Horace Greely Bliss was born in Smithville, Millard County, Utah, on the 28th of November 1895. A farmer by occupation, he made his home in Baker, White Pine County, Nevada, until he was called to serve his Country. On January 27th, 1918, he was married to Miss Charlotte Smith of that place. His call came to entrain for Camp Lewis,
Washington, on the 25th of June 1918, and he left Ely that day with other White Pine lads. Upon arriving at the camp, he was assigned to the 12th Company, 3d Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, with which he served until July 15th; he was then transferred to Company A, 1 60th Infantry, of the 40th Division.

Private Bliss was one of those who had but a few weeks of training before finding themselves in the battle line. Within a month after entering the service he had gone from Camp Lewis to Camp Kearny, California, and from there to the eastern seaboard. On August 20th, he landed in France, in September was transferred to a combat division, and
on the 26th of the same month went into the Meuse-Argonne Battle with the Machine-Gun Company of the 308th Infantry, 77th Division.

The 77th was the last division on the left wing of the American Army and had for its battle ground the almost impassable Argonne Forest. For nearly three weeks they fought their way northward through a jungle defended by machine-guns, and on October 15th reached Grand Pre, a town about sixteen kilometers north of their jump-off. The
next day the 78th Division took up their work between Juvin and Grand Pre in order to give the worn 77th a rest from the fighting. That day (October 16th, 1918) Private Bliss was shot and killed by a sniper. Those who knew the young soldier speak unanimously of his clean character and noble principles. He left a host of friends in White Pine County who were stunned at the news of his death, received long after the Armistice had been signed. In the short
time that he was in the army, less than four months, he proved himself to be all that Nevada could wish for in one of her chosen sons.

He left his widow, Mrs. Charlotte Bliss, of 92 East Fourth South Street, Provo, Utah; his parents, Chauncey and Hattie Bliss, of McGill, Nevada, and his brothers and sisters, Mrs. B. S. Barrett, McGill; Mrs. P. W. Baker, Baker; Mrs. G. H. Jones, 92E. 4th South, Provo, Utah, and the Misses Gertrude and Alice Bliss of McGill; Elmer
C. Bliss, of McGill; Edwin C. Bliss, of Las Vegas, and Gilbert and Archie Bliss of McGill, Nevada.