Roster of the U.S. Army 53rd Spruce Squadron of the First World War

Cover page for roster of 53rd Spruce Squadron



These names were extracted from a scan of a book published for the 53rd Spruce Squadron at the end of the First World War. The owner of an original copy of the book was kind enough to create page scans of this souvenir book, printed for the unit. The book not only has a roster, but includes a number of photographs of personnel and their working environment in Enumclaw, Washington.

The listing here is grouped by the organization within the Squadron, as printed in the souvenir book. So, you will see headings for "Officers", "Medical Staff", etc. A separate web page lists the members of the 53rd Spruce Squadron as an alphabetized list.

I note the name of Private Morris Pittard in the listing. His family had previously sent me photos and information about him, which was published on my website.

Medical Staff




Capt. Alva G. Nace, M. C.

5824 South Puget Sound Ave., Tacoma, Wash.

Sergt. Clay H. Bigler

Edler, Colo.

Charles H. Lockman

9228 Brandon Ave., Chicago, III.

Albert F. Gardner

Slatington, Eldorado Co., Calif.



Officers




Capt. Frank E. Powers, Commanding

Pasadena, Calif.

Lieut. James A. Waste

1715 Eighteenth Ave., Seattle, Wash.

Lieut. Charles A. Wennerholm

1973 Vyse Ave., New York City

Lieut. John B. McMahan

Altus, Okla.





Sergeants




Payn-Sills, Brock M.

520 Lytten Ave., Palo Alto, Cal.

Lunn, Evan F.

Auburn, Wash.

Davis, Thomas W.

156 East Adams Ave., Detroit Mich.

O’Brien, Martin D.

Reardon, Wash.

Weinstock, Henry L.

129 Merkin Ave. North, St. Paul Minn.

Wiedman, Edward P.

Bend, Ore.



Transportation Detachment




Ayersman, Alva J.

518 W. Anajsama St., Santa Barbara, Calif.

Baker, Glenn

Woodlake, Calif.

Biehn, Jerome H.

Selah, Wash.

Brun, Albert J.

1320 Wyoming St., Dayton, Ohio

Christopherson, Edwin J.

West 294th Ave., Spokane, Wash.

Clossen, Albert

Flint, Wash.

Curttright, Clyde J.

644 Fifteenth Ave., East Moline, III.

Degnebolig, Jens P.

Senog, Wash.

Dunn, Roy E.

3320 East Fourteenth St., Kansas City, Mo.

Grubish, Walter J.

R. F. D. No. 3, Owatonna, Minn.

Geenen, Edward C.

Kimberley, Wis.

Harstad, Leonard

Donnelly, Minn.

Hilmer, Anton M.

Shell Lake, Wis.

Jarrard, Henry E.

East 511 Fifth St., Spokane, Wash.

Pierce, John W.

104 West Proy St., Flint, Mich.

Raschke, Fred W.

3214 Eighteenth Ave. South, Seattle, Wash.

Sawyer, William A.

Columbia, N. C.

Shipley, Foster A.

1518 Stone St., Flint, Mich.

Sloan, Pearl M.

18064 Eighth Ave., Seattle, Wash.

Smith, Lewis F.

511 East Thirteenth St., Sioux Falls, So. Dakota

Snyder, Walter W.

307 Lexington Ave., Altoona, Penn. ee

Walker, William C.

1501 South Lake Ave., Seattle, Wash.

Sgt. Weideman, Edward P.

Bend, Ore.





Privates




Anderson, Edwin J.

Parkland, Wash.

Anderson, Eric G.

Litchfield. Minn.

Ault, Sylvester B.

Thoemy, Mont.

Bare, Joseph

Box 49, Reed Point, Mont.

Bailor, Carl J.

R. F. D. No. 4, Hood River, Ore.

Bennett, Everett W.

Walkersville, W. Va.

Bertolo, Ernesto V.

Elk River, Idaho

Bohman, Louis J.

R. F. D. No. 1, Box 108, Sheboygan, Wis.

Brakebill, Frank

Pawhuska, Okla.

