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Webster residents serving during World War I
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World War I
Webster residents service during the first world war.
My name is Ilya Boehly and I am a boy scout in Troop 113, in Webster NY.
The information in this website is a result of my eagle project. It all started because I am highly interested in history and wanted my eagle project to be related to history. I called Ms. Lynn Barton, the Webster Historian, to see if I could find a project that would involve history and help the town. We found a box full of pictures and letters from “The Great War”; I got really excited to be able to work with this historical data.
During and after "The Great War", the Webster newspaper and the American Legion (Cottreall-Warner Post 942) documented the service histories of Webster residents. Webster veterans and their families wrote letters describing their enlistment and duty information. The letters are hand written and vary in length from small scraps of paper to multiple pages. Photos of some veterans were also included. After the war this information was compiled into service records by the town of Webster and the American legion. In 1928 a 12-page list was produced from those service records.
These letters photos and records were stored at the Webster historical society until 2011 when, as part of his eagle project, Ilya Boehly organized the information and scanned the photos. This website provides access to all of that information. We hope you find this useful and interesting. This site contains:
- A database containing 200 names of Webster residents that served in the war. The information for each veteran varies depending upon availability. Grave site information was obtained from the websites of the local cemeteries.
- Handwritten letters describing service history.
- Photos of veterans
- Records from Town of Webster
- Records from the American Legion
Below and in the following pages are the records of individual soldiers. Higher resolution versions of the electronic scans are available at the Webster Historical Society.
Richard P. Alexander
Corporal
Town: Wester
Enlistment: 3-Feb-16 Age:
Discharge:
Kenneth Laing Allgrunn
Town: Webster
Enlistment: 26-Oct-19 Age:
Discharge: 21-Jul-20
Immanuel John Arndt
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 10-Oct-18 Age: 21
Discharge: 10-Dec-18
Burial Location: Webster Rural
Esmand Buryl Atwater
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Binghamton 1-Feb-18 Age: 23
Discharge: 3-Feb-19
Burial Location: Webster Rural
Maynard L. Atwater
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Fairport 21-Nov-17 Age: 24
Discharge: 6-Jan-19
Burial Location: Webster Rural
Leon W. Austin
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Fairport 21-Jan-18 Age: 28
Discharge: 16-Jan-19
Nathan Baird
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 24-Feb-18 Age: 22
Discharge: 9-May-19
Burial Location: Webster Union J-26,4,3
Clifton H. Baker
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 26-Feb-18 Age: 24
Discharge: 18-Jul-19
Orin M. Baker
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 10-Sep-18 Age: 27
Discharge: 27-Nov-18
Burial Location: Webster Rural
John Jr. Bareis
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 24-Feb-18 Age: 29
Discharge: 1-Apr-19
Burial Location: Webster Rural JE-20
John F. Bass
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 5-Aug-18 Age: 28
Discharge: 18-Dec-18
Burial Location: Webster Rural
Alois G. Becker
Private First Class
Town: West Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 27-Sep-17 Age: 23
Discharge: 17-Jul-19
Death: 1967
Burial Location: Holy Trinity
Frederick Charles Becker
Town: West Webster
Enlistment: Buffalo 27-Mar-18 Age: 20
Discharge: 31-Dec-19
Louis L. Beckert
Town: West Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 5-Sep-17 Age: 23
Discharge: 10-Jun-19
Malcolm P. Beisiegel
Town: West Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 25-May-18 Age: 28
Discharge: 5-Mar-19
Albert Belmont
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 26-Jan-18 Age: 35
Discharge: 19-Sep-18
Fred Bennett
Town: West Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 25-May-18 Age: 21
Discharge: 24-Jul-19
Hazel Elizabeth Bergh
Town: Webster
Enlistment: 18-Apr-18 Age: 22
Discharge: 21-May-20
Hiram E. Billings
PFC
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 27-Sep-17 Age: 31
Discharge: 17-May-19
Burial Location: Union Hill
Mary Katherine Bonenblust
Town: Webster
Enlistment: 21-Jan-18 Age:
Discharge: 9-Jun-19
Geo. Mason Brandt
1st Lieut.
Town: Webster
Enlistment: 21-Oct-18 Age: 37
Discharge: 19-Mar-19
Burial Location: Webster Rural
Percy W. Brewer
Town: West Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 30-Aug-18 Age: 31
Discharge: 19-Dec-18
Burial Location: Webster Rural
Victor J. Brown
Town: West Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 14-Dec-14 Age: 25
Discharge: 1-Jun-19
Charles G. Burnett
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 15-Apr-14 Age: 21
Discharge: 4-Jun-20
Dewey Burnett
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Buffalo 7-Aug-18 Age: 18
Discharge:
Death: 22-Sep-18
Burial Location: Webster Union 31,5,2
Hiram J. Burnett
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Rochester 27-Sep-17 Age: 24
Discharge: 3-Dec-17
Roy Burnett
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Fairport 26-Sep-17 Age: 24
Discharge: 20-Jun-19
Death: 1980
Burial Location: Webster Union 23,2,2
Reuben N Cape
Town: Webster
Enlistment: Syracuse 12-Jul-17 Age: 20
Discharge: unkown
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