[49-907] JOHN HENRY GRESH, b Oct. 22, 1895; s Zacharias and Rebecca H. (Hartranft) Gresh [39-350]; m Jan. 8, 1919, MARTHA WILSON, b Feb. 17, 1896; dau George T. and Barbara Wilson. Clerk—student; res. 533 Franklin St., Reading, Pa. (1920.)
John H. Gresh was licensed to preach by the United Evangelical Church, Feb. 27, 1915. He was voluntarily inducted into the U.S. Army, June 14, 1918, and promoted to Sergeant, being a machine gun instructor, with the 41st Machine Gun Battalion, Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan. He was discharged Feb. 18, 1919.