Howard Lubben (1896-1918)

LUBBEN

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 2/4/2009 at 23:34:13

Jackson Sentinel, December 30, 1921.

BODY OF WORLD WAR HERO NOW RESTS IN HIS BELOVED HOMELAND

Howard Lubben was born at Baldwin, Iowa, March 30, 1896. He grew to manhood there among familiar scenes; he attended the Baldwin high school, and became one of its honored graduates. He was liked by all who knew him, winning and holding the respect of all by his manly qualities. A young man of exemplary habits and cheerful disposition, his loss is most keenly felt by all. Like a true patriot he was ready at his country’s call and with a contingent of soldiers left Maquoketa for Camp Dodge, September 21, 1917, joining Co. B of the 320th Machine Gun Battalion. This company of 320 men represented thirty-two states, from Maine to Oregon and from Minnesota to Florida. From Camp Dodge they were sent to Camp Gordon near Atlanta, Georgia, remaining here but a few days when they were ordered to Camp Upton, Long Island, New York, and on April 25th, 1918, sailed on H. M. S. Coronia, landing after a perilous voyage at Liverpool, England, on the 7th of May. The next day they arrived at Camp Romsey. From here on the 15th they left for Southampton from where they sailed for France. Landing at Harve the 16th. After passing through various camps and the different stages toward the front, on August 27, 1918, they took their position on the support lines, and on Sept. 4 they left support position and relieved Co. A on the front line. This brought them into some hard fighting on different sectors of the front, and on October 16th, at St. Juvin on the Toul sector, Howard was struck by a high explosive shell, and made the supreme sacrifice, and now after more than three years his remains are brought back across the sea, here to rest amid the cheerful and friendly scenes of his birth, and young manhood.

He leaves to mourn his loss, father, mother, four brothers, Harry, Clarence, Herman and Theodore; one sister, Alice, a host of other relatives and friends whose name is legion. The funeral was held in the Methodist church in Baldwin conducted by the pastor, Rev. E. R. Kildow, with the Lubben-Kegley Post of the American Legion in charge. Beautiful hyms were sung by the Ladies Quartette composed of Mrs. Lena Tabor, Miss Millicent Teeple, Miss Thema Hoover and Mrs. Bertha Bieber. Burial was in the family plot in the Pence Cemetery.