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Honor Roll of Buena Vista County
 

Returning Veterans

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TOOHEY, TOM
Storm Lake

Born December 1, 1898.  Enl May 25, 1918.  Div. Commissary, 78th Div. Pvt. 1st-cl. in Hdq. Co. with 303d Supply Train, later made Div. Commissary, 78th Div.  Trained at Ft. Logan; at Camp Johnston; to Camp Hill.  Sailed from Newport News August 5 on Madawaska; landed Brest August 18.  To Camp Williams two weeks; 78th Div. followed 42d to St. Mihiel front September 12 to October 1; to Argonne until armistice; to St. Menehould; to Semur for six months; on leave and visited Nice, Monte Carlo, Paris, Marseilles, and other interesting cities of France.  Sailed from Bordeaux May 27 on S. S. General Goethals; landed Newport News June 7.  To Camp Lee; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out June 18, 1919.

 

 

TOOHEY, WILLIAM M.
Providence Township

Born February 21, 1897.  Enl. July 15, 1918.  Seaman 2d-cl. in Navy Relief Society.  Trained at G. L. N. T. S.; toured Missouri and all of Michigan with Navy Entertainment Troupe.  Mustered out February 20, 1919.  (no photo)

 

 

 

TORKELSON, EILET M.
Sioux Rapids

Born January 8, 1895.  Enl. May 17, 1917.  2d Lieut. Co. C, 108th Field Sig. Bn. 33d Div.  Trained at Camp Grant; Ft Logan; Ellington Field, in 190th Aero Squadron; at S. M. A., Austin; to Camp Dick; to Ft. Monroe Coast Artillery School.  Mustered out January 18, 1919.

 

 

TORKELSON, HOWARD T.
Sioux Rapids

Born June 27, 1897.  Enl. October 1, 1918.  Pvt. in Tank Corps.  Trained three weeks at Camp Colt; entered Officers' Training Camp at Camp Colt October 15, in school until November 31; candidate for commission.  Mustered out December 15, 1918.

 

 

TOWNSEND, DEWEY
Sioux Rapids

Born August 20, 1898.  Enl. July 3, 1917.  Pvt. 1st-cl. 349th Inf. Med. Dept. 88th Div.  Trained at Ft. Riley; at Camp Dodge; to Camp Upton. Sailed August 7; landed Southampton.  To Le Havre; to Semur; to Les Lownes; to Belfort; to Phaffans; to Don Joutlan; at Don Joutain had first aid raid by Germans; to Toul; at Metz; at L'Emitage Woods waiting for orders to go into battle when armistice was signed; to Trevary.  Sailed from St. Nazaire May 18, 1919, on U. S. S. Mallory; landed Brooklyn May 28, 1919.  Mustered out June 13, 1919.

 

 

TREMAN, PERRY E.
Poland Township

Born February 21, 1897.  Enl. September 25, 1918.  Pvt. S. A. T. C.  Trained at Iowa State College.  Mustered out November 30, 1918

 

 

TROEGER, CECIL P.
Storm Lake

Born December 27, 1894.  Enl. June 17, 1917.  2d Lieut. Batt. Adjt. 138th Regt. Artillery, 35th Div.  Trained at Des Moines in 109th Engrs. four months assisting in construction of Camp Dodge; to Camp Cody January 9; O. T. S. at San Antonio.  Commissioned 2d Lieut May 18, 1918.  At Camp Cody was assigned to 135th Inf.; to Camp Dix.  Sailed from New York September 12 on Balmore Castle; landed Glasgow September 26.  To Southampton; to Le Havre September 29.  To Inf. Weapon School at Clemecy; to Commercy, assigned to 13 8th Inf.; to Larouville; to Le Mans March 8; to Tuffe; to A. E. C. Hdqrs. transferred to 77th Div. for return to U. S.  Sailed from Brest April 26 on U. S. S. President Grant; landed Hoboken May 4.  To Camp Mills; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out May 25, 1919.

 

 

TROEGER, EDWARD IRVING
Storm Lake

Born July 14 1896.  Enl. February 25, 1918.  Seaman 1st-cl. Trained at G. L. N. T. S.; to receiving ship Philadelphia; sailed on U. S. S. Corala, to Brest; transferred to U. S. S. Tantintin for tug service in the harbor of Brest; returned to U. S. October 16, 1919; landed Norfolk November 10, 1919.  Mustered out November 22, 1919.

