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Iowa Men in World War I
As published in:
"Victory, Jackson
County, Minnesota in the World War"
Published 1921 by Neulen
& Lueneburg, Lakefield, Minnesota.
Colleen
Boose transcribed the following information. Thanks Colleen!
Anton Arp
Private, Machine Gun Co., Co. M; son of Mrs. Anna Arp, Lake Park, Iowa;
entered service August 26, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Grant, Ill,
August 27, 1918; to Camp Hancock, Georgia, September 28, 1918; to Camp
Dodge, February 11, 1919; mustered out February 18, 1919, at Camp Dodge,
Iowa.
John Basstmann
Private, Infantry; son of Mr. Fred and Mrs. Louise Basstmann, Lake Park,
Iowa; entered service December, 1918 at Jackson, Minnesota; to Camp Pike on
same day; to Camp Grant; to Georgia; overseas in the spring of 1918; died in
service October 23, 1918; drowned accidentally in France.
Albert Bordwell
Private, Co. E, 315th Engineer Corps, 96th Division; son of Mr. George O.
Bordwell, Spirit Lake, Iowa; entered service April 29, 1918, at Jackson,
Minn.; to Camp Dodge, April 30, 1918; to Camp Travis, May 27, 1918; to Camp
Mills, June 12, 1918; overseas June 28, 1918; engaged in battle of St.
Mihiel; wounded in action; mustered out March 5, 1919, at Camp Grant.
Edward Brandt
Private, Co. F, Fifth Division, 7th Engineers; son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Brandt, Lake Park, Iowa; entered service at Fort Logan, Col., June 19,
1917;
to Camp Leavenworth, Kans., June 15; to Camp Merritt, March 1, 1918; to Camp
Geives France, April 1; arrived at battle line June 5, 1918; engaged in
battles of St. Mihiel and Argonne Forest; wounded three times in battle;
mustered out of service at Camp Dodge, Iowa, July 7, 1919.
Jesse Anton Brown
Private, Co. 14, 388th Infantry; son of Mrs. Agnes Fricke, Spirit Lake,
Ia.;
entered service October 25, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Cody; died of
pneumonia following influenza, Nov. 27, 1918 at Camp Cody.
Lloyd Elliott
Corporal, Field Artillery; central officers training school; son of F.L.
Elliott and Anna M. Elliott, Traer, Iowa; entered service April 29, 1918, at
Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Dodge, April 30, 1918; to Camp Robinson; to Rock
Island Arsenal; to Zachary Taylor; mustered out December 5, 1918, at Zachary
Taylor.
Thomas F. Gannon
Private, 19th Infantry, Co., G; transferred to Co. G, 85th Infantry; address
Lake Mills, Iowa; entered service April 27, 1918, at Minneapolis, Minn.; to
Jefferson Barracks, April 27, 1918; to Camp Freeport, May 15, 1918; to Camp
Travis, June 28, 1918; mustered out January 28, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Willie K. Garmes
Private, Co. 7, 161st Depot Brigade; son of Henry Garmes, Lake Park,
Iowa;
entered service at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Grant, September 7, 1918;
mustered out January 19, 1919, at Camp Grant. Ill.
Herman Gilbert
Private, Marine Corps, 59th Co., 7th Regiment; son of Mr. and Mrs. A.H.
Gilbert, Estherville, Ia.; entered service at St. Paul, Minn., May 28, 1918;
to Paris Island June 10, 1918; Santiago De Cuba, July 17, 1918; to
Charleston Navy Yard, April 15, 1919; mustered out August 17, 1919, at
Charleston Navy Yard.
Henry G. Groshens
Private, Engineers Corps, Co. B, 12th Engineers; son of Louis Groshens,
Spirit Lake, Iowa; entered service October 22, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Forrest October 22, 1918; to Camp Dodge, Iowa, January 7, 1919;
mustered out January 12, 1919, at Camp Dodge.
Birt J. Handeland
Private, 54th Pioneer Infantry; son of John Handeland, Lake Park, Iowa;
entered service July 26, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Wadsworth, July
29, 1918; to Camp Stewart, August 21, 1918; overseas September 12, 1918;
engaged in battle September 26, 1918; mustered out July 3, 1919, at Camp
Grant, Ill.
Leslie S. Hildreth
Private, Co. C, 15th Ammunition Train, 15th Division; son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl C. Hildreth, Lake Mills, Iowa; entered service September 20, 1917,
at
Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Dodge, September 22, 1917, to Camp Pike, November
25, 1917; to Ft. Bliss, Texas, December 25, 1917; mustered out February 8,
1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Robert Hintze
Private, Co. I, 327th Infantry, 82nd Division; address 714 W. High Street,
Davenport, Iowa; entered service August 9, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Jefferson Barracks, August 12, 1918; to Camp McArthur, August 19, 1918, to
Camp Merritt, September 22, 1918; overseas October 5, 1918; engaged in
battles of St. Mihiel and Argonne Forest; mustered out May 27, 1919, at Camp
Dodge, Iowa.
Clarence Johansman
Private, Engineers, 13th Pro. Co.; son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Johansman,
Spirit Lake, Iowa; entered service October 22, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Forrest, Ga., October 24, 1918; mustered out January 7, 1919, at Camp
Dodge, Iowa.
Charles Kuhlmann
Private, Ammunition Train, Co. B, Division 6; son of Mr. Martin Kuhlmann,
Spirit Lake, Iowa; entered service March 2, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Jefferson Barracks, on same day; to Camp Wadsworth May 8, 1918; to Camp
Mills, July 6, 1918; overseas July 27, 1918; engaged in battles of Vosges
Sector, Meuse-Argonne offensive; mustered out June 23, 1919, at Camp Grant,
Ill.
