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

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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

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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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ROBERT WALKER NOLTE First Lieutenant Engineers New Orleans, Louisiana Born October T, 1892, at Bolivar, Ten¬ nessee. Received early schooling in the New Orleans public .s ' chools and the Ter¬ rell Military Academy,- New Orleans, -Two years in Tulane Universlty, New Orleans. Entered A. and M. in October, TSTl, and graduated with the Class of 1913. Com¬ missioned Second Lieutenant Engineers February o, 1917, and assigned to the En¬ gineers Odicers Training School at Fort Logan H. Root, Arkansas. Promoted to First Lieutenant Engineers in August, 1917. Sailed for France in February, 1918. Transferred to 2nd Engineers August G, 1918. Took part in the St. Mihiel Drive and the Battle of the Ar- gonne. Killed in the Battle of Blanc Mont, near the village of S omme-Py, Oc¬ tober 9, 1918. Posthumously awarded Distinguished Service Cross. Mother: Mrs. Nellie W. Nolte, 1505 State St., New Orleans, Louisiana. Born July 2, 1891 art Sabinal, Texas. Received early sclnmifhg in Sabinal public schools and Mapdiail Training School, Antonio, Tdxos. Attended A. and M. wj epfemb je 1909, to June, 1912. Com- missibhed” Captain Infantry in August, 1917, after completing the First Officers Training School ot Leon Springs, Texas. Assigned as commander of Company “D”, 358th Infantry at Camp Travis, Texas. Sailed for France in June, 1918. Took part in all of the fighting of his regiment up to the time of his death. Killed in action September 2G, 1918, while leading his men in an attack on the Hindenburg Line, near Pagny, in the St. Mihiel of¬ fensive. Awarded pasthumous Disting¬ uished Service Cross. Mother: Mrs. Net¬ tie Peters, Sabinel, Texas. Page Twenty-two