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 THE ROLL OF HONOR

��FIRST LIEUTENANT HARRY BLEAN SLAYMAKER

Company F, 4th Infantry, Third Division. Killed in action during Argonne Forest

offensive, October 5, 1918.

��1st Lt. HARRY B. SLAYMAKER

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��BORN AUGUST 30, I88( DIED OCTOBER 5, I9I£

��Lieutenant Slaymaker was born in Pea- body, Kans., on August 30, 1888. He was educated in the public schools of that city and graduated from Kansas University in I 908. He then entered the insurance business, with vv^hich he was associated until his admission to the Second Officers' Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, 2nd Company, where he w^as commissioned and ordered overseas as a casual officer, sailing in December, 1917. Lieutenant Slaymaker, upon arrival in France, was as- signed to the American schools at Langres for further study, after w^hich he was ordered to the 4th Infantry. While lead- ing his platoon against the Germans dur- ing the Argonne drive, he was instantly killed by machine gun bullets on October 5, 1918. He was married to Miss Laura Moffett, of Peabody, Kans., on June 24, 1915, who, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Slaymaker, live in that city.

��SECOND LIEUTENANT HARVEY F. SMITH

Gas and Liasion officer, 125th Infantry, Thirty-second Division. Killed in action on October 13, 1918, during Argonne offensive.

��Lieutenant Smith was born in Houston, Tex., on November 7, I 895. He was edu- cated in the public schools of Detroit, Mich., graduating from high school in 1913. He then entered the employ of the Nyal Drug Company, w^orking himself up to the managership of the main office. At the outbreak of v/ar he v^as admitted to the First Officers' Training Camp at Fort Sheridan and assigned to the 2nd company. Upon completion of the course he w^as held over for the Second Camp and enrolled in the I 0th Company. Upon receipt of his commission he w^as ordered to Camp Custer and assigned to the 3 38th Infantry of the Eighty-fifth Division, with vi^hich regiment he sailed for France on July 20, 1918. Arriving overseas. Lieu- tenant Smith was transferred to troop train duty and later assigned to the I 25th Infantry as a gas and liason officer. On October I 3th, he was instantly killed by enemy fire. Lieutenant Smith was un- married. He is survived by his father, Mr. L. L. Smith, an employee of the Southern Pacific Railway, residing in Man- wee, La., and one sister. Miss R. Genevieve Smith, of 208 Pingree Ave., Detroit, Mich.

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��2nd Lt. HARVEY F. SMITH DIED OCTOBER 13,

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