World War I

Last year we commemorated the 100-year anniversary of the end of “the War to end all Wars”—World War One (WW I). The monument in front of the old courthouse, well known to all, is the last memorial built to dedicate Veterans in Orange County. Less known is the fact that there are four plaques—two on either side--of the front door of the old courthouse. One of those plaques contains the names of the sons and daughters of Orange who died in WW I defending our county and our liberties. As mention in earlier articles, we are using the Library of Virginia’s Military Dead Database as our primary reference. The Library of Virginia’s Military Dead Database has the number of Orange County’s WW I war dead as 15.

Remember our goal is to raise funds, so we can build the Orange County Veterans Memorial to honor those sons and daughters of Orange who died while defending our county and our liberties. Donations, comments and suggestions can be mailed to P.O. Box 188, Orange, VA 22960. Or they also can be left at any of the Veteran’s organizations and they will be forwarded by the Memorial representative as each organization has one now. Please make the donation checks payable to the Orange County Parks and Recreation Foundation with “Orange County Veterans Memorial” or “OCVM” in the memo line. For those who are tech-savvy, you can send comments and suggestions to our e-mail address, orangeveteransmemorial@gmail.com. And, we also have a website, www.orangeveteransmemorial.org, which accepts donations.

Finally, remember we want this memorial to be inclusive. As mentioned earlier, we want your ideas and suggestions. You do not need to be a Veteran, or a member of a Veteran’s organization to participate. All you need is a desire to help and let us know that. Give us an opportunity to find a way to get you involved. If you are a veteran of US military service, there are several organizations you can possibly join depending on the date and location of service while in the US military.

Our intent to have this memorial built is not to open old wounds or tear off scabs. Let the building of this memorial help bring us together. A monument to honor the sacrifice of our fallen comrades, not harm anyone. If the building of the monument does harm someone, we apologize. As mentioned earlier, we believe this memorial needs to be a dedication to Orange’s sons or daughters who made the supreme sacrifice, which allowed the rest of us to live in freedom.

Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Boston,Lynn Cave Male White Orange 10/16/1918 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Gordonsville Private Killed in Action

Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Bowler, Marion Ward Male White Orange 1/1/1918 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Mine Run L 318th Infantry Private Died of Disease Camp Lee,Petersburg, VA
Notes:
80th Infantry Division

Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Brown, Frank S Male White Orange 2/18/1918 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Orange Private Died of Disease

Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Brown, Walter Male White Orange 9/26/1918 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Orange Private Died of Disease

Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Clark, Charles Raymond Male White Orange 8/28/1918 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Rhoadesville 42nd 116th Battalion Infantry Private Died of Disease Hospital No 26, France Replacement Corps

Notes:
Charlie; alternate spelling Rhodesville; Lobar Pneumonia; Richmond Times-Dispatch 09/30/1918


Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Galloway, Archie Male White Orange 9/17/1918 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Monrovia Private Died of Disease

Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Langston, Roger Durlingham Male White Orange 11/26/1918 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Monrovia Musician MIA

Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
McIntosh, Daniel Ashby Male White Orange 10/9/1918 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Orange Ambulance
Co 319
305th
Sanitary
Private Killed in Action Nantillois,Train 1st
Class France

Notes:

DOD: 10/08/1918?; Medical Corps; buried in Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange Co; Richmond News Leader 11/20/1918


Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Reveley, Annie Dade Female White Orange 10/18/1918 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Orange Evacuation
Hospital #4
Sanitary
Nurse Died of Diseas Evacuation
Hospital # 4,
France

Notes:

Pneumonia; 07/01/1919?; Residence: Charlottesville/Lynchburg, City of?; Staunton Daily News 07/15/1919; Virginia Cavalcade, vol 50 no 3, summer 2001; buried in Grave 20, Row 1, Block F, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romaigne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France


Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Slaughter, Vivian Male White Orange 9/27/1918 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
20th London 2nd Killed in Action Flesquieres,
France
Lieutenant

Notes:

DW?; Residence: Orange, Orange Co?; 24th/420th London Regiment?; Richmond Times-Dispatch 10/09/1918; Richmond News Leader 11/10/1918


Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Vaughan, Lucian L Male White Orange 10/4/1918 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Orange Private Killed in Action

Notes:

Vaughn?


Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Verlin, Bernard E Male White Orange Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Rhoadesville Private Killed in Action

Notes:

Verling?


Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Walker, Alonzo J Male White Orange 10/8/1918 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Barboursville Private Died of Disease Camp Sherman,
Chillicothe,
Ohio

Name Gender Race County or City Date of Death Branch of Service
Whitlock, William J Male White Orange 2/8/1919 Army
Listed Residence Company Regiment Rank Cause of Death Place of Death
Orange Private Died of Disease

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