Bringle, Walter E.

710 High St., Eugene, Ore.

Buck, William V.

Pinto, Mont.

Byrd, Charles M.

Mt. Gilead, Ohio

Byrd, John A.

Mt. Gilead, Ohio

Calhoon, Frank D.

Cardington, Ohio

Camp, Charles E.

Mt. Gilead, Ohio

Camp, William E.

Mt. Gilead, Ohio

Castle, Robin W.

Tudor, Calif.

Christianson, Henry A.

5417 N. Paulina St., Chicago, III.

Coleman, Robert E.

Springvale, Minn.

Copeman, Frederick P.

Bruceton Mills, W. Va.

Corman, Clyde A.

R. F. D. No. 3, Wancouver, Wash.

Corwin, Frank A.

Edison, Ohio

Corter, Paul C.

Trafalgar, Ind.

Crayton, Alonzo M.

Stanfield, N. C.

Cross, Carl

Fountain, Mich.

Crookshanks, Wilson

Rainell, W. Va.

Cunningham, Michael

800 East Park St., Butte, Mont.

Davis, Byron R.

Hibbard, Mont.

Dennis, Henry H.

Missoula, Mont.

Denny, Milton

Lawrence, Neb.

Derr, Carl

Sand Point, Idaho

Dodd, George

Belmont, Mont.

Doss, Samuel L.

Urbanette, Ark.

Drumheller, Harry L.

228 N. Tenth, Reading, Penn.

Dunn, Willie P.

Doyline, La.

Eason, Otis S.

Wichita Falls, “Texas

Ellis, John N.

Friendville, ‘Tenn.

Ely, William A.

770 Holly Ave., St. Paul, Minn.

Eppler, Harrison

Cardington, Ohio

Farmer, Lonnie L.

6436 Wright Block, Hollywood, Calif.

Fikkan, Thomas

Ada, Minn.

Flowers, Ellsworth

Malo, Wash.

Foster, William L.

Uppington, W. Va.

Frier, Carl R.

Drain, Ore.

Fuller, Howard

Hillsboro, Ore.

Gamble, Marvin F.

211 So. Summett St., Minneapolis, Minn.

Gardner, Clarence D.

Moorewood, Okla.

Gaverick, Charles R.

Iberia, Ohio

Gorton, Leon H.

Barton, N. Y.

Gulbranson, Ove C.

6408 Phinney Ave., Seattle, Wash.

Gurganius, Jesse

Princeton, N. C.

Haggblom, August T.

Albion, Calif.

Hammer, Charles E.

R. F. D. No. 1, Seattle, Wash.

Hammond, James R.

151 Olander St., Fresno, Calif.

Hanzal, John C.

710 Elm St., Dubuque, Idaho

Hawson, Charles H.

R. F. D. No. 3, Box 34, Olympia, Wash.

Hawson, William H.

R. F. D. No. 3, Box 34, Olympia, Wash.

Hickey, Andrew S.

Morgantown, Ind.

Honeycutt, Arthur J.

Bankston, Ala.

Hoyem, Peder

Wylsoll, Mont.

Isom, Opal

Mitchell, Ind.

Jackson, Roscoe

42 Park Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Johnson, Arthur G.

Redmond, Wash.

Johnson, Clarence W.

Alesworth, Okla.

Johnson, Francis E.

Landuskey, Mont.

Keating, Gerald J.

602 West 137th St., New York City

Kirschbaum, Albert A.

1836 N. Croskey St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Knutson, Manuel

Patterson, Calif.

Kotlow, George

Hesper, Mont.

Krebs, Carl

Hyack, Mont.

Lagneau, John W.

104 N. Strawberry St., Lancaster, Pa.

Lindsay, Vlada B.

1909 East St. Center, Salem, Ore.

Lorenzini, Henry E.

2522 Sacramento St., San Francisco, Calif.

McGuigan, Bertram J.

1231 Fortieth St., Oakland, Calif.

McHugh, James A.

Auburn, Wash.

McVicar, Butler M.

Lucedale, Miss.

