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

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el TK 919 Es j Co Mjisker EDWARD H. LARSON, Ex- ' 20 Sgt. Edward H. Larson, of Genoa, Nebraska, was in Co. H, 355th Infantry, 89th Division. He was l iiied the morning of September 12, 1918, while going over the top in the St. Mlhiel sector. ID EARL FORBES, Agr. ' 16 Lieut. Earl Forbes, of Fairmont, Nebraska, was a bombardment observer of the 20th Aerial Squadron, A. E. F. In an aerial com- bat In the St. IVlihIel offensive, a much larger enemy force attacked the 20th Squadron and succeeded In bringing down all but two ma- chines. It was in this engagement Lieut. Forbes was shot down. He was reported killed September 26, 1918. CHARLES ROGER WRIGHT, Ex- ' 19 Charles Roger Wright died of pneumonia In England, October 11, 1918. He enlisted In the Coast Artillery Corps and received his training at Ft. Barrancos, Florida. His home was in Scottsbiuffs, Nebraska. A. FRED KEITH, LL. B. ' 14 Captain A. F. Keith was assigned to Bat- tery E, 319th Field Artillery, U. S. A., 82nd Division. Captain Keith has been reported as missing in action since October 19, 1918, a( that is the last time any news was re- ceived from him. At the time he was re- ported missing, he was in the thick of the fighting in the St. i ihiel offensive, but there is still hope that he is living. -17-

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Wt6 -i.9i9 ;£c RALPH E. HALLDORSON, Ex- ' 12 Ralph E. Halldorson arrived wltlr his con- tingent at Camp DIx, New Jersey, on July 27, 1918. He was Immediately transferred to the 59th Pioneer Infantry Headquarters Company. On August 31, he sailed with his company for France, and upon arriving there, was taken sick with pneumonia and died September 18, 1918. When Ralph en- tered the service, he was in charge of a studio at Syracuse, New York. LEE WILSON BIRD, Ex- ' 19 Lee Wilson Bird was a Lieutenant In the Aviation Service and was Instantly killed in a tall spin fall, Dec. 7, 1918, at Brooks Field San Antonio, Texas. He was a student in the School of IVIInes In Colorado, and was transferred to the University of Nebraska. His home was at North Platte. Nebraska. MORRIS NATHAN LIEBMAN, E. E., ' 00 Lt. Col. Morris Nathan Liebman enlisted in the army as a private and was gradually and steadily promoted until on May 3, 1917, he received his commission as Lt. Colonel. While at his battalion headquarters on the Flanders front, a shell struck the building he was in and he was instantly killed. Lt. Colonel Liebman was assigned to the 105th Infantry, which was a New York Division. I WILLIAM ALEXANDER CONE, Ex- ' 17 William Cone, a member of the 356th Infan- try, 89th Division. The details regarding his death are lacking except for a Government telegram stating, Killed In action, Novem- ber 11, 1918. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Cone, of Wymore, Nebraska. -16—

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el Tfi 919 gg ROBERT WILLIAMS, Ex- ' 09 Robert Williams, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was a member of the 355th Infantry, Co. G. While doing patrol duty in the St. IVlihiel sector, he received seven wounds, which re- sulted in his death on September 5, 1918. He graduated from the University of Ne- braska In 1909. FRANCIS LEWIS DEBRUNNER, Ex- ' 20 Francis DeBrunner entered the service at Camp Funston, September 5, 1917. He was a member of Company A, 355th Infantry, 89th Division, which sailed for France in May, 1918. He was gassed In a battle on August 8th, and succumbed to the effects September 9, 1918. ICS sSk - ISAAC F. HALVERSTADT, LL.B., Ex- ' 19 Isaac Haiverstadt enlisted in the Navy, Jan- uary 5, 1918. He was stationed at Camp Perry, Great Lakes Naval Station, as a sec- ond class seaman when stricken with pneu- monia, which resulted in his death Septem- ber 24, 1918. He formerly lived at Lincoln, Nebraska. I I,; i I I WJ TAYLOR E. LEWIS, Ex- ' 19 Sgt. Taylor E. Lewis enlisted January 5, 1918, at Camp Funston, Kansas. On June 2, he sailed for France, and after two months ' training behind the lines, he went into the trenches the first of August. In the first day ' s advance in the St. Mlhiel region, he was severely wounded by bursting shrapne and died of these wounds September 30, 1918, Taylor was a sergeant in Co. L, 355th Infan- try, 89th Division. - —IS—