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ELMER CURTIS ALLISON

Second Lieutenant Air Service

Ballinger, Texas.

Born July 14, 1897, at Ballinger, Texas. Received early schooling in the Ballinger public schools. Attended A. and M. from September, 1914, to November, 1915. Enlisted in the Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps July, 20, 1917, and assigned to Depot Company "K", Signal Corps, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Transferred to the School of Military Aeronautics, Austin, Texas, February 25, 1918. Commissioned at Gertsner Field, Lake Charles, La., August 14, 1918. Flying instructor at March Field, Riverside, California, from November 7, 1918, to February 19, 1919. Killed in an aeroplane accident at March Field, February 19, 1919. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Allison, 23 Hann Ave., Denton, Texas.

FARRIS SHELTON ANDERSON'

First Lieutenant Field Artillery

Mesquite, Texas.

Born March 1, 1895, at Mesquite, Texas. Received early schooling in the Mineral Wells, Texas, public schools. Attended A. and M. from September, 1914, to June, 1917. Entered the army September 19, 1917, and assigned to Battery "B", 345th Field Artillery, at Camp Travis, Texas, with the rank of First Sergeant. Attended the Third Officers Training Camp at Camp Travis, Texas, and was recommended for a commission. Sailed for France in May, 1918, and was commissioned June 1, 1918. Completed the course for Artillery Officers at the Saumur Artillery School, in France and then assigned to the 12th Field Artillery. Killed in action October 13, 1918, about one and one-half kilometers west of Attigny, France., Posthumously awarded Croix de Guerre with Palm. Mother: Mrs. M. C. Polk, Mesquite, Texas.