2016 Fall Newsletter

While Pershing was pursuing Villa in the Mexican State of Chihuahua, Mexican President Carranza’s troops dressed in civilian clothing increased their a acks along the Lower Rio Grande. Although the Plan de San Diego did not fully materialize, the Anglo popula on along the Lower Rio Grande was convinced the Mexican Government was trying to start a revolu on in Texas. When General J. B. Trevino (of Carranza’s army), no fied General Pershing that U. S. forces would not be allowed to move any further into Mexico, a “state of War” seemed emanate. Between 1914 and 1916 the War Department sent almost the en re Army and Coastal Defense personnel sta on in the U. S. to the southern border. With the Puni ve Expedi on in Mexico and insufficient regular troops to cover the border, President Wilson ac vated the Na onal Guards of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico on May 9, 1916. Even with these addi onal forces, it was evident to the War Department there would not be sufficient forces on the border in event of actual war with Mexico. Accordingly, on June 18, 1916 President Wilson ordered the Na onal Guard of all States into federal service. On the morning of June 19 Captain George G. Tronjo, commander of Paola’s Company D, First Infantry Regiment, Kansas Na onal Guard, received orders to mobilize and prepare to entrain to Fort Riley for concentra on of the Kansas Na onal Guard before deploying to the U.S. – Mexican Border. The following members of Co. D assembled at the armory and later pitched their tents on the Park Square.

Captain George G. Tronjo 1st. Lt. J. H. Ashworth 2nd Lt. Robert S. Ayers 1st Sgt. Frank L. Tomlinson QM Sgt. David F. Darlinton

Privates

Hayes, Raymond L. Hamlin, Tom W. Hoffman, Harrison M. Huggins, Robert Jackson, Clifford Johnson, Victor L. Keefauver, Harry Lucas, Robert L. McCall, Archie M. McMahan, Ira E. McClendon, Charles Masters, Guy G. Maxwell, Fred M. Mear, Thomas Miller, Earl L. O’Roark, Jack Pearce, James A. Plain, Frank J. Redd, Hugh R. Redding, Lloyd C. Russell, Chester H. Sanders, Delmar Shipman, Ralph Smith, Clarence Smith, Elvie E. Snodgrass, Tyler J. Snyder, Hulin Spencer, Henry Stamback, Alfred S lwell, George Swearingen, Oral W. Taylor, Harold M. Van Wormer, Adrian Wheeldon, Albert White, Joseph A. Williams, Frank L. York, James M. Wills, James Henkel, Louis

Sergeants

Eugene Benne Chilton Cully Barry Price John I. Balocca Dale T. D. Redd Harry C. Treaster John P. Houlihan Orvie E. Ludwig Richard Andrews William E. Taylor Joe E. Ha ield Finley Cooksey Walter R. Harrold Lawrence F. Tronjo A ebery, Chester H. Ballard, William Benne , Marion E. Blaisdell, Richard S. Bowman, Willard C. Burgess, Ralph Crabtree, Albert Cedziwoda, Rudolph Fisher, Frank Glaze, Richard D. Glavin, Michael E. Gesner, Charles R. Hackney, Charles S. Corporals Cooks Musicians Ar fi cer Donald A. Benne Privates

Hamblen, Ed

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