Surnames Pf through Ro
| Name | Rank | Narrative |
2229. | Pfeil, Henry Joseph | Cpl. | born ca. 1899; son of Joseph H. and Anna Pfeil, father NoK, 29 Madison St., Oshkosh, WI (hometown); member of Catholic Knights of Wis.; served with Co. B, 127TH Inf.; Alsace, Château-Thierry, Soissons, Verdun; KIA 11 Oct. ’18 at age 19; repatriated and re-interred at Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, WI on 5 Sep. ’21, “one of the largest and most impressive military funeral services ever held in this city” |
2230. | Pflug, Alfred R. | Pvt. | hometown Brooklyn, NY; may have had connections to Lorain, OH; served with Btry. B, 322D FA Regt.; DD 16 Dec. ’18 |
2231. | Philbrook, George W. | Pfc. | born 21 Dec. ’98 at Douglas Co., WI; son of Richard Frederick and Charlotte Louise (Walker) Philbrook (Mrs. R. P. Philbrook), mother NoK; hometown South Range, WI; also had ties to Parkland and Superior, WI; served with Co. I, 127TH Inf.; KIA (DW) 4 Aug. ’18 near Fismes; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; cousin of Sgt. James H. Philbrook, same unit, KIA 17 Oct. ’18; mother resided at 2935 Dover St., Longview, WA ca. ’20s |
2232. | Philbrook, James Harold | Sgt. | born 22 Apr. (Mar.) ’94 at WI; son of James A. and Mary Elizabeth (Haffey) Philbrook; some references list NoK as Mrs. R. P. Philbrook, mother, but she was his aunt; hometown South Range, WI; also had ties to Superior, WI; enlisted in Co. I, 3D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Superior, WI on 5 Jun. ’17; assigned to Co. I when 127TH Inf. was organized; Laon to Juvigny, KIA 17 Oct. ’18 near Verdun; interred at St. Francis Cemetery, Superior, WI; cousin of Pfc. George W. Philbrook, same unit, KIA 4 Aug. ’18 |
2233. | Phillips, Dewey | Pfc. | born 22 Apr. ’98 at Saginaw, MI (hometown); father John Phillips, NoK, 427 Hanchett St., Saginaw, MI; served with Co. K, 125TH Inf.; earned DSC, posthumously, for his actions 31 Jul. ’18 near Sergy; KIA 1 Aug. ’18 near Sergy; interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, MI; namesake of Phillips-Elliot-Hodges Post No. 22 of American Legion at Saginaw, MI |
2234. | Phillips, John T. | Pvt. | father James C. Phillips, NoK, 2218 Willis Ave., Omaha, NE (hometown); served with Co. D, 127TH Inf.; DW 5 Oct. ’18 |
2235. | Phillips, Vincent Bordetti ‘Vint’ (Phillip, Vent) | Pvt. | father Fred L. Phillips (Phillip), NoK, Box 311, Coopersville, MI (hometown); also had ties to Marshall, MI; enlisted in Co. G, 32D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Muskegon, MI; assigned to Co. L when 126TH Inf. was organized; DD, diphtheria, (DW) 26 Aug. (7 or 28 Aug.) ’18 in French hosp. at Belfort; father notified 21 Sep. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; brothers Henry and Pearl served in same unit, also Mich. NG |
2236. | Piaskowski, Frank | Cpl. | born ca. 1898; father Joseph Piaskowski, NoK, 701 Main St., Green Bay, WI (hometown); also had ties to South Milwaukee, WI; WNG; served with Co. D, 120TH MG Bn.; Foret de Fere, Marne, Juvigny, Argonne; DW 6 Oct. ’18 at age 20 |
2237. | Picard (Pipard), Gerald J. | Sgt. | born 15 Feb. ’96 at Oconto, WI; son of Caris (Carise) and Emma Picard, 625 2nd St., Menasha, WI (hometown); worked as a tinsmith; enlisted in Co. I, 1ST Wis. Inf., WNG, at Neenah, WI; was Pfc. in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to Co. I, 128TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; underwent surgery shortly after arrival at Camp MacArthur, TX to remove part of a broken rib from an injury 2 years previous; DD, tuberculosis, 11 Apr. ’18 at Ft. Bayard, NM (an Army tuberculosis hosp.) at age 22; interred at Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Menasha, WI; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2238. | Pickney, Louis E. | Pvt. | NoK Mr. Louis P. Pickney, Winchester, TN (hometown); served with Co. H, 128TH Inf.; KIA 20 Oct. ’18 |
2239. | Pierce, Frank | Pvt. | NoK Joseph C. Pierce, R. F. D. 4, Box 80, Pleasanton, KS (hometown); entered service 4 Oct. ’17; assigned to Co. M, 353D Inf., 89TH Div. at Camp Funston, KS (most of the original enlisted men in the regiment were selectees from KS); other units of assignment included, not necessarily in order: (42D Co., 164TH Dep. Brig.; HQ Co., 353D Inf.; Camp Funston No. 1 Apr. Repl. Draft Dep. Div.; 2D Co., 4TH Inf. Tng. Bn.); transferred to Co. B, 128TH Inf.; KIA 14 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2240. | Pierce, Max Oliver | Pvt. | born 16 Nov. ’92; son of Oliver Perry and Martha (Woods) Pierce; hometown Burden, KS; played baseball ca. ’12; married Mary Ida Trask, father of 4; entered service 25 Mar. ’18; assigned to HQ, Cas. Det. Med. Off. Tng. Camp (M.O.T.C.), Ft Riley, KS; transferred to 125TH Amb. Co., 107TH San. Tr.; MIA, presumed KIA, 13 Oct. (31 Oct.) ’18; memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; also memorialized at Burden Cemetery, KS |
2241. | Pierson, Nils (Nile) | Pvt. | NoK Miss Alma Pierson, sister, Krisliustad (Kristjnstad), Sweden (nativity); hometown Ionia, MI; some references state he entered service from MT, which is erroneous; Mich. NG; served with Co. D, 126TH Inf.; KIA 6 Aug. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2242. | Pieski, William | Pfc. | born ca. 1898; hometown Milwaukee, WI; served with 128TH Inf.; 2Marne, Montfaucon; DW 13 Nov. ’18, died of toxemia following gunshot wounds, at age 20; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2243. | Pietras, Walter | Pvt. | NoK Joseph Rybach, 5 Duke St., Pontiac, MI (hometown); served with Co. I, 128TH Inf.; KIA 1 Sep. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2244. | Pietrykowski, Louis | Pvt. | NoK Grace Gozwiak, sister, 1780 Tecumseh St., Toledo, OH (hometown); served with Co. D, 125TH Inf.; KIA 4 Aug. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2245. | Pinch, Henry | Cpl. | born 5 Nov. (5 Oct.) ’89 at Smelser, WI; son of Joseph and Mary J. (Heil) Pinch, Georgetown, WI (hometown); served with Co. E, 127TH Inf.; battles include Badricourt, Château-Thierry, Juvigny, Verdun; KIA 10 Oct. ’18; first Cuba City area Soldier KIA in the war; interred at Big Patch Cemetery, Smelser (Platteville), WI; namesake of Henry Pinch Post No. 104 of American Legion at Cuba City, WI |
2246. | Pinn, Arthur V. | Pvt. | mother Mrs. Clar Pinn, NoK, Harwood, TX (hometown); served with Co. M, 128TH Inf.; KIA 8 Nov. ’18 |
2247. | Piper, Elmer Lewis | Sgt. | born 1888; son of Edwin Hammond and Laura Alice (Kinney) Piper, father NoK, Gaastra (Goastia), MI (hometown); also had ties to Palatka, MI; attended Mich. Normal School, Class of ’10; NoK Jean Brodie Wolcott, wife, Inspection Branch, 110 E. Lexington St., Wolf Building, Baltimore, MD; also had ties to Parsonsburg, MD; served with Co. K, 125TH Inf.; earned Silver Star Citation, posthumously, for his actions 31 Jul. ’18 near Sergy; KIA 10 Oct. ’18 on Hill 258 near Romagne; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2248. | Pira, Frank | Pvt. | father John Pira, NoK, Dogliani, Italy (nativity); hometown Madera, CA; served with Co. K or Co. F, 125TH Inf.; KIA 11 Oct. (10 Oct.) ’18 |
2249. | Pittenger, Bearl V. | Sgt. | father Jarvis Pittenger, NoK, R. F. D. 4, Muncie, IN (hometown); served with HQ Btry., 119TH FA Regt.; DW 4 Aug. ’18 |
2250. | Pitterle, Frank Leo | Cpl. | born 26 Jun. ’96; son of Vincent and Theresa Pitterle, 206 (205) 3rd St., Watertown, WI (hometown); graduated Watertown H.S. in ’13 at age 16; worked at I. L. Henry Co.; enlisted in Co. E, 5TH Wis. Inf., WNG, at Watertown, WI in May ’17; assigned to Co. D, 120TH MG Bn. when 32D Div. was organized; battles include Foret de Fere, Fismes; MIA, presumed KIA, 30 Aug. ’18; memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; also memorialized at St. Henry’s Catholic Cemetery, Watertown, WI; first Watertown Soldier KIA during WWI; namesake of Pitterle-Beaudoin Post No. 189 of American Legion at Watertown, WI |
2251. | Pitts, Albert | Pfc. | NoK Harvey B. Pitts, brother, Seligman, AZ (hometown); served with Co. B, 125TH Inf.; KIA 29 Aug. ’18 |
2252. | Pizzini (Przzini), Louis (Lewis) C. | Pvt. | father John Pizzini (Przzini), NoK, Belt, MT (hometown); served with Co. K, 126TH Inf.; DW 29 Aug. (28 Aug.) ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2253. | Plana, Frank | Pvt. | served with MG Co., 125TH Inf.; KIA 1 Aug. ’18 |
2254. | Plassmeyer, Albert J. (C.), Jr. | Pfc. | born 3 May ’95 at Pittsburgh, PA; father Albert J. (F.) Plassmeyer, NoK, Box 433, Zelienople, PA (hometown); served with Btry. E, 322D FA Regt., attached to 32D Div.; WIA, gassed, 23 Oct. ’18 near Brabant-sur-Meuse on the outskirts of the Belleau Wood (Bois de Belleau); he and 1st Lt. William R. Goodall were manning a telephone station in a dugout directly behind the battery’s guns, a gas shell scored a direct hit, the Lt. eventually recovered but Plassmeyer DW 25 Oct. (28 Oct., 1 Aug.) ’18; earned DSC, posthumously, for his actions that day; interred at St. Peter’s Reformed Church Cemetery, Zelienople, PA |
2255. | Plude, Louis (Lewis) Albert (C.) | Cpl. | born 14 Mar. ’80 at Marinette, WI; son of Frank and Mary Plude, mother NoK, 1412 State St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co. E, 1ST Wis. Inf., WNG, at Milwaukee, WI on 15 Jun. ’12; was Cpl. in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to Co. E when 128TH Inf. was organized; Alsace, near Château-Thierry, Soissons; KIA 29 Aug. ’18 at age 38 |
2256. | Plummer, Guy L. | Pvt. | mother Mrs. N. A. Plummer, NoK, Joliet, MT (hometown); served with Co. A, 119TH MG Bn.; KIA 15 Oct. ’18 |
2257. | Podlasinski, Frank | Pvt. | born ca. 1897; hometown Milwaukee, WI; served with 128TH Inf.; 2Marne, Soissons, Montfaucon; DW 16 Oct. ’18 at age 25; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2258. | Poe, Melvin W. | Pvt. | born 25 Oct. ’95; son of David C. and Vandola (Bandolo) ‘Bobbie’ (Williams) Poe, Olney, KY (hometown); assigned to Co. C, 153D Inf., 39TH Div.; that unit was designated a replacement div. when it reached France; he was transferred to 32D Div.; DW 11 Oct. ’18; interred at Rosedale Cemetery, Dawson Springs, KY |
