Floyd Hooten of Burlington. Killed in action, Aug. 4, 1918

In 1929 Congress enacted legislation that authorized the secretary of war to arrange for pilgrimages to the European cemeteries "by mothers and widows of members of military and naval forces of the United Sates who died in the service at any time between April 5, 1917, and July 1, 1921, and whose remains are now interred in such cemeteries." Congress later extended eligibility for pilgrimages to mothers and widows of men who died and were buried at sea or who died at sea or overseas and whose places of burial were unknown. The Office of the Quartermaster General determined that 17,389 women were eligible. By October 31, 1933, when the project ended, 6,693 women had made the pilgrimage. Once the quartermaster determined a woman was eligible, she was sent a questionnaire.
This database contains the names of those women who were entitled to make the pilgrimage, as shown by department records on 15 November 1929. Each record provides the name of widow or mother, city and state of residence, and relationship to the deceased. Additionally, information regarding the decedent's name, rank, unit, and cemetery is provided.
The last column indicates whether the woman desired to make the pilgrimage in 1930 or "later." If the individual chose to travel after 1930, it was in 1931, 1932, or 1933. If an "x" appears in this column, the person, although eligible, did not state whether they desired to make the pilgrimage or not.

Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa

SURNAME GIVEN NAME	RANK, UNIT CEMETERY	SURVIVOR RELATIONSHIP	ADDRESS PILGRIMAGE
RICHARDSON Ernest A.	PVT, Hq Co, 58th Inf Somme	Mrs. Mary Richardson Mother	1410 Iowa St No
RODIN Evald M.	CPL, Co. I, 168th Inf Meuse-Argonne	Mrs. C. P. Rodin Mother	616 S 6th St No
WENIEKE Louis H.	CPL, Co. L, 139th Inf Oise-Aisne	Mrs. Mary Wenieke Mother	1102 Aetna St No
WESTERBECK Ben H.	PVT, Co. E, 168th Inf Somme	Mrs. Anna Westerbeck Mother	501 Hedge Ave No
HILDEBRAND Henry H.	PVT, Co. A, 34th Inf Meuse-Argonne	Mrs. Mary Hildebrand Mother	902 S 13th St No
HILDEBRAND Luke	PVT, Co. B, 349th Inf St. Mihiel	Mrs. Mena Hildebrand Mother	902 S 13th St No
HOOTEN Floyd B.	PVT, Co. A, 16th Inf Oise-Aisne	Mrs. Minnie D. Hooten Mother	2129 Madison Ave 1930, Yes
HUNGER Clarence J.	PVT, MG Co, 7th Inf Somme	Mrs. Martha K. Hunger Mother	1404 S 10th St No
JARVIS Carl H.	PFC, Co. C, 168th Inf Aisne-Marne	Mrs. Ella D. Jarvis Mother	1124 Leebrick St 1930, Yes

 

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