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World War I
Roll of Honor for
the
32D ‘Red
Arrow’ Division
Surnames U
through Z
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Name |
Rank |
Narrative |
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2907.
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Cpl. |
born Sep. '84 at Ontario, Canada
(nativity); son of William and Mary (Stover) Udell; twice married, father of
at least 1 son; hometown Falmouth (or elsewhere in Aetna Township, Missaukee
Co.), MI; entered service in May '17; served with Co. M, 125TH
Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. '18 at age 33; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
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2908.
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Udych, John |
Pvt. |
NoK Rosa Maach, half-sister, 677
McKinstry St., Detroit, MI (hometown); served with Co. A, 128TH
Inf.; KIA 1 Sep. '18 |
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2909.
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Ulrich, Dan Frank |
Pfc. |
NoK Mrs. Cora Harner, 312 Brown
St., Ionia, MI; NoK Miss Edna Ulrich, R. F. D. 1, Remus, MI (hometown);
served with Co. C, 128TH Inf.; KIA 1 Aug. '18; interred at
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
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2910.
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Underwood, David H. |
Pfc. |
born 11 Aug. '95 at Ridgeway or Tecumseh,
MI; son of Cyrus J. and Anna L. Underwood, father NoK, Tecumseh, MI
(hometown); resided at 815 Packard St., Ann Arbor, MI; attended U. of Mich.,
'12-'14 and '16-'17; worked for Army Y.M.C.A. at Camp MacArthur, TX, when he
enlisted in Co. B, 126TH Inf. on 15 Dec. '17; SN 279050; earned
DSC for rescuing Pfc. Claude T. Annis, a runner who accidently strayed toward
German lines after being seriously WIA, on 6 Aug. '18 near Fismes; KIA 31
Aug. (29 Aug.) '18 near Juvigny; interred at Ridgeway Township Cemetery,
Ridgeway, MI; brother Charles DD, influenza, while member of S.A.T.C. at U.
of Mich. |
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2911.
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Underwood, Walter Austin |
Pvt. |
born 1898; son of William and
Hattie (Warner) Underwood, mother NoK, R. F. D. 1, Grass Lake, MI; hometown
Jackson, MI; Mich. NG; served with Co. F, 126TH Inf.; KIA 4 Aug.
(3 Aug.) '18; he was seriously WIA and left in an exposed position when his
unit was forced back; 1st Lt. Harold J. King went forward to rescue him under
heavy artillery and machinegun fire; Lt. King carried him about 150 yards
when Underwood asked him to set him down, say a prayer over him, and tell his
mother how he died; Lt. King earned the DSC; interred at Leoni Cemetery,
Leoni, MI |
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2912.
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Upton, Grover Cleveland |
Pvt. |
born 30 Oct. '94 at Prairie
Point, MS (hometown); son of Thomas 'Tom' Robert and Dorothy 'Dollie' Ann
(Britt) Upton, R. F. D. 1, Prairie Point, MS; served with Co. C, 127TH
Inf.; KIA 20 Oct. (15 Oct.) '18 near Montfaucon; interred at Meuse-Argonne
American Cemetery; ABMC states he entered service from MI, but that is a
typo, his actual monument states Mississippi |
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2913.
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Upton, Phillip (Philley) H. |
Cpl. |
NoK Homer Upton, R. F. D. 1,
Bradley, SD (hometown); served with Co. I, 126TH Inf.; KIA 9 Oct.
'18; interred at Prairie Hill Cemetery, Bradley, SD |
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2914.
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Urbaniak, Steve Andrew |
Pvt. |
born 1899; hometown Marinette,
WI; served with Co. I, 127TH Inf.; Château-Thierry to Fismes; DW
11 Aug. '18 at age 19; interred at Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette, WI |
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2915.
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Urbanscheck (Urbanschack), Richard |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. Anna Urbanscheck, Eureka
(Napa), CA (hometown); served with Co. B, 119TH MG Bn.; DW 5 Oct.
'18 |
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2916.
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Van Boven, Raymond ‘Ray’ (VanBoven)
(Roy) |
Pvt. |
born ca. ‘98; son of Henry and Emma O. (M.) (Beyer) Van
Boven, Stiles, WI (hometown); enlisted in WNG, either Co. M, 2D
Wis. Inf., Oconto, WI, or Co. M, 5TH Wis. Inf., Chilton, WI;
member of the latter when he committed suicide 23 Aug. (25 Aug.) ‘17 at Camp
Douglas, WI at age 19; he “was found hanging by his belt from the limb of
a tree on the outskirts of the cavalry camp here late today [23 Aug. '17].
Authorities are investigating. It is believed he committed suicide.”; not
listed in 32D Div. in WW |
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2917.
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Van Dyke, Wynard |
Pvt. |
father Melvin Van Dyke, NoK,
1531 Roosevelt Ave., Grand Rapids, MI (hometown); enlisted in Co. K or Co. I,
32D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Grand Rapids, MI; assigned to Co. K,
126TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; KIA 29 Aug. (28
Aug.) '18 |
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2918.
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Van Eimeren, Everhart John |
Pfc. |
born 20 Jan. '99 ('97) at Oak
Creek, WI; son of Martin and Mary (Frey) Van Eimeren, father NoK, 640
Hawthorne Ave., South Milwaukee, WI (hometown); apprentice at Bucyrus Co. at
South Milwaukee, WI; some references state he was 1st man from South
Milwaukee to enlist after war was declared, but he actually signed up before
war was declared; enlisted in 1ST Wis. Cav. (likely Trp. C), WNG,
at Milwaukee, WI on 17 Mar. '17; assigned to Btry. C, 120TH FA
Regt. when 32D Div. was organized; KIA 29 Aug. '18 near Tartiers
at age 19 (21) when his howitzer exploded; Cpl. Alonzo R. Cudworth and Pfc.
Arthur C. Ryan were killed in same explosion and several others wounded; 1st
from South Milwaukee KIA; repatriated and re-interred at Holy Sepulcher
Cemetery on 1 Jan. '21; namesake of Everhart Van Eimeren Post No. 27 of
American Legion at South Milwaukee, WI |
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2919.
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Van Ells, Andrew Vincent, Jr. |
Wag. |
born 18 Mar. '96 at Port
Washington, WI (hometown); son of Andrew M. and Alberdine B. (Driessen) Van
Ells, 514 Main St., Port Washington, WI; graduated Port Washington H. S.;
completed 2-year program at Mechanical Training School of Milwaukee, WI;
enlisted in WNG at Milwaukee, WI on 16 Jul. '17; assigned to Sup. Co., 127TH
Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; battles include Alsace Sector 18
May to 21 Jul., Aisne-Marne 29 Jul. to 7 Aug., WIA 8 Aug. '18 near
Château-Thierry in the battle for Fismes; DW 10 Aug. '18 at Evacuation Hosp.
No. 5; his nurse was Miss Martha Schumacher, also of Port Washington and a
school-mate of his; 1st service man from Port Washington to die in battle
during the war; interred at Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, Milwaukee,
WI; namesake of Van Ells-Schanen Post No. 82 of American Legion |
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2920.
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Van Handel, Rudolph Charles |
Pfc. |
born 15 Aug. '97 at Sheboygan or
Little Chute, WI; son of Peter N. and Anna Maria (Diedrich) Van Handel, mother
NoK, 734 N. 3rd St., Sheboygan, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co. C, 2D
Wis. Inf., WNG, at Sheboygan, WI; was Pvt. in that unit during Mexican Border
Crisis; assigned to Co. C, 127TH Inf. when 32D Div. was
organized; he was made acting Corp. and assigned the difficult task of
training a squad of Italian immigrants who spoke little English, they were
nicknamed the 'Black Hand Squad'; Sergy, Gesnes, near Verdun; in C127 in
WW his cdr., Capt. Paul W. Schmidt, commends him for administering first
aid to numerous wounded comrades under fire at Gesnes on 5 Oct. '18; KIA 19
Oct. '18 at Bois de Bantheville at age 21, Pvt. Ira Smith was KIA by same
shell; interred at Calvary Cemetery, Sheboygan, WI |
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2921.
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Van Horssen, William Henry, Jr. (Van Horsen,
Vanhorssen, Vanhorsen)
(J.) |
Sgt. |
born 17 Sep. (16 Sep.) ‘96 at Ottawa Co., MI; son of Willem
Hendrik ‘William’ and Maria Hendrika (Van Loopik, Van Lopik) Van Horssen, father NoK, 430 Slayton St., Grand Haven, MI
(hometown), both Dutch immigrants; enlisted in Co. F, 32D Mich.
Inf., Mich. NG, at Grand Haven, MI on 30 Apr. ‘17; assigned to Co. L, 126TH
Inf., when 32D Div. was organized; promoted to Cpl. ca. Mar. ‘18;
promoted to Sgt. ca. Aug. ‘18; battles include Alsace, Château-Thierry
(a.k.a. Aisne-Marne), Soissons (a.k.a. Oise-Aisne); severely WIA 28 Aug. ‘18
near Juvigny; DW 2 Sep. (1 Sep., 3 Sep., 28 Nov.) ‘18 at Red Cross Hosp. No.
5 at age 21 (22); listed on 11 Oct. ‘18 casualty list; interred at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, MI; brother served with same unit, Pfc. Martin
J., Mich. NG, Co. L, 126TH Inf., WIA 31 Jul. ‘18 |
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2922.
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Van Huizen (Vanhuisen), Albert |
Bug. |
born 20 Oct. '97; son of Jerry
and Theresa (Basch) Van Huizen, father NoK, Owen, WI (hometown); enlisted in
Co. A, 3D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Neillsville, WI; assigned to Co. A,
128TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; 2Marne,
Soissons; KIA 1 Sep. '18 at age 20; namesake of Albert Van Huizen Post No.
123 of American Legion at Owen, WI; interred at Riverside Cemetery, Withee,
WI |
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2923.
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Van Voorhees (Van Voohees), Simon |
Pvt. |
hometown Bay City, MI; served
with Co. K, 125TH Inf.; DW 31 Aug. '18 |
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2924.
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Van Wert (Vanwert), Peter |
Pvt. |
born 1895; NoK Mrs. Margaret
Luxton, 2501 Center Ave., Bay City, MI (hometown); served with Co. I, 125TH
Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. '18; interred at Old St. Patrick's Cemetery, Bay City, MI |
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2925.
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Vance, Nuel (Noel) (Nurl) S. |
Pvt. |
born 23 Oct. '89 at Hurricane,
WV (hometown); son of Philip S. and Mahulda Vance, father preceded him in
death; mother later married Charles S. Burton, Hurricane, WV, mother NoK; SN 3171155;
served with MG Co., 126TH Inf.; cited in 126WwG for his
ability to drive-off German aircraft with his machinegun, not sure which
decoration he may have received, if any; KIA 16 Oct. '18; interred at
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
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2926.
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Vande Gezelle (Von de Gezelle, Vandegezelle), Isaac |
Bug. |
born 16 Apr. '93 at Oostburg,
Netherlands; son of Isaac and Elizabeth Von de Gezelle; NoK Mrs. Susana
Vandegezelle, Hokzaroost Burg (Holzer Oostburg), Zeeland, Netherlands
(nativity); hometown Kalamazoo, MI; enlisted in Co. C or Co. D, 32D
Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Kalamazoo, MI on 23 Jun. '16; served during Mexican
Border Crisis; assigned to Co. C, 126TH Inf. when 32D
Div. was organized; KIA 15 Oct. (11 Oct.) '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne
American Cemetery |
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2927.
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Vandegarde, Joseph Henry |
Cpl. |
born 13 Aug. '92 at Chicago, IL
(hometown); son of Arie and Eva Vandegarde, 6043 S. Honore, Chicago, IL;
entered service 5 Jun. '17; served with Co. M, 128TH Inf.; KIA 30
Aug. '18 near Juvigny; interred at Fairmount-Willow Hills Memorial Park,
Willow Springs, IL |
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2928.
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Vander Heide (Vanderheide, Vonder Heide), Cornelius |
Pfc. |
born 1899 at MI; son of Peter S.
and Gertrude Vanderheide (Vonder Heide), 152 Page St., Grand Rapids, MI
(homing); Mich. NG; served with HQ Co., 126TH Inf.; KIA 9 Oct.
'18; interred at Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI |
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2929.
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Vander Honing (VanDeHoming), Leonard |
Pfc. |
born 1897; NoK Mrs. Val Cryder,
R. F. D. 1, Alma, MI; NoK Mrs. Anna Vander Honing, 621 Bates St., Grand
Rapids, MI (hometown); Mich. NG; assigned to Co. M, 126TH Inf.
when 32D Div. was organized; transferred to Co. M, 128TH
Inf.; DW 30 Sep. '18; repatriated and re-interred at Oakhill Cemetery, Grand
Rapids, MI on 27 Feb. '22 |
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2930.
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Vanderhoof, Harvey W. |
Pvt. |
NoK Allie Vanderhoff, brother, Enid,
MT (hometown); served with Co. G, 127TH Inf.; may have been a
cook; DW 4 Aug. '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
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2931.
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Varga, Paul |
Pfc. |
NoK Rev. Andrew Daniel, 23
Thaldens (Thaddeus) St., Detroit, MI (hometown); enlisted in Co. H, 31ST
Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Detroit, MI; assigned to Co. H, 126TH
Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; KIA 4 Aug. '18; there is a man
of same name, same date of death, interred at Cypress Hills National
Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, not sure if it is the same man or not |
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2932.
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Varmecky (Vermecky), John F. |
Pvt. |
NoK George Vermecky, 297 Harold
Ave., Johnstown, PA (hometown); served with Co. C, 128TH Inf.; KIA
1 Aug. '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; also memorialized at
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cambria Co., PA |
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2933.
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Varney (Verney), Everett Levi |
Capt. |
born 11 Sep. '96 at Greenwood,
WI; son of Mr. and Mrs. Alba F. Varney (Verney), 406 West B. St. (111 S.
Cherry St.), Marshfield, WI (hometown); graduated Greenwood H.S. in '15;
enlisted in Co. A, 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Marshfield, WI; was Cpl.
in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; entered First Officers Training
Camp at Fort Sheridan, IL, assigned to 9TH Co.; after commissioned
served at Camp Custer, then Camp Greene, where he was promoted to 1st Lt.;
sailed for France 17 Dec. '17 with Co. I, 161ST Inf., 41ST
Div.; that unit was designated a replacement div. when it reached France;
transferred to Co. E, 127TH Inf.; severely WIA 14 Oct. '18 by
machine gun fire; DW 19 Oct. '18 at Base Hosp. No. 15 at Chaumont; promoted
to Capt. shortly before his death; interred at Hillside Cemetery, Marshfield,
WI |
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2934.
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Varno, Antonio |
Pvt. |
mother Mrs. Libarto (Liberty)
Varno, NoK, 2148 2nd Ave., New York, NY (hometown); started work as laborer
in Parks Dept., Manhattan and Richmond, on 13 Jul. '14, earning $3 per day;
entered service 5 Apr. '18; assigned to 354TH Inf.; transferred to
Co. A, 126TH Inf.; DD, pneumonia, 18 Sep. '18; after his death,
the City of NY paid his mother the remaining salary he would have earned if
he had lived to the end of the year '18 |
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2935.
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Vath, Raymond |
Pvt. |
NoK Miss Veromea Vath, 514
Wilker Ct., New York, NY; resided at 504 Weiher Ct., Bronx, NY (hometown);
served with Co. M, 128TH Inf.; KIA 20 Oct. (10 Oct.) '18; interred
at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
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2936.
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Vaughn, Leo J. |
Sgt. |
born ca. '97; NoK Miss Nellie
Vaughn, 507 W. Wilson St., Madison, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co. G, 1ST
Wis. Inf., WNG, at Madison, WI; was Pvt. in that unit during Mexican Border
Crisis; assigned to 127TH Inf., likely Co. G, when 32D
Div. was organized; DD, pneumonia, 20 Feb. '19 overseas at age 21; not listed
in 32D Div. in WW |
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2937.
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Vegnopoulos, Constantine (Vegnapoulos,
Veniopoulos) ‘Nestor, Constantine V.’ |
Pvt. |
born 3 Sep. ‘91 at Sparta,
Greece (nativity); son of Rev. George and Mary G. Vegnopoulos,
Georgitsion, Sparta, Greece; NoK
Nicholas Vegnapoulos (Nicholas G. V. Nestor),
brother, 264 Main St., Springfield, MA (hometown); “When naturalized
Nicholas and Constantine took their father’s name ‘Nestor’ for their last
name.”; entered service 26 Apr. ‘18; assigned to 151ST Dep. Bde.; transferred to Co. C, 301ST Inf., 76TH
Div., on 23 May ‘18; overseas 6 Jul. ‘18; transferred to Military Specialists
Co., 1ST Dep. Bde., on 30 Jul. ‘18;
transferred to Co. E, 127TH Inf., on 12 Aug. ‘18; KIA 17 Oct. (4
Oct.) ‘18 near Bois de Bantheville at age 27; “he was later praised for
valor”; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; 3 brothers served
during WWI, Greek army (Peter, Christopher, Dimitrios,
Louis, Antonio stayed in Greece) |
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2938.
