Aamodt, Anund O.
Army #2,143,760; registrant, McKenzie county; born
in Lake Mills, Iowa, Dec 24, 1892 of Norwegian
parents; occupation, farmer; inducted at Schafer of
Sep 18, 1917; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in
Battery C, 338th Field Artillery, to discharge.
Grades: Mechanic, Nov 1, 1917; Sergeant, Jan 1, 1919;
overseas from Aug 19, 1918, to Jan 5, 1919.
Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa on Jan 17, 1919, as a
Sergeant. (pg 6)
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Anderson, Victor
Clark
Army #508,851; registrant, Dunn county; born in
Forest City, Iowa, Mar 29, 1896, of Danish-American
parents; occupation, fireman; inducted at Manning on
May 10, 1918; sent to Fort Logan, Colo.; served in
Headquarters Detachment, 23rd Machine Gun Battalion,
to discharge. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa on Feb
27, 1919, as a Private. (pg 95)
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Granfor, Morris
Army #867,399; registrant, Dunn county; born
Thompson, Iowa May 15, 1891 of Norwegian parents;
occupation, farmer; inducted at Manning on Feb 22,
1918; sent to Vancouver Barracks, Wash; served in
Casual Detachment, Air Service, Signal Corps, to Mar
1, 1918; 57th Spruce Squadron, Camp 1-F, Raymond
Wash. to Sept 23, 1918; 54th Spruce Squadron,
Vancouver Barracks, Wash to Jan 22, 1919; 15th Casual
Detachment to discharge. Discharged at Vancouver
Barracks, Wash on Jan 30, 1919 as a Private. (pg
1097)
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Gravley, Freeman L
Army #4,035,597; registrant, McHenry county; born
Lake Mills, Iowa April 11, 1896; occupation, farmer;
inducted at Towner on July 22, 1918; sent to Camp
Custer, Mich.; served in 48th Company, 12th
Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade to Sept 3, 1918; Co L,
40th Infantry, to death. Died of broncho pneumonia on
Oct 3, 1918 at Camp Custer, Mich. Buried at Sargent,
Minn. (pg 1102)
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Gray, Leo Sylvenus
Navy #1,617,357; not a registrant, under age; born
Buffalo Center, Iowa Aug 25, 1897 of American
parents; occupation, farmer; enlisted in the Navy at
Minneapolis, Minn. on Dec 12, 1917; served at Naval
Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill. to April 18,
1918; Naval Air Station, Pauillac, France to Aug 3,
1918; Lafayette Radio Station, Croix d'Hins, France
to Nov 11, 1918. Grades: Apprentice Seaman, 51 days;
Seaman 2nd Class, 283 days. Discharged at New York,
N.Y. on Feb 6, 1919 as a Seaman. (pg 1105)
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Grovum, Robert Otto
Army # 48,621; registrant, Cass county; born
Buffalo Center, Iowa, Sept 2, 1895 of Norwegian
parents; occupation, truck driver; enlisted in Co B,
1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Fargo
on July 9, 1917; called into federal service, World
War, on July 15, 1917; served in Co B, 1st Infantry,
North Dakota National Guard (Co B, 164th Infantry) to
Jan 9, 1918; Co M, 18th Infantry to discharge.
Grades: Private 1st Class, Dec 10, 1917; Private, Jan
9, 1918; Private 1st Class, July 31, 1918; Corporal,
July 26, 1919; overseas from Dec 15, 1917 to Sept 4,
1919; wounded, slightly, Oct 4, 1918. Engagements:
Offensives -- Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.
Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Secotrs:
Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny
(Picardy). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Sept
24, 1919, as a Corporal, Surgeon's Certificate of
Disability, 10%. Cited in General Orders No. 5,
Headquarters, 1st Infantry Brigade, AEF, Selters,
Germany, June 1, 1919, for gallant conduct and
self-sacrificing spirit displayed during the battles
of Montdidier-Noyon defensive; Aisne-Marne offensive;
St. Mihiel offensive; Meuse-Argonne offensive. The
success of these engagements was due to the efforts
and spirit of the officers and enlisted men engaged.
