▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Prom inent ▁individuals ▁who ▁stayed ▁at ▁this ▁hotel ▁included ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman , ▁Al ben ▁W . ▁B ark ley , ▁and ▁Tom ▁P ender g ast . ▁ ▁World ▁Wars ▁era ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁an ▁inf antry ▁company ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁S ik eston ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁until ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Company ▁K ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 0 th ▁Infantry , ▁ 7 0 th ▁Brigade , ▁U . S . ▁ 3 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Me use - Arg onne ▁Off ensive . ▁It ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁occupation ▁force ▁of ▁Europe . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁American ▁Leg ion ▁Post ▁ 1 1 4 ▁was ▁char tered ▁for ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁S ik eston ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁Henry ▁M eld run , ▁a ▁S ik eston ▁native ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁Europe ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁Between ▁the ▁two ▁world ▁wars , ▁Company ▁K ▁was ▁re organ ized . ▁The ▁company ▁helped ▁secure ▁rail ▁cent ers ▁during ▁the ▁rail road ▁workers ' ▁strike ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁helped ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Pop lar ▁Bl uff ▁torn ado ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁le ve es ▁during ▁the ▁flo ods ▁of ▁ 1 9