Report of the Adjutant General of Iowa
For the Biennial Period Ended June 30, 1918
Published by the State of Iowa
Des Moines
The office of the Adjutant General has been a very busy place during the past two years. The United States has been involved in two wars during this period. At the beginning of the year 1917 the Iowa National Guard, with the exception of the Field Artillery, which was mustered out in December, was in Federal service and was on duty on the Mexican Border guarding the border states from invasion. The organizations were returned to their homes early in the year and by March 23, 1917 were all out of active service.
On March 25, 1917 the President again issued a proclamation calling into active service a part of the National Guard from each state, preparatory to entering the World War. In Iowa the First Regiment of Infantry was called into service and placed on duty guarding bridges and munition plants. By July 15, 1917 all other organizations of National Guard had been called into service.
On August 5, 1917 all men who had been mustered into National Guard service were drafted into U. S. service. This took the Guard entirely from under the control of the state. By the latter part of August all Iowa units had left the state.
Iowa Guard units sent into the service were all efficient, but it so happened that only one of them, the Third Iowa Infantry (168th U.S. Infantry) experienced any battle field service. This regiment was a part of the 42nd or Rainbow, division, and was a composite organization, composed of the third and parts of the First and Second Infantry regiments. Three-fifths of the enlisted men of the Third, when it left Iowa, had been for some time in the ranks of this regiment. Two-fifths were Guardsmen, transferred from the First and Second Regiments. As a result it was truly a representative Iowa National Guard unit, and its brilliant achievements on the battle fields reflects credit upon the National Guard as a whole.
Fifteen companies, Colonel Ernest R. Bennett, commanding Headquarters, Des Moines.
Headquarters Company, Des Moines, Polk County
Supply Company, Des Moines, Polk County
Machine Gun Company, Des Moines, Polk County
Company A, Winterset, Madison County
Company B, Des Moines, Polk County
Company C, Creston, Union County
Company D, Centerville, Appanoose County
Company E, Shenandoah, Page County
Company F, Red Oak, Montgomery County
Company G, Ottumwa, Wapello County
Company H, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County
Company I, Glenwood, Mills County
Company K, Corning, Adams County
Company L, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County
Company M, Red Oak, Montgomery County
Sanitary Detachment, Des Moines, Polk County
HORTON, Arthur John, Age 31; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Captain
FERGUSON, James C., Age 27; res. Tipton; born in Iowa; 1st Lieutenant
DOUGLASS, Ercell Bernard, Age 30; res. Creston; born in Iowa; 2nd Lieutenant
ROYCE, Willis G., Age 26; res. Creston; born in Iowa; 1st Sgt.
BUNZENDAHL, Walter Lewis, Age 25; res. Creston; born in Illinois; Supply Sgt.
PERRY, Gordon Earl, age 29; res. Creston; born in Illinois; Mess Sgt.
ALLEN, Norman Anthony, Age 19; res. Creston; born in Illinois; Sgt.
ANDERSON, Clifford Wilbur, Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Sgt.
BEEBE, Richard W., Age 26; res. Emmetsburg; born in Iowa; Sgt.
CAMPBELL, Clifton E., Age 24; res. Eagle Grove; born in Iowa; Sgt.
HANSON, Halgie L. , Age 30; res. Marion; born in Iowa; Sgt.
HAVERICK, Harley D., Age 22; res. Creston; born in Ohio; Sgt.
HENCHAL, Ben V., Age 22; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa; Sgt.
MCCOY, Charles Nathan, Age 23; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Sgt.
MOBLEY, Lotus N., Age 30; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Indiana; Sgt.
PETIT, Homer Guy, Age 26; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Sgt.
SAWYER, Robert Henry, Age 19; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Sgt.
STALEY, Samuel Stafford, Age 20; res. Creston; born in Nebraska; Sgt.
WHITE, Richard John, Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Sgt.
AURACHER, George Edward, Jr., Age 20; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
BAKER, Frank L., Age 24; res. Marion; born in Missouri; Cpl.
