HENRY E. L. HYDE
Private First Class, 8/17; Cpl, 8/18 F COMPANY, 107TH INFANTRY
27th DIVISION, A.E.F.
Enlisted at: New York, N.Y. in F Company 7th Regiment, NGNY 5/8/17
Overseas: 5/10/18 to 3/6/19
Discharged: April 11, 1919
Henry Hyde, Fall of 1918
October 3, 1918 letter home with details of the Hindenburg Line attack
This link and the one below will take you to a typewritten transcript 
November 24, 1918 letter
Page 1 Page 2 Both letters are available in their original form as LARGE pdf files
It will require re-sizing and screen rotation so you may need to save to your computer October November 
New Year 1918 card
NYS Service index card
Photos courtesy of grandson Jim Walker, MD, FACEP, USMA 1972
FREDERICK ELSTON PIERCE
Private First Class, G COMPANY, 107TH INFANTRY
27th DIVISION, A.E.F.
Enlisted or Inducted at: Springfield Center, NY
High School, age 16
Frederick E. Pierce's military service in the Great War, from enlistment to discharge, has been documented in a remarkably complete collection of photographs and documents submitted to the website by his son, Daniel Pierce. Click on the photograph to go to the collection.
WILLIAM F. CLARKE
Private First Class, A COMPANY, 104TH MACHINEGUN BATTALION
27th DIVISION, A.E.F.
Enlisted or Inducted at: NEW YORK, NY
3 APRIL, 1918
William F. Clarke (left) with his friend Arthur V. Ward
William Clarke, @ 1927-1929
William F. Clarke is the author of Over There With O’Ryan’s Roughnecks (Superior Publishing, Seattle, 1968). It is one of the best and most accurate first person accounts of an individual's service in the Great War. His memory is amazingly detailed 50 years after the events he describes. This book has been out of print for many years but I have seen numerous copies showing up for sale on the internet. It is well worth the effort to obtain a copy. It's good reading AND great history Photos used with permission of William F. Clarke Jr, son, and David Clarke, grandson
FREDERICK ELSTON PIERCE
Private First Class, G COMPANY, 107TH INFANTRY
27th DIVISION, A.E.F.
Enlisted or Inducted at: Springfield Center, NY
High School, age 16
Frederick E. Pierce's military service in the Great War, from enlistment to discharge, has been documented in a remarkably complete collection of photographs and documents submitted to the website by his son, Daniel Pierce. Click on the photograph to go to the collection.
NICHOLAS E. KELLY
Corporal, MACHINEGUN COMPANY, 107th INFANTRY
27th DIVISION, A.E.F.
Enlisted or Inducted at: Summit, N.J.
Killed in action: Hindenburg Line, 29 September, 1918
Nicholas Kelly at Camp Wadsworth, spring 1918
Nicholas with brother Partick, a Summit Police Officer
 
Identity tag with "SEND FOR A PRIEST" message on reverse
Nicholas Kelly was a member of the SUMMIT GUNNERS
There are 2 photos of the company at the above link. Nicholas appears to be in the first platoon photo, back row, second from left Photos used with permission of Declan Kelly
DONADLD M. ASPDEN
PRIVATE 1st. class, D CO., 107th INFANTRY
27th DIVISION A.E.F.
Enlisted or Inducted at: New York, NY
 
PFC, 107th Infantry CWO, 77th Division, WWII
Biographical sketch of Donald M. Aspden by Jim Aspden.
Born 1876 in NJ, he graduated from
Montclair (Military) Academy, and was working in NYC when WWI loomed.
Turned down for enlistment for being underweight, once stuffed with bananas, he
was later accepted and became the tallest man in the 7th Regt of New York NG,
which was incorporated into the 27th Div, and sent to Spartanburg, NC. That, and subsequent experience in the war, he put into the book “Mike of Company D”
when I was a boy in the early thirties. Early in France he was hospitalized by a
mustard gas attack, but returned to duty with the (now) 107th, and remained
with them throughout the war. He was awarded a medal for attempting to rescue a wounded comrade on the battlefield.
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DIVISIONAL CITATION
PRIVATE, FIRST CLASS, DONALD M. ASPDEN
For gallantry at Vaux-Andigny, October 14, 1918, in going out under heavy enemy machine gun fire to carry the body of a fatally wounded comrade to the shelter of a nearby building.
When the troops returned home after the
hostilities, he became a stockbroker, and married Helen Knight, residing in
Montclair, NJ, and remaining in the Regiment for some years, leaving as a lieutenant.
