Name: Carl Hiram Throop
Rank: Fireman
Son of Warren H. and Rilla Throop; born January 27, 1900, Clear Lake Township, Steuben County, Ind. Farmer. Entered U.S. Navy July 26, 1918, Fort Wayne, Ind. Sent to Camp Perry, Great Lakes Training Station, Chicago, Ill. Assigned to duty as Fireman. Died of pneumonia September 26, 1918, Base Hospital, Camp Perry. Buried in Teeter's Cemetery, Clear Lake Township, Steuben County, Ind.
Steuben Republican Nov. 9, 1921 page 3