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Velliquette (Vellquette), Cosmos (Cosmas) C. |
Cpl. |
born Mar. 1896 in OH; son of
Clement J. and Caroline (Giearden) Velliquette, Limestone, OH (hometown);
also had ties to Rocky Ridge, OH; served with Co. F, 127TH Inf.;
DW 11 Oct. '18; interred at Oak Harbor Union Cemetery, Oak Harbor, OH |
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2939.
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Vettraino (Vetraino), John |
Pfc. |
NoK Dominico Vetraino, brother,
85 Haley St., Detroit, MI (hometown); served with Co. F, 125TH
Inf.; KIA 18 Oct. '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
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2940.
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Vibbert, Edward Thomas (Wibbert) |
Pfc. |
born 23 Dec. ‘94 at Brockport,
PA; son of William R. and Eunice (Unice) (Hutchins) Vibbert, Box No. 121,
Corunna, MI (hometown); may have had ties to Benson, IL; worked at malleables
plant at Owosso, MI; enlisted in Co. G, 33D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG
at Owosso, MI in Jun. ‘17; SN 242283 or 263983; served with Co. M, 125TH
Inf.; 1 of his letters home was printed in local paper 6 Jun. ‘18; earned
DSC, posthumously, for his actions as a runner 31 Jul. ‘18 near Sergy, he was
able to deliver the message to Lt. Robert B. Horine with his last breath,
mother received it ca. Jan. ‘19; also awarded Croix de Guerre w/palm, Order
No. 12.335 “D,” 15 Dec. ‘18, GHQ, French Armies of the East, “Near Sergy
on July 31, 1918, he was mortally wounded while carrying a message to a unit
in the front line.”, mother received it 23 Apr. ‘19; KIA (DW) 31 Jul.
‘18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; also memorialized at Pine Tree
Cemetery, Corunna, MI; mother was unable to attend Gold Star mothers’
pilgrimage due to ill health |
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2941.
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Villalovoz (Villalevos), Chris S. |
Pvt. |
hometown Huntington Park (Los
Angeles), CA; served with Co. E, 125TH Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. '18 |
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2942.
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Villeneauve, Alexander |
Pvt. |
born ca. 1898; father (?)
Villeneauve, NoK, 2709 Pardridge Ave., Marinette, WI (hometown); WNG; served
with Co. A, 121ST MG Bn.; KIA 6 Aug. '18 near Fismes at age 20 |
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2943.
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Vingers (Vingere), Roy L. |
Sgt. |
born 14 Jan. '96; NoK Thomas C.
Rice, Sparta, WI; hometown La Crosse, WI; enlisted in Co. B, 3D
Wis. Inf., WNG, at La Crosse, WI; was Cpl. in that unit during Mexican Border
Crisis; assigned to Co. B, 128TH Inf. when 32D Div. was
organized; Château-Thierry; KIA 5 Aug. '18 near Fismes at age 22; repatriated
and re-interred at Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, WI on 14 Aug. '21; namesake
of Roy L. Vingers Post No. 52 of American Legion at La Crosse, WI |
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2944.
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Vogel, Theodore Knight, Jr. |
2d Lt. |
born 14 Jan. '79 at Washington,
D.C.; son of Theodore Knight and Clayonia Woods Barney Vogel; father served
during Civil War with 29TH and 198TH Penn. Inf.,
attained rank of Capt.; NoK Mrs. Mary Vogel, 169 Hillside St., Asheville, NC
(hometown); also had ties to Jacksonville, NC; also had ties to SC; enlisted
in Co. H, 1ST Penn. Inf., Penn. NG, on 28 May '98; was Pvt. in
that unit during Spanish-American War; commissioned 2d Lt. on 14 Aug. '16;
served with Sup. Co., 2D N. C. Inf., N. C. NG, at Wilmington, NC;
transferred somewhere on 27 Jul. '17; assigned to 128TH Inf. at
some point; KIA 10 Nov. '18 at age 39; interred at Meuse-Argonne American
Cemetery; also memorialized at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA;
brother Clayton B. served as officer in USMC from '04 to '46 and attained
rank of Maj. Gen. |
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2945.
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Voss, Arthur F. |
Pvt. |
born 25 Sep. '90; hometown
Horicon or Beaver Dam, WI; enlisted in Co. K, 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, at
Beaver Dam, WI; assigned to Co. D, 127TH Inf. when 32D
Div. was organized; KIA 17 Jun. '18 at Alsace at age 27; interred at Oakhill
Cemetery, Horicon, WI |
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2946.
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Voss, John Peter (B.) |
Pvt. |
born 1 Apr. '95 at Stearns Co.,
MN; NoK Mrs. Anna Voss, Albany, MN (hometown); served with Co. C or Co. G,
128TH Inf.; DW 7 Oct. '18; interred at Saint Anthony Cemetery,
Saint Anthony, MN |
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2947.
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Vurm (Vurn), Joseph |
Sad. |
father Frank Vurm (Vurn), NoK,
Parker, SD (hometown); SN 139819; served with Btry. F, 147TH FA
Regt., attached to 32D Div.; KIA 31 Aug. '18 by counterbattery
fire near Valpriez Farm; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; possibly
namesake of Joseph Vurm Post No. 155 of American Legion at Scotland, SD |
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2948.
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Wache, August C. (G.) |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. Charles Wache,
sister-in-Law, 820 Malone St., West Hoboken, NJ (hometown); served with Co.
E, 128TH Inf.; KIA 16 Oct. '18 |
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2949.
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Wade, Percy Cleofice |
Pvt. |
born 9 Oct. '92 at Elston, MO
(hometown); son of William Emmet and Cynthia Jane (Steely) Wade, father NoK,
Elston (Elliston), MO; entered service at Jefferson City, MO on 4 Oct. '17;
SN 1419487; assigned to 77TH Co., 164TH Dep. Bde.;
transferred to Co. I, 134TH Inf. on 21 Oct. '17; transferred to 3D
Co., 1ST Inf. Tng. Regt., 1ST Dep. Div., on 15 Jun.
'18; landed overseas on 29 Jun. '18; transferred to Co. C, 128TH
Inf. on 2 Aug. '18; KIA 16 Oct. (10 Oct.) '18 at age 26; interred at Elston
Cemetery, Elston, MO |
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2950.
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Wade, William Clopper (Cooper) |
Pfc. |
born 20 Dec. ‘91 at MD; son of
William H. and Ellen (Clopper) Wade; NoK Louis G. Blunt, friend, 1203 Lincoln
Ave., Port Huron, MI (hometown); enlisted in Co. C, 33D Mich.
Inf., Mich. NG, Port Huron, MI; served during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned
to Co. L, 125TH Inf., when 32D Div. was organized; KIA
31 Jul. ‘18 at age 26; listed on 4 Sep. ‘18 casualty list; interred at
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; also memorialized at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery,
Gaithersburg, MD; brother served during WWI (brother died during WWI), Capt.
John D., Cdr., Co. M, 115TH Inf., KIA 9 Oct. ‘18 |
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2951.
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Wagner, Frank |
Pfc. |
born 7 Apr. '89 ('69) near
Pitsburg, OH; son of John and Mary Jane Wagner, R. F. D. 2, Lewisburg, OH
(hometown); served with Btry. B, 322D FA Regt., attached to 32D
Div.; DD, pneumonia, 24 Dec. '18 at Coblenz, Germany; interred at Ithaca
Cemetery, Ithaca, OH |
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2952.
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Wagner, Lester Walter |
Cpl. |
born 6 Feb. ‘98 (‘96) at Green
Lake Co., WI; son of William and Pauline Alvine (Ziege) Wagner, father NoK in some references, mother in
others, Manchester, WI (hometown) or Markesan, WI; enlisted in WNG at
Milwaukee, WI on 23 Apr. ‘17, possibly Co. F, 1ST Wis. Inf.;
assigned to Co. F, 127TH Inf., when 32D Div. was
organized; SN 274168; overseas in Feb. ‘18; promoted to Cpl. on 3 Jul. ‘18;
battles include Ronchères, Fismes, Juvigny; WIA 1 Aug. ‘18; KIA 1 Sep. ‘18 at
age 20 (22); listed on 14 Nov. ‘18 casualty list; according to Honor Roll...,
he was “Awarded a medal of Distinguished Service.”; not sure which
decoration he received, if any (does not appear to have been decorated);
interred at Manchester Cemetery, Manchester, WI |
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2953.
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Wagoner, Wesley (Westley) Clyde 'Clyde' |
Pvt. |
born 1890; mother Etta (Harding)
Wilken, 334 Fremont St., Waterloo, IA (hometown); worked as machinist at
Waterloo Gas Engine; moved to Detroit, MI and worked for government as
foreman at an airplane factory; entered service 24 Nov. '17 at Detroit, MI;
served with Co. I (HQ Co.), 128TH Inf.; landed in France in Mar.
'18; ACC, skull fracture, 4 May '18; mother received telegram 9 May '18,
after tearing it open and reading it, she ran from the house screaming and
collapsed in the yard, family and friends thought she was near death; she had
a premonition several days before her son's death and “she refused to
leave the house because she might not be at home when a messenger would call
with news from the front”; repatriated and re-interred at Fairview
Cemetery, E. Waterloo Township, Black Hawk Co., IA, on 12 Jun. '21 |
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2954.
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Waite, Francis |
Pvt. |
NoK Ben Chladek, R. F. D. 6,
Owatonna, MN (hometown); enlisted in Co. I, 2D Minn. Inf., Minn.
NG, at Owatonna, MN on 9 Apr. '17; served with Co. G, 128TH Inf.;
MIA, presumed KIA, 1 Sep. '18; memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
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2955.
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Waitekunas (Waitekumas), John |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. Sylvia Bizanskas, 127 Cardoni
Ave., Detroit, MI (hometown); served with Co. D, 125TH Inf.; DW 30
Aug. '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
2956.
|
Wakeman, Albert Clark |
Cpl. |
born 1897; son of Charles Edgar
'Ed' and Frances Lydia (Clark)
Wakeman, 421 S. Warren Ave., Big Rapids, MI (hometown); his father was Sgt.
in Mich. State Constabulary and had served 18 years in Regular Army (Indian
Wars, Cuba, Philippines); his grandfather, Capt. U. J. Wakeman, served with 2D
NY Mounted Rifles during Civil War; his great-grandfather, William Wakeman,
fought during Mexican War; served with Co. C, 107TH Fld. Sig. Bn.;
KIA 31 Aug. '18; repatriated and re-interred at Highland View Cemetery, Big
Rapids, MI on 16 Apr. '22 |
|
2957.
|
Walden, John P. |
Pvt. |
2692 Hunt St., Detroit, MI
(hometown); served with Co. L, 125TH Inf.; died in service;
repatriated ca. 28 Jul. ‘21; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
2958.
|
Walford, Arthur |
Pvt. |
born Feb. '98 at Cedar Grove,
WI; son of Dirk J. and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Walford; hometown Sheboygan, WI;
served with Co. C, 127TH Inf.; DD, empyema (pneumonia
appendicitis), 22 Feb. '18 at Waco, TX at age 20; 1st Sheboygan Soldier to
die in the war; interred at Walvoord Cemetery, Holland, WI; not listed in 32D
Div. in WW |
|
2959.
|
Walker, Charles L. |
Pfc. |
born 12 Jul. '96 at Grant Co.,
OR; son of Artemus W. and Belle (Ballance) Walker, mother NoK, R. F. D. 2,
Hillsboro, OR (hometown); served with Co. B, 127TH Inf.; KIA 18
Oct. '18; interred at Arlington National Cemetery |
|
2960.
|
Walker, John |
Pvt. |
born 25 Jan. '94; father John Walker,
NoK, R. F. D. 2, Applegate, MI (hometown); served with HQ Co., 126TH
(125TH) Inf.; WIA 10 Oct. '18; DW 11 Oct. '18; interred at
Washington Township Cemetery, Carsonville, MI |
|
2961.
|
Walker, John Thomas |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. Helen G. Walker, wife,
27 Franklin Crt., Battle Creek, MI (hometown); also had ties to Detroit, MI;
served with Co. I, 125TH Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. '18 |
|
2962.
|
Walker, Lemuel (Lemual) Andrews |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. Bettie Walker, R. F. D.
2, Northville, MI (hometown); served with MG Co., 125TH Inf.; KIA
10 Oct. '18 by machine gun fire near Gesnes; interred at Meuse-Argonne
American Cemetery; namesake of Groves-Walker Post No. 346 of American Legion
at Farmington, MI, the other namesake was Pfc. Burtraw W. Groves, Co. A, 125TH
Inf., DW 7 Aug. '18 |
|
2963.
|
Wall, Lee Nicholas |
2d Lt. |
born 12 Jan. '89 at St. Louis,
MO (hometown); NoK Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Wall, 2001 College Ave., St. Louis,
MO; graduated St. Louis U.; worked in Milwaukee, WI, when he entered Second
Officers Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, IL, 27 Aug.-28 Nov. '17; sailed for
France 10 Jan. '18, unassigned; assigned to Co. F, 168TH Inf., 42D
Div.; transferred to Co. M, 125TH Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. '18 while
leading his platoon on the outskirts of Sergy; initially interred next to
some of his men, in a well-marked grave along a narrow country road on the
edge of Sergy, he is not listed on ABMC so he must have been repatriated and
re-interred somewhere in the U.S. |
|
2964.
|
Wallace, William Bailey |
Pvt. |
born 16 Jan. '88 at Frankfort,
IN; son of Hugh A. and Adeline Wallace, father NoK, R. F. D. 7, Frankfort
(Frankford), IN (hometown); entered service at Lebanon, IN on 25 May '18;
trained at Camp Taylor, KY and Camp Beauregard, LA; overseas 6 Aug. '18;
served with Co. E, 127TH Inf.; KIA 9 Oct. '18; |
|
2965.
|
Wallber, Hilbert Carl 'Judge' |
Capt. |
born 27 Jan. '86 at Milwaukee,
WI (hometown); son of Carl and Anna Wallber, father NoK, 298 29th St.,
Milwaukee, WI; uncle Capt. Albert C. Wallber served during Civil War with 26TH
Wis. Inf., captured at Gettysburg, escaped from Libby prison; graduated U. of
Wis. in '08; worked in office of City Engineer of Milwaukee, WI in '08; Asst.
City Engineer of Fond du Lac, WI in '09; superintendent of Eagle Lime
Products Co., Dousman, WI in '10; started working for Vilter Mfg. Co., 872
Clinton St., Milwaukee, WI as refrigerating and estimating engineer on 12
Jul. '11; enlisted in Trp. A, 1ST Wis. Cav., WNG, at Milwaukee, WI
in '13; was Cpl. in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; commissioned 1st
Lt. and assigned to the newly formed MG Co., 1ST Wis. Cav., ca.
May '17, mobilized with that unit on 15 Jul. '17; assigned to Btry. A, 120TH
FA Regt. when 32D Div. was organized; Aisne-Marne; Oise-Aisne; the
Army twice offered to send him back to the U.S. as an artillery instructor,
both times he refused, he felt he would be of greater service staying at the
front; transferred to Btry. C, 120TH FA somewhere between 22 Jul.
and 14 Aug. '18; assumed command of Btry. C ca. 15 Aug. '18, after Capt.
James J. Quill left to return to U.S. as an instructor; promoted to Capt. on
19 Aug. '18; KIA 19 Aug. '18 at Courville, near Fismes, at age 32 (minutes
after his promotion to Capt.); the officers and chiefs of sections were
planning the Btry.'s fires for that night, they were forced to disperse by
enemy artillery fire, a large shell exploded directly above where he had
sought cover, killing him instantly; he was buried in the garden of the inn
at Courville; repatriated and re-interred at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee,
WI; the 120TH FA Assn. gathered at his grave for a ceremony to
remember all of the Regts.' dead every Memorial Day at least into the '60s, I
have to wonder if it still happens |
|
2966.
|
Wallen (Wollen), John |
Pvt. |
father Erika Wallen, NoK, Abo,
Finland (nativity); hometown Wabe, WA; entered service at San Pedro, CA;
originally assigned to 162D Inf., 41ST Div.; that unit
was designated a replacement unit when it reached France; transferred to Co.