Entitled to wear a silver star. (pg 1131)
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Halverson, Andy
Theodore
Army #3,455,356; registrant, Mountrail county;
born, Buffalo Center, Iowa Feb 27, 1896 of American
parents; occupation, Clerk; inducted at Stanley on
Sept 2, 1918; sent to University of North Dakota;
served in Students Army Training Corps, to Oct 28,
1918; Motor Transport Corps, Repair Unit No 312;
Motor Transport Corps, Repair Unit No. 394 to Nov 13,
1918; Service Park Unit No. 502 to discharge.
Discharged at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on April 21,
1919, as a Private. (pg 1193)
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Hanson, Henry
Gerhard
Army #4,035,152; registrant, Burke county; born in
Forest City, Iowa Jan 6, 1894 of Danish-American
parents; occupation, welldriller; inducted at
Bowbells on July 22, 1918; sent to Camp Custer,
Mich.; served in 160th Depot Brigade to Aug 18, 1918;
Battery A, 42nd Field Artillery to discharge.
Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on March 13, 1919 as
a Private. (pg 1231)
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Hegney, Gilbert
Army #4,038,300; registrant, Sheridan county; born
in Forest City, Iowa April 24, 1897 of
Norwegian-American parents; occupation, farmer;
inducted at McClusky on July 24, 1918; sent to Camp
Custer, Mich.; served in 160th Depot Brigade to Aug
31, 1918; Co G, 14th Ammunition Train to discharge.
Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Feb 7, 1919 as a
Private. (pg 1299)
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Henderson, Henry
Louis
Army #2,857,802; registrant, Barnes county; born,
Lake Mills, Iowa Dec 17, 1893 of Norwegian parents;
occupation, laborer; inducted at Valley City on April
29, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Co K,
350th Infantry to May 16, 1918; Co K, 358th Infantry
to discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, Aug 15, 1918;
overseas from June 20, 1918 to June 8, 1919.
Engagements: Offensives -- St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.
Defensive Sectors: Villers-en-Haye and Puvenelle
(Lorraine). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on June
14, 1919 as a Private 1st Class. (pg 1318)
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Henderson, Martin
Selmer
Army #5,253,314; registrant; born in Lake Mills,
Iowa on Jan 7, 1886; inducted at Marshall county, S.
Dak. on Oct 24, 1918; sent to University of Illinois;
served in Students Army Training Corps, Medical
Section to discharge. Discharged at Chicago, Ill., on
Dec 11, 1918 as a Private. (pg 1318-1319)
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Holland, Joseph
Elmer
Army #3,439,719; registrant, Burke county, born in
Lake Mills, Iowa, April 11, 1895 of American parents;
occupation, gas engineer; inducted at Bowbells, on
June 13, 1918; sent to North Dakota Agricultural
College; served in Training Detachment, to Aug 13,
1918; Ambulance Company No. 151, 113th Sanitary
Train, to Nov. 14, 1918; Field Hospital No. 318,
315th Sanitary Train, to discharge. Grade: Wagoner,
Sept 21, 1918; overseas from Oct. 6, 1918 to April
17, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on May 5,
1919 as a Wagoner. (pg 1391)
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Hugelen, Edvart L.
Army #4,726,505; registrant, Williams county; born
in Thompson, Iowa, Oct 31, 1888 of Norwegian-American
parents; occupation, farmer; inducted at Williston on
Sept 26, 1918; sent to Camp Custer, Mich.; served in
160th Depot Brigade to discharge. Grade: Corporal,
Jan 15, 1919. Discharged at Camp Custer on Jan 15,
1919, as a Corporal. (pg 1443)
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Hugelen, Henry John
Army #2,704,716; registrant, Williams county; born
in Thompson, Iowa, Sept 1, 1892 of Norwegian-American
parents; occupation, merchant; inducted at Williston
on June 24, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in
Co No. 3, 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 27, 1918; Co
A, 351st Infantry to discharge. Grade: Corporal, Sept
16, 1918; overseas from Aug 15, 1918 to April 21,
1919. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace.).
