Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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JOHN LAMAR MATTHEWS Mechanic Air Service Wills Roinl, Texas Horn July w S9Q, at Wills Point, Tex¬ as. Received liis ea ' rly schooling in the Wills Point. Texas iml lic schools. At¬ tended A. and M. I’rom Septeinheiv 1907, to June, 1908. Enlisted iir-tha Aii ' Sei’v- ice in April, 1917, and assigned to the 17th Aero Squadron at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, as a mechanic. During the summer of 1917, was sent to Canada lor training and later transferred to P ar- ron Field, Ft. Worth, Texas. Was trans¬ ferred to the 148th Aero Squadron and sailed for France in February, 1918. In¬ stantly killed in an automobile accident in Essequenoy, Oise, France, October 16, 1018. Sister: Mrs. Louis W. Voiers, Kaufman, Texas. Captain Iii ajitry San Antonio, -Texas Born September l h 1890, at San An¬ tonio, Texas. Rece} W his early schooling Republic schools. En- n September, 1910, and grad muted v-ffif the Class of 1914. Com¬ missioned Second Lieutenant in the regu¬ lar army November 27, 191 (5, and assigned to the 57th Infantry at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Transferred to 60th Infantry March 1G, 1917. Promoted to First Lieu¬ tenant Infantry May 15, 1917, and pro¬ moted to Captain Infantry March 5, 1918. Sailed for France April 12, 1918. Killed in action July 31, 1918, while trying to bring one of his wounded men back to the American lines. Awarded American Distinguished Service Cross. Grand¬ mother: Mrs. F. M. Elsey, 107 Leigh St., San Antonio, Texas. ' jc viM; . • • - ■ Page Twenty

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San Antonio, Texas Born August 2i, 896, at Laredo, Texas. Received his earW schooling in the San Antonio Texas piibiicvschools. Attende A. and M. from Septfe«mei 1913, to 1916. Enlisted in the Air- erTtce : A tist 6, 1917, and was sent to the scKodT ' of Mili¬ tary Aeronautics. Austin, Texas, for train¬ ing. Received his commission February 26, 1918, after completing the flying course at Ellington Field, Texas. Sailed for France May 21, 1918. Assigned to 103rd Aero Squadron (Lafayette Escadrille) September 15, 1918, and immediately went to the front. Went out on patrol duty October 7, 1918, and did not return. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. E. McFadden, 560 McKinley Ave., San Antonio, Texas. Second Lieutenantylnfantry Gustine, yCexas Born June 16. 1893, near Indian Gap, Texas. Received eurj y schooling in the Newburg, Texas, vemmnon school and the ine, Texa f ' TRgh School. Attended A v4in3 M. ' TmjrT ' September, 1914, to De- ceinberT 19ITT Entered the Third Officers Training School at Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas, January 1, 1918. Sailed for France July 25, 1918. Instantly killed in action October 9, 1918, near the village of St. Etienne, while rushing an enemy ma¬ chine gun nest. Posthumously awarded the American Distinguished Service Cross and the French Croix de Guerre. Cited for personal valor by his Division Com¬ mander. Brother: Mr. R. L. McKimmey, Comanche, Texas. Page Nineteen

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Second Lieutenant Infantry DeKalJ), Texas. Born September 7, 1892, at DeKalb, Texas. Received is early schooling in the DeKalb public scnpols. Entered and M. in SeptemberySl lrh— ated with the Class of TTTtrl? — At+elTdi ' d the First Officers Training Srhool at Leon Springs, Texas, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant Infantry August 14, 1917. Assigned to Company “H”, 26th Infantry, and sailed for France September 6, 1917. Transferred to Company “D”, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion in January, 1918. Transferred to Company “D”, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion in July, 1918. Killed in action July IS, 1918, in an at¬ tack near Soissons. Awarded Distin¬ guished Service Cross. Mother: Mrs. S. L. Moore, DeKalb, Texas. Corporal Infaritry Dallas, Texas Born August 19, 1891 at Dallas, Texas, received early sclnmj ng in the St. Mat- nvs Graininajiv j liool and Dodson’s I Ii4iTTtry-Ar dtmp» M Texas, and Lo¬ ta is tduIe-Al4444rrr.v School, Culpepper, Vir¬ ginia. Attended A. and M. from Septem¬ ber, 1909, to June. 1910. Entered the army in the summer of 1915 at Jefferson Bar¬ racks, Missouri, and assigned to the 22nd Infantry, and was stationed on the Mexi¬ can border for more than a year. Sailed for France in August, 1917, and assigned to Company “B”, Military Police, First Division. Killed by high explosive shell July 20, 1918, at Missy-aux-Bois, north¬ west of Soissons. Mother: Mrs. J. P. Murphy, 2516 Maple Ave., Dallas, Texas. Page Tiventy-one