Hicksville Men Who Served Our Country in the Mexican Revolution, 1916

The Mexican Revolution actually began in 1910, but it wasn't until Pancho Villa and about 800 of his men attacked the U.S. border town of Columbus, New Mexico, in May, 1916, that President Woodrow Wilson decided to get even more involved.

Just a week later, the President ordered over 10,000 U.S.soldiers into Mexico to find and capture Pancho Villa.  It was called the Punitive Expedition.  General John Pershing was named commander of the troops.  By June, the President decided to activate National Guard units from every state into Mexico.

Ultimately, a full fledged war with Mexico did not happen. Most of the soldiers sent to the border or into Mexico spent their time on guard duty or training until they were called home in February, 1917.  Although Pershing led men more than 400 miles deep into Mexico, Pancho Villa was never found.

A large commemorative poster was issued by Washington, D. C., naming soldiers who served in Company E, Second Ohio Infantry, enlisted in Hicksville, Ohio.  Too large to photograph or scan well, the contents will be listed here.

COLONEL - J. Guy Deming
LIEUT. COLONEL - Albert E. Gale
MAJOR - John A. Harley

Company Officers -
Captain David P. Anderson
First Lt. - Lee M. Deardorf
*Second Lt. - Ben P. Edgerton
Secnd Lt. - Fred I. Rowe

First Sgt. - Walter C. Blalock
Supply Sgt. - Edward C. Smart
Mess Sgt. - Roy A. Cole

Sergeants -
F. Lloyd Mann, Paul L. Tustison, Floyd E. O'Neil, Karl P. Hoffman
Welcome W. Dalrymple, Robert C. Griffith, Esse Rhodes, Earl J. Blalock,
Herbert Ginther, Glenn Place, Walter Bates

Corporals -
Edward C. Scott, Dale Edson, Asher B. Phillips, Sumner F. Dorsey, Carl R. Clark,
Bert C. Treaster, Charles C. Jensen, Elwood Rickard, Herbert L. Hosack,
Lewis R. Newman, Owen P. Kelly, Douglas Warfield

Cooks -
George L. Forder and Homer F. Ayers

Mechanics -
John C. Mull and Hiram Cunningham

Buglers - 
Paul R. Blacker, Forest B. Ridenour, Ross Tustison

Privates -
Anderson, Charles D.
Attleberger, Emmet C.
Bailey, Ford J.
Boyd, Clyde M.
Byers, Glenn
Chapman, Roland C.
Comparette, Kenneth
Connolly, Harry

Davis, Russel L.
Dohner, Harold J.
Evans, Harry G.
Farmer, George W.
Franks, Irvin G.

Glassmire, Clayton J.
Gloy, James A.
Harkey, Harry
Hosler, Levi
Howard, Jesse E.
Hull, Charles D.
Jolly, Oscar L.
Loar, Melvin D.

Maxwell, Paul P.
Miller Dewey L.
Miller, Lloyd J.
Morrow, Merril D.
Meyers, Peter W.
Phillips, Claron V.
Phillips, Ivan K.

Reeb, Blanchard B.
Reeb, Delta H.
Rhodes, Joe
Rickard, Emmet
Ruckman, Roy
Rumbaugh, Otha O.

Saylor, James E.
Seely, Earl C.
Shumaker, Ralph
Shuff, Harry E.
Shutt, John P.

Walden, Dane
Warner, Othello
Wearley, Samuel T.
Zimmerman, Ray W.