World War I Memorial

COLLIN COUNTY
WORLD WAR I
MEMORIAL

ADAMS, JIM Anna, Cpl. Co. H. 61^st Infantry, KIA in France Sept. 16, 1918. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
AYCOCK JOSEPH W. McKinney, Pvt. US Army Training Corps. Enlisted in McKinney 14 Oct. 1918 and died Nov. 24, 1918, of influenza. Buried in IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville.
BARNES, CHRISTOPHER L. McKinney, Pvt. Co. A, 11^th Infantry, 5^th Div. KIA in France Nov. 5, 1918. Buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery.
BISHOP, OSCAR H. Frisco, Pvt. 41^st Co. 11^th Bn. 165^th Brigade, died at Camp Travis, Texas, Oct. 31, 1918. Buried at Gunter, Texas.
BRIDGES, BENJAMIN F. Wylie, Pvt. Co. H. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA Sep. 26, 1918. Buried in Wylie.
BENNETT, CHESTER McKinney, US Navy, Fireman 2^nd Class. Drown while serving aboard ship at Mare Island California, Jan 22, 1913
BUNCH, FRANK Celina, Pvt. Medical Dept. died Oct. 17, 1918 of pneumonia at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Buried at Cottage Hill Cemetery.
BURK, WESLEY C. Died on his birthday, Dec. 1, 1944, from the effects of being gassed in combat. Buried at Wilson Chapel Cemetery.
BYLER, JOSEPH L. Plano, Pvt. Machine Gun Co. A, 345^th Mach. Gun Bn. 90^th Div. Fought in France, sent home and died of spinal meningitis May 30, 1918. Buried at Forest Grove Cemetery.
CASEY, GEORGE McKinney, Pvt. Killed in Action
CLARK, GEORGE W. PFC Quartermaster Corps, died Oct. 25, 1918 of pneumonia at Fort Sam Houston, Tx. Buried at Red Oak, Dallas County.

	COMPTON, AENARD Allen, 28 Nurse US Army - Attended Baylor University, became a school teacher and high school principal. Left her job to become a Nurse for the Army. Stationed in Washington DC. Died of the flu, 6 Oct. 1918. She is the only Nurse from Texas to die in service in World War I.
	CUFFMAN, ROBERT J. 24, Allen, Pvt. Supply Co. 28^th Inf. KIA Oct. 1, 1918 at St. Mihiel, France. Buried in Allen.

CURRIN, HENRY L. Josephine, Pvt. Co. C. 138 Inf, 350^th Div. KIA Sept. 28, 1918 in Battle of Argonne, France. Buried at Nevada, Texas.
EMERSON, JOHN L. McKinney Pvt. 68^th Aero Squadron, Aviation, died Dec. 17, 1917, of pneumonia in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
ESTEP, JAMES V. Anna, Seaman 2^nd Class, US Navy, died March 1, 1918 at Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Chicago, Il. Buried at Elm Grove Cemetery, near Westminster.
FERRELL, CLARENCE R. Plano, Pvt. 79^th Balloon Co. Air Service, died Oct. 25, 1918, at Camp John Wise, San Antonio. Buried at Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Plano.
FLOYD, JOHN W. Allen, Pvt. Quartermaster Corps, died Oct. 7^th, 1918 at Olvors, France of Pneumonia. Buried at Rowlett Creek Cemetery.
FRY, EARL Blue Ridge, Cpl. Co. A. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. WIA Nov 1, 1918 and died Nov 9, 1918. Buried in France.
GANTT, JAMES R. Princeton, Apprentice Seaman, US Navy, died April 29, 1917, of pneumonia. Buried at Princeton. First Collin County boy to die in World War I.

Jimmy on right

GEIGAS, JIMMY McKinney, Pvt. 359^th Infantry, 90^th Division. KIA Sept. 12, 1918. The First Collin County boy to be killed in action on foreign soil. The American Legion Post in McKinney is named in his honor.
Jimmy joined the Army when fighting had broken out in Europe. He was sent to Camp Travis, near San Antonio for training, where he became part of the 359^th Infantry Regiment of the 90^th Division, and then to Camp Hempstead, New York. By September of 1918, America had entered the war and their first offensive operation had begun in France, the Battle of St. Mihiel. Jimmy was part of that fight. He had been in France for just over four months. During a lull in the fighting, on September 12, the men of his unit were thirsty and out of water. Jimmy and a man named Jack Campbell collected the canteens of their buddies and went back to a spring near a small town they had crossed earlier in the day. On their way back a German plane flew over them and dropped a bomb. Jack was able to save himself by jumping into a ditch, but Jimmy was hit by shrapnel from the explosion and was killed. His body was returned home to McKinney.

