Everett C. McAninch (Oklahoma), Awarded a Silver Star Citation in World War I |
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Everett Charles McAninch was a son of Milton Fletcher and Flora Belle (Abbott) McAninch, |
[Ringgold County, Iowa], grand-son of Joseph and Elizabeth Jane (Quiett) McAninch [Indiana |
to Iowa after the Civil War], great-grand-son of Samuel and (Mary) Polly (Skidmore) McAninch |
[Kentucky to Hendricks County, Indiana], and great-great-grand-son of Daniel McAninch, one of |
the original McAninch pioneers in Kentucky [Daniel, born 1750-1755, (northern) Ireland] [Note 4]. |
Everett Charles McAninch is believed to have been born Aug. 1899 in Ringgold County, Iowa. |
His father Milton had been a farmer in Boone County, Nebraska, and in Ringgold County, Iowa. |
In the early 1900’s (ca. 1903-1904) the family moved to Edmond in the Oklahoma Territory (O.T.), |
where Milton worked as a bridge and building foreman for the Santa Fe railroad. |
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In 1917, Everett became a gun Sergeant in Battery C of the 148th Field Artillery, organized at |
Camp Greene, North Carolina; the unit trained in the mud at Camp Mills, Long Island. New York, |
and at Camp Merritt, New Jersey, and then sailed from New York to France on 23 January 1918. |
[book History of Battery "C" 148th Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Forces, Note 2]. |
Everett C. McAninch was awarded the Silver Star Citation for gallantry in action in August 1918: |
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“By direction of the President . . . Sergeant Everett C. McAninch, United States Army, is cited by |
the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces . . . silver star . . . Sergeant McAninch |
distinguished himself by gallantry in action . . . at Chery-Chartreuve, France, 11 August 1918, in |
going to the aid of a severely wounded comrade under heavy shell fire.” [Note 1] |
‘Everett’ excerpts from the History of Battery "C" 148th Field Artillery book [Note 2] include: |
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“Do You Remember?” [includes] “McAninch and Harris in conversation 'a la Chinois'?” [pg.33] |
Football team [Nov./Dec. 1917, at Camp Mills, Long Island, New York]: |
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“[Position] Left Guard / McAninch / [Weight] 166” [pg.49] |
[Battery C] Calendar [August 1918, continued] |
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Sat. 10: “We continue firing on sensitive points. Shells are lighting in all sections of the valley. |
The Artillerymen directly in front of us are forced to take another position in the valley. |
Cherry Chartreuve is heavily shelled. American Artillery stationed there forced to evacuate. |
Aeroplane duel in the afternoon. The General in command of the artillery inspects our positon |
and decides that we had not sufficient dug-outs. Mustard shells fall at the position. Lieut. Turner |
gets into a gas suit, obtains a handful of mud from the shell crater and each man in turn takes a |
Smell of this deadly poison gas. Sneezing gas.” [Notes 2, 3] |
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McAninch Family History NL v.XXI n.1 / Jan. 2013 / Frank McAninch, Editor / page 2013-07 |