, ▁California . ▁Upon ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁joined ▁a ▁trav elling ▁circ us . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Juan ▁registered ▁his ▁Select ive ▁Service ▁Card ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁draft ▁board ▁in ▁W ich ita ▁F alls , ▁Texas . ▁Six ▁months ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁draft ed . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Co . ▁ 1 st ▁Infantry ▁Training ▁Regiment ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁He ▁board ed ▁the ▁tro op ship ▁SS ▁T us can ia ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁bound ▁for ▁Le ▁Hav re , ▁France . ▁The ▁T us can ia ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁U - bo at ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Channel ▁( U . K .), ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁American ▁Tro ops ▁per ished ▁along ▁with ▁an ▁additional ▁ 6 5 ▁crew ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁T us can ia . ▁Juan ▁was ▁res cu ed ▁and ▁taken ▁to ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁eventually ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁his ▁regiment ' s ▁enc amp ment . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Juan ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Division , ▁ 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Brigade , ▁ 2 8 th ▁Infantry , ▁Company ▁K . ▁At ▁ 6 : 4 5   am ▁T ues day ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ,