COUNTY MOURN 2 DEAD AT CAMPS
Neil McMamon (sic) and Walter Walton Pass Away From Sickness At Camps
Brief messages were received in Miller this week announcing the death of Neil McMahon at Ft. Dodge, Iowa, of sickness. No details were given. He was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McMahon of this city. He was 25 years old, and left here for Camp Funston June 7th, and was transferred to Camp Ft. Dodge. He leaves father and mother, one sister and four brothers. The two older boys, Addison and Daniel are now soldiers in France. The remains of Neil McMahon will be brought to Miller for burial, but no details have yet been received.
Miller Press, Miller, Hand, South Dakota
Thursday, October 10, 1918, p1 c1
(Camp Funston was a U.S. Army training camp located on Fort Riley, southwest of Manhattan, Kansas.)
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northernpeach provided place of birth, and link to parents. ~ 1-26-2015
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Research of Rod Williams provided middle name and prefix. 4-6-2015
Provided month, day, and place of death. ~ 5-2-2015
Neil was sent to Camp Dodge in Iowa where he was assigned to Company 15 of the 163rd Depot Brigade, a private. He was killed in The Battle of Argonne Forest, France.
5-2-2015
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Neil McMamon (sic) and Walter Walton Pass Away From Sickness At Camps
Brief messages were received in Miller this week announcing the death of Neil McMahon at Ft. Dodge, Iowa, of sickness. No details were given. He was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McMahon of this city. He was 25 years old, and left here for Camp Funston June 7th, and was transferred to Camp Ft. Dodge. He leaves father and mother, one sister and four brothers. The two older boys, Addison and Daniel are now soldiers in France. The remains of Neil McMahon will be brought to Miller for burial, but no details have yet been received.
Miller Press, Miller, Hand, South Dakota
Thursday, October 10, 1918, p1 c1
(Camp Funston was a U.S. Army training camp located on Fort Riley, southwest of Manhattan, Kansas.)
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northernpeach provided place of birth, and link to parents. ~ 1-26-2015
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Research of Rod Williams provided middle name and prefix. 4-6-2015
Provided month, day, and place of death. ~ 5-2-2015
Neil was sent to Camp Dodge in Iowa where he was assigned to Company 15 of the 163rd Depot Brigade, a private. He was killed in The Battle of Argonne Forest, France.
5-2-2015
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COUNTY MOURN 2 DEAD AT CAMPS
Neil McMamon (sic) and Walter Walton Pass Away From Sickness At Camps
Brief messages were received in Miller this week announcing the death of Neil McMahon at Ft. Dodge, Iowa, of sickness. No details were given. He was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McMahon of this city. He was 25 years old, and left here for Camp Funston June 7th, and was transferred to Camp Ft. Dodge. He leaves father and mother, one sister and four brothers. The two older boys, Addison and Daniel are now soldiers in France. The remains of Neil McMahon will be brought to Miller for burial, but no details have yet been received.
Miller Press, Miller, Hand, South Dakota
Thursday, October 10, 1918, p1 c1
(Camp Funston was a U.S. Army training camp located on Fort Riley, southwest of Manhattan, Kansas.)
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northernpeach provided place of birth, and link to parents. ~ 1-26-2015
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Research of Rod Williams provided middle name and prefix. 4-6-2015
Provided month, day, and place of death. ~ 5-2-2015
Neil was sent to Camp Dodge in Iowa where he was assigned to Company 15 of the 163rd Depot Brigade, a private. He was killed in The Battle of Argonne Forest, France.
5-2-2015
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Neil McMamon (sic) and Walter Walton Pass Away From Sickness At Camps
Brief messages were received in Miller this week announcing the death of Neil McMahon at Ft. Dodge, Iowa, of sickness. No details were given. He was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McMahon of this city. He was 25 years old, and left here for Camp Funston June 7th, and was transferred to Camp Ft. Dodge. He leaves father and mother, one sister and four brothers. The two older boys, Addison and Daniel are now soldiers in France. The remains of Neil McMahon will be brought to Miller for burial, but no details have yet been received.
Miller Press, Miller, Hand, South Dakota
Thursday, October 10, 1918, p1 c1
(Camp Funston was a U.S. Army training camp located on Fort Riley, southwest of Manhattan, Kansas.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
northernpeach provided place of birth, and link to parents. ~ 1-26-2015
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Research of Rod Williams provided middle name and prefix. 4-6-2015
Provided month, day, and place of death. ~ 5-2-2015
Neil was sent to Camp Dodge in Iowa where he was assigned to Company 15 of the 163rd Depot Brigade, a private. He was killed in The Battle of Argonne Forest, France.
5-2-2015
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