After “Mike” was published there were two
more, and he decided to stop commuting, which meant giving up the Regiment.
The writing went well, until Pearl Harbor. He felt his experience would be useful,
But when he went to sign up, he was offered a commission, in stateside PR!
So he enlisted, and immediately was made a Sergeant in the MPs,in the NY
77th Div. He always seemed to end up with sevens, even having several in his
serial number. With the 77th, crossed the country seven times. By the time they left the country, he was CWO, and assistant G-1 of the division. They entered combat at
Okinawa, and were credited with the capture of Kadena Airfield.( Oddly enough,
when his grandson Don graduated from Norwich University in 1988, he was commissioned in the Air Force and his first assignment was Kadena Air Base.)
After the hostilities ended, the 77th was sent to Japan for a time, then returned home.
To continue his writing career, Don and Helen moved to Vermont, where he
felt a call to the ministry. He became a Deacon, but before his ordination, was
found to have cancer, which may have been caused by the mustard gas in first
war. He died in 1952, aged 56.
Charles Scribner's Sons, N.Y. 1939
LYSLE E. BASSETT
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, CO. M, 107th INFANTRY
27th DIVISION A.E.F.
Enlisted at: Mohawk, NY June 7, 1917
in 1st N.Y. Infantry
Born: October 4, 1893, Charleston, NY
Died: November 1, 1959, Syracuse, NY
Occupation at enlistment: carpenter / laborer
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Lysle Erwin Bassett was a loving husband and father. He worked very hard all his life at many different jobs. He lost his left leg just below the knee, at age 65, due to atherosclerosis, a condition in which fatty material collects along the walls of arteries. The next year he lost his battle with this disease and died at the Veterans Hospital in Syracuse after having several strokes. He is dearly missed by all of his children to this day. His loving wife , Edith Mae Sheller Bassett, went to meet him in 2000 when she passed away from nothing more than old age. She was 17 days away from being 90. Together they had 7 children all of whom are still alive.
Photos courtesy of Marlene Bassett, daughter
WILLIAM MARKS
PRIVATE, HQ. CO., 107th INFANTRY
27th DIVISION A.E.F.
Enlisted or Inducted at: Kingston, NY
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Photo courtesy of Carol Marks, daughter
HENRY H. BLIND
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, Co. L., 105th INFANTRY
27th DIVISION A.E.F.
Enlisted or Inducted at: New York, NY, April 4, 1918
Wounded (gas): October 17, 1918 at LaSelle River
Photo courtesy of Walter Blind, son
CHARLES L. FULMER
Private First Class, A COMPANY, 106th Infantry
27th DIVISION, A.E.F.
Enlisted or Inducted at: ROCK ISLAND, IL.
Killed in Action: 27 September, 1918 vic. "THE KNOLL" near Bony, France
Pvt 1cl. Charles L. Fulmer s.n. 2092479
Section F, Row 8, Grave 203 at Bony
Private Fulmer was serving as a runner (messenger) when killed, probably by German artillery Photos courtesy of Tim Fulmer, grand nephew
PETER MURRAY (born Pierre Joseph Morin)
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, COMPANY B., 2nd INFANTRY, NGNY
105th INFANTRY
27th DIVISION A.E.F.
Enlisted at: Cohoes, NY, April 1, 1915
Served: Mexican Border, Belgium and France (May 17, 1918 to January 18, 1918)
Wounded: Oct., 17, 1918 at L’Arbe de Guise
Discharged: May 23, 1919
from A SHORT HISTORY AND ILLUSTRATED ROSTER OF THE 105th INFANTRY, U.S.A., 1918
Envelope from home
Headstone, St. Joseph's Cemetery, Waterford, NY
My Great Grandfather Peter Murray (baptized as Pierre Joseph Morin)
was born in Cohoes, Albany County, NY on October 9th, 1891 at the Old Cohoes Hospital.
Parents were William Henri Murray(Morin) and Matilda Monast.
He enlisted in service at the National Guard in Cohoes at the Armory there on April 1st, 1915 at 22 years of age.
He was assigned to Company B 2nd Inf. NYNG( later the 105th Inf) to discharge. Peter was a veteran of the Punitive Expedition and served on the Mexican Border with the N.Y 6th Division at McAllen, Texas and went overseas as part of the 27th Division serving in Belgium and France from May 17th, 1918 to January 18th, 1919.
On October 17th the 105th helped spearhead an assault against the German defenses, and rapidly took a portion of the line at L’Arbe de Guise, holding it against vigorous counterattacks.