Discharged at Mitchel Field, N.Y. on April 25, 1919,
as a Corporal. (pg 1443)
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Hughes, Jack B.
Army #55,165; registrant, Burleigh county; born in
Forest City, Iowa, March 18, 1890 of English-American
parents; occupation, contractor; enlisted in Co F,
1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at
Bismarck, on July 26, 1917; served in Co F, 1st
Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (company F,
164th Infantry) to Jan. 18, 1918; Co M, 26th Infantry
to discharge. Grades: Mechanic, Sept 24, 1918;
Private, Aug 7, 1919; overseas from Dec 15, 1917 to
Sept 2, 1919; wounded, severely, May 18, 1918.
Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.
Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais
(Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Discharged at Camp
Dodge, Iowa, on Sept 26, 1919, as a Private. (pg
1444)
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Huso, Joram Andrew
Navy #1,721,388; registrant, Divide county; born,
Lake Mills, Iowa, May 8, 1891 of Norwegian-American
parents; occupation, machinist; enlisted in the Navy
at Minneapolis, Minn., on Dec 14, 1917; served at
Dunwoody Naval Institiute, Minneapolis, Minn. to
March 13, 1918; Naval Air Station, Chatham, Mass. to
Nov 11, 1918. Grades: Landsman Machinist's Mate,
Aviation, 49 days; Machinist's Mate 2nd Class,
Aviation, 28 days; Machinist's Mate 1st Class,
Aviation, 214 days; Chief Machinist's Mate, Aviation,
41 days. Discharged at Boston, Mass. on Feb 20, 1919,
as a Chief Machinist's Mate, Aviation. (pg 1460)
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Iverson, Clarence
Oliver
Army #3,761,576; registrant; born in Forest City,
Iowa, April 22, 1897; inducted at Aitkin, Minn., on
Aug 27, 1918; sent to Camp Grant, Ill; served in
161st Depot Brigade, to Oct 12, 1918; School for
Bakers and Cooks, Camp Grant, Ill., to Dec 2, 1918;
161st Depot Brigade, to discharge. Grade: Cook, Dec
5, 1918. Discharged on Feb 8, 1919, as a Cook. (pg
1476)
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Iverson,
John
Army #2,088,240; registrant, Burke
county; born in Lake Mills, Iowa, Sept 6, 1890;
occupation, laborer; inducted at Balsam Lake, Wis.,
on March 29, 1918; sent to Camp Grant, Ill.; served
in 161st Depot Brigade, to May 7, 1918; Co A, 355th
Infantry, to discharge; overseas from June 4, 1918,
to May 22, 1919. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel;
Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Lucey and Euvezin
(Lorraine). Discharged on June 1, 1919 as a Private.
(pg 1478)
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Jacobson, Tom
Army #4,035,651; registrant, McHenry county; born
in Thompson, Iowa, Apr 30, 1894 of Norwegian parents;
occupation, farmer; inducted at Towner on July 22,
1918; sent to Camp Custer, Mich.; served in 160th
Depot Brigade, to Aug 18, 1918; Battery A, 40th Field
Artillery to discharge. Discharged at Camp Dodge,
Iowa, on Feb 7, 1919, as a Private. (pg 1492)
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Johnson, Conrad
Leonard
Marine #121,077; not a registrant, enlisted prior;
born in Lake Mills, Iowa, Jan 16, 1895 of American
parents; occupation, student; enlisted in the Marine
Corps at Fargo on May 5, 1917; sent to Mare Island,
Calif.; served in 78th Company, 6th Regiment,
Quantico, Va, from July 14, 1917 to Jan 1918; arrived
in France Feb 9, 1918 and served there to death.
