Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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LEON R. MEAD, ’17 NEWBERRY, PA. Commissioned Second Lieutenant at Fort Niagara, August'15, 1917; assigned to 7th U. S. Infantry; transferred to 8th Machine Gun Battalion. Camp Greene, N. C.; sailed for France February 27. 1918; attended French Machine Gun School and finished with honors in four weeks; commissioned First Lieutenant and ordered to the front, June 1, 1918; commanded company during two weeks of fighting in Chateau Thierry and Argonne Forest; cited for bravery July 26, 1918; wounded by shrapnel but carried on advance until he fell; died of wounds at Evacuation Hospital, November 2, 1918; buried in American Cemetery in France. CHARLES S. MONTGOMERY, T8 ROSELLE PARK, N. J. Enlisted in Quartermaster’s Corps in spring of 1917: assigned to Officers’ School, Camp Upton; commissioned a Lieutenant and sailed for France in April; took an active part in the Argonne Drive of the 26th in which he received a severe gun-shot wound in the abdomen, September 27. 1917; died from this wound September 28, 1917. Lieu- tenant Montgomery has the distinction of being the first Gettysburg man to lose his life in “The World War.” DR. GEORGE R. PRETZ, ’05 LEBANON, PA. Entered the service October 5, 1917. as First Lieutenant in Medical Corps; spent short time at Officers' Training School. Camp Greenleaf, Ga.; ordered to Syracuse Re- cruiting Camp, September 20, 1918, to assist in overcoming the influenza epidemic, while engaged in this work contracted influenza himself; died of the disease October 5, 1918, at Crouse Irving Hospital, Syracuse, N. Y. RICHARD L. SMITH, EX-’22 WAYNESBORO, PA. Inducted into service October 1, 1918, at Pennsylvania College; served as Private in S. A. T. C. at Pennsylvania College for three months; suddenly became ill and died at the College Infirmary, December 14, 1918. VERL E. C. SNIDER, ’18 TANEYTOWN, MI). Mustered into the service as member of Hospital Corps of 79th Division, at Camp Meade, October, 1917; sailed for France July 5, 1918; saw active service on the front at Mt. Feacon; killed in action September 28, 1918. GEORGE E. SNYDER, EX-T5 NEW OXFORD, PA. Enlisted in U. S. Naval Reserves as First Class Hospital Apprentice, Philadelphia. Assigned to duty immediately at U. S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia; sailed for France with U. S. Base Hospital No. 5, September 15, 1917; served with this organization at Brest, France; promoted to Pharmacist’s Mate, Second Class; recommended for promo- tion to Ensign but fell victim to influenza and pneumonia; died September 20, 1918. 11

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WILLIAM I. DEARDORFF, EX-’22 OCCOQUAM, VA. Inducted into Battery “A,” 315th Field Artillery, Camp Lee, Va., November 30, 1917 ; sailed tor France, May 26. 1918, from Norfolk, Va.; took an active part in three bat- tles on the American front and was severely wounded October 6, 1918; sent to Base hospital 116 and finally died, October 25, 1918; buried with hero’s honors at Ba .oilles, Vosges. EDGAR J. EYLER, ’15 THURMONT, MI). Enlisted on May 9, 1917; student at Officers’ Training School, Fort Niagara; com- missioned Second Lieutenant August 15, 1917; assigned to Co. “E,” 79th Division, Camp Meade; promoted to First Lieutenant and Battalion Gas Officer, Second Battalion; took active part in Sector 304, N. E. Verdun and Argonne Offensive; killed in action by stomach wound from Machine Gun bullet, October 1, 1918; buried with full military honors in Commune of Avoncourt (Meuse). RICHARD I. FITZPATRICK, EX-T7 ST. PAUL, MINN. Entered Officers’ Training School; transferred to Ground School for Aviators, Princeton, N. J.; graduated and sent to Camp Dick, Dallas, Texas, for practice flying; suddenly contracted pneumonia and died March 26, 1918; buried at St. Paul, Minn., with full military honors. RICHARD FREAS, EX-T5 BALTIMORE, MD. Enlisted in Navy before U. S. entry in the war ; stationed at Naval Training Sta- tion, as Third Class Yoeman; later promoted to first class; assigned to transport duty for trans-Atlantic service; promoted to Chief Yoeman and at death was Captain’s Writer; while carrying Captain’s mail to U. S. S. Mt. Vernon his motor gig was cut in half by a destroyer and he was drowned, July 24; buried at Naval Cemetery, Kcrfau- tras, Brest. RAYMOND L. HESSON, T7 TANEYTOWN, MI). Mustered into the service, April 30. 1919: served in 154th Depot Brigade: trans- ferred to 1 leadquarter’s Company of 313th Infantry, 79th Division, and was raised to Corporal Personal. Air-Mail Dept.; sailed for France in July; served with his regiment at the front until September 30; sent to hospital and died, October 6, of lobular pneu- monia. LAWRENCE G. R. HITCHINS, EX-TO FROSTBURG, MD. Entered Officers’ Training Camp. Fort Myer. June. 1917; after a week’s service was stricken with pneumonia and was critically ill for several weeks (this illness greatly im- paired his opportunities at Fort Myer): enlisted in Navy, July, 1918; again contracted pneumonia and died at Naval Base Hospital, Norfolk, Va. IRA E. LADY, EX-T8 ARENDTSVILLE, PA. Enlisted in the Infantry, November 6, 1917. and assigned to the 316th Infantry at Camp Meade; transferred to Camp Stuart, Virginia, and assigned to the Machine Gun Company of Fourth Infantry; sailed for France, April, 1918; saw active service at Chateau Thierry; sent to Officers’ Training School and later commissioned Second Lieutenant; assigned to 79th Division: wounded in fighting in Argonne Forest; sent to Evacuation Hospital No. 15, where he died November 22, 1918. 10

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