Son of John E. and Lillie Jenkins Wagner. Moved to Monroe County, IN, in 1903. Enlisted in the Regular Army April 18, 1917, Bloomington, IN. Trained at Ft. Thomas, Ky; Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga; and Ft. Bliss, TX. Overseas April 1, 1918. Assigned to Company K, Machine Gun Company, 6th Infantry, 5th Division. Killed in a church at St. Die, in St. Mihiel Sector. Buried in Frapelle, Vosges, France.
Bloomington Daily Telephone 06/20/1921
One of the largest funerals, and the first complete military burial ever in Bloomington was that of Bugler Richard O. Wagner, yesterday afternoon, and the body of the soldier dead from the battle fields of France now is at rest in peaceful Rose Hill.
Martial music, a word of the chaplain and taps ended the final scene at the grave, now covered with floral tributes from scores of friends. It is estimated that 3,000 attended the exercises, which were held at the Modern Funeral home, where Rev. Rolla Speers had charge of the exercises. A pretty picture was a flag memorial for the ladies, by Mrs. Samuel Cook and Mrs. John Rogers. The music by a quartet of Wallace Pauley, Charles Springer, Lou Hughes and Charles Miller, and the selections were "Some Blessed Day," and "There's a Beautiful Land."
The sad procession to the cemetery was headed by Commander Nolan of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, followed by the Spanish American war, then Battery F, the local military organization headed by Sergt. Gerald Nolan, followed by the Grand Army. The carriage upon which the rested the body was after the Spanish-American veterans, and was drawn by four black horses and all were draped in black. Then followed the riderless horse, the saddle inverted, led by Stanley Thrasher of the American Legion. The Bloomington band headed the long procession and the pallbearers were from the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
At the grave Dr. Taylor, a chaplain in the oversea service also dressed in uniform conducted the final ritual, and a firing squad gave the last salute. Dr. Frank Holland was in general charge of the exercises, as commander of the American Legion and Sergt. Gibson was marshal of the day. The lady war organizations all attended.
Bugler Wagner was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wagner of this city and enlisted in April 1918. While in France he was cited twice for bravery. On August 20th, 1918, he was killed instantly at a church at the St. Die sector, Trapelle, France, when a bomb completely destroyed the church. The funeral was on his 22nd birthday.
Pallbearers were: Edgar O'Harrow, James Fletcher, George Carpenter, Glen Teague and Floyd Southern. The firing squad consisted of men picked from the American Legion. They were: Duncan Robertson, Donald Vaughn, Fred Gates, Bee Ray, Glen Stultz, Oscar Dillman and Allen Godsey. "Taps" was blown by Samuel Smith.
Bloomington Daily Telephone 06/20/1921
One of the largest funerals, and the first complete military burial ever in Bloomington was that of Bugler Richard O. Wagner, yesterday afternoon, and the body of the soldier dead from the battle fields of France now is at rest in peaceful Rose Hill.
Martial music, a word of the chaplain and taps ended the final scene at the grave, now covered with floral tributes from scores of friends. It is estimated that 3,000 attended the exercises, which were held at the Modern Funeral home, where Rev. Rolla Speers had charge of the exercises. A pretty picture was a flag memorial for the ladies, by Mrs. Samuel Cook and Mrs. John Rogers. The music by a quartet of Wallace Pauley, Charles Springer, Lou Hughes and Charles Miller, and the selections were "Some Blessed Day," and "There's a Beautiful Land."
The sad procession to the cemetery was headed by Commander Nolan of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, followed by the Spanish American war, then Battery F, the local military organization headed by Sergt. Gerald Nolan, followed by the Grand Army. The carriage upon which the rested the body was after the Spanish-American veterans, and was drawn by four black horses and all were draped in black. Then followed the riderless horse, the saddle inverted, led by Stanley Thrasher of the American Legion. The Bloomington band headed the long procession and the pallbearers were from the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
At the grave Dr. Taylor, a chaplain in the oversea service also dressed in uniform conducted the final ritual, and a firing squad gave the last salute. Dr. Frank Holland was in general charge of the exercises, as commander of the American Legion and Sergt. Gibson was marshal of the day. The lady war organizations all attended.
Bugler Wagner was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wagner of this city and enlisted in April 1918. While in France he was cited twice for bravery. On August 20th, 1918, he was killed instantly at a church at the St. Die sector, Trapelle, France, when a bomb completely destroyed the church. The funeral was on his 22nd birthday.
Pallbearers were: Edgar O'Harrow, James Fletcher, George Carpenter, Glen Teague and Floyd Southern. The firing squad consisted of men picked from the American Legion. They were: Duncan Robertson, Donald Vaughn, Fred Gates, Bee Ray, Glen Stultz, Oscar Dillman and Allen Godsey. "Taps" was blown by Samuel Smith.