BECHTOL, Paul Eugene, Age 21; res. Creston; born in Indiana; Cpl.
BOGAR, Basil Aye, Age 20; res. Creston; born in Kansas; Cpl.
CHESTER, James L. Age 22; res. Cedar Rapids; born in California; Cpl
CONRAD, Ray, Age 24; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
DE COOK, Harry Benjamin, Age 24; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
HARSHAW, Charles Jennings, Age 20; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
HICKS, Ralph Henry, Age 23; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
JOLLY, Arnold Burke, Age 26; res. Creston; born in Alabama; Cpl.
JONES, Walter Paul, Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
KECK, Otto Albert, Age 24; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
KROUPA, Joe, Age 22; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Bohemia; Cpl.
LA GRANGE, Arthur R., Age 19; res. Vinton; born in South Dakota; Cpl.
LINDAHL, Carl John, Age 20; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
MATUS, Frank J. (Record incomplete) Cpl.
PERRILL, Harold A., Age 19; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Illinois; Cpl.
PETERSON, Allan Ray, Age 27; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
PONTOW, Harry Frank, Age 20; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
STRAUSS, Sidney H., Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
SWAN, William Howard, Age 33; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
TILLMAN, Jesse Forest. Age 23; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cpl.
WILLIAMS, Elza O., Age 41; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa; Cpl
WOLFE, William James, Age 25; res. Creston; born in Missouri; Cpl
WOODS, Charles E., Age 22; res. Vinton; born in Iowa; Cpl
MOORE, Gordon A., Age 30; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Mechanic
GENSON, John E., Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Mechanic
HARRIS, William H., Age 39; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa; Mechanic
CLAYTON, John F., Age 22; res. Orient; born in Iowa; Mechanic
BYRD, Alvin, Age 30; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cook
MATHENY, Ernest A., Age 22; res. Chariton; born in Iowa; Cook
OSHEL, Clifford L., Age 20; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Cook
DAWSON, Roy Lee, Age 25; res. Creston; born in Missouri; Cook
HEFLEN, Guy Richard, Age 20; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Bugler
SCHRADER, Gail M., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Bugler
BORLAND, Harry William, Age 24; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Pvt. 1st Class
GODDARD, Harry Dean, Age 24; res. Creston; born in Iowa; Pvt. 1st Class
HEWITT, William James, Age 23; res. Creston; born in Illinois; Pvt. 1st Class
ADAMS, Joseph A., Age 19; res. Webster City; born in Oklahoma
ANDERSON, Albert O., Age 23; res. Creston; born in Kansas
AUBREY, Clarence, Age 22; res. Webster City; born in Kentucky
BAKER, Floyd, Age 18; res. Jewell; born in Iowa
BAKER, George H., res. Creston; born in Iowa
BECK, William C., Age 19; res. Morning Sun; born in Texas
BENSON, Oscar R., Age 25; res. Creston; born in Iowa
BENSON, Vester A., Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa
BENTON, Clarence, Age 19; res. Clinton; born in Texas
BERNARD, Arthur R., Age 21; res. Woolstock; born in Iowa
BERRY, Frank L., Age 19; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
BERTHOLF, Cheney L., Age 26; res. Winterset; born in Iowa
BERTHOLF, Phil D., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
BERTHOLF, Russell W., Age 19; res. Creston; born in Iowa
BLAIR, Clifford D., Age 23; res. Greenfield; born in Iowa
BLAZEK, George A., Age 19; res. Cromwell; born in Iowa
BLAZEK, Jesse L., Age 18; res. Cromwell, born in Iowa
BOOTH, Leslie C., Age 18; res. Webster City; born in Illinois
