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JOHN CLYDE McKIMMEY

Second Lieutenant Infantry

Gustine, Texas.

Born June 16, 1893, near Indian Gap, Texas. Received early schooling in the Newburg, Texas, common school and the Gustine, Texas, High School. Attended A. and M. from September, 1914, to December, 1917. Entered the Third Officers Training School at Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas, January 5, 1918. Commissioned Second Lieutenant Infantry in June, 1918, and assigned to the 141st Infantry at Camp Bowie. Sailed for France July 25, 1918. Instantly killed in action October 9, 1918, near the village of St. Etienne, while rushing an enemy machine gun nest. Posthumously awarded the American Distinguished Service Cross and the French Croix de Guerre. Cited for personal valor by his Division Commander. Brother: Mr. R. L. McKimmey, Comanche, Texas.

JOHN LAMAR MATTHEWS

Mechanic Air Service

Wills Point, Texas.

Born July 30, 1890, at Wills Point, Texas. Received his early schooling in the Wills Point, Texas, public schools. Attended A. and M. from September, 1907, to June, 1908. Enlisted in the Air Service in April, 1917, and assigned to the 17th Aero Squadron at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, as a mechanic. During the summer of 1917, weswas [sic] sent to Canada for training and later transferred to Barron Field, Ft. Worth, Texas. Was transferred to the 148th Aero Sauadron and sailed for France in February, 1918. Instantly killed in an automobile accident in Essequenoy, Oise, France, October 16, 1918. Sister: Mrs. Louis W. Voiers, Kaufman, Texas.