Grades: Corporal, Sept 12, 1917; Private, Mar 1,
1918. engagements: Toulon Sector: Aisne Defensive;
Chateau-Thierry Secotr. Killed in action, June 14,
1918; buried at lake Mills, Iowa. (pg 1542)
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Knutson, Theodore
Sylvester
Army #3,298,560; registrant, Kidder county; born
in Lake Mills, Iowa, Jun 9, 1892 of Norwegian
parents; occupation, laborer; inducted at Steele on
May 25, 1918; sent to Camp Funston, Kans.; served in
Quartermaster Corps, to discharge; overseas from Sep
8, 1918, to Jun 21, 1919. Discharged at Camp
Dodge, Iowa, on June 28, 1919, as a
Private. (pg 1718)
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Larson, Mikel
Andrew
Army #238,688; registrant, McKenzie county; born
in Thompson, Iowa on Jun 19, 1887 of Norwegian
parents; occupation, farmer; enlisted in Co E, 1st
Infantry, North Dakota National Guard at Williston,
on Jul 20, 1917; served in Co E, 1st Infantry, North
Dakota National Guard (Co E, 164th Infantry) to Jan
9, 1918; 161st Ambulance company, 1st Army, Depot
Division to mar 24, 1918; American Military Red Cross
Hospital No. 2, to mar 4, 1919; Medical Department to
discharge. Grades: Private 1st Class Nov 1, 1918;
Cook, Dec 15, 1918; overseas from Dec 15, 1917 to Jul
18, 1919. Discharged at Camp Lee, Va., on Jul 23,
1919 as a Cook. (pg 1831)
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Lee, Arnold Melvin
Army #2,147,925; registrant, Stutsman county; born
in Forest City, Iowa Mar 15, 1896 of Norwegian
parents; occupation, farmer; inducted at Jamestown on
Apr 2, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Co
H, 2nd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade to Apr 20,
1918; 9th Company, Provisional Battalion, 138th
Infantry, to May 15, 1918; Company D, 140th Infantry
to discharge; overseas from May 27, 1918 to Apr 17,
1919; wounded, severely, Sep 28, 1918. Engagements:
Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors:
Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).
Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on may 2, 1919, as a
Private, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 20%.
(pg 1857)
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Leonard, Levi
William
Navy #1,810,919; registrant Morton county; born in
Buffalo Center, Iowa Nov 19, 1894 of American
parents; occupation, farmer; enlisted in the Navy at
Minneapolis, Minn. on Jul 17, 1917; home awaiting
orders until Aug 9, 1917; served at Naval Training
Station, Great Lakes, Ill., to Dec 23, 1917; Naval
Training Camp charleston, S.C. to Jan 23, 1918; Naval
Hospital, Charleston, S.C. to Feb 15, 1918; Naval
Training Camp, Charleston to Apr 9, 1918; Receiving
Ship, Philadelphia, Pa. to Apr 15, 1918; USS
Narragansett, to Nov 11, 1918. Grades: Apprentice
Seaman 46 days; Seaman 2nd Class 436 days. Discharged
at Minneapolis on Jun 28, 1919 as a Seaman 2nd Class.
(pg 1877)
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Lund, Arthur
Laurence
Army #936,061; registrant, Burke co.; born in
Thompson, Iowa, Jan 5, 1897 of Norwegian-American
parents; occupation, farmer; enlisted at Jefferson
Barracks, Mo. on Nov. 28, 1917; served in Supply
Company, Medical Officers Training Camp, Fort Riley,
Kans. to discharge. Discharged at Fort Riley, Kans.,
on Jun 12, 1918, as a Private, Surgeon's Certificate
of Disability, 20%. (pg 1953)
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Lund, Elias Oliver
Army #936,063; registrant, Burke co.; born in Lake
Mills, Iowa, Dec 28, 1894 of Norwegian-American
parents; occupation, farmer; enlisted at Minot on Nov
28, 1917; sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; served in
Medical Officers Training Camp, fort Riley, Kans. to
mar 27, 1918; Auxiliary Remount Depot No. 327, to
discharge. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on July
28, 1919, as a Private. (pg 1953)
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Lund, Hans Walter
Army #2,100,066; registrant, Iowa; born in Lake
Mills, Iowa, Oct 2, 1894; inducted at Forest City,
Iowa, on Nov 2, 1917; served in Co G, 351st Infantry
to (date not given); Co A, 346th Infantry to Apr 13,
1918; 51st Depot Brigade, to May 31, 1918; Co D, 9th
Battalion, US Guards, to discharge. Discharged at
Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Jan 22, 1919, as a Private. (pg
1953)
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Lund, Joseph Melvin
Army # 931,738; registrant, Renville co.; born in
Lake Mills, Iowa on Dec 21, 1892 of American parents;
occupation, cashier; enlisted at Minot on Sep 10,
1917; sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; served in
Sanitary Squadron No. 117, Medical Dept. to
discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, Dec 26, 1917;
overseas from Nov. 12, 1918, to Jul 10, 1919.
Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Jul 18, 1919, as a
Private 1st Class.
(pg 1954)
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Lyng, John Conrad
Army #2,138,000; registrant, Barnes co.; born in
Lake Mills, Iowa, Jun 20, 1893 of Norwegian-American
parents; occupation, clerk; inducted at Valley City
on Mar 29, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in
163rd Depot Brigade to Apr 20, 1918; Co L., 137th
Infantry to discharge; overseas from May 2, 1918 to
Jan 22, 1919. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Gerardmer
(Alsace). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Feb 18,
1919, as a Private. (pg 1969)
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Martinson, Edward Nels
Army #47,891; not a registrant; born in Forest
City, Iowa, Jul 30, 1887 of Swedish parents;
occupation, laborer; enlisted in Co D, 1st Infantry,
North Dakota National Guard at Minot, on Jul 20,
1917; served in Co D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota
National Guard (Co D, 164th Infantry) to Jan 9, 1918;
Company I, 18th Infantry to discharge. Grade:
Corporal, Jul 1918; overseas from Dec 15, 1917 to Mar
18, 1919; wounded, moderately, Jul 18, 1918.
Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive:
Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville
(Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Discharged at Camp
Dodge, Iowa, on Mar 27, 1919, as a Corporal,
Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 10%. (pg 2097)
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Miller, Max Wing
Army #4,544,721; registrant, Burleigh county; born
in Forest City, Iowa, May 31, 1897 of Danish-American
parents; occupation, farmer; inducted at Bismarck on
Nov. 4, 1918; sent to North Dakota Agricultural
College; served in Students Army Training Corps, to
discharge. Discharged at Fargo, N. Dak. on Dec 11,
1918, as a Private. (pg 2173)
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Miller, Milo Vernon
Marine #none; registrant, Burleigh county; born in
Forest City, Iowa, Aug 8, 1898 of Danish-American
parents; occupation, student; enlisted in the Marine
Corps at Bismarck on Oct 12, 1918; sent to
Minneapolis, Minn.; served in Students Army Traing
Corps, University of Minnesota, from Oct 12, 1918 to
Dec 19, 1918; Parris Island, S.C., from Dec 19, 1918
to discharge. Discharged at Parris Island, S.C., on
Mar 20, 1919, as a Private. (pg 2173)
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Nerby, Magnus T.
Army #2,786,789; registrant, Kidder county; born
at Lake Mills, Iowa, Jul 7, 1893 of Norwegian
parents; occupation, farmer; inducted at Steele on
May 24, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Co
A, 158th Infantry to discharge. Grade: Cook, Jul 18,
1918; overseas from Aug 11, 1918 to May 16, 1919.
Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on May 27, 1919, as a
Cook. (pg 2310)
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Nesheim, Gilbert
Army #509,233; registrant, Ward county; born in
Lake Mills, Iowa Sep 12, 1888 of Norwegian parents;
occupation, bookkeeper; inducted at Minot on May 9,
1918; sent to Fort Logan, Colo.; served in Co A, 22nd
Machine Gun Battalion to Oct 4, 1918; Headquarters
Detachment, 22nd Machine Gun Battalion to discharge.