C, 127TH Inf.; MIA, presumed KIA, 2 Sep. '18 near Juvigny; had a
premonition of his death; memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; |
|
2967.
|
Walling, Carl Wooley |
Cpl. |
born 20 Aug. 1893 at Yamhill
Co., OR; son of Francis Eugene and Katie Elizabeth (Woolley) Walling, 235
Halsey St., Portland, OR (hometown), or Waldport, OR; NoK Mrs. Carl W.
Walling, wife, 235 Halsey St., Portland, OR, or Waldport, OR; the reference
to a wife may be erroneous, none of the newspaper articles, which I have
found, mention a wife, only survivors mentioned are parents and sisters; some
descendants suspect he married a French woman overseas, but there is little
information; worked as boiler maker at Willamette Iron & Steel Works,
Portland, OR; enlisted in Btry. A, Oreg. FA, Oreg. NG, in Apr. '17, shortly
after war was declared; SN 139050; assigned to Btry. A, 147TH FA
Regt., when 41ST Div. was organized; transferred to HQ Co., 147TH
FA Regt., on 26 Aug. '18, attached to 32D Div.; earned Silver Star
Citation, posthumously, for his actions 30 Aug. '18, he continued to direct
artillery fires even though his OP north of Soissons was being shelled by
enemy artillery; also awarded Croix de Guerre, likely posthumous, for
his actions as forward observer under fire; KIA
(DW) 30 Aug. (5 Aug., 1 Sep.) '18 by shrapnel while manning an OP near
Valpriez Farm, 2 km west of Juvigny, north of Soissons; parents were notified
ca. 30 Sep. '18, not through official channels, but via letters his buddies
had sent home to their families; mother received his Croix de Guerre, along
with another Gold Star Mother, in a ceremony in Portland, OR on 8 Aug. '19;
repatriated and re-interred at Mount Scott Cemetery, Portland, OR ca. 2 Jan.
'21 |
|
2968.
|
Wallis, Henry Dean |
Pfc. |
born 8 Aug. '95 in Greenwood, WI
(hometown); son of Dean Wilton and Marian (Devereaux-Brungger) Wallis;
grandfather Paschel Wallis served with Co. K, 47TH Wis. Inf.
during Civil War; NoK Leroy Wallis, brother; enlisted in WNG on 5 Aug. '17,
likely Co. A, 2D Wis. Inf. at Marshfield, WI; assigned to Co. A,
127TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; KIA 5 Aug. '18
while emplacing his automatic rifle near Fismes/Sergy; repatriated and
re-interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, WI on 8 Aug. '21; first man
from Greenwood to die in the war; namesake of Henry D. Wallis Post No. 238 of
American Legion at Greenwood; had a brother or half-brother, Pfc. Norman D.
Wallis, 112TH Inf., 28TH Div., KIA 10 Aug. '44 in
France |
|
2969.
|
Walsh, Edward |
Pvt. |
born 23 Jul. ‘90 in
Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland (nativity); emigrated to America in
‘10, moving directly to Anaconda, MT (hometown); 2 of his brothers emigrated
to the same town; NoK Patrick Walsh, brother, 609 Alder St., Anaconda, MT;
became a citizen shortly after his arrival; worked for Anaconda Copper Mining
Co.; served with Co. M, 125TH Inf.; KIA 11 Oct. (8 Oct.) ‘18;
interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
2970.
|
Walsh, Joseph J. |
Pvt. |
resided at 741 Burden Ave., Troy, NY (hometown); also had ties
to Detroit, MI; assigned to Co. A, 126TH Inf. prior to Alsace; WIA
4 Oct. ‘18; DW 5 Oct. ‘18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; not
listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
2971.
|
Walters, George J. |
Pvt. |
NoK Miss Lillian Walters, 2372
Rohs St., Clifton Heights, Cincinnati, OH (hometown); served with Co. M, 126TH
Inf.; KIA 4 Oct. ‘18 |
|
2972.
|
Walton, William R. (B.) |
Pvt. |
born 2 Nov. '86; NoK Mrs. Mary
A. Walton, Stevensville, VA (hometown); served with Co. F, 126TH
Inf.; DW 15 Oct. '18; interred at Mattaponi Baptist Church Cemetery, King and
Queen Court House, VA |
|
2973.
|
Wangen (Wagen), Carl Julius |
Sgt. |
born 13 Aug. '95; son of Iver
Jacobsen and Girdie (Iverson) Wangen, father NoK, 1215 State St., Eau Claire,
WI (hometown); may have also had ties to Mauston, WI; enlisted in Co. E, 3D
Wis. Inf., WNG, at Eau Claire, WI; was Cpl. in that unit during Mexican
Border Crisis; Co. E, 127TH Inf.; Badricourt, Château-Thierry, Soissons;
KIA 1 Sep. (2 Sep.) '18; interred at Northside Lutheran Cemetery, Eau Claire,
WI |
|
2974.
|
Ward, Benjamin C. |
Pvt. |
NoK M. C. Hunnicutt, Van
Alstyne, TX; hometown Choteau, MT; also had ties to Madill, OK; served with
Co. D, 126TH Inf.; KIA 11 Oct. '18 |
|
2975.
|
Ward, Clarence Vincent |
Cpl. |
born 4 Sep. '96 at Sebewa
Township, Ionia Co., MI; son of Peter J. (R. J.) and Mary E. (Comisky) Ward,
mother NoK, Portland, MI (hometown), father preceded him in death; married
Bessie Palmer on 16 Jul. '17 at Portland, MI; enlisted in Co. E, 32D
Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Ionia, MI; served with Co. D, 126TH Inf.;
KIA 31 Jul. '18 at age 22, in same engagement as Pfc. Roy A. Green; interred
at Portland Cemetery, Portland, MI; namesake of Clarence V. Ward VFW Post;
brothers Will and Lee also served |
|
2976.
|
Ward, George Adelbert |
1st Lt. |
born 24 Feb. '93 at Milwaukee,
WI; mother Mrs. Kettle Ellen N. (Lennox) Ward, Milwaukee, WI (hometown);
married, father of 1, child was 3 mos. old when he died; resided at 410
Webster Pl. (724 Jefferson St.), Milwaukee, WI; worked as electrical engineer
at Cutler-Hammer Mfg. Co, Milwaukee, WI; enlisted in 1ST Wis. Fld.
Hosp. (Wis. Fld. Hosp. Co. No. 1), WNG, at Milwaukee, WI on 5 Mar. '15; was
Pfc. in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; 1st Lt. in Co. A, 1ST
Wis. Signal Bn. when mobilized on 15 Jul. '17; assigned to Co. C, 107TH
Fld. Sig. Bn. when 32D Div. was organized; DD, cardiac failure, 26
Mar. (6 Mar.) '18 at an English hosp. at age 25; interred at Calvary Cemetery
and Mausoleum, Milwaukee, WI; namesake of George A. Ward Post No. 1912 of VFW
at West Allis, WI |
|
2977.
|
Warner, Charles A. |
Pvt. |
served with Co. L, 126TH
Inf.; committed suicide 27 Apr. '18 |
|
2978.
|
Warner, Hugh R. |
Pvt. |
born ca. 1897; father Tim
Warner, Jump River, WI; hometown Hannibal, WI; served with 128TH
Inf.; DW 2 Aug. '18 at age 21; interred at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery;
namesake of Hugh Warner Post No. 2977 of VFW at Jump River WI; not listed in 32D
Div. in WW |
|
2979.
|
Warner, John E. |
Pvt. |
father John A. Warner, NoK, R.
F. D. 1, Olympia, WA (hometown); served with Co. B, 119TH MG Bn.;
KIA 29 Aug. '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
2980.
|
Warner, Verner J. (Warner, James Verner) (Verner, James) |
Pvt. |
hometown Ryder, ND; served with
Co. L, 125TH Inf.; KIA 21 Oct. (9 Oct.) '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne
American Cemetery |
|
2981.
|
Warren, Millard Filmore |
Pvt. |
born 11 May '91; father William
Warren, NoK, Trade, TN (hometown); served with Co. G, 128TH Inf.;
KIA 4 Aug. '18; interred at Zionville Baptist Church Cemetery, Watauga Co.,
NC |
|
2982.
|
Washburn, Charles |
Pvt. |
born 18 Nov. '94 at Howell, MI
(hometown); son of George Pearl and Mary R. (Mangles) Washburn, 304 Byron
Road, Howell, MI; entered service 5 Sep. '17 at Howell, MI; sent to Camp
Custer in the first group of drafted men from Livingston, Co., MI; assigned
to Co. M, 338TH Inf., 85TH Div.; transferred to Co. E,
126TH Inf.; overseas 14 Feb. '18; battles include Alsace Sector,
Château-Thierry, Aisne-Marne, Soissons; KIA 2 Sep. (28 Aug.) '18; interred at
Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, MI; brother Albert Washburn served with HQ Co., 14TH
Ammo. Tr., 14TH Div. |
|
2983.
|
Washburn, Earl |
Pvt. |
born ca. 1896 at Williamstown,
MO (hometown); NoK Enoch Washburn, uncle, Whittemore, MI; entered service at
Monticello, MO on 25 Jun. ‘18; SN 3267207; assigned to Co. 53, 162D
Dep. Bde.; transferred to Co. L, 153D Inf., 39TH Div.
on 23 Jul. ‘18; landed overseas on 6 Aug. ‘18; the 39TH Div. was
designated a replacement unit when it reached France; transferred to Co. C,
126TH Inf. on 4 Sep. ‘18; DW 5 Oct. ‘18 at age 22; brother, Charles
Washburn, Williamstown, MO, was notified; interred at Meuse-Argonne American
Cemetery; there was a Cook Joseph D. Washburn from Williamstown, MO, that
served in the same company |
|
2984.
|
Washburn, Glenn |
Cpl. |
born 15 Jul. ‘93 at Lee or
Glenmore, NY; son of George Alpheus and Emma Jane (Daniels) Washburn;
hometown Glenmore, NY; enlisted in Co. D, 33D Mich. Inf., Mich.
NG, at Ft. Brady, MI on 19 Jul. ‘17; SN 262619; assigned to Co. F or Co. C,
125TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; overseas 18
Feb. ‘18; promoted to Cpl. on 11 Aug. ‘18; KIA 29 Aug. ‘18 at Juvigny at age
25; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; also memorialized at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lee, NY; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
2985.
|
Wasilewski, Frank |
Wag. |
born 18 Apr. ‘90 at Russian Poland (nativity); son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Wasilewski, 1312 N. Pierce St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); NoK Anton Wasilewski, 958 N. Pierce St., Milwaukee, WI; enlisted in Co. B, 5TH Wis. Inf., WNG, at Milwaukee, WI on 27 May (8 Jul.) ‘17; assigned to Co. G, Horsed Bn., 107TH Ammo Tr. when 32D Div. was organized; Alsace, Marne, Thierry, Juvigny, Terny-Sorny, near Soissons, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; DD, pneumonia, 13 Feb. ‘19 at age 28; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
2986.
|
Wasserberger (Wasserburger), Charles, Jr. |
Cpl. |
born 1889; son of Charles, Sr.
and Mary (Zeller) Wasserberger, Neillsville, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co.
A, 3D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Neillsville, WI; was Pfc. in that unit
when mobilized 15 Jul. '17; assigned to Co. A, 128TH Inf. when 32D
Div. was organized; 2Marne, Soissons; KIA 1 Sep. '18 at age 29; interred at
Saint Mary Cemetery, Neillsville, WI |
|
2987.
|
Waters, William Henry |
Pvt. |
born Aug. '96 at Melvina, WI;
son of Carl and Elizabeth Waters, Glen Flora, WI (hometown); enlisted in WNG
on 15 Jul. '17; served with Co. L, 128TH Inf.; sailed for France 5
Feb. '18; participated in all battles of the 32D Div.; ACC,
accidental gunshot wound, 12 Jan. '19 at Coblenz, Germany; interred at
Arlington National Cemetery; brother John Herman served with 318TH
Fld. Remount Squad, DD 16 Jan. '19, and interred near his brother; both are
also memorialized at Saints' Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Cashton, WI,
where parents are interred; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
2988.
|
Watkins, Harry Thomas |
Cpl. |
born in Apr. '97; son of Henry O. and Hattie (Harriet) M.
Watkins; NoK William Watkins, Allen, MI (hometown); alumnus of Hillsdale
College, Hillsdale, MI; enlisted in Co. A, 32D Mich. Inf., Mich.
NG, at Coldwater, MI; assigned to Co. A, 126TH Inf. when 32D
Div. was organized; KIA 1 Aug. (4 Aug.) '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American
Cemetery; also memorialized at Allen Cemetery, Allen, MI |
|
2989.
|
Watkins, Leonard L. |
Pvt. |
born 2 Jan. '96; father Lee
Watkins, NoK, R. 1, Fulton, AR; served with Co. K, 127TH Inf.; KIA
20 Oct. '18 in Argonne Forest; interred at Shiloh Cemetery, Lamartine
(Waldo), AR |
|
2990.
|
Watson, Elmer T. |
Pvt. |
born Frankfort, KY; NoK Mrs. H.
C. Watson, sister, Frankfort, KY; hometown Brooksville, FL; enlisted in Co.
F, 2D Fla. Inf., Fla. NG, on 28 Jun. '16; SN 1351646; reorganized
as Co. F, 124TH Inf. when 31ST Div. was organized;
landed overseas on 20 Jun. '18; 31ST Div. designated a replacement
unit when it reached France; transferred to Co. M, 125TH Inf.; KIA
11 Oct. '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
2991.
|
Watson, Henry |
Pvt. |
born 1895; son of Eli and
Elemine Watson, R. F. D. 2, Sherwood, MI (hometown); served with Co. D, 126TH
Inf.; KIA 30 Aug. '18; interred at Sherwood Cemetery, Sherwood, MI |
|
2992.
|
Watson, Leonard Thomas (Thomas L.) |
Sgt. |
born ‘98; son of Harry and
Nettie M. Watson, 515 N. Shiawassee St. (McNeil St.), Corunna, MI (hometown);
enlisted in Co. H, 33D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, Owosso, MI; assigned
to Co. M (Co. H), 125TH Inf., when 32D Div. was organized;
on 18 Jun. (19 Jun.) ‘18 in the Alsace sector, a squad from Co. M was
occupying a petty post in no-mans-land when a German shell hit, Cpl. Ernest Oldenberg was KIA, Pvt. Carl J. Geney,
Pvt. John Wade, Cpl. John Quinn, and others were WIA, Pvt. Watson, on his own
initiative, ran through the shell fire to the company PC to let them know
what happened, he then made two trips through the shell fire to help rescue
the wounded; recommended for DSC by 1st Lt. Charles F. Lahman, does not
appear to have been decorated; KIA 31 Jul. (15 Oct.) ‘18 ca. age 20 (32D
Div. in WW states 15 Oct., some newspaper articles state 31 Jul.); at
some point, his parents were notified that had been MIA since 31 Jul.; listed
as MIA on 7 Oct. ‘18 casualty list; ca. 18 Apr. ‘19, his parents were
notified that he had died, “Even now the war department is unable to give
the date or the cause of his death.”; repatriated and re-interred at Pine
Tree Cemetery, Corunna, MI on 24 Jul. ‘21; brother served with same unit,
Pvt. William J. |
|
2993.
|
Watson, Robert |
Pvt. |
mother Mrs. Margaret H. Watson,
NoK, 74 Main St., Pittston (Inkerman), PA (hometown); served with Co. E, 128TH
Inf.; KIA 10 Nov. '18 near Peuvillers, shot through the neck; wounded at same
time and place as Pvt. Oscar Dahl; both were treated by Pvt. Albert Berndt;
both were left behind when unit was forced to withdraw; when unit returned
Watson was dead and Dahl MIA; mother received letter of condolence from Capt.
Robert D. Christie, cdr. of Co. E, sent from Dierdorf, Germany, 6 Feb. '19;
interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
2994.
|
Way, Travis S. |
Pvt. |
NoK George Way, Huntington Park,
CA; hometown Oakdale, CA; served with Co. L, 128TH Inf.; KIA 1
Sep. (30 Aug.) '18; interred at Arlington National Cemetery |
|
2995.
|
Waybrant, Albert |
Cpl. |
son of George Henry and Anne
(McWilliams) Waybrant, Sault Ste. Marie, MI (hometown); served with Co. M,
125TH Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American
Cemetery |
|
2996.
|
Weaver, Carl O. |
Cpl. |
Mrs. George A. Weaver, NoK, 713
Grove Ave., Petoskey, MI (hometown); enlisted in Co. G, 31ST Mich.
