Argonne battle 47
Americans in Meuse-Argonne battle 1,200,000
Americans wounded 236,000
American deaths from disease 56,991
Total deaths in army 112,422

Clothing was shipped Abroad

Wool socks, pairs 131,800,000
Undershirts 85,000,000
Drawers 83,600,000
Shoes, pairs 30,700,000
Flannel shirts 26,500,000
Blankets 21,700,000
Wool breeches 21,700,000
Wool coats 13,900,000
Overcoats 8,300,000

The signal corps strung in France 100,000 miles of telephone and telegraph wires. The lines numbered 15,000 and reached 8,959 stations.

Achievements of American Troops

From the middle of August to the end of the war, the Americana held a front longer than that held by the British. At the time of the greatest American activity in October, 1918, this front was 101 miles long, or about 23 per cent of the entire allied battle line.

American troops captured 63,000 prisoners, 1,318 pieces of artillery, 708 trench mortars, and 9,650 machine guns. In June and July they helped to shatter the enemy advance towards Paris and turn retreat into a triumphal offensive. At St. Mihiel, they pinched off, in a day, an enemy salient that had been a constant menace for four years. In the Argonne and on the Meuse, they carried lines which the enemy had determined to hold at all costs and cut the supply line of communication and supply for half the Western battle front.

The American air force at the front grew from three squadrons in April, 1918, to forty-five in November, 1918. These American squadrons played important roles in the battles of Chateau-Thierry, St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne. In addition to the information, aid and protection given to the army, they brought down 755 enemy planes, while their own losses were only 357 planes. 

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Source: History of Clay County, Missouri, by W. H. Woodson, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, 1920.