Grade: Private 1st Class, Oct 1, 1918. Discharged at
Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Feb 1, 1919, as a Private 1st
Class. (pg 2311)
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Newland, Ole Bennet
Marine #none; not a registrant; born in Thompson,
Iowa, Jan 6, 1898 of Norwegian parents; occupation,
farmer; enlisted in the Marine Corps at Mare Island,
Calif. on Jun 14, 1918; served at Galveston, Texas
from Aug 7, 1918 to Apr 10, 1919; Cuba, from Apr 17,
1919 to Jun 21, 1919; Haiti, from Jun 21, 1919 to Oct
28, 1919; Charleston, S.C. from Oct 28, 1919 to
discharge. Discharged at Charleston, S.C. on Nov 18,
1919 as a Private. (pg 2324)
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Olson, Elmer Gerhart Palmer
Army #3,949,573; registrant, Barnes county; born
in Lake Mills, Iowa, Apr 28, 1897 of Norwegian
parents; occupation, farmer; inducted at Valley City
on Aug 25, 1918; sent to Camp Lewis, Wash; served in
Co L, 76th Infantry to discharge. Discharged at Camp
Lewis, Wash on Feb 24, 1919 as a Private. Died, Sept
5, 1924 at Helena, Montana, buried in Detroit Lakes,
Minn. (pg 2411)
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Rielly, John Victor
Navy # 1,835,018; not a registrant, enlisted
prior; born Thompson, Iowa, Aug 11, 1895, of American
parents; occupation, laborer; enlisted in the Navy at
Fargo on April 29, 1917; served at Naval Training
Station, Great Lakes, Ill., to Nov 21, 1917; USS
North Carolina, to Nov 11, 1918. Grades: Apprentice
Seaman, 33 days; Seaman 2nd Gunner's Mate 2nd Class,
41 days. Discharged at Minneapolis, Minn., on July
18, 1919, as a Gunner's Mate 2nd Class. (pg 2700)
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Saarem, Carl
Army #3,013,297; registrant, Winnebago county,
Iowa; born, Denmark, Feb. 1, 1890; naturalized
citizen; occupaton, farmer; inducted at Forest City,
Iowa on Aug 2, 1918; sent to Camp Forrest, Ga.;
served in Co F, 209th Engineers to discharge. Grade:
Saddler, Dec 1, 1918. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa
on Feb 3, 1919, as a Saddler. (pg 2799)
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Samuelson, Samuel
Constantine
Army #3,125,409; registrant, Cass county; born
Forest City, Iowa, Feb 1, 1895; occupation, laborer;
inducted at Fargo on May 24, 1918; sent to Camp
Lewis, Wash.; served in 32nd Company, 8th Battalion,
166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Co M, 159th
Infantry, to death. Died of acute cardiac dilation on
July 25, 1918.
(pg 2813)
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Serdahl, Leonard
Alfred
Army #4,726,489; registrant, Burke county; born
Thompson, Iowa July 4, 1896 of Norwegian parents;
occupation, farmer; inducted at Bowbells on Sept 25,
1918; sent to Camp Custer, Mich.; served in 160th
Depot Brigade to Oct 30, 1918; 31st Labor Battalion,
to Nov 16, 1918; Railhead Supply Detachment No. 306,
Quartermaster Corps, to discharge. Discharged at Camp
Custer, Mich., on Dec 31, 1918 as a Private.
(pg 2916)
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Sharar, A. Jay
Army #4,035,527; registrant, Ward county; born
Forest City, Iowa Oct 12, 1894 of American parents;
occupation, auto liveryman; inducted at Minot on July
22, 1918; sent to Camp Custer, Mich.; served in
Battery A, 42nd Field Artillery to discharge.
Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa on Jan 28, 1919, as a
Private.
