. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . Field Artillery. Died at Fort Sill, Okla., on November 7, 1918, after ten days illness. Lieutenant Swofford was born in Kan-sas City, Mo., on September 5, 1 receiving a public school educationhe entered Princeton University, gradua-ting in 1915, wrinning the Junior Ora-tion. He then entered the banking busi-ness with the Commerce Trust Co. of Kan-sas City. As a member of the StateNational Guard of Missouri he had beenawarded a sharpshooters medal. Lieuten-ant Swofford resigned his position toenter the Sec
. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . Field Artillery. Died at Fort Sill, Okla., on November 7, 1918, after ten days illness. Lieutenant Swofford was born in Kan-sas City, Mo., on September 5, 1 receiving a public school educationhe entered Princeton University, gradua-ting in 1915, wrinning the Junior Ora-tion. He then entered the banking busi-ness with the Commerce Trust Co. of Kan-sas City. As a member of the StateNational Guard of Missouri he had beenawarded a sharpshooters medal. Lieuten-ant Swofford resigned his position toenter the Second Officers Training Campat Fort Sheridan, where he v^as assignedto the First Battery. Upon receipt of hiscommission he v^as ordered to Fort Sill,where he instructed and v^^as finally as-signed to the 43rd Field Artillery. Duringthe latter part of October, 1918, he wastaken ill, and later succumbed on Novem-ber 7th. Besides his parents, Mr. and J. Swofford, Sr., he is survived byone brother and one sister, all of v^homreside in Kansas City, Mo. He was BORN SEPTEMBER 5, 1893DIED NOVEMBER 7, 1918 MAJOR JOHN L. TAYLOR Ninth Infantry, Second Division. Died on August 30, 1918, in A. E. F. hospital fromwrounds received in action at Chateau Thierry on July 18, 1918. Major Taylor was born in Middleburg,Kentucky, on July 28, 1886. He waseducated in the public schools of thatcity and graduated from Middleburg Col-lege in 1905. He served with the Na-tional Guard along the Mexican borderwith the I 4th Cavalry. He was ad-mitted to the Second Officers Train-ing Camp at Fort Sheridan, where he wascommissioned a captain and ordered over-seas, sailing in January, 1918. After fur-ther instruction in France he was assignedto the 28th Infantry of the First Division,later being transferred to the 9th In-fantry of the Second Division, where hewas promoted to a majority. On July18, 1918, Major Taylor received woundsduring the Chateau Thierry fighting whichcaused his death on A
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