Edward Kuhlmann
Private, Army Post Office, 88th Division, Headquarters Department; son of
Martin Kuhlmann, Spirit Lake, Iowa; entered service February 24, 1918, at
Spirit Lake, Iowa; to Camp Dodge, February 25, 1918; to Camp Upton, August
8, 1918; overseas August 31, 1918; mustered out June 10, 1919, at Camp
Dodge, Iowa. Entered service as member of Heavy Field Artillery; later
transferred to Army Post Office Department.
James A. McGee
Private, Engineers, 13th Provisional Recruit Co.; son of Martin McGee,
Spirit Lake, Iowa; entered service October 22, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Forrest, Ga.; mustered out January 7, 1919, at Overland Bldg.
Michael R. McGee
Private, Medical Corps, Co. 250, Sanitary Train; son of Martin McGee, Spirit
Lake, Iowa; entered service May 24, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Lewis,
May 24, 1918; mustered out February 15, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa;
transferred from Co. 250 Sanitary train to 12 C, 166th Depot Brigade, 3rd
Battalion, 192 Base Hospital.
Harrison F. Rachow
Private, Quartermasters Corps, Laundry Unit No. 316, 1st Division; son of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rachow, Davenport, Iowa; entered service December 13,
1917 at Davenport, Iowa; to Jefferson Barracks, December 13, 1917; to Camp
Custer, January 5, 1918; to Camp Meigs, March 25, 1918; to Camp Merritt, May
4, 1918; overseas May 15, 1918; bombed and wounded June 28, 1918; died in
service July 3, 1918 from wounds caused from shrapnel lodged in his back;
Private Rachow's Unit of which he was engineer and fireman was attached to
field hospital No. 13 between Beauvais and Montdidier. Wounded at time
the
1st division made its attack at Cantigny. The hospital was bombed by
German
airplanes.
Ernest Sampson
1st Class Yeoman, Navy, U.S.S. Tjesondari; son of Mr. Sam Sampson, Lake
Park, Iowa; entered service May, 1917, at Sioux City, Iowa; mustered out
February 1919.
Ed. Gustave Schumann
Private, Co. D, 332nd Field Artillery, Black Hawk Division; son of Carl
Schumann, Lake Park, Iowa; entered service June 25, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.;
to Camp Grant, Ill, June 26, 1918; to Camp Robertson July 15, 1918; to Camp
Mills, September 5, 1918; overseas September 29, 1918; mustered out March
25, 1919.
Vincent Smith
Saddler, Artillery, Battery F, Division 7, 79th Artillery; son of Mr. and
Mr.s V.P. Smith, Quinby, Iowa; entered service May 24, 1918, at Jackson,
Minn.; to Camp Lewis, Wash., May 28, 1918; to Camp Merritt, July 20, 1918;
overseas August 27, 1918; mustered out May 20, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Oscar Smith
Corporal, Infantry, Co. A, 88th Division, 350th Infantry; son of Mr. and
Mrs. V.P. Smith, Quinby, Iowa; entered service June 24, 1918, at Camp Dodge,
Iowa; to Camp Upton, August 10, 1918; overseas August 29, 1918; mustered out
June 20, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
John Daniel Sullivan
Private, Co. 1, 118th Infantry, 30th Division; son of Timothy Sullivan, Lake
Park, Iowa; entered service February 26, 1918 at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp
Dodge; to Camp Sevier; to Long Island; overseas May 26, 1918; engaged in
battle of Brandort; killed in action October 8, 1918.
Hugh Earl Turner
Private, Medical Detachment 316th Ammunition Train, 71st Division; son of
Mr. O.T. Turner, Rockwell City, Iowa; entered service May 24, 1918, at
Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Lewis, May 28, 1918; to Camp Mills, July 3, 1918;
overseas July 20, 1918; mustered out May 7, 1919, at Camp Dodge; did not get
to the front.
Claus Voss
1st Class Private, 326th Infantry, Co. A, 82nd Division; son of Claus Voss,
Lake Park, Iowa; entered service September 20, 1917, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Dodge on same day; to Camp Gordon, April 4, 1918; to Camp Upton, April
13, 1918; overseas May 6, 1918; engaged in battles of Toul, June 26 to July
8; Monback, August 24 to September 11; September 12 to September 16, St.
Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne Sector, October 9 to November 11; mustered out June 8,
1919, at Camp Dodge.
Detlea Voss
Private, 4th Infantry, 4th Regulars; son of Claus Voss, Lake Park, Iowa;
entered service September 20, 1917, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Dodge,
September 23, 1917; to Camp Pike, November 25, 1917; to Long Island, May 2,
1918; overseas May 5, 1918; engaged in battle of Shiedthuia front; gassed
and wounded August 9, mustered out January 21, 1919, at Camp Dodge.
Willie Voss
Private, 345th Infantry; son of Mr. C. Voss, Lake Park, Iowa; entered
service September 20, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Dodge on same day; to
Camp Pike, November 5, 1917; mustered out June 5, 1918 at Camp Pike.
(dates are as typed as printed in the book) ?
Emil F. Wiese
Corporal, Co. A, 55th Division Engineers; son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wiese,
Lake Park, Iowa; entered service February 25, 1918, at Camp Dodge; to Camp
Custer, March 25, 1918; to Camp Merritt, N.J., June 9, 1918; arrived
overseas July 12, 1918; mustered out July 11, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Was with electrical construction work for 9 months at Camp Montierchaune,
Fr.; attended A.E.F.U. at Beaume, Fr., for 2 1/2 months; arrived in Hoboken
from Marsailles on July 1, 1919.
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