He was severely wounded on that date, most likely in that attack.
What I heard from my father growing up was that Pepere Peter was mustard gassed in the war and was shot in the ankle.
From a new letter that has surfaced, I have found that he was evacuated to England October 22nd, 1918 after he was gassed/wounded and then later on transferred to ward E-2 at the US Naval Hospital in Brooklyn, NY.
In a letter from Peter to his parents from Brookyln he mentioned he was going to have surgery for an ulcer and something else.
Pepere Peter was honorably discharged on May 23rd, 1919. At discharge he was considered 30% disabled.
After the war Pepere Peter worked for his Father William Murray's brickyard in Cohoes as a mason and was a communicant and member of St.Patrick's Church in Cohoes and was a member of the E.T. Ruane Post of the American Legion Post #476
He married Celina Bruneau on October 18th, 1919 at St. Joseph's Church in Cohoes, N.Y. She was the daughter of Adolph Bruneau and Celina Picard both of Cohoes. Together they had 6 children.
Pepere Peter died from what the story goes was a mustard gas bubble which exploded in his lungs;
He had a wound in his side(Prob. from surgery) that ruptured and Peter Died right there at home at
14 Devlin Street in Cohoes on January 3rd, 1936.
He was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Waterford, Saratoga County, NY under a military marker.
Records indicate Private Murray was awarded the following:
Purple Heart Medal (auth. 1932), Mexican Border Service Medal, World War I Victory Medal w/ Defensive Sector, Somme-Offensive and Ypres-Lys clasps, Occupation of Germany Medal (aka-Pershing Medal),
NYS Conspicious Service Cross No.7426, NYS Mexican Border Service Medal, NYS World War I Victory Medal No. 68255 and the
World War I City of Cohoes Victory Medal
Text and photos courtesy of Raymond LeMay III, great-grandson
JOHN B. ENDRES
PRIVATE, 1st. N.Y. CAVALRY; C. CO., 106th MACHINEGUN BATTALION
27th DIVISION A.E.F.
Enlisted or Inducted at: N.Y., NY
Killed in action: October 18, 1918 near Jonc de Mer Farm, L'Arbre DeGuise, France
John B. Endres was a New York City police officer at the time of his enlistment, probably in the 1st N.Y. Cavalry. This unit was reorganized upon arrival at Camp Wadsworth into the 106th Machinegun Battalion, 27th Division. The 106th MG. Bn. was assigned to the 54th Infantry Brigade along with the 107th and 108th Infantry regiments.John Schmermund, great nephew of John Endres, has done extensive research and assembled a large number of documents and pictures related to his great uncle's service and death. Click on the photo to view the documents and photos.
CHARLES L. CAMPBELL
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
27Tth M.P. CO. & 102nd M.P. CO
27th DIVISION A.E.F.
Enlisted or Inducted at: Kingston, NY  HISTORY OF THE 102nd M.P. CO. BY CHARLES CAMPBELL
WILFRED HENRY ALLEN
CORPORAL, I COMPANY, 108th INFANTRY
27th DIVISION A.E.F.
Home of Record: Allegany, N.Y.
"FRIDAY" ALLEN
For the full text of Wilfred Allen's wartime diary
CLICK HERE.
This will open a window on another website. It's well worth the "trip" as it makes fascinating reading. Photo courtesy of Dick Allen, son
FRANKLIN JOHN LUDEMANN
Private First Class, F COMPANY, 106th INFANTRY
27th DIVISION A.E.F.
Enlisted or Inducted at: Brooklyn, NY
Franklin J. Ludemann was a member of the 14th Inf, NGNY (14th Brooklyn).
He was 15 years old when this photo was taken at Mission, Texas in July or August, 1916.
Photo courtesy of Karen Kraft, great-granddaughter
Image from
A SHORT HISTORY AND ILLUSTRATED ROSTER OF THE 106TH INFANTRY
Photo courtesy of Scott Schoner, Digital Bookshelf
DUDLEY K. GRESHAM
Corporal, 107th Ambulance Company
102 Sanitary Bn.
27th DIVISION A.E.F.
Discharged: April 4, 1919, Camp Upton, NY
Photo Courtesy of John D. Conners, Sgt First Class, U.S. Army (Ret), nephew
FLOYD M. CARTER
Born: July 13, 1895
Enlisted: 1st. NY Infantry, Middletown, NY, May 1917
Transferred: Private, Co. I, 107th Infantry, October 1917
27th DIVISION A.E.F.
