Sergeant James Lucas

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Parents: Ezekiel and Flora Lucas
Birth: April 13, 1887, Reddington Jackson Co Indiana
Occupation: Farmer
Enlisted in: Regular Army July 17, 1915, Laredo, Texas
Served in: Mexican Border
Assigned : Co H 9th Infantry
Overseas: September, 1917
Death: Killed in action June 6, 1918, Vaux, France
Burial: Vaux sur Somme, Somme France
Reported as the first man in Co H 9th Infantry to be killed in action

The Tribune
Seymour, Indiana
Thursday, June 20, 1918
Page 1

JAMES LUCAS IS KILLED IN ACTION

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel Lucas of Hamilton Township, Gives up His Life.

ENLISTED OVER YEAR AGO

Notice of the Lad's Heroic Death Comes From War Department to His Father Today.

James Lucas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel Lucas, of Hamilton township, has been killed in action in France.

This information was transmitted to the youth's father, from the War department today. The message was in the usual form that is sent out by the department and no particulars were given.

Young Lucas lived in Hamilton township all of his life. He enlisted a year and a half ago in the regular army and was sent to France several months ago with Pershing's Expeditionary Forces. This is the second Jackson county boy who has lost his life in France. The first was Bain Stewart, of Clearspring.

The Tribune
Seymour, Indiana
Saturday, June 29, 1918
Page 1

SERG. LUCAS WAS MEMBER OF RAINBOW DIVISION

Hamilton Township Man, Killed in Action, Enlisted Thirteen Years Ago.

Ezekiel Lucas, of Hamilton township, was in the city today and gave additional information concerning his son, Sergeant James Lucas, of Co. H, 9th Infantry, who was killed in battle in France. Sergeant Lucas was a member of the regular army and had enlisted for his fourth term. He would have served thirteen years had he lived until July.

His first term of enlistment was spent in California. The most of his second term was spent in Panama. A large part of his third and part of his fourth enlistment was spent on the Mexican border where he served until last spring. On July 15, in 1915, his third term expired and on the day following he enlisted again for seven years. After leaving the Mexican border he went by way of New York to Canada. Last July he was at home on a furlough and in the fall went to France. He was a member of Pershing's Rainbow Division, which has done such heroic service for the allies on the battle fronts in France.

His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel Lucas live about four miles west of Cortland in Hamilton township.