WILCOX, FRANK J.
Grant Township

Born August 12, 1893.  Enl. February 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. L, 131st Regt. 33d Div.  (no photo)

WILLFONG, FRANK LINCOLN
Alta

Born June 15, 1890.  Enl. May 26, 1918.  Corp. Co. M, 352d Inf. 55th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; to Camp Mills.  Sailed from Philadelphia on City of Exeter August 16; landed Liverpool August 30.  To Southampton; to Le Havre September 1.  To Belfort Area; to Alsace sector; entered trenches October 24; in action 10 days; to Belfort; to Lucy; to Pondrecourt area until armistice was signed; to St. Nazaire.  Sailed on U. S. S. Pocahontas May 21; landed Newport News June 1, 1919.  To Camp Dodge.  Mustered out June 14, 1919.

WILLIAMS, HAROLD M.
Linn Grove

Born February 17, 1899.  Enl. October 1, 1918.  Pvt. S. A. T. C.  Studying chemistry for war work.  Mustered out December 21, 1918.

WILLIAMS, HERMAN
Rembrandt

Born April 4, 1897.  Enl. July 14, 1917.  Mech. Ambulance Co. 27, Hdq.  Train, Med. Dept. Trained at Ft. Clark, eight months doing border patrol duty.  Sailed from U. S. March 18, 1918; landed France.  Spent two months in training at Chateauvillain; first in action May 31; participated in battles at Chateau-Thierry Area; Aisne defensive; Champagne-Marne defensive, Alsne-Marne offensive, St. Mihiel offensive, and Argonne offensive; motor dispatch rider in and around Chateau-Thierry in June, July and August; in Army of Occupation from December 2 until August 10, 1919.  Sailed from Brest on U. S. S. Canandaigua August 15; landed Hoboken August 26.  To Camp Merritt; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out September 6, 1919.

WILLIAMSON, WILLIS C.
Providence Township

Born May 15, 1896.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. F, 77th Regt. 14th Div.  Trained at Camp Custer; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out January 28, 1919.  (no photo)

WITT, EMIL R.
Storm Lake

Born November 7, 1898.  Enl. April 11, 1917.  Pvt. Co. M, 2d Iowa National Guards, later to Co. B, 133d Inf.  Trained at Camp Hyatt one month; to Camp Cody ten months; transferred to 127th M. G. Co., to Co. H, 133d Inf., to Hdq. Co. 133d Inf., to Co. B, 133d Inf.; to Camp Merritt; to Boston.  Sailed on Runic May 28; journeyed by way of Halifax; landed Liverpool.  To Junell; to Southampton; to Le Havre.  To St. Aignan, transferred to 116th Motor Supply Train, transferred to Hdq. Detachment; to Nancy; to Coblenz; to Riviera Leave Area December 17, visited Nice.  Sailed from Marseilles June 16 in Casual Co. 999; stopped at Gibraltar 3 days, also at a port in Africa; landed New York July 2. To Camp Merritt; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out July 16, 1919.  (no photo)

WITTHAUER, ROY E.
Storm Lake

Born March 24, 1898.  Enl. October 7, 1918.  Pvt. S. A. T. C.  Trained at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa.  Mustered out December 20, 1918.  (no photo)

WITZKE, WILLIAM
Newell

Born December 3, 1899.  Enl. May 26, 1918.  Pvt. Co. D, 352d Inf. 88th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge.  Sailed from New York August 18; landed Liverpool August 28.  To Southampton; to Cherbourg September 1.  To St. Georges; to Alsace-Lorraine front about four weeks; retired near Metz front until armistice; to Leffol-le-Grande; to Army of Occupation near Coblenz; to St. Nazaire.  Sailed May 21 on S. S. Canavius; landed Newport News June 3, 1919.  Mustered out June 13, 1919.

WOEHLER, OTTO HENRY
Grant Township

Enl. July 30, 1918.  Pvt. Medical Replm. Unit No. 37.  Trined at Camp Grant.  (no photo)

WOLCOTT, JOHN DRAKE
Poland Township

Born November 12, 1879.  Enl. November 6, 1918.  Religious Work Director.  Trained at Camp Dodge at the Y. M. C. A. College, Chicago. Service in Camp Dodge with Y. M. C. A. men in general camp service - most of the time at Y No. 91.  Promoted to Hut Secretary.  Mustered out May 20, 1919.

WOLFE, ALBERT T.
Truesdale

Born May 5, 1894.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. E, Art. B. A. Inf. 308th Art. 77th Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed from Hoboken August 28 on U. S. S. Plattsburg; landed France.  Went to headquarters of 77th Div., 308th Inf., in the first part of October; in Argonne until armistice.  Landed in U. S. April 29, 1919, with the 304th F. A.  Mustered out May 18, 1919.

WRIGHT, BERNARD
Providence Township

Born June 8, 1897.  Enl. July 15, 1918.  Seaman 2d-cl. Guard Co. Navy.  Trained at G. L. N. T. S.; to Camp Farragut; to Camp Boone two months; in hospital with influenza two and a half months; to Camp Decatur; to Camp Dewey.  Mustered out January 21, 1919.

WRIGHT, MART E.
Providence Township

Born December 7, 1890.  Enl. February 23, 1918.  Pvt. 1st cl. Base Hosp. No. 114, Med. Corps.  Trained at Ft. Riley until April 1; to Camp Crane; to Hoboken.  Sailed from Hoboken June 5; landed St. Nazaire June 18.  To Camp Beau Desert; part of time in detached service with 28th Engrs. Truck and Motorcycle; September 5 with Surgical Team to Souilly; October 20 rejoined outfit; at Bordeaux for operation.  Sailed November 28 on U. S. S. Sierra; landed Hoboken December 9.  To Camp Merritt; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out January 21, 1919.

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¹Eilers, Tom D.  Buenas Vista's Part in the World War. Storm Lake, 1920, p. 220-22.