CHURCH, Otis Whipple, Pvt. 1892-1918

CHURCH, BRAGOW

Posted By: Joe Conroy (email)
Date: 7/25/2010 at 17:00:45

Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo, Iowa
2 Nov 1918
Page 3

Missing In Action

Private Otis Whipple Church, son of Mr. and J. C. Church, 217 Ricker street, is officially reported missing in action since Sept. 26. His parents received a telegram from Adjutant General Harris last evening, advising them of this fact and promising to report to them the first information received. Pvt. Church was in the infantry.

Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo, Iowa
18 Mar 1919
Page 7

Private Otis Whipple Church, previously reported missing in action since Sept. 26, fell in battle, according to the latest advices from the war department. Having heard nothing further from the lad since he was reported missing, the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Church, 217 Ricker street, began an investigation, and appealed to Congressman Burton E. Sweet for aid. The reply to their appeal was word that the identification tag belonging to Private Church had been received from German military authorities with the information that the lad fell in battle.

Private Church enlisted here April 26, 1918, going first to Camp Dodge. Three weeks later he was transferred to Camp Travis, Tex., and he arrived overseas July 1. He was a member of Co. F, 359th infantry and was in active service for several weeks.

He was born in Buchanan county, near Troy Mills, Dec. 23, 1892. He had resided in Waterloo 12 years at the time of his enlistment. Besides the parents he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Pearl Bragow.