Son of John E. and Lillie Jenkins Wagner. Moved to Monroe County, IN, in 1903. Enlisted in the Regular Army April 18, 1917, Bloomington, IN. Trained at Ft. Thomas, Ky; Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga; and Ft. Bliss, TX. Overseas April 1, 1918. Assigned to Company K, Machine Gun Company, 6th Infantry, 5th Division. Killed in a church at St. Die, in St. Mihiel Sector. Buried in Frapelle, Vosges, France.
Bloomington Daily Telephone 06/20/1921
One of the largest funerals, and the first complete military burial ever in Bloomington was that of Bugler Richard O. Wagner, yesterday afternoon, and the body of the soldier dead from the battle fields of France now is at rest in peaceful Rose Hill.
Martial music, a word of the chaplain and taps ended the final scene at the grave, now covered with floral tributes from scores of friends. It is estimated that 3,000 attended the exercises, which were held at the Modern Funeral home, where Rev. Rolla Speers had charge of the exercises. A pretty picture was a flag memorial for the ladies, by Mrs. Samuel Cook and Mrs. John Rogers. The music by a quartet of Wallace Pauley, Charles Springer, Lou Hughes and Charles Miller, and the selections were "Some Blessed Day," and "There's a Beautiful Land."
The sad procession to the cemetery was headed by Commander Nolan of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, followed by the Spanish American war, then Battery F, the local military organization headed by Sergt. Gerald Nolan, followed by the Grand Army. The carriage upon which the rested the body was after the Spanish-American veterans, and was drawn by four black horses and all were draped in black. Then followed the riderless horse, the saddle inverted, led by Stanley Thrasher of the American Legion. The Bloomington band headed the long procession and the pallbearers were from the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
At the grave Dr. Taylor, a chaplain in the oversea service also dressed in uniform conducted the final ritual, and a firing squad gave the last salute. Dr. Frank Holland was in general charge of the exercises, as commander of the American Legion and Sergt. Gibson was marshal of the day. The lady war organizations all attended.
Bugler Wagner was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wagner of this city and enlisted in April 1918. While in France he was cited twice for bravery. On August 20th, 1918, he was killed instantly at a church at the St. Die sector, Trapelle, France, when a bomb completely destroyed the church. The funeral was on his 22nd birthday.
Pallbearers were: Edgar O'Harrow, James Fletcher, George Carpenter, Glen Teague and Floyd Southern. The firing squad consisted of men picked from the American Legion. They were: Duncan Robertson, Donald Vaughn, Fred Gates, Bee Ray, Glen Stultz, Oscar Dillman and Allen Godsey. "Taps" was blown by Samuel Smith.
Bloomington Daily Telephone 06/20/1921
One of the largest funerals, and the first complete military burial ever in Bloomington was that of Bugler Richard O. Wagner, yesterday afternoon, and the body of the soldier dead from the battle fields of France now is at rest in peaceful Rose Hill.
Martial music, a word of the chaplain and taps ended the final scene at the grave, now covered with floral tributes from scores of friends. It is estimated that 3,000 attended the exercises, which were held at the Modern Funeral home, where Rev. Rolla Speers had charge of the exercises. A pretty picture was a flag memorial for the ladies, by Mrs. Samuel Cook and Mrs. John Rogers. The music by a quartet of Wallace Pauley, Charles Springer, Lou Hughes and Charles Miller, and the selections were "Some Blessed Day," and "There's a Beautiful Land."
The sad procession to the cemetery was headed by Commander Nolan of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, followed by the Spanish American war, then Battery F, the local military organization headed by Sergt. Gerald Nolan, followed by the Grand Army. The carriage upon which the rested the body was after the Spanish-American veterans, and was drawn by four black horses and all were draped in black. Then followed the riderless horse, the saddle inverted, led by Stanley Thrasher of the American Legion. The Bloomington band headed the long procession and the pallbearers were from the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
At the grave Dr. Taylor, a chaplain in the oversea service also dressed in uniform conducted the final ritual, and a firing squad gave the last salute. Dr. Frank Holland was in general charge of the exercises, as commander of the American Legion and Sergt. Gibson was marshal of the day. The lady war organizations all attended.
Bugler Wagner was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wagner of this city and enlisted in April 1918. While in France he was cited twice for bravery. On August 20th, 1918, he was killed instantly at a church at the St. Die sector, Trapelle, France, when a bomb completely destroyed the church. The funeral was on his 22nd birthday.
Pallbearers were: Edgar O'Harrow, James Fletcher, George Carpenter, Glen Teague and Floyd Southern. The firing squad consisted of men picked from the American Legion. They were: Duncan Robertson, Donald Vaughn, Fred Gates, Bee Ray, Glen Stultz, Oscar Dillman and Allen Godsey. "Taps" was blown by Samuel Smith.
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