Walter died at Camp Merritt in Cresskill, Bergen, New Jersey. It was a training camp during WWI.
Body of Soldier Passes This Way
Mrs. W. B. Fountain of Colony, Mo., passed through this city this morning with the body of her son, Private Walter Fountain, who died of pneumonia at Camp Merritt, N. J., on December 3. Mrs. Fountain was accompanied by Sergeant W. K. Andrews, a friend of her son. The funeral will be held at 2:30 on Sunday afternoon at Colony. Mo.
The Quincy Daily Herald, Quincy, Illinois, Saturday, December 07, 1918; Page: 5, Column 3
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WALTER FOUNTAIN, OF KNOX COUNTY, MO., DIED AT CAMP
Mrs. W. B. Fountain of Colony, Mo, accompanied by Sergt. W. K. Anderson of the quartermaster's department, passed through Quincy this morning, accompanying the remains of her son, Private Walter Fountain, home from Camp Merritt, N. J., where he died from pneumonia. The mother was called to Camp Merritt on Thanksgiving day, arriving there four days before her son died. He was 21 years old.
The family is well known in Knox county and vicinity and has the sympathy of many friends.
The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Quincy Daily Journal, Quincy, Illinois, Saturday, December 07, 1918; Page: 5, Column 2
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The Edina (Mo.) Sentinel, Thursday, December 12, 1918, page 1 (column 5):
Mrs. Dona Fountain, who received a telegram a short time ago that their son, Walter, was dangerously ill at Camp Merritt, N. J., started immediately and reached there in time to be with him at the last. He had influenza at Ft. McArthur, Waco, Tex., and was transferred to St. Louis and from there to Camp Merritt where he had measles followed by pneumonia, which resulted in his death December 8.
Mrs. Fountain brought his body home, getting to Knox City Friday morning.
Funeral services were held at the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. F. Newton, after which the body was laid to rest in Colony Cemetery.
Mr. Fountain was a splendid Christion [sic] character, loyal to his home, his country, his church and his God. He was perfectly reconciled to his fate. Just preceding his death he told his mother not to grieve and that he was proud of the life he had lived. He planned the details of his funeral, and chose his pall-bearers and the scripture to be read. His grave, with the flag he loved and died for waving above it, and the memory that lingers in our hearts of the true and noble life he lived, are more eloquent appeals to the youth of this community than the words of any orator could be.
His mother bore her grief so nobly that it made us think of the words of one of the late war songs, "Is there no hall of fame for hero mothers?" and "Why should all the glory go to those who fight with sword and gun?" She feels no sorrow because she is satisfied with his life and she saw how a Christian soldier can die.
---Sentinel Colony Correspondent.
This is from Toohey Family of Knox County Missouri
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Walter Fountain
County: Knox
State: Missouri
Birthplace: Missouri, United States of America
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1897
Body of Soldier Passes This Way
Mrs. W. B. Fountain of Colony, Mo., passed through this city this morning with the body of her son, Private Walter Fountain, who died of pneumonia at Camp Merritt, N. J., on December 3. Mrs. Fountain was accompanied by Sergeant W. K. Andrews, a friend of her son. The funeral will be held at 2:30 on Sunday afternoon at Colony. Mo.
The Quincy Daily Herald, Quincy, Illinois, Saturday, December 07, 1918; Page: 5, Column 3
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WALTER FOUNTAIN, OF KNOX COUNTY, MO., DIED AT CAMP
Mrs. W. B. Fountain of Colony, Mo, accompanied by Sergt. W. K. Anderson of the quartermaster's department, passed through Quincy this morning, accompanying the remains of her son, Private Walter Fountain, home from Camp Merritt, N. J., where he died from pneumonia. The mother was called to Camp Merritt on Thanksgiving day, arriving there four days before her son died. He was 21 years old.
The family is well known in Knox county and vicinity and has the sympathy of many friends.
The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Quincy Daily Journal, Quincy, Illinois, Saturday, December 07, 1918; Page: 5, Column 2
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The Edina (Mo.) Sentinel, Thursday, December 12, 1918, page 1 (column 5):
Mrs. Dona Fountain, who received a telegram a short time ago that their son, Walter, was dangerously ill at Camp Merritt, N. J., started immediately and reached there in time to be with him at the last. He had influenza at Ft. McArthur, Waco, Tex., and was transferred to St. Louis and from there to Camp Merritt where he had measles followed by pneumonia, which resulted in his death December 8.
Mrs. Fountain brought his body home, getting to Knox City Friday morning.
Funeral services were held at the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. F. Newton, after which the body was laid to rest in Colony Cemetery.
Mr. Fountain was a splendid Christion [sic] character, loyal to his home, his country, his church and his God. He was perfectly reconciled to his fate. Just preceding his death he told his mother not to grieve and that he was proud of the life he had lived. He planned the details of his funeral, and chose his pall-bearers and the scripture to be read. His grave, with the flag he loved and died for waving above it, and the memory that lingers in our hearts of the true and noble life he lived, are more eloquent appeals to the youth of this community than the words of any orator could be.
His mother bore her grief so nobly that it made us think of the words of one of the late war songs, "Is there no hall of fame for hero mothers?" and "Why should all the glory go to those who fight with sword and gun?" She feels no sorrow because she is satisfied with his life and she saw how a Christian soldier can die.
---Sentinel Colony Correspondent.
This is from Toohey Family of Knox County Missouri
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Walter Fountain
County: Knox
State: Missouri
Birthplace: Missouri, United States of America
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1897
Walter died at Camp Merritt in Cresskill, Bergen, New Jersey. It was a training camp during WWI.