Inf., Mich. NG, at Detroit, MI; served with Co. G, 126TH Inf.; KIA
5 Oct. '18; namesake of Carl O. Weaver Post No. 194 of American Legion at
Petoskey, MI |
|
2997.
|
Weaver, Charles Stratton |
Cpl. |
mother Mrs. Norman N. Nock (Neck),
NoK, 1129 New Hampshire Ave. W., Washington, D.C. (hometown); attended
McKinley Manual Training H.S.; enlisted in Co. K, 3D D.C. Inf.,
D.C. NG, at age 15; served during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to MG Co.,
163D Inf. when 41ST Div. was organized; trained at Camp
Greene, NC; embarked for France in Apr. '18; 41ST Div. was
designated a replacement unit when it reached France; transferred to MG Co.,
125TH Inf.; WIA 11 Oct. '18 by shrapnel near Gesnes; DW 12 Oct.
'18 at 127TH Fld. Hosp.; interred at Meuse-Argonne American
Cemetery |
|
2998.
|
Webb, Roy Adair |
Pvt. |
mother Mrs. Della Shouse, NoK,
Box 341, Shamrock, OK (hometown); also had ties to Quay, OK; served with Co.
L, 128TH Inf.; KIA 7 Nov. '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American
Cemetery |
|
2999.
|
Weber, George L. |
Pvt. |
born ca. ‘90; son of Mrs. Ella L. Weber, 31 Conklin Ave., Patchogue, NY; entered service at Camp Upton, NY ca. Apr. ‘18; transferred to Camp Devens, MA; assigned to MG Co., 301ST Inf., when 76TH Div. was organized; sailed for France on 3 Jul. ‘18; that unit was designated a replacement div. when it reached France; transferred to Co. F, 127TH Inf.; MIA, presumed KIA, 1 Sep. ‘18 at age 28; mother notified 1 Nov. ‘18; listed on 11 Nov. ‘18 casualty list; memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; brother, Leonard L., served in Naval Reserve and DD, pneumonia, Spring of ‘18; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3000.
|
Weber, Herman P. (F., E.) |
Cpl. |
mother Mrs. Mary Weber, NoK,
Mykawa, TX (hometown); served with Co. L, 128TH Inf.; KIA 7 Nov. '18;
interred at South Park Cemetery, Pearland, TX |
|
3001.
|
Webster, Leroy P. ‘Roy’ |
Sgt. |
mother Mrs. Mary C. Webster, NoK, Grand Haven, MI (hometown); also had ties to Chicago, IL; Mich. NG; served with Co. L, 126TH Inf.; earned Silver Star Citation, posthumously, for his actions 4 Aug. '18 on the Vesle (some transcripts of citation list date as 28 Jul., the Div. didn't enter front line in that sector until evening of 29 Jul., actual date is more likely 4 Aug., as stated in Croix de Guerre citation); earned Croix de Guerre w/palm, posthumously, for his ability to lead and reorganize his unit in attack on 4 Aug. ‘18 near Ville-Savoye; KIA 4 Aug. '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; not listed in 32D Div. in WW as a casualty but Croix de Guerre is listed |
|
3002.
|
Weeks, George T. |
Pvt. |
father John William Weeks, NoK,
Womble, AR (hometown); served with Co. G, 128TH Inf.; KIA 1 Sep.
'18 |
|
3003.
|
Weertman (Wertman), George Charles |
Pvt. |
mother Mrs. Delia Wertman, NoK,
921 Canefield Ave. SW, Grand Rapids, MI (hometown); enlisted in Co. F, Co. G,
or Co. L of the 32D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Grand Haven,
Muskegon, or Grand Rapids, MI; served with Co. L, 126TH Inf.; KIA
(DW) 1 Oct. '18; interred at Garfield Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI |
|
3004.
|
Weese, Wilbur W. |
Pvt. |
father Park Weese, NoK, Beverly,
WV (hometown); SN 3168275; served with Co. G, 125TH Inf.; KIA 6
Oct. '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3005.
|
Weide, Christigen |
Pvt. |
NoK Louis Weide, Remus, MI
(hometown); served with Co. F, 128TH Inf.; DW 14 Oct. '18;
interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3006.
|
Weigel, Moritz Henry |
Pvt. |
born 7 Jan. '95 at Shawano, WI
(hometown); son of Gustav (Gustave)
Moritz and Matilda Margaret (Cattau) Weigel, father NoK, Shawano, WI;
enlisted in Co. F, 4TH Wis. Inf., WNG, at Shawano, WI on 19 Apr.
'17; SN 274279; assigned to Co. F, 127TH Inf. when 32D
Div. was organized; battles include Alsace, Château-Thierry; KIA 30 Jul. (1
Aug.) '18 by machinegun bullet near Ronchères at age 23; repatriated and
re-interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Shawano, WI on 25 Jul. '21 |
|
3007.
|
Weigell, Carl A. |
Sgt. |
born 11 Oct. ‘90 at Milwaukee,
WI (hometown); NoK August Weigell, 138 18th (13th) St., Milwaukee, WI;
enlisted in WNG at Milwaukee, WI, on 6 Apr. ‘17 (the day U.S. declared war);
assigned to Btry. A, 120TH FA Regt., when 32D Div. was
organized; SN 2303273; recommended for DSC for his actions on 14 Oct. (15
Oct.) ‘18 near Gesnes, downgraded to Silver Star Citation, bestowed
posthumously, killed by shrapnel while ensuring the men of his section were
safe during a heavy artillery bombardment; KIA 15 Oct. (14 Oct.) ‘18 at age
28; listed as MIA on 3 Dec. ‘18 casualty list; interred at Forest Home
Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI; namesake of Carl Weigell Chap. No. 1 of DAV,
Milwaukee, WI |
|
3008.
|
Weine, William Fredrich
(Frederick) |
Capt. |
born ‘94 at Alpena, MI (hometown); son of Paul Adolph and Amelia J. Weine, father NoK (German immigrant), 315 Oldfield St., Alpena, MI; joined 33D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG; commissioned at some point; served during Mexican Border Crisis; 1st Lt. assigned to Co. M, 125TH Inf., when 32D Div. was organized; WIA 31 Jul. (30 Jul.) ‘18; listed as severely WIA on 31 Aug. ‘18 casualty list; earned DSC, posthumously, for his actions 31 Jul. ‘18 as 1st Lt. near the Cierges River, continued to lead his unit after being seriously WIA in the abdomen; also earned Croix de Guerre w/silver star, Order No. 12.373 "D," 15 Dec. ‘18, GHQ, French Armies of the East, “Although severely wounded during the operations to force the passage of the Ourcq on July 30, 1918, he displayed bravery and uncommon spirit in assembling his men to continue the attack before consenting to be evacuated.”; also earned Belgian Chevalier de la Ordre de la Couronne (Order of the Crown) “In recognition of meritorious services rendered the Allied cause.”; KIA (DW) ca. Oct. ‘18 ca. age 24, listed as DW on 21 Nov. ‘18 casualty list; repatriated and reinterred at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, MI on 7 Aug. ‘21; namesake of William F. Weine Post No. 65 of American Legion, Alpena, MI (I can’t believe this officer’s date of death is so difficult to find, I can’t believe that the post named for him has nothing about him on their website, too few posts of veterans’ organizations make the slightest effort to research the accomplishments and sacrifices of their namesakes); not listed in 32D Div. in WW as a casualty or DSC recipient, his Croix de Guerre is listed; brother served during WWI, 2d Lt. Richard H., Co. L, 60TH Inf., 5TH Div., WIA 12 Oct. ‘18 |
|
3009.
|
Weisenberger (Weisenburger), Earl Odearl (Odear) |
Pvt. |
born 30 Apr. '93 at Barry, IL or
Chippewa Co., WI; son of George and Linnie Weisenberger (Weisenburger),
Barry, IL; married Marie Plante; hometown Jim Falls, WI; enlisted in Co. A, 4TH
Wis. Inf., WNG, at Chippewa Falls, WI on 4 Jun. '17; assigned to Co. A, 107TH
Sup. Tr. when 32D Div. was organized; KIA 5 Feb. '18, sinking of Tuscania,
at age 25; interred at Kilnaughton, Isle of Islay, Scotland, on 12 Feb. '18;
repatriated and re-interred at Hope Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, WI; brother
Pvt. Ivan Weisenberger (Weisenburger) served in 81ST FA Regt., 8TH
Div.; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3010.
|
Weisgerber, Clifton G. (C.) |
Sgt. |
born 27 Oct. '96 at Portland,
MI; son of Frederick and Inez (Briggs) Weisgerber; NoK Mrs. Maymire L.
Barton, aunt, 716 Wealthy Ave., Grand Rapids, MI (hometown); enlisted in
Mich. NG at Kalamazoo, MI on 22 Mar. '17; served with Co. C, 126TH
Inf.; KIA 30 Aug. (29 Aug.) '18 near Juvigny; interred at Portland Cemetery,
Portland, MI |
|
3011.
|
Weiss (Wiess), William |
Pvt. |
NoK Fred Weiss, 2109 Clarence
Ave., Racine, WI (hometown); enlisted in Btry. F, 1ST Wis. FA
Regt., WNG, at Racine, WI on 11 May '17; assigned to Btry. F, 121ST
FA Regt. when 32D Div. was organized; headed overseas 3 Mar. '18;
WIA 21 Aug. '18 and DW later that day; first member of Btry. F to be killed;
namesake of William Weiss Post No. 79 of American Legion at Racine, WI |
|
3012.
|
Weiss, Adolph C. |
Pvt. |
father J. A. Weiss, NoK, 518
Hermansau St., Saginaw, MI (hometown); served with Med. Det., 125TH
Inf.; KIA 6 Aug. '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3013.
|
Weissborn, Eric F. |
Cpl. |
born 16 Sep. '00; son of Richard
and Marie (Horn) Weissborn, Loyal, WI (hometown); may have had ties to
Glendive and Wibaux, MT; enlisted in Co. A, 3D Wis. Inf., WNG, at
Neillsville, WI; assigned to Co. A, 128TH Inf. when 32D
Div. was organized; battles include 2Marne, Soissons; WIA 30 Aug. '18; KIA 10
Nov. (4 Nov.) '18 at age 18; interred at Loyal Lutheran Cemetery, Loyal, WI;
not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3014.
|
Wellner, Louis |
Pfc. |
born ca. 1898; son of George and
Barbara Wellner, father NoK, S. Peach St., Marshfield, WI (hometown); married
Edith Grosbeier; enlisted in Co. A, 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, at
Marshfield, WI; was Pvt. in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned
to Co. A, 127TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized;
battles include Alsace, Fismes, Soissons, Verdun; DW (KIA) 4 Oct. '18 at 127TH
Fld. Hosp. near Bois Chenen at age 20; interred at Meuse-Argonne American
Cemetery; brother Michael E. was a Pvt. in the same company, known as “the boy”
because he was only 16 during most of the unit's time in combat, he turned 17
only 12 days before the Armistice, WIA, and also served during WWII; brother
Joseph was Pfc. in Co. B, 306TH Ammo. Tr., 81ST Div. |
|
3015.
|
Wells, Benjamin E. |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. E. W. Wells, 732
Malivax, Petersburg, WV (hometown); served with Co. C, 125TH Inf.;
KIA 22 Oct. '18 |
|
3016.
|
Wells, Cooper Dan |
Sgt. |
born 15 Mar. '93 at Oshkosh, WI
(hometown); son of William Eugene and Minnie (Mary) Reynolds (Cooper) Wells;
lived with his grandmother after his mother passed away in '06, Mrs. Stephen
(Susan R.) Cooper, widowed, at 248 (249) Wisconsin Ave., Oshkosh, WI; some
references state both parents preceded him in death, but his father was
railway agent/telegrapher for Chicago & North Western (C&NW)
Railroad, worked at Ipswich, WI ca. '18-'20; graduated Oshkosh H. S.;
graduated Oshkosh Normal School, industrial course, ca. '16; may have taught
industrial arts at Milwaukee Normal School ca. '16-'17; married Miss Alfreda
Strassburger on 19 Dec. '17 at Oshkosh, WI, resided at 103 Wright St.,
Oshkosh, WI; enlisted in Sup. Co., 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Oshkosh,
WI in '17; assigned to 107TH Mob. Ord. Rep. Shop about the time 32D
Div. was organized; sailed for France 18 Feb. '18; DD, meningitis, 18 Apr.
'18 at age 26; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; namesake of Cooper
D. Wells Bridge, an ornate stone arch bridge in Menominee Park at Oshkosh,
WI, designed by Henry Auler, constructed in 1921, repaired in 2012; not
listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3017.
|
Welmerink, William Edward (C.) |
Pfc. |
born 28 Jan. '97 at Grand
Rapids, MI (hometown); son of Berend John (John Berend) and Hermina
Welmerink, father NoK, 856 Watson Ave, N. W. (S. W.) (Watson St.) or 30
Caroline Pl., N. E., Grand Rapids, MI; worked at Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co.;
enlisted in Co. M or Co. I, 32D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Grand
Rapids, MI on 11 Apr. '17 (some references state 14 Aug. '17 at Camp
Grayling, MI); assigned to Co. M, 126TH Inf. when 32D
Div. was organized; sailed for France 16 Feb. '18; KIA 2 Aug. (1 Aug.) '18
near Fismes; parents were notified 28 Aug. '18; repatriated and re-interred
at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI on 14 Jul. '22; his boyhood friend and
schoolmate, Pvt. John J. Zeldam, earned the DSC for his efforts to save Pfc.
Welmerink that day |
|
3018.
|
Welsh, Frederick W. |
Pvt. |
NoK Oscar L. Welsh, Hominy Falls
(Homing Falls), WV (hometown); served with Co. I, 126TH Inf.; KIA
9 Oct. '18 |
|
3019.
|
Welsh, James |
Pfc. |
NoK Miss Hazel Welsh, 16th &
Williams St., Omaha, NE (hometown); served with Co. H, 128TH Inf.;
KIA 10 Nov. '18 |
|
3020.
|
Welsh, Lorein (Loran) A. |
Pvt. |
NoK Bessie Welsh, sister,
Breckenridge, MO; entered service from MT; served with Co. G, 127TH
Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3021.
|
Welton, Gale |
Pvt. |
born ca. 1899; mother Mrs.
Carrie Welton, NoK, Sextonville, WI (hometown); served with Co. C, 121ST
MG Bn.; Alsace, Marne, Soissons, Noyon, Juvigny; KIA 31 Aug. '18 at age 19;
interred at Arlington National Cemetery |
|
3022.
|
Wenzel, Byron Walter |
Pvt. |
born 16 Oct. '90 at NY; son of
William and Ida (Wiand) Wenzel, 104 S. Grove (Grave) St., Sturgis, MI
(hometown); initially assigned to 37TH Co., 10TH Bn.,
160TH Dep. Bde.; transferred to Co. A, 126TH Inf. at
Camp McArthur, TX; overseas Feb. '18; was in all battles of 126TH
Inf. up to his death; KIA 27 Aug. (29 Aug.) '18 during the battle of
Soissons; interred at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, MI |
|
3023.
|
Werner, Edward Joseph |
Pvt. |
born 17 Mar. '91 at rural
Fowler, MI (hometown); son of Joseph and Katharine (Catherine) (Miller) Werner,
Fowler, MI; served with Co. M, 125TH Inf.; KIA 21 Jul. (31 Jul.)
'18; interred at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery, Fowler, MI; namesake of Edward
J. Werner Post No. 3733 of VFW at Fowler, MI |
|
3024.
|
Wescott (Westcott), Ira L. |
Sgt. |
born ca. 1896 at Byron Center,
MI; son of Leslie D. and (Anna, Edith G. or Mary) Wescott (Westcott),
Grandville, MI (hometown); enlisted in Co. M or Co. I, 32D Mich.
Inf., Mich. NG, at Grand Rapids, MI; SN 281389; served with Co. M, 126TH
Inf.; earned DSC for his actions 28-30 Aug. '18 near Juvigny; also awarded
Croix de Guerre w/bronze star, Order No. 14.523 "D," 16 March '19,
GHQ, French Armies of the East, “As a member of a combat patrol he
attacked an enemy trench under a violent fire of machine guns. Was severely
wounded.”; KIA 9 Oct. '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3025.
|
West, Ernest S. |
Pvt. |
born ca. 1894; son of Charles
'Charley' and Etta L. (Hagar) West, 142 E. Thornton St., Akron, OH or R. F. D.
