Mercer County, Ohio
Rosters of Men Who Served in World War I

Martha Patriarca contributed the following information from the Daily Standard, Celina, Ohio, paper dated November 11, 1928:

Miss Maude M. Moore, the only surviving member of the draft board has kept a complete record of the names of the Mercer County men who were called to service during the late war and at this time, Armistice Day when we pause to pay homage to our living and dead heroes, the Standard publishes a complete list.

The names of the 58 Mercer County boys whose deaths occurred while in service, engraved on a large bronze tablet, occupies the place of honor in the American Legion room in the court house. The honor roll includes [in alphabetical order]:

The following names are of the men of Mercer County called to the service of their country:
SEPT 6, 1917 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO
SEPT. 19, 1917 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO
OCTOBER 3, 1917 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO
FEB. 21, 1918 TO VANCOUVER BARRACKS, WASHINGTON
MARCH 19, 1918 TO KELLY FIELD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
MARCH 29, 1918 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO
APRIL 4, 1918 TO FT. WAYNE, MICHIGAN
APRIL 8, 1918 TO FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS
APRIL 28, 1918 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO
MAY 13, 1918 TO FT. THOMAS, KENTUCKY
MAY 16, 1918 TO TRAINING CAMP
MAY 25, 1918 TO CAMP TAYLOR, KENTUCKY
MAY 25, 1918 TO CAMP LEE, VIRGINIA
MAY 29, 1918 TO COLUMBUS BARRACKS, COLUMBUS, OHIO
JUNE 15, 1918, UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SCHOOL, CINCINNATI, OHIO
JUNE 19, 1918 TO VANCOUVER BARRACKS, WASHINGTON
JUNE 25, 1918 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO
JULY 22, 1918 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO
AUGUST 2, 1918 TO SYRACUSE, N. Y.
AUGUST 5, 1918 TO SYRACUS, N. Y.
AUGUST 1918 TO COLUMBUS BARRACKS, COLUMBUS, OHIO
AUGUST 14, 1918 TO KANSAS CITY
AUGUST 15, 1918 TO CINCINNATI, OHIO, PUBLIC SCHOOL
AUGUST 26, 1918 TO CAMP TAYLOR, KY.
AUGUST 26, 1918 TO WILBERT WRIGHT FIELD, DAYTON, OHIO
AUGUST 24, 1918 TO CAMP HANCOCK, AUGUSTA, GA.
SEPT. 3, 1918 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO

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