2259. | Poet, John W. | Cpl. | father John Poet, NoK, 75 Chamberlain St., Detroit, MI (hometown); 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; KIA 4 Aug. ’18 |
2260. | Pohlmann, Francis | Pvt. | father Barney Pohlmann, NoK, Brussels, IL (hometown); served with Co. E, 126TH Inf.; KIA 9 Oct. ’18 |
2261. | Pohlpeter, Bernard J. | Sgt. | NoK Miss S. Pohlpeter, sister, 1330 6th St., Fort Madison, IA (hometown); entered service 2 Apr. ’17; served with Co. L, 126TH Inf.; KIA 12 Oct. (5 or 10 Oct.) ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2262. | Polak, Mieczysław Thomas ‘Max’ | Pfc. | born 30 Jun. ’98 at Poland (nativity); father Vincent Polak, NoK, 1077 12th St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); WNG; served with Co. K, 127TH Inf.; Alsace, Fismes, Juvigny, Verdun, Bois de Chene; earned Silver Star Citation, posthumously, for his actions 5 Oct. ’18 at Bois de Gesnes; KIA 5 Oct. (15 Oct.) ’18 at age 20; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2263. | Polomis (Polonis), Peter A. | Pvt. | born ca. 1892 at Bohemia (nativity); son of Peter A. and Caroline (Edlebeck) Polomis, Wausaukee, WI (hometown); WNG; served with Co. C, 127TH Inf.; Fismes, Soissons, Juvigny, Verdun, Gesnes; WIA 1 Sep. ’18; KIA 14 Oct. ’18 near Montfaucon (Mountfaucon) at age 26; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; also memorialized at Wausaukee Evergreen Cemetery, Wausaukee, WI |
2264. | Polovina, Fred | Pfc. | hometown Flint, MI; served with Co. E, 125TH Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. ’18 near Cierges by machinegun fire; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2265. | Polowski, Joseph | Pfc. | served with Co. E, 128TH Inf.; DW, date and circumstances unknown |
2266. | Polubitz, Wyllem F. (P.) | Pvt. | hometown Minneapolis, MN; some references state he was from Milwaukee, WI and imply he may have enlisted in WNG; served with Co. F, 107TH Ammo. Tr.; DD 24 Jun. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2267. | Ponti, Charles William | 1st Sgt. | born ca. 1889; NoK Mrs. Margaret Mary Ponti, wife, 1612 17th St., Superior, WI (hometown); served with Co. K, 128TH Inf.; KIA 3 Aug. ’18 near Dravegny at age 29; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2268. | Popham (Pophan), Cecil J. (John Cecil) | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Flora B. Padgett, Battletown, KY (hometown); entered service Sep. ’17; trained at Camp Taylor; served with Co. D, 126TH Inf.; KIA 1 Aug. ’18; 1st Soldier from Meade Co., KY killed in the war |
2269. | Poquette, Paul Alexander | Pvt. | born ’99 at Green Bay, WI (hometown); son of Paul P. and Louise (Forcey) Poquette; served with 121ST FA; DD, nephritis, 17 Aug. (7 Aug.) ’18 at age 19; interred at Allouez Catholic Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum, Green Bay, WI; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2270. | Porte, Alexander ‘Alex’ | Pfc. | born ca. 1895; NoK C. E. Porte, 299 14th St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); resided at 624 Maxwell St., Milwaukee, WI; WNG; served with Btry. A, 120TH FA Regt.; SN 2302383; DW 2 (3) Sep. ’18 near Juvigny at age 23; seriously wounded by German counterbattery fire, remainder of his gun crew was seriously wounded by the same shell, Sgt. Myron J. Reiff (Chief of Section) DW 2 (3) Sep. ’18, Cpl. Edward J. Egan, Pfc. Leo J. Germershausen KIA 2 (3) Sep. ’18, Pvt. Theodore Janssen, Pvt. Charles A. Obey; earned wound chevron, HQ, 120TH FA Special Order No. 176, 16 Sep. ’18 (order states WIA 20 Aug. ’18, likely typo); interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; his cousin, Pvt. Samuel A. Porte, was KIA while serving with 316TH Engr.; |
2271. | Porter, Horace | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Anna Porter, Bluffton, Yell Co., AR (hometown); served with Co. K, 128TH Inf.; KIA 7 Nov. ’18 |
2272. | Porter, Leo Ross | Pfc. | born 26 Feb. ‘89 at Metz, IN; son of John Wesley and Josephine (Wood) Porter, father NoK; family moved to Town of Steuben, near Pleasant Lake, IN, ca. ‘94; attended Pleasant Lake H. S.; family moved to Angola, IN at some point; he moved to Detroit, MI in his early 20s; graduated Lockwood Art Institute in ‘14; worked as cartoonist and designer for State Journal (Lansing, MI (hometown)); enlisted in Mich. NG, Lansing, MI in Apr. ‘17; assigned to HQ Co., 119TH FA Regt., when 32D Div. was organized, where his duties included working on maps, charts, sketches; overseas in Feb. ‘18; WIA 12 Aug. ‘18; DW 14 Aug. ‘18 at age 29; listed as severely WIA on 25 Sep. ‘18 casualty list; listed as DW on 2 Oct. ‘18 casualty list; repatriated ca. 28 Jul. ‘21; re-interred at Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, IN; namesake of Ross Porter Chapter of Disabled Veterans of the World War, Angola, IN; brother served during WWI, Otis, 338TH Inf.; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2273. | Porter, Roy (Ray) | Pvt. | mother Mrs. Martha Porter, NoK, 420 Milton St., Paris, IL (hometown); served with Co. E, 128TH Inf.; KIA 5 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2274. | Posharitzky, Stephen (Stepan) | Pvt. | father Ivan Posharitzky, NoK, Gordd, Krasnoiarsk, Gubernia, Komit, Pomochia, Ceshenow, Russia (nativity); hometown Detroit, MI; served with Co. B, 125TH Inf.; committed suicide (ACC) 16 Jul. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2275. | Post, Dana Cecil | 1st Lt. | born 23 May ’86 at Dayton, MI; father Dr. E. J. Post, NoK, Benton Harbor, MI (hometown); also had ties to Allegan and Detroit, MI; graduated Allegan H. S. in ’05; graduated U. of Mich., MD, in ’11; married on 6 Feb. ’13 at Washington, D.C., father of (at least) 1, son born 28 Mar. ’14 in Philippines; U.S. Navy officer; asst. surgeon at Naval Med. School on 23 Oct. ’12, served about 2 years at Washington, D. C. Naval Hosp.; Lt. (jg), and asst. surgeon at Cañacao Naval Hospital, near Manila, Philippines, on 14 Jul. ’13; served aboard U.S.S. Quiros; served in Philippines and China for about 5 years; dismissed from Navy on 31 May ’16; he may have joined Mich. NG after he left the Navy, he received an Officers’ Uniform and Equipment Loan of $200 in ’17; served with Med. Det., 125TH Inf.; KIA 6 Aug. ’18 when a forward aid station was hit by artillery shell; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; death was announced ca. 27 Sep. ’18; father learned details of his son’s death through the Red Cross ca. 14 Mar. ’19; |
2276. | Potter, Harry | Pvt. | mother Mrs. Flora Potter, NoK, Brown City, MI (hometown); served with Co. F, 125TH Inf.; KIA 12 Oct. ’18 |
2277. | Powell, Joseph | Pvt. | father James M. Powell, NoK, R. F. D. 1, Como, MS (hometown); served with Co. C, 126TH Inf.; KIA 10 Oct. ’18 |
2278. | Powers, John P. | Pvt. | 10 Aug. ‘89 at Boston, MA; son of Michael and Mary Powers, both Irish immigrants, both preceded him in death; NoK Miss Sadie Powers, sister, 96 Milton Ave., Dorchester, MA (hometown); worked as conductor for Boston Elevated Railway Co.; entered service 6 Dec. ‘17; assigned to 151ST Dep. Bde.; transferred to Casual Co., Camp Merritt, on 25 Feb. ‘18 (’19); overseas 16 Mar. ‘18; transferred to 4TH Co., 4TH Inf. Training Bn., on 9 Apr. ‘18; transferred to Co. E (Co. F), 126TH Inf., on 2 May ‘18 (numerous references state Co. F, but he’s listed on roster of Co. E in 126WwG); DW 4 Oct. ‘18 near Romagne at age 29; listed on 21 Dec. ‘18 casualty list |
2279. | Prahl, Louis | Cpl. | born 6 Feb. ‘95 (‘96); son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Prahl, father NoK, R. F. D. 2, Box 71, Berlin, WI (hometown) (mother likely Ida); entered service at Milwaukee, WI on 8 Aug. ‘17, possibly WNG; served with Co. D, 128TH Inf.; SN 285670; promoted to Cpl. in Oct. ‘17; overseas 15 Mar. ‘18; Aisne-Marne; KIA 31 Aug. ‘18 at age 23 (22); listed on 14 Oct. ‘18 casualty list; interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Berlin, WI |
2280. | Prate, Roderick G. | Pvt. | father Joseph Prate, NoK, Munising, MI (hometown); served with Co. A, 128TH Inf.; KIA 1 Aug. ’18 |
2281. | Pravica (Pravico or Provica), Nickola (Nokola) | Pvt. | NoK G. Dabobich, 607 Castelar St., Los Angeles, CA (hometown); served with Co. B, 125TH Inf.; KIA (DW) 29 Aug. ’18 |
2282. | Preiss, Clarence George | Pvt. | born 7 Sep. ’99 at Milwaukee, WI (hometown); father John A. Preiss, NoK, 334 15th St., Milwaukee, WI; also had ties to La Crosse, WI; enlisted in WNG 24 Apr. ’17; served with Co. C, 121ST MG Bn.; Alsace, Marne, Ronchères, Fismes, Juvigny, Terny-Sorny, Soissons, Noyon, Verdun; KIA 4 Oct. ’18 at age 19; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2283. | Preissner, Joseph F. | Sgt. | born ca. 1900; NoK Theresa Hutl, 1818 State St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); WNG; served with Co. E, 128TH Inf.; KIA 29 Aug. ’18 at age 18; interred at Arlington National Cemetery |
2284. | Prestegaard, Lars E. | Cpl. | born 5 Jan. ’87 at Norway (nativity); son of Erik and Enger (Inger) Prestegaard, mother NoK, Voose Vangern, Bergen, Norway, father preceded him in death; became U.S. citizen 17 Nov. ’14 at Wagner, MT (hometown); farmer, also worked for Reclamation Service, Dept. of Interior; assigned to Co. M, 163D Inf., 41ST Div.; likely enlisted in Mont. NG, seeing as 163D Inf. was originally 2D Mont. Inf.; 41ST Div. was designated replacement unit when it landed in France; transferred to Co. M, 127TH Inf.; KIA 5 Oct. ’18 near Gesnes; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2285. | Preston, Hobart Phelps | Pvt. | born 1890 at Kansas City, MO; mother Alice Elizabeth (Phelps) Preston; hometown Vergennes, VT; also had ties to Cincinnati, OH; assigned to Co. G, 153D Inf., 39TH Div.; that unit was designated a replacement div. when it reached France; transferred to Co. D, 127TH Inf.; DD 27 Oct. ’18; interred at Prospect Cemetery, Vergennes, VT |
