Roster of the Men and Women who served in the Army or Naval Service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Name: Alfred Anderson Army #: 52,459 Registrant: no, enlisted prior Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 29 Oct 1897 Parent's Origin: of Norwegian parents Occupation: farmer Comment: enlisted in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Jamestown, on June 2, 1917; served in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company H, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company A, 26th Infantry, to Aug. 14, 1918; Prisoner of War Escort Company No. 20, to Oct. 29, 1918; Company G, 329th Infantry, to discharge; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to Jan. 31, 1919; wounded, severely, May 27, 1918; wounded, slightly, July 18, 1918. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Feb. 12, 1919, as a Private. Cited in 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. Name: Thomas William Galleger Army #: 2,703,024 Registrant: yes, Mountrail county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 25 Jan 1894 Parent's Origin: of Irish-American parents Occupation: telegrapher Comment: inducted at Stanley on June 24, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Headquarters Company, 337th Field Artillery, to July 19, 1918; 5th Company, 2nd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 28, 1918; Company A, 313th Field Signal Battalion, Signal Corps, to discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, Nov. 1, 1918; overseas from Aug. 17, 1918, to May 29, 1919. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on June 11, 1919, as a Private 1st Class. Name: Ralph Garfield Gilbert Army #: 3,419,601 Registrant: yes, Ward county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, N. Dak. Birth Date: 16 Jul 1891 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: farmer Comment: inducted at Minot on Oct. 14, 1918; sent to Vancouver Barracks, Wash.; served in 27th Company, Casual Detachment, Spruce Squadron Division, Vancouver Barracks, Wash., to discharge. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Dec. 28, 1918, as a Private. Name: John Peter Hollander Army #: 2,858,757 Registrant: yes, Slope county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 06 Aug 1896 Parent's Origin: of German-American parents Occupation: farmer Comment: inducted at Amidon on April 29, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Company F, 35th Infantry, to May 14, 1918; Battery B, 343rd Field Artillery, to discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, June 1, 1919; overseas from June 28, 1918, to June 6, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on June 16, 1919, as a Prvate 1st Class. Name: Walter Hopkins Army #: 2,147,975 Registrant: yes, Stutsman county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 22 Mar 1887 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: drayman Comment: inducted at Jamestown on April 2, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Company D, 527th Service Battalion, Engineers, to May 9, 1918; 163rd Depot Brigade, to discharge. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Dec. 24, 1918, as a Private. Name: Joseph Joswick Army #: 2,858,253 Registrant: yes, Stark county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 19 Mar 1890 Parent's Origin: of (nationality of parents not given) Occupation: railroad switchman Comment: inducted at Dickinson on April 29, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Company C, 313th Engineers, to discharge. Grade: Wagoner, June 11, 1918; overseas from Aug. 16, 1918, to June 6, 1919. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on June 16, 1919, as a Wagoner. Name: Madison William Klotz, Jr. Army #: 2,146,068 Registrant: yes, Louisa county, Iowa Birth Place: Columbus Junction, Iowa Birth Date: 14 Dec 1893 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: salesman Comment: inducted at Emmetsburg, Iowa, on Feb. 23, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Battery D, 339th Field Artillery, to March 26, 1918; Battery B, 55th Engineers, to May 12, 1918; Company A, 55th Engineers, to discharge. Grade; 1st Sergeant, May, 1918. Discharged on Oct. 14, 1918, as a 1st Sergeant, to accept commission. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Oct. 15, 1918; assigned to 153rd Depot Brigade, to discharge. Discharged at Camp Dix, N. J., on Dec. 19, 1918, as a 2nd Lieutenant. Name: Andrew J. Kronholm Army #: 3,679,357 Registrant: yes, Palo Alto county, Iowa Birth Place: Denmark Birth Date: 16 Jun 1894 Parent's Origin: citizenship, (not given) Occupation: not given Comment: inducted at Emmetsburg, Iowa, on June 26, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 13, 1918; Company C, 351st Infantry, to discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, Sept. 20, 1918; overseas from Aug. 16, 1918, to May 31, 1919. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on June 7, 1919, as a Private 1st Class. Name: Leo Franklin McCue Army #: 4,034,382 Registrant: yes, Foster county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 21 Jul 1892 Parent's Origin: of American-Canadian parents Occupation: real estate man Comment: inducted at Carrington on July 22, 1918; sent to Camp Custer, Mich.; served in 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 14, 1918; Supply Company, 40th Field Artillery, to discharge. Grades: Sergeant, Sept. 13, 1918; Regimental Supply Sergeant, Nov. 2, 1918. Discharged at Camp Custer, Mich., on Feb. 11, 1919, as a Regimental Supply Sergeant. Name: Leo Edward McGrath Army #: 509,200 Registrant: yes, Foster county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 23 Apr 1881 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: merchant Comment: inducted at Carrington on May 9, 1918; sent to Fort Logan, Colo.; served in Company G, 8th Ammunition Train, to discharge. Grades: Corporal, July 2, 1918; Sergeant, Aug. 15, 1918. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Feb. 12, 1919, as a Sergeant.Name: Tad Moore Army #: 2,559,404 Registrant: yes, Ramsey county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 18 Jun 1892 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: chauffeur Comment: inducted at Devils Lake on March 28, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company L, 140th Infantry, to discharge; overseas from May 3, 1918, to April 28, 1919. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on May 7, 1919, as a Private. Name: William C. Newman Army #: 4,414,738 Registrant: yes, Eddy county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 11 Jun 1897 Parent's Origin: of German parents Occupation: farmer Comment: inducted at New Rockford on Sept. 4, 1918; sent to Camp Grant, Ill.; served in 161st Depot Brigade, to Sept. 27, 1918; Training Company, 18th Machine Gun Training Center, Camp Hancock, Ga., to discharge. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Jan. 9, 1919, as a Private. Name: George Bernard Patterson Army #: 47,906 Registrant: yes, Mora, Minn. Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa, Birth Date: 07 Aug 1893 Parent's Origin: of Norwegian-American parents Occupation: lumberman Comment: enlisted in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 14, 1917; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 13, 1917; Company D, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 9, 1918; Company I, 18th Infantry, to discharge. Grades: Corporal, July 15, 1917; Private, Nov. 1, 1917; Private 1st Class, April 25, 1918; Corporal, Oct. 19, 1918; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to Sept. 4, 1919; wounded, slightly, July 19, 1918. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Sept. 24, 1919, as a Corporal. Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Cited in General Orders No. 5, Headquarters, 1st Infantry Brigade, AEF. Selters, Germany, June 1, 1919, for gallant conduct and self-sacrificing spirit displayed during the battles of Montdidier-Noyon defensive: Aisne-Marne offensive: St. Mihiel offensive; Meuse-Argonne offensive. The success of these engagements was due to the efforts and spirit of the officers and enlisted men engaged. Entitled to wear two silver stars. Name: Schuyler J. Reed Army #: 4,556,702 Registrant: yes, McHenry county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 20 Dec 1897 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: teacher Comment: inducted at Grand Forks on Oct. 6, 1918; sent to University of North Dakota; served in Students Army Training Corps, to discharge. Discharged at Grand Forks, N. Dak., on Dec. 17, 1918, as a Private. Name: Halver Christian Riersen Army #: 3,679,576 Registrant: yes, Burke county Birth Place: Graettinger, Iowa Birth Date: 09 May 1894 Parent's Origin: of Norwegian parents Occupation: farmer Comment: inducted at Emmetsburg, Iowa, on June 26, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 13, 1918; Company K, 351st Infantry, to Aug. 10, 1918; Casual (In Hospital), to Sept. 9, 1918; Overseas Casual Company No. 396, to Oct. 10, 1918; 1st Battalion, 329th Infantry, to Oct. 14, 1918; Company E, 120th Infantry, to Feb. 7, 1919; Camp Dodge Detachment, 120th Infantry, to discharge; overseas from Sept. 16, 1918, to April 13, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on April 23, 1919, as a Private. Name: Arthur Alphonso Schmeltzer Army #: 2,851,718 Registrant: yes, McLean county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 18 Nov 1892 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: brakeman Comment: inducted at Washburn on April 26, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to Nov. 13, 1918; Company B, 56th Machine Gun Battalion, to discharge. Grades: Corporal, Sept. 1, 1918; Private, Nov. 13, 1918; Sergeant, Dec. 1, 1918; 1st Sergeant, Dec. 1, 1918. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Jan. 31, 1919, as a 1st Sergeant. Name: William Orlando Skeels Army #: 3,681,415 Registrant: yes, Barnes county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 25 Apr 1892 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: auto mechanic Comment: inducted at Valley City on June 27, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Company B, 337th Machine Gun Battalion, to July 19, 1918; 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 30, 1918; 88th Military Police Company, to discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, Nov. 1, 1918; overseas from Aug. 16, 1918, to June 4, 1919. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on June 15, 1919, as a Private 1st Class. Name: David Selvester Winmill Army #: 870,232 Registrant: yes, Mercer county Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 16 Mar 1896 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: farmer Comment: inducted at Stanton on Sept. 18, 1917; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Battery F, 338th Field Artillery, to Feb. 14, 1918; 449th Aero Squadron, (55th Spruce Squadron), to discharge. Discharged at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., on Jan. 2, 1919, as a Private.
