Roll of Honor for the 32D ‘Red Arrow’ Division during World War I

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The term ‘Roll of Honor’ or ‘Honor Roll’ had two meanings in the U.S. circa 1917/1918. Sometimes it referred to a list of individuals from a certain community or area who served in the military during the war. At other times it referred to a list of individuals from a certain community or area who died in military service during the war. Sometimes the list included both.

This Roll of Honor contains the names of three thousand, one hundred and fifty-four Soldiers of the 32^D ‘Red Arrow’ Division who died during WWI.

The primary source for this list is the Roll of Honor in the book, The 32nd Division in the World War (abbreviated as 32D Div. in WW on the following roster). I compared the 2,744 names on that list to several other references while I transcribed them in order to have as much information about these men as possible.

I have identified eight Soldiers who are listed more than once on that roster: Charles A. (B.) Bebout (Brebout), Graves Johnson (Johnson Graves), George L. Kelean (Kelian, Kolean), Henry W. Murry (Murray), George Nelson, Earl M. Remley (Romely), Raymond Steves (Steeves), and James G. Strachan (Stracham, Stratham).

Some of the other key references are the American Battle Monuments Commission website (abbreviated “ABMC” on the following roster); Wisconsin’s Gold Star List (abbreviated WGSL on the following roster); and several unit histories. This process has allowed me to discover and add 405 additional names to this list. I have also been able to fill in some of the blanks, correct some typographical errors, as well as include additional information about these brave men.

It is quite likely that there are still names missing from this roster. This roster will be updated periodically, as new information is discovered, and as time permits.

Surnames A through Be	Surnames Bf through Bz	Surnames C	Surnames D through Er
Surnames Es through Gr	Surnames Gs through H	Surnames I through Kn	Surnames Ko through L
Surnames Ma through Mo	Surnames Mp through Pe	Surnames Pf through Ro	Surnames Rp through Sm
	Surnames Sn through T	Surnames U through Z

These eight men, below, used to be listed on the 32^D Division’s Roll of Honor, but were removed when I learned that they actually survived the war.

