Goss, Rollin Vincent. Navy #1,614,430; not a
registrant, enlisted prior; born, Sheffield, Iowa Apr
8, 1898 of American parents; occupation, student;
enlisted in the Navy at Fargo on Apr 29, 1917; served
on Receiving Ship, New York, N.Y. to July 25, 1917;
Receiving Ship, Boston, Mass. to Aug 9, 1917; Harvard
Radio School, Cambridge, Mass. to Oct 1, 1917;
Receiving ship, Boston, Mass to Oct 3, 1917; USS
Pennsylvania to Oct 10, 1917; USS South Carolina to
Oct 31, 1917; Receiving ship, Norfolk, Va. to Jan 2,
1918; SS Munplace to Aug 31, 1918; Receiving Ship,
Norfolk, Va to Sept 18, 1918; SS Munplace to Nov 11,
1918. Grades: Landsman Electrician, Radio, 155 days;
Electrician 3rd Class, Radio, 212 days; Electrician
2nd Class, Radio, 194 days. Discharged at Great
Lakes, Ill. on Feb 20, 1919 as an Electrician 2nd
Class, Radio. (Vol 2 pg 1086)
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Klinefelter, Glen W. Army #3,950,431;
registrant, Adams county; born in Dows, Iowa, Jul 2,
1886 of American parents; occupation, farmer;
inducted at Hettinger on Aug 23, 1918; sent to Camp
Lewis, Wash.; served in 39th Field Artillery to
discharge. Discharged at Camp Lewis on Feb 1, 1919,
as a Private. (Vol 2 pg 1696)
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Little, Charles Vernon. Army #54,454;
registrant, Williams county; born in Hampton, Iowa,
Apr 24, 1894 of American parents; occupation,
carpenter; enlisted in Co E, 1st Infantry, North
Dakota National Guard at Williston on Jul 20, 1917;
served in Co E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National
Guard (Co E, 164th Infantry) to Jan 18, 1918; Co I,
26th Infantry to death; overseas from Dec 15, 1917 to
death; wounded, gassed, Jun 9, 1918. Engagements:
Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon.
Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny
(Picardy). died on Jul 22, 1918 of wounds received in
action; buried in Grave 52, Row 9, Block B,
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne,
France. Cited n General Orders No. 1, Headquarters,
1st division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan 1, 1920,
for gallantry in action and especially meritorious
services. Entitled to wear a silver star. (Vol 3 pg
1915)
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Little, Robert Leo. Army #85,141;
registrant, Wiliams county; born in Hampton, Iowa,
May 18, 1895; occupation, carpenter; enlisted in
Supply Company, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National
Guard, at Minot, on Jul 14, 1917; called into federal
service, World War, on Jul 15, 1917; served in Supply
Company, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard
(Supply Company, 164th Infantry) to Feb 3, 1919;
Supply Company, 26th Infantry to discharge. Grade:
Wagoner, Nov 1, 1917; overseas from Dec 13, 1917 to
Jul 3, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Sep
24, 1919, as a Wagoner. (Vol 3 pg 1916)
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Morrison, Sidney Lewis. Army #4,802;
registrant, Stark county; born in Faulkton [sic
Faulkner], Iowa, Dec 4, 1896 of American-French
parents; occupation, student; enlisted in Co K, 1st
Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Dickinson,
on Jun 17, 1917; served in Co K, 1st Infantry, North
Dakota National Guard, to Aug 22, 1917; Medical
Detachment, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard
(Medical Detachment, 164th Infantry) to discharge.
