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Honor Roll of Buena Vista County
 

Returning Veterans

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DAGGER, KENNETH CHARLES

Alta

 

Born June 5, 1900.  Enl. October 10, 1918.  Pvt. Q. M. C., S. A. T. C. Co. H.  Trained at Iowa City, Iowa.  Mustered out December 19, 1918.

 

 

 


DAGGER, RALPH J.

Alta

 

Born July 25, 1894.  Enl. December 4, 1917.  Sgt. Mobile Hosp. No. 3.  Trained at Fort Logan, Fort Riley, Camp Merritt.  Sailed from Hoboken June 1, 1918; landed Liverpool June 25.  To Cherbourg June 28.  To Blois; to Paris; to Toul; to Alencon.  Sailed from St. Nazaire June 9, 1919; landed Newport News, June 20.  To Camp Dodge.  Mustered out June 30, 1919.

 

 

 


DAGGER, WILBUR EARL

Alta

 

Born April 18, 1896.  Enl. December 14, 1917.  Pvt. 1st-cl. Med. Dept.  Trained:  Fort Riley, 6 months; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed from New York June 12, 191.S, on boat Massonabie; landed Liverpool June 25.  To Southampton; to Cherbourg.  To Blois; to Paris, stationed there two months waiting for equipment for base hosp. while on detached service on Chateau-Thierry front; to Paris again; joined outfit; to Toul sector; to Meuse-Argonne; to Nancy two months after armistice:  to Alencon; to Le Mans; to Camp Hosp. three months; to St. Nazaire.  Sailed on South Bend, July 5; arrived New York July 15.  To Camp Merritt; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out July 26, 1919.

 

 

 

DAHL, NED E.

Alta

 

Born June 24, 1884.  Enl. October 11, 1918.  Acting Top Sgt. S. A. T. C.  Trained at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa. Mustered out December 13, 1918.  (no photo)

 

 

 


DAKE, LE ROY A.

Brooke Township

 

Born April 28, 1897. Enl.  September 5, 1918.  Pvt. Co. 58, 15th Bn. 163d D. B.  Trained at Camp Dodge in Co. 58, 15th Bn. 163d D. B.; trans, to 105th Base Hosp.  Sailed for France November, 1918.  Was barracks orderly and room orderly in hospital.

 

 

 


DARR, HAROLD S.

Storm Lake

 

Born October 26, 1893.  Enl. July 17, 1917.  2d Lieut. Aviation Branch of Service.  Trained at Austin, Texas; at Kelly Field; also trained in Aerial Gunnery and Pursuit School at Arcadia, Florida.  Mustered out December 29, 1918.

 

 

 


DARR, JAMES W.

Lee Township

 

Born September 19, 1892.  Enl. May 25, 1918.  Pvt. Co. C, 351st Inf. 88th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge.  Left U. S. August 13, 1918; landed Liverpool, August 27. Landed in France September 10.  Trained at Hindenburg and Grandecourt; in reserve trenches November 11.  Still in service, April 18, 1919.

 

 

 


DAVIDSON, SYVESTER S.

Storm Lake

 

Born April 5, 1891.  Enl. May 26, 1918.  Pvt. Co. C, 352d Inf. 88th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge 3 months; Camp Mills.  Sailed from Hoboken on August 14, on S. S. Ascanias; landed Liverpool August 28.  To Southampton; to Le Havre; to Leslammes; to Havricourt; to Belfort; to trenches in Haute-Alsace sector five days; to Toul two weeks; to Ribeaucourt five months; to St. Nazaire. Sailed from St. Nazaire on Canonicus May 21, 1919; landed at Newport News, June 3.  To Camp Dodge.  Mustered out June 13, 1919.

 

 

 

DAVIDSON, ROY

Storm Lake

 

Born February 13, 1894.  Enl. November 6, 1917.  Carpenter's Mate 1st-cl., Co. 29.  Trained at G. L. N. T. S.  Mustered out January 6, 1919.  (no photo)

 

 

 


DAVIS, ARTHUR L.

