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Western Union Telegram
Sept. 19, 1918
Washington, D. C.
To: Mrs. Mary Clinard, Ashmon, Illinois
Deepest Regret to inform you that private Raymond Clinard Field Artillery is
officially reported as Killed In Action July 23rd.
Herman Netiny
Adjuntant General
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Raymond S. Clinard son of T. E. and Mary E. Clinard was born in Ashmore
Township on March 20th 1900 and was killed in action on July 23rd 1918 at
Essey, France while serving with Battery F. 10th Field Artillery, 3rd Div. A.
E. F.
Raymond enlisted as private on June 4, 1917, at Jefferson Barracks and was
one of the first from Coles County to answer his country's call. How well he
served his country can in no way be better told than by reading a letter from
his battery comrades written to his Mother a short time after his death.
A. E. F., Sept. 9, 1918
Mrs. Mary Clinard
Ashmore, Illinois
My Dear Madam: -
I am writing this letter to give as far as I can with, the pen the
heartfelt sympathy for the mother and relatives of one of the bravest boys it
has ever been my pleasure to be associated with, a boy who always willing to
do his part no matter how thick the shells were flying.
Raymond went through the worst of the battle and was killed by a stray
shell late in the afternoon of July 23rd. He had been over to the kitchen
which was some distance from the battery and while returning to the battery a
stray shell of perhaps 195 calibre 4 inch struck him, his hat was knocked
off, he picked it up and walked about a 100 yds. We could not see him when
he was hit but some of the boys were with him at the time, they say he made
no sign of any kind to indicate that he was hit. I saw him a few seconds
later and watched him come down the slope where we were. The first we knew
of his being hit was when his feet became entangled in some German telephone
wire with which the ground was strewn and he sank slowly down. We rushed to
him and saw that a small piece of the shell had struck him almost directly
over the heart. He died before we could even get started with him to the
hospital.
We realize that this is a war of great sacrifice and we knew someone
must pay. It seems hard to lose our loved ones, but when we begin to think
of the great cause we are fighting for we realize no sacrifice is too great.
We feel that our loved ones belonged first to God and next to our Country.
He was buried at Mont St. Pierre by some of the boys and the Chaplain on
the morning after his death.
All the boys send sympathy and regards.
Very Sincerely Yours,
Glen A. Hunter,
Bat. F., 10 F. A.,
A. E. F.
ANSWERED THE LAST CALL
RAYMOND CLINARD, OF ASHMORE TOWNSHIP, DIES IN ACTION IN FRANCE JULY 23RD.
Mrs. Mary Clinard, of Ashmore township, who is well known in East
Oakland township, received a telegram from the Adjutant General in Washington
Friday that her son, Raymond, had been killed in action in France on July
23rd. Only the bare telegram conveyed any intelligence but there is no doubt
but that she will, latter on, receive a letter from the officers of the
company in which her son was a member, giving full details.
Raymond has been in the service about a year. He landed in France March
1st this year, being attached the Field Artillery. Besides this boy Mother
Clinard has two other sons now in France.
To her in the sad loss of this bright and manly young man, the sympathy
of the entire community goes out. She has the supreme satisfaction that his
life was given for his country and her. May the God of her Fathers be her
solace and comfort in this her sad time of affliction.
_______________
Kruft Germany
Dec. 24, 1918
Mrs. Clinard
Ashmore, Illinois
My Dear Friend,
No doubt you are wondering why I don't answer your letter. The truth is
I only rec'd it a few days ago. We did not receive any mail for about 6
weeks & it was delayed.
You ask about the watch. The boys that were with him in the detail he
came to France with say they remember the watch but that he did not have it
when he sailed for France. I thought perhaps the Censor would blot the name
of the town but took a chance.
He was killed in the second battle of the Marne. He was in the thickest
of the battle on the night of July 14 & day of the 15th. When the battle
begun we were about 3 1/2 miles last from Chatteau Thierry & about 1 1/4
miles from the Marne River.
Raymond was in the machine gun squad as the Germans did not get close
enough to use the machine guns. So he helped with the 75s. We crossed the
Marne July 22 & he was killed the 24th at the little town of Chreves about 1
1/2 miles last of Chatteau Thierry on the bank of the Marne.
He was buried in the garden of a shell wrecked home in that town by our
chaplain & some of our boys in the Battery.
You spoke of seeing me when I came back to the U. S. I would like very
much to have a talk with you but there is a man in our Bat. that was better
acquainted with Raymond than I was & he only lives 40 miles from you. He
took your address & says he is going to see you when he gets home.
We are in Germany now near Cobleny on the Rhine River. We hiked all the
way & saw & learned much. We have been treated well by the German people.
We have lived with them along the way & they have proven themselves our
friends.
We traveled 1 1/2 days along the course of the Rhine where we saw it.
It is winding its way between high rocky cliffs & the scenery is wonderful.
We passed through Lorraine, it was a beautiful place & the land is very
fertile. We were in the line when the end came, had been there since Sept.
23 continuously untill the end which found us about 9 miles east of Dun, the
later is on the Mense River.
Well, I must close. I do not know you but feel as if I was writing to
an old friend.
Will close with best wishes for a Happy New Year, from an unknown
friend.
Glenn A. Hunter
Bat F. 10 F. A., A. E. F.
