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PETLON, ROYAL V.
Elk Township
Born July 25, 1896. Enl. July 18, 1918. Seaman in U. S. Navy. Trained
at G. L. N. T. S.; was in hospital at Great Lakes with the Spanish
influenza four months. Mustered out February 19, 1919.
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PETTY, MERLIN ROY
Sioux Rapids
Born November 25, 1891. Enl. September 20, 1918. Pvt. Co. A, 2d Inf.
19th Div. Trained at Camp Dodge. Mustered out January 21, 1919. (No
Photo)
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PEWSEY, RUSH B.
Storm Lake
Born October 3, 1887. Enl. October 4, 1918. Pvt. Co. B, 19th M. P.
Trained at Camp Dodge with 163d D. B., later trans, to Co. B, 19th M.
P., trans, to 219th Engrs. Mustered out June 5, 1919. Rush B. Pewsey
enlisted May 28, 1918, rejected by reason of spinal defects; drafted
into service again October 4, 1918.
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PEWSEY, RUSSELL M.
Storm Lake
Born October 3, 1897. Enl. September 6, 1918. Pvt. 1st-cl. Co. 58 163d
D. B., trans, to Co. E, 88th Inf. 19th Div. Trained at Camp Dodge.
Mustered out June 5, 1919. Russell M. Pewsey enlisted on the 28th day
of May, 1918, and was rejected; drafted on the 6th of September, 1918.
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PHIPPS, IRVING E.
Lee Township
Born June 3, 1899. Enl. October 11, 1918. Pvt. S. A. T. C. Trained at
Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa. Mustered out December 13, 1918.
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PHIPPS, LESTER H.
Lee Township
Born April 7, 1897. Enl. July, 1918. Pvt. in Med. Corps. Trained at
Iowa State College. Mustered out January 15, 1919.
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PIERCE, EDWIN V.
Linn Grove
Born June 15, 1899. Enl. October 1, 1918. Pvt. Co. 7, training for
Heavy Artillery at Iowa State College. Mustered out December 17, 1918.
(no photo)
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Newell
Born October 12, 1891. Enl. July 25, 1918. Pvt. Co. G, 316th Inf. 79th
Div. Trained at Camp Gordon; Camp Merritt. Sailed September 2; landed
Brest. To Verdun; to front lines October 25; wounded with shrapnel in
hip October 30; to Base Hosp. No. 111; to Bordeaux; was wounded in
Argonne Forest while going into position. Sailed February 11; landed in
U. S. Mustered out March 20, 1919.
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PIKE, JAMES B.
Hayes Township
Born May 28, 1887. Enl. September 4, 1918. Pvt. Casualty and First Aid
in Med Corps. Trained at Ft. Riley two months; Ft. Leavenworth seven
months; to Camp Dodge. Mustered out June 12, 1919.
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PIKE, NORMAN G.
Hayes Township
Born December 28, 1896. Enl. July 24, 1918. Pvt. Co. G, 316th Inf.
79th Div. Trained at Camp Gordon one month; to Camp Merritt. Sailed
overseas. Returned to U. S. Mustered out June 10, 1919.
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PIERSON, AURELIUS
Albert City
Born April 29, 1893. Enl. February 25, 1918. Pvt. Hdqrs. Co. 139th Inf.
35th Div. Trained at Camp Dodge until April 14; to Camp Mills. Sailed
on Caronia April 24; landed Liverpool May 6. To Romsey; to France June
30. Landed Le Havre July 4. To St. Aignan; to Bains-les-Bains; July 17
to Corniomont; July 21 to Huith; July 30 to Alsace-Lorraine sector;
division relieved the 6th Div. September 12; to Neucomaisons September
15; September 22 to Allenville Woods; September 25 to Argonne Forest;
relieved October 1 by the 82d Div.; October 3 to Camp Massa; to Verdun
front October 29; November 7 relieved by the 81st Div.; November 8 to
Bannancourt on Metz front; November 12 to Rupt; to Vignot; to Toici;
March 19 to Belgium Camp; to St. Nazaire March 25. Sailed April 13 from
St. Nazaire; landed Newport News, having made voyage on Matsonia, April
24. To Camp Dodge. Mustered out May 2, 1919. (no photo)
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PLAGMAN, JOHN
Brooke Township
Born December 19, 1892. Enl. July 24, 1918. Pvt. 1st-cl. Co. C, Camp
Regt. 3d Div. Trained at Camp Gordon; to Cam id Merritt. Sailed on U.
S. S. Plattsburg August 29; landed Brest September 12. To La Lues; to
Meuse-Argonne until November 11; to Alsace-Lorraine; to Luxemburg;
crossed line December 1; to Plaidt from December 16 until May 5, 1919;
to Audernach; to Coblenz one month; opened Gen. Pershing's Stadium June
22; closed the stadium July 6; marched in Peace Day Parade in Paris July
14; to London for parade; to Paris; to Brest. Sailed on Leviathan
September 1; landed Hoboken September 8. To Camp Mills; paraded in New
York September 10; to Washington September 17 for parade; to Camp Meade;
to Camp Dodge. Mustered out September 24, 1919.
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PLAGMAN, PAUL F.
Brooke Township
Born April 1, 1897. Enl. September 5, 1918. Pvt. 1st-cl. 163d D. B.
Med. Detach. Trained at Camp Dodge; to Camp Beauregard; to Base Hosp.
3121, Med Dept. October 11 to 29; to Camp Upton November 1 to 19.
Sailed November 13 on Adriatic; landed Liverpool November 24. To
Southampton; to Le Havre. By rail to Bordeaux, camped near Bordeaux
from November 29 to June 29, 1919. Sailed from Bordeaux June 29, landed
Newport News July 11. To Camp Stewart; to Camp Dodge. Mustered out
July 17, 1919.
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PLANALP, PHIL G.
Storm Lake
Born December 10. 1894. Enl. March 1, 1918. Pvt. 1st Ordnance Co.
Ordnance Dept., Raritan Arsenal. Trained at University of Chicago; Camp
Hancock. Mustered out December 18, 1918.
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PLOEGER, WILLIAM A.
Hayes Township
Born November 20, 1895. Enl. July 24, 1918. Pvt. Co. L, 316th Regt.
79th Div. Trained at Camp Gordon; St. Georges, France. Sailed to
France. Sent up near front; was in reserve when he was sent to hospital
with pneumonia and measles. Mustered out April 15.
1Eilers,
Tom D.
Buena
Vista's Part in the World War.
Storm Lake, 1920, pp. 180-81. |
Contributed Anonymously |