Linn Grove

 

Born March 12, 1898.  Enl. March 28, 1917.  Pvt. 5th Mach. Gun Bn. 18th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge, Co. F, 19th Inf. 88th Div.; Fort Logan; Camp Travis, in Mach.  Gun School; at San Antonio attached to 5th M. G. Bn. 18th Div.  Mustered out February 15, 1919.

 

 

 


DAVIS, EARL V.

Washington Township

 

Born March 2, 1891.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. A, 348th M. G. Bn.  Trained at Camp Gordon, Co. C, Replm. Co.; Camp Merritt.  Left U. S. September 14, 1918.  Battle skirmishes--expeditions--Ypres.  Lys-Mons offensive, October 31 to November 11.  Returned to the U. S. with 91st Div. on April 2, 1919.  Mustered out April 22, 1919.

 

 

 


DAVIS, FLOYD

Storm Lake

 

Born April 19, 1892,  Enl. May 7, 1917.  Bugler, 113th Amb. Co. 104th Sanitary  Train. 29th Div. Trained: Iowa Field Hosp. No. 2; at Sioux City. Iowa; to Camp Cody 11 months; to Camp Dix.  Sailed from New York on Baltic October 13, 1918; landed Liverpool October 23.  To Romsey; to Southampton; to Le Havre, October 27.  To Le Mans; to St. Aignan; to Thesse; to Bourbonne; to Melay for six months; to Beaumont; to St. Nazaire.  Sailed on Manchuria for U. S. May 11, 1919; landed New York May 21.  To Camp Merritt; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out June 4, 1919.

 

 

 


DAVIS, GILGER E.

Marathon

 

Enl. May, 1918.  Corp. Bat. F, 339th F. A., 88th Div.  Trained:  Camp Dodge; August 13 to Camp Mills.  Sailed on British ship Empress, August 23, from Hoboken; landed Liverpool with convoy of 13 ships, September 5.  Paraded through city, marched five miles to rest camp for a few days; to Southampton: crossed the Channel on U. S. S. Harvard; landed Le Havre September 14.  To rest camp three days; September 20, passed through Paris to camp; moved to another camp for range-firing practice, here when armistice was signed; to Bordeaux, December 1; guard duty until January 18.  Sailed for U. S. on La Lorraine, January 19; landed New York, January 28.  To Camp Dodge.  Mustered out February 8, 1919.

 

 

 

DAVIS, LESLIE L.

Linn Grove

 

Born July 31, 1898.  Enl. October 3, 1918.  Pvt. S. A. T. C, Buena Vista College.  Trained at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa.  Mustered out November 25, 1918.  (no photo)

 

 

 


DAVIS, ROLLO G.

Poland Township

 

Born July 29, 1888.  Enl. May 26, 1918.  Pvt. Co. E, 352d Inf. 88th Div.  Trained:  Camp Dodge until August 9.  Sailed from Hoboken on English ship August 16; landed Liverpool August 28.  To Southampton; to Le Havre August 30; to Les Loums; to Bermarit for three weeks: to Chevermont: to Rougemont; to Hagenbeck, September 18; to Lorraine front September 24 to November 4; to Peruse when armistice was signed; trans, to Toul sector until November 28; to Riveaucourt until April 12, 1919; to St. Aignan in 3972 Casual Co.  Sailed from Marseilles April 26 on Patria; landed Hoboken May 10, 1919.  Mustered out at Mitchell Field, May 15, 1919.

 

 

 

DEALY, DENNIS M.

Albert City

 

Born November 13, 1890.  Enl. July 29, 1918.  Pvt. 8th Co. R. P. D. Troop, Engineers.  Trained at Camp Forrest.  (no photo)

 

 

 


DEGNER, EDWARD A.

Coon Township

 

Born January 24, 1895.  Enl. July 29, 1918.  Pvt. Co. B, 210th Eng.  Trained:  Camp Forrest until September 30; to Camp Funston until October 30; to Camp Mills to December 31; Camp Hampshire to February 28, 1919.  Mustered out at Camp Dodge, March 31, 1919.

 

 

1Eilers, Tom D.  Buena Vista's Part in the World War.  Storm Lake, 1920, pp. 75-78.

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