| | · 1ST CL. PVT. CARL W. SWANSON
Serial No. 2,046,483
Skandia, Mich.
· 1ST CL. PVT. EDWARD C. UREWS
Serial No. 2,986,108
Brimley, Mich.
· PVT. HENRY FLEISCHER
Serial No. 2,044,336
Pewamo, Mich.
· PVT. ALEXANDER PUROL
Serial No. 2,041,532
Metz, Mich.
· PVT. CHARLES R. MONROE
Serial No. 2,048,579
Mikado, Mich.
· PVT. BENJAMIN F. ROBINSON
Serial No. 2,981,048
Sand Lake, Mich.
· 1ST CL. PVT. GUY E. CLIPFELL
Serial No. 2.017.894
Colon, Mich.
· PVT. JOHN DE VRIES
Serial No. 2,983,414
Grant, Mich.
· 1ST CL. PVT. JOSEPH FARRAH
Serial No. 2,983,112
158 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich.
· PVT. ARVO PITKANEN
Serial No. 2,983,647
Herman, Mich.
· PVT. BERNARD W. THOMPSON
Serial No. 2,045,060
722 F. Danaher St., London, Mich.
· PVT. DENZIL R. WOLFE
Serial No. 2,045,730
Shepherd, Mich.
· 1ST CL. PVT. PETER A. GERTH
Serial No. 2,017,796
Sebewaing, Mich.
· PVT. PETER KLOK
Serial No. 2,017,810
Leroy, Mich.
· PVT. WAYNE J. KESLER
Serial No. 2,986,996
Hives Junction, Mich.
While the editor can visualize each of the men mentioned above, in the absence of notes on the individual and the strain put on his memory, the editor will not attempt to give a separate sketch of each man. They were all drivers, which means that their duty was to bring rations and ammunition, regardless of danger or obstacles, to the men who were doing the fighting. All acted as the arteries which supplied the blood of action for both men and pieces.
They not only had to have the presence of mind necessary for self-control, but they must also be capable of calming their horses and the physical strength to handle them should they become unmanageable when frightened by explosions.
It is not possible to describe the individual types, but it is sufficient to say that they had the qualifications which furnished sinews to our army.
· PVT. JOHN DUFFY
Serial No. 2,046,170
Shepherd, Mich.
· PVT. FRED WHITMORE
Serial No. 2,044,892
Union City, Mich.
· PVT. ARTHUR H. W. BEITZ
Serial No. 2,017,875
711 Franklin St., Sheboygan, Wis.
· PVT. HENRY PETIT
Serial No. 2,985,051
Hancock, Mich.
· PVT. FRANK B. LAWRENCE
Serial No. 2,985,305
401 Mulberry St., Owosso, Mich.
The above joined the Battery at Camp Coetquidan.
Of a private in the American army it may be truly said that he was the monarch of action, of achievement, of ultimate victory. In no army of any country or time did the private stand for what he did under the Stars and Stripes. The humblest in life’s scale weighed for as much and perhaps more than the son of millions beside him, whom public selection in private existence would accord the balance of power.
In the army “every man is wanted and no man is wanted much.”
The editor regrets that in the absence of notes on each individual, and his inability to recall any special incident occurring in the career of those listed above, he is unable to give each one a special sketch. Yet, without doubt, around each one could be grouped incidents of thrilling interest or happenings that would furnish rich humor.
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