Lieut. Hawley enlisted in the Coast Artillery at the beginning of the war, receiving his commission in that branch of the service in November, 1917. During the summer of 1918, he sailed for France and took part in the fighting until the armistice was signed. while with the Army of Occupation, he became sick with spinal meningitis, which was the cause of his death in March, 1919. His home was at Nebraska City, Nebraska.

Colonel Pulis, after successfully braving the hardest battles of the war, died of pneumonia on March 14, 1919, at Hoboken, New Jersey. Colonel Pulis entered the service in the Spanish-American war, during which war he was in the 3rd Nebraska under Col. W. J. Bryan. During the San Francisco earthquake, while on duty, he was severely injured. In the late war, he took part in the Dun-Sur-Meuse action and also saw service at Brieulles, Bois de Chaune, Bois Bolt Cheue, and Brant Montagne. His home was at San Francisco, California.

Colonel Patterson was at an eastern camp waiting for overseas orders when, because of some minor physical defect, he was relieved of the command of his regiment and was not allowed to sail with them. Having lost hope of ever sailing for France, he became very despondent and committed suicide shortly after his regiment had sailed.

Capt. Underwood, of Memphis, Tennessee, had been with the American Red Cross Hospital at Rouen, France, since the signing of the armistice. While aiding in reconstruction work, he became sick with pneumonia, which resulted in his death March 22, 1919.