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SPECIMEN LISTS OF IOWA MEN AND WOMEN LOST IN THE WORLD WAR
by Edgar R. HarlanOur institution set out to list and thus commemorate all Iowa men and women who died in uniform under the Stars and Stripes and its associated emblems in the World War. Miss Martha A. Watson has been in charge of our World War division and has devoted her whole time and energy to the task. Names of those who survived and returned to civil life will of course occur in the formal rosters of the state and in other publications of public and private character.
The names of the Gold Star men of the World War which appear in this issue are from twenty counties in northwestern Iowa.
While much careful study and effort has been given to compiling the names and data for this Honor Roll for all the counties in Iowa, we can not assert that they are in any county absolutely correct. We have asked persons and organizations in all counties to assist us in this work. Some have given effective cooperation while others have been slow to respond. The Honor Roll is composed of the names of the Iowa men and women who died while actually in the service. Many died from a direct cause of the war soon after they were discharged. It may seem that they should be named in the list. If so, those too who died still later should be included. Therefore we have made our lists to include only those who died before they were discharged.
In arranging the names in counties, as we have done, we can not always be sure they are accurate, for many of them gave rural free delivery addresses that may take them into adjacent counties.
Many Iowa men entered the United States service in other states or enlisted in the Canadian Army. These may have no Iowa record except as they are reported to us by their families or friends. We have included all these of whom we have learned in the Honor Roll.
Source of article (verbatim transcription): This article on page 358 within Specimen Lists of Iowa Men and Women Lost in the World War, in “Annals of Iowa”, 3rd series, volume XVI, issue 5, July, 1926, pages 358 - 376 (list of WWI deaths in twenty counties of northwest Iowa)
CLAY COUNTY
ALLISON, Lester James, 1st lieut., Dental R. C., died at Iowa City, IowaANDERSON, Louis W., private, died of disease in France
BALDY, George Henry, chief boatswain's mate, died in camp in U. S.
CARPENTER, Archie B., private, died at Camp Dodge, Iowa
CULVER, Ellsworth Clark, private, died in hospital in Brooklyn, New York
DAMEROW, Arthur E., private, died of disease in France
DEAN, Robert Emerson, fireman, died on hospital ship Mercy
DYHRKOPP, Einar L., private (S. A. T. C.), died at Iowa City, Iowa
ELLIS, Thomas, private (S. A. T. C.), died at Ames, Iowa
GLYNN, Edward George, private, died at sea
GORDON, Harry Donald, 1st lieut., died at Camp Humphreys, Virginia
HARGRAVE, Fred William, private, died at Camp Dodge, Iowa
HARVEY, Nathan C., mechanic, killed in action in France
JACKSON, Howard V., private, died at St. Paul, Minnesota
McLEOD, Norman, private, died of disease in France
MEAD, Clair E., private, died of disease in France
METT, William Carl, private, died at Camp Dodge, Iowa
ODLE, Robert G., corporal, died at Camp Dodge, Iowa
PARSONS, Joel A., private, died of disease in France
PEABODY, Alexander, private, died at Camp Dodge, Iowa
PEDERSEN, Glen E., private, killed in action in France
PETERSON, Holgar, corporal, killed in action in France
RAUSCH, Spencer Robert, private, killed in action in France
REED, Donald M., private, died at Camp Devens, Massachusetts
ROBERTS, Donald L., private, killed in action in France
ROSSITER, William A., 1st class fireman, died in camp in United States
SCHONING, Frank M., private, died at Camp Merritt, New Jersey
SIMONSON, Thorolph, private, killed in action in France
SONIUS, Henrich H., private, killed in action in France
THOMAS, Roy Leonard, private, killed in action in France
UNDERWOOD, Milo E., wagoner, died of disease in France
VANDERMARK, Ernest S., private, killed in action in France
WALSH, John, private, died at Fort Riley, Kansas
YATES, Frank, private, died at Camp Upton, New York
Source of Clay County’s list of WWI deaths (verbatim transcription): Clay County’s list on pages 362 - 363 within Specimen Lists of Iowa Men and Women Lost in the World War, in “Annals of Iowa”, 3rd series, volume XVI, issue 5, July, 1926, pages 358 - 376
Contributed by Eric and Marcia Driggs
Other Casualties of WWI
ANDERSON,Christian, Spencer, Corporal, Killed in ActionSTOUGH, Arthur, Greenville, Private, Died Of Disease
Local Gold Star Mother Will Make Trip in May
Will Visit Grave of Foster Son in the Somme Cemetery
Mrs. J.L. Anderson, one of Clay county's gold star mothers, will make a trip to France on May 6, this summer, to visit the grave of her foster son, Christian Anderson, who was killed in action in May 1918. His grave is in the Somme cemetery.
Mrs. Anderson's invitation to make the trip arrived from Washington recently and she leaves on the George Washington, May 6. She is one of twenty-eight Iowa women enabled to make the pilgrimage due to an amendment passed in August 1930, which provided that mothers who reared foster children should be included as Gold star mothers.
On a trip to Denmark, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, both long time residents of the United States, brought back Christian and his brother and sister. The Andersons, who had no children, cared for them on their farm six miles north of Spencer.
After Christian had finished the Spencer high school and attended the University of Iowa he farmed for a few years and when war was declared, he enlisted the following day, going overseas in the summer of 1917.
At the time of his death, he was a corporal in Company C, Twenty-sixth infantry.
Source: The Spencer Reporter, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; March 12, 1931.