Killed in action: September 29,1918, Hindenburg Line, vic. Bony, France
Buried: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Otisville, NY
CITED IN ORDERS
Private 1st Class Floyd M. Carter 1211515 (deceased), Company I, 107th Infantry
"For great courage and determination in action. This soldier, in the face of terrific enemy machine gun fire which inflicted heavy casualties on his company, pushed forward with great resolution through enemy wire in front of Willow Trench and into the enemy trench. This in the battle of the Hindenburg Line, near Bony, France, September 29, 1918." Photo Courtesy of Louise Simonson
LOUIS N. SANWALD
Corporal, D COMPANY, 106th INFANTRY
27TH DIVISION, A.E.F.
Born: November 1889 to Louis and Elizabeth Sanwald
Enlisted: June 7, 1916 in Co. D, 47th Inf., NGNY, Brooklyn, N.Y.
KILLED IN ACTION, vicinity St Souplet, October 20, 1918  
 
Louis Sanwald at Camp Wadsworth
Company photograph, probably before shipping off to Camp Wadsworth
Buried at American Somme Cemetery in Bony, France, Plot A, Row 33, Grave 11
In the confusion following the end of the war, War Department records indicate that as late as June 10, 1919
the location and disposition of Louis' remains were unknown
The American Somme Cemetery contains the graves of 1844 Americans, mostly from the 27th and 30th Divisions
Louis' mother took part in the "Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage to France" in the 1930's
War Department Statement of Service card
Photos courtesy of Karen L. Wofford, cousin and Art Weiss, great nephew
CHARLES EUGENE RAYNOR and EDWARD BIRKETT RAYNOR
Privates First Class, B COMPANY, 107th INFANTRY
27TH DIVISION, A.E.F.
Enlisted or inducted at: New York City
both WOUNDED IN ACTION, HINDENBURG LINE, SEPTEMBER 29, 1918
 
Charles E. Raynor and Edward B. Raynor were brothers. They both served in Company B of the 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th NY Division. Both were wounded on September 29th, 1918, in the battle for the St. Quentin Canal tunnel and the Hindenburg line.
Edward B. (Birkett) Raynor was born in 1897. Charles E. (Eugene) Raynor was born in 1899. In 1900, they both lived with their mother, Clara Jane (Birkett), and their father, Willett Morton Raynor, along with their older sister, Nettie. They lived in the house of their grandmother Eliza Hall. She was Willett Morton’s mother. The location was # 200 Putnam Ave. in Brooklyn according to the 1900 census. Willett Morton’s father, Charles Russell Raynor, had died when he was just three years old and his mother had remarried John LeRoy Hall. Her maiden name was Terry. There were several Hall children living in the house at # 200 Putnam as well.
Eliza Hall had died in 1905 and in 1910 the family of Willett Morton and Clara Jane were living at 1161 East 19th Street (near Greenfield Old Ocean Ave.).
Both Willett Morton Raynor’s family and Eliza (Hall/Raynor) Terry’s family were from the Eastern end of Long Island. Accordingly, both Charles E. and Edward B. spent some summers in Center Moriches.
Both Charles E. and Edward B. enlisted for the World War. I knew very little about the War itself. The “O’Ryan’s Roughnecks” website has been very helpful to fill in some of the details.
After the War, my father and Uncle Ed must have returned to the family home at 1316 Avenue J, again in Brooklyn. Both my father and Uncle Ed married sisters of a family that lived just around the corner on East 15th Street.
I have no photos of either Charles E. or Edward B. in uniform. I have attached a photo of my father playing baseball in Brooklyn. (I think this must have been before the War). I have a medal that his team won with regard to a baseball tournament in Brooklyn. The photo of Edward B. is of him rowing a boat. Once again, I think this must have been before the War and probably at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Photos and information courtesy of Pete Raynor, son of Charles Raynor
JOHN J. DONOVAN
Private 1st Class, F COMPANY, 105th INFANTRY
27TH DIVISION, A.E.F.
Enlisted: New York City
KILLED IN ACTION, Hindenburg Line, September 29, 1918
 Photos courtesy of Richard F.Baltera
MORRIS NATHAN LIEBMAN
Lt. Colonel, 105th INFANTRY
27TH DIVISION, A.E.F.
