.The picture on the right is that of his foot locker.
Here are some pictures of my Grandfather,Bernard Fromholt,hwo served in WW1 in the 322nd Field Artillery.If you would like a picture posted on here of a member of this unit from this time period, please email it to me and I'll post it.
Both these pictures were taken in Louisville,Kentucky, probably in front of the home of the soldiers mother,Rosa Ball Fromholt.In the picture below,he is standing with his sister Susan Fromholt Gottschalk(right) and an unidentified female(Was told this was his girlfreind of the moment).
This is a picture of Lt James McCaslin.A young man in North Carolina named Scott Warren
bought the foot locker from his father,who in turn bought it at an auction.Inside was
Lt McCaslin's military items,including uniform and picture.
.The picture on the right is that of his foot locker.
I don't have much on Lt McCaslin,except that he was living in Cleveland,Ohio after the war.We have no idea how his foot locker ended up in North Carolina at an auction.Anyone that can help,please drop me a line at migen_46774 at yahoo.com.
UPDATE- Looking through the records at the archives, I found mention that Lt McCaslin was known as Col. James McCaslin, and that he was mentinoed as a member that 'answered the last roll call since our last reunion' in Sep, 1976.
The picture on the left is of Columbus Kingkade,who served in the Headquarters Company of the 322nd FA. He was from Rockport,Ohio County,Kentucky.The photo was taken in Louisville,Kentucky.Photo courtesy of his grandson,Howard Kingkade,of Columbia,South Carolina.
These pictures are from Mike Staton,a grandson of Richard P Lehman.He provided these pictures to me,for posting on the site.Here is what he had to say about his grandfather.
"My name is Michael Staton and my grandfather also served with the 322nd Field Artillery during World War I. I think your site is wonderful - I too have the unit history book printed in 1920. My grandfather is now deceased as I am sure most of the veterans from the 322nd are by now. Richard Phillip Lehman was born on October 23, 1894 in Dayton Ohio. He was inducted in the Army on October 2, 1917, just weeks before his 23rd birthday. He did basic with the 322nd at Camp Sherman and sailed on the SS Canopic on June 12, 1918. He served as a camouflage painter with Battery D - in civilian life he was a commercial artist. On the night of October 22nd the Battery was in position around the town of Brabant, when shells landed on the camp and expelled mustard gas. PFC Lehman got a good dose of the gas and was unable to talk for a week because of swelling in his throat. After discharge from the Army he married Maria Rauf and they settled in Middletown, Ohio having two sons and two daughters. He died in Middletown of natural causes on May 17, 1978 at the ripe old age of 83. After some work, one of his grandsons was able to get a Purple Heart Medal awarded to him nearly twenty years after his death.
This is a picture of Walter L Fields,of Supply Company.The picture's were provided by Kim Fields,of Tipp City,Ohio.The group shot may have been taken in Messac,France.Here is what Kim had to say about her grandfather.
My grandfather was born in 1896 on a small farm near Manton, Ky. I'm sure he never saw any large cities until he entered the service on April 27, 1918 at Camp Zachary Taylor near Louisville,Ky. He was transferred to the Supply Co, 322nd FA at Camp Sherman in late May and made a Wagoner, weeks before the unit shipped out to France. I can only guess how excited he was, traveling through Louisville, Cincinnati, New York and other large cities for the first time! Those "poor city boys" from Dayton needed some soldiers who had experience with handling the animals that pulled the guns and wagons. There were a number of Kentucky citizen soldiers who were added to the Regiment for this purpose before they shipped out . No one should think that the 322nd had an easy time of it. They were under fire a number of times, soldiers were shot and killed by gas and shrapnel from the german guns. While the infantry was rotated in and out of the line in a matter of weeks, units such as the 322nd served continuously as there was a shortage of these American units. My grandfather was in VA hospitals many times during his lifetime but was not able to prove that he had been gassed until after his death. He lived most of his life in Batesville, Indiana and died in a Cincinnati VA hospital in 1964. I am proud of my grandfathers service and enjoy researching the history of the 322nd.
Check out the web site of Joseph Buchman,PhD. of Bloomington, Indiana. He has pictures of his grandfather, and is also in process of posting his grandfathers journal. A collection of letters that Ross Buchman wrote home to family.
This is a picture of Sam Blostein that Mike Staton obtained through an ebay auction. Sam was in Battery 'B', and according to his WWI draft registration, he was born in Russia 30 Jan, 1892. He died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky on 9 June, 1975 and is buried at Adath Jeshurun Cemetery. The 1940 census states he was born in Lithuania.
This is a picture my father, Raymond Fromholt, found at he Wright State University Library, Archives Collection, at Fairborn, Ohio. It was in a scrap book, and unfortunatly, I didn'y get the title of it. My dad's father is in the middle of the back row. Someone wrote the names on it, so it's a great find. There were other pictures with soldiers id'd in the same scrap book, so if you make it to the Wright State Library, please visit it. Please note, that they do charge for scans and/or prints, (In this case, it was $25 total for both.) I've made it easier to read the names, as here they are, with first names. Most asre from Battery D, unless otherwise indicated. If you would like a copy of this pic, please advise, and I'll email a copy to those wanting one.
Front row, l-r:Edward G Kiefer, unk, Henry L Fry, Judge Null M Hoodap(Hq Co), Albert S Schwartz, Pliney S Hawthorn, unk, Russell T Miller, unk, unk, Robert D Saunders Middle Row,l-r: Francis E Gray, Victor A Goetz, Elmer A Steck, Jesse Brandenburg, Harry R Garst, unk, unk, Bridge, Frank L Shoemaker(Hq Co) Back row,l-r: unk, Clarence Snell, George E Perdue, Bert L Krall, Harry Brown, Bernard Fromholt, Charles Brown, Harley Ryan, James C Strachan, Claude C Cadot
This is the discharge papers of Denis Gaudet, courtesy of his grandson, Arthur Gaudet of Waltham, Massachusetts. Arthur states that Denis was bi-lingual, and that his duties "as interpreter & food scavenger - by this he meant he traveled the countryside scrounging food from farms, farmers wives, etc. for the group he was in. He had to make deals for food, and since he spoke French as a native he was suited to the task." Although he is not listed in the Regminental History book, his discharge paper shows his service ended this unit.
No picture yet, but I recieved a email from Christy Richards, a student at Syracuse University. Her great-great uncle was Frank L Gotshall, of Battery 'A'. He was killed at Brabant, and below is the wording of the letter sent to his home in Scio, Ohio after his death.
General Gasconin's Order 17th Army Corps Artillery Order of the Brigade General Gasconin, Commandant of the Artillery of the 17th Army Corps, given at the order of the Brigade Frank L. Gotshall (deceased) gave proof of an exceptional courage at Brabant Sur Meuse the 12th of October, 1918, having had a leg taken off under shell fire, which killed and wounded a great many of his companions, took care of himself, refusing the care of the Doctor so that his companions might profit by it before him,-a sacrifice which cost him his life. the 31st of October, 1918 General Gasconin, Commandant of Artillery of the 17th Army Corps
He was the only son of six children, and Christy's great-greatgrandmother was his sister.
This is a picture of Grover Harrison, provided to me by Michael Backauskus. Grover is his great-uncle. Grover Harrison was born in Madison Mills, Ohio
on 7 Jan, 1893 and died at St Clair Shores, Michigan on 2 Dec, 1973. He was in Battery 'D'.
This is a picture of Herbert Clayton of Battery 'A'. His great-great-nephew Steven P Lynes sent it to me. Herbert was born in Grundy Co, Illinois in 1895 and died in Will Co, Illinois in 1934. He was married to Evelyn Benson, but they had no children.
This is a picture of Hascal D Emberton, of Battery 'B'. The unit registry has his first name spelled as 'Haskele'. He was born in Emberton, Monroe Co, Kentucky on 25 Dec 1893, and died 3 Jan 1974 in Thompkinsville, Monroe Co, Kentucky. The picture and information was provided by his grandson, Dave Emberton.
Infomration I recieved from Roger Zanauer concerning his great-uncle, Otto Zanauer.
I was just informed of the following by my Dad concerning my Great-great Uncle Otto Zauner: "The wound was received when the cannon he was loading exploded. He suffered from an infected legwound all of his life, with the VA not giving him any benifit. I have a photo of Otto with the cannon. He and his second wife are buried in Old Turkey foot cemetary in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. He is buried next to his brother who passed away at the age of 98, Dec 5, 2011. I had Ottos' headstone engraved with "veteren WWI". Jim Zauner, nephew." The above information would also very likely pertain to the additional crew members of the specific field artillary: Everhart,Lyman C Oct 9 Cumieres McCarthy,John S Oct 9 Cumieres Rockey,Walter E Oct 9 Cumieres Stettler,John E Oct 9 Cumieres Zauner,Otto A Oct 9 Cumieres I've completely scanned through the "History of the 322b Field Artillery" book published in 1920 and it mentioned nothing pertaining to this incident, aside from another piece of FA blowing-up on a different date? Seems this time was the beginning or midst of a major push. Anyways, according to his service records, it looks like he either continued the fight after getting medical care, or might have been hospitalized. Service docs don't make any mention he was hospitalized.
Thanks to John Lane for this picture of the Officers Corps of the 322nd Field Artillery. His grandfather, 2nd Lt Gilbert Lane of Battery 'A', is fourth from the left end.
Photo of Clarence Hausfeld; Battery D Artillery Sargent. He was wounded October 18, 1918. Photo courtesy of his grandson, Rev Dr Mark Hausfeld.
Photos courtesy of Brandon Soale.
322nd Field Artillery at Stony Creek Artillery Range. Camp Sherman - Chillicothe, Ohio. Winter of 1917-1918. Pictured are: Carl Conradt and Raymond Peters.
Winter 1917-1918. 322nd field artilery taken at Stony Creek Artillery range, Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio. (Back row) Sgt. Tyree (Reg. Army), Estelle Stewart, Ray Peters, Carl Conradt, Ed Jones, unidentified, Arnold Krebs. (Front row) William Hieb, Roy King, Russell Hols.