| Veteran's Name: Ferdinand
H. Prien |
Race:
White |
Serial No.: 101,859 |
| Date of Birth: |
Place: |
| Date of Death |
Place: |
| Nearest Relative: Father:
Detlef |
Mother: Deceased |
| Wife: Hulda L. Glennier |
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Brother & Sisters: Henry, |
| Detlef
Jr. |
| Mrs.
Albert Vess |
| Sophia |
| Charles
(deceased) |
| Clara |
| Alma |
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| Residence at Time of Residence:
Mineola, Iowa |
Age: 20 |
| Entered service date: 22 Jun
1916 |
Place: Glenwood, Iowa |
| Discharged date: 20 May 1919 |
Place: Camp Dodge |
Rank: Corporal |
| Organization served in: Co. I,
163, Infantry, 42 Division |
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| Foreign countries served in:
France & Germany |
| Membership in veterans organization:
n/a |
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BURIAL INFORMATION |
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| Name of cemetery: Mineola, Oak
Twp. |
Character of grave marker:
N---stone |
| Name of Cemetery: Mineola |
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| Lot description: Addition: n/a |
Block: n/a |
Lot No. 244 |
Grave No.: n/a |
| If buried in foreign country, state
where and date of reburial: n/a |
| Amount of pension: n/a |
Pension Claim No.: n/a |
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| Name and address of persons and
organizations furnishing this information: |
|
Malvern Leader |
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Glenwood Daily, Glenwood, Iowa |
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| Additional information or history: |
| He saw
service on the Western boarder in 1916, Re-enlisted in
1917 for over seas service. On 25 July 1918, he was
cited for bravery by his General and in the battle of
Hill #213 near Chateau Thierry, France. He was decorated
with the Belgium Creix-de-guerre. In September he was
again sited for bravery at St Mihiel and received his
decorations a year after his death. |
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