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Paul Taylor Funkhouser

Paul Taylor Funkhouser
A Historical Sketch

Born: February 21, 1895, Leavenworth, Indiana.

Parents: Albert W. Funkhouser and Alta C. Funkhouser.

Brother: Albert C. Funkhouser

Sisters: Alta Funkhouser and Ruth Funkhouser.

Home: 920 Washington Ave., Evansville, Ind.

Schools:Evansville High School, 1911-1915,
Northwestern University, 1915-1916
Law Department Indiana University, 1916-1917
Evansville High School Football Team, 1914 - 1915
Indiana All-Star Team, 1915

Fraternities, etc. Phi Delta Theta, Indiana Alpha Chapter,
Bayard Park M. E. Church, President Pan - Hellenic Club,
Indiana University.

Military Record:

Entered First Officers' Training Camp, Fort Benjamin Harrison as
member of 8th Company, 9th Provisional Regiment May 12, 1917;
discharged August 14, 1917, to accept commission as Second
Lieutenant in Infantry Officers' Reserve Corps of the Army of the
United States (Regulars) August 15, 1917, and assigned to Company "C",
59th U.S. Inf., 3rd Division, at Gettysburg, Pa., August 27, 1917.
Selected September 28, 1917, by Col. Atkinson to undergo special
thirty day course of training in musketry.
Selected member of Special Court Martial.
Moved his Division to Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C., November 8, 1917.
By Special Order No. 43, December 8, 1917, he was selected by
Major-General Dickman as member of the General Court Martial of the
Third Division.
By Special Order No. 16, January 5, 1918, he was detailed to attend
Divisional Liaison School, Camp Greene.
By Special Order No. 17, January 5, 1918, he was assigned to Company "B",
7th Machine Gun Battalion (the Divisional Machine Gun Battalion of
the Third Division), Major Fred L. Davidson, C.O.
March 25, 1918, he was ordered to proceed with the Battalion to Camp
Merritt, N. J. Em barked April 1, 1918, on H.M.S. "Aquitania", New York,
and sailed April 2,1918; arrived Liverpool, England, April 11, 1918,
having sailed with out escort or convoy until reaching the Irish coast.
Same day went to Southampton, England, by rail. Remained at Southampton
until April 13th when he embarked for LeHavre, France. Arrived at LeHavre
April 15th. Arrived at Bricon, France, April 16th. Proceeded to Montsaon
where he remained in training with Battalion until April 22nd, when he
moved to Le Ferte sur Aube, where Battalion remained in training until
May 30th when it was ordered to Chateau-Thierry.
May 11,1918, by special order, selected Judge Advocate for the
Battalion Special Court Martial.

Source:
Funkhouser Memorial
c. 1920
pp. 105-106

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