26 May 1921 The People's Defender
War Casualties Adams County
List of Home Boys Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice
Official Tabulation Gives Names of Dead, In All Branches Except the Navy. A list of World War casualties for Adams county has been compiled at Columbus under Adjutant General Florence.
Advices from the War Department, Washington, D.C., are to the effect that the list is practically complete with the possible exception of a scattering few.
The list, however, does not contain the names of those who served in the navy or the marines as casualties from these branches of the service have not as yet been forwarded this department.
Regular Army, domestic deaths, 2; 
National Guard, killed in action, 5; 
National Guard, died of wounds, 2; 
National Guard, died of disease, 2; 
National Army, killed in action, 1; 
National Army, died of wounds, 1; 
National Army, died of disease, 4; 
National Army, domestic deaths, 9. 
Total 26.
Regular Army , domestic deaths - 
Volley Brooks, Wamsley, February 3, 1918; 
James D. Nichols, Mineral Springs, August 19, 1918.
National Guard, killed in action – 
Calvin N. Ellis, Winchester, September 27, 1918; 
Oscar H. Hines, Manchester, November 1, 1918; 
Robert Mathews, Manchester, July 15, 1918; 
Carey M. Moore, West Union, September 30, 1918;
Homer C. Young, West Union, September 27, 1918.
Died of wounds received in action - 
Herman Matticks, Manchester, September 26, 1918; 
Ezekiel Watters, Manchester, November 1, 1918.

Died of disease, accidents or other causes - 
Charles Davis, Manchester, November 18, 1918; 
John Rader, Peebles, August 29, 1918.

National Army, killed in action - 
Merfort Lewis, Blue Creek, October 6, 1918.

Died of wounds received in action - 
William W. Power, Manchester, December 19, 1918.

Died of disease, accidents or other causes - 
Cyrus B. Boone, Manchester, October 22, 1918; 
Willie Hayslip, Stout, November 17, 1918;
Harry T. Little, Manchester, October 24, 1918; 
Coleman Wallace, Locust Grove, September 10, 1918.

Domestic deaths - 
Ola Davis, West Union, October 2, 1918; 
Vernon C. Ellison, Lynx, January 22, 1918; 
Hayslip Graham, Wamsley, October 4, 1918; 
Frank O. Little, Manchester, June 24, 1918; 
Isaac Lute, West Union, October 3, 1918;
Oakley R. Pelton, Winchester, October 12, 1918;
Alva F. Pummill, Manchester, October 7, 1918;
Elza T. Storer, Seaman, October 2, 1918;
Oscar E. Young, Stout, October 15, 1918.