 

 

TROEGER, PHILIP THEODORE
Storm Lake

Born October 19, 1889.  Enl. April 5, 1918.  Chief Carpenter's Mate. 12th Regt. Div. Contract-Public Works.  Trained at U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes.  Mustered out April 3, 1919.

 

 

TRUKKEN, EVALD R.
Newell

Born February 4, 1893.  Enl. May 4, 1918.  Seaman. Trained at G. L. N. T. S.; to Newport. R. I., ten weeks: to Hampton Roads; to U. S. S. Cincinnati April 22; to receiving ship New Orleans; to U. S. tug Barnett.  Mustered out September 3, 1919.

 

 

TRUKKEN, OTTO K.
Newell

Born June 20. 1891.  Enl. September 20, 1917.  Pvt. Inf. to Aviation 54th Balloon Co.  Trained at Camp Lewis; at Kelly Field; Ft. Sam Houston; Base Hosp. Corpus Christi; to Convalescent Hosp.; to Kelly Field; to Camp John Wise; to Camp Morrison; to Lee Hall; to Camp Morrison.  Mustered out December 17, 1917.

 

 

 

TRUSTY, WARD V.
Sioux Rapids

Born August 12, 1894.  Enl. May 29, 1917.  Called into service July 9, 1917.  Wagoner, Supply Co. 108th Regt. 42d Div.  Trained at Des Moines; at Camp Mills.  Sailed October 18 on President Grant; out 8 days and turned back on account of engine trouble; re-embarked November 14 on English ship Aurania; landed Liverpool December 1.  To Le Havre December 9.  To Rimacourt December 11; arrived trenches February 26; released from trenches June 17; to Champagne; to Chateau-Thierry front; to Toul front and Argonne; to Sedan; to Germany December 1, did guard duty until April 7.  Sailed from Brest April 17 on U. S. S. Leviathan; landed U. S. April 26.

 

 

 

TURNER, ROY E.
Storm Lake

Born March 22, 1899.  Enl. July 15, 1917.  Pvt. 1st-cl. Hdq. Co. 133d Inf. 34th Div.  Trained at Camp Cody.  Sailed for France October 12; landed England October 24.  To France.  On way to front when armistice was signed; sent to Coblenz, Germany, in December with Army of Occupation.  After serving nine months was detailed home and mustered out of service August 20, 1919.  Term of enlistment expired and re-enlisted for one year; assigned to S. O. S. and stationed at Tours, France.

 

 

 

TURPIN, MASON L.
Scott Township

Born June 22. 1894.  Enl. May 11, 1917.  Pvt. Troop D, 1st U. S. Cavalry.  Trained at Ft. Logan, attached service one week; to Arizona: to Ft. D. A. Russell for nine months; trans, to 83d F. A.; to Camp Fremont 4 months; to Ft. Sill, transferred to 9th F. A. Batt. B; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out March 27, 1919.

 

 

 

TURPIN, WILLIAM C.
Nokomis Township

Born February 5, 1892.  Enl. December 11, 1917.  Seaman 2d-cl. Trained at G. L. N. T. S. Was taken sick with pneumonia, had operation — one rib removed; sent home to recuperate and afterwards discharged.  Mustered out May 16, 1918.

 

 

 

TUTT, DAVID HENRY
Alta

Born February 12, 1890.  Enl. May 27, 1918.  Pvt. Co. 25, 166th D. B., later transferred to Co. A, 159th Regt. 40th Div.  Trained at Camp Kearny; sent to Base Hosp. for operation June 25; went home on furlough July 19 to August 8; transferred to Co. A, 32d Regt. 16th Div., remained with this organization until February 13; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out February 26, 1919.

 

 

 

TYPPER, CLAUDE HENRY
Sioux Rapids

Born November 30, 1892.  Enl. September 20, 1917.  Corp Co. B, 338th M. G. Bn. 88th Regt.  Trained at Camp Dodge; to Camp Gordon; by command to Camp Upton for operation for gastric ulcer, abdominal adhesions, and appendicitis on July 18, 1919.  Mustered out February 8, 1919.

 

 

TYSON, CHARLES W.
Storm Lake

Born June 23, 1894.  Enl. September 21, 1917.  Bugler Co. M, 320th M. Gunners, (Inf.) 80th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; at Camp Pike; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed overseas June 20, 1918.  (no photo)


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1Eilers, Tom D.  Buenas Vista's Part in the World War. Storm Lake, 1920, pp. 211-15.

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