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Note: Was the nephew of James Spillane who married Vivian White. Vi got Ethel to write Matt during WWI. . 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Matt Spilane Home in 1900: Findlay, Hancock, Ohio Age: 3 Estimated birth year: 1897 Birthplace: Ohio Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Son Occupation: View Image Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Findlay, Hancock, Ohio; Roll: T623 1284; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 66. 1910 United States Federal Census Name: John A Splain Age in 1910: 48 Estimated birth year: 1861 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1910: FRANKLIN TWP, MERCER, Ohio Race: White Gender: Male Series: T624 Roll: 1214 Part: 2 Page: 86A Year: 1910 laborer oil field Hester 37 married 13 yrs 3 chidren 3 living bOhio children b Ohio Matthew 14 laborer farm Annie 12 servant rural family Susie 5 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Mathew J Spillane Age: 34 Estimated birth year: abt 1896 Birthplace: Ohio Relation to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Ethel M Spillane Race: White Home in 1930: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Family and neighbors: View Results Occupation: View Image Education: View Image Military service: View Image Rent/home value: View Image Age at first marriage: View Image Parents' birthplace: View Image Owned a radio: View Image Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 1042; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 275; Image: 97.0. head rev 5500 34 married age 26 b Ohiofather B MI mother b Ohio steamengineer school Ethel M. wife age 27 mar age 18 b MI father MI mother Ohio Marian E daughter age 7 b MI Barbara L. 5 b MI Esther T 3 4/12 b MI Richard G. 1 8/12 b MI John M 3/12 b MI Full Context of Ohio Military Men, 1917-18 Name: Mathew J. Spillane Serial Number: 2474257 Race: W Residence: 48 Lincoln Reserve Division, Walkerville, Canada. (Ohio.) Enlistment Division: National Army Enlistment Location: Olena, O. Enlistment Date: 27 Apr 1918 Birth Place: Montezuma, O. Birth Date / Age: 22 9/12 Years Assigns Comment: Co A 308 Ammunition Train to Discharge Private Meuse-Argonne. American Expeditionary Forces 13 June 1918 to 27 Apr 1919. Honorable discharge 14 May 1919. Volume #: 13 Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918 Name: Mathew J. Spillane Age: 22 9/12 Years Race: White Birth Location: Montezuma, Ohio, USA Enlistment Date: 27 Apr 1918 Enlistment County: Olena Enlistment State: Ohio Enlistment Division: National Army Decorations and Awards: View Image Rank: Private Advancement: View Image Comments: Co A 308 Ammunition Train to Discharge Private Meuse-Argonne. American Expeditionary Forces 13 June 1918 to 27 Apr 1919. Honorable discharge 14 May 1919. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record about Matthew J Spillane Name: Matthew J Spillane City: Not Stated County: Mercer State: Ohio Birthplace: Ohio;United States of America Birth Date: 2 Jul 1894 Race: Caucasian Roll: 1832519 DraftBoard: 0 Age:22 Occupation:pipe fitter Ford Motor Co Nearest Relative: Height/Build:tall/slender Color of Eyes/Hair:lgt blue/p brown Signature: CHAPTER VII FRANCO-AMERICAN OF FENSIVE In three days of brilliant offensive action, 12-14 September 1918, the American First Army attacked the salient at St-Mihiel which the Germans ha d held since September 1914. The salient covered the most sensitive section o f the enemy's position on the western front (Mezieres-Sedan-Metz railroad and the Briey Iron Basin). It threatened the entire region between Verdun and Na ncy and interrupted the main railroad line from Paris to the east. Its primar y strength lay in the natural defensive features of the terrain itself. The w estern face of the salient extended along the rugged, heavily wooded heights of the Meuse; the southern face followed the height of the Meuse for five mil es to the east and then crossed the plain of the Woevre, including with the G erman lines the detached heights of Loupmont and Mont Sec which dominated the plain and afforded the enemy unusual facilities for observation. The enemy h ad reinforced the positions by every artificial means during a period of fo ur years. Having concentrated by night movements over 600,000 men on the bat tlefield, the American troops were deployed in attack positions on the night of September 11th. On the south face of the salient