Adamick, John W.	Pvt.	son of John B. and Elizabeth (Rathj) Adamick, father NoK, Glen Carbon, IL (hometown), both Austrian immigrants; served with Co. M, 125^TH Inf.; WIA 20 Oct. ‘18; listed as MIA on 17 Dec. ‘18 casualty list; listed as “Wounded (Degree Undetermined), Previously Reported MIA” on 2 Jan. ‘19 casualty list; listed at KIA 20 Oct. ‘18 in 32D Div. in WW, but survived the war; resided at Pleasant Ridge, IL from at least ‘37-‘64; passed away ca. 2 Jul. ‘69; brother served during WWI, Albert A., WIA
Bailey, John M. (Baily)	Pfc.	born 25 Apr. ‘90; hometown Paw Paw, WV; served with Co. M, 125^TH Inf.; WIA 31 Jul. ‘18; listed as “WIA (Degree Undetermined), Previously Reported KIA” on 19 Oct. ‘18 casualty list; listed at KIA 31 Jul. ‘18 in 32D Div. in WW, but survived the war; passed away 4 Jun. ‘70 at age 80; interred at Woodrow Church Cemetery, Paw Paw, WV
Bjordahl (Bjordal), John Helmer	Pvt.	born 25 Aug. ’95; son of Jens N. and Karen Olava ‘Oliva’ Bjordal, mother NoK, Hendrum, MN (hometown); entered service 26 May ’18 at Camp Lewis, WA; also trained at Camp Kearney, CA; overseas 9 Aug. ’18; assigned to Co. G, 128^TH Inf.; severely WIA ca. 6 Oct. ’18; listed as “MIA, Previously Reported Wounded Severely in Action” on 28 Jan. ’19 casualty report; listed as KIA 6 Oct. ’18 in 32D Div. in WW, but survived the war; discharged 24 Sep. ’19; married Lillian Grace Martindale at Norman Co., MN on 9 Jun. ’23, father of Dale A. and John A.; resided at Hibbing, MN at ’30 and ’40 census; passed away 29 Jun. ’70 at Hibbing, MN
Clinefelter, Robert Owen	Pfc.	born 10 Nov. ’95 at Branch Co, MI; son of Alfred M. and Addie C. Clinefelter, mother NoK, 111 Elm St., Coldwater, MI (hometown); served with Co. A, 126^TH Inf.; WIA and POW 1 (4) Aug. ’18; earned Purple Heart; listed as KIA 4 Aug. ’18; family received card from him dated 29 Aug. ’18 stating he had been WIA and captured by Germans; brother Clyde C. served in same unit and was KIA right next to him a few seconds before Robert was WIA; survived the war; married, father of 2; died 23 Sep. ’56 in Omaha, NE; listed on Roll of Honor in 32D Div. in WW
Dearmond (DeArmond), Thomas	Pvt.	born 30 Jun. ’91 at MO; resided at 1509 Grand St., Kansas City, MO; entered service 24 Jun. ’18 at Kansas City; SN 3265456; assigned to Co. C, 154^TH Inf. to 15 Sep. ’18; transferred to Co. C, 128^TH Inf.; slightly WIA; overseas 6 Aug. ’18 to 14 Feb. ’19; honorably discharged on demobilization; interred at Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, MO; passed away 9 Nov. ’30 at Jackson Co., MO; interred at Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, MO; listed on Roll of Honor in 32D Div. in WW, but survived the war
Forshee, Henry Earl ‘Hank’	Pvt.	born 25 Nov. ’88 at Chautauqua C., KS; son of John Picton and Eleanor Jane ‘Eliza’ (Harkness) Forshee, R. F. D. No. 1, Hayward (Haywood), OK (hometown); survived Tuscania, assigned to Camp Travis Det. No. 2, Overseas Casuals at that time; assigned to Co. G, 125^TH Inf. in France; listed as MIA on 24 Sep. ’18 casualty list; listed as WIA, previously reported MIA, on 30 Nov. ’18 casualty list; listed as WIA on Okla. Roll of Honor in The Independent (Cashion, OK), 12 Dec. ’18; listed as KIA 21 Aug. ’18 in 32D Div. in WW, but evidently survived the war; married Pearl May Myers, father of Hazel P.; passed away Feb. ’72 at Midwest City, OK; interred at Hayward Cemetery, Hayward, OK
Harder, Paul Lucian (Lucien)	Cpl.	born 30 Sep. ’99 at Fort Atkinson, WI; son of Guido and Caroline (Eckhart) Harder, father NoK, 104 Robert(s) St., Fort Atkinson, WI (hometown); served with Co. B, 127^TH Inf.; WIA 1 Aug. ’18; earned Purple Heart; reported KIA or DW in some official news releases; subsequent release listed him “Wounded Severely in Action, Previously Reported Killed in Action”; survived the war and returned home to Fort Atkinson, WI; alive and well at least until 1925 when WGSL was published; married Vesta Burnice Puerner 2 Feb. ’20, father of 1, William A.; moved to Jamestown, NY where he lived for over 60 years; worked for Henderson-Lincoln Funeral Home in Jamestown; passed away 8 Apr. ’91 at Buffalo, NY; interred at Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, NY; listed on Roll of Honor in 32D Div. in WW
Osthaus, Robert Axford	2d Lt.	born 20 Sep. ’93 at Scranton, PA (hometown); son of Herman and Alice Elizabeth (Cummins) Osthaus, mother NoK, 330 Wheeler Ave., Scranton, PA; father, who preceded him in death, served with Penn. NG and attained rank of Col.; graduated Scranton Central H. S. in ’11; attended Lafayette College; attended Yale U. ’12-’13; enlisted in Co. D, 13^TH Penn. Inf., Penn. NG, on 26 Sep. ’16; brother Bayard served in same unit; served during Mexican Border Crisis; 1st Sgt. of the unit when it reorganized to Co. D, 109^TH Inf., 28^TH Div.; commissioned 2d Lt. 1 Oct. ’18; assigned to Co. E, 126^TH Inf. 7 Oct. ’18; WIA on 9 Oct. ’18 near Romagne; reported DW (KIA) 15 Oct. ’18; listed as KIA on 27 Dec. ’18 casualty report; listed as “wounded severely, previously reported KIA” on 26 Jan. ’19 casualty report; listed on Roll of Honor in 32D Div. in WW, but survived the war; separated 28 Jul. ’19; married Dorothy A. Bliss 24 Jun. ’25; worked for Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. at Scranton, PA; resided at 1337 (1537) Monroe Ave., Scranton, PA; inaugural member and treasurer of Scranton Lions Club when it held its 1st meeting 10 Apr. ’23; passed away ca. 13 Mar. ’33 (date of funeral); interred at Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, PA

Statistics

Bear in mind that these statistics are not complete, these numbers only reflect what I have identified so far. For example, I am certain that many more of the casualties were members of the National Guard, but the numbers below are only those I have been able to confirm, so far.

