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Allen C. White, of the firm
of Goddard-White & Company, wholesale
automobile accessory
dealers in Moberly, is a veteran of the World War,
having served as sergeant,
He is a son of Benjamin R. and Katie V.
(Corbett) White, a sketch
of whom appears in this volume, He was born
in Moberly, July 22, 1890
and was reared in Moberly. After receiving a
good preliminary
education he took a course in the Military Academy at
Columbia and later
attended the University of Missouri, at Columbia,
Mo. He then engaged in
the automobile business at Moberly, later at
Springfield, Ill. and was
thus occupied when the United States entered
the World War.
On May 23, 1917, Allen
C. White enlisted at Moberly in the 4th Regi-
ment, Missouri National
Guard and shortly afterwards was sent to
Nevada with his command
when the Missduri National Guard~ was
mobilized for service.
From Nevada he went to Fort Sill, Okla, with the
Missouri troops which
was organized into the 35th Division. After about
nine months training at Ft.
Sill, on May 10, 1918, Mr. White went with
the 110th Engineers
overseas. They first operated with the British Army
at Amiens and later with
the French Army and were with the Division
Engineers at the front. Mr.
White participated in the battles of St
Mihiel and the Argonne
Forest and saw some of the heaviest fighting of
the war. On Sept. 29th, in
the battle of the Meuse- Argonne Forest he
was wounded, having
been struck by a piece of an exploding shell.
Although wounded and
unable for service for ten days he remained with
his command. 'He served
as sergeant with his company and was mustered
out May 3, 1919, after
having served nearly two years, during which time
he saw a great deal of
severe fighting.
After his discharge from
the army, Mr. White returned to Moberly
and formed a partnership
with Mr, W. F. Goddard under the firm name of
Goddard-White &
Company. They deal in automobile supplies and ac-
cessories and carry a very
complete line and have built up an extensive
business. They are located
at 107 North Williams street and have a floor
space of 80x100 feet. Mr.
White spends most of his time on the road
in the interest of the
business and they employ three other salesmen.
Mr. White is a member of
the Masonic Lodge and a charter member
of Theodore Bazan Post
No. 6, American Legion. He is one of the
progressive young
business men of Moberly. |