12, Boston, OH; may have also had ties to Brecksville, OH; served with Co. L,
125TH Inf.; KIA 21 Oct. '18 at age 24; interred at Highland Drive
Cemetery, Brecksville, OH |
|
3026.
|
West, Lynn M. |
Pvt. |
born ca. ‘88; hometown Madison,
WI; married; served with 127TH Inf.; Champagne; DW 3 Aug. ‘18 at
age 30; not listed in 32D Div. in WW; I am nearly certain that he is
the same man as Pvt. Lynn Maitland West, but I am not positive |
|
3027.
|
West, Lynn Maitland |
Pvt. |
born ‘98; son of Ernest Alven and Edna (Foster) West, mother NoK, farmed near
Tibbets, WI (hometown); also had ties to Beloit, Elkhorn, Mazomanie,
Walworth, WI; served with Co. L, 127TH Inf.; may have been
promoted to Sgt.; Fismes; KIA 4 Aug. ‘18 at age 20; family notified ca. 27
Aug. ‘18; listed on 31 Aug. ‘18 casualty list; interred at Hazel Ridge
Cemetery, Elkhorn, WI; I am nearly certain that he is the same man as Pvt.
Lynn M. West, but I am not positive |
|
3028.
|
West, Myron Chester |
Capt. |
born 8 Apr. '88 at Elkhorn, WI;
son of Stephen Gano and Hannah Adeline (Merrifield) West; NoK Mrs. Vera
Annice (Campbell) West, wife, 613 St. Lawrence Ave., Beloit, WI (hometown),
father of (at least) 1, daughter born 10 days before he died; graduated
Beloit College in '09; continued his education at U. of Wis.; teacher and
head of math dept. at Madison H. S.; member of Masons, Morning Star Lodge No.
10; cdr. of HQ Co., 1ST Wis. Inf., WNG, at Madison, WI during
Mexican Border Crisis; cdr. of same unit when mobilized 15 Jul. '17; assigned
cdr. of HQ Co., 127TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized;
KIA (DW) 3 Aug. (2 Aug., 4 Aug., 5 Aug.) '18 by artillery shell at Dravegny,
1st. Lt. John B. Roberts was WIA by same shell and DW 4 Aug.; cited for his
actions at Aisne-Marne, "Maj.
Bryan B. Beverage of Appleton, Wis., and Capt. William Smith of Madison
distinguished themselves in the attack upon Fismes. In the same fighting
Madison was also represented by Capt. Myron West, formerly an assistant
principal at the high school there; Lieut. Basil Roberts, Lieut. Bruce E. Clark,
a lawyer, and Lieut. Marion C. Cranefield, a third year man from the
university, all of whom made records for pluck and endurance." not
sure which decoration he may have received, if any; interred at Aisne-Marne
American Cemetery; namesake of Myron C. West Post No. 48 of American Legion
at Beloit, WI |
|
3029.
|
Westnedge, Joseph Burchnall |
Col. |
born 16 Aug. '72 at Kalamazoo,
MI (hometown); son of Thomas and Mary (Burchnall) Westnedge; NoK Mrs. Eva May
(Sebring) Westnedge, wife, R. F. D. 5, Kalamazoo, MI, father of Dorothy,
Richard, Ruth and Joseph B., Jr.; attended Kalamazoo College, prominent
football player; worked at Kalamazoo Paper Co., later asst. manager at
Western Board and Paper Co.; enlisted in Co. C, 2D Mich. Inf.,
Mich. NG, on 12 Feb. '94; promoted Cpl. 25 Mar. '95; promoted Sgt. 8 Mar.
'96; commissioned 2d Lt. 3 May '97; promoted 1st Lt. 22 Oct. '97; volunteered
for Spanish-American War, promoted Capt. and cdr. of Co. C, 32D
Mich. Inf. 26 Apr. '98; brother, Lt. Richard B., served during the war asst. surgeon,
3D Inf. (U.S.) and DD 10 Jun. '99 at Manila, Philippines; after
the war, reverted to 1st Lt. with Co. C, 2D Mich. Inf.; promoted
Capt. and cdr. of Co. C, 2D Mich. Inf. 30 Jul. '99; promoted Maj.,
2D Mich. Inf., 5 Aug. '01; elected 1st cdr. of Richard B.
Westnedge Camp No. 16, United Spanish War Veterans of Kalamazoo in '04;
promoted Lt. Col., 2D Mich. Inf. 17 Jan. '11; 2D Mich.
Inf. redesignated 32D Mich. Inf. on 22 Apr. '15; served during
Mexican Border Crisis; promoted Col. and cdr. of 32D Mich. Inf. on
16 Jan. (7 Feb.) '17; cdr. of 126TH Inf. when 32D Div.
was organized; designated Commander of Troops aboard USS President Grant
for trip to France; earned Distinguished Service Medal, posthumously, (many
references state DSC) for his skillful command of the Regt. from its
organization until his hospitalization; earned Silver Star Citation,
posthumously, for his brave leadership 28 Jul.-6 Aug. '18 from the Ourcq
River to the Vesle; earned a 32D Div. Citation, but that was
likely the basis for the Silver Star Citation; earned Croix de Guerre w/palm,
posthumously, for his leadership 31 Jul.-6 Aug. ’18 between the Ourcq
and the Vesle; WIA, gassed, at some point; on 6 or
7 Nov. '18, after several days of urging by Regt. Surgeon and other officers,
he was admitted to hosp. for “severe cold, aggravated by gas burns of the
lungs, had brought on bronchitis and kindred diseases that made it imperative
that he receive medical attention without delay”; evacuated to Base Hosp.
No. 11 at Nantes on 11 Nov. '18; DD 29 Nov. '18, “pneumonia and other
complications induced by gas burns”; the highest ranking casualty of the
Div.; he was succeeded in command by Lt. Col. Henry A. Meyer on 6 Nov. '18,
who was relieved of command on 8 Nov. '18, succeeded by Lt. Col. Elliot Caziarc,
who had been appointed 2nd in command of the Regt. on 5 Nov. '18; interred at
Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI; namesake of Joseph B. Westnedge Post No.
36 of American Legion at Kalamazoo, MI; wife was elected 1st president of the
Post's Women’s Auxiliary; Kalamazoo's West St. and an old cemetery on that
street were renamed Westnedge Ave. and Westnedge Park in honor of him and his
brother in '20; his mother was elected 1st president of Kalamazoo Co. Chapter
War Mothers of America on 30 Aug. '18; |
|
3030.
|
Whalen, Loy |
Pvt. |
mother Mrs. Sarah Whalen, NoK,
719 S. Main St., Mattoon, IL (hometown); served with Co. F, 125TH
Inf.; KIA 2 Oct. (12 Oct.) '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3031.
|
Wharram (Wharran, Wharren), Williamson (Wilson) Guy |
Pvt. |
born 1896 at Langtoft, East
Riding of Yorkshire, England (nativity); son of Williamson Guy and Mary
Wharram (Wharran, Wharren), Langtoft; NoK Thomas 'Tom' Wharram (Wharran,
Wharren), brother, Highwood, MT (hometown); also had ties to Great Falls, MT;
served with Co. D, 126TH Inf.; KIA 30 Aug. (31 Aug.) '18; interred
at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; brother Lt. Charles E. served with British
RFC and was killed 26 Mar. '18 |
|
3032.
|
Wheaton, Benjamin P. |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. E. Wheaton, 38 Malbone
Ave., Newport, RI (hometown); served with Co. D, 120TH MG Bn.; KIA
9 Oct. (12 Oct.) '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3033.
|
Wheeler, George H. |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. Elizabeth B. Wheeler,
Camden, WV (hometown); served with Co. H, 125TH Inf.; KIA 13 Oct.
'18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3034.
|
Wheeler, Thomas M. |
Pfc. |
born 1896; son of James and Zoe
Wheeler; NoK Mrs. Joe B. Wheeler, Hollis, Long Island, NY (hometown);
assigned to Co. A, 127TH Inf. after they reached France, before they
went to Alsace; KIA 15 Oct. '18; interred at Prospect Cemetery, Jamaica, NY |
|
3035.
|
Wheeler, Tolman Douglas |
1st Lt. |
born 2 Oct. '91 at Walton, NY;
son of Harry Robert and Elizabeth Ann 'Annie' (Moore) Wheeler, father NoK,
New York, NY (hometown); attended St. George's School, Middletown (Newport),
RI, in '07-'08; graduated Polytechnic Institute; graduated Harvard in '15;
entered 1st Plattsburg Officers' Training Camp 15 May '17; commissioned 2d
Lt., engr., 15 Aug. '17; assigned to 301ST Engr., 76TH
Div.; commissioned provisional 2d Lt., cav., Reg. Army, 17 Oct. '17; promoted
temp. 1st Lt. on 12 Dec. '17 and transferred to Trp. F, 2D Cav. at
Ft. Ethan Allen in Sep. '17; sailed for France 15 Mar. '18; transferred
(attached) to Co. G (H), 127TH Inf. in Jul. '18; WIA 30 Aug. (31
Aug.) '18 at Juvigny; evacuated to Base Hosp. No. 3 at Paris; DW 6 Sep. (5
Sep.) '18; earned Silver Star Citation for his actions 30 Aug. '18 at Juvigny
(Soissons); interred at Suresnes American Cemetery, may have been repatriated |
|
3036.
|
Whereatt (Whereat), Walter Ira |
Pfc. |
born ca. '97; hometown Mayville,
WI; served with 107TH Fld. Sig. Bn.; Dravegny; KIA 3 Aug. '18 at
age 21; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; namesake of Bonau-Whereatt
Post No. 69 of American Legion at Mayville; the other namesake was Pfc. Frank
W. Bonau, Co. D, 127TH Inf., KIA 2 Aug., these 2 were first from
Mayville killed in the war; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3037.
|
Whipple, David Orley |
Pvt. |
born 16 Jan. '97 at Jay Co., IN;
son of John O. and Susan 'Susie' L. (Macklin) Whipple, R. F. D. 4, Portland,
IN (hometown); farmer; previously served with Co. B, 33D Mich.
Inf., Mich. NG, at Detroit, MI; re-entered service at Ft. Wayne, IN or
Detroit, MI on 3 Jul. '17; assigned to Co. L, 125TH Inf.; sailed
for France 10 Feb. '18; transferred to Co. H, 128TH Inf.; battles
include Alsace, St. Gilles, Romagne, Juvigny; WIA 3 Aug. '18; KIA 10 Nov. '18
at age 21; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; namesake of David
Whipple Post No. 279 of American Legion at Salamonia, IN |
|
3038.
|
Whisler, Homer |
Pvt. |
born 24 Jan. '94 at Otway
(Ottawa, Ottaway), OH (hometown); son of Cary and Mary Elizabeth (Johnson)
Whisler, R. F. D. 11, Otway (Ottawa, Ottaway), OH; became a Maccabee (a.k.a.
Knights of the Maccabees) 1 Apr. '14, Middletown Tent, No. 522, Middletown,
OH; entered service 19 Sep. '17; served with Co. I, 126TH Inf.;
KIA 9 Oct. '18 near Romagne; mother was told he was killed while saving some
sergeant's life, she placed an ad in American Legion Weekly in '20
trying to find out who the saved man was; interred at New Market Baptist
Church Cemetery, New Market, OH; possibly namesake of Homer Whisler Post of
VFW at Hillsboro, OH |
|
3039.
|
White, Bruce |
Pfc. |
son of William White, 81 North
Ave., Battle Creek, MI (hometown); NoK Mrs. Mary Rogers, 81 N. Ravine St.,
Battle Creek, MI; enlisted in Co. C, 33D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG,
Port Huron, MI; assigned to Co. L, 125TH Inf., when 32D
Div. was organized; KIA 22 Jun. ‘18, according to numerous references; other
references state he was severely WIA 16 Jun. ‘18 and DW 18 Jun. ‘18;
according to Pvt. William O. ‘Dinty’ Moore, he, Cpl. James T. Newell and Pfc.
Bruce White were manning an automatic rifle position at Alsace during the
pre-dawn hours of 16 Jun. ‘18, a German barrage erupted, a shell landed on
their position, White was severely WIA, Moore was seriously WIA, Newell was
unscathed; listed as Severely WIA on 31 Jul. ‘18 casualty list; listed as KIA
on 10 Aug. ‘18 casualty list; Moore also recalled that he and White had been
recommended for the Croix de Guerre, “but the recommendation did not get
past Div. HQ”; repatriated and re-interred at Oak Hill Cemetery (Battle
Creek?) on 5 Jun. ‘21; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3040.
|
White, Leonard J. |
Pvt. |
father W. A. White, NoK, Debush (Debusk),
VA (hometown); served with Co. G, 126TH Inf.; KIA 1 Oct. '18;
interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3041.
|
Whitehurst, Walter Scott |
Pvt. |
born 30 Aug. '93 at Newville,
IN; son of John and Mary M. Whitehurst, Butler, IN (hometown); entered
service 26 May '18 at Auburn, IN; sent to Camp Taylor, KY; transferred to
Camp Beauregard, LA; assigned to Co. G, 154TH Inf., 39TH
Div.; overseas Aug. '18; 39TH Div. was designated a replacement
div. when it reached France; transferred to Co G, 125TH Inf.; WIA
11 Oct. '18 near Meuse River; DW 11 Oct. (12 Oct.) '18; interred at Evergreen
Cemetery, Newville, IN |
|
3042.
|
Whitmore (Whittemore, Witemore), Wilbur |
Pvt. |
born 2 Aug. '93 at Bangor, MI;
son of Fred C. and Grace S. (Lee) Whitmore, father NoK, R. F. D. 3, Bangor,
MI (hometown); moved to Kalamazoo, MI in Oct. '16 to work at state hosp.;
tried to enlist in Jun. '17 but didn't pass the physical; drafted 19 Sep.
'17; sent to Camp Custer, MI and assigned to 85TH Div.;
transferred to Camp MacArthur, TX and assigned to Med. Det., 125TH
Inf.; KIA 6 Aug. '18 at age 25; repatriated and re-interred at Maple Hill
Cemetery, Hartford, MI on 19 Jun. '21 |
|
3043.
|
Whitney, Dale De
Vere (D. V.) (N.) |
Pfc. |
born 8 Apr. ‘98 at Shelby, MI; hometown Grant, MI; graduated
Fremont H. S. in ‘15, football, track, glee club; enlisted in Co. G, 32D
Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, Muskegon, MI on 14 May ‘15; assigned to Co. I, 126TH
Inf., when 32D Div. was organized; transferred to Co. F, 107TH
Sup. Tr.; “Here he distinguished himself for daring as a truck driver, his
officers stating that there was never a dangerous mission that he hesitated
in taking and where other drivers failed to get thru he accomplished the task
assigned him.”; earned Div. Citation; WIA 11 Nov. ‘18 by artillery fire
at 1000 hours; DW 12 Nov. ’18 at age 20; listed on 29 Jan. ‘19 casualty list;
repatriated ca. 28 Jul. ‘21; re-interred at Mona View Cemetery, Muskegon
Heights, MI on 31 Jul. ‘21; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3044.
|
Whitney, Elmer George |
Pvt. |
born 20 Jan. '93 ('94) at WI;
son of Henry Albert George and Ellen Pearl (Jones) Whitney; family resided at
Almon, WI at 1900 census; hometown Waupaca, WI; enlisted in Co. C, 4TH
Wis. Inf., WNG, at Waupaca, WI; assigned to 121ST FA Regt. when 32D
Div. was organized, likely Btry. E; 2Marne, Soissons, Argonne; DD, pneumonia,
29 Jan. '19 at age 26 (25); interred at Parfreyville Cemetery, Parfreyville,
WI; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3045.
|
Wichser (Whichser), Emil |
Cpl. |
born 1893; hometown Monroe, WI; also
had ties to Monticello, WI; enlisted in Co. H, 1ST Wis. Inf., WNG,
at Monroe, WI; was Pfc. in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned
to Co. H, 127TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized;
Cierges, Fismes; DW 19 Sep. '18 at age 25; interred at Arlington National
Cemetery |
|
3046.
|
Wicklund, John R. |
Cpl. |
born 5 May '96 ('95); father
Charles Wicklund, NoK, 127 Water St., Eau Claire, WI (hometown); enlisted in
Co. E, 3D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Eau Claire, WI; was Pvt. in that unit
during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to Co. E, 127TH Inf. when
32D Div. was organized; Château-Thierry, Sergy; KIA 31 Jul. '18 at
age 22 (23); interred at Northside Lutheran Cemetery, Eau Claire, WI |
|
3047.
|
Widdifield, Clarence P. |
Cpl. |
father De Alphonso Widdifield,
NoK, 607 Church St., Lynchburg, VA (hometown); served with Co. K, 125TH
Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3048.
|
Widener, William G. ‘Willie’ |
Cpl. |
born 3 Apr. ‘98 near Brazil, IN;
son of James and Amanda (King) Widener; enlisted in U.S. Regular Army in ‘12;
served on Mexican Border in ‘16; sailed for France 13 Aug. ‘17; assigned to
Trp. C, 5TH Cav.; transferred to 1ST Bn., Ammo. Tr., 1ST
Div.; WIA during Meuse-Argonne; DW 6 Oct. ‘18; interred at Arlington National
Cemetery; not sure why he is listed in
32D Div. in WW, but, given that the 1ST Div. was fighting
abreast of the 32D Div. at the time, it is possible that he died
in 1 of their fld. hosps. and they listed him in
their casualty reports to record the approximate time and location of his
battlefield death and interment |
|
3049.
|
Wiebusch, William M. |
Pvt. |
father J. F. Wiebusch,
Somerville, TX (hometown); served with Co. E, 125TH Inf.; DW 10
Oct. '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3050.
|
Wiersgalla, Louis Ignatz (Wiersgala) (Lewis) |
Pvt. |
born 27 Oct. ‘98 at Trempealeau
Co., WI; son of John and Anna (Zylla) Wiersgalla; hometown Chimney Rock or Independence, WI;
enlisted in Co. L, 6TH Wis. Inf., WNG, on 30 Jun. ‘17; assigned to
Co. B, 107TH MP, when 32D Div. was organized (some
references state he served with 126TH Inf.); severely WIA 24 Oct.
