Mary, Who was your grandfather? Same time--same places! My family is from that area and my grandpa along with his mother and siblings moved to Holdenville, Oklahoma! Bye for now... Sharon Sharon L Holland SlfGal@msn.com http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/o/l/Sharon-L-Holland/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Russell" <bird@scrtc.com> To: <ARYELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 2:50 PM Subject: [ARYELL-L] WWI > My father was born in Yell County AR 1891. During the first part of 1918 I > am not sure where he was living. He had relatives somewhere in Oklahoma and > family in Yell County. In May of 1918 he joined the Army to serve in WWI. > I have his discharge papers and they say he served in Co. D. 53rd Pioneer > Infantry . > I am hoping to contact others of you who may have had a Father or > Grandfather or Uncle who served in that outfit. I can't find anything > written about the 53rd pioneer infantry. My father enlisted at > Holdensville AR or OK ??? > > Thank you for all your nice letters to me about my husband's surgery. Don't > you think it is a miracle of sorts , that we have over 200 people on this > list who, although we have never met, still care for each other? > Mary Harkey Russell > bird@scrtc.com > > > > ==== ARYELL Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe send the word unsubscribe in an email to > ARYELL-L-request@rootsweb.com or if you get the digest send it to > ARYELL-D-request@rootsweb.com > >