Cattron, Ralph McKonkey, and Armal Lane Allen died of pneumonia while in the service.

Of those most severely wounded in action, were Daff Young, of Lewellen, and Duane Marshall, of Oshkosh. The former lost one arm and one leg in the Argonne drive, November 5, 1918, and the latter on July 17, 1919, was so severely wounded in the leg that amputation was necessary. The bones were shattered and several operations at long intervals were required. He is still in the hospital ( March, 1920).

One of our first volunteers was Dr. C. L. Hooper, of Lewellen, who was commissioned as 1st Lieutenant in the Medical Corps on May 17, 1917. He was stationed at Ft. Riley, Kansas, in the 90th Division and later at Camp Traverse, Texas. On March 6, 1918. he was promoted to Captain, and was sent to France two months later. While in France, he received his commission as Major and was sent into Germany with the Army of Occupation. He returned to his medical practice in Lewellen in May. 1919.

Company "H," Sixth Nebraska Infantry was recruited on and after June 24, 1917, in two detachments, one at Chadron, Nebraska, and one at Lewellen, Nebraska, and vicinity. The following named Garden county volunteers constituted the Lewellen detachment: Mucho Balka, Russell Beerup, Jesse K. Bradley, Miles Branson. Louis Brown, Ray Brown. Gordon Cary, Ross W. Casey, William E. Dowson, Dwight Dowson, Gordon Harvey, Archie Johnson. Wesley McLey, Harold Neill. Joseph C. Orr, Howard F. Outson, Charles L. Parachini, Basil F. Roberts, Vester L. Rumsey, Paul D.