BOSWELL, Clarence W., Age 18; res. Webster City; born in Oklahoma
BRAMMER, Elmer E., Age 21; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
BRIESE, Walter J., Age 25; res. Creston; born in Iowa
BURG, LeRoy J., Age 21; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
BURGESS, Lorenzo L., Age 20; res. Palo; born in Iowa
BURKE, George B., Age 20; res. Walnut, Illinois; born in Kansas
CAMPBELL, Frederick J., Age 20; res. Creston; born in Indiana
CAPARON, Floyd W., Age 18; res. Morning Sun; born in Iowa
CARLSON, Floyd W., Age 18; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
CARLSON, Frank E., Age 23; res. Fontanelle; born in Illinois
CARPENTER, Lyle B., Age 21; res. Orient; born in Iowa
CARSON, Dwight E., Age 21; res. Mount Ayr; born in Iowa
CARTWRIGHT, Thos. W., Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa
CASHMAN, Everett E., Age 20; res. Creston; born in Iowa
CHERINGTON, Floyd, Age 20; res. Osceola; born in Illinois
CLARK, Merl E., Age 20; res. Webster City; born in Iowa
COBB, John Allen, Age 22; res. Creston; born in Missouri
COLE, Suddarth L., Age 24; res. Jewell; born in Illinois
COLEMAN, Clyde W., Age 26; res. Leon; born in Illinois
COLLMAN, Harry, Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa
CONRAD, Joseph L., Age 20; res. Creston; born in Iowa
CORDES, Paul L., Age 21; res. Webster City; born in Iowa
CRAIG, James E., Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa
CRAIG, Otis, Age 20; res. Greenfield; born in Iowa
CULVER, Clarence, Age 20; res. Creston; born in Iowa
DAVIS, Beresford G., Age 19; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
DAVIS, Bryant G., Age 18; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
DAVIS, Lenard L., Age 33;; res. Creston; born in Ohio
DEARBORN, Irven E., Age 21; res. Stone City; born in Iowa
DILL, George A., Age 19; res. Creston; born in Iowa
DJONNE. Martin, Age 29; res. Radcliffe; born in Norway
DOLSEN, Wilbur E., Age 21; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
DORY, Carl N., Age 21; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
DRAGOO, Bert J., Age 22; res. Webster City; born in South Dakota
DRAKE, Fred E., Age 22; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
DUDLEY, Raymond A., Age 22; res. Creston; born in Iowa
DUNKERSON, Dewey D., Age 18; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
EDWARDS, Leslie, Age 22; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
ELLIS, William H., Age 18; res. Marion; born in Iowa
EWING, Glenn A., Age 24; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
FERRELL, Oliver H., Age 22; res. Cherokee; born in Illinois
FINCK, Henry W., Age 19; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
FISHER, Leroy C., Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa
FLEMING, William J., Age 28; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
FOSTER, Milo L., kAge 27; res. Webster City; born in Iowa
FOX, Claude M., Age 24; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
FREDRICKSEN, William M., Age 22; res. Creston; born in Kentucky
FREEMAN, Roy L., Age 27; res. Fontantelle; born in Nebraska
FRENCH, Oscar E., Age 20; res. Marion; born in Iowa
FULLER, Francis Marion, Age 30; res. Creston; born in Ohio
GASKELL, Millard G., Age 21; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
GIBBS, Tinsley E., Age 21; res. Creston; born in Kentucky
GITZY, LaVerne, Age 20; res. Orient; born in Iowa
GLAMAN, Martin A., Age 28; res. Jewell; born in Iowa
GREEN, John E., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
GRIFFIN, Bryan, Age 19; res. Webster City; born in Illinois
GROVES, Thos. L., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
HAAGENSEN, John E., Age 23; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
HAAGENSEN, Leland C., Age 18; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