was I Corps with four div isions in line extending from the Moselle westward. On its left was IV Corps with three divisions in line facing Mont Sec. Thesetwo corps delivered the m ain attack, the advance pivoting on the center of I Corps with the VI Corps ( 3 divisions) on the west. In spite of the determined resistance of the German s who repeatedly launched strong counter-attacks, the Americans continued to progress along the whole line. The swiftness with which the operation was car ried out enabledthe First Army to smother the opposition to such an extent t hat 16,000 prisoners; 443 field guns, and large stores of material and suppli eswere captured. The weight of American arms was now shifted to the Meuse-A rgonne offensive which began on 26 September and ended on 11 November 1918.T he transfer of American units to this area was begun even before the comple tion of the St-Mihiel area. The First Army under command of Lieutenant Genera l Bullard was to hold in the St-Mihiel area, while the First Army under comma nd of Lieutenant General Liggett took the offensive in the Meuse-Argonne. Th e Meuse Heights and the broken hills of the Argonne Forest had been organized into almost impregnable positions by the addition of machine guns, artillery , trenches and obstacles of all kinds. Between these two natural bulwarks, la y the dominating hill of Montfaucon which afforded the Germans perfect observ ation, and whose inherent strength had been greatly increased by the elaborat e use of field fortifications of all kinds. The movement of men and material was made entirely under the cover of darkness, all activity suspended and th e men kept in concealment during daylight hours. French soldiers remained in outpost positions until the last minute to prevent the Germans from seeing or otherwise securing information of the presence of large numbers of American soldiers in the region and thus receiving advance warning of the impending of fensive. Finally, on the night 25-26 September, APRIL 28, 1918 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO Edward C. Wenning Jerome W. Bettinger Jerome H. Wallischeck Roy Garman Oscar Joseph Maehlman John J. Leugers Walter D.Loy Percy Leroy Shepler Mathias Brockman Leslie Lingo Archibold Leo Schlosser Herman Fink Leo Henry Gast Alfred H. Rentz Edward Link Jesse Michand Urban H. Knapshaffer Matthew Spillane Zender Laudahn Orville R. Brookhart Oscar James Stafford John S. Gebele George H. Kroeger Ralph G. Ketcham Walter George Maurer Edward Jacob Kuehn William Henry Miller William D. Miller Edward Henry Moeder Raymond M. Pulskamp Arthur Yaney Leigh H. McClung Fred Bertke Ferdinand A. Moeller Walter Roy Grunden Wenceslaus L. Wellman Stephen John Schoeline James E. O'Brien Robert A. Schelick Mercer County, Ohio Rosters of Men Who Served in World War I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martha Patriarca contributed the following information from the DailyStandard, Celina, Ohio, paper dated November 11, 1928: Miss Maude M. Moore, the only surviving member of the draft board haskept a complete record of the names of the Mercer County men who werecalled to service during the late war and at this time, Armistice Daywhen we pause to pay homage to our living and dead heroes, the Standard publishes a complete list. The names of the 58 Mercer County boys whose deaths occurred while inservice, engraved on a large bronze tablet, occupies the place of honor in the American Legion room in the court house. The honor roll includes [in alphabetical order]: Charles C. Adams W. A. Leiser William Adams Emmet Mannix Clem A. Beckman Eldon M. McAfee Robert Birkmeyer Emmet J. Meeker Hubert H. Bretz Charles W. Meyer William F. Breymaier Richard W. Moeller Joseph A. Buschor Lewis U. Moorman Clifton Coats Cecil Nolan Enis E. Cole Jerome Obringer Clotaire S. Desch Fred Overman J. Cotter Dugan Albert Pierstorff Glen D. Eckart Howard Pifer Eli Eichar Grover C. Powell Harry M. Eichar Fred G. Rammel Charles B. Fishbaugh Henry J. Rammel August A. Fleck Albert W. Rhodes Elzie M. Florence Harry Rindler Earl Frank Charles F. Schaadt August Froning Gilbert Schoap George Fullenkamp William E. Searight Charles E. Gebele Ernest Schock Leo J. Gast Leo J. H. Silk Ira Goodwin Dole M. Smith Herbert F. Gottes Charles V. Snyder Edward Hay George W. Spohn Charles W. Hitchens Jacob Weaver Arland Kennedy Roland D. Wiley Leo Knapschaefer Aloys J. Will Leo Kothman Thomas U. Wolf The following names are of the men