(pg 2928)
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Sullivan, Thomas
Army #2,858,760; registrant, Sioux county; born in
Forest City, Iowa, March 24, 1890 of American
parents; occupation, farmer; inducted at Fort Yates
on April 30, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served
in Co F, 350th Infantry to May 16, 1918; Co K, 358th
Infantry to discharge; overseas from June 20, 1918 to
June 8, 1919; wounded, slightly, Sept 11, 1918.
Engagements: Offensives -- St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.
Defensive Sector: Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine).
Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa on June 14, 1919 as a
Private, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 9%.
Previous military record: South Dakota National
Guard, from 1911 to 1915. (pg 3148)
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Swingen, Alfred
Theodore
Army #4,038, 888; registrant, Griggs county; born
in Lake Mills, Iowa, Aug 20, 1888 of
American-Norwegian parents; occupation, plasterer;
inducted at Cooperstown on July 25, 1918; sent to
Camp Custer, Mich.; served in Medical Department, to
discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, Nov 12, 1918;
overseas from Aug 29, 1918 to April 19, 1919.
Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa on May 10, 1919 as a
Private 1st Class. (pg 3177)
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Swingen, Lewis
Army #856,696; registrant, Griggs county; born in
Lake Mills, Iowa June 4, 1896 of American-Norwegian
parents; occupation, laborer; inducted at Cooperstown
on Feb 23, 1918; sent to Camp Lewis, Wash.; served in
Co E, 319th Engineers, to death; overseas from Sept
25, 1918 to June 18, 1919. Died at Fort Bayard, N.
Mex. on Sept 29, 1919; buried at Hannaford, N. Dak.
(pg 3177)
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Thompson, Arnt
Orville
Army #2,116,041; registrant, McKenzie county; born
in Thompson, Iowa Nov 25, 1894 of American parents;
occupation, farmer; inducted at Schafer on Sept 18,
1917; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Battery D,
338th Field Artillery to Dec 1, 1917; Battery D,
336th Field Artillery to discharge. Grade: Corporal,
March 4, 1918; Sergeant, Oct 1, 1918; overseas from
Aug 7, 1918 to March 5, 1919. Discharged at Camp
Dodge, Iowa on March 18, 1919, as a Sergeant. (pg
3215)
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Thompson, Raymond
Floyd
Army #2,560,568; registrant, McKenzie county; born
in Thompson, Iowa, Oct 29, 1891, of American parents;
occupation, farmer; inducted at Schafer on March 29,
1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Base
Hospital, Camp MacArthur, Texas, to Dec 11, 1918; Co
G, 2nd Development Battalion, Camp MacArthur, to
discharge. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa on Dec 31,
1918, as a Private. (pg 3228)
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Thompson, Troy
James
Army #4,706,815; registrant, LaMoure county; born
in Lake Mills, Iowa, March 10, 1897 of American
parents; occupation, farmer; inducted at LaMoure on
Aug. 29, 1918; sent to Camp Lewis, Wash.; served in
Medical Detachment, Base Hospital, Camp Lewis, Wash.,
to discharge. Discharged at Camp Lewis, Wash., on
July 31, 1918, as a Private. (pg 3231)
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Tisdel, Thomas
Benhard
Army #2,146,885; registrant, Richland county; born
in Lake Mills, Iowa, Feb 6, 1893 of Norwegian
parents; occupation, mechanic; inducted at Wahpeton
on Sept 22, 1917; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa served in
Co A, 337th Machine Gun Battalion, to discharge.
Grades: Corporal, Oct 18, 1917; Private, Jan 1, 1918;
Corporal, March 5, 1918; Sergeant, July 12, 1918;
overseas from Aug 6, 1918, to July 2, 1919.
Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace).
Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa on July 11, 1919, as a
Sergeant. (pg 3254)
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Turner, Edward
James
Army #105,931; registrant, Stark county; born in
Lake Mills, Iowa June 29, 1894 of American parents;
occupation, chauffeur; enlisted in Machine Gun
Company, 2nd Infantry, Infantry, North Dakota
National Guard, at Dickinson, on Jun 30, 1917; called
into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917;
served in Machine Gun Company, 2nd Infantry, North
Dakota National Guard (Machine Gun Company, 164th
Infantry), to Jan 9, 1918; Co D, 2nd Machine Gun
Battalion, to Aug 3, 1918; Base HOspital No. 45, to
Dec 1, 1918; Headquarters Detachment, Justice
Hospital Group, Army Postoffice No. 784, to Jan 17,
1919; Casual Unassigned, to Mar 17, 1919; Co D,
Convalescent Center, Camp Dodge, Iowa to discharge.
Grades: Private 1st Class, Aug 20, 1917; Corporal,
Dec 1, 1918; overseas from Dec 15, 1917 to Feb 14,
1919; wounded, slightly, Mar 1, 1918; wounded,
gassed, May 6, 1918; wounded, severely, Jul 20, 1918.
Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives:
Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel. Defensive Sectors:
Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Discharged
at Camp Dodge, Iowa on Mar 7, 1919, as a Corporal,
Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 5%. Cited in
General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division,
Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan 1, 1920, for gallantry
in action and especially meritorious services. Cited
in General Orders No. 88, Headquarters, 2nd Division,
AEF, Germany, Dec 31, 1918, for his heroic endurance
of hardships and danger at Triangle Farm, near
Bouresches, France. He held this advanced position
under constant bombardment for 25 days, receiving
food and water at night only. Never relaxing his
vigilance he assisted in breaking up several attacks.
Entitled to wear two silver stars. (pg 3295-3296)
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Tveit, Olaf Andrew
Army #2,163,336; registrant, Traill county; born
in Lake Mills, Iowa, Aug 19, 1888 of
Norwegian-American parents; occupation, drayman;
inducted at Hillsboro on Sept 22, 1917; sent to Camp
Dodge, Iowa; served in Machine Gun Company, 352nd
Infantry to Apr 1, 1918; Machine Gun Company, 326th
Infantry, to discharge; overseas from April 28, 1918
to May 28, 1919. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel;
Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Lucey and Marbache
(Lorraine). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa on June 8,
1919, as a Private. (pg 3300)
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Tweeten, Oliver B
Army #2,160,940; registrant, Winnebago county,
Iowa; born in Forest City, Iowa, Mar 1896; inducted
at Forest City, Iowa, on Feb 26, 1918; sent to Camp
Dodge, Iowa; served in Co C, 352nd Infantry, to Apr
3, 1918; Co E, 119th Infantry to Jul 13, 1918;
Battery C, 115th Field Artillery, to discharge.
Grade: Wagoner, Dec 5, 1918; overseas from May 11,
1918 to March 27, 1919. Engagements: Offensives: St.
Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Lucey,
Avocourt and Troyon (Lorraine). Discharged on Apr 10,
1919, as a Wagoner.
(pg 3303)
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Twito, Helmer
Army #2,114,871; registrant, Renville county; born
in Lake Mills, Iowa, Jan 13, 1891 of American
parents; occupation, teacher; inducted at Mohall on
Nov. 9, 1917; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in
Headquarters Company, 338th Field Artillery to Nov
30, 1917; Supply Company, 335th Field Artillery, to
discharge. Grades: Private 1st Class, March 28, 1918;
Corporal, June 12, 1918; overseas from Sep 1, 1918,
to Mar 5, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on
Mar 18, 1919, as a Corporal. (pg 3304)
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Wellman, Tracy F.
Army #502,846; registrant, Ward county; born in
Forest City, Iowa, Jul 14, 1895, of American parents;
occupation, farmer; inducted at Minot on Mar 11,
1918; sent to Fort Logan, Colo.; served in 8th
Company, Coast Artillery, Oahu, Hawaiian Territory,
to Jan 22, 1919; Headquarters Company, 2nd Hawaiian
Infantry, to discharge. Discharged at Schofield
Barracks, Hawaiian Territory, on Feb 6, 1919, as a
Private. (pg 3421)
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