Home State		Foreign Nativity		Cause of Death
Alabama	10	Belgium	4	KIA	2083
Alaska Territory	1	Bohemia	1	MIA	105
Arizona	7	Canada	8	DW	607
Arkansas	57	Cyprus	1	ACC	42
California	79	Denmark	1	DD	289
Colorado	7	England	6	DR	3
Connecticut	16	Finland	3	suicide	6
Delaware	0	France	2	unknown	16
Florida	1	Greece	4
Georgia	13	Ireland	6
Idaho	23	Italy	26	Unit
Illinois	109	Montenegro	1	32^D Div., HQ	6
Indiana	36	Netherlands	3	63^D Inf. Bde., HQ	0
Iowa	33	Norway	7	125^TH Inf.	626
Kansas	16	Poland/Russian Poland	10	126^TH Inf.	542
Kentucky	94	Russia	18	120^TH MG Bn.	51
Louisiana	19	Scotland	3	64^TH Inf. Bde., HQ	1
Maine	5	Sweden	7	127^TH Inf.	732
Maryland	17	Switzerland	2	128^TH Inf.	734
Massachusetts	33	Wales	1	121^ST MG Bn.	61
Michigan	731			57^TH FA Bde., HQ	0
Minnesota	74			119^TH FA	50
Mississippi	17			120^TH FA	55
Missouri	48	National Guard		121^ST FA	36
Montana	69	Wis. NG	568	107^TH Trench Mort. Btry.	6
Nebraska	56	Mich. NG	274	119^TH MG Bn.	16
Nevada	4	Other NG	57	107^TH Engr. Regt.	17
New Hampshire	6			107^TH Fld. Sig. Bn.	21
New Jersey	8			107^TH HQ Tr. & MPs	11
New Mexico	6	Military Cemetery		107^TH MP	1
New York	72	Aisne-Marne American Cemetery	70	107^TH Ammo. Tr.	21
North Carolina	8	Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery	644	107^TH Sup. Tr.	24
North Dakota	27	Oise-Aisne American Cemetery	445	107^TH Engr. Tr.	1
Ohio	133	St. Mihiel American Cemetery	24	107^TH San. Tr.	19
Oklahoma	11	Suresnes American Cemetery	27	107^TH Mob. Ord. Rep. Shop	1
Oregon	34	Brookwood American Cemetery	2	147^TH FA	27
Pennsylvania	69	Flanders Field American Cemetery	0	158^TH FA Bde.	1
Rhode Island	5	Somme American Cemetery	0	322^D FA	25
South Carolina	1	Arlington National Cemetery	106	323^D FA	4
South Dakota	36			324^TH FA	5
Tennessee	48			308^TH Trench Mort. Btry.	17
Texas	27			103^D Engr.	2
Utah	13			110^TH Inf.	2
Vermont	5			122^D FA	1
Virginia	52			149^TH MG	1
Washington	43			168^TH Inf.	2
Washington, D.C.	5			1^ST Ammo. Tr.	1
West Virginia	48			237^TH FA	1
Wisconsin	868			1^ST Wis. Inf.	1
Wyoming	2			2^D Wis. Inf.	2
Unknown	37			30^TH Inf.	1
Foreign Home of Record	14			314^TH Inf.	1
				361^ST Inf.	4
				362^D Inf.	4
				3^D Wis. Inf.	1
				53^D Pioneer Inf.	1
				56^TH Coast Arty.	1
				58^TH Inf.	1
				59^TH Inf.	1
				5^TH FA	1
				5^TH Wis. Inf.	1
				6^TH Inf.	3
				76^TH FA	1
				7^TH Inf.	1
				Unknown	5

Bibliography:

Gregory, John G. Wisconsin’s Gold Star List. Madison, WI: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1925.

Hanton, Carl, Captain. The 32nd Division in the World War. Madison, WI: Wisconsin War History Commission, 1920.

Landrum, Charles H. Michigan in the World War: Military and Naval Honors of Michigan Men and Women. Michigan Historical Commission, n. d.