11AC-WWI-Military-Service

Allegheny County, PA / WWI Military Service


This webpage contains links to old (1917-1918) Pittsburgh, PA area newspaper articles and interviews
reflecting the views of our hometown military personnel and their war-time activities
while fighting for our freedoms.  Includes some casualty references, names, dates and locations.

This listing was indexed by Lynn Beatty ([email protected]),
current (2011) listmember of the Rootsweb Allegheny County PA Mailing list (PAALLEGH), 
using Google Newspaper Archives to search these newspaper images.

To use this webpage properly, viewers should first select from the alphabetical listing of 
specific names found on the USGenWeb Archive webpages shown below.
(This will take you to another website) 

When you've found the name of interest, in a column further to the right of that name,
you will find the Date of Publication (DOP) and newspaper name.

Write it down: (i.e. SMITH, Paul F., 1918-08-16, Pitts Press)
then return to this page (use your BACK key) and click on the date listed further below, under the newspaper name.


(Select from the USGenWeb alphabetical listings)

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      military-index-x-y.txt 
      military-index-z.txt

The Pittsburgh Press
1917-12-02 1917-12-03 1917-12-05 1917-12-06 1917-12-07 1917-12-08 1917-12-09 1917-12-10 1917-12-11 1917-12-12 1917-12-13 1917-12-14 1917-12-15 1917-12-16 1917-12-17 1917-12-18 1917-12-19 1917-12-20 1917-12-21 1917-12-22 1917-12-23 1917-12-24 1917-12-26 1917-12-27 1917-12-28 1917-12-29 1917-12-30 1917-12-31 1918-03-16 1918-03-17 1918-03-18 1918-05-16 1918-05-17 1918-05-18 1918-05-19 1918-05-20 1918-07-01 1918-07-02 1918-07-03 1918-07-05 1918-07-06 1918-07-07 1918-07-09 1918-07-10 1918-07-11 1918-07-12 1918-07-13 1918-07-14 1918-07-15 1918-07-16 1918-07-17 1918-07-19 1918-07-20 1918-07-21 1918-07-22 1918-07-23 1918-07-24 1918-07-25 1918-07-26 1918-07-27 1918-07-28 1918-07-29 1918-07-30 1918-07-31	1918-09-16 1918-09-17 1918-09-18 1918-09-19 1819-09-20 1918-09-21 1918-09-22 1918-09-23 1918-09-24 1918-09-25 1918-09-26 1918-09-27 1919-01-02 1919-01-03 1919-01-04 1919-01-05 1919-01-06 1919-01-07 1919-01-08 1919-01-09 1919-01-10 1919-01-11 1919-01-12 1919-01-13 1919-01-14 1919-01-15 1919-01-16 1919-01-17 1919-01-18 1919-01-19 1919-01-20 1919-01-21 1919-01-22 1919-01-23 1919-01-24 1919-01-25 1919-01-26 1919-01-27 1919-01-28 1919-01-29 1919-01-30 1919-01-31	1919-02-08 1919-02-09 1919-02-10 1919-02-11 1919-02-12 1919-02-13 1919-02-14 1919-02-16 1919-02-17 1919-02-18 1919-02-19 1919-02-20 1919-02-21 1919-02-22 1919-02-23 1919-02-24 1919-02-25 1919-02-26 1919-02-27 1919-03-01 1919-03-02 1919-03-03 1919-03-04 1919-03-05 1919-03-06 1919-03-07 1919-03-08 1919-03-09 1919-03-10 1919-03-11 1919-03-12 1919-03-13 1919-03-14 1919-03-15 1919-03-16 1919-03-17 1919-03-18 1919-03-19 1919-03-20 1919-03-21 1919-03-22 1919-03-23 1919-03-24 1919-03-25 1919-03-26 1919-03-27 1919-03-28 1919-03-29 1919-03-30	1919-04-01 1919-04-02 1919-04-03 1919-04-04 1919-04-05 1919-04-06 1919-04-07 1919-04-08 1919-04-09 1919-04-10 1919-04-11 1919-04-12 1919-04-13 1919-04-14 1919-04-15 1919-04-16 1919-04-17 1919-04-18 1919-04-19 1919-04-20 1919-04-21 1919-04-22 1919-04-23 1919-04-24 1919-04-25 1919-04-26 1919-04-27 1919-04-28 1919-04-29 1919-04-30	1919-05-16 1919-05-17 1919-05-18 1919-05-19 1919-05-20 1919-05-21 1919-05-22 1919-05-23 1919-05-24 1919-05-25 1919-05-26 1919-05-27 1919-05-28 1919-05-29 1919-05-31 1919-06-01 1919-06-02 1919-06-03 1919-06-04 1919-06-05 1919-06-06 1919-06-07 1919-06-08 1919-06-09 1919-06-10 1919-06-11 1919-06-12 1919-06-13 1919-06-14 1919-06-15 1919-06-16 1919-06-17 1919-06-18 1919-06-19 1919-06-20 1919-06-22 1919-06-23 1919-06-24 1919-06-25 1919-06-26 1919-06-27 1919-06-28 1919-06-29 1919-06-30

The Gazette Times
1917-10-01 1917-10-02 1917-10-03 1917-10-04 1917-10-05 1917-10-06 1917-10-07 1917-10-09 1917-10-10 1917-10-11 1917-10-12 1917-10-13 1917-10-14 1917-10-15 1917-10-16 1917-10-17 1917-10-18 1917-10-19 1917-10-20 1917-10-21 1917-10-23 1917-10-24 1917-10-25 1917-10-26 1917-10-27 1917-10-28 1917-10-30 1917-10-31 1918-01-03 1918-01-04 1918-01-05 1918-01-06 1918-01-07 1918-01-08 1918-01-09 1918-01-10 1918-01-11 1918-01-12 1918-01-14 1918-01-15 1918-01-16 1918-01-17 1918-01-18 1918-01-24 1918-01-25 1918-01-26 1918-01-29 1918-02-01 1918-02-02 1918-02-09 1918-02-11 1918-02-12 1918-02-13 1918-02-14 1918-02-15 1918-02-16 1918-02-17 1918-02-18 1918-02-19 1918-02-20 1918-02-21 1918-02-22 1918-02-25 1918-02-27	1918-03-04 1918-03-06 1918-03-10 1918-03-11 1918-03-14 1918-03-15 1918-03-16 1918-03-17 1918-03-18 1918-03-20 1918-03-21 1918-03-25 1918-03-27 1918-03-29 1918-04-01 1918-04-02 1918-04-03 1918-04-04 1918-04-07 1918-04-08 1918-04-09 1918-04-10 1918-04-11 1918-04-12 1918-04-13 1918-04-16 1918-04-17 1918-04-18 1918-04-19 1918-04-22 1918-04-24 1918-04-26 1918-04-27 1918-04-29 1918-06-01 1918-06-04 1918-06-05 1918-06-06 1918-06-11 1918-06-14 1918-06-15 1918-06-16 1918-06-17 1918-06-18 1918-06-19 1918-06-20 1918-06-22 1918-06-24 1918-06-26 1918-06-27 1918-06-28 1918-06-29 1918-06-30 1918-07-02 1918-07-03 1918-07-04 1918-07-06 1918-07-08 1918-07-09 1918-07-10 1918-07-12 1918-07-13 1918-07-14 1918-07-15 1918-07-16 1918-07-17 1918-07-18 1918-07-19 1918-07-20 1918-07-21 1918-07-22 1918-07-23 1918-07-24 1918-07-25 1918-07-26 1918-07-28 1918-07-30 1918-07-31	1918-08-01 1918-08-02 1918-08-04 1918-08-05 1918-08-06 1918-08-07 1918-08-08 1918-08-09 1918-08-10 1918-08-11 1918-08-12 1918-08-14 1918-08-15 1918-08-16 1918-08-17 1918-08-18 1918-08-19 1918-08-20 1918-08-21 1918-08-22 1918-08-23 1918-08-24 1918-08-25 1918-08-26 1918-08-27 1918-08-28 1918-08-29 1918-08-30 1918-08-31 1918-09-01 1918-09-02 1918-09-03 1918-09-04 1918-09-05 1918-09-06 1918-09-07 1918-09-08 1918-09-09 1918-09-10 1918-09-11 1918-09-12 1918-09-13 1918-09-14 1918-09-15 1918-09-16 1918-09-17 1918-09-18 1918-09-19 1918-09-20 1918-09-21 1918-09-22 1918-09-23 1918-09-24 1918-09-25 1918-09-26 1918-09-27 1918-09-28 1918-09-29 1918-09-30	1918-10-01 1918-10-02 1918-10-03 1918-10-04 1918-10-05 1918-10-06 1918-10-07 1918-10-08 1918-10-09 1918-10-10 1918-10-11 1918-10-12 1918-10-13 1918-10-14 1918-10-15 1918-10-16 1918-10-17 1918-10-18 1918-10-19 1918-10-20 1918-10-21 1918-10-22 1918-10-23 1918-10-24 1918-10-25 1918-10-26 1918-10-27 1918-10-28 1918-10-29 1918-10-30 1918-10-31 1918-11-01 1918-11-02 1918-11-03 1918-11-04 1918-11-05 1918-11-06 1918-11-07 1918-11-08 1918-11-09 1918-11-10 1918-11-11 1918-11-12 1918-11-13 1918-11-14 1918-11-15 1918-11-16 1918-11-17 1918-11-18 1918-11-19 1918-11-20 1918-11-21 1918-11-22 1918-11-23 1918-11-24 1918-11-25 1918-11-26 1918-11-27 1918-11-28 1918-11-29 1918-11-30	1918-12-01 1918-12-02 1918-12-03 1918-12-04 1918-12-05 1918-12-06 1918-12-07 1918-12-08 1918-12-09 1918-12-10 1918-12-11 1918-12-12 1918-12-13 1918-12-14 1918-12-15 1918-12-16 1918-12-17 1918-12-18 1918-12-19 1918-12-20 1918-12-21 1918-12-22 1918-12-23 1918-12-24 1918-12-25 1918-12-26 1918-12-27 1918-12-28 1918-12-29 1918-12-30 1918-12-31 1919-01-01 1919-01-02 1919-01-03 1919-01-04 1919-01-05 1919-01-06 1919-01-07 1919-01-08 1919-01-09 1919-01-10 1919-01-11 1919-01-12 1919-01-13 1919-01-14 1919-01-15 1919-01-16 1919-01-17 1919-01-18 1919-01-19 1919-01-20 1919-01-21 1919-01-22 1919-01-23 1919-01-24 1919-01-25 1919-01-26 1919-01-27 1919-01-28 1919-01-29 1919-01-30 1919-01-31	1919-03-01 1919-03-02 1919-03-03 1919-03-04 1919-03-05 1919-03-06 1919-03-07 1919-03-08 1919-03-09 1919-03-10 1919-03-11 1919-03-12 1919-03-13 1919-03-14 1919-03-15 1919-03-16 1919-03-17 1919-03-18 1919-03-19 1919-03-20 1919-03-21 1919-03-22 1919-03-23 1919-03-24 1919-03-25 1919-03-26 1919-03-27 1919-03-28 1919-03-29 1919-03-30 1919-03-31 1919-04-01 1919-04-02 1919-04-03 1919-04-04 1919-04-05 1919-04-06 1919-04-07 1919-04-08 1919-04-09 1919-04-10 1919-04-11 1919-04-12 1919-04-13 1919-04-14 1919-04-15 1919-04-16 1919-04-17 1919-04-18 1919-04-19 1919-04-20 1919-04-21 1919-04-23 1919-04-24 1919-04-25 1919-04-26 1919-04-27 1919-04-28 1919-04-29 1919-04-30	1919-05-01 1919-05-02 1919-05-03 1919-05-04 1919-05-05 1919-05-08 1919-05-09 1919-05-10 1919-05-11 1919-05-12 1919-05-13 1919-05-14 1919-05-15 1919-05-16 1919-05-17 1919-05-18 1919-05-19 1919-05-20 1919-05-22 1919-05-23 1919-05-24 1919-05-25 1919-05-26 1919-05-27 1919-05-28 1919-05-29 1919-05-30 1919-05-31 1919-06-01 1919-06-02 1919-06-03 1919-06-04 1919-06-05 1919-06-06 1919-06-07 1919-06-08 1919-06-09 1919-06-10 1919-06-11 1919-06-12 1919-06-13 1919-06-14 1919-06-15 1919-06-17 1919-06-18 1919-06-19 1919-06-20 1919-06-21 1919-06-22 2011-02-28
The Greensburg Daily Tribune
1917-11-01 1917-11-02 1917-11-03 1917-11-04 1917-11-05 1917-11-06 1917-11-07 1917-11-12 1917-11-13 1917-11-14 1917-11-15 1917-11-16 1917-11-17 1917-11-18 1917-11-19 1917-11-20 1917-11-21 1917-11-23 1917-11-24 1917-11-25 1917-11-27 1917-11-28 1917-11-29 1917-11-30	1917-12-01
ABBREVIATIONS USED KIA Killed in Action MIA Missing in Action POW Prisoner of War FA Field Artillery Inf Infantry Reg Regiment Cav Cavalry Co Company Cpl Corporal Pvt Private Sgt Sergeant Maj Major Lt Lieutenant Lt. JG Lieutenant Junior Grade USNR United States Naval Reserve			App Seaman Apprentice Seaman Batt Battalion Can & Br Army Canadian & British Armies Bio Short Biography Eng Engineers Ord Ordnance Dep Depot Mach Gun Machine Gun Ens Ensign DSC Distinguished Service Cross Mech Mechanic MP Military Police Art Artillery Trans Transportation

