They're From Kansas

[archeobabe]

I found this book in Wichita at a book store.  It's the history of the 353rd Infantry.

"They're From Kansas  353  Sep. 5, 1917  History of the 353rd Infantry
        89th Division Nation Army
         Sept., 1917  June, 1919"

written by Capt. Charles F. Dienst - Historian  353rd Infantry
                First Lieut.  Clifford Chalmer - Historian First Battalion
                First Lieut.  Fances M. Morgan - Historian Second Battalion
                First Lieut.  Charles O. Gollenkamp - Historian Third Battalion
                First Lieut.  Lloyd H. Benning - Historian Headquarters Company
                First Lieut.  Harold F. Brown - Historian  Supply Company
                First Lieut.  Morton S. Bailey
                Second Lieut.  Willam J. Lee - Historians Machine Gun Company

Published by  The 353rd Infantry Society

Printed and bound by  The Eagle Press - Wichita Kansas

Copyright - Regemental Society, The 353rd Infantry

This book is about the time when the 353rd Infantry was in Europe.

American Expeditionary Forces

Company A
Perry A. McIlvain - Howard

Company B
Arthur W. Cummins - Corporal - Howard
George Q. Dame - Sargent - Howard
Perry L. Davis - Corporal - Howard
Andy DePew - Howard
Ralph Perkins - Corporal - Howard

Company C
Earl L. Howland - Corporal - Howard

Company D
Alick Morrow - Moline
Harry O. Songer - Severy

Company F
Thomas J. Richey - Severy

Company G
William N. Meade - Moline

Company I
Arlow O. McCracken - Grenola

Company K
Marion Poole - Corporal - Howard - was not overseas
James L. Shipman - Howard
Valentine S. Rader - Corporal - Howard

Headquarters Company
Ernest A. Gill - Moline
Archie J. Miller - Howard
Robert J. Thompson - Grenola
Clay H. Hawkins - Grenola
Charles E. Redd - Corporal - Howard

I will probably adding more name to this list after I go through the book again.

Machine Gun Company
Guy Cunningham - Moline
Jesse B. Sawter - Moline
Lawrence D. Terry - Grenola - was not overseas

Supply Company
John R. Fraser - Fall River
Oscar O. Ogle - Piedmont - was not overseas

Regimental Infirmary
Joseph Walker - Moline

[patyrn]

That is really special.  I recognize many of the local names and knew some of the men while growing up in Howard:  Ernest Gill, Ralph Perkins, Arthur Cummins.  I'm sure many of our readers with roots throughout Elk County will find your information very interesting.  Thanks!

[frawin]

Lots of names I recognize as well.
That's quite interesting.  Let us know if you find more.

mlw

[Bonnie M.]

This is interesting.  George Dame and Earl Howland were both from Longton.  I didn't recognize any other names of men who I knew were from Longton.

[archeobabe]

Right now, I am going through the book and listing all from Kansas.  I think there is more names from Elk and Greenwood counties.  There are some towns that I believe that no longer exist.

[Buddyboy]

So what relation is George Dame to Romelia Dame, the third wife of Edward E. Reynolds?

[Bonnie M.]

"So what relation is George Dame to Romelia Dame, the third wife of Edward E. Reynolds?"

I don't know!

[Buddyboy]

That's cool. It was just a genealogy question. Edward was my ggrandpa GW Reynolds brother from Busby. He is buried in Longton with two of his wives and some kids in a big family plot and Romelia is buried in a county grave up at the front. Doing some research we found that she was "insane". Of course she could have just been old....or in my case, just naturally addled. HA!

[W. Gray]

Speaking of the name Reynolds.

Does anyone know of an Adrian J. Reynolds, who was publisher of the Howard County Ledger (Longton), Longton Weekly Ledger, Howard County Ledger (Elk Falls), Elk County Ledger (Elk Falls), Elk County Ledger (Howard City), and is listed as Howard Courant editor in the 1880s?

[Buddyboy]

I've tried to see if they are related and cannot find a connection. There was another Reynolds, M.W., that was a big wig publisher in the early days of Parsons. I wonder if they are connected...brothers??