Lance Cpl. Herman Nofs
From the June 15, 1935 issue of 'The Elgin Courier-News'
Co. E 3rd Ill. Nat. Guard, Inft.
From the March 10, 1916 issue of 'The Elgin Daily Courier'
WON'T OFFER I. N. G. UNTIL WAR DEPT. ASKS ILLINOIS AID
Springfield, Ill., Mar. 10,- The Illinois national Guard will not be offered to the war department for service in Mexico until the department asks for aid.
This was the statement issued by Governor's Secretary Sullivan in denying the rumor that Governor Dunne had offered the Illinois national Guard for service in Mexico.
From the March 17, 1916 issue of 'The Elgin Daily Courier'
VACCINATE MILITIA IS NEW STATE ORDER
All members of Company E. I. N. G., will be inoculated within the next few days with the typhoid vaccine, in preparation for any possible call to the front. Captain William R. Peck stated today that he had sent for the vaccine to the government and expected a supply with the necessary instruments in a short time.
From the March 22, 1916 issue of 'The Elgin Daily Courier'
DENIES I. N. G. HAS ORDER TO PREPARE
Springfield, Ill., March 22,- "I do hereby officially deny that any order has been given by this department or received here relating to the preparation of the I. N. G. for active service or preparedness." Signed Acting adjutant general Colonel R. J. Shand.
The above statement was made by Colonel Shand this afternoon to the United Press in refutation of the report that the I. N. G. commassary officers and quartermasters had been ordered to prepare for mobilization.
From the April 6, 1916 issue of 'The Elgin Daily Courer'
ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR I. N. G. CAMP
Elgin Militia to go to Fort Sheridan August 6-13
Springfield, Ill., April 6,- One of the most comprehensive encampments ever arranged for the Illinois national guard was announced today by Adjutant General Dickson.
Two camps, one at Fort Sheridan, Chicago, and the other at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, will be maintained. Six battalions of field artillery and the field hospital corps will go into camp with the regular army at Sparta, Wis. The engineer corps of Chicago will go into the joint United States army camp at Belvoir Tract, Av. The signal corps will go into camp at Fort Sheridan at a date to be set later. The first cavalry will take a practice march out of Chicago early in July. The naval reserves will drill with the Atlantic fleet.
The regiments will go into camp at Fort Sheridan, as follows:
First infantry, July 16-23; Seventh infantry, July 23-30; Second infantry july 30 August 6; Third infantry August 6-13; Sixth infantry, August 16-20.
Regiments will go into camp Lincoln as follows:
Forth infantry August 20-27, Fifth infantry, August 27 Sept. 3; Eighth infantry Sept. 3-16
The first school of instruction for officers ever held in Illinois will be at Fort Sheridan August 9-16.
From the U.S. Adj't Gens Report for Illinois
Name - Herman Nofs
Residence - Elgin, Illinois
Date of Enlistment - June 20, 1916
Date of Muster In - June 29, 1916
Remarks - Reported for duty June 20, 1916. Aptd. Corp. fr. Pvt. R. O. 164 Oct. 1, 1916. Sick base hospital Nov. 19 - Dec. 1, 1916.
Mustered Out - Feb. 21, 1917
From the June 15, 1935 issue of 'The Elgin Courier-News'
Capt. William R. Peck, in command of the company during the expedition to the border, some years ago penned an interesting acount of the unit's experiences during the Mexican campaign, excerpts of which follow;
"In June 1916, Company E was called to the Mexican border where trouble was stirring-we always suspected that it was started by the Germans to divert the attention of America from the fight abroad."
Billeted in Pig Pens
"We left Elgin 100 strong and went into camp first at Springfield, Ill. Here the first taste of army hardship began. Men were quartered in pig pens at the state fairgrounds, put through strenuous maneuvers and given equipment for fighting. We were sent to Camp Wilson at San Antone. Ariving there on July 5, in mud that virtually pulled off our shoes. We cleared the region of mesquite, scrub oak, drained it and pitched tent, making it eventually an ideal camp. The began our strenuous training.
"Long, arduous hikes brough broken arches and blistered feet, one of them being from San Antone to Austin, Tex., a distance of 214 miles, marching with heavy packs. This hike tried our endurance harder than anything we had ever experienced. Some of the men were forced to give up the march, joining the company the next day. Pup tents were pitched in open spaces near Austin and maneuvers began, the men being taught warfare that would have been put into practice had we invaded Mexico.