Enlisted: New York City
KILLED IN ACTION, August 6, 1918
 
Morris Liebman enlisted in the 23rd Regiment, NGNY as a private and advanced in rank to Lt. Colonel (May 3, 1917), a promotion that brought him to the 105th Infantry as second in command. While at his headquarters near Dickebusch Lake he was killed by enemy artillery fire on August 6, 1918. Colonel Liebman was awarded the Belgium Croix d' Guerre for his service. He is buried at Flanders Field American Cemetery near Waregem. In civilian life he was an electrical engineer and a graduate of the University of Nebraska, Class of 1900. left: Photo courtesy of Patrick Lernout, Waregem, Belgium
right: ILLUSTRATED ROSTER OF THE 105TH INFANTRY, UNITED STATES, 1917
WILLIAM BRADFORD TURNER
1ST. Lt., M COMPANY, 105th INFANTRY
27TH DIVISION, A.E.F.
Enlisted: New York City
KILLED IN ACTION, SEPTEMBER 27, 1918
Buried at Somme American Cemetery, Bony, France
Plot B, Row 13, Grave 1
Photo: ILLUSTRATED ROSTER OF THE 105TH INFANTRY, UNITED STATES, 1917
Photo courtesy of Patrick Lernout, Waregem, Belgium
TURNER, WILLIAM B.
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
Rank and Organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army 105th Infantry, 27th Division. Place and Date: Near Ronssoy, France, 27 September 1918. Entered Service At: Garden City, N.Y. Birth: Boston, Mass. G. O. No.: 81, W.D., 1919.
Citation:
He led a small group of men to the attack, under terrific artillery and machinegun fire, after they had become separated from the rest of the company in the darkness. Single-handed he rushed an enemy machinegun which had suddenly opened fire on his group and killed the crew with his pistol. He then pressed forward to another machinegun post 25 yards away and had killed 1 gunner himself by the time the remainder of his detachment arrived and put the gun out of action. With the utmost bravery he continued to lead his men over 3 lines of hostile trenches, cleaning up each one as they advanced, regardless of the fact that he had been wounded 3 times, and killed several of the enemy in hand-to-hand encounters. After his pistol ammunition was exhausted, this gallant officer seized the rifle of a dead soldier, bayoneted several members of a machinegun crew, and shot the other. Upon reaching the fourth-line trench, which was his objective, 1st Lt. Turner captured it with the 9 men remaining in his group and resisted a hostile counterattack until he was finally surrounded and killed.
A 1920 tribute to W.B. Turner is posted at THE DIGITAL LIBRARY courtesy of A. Zenek
HARRY AMOS HUNTLEY
PRIVATE, I COMPANY, 3rd REGIMENT, NGNY; I COMPANY, 108th U.S. INFANTRY
Private First Class, C COMPANY, 102ND FIELD SIGNAL BN., 27TH DIVISION, A.E.F
Enlisted or inducted: Elmira, NY
Casualty: Mustard gas, location unknown
Born: May 9, 1900, Troy, Bradford Co., Pa
Died: October 21, 1972, Syracuse, N.Y.
Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Troy, Pa.
 
Harry (r) with brother Clarence
with mother Edith van Horn Huntley Harry worked post-war as a machinist for the Continental Can Co. Plant #1 and was a member of the United Steel workers of America Local 3342, the 27th Division Association, and the Point Rock Fish and Game Club, Point Rock, N.Y. Photos courtesy of Linda Smith, grand-niece
JOHN E. SOWTER
PRIVATE, 4TH PLATOON, K COMPANY, 7TH REGIMENT, NGNY; CORPORAL, K COMPANY, 107th INFANTRY
27TH DIVISION, A.E.F
Born: July 4, 1892, Brooklyn, NY
Enlisted: Ridgewood, N.J.
Photo courtesy of Tom Gould, grandson
REGINALD W. AHNER
PRIVATE, C TROOP, 1ST CAVALRY REGIMENT, NGNY
CORPORAL, C COMPANY, 104th MACHINEGUN BATTALION
27TH DIVISION, A.E.F
Born: Brooklyn, NY
Enlisted: Brooklyn, N.Y., June 20, 1916
Private Ahner with mount during Mexican Border service 
Welcome home ribbon for the 1st Cavalry. They served in France as the 104th MG Bn.
Click on photos for larger view Click HERE to view Ahner's NYS Service card Photos courtesy of Matt Wood, great nephew
RICHARDSON KERR
PRIVATE, E COMPANY, 107TH INFANTRY
27TH DIVISION, A.E.F
Born: May 22, 1893
Enlisted or Inducted at: Yonkers, Westchester Co., N.Y.
Gassed August 14, 1918 at East Poperinghe Line, Ypres Salient, Belgium
Died: August 16, 1931 at Castle Point Veteran's Hospital, Beacon, N.Y.
