REFSLAND, JOHN C.

Sioux Rapids

Born November 18, 1888.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. H, 316th Regt. 79th Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon. Sailed from Hoboken August 30 on U. S. S. Plattsburg; landed Brest September 12.  To St. Georges two weeks; to a point near Verdun until October 20; into action in Argonne Forest October 22 to November 8; affected by mustard gas and sent to hosp. at Bordeaux November 11.  Sailed December 6 on Moui; landed New York December 17.  To Camp Merritt; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out January 21, 1919.

REHNSTROM, ARTHUR R.

Scott Township

Born May 12, 1896.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. 1st-cl. Co. L, 41st Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon one month with Co. D, 4th Replm Regt.; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed from Hoboken August 30 on U. S. S. Plattsburg; landed Brest September 12.  To St. Georges; trans, to Co. L, 41st Div.; trans, to Railway Transportation Corps at Miramas for four months; to Camp Marseilles.  Sailed June 16 on Italian steamer America; landed Hoboken July 2.  To Camp Mills; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out July 7, 1919.

REHNSTROM, REUBEN A.

Elk Township

Born February 26, 1897.  Enl. September 5, 1918.  Pvt. 1st-cl. Co. M, 87th Inf. 19th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; engaged in demobilization work at Camp Dodge.  Mustered out October 17, 1919.

REICHARDT, WILMER

Providence Township

Born March 23, 1900.  Enl. October 11, 1918.  Pvt. S. A. T. C.  Trained at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa.  Mustered out December 13, 1918.  (no photo)

REIS, ARTHUR F.

Providence Township

Born December 23, 1887.  Enl. July 18, 1918.  Pvt. Co. 78, 6th Regt. 2d Div. Marine Corps.  Trained at Paris Island.  Sailed overseas, October 23; landed Brest.  To Luxemburg in Army of Occupation.

REYNOLDS, JOHN FRANKLIN

Storm Lake

Born January 18, 1885.  Enl. May 14, 1917.  Captain Co. A, 504th Engrs.  Trained at Ft. Snelling in Officers' Training School; to Ft. Leavenworth; to Camp Devens; to Camp Merritt, where he helped to organize the 504th Engrs.  Commissioned a 1st Lieut. July 5, 1917; promoted to Captain May 12, 1919.  Sailed from Camp Merritt November 25 on U. S. S. transport Tenondores; landed St. Nazaire December 10.  To Is-sur-Tille December 21; to March 1; on leave to Ireland; to Is-sur-Tille for trip along line of battle from Toul to Verdun; through Argonne Forest; back through St. Mihiel; left Is-sur-Tille May 2; to Le Mans; to Brest.  Sailed May 28 on President Grant; landed Boston June 9.  To Camp Devens; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out July 17, 1919.

REYNOLDS, WINCHESTER ENGLEBERT

Storm Lake

Born May 3, 1887.  Enl. December 14, 1917.  1st Lieut. Co. B, 313th Engrs. 88th Div.  Trained at Ft. Snelling; to Camp Dodge; to Camp Lee.  Promoted from pvt. to master engineer, to 2d Lieut., to 1st Lieut. Time in service spent in training replacement troops and later regular troops; at port of embarkation when armistice was signed.  Mustered out January 28, 1919.

RICE, EVERETT E.

Hayes Township

Born December 29, 1895.  Enl. December 4, 1917.  Coxswain, U. S. Navy.  Trained at G. L. N. T. S. until March 1, 1918; sent to the U. S. S. Commodore at Chicago for patrol duty; to New York Navy Yard; trns. to the U. S. S. Mongolia, attached until September 2, 1919; one of hands was crushed and he was in hosp. until trans, from Brooklyn Hosp. to Greys Ferry Hosp.; trans, to Philadelphia for duty at Navy Yard; to G. L. N. T. S.  Mustered out October 10, 1919.  Made 13 round trips to France.

RICE, GEORGE BASIL

Storm Lake

Born February 23, 1896.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Sgt. Co. A, 383d Inf. 96th Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon; Camp Wadsworth.  Mustered out at Camp Dodge December 31, 1918.

RICE, NORMAN BERYL

Storm Lake

Born April 12, 1898.  Enl. October 7, 1918.  Cadet S. A. T. C.  Trained at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa.  Mustered out December 13, 1918.

RICHARDSON, HERBERT WESLEY

Storm Lake

Born October 29, 1895.  Enl. December 13, 1917.  Sgt. 67th F. A. Med. Corps.  Trained at Ft. Riley. Mustered out December 31, 1918.

RICHTER, CARLOS A.

Grant Township

Born May 10, 1890.  Enl. August 26, 1918.  Sergeant to Major, 6th Div.  Trained at Camp Grant at Hdqrs. suffered serious attack of influenza.  Mustered out September 28, 1919.

RIGDON, CLIFFORD

Alta

Born September 7, 1897.  Enl. June 7, 1918.  Seaman 2d-cl.  Trained at G. L. N. T. S.; on U. S. S. Haushon, S. P. 517.  Mustered out at New York April 18, 1919.  (no photo)

RIGDON, ROY

Alta

Born January 26, 1896.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. A, 312th Machine Gunners, 79th Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon with Co. C, 4th Replm. Regt.; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed from New York August 29; landed Brest September 12.  To St. Georges; to Verdun front; Genicourt; to Gignacourt; to Denands; to Rimacourt; to Georges; to St. Nazaire.  Sailed on U. S. S. Texan May 15; landed Philadelphia May 29.  To Camp Dix; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out June 11, 1919.

¹Eilers, Tom D.  Buena Vista's Part in the World War.  Storm Lake, 1920, pp. 186-90.