2286. | Price, Dave | Pvt. | NoK David W. Price, Williamson, WV (hometown); served with Co. H, 128TH Inf.; DW 6 Oct. ’18 |
2287. | Price, Eula | Pvt. | possibly born 24 Jan. ’93 at Mountain City, TN; NoK Filmore Price, Ashland, NC; hometown possibly Madison, ID; served with Co. B, 128TH Inf.; KIA 10 Nov. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2288. | Price, John | Pvt. | born 20 Jan. ’96 at Milwaukee, WI (hometown); son of P. and Mary (Galaski) Price, mother NoK, 769 1st Ave. (530 4th Ave.), Milwaukee, WI; shoemaker at Harsh & Chapline Shoe Co.; enlisted in WNG at Milwaukee, WI on 4 Aug. ’17; assigned to Co. K when 127TH Inf. was organized; DW 7 Aug. ’18 at age 22 |
2289. | Price, Thurlow Martin | Pvt. | born 25 Aug. ’92; son of James Buchanan and Flora (Mullins) Price; NoK Thelma J. Galyon, sister, P. O. Box 45, Oakdale, TN; hometown Erie, TN; also had ties to Paint Rock, TN; he resided and worked near Coushatta, LA before he entered service; served with Co. L, 128TH Inf.; KIA 7 Nov. ’18; interred at Paint Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Paint Rock, TN |
2290. | Priebe, Clarence Sydney | Wag. | born 29 Jul. ’96 (’97) at Oshkosh, WI; son of Fred and Ida (Springborn) Priebe, 274 Merritt St., Oshkosh, WI (hometown); graduated Oshkosh H. S. in ’15; worked as clerk at Medberry-Findeisen Co., 56 Algoma St., Oshkosh, WI; enlisted in Sup. Co., 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Oshkosh, WI on 1 May ’17; assigned to Sup. Co., 127TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; Ronchères to Fismes, Soissons, Kriemhilde Stellung; DD, septicemia, 19 Nov. ’18 at age 22 (21), father’s obituary states he was KIA; interred at Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, WI; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2291. | Prieskorn (Preiskorn), Erwin Ottmer ‘Hap’ | Cpl. | born ca. 1897; son of Gustave and Mary (Schultz) Prieskorn; NoK Henry Prieskorn (Peiskorn), brother, 11 Adams St., Ann Arbor, MI (hometown); enlisted in Mich. NG, likely Co. I or Co. M, 31ST Mich. Inf. at Ann Arbor, MI; assigned to Co. E when 126TH Inf. was organized; WIA near Soissons; DW 31 Aug. ’18 at age 21; a reference states he was KIA 29 Aug. ’18; another reference states he was WIA 31 Aug. ’18 and DW 26 days later; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; family notified on 28 Sep. ’18; namesake of Erwin Prieskorn Post No. 46 of American Legion at Ann Arbor, MI |
2292. | Prime, Dean W. | Pvt. | Bristol, VT (hometown); served with Med. Det., 125TH Inf.; DW 12 Oct. ’18 |
2293. | Printz, Frank E. | Mech. | born 10 May ’92; NoK Mrs. Matt Printz, 423 Normal Ave., Stevens Point, WI (hometown); enlisted in Troop I, 1ST Wis. Cav., WNG, at Stevens Point, WI; served with Co. G, 128TH Inf.; KIA 31 Aug. ’18; interred at Guardian Angel Cemetery, Stevens Point, WI |
2294. | Prizzi (Prizzie), Michael C. | Pfc. | born 21 Feb. ’99 at San Galdo, Italy (nativity); father Sam Prizzi, NoK, 8 Emmett St., Rochester, NY; hometown Detroit, MI; may have also had ties to Portland, OR; entered service at Detroit, MI on 16 Apr. ’17, likely Mich. NG; served with Co. G, 126TH Inf.; DD (KIA) 23 Jun. ’18; interred at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, NY |
2295. | Proctor (Procter), Merlin | Pvt. | born 9 Dec. ’93 at Panguitch, UT (hometown); son of Myron Joseph and Martha Jane (Sevy) Proctor; entered service at Garfield Co., UT on 2 Nov. ’17; served with Co. G, 127TH Inf.; DD 25 Apr. ’18; interred at St. Mihiel American Cemetery; also memorialized at Panguitch City Cemetery, Panguitch, UT; younger brothers George W. and Kenneth D. served during WWII |
2296. | Prokopowich, John | Pvt. | NoK Nick Prokopowich, brother, Box 630, Calagorment, Canada; hometown in IL; served with Co. L, 127TH Inf.; KIA 2 Sep. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2297. | Pruchnofski, Frank | Sgt. | born 22 May ’91; son of Joseph and Anna (Monarski) Pruchnofski, father NoK, 632 2nd St., Menasha, WI (hometown); worked at Gilbert Paper Co.; enlisted in Co. I, 1ST Wis. Inf., WNG, at Neenah, WI on 22 Jun. ’16; Pvt. in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; promoted to Cpl. at Camp Douglas, WI; promoted to Sgt. at Camp MacArthur, TX; assigned to Co. I when 128TH Inf. was organized; battles include 2Marne, Juvigny; KIA 1 Sep. ’18; interred at Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Menasha, WI; brother David also served |
2298. | Prybylski, Joseph B. | Sgt. | father Michael Prybylski, NoK, R. F. D. 1, Pinconning, MI (hometown); served with Co. I, 128TH Inf.; KIA 28 Aug. ’18 |
2299. | Przybylowski, Leonard | Sgt. | born ca. 1897; NoK Victor Przybylowski, 915 Maple St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); NoK Victor Przybylowski, 247 S. Ann St., Baltimore, MD; enlisted in Co. F, 1ST Wis. Inf., WNG, at Milwaukee, WI; Cpl. in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to Co. F when 127TH Inf. was organized; Ronchères, Fismes, Juvigny; KIA 2 Sep. (1 Sep.) ’18 at age 21; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2300. | Pukita, Trofin (Trofim) | Pvt. | NoK Alexandri Pukita, brother, 23 E. York St., Baltimore, MD (hometown); served with Co. B, 126TH Inf. (128TH Inf.); DW 4 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2301. | Pullen, James Taylor | Pvt. | born 30 Apr. ‘89 (‘88), at Murray Co., GA; son of Andrew Greenville (J.) and Sarah Lou (Murray) Pullen; hometown Crandall, GA; also had ties to Fairy, GA; farmer; SN 3486339; served with Co. L, 128TH Inf.; SN 3486339; DD 23 Sep. ‘18 at age 29 (30); listed on 21 Oct. ‘18 casualty list; interred at Chattanooga National Cemetery |
2302. | Purdy, Willard Dealton | Sgt. | born 7 Mar. (17 Mar.) ‘95 at Shawano, WI (some references say Marshfield, but the family moved there in ‘98); son of Arthur Dellow and Esther S. (Weed) Purdy, Box 632, Marshfield, WI (hometown); worked for Soo Line (SOO) Railroad as car repairer, later baggage master at Marshfield depot; enlisted in Co. A, 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, Marshfield, WI on 5 May ‘15; served during Mexican Border Crisis; promoted to Cpl.; assigned to Co. A, 127TH Inf., when 32D Div. was organized; sailed for France aboard USS George Washington on 18 Feb. ‘18; promoted to Sgt.; ACC 4 Jul. ‘18 near Hagenbach, Alsace, at age 23; earned DSC, posthumously, for his actions 4 Jul. ‘18, when a rusty grenade pin broke, he absorbed the blast with his own body in order to protect his Soldiers; Pvt. Grant Hill and Pvt. Charles P. Kennedy, both Co. A, as well as Cpl. Leon D. Sweeting (Sweating) of Co. C were seriously wounded; parents received telegram on 19 Jul. ‘18, “Deeply regret to inform you that it is officially reported that Sergeant Willard Dealton Purdy, infantry, died from accidental explosion of grenade July 4.”; listed on 20 Jul. ‘18 casualty list; parents were notified ca. 29 May ‘19 that he had earned the DSC; repatriated and re-interred at Hillside Cemetery, Marshfield, WI on Memorial Day ‘21; Marshfield’s Willard D. Purdy School was named in his honor; brothers Chester A. and Frank enlisted in Co. A, 2D Wis. Inf., Chester served with Co. A, 127TH Inf., WIA, Frank was med. discharged from WNG, but later served with the Navy during the war |
2303. | Purvis, James M. | Pvt. | father Sam Purvis, NoK, Gunn, MS (hometown); served with Co. H, 127TH Inf.; KIA 10 Oct. ’18 |
2304. | Pye, William, Jr. | Pvt. | born ca. ’89; son of William and Mary Jane (Aikens) Pye; father was Civil War veteran; father preceded him in death; hometown Chetek, WI; served with 128TH Inf.; Alsace-Lorraine, 2Marne, Soissons; DD, tuberculosis, 15 Nov. ’18 at age 29; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2305. | Qualls, Jim (James) Lee | Pvt. | mother Mrs. Dora Qualls, NoK, Story, AR (hometown); served with Co. D, 125TH Inf.; KIA 11 Oct. ’18; interred at Reed Cemetery, Story, AR |
2306. | Quereau, Edwin C. | Pvt. | born ca. ‘98 at CO; son of Dewitt Myers and Mabel (Bonnell) Quereau, Jerome, ID (hometown); served with Co. A, 103D Engr. Regt., 28TH Div.; DW 7 Aug. ‘18; listed on 27 Aug. ‘18 casualty list; repatriated and re-interred at Jerome, ID ca. 12 Aug. ‘21; not sure why he is listed in 32D Div. in WW, but, given that the 28TH Div. was relieved by the 32D Div. near on 30 Jul., 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 |
2307. | Quigg, Charles J. ‘Charley’ | Stab. Sgt. | born 1 Apr. ’90; son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Quigg, 6th Ave. and Union St., Eau Claire, WI (hometown); enlisted in Trp. L, 1ST Wis. Cav., WNG, at Eau Claire, WI; assigned to Btry. C when 120TH FA Regt. was organized; 2Marne, Juvigny, Argonne, Gesnes, Bantheville; DD, pneumonia, 2 Dec. ’18 at hosp. in Revigny at age 28, unit learned of his death 5 Dec. ’18; repatriated and re-interred Saint Patrick’s Cemetery, Eau Claire, WI ca. 4 Aug. ’21 |
2308. | Raak, Arthur W. | Cpl. | mother Mrs. Verman Raak, NoK, Herkimer, NY (hometown); served with Co. M, 126TH Inf.; DW 9 Oct. ’18 |