HANSON, Selmer, Age 20; res. Webster City; born in Iowa
HARDMAN, Elmer, Age 24; res. Creston; born in Nebraska
HARPIN, Fred C., age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa
HARTRUM, Irvin, Age 19; res. Orient; born in Nebraska
HARTRUM, Walter H., Age 20; res. Orient; born in Nebraska
HAYES, Gilbert J., Age 18; res. Andrew; born in Iowa
HAYS, Fred A., Age 22; res. Morning Sun; born in Iowa
HAZLETON, Frank M., Age 23; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
HEERON, Bernard A., Age 23; res. Creston; born in Illinois
HENNINGSON, Roy, Age 20; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
HENRY, Richard, Age 31; res. Iowa Falls; born in Nebraska
HERBEL, George A., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
HEUEKENDORF, Frank H., Age 22; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
HEWITT, Gladstone C., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
HILL, William J., Age 32; res. Orient; born in Iowa
HURLBURT, Eddy, res. Creston; born in Iowa
JACOBS, Frank H., Age 22; res. Chicago, Illinois; born in Illinois
JAMES, Earl H., Age 29; res. Grandview; born in Iowa
JANES, Wilbur D., Age 19; res. Creston; born in Iowa
JARVIS, John R., Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa
JENNINGS, John M., Age 20; res. Belle Plaine; born in Iowa
JENSEN, Peter, Age 23; res. Jewell; born in Denmark
JOHNSON, Eugene G., Age 21; res. Afton; born in Missouri
JOHNSON, Lloyd V., Age 18; res. Webster City; born in Iowa
JONES, Clyde H., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
JONES, Jasper J., Age 25; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
JONES, Lee, Age 19; res. Andrew; born in Iowa
JULIAN, Walter I., Age 21; res. Webster City; born in Iowa
KEARNS, Hobson R., Age 18; res. Burt; born in Iowa
KECK, Leo R., Age 20; res. Creston; born in Iowa
KING, Alfred P., Age 30; res. Clinton; born in New York
KINNEY, Leo W., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
KINYON, Edward M., Age 18; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
KIRKPATRICK, Grant, Age 25; res. Creston; born in Iowa
KITTLEMAN, Harvey J., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
KLEMME, Adolph T., Age 22; res. Webster City; born in Missouri
KLEMME, Arnold W., Age 23; res. Webster City; born in Missouri
KOUMPARULIS, Demitrios V., Age 23; res. Creston; born in Greece
LACHENMAIER, John W., res. Creston; born in Iowa
LAKIN, Glen, Age 33; res. Ellsworth; born in Iowa
LA RONT, Charles W., Age 26; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Illinois
LARSON, Alonzo W., Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa
LARSON, Holly, Age 18; res. Jewell; born in Iowa
LARSON, Martin, Age 23; res. Creston; born in Iowa
LAUNDER, Charles R., Age 20; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
LEEPER, Robert S., Age 18; res. Morning Sun; born in Pennsylvania
LEEPER, William R., res. Des Moines
LENOCKER, Virgil L., Age 26; res. Orient; born in Colorado
LINDMAN, Clarence E., res. Creston
McATEE, Bernard L., Age 23; res. Webster City; born in Illinois
McCARL, Milo D., Age 18; res. Kent; born in Iowa
McDONALD, Paul, age 20; res. Creston; born in Iowa
MADSEN, Ralph J., Age 23; res. Conroy; born in Iowa
MARTIN, George H., Age 24; res. Webster City; born in Illinois
MATUS, Albert L., Age 19; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
MATUS, Wilbert L., Age 21; res. Marion; born in Iowa
MILLER, Glen E., Age 22; res. Creston; born in Iowa
MILLER, Ross M., Age 19; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
MITCHELL, Hugh J., Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa
MORGAN, Fred A., Age 25; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
MORRIS, Frank D., Age 24; res. Creston; born in Ohio
MULLEN, Donald R., Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa
NEWLIN, Hubert J., Age 18; res. Marion; born in Iowa
