Of this number over three hundred were actually called into service, while there were many enlistments from this county, of which there is no record. No roster of the soldiers from Box Butte county, who were in the service of their country, has as yet been compiled.

Four Box Butte county boys are known to have given up their lives for their countrv while serving in France. They were W. C. Herman, Charles Martin, Richard Haugh, who were killed on the field of battle, while Dean Harris died of injuries received in the service.

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

The young men who served from Box Butte county, upon their return, immediately organized a Post of the American Legion, which is No. 7 in the state. It is quite active and has a membership of about two hundred. Its first commander was Earl L. Meyer, who was succeeded by J. B. Miller, and upon his removal from the city was succeeded by Joseph J. Dixon, its present commander.

The people of Box Butte county were very patriotic during the period of the war. They oversubscribed their quota of every liberty loan, practically doubled the quota for the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., Knights of Columbus, Salvation Army, and finally in the combination drive for funds. They maintained a local chapter of the American Red Cross and an active and efficient County Council of Defense, a Home Guard of uniformed and armed men, strictly enforced the food regulations, and as a whole rendered valuable services to the country.