Musician Frank Dunne
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 Adj't. Gen's. Report, Illinois
Rank - Bugler
Home of record - Elgin, Ill.
Enlsted - June 20, 1916
Mustered In - June 29, 1916
Remarks - Reported for duty June 20, 1916. Appointed Bugler from Pvt. by Order #2 July 1, 1916. A.W.O.L. Feb. 8, 1917, S. Court Feb. 11, 1917; sentence, Three days hard labor and forfit three days pay.
Mustered Out - Feb. 21, 1917
From the July 17, 1916 issue of 'The Elgin Daily Courier'
We have two new buglers now in camp and they blow all the time but not on the bugle. They are the honorable Messrs. Frank Dunn e and Walter Krueger. Putting all joking aside they have the stuff and we hope they will develop so that they can put the other boys in the shade.
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.
From the Adj't. Gen's. Report, Illinois
Third Inft.
Name - Frank E. DunneRank - Bugler
Home of record - Elgin, Ill.
Enlsted - June 20, 1916
Mustered In - June 29, 1916
Remarks - Reported for duty June 20, 1916. Appointed Bugler from Pvt. by Order #2 July 1, 1916. A.W.O.L. Feb. 8, 1917, S. Court Feb. 11, 1917; sentence, Three days hard labor and forfit three days pay.
Mustered Out - Feb. 21, 1917
From the July 17, 1916 issue of 'The Elgin Daily Courier'
We have two new buglers now in camp and they blow all the time but not on the bugle. They are the honorable Messrs. Frank Dunn e and Walter Krueger. Putting all joking aside they have the stuff and we hope they will develop so that they can put the other boys in the shade.
From the June 15, 1935 issue of 'The Elgin Courier-News'
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 1930 Census
Name - Frank Dunne
Aged - 32 Years
Race - White
Birth Place - Illinois
Home in 1930 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 312 Adams street
Homke owned or rented - Rented
Radio Set - Yes
Attended School - No
Read and Write - Yes
Occupation - Watch Worker
Industry - Watch factory
Veteran - Yes
War - WW
Spouses Name - Mary Dunne
Spouses Age - 31 Years
From the 1940 Census
Name - Frank Dunne
Aged - 42 Years
Race - White
Birth Place - Illinois
home in 1940 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 312 Adams street
Occupation - Auto Sawyer
House owned or rented - Owned
House Value - 4,000
Attended School - No
Highest Grade Completed - High School 2nd Year
Spouses Name - Mary Dunne
Spouses Age - 41 Years
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirth Index
Name - Frank E. Dunne
Birth Date - March 5, 1898
Birth Place - Chicago, Ill.
Death Date - April 19, 1945
Derath Place - Elgin, Kaane Co., Ill.
Cemetery - Mount Hope, Cemetery, Elgin, Ill.
Age at Death - 47 Years
Occupation - Supervisor, Elgin Watch
Race - White
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Spouses Name - Mary Dunne
Application for Military Headstone
name - Frank E. Dunne
Rank - Cpl.
Company - HQ
Unit -
129th Inft 33rd Div.
Enlistment Date - 6/30/1916
Discharge Date - 6/6/1919
Serial Number - 1380779
Date of Birth - 3/5/1898
Date of Death - 4/19/1945
Cemetery - Mount Hope, Elgin, Ill.
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