NICKERSON, Paul E., Age 20; res. Webster City; born in Iowa
NICOLO, Alongi, Age 23; res. Jewell; born in Italy
OSMUNDSON, Omer, Age 27; res. Jewell; born in Iowa
OSWALD, Arthur L., res. Creston; born in Iowa
PARKER, Harlan F., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
PATTERSON, Frost P., Age 19; res. Fontanelle; born in Illinois
PEARIS, Lee E., res. Creston; born in Iowa
PECKHAM, Minor A., Age 19; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
PETRIE, Fred, Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
PLUM, Arthur J., Age 19; res. Creston; born in Iowa
PORTER, Donald E., res. Creston; born in Iowa
PRUETTE, Joseph, age 21; res. Webster City; born in Illinois
QUICK, Walter, res. Creston; born in Illinois
RECKNOR, Earl Fowler, Age 24; res. Creston; born in Iowa
REES, Roy R., Age 18; res. Webster City; born in Iowa
REINHARDT, August, Age 18; res. Webster City; born in Iowa
RIFEN, Ben E., Age 23; res. Jewell; born in Iowa
ROBINSON, Harlow F., res. Kenwood Park; born in Iowa
RYAN, William B., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
SANDEMAN, Robert F., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Illinois
SAVOY, Pete, Age 30; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Greece
SCHEARER, Claude C., Age 18; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
SEALS, William, Age 33; res. Creston; born in Iowa
SELVERT, William L., Age 34; res. Vinton; born in Iowa
SHEPHERD, Arthur G., Age 20; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
SIEGEL, William C., Age 21; res. Andrew; born in Iowa
SMITH, Clyde N., Age 21; res. Creston; born in Iowa
SMITH, Eugene C., Age 22; res. Webster City; born in Iowa
SMITH, Fred F., Age 19; res. Creston; born in Iowa
SMITH, Ray E., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
SMITH, Sam, Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
SNYDER, Rex L., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
SPENCER, Ora L., Age 20; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
STANDLEY, Harold H., Age 22; res. Orient; born in Iowa
STANTON, Ralph, Age 26; res. Marion; born in Iowa
STEPHENS, Marion, Age 32; res. Des Moines; born in Iowa
STOKER, Melber B., Age 21; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Iowa
STUCKER, Gerald S., Age 19; res. Fontanelle; born in Illinois
SUTTON, Marion R., Age 26; res. McLeansboro, Illinois; born in Illinois
SWEAZEY, Samuel, Age 25; res. Webster City; born in Iowa
TALAY, Mike H., Age 28; res. Creston; born in Syria
TEIG, Amos J., res. Radcliffe; born in Iowa;
TEIG, Silas M., Age 18; res. Radcliffe;; born in Iowa
TENNANT, Ernest M., Age 18; res. Mount Ayr; born in Iowa
THOMPSON, Arthur, Age 20; res. Orient; born in Iowa
THOMPSON, Edward A., age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
THOMPSON, Levere O., Age 22; res. Webster City; born in Iowa
THOMPSON, Nels, Age 28; res. Jewell; born in Denmark
THOMPSON, Verne L., Ae 25; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
TIMMONS, Oscar E., Age 27; res. Fontanelle; born in Iowa
TURNER, George J., Age 39; res. Creston; born in Illinois
TUSSEY, Frank, Age 19; res. Radcliffe; born ;in Iowa
TUSSEY, Jacob C., Age 21; res. Radcliffe; born in Indiana
VERNIER, Racine, Age 18; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Indiana
WALKER, Lionel A., Age 24; res. Cedar Rapids; born in Nebraska
WALLACE, Walter W., Age 19; res. Fontanelle; born in Nebraska
WALTERMAN, Eppo, Age 22; res. Kamrar; born in Holland
WALTERMAN, Hio W., Age 21; res. Webster City; born in Holland
WELCHER, Charles W., Age 20; res. Creston; born in Kansas
WELCHER, William H., Age 18; res. Creston; born in Iowa
WILLSON, Albert W., Age 18; res. Morning Sun; born in Iowa
WILSON, Sam, Age 19; res. Morning Sun; born in Illinois
WOOD, Ray D., Age 18; res. Blairsburg; born in Iowa