‘18 during German barrage of Cierges (near Romagne); DW 25 Oct. ‘18 at age 19
(2 days before his 20th birthday); listed on 24 Dec. ‘18 casualty list;
repatriated and re-interred at Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery, Independence,
WI on 6 Sep. ‘21; brother served during WWI, ENG2 Simon P., Navy; not listed
in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3051.
|
Wieten (Wietem), Derk (Dirk) J. |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. Carrie Wieten (Wietem),
wife, Node (Nocle), WY; served with Co. F, 126TH Inf.; KIA 9 Oct. '18;
interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; namesake of Dirk J. Wieten Post
No. 4 of American Legion at Lusk, WY |
|
3052.
|
Wilber, Charles Raymond (Wilbur) |
2d Lt. |
born 17 Sep. ‘95 at Wilmington,
MA; son of Charles Henry and Abbie Lovell (Baker) (Baker) Wilber, mother NoK,
Walpole, MA; hometown Sharon, MA; also had ties to Holyoke, MA; Mass.
Agricultural College, ‘17; worked as garden supervisor; entered service fall
‘17 (5 Jan. ‘18); attended officer’s training school at Camp Upton, Long
Island; some references state he was commissioned 2d Lt., Inf., in Dec. ‘17;
other references state he was promoted to Cpl. on 4 Apr. ‘18, promoted to
Sgt. 4 Jun. ‘18, and commissioned 2d Lt. on 1 Jun. or 13 Jul. ‘18; overseas
16 Apr. ‘18; assigned to Co. H, 306TH Inf., 77TH Div.;
transferred to Co. K, 126TH Inf. on 29 Jul. ‘18; slightly WIA 31
Jul. ‘18; severely WIA 4 Aug. ‘18 near Mont St. Martin; returned to duty on 7
Sep. ‘18 and transferred to Co. B, 126TH Inf.; KIA 29 Sep. (3
Oct.) ‘18 near Cierges at age 23; interred at Meuse-Argonne American
Cemetery; also memorialized at Maple Grove Cemetery, Walpole, MA; namesake of
Charles R. Wilber Post No. 106 of American Legion, Charles R. Wilber School
(grammar school), and a bridge at Sharon, MA |
|
3053.
|
Wilcox, Allen C. |
Pvt. |
father H. C. Wilcox, NoK, 918
12th St., Arcata, CA (hometown); served with Co. E (B), 127TH
Inf.; KIA 30 Jul. (3 Aug.) '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3054.
|
Wilczynski, Adam Albert |
Pvt. |
NoK Josephine Mary Wilczynski,
wife, 76 Adison Ave., Detroit, MI (hometown); served with Co. I, 125TH
Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3055.
|
Wilke, Arthur C. |
Sgt. |
born 28 Oct. '94 ('93) at
Streator, IL; son of Paul M. and Pauline (Rothe) Wilke, mother NoK, 530
Greenfield Ave., Milwaukee, WI; resided at 186 Austin St., Bay View, WI
(hometown); original member of the Bay View MG Co., which was MG Co., 5TH
Wis. Inf., WNG, when it was organized at Bay View, WI ca. Apr. '17; unit
became Co. C, 119TH MG Bn. when 32D Div. was organized;
unit re-designated Co. D, 120TH MG Bn. in France; battles include
Foret de Fere, 2Marne, Juvigny, Argonne; KIA 9 Oct. (12 Oct.) '18 while
leading his platoon north of Cierges at age 24; interred at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI |
|
3056.
|
Wilker, Albert August |
Cpl. |
born 21 Jul. '91 at North
Amherst, OH; son of William and Ida (Radke) Wilker/Woiczechowski; NoK Freda
Wilker, sister, R. F. D. 2, Box 40, c/o Mrs. Frank Shibley, Elyria, OH;
enlisted in Mich. NG at Detroit, MI (hometown) on 19 Jul. '17; served with
Co. B, 125TH Inf.; KIA 29 Aug. (28 Aug.) '18; interred at
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; brother John J. served in Navy |
|
3057.
|
Wilkerson, Volmer (Valmer, Palmer) Lee |
Pvt. |
born 16 Feb. '96 ('92); father
William M. and Serena Elizabeth (Roberts) Wilkerson, NoK, R. F. D. 6,
Lafayette, AL (hometown); Gadsden, AL; served with Co. A, 125TH
Inf.; WIA 28 Aug. '18; DW 1 Sep. (8 Sep.) '18 at age 22 (26); repatriated and
re-interred at Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Chambers Co., AL
on 13 Aug. '21 |
|
3058.
|
Wilkins, George A. |
Pfc. |
served with Med. Det., 120TH
FA Regt.; DD; I suspect he is the same man as Pvt. George H. Wilkins, Med.
Det., 121ST FA Regt., but am not positive |
|
3059.
|
Wilkins, George H. |
Pvt. |
born 16 Mar. '95 ('96); son of
Albert P. and Mary A. (Blake) Wilkins, Darien, WI (hometown); WNG; served
with 121ST FA Regt.; overseas; DD, pneumonia, 19 Mar. '18 at age
23 (22); interred at Darien Cemetery, Darien, WI; not listed in 32D Div.
in WW; I suspect he is the same man as Pfc. George A. Wilkins, but am not
positive |
|
3060.
|
Wilkinson, Harry D. (Wilkerson) |
Cpl. |
born ‘94 at MI; son of Eben Gilbert and Hattie M. (Lovelace) Wilkinson, mother
NoK, Rockford, MI (hometown); possibly Mich. NG; served with Co. L, 125TH
Inf. (126TH Inf.); KIA 31 Jul. ’18 ca. age 24; listed on 3 Sep.
‘18 casualty list; repatriated ca. 28 Jul. ‘21; re-interred at Rockford
Cemetery, Rockford, MI |
|
3061.
|
Wilks, Clyde Lornen |
Pvt. |
born 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gus. Wilks, Elmira Township, MI (hometown); enlisted in Mich. NG; served with
Co. I, 125TH Inf.; KIA (DW) 6 Jun. '18; 1st Otsego Co., MI,
Soldier killed in the war; interred at Maple Hill Cemetery, Elmira, MI;
namesake of Clyde Wilks Post No. 1518 of VFW at Gaylord, MI |
|
3062.
|
Willer (Willar), Clarence Clemens |
Pvt. |
born 20 Oct. 1893 at St. Louis,
MO; father John C. Willer (Willar), NoK, 6543 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, MO
(hometown); entered service 18 Sep. '17 at St. Louis, MO; SN 240737; assigned
to Co. G, 354TH Inf.; transferred to Repl. Det., Camp Merritt, NJ
on 1 Feb. '18; landed overseas on 17 Feb. '18; transferred to 3D
Co., 4TH Inf. Tng. Bn. on 15 Mar. '18; transferred to Co. M, 128TH
Inf. on 27 Apr. '18; transferred to Co. B, 128TH Inf. on 23 Aug.
'18; some references list unit as Co. G, 127TH Inf.; DW 31 Aug.
'18; |
|
3063.
|
Williams, Daniel C. |
Pvt. |
NoK Nellie Rally William, wife,
305 E. 85th St., New York, NY (hometown); served with Co. G, 127TH
Inf.; DW 30 Aug. '18 |
|
3064.
|
Williams, Ernest |
Pvt. |
NoK Burnett Williams, brother,
R. F. D. 2, Canton, PA (hometown); served with Co. C, 126TH Inf.;
KIA 15 Jul. '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3065.
|
Williams, Franklin Charles |
Sgt. |
born 1895; father Frank John
Williams, NoK, 376 Kane Pl., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); also had ties to
Cudahy, WI; attended U. of Wis.; WNG; served with Btry. C, 120TH
FA Regt.; fell ill on transport; DD, pneumonia, 3 Apr. '18 at the Mossley
Hill Red Cross Hosp., Liverpool, England; interred at Forest Home Cemetery,
Milwaukee, WI |
|
3066.
|
Williams, Fred L. |
Pfc. |
born ca. 1892; NoK Miss Harriett
Otten, Kewaunee, WI; hometown Two Rivers, WI; served with 127TH
Inf.; DD, pneumonia, 8 Nov. (Oct.) '18 at age 26; interred at St. Mihiel
American Cemetery; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3067.
|
Williams, Harry |
Cpl. |
father J. S. Williams, NoK, Bisher,
MT (hometown); served with Co. B, 127TH Inf.; KIA 3 Sep. '18;
interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3068.
|
Williams, Hugh R. 'Hughie' |
Pvt. |
born 26 Apr. '92 at Wilkeson,
WA; son of Hugh William and Elizabeth Ann (Hughes) Williams, R. F. D. 1,
Rochester, WA; enlisted in Mont. NG; assigned to Co. K, 163D Inf.
when 41ST Div. was organized; that unit was designated a
replacement div. when it reached France; transferred to HQ Co., 127TH
Inf.; Alsace, Dravegny, Fismes, Juvigny, Kriemhilde Stellung; KIA 12 Oct. '18
by artillery fire near Gesnes; brother William received telegram ca. 9 Jan.
'19; repatriated and re-interred at Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, WA on 25
Oct. '21 |
|
3069.
|
Williams, Julius |
Pvt. |
born ca. 1895; Manistique, MI
(hometown); served with Co. M, 127TH Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. '18 at age
23; interred at Lakeview Cemetery, Manistique, MI |
|
3070.
|
Williams, Robert H. |
Pvt. |
born ca. ‘88 at Wales
(nativity); mother Mrs. Williams, NoK, Church St., Carnarvon, North Wales,
UK; emigrated ca. ‘10; hometown Butte, MT; also had ties to Elliott, IA;
served with Co. H, 126TH Inf.; KIA 4 Aug. ‘18 at age 30; listed on
19 Sep. ‘18 casualty list; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; not
listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3071.
|
Williams, Robert Wells |
Pvt. |
born 1900 ('99); son of Lt. Col.
Charles Robert and Ella Williams, Camp Douglas, WI (hometown); WNG; assigned
to HQ Co., 64TH Inf. Bde., when 32D Div. was organized;
DD, diphtheria, 11 Mar. '18 in France at age 18 (17, 19); interred at Volk
Field-Camp Williams Memorial Cemetery, Camp Douglas, WI; numerous references
claim he was the youngest Soldier in the WNG as well as the Division's
youngest casualty or even WI's youngest casualty, but I've found several
other candidates for those titles; |
|
3072.
|
Willie (Willis), Frank |
Pvt. |
born 10 Oct. '95 at Chicago, IL;
NoK Louis Willie, brother, 508 Main St., St. Joseph, MI (hometown); served
with Co. C, 125TH Inf.; KIA 29 Aug. '18; interred at Oise-Aisne
American Cemetery |
|
3073.
|
Williston, William H. |
Pvt. |
born 3 Mar. '94; hometown
Marinette, WI; also had ties to Oconto Co., WI; enlisted in 2D
Wis. Inf., WNG, likely Co. I at Marinette, WI; ACC 23 Sep. '17 near Camp
Douglas, WI at age 24, killed by railroad train; interred at Forest Home
Cemetery, Marinette, WI; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3074.
|
Wilson, Fay Minor (Miner) |
Cpl. |
born 25 (26) Aug. '94 at Spring
Water, WI; son of William Linder and Maude (Maud) Emiline (Elnore) (Newsom)
Wilson, father NoK, R. F. D. 5, Waupaca, WI (hometown); served with Co. C,
107TH Fld. Sig. Bn.; battles include Alsace, Château-Thierry,
Soissons, Verdun; KIA 14 Oct. '18; interred at Crystal Lake Cemetery, Waupaca
Co., WI |
|
3075.
|
Wilson, Frederick C. 'Fred' |
Pfc. |
born 6 Aug. '96 ('97) at
Portage, WI; son of Charles C. and Laura (Burrington) Wilson, 110 34th St., Milwaukee,
WI (hometown); enlisted in WNG at Milwaukee, WI on 7 Jul. '17; served with
126TH Fld. Hosp., 107TH San. Tr.; KIA 31 Oct. '18 at
age 22 (21); interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3076.
|
Wilson, Harry V. |
Pvt. |
born 12 Feb. '95; father Charles
B. and Sue R. (Hager) Wilson, NoK, 505 3rd St. NW, Washington, D.C.
(hometown); served with Co. C, 126TH Inf.; KIA 1 Aug. '18;
interred at Rosebank Cemetery, Calvert, MD |
|
3077.
|
Wilson, John |
Pvt. |
born 4 Jan. '94; NoK James
Wilson, Crab Orchard, KY (hometown); served with Co. M, 127TH
Inf.; KIA 20 Oct. '18; interred at Wilson Cemetery, Lincoln Co., KY |
|
3078.
|
Wilson, Lewis (Louis) Herbert |
Cpl. |
born 26 Dec. '98 at Lemonweir,
WI; son of George Ezra and Lula E. (Woodman) Wilson, father preceded him in
death; mother remarried, Mrs. Eugene 'Gene' Lulu Senogles, NoK, Mauston, WI
(hometown); served with Co. D, 128TH Inf.; 2Marne; KIA 2 Aug. (1
Aug.) '18 at Château-Thierry at age 19; interred at Rose Cemetery, Juneau
Co., WI; brother Cpl. George W. served with Co. B, 168TH Inf., and
was twice WIA |
|
3079.
|
Wilson, William L. |
Pvt. |
born 1895; father Jesse B. and
Tabitha E. Wilson, NoK, Route 5, Coshocton, OH (hometown); served with Co. L,
128TH Inf.; KIA 10 Nov. '18; interred at Mount Zion Cemetery,
Coshocton, OH |
|
3080.
|
Winberg, Swen H. |
Pvt. |
hometown Los Angeles, CA; also
had ties to Pasadena, CA; assigned to Btry. A, 323D FA Regt.;
transferred to Btry. B, 323D FA Regt., attached to 32D
Div.; DW 20 Oct. '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; not listed
in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3081.
|
Winch, Ray S. (Stephen Ray) |
Cpl. |
born 25 Dec. '94 at Marshfield,
WI (hometown); father Carlton R. and Metta J. (Healy) Winch, NoK, 901 E. 9th
St., Marshfield, WI; worked as mechanic for Marshfield Hardware & Auto
Garage; enlisted in Co. A, 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Marshfield;
served during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to Co. A, 127TH Inf.
(128TH Inf.) when 32D Div. was organized; MIA, presumed
KIA, 5 Aug. '18 near Fismes at age 23; parents received telegram 27 Aug. '18;
memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery; also
memorialized at Hillside Cemetery, Marshfield, WI |
|
3082.
|
Windl, Lawrence |
Pfc. |
born 1895; son of Joseph 'Joe'
and Mary J. (Hus) Windl, father NoK, 608 B. St., Jefferson, WI (hometown);
also had ties to Fort Atkinson, WI; WNG; served with Co. D, 127TH
Inf.; battles include Alsace, Château-Thierry, Fismes, Soissons; KIA 1 Sep.