Grades: Corporal, Jun 26, 1917; Private, Aug 13,
1917; Sergeant, Nov 6, 1917; overseas from Dec 15,
1917 to Feb 26, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa,
on March 14, 1919, as a Sergeant. Previous military
record: Co K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National
Guard, from Oct 7, 1913 to Nov 8, 1916; Mexican
border service. (vol 3 pg 2229)
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Riedel, William Henry. Army # 2,787,183;
registrant, Towner county; born, Scheffield, Iowa,
Oct. 10, 1887, of German parents; occupation, farmer;
inducted at Cando on May 24, 1918; sent to Camp
Lewis, Wash.; served in 26th Provisional Squadron
(89th Spruce Squadron), to discharge. Discharged at
Vancouver Barracks, Wash., on Jan 16, 1919, as a
Private. (Vol 4 pg 2699)
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Rieken, Harm. Army # 4,045,521; registrant,
Wells county; born, Ackley, Iowa, May 22, 1894, of
German parents; occupation, farmer; inducted at
Fessenden on July 22, 1918; sent to Camp Custer,
Mich.; served in 41st Company, 11th Battalion, 160th
Depot Brigade, to Aug 18, 1918; Headquarters Company,
42nd Field Artillery, to discharge. Discharged at
Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Feb 7, 1919, as a Private. (Vol
4 pg 2700)
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Sharpe, Henry. Army #472,596; registrant,
Franklin county, Iowa; born, Hampton, Iowa, Dec 28,
1891 of Irish-American parents; occupation, farmer;
inducted at Hampton, Iowa on March 22, 1918; sent to
Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; served in 31st Company,
Coast Artillery Corps, Boston, to July 10, 1918; 2nd
Battalion Headquarters, 73rd Artillery, Coast
Artillery Corps, Boston to Sept 2, 1918; Fort Banks
September Automatic Replacement Draft, Unit No. 6, to
Oct 24, 1918; Headquarters, Heavy Artillery Training
Battalion, Army Postoffice No. 733, to Oct 28, 1918;
Tractor Artillery Replacement Battalion, 1st Army to
Nov 12, 1918; Battery F, 44th Artillery, Coast
Artillery Corps to discharge; overseas from Sept 23,
1918 to Feb 4, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa
on Feb 20, 1919 as a Private. (Vol 4 pg 2929)
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Sharpe, Luke. Army #1,225,988; registrant,
Ramsey county; born, Hampton, Iowa Jan 5, 1894 of
Irish-American parents; occupation, chauffeur;
enlisted at Grand Forks on Dec 15, 1917; sent to
Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; served in Quartermaster
Corps, Jefferson Barracks, Mo., to (date not given);
Motor Transport Company No. 405, Camp Wadsworth, S.C.
to discharge. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa on Feb
25, 1919 as a Private. (Vol 4 pg 2929)
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Shiley, Bennett Arthur. Army #614,104;
registrant, Cass county; born, Dows, Iowa, May 21,
1894 of American parents; occupation, salesman;
enlisted at Omaha, Nebr. on Dec 6, 1917; served in
24th Balloon Company, Air Service, Signal Corps, to
March 8, 1918; 29th Balloon Company, Air Service,
Signal Corps to discharge. Grade: Chauffeur 1st
Class, Feb 20, 1918. Discharged at Fort Monroe, Va,
on Dec 25, 1918, as a Chauffeur 1st Class. (Vol 4 pg
2942)
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Sketchley, Joseph Milton. Army #2,370,634;
not a registrant, enlisted prior; born Oakland*, Iowa
March 15, 1892 of American parents; occupation,
farmer; enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Oct 6,
1914; served in Co A, 3rd Engineers, to Jan 12, 1918;
Co E, 319th Engineers, to March 18, 1918; Co F, 319th
Engineers to April 13, 1918; Co B, 13th Infantry to
discharge. Grades: Private 1st Class, Sept 1, 1916;
Private Jan 2, 1917; Private 1st Class, Dec 30, 1917;
Corporal, March 9, 1918. Furloughed to Regular Army
Reserve at Camp Devens, Mass., on March 10, 1920, as
a Corporal. Discharged June 4, 1920. (Vol 4 pg 2978)
*Note: there are several counties in Iowa with a town
named Oakland; the transcriber does not know if this
soldier was born in Franklin county or another Iowa
county.
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Smith, Wells Reed. Army#2,143,756;
registrant, Kidder county; born in Geneva*, Iowa
April 24, 1894 of American parents; occupation,
farmer; inducted at Steele on Sept 5, 1917; sent to
Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Battery D, 338th Field
Artillery to discharge. Grades: Corporal Oct 14,
1917; Sergeant, Nov 6, 1917; Mess Sergeant, May 1,
1918; Private, Dec 1, 1918; Cook, Dec 8, 1918;
overseas from Aug 18, 1918 to Jan 5, 1919. Discharged
at Camp Dodge, Iowa on Jan 17, 1919 as a Cook. (Vol 4
pg 3021)
*Note: there are 2 other counties in Iowa with a town
named Geneva; the transcriber does not know if this
soldier was born in Franklin county or another Iowa
county.
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Trimble, Harry Clyde. Army #3,688,679;
registrant, Grand Forks county; born in Geneva*,
Iowa, Mar 7, 1889, of American parents; occupation,
college professor; inducted at Vinton, Iowa on Aug
30, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Company
No. 17, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to Sep
14, 1918; Co B, Development Battalion No. 1, Camp
Dodge, Iowa, to Sep 23, 1918; Chemical Warfare
Service, Washington, D.C., to Oct 4, 1918; Furloughed
to Dec 11, 1918; Unassigned, to discharge. Discharged
at Fort Snelling, Minn. on Dec 16, 1918, as a
Private. (Vol 4 pg 3282)
*Note: there are 2 other counties in Iowa with a town
named Geneva; the transcriber does not know if this
soldier was born in Franklin county or another Iowa
county.
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