Indiana Historical Collections, Vol. 6: Indiana World War Records-Gold Star Honor Roll (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission) 1921, p. 234. Charles H. Bird-Private. Son of Martin and Millie Jane Bird; born June 1898, Crawford County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U S. Regular Army May 7, 1917, Evansville, Ind. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; assigned to Company A, 6th Infantry; Company A, 53rd Infantry, 2nd Training Battalion, 26th Infantry; Company D, 26th Infantry. Sailed for France January 12, 1918. Killed in action July 20, 1918, Soissons, France. Place of burial not known.