'18; interred at St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Jefferson, WI; namesake of
Reinhardt-Windl Post No. 164 of American Legion at Jefferson, WI |
|
3083.
|
Winiecki (Winiecke), Frank X. |
Pfc. |
born 3 Mar. '95 ('96) at Eaton,
WI; son of Nicholas and Mary (Kotecki) Winiecki (Winiecke), R. F. D. 2, box
104, New Franken or Denmark, WI; farmer; hometown Milwaukee, WI; enlisted in
WNG at Milwaukee or Green Bay, WI, possibly on 17 Oct. '17; served with Co.
K, 127TH Inf.; Alsace, Fismes, Juvigny, Verdun; KIA (ACC) 5 Oct.
'18 at age 23 (22), was MIA for quite a while; listed as “Wounded Severely”
on 8 Oct. '18 casualty list; listed as “Died from Accident or Other Causes”
on 22 Mar. '19 casualty list; family had been told that he was WIA on 5 Oct.
'18, recovered from those wounds, then went MIA later, eventually they were
told he had been KIA; interred at Saints' Cyril and Methodius Catholic
Cemetery, Poland, WI; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3084.
|
Winkler, Arthur E. |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. Berne Brown, Mount
Vernon, WA (hometown); entered service from MT; served with Co. G, 125TH
(128TH Inf.); KIA 3 Aug. (2 Aug.) '18; interred at Arlington
National Cemetery |
|
3085.
|
Winner, Charles A. |
Pvt. |
father William Winner, NoK,
Eastlake (East Lake), MI (hometown); entered service Sep. '17; served with
Co. L, 126TH Inf.; suicide 27 Apr. (27 Mar.) '18; some accounts
state he was KIA during a skirmish in Alsace; listed as “Died - Other Causes”
on 21 Nov. '18 casualty list |
|
3086.
|
Winslow, John M. |
Pvt. |
hometown in MI; NoK Miss Ethel Clara Winslow, 1435 1st St. NW, War Trade Road, Washington, D.C.; original member of Co. D, 125TH Inf. when organized from Co. D and Co. K, 31ST Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, on 30 Sep. '17; very likely Mich. NG; DW 13 Oct. '18; interred at Arlington National Cemetery |
|
3087.
|
Winsper, Carl Vincent |
Pvt. |
born 24 Nov. '86 at Youngstown,
OH; son of Henry C. and Sophia (Spear) Winsper; hometown Pocatello, ID;
served with Co. B, 128TH Inf.; KIA 14 Oct. '18; interred at
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3088.
|
Winters (Winger), Courtlin |
Pvt. |
born 16 Oct. '91; NoK Mrs.
Fannie Winters (Winger), wife, McNeil, AR (hometown); served with HQ Co., 125TH
Inf.; KIA 13 Oct. '18; interred at Shiloh Cemetery, Lamartine, AR |
|
3089.
|
Wireman, Lindsey |
Pvt. |
born Oct. '88 at Johnson Co.,
KY; son of Abraham 'Abe' and Amanda (Blanton) Wireman, Oil Springs, KY
(hometown); served with Co. I, 127TH Inf.; KIA 21 Oct. '18 |
|
3090.
|
Wirketis, Peter |
Pvt. |
NoK Zapipa Gentilaite, friend, 2130
W. 22nd St., Chicago, IL (hometown); served with Co. D, 126TH Inf.
(128TH Inf.); KIA 2 Aug. '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American
Cemetery |
|
3091.
|
Witten (Witte), William McKinley |
Pvt. |
born 30 Sep. '94 at Higdon, KY;
son of William Harvey and Eliza Catherine Witten, 504 L St. (2714 5th St.),
Louisville, KY (hometown); wife, Mrs. Myrtle S. Witten, resided at 3112
Bohennan St., Louisville, KY; served with Co. B, 125TH Inf.; DW 10
Oct. '18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3092.
|
Wludarski, Wladyslaw (Sladyslaw) |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. Stanley Gorecki,
cousin, 943 Milwaukee Ave., Detroit, MI (hometown); served with Co. H, 126TH
Inf.; KIA 30 Aug. (28 Aug.) '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3093.
|
Wojciechowski (Wajeichowski), Alek (Alex) Aloyz |
Sgt. |
born Jul. '93 at Bay City, MI;
son of Valentine and Stelle (Budzinski) Wojciechowski, 1523 S. Monroe St.,
Bay City, MI (hometown); served with Co. I, 125TH Inf.; KIA 31
Jul. '18; interred at Saint Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery, Bay City, MI |
|
3094.
|
Woleford, Frank |
served with Co. M, 126TH
Inf.; DD |
|
|
3095.
|
Wolfe, Lawrence |
Cpl. |
mother Rose Wolfe, NoK, 42
Norvall St., Detroit, MI (hometown); served with Co. A, 125TH
Inf.; DW 5 Oct. '18 |
|
3096.
|
Wolff (Wolfe), Edward J. |
Pfc. |
mother Mrs. E. J. Wolff, NoK, 1020
Bellevue, Seattle, WA (hometown); served with Co. B, 127TH Inf.;
KIA (DW) 5 Aug. '18; interred at Suresnes American Cemetery |
|
3097.
|
Wolff, Verne O. |
Pvt. |
NoK Fred Wolff, Aurora, NE
(hometown); enlisted in Co. H, 5TH Neb. Inf., Neb. NG, at Aurora,
NE; served with Co. D, 125TH Inf.; DW 30 Aug. '18; interred at
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3098.
|
Wolinski (Wolinsky), Solomon (Sol) |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. Bessie Goldberg, 185
Ave. C, New York, NY (hometown); NoK Joseph Wolinski, 185 Ave. C, New York,
NY; served with Co. M, 126TH Inf.; DD 20 Sep. '18 |
|
3099.
|
Wolman, Ben |
Pvt. |
born ca. 1897; NoK Louis
(Louise) Wolman, Wautoma, WI (hometown); WNG; served with Co. D, 121ST
MG Bn.; KIA 31 Aug. '18 near Juvigny at age 21; namesake of Ben Wolman Post
No. 317 of American Legion at Wautoma, WI |
|
3100.
|
Womac, Claude |
Pvt. |
born ca. 1894 at McMinn Co., TN;
NoK M. Womac, Athens, TN (hometown); served with Co. C, 125TH
Inf.; KIA 23 Oct. '18 (10 Oct.) at age 24; interred at Meuse-Argonne American
Cemetery |
|
3101.
|
Wood, Archie B. |
Pvt. |
born 26 Mar. '87; father David
B. Wood, NoK, Clarksville, TN (hometown); served with Co. L, 128TH
Inf.; KIA 7 Nov. '18 near Brandeville; interred at Greenwood Cemetery,
Clarksville, TN; namesake of Archie Wood Post No. 7 of American Legion at
Clarksville, TN |
|
3102.
|
Wood, Clark |
Sgt. |
born 1 Apr. '96; son of Hyman
and Hanna (Trickel) Wood; NoK John Weslie Wood, 321 W. Cushman, Three Rivers,
MI (hometown); enlisted in Co. A, 32D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at
Coldwater, MI in May '17; assigned to Co. A, 126TH Inf. when 32D
Div. was organized; KIA 9 Oct. '18 in Argonne; interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Three Rivers, MI |
|
3103.
|
Wood, Fred E. |
Pvt. |
resided at 2905 Shady Ave.,
McKeesport, PA (hometown); entered service from OH; served with Med. Det.,
322D FA Regt., attached to 32D Div.; KIA 16 Oct. '18;
interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3104.
|
Wood, James Alexander |
Pfc. |
born 15 Nov. ‘97 at Mountblairy, Scotland (nativity); son of James and Helen
(Stoddart) Wood, NoK,
Reed St., Warren, MA (hometown), both Scottish immigrants?; also had ties to
Palmer, MA; farmer; entered service on 5 Jan. ‘18; assigned to 4TH
Recruit Co., Gen. Svc. Inf.; transferred to Co. C, 116TH Fld. Sig.
Bn., on 14 Jan. ‘18; overseas 12 Mar. ‘18; transferred to Co. C, 107TH
Fld. Sig. Bn., on 20 Apr. ‘18; transferred to Co. M, 125TH Inf.,
on 25 Jun. ‘18; KIA 31 Jul. ‘18 near Cierges at age 20; listed on 11 Sep. ‘18
casualty list; namesake of Post No. 195 of American Legion |
|
3105.
|
Woodville, Henry H. |
Pvt. |
born 8 Jan. '91; son of Edmund Stevenson
and Julia Adeline (Sanders) Woodville, Indiantown, VA (hometown); served with
Co. G, 126TH Inf.; KIA 1 Oct. '18; interred at Arlington National
Cemetery |
|
3106.
|
Woodworth, Earl F. |
Pfc. |
born 1894; mother Mrs. Cora
Woodworth, NoK, 526 E. Main St., Owosso, MI (hometown); served with Co. E,
128TH Inf.; KIA 15 Oct. '18; interred at Oak Hill Cemetery,
Owosso, MI |
|
3107.
|
Woolf, Joseph George |
Wag. |
born 15 Mar. '96 age 23 (24);
son of John and Elizabeth Woolf, Stoughton, WI (hometown); served with Co. A,
107TH Tr. HQ & MPs (Co. A, 107TH MPs); Alsace,
Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne; DD, pneumonia (cerebral embolism) 22
Jan. '19 at Coblenz, Germany; repatriated and re-interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Stoughton, WI ca. 1 Aug. '20; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3108.
|
Woolford, Charles E. |
Pvt. |
served with Co. E, 125TH
Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. '18 |
|
3109.
|
Woolman, Ben (Wollman) |
Pvt. |
born 23 Nov. ‘96; son of Lewis and Edith Woolman; hometown Wautoma, WI; enlisted in Co. L, 5TH Wis. Inf., WNG, Wautoma, WI on 1 Jul. ‘17; unit departed Wautoma, WI on 17 Aug. ‘17; departed Camp Douglas, WI on 26 Sep. ‘17; arrived at Camp MacArthur, TX on 29 Sep. ‘17; assigned to Co. D, 119TH MG Bn., when 32D Div. was organized; overseas Jan. ‘18; Alsace, Chateau-Thierry, Soissons; KIA 31 Aug. ‘18 while acting as Bn. runner near Juvigny; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3110.
|
Woolridge, William |
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. Susan (Susie) Perry,
sister, Howe, OK; hometown Ross (Cross), OK; entered service in '17; served
with Co. M, 125TH Inf.; MIA, presumed KIA, 4 Aug. '18;
memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery |
|
3111.
|
Worcester, Thomas Forrester |
Pvt. |
born 30 Apr. '96 at Jonesport,
ME (hometown); son of Wilbur Merritt (Mariner) and Susanna Davis (Beal)
Worcester, Jonesport, ME; entered service 29 Apr. '18 at Calais, ME; SN
2721252; assigned to 3D Co., 1ST Tng. Bn., 151ST
Dep. Bde.; transferred to Co. A, 303D Inf. on 2 Jul. '18; landed
overseas 6 July '18; transferred to Co. B, 163D Inf. on 6 Aug.
'18; transferred to Co. H, 128TH Inf. on 14 Aug. '18; battles
include Defensive Sector, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne; KIA 15 Oct. '18;
interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Jonesport, ME |
|
3112.
|
Worre, Lawrence |
Pvt. |
8080 Norvell
St., Detroit, MI (hometown); served with Co. A, 125TH Inf.; died
in service; repatriated ca. 28 Jul. ‘21; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3113.
|
Wortz, Peter Paul |
Cpl. |
mother Mrs. Anna Wortz, NoK, 704
Theodore Ave., Detroit, MI (hometown); enlisted in Co. G, 31ST
Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Detroit, MI; assigned to Co. G, 126TH
Inf. was organized; KIA 27 Aug. '18 |
|
3114.
|
Wozenski, Julius |
Pvt. |
born ca. ‘94 at Russia
(nativity); father Frank Wozenski, NoK, 296 Evline St., Hamtramck,
MI (hometown) (some references list father’s residence and Julius’ hometown
at Westfield, MA); enlisted in Co. B, 33D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, on
5 Jul. ‘17 (some references state he entered service at Westfield, MA);
assigned to Co. I, 125TH Inf., when 32D Div. was
organized; transferred to 2D Co., Casuals, 32D Div., on
5 Feb. ‘18; overseas 4 Mar. ‘18; transferred to Co. A, 128TH Inf.,
on 5 Apr. ‘18; KIA 1 Aug. ‘18 near Cierges ca. age 24; listed on 2 Sep. ‘18
casualty list; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3115.
|
Wraalstad (Vralsted), George Edward |
Pvt. |
born 25 Apr. '93 at Whalan, MN;
NoK Steven Wraalstad, Laredo, MT; hometown Big Sandy or Laredo, MT;
registered for draft 5 Jun. '17 at Chonteau, MT; may have entered service 2
Jun. '18; served with Co. M, 125TH Inf.; reported MIA; status
corrected to WIA on 2 Mar. '19 casualty list; DD 12 Mar. '19, reported on 30
Mar. '19 casualty list; repatriated and re-interred at Highland Cemetery,
Havre, MT on 18 Oct. '20; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3116.
|
Wrasse, Earl G. |
Cpl. |
born 31 Oct. '96 at Milwaukee,
WI (hometown); son of Frank W. and Josephine L. (Chadin) Wrasse, mother NoK,
308 14th St., Milwaukee, WI; WNG; served with Co. E, 127TH Inf.;
Sergy; KIA 31 Jul. '18 |
|
3117.
|
Wray, William A. 'Willie' |
Pvt. |
father Mr. David Wray, NoK, R.
F. D. 2, Wirtz, Franklin Co., VA (hometown); served with Co. G, 126TH
Inf.; KIA 21 Oct. (26 Oct.) '18 (initially MIA); |
|
3118.
|
Wright, Charles H. |
Pvt. |
NoK Lina Ida Baley, sister, 1224
Dorr St., Toledo, OH (hometown); served with Co. C, 125TH Inf.;
MIA, presumed KIA, 30 Jun. '18; memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at St.
Mihiel American Cemetery |
|
3119.
|
Wright, Elmer Francis |
Cpl. |
born 1891; NoK Mr. Frank Wright,
Whitewater, WI (hometown); NoK Mrs. Elmer Wright, Whitewater, WI; enlisted in
Co. C, 1ST Wis. Inf., WNG, at Whitewater, WI; was Pfc. in that
unit during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to Co. K, 128TH Inf.
when 32D Div. was organized; Marne, Juvigny, Montfaucon; KIA 9
Oct. (16 Oct.) '18 at age 26; listed as “Wounded (Degree Undetermined)” on 23
Oct. '18 casualty list; listed as KIA on 9 Dec. '18 casualty list; interred
at Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, WI |
|
3120.
|
Wright, George W. |
Pvt. |
father John W. Wright, NoK, R.
F. D. 1, Ferrum, VA (hometown); served with Co. D, 125TH Inf.; KIA
11 Oct. '18; interred at Arlington National Cemetery |
|
3121.
|
Wright, Preston Moffett |
Pfc. |
born 21 Dec. '94 ('93) at
Germantown, PA; attended Chestnut Hill Academy and Germantown H. S.; son of
Naval Lt. Cdr. Robert Kemp and Leida Ready Wright, mother NoK, Hostess House,
Vancouver Barracks, Vancouver, WA; he moved to Portland, OR (hometown) ca.
'15; enlisted in 3D Oreg. Inf., Oreg. NG, on 25 Mar. '17; assigned
to 162D Inf. when 41ST Div. was organized; that unit
was designated a replacement div. when it reached France; transferred to Co.
