NESS, CARL

Brooke Township

Born March 16, 1895.  Enl. September 20, 1917.  Pvt. Co. H, 18th Regt. 1st Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; at Camp Pike; at Camp Merritt.  Sailed from New York June 18; landed Liverpool June 29.  To Winchester; to Le Havre.  To Soissons July 19; joined 1st Div. here until July 24; in action in Soissons sector; to Toul for five days; to Saizerais sector until August 24; to St. Mihiel September 12; in Meuse-Argonne offensive October 1 to 9; wounded in action October 9, wounded in shoulder and joint; to Base Hosp. No. 35 six weeks; to Convalescent Camp F80 January 15; to La Bagoge six weeks; to Brest.  Sailed April 1 on Rotterdam; landed New York April 10.  To Camp Mills; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out April 24, 1919.

NESS, HENRY M.

Brooke Township

Born August 14, 1892.  Enl. September 19, 1918.  Pvt. 26th Regt. Inf. 1st Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; to Camp Pike; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed from Camp Merritt June 19; landed Liverpool July 1.  To Le Havre July 4.  To Soissons, where he joined the 1st Div.; on July 19 was in the chief attack, here until July 23; to Ponta Mousson July 30 to August 20; to St. Mihiel September 6 to 18; to Verdun area September 21 to 30; September 30 to Argonne, in lines October 1, over the top October 4; wounded October 5, shrapnel in leg, bullet in hand; to Base Hosp. No. 36 Vetal; to Blois Base Hosp. 41-38; to Casual Camp; to Tours; guarded German prisoners; to Rochefort; to Bordeaux.  Sailed December 25 on King Der Netherland; landed Newport News January 8.  To Camp Lee; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out February 1, 1919.

NEWTON, BURT

Newell

Born December 25, 1895. Enl. November 1, 1917.  Pvt. University School Dentistry, at Iowa State University; Co. No. 1, Greenleaf.  Trained at Iowa State University and Camp Greenleaf; to Ft. Oglethorpe. Mustered out December 19, 1918.

NICHOLS, CLAUDE C.

Storm Lake

Born October 12, 1899.  Enl. April 7, 1917.  Pvt. Co. M, 2d Iowa Inf.  Discharged April 15, 1917; re-enlisted March 15, 1918; discharged March 23, 1918, by reason of minor physical defects.

NICHOLS, FRANK

Sioux Rapids

Born June 2, 1891.  Enl. June 19, 1917.  Sgt. 347th F. A. 91st Div.  Trained at Ft. Logan until July 12; to Ft. Riley until August 28; to Camp Lewis, at Camp Lewis served as drill-master and as sgt., having charge of the 347th F. A. Infirmary.  Sailed overseas.  (no photo)

NICHOLS, VEAR L.

Storm Lake

Born May 2, 1891.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. B, 316th Regt. 79th Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed from New York on U. S. S. Plattsburg August 29; landed Brest.  To St. George; to Argonne Forest, in action October 20; captured by Germans November 4; in German hosp. at Vertion, Belgium; November 18 to Base Hosp. No. 70 at Verdun; to St. Aignan until February 10; to Brest.  Sailed on U. S. S. Plattsburg; landed New York March 8, 1919.  To Camp Merritt; to Camp Dodge. Mustered out March 19, 1919.

NIELSEN, HANS C.

Storm Lake

Born January 20, 1889.  Enl. September 20, 1917.  Pvt. 1st-cl. Co. B, 164th Regt. 41st Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; to Camp Cody; to Camp Dix.  Sailed; landed England.  To Winchester; to Bordeaux.  To Coons; to Brest.  Sailed February 8, 1919. Mustered out March 10, 1919.  (no photo)

NIELSEN, JENS H.

Washington Township

Born February 9, 1894.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. D, 4th Replm. Regt.  Trained at Camp Gordon; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out January 9, 1919.  (no photo)

NIELSEN, LOUIS FREDERICK

Sioux Rapids

Born August 8, 1899.  Enl. April 20, 1917.  Seaman.  Trained at G. L. N. T. S.; to Portsmouth, N. H.; to Philadelphia. Promoted from app. seaman to seaman.  Sailed from New York November 10, on U. S. S. Chicago; landed Bordeaux November 21.  To Moutch; to Pinbouef; to Guipavas; to Trigenier; to Paris; to Brest.  During stay in France was engaged in construction work.  Landed New York November 23, 1918.  Mustered out January 14, 1919.

