WWI HONOR ROLL, LAWRENCE COUNTY MISSOURI

This book was printed by Holland Printers of Springfield, Missouri. No date of publication and no names of compilers are found in the copies I've accessed. These copies appear to be complete. Two copies of this publication are in the collection at the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library, McNatt Branch, Aurora, Missouri. Another known copy is in the collection of the Lawrence County Museum in Mt. Vernon, Missouri.

Pages in this publication are not numbered. The numbers in the list below correspond with the scan file in this internet edition. {work in progress} The original book was organized by community; Peirce City, Aurora, Marionville, Mt. Vernon, Verona, Miller. These were probably postal addresses. Photos were included for most, but not all, veterans. Most entries include parents, date of entry into service and camp or department assignments. Many include bits of information regarding injury or death. Apparently there were more deaths from the influenza epidemic than there were war casualties.

There are several women listed: nurses, Red Cross volunteers, seamstresses and the Marionville Camp Fire Girls. Although the introduction states that this is intended to be a complete county record, no African-American soldiers were included.

"INTRODUCTORY" "As A Memorial to the boys of Lawrence County who have done service for our country so nobly in the recent world-wide war, we can think of no more deserving tribute than to place within the reach of their loved ones a book that will serve as a lasting family souvenir and that will be highly prized by their posterity. Special efforts were put forth to secure information and photos of all men in the service and if any have been overlooked and do not appear in this book it is without the knowledge of the publishers. This book is intended to be a complete county record, not only for the more fortunate ones whose lives were spared during the gigantic conflict, but also of those who so gallantly gave their lives for the sake of humanity, and whose bodies now rest in unknown graves in foreign lands."

Index A-D | E-H | I-M | N-S | T-Z Groups and Advertising 129th Machine Gun Battalion, 35th Div. 001 130th Machine Gun Battalion, 35th Div. 002 67th Field Artillery Band ("Houn' Dawg Band") 003 Peirce City advertising 004, 005 Aurora advertising Marionville advertising Marionville Boy Scouts Marionville Camp Fire Girls Mt. Vernon advertising Miller advertising

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