Lauded By Funston
"Before our return to Austin, our battalion gained the reputation of being one of the best in the Eleventh Provisional Division, composed of Illinois and Wisconsin troops. General Funston was alive at this time, and when he reviewed the troops he remarked on the splended showong of our regiment and kept us in Texas five months longer than any other Illinois regiment. He complimented the spirit of the regiment highly, and said that if he could keep it in the regular army he would do so. Col. Charles Greene of Aurora was the regimentsl commander.
"The Texas Training was a round of unforgetable annoyances-the pestering with vermin of all sorts, chiggers, ticks and scorpions. There were some illnesses, but no deaths. At last on Jan. 31, 1917, the troops were brought back to God's country-Fort Sheridan, this time, but landed there fresh from a tropical atmosphere of 60 to 70 degrees, in weather 22 degrees below zero.
Compny E in Drive After Bandit Villa in June 1916
Ninteen years ago this month, June 1916, Company E, 129th Infantry, of Elgin left to join Uncle Sam's regulars in the punitive expedition against the Mexican bandit war leader, Pancho Villa. The company entrained, proceeded to San Antonio, Tex., and there were quartered for the grater part of a six-month period.Capt. William R. Peck, in command of the company during the expedition to the border, some years ago penned an interesting acount of the unit's experiences during the Mexican campaign, excerpts of which follow;
"In June 1916, Company E was called to the Mexican border where trouble was stirring-we always suspected that it was started by the Germans to divert the attention of America from the fight abroad."
Billeted in Pig Pens
"We left Elgin 100 strong and went into camp first at Springfield, Ill. Here the first taste of army hardship began. Men were quartered in pig pens at the state fairgrounds, put through strenuous maneuvers and given equipment for fighting. We were sent to Camp Wilson at San Antone. Ariving there on July 5, in mud that virtually pulled off our shoes. We cleared the region of mesquite, scrub oak, drained it and pitched tent, making it eventually an ideal camp. The began our strenuous training.
"Long, arduous hikes brough broken arches and blistered feet, one of them being from San Antone to Austin, Tex., a distance of 214 miles, marching with heavy packs. This hike tried our endurance harder than anything we had ever experienced. Some of the men were forced to give up the march, joining the company the next day. Pup tents were pitched in open spaces near Austin and maneuvers began, the men being taught warfare that would have been put into practice had we invaded Mexico.
Lauded By Funston
"Before our return to Austin, our battalion gained the reputation of being one of the best in the Eleventh Provisional Division, composed of Illinois and Wisconsin troops. General Funston was alive at this time, and when he reviewed the troops he remarked on the splended showong of our regiment and kept us in Texas five months longer than any other Illinois regiment. He complimented the spirit of the regiment highly, and said that if he could keep it in the regular army he would do so. Col. Charles Greene of Aurora was the regimentsl commander.
"The Texas Training was a round of unforgetable annoyances-the pestering with vermin of all sorts, chiggers, ticks and scorpions. There were some illnesses, but no deaths. At last on Jan. 31, 1917, the troops were brought back to God's country-Fort Sheridan, this time, but landed there fresh from a tropical atmosphere of 60 to 70 degrees, in weather 22 degrees below zero.
From the July 11, 1916 issue of 'The Elgin Daily Courier'
COMPANY E MAMBER PLEASED WITH WAY GUARDS ARE TREATED
That the feed is excellent, the sleeping accommodations are good and the treatment given them surprisedly nice is the report of camp life with Company E, Third Regiment, Illinois National guard, given by Herman Nofs in a letter to his father, William Nofs, received from San Antonia today."We don't dare go barefooted, because the ground is poisonous and we are troubled with bugs and insects, but outside of that everything is fine." Declared young Nofs. "They are drilling us most of the time."
Nofs stated that the only excitement came a few nights ago, when one of teh young men rushed out of his tent, declaring a rattlesnake wqs under his bed. Investigation revealed a kitten.
Nofs says the boys do not know how long they will stay at their present camp.
From the July 25, 1916 issue of 'The Elgin Daily Courier'
Note;
A little context is needed byfore reading the following document. At this time 'Yellow Press' was in full swing and shocking immages were felt to be needed to sell papers. Hense the use of foul language. I include it even though I don't condone it.
Nofs Mad Mexican Was 1 Night Late
Herman Nofs of Company E almost had a swipe at a Mexican at Camp Wilson, San Antonio, Texas, and is fighting mad becaus he did not get it. The honor went to one of the boys of Company G of Woodstock.Nofs was on sentry duty one night last week and there was no excitement. The next night, howeverm a Mexican horse thief tried to get away with one of the best beasts in the section of camp and chose the beat traveled by Nofs the night before A Company G boy was on duty. He commanded the "greaser" to halt, but the latter continued to flee. The Woodstock boy chased him and felled him with a blow over the head from the butt end of his rifle.
