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