Mercier, William J.

260 Walcott St., Waterbury, Conn.

Miller, Oscar A.

Upton, Wyo.

Montgomery, Robert L.

Maryville, ‘Tenn.

Morrow, Charles T.

1036 Madison Ave., Columbus, Ohio

Morris, William R.

Bens Run, W. Va.

Moy, Gunder

Fosston, Minn.

Mueller, Morris E.

250 Deshler Ave., Columbus, Ohio

Mull, Harry B.

Sodus Point, N. Y.

Muller, Theodore, Jr.

Brooks, Mont.

Muttart, Charles R.

Vale, Oregon

Naort, Richard

366 East Etaska St., Allawish, Wis.

Nelson, Herman

Grasstar, Minn.

Nelson, Nels J.

Fraid, Mont.

Nilsson, Stanley W.

Astoria, Ore.

Olsen, Olaf P.

Palisdale, Munn.

Pelletier, Wellington L.

Garden, Mich.

Perryman, Earl F.

Dubberly, La.

Peterman, Nathan E.

Banto, Calif.

Peterson, Carl C.

R. F. D. No. 4, Baldwin, Wis.

Peterson, Edwin R.

Deary, Idaho

Pittard, Morris E.

1523 Moore E., Anniston, Ala.

Poling, Edwin R.

R. F. D. No. 2, Buffton, Ind.

Powers, Glen S.

100 Railroad St., Union, N. Y.

Reese, Albert J.

Wayne, Idaho

Reeves, Charlie

Hefflin, La.

Richardson, Harry L.

McMillivin, Okla.

Rickman, William C.

Healdsburg, Calif.

Rinehart, Raymond R.

Lexington, Ohio

Roberts, Samuel

Gladwin, Mich.

Robbins, Franklin C.

1407 West Spofford Ave., Spokane, Wash.

Rodgers, Roy B.

Vancouver, Wash.

Rusk, Kearney

Clear Lake, Wash.

Sample, Elbert

Madisonville, Ky.

Saurey, Robert

Columbia Falls, Mont.

Scadden, John T.

Pleasants, W. Va.

Schlosser, Joseph

242 Fourth St., LaSalle, II.

Scowden, John C.

Marengo, Ohio

Serosky, William

Logan St., Renton, Wash.

Sewell, Lester L.

Monticello, Me.

Shannon, Donald P.

Bemidgi, Minn.

Shaw, Sanford

Morgantown, W. Va.

Sly, James H.

617 Main St., Chico, Calif.

Smith, Everett H.

Climax, Ohio

Specht, William, Jr.

31 South Second St., Reading, Pa.

Standlee, Clifford P.

Urbanette, Ark.

Steele, Charles J.

Health, Mont.

Stenberg, Olaf H.

Laurel, Mont.

Sull, Adolph H.

Eagle Creek, Ore.

Stout, Charles E.

Enumclaw, Wash.

Strassburg, Rudolph M.

Jessup, Mont.

Teuscher, Christia W.

Geneva, Idaho

Thomas, Frank F.

Stanford, Mont

Thomson, Russell

1416 Twenty-seventh Ave., Moline, III.

Tozer, Ira B.

Box 243, Cornell, Wash.

Turmer, Harry L.

270 Third Ave. E., Kalispell, Mont.

Umatata, Leo

Silitz, Ore.

Vance, Charles

Pond, W. Va.

Van Nuys, Willis C.

R. F. D. No. 1, Turner, Ore.

Washington, Dewey

Silitz, Ore.

Wawrzeniak, Alojzy

547 North Eleventh St., Reading, Pa.

Wenzel, Carl

3700 Car Place, Seattle, Wash.

White, Samuel B.

Heflin, La.

Wilde, Thomas R.

Oakley, Utah

Wilson, Aaron

1442 Alberta St., Lansing, Mich.

Wolden, Emil

Baldwin, Wis.

Woodruff, Guy M.

De Smet, Idaho

Wright, Everett D.

Dolmar, N. Y.

Young, Thomas B.

Hugo, Ore.


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