Name: Walter Clarence Brown Army #: 1,039,250 Registrant: yes, Phillips county, Mont. Birth Place: West Bend, Iowa Birth Date: 17 Aug 1892 Parent's Origin: of Danish-German parents Occupation: farmer Comment: enlisted at Spokane, Wash., on June 11, 1917; sent to Fort George Wright, Wash.; served in Battery A, 10th Field Artillery, to July 5, 1917; Supply Company, 10th Field Artillery, to discharge. Grades: Wagoner, July 11, 1917; Mechanic, Nov. 1, 1918; overseas from May 26, 1918, to Aug. 23, 1919. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Champagne-Marne. Defensive Sector: Chateau-Thierry (Champagne). Discharged at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., on Sept. 2, 1919, as a Mechanic.
Name: Ora Clifford Salisbury Army #: 88,021 Registrant: no, enlisted prior Birth Place: West Bend, Iowa Birth Date: 19 Dec 1894 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: mason Comment: enlisted in Company M, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grand Forks, on Aug. 5, 1915; called into federal service on June 19, 1916, for Mexican border duty and served there until discharge; discharged from federal service at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Feb. 14, 1917, and resumed National Guard status; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Company M, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company M, 164th Infantry), to Oct. 15, 1918; Infantry Candidates School, La Valbonne Ain, France, to Dec. 20, 1918; 2nd Depot Division Embarkation Center, to discharge. Grades: Corporal, Aug. 15, 1917; Sergeant, Dec. 1, 1917; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to Feb. 28, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on March 14, 1919, as a Sergeant. Name: Ray Covert Blanchard Army #: 3,950,644 Registrant: yes, McKenzie county Birth Place: Ayrshire, Iowa Birth Date: 30 Jul 1893 Parent's Origin: of (nationality of parents not given) Occupation: farmer Comment: inducted at Schafer on Aug. 28, 1918; sent to Camp Lewis, Wash.; served in 166th Depot Brigade, to Sept. 24, 1918; 5th Provisional Battalion, Engineers, Motor Park Cantonment Camp, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., to Oct. 18, 1918; Company A, 93rd Engineers, to Oct. 25, 1918; Company D, Development Battalion No. 1, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., to discharge. Discharged on Dec. 9, 1918, as a Private. Name: Donald David Bolyard Army #: 1,124,178 Registrant: yes, Mountrail county Birth Place: Ayrshire, Iowa Birth Date: 30 Nov 1893 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: farmer Comment: enlisted in the Navy at Minneapolis, Minn., on June 8, 1917; home awaiting orders until Aug. 9, 1917; served at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill., to Dec. 7, 1917; Naval Radio School, Cambridge, Mass., to April 20, 1918; Receiving Barracks, New London, Conn., to May 20, 1918; USS C-345, to Nov. 11, 1918. Grades: Apprentice Seaman, 85 days; Seaman 2nd Class, 228 days; Electrician 2nd Class, Radio, 208 days. Discharged at Minneapolis, Minn., on June 23, 1919, as an Electrician 1st Class. Name: George Glen Bolyard Army #: 3,077,194 Registrant: yes, Mountrail county Birth Place: Ayrshire, Iowa Birth Date: 29 Jul 1896 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: farmer Comment: enlisted at Minot on July 4, 1918; sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; served in 15th Service Company, Signal Corps, Franklin Cantonment, Camp Meade, Md., to Feb. 4, 1919; 14th Service Company, Signal Corps, Camp Meade, Md., to March 10, 1919; 15th Service Company, Signal Corps, Camp Alfred Vail, N. J., to discharge. Grades: Private 1st Class, Dec. 1, 1918. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on May 24, 1919, as a Private 1st Class, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 10%. Name: Lee Henry McFarlane Army #: 2,171,072 Registrant: yes, Renville county Birth Place: Ayrshire, Iowa Birth Date: 27 Jul 1895 Parent's Origin: of Canadian-American parents Occupation: farmer Comment: inducted at Mohall on Sept. 18, 1917; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Battery B, 338th Field Artillery, to Oct. 4, 1917; Headquarters Company, 338th Field Artillery, to Oct. 17, 1917; Wagon Company No. 322, Auxiliary Remount Depot, Quartermaster Corps, to discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, Dec. 1, 1917. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on June 5, 1919, as a Private 1st Class. Name: William Maitland Army #: 4,038,546 Registrant: yes, Kidder county Birth Place: Ayrshire, Iowa Birth Date: 28 Mar 1890 Parent's Origin: of (nationality of parents not given) Occupation: farmer Comment: inducted at Steele on July 23, 1918; sent to Camp Custer, Mich.; served in 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 19, 1918; Headquarters Troop, 14th Division, to discharge. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Feb. 25, 1919, as a Private. Name: Fred Leroy Morris Army #: 2,143,793 Registrant: yes, Mercer county Birth Place: Ayrshire, Iowa Birth Date: 04 Jun 1896 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: banker Comment: inducted at Stanton on Sept. 18, 1917; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Battery E, 338th Field Artillery, to Oct. 10, 1918; Headquarters Company, 338th Field Artillery, to discharge. Grades: Bugler, Jan. 2, 1918; Private, Oct. 5, 1918; Private 1st Class, Oct. 5, 1918; Sergeant Bugler, Oct. 10, 1918; overseas from Aug. 18, 1918, to Jan. 5, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Jan. 16, 1919, as a Sergeant Bugler. Name: Jesse Lyle Starr Army #: 2,704,674 Registrant: yes, Divide county Birth Place: Ayrshire, Iowa Birth Date: 14 Sep 1891 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: farmer Comment: inducted at Crosby on June 24, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 19, 1918; Company B, 313th Engineers, to discharge; overseas from Aug. 15, 1918, to June 6, 1919. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on June 16, 1919, as a Private.
Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War, 1917-1918, Volumes I-XXIII. Columbus, OH: F. J. Heer Printing Co., 1926.
Name: Edward D. McDonald Serial Number: 2525822 Race: W Residence: 41 Washington Ave., Warren, O. Enlistment Division: National Army Enlistment Location: Ithaca, N. Y. Enlistment Date: 12 Mar 1918 Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Ia. Birth Date / Age: 27 10/12 Years Assigns Comment: School of Aerial Photography to 14 Aug 1918; 13 Photo Section AS to Discharge Private, first class 1 Oct 1918; Corporal 1 Dec 1918. American Expeditionary Forces 30 Aug 1918 to 27 June 1919. Honorable discharge 15 July 1919. Volume #: 11
Maryland in the World War, 1917-1919; Military and Naval Service Records, Vol. I-II. Baltimore, MD: Twentieth Century Press, 1933 Name: Hosmer Pearson Hartshorn Race: white Address: Kensington, Montgomery Co. Birth Place: Emmetsburg, Iowa Birth Date: 08 Nov 1896 Comment: Ind 7/16/18 pvt, 15 Co Chesapeake Bay CAC; Btry B 41 Arty CAC 10/4/18; 41 Arty Brig 10/30/18, Hon disch 12/6/18
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