Adolph Vollmar was born May 18th, 1896, in Silver Peaks, Esmeralda County, Nevada. When he left Goldfield on June 26th, 1918, for an army camp, he was the second son of the Vollmar family to enter the service of the Nation. Harry, his older brother, went into the army in May; in June Adolph joined; in July Harry passed away in an army hospital, and the same month Adolph went east to Camp Mills, New York, on his way to France.

While in the States, Adolph had served first at Camp Lewis, Washington, then at Camp Kearny, California, and finally, before sailing, at Camp Mills. He went overseas with Company A, 144th Machine-Gun Battalion, 40th Division.

In the last letter received from him by his parents, dated October 13th, 1918, he stated that he was in active service and was enjoying splendid health. Nothing more was heard from him until November 20th, after the Armistice had been signed, when word arrived from the War Department that Adolph had died of influenza on the 24th of October. It was a terrible blow to his parents who had already given one son in their Country’s cause, especially since the Armistice had been signed and they were expecting his early return home. Their share of sacrifices for the victory that was ours marks their family name in letters of gold in the history of the State and of the Nation.

Particulars of Adolph’s death are still lacking. Inquiry of the Captain commanding his Company brought a response that Adolph had been transferred early in October to some unit which had been in action, but no note appears in the soldier’s service record of the transfer. It is therefore not known to what company or regiment he was untimely assigned. His parents are F. A. and Molly Vollmar, of Silver Peak, Nevada.