4-H Club Members and Veterans from American Legion
Mark Parish, Gene Fuller and Scott Bloch

World War I Veterans
Buried in Trenton Cemetery

Compiled by Suzanne Allen
Marked by Sunbury Halter and Saddle 4-Hers on November 9, 2013

  Private Earnest Bailey- 1896-1952; Enlisted on September 3, 1918 in National Army in Columbus, Ohio; Served in Company 2 Training Battalion 158th Depot Brigade to discharge December 16, 1918; Buried in Trenton Cemetery
Private Carl H. Borden- 1888-1976; Enlisted in National Army LB1 on October 14, 1918 at Los Angeles, California; Served in 24th Company 6 TNCBN 158th Depot Brigade; Listed on 1910 and 1920 Trenton Township Censuses; Buried in Trenton Cemetery.      
  Private Carl Theodore Boudinot-1894-1968; Enlisted on June 23, 1918 at Delaware, Ohio in the National Army; Served in 158th Depot Brigade to July 17, 1918; Company K 336th Infantry to January 4, 1919; Headquarters Company 164th Infantry to discharge; American Expeditionary Forces September 9, 1918 to February 26, 1919; Honorable Discharge March 14, 1919; Buried in Trenton Cemetery.
Private Orville J. Bowers- 1895-1958; Enlisted April 1, 1918 in National Army at Marion, Ohio’ Served in 158th Depot Brigade to April 21, 1918; Company B 332 Infantry to May 16, 1918; 158th Depot Brigade to discharge; PFC January 1, 1919; Corporal February 28, 1919; Private July 20, 1919; Honorable discharge September 4, 1919; Also  Served in 4th Billeting and Supply Detachment; Buried in Trenton Cemetery.   
  Private Clyde R. Cross, 1899 – 1965; born in Croton, Ohio.  Enlisted Oct.2, 1918 in Granville, Ohio; Served in  Students' Army Training Corps University of Granville OH.  Honorable Discharge as a Private  Dec 20, 1918.  Buried in Trenton Cemetery.   
Private Clifton Feasel, 1895 – 1986;  born in Trenton Township, son of  Perry Feasel; Enlisted Aug 24, 1918 in Delaware County; Served in the 159 Depot Brigade until Oct 1st, 1918; Battery D 67 Field Artillery until Honorable discharge on May 26, 1919. Surgeon's Certificate of Disability shows 10% disabled.  Buried in Trenton Cemetery.  
  Thomas B. Feasel-1897-1918; Enlisted in National Army on September 3, 1918 in Delaware, Ohio; Served in Company 2 Training Detachment in 158th Depot Brigade to death; Died of pneumonia October 18, 1918; Buried in Trenton
Ollie M. Fravel- 1891-1969; Enlisted in National Army on May 28, 1918 at Delaware, Ohio; Served at Camp Taylor, Kentucky; Served in 159th Depot Brigade to June 11, 1918; Ambulance Company 20 to discharge; Wagoner September 10, 1918; American Expeditionary Forces September 30, 1918 to June 16, 1919; Honorable Discharge’ Buried in Trenton Cemetery.  
  Elliott H. Ginn-1898-1961; Enlisted August 4, 1918 in U. S. Marine Corps in Columbus, Ohio; Served in Company K Parris Island Summary Court August 4, 1918; Jd 8 Separate Battalion October 19, 1918; Company C, France November 3, 1918; Jd 95th Company, 6th Regiment January 14, 1919; Quantico, Virginia August 9, 1919; Army of Occupation, American Expeditionary Forces; Buried in Trenton Cemetery. Listed on 1900 Trenton Township Census and 1910 and 1920 Harlem Township Censuses.
Private Holland Stevens Harris, 1900-1990; Enlisted Jul 19, 1918 in Columbus Barracks; Served in 5th  Regiment Field Artillery Replacement Draft Camp in Taylor,  KY until Nov. 2nd,  1918; 4th  Battery Nov Automatic Replacement Draft Camp at Taylor, KY until Dec. 2, 1918; 2nd Regiment Field Artillery Replacement Draft Cp Taylor KY  until Honorable discharge Dec. 29, 1918.  
  Private William E. Hinton-1894-1955; Enlisted in Ohio National Guard on July 24, 1917 in Delaware, Ohio; Served in Company K, 166th Infantry to discharge; Corporal to September 14, 1918; Private January 14, 1919; Champagne-Marne; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector American Expeditionary Forces October 31, 1917 to April 25, 1919; Buried in Trenton Cemetery.
