University of Nebraska Lincoln - Cornhusker Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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ARTHUR E. ALLYN, A. B., ' 14 Capt. Arthur E. Allyn enlisted early in the war and received his commission as cap- tain at Madison Barracl s. New York. In June, 1918, he went overseas in command of his company of the 312th Infantry. While fighting to hold a position that meant much to his division and for which he received high praise from his colonel, he received fatal wounds, which resulted in his death on October 23, 1918. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Allyn, of Hastings. ARTHUR H. MARSH, A. B., ' 05 Lt. Arthur H. Marsh, a graduate of Nebras- Wa In 1905, and later one of her Rhodes schol- ars, entered the service as chaplain and was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry, on October 7, 1918. While aiding the wounded on a battlefield, he was hit by a piece of shrapnel. At the time of his enlistment, he was living in Omaha, being the minister in the St. Paul Episcopal Church. i m HOWARD PAUL BITTINGER, Ex- ' 16 Lieut. Howard Paul Bittlnger enlisted in the Quartermaster Corps one month after war was declared. The latter part of 1917 he was transferred to Aviation, in which branch he received his commission in February, 1918. While at Aviation school he was severely wounded by a fail from an aeroplane. As soon as he was able, he was sent to France. On August 26th, he wrote to his mother, stating that he was going up again in the afternoon and nothing has been heard from him since that time. At the time of his en- listment, Howard Bittlnger was living In New York City. JOHN BLAINE KUHN, A. B., ' 18. Among the first of the Nebraska men to give their lives for the service was Blaine Kuhn, who died at Camp Green, North Carolina, March 2b, 1918. Blaine Kuhn entered service February 16, 1918, and was sent immediately to Camp Greene. —8—

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;ej) r( ii9i9 ?BCofife5WE] S OUR NOBLE SOLDIER DEAD in the World War gave more for Freedom than we can ever offer. We feel that it is ours to keep faith and we Dedicate ourselves to the great task. m m

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m ROSCOE B. RHODES, Ex- ' 19 Sgt. Roscoe B. Rhodes left school last April to enlist in the army. On the first day of IVIay, he went to Camp Funston, where he was appointed sergeant. He was placed in a division that was all ready to leave for overseas and was in France within one month after he enlisted. On November 27, an official telegram was received, saying Dusty had been killed in action on October 25th. Dusty ' s home was at Ansley, Nebrasl a. LIEUT. GROSVENOR P. GATHER, Ex ' -08 Lieut. Gather received his commission at the first Officers ' Training Gamp and was immediately sent to France. After train- ing there for several months, he tooi his post at the front. On the morning of May 28, 1918, he received citation for bravery and later in the day was l iiled in action at the battle of Cantigny. His home was at Bladen, Nebraska. ANDREW EIVIMETT ANDERSON, B. Sc, ' 12 Andrew Emmett Anderson, at the time he was called into the service, was managing a 7,000-acre farm near Jacksonville, Florida. He was sent to Jefferson Barracks. October 1, 1918, and ten days later he died of in- fluenza. His home formerly was at Lin- coln, Nebraska. EDWARD ALFRED ROGERS, A. B., ' 15 After failing to pass the physical examina- tion for the first R. O. T. G., Edward Alfred Rogers was accepted in the draft in Septem- ber, 1918, and stationed at Camp Grant. Here he became sick with influenza and died In October. His home was at Lincoln, Nebraska.