GILBERT, THADIAS O.  26, Farmersville, Pvt. Co. C, 143^rd Infantry Regt. 36^th Div. Joined the Army 28 May, 1918, KIA Oct. 8, 1918 in France. Buried at Farmersville.
GREER, JOHN C. Anna, Mechanic 477^th Aero Squadron, Air Service, died Feb. 5, 1918, of meningitis at Newport News, Va. Buried at Van Alstyne, Tx.
GREER, OTIS R.  Princeton, Cpl. 658^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA in France Nov. 11, 1918 (last day of fighting). Buried at Princeton.
GUINN, TILLMAN  Celina, PFC Co. G. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA in France Sept. 12, 1918. Buried in France.
HARDING, PETER J. Plano, Capt. Co. A. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA in France Sept. 15, 1918. Buried in France.
HENDRIX, CLARENCE ESTEL 26, Farmersville, Pvt. Co. A. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. Enlisted 6 May, 1892, KIA at Meuse Argonne, France Nov. 2, 1918. Buried in Huson Cemetery, Farmersville. The American Legion Post in Farmersville was named for him.
HINDS, CALVIN E. McKinney, Pvt. Medical Dept. died October 15, 1918 at Camp MacArthur, Texas. Buried at Hullard, Tx.
JOHNSON, PORTER W.  Millwood, Pvt. Co. F. 26^th Inf. KIA in France Oct. 1, 1918.
JOHNSON, ROBERT B. Princeton, Carpenter’s Mate US Navy, died Sept 23, 1918 of influenza aboard ship at Quebec, Canada. Buried at Princeton.
KEY, OSCAR C.  McKinney, 2^nd Lt. Co. C. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA in France Sept. 20, 1918. Buried in France.
KINNAMON, ROBERT H. Plano, Pvt. Co B. 1^st Bn. 22^nd Engineers, died in France Feb. 24, 1919.
LEWIS, JACK J. 22, Farmersville, Sgt. Co. A. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. After being gassed at St. Mihiel, France, 15 Sept, 1918, he came home and died on July 22, 1919 from the gas effects. Buried at Huson Cemetery, Farmersville.
LONG, JOHN C. Princeton, Pvt. baker, Co 321, 36^th Div. Was a school teacher before joining the Army. Died from pneumonia in France Sept. 13, 1918. Buried at Van Winkle Cemetery, Climax, Texas.
MATHERS, GEORGE S. McKinney, Cpt. Chaplain, Medical Corps, died Oct. 6, 1918 of pneumonia at Camp Meade, Md. Buried at Military Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.
MATTHEWS, ROY Altoga & Westminster, 1^st Lt. KIA Sept. 14^th, 1918.
McCANDLESS, ALEXANDER J. McKinney, Pvt. Co. B. 124^th Inf. 31^st Div. died Nov. 1, 1918, of influenza at Camp Merritt, N.J. Buried in McKinney.
MURRAY, JAMES W. Princeton, Pvt. died in accident.
ODELL, WILLIAM L. Celina, Pvt. Ambulance Co. 111^th Military Train, 36^th Div. died Oct. 11, 1918. near Rhelma, France of pneumonia. Buried at Cottage Hill.
PEEBLES, SIDNEY Weston, Pvt. 46^th Co. 12^th Bn. 163^rd Depot Brigade, died Oct. 22, 1918, of pneumonia. Buried at Chambersville.
PHILLIPS, ARTHUR L. Anna, Pvt. 2^nd Co. Central Officers Training Camp, died Oct. 16, 1918 of pneumonia at Camp MacArthur, Tx. Buried at Elm Grove Cemetery, Westminster.
RUCKER, WILLIAM E. Jr. McKinney, Apprentice Seaman, US Navy, died Dec. 23, 1918 of pneumonia at Great Lakes, Chicago. Buried at McKinney.
SAMUEL, CHARLES A. McKinney, Pvt. Co F. 117^th Supply Train, 42^nd Div. Army of Occupation, died Dec. 22, 1818 in Germany of typhoid fever. Buried at McKinney.
SANDERS, JASPER, R. Celina, Pvt. Transport Corps, died Feb. 10, 1919 in France.
SELLARS, IRA M. Blue Ridge, Pvt. Co F. 19^th Inf. Killed in training accident Dec. 11, 1917, near Port Arthur, Tx. Buried at Blue Ridge.
SMITH, HUSTON L.  Princeton, Pvt. Co. G. 9^th Inf. KIA Nov. 7, 1918 in France. Buried in France.
SMITH, JOSEPH L. McKinney, Pvt. Co. L. 143 rd Inf. 32^nd Div. died Oct 21, 1918 in France of pneumonia. Buried at McKinney.
SPARKMAN, JAMES F. Frisco, Pvt. Co. E. 589^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA Feb. 6, 1918 in the torpedo sinking of the Cunard Liner, Tuscania, by a German submarine, off the coast of Scotland, with the deaths of 264 people. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
SPRINGFIELD, HENRY G. Anna, Pvt. Co. D. 356^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA in France Nov. 5, 1918.
SPRINKLE, CARL 27, Farmersville, Cpl. Co D. 203^rd Machine Gun Bn. Was a farmer who enlisted in the Army 7 Oct. 1917 and died Nov. 6, 1918, in France of pneumonia. Buried at Huson Cemetery, Farmersville.
STEIZER, ALBERT E. Celina Cpl. Co A. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. died Aug. 5, 1918 of pneumonia, first Collin County boy to die in war zone. Buried in France.
THURMAN, GEORGE W. Celina, Pvt. Co. A. 123^rd Inf. died Oct. 16, 1918, of pneumonia at Camp Hobokken, N.J. Buried at Celina.
TIMMS, JAMES O. Wylie, Pvt. Co F, 23^rd Inf. KIA in France Oct. 15, 1918. Buried in France.
TYLER, ROBERT L. McKinney, Pvt. 337^th Squadron, Camp Stuart, Va. died Oct. 14, 1918.
WALTERS, OSCAR M. 23, McKinney, Pvt. 359^th Inf. 9^th Division, KIA in France Sept. 16, 1918. Buried at Forest Grove.
WRIGHT, WALTER L. McKinney, Pvt. Co. 56, 11^th Bn. 166^th Depot Brigade, 90^th Div. died Mar. 20, 1918 of meningitis at Camp Travis, Tx. Buried at Wilson Chapel Cemetery, McKinney.

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