BIO: W. Grazier CHRONISTER, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson <davwilson@worldnet.att.net> Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 38. __________________________________________________________ W. G. CHRONISTER Warriorsmark, Pa. Service Station: He was born at Spring Mont, about one mile from Warriorsmark, and at Spring Mont acquired an education. A son of M. W. and Edith (Grazier) Chronister, both living at Spring Mont. M. W. Chronister was previously in the grocery business; at present is in the feed business, and is also a drayman. W. G. Chronister was for a period of thirteen months with the Tyrone Paper Mill Co., and for six months he was a railroad brakeman. In 1921 he established a garage business at Warriorsmark, repairing and carrying in stock a line of tires, tubes, oils, greases, confectionery, cigars, etc. The premises occupied were formerly used as a milk plant, before the World War. He is a member of the Church of the Brethren at Spring Mont; his wife also. Both attend Sunday School. A World War man. Enlisted at Altoona, Sept. 1, 1917, in the 311 Motor Transport, 86th Division. Went to Columbus Barracks; to Fort Riley, Kansas; came to Jefferson Baracks, Mo.: to Camp Grant, Ill. Formed a camp at Chicago, Ill.; there assembled trucks; built them; took them overland to Camp Holliberd, Baltimore, Md.; came back by train. Headquarters, Chicago, Ill.; went to Camp Mills, N.J.; sailed on (Aquitania), sister ship to Lusitania, which was destroyed by a German torpedo. The Aquitania on her return was torpedoed by a submarine, and required a patch twenty-eight feet square to repair. Going over seas he landed at Southampton, England; went to Winchester, England, to a convalescent camp; to Cherbourg, France; to Marseilles, France; to Bordeaux, France; Brest and Paris. In Transport Division; their duty was to load and unload mail, provisions, ammunition, troops, etc.; was gassed; went through air raids and shell fire. Served seven months in France; total service of twenty-two months. Belongs to the American Legion, Howard Gardner Post, Tyrone, Pa. Has one brother, Carl S., at home; two sisters, Elizabeth, Altoona, Pa.; Rachel, Warriorsmark, Huntingdon County, Pa. W. G. Chronister was married to Mildred Etters, a daughter of George and Lillian Etters. They have two sons, Harry Wendell, aged six years, and Martin Willis, nine years. One daughter died in infancy.