2309. | Raasch, George W. | Pvt. | NoK Dr. N. C. Stuesser, friend, R. F. D. 1, Oconomowoc, WI (hometown); did not find Dr. N. C. Stuesser from Oconomowoc, but did find Dr. Cornelius N. Stuesser who was ordered into service as med. off., commissioned Lt., and served at Ft. Riley, KS, Camp Dodge, IA, Camp Devens, MA, and Ft. Oglethorpe, GA; served with MG Co., 128TH Inf.; KIA 31 Aug. (30 Aug.) ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2310. | Rabenstein, Carl H., Jr. | Cpl. | born 23 Jul. ‘87 at Neillsville, WI (hometown); son of Carl and Rachel (Pound) Rabenstein, Neillsville, WI, father German immigrant; graduated Neillsville H.S. in ‘06; teacher; later worked for his father’s newspaper, Deutsch-Amerikaner; later foreman at Neillsville Overall Factory; later worked at Granton News office; later foreman at Clark Co. Republican and Press; he and his younger brother, Maurel K., enlisted in Co. A, 3D Wis. Inf., WNG, Neillsville, WI; Carl was a member of unit’s marksmanship team ca. Apr. ‘15; both served during Mexican Border Crisis; the 3D Wis. Inf. mobilized again in Apr. ‘17 to guard industry and infrastructure, Co. A deployed to Two Harbors, MN, to guard Duluth & Iron Range Railroad (D&IR) ore docks 7 Apr.-16 Aug. ‘17; brother Maurel was not on roster when unit mobilized again on 15 Jul. ‘17, he had been selected for First Officers’ Training Camp, Ft. Sheridan, IL, 15 May-15 Aug. ‘17, commissioned 2d Lt. and transferred to Air Service; Carl was assigned to Co. A, 128TH Inf., when 32D Div. was organized; SN 283179; WIA 10 Oct. (9 Oct.); DW 11 Oct. (10 Oct.) ‘18 at age 31; family notified on 9 Nov. ‘18; listed on 17 Nov. ‘18 casualty list; repatriated and re-interred at Neillsville Cemetery, Neillsville, WI on 19 Aug. ‘21; brother served during WWI, 2d Lt. Maurel K., 6TH Obsr. Sq., Air Svc. |
2311. | Radcliff, Lilburn | Pvt. | father Dack Radcliff, NoK, Smithfield, KY (hometown); served with Co. A, 128TH Inf.; KIA 10 Nov. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2312. | Radecki, Leon | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Klinentyna Gulemleawski, 319 Stewart Ave., Grand Rapids, MI (hometown); served with Co. B, 126TH Inf.; WIA, gassed, 2 Aug. ’18; KIA 5 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2313. | Radovich (Radojevich), John W. | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Dora Obradovich, aunt, 2015 Ventura Ave., Fresno, CA (hometown); served with Co. C, 127TH Inf.; KIA 5 Oct. ’18 near Gesnes; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2314. | Radovich (Radovitch), John Budeslav | Sgt. | born ca. 1891; NoK John Henry, friend, Fond du Lac, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co. E, 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Fond du Lac, WI; was Pvt. in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; served with Co. D, 121ST MG Bn.; ACC 13 Jun. ’18, accidental gunshot wound, at age 27 |
2315. | Ragan, Arthur Edward | Cpl. | born 16 Jan. ’95 at Kokomo, IN (St. Louis, MO); son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ragan, father NoK, 909 E. Vaile Ave., Kokomo, IN (hometown); married Lena Stakley (Lena Etchison), resided at Detroit, MI while he was overseas; enlisted in Co. E, 3D Ind. Inf., Ind. NG, at Kokomo, IN in Jan. ’17; assigned to Co. E, 152D Inf. when 38TH Div. was organized; trained at Camp Shelby, MS; 38TH Div. was designated a replacement unit when it reached France; transferred to Co. F, 128TH Inf. (126TH Inf.); DW 7 Oct. (11 Oct.) ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2316. | Raithel, Otto G. | Pvt. | father Julius Raithel, NoK, Jefferson City, MO (hometown); served with Co. L, 125TH Inf.; KIA 18 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2317. | Ralph, Earl | Pvt. | born 25 May ’91 at Red Cloud, NE; NoK Elery Ralph, Guide Rock, NE (hometown); served with Co. B, 128TH Inf.; DW (KIA) 2 Sep. ’18, some references list date as 24 Oct., but that is the date he appeared on the casualty list, not the date he died; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2318. | Ramm, DeValois Fred | Pvt. | born 15 Mar. ’90; son of John C. and Mabel (Stevens) Ramm, father NoK, Virgil (Vigil), IL (hometown); served with Co. E, 128TH Inf.; assigned asst. gunner of a Chauchat, ‘sho-sho,’ automatic rifle, his gunner was Pvt. Joseph Mattrass; the morning of 31 Aug. ’18 the two of them volunteered to run food and water to a group of comrades under heavy shell fire; later that day, about 1700 hours, their unit was supporting the attack on Juvigny when Mattrass was shot in the shoulder, he tried to continue on but could not fire effectively with 1 hand, he handed the weapon to Ramm and sought first aid, Ramm continued to advance and was KIA a few minutes later; KIA 31 Aug. (1 Sep.) ’18, bullet through heart; family received letter of condolence from Cdr. of Co. E, Capt. Robert D. Christie, based on information provided by Pvt. Mattrass; interred at Baker Cemetery, Lily Lake, IL |
2319. | Randall, Carl F. | Pfc. | born 1891; father Soloman J. Randall, NoK, R. F. D. 5, Ionia, MI (hometown); served with Co. F, 126TH Inf.; WIA 4 Aug. ’18; DW 12 Aug. ’18; interred at Tuttle Cemetery, Ionia, MI |
2320. | Rankin, Clarence L. | Pvt. | born 9 Feb. ’94, Allegan, MI; son of James Willard and Almira Ann (Stillwell) Rankin; NoK Henry James Rankin, brother, R. F. D. 2, Schoolcraft, MI (hometown); entered active service with Mich. NG in Jul. ’17; trained at Camp Grayling, then Camp MacArthur; assigned to Co. C when 126TH Inf. was organized; fought at Aisne-Marne; KIA 1 Aug. (7 Aug.) ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2321. | Rankin, Raymond | Cpl. | NoK John Rankin, Coopersville, MI (hometown); enlisted in Co. F, 32D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Grand Haven, MI on 3 May ’17; assigned to Co. L when 126TH Inf. was organized; WIA, gassed, 4 Aug. ’18; KIA 9 Oct. ’18 near Gesnes; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2322. | Rannow, Theodore F. | Pvt. | born 30 May ‘93; son of Louis Ludwig and Marie Wilhelminea Louisa (Meier) Rannow, father German immigrant; married Frieda Jungclaus, NoK, on 30 Jul. ‘17; hometown Biscay, MN; served with Co. L, 59TH Inf., 4TH Div.; DW 4 Aug. ‘18; listed on 18 Sep. ‘18 casualty list; repatriated and re-interred at Saint John’s United Church of Christ Cemetery, Biscay, MN, in ‘21; not sure why he is listed in 32D Div. in WW , but 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 |
2323. | Rapp, Joseph J. | Pvt. | father Henry Rapp, NoK, Star Route, Shippenville, PA (hometown); served with Co. C, 126TH Inf.; KIA 10 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2324. | Rasmussen, John | Sgt. | hometown Portage, WI; served with 128TH Inf.; DW 9 Dec. ’18; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2325. | Rasp, Charles J. | Pfc. | NoK John Rasp, 509 McDougall Ave., Detroit, MI (hometown); served with Co. C, 128TH Inf.; KIA 2 Jul. ’18 |
2326. | Rassbach (Rossbach), Fred Jeremiah | Sgt. | born ca. 1893; Menomonie, WI; enlisted in Co. H, 3D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Menomonie, WI; assigned to Co. H when 128TH Inf. was organized; DD, pneumonia, 18 Mar. (1 Mar.) ’18 at age 25 |
2327. | Rath, Francis T. | Pvt. | father W. P. Rath, NoK, R. F. D. 2, Defiance, OH (hometown); served with Co. C, 127TH Inf.; DW 10 Oct. ’18 |
2328. | Rathbun, William Timothy | Cpl. | born ca. 1896; NoK Jesse Rathbun, Sparta, WI (hometown); served with Co. I, 128TH Inf.; Alsace-Lorraine, 2Marne, Soissons; DW 31 Aug. ’18 at age 22 |
2329. | Rathburn, Leora Alva | Pvt. | born 14 Mar. ’94 at Butte Co., SD; son of James Reuben and Mary (Knitel) Rathburn; father NoK, R. F. D. 1, Box 49, Belle Fourche, SD (hometown); entered service from MT; served with Co. M, 125TH Inf.; KIA 10 Oct. (18 Oct.) ’18; interred at Pine Slope Cemetery, Belle Fourche, SD |
2330. | Raustis, John | Pvt. | mother Anna Raustis, NoK, 276 Main St., Amsterdam, NY (hometown); served with Co. I, 125TH Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2331. | Rawdon, Lawrence S. | Pfc. | father Steve Rawdon, NoK, Malta, MT (hometown); served with Co. M, 127TH Inf.; KIA 4 Aug. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2332. | Raymer, George L. (R.) | Pvt. | born Grayson Co., KY; father Presley Raymer, NoK, Gen. Del., Edwards, MO (hometown); entered service at Warsaw, MO on 20 Sep. ’17, at age 30; SN 2183645; assigned to Co. K, 356TH Inf.; transferred to Sup. Co. 356TH Inf. on 2 Dec. ’17; transferred to 2 Apr. Aut. Repl. Draft Camp Funston, KS on 10 Mar. ’18; overseas on 3 Apr. ’18; transferred to Co. I, 4TH Inf. Tng. Bn. on 19 Apr. ’18; transferred to Co. A, 126TH Inf. on 2 May ’18; WIA, gassed, 4 Oct. ’18; KIA 10 Oct. (4 Oct.) ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2333. | Reardon, William S. | Pvt. | NoK Julia Reardon, 1969 Chathron Ave., Bronx, NY (hometown); served with Co. M, 128TH Inf.; KIA 8 Nov. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2334. | Rebec, Albert M. | Pvt. | father Mr. Anthony Rebec, NoK, East Jordan, MI (hometown); served with HQ Co., 125TH Inf.; KIA 8 Oct. ’18 |
2335. | Rech, Baldwin | Pfc. | born 2 Oct. ’94 at Oak Park, IL (hometown); son of Nicholas J. (Michael) and Catherine (Katherine) Rech, mother NoK, 845 14th St. (1325 Harmon St. or 1132 36th or 38th St.), Milwaukee, WI; entered service 3 Oct. ’17 (Apr. ’17 or Sep. ’17) at Oak Park, IL; may have previously served in NG, possibly Ill. NG; assigned to Btry. B, 332D FA Regt., 86TH Div.; overseas 12 Mar. ’18; 86TH Div. designated replacement div.; transferred to Co. C, 128TH Inf.; initially reported as WIA 2 Aug. ’18; later reported KIA 1 Aug. ’18 near Fismes; he had been WIA by MG fire morning of 1 Aug., refused to be evacuated, continued to fire his automatic rifle for 2 more hours until he was struck again; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; his buddy, Cpl. Charles Rosenthal, also from Oak Park and transferred to Co. C, 128TH Inf., wrote letter home detailing Rech’s death, published in newspaper 1 Feb. ’19 |
2336. | Redman (Redmen), Samuel C. | Pvt. | born ca. 1895 at VA; son of Taylor and Bettie Redman (Redmen), father NoK, Front Royal, VA (hometown); also had ties to Reager, VA; served with Co. H, 126TH Inf.; KIA 5 Oct. ’18; there was a Pvt. Samuel C. Redman on the roster of 6TH Co., Va. Coast Arty., Va. NG, at Danville, Va., when it mobilized on 25 Jul. ’17, he resided at Spray, NC at that time, not sure if he is the same man or not |
