. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . nd entered the em-ploy of the Missouri Pacific Railway asan assistant attorney, which position heheld until his admission to the SecondOfficers Training Camp at Fort Sheridan,4th Company. Upon receiving his com-mission Lieutenant Leland was orderedoverseas, sailing on January 10, I 9 I 8, asa casual officer. Upon arrival in Francehe studied further at the American In-fantry Specialists School, Langres, Haute-Marne, and was then assigned, with sev-eral other officers, to the 369th Infantry,which regiment was brigade
. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . nd entered the em-ploy of the Missouri Pacific Railway asan assistant attorney, which position heheld until his admission to the SecondOfficers Training Camp at Fort Sheridan,4th Company. Upon receiving his com-mission Lieutenant Leland was orderedoverseas, sailing on January 10, I 9 I 8, asa casual officer. Upon arrival in Francehe studied further at the American In-fantry Specialists School, Langres, Haute-Marne, and was then assigned, with sev-eral other officers, to the 369th Infantry,which regiment was brigaded with theFrench Fourth Army. On the 26th ofSeptember, while leading his Leland was mortally woundedby gunshot fire, dying three days later,bravery in action and awarded the Croix de Guerre, and also recom-mended for promotion. He was married to Miss Hazel I. Sheppard of Plymouth, Mich.,on August 2, 1911. Besides his widow, Lieutenant Leland is survived by two children,William F., Jr., aged six, and Kathryn F., aged five years, who reside in Ardmore, BORN JANUARY 27,DIED SEPTEMBER 29, 18871918 He was cited foi SECOND LIEUTENANT SCOTT LINCOLN LENNEN Company D, 23rd Infantry, Second Division. Died on July 2, 1918, at Evacuation Hospital No. 8, from wounds received in action near Chateau Thierry on June 6, 1918. Lieutenant Lennen was born in Lakin,Kans., on April 2, 1891. He was edu-cated in the public schools and graduatedfrom Drake University, Des Moines, la.,in June, 1917. Taking up a position withan investment company of Clarinda, la.,he resigned the same to enter the SecondOfficers Training Camp at Fort Sheridan,1st Company. Upon receiving his com-mission he was ordered overseas, sailingon January 21, I 91 8, as a casual a further course of instruction inA. E. F., schools he was assigned to Com-pany C, 9th Infantry, and then transferredto Company D, 23rd Infantry, with whichregiment he was mortally wounded bymachine gun fire while leadi
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