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SPECIMEN LISTS OF IOWA MEN AND WOMEN LOST IN THE WORLD WAR

by Edgar R. Harlan

Our 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 XV, issue 5, July, 1926, pages 358 - 376 (list of WWI deaths in twenty counties of northwest Iowa)


NAME RANK CAUSE OF DEATH
ALLEN, Harold Fay, private (S. A. T. C.),      died at Ames, Iowa
BEHMER, Albert E., corporal, killed in action in France
BEYERS, Jesse G., private, died of disease in France
BIDWELL, Elwin Newell, private, died at Camp Dodge, Iowa
BLANKENSHIP, John P., private killed in action in France
BREITBARTH, William, private, died of disease in France
BRYANT, Otto S., corporal, killed in action in France
BUTLER, Ted A., corporal, killed in action in France
COWIE, Edward M., bugler, died of wounds in France
CRESWELL, Fred R., private, killed in action in France
DYKSTRA, Fred, private, died in camp in United States
FABER, Peter, private, killed in action in France
FRERK, Herman J., corporal, died of disease in France
GUSE, Edward, private, died at Indianapolis, Indiana
HILKER, Alvin J., private, died of disease in France
HILKER, Edward W., private, died of disease in France
HILL, Lyman L., Jr., 1st class fireman, lost in Herman Frasch collision
HORSTMAN, Henry F., private, died of disease in France
KIRCHOFF, Arthur W., private, killed in action in France
KOESTER, Carl H., private, died of disease in France
LANG, George D., private, died of disease in France
LINDER, Chris, private, died of disease in France
LOCK, Robert T., private, died of wounds in France
McCREATH, David Allen, second lieutenant, died at Primghar, Iowa
MeGLOTHLEN, Carl A., corporal, died of wounds in France
MATHER, Carl S., lieutenant, died at Ellington Field, Texas (accident)
MORROW, Ernest L., private, killed in action in France
PALMER, Frank James, private, died at Camp Funston, Kansas
PARISH, Dean I., corporal, killed in action in France
REES, Richard B., private, died at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana
REIMER, Carl H., private, died of disease in France
ROST, Johnny J., private, killed in action in France
SEWELL, Ward E., private, died at Charleston, South Carolina
SLOTHOUBER, John A., private, died in camp in United States
SMITH, Henry, Sergeant, died of disease in France
SMITH, Jesse Elmer, private (S. A. T. C.), died at Morningside, Iowa
STANGEN, Fred, private, killed in action in France
STEFFENS, Clause J., private, died of disease in France
STOTERAU, Arnold F., private, died of disease in France
TASTOVE, John M., private, died of disease in France
TJOSSEM, Theodore, private, died at Camp Dodge, Iowa
UITTENBOGAARD, Adrian,      private, died of disease in France
UNTIEDT, Harry, appr. seaman, died at Great Lakes, Illinois
VANDER POL, Fred, private, died enroute to France
VOGEL, Herman A., private, died in camp in United States
WARNKE, Edward W. C., private, died of disease in France
WEST, Russell Salisbury, private, died of wounds in France
YOUNG, Ralph W., private, died at Camp Devens, Massachusetts


Source of O'Brien County's list of WWI deaths (verbatim transcription):
O'Brien County's list on pages 369 - 370 within Specimen Lists of Iowa Men and Women Lost in the World War,
in "Annals of Iowa", 3rd series, volume XV, issue 5, July, 1926, pages 358 - 376

Contributed by Eric and Marcia Driggs



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