2337. | Redmond, Robert B. | Pvt. | age 21; hometown Platteville, WI; likely WNG; served with Co. E, Horsed Bn., 107TH Ammo Tr.; Alsace, 2Marne, Juvigny, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; DD, pneumonia, 25 Dec. ’18; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2338. | Redner, Joseph Howard | 1st Lt. | NoK Mrs. Fred P. Redner, 2547 28th St., San Francisco, CA; hometown Lansing, MI; likely Mich. NG, he received an Officers’ Uniform and Equipment Loan of $400 in ’17; served with HQ Co., 119TH FA Regt.; DD, pneumonia, 18 Oct. (25 Sep.) ’18; San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA |
2339. | Reed, Cecil | Cpl. | mother Elmira E. Reed, NoK, 406 Lain St., Durand, MI (hometown); served with Co. E, 125TH Inf.; KIA 3 Aug. ’18 |
2340. | Reed, Seth | Cpl. | father Thomas H. Reed, NoK, R. F. D. 1, Wolverine, MI (hometown); served with Co. A, 125TH Inf.; DW 5 Sep. ’18 |
2341. | Reedy, Austin F. | Pvt. | mother Mrs. Joh Reedy, NoK, Libby, MT (hometown); served with Co. H, 127TH Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. ’18 |
2342. | Rees, John | Pvt. | mother Mrs. Rachel Rees, NoK, 2028 Peoria Road, Springfield, IL (hometown); served with Co. B, 125TH Inf.; KIA 12 Oct. ’18 |
2343. | Reese, Amos (Amose) G. (C.) | Pvt. | born 1889; son of A. W. and Jessie Reese, 25 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg, PA (hometown); NoK Jesse L. Reese, 1739 Sebert St., Philadelphia, PA; NoK Mrs. Jessie L. Reese, 59 N. 10th St., Harrisburg, PA; resided at 33 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg, PA; entered service 11 Apr. ’18; served with Co. K, 128TH Inf.; KIA ca. 7 Oct. (9 Oct.) ’18 by machinegun fire near Gesnes at age 29; mother received telegram from 1st Sgt. Larkin; listed on 2 Dec. ’18 casualty list; repatriated and re-interred at East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, PA on 15 Oct. ’21; posthumously bestowed with a Verdun Medal from the French Government, presented to his mother in Oct. ’33 |
2344. | Reese, Lester C. | Mech. | mother Mrs. W. W. Reese, NoK, McMinnville, OR (hometown); also had ties to Newberg, OR; served with Co. B, 125TH Inf.; awarded Croix de Guerre; KIA 12 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; namesake of Lester C. Reese Post of American Legion at Newberg, OR |
2345. | Reeser, Harley Ray | Sgt. | born 29 Feb. ’96 at Lake Cicott, IN; mother Dora ‘Elizabeth’ (Calloway) Reeser, NoK, 723 Washington St., Logansport, IN; worked as a machinist at Detroit, MI (hometown); enlisted in 1ST Mich. Inf., Mich. NG; served during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to Co. C when 120TH MG Bn. was organized; several references state he left for France on 11 Dec. ’17, but the 32D Div. didn’t start to clear Camp MacArthur, TX until 2 Jan. ‘18; DW 4 Oct. ’18 near Mt. Tours at age 22; repatriated and re-interred at Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, IN on 25 Sep. ’21; brothers Charles W. and Harry C. also served |
2346. | Regan, John Morgan | 2d Lt. | born 12 Feb. ’86 at Silver City, ID; son of Timothy Morgan and Rose Charlotte (Blackinger) Regan, Boise, ID (hometown); NoK William Valentine Regan, brother, 1009 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, ID; graduated Santa Clara College in ’04, maxima cum laude, prominent athlete there, especially football; worked for Boise Artesian Hot & Cold Water Co.; worked for Overland Co., Ltd.; worked for Associated Charities of Boise; member of Knights of Columbus (Boise Council No. 899), Boise Lodge of Elks, and Boise Commercial Club; coached local high school sports teams; enlisted as Pvt. in Co. H, 2D Idaho Inf., Idaho NG, 27 Feb. ’12; commissioned 2d Lt. on 11 Jun. ’12; promoted to Capt., QM, 7 Mar. ’15; resigned his commission and re-enlisted as a Pvt. to serve with his old unit, Co. H, during Mexican Border Crisis; soon promoted to Sgt.; commissioned 2d Lt. again; mobilized with Co. H again ca. Jul. ’17; trained at Camp Greene, NC; assigned to 116TH Engr. Regt. when 41ST Div. was organized; departed for Camp Mills, NY on 26 Oct. ’17; sailed for France 26 Nov. ’17; landed in France 10 Dec. ’17; 41ST Div. was designated a replacement div. when it reached France; he was assigned to rear echelon duties and requested transfer to the infantry; transferred to Co. D, 128TH Inf.; earned DSC, posthumously, for his actions 1 Aug. ’18 near Cierges, although mortally wounded, he continued to lead his plt. in the attack until he collapsed; KIA 4 Aug. ’18 (either date of death is wrong or date of action for DSC is wrong, both events occurred the same day, either 1 Aug. or 4 Aug.); listed as KIA on 6 Oct. ’18 casualty report; listed as “wounded in action, degree undetermined, previously reported killed in action” on 19 and 21 Oct. ’18 casualty reports; listed as “killed in action, previously reported wounded in action, degree undetermined” on 21 Nov. ’18 casualty report; interred at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, ID; namesake of John M. Regan Post No. 2 of American Legion at Boise, ID |
2347. | Regert, Sam (Samuel) John | Pvt. | born ca. 1890; NoK Mrs. Fred Strobel, Phillips, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co. A, 6TH Wis. Inf., WNG, at Phillips, WI; assigned to Co. B, 119TH MG Bn., when 32D Div. was organized; transferred to Co. A, 120TH MG Bn.; Château-Thierry, Soissons, Verdun; KIA (DW) 4 Oct. ’18 at age 28; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2348. | Rehling, George C. | Pvt. | mother Mrs. Louisa Rehling, NoK, Arlington, MN (hometown); served with Co. F, 127TH Inf.; DW 5 Oct. ’18 |
2349. | Reid, Neil Warrenner | Cpl. | born 15 Jun. ‘99 at Warren, MI; son of James Melvin and Mary (Warrenner) Reid, R. F. D. 1, Warren, MI (hometown), father NoK; enlisted in 31ST Mich. Inf., Mich. NG on 21 Sep. ‘17; served with Co. G, 126TH Inf.; KIA 2 Aug. ‘18; namesake of Corp. Neil W. Reid Post No. 2358 of VFW, Roseville, MI |
2350. | Reiff, Myron J. | Sgt. | born ca. 1894; NoK Mrs. P. A. Reiff, 3406 Walnut St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); attended West Division H. S.; member of Knights of Columbus, Pere Marquette Council No. 524, Milwaukee; served with Btry. A, 120TH FA Regt.; SN 2302801; DW 2 (3, 4) Sep. ’18 near Juvigny at age 24; seriously wounded by German counterbattery fire, remainder of his gun crew was seriously wounded by the same shell, Cpl. Edward J. Egan, Pfc. Leo J. Germershausen KIA 2 (3) Sep. ’18, Pvt. Theodore Janssen, Pvt. Charles A. Obey, Pvt. Alex Porte DW 2 (3) Sep. ’18; earned wound chevron, HQ, 120TH FA Special Order No. 176, 16 Sep. ’18; namesake of the short-lived Myron Reiff Post No. 28 of American Legion in Milwaukee, in 1924 it merged with 5 other posts to become Milwaukee Post No. 1 of American Legion |
2351. | Reiff, Ralph H. (R.) | Cpl. | born 24 Feb. ’88; resided at 542 N. 5th St., Hamilton, OH (hometown); served with HQ Btry., 322D FA Regt., attached to 32D Div.; KIA 30 Oct. (28 Oct.) ’18; interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, OH |
2352. | Reilly (Relly), George B. (P., S.), Jr. | Pvt. | son of George B. and Mary Reilly (Relly), mother NoK, 1226 (1236) Cross (Cress) St., Baltimore, MD (hometown); served with Co. B, 126TH Inf.; KIA 15 Oct. ’18; interred at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, MD |
2353. | Reily, William T. | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Ardenia Reily, 1127 B St. SE, Washington, D.C. (hometown); served with Co. A, 126TH Inf.; KIA 1 Aug. ’18 |
2354. | Reinkens, Alfonso (Alfonzo) | Pfc. | father John J. Reinkens, NoK, Montesano (Montesmo), WA (hometown); served with Co. G, 126TH Inf.; WIA, gassed, 3 Aug. ’18; KIA 2 Sep. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2355. | Reinlander (Rheinlander), Edward A. | Pvt. | Sacramento, CA (hometown); served with Co. G, 128TH Inf.; DW 13 Aug.’18; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2356. | Remley (Romely), Earl M. | Pvt. | born 7 Dec. ’94; son of George S. and Nancy Tennessee (Simpson) Remley, father NoK, R. F. D., Russellville, MO (hometown); entered service 25 Jun. ’18 at Russellville, MO; SN 3267241; landed in France 6 Aug. ’18; served with Co. C, 126TH Inf.; DW (KIA) 5 Oct. ’18; listed twice in 32D Div. in WW, once as Earl M. Remley, DW, and once as Earl Romely, KIA |
2357. | Rempler, Perry (Harry H.) | Pvt. | mother Mrs. Ella Rempler, NoK, R. F. D. 2, Foster, OH (hometown); served with Co. K, 125TH Inf.; DW 21 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2358. | Replogle (Replogla), John Henry | Pvt. | Strasburg, VA (hometown); served with Co. G, 128TH Inf.; KIA 23 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2359. | Restos, Demetrios P. ‘James’ (James P.) | Pvt. | born at Greece (nativity); father D. P. Restos (NoK), Varvana, Corinthos, Province Arkadia, Greece; hometown Ely, NV; assigned to Co. D, 160TH Inf., 40TH Div.; overseas 12 Aug. ‘18; that unit was designated a replacement unit when it reached France; transferred to Co. E, 127TH Inf. on 10 Sep. ‘18; WIA, reported MIA, 26 Sep. ‘18; KIA 17 Oct. ‘18 at Bois de Bantheville; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2360. | Rettammel (Rettamel), Theodor A. | Pvt. | born 1886; father August Rettammel, Sr., hometown Lyndon Station, WI; served with 128TH Inf.; WIA and gassed Oct. ’18; DD, tuberculosis, 14 Mar. ’19 at Army hosp. in OH at age 31; interred at Lyndon Cemetery, Lyndon Station, WI; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2361. | Reuter, Frederick J. | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Jacob Reuter, R. F. D. 3, Macton, MD; hometown Baltimore, MD; served with Co. E, 126TH Inf.; KIA 29 Jul. ’18 |