NIELSEN, MIKKEL CHRIS

Newell Township

Born May 26, 1894.  Enl. August 23, 1918.  Pvt. Co. H, 43d Inf.  Trained at Jefferson Barracks; at Camp Arthur; to Camp Merritt. Sailed on Adriatic November 11; boat ordered back to port on November 12.  To Camp Merritt; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out December 19, 1918.  (no photo)

NIELSEN, NELS

Storm Lake

Born October 10, 1891.  Enl. September 5, 1917.  Sgt. Co. A 350th Regt. 88th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; to Camp Upton. Sailed from New York on Delta August 11; landed London August 22.  To Southampton; to Cherbourg.  To Semur; to Lorraine front September 22; to Argonne front October 10; to La-Valle-Bonne; to Le Mans December 20; to Brest February 2.  Sailed on U. S. S. Peuple; landed New York February 22.  To Camp Merritt; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out March 5, 1919.

NIELSEN, NIELS

Newell

No service record included.

NIELSEN, NIELS K.

Elk Township

Born May 31, 1889.  Enl. August 19, 1917.  Mechanic, M. G. Co. 6th Regt. 5th Div.  Trained at Ft. Logan one week; to Chichamauga Park eight months.  Sailed from New York April 9 on U. S. S. Covington; landed Brest April 22.  Stationed at Nully two weeks; joined the 6th Inf.  August 1 at Bois d' Armont trenches; at St. Mihiel; to Donevre; to Reginey; at St. Martin; in Verdun sector October 4; to Montfaucon; crossed Meuse November 5; in Army of Occupation at Trier, Germany; to Brest.  Sailed on U. S. S. America July 13; landed Hoboken.  To Camp Mills; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out July 29, 1919.

NIELSEN, THEODORE

Elk Township

Born May 15, 1892.  Enl. January 18, 1918.  Sgt. Co. F, 27th Inf. 28th Div. — organization later changed.  Trained at Ft. McDowell; to Philippine Islands February 5; sailed Manila on U. S. Army Transport Logan; to Honolulu February 13; to Guam March 1; to Manilla; landed March 8.  Sailed for Siberia August 7 on Transport Warren; landed Vladivostok August 15.  Took trans-Siberian railway trip to Ragedonia to do railway duty guarding until August 22; to Svaggano by railway; hiked to Suuurai through swamp-land; to Spasskoe two weeks; took Bolshevik hdqrs. at Uspanko June 9, 1919; into town June 12; hiked to Krieske for railroad duty, there three months; left Vladivostok October 7; landed Hongkong October 11; October 12 sailed for Manilla; arrived October 14; to Honolulu October 16; arrived October 26.  To San Francisco November 1.  Mustered out November 3, 1919.

NILSEN, MARTIN

Newell

Born May 1, 1894.  Enl. September 19, 1917.  Cook Co. A 350th Inf. 88th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; to Camp Tipton.  Sailed R. M. S. Delta August 11; landed Southampton August 25.  To Cherbourg August 28; landed Cherbourg August 29.  To rest camp; September 2 to Semur for inf. drill maneuvers; September 23 to Haricourt for maneuvers; to Sainte-Alsace front October 1; to Toul sector November 5, entered, sector November 8; to Gondrecourt December 18 to May 7, 1919; to St. Nazaire.  Sailed on Aeolus May 19; landed New York May 30.  Mustered out June 5, 1919.

NORRIS, JEAN AUGUSTUS

Sioux Rapids

Born June 16, 1889.  Enl. July 22, 1918.  Corp. in F. A.  Trained at Camp Dodge and Camp Taylor.  Mustered out November 18, 1918.  (no photo)

NORTHEY, ERWIN FRANK

Sioux Rapids

Enl. December 12, 1917.  Mech. 1st-cl. Naval Aviation.  Trained at Dunwoody Institute.  Saw chief service at Montauk, L. I.; was at Montauk for duration of naval activities.  (no photo)

NORTHEY, ERWIN FRANK

Sioux Rapids

Enl. December 12, 1917.  Mech. 1st-cl. Naval Aviation.  Trained at Dunwoody Institute.  Saw chief service at Montauk, L. I.; was at Montauk for duration of naval activities.  (no photo)

¹Eilers, Tom D.  Buena Vista's Part in the World War.  Storm Lake, 1920, pp. 166-67.