of Mercer County called to the service of their country: SEPT 6, 1917 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO Edwin Sanner Laird G. Fast Albert J. Muhlenkamp Leroy O. Eicher Charles O. Ellis Harvey W. Stout James H. Riley Elery Miller Russel Leiser Hugo J. Feltz SEPT. 19, 1917 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO Charles King Shelby Diegel Dorman Thatcher Hugo J. Heckman Geroge Dorsten Thomas W. Miller Earl Dorris Reese Carl Bauman Fred Harms August Vondrell (died Nov. 9, 1925) Frank E. Wurster Julius B. Birkmeyer Henry Hohn Jerome A. Schlosser John J. Boehmer Henry F.Huwer John B. Lee William Isaac Hampshire Julius J. Mackey Oran D. Monroe Aloys Hartings Frank Ickes Joseph Wendel Morris Agler Gillem Weamer Ben Borger Edward Weir John Zizzelman Bernard V. Young Glen Dixon Roman A. Guggenbiller Leo J. Knapschaefer John R. Pierce Joseph Moeder Charles W. Hitchens Christopher C. Pierstorff (killed over sea) Frank Helmich Ralph O. Okely Joseph A. Volz Jerome M. Hauck Andrew Knapschaefer Alex Heyl Joseph Pfister Andrew Hinders George J. Dillhoff Willibald Reichert Grover Powell Perry Shaffer Henry A. Ashman Edward John Voss Morris Sulllivan George F. Sealshott William Inwalle Godfrey Wallischeck Dan C. McKirnan Walter B. Mullen Ignatius H. Rauh William G. Walters Roma G. Bollenbacher Urban Schlenker Carl E. Simons Henry J. Schwierking Aloys M. Hartings Philip J. Braun Andrew A.F. Hinkle Lawrence W. Fetters Clois I. Bogart Carl Wilhelm Engle William L. Johnson Clem Studer Fred Bruns Nathan Sellers Henry J. Huing Joseph Hohman Sylverius Borger OCTOBER 3, 1917 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO Henry Stanley Martz Jesse Shingledecker Adolph H. Heyl Clarence Shoch Floyd W. Felver Orvin J. Joseph Albert E. Behm Roy H. Krogman Francis N. Miltner Harold H. Ulmer Cecil Frank Edward Rentz Orval Vantilburg William D. Coppersmith Albert Stein Henry F. Staughler Edward G. Kleinhenz Robert H. Giere Herbert Wendel Richard Moeller Clarence F. Kuhn Leo Wenning Edward L. Ahrens Paul Pierce McNare Julius Brunswick Henry A. Huelskamp Aloys Dorsten Melvin H.J. Laut Louis E. Sielschott Andrew F. Meyers Mat Dorsten Ernest Kretz Albert Ernest Young Alfred Smith Jesse Allen Boggs Ignaz B. Froning Joe Myers William Schott William David Stoner Charles Conda Adams Frank Heckler Henry Drake Anthony Kahlig, Jr. Charles W. Kanorr Blane Vantilburg Richard Klosterman Ferdinand Will Earl Moody Lawrence Budde Ralph Meyers Jerome H. Wallischeck Jesse T. Piehl Joseph Meyer Ervin Cole James R. Dutton Emmet Mannix Charles Bertke Victory Lowery Albert H. Reier Ernice V Arbaugh Kahle H. McComb Russell Vorhees Raymond G. Pierron FEB. 21, 1918 TO VANCOUVER BARRACKS, WASHINGTON Chauncey J. Buckey MARCH 19, 1918 TO KELLY FIELD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Arthur Lisle Karch Cyril Manier MARCH 29, 1918 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO Grover C. Howick Wilbert H. Stoner William Clifford Fox Aloys H. Muhlenkamp Charles Martin Herman Kalkhhoff Howard R. Kuhn James E. Passwater James Hurlburt May Edward Deitsch Carl Zena Hess Henry Tangeman James F. Jewell Norvel Sheets Roy Hinkle William E. Keoppel Edward J. Schulte Henry G. Karch David Charles Jones Roy McDonald Jerome R. Mueller Chris M. Berron Ben Uhlenhak Roscoe S. Smith George William Shanebarger Earl L. Stettler Emil A. Goettemoeller Clarence Bixler Louis Kunk Harry Enyart Charles F. Rutledge Carl J. Kleinhenz Frank A. Hart Arvin J. Humphrey Otho B. Hanselman John W. Sheets APRIL 4, 1918 TO FT. WAYNE, MICHIGAN Henry W. Boehmer APRIL 8, 1918 TO FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS Clark L. Ewing APRIL 28, 1918 TO CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO Edward C. Wenning Jerome W. Bettinger Jerome H. Wallischeck Roy Garman Oscar Joseph Maehlman John J. Leugers Walter D.Loy Percy Leroy Shepler Mathias Brockman Leslie Lingo Archibold Leo Schlosser Herman Fink Leo Henry Gast Alfred H. Rentz Edward Link Jesse Michand Urban H. Knapshaffer Matthew Spillane********** Zender Laudahn Orville R. Brookhart Oscar James Stafford John S. Gebele George H. Kroeger Ralph G. Ketcham Walter George Maurer Edward Jacob Kuehn William Henry Miller William D. Miller Edward Henry Moeder Raymond M. Pulskamp Arthur Yaney Leigh H. McClung Fred Bertke Ferdinand A. Moeller Walter Roy Grunden Wenceslaus L. Wellman Stephen John Schoeline James E. O'Brien
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