2362. | Reynolds, Ralph L. | Pvt. | born ca. ‘98; married; NoK C. A. Reynolds, 1209 Dewey Ave., Beloit, WI (hometown); may have enlisted in Co. L, 1ST Wis. Inf., WNG, Beloit, WI; assigned to Co. L, Co. G, or Co. C, 127TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; near Sergy, Dravegny, Alsace; KIA (DW) 4 Aug. ‘18 at age 20; family notified ca. 27 Aug. ‘18 that he had been severely WIA; listed on 14 Sep. ‘18 casualty list (DW on some versions, KIA on others); interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2363. | Rezak, Martin | Pvt. | NoK Joseph Rezak, brother, 103 Lincoln St., Butler, PA; hometown in IL; served with Co. L, 128TH Inf.; KIA 7 Nov. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2364. | Rhodes, Edward Byron | 2d Lt. | born 2 Feb. ’89 at Winona Co., MN; son of Henry A. and Birdella Victoria (Booher) Rhodes; NoK Mrs. Emily (Coleman) Rhodes, wife, 701 N. J. St., Tacoma, WA (hometown), father of 1 daughter; vice-president of Rhodes Bros. Store (Rhodes Bros., Inc.); entered service spring of ’17; completed 3d Officers Training Camp, Camp Upton, NY; commissioned 2d Lt., sailed for France soon afterward; assigned to Co. E, 125TH Inf.; KIA 10 Oct. (9 Oct.) ’18 near Verdun at age 29; interred at Tacoma Mausoleum, Tacoma, WA; namesake of Edward B. Rhodes-Parkland Post No. 2 of American Legion at Parkland (Tacoma), WA |
2365. | Rhyner, Leonard W. | Pvt. | born ca. 1898; mother Mrs. Caspar Rhyner, NoK, Monticello, WI (hometown); served with HQ Co., 127TH Inf.; overseas; DD, pneumonia, 14 Oct. ’18 at age 20; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2366. | Rice, Bernard L. | 1st Lt. | born ca. 1895; NoK Thomas P. Rice, Sparta, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co. L, 3D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Sparta, WI; was Cpl. in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; commissioned at some point and assigned to HQ Co., 128TH Inf.; Aisne-Marne, Dravegny; KIA 3 Aug. ’18 at age 23; he was 3rd gold star on Sparta’s service flag (1st 2 were Pvt. Eugene R. Oakes, WNG, transferred from 128TH Inf. to 28TH Inf., KIA 21 May ’18; Sgt. Charles M. Sullivan, WNG, Co. I, 128TH Inf., DW 20 Jul.) |
2367. | Rice, Bertie K. | Cpl. | NoK Mrs. Emma Newell, sister, Metcalf, IL (hometown); served with Co. I, 128TH Inf.; KIA 8 Nov. ’18 |
2368. | Richard, Ralph L. | Pvt. | hometown Menomonie, WI (presumed); enlisted in Co. H, 3D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Menomonie, WI; assigned to Co. H when 128TH Inf. was organized; died in the war, date and circumstances unknown; listed on “In Honor of Company H” marker in Menomonie; not listed in 32D Div. in WW or WGSL |
2369. | Richard, Ramie | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Alice Richard, wife, Creole, LA (hometown); served with Co. G, 125TH Inf.; KIA 15 Oct. (8 Oct.) ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2370. | Richards, Max | Pvt. | born ca. ’86; son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richards, Ashland, WI (hometown); enlisted in MG Co., 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Ashland, WI; on furlough from Camp Douglas, WI ca. 21 Sep. ’17, visited his brother George in Rhinelander, WI; assigned to 107TH Tr. HQ & MPs when 32D Div. was organized; visited his brother George in Rhinelander 19 Jan. ’18 on his way back to Camp MacArthur, TX after furlough; DD, tuberculosis, 15 Feb. ’18 at Ashland, WI; he had been recently discharged from Camp MacArthur, TX; interred at Ashland; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2371. | Richards, Samuel | Pvt. | mother Ida Richards, NoK, Boyero (Bovero), CO (hometown); served with Co. H, 127TH Inf.; KIA 15 Oct. ’18 |
2372. | Richardson, James M. | Pvt. | mother Mrs. Tona Bell Richardson, NoK, Boone, IA (hometown); served with HQ Co., 126TH Inf.; KIA 20 Oct. (8 Oct.) ‘18; listed on 20 Dec. ‘18 casualty list |
2373. | Riches, Albert S. | Sgt. | born 7 Aug. ’94; son of Sidney A. and Ottilie S. Riches, 1014 Harrison St., Superior, WI (hometown); worked at Riches Sons & Co., father’s contracting firm, corner of Ogden Ave. and 1st St., Superior, WI; enlisted in Co. I, 3D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Superior, WI; was Pvt. in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to Co. I when 127TH Inf. was organized; Château-Thierry, Fismes, Laon, Juvigny; KIA 1 Sep. ’18; interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Superior, WI |
2374. | Richmond, Benjamin | Cpl. | NoK Robert Garner, brother-in-law, Garner Apts., Pontiac, MI (hometown); served with Co. E, 125TH Inf.; KIA 29 Aug. ’18 |
2375. | Richmond, Earl Oakley (G.) | Pfc. | born ca. 1898; NoK Joseph Richmond, Sturgeon Bay, WI (hometown); graduated Sturgeon Bay H. S. in ’16; served with Co. G, 128TH Inf.; Alsace, Marne, Soissons; KIA 1 Sep. ’18 at age 20, he died almost immediately after being shot in the stomach; he was MIA for quite some time and is memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; his remains were found later and he was interred at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery; Sgt. Clyde Helgeson was near him when he was killed and provided the 1st information about the death when he returned home ca. Apr. ’19; listed as Earl G. Richmond in 32D Div. in WW and Earl O. Richmond in WGSL, so he was listed twice on this roster for a while |
2376. | Richmond, Leslie M. | Sgt. | mother Mrs. A. L. Richmond, NoK, Stockbridge, MI (hometown); served with Co. F, 126TH Inf.; KIA 29 Aug. ’18 |
2377. | Riddle, Henry E. | Pvt. | father J. T. Riddle, NoK, Sturgis (Sturgeon), Union Co., KY (hometown); served with Co. D, 125TH Inf.; DW 19 Oct. ’18 |
2378. | Rieck, Victor I. | Pvt. | NoK Herman J. Rieck, P. O. Box 30, Utica, MI (hometown); served with MG Co., 125TH Inf.; KIA 9 Oct. ’18 |
2379. | Riemer, Albert W. | Pvt. | born ca. 1892; mother Mrs. Fred Riemer, NoK, 615 Clark Ave., Oconto, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co. M, 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Oconto, WI; cook in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to Co. M when 127TH Inf. was organized; Alsace, Fismes; KIA 4 Aug. ’18 at age 26; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2380. | Rierson, Ernest H. | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Mary Rierson, King, NC (hometown); served with Co. E, 128TH Inf.; KIA 31 Aug. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2381. | Riethus, William J. (G.) | Sgt. | born 3 Dec. ’94 (’95); son of William and Elizabeth (Rheude) Riethus; hometown Marshfield, WI; enlisted in WNG at Marshfield, WI; was Mus. 3d Class in 2D Wis. Inf. Band during Mexican Border Crisis; assigned to Band, HQ Co., 127TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; DD, pneumonia, 26 Feb. ’18 at Camp Merritt, NJ at age 23 (22); interred at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Marshfield, WI; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2382. | Rietz, Charles, Jr. | Pfc. | NoK Mrs. Fred Budnik, 41 Vanderbilt Ave., Detroit, MI (hometown); served with MG Co., 125TH Inf.; KIA 18 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2383. | Riffle, Lloyd H. | Pfc. | born ca. 1894; NoK Mrs. R. W. Burdick, sister, 2116 Belle Plain Ave., Chicago, IL; hometown Chilton, WI; served with Co. C, 127TH Inf.; Aisne-Marne; KIA 31 Jul. ’18 at age 24; 1st Soldier from Co. C KIA; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2384. | Riggleman, Charles W. (V.) | Pvt. | NoK Jennie Riggleman, Rockingham, VA (hometown); served with Co. I, 126TH Inf.; WIA 11 Oct. ’18; DW (KIA) 22 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2385. | Riggs, Joseph E. | Pvt. | NoK Andre J. Riggs, Panguitch, UT (hometown); served with Co. D, 126TH Inf.; KIA 1 Aug. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2386. | Rigio (Rigic), Ferdinand | Mus. | born 28 May ’96; son of Mr. and Mrs. V. Rigio, 307 Franklin St., Springfield, OH (hometown); entered service 5 Oct. ’17; sent to Camp Sherman; served with the Band, HQ Btry., 322D FA Regt.; left for France 11 Jun. ’18; the band was broken up while the Regt. was at the front, its members assigned to other duties, Rigio was assigned as a Regt. orderly; KIA 14 Oct. ’18 by shell burst; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2387. | Rimstidt, Harry Ischmall | Pvt. | born 22 May ’96; son of Charles and Lavina (Blackford) Rimstidt, 642 Pleasant St., Beloit, WI (hometown); served with Co. G, 127TH Inf.; Dravegny, Alsace, Fismes; KIA (DW) 4 Aug. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2388. | Rinaldo (Rinaldi), Scarinci (Scarinei) | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Agnes Marcluci (Marcucci), Forano (Forane) Province, Peruga, Italy (nativity); hometown Fostoria, OH; previously served 26 mos. in Italian army; served with MG Co., 128TH Inf.; DW 4 Sep. ’18 |
2389. | Rineberger, James W. | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Lena Warren, sister, 1652 High St., Louisville, KY (hometown); served with Co. H, 126TH Inf.; KIA 28 Aug. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2390. | Ringer, Clarence H. | Pfc. | born ’98; hometown New Auburn or Colfax, WI; served with HQ Co., 127TH Inf.; Alsace, Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne; DD, tuberculosis, 10 Jun. ’19 at age 20; interred at New Auburn Cemetery, New Auburn, WI; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2391. | Rippberger, Oscar A. | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Aloce Rippberger, wife, 25 Whistler St., Freeport, IL (hometown); served with Co. H, 127TH Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. ’18 |
2392. | Rishel, Percival M. | Pvt. | born ca. 1900; mother Mrs. V.H. Risher, NoK, Phillips, WI (hometown); enlisted in Co. A, 6TH Wis. Inf., WNG, at Phillips, WI; assigned to Co. B (Co. A), 119TH MG Bn. when 32D Div. was organized; DD, pneumonia, 12 Jan. ’18 in base hospital at Camp MacArthur, TX at age 18; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2393. | Rising, Joseph | Pvt. | mother Mrs. M. Rising, NoK, 1104 2nd Ave., Kalispell, MT (hometown); served with Co. H, 127TH Inf.; KIA 9 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2394. | Ritt (Rit), Maurice J. V. | 1st Lt. | born at France (nativity); father Docteur Ritt, á Ollioules, Var., France; inf. lt. in Army of France, attached to 127TH Inf.; earned DSC, posthumously, for his actions on 31 Aug. ’18 near Juvigny; DW 18 Oct. ’18 |
