Mary Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: << SHANK, MARK H., NA Tiffin, O. Aug 8/18. Br Attica, O. Jan 1/1892. 4163108, White, MG OTS Cp Hancock Ga to disch. Pvt. Hon disch R. F. D. 4, Nov 30/18 Attica, O. NA = National Army Br = Born MG = Machine Gun OTS = Officer Training School Cp = Camp Pvt = Private From "The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War 1917-1918", Volume XV The family story is that when Mark was in the Army he came home earlier than expected and caught his wife in bed with another man. He pulled a gun and killed the man. He swore that his wife was being raped because she would never cheat on him - she denied being raped. Supposedly he was hung for this. His father disowned him. There are a few problems with this - this story was suppose to happen when he was in the Army but above it says that he was honorably discharged. >> But note that he entered the army on 8 Aug 1918 and was released on 30 Nov 1918. Also that he entered for Officer Training School and was discharged as a private. I'd say SOMETHING unusual happened. Remember they used to call newly-trained officers "90-day wonders." That would imply to me that he was an officer for just about three weeks before being discharged as a private (assuming he didn't wash out of OTS -- but that usually meant an immediate discharge back then.) Have you tried checking for military records that might be available for him? Sally TWEED BAUGHN [email protected]