Photo courtsy of Donna Richards, niece
ARLIE E. WHEATON
1213510
PRIVATE, A COMPANY, 108TH INFANTRY
27TH DIVISION, A.E.F
Date and place of birth: June 11, 1896, Sabinsville, Pa.
Occupation: Laborer
Hometown: Westfield, Pa.
Enlisted or Inducted at: Bluff Point, N.Y.
Killed in action: 29 September 1918, Guillemont Farm, Hindenburg Line
Original internment: plot B, row 3, grave 28
Photo courtsy of Gary Larrison
JOSEPH PHARAIDE "Fred" ST. ONGE
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, G COMPANY, 107TH INFANTRY
27TH DIVISION, A.E.F
FORM 794-1 A.G.O NOV 22, 1919 (State of Michigan Archieves)
Army SN # 2039038
Residence: Diorite, Marquette County, Michigan
Inducted at: Ishpeming, Michigan Date: March 31, 1918
Organizations served in: 160th Depot Brig to Apr 24, 1918 - Co G 107th Inf to discharge
Grade with date of appointment: Pvt 1 CL Dec 27,1918
Overseas: June 6, 1918 to March 9, 1919 (dates of departure from and arrival in the US)
Honorably discharged on demobilization: Apr 2, 1919
From War Record (State of Michigan Achieves)
Born: May 16, 1894 at Wendover, Ontario Canada
Nationality: French-Canadian
Occupation previous to war: Machinist. American Boston Mfg Co.
Occupation after the war: same
First Camp Entered and date: Camp Custer Michigan, Apr 2, 1918
Rank, Company and Regiment: Pvt 1cl G 107th Inf
Transfers and Promotions:
Camp Custer to Camp Gordan, Ga. April 24, 1918
Camp Gordon to Camp Stuart, Va. May 19, 1918
Overseas: June 6, 1918
Return to US on March 9, 1919
Fred with fiance Rose. The 3 overseas stripes are a mystery
Private St. Onge shown with fiance Rose and family after returning from France. He went to France with another unit and was transfered to the 107th. Photo & information courtsy of James Markle
SAMUAL RAYMOND DRABBLE
CORPORAL
E COMPANY, 7th Regiment, N.G.N.Y. (107TH INFANTRY)
27th DIVISION A.E.F.
Enlisted: May 23, 1917
Private 1st Class, August 8, 1917
Corporal, August 8, 1918
Served overseas in France: May 10, 1918 to March 6, 1919
Discharged: April 2, 1919
Home of record: Newark, N.J. 
Cited in Orders:
CORPORAL SAMUEL R. DRABBLE, Company E. For gallantry and determination in repeatedly carrying important messages under heavy enemy fire during the operations in the Dickebusch sector near Mt. Kemmel, Belgium, Aug 1918.
Wounded Oct. 17, 1918.
He was awarded the CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS #820 on July 1, 1921.
Re-enlisted in Company A 7th Infantry N.Y.N.G. April 19, 1921
Transferred to Company K 107th Infantry N.Y.N.G. August 17th 1921
Transferred to Company E 107th Infantry N.Y.N.G. August 18th 1921
Promoted to Supply Sergeant on December 2, 1921
Honorably discharged April 18, 1922
Reenlisted in Company E 107th Infantry N.Y.N.G. April 19th, 1922
Reduced to grade of Sergeant July 15th, 1922
Honorably discharged April 18, 1923
Reenlisted in Company E 107th Infantry N.Y.N.G. April 19th, 1923
Honorably discharged to accept Commission July 13, 1923
Commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Infantry, N.Y.N.G., July 6th, 1923,
accepted July 14, 1923, S.O. 164
Commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, N.Y.N.G.,June 28th, 1924 S.O. 147
A later address card references him as:
Drabble, Samuel R. MAJOR 87th Inf. Brig.
The addresses listed on the card were
(B) 407 East 8th St, N.Y.City
(R) 218 No. 6th St.,Newark, N.J.
The 1930 census reported his address as Kew Gardens Apartments in Queens
County, New York City, NY (Ward 6 AD Block B)
A WW II Registration card indicated he registered on December 4, 1946 at the age of 51.
His birth date is listed as 06/29/1895. His residence is listed as c/oCaptain Sheppard,
Salvation Army, New York, New York (120 W 14 St)
Samuel R. Drabble’s Retirement date was June 29, 1959.
Photo and information courtesy of Jerry Mathis
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