A. P. O. 740
Home Address
Bruno, MO
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B P 22 Gov's
Jeffersonville Ind 250 p.m. 8/5/1921
T E. Clinard
Route 1
Ashmore, Ill.
Remains of Raymond L. Clinard will be forwarded from Louisville train Four
Monon nine ten tonight should arrive ten sixteen a.m. sixth.
Jas H. Como.
432 p.m.
Oakland, Coles Co., Illinois December 23, 1929
DALTON CLINARD KILLED IN KENTUCKY
REMAINS BROUGHT BACK TO THIS CITY MONDAY.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Clinard, old and respected citizens of this city, had
received no word from their son, Dalton, since the first of December when the
young man left his home in this city and said he was going to look for work,
until an item appearing in the Terre Haute papers stated that John Shake who
was in jail at Sullivan, Ind., had said Dalton was killed near Russelville,
Ky., on the night of Dec. 15. Mrs. Clinard and son Everett, went to
Sullivan, Saturday, and talked to the sheriff, learning that the report was
true. They went to the Terre Haute jail where Shake was confined on a charge
of stealing a car at Pleasantville, Ind., Nov. 27, but Shake would tell them
nothing. From there they went to Russelville, Ky., where they learned that
Dalton had been killed at a little store about ten miles from Russelville and
that his body had been found some distance from the store, with a bullet hole
just below the heart. The authorities at Indiana and Kentucky had reason to
believe that the dead man was Dalton Clinard and they communicated with Chief
of Police Schnorf of Oakland. The chief did not recognize the name the way
it was pronounced and informed officers that no one by that name lived here.
The body was kept for several days for identification and then buried in the
cemetery near Russelville. The mother identified his clothes and watch, and
a picture which the Kentucky authorities had taken. The body was brought
back to Oakland, Monday morning.
Dalton S. Clinard was born in Ashmore township, Coles county, Illinois,
Nov. 9, 1894, and died Dec. 17, 1929, aged 35 years, 1 month and 8 days.
Dalton was in the World War, serving as Private of Company C, 38th Inf.
3rd Div. from June 22, 1918 until Aug. 26th, 1919.
Dalton worked for many years as locomotive fireman on the Nickel Plate
R. R. from Charleston to Frankfort, Ind. The last year and a half he has
made his home with his parents at Oakland.
Besides his parents, Dora and Mary E. Clinard; Dalton leaves one
brother, Everett of Hoopeston; one sister, Mrs. Jesse Tague of Oakland; and
one half brother, Charles Black of Oakland. He has one daughter, Katherine,
by his estranged wife.
Funeral services were conducted from the Fairview church, Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. J. L. Goleman officiating. Interment in Fairview
Cemetery.
RHODA ELLEN CLINARD
The funeral of little Rhoda Ellen Clinard was held at Fairview, Friday,
at 2 o'clock, Rev. Jones of the Pentecost Church officiating. The little
life ended at the home of her Grandma Clinard on Ashmore Road, Thursday,
after much intense suffering.
Rhoda Ellen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dora (Theodore Everett) Clinard
was born near Ashmore, Aug. 24, 1905 and she died at the home of her
Grandmother, Mrs. Phil Clinard of Oakland, March 12, 1914, aged 8 years, 6
months and 18 days. Rhoda was a loving child of gentle disposition and she
was dearly loved, almost worshipped by her now bereaved parents, her brothers
and sister.
The sincerest sympathy is extended the bereaved ones.
Mrs. Phillip Clinard, over 80 years of age, widow of the late Phillip Clinard
and a long time sufferer, passed away early this morning. Funeral
arrangements are not yet published. Deceased was a pioneer resident of this
city, well known and much respected by all our citizens.
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MRS. CLINARD CALLED HOME
PASSES AWAY SATURDAY AT AGE OF 85 YEARS.
Death came Saturday morning to relieve the suffering of Mrs. Phillip
Clinard who has been suffering with cancer for many months. The end had been
expected for several days and Mrs. Clinard had said she was ready to go.
Rhoda Anna Milburn was born March 1, 1843, and passed away May 5, 1928,
aged 85 years, 2 months and 4 days. She was united in marriage to Phillip
Clinard, Oct. 15, 1864, and to this union three children were born, Theodore
Everett of Oakland, Rebecca Francis Honn of Oakland, and William Alfred
Clinard of Lyndon, Wash., all of whom survive. The husband, who had served
as mayor of Oakland some twenty-five years ago, preceded her in death Sept.
25, 1911. Five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren also survive.
Mrs. Clinard early in life united with the Presbyterian church at St. Omer, a
rural church south of Oakland, and has lived a Christian life.
Funeral services were conducted from the Oakland Presbyterian church
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. Edgar Beckwith officiating, following
which the remains were laid to rest in Rosedale Cemetery.
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May 7, 1928
CLINARD FUNERAL RITES ARE HELD IN OAKLAND
Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock, Monday morning for Mrs. Phil
Clinard who died at her home in this city, Saturday, following a lingering
illness of cancer of the face. She is survived by three children, T. E.
Clinard and Rebekah Honn of Oakland and William Clinard of Lindon, Wash., who
not be able to attend the funeral of his mother on account of a recent
operation. Also five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church with Rev. Edgar
Beckwith officiating and interment in the Oakland cemetery.