History Of Howard County Indiana Vol 1 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from History of Howard County in the World War It is the purpose of this volume to give a true history of Howard County in the World War. It includes a brief biography of practically all of the participants, and a short sketch of the war activities carried on by the people at home. To have given the story in detail would have required volumes, but in compiling this material, it has been my pur pose to set forth clearly the most important events as they occurred. A special effort was made to secure pictures of all the boys, but this proved to be impossible for in many cases there were no photographs to be had. In a number of instances the only pictures available were snap shots and these did not reproduce very well. Other prints had to be made from photographs taken in France and Germany and these too did not make clear halftones. In gathering this data, I have exhausted every means at my com mand to get accurate information. More than four thousand letters were written to soldiers and their parents, asking them to co-operate in making the record complete. Notices published in the local newspapers, solicited the support of the public in supplying historical data. Soldiers' letters, newspaper clippings, and notices of transfer of troops proved to be valuable sources of information. Lists of soldiers and war workers were furnished by the township, county, ward and precinct chairmen, teachers, pupils, lodges, city librarian and ministers. To all these, and others who so cheerfully assisted in making this volume possible, I wish to express my deep appreciation. I would indeed be ungrateful if I did not make special mention of the Kokomo Daily Tribune and the Kokomo Daily Dispatch, as both papers gave valuable support to the undertaking. I am also indebted to Elwood Haynes for his valuable assistance, to Mrs. Ruth Ross Herrman for her splendid service in collecting material, to Miss Ida I. Ward for her assistance, and to John W. Oliver, Director of the State Historical Commission, for his hearty co-operation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.