Decatur paper 1919
SHELBYVILLE-Dec 4, Cecil Gordy and Truman Mars, both residents of Clarksburg but both being inducted into the service in Iowa, where they had been working are among the latest Shelby county casualties reported by the war depart. Gordy is reported to have been killed in action and Mars is missing in action.
Gordy was a son of Ben Gordy, a well known farmer living south of this city. He was 29 years old and for the last few years had spent most of his time in Iowa. He was inducted there about July 25 was sent to a training camp and then to France about the 25th of Aug. There he serviced with Co C. 162d Inf. AEF.
Mr. Gordy is survived by his father, three brothers and three sisters. The brothers are Leonard of Iowa,William of Tuscola and Merle of Minnesota,the sisters are Mrs. Ada Woods of Arthur, Mrs. Grace Barger of Montana, and Mrs.Laura Strohl of Clarksburg.
Central Illinois Genealogical Society
Mr.Gordy was reported by the war department to have been killed in action in France on either the 23 of Oct, 1919 or the 4th of November. The only definite information concerning his death and that is meagre, is from a friend and comrade who states that four of them were in a shell hole when young Gordy was killed by an exploding shell. The place and battle are unknown to the young mans relatives.
He was born April 26, 1899 in Douglas county Ill and when he grew up followed agricultural pursuits. He enlisted Aug. 29, 1918 at Cedar Rapids, Ia and was assigned to Co C 4th Inf. Replacement regiment Camp Gord and went overseas about Oct. 1, 1918 in France he serviced with Co C 163rd infantry.
His mother has already passed.
It looks like he is probably buried in France but I could find no records of what cemetery or if he was buried.
SHELBYVILLE-Dec 4, Cecil Gordy and Truman Mars, both residents of Clarksburg but both being inducted into the service in Iowa, where they had been working are among the latest Shelby county casualties reported by the war depart. Gordy is reported to have been killed in action and Mars is missing in action.
Gordy was a son of Ben Gordy, a well known farmer living south of this city. He was 29 years old and for the last few years had spent most of his time in Iowa. He was inducted there about July 25 was sent to a training camp and then to France about the 25th of Aug. There he serviced with Co C. 162d Inf. AEF.
Mr. Gordy is survived by his father, three brothers and three sisters. The brothers are Leonard of Iowa,William of Tuscola and Merle of Minnesota,the sisters are Mrs. Ada Woods of Arthur, Mrs. Grace Barger of Montana, and Mrs.Laura Strohl of Clarksburg.
Central Illinois Genealogical Society
Mr.Gordy was reported by the war department to have been killed in action in France on either the 23 of Oct, 1919 or the 4th of November. The only definite information concerning his death and that is meagre, is from a friend and comrade who states that four of them were in a shell hole when young Gordy was killed by an exploding shell. The place and battle are unknown to the young mans relatives.
He was born April 26, 1899 in Douglas county Ill and when he grew up followed agricultural pursuits. He enlisted Aug. 29, 1918 at Cedar Rapids, Ia and was assigned to Co C 4th Inf. Replacement regiment Camp Gord and went overseas about Oct. 1, 1918 in France he serviced with Co C 163rd infantry.
His mother has already passed.
It looks like he is probably buried in France but I could find no records of what cemetery or if he was buried.
Decatur paper 1919
SHELBYVILLE-Dec 4, Cecil Gordy and Truman Mars, both residents of Clarksburg but both being inducted into the service in Iowa, where they had been working are among the latest Shelby county casualties reported by the war depart. Gordy is reported to have been killed in action and Mars is missing in action.
Gordy was a son of Ben Gordy, a well known farmer living south of this city. He was 29 years old and for the last few years had spent most of his time in Iowa. He was inducted there about July 25 was sent to a training camp and then to France about the 25th of Aug. There he serviced with Co C. 162d Inf. AEF.
Mr. Gordy is survived by his father, three brothers and three sisters. The brothers are Leonard of Iowa,William of Tuscola and Merle of Minnesota,the sisters are Mrs. Ada Woods of Arthur, Mrs. Grace Barger of Montana, and Mrs.Laura Strohl of Clarksburg.
Central Illinois Genealogical Society
Mr.Gordy was reported by the war department to have been killed in action in France on either the 23 of Oct, 1919 or the 4th of November. The only definite information concerning his death and that is meagre, is from a friend and comrade who states that four of them were in a shell hole when young Gordy was killed by an exploding shell. The place and battle are unknown to the young mans relatives.
He was born April 26, 1899 in Douglas county Ill and when he grew up followed agricultural pursuits. He enlisted Aug. 29, 1918 at Cedar Rapids, Ia and was assigned to Co C 4th Inf. Replacement regiment Camp Gord and went overseas about Oct. 1, 1918 in France he serviced with Co C 163rd infantry.
His mother has already passed.
It looks like he is probably buried in France but I could find no records of what cemetery or if he was buried.
SHELBYVILLE-Dec 4, Cecil Gordy and Truman Mars, both residents of Clarksburg but both being inducted into the service in Iowa, where they had been working are among the latest Shelby county casualties reported by the war depart. Gordy is reported to have been killed in action and Mars is missing in action.
Gordy was a son of Ben Gordy, a well known farmer living south of this city. He was 29 years old and for the last few years had spent most of his time in Iowa. He was inducted there about July 25 was sent to a training camp and then to France about the 25th of Aug. There he serviced with Co C. 162d Inf. AEF.
Mr. Gordy is survived by his father, three brothers and three sisters. The brothers are Leonard of Iowa,William of Tuscola and Merle of Minnesota,the sisters are Mrs. Ada Woods of Arthur, Mrs. Grace Barger of Montana, and Mrs.Laura Strohl of Clarksburg.
Central Illinois Genealogical Society
Mr.Gordy was reported by the war department to have been killed in action in France on either the 23 of Oct, 1919 or the 4th of November. The only definite information concerning his death and that is meagre, is from a friend and comrade who states that four of them were in a shell hole when young Gordy was killed by an exploding shell. The place and battle are unknown to the young mans relatives.
He was born April 26, 1899 in Douglas county Ill and when he grew up followed agricultural pursuits. He enlisted Aug. 29, 1918 at Cedar Rapids, Ia and was assigned to Co C 4th Inf. Replacement regiment Camp Gord and went overseas about Oct. 1, 1918 in France he serviced with Co C 163rd infantry.
His mother has already passed.
It looks like he is probably buried in France but I could find no records of what cemetery or if he was buried.
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