E, 127TH Inf.; KIA 2 Sep. '18 near Juvigny; interred at Oise-Aisne
American Cemetery |
|
3122.
|
Wright, Rodney Bruce |
Pvt. |
born 31 May '82 at Leslie, MI
(hometown); son of Robert Kennedy Wright and Louisa M. (Housel) Wright,
Leslie, MI; worked as carpenter; worked at D. C. Morea's restaurant; enlisted
in Mich. NG; served with Co. F, 126TH Inf.; MIA at
Château-Thierry; KIA 3 Aug. '18 by artillery, Pvt. Charles H. Rorabeck was
KIA by same shell; listed as MIA on 23 Sep. '18 casualty list; status changed
to KIA on 16 Jun. '19 casualty list; interred at Oise-Aisne American
Cemetery; also memorialized at Woodlawn Cemetery, Leslie, MI; not listed in 32D
Div. in WW |
|
3123.
|
Wright, Roy Sherman |
Wag. |
born 28 Jan. '95 at Clare Co.,
MI; son of Laurence S. and D. Alma Wright, Kalamazoo, MI (hometown); married
Edith H.; enlisted in Co. C or Co. D, 32D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at
Kalamazoo, MI in Apr. '12; re-enlisted Feb. '16; served during Mexican Border
Crisis; assigned to Co. C, 126TH Inf. (128TH Inf.) when
32D Div. was organized; KIA 1 Aug. (4 Aug.) '18 near Château-Thierry;
interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3124.
|
Wright, Vernon C. |
Pvt. |
born 2 Mar. '98 at Sauk Co., WI;
son of Lawrence E. and Emma L. Wright, Eau Claire, WI (hometown); farmer;
enlisted in Co. E, 3D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Eau Claire, WI ca. Jul. '17;
assigned to Co. E, 127TH Inf. when 32D Div. was
organized; DD, pneumonia, 24 Jan. '18 at base hosp., Camp MacArthur, TX at
age 19; parents were notified 25 Jan. '18; interred at Forest Hill Cemetery,
Eau Claire, WI; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3125.
|
Wright, Walker |
Pvt. |
born 21 Apr. '90 or '93 at
Ripley, WV (hometown); NoK Jesse M. Wright, sister, Ripley, WV; SN 2737077;
served with Btry. C, 120TH FA Regt.; DD, pneumonia, 12 Sep. '18 at
Paris, France; interred at Old Ripley/Early Settlers Cemetery, Jackson Co.,
WV |
|
3126.
|
Wrzesinske (Wrzesinske, Wezesenski), Edward |
Cpl. |
born Apr. '95; son of Joseph and
Frances Mary (Gorzynski) Wrzesinske (Wrzesinske, Wezesenski), mother NoK, R.
F. D. 2, Randolph, WI (hometown); NoK Mrs. Clara Wrzesinske, R. F. D. 2,
Beaver Dam, WI; enlisted in Co. K, 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Beaver
Dam, WI; assigned to Co. D, 127TH Inf. when 32D Div.
was organized; battles include Alsace, Château-Thierry, Fismes, Soissons; KIA
31 Aug. '18 at age 23; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3127.
|
Wyant, Ralph Waldo |
Pvt. |
born Dec. '87 at OH; son of
Frank Melvin and Elanora (Middaugh) Wyant, father NoK, Gladstone Hotel, 62nd
& Kenwood Sts., Chicago, IL (hometown); family resided at Canton, OH at
1900 census; he resided at Manhattan, NY, divorced, at 1910 census; also had
ties to Milwaukee, WI; attended Kenyon College, class of '10; served with 107TH
Tr. HQ & MPs (MP Co., 107TH Regt.); battles include Alsace,
Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne; DD, pneumonia, 23 Apr. '19; interred
at West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, OH; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3128.
|
Wynt, Max S. |
Pvt. |
resided at 8849 Burley Ave.,
Chicago, IL (hometown); served with Co. D, 128TH Inf.; KIA 3 Aug.
'18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3129.
|
Yaney, Phillip Roscoe (Philip) |
Mech. |
born 14 Jan. ‘95 at Butler
Township, Mercer Co., OH; son of Israel Phillip ‘Phillip’ and Daisy Rebecca
(Long) Yaney, father NoK, 368 Pine St., South Muskegon, MI (hometown);
enlisted in Co. G, 32D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Muskegon, MI on 22
Jun. ‘16; SN 281175; likely served during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to
Co. L (Co. I), 126TH Inf., when 32D Div. was organized;
earned Silver Star Citation, posthumously, for his actions on 2 Aug. ‘18 near
Cierges as a litter bearer (some transcripts of citation list date as 8 Aug.,
the Div. was relieved from front line in that sector 7 Aug., actual date is
more likely 2 Aug., as stated in Co. L history); earned Croix de Guerre
w/bronze star, posthumously, when he and another Soldier rescued a wounded
comrade, other Soldier was Cpl. Cuthbert J. Cournyer and they rescued
numerous wounded Soldiers, mostly from 1ST Bn., 126TH
Inf., who had been lying on the battlefield nearly 24 hours; recommended for
DSC by Capt. George L. Olsen for his actions at Aisne-Marne, The Old
Command states he was awarded it, but I haven’t found any other
information about it; KIA (DW) 5 Oct. ‘18 at age 23, he lay on the
battlefield for 5 hours after being severely WIA, 2 comrades found him and
were carrying him on a stretcher to the aid station when an artillery shell
exploded, instantly killing all 3 men; listed as DW on 14 Nov. ‘18 casualty
list; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
|
3130.
|
Pvt. |
NoK Mrs. J. A. McConky, Terry,
MT (hometown); served with Co. M, 127TH Inf.; DW 3 Aug. (4 Aug.)
'18; interred at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery |
|
|
3131.
|
York, Melvin Guy |
Pvt. |
born 16 Apr. ‘95 at Cumberland, KY; son of Emmett Almarine and Minerva E. (Garrett) York (possibly step-mother); hometown Breeding, KY; served with Btry. B, 323D FA Regt., attached to 32D Div.; KIA 16 Oct. ‘18; interred in White Hill Cemetery, Burkesville, KY |
|
3132.
|
Young, Bain B. (E.) |
Pvt. |
born 1896; NoK Daniel Young, 706
Easterday Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, MI (hometown); served with Co. I, 125TH
Inf.; KIA 1 Aug. '18 at Château-Thierry; interred at Pine Grove Cemetery,
Sault Ste. Marie, MI |
|
3133.
|
Young, Edward J. |
Pvt. |
Sault Ste. Marie, MI (hometown);
served with Co. M, 125TH Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. '18; interred at
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3134.
|
Zachow (Zackow), Harold Monroe |
Pfc. |
born ca. 1898; hometown
Appleton, WI; also had ties to Detroit, MI; enlisted in Med. Det., 2D
Wis. Inf., WNG, at Appleton, WI; assigned to Med. Det., 127TH Inf.
when 32D Div. was organized; KIA 1 Sep. '18 by machine gun fire at
0930 hours near Juvigny at age 20; a friend, Pfc. Elmer T. Swann, was WIA
while attempting to save Zachow |
|
3135.
|
Pfc. |
born 31 May '00 at WI; son of
Albert and Ella (Elbe) Zahn, Gillett, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co. M, 2D
Wis. Inf., WNG, at Oconto, WI; served with Co. F, 128TH Inf.; KIA
3 Aug. '18 near Château-Thierry at age 18; initially reported MIA, status
changed to “Died, Previously Reported Missing in Action” on 17 Apr. '19
casualty report; interred at Wanderer's Rest Cemetery, Gillett, WI; brother
Pvt. Fred H. also served and was WIA |
|
|
3136.
|
Zajicek, Robert Oscar |
Pvt. |
born 19 May '94 at Chicago, IL
(hometown); son of Frank and Mary Zajicek, father NoK, 1851 Millard Ave.,
Chicago, IL; served with Co. L, 128TH Inf.; KIA 1 Sep. (30 Aug.)
'18; interred at Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL; brother, Lt. Edwin
C., was dental surgeon aboard U.S.S. Indiana |
|
3137.
|
Zaleski, John |
Pvt. |
born ca. '90 at Ostrolenka,
Russia (nativity); resided at 5 Deves Terrace, Schenectady, NY (hometown);
NoK Anthony Zaleski, brother, Roslyn, NY; entered service 5 Oct. '17 at
Schenectady, NY; served with Co. A, 126TH Inf.; overseas 22 Mar.
'18; KIA 31 Jul. (1 Aug.) '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3138.
|
Zalewski, Roman |
Pfc. |
born ca. 1898; hometown Milwaukee, WI; likely WNG; served with Co. F, Horsed Bn., 107TH Ammo Tr.; Alsace, 2Marne, Juvigny, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; DD, pneumonia, 5 Feb. '19 ('18) at age 22; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3139.
|
Zane, Ralph Leo |
Pvt. |
born 25 Nov. '95 at Joliet, IL;
son of Squire Boone and Ida Irene (Calhoun) Zane, Lake City, IA (hometown);
he moved to Minneapolis, MN in '16 to work on a Mississippi River dam; moved
to Lewistown, MT ca. Jan. '18 (Feb. '17); entered service at Lewiston, MT on
1 Feb. '18; trained at Ft. Lewis, WA; transferred to Camp Merritt, NJ on 13
Mar. '18; embarked for France with Co. F, 126TH Inf. on 14 Mar.
'18; landed at England on 31 Mar. '18; landed in France 4 Apr. '18; WIA 29
Aug. '18; DW 1 Sep.; the only combat casualty from Lake City, IA during the
war; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; also memorialized at Victory
Memorial Drive, Minneapolis, MN; brother 2d Lt. Clarence J. served with Co.
F, 354TH Inf., 89TH Div. |
|
3140.
|
Zanoni (Zaneni), John |
Pvt. |
NoK Pete Gatti, Renton, WA
(hometown); served with MG Co., 361ST Inf., 91ST Div.;
DW 9 Oct. ‘18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; not sure why he
is listed in 32D Div. in WW, but it is possible that he died at a 32D
Div. fld. hosp., and they listed him in their casualty reports to record the
approximate time and location of his battlefield death and interment |
|
3141.
|
Zenewich, John W. |
Pvt. |
born ca. 1888 at Lebedewo,
Russia (nativity); NoK Nikols Zenewich, brother, 408 Perry St., Bowery Pl., Philadelphia,
PA; NoK Peter Matusewich, friend, 97 N. Main St., Ansonia, CT (hometown);
entered service at Ansonia, CT on 4 Oct. '17; SN 2309715; assigned to Co. F,
301ST Engrs.; transferred to 1ST Co. Camp Devens March
Repl. Draft on 12 Feb. '18; transferred to Co. C 125TH Inf.;
overseas 12 Mar. '18; battles include 2Marne and Juvigny; KIA 29 Aug. '18;
interred at Arlington National Cemetery |
|
3142.
|
Zenus, Anthony (Antony) |
Pvt. |
NoK Joseph Smith, friend, 16
10th St., Dayton, OH; hometown Jackson, MI; enlisted in Co. L or Co. M, 31ST
Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Jackson, MI; served with Co. F, 126TH
Inf.; DW 29 Aug. (28 Aug., 29 Jul.) '18; interred at Oise-Aisne American
Cemetery |
|
3143.
|
Zeuske (Zenske), Emil Carl |
Pvt. |
born 23 May '94 at Tigerton, WI;
son of Julius Zeuske; NoK Mrs. Amilia Merkes, sister, Shawano, WI (hometown);
worked in paper mill at Shawano, WI; enlisted in Co. F, 4TH Wis.
Inf., WNG, at Shawano, WI; assigned to Co. F, 127TH Inf. when 32D
Div. was organized; battles include Ronchères and Fismes; severely WIA 31
Jul. '18; DW 15 Sep. (8 Sep.) '18 at age 24; sister received telegram 16 Nov.
'18; interred at Suresnes American Cemetery |
|
3144.
|
Zilmer (Zilmar), Glenn (Glen) Russell |
Sgt. |
born 6 Apr. '96 at Monroe, WI
(hometown); son of Edward Frederick and Anna May (Johnson) Zilmer, Monroe,
WI; enlisted in Co. H, 1ST Wis. Inf., WNG, at Monroe, WI in Apr.
'17; assigned to Co. H, 127TH Inf. when 32D Div. was
organized; sailed for France 18 Feb. '18; WIA 1 Aug. '18 at Reddy Farm near
Cierges and DW shortly later; 1st Monroe Soldier killed in the war;
repatriated and re-interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Monroe, WI on 7 Aug. '21;
grandfather, Wilhelm F. Zilmer, served with Co. H. 31ST Wis. Inf.
during Civil War and passed away 2 days after Glenn's funeral; namesake of
Zilmer-Riley Post No. 84 of American Legion at Monroe, WI |
|
3145.
|
Zimdars, William F. |
Cpl. |
born 5 Oct. '91; son of
Ferdinand and Augusta Zimdars; hometown Gillett, WI; also had ties to West De
Pere, WI; enlisted in WNG, possibly Co. M, 2D Wis. Inf. at Oconto,
WI; served with Co. M, 127TH Inf.; battles include Alsace, Fismes;
DW 5 Aug. '18 at age 26; interred at Greenwood Cemetery, De Pere, WI; not
listed in 32D Div. in WW |
|
3146.
|
Zimmerle (Zimmerlie), George W. |
Pvt. |
born Jan. '91; son of John and
Nettie Zimmerle; NoK Mrs. Zimmerle, R. F. D. 2, Woodburn, OR; enlisted in 3D
Oreg. Inf., Oreg. NG, ca. '11 (recognized for 5 years of faithful service ca.
'16); served with Co. E, 127TH Inf. (167TH Inf.); KIA
19 Jul. '18; repatriated 2 Jun. '21 and re-interred at Belle Passi Cemetery,
Woodburn, OR; brother James F. served in Navy |
|
3147.
|
Zimmerman, Henry |
Sgt. |
born ca. 1896; hometown Oconto,
WI; enlisted in Co. M, 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Oconto, WI; was Pfc.
in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to Co. M, 127TH
Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; battles include Alsace, Fismes;
KIA 4 Aug. '18 at age 22; repatriated and re-interred at Evergreen Cemetery,
Oconto, WI on 21 Jun. '21 |
|
3148.
|
Zimmerman, Victor Ostrander |
Pvt. |
born 2 May '94 at Oakley or
Juda, WI; son of William Henry and Cynthia May (Ostrander) Zimmerman,
Brodhead, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co. H, 1ST Wis. Inf., WNG, at
Monroe, WI on 2 May '17; assigned to Co. H, 127TH Inf. when 32D
Div. was organized; sailed for France 14 Apr. '18 (his platoon had been
quarantined for scarlet fever at Camp Merritt, NJ and did not sail with the
rest of the unit); KIA 31 Jul. '18 between Cierges and Ronchères in the
Château-Thierry sector; repatriated 5 Jun. '21 and re-interred at Oakley
Union Cemetery, Spring Grove Township, Green County, WI soon after |
|
3149.
|
Zinkgraf, Clarence August |
Pfc. |
born 27 Jun. ‘95 at WI; son of
John G. and Fredricka (Riecka)
Zinkgraf, 108 Elizabeth St., Plymouth, WI
(hometown), both German immigrants; served with Co. C, 127TH Inf.;
Fismes, Soissons, Juvigny; KIA 4 Oct. ‘18 at age 23; there is some
uncertainty regarding circumstances of his death, C127 in WW states he
“was promoted to mail orderly of Co. C, as a reward for his faithful
services, disappeared as if the earth swallowed him. Considerable mail
arrived on Oct. 3, and Zinkgraf was busy arranging its distribution, in spite
of the fact he was very ill. After his work was finished, he stayed in the
kitchen one day before he was sent to the hospital. From that day until late
in Sept. 1919, all trace of him was lost. His heart-broken parents appealed
to the War Department, but nothing was heard regarding the missing man. In
despair, the father wrote to U. S. Senator Robert M. La Follette.
After another two months of anxiety, a message was received from Washington,
officially announcing Zinkgraf’s death. It was stated in the message, that
particulars were unknown.”; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery;
also memorialized at Union Cemetery, Plymouth, WI; namesake of Ladewig-Zinkgraf Post No. 243 of American Legion at
Plymouth, WI; the other namesake was Pvt. Walter A. Ladwig, WNG, same unit,
DW 6 Sep. ‘19; not listed in 32D Div. in WW; brother served with same
unit, Sgt. William H., WNG, WIA |
|
3150.
|
Zitterman, John Joseph |
Pvt. |
mother Mrs. John Zitterman, NoK,
4332 Herbert St., Detroit, MI (hometown); enlisted in Co. H, 31ST
Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Detroit, MI; served with Co. H, 126TH
Inf.; WIA 29 Aug. '18; DW 20 Sep. '18; interred at Suresnes American Cemetery |
|
3151.
|
Zive, Samuel |
Pfc. |
hometown Grand Rapids, MI;
enlisted in Co. K or Co. I, 32D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Grand
Rapids, MI; served with Co. K, 126TH Inf.; KIA 29 Aug. '18 |
|
3152.
|
Zubin, Julius |
Pvt. |
born ca. 1892 at Russia
(nativity); hometown Milwaukee, WI; served with Co. D, 128TH Inf.;
KIA 31 Aug. '18 at age 26; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
|
3153.
|
Zuchowski (Zuckowski), Antoine |
Pvt. |
born ca. 1895 at MI; son of
Frank and Katherine Zuchowski (Zuckowski), Saxon, WI (hometown); served with
Co. K, 125TH Inf.; KIA 1 Aug. '18 at age 23 |
|
3154.
|
Zullo, Antonio |
Pvt. |
resided at 1142 W. Taylor St.,
Chicago, IL (hometown); served with Co. B, 128TH Inf.; KIA 31 Aug.
'18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
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