Fireman 3rd Class Harold Hoskinson, 1895-1969, born in Monrow County, Ohio son of William Hoskinson.  Enlisted May 8, 1917 at Recruiting Station in Cincinnati; Served on Receiving Ship in Norfolk ,VA until July 19, 1917;  on U.S.S.South Carolina until July 27, 1917; on U.S.S. Ohio until September 7, 1917;  Receiving Ship Norfolk, VA until Sept. 25, 1917; U.S.S. Susquehanna until Nov. 11, 1918; AS 46 days.  Buried in Trenton Cemetery  
  Charles Ray Lane-1891-1987; Served at Camp Sherman in World War I; Buried in Trenton Cemetery; Listed on 1900 Berkshire Township Census and 1930 and 1940 Trenton Township censuses as a farmer. Died at age 95.
Private Gale (Gail Norton) Longshore- 1897-1961; Enlisted on October 10, 1918 in National Army at Columbus, Ohio, L B-4 Students Army Training Corp OSU, Columbus to discharge December 12, 1918; Buried in Trenton Cemetery.  
  Private Frank Miller-1896-1956; Served in Battery C 1, 134th Field Artillery Ohio National Guard to discharge; Horseshoer to discharge September 19, 1916; Defensive Sector; American Expeditionary Forces June 28, 1918 to April 2, 1919; Honorable discharge April 16, 1919; Buried in Trenton Cemetery.
Private Everett Norman Perfect- 1898-1931; Enlisted in National Army on October 18, 1918 in Westerville, Ohio; Served in Students’ Army Training Corps Otterbein College, Westerville until discharge; Honorable discharge December 11, 1918; Buried in Trenton Cemetery; Listed on 1900 and 1910 Trenton Township censuses and 1930 Berkshire Township census.  
  Captain Virgil F. Pruden 1896-1935; 2nd Lieutenant Veterinary Corps, Aug. 24, 1917 from Officers Reserve Corps; 1st Lt. March 7, 1918; Captain, Aug. 12, 1918; 312 Sanitary Train to December 29, 1917; Veterinary Corps Feeding Station, Memphis, TN, to March 16, 1918; Veterinary Corps in Ft. Barrancas, Florida, to May 16, 1918;  Veterinarian Detachment Camp in Hancock,  GA to Honorable Discharge at Camp Pike Ark;   on April 2, 1919.  1930 Porter Township Census; Buried in Trenton Cemetery
PFC Earnest E. Spearman-1893-1983; Enlisted In Ohio National Guard on June 4, 1917 Delaware, Ohio;  Served in Company 4 Infantry (Company K 166th Infantry) to discharge; PFC on June 8, 1917; Champagne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Aisne-Marne; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector; American Expeditionary Forces; October 31, 1917 to April 24, 1919; Honorable Discharge May 17, 1919; Buried in Trenton Cemetery. Listed on 1900 Trenton Township census.
PFC George Richard Spearman- 1887-1968- Enlisted in Ohio National Guard on June 17, 1917 in Delaware, Ohio; Served in Company K Infantry in Ohio National Guard in 166th Infantry to discharge; Private First Class October 18, 1917 Champagne-Marne; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector; American Expeditionary Forces October 31, 1917 to April 25, 1919; Honorable Discharge May 17, 1919; Listed on 1910 Trenton Township census, 1930 Licking County, Bennington Township census; father born in England; daughter, Genevieve Beaver, great grandmother of 4-H Club members, Evan and Lauren Thiergartner. Spearman would be their great great grandfather. He is buried in Trenton Cemetery.
 

 

Genevieve Spearman Beaver Sharing her father's WWI helmet with the family

             

Trenton World War I Soldiers Buried in Other Cemeteries

Private Henry Curtis Baughman- 1894-1918; Enlisted in National Army on July 24, 1918 at Delaware, Ohio; Served in 158th Depot Brigade to discharge; Died of bronchial pneumonia on October 3, 1918; Buried in Johnstown Cemetery in Licking Couty, Ohio.  Mother listed on 1920 Trenton Township census.

Corporal Harley Clark-1897-1918; Enlisted in Company K, 166th Infantry of  National Guard on June 30, 1916 in Delaware, Ohio; Private on June 30, 1916; Corporal September 14, 1917; Served at Champagne-Marne, St. Miehiel; American Expeditionary Forces to death; Killed in action in France September 12, 1918; Buried next to parents in Oak Grove Cemetery in Delaware, Ohio.

 

Certificates Presented to the 4-H Club members

 
 

Photos by Polly Horn

 
             
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