2395. | Ritzert, Charles Theodor (Theodore) | Pvt. | born 14 Jul. ’87 at St. Joseph or Chicora, PA; son of Adam Francis and Magdalena M. (Landgraf) Ritzert, R. F. D. 4, Box 66, Chicora, PA (Donegal Township, Butler Co., PA) (hometown); worked as oil well driller; entered service ca. Dec. ’17; SN 1953948 or 195398; served with Co. G (D), 125TH Inf.; earned DSC, posthumously, for his actions 31 Jul.-4 Aug. ’18 near Courmont and St. Martin; awarded Croix de Guerre; MIA, presumed KIA, 4 Aug. ’18 by shellfire while evacuating wounded near Mont St. Martin; memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery; also memorialized at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, North Oakland, PA |
2396. | Roam, Mike | Pvt. | NoK Ralph Ditucia, uncle, 1269 Water St., Meadville, PA (hometown); served with Co. B, 127TH Inf.; DW 15 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2397. | Robb, Vernon M. | Pvt. | born 13 Feb. ’01 at NE; son of Frederick Newton and Harriet Reliance (Morse) Robb, mother NoK, Douglas, NE (hometown); served with MG Co., 125TH Inf.; WIA 30 Aug. ’18 by shell fire near Bieuxy; DW 31 Aug. ’18 at 127TH Fld. Hosp. at age 17; repatriated and re-interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, NE on 24 Jul. ’21; brother Melvin L. also served |
2398. | Roberts, Bertel | Pvt. | born 14 Apr.’94; mother Mrs. Lucy Ellen Roberts, NoK, Hyden, Leslie Co., KY (hometown); served with Co. C (G), 126TH Inf.; KIA 5 Oct. ’18; interred at Mount Zion Cemetery, Mount Zion, TN |
2399. | Roberts, Earl E. | Cpl. | NoK Mrs. D. L. Roberts, 46 Pine St., Muskegon, MI (hometown); served with Co. C, 128TH Inf.; KIA 10 Nov. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2400. | Roberts, John Basil | 1st Lt. | born 10 Mar. ’95 at Shullsburg, WI; son of James and Mary E. (Hillemeyer) Roberts, mother NoK, 509 Edgewood Ave., Madison, WI (hometown); attended U. of Wis. ca. ’13-’17, College of Agriculture, member of Mandolin Club, granted a war diploma on commencement day ’18 (he was already in France at that time); enlisted as Pvt. in WNG at Madison, WI on 18 Jan. ’16; served during Mexican Border Crisis, promoted to Sgt. by the end of mobilization; 2d Lt. assigned to Co. M when 127TH Inf. was organized; rode to France on USS George Washington; transferred to HQ Co., 127TH Inf. Regt., assigned as Reg. Int. Off.; battles include Alsace-Lorraine, Aisne-Marne, Château-Thierry; WIA 3 Aug. ’18; DW 4 Aug. ’18 at U.S. fld. hosp. near Dravegny; 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; repatriated to Madison, WI ca. 15 Jul. ’21, his mother resided at 297 35th St., Milwaukee, WI at that time; brother James F. also served |
2401. | Roberts, Wyatt | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Bara Roberts, Sweetland, WV (hometown); served with Co. A, 128TH Inf.; KIA 20 Oct. ’18; interred at Arlington National Cemetery |
2402. | Robertson, Edward H. (Huston) (A.) | Pvt. | born ca. 1890 at SD; Native American; son of Angus M. and Nancy Robertson, Veblen, SD (hometown), father Scottish and mother Native American; served with Co. A, 128TH Inf.; KIA 10 Nov. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; namesake of Eddie Robertson Post No. 76 of American Legion at Veblen, SD |
2403. | Robinson, Charles Adolph | Pvt. | born 1896 at Shawano, WI; Native American, possibly Mohican (Stockbridge-Munsee); parents died when he was very young; raised by his uncle and aunt, Jamison (Jameson) and Ella Quinney, aunt NoK, Red Springs (Gresham), WI (hometown); worked at Neopit, WI, and other places; he was among the 1st to enlist in Co. F, 4TH Wis. Inf., WNG, at Shawano, WI, 4 Jun. ’17; SN 274250; assigned to Co. F when 127TH Inf. was organized; promoted to Pfc. 1 Mar. ’18; KIA 4 Aug. ’18 near Fismes; repatriated and re-interred at Arlington National Cemetery on 28 Jul. ’21 |
2404. | Robinson, John H. | Cpl. | father William Robinson, NoK, 30 E. Milwaukee St., Detroit, MI (hometown); served with Co. L, 125TH Inf.; KIA 3 Oct. ’18; interred at Arlington National Cemetery |
2405. | Robinson, Travis (Trowis) W. | Pvt. | born Dec. ’95 at Yancey Co., NC; son of Charles Cisco and Julia Ann (Westall) Robinson; NoK Charley Robinson, Harvard, NC (hometown); entered service from TN; served with Co. C, 125TH Inf.; KIA 23 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2406. | Rockenfeller, Vernon H. | Pvt. | born 1896 at IL; hometown Fond du Lac, WI; WNG; served with 127TH Inf. (newspaper article says 107TH Engr.); DD, pneumonia, 11 Jan. ’18 in Post Hospital at Jefferson Barracks, MO at age 22 (21); interred at Riverview Cemetery, Streator, IL; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2407. | Rodgerson, James Scott (Rogerson) | Pfc. | born ‘93; MoK Miss Evangeline Rodgerson, Box 72, Mellen, WI (hometown); served with Btry. D, 121ST FA; Rougemont sec., 2Marne, Soissons, Argonne; DD, pneumonia, 14 Feb. ‘19 at age 25; listed on 19 Mar. ‘19 casualty list; interred at Mellen Union Cemetery, Mellen, WI; not listed in 32D Div. in WW; Wag. Daniel C., Mellen, WI, served with 107TH Engr. Tr. |
2408. | Roemer, John L. | Pvt. | NoK John Roemer, Raspeburg, MD (hometown); served with Co. F, 126TH Inf.; KIA 28 Aug. ’18 |
2409. | Rogalska, George Fred | Pfc. | born 24 Sep. ‘91 at Green Bay, WI; son of Fred and Lydia (Lemmens or Lemons) Rogalska, mother NoK, Apt. 21, 428 Cass St., Milwaukee, WI (hometown); worked as a brakeman for a railroad; entered service at Milwaukee, WI in Nov. ‘17; to Camp MacArthur early Nov. ‘17; assigned to HQ Co., 128TH Inf.; SN 282951; KIA 2 Aug. ‘18 at age 26; listed on 16 Aug. ‘18 casualty list; repatriated and re-interred at Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI in Apr. ‘22; 2 brothers served with 32D Div. during WWI, Sgt. Edward A., Co. M, 127TH Inf., Pvt. Harry F., Co. D, 128TH Inf.; sister, Eleanor Czaskos, intended to enlist as telephone operator and serve in France, not sure if she did; brother-in-law served with 32D Div. during WWI, Capt. Edmund T. Czaskos, Cdr. of Co. D, 128TH Inf. |
2410. | Rogers, Austin | Pvt. | NoK Harry Rogers, Church Hill (Churchill), TN (hometown); served with Co. K, 126TH Inf.; KIA 16 Oct. ’18 |
2411. | Rogers, Edward E. | Pvt. | father Joseph A. Rogers, NoK, Judsonia, AR (hometown); served with Co. G, 127TH Inf.; KIA 4 Oct. ’18; interred at Arlington National Cemetery |
2412. | Rogers, Samuel Nelson | Pvt. | born Jan. ’88 at WI; son of Calvin D. and Alice C. (Ferguson) Rogers, Iron River, WI (hometown); WNG; served with Co. K, 128TH Inf.; Alsace, Marne, Juvigny, Romagne, Brandeville; KIA 7 Nov. ’18; interred at Iron River City Cemetery, Iron River, WI |
2413. | Roman, Adam | Pvt. | NoK Mr. Kostanty Rzewnicki, 26 Garfield St., Natrona, PA (hometown); served with Co. A, 126TH Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2414. | Romanczuk (Romanzuk), Walter | Pvt. | born ca. 1893; NoK Miss Pauline Romanzuk, Vilenski, Russia (nativity); hometown Owen, WI; assigned to Co. A, 127TH Inf. at Camp MacArthur, TX; transferred to Casual Camp, Camp Merritt, NJ on 15 Jan. ’18 as unit embarked for France, possibly quarantine; rejoined his unit before they entered Alsace; Fismes, Soissons, Verdun; KIA 15 Oct. ’18 at age 25; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2415. | Romes, Stephen (Stephens), Jr. | Pvt. | born at Cheboygan Co., MI; son of Stephen (Steven), Sr. and Anna Romes, father NoK, Western Ave., Cheboygan, MI (hometown); assigned to Co. H, 125TH Inf. at Camp MacArthur, TX in Oct. ’17; overseas Feb. ’18; KIA 15 Oct. ’18 by a sniper; repatriated and re-interred at Pine Hill Cemetery, Cheboygan, MI on 12 Sep. ’21; brother Toney (Anthony) also served |
2416. | Romotowski, Chester | Pvt. | NoK Zopi Wolkawic, 1001 Randolph St., Saginaw, MI (hometown); served with Co. I, 128TH Inf.; KIA 1 Sep. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2417. | Rondinelli, Antonio ‘Tony’ | Pvt. | born ca. ‘93 at Cortale, Italy (nativity); emigrated in ‘10; hometown Irwin (Irven, Irvin), PA; also had ties to Walnut Bend, PA; served with Co. C, 127TH Inf.; DW 6 Oct. ‘18; listed on 13 Jul. ‘19 casualty list; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2418. | Rooney, Thomas Henry, Jr. | Pvt. | born 30 Oct. ’98 at La Crosse, WI; son of Thomas, Sr. and Mary Anne (Trainer) Rooney, father NoK, 1228 La Crosse St. (513 N. 13th St.), La Crosse, WI (hometown); father served in Co. H, 32D Mo. Inf. during the Civil War; enlisted in Co. B, 3D Wis. Inf., WNG, at La Crosse, WI at age 17 shortly after war was declared; assigned to 107TH Sup. Tr. when 32D Div. was organized, but somehow secured a transfer back to his old comrades, which were now assigned to Co. B, 128TH Inf.; Juvigny, Montfaucon; KIA 13 Oct. (9 Oct.) ’18 at age 19; father received telegram 22 Nov. ’18; repatriated and re-interred at Catholic Cemetery of La Crosse, La Crosse, WI ca. 30 Jul. ’21; namesake of Thomas Rooney Post No. 1530 of VFW at La Crosse, WI; brother John also served overseas |
2419. | Roose (Rease), Camiel (Kamiel) | Cpl. | born 22 Jun. ’95 at Ruddervoorde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (nativity); son of Edouardus and Maria Eugenia (Warmoes) Roose; NoK Mrs. Richard Roose, sister-in-law, 1072 Bewick Ave., Detroit, MI; enlisted in Mich. NG in ’13; served during Mexican Border Crisis; original member of Co. D, 125TH Inf. when organized from Co. D and Co. K, 31ST Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, on 30 Sep. ’17; KIA 28 Aug. ’18 near Juvigny; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; namesake for Roose-Vanker Post No. 286 of American Legion at Detroit, MI; brother Richard also served |
2420. | Root, George E. | Pvt. | mother Delkia Root, NoK, 110 Edwards St., St. Paul, MN (hometown); served with Co. F, 125TH Inf.; KIA 29 Aug. ’18; interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN |
2421. | Rorabacher, Clare William | Cpl. | born 28 Sep. ’96 at MI; son of Charles Millard and Mabel Alberta (Featherly) Rorabacher, father NoK, Hamburg, MI (hometown); Mich. NG; served with Co. E, 126TH Inf.; KIA 9 Oct. (26 Oct.) ’18; interred at Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, MI |
2422. | Rorabeck, Charles H. ‘Charley’ | Pvt. | born 10 Oct. ’92 at MI; son of Fred L. and Edith M. (Slocum) Rorabeck; family resided at Onondaga, MI at 1900 Census; family resided at Leslie, MI for a time and owned a store at Main St. and Bellevue St.; hometown Bancroft, MI; enlisted in Mich. NG at Lansing, MI, possibly Btry. A, 1ST Mich. FA Regt.; served with 119TH FA Regt.; KIA 3 Aug. (12 Aug.) ’18, earlier WIA, he was being treated at a fld. hosp. at Pray Farm near Château-Thierry when it was struck by artillery, Pvt. Rodney B. Wright was KIA by same shell; repatriated and re-interred at Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, MI on 3 Jun. ’21; not listed in 32D Div. in WW |
2423. | Rosati, Antonio | Pvt. | NoK Vittorio Rosati, brother, Union Savings & Trust Co., 1127-1129 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH (hometown); served with 308TH Trench Mort. Btry.; KIA 23 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2424. | Rose, Carl | Pvt. | mother Mrs. Agnes Rose, NoK, Thornwood, WV (hometown); served with Co. E, 126TH Inf.; KIA 9 Oct. ’18 |
2425. | Rose, Manuel R. | Pvt. | mother Louisa Rose, NoK, Milpitas, CA (hometown); served with Co. M, 125TH Inf.; DW 11 Oct. ’18; interred at San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA |
2426. | Rose, Orson Alfonzo (Alfonso) | Pfc. | born 4 Nov. ‘90 at Elney, MI; son of Luther and Eliza Ann (Livermore) Rose, mother NoK in some references, father in others, R. F. D. 1, Fowlerville, MI (hometown); enlisted in Co. A, 31ST Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, Detroit, MI on 15 Jul. ‘17; younger brother Oscar D. had enlisted in same unit on 19 Jun. ‘16; trained at Camp Ferris Grayling, MI, then Camp MacArthur, TX; both were assigned to Co. A, 125TH Inf., when 32D Div. was organized on 1 Oct. ‘17; overseas 10 Feb. ‘18; brothers fought side-by-side at Alsace Sector, Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne; KIA (DW) 10 Oct. (11 Oct.) ‘18; family learned of his death through a letter from his brother, which was paraphrased in the Lansing State Journal on 15 Nov. ‘18, “He was wounded Oct. 10 by a machine gun and died soon after reaching the aid station.”; “It was but a few days prior to receiving the letter announcing his death that a letter came stating he was cited for bravery in rescuing a superior officer, who was wounded, and also having gone over the top and being lost for some time in No Man’s Land.” (does not appear to have been decorated); listed as KIA on 20 Dec. ‘18 casualty list; interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Fowlerville, MI; namesake of Orson A. Rose Post No. 215 of American Legion, Fowlerville, MI |
2427. | Rose, Ralph C. | Sgt. | born Jul. ’94 at Dickey Co., ND; son of George and Alice (Carey) Rose; married Lillian M. Downing at Butte, MT (hometown) on 3 Oct. ’17; wife NoK, 140 Main St., Meadville, MO; Butte, MT; served with Co. M, 126TH Inf.; WIA 29 Aug. ’18; KIA 4 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery |
2428. | Rosenburger (Rosenberger), Leslie W. | Pvt. | mother Mrs. Mary A. Rosenburger (Rosenberger), NoK, Jeffersonton, VA; hometown Clarksburg, VA; served with Co. G, 126TH Inf.; KIA 9 Oct. ’18 |
2429. | Rosenkranz, William J. | Sgt. | born 1 Oct. ’95 (’96); son of Alphonse and Caroline Rosenkranz; resided at corner of Troy St. and Hart St., Dayton, OH (hometown); served with Btry. A, 322D FA Regt., attached to 32D Div.; DD 24 Dec. ’18; interred at Calvary Cemetery, Kettering, OH |
2430. | Rosenzweig, Henry F. | Pvt. | born 5 Jul. ’95 at Morley, MI (hometown); father John Rosenzweig, NoK, Morley, MI; enlisted in Co. H, 32D Mich. Inf., Mich. NG, at Big Rapids, MI on 20 Aug. ’17; assigned to Co. I when 126TH Inf. was organized; KIA 1 Aug. (4 Aug.) ’18 by artillery shell; interred at Higbee Cemetery, Stanwood, MI |
2431. | Rosky, John | Pvt. | NoK Thomas McGuire, friend, P. O. Box 38, DeWard, MI (hometown); served with Co. H, 125TH Inf.; MIA, presumed KIA, 31 Jul. ’18; memorialized on Tablets of the Missing at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery |
2432. | Ross, Albert S. (H.) | 2d Lt. | NoK Chas. W. Ross, 1627 12th Ave., S. Birmingham, AL (hometown); served with Co. K (I), 125TH Inf.; KIA 9 Oct. ’18 by machinegun fire; interred at Arlington National Cemetery |
2433. | Ross, Edwin | Pvt. | hometown in OH; may have had ties to Somerset, England; served with Co. E, 125TH Inf.; DW 5 Sep. ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2434. | Ross, Lawrence H. | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Dora Merrow, 458 Distel Ave., Detroit, MI (hometown); served with Co. C, 120TH MG Bn.; KIA 1 Aug. ’18 |
2435. | Ross, Murdo A. (C.) | Cpl. | son of Argus and Mary Ross, Beauly, Inverness-shire (Invernesshire, Evernshire), Scotland (nativity); hometown Stacey, MT; served with Co. H, 126TH Inf.; KIA 2 Sep. (30 Aug.) ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2436. | Ross, William | Pvt. | NoK Mrs. Maggie Ross, Littleton, IL; hometown Middletown, IL; served with Co. H, 128TH Inf.; DW 8 Oct. ’18; interred at Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown, IL |
2437. | Rothermel, Richard James (Rathermel) | Cpl. | born 3 Nov. ‘95 (‘96); son of Frank (Franklin) A., III, and Mary (Roberts) Rothermel, Plainfield, WI (hometown); enlisted (with 2 brothers) in WNG at Hancock, WI on 26 Jun. ‘17, part of Co. L, 5TH Wis. Inf., Wautoma, WI on 26 Jun. ‘17; promoted to Cpl. on 3 Sep. ‘17; assigned to HQ Co., 107TH Ammo. Tr., when 32D Div. was organized; overseas 1 Feb. ‘18; Château-Thierry, Gassencourt, Soissons, Verdun, Montfaucon; “While in service acted as a motorcyclist for a time.”; KIA 3 Oct. ‘18 by shell fire at 1530 hours near 57TH Bde. HQs, between Montfaucon and Cuisy, at age 24 (21); 32D Div. in WW lists unit as 207TH Ammo. Tr., HQ Co. I; listed on 18 Nov. ‘18 casualty list; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; brother served with 32D Div. during WWI (brother served with same unit), Sup. Sgt. Fred E., WNG, HQ Co., 107TH Ammo. Tr.; brother served with 32D Div. during WWI (brother served with same unit), Cpl. Frank A., IV, WNG, HQ Co., 107TH Ammo. Tr. |
2438. | Rothfus (Roodvosts) (Roodvoets), Adrian Edward (Edward Adrian) | 1st Sgt. | mother Mrs. Alberta Rothfus, NoK, 1036 Fulton St., S. E., Grand Rapids, MI (hometown); enlisted in Mich. NG at Grand Rapids, MI; served with MG Co., 126TH Inf.; KIA 31 Jul. (1 Aug.) ’18; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery |
2439. | Rousseau (Rosseau), Raymond J. | Cpl. | born ca. ‘91; son of Charles Joseph and Mary Ann (Bodoh) Rousseau, mother NoK, R. F. D. 1, Rhinelander, WI (hometown); married; enlisted in Co. L, 2D Wis. Inf., WNG, at Rhinelander, WI; served during Mexican Border Crisis; promoted to Cpl.; assigned to Co. L, 127TH Inf., when 32D Div. was organized; Fismes, Juvigny, Soissons; DW 31 Aug. ‘18 at age 27; listed on 6 Oct. ‘18 casualty list; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; brother served during WWI, Arthur J., Navy, served aboard USS Maui, swept overboard and drowned at sea 10 Feb. ’19; brother served during WWI, CM3 Lionel Z., Navy |
2440. | Rowe, Jesse F. | Cpl. | born 15 Jun. ’90 at Owosso, MI; mother Jennie Clemens, NoK, Owosso or Corunna, MI (hometown); graduated Corunna H.S. in ’08; became a Maccabee (a.k.a. Knights of the Maccabees) 2 Mar. ’10 (Corunna Tent. No. 30, Corunna, MI); joined Mich. NG on 3 May ’17; assigned to Co. M, 125TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; KIA 31 Jul. ’18; interred at Arlington National Cemetery |
2441. | Rowles, William Francis (J.) | Capt. | born 23 Aug. ‘89 at Goodhue Co., MN; son of Patrick and Elizabeth Rowles; married Ida Mullen; NoK Mrs. W. T. Rowles, Davenport, IA; NoK Mrs. William F. Rowles, 196 Armstrong St., Ottawa, Canada; moved to Galesville, WI (hometown) in ‘10; a doctor (veterinarian), helped organize the local unit; Capt. and Cdr. of Co. L, 6TH Wis. Inf., WNG, Galesville, WI, when mobilized 15 Jul. ‘17; assigned to Co. M, 128TH Inf., when 32D Div. was organized; KIA 30 Aug. ‘18 near Juvigny at age 29; listed on 22 Nov. ‘18 casualty list; reportedly earned DSM, Silver Star, Purple Heart, Croix de Guerre, but I haven’t been able to find any information about any of them; interred at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery; 1st Soldier from Galesville killed in the war; namesake of William Rowles (now Rowles-McBride) Post No. 103 of American Legion at Galesville, WI |
2442. | Roy, Charles Mortimer (Motimer) | Cpl. | born 5 Sep. ’87 at North Adams, MI; son of Calvin M. and Martha Roy, Jerome, MI (hometown), father NoK; also had ties to Somerset, MI; farmer; served with Co. H, 126TH Inf.; DD 27 Jun. (28 Jun., 3 Jul.) ’18 at age 30; interred at St. Mihiel American Cemetery; also memorialized at Randolph Cemetery, Hillsdale Co., MI; |
2443. | Royer, Harry Oscar | Pvt. | born 26 Nov. ’95 at OH; son of Josiah F. and Anna B. (Seigley) Royer, father NoK, R. F. D. 1, Orrville, Wayne Co., OH (hometown); served with Co. D, 125TH Inf. (family monument lists unit as 126TH Inf., not listed on roster of Co. D, 126TH Inf.); KIA 11 Oct. ’18; interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; also memorialized at East Chippewa Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Orrville, OH |
2444. | Rozwadewski (Rozwadowski, Rozwasowski), Walter | Pfc. | NoK Mrs. Mary Rozwadewski, 668 Palmer Ave., Detroit, MI (hometown); 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; KIA (DW) 31 Jul. ’18 |