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Honor Roll of Buena Vista County
 

Returning Veterans

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HAVILAND, ARTHUR

Storm Lake

 

Born December 21, 1895.  Pvt. Co. 123, D. B. Inf.  Trained at Camp Dodge.  (no photo)

 

 

 

HAWK, JAMES G.

Marathon

 

Born December 16, 1896.  Enl. June 11, 1917.  Sergt. M. G. Co. 20th and 70th Inf. 10th Div.  Trained at Fort Douglas until June 30, 1918; Camp Funston until February 12, 1919.  Mustered out in August, 1919.  (no photo) 

 

 

 


HAYWOOD, JACOB J.

Storm Lake

 

Born November 29, 1895.  Enl. April 1917.  Pvt. Co. D, 103d Motor Supply Train.  Trained as pvt. Co. M, 168th Inf., 42d Div. at Cherokee, Iowa; to Camp Cody, trans. to Co. D, 103d Motor Supply Train, at Camp Cody five months; to Detroit and assigned to work in Co. D, 103d Motor Supply Train.  Sailed overseas.  Trans. to Motor Supply Train in 4th Div.; later stationed at Coblenz; drove truck among number sold by the U. S. Government to Poland; was volunteer in Polish Relief Expedition; was in England; shell-shocked.

 

 

 


HEARD, RAYMOND E.

Poland Township

 

Born April 5, 1900.  Enl. October 15, 1918.  Pvt. S. A. T. C.  Trained at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa. Mustered out December 13, 1918.

 

 

 


HEDIN, ENGLEBRECHT CONSTANTINE

Sioux Rapids

 

Born February 17, 1892.  Enl. March 19, 1918.  Wagoner, Co. 43 Evacuation Ambulance.  Trained at Fort Riley and Fort Snelling.  Mustered out July 23, 1919.

 

 

 


HELBERG, LESLIE

Storm Lake

 

Born March 4, 1897.  Enl. April 14, 1917.  Seaman 2d-cl.  Trained at G. L. N. T. S.  Mustered out at G. L. N. T. S. December 15, 1917.  Enl. in Army September 6, 1918.  Pvt. Co. 62, 163d D. B.; trans. to Development Bn. A.  Trained at Camp Dodge.  Mustered out November 30, 1918.

 

 

 


HEMMINGSEN, CHRIS F.

Newell

 

Born March 12. 1892.  Enl. February 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. E, 351st Inf. 88th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; Camp Logan; Ft. Bayard.  Mustered out April 21, 1919.

 

 

 


HENNINGSON, ELMER E.

Lincoln Township

 

Born February 24, 1890.  Enl. February 24,1918.  Pvt. Co. I, 130th Inf. 33d Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge February 24, to April 5; Camp Logan May 7; Camp Upton.  Sailed May 15; landed Brest May 26.  To Camp Duelandville June 2; to Embrivlee, June 15; July 1 to Bellencourt; July 17 at the Somme sector; in Somme sector July 17 to 25; to rest camp at Allonville Woods: August 1 sent to Australian Casual Clearing Station No. 8; trans. to No. 10 and No. 12; August 8 to Stationary Field Hosp. at Long Pre No. 6; August 11 sent to Rouen Base Hosp. No. 9; August 23 to Rest Camp No. 1 and assigned to 11th Casual Batt.; to Winchester.  Sailed for U. S. from Southampton December 28; landed January 7, 1919, Hoboken.  To Camp Mills, January 11; to Camp Dix, January 27; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out February 1, 1919.

 

 

 


HENRICKSEN, HANS C.

Newell

 

Born July 18, 1890.  Enl. December 13, 1917.  Pvt. 1st-cl. Hdq. Co. 54th Art. C. A. C.  Trained at Fort Logan with 11th Co. D. 52d Am. Tr., 31st Brig. C. A. C. and with Co. 11; C. A. C. from December 13 to 27, 1917; to Ft. Baker December 27 to May 9, 1918, with San Francisco June Replm. Draft; with Hdq. Co. 54th Art. C. A. C. from May 9 to July 18; with 52d Amm. Train from July 18 to July 29; with 4th Co. 164th D. B. at Camp Funston from July 29 to February 5, 1918; at Camp Dodge from February 5 to 13, 1918.  In Meuse-Argonne offensive September 26 to November 11, 1918.  With A. E. V. from June, 1918, to January 23, 1919.

 

 

 


HENSEL, WALTER R.

Barnes Township

 

Born March 1, 1895.  Enl. July 27, 1918.  Pvt. 61st A. B. N.  Trained at Camp Dodge.

 

 

 


HENSELING, HENRY W.

Maple Valley Township

 

Born February 7, 1892.  Enl, August 23, 1918.  Pvt. Co. D, 1st Bn. Replm. Co. T rained at Jefferson Barracks; trans. to Camp MacArthur.  Mustered out January 10, 1919.

 

 

 


HENSELING, JOHN W.

Maple Valley Township

 

Born September 29, 1890.  Enl. May 26, 1918.  Pvt. D. B.  Trained:  Camp Dodge six weeks; transferred to Fort Snelling five weeks; to Fort Brady 8 months; to Camp Grant for two weeks.  At Ft. Snelling acted in U. S. Guards. Mustered out January 22, 1919.

 

 

 

HERBERT, JOHN

Sioux Rapids

 

Born October 10, 1918.  Trained at Camp Scott as truck driver for the Auto Motive department of the Red Cross.  Mustered out November 5, 1918.  Received an honorable discharge because of inability to get passport on account of German parentage.  (no photo)

 

 

 


HESCHKE, WILLIAM R.

Scott Township

 

Born July 4, 1891.  Enl. July 23, 1918.  Horse Shoer, Hdq. Troop. 1st Army.  Trained:  Camp Gordon one month; Camp Merritt.  Sailed from Hoboken on August 16, on U. S. S. Plattsburg; landed Brest August 27.  Transferred to Horse Shoer School three months at St. John; to St. Mihiel; to Ligny; to Toul; to Trier, Germany; to Le Mans; to Brest. Sailed for U. S. on June 27 on Mohstien; landed New York July 10.  To Camp Dodge.  Mustered out July 16, 1919

 

 

 


HESLA, OTTO E.

Linn Grove

 

Born September 22, 1897.  Enl. October, 1918.  Pvt. S. A. T. C.  Trained at St. Olaf's College, Northfield, Minn. Mustered out December 11, 1918.

 

 

 


HICKMAN, FORREST W.

Rembrandt

 

Born May 22, 1894.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. C, 4th Replm. Regt.  Trained at Camp Gordon from July to November, 1918; to Camp Shelby from November to 1919.  Mustered out December 30, 1918.

 

 

 


HIGGINS, ALLEN

Grant Township

 

Born June 1, 1898.  Enl. October 11, 1918.  Pvt. S. A. T. C.  Trained at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa.  Mustered out December 13, 1918.

 

 

 


HIGHLEY, EARL L.

Storm Lake

 

Born July 28, 1897.  Enl. November 23, 1916.  Corp. Batt. B, 63d Artillery. C. A. C. Trained at Ft. Norden.  Sailed overseas.  Served a short time in England; seven months in France.  Active service in air raids.  At Ft. Tilden in Q. M. C. when this record was compiled for publication.

 

1Eilers, Tom D.  Buena Vista's Part in the World War.  Storm Lake, 1920, pp. 106-10.

Contributed Anonymously

 


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