Body of Soldier Passes This Way
Mrs. W. B. Fountain of Colony, Mo., passed through this city this morning with the body of her son, Private Walter Fountain, who died of pneumonia at Camp Merritt, N. J., on December 3. Mrs. Fountain was accompanied by Sergeant W. K. Andrews, a friend of her son. The funeral will be held at 2:30 on Sunday afternoon at Colony. Mo.
The Quincy Daily Herald, Quincy, Illinois, Saturday, December 07, 1918; Page: 5, Column 3
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WALTER FOUNTAIN, OF KNOX COUNTY, MO., DIED AT CAMP
Mrs. W. B. Fountain of Colony, Mo, accompanied by Sergt. W. K. Anderson of the quartermaster's department, passed through Quincy this morning, accompanying the remains of her son, Private Walter Fountain, home from Camp Merritt, N. J., where he died from pneumonia. The mother was called to Camp Merritt on Thanksgiving day, arriving there four days before her son died. He was 21 years old.
The family is well known in Knox county and vicinity and has the sympathy of many friends.
The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Quincy Daily Journal, Quincy, Illinois, Saturday, December 07, 1918; Page: 5, Column 2
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The Edina (Mo.) Sentinel, Thursday, December 12, 1918, page 1 (column 5):
Mrs. Dona Fountain, who received a telegram a short time ago that their son, Walter, was dangerously ill at Camp Merritt, N. J., started immediately and reached there in time to be with him at the last. He had influenza at Ft. McArthur, Waco, Tex., and was transferred to St. Louis and from there to Camp Merritt where he had measles followed by pneumonia, which resulted in his death December 8.
Mrs. Fountain brought his body home, getting to Knox City Friday morning.
Funeral services were held at the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. F. Newton, after which the body was laid to rest in Colony Cemetery.
Mr. Fountain was a splendid Christion [sic] character, loyal to his home, his country, his church and his God. He was perfectly reconciled to his fate. Just preceding his death he told his mother not to grieve and that he was proud of the life he had lived. He planned the details of his funeral, and chose his pall-bearers and the scripture to be read. His grave, with the flag he loved and died for waving above it, and the memory that lingers in our hearts of the true and noble life he lived, are more eloquent appeals to the youth of this community than the words of any orator could be.
His mother bore her grief so nobly that it made us think of the words of one of the late war songs, "Is there no hall of fame for hero mothers?" and "Why should all the glory go to those who fight with sword and gun?" She feels no sorrow because she is satisfied with his life and she saw how a Christian soldier can die.
---Sentinel Colony Correspondent.
This is from Toohey Family of Knox County Missouri
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Walter Fountain
County: Knox
State: Missouri
Birthplace: Missouri, United States of America
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1897
Body of Soldier Passes This Way
Mrs. W. B. Fountain of Colony, Mo., passed through this city this morning with the body of her son, Private Walter Fountain, who died of pneumonia at Camp Merritt, N. J., on December 3. Mrs. Fountain was accompanied by Sergeant W. K. Andrews, a friend of her son. The funeral will be held at 2:30 on Sunday afternoon at Colony. Mo.
The Quincy Daily Herald, Quincy, Illinois, Saturday, December 07, 1918; Page: 5, Column 3
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WALTER FOUNTAIN, OF KNOX COUNTY, MO., DIED AT CAMP
Mrs. W. B. Fountain of Colony, Mo, accompanied by Sergt. W. K. Anderson of the quartermaster's department, passed through Quincy this morning, accompanying the remains of her son, Private Walter Fountain, home from Camp Merritt, N. J., where he died from pneumonia. The mother was called to Camp Merritt on Thanksgiving day, arriving there four days before her son died. He was 21 years old.
The family is well known in Knox county and vicinity and has the sympathy of many friends.
The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Quincy Daily Journal, Quincy, Illinois, Saturday, December 07, 1918; Page: 5, Column 2
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The Edina (Mo.) Sentinel, Thursday, December 12, 1918, page 1 (column 5):
Mrs. Dona Fountain, who received a telegram a short time ago that their son, Walter, was dangerously ill at Camp Merritt, N. J., started immediately and reached there in time to be with him at the last. He had influenza at Ft. McArthur, Waco, Tex., and was transferred to St. Louis and from there to Camp Merritt where he had measles followed by pneumonia, which resulted in his death December 8.
Mrs. Fountain brought his body home, getting to Knox City Friday morning.
Funeral services were held at the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. F. Newton, after which the body was laid to rest in Colony Cemetery.
Mr. Fountain was a splendid Christion [sic] character, loyal to his home, his country, his church and his God. He was perfectly reconciled to his fate. Just preceding his death he told his mother not to grieve and that he was proud of the life he had lived. He planned the details of his funeral, and chose his pall-bearers and the scripture to be read. His grave, with the flag he loved and died for waving above it, and the memory that lingers in our hearts of the true and noble life he lived, are more eloquent appeals to the youth of this community than the words of any orator could be.
His mother bore her grief so nobly that it made us think of the words of one of the late war songs, "Is there no hall of fame for hero mothers?" and "Why should all the glory go to those who fight with sword and gun?" She feels no sorrow because she is satisfied with his life and she saw how a Christian soldier can die.
---Sentinel Colony Correspondent.
This is from Toohey Family of Knox County Missouri
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Walter Fountain
County: Knox
State: Missouri
Birthplace: Missouri, United States of America
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1897
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