Men from Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania, served in the American forces during the Great World War for liberty and humanity in 1917 and 1918. They included captains Dr. J. H. Hazlett and Otis W. Porter; lieutenants H.D. Shallenberger, Jr., and Melvin Fuller; sergeants J. W. Shallenberger, Harry Reed, Ed. Marotti, Tony Bonadio, J. W. Brown, and Jos. Kennick; corporals Emmit Addis, C. A. Danner, B. J. Newmeyer, Alex Zeka, and H. P. Douglass; mechanicians G. E. Reed and Geo. Maliskey; veterinary Feirer Lester Barricklow; and privates R. H. Addis, Harry Ambrose, Ray O. Arison, Dorsey Arnett, W. O. Bailey, D. W. Bailey, Harry Brown, Patsy Bonadio, Clyde Conner, A. H. Cramer, Mahlon Edwards, Ben Fox, Clyde Goe, Arthur Gordon, Bernard Gardener, Chester Johnson, Chas. Jones, Jr., John Kennick, Lewis Marotti, Bert. S. Means, Clarence Miller, Lawrence Maust, John May, Martin Madden, A. G. Mason, George Moore, Frank McCune, Walter McCune, Percy Overton, Mike Purdo, W. A. Reed, John Rizzo, T. E. Strickler, James Walters, John Wilson, Curtis White, and Jasper Washington. H.D. Shallenberger, Jr., Harry Ambrose, and John Rizzo were killed in action.