DWIGGINS, Russell
Source: Muncie Star Press 23 Sept 1918
Official lists of Indiana’s soldiers & sailors who have died in the war are not obtainable, either at Washington or elsewhere. The following names have been compiled from a thorough examination of files or daily newspapers and if there are errors or omission it is due to the fact records in the War Department have not yet been segregated into states as to be quickly available. The war camp community service believes the hero roll herewith presented is correct
Alexander Coleman, Crawfordsville died in service Jan 23, 1918
Corp. Daniel Miller, Crawfordsville died in service Jan 22, 1918
Lt. Col. Robert P. Youngman, Crawfordsville, died in service Jan 29, 1918
Maurice O’Connor, New Market, died in service April 18, 1918
Lt. Russell H. Dwiggins, Waynetown died in service April 4, 1918.
Source: Indianapolis News Fri April 5, 1918 p 15
Houston, Texas April 5 - Lts. RF Ives of Chicago, Carl E. Ekstrand of Brooklyn, NY and Russell H. Dwiggins of Waynetown, Ind were killed in aviation accidents at Ellington field here yesterday. Second Lt. Ives was killed when his machine went into a tail spin and fell. Lt. Otto Epp who was in the same machine was slightly injured. Lts. Ekstrand and Dwiggins were flying together when their plane fell.
Source: same different article
Crawfordsville, Ind April 5
Russell H. Dwiggins, age 25, of Waynetown Montgomery County who was killed in an aviation accident at Ellington Field, Houston, Tex yesterday is the first Montgomery County boy to meet death in the aviation service in the war. Dwiggins was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dwiggins of Waynetown. The family is widely known throughout this part of the state. He enlisted in the aviation service in Indianapolis last April shortly after the United States entered the war. For several months he was in training in the Dayton aviation school before being transferred to Houston. He was a graduate of Crawfordsville HS and later attended Indiana University. At the time of his enlistment he was engaged in Chautauqua work. He was married about a year ago to Miss Mabel Wilkinson of Hillsboro, Fountain County. The widow, a child three weeks old, his parents and three brothers survive. The body will be taken to Waynetown for burial. - kbz