To view a compilation of Pittsburgh Press "War" articles, which contributor Lynn Beatty has blended together titled:
"A History of Pittsburg and the Western Pennsylvania Troops in the War -- by John V. Hanlon"
Please click HERE.
(This will take you to USGenWeb Archives website)

(click on photo to enlarge)	(click on photo to enlarge)
SECTION 10 -- ALLENTOWN, PA. -- July, 1917 (45 men) Unit Mascot, Albert E. Zinggeler (photo1) (photo2) & unnamed dog. (Front Row, L-R) Pinkus, George, Gorton, Mack, Davis, Unknown, Abbott, Van Voast, George K. Brady, Freese, Beach, Moore, Hamilton, Unknown, O'Connor (Middle, L-R) Turfts, Nash, H. Guild, Baldwin, Swartley, Kirkland, McCloskey, R. Chase, Ladd, Baldwin, Jaffar, Chane, Campbell, Heinz (Rear, L-R) Sealy, G. Smith, Grant, Huy, Strehlke, Tucker, Daly, Brown, Hartwell, Know, Fisher, Higgins, Morton, F. Guild, Wiener, Wyche.	S.S.U.-510 - CAMP DIX, N.J. - April, 1919 (29 men) (Front Row, L-R) - R. Chase, Chane, George, E. Miller, Kirkland, Ladd, Pinkus (Middle, L-R) - Unknown, Campbell, Morton, Brown, G. Smith, Beach, Hartwell, Swartley, Tucker (Rear, L-R) - Wright, Higgins, Unknown, H. Guild, Davis, Tufts, Gorton, Fisher, Unknown, F. Guild, Mack, Strehlke
(George K. Brady was a First Lieutenant of the Army Ambulance Service, Sec. 642 and served with the French Army as C.O. He was honorably discharged on 30 Mar 1919 at Camp Dix, NJ.) To view a Roster of UNITED STATES ARMY AMBULANCE SERVICE, Section No. 10, LIST OF PERSONNEL, compiled by Stephen Gentner, click here. (Courtesy of Kay King, ([email protected]) granddaughter of George K. Brady in 1917 photo above.)

Charles Edward Simmons (1888-1929), 11th Inf, Co. C., wounded in WWI, buried at Southside Cemetery.
The 11th Infantry saw 43 days of combat with casualties of 386. Of these, 348 were wounded in action.
The unit returned to US soil in June 1919.
(Photo - Courtesy of A. S. Eldredge)

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Posted: February 2, 2011 Last Update: June 1, 2011

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