Indiana Historical Collections, Vol. 6: Indiana World War Records-Gold Star
Honor Roll (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission) 1921, p. 238.
William Hobart Louden, Seaman 2nd Class, son of John R. and Ida Louden; born
October 19, 1896, Moberly, Harrison County, Ind. Attended two terms at
Indiana Central University. Teacher. Entered U. S. Navy June 4, 1918,
Louisville, Ky. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Ill., July 7,
1918. Transferred to Puget Sound Navy Yards, Wash., where he died of
disease October 11, 1918. Buried Moberly, Harrison County, Ind.