Wherefore Nofs is sad because said "greaser" did not dhoose teh previous night for his escapade.
The Elgin boy writes that he has lost 20 pounds and was much surprised, since he flet so well that he thought he had gained weight.
Boys of gthe third squad of Company E, commanded by Corporal Keeney, have devogted some of gtheir spare time to beautifying the premises near their tents. They laid out two flower beds with stones and put in plants which they say resemble pineapples. In one bed they spelled out Corporal Keeney's name with whitewashed stones and in the other the name of the squad.
From the 1920 Census
Name - Herman Nofs
Aged 25 Years
Birth Place - Illinois
Home in 1920 - Elign, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
From the Cook Co., Ill. Marriage Index
Name - Herman Nofs
Spouse - Louise Busch
Marriage Date - Feb. 27, 1922
Serial No. - 0937839
From the 1930 Census
Name - Herman W. Nofs
Aged - 35 Years
Race - White
Birth Place - Illinois
Homne in 1920 - Elgin, Kane., Ill.
Street - S. Commonwealth Ave.
Home owned or rented - Owned
Home Value - 8,000
Radio Set - Yes
Attended School - No
Able to Read & Write - Yes
Occupation - Police
Industry - State Highway
Veteran - Yes
War - Mex WW
Spouses Name - Louise A. Nofs
Spouses Age - 29 Years
From the 1940 Census
Name - Herman W. Nofs
Aged - 45 Years
Birth Place - Illinois
Home in 1940 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Occupation - Police
House owned or rented - Owned
Value of home - 10,000
Attended School - No
Highest Grade Completed - High School 2nd Year
Spouses Name - Louise Nofs
Spouses Age - 40 Years
From the WWII Draft Registration Records
Name - Herman William Nofs
Aged - 47 Years
Race - White
Birth Date - June 12, 1894
Birth Place - Elgin, Ill.
Resident Year - 1942
Resident Place - Elgin, Ill.
Address - 891 West Chicago street, Elgin, Ill.
Telephone No. - 3158
From the Social Security Death Index
Name Herman Nofs
Last Residence - Arizona
Born - June 12, 1894
Died - Aug. 1965
From the Find-A-Grave Index
Name - Herman William Nofs
Birth Date - 1894
Birth Place - Arizona
Death Date - Aug. 4, 1965
Death Place - Youngtown, Maricopg Co., Arizona
Cemetery - Unknown
Note;
The Birth Place listed here is incorrect. It should be Illinois.
From the U. S. Officer Down Memorial
Name - Marshal Herman William Nofs
Aged - 71 Years
Date of Incident - Aug. 4, 1965
Death Location - Arizona
Deparment - Youngtown Police Deparment
Tour of Duty - 35 Years
Cause of Death - Gunfire
Wepon - Officers Handgun
Suspects - Sentenced to life
Notes - Marshal Nofs was killed by two burgalar suspects. Marshal Herman Nofs was responding to a burglary at a gas station. He was approcing the two suspects ages seventeen and nineteen, with his wepon drawn when the nineteen-year old slugged him and one of the suspects shot him with his own gun. Both were charged with murder. Both suspects were convicted of First Degree Murder and sentenced to life, on Feb. 9, 1966. The Arizona Supreme Court overturned the 17 year-old suspects conviction and ordered a new trial. On July 29, 1968, He was convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter and sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison. Marshal Nofs was a 31 year veteran of the Illinois State Police and was Youngtowns first Marshal. Marshal Nofs was survived by his wife, Louise.
Cause of Death - Gunfire
Wepon - Officers Handgun
Suspects - Sentenced to life
Notes - Marshal Nofs was killed by two burgalar suspects. Marshal Herman Nofs was responding to a burglary at a gas station. He was approcing the two suspects ages seventeen and nineteen, with his wepon drawn when the nineteen-year old slugged him and one of the suspects shot him with his own gun. Both were charged with murder. Both suspects were convicted of First Degree Murder and sentenced to life, on Feb. 9, 1966. The Arizona Supreme Court overturned the 17 year-old suspects conviction and ordered a new trial. On July 29, 1968, He was convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter and sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison. Marshal Nofs was a 31 year veteran of the Illinois State Police and was Youngtowns first Marshal. Marshal Nofs was survived by his wife, Louise.
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