Page 53

”…Companies F, H, I and L were without captains—a whole battalion—and went in under the command of lieutenants. Few of the other companies were fully officered. Lt. Ware of B. company who had been absent sick, reported on the 29th. …”

Page 90

”…Captain D. H. Wilson of the 137th was in charge of the party taking back wounded from Chaudron Farm. Although the skirt of his raincoat was riddled by bullets, he was unharmed. Lt. Ralph Ware, who had been absent sick, and reported on the 29th, organized a detachment of men, largely from B company, and went to his assistance. He won a Captain’s commission. …”

Page 92

”…The officers showed the same American spirit. There was Lt. Stephens, a scholarly young officer, who won the admiration of his men, and Buell who was brave to recklessness, and Captain Ware who, fresh from the hospital, pushed up to the front on the 29th, and Captain Gaines, who insisted on being relieved from the ammunition train and sent into the front lines. And Lieutenant Spicer who was wounded in the arm and side on that fateful Saturday. …”

Page 120

”…On the night of November 5th, just before we left the Verdun trenches, the First Bn. Scout Platoon, under Capt. Ralph Ware and Lt. Jacob Grondyke, and with Major Ralph E. Truman, R. I. O., made a patrolling expedition into No Man’s Land and advanced almost to Etain, a distance of six or seven kilometers. They had several hairbreadth escapes, killed at least one of an enemy patrol, and brought back most valuable information. They passed through a series of interesting and dangerous adventures, and their work received the highest commendation. Upon their return, however, they simply reported that they had ‘established contact with the enemy.’ …”

Reference Data:

From Doniphan to Verdun: The Offical History of the 140th Infantry, by Evan Alexander Edwards, 1920