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9-MARTIN HEGLAND. Born Sept. 7, 1891; son of Torger M. Hegland, Whalan, Minn. Entered service Aug. 15, 1918. Private, Co. I, Tr. Det. No. 2, U. of M .; mustered out Jan. 2, 1919.
10-KENNETH WARREN. Born Sept. 20, 1892; husband of Mrs. K. Warren, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service July 25, 1918. Private, Co. H, 54th Pioneer Inf., A. E. F .; arrived over- seas Sept. 12, 1918; served in Meuse- Argonne offensive; mustered out July 5,1919.
11-DALE CHURCHILL. Born June 23, 1900; son of A. N. Churchill, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service Oct. 12, 1918. Private, Maxwell Barracks, U. of M., Eng. Unit, Minneapolis, Minn .; mus- tered out Dec. 11, 1918.
12-MILLARD L. BENDER. Born Nov. 16, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bender, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service Sept. 5, 1918. Private 1st class, Chemical Warfare Service, Camp Grant, Ill .; mustered out Feb. 17, 1919.
13-JOHN WILLIAM SISSON. Born Feb. 10, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Sisson, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service Feb. 24, 1918. Private, Co. B, 130th Inf., 33rd Div., A. E. F .; arrived over- seas May 2, 19IS; mustered out Camp Dodge, Iowa, Jan. 16, 1919.
14-HAROLD EARL PRICE. Born March 20, 1898; son of Mrs. Alta Price, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service Sept. 20, 1918. Private, Y. M. C. A. S. A. T. C., Chicago, Ill .; mustered out Dec. 15, 19IS.
15-ARLOW D. HALE. Son of Mrs. Hale, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service May 28, 1918. Private, Battery A, 39th F. A., Camp Lewis, Wash .; mus- tered out Feb. 8, 1919.
16-ELLORY C. DUNCANSON. Born Feb. 28, 1890; son of L. J. Duncanson, Stewart- ville, Minn. Entered service from Fillmore County, Sept. 3, 1918. Pri- vate, Q. M. C., Camp Dodge, Iowa; mustered out Jan. 10, 1919.
17-QUINCY H. HALE. Son of Mrs. Hale, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service Jan. 3, 1918. Private, U. S. Balloon School, Arcadia, Cal .; mustered out Dec. 17, 1918.
1S-REUEL FENSTERMACHER. Born Sept. 22, 1892; son of John D. Fenster- macher, Spring Valley, Minn. En- tered service April 1, 1918. First lieutenant, Veterinary Hospital, Camp Travis, Texas; mustered out July 1, 1919.
19-COLEMAN D. BUMGARNER. Born Oct. 20, 1887; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bumgarner, Spring Valley, Minn. En- tered service Sept. 21, 1917. Private 1st class, Co. A, 38th Bn., U. S. G., San Francisco, Cal .; mustered out Camp Dodge, Iowa, Feb. 4, 1919.
20-SIDNEY E. VAN SICKLE. Born April 19, 1897; son of Mrs. Mary Van Sickle, Preston, Minn. Entered service Oct. 25, 191S. Private, Base Hospital, Camp Cody, N. M .; mustered out Dec. 25, 1918.
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1-CLIFFORD D. VAN SICKLE. Born Oct. 18, 1899; son of Mrs. Mary Van Sickle, Preston, Minn. Entered service Oct. 25, 1918. Private, Co. M, 188th Inf., Camp Cody, N. M .; mustered out Dec. 12, 19IS.
2-TALMER GILLUND. Born May 1, 1893; son of Even O. Gillund, Harmony, Minn. Entered service June 23, 1918. Private, 40th Co., 16Ist Depot Bri- gade, Camp Grant, Ill .; mustered out June 28, 19IS; physical disability.
3-OLE H. DAHLY. Born March 13, 1890; son of Halvor K. Dahly, Lime Springs, Iowa. Entered service from Fillmore County June 24, 1918. Private, 161st Depot Brigade, Camp Grant, Ill., S. C. D., June 27, 1918.
4-HENRY SCHEEVEL. Born Aug. 25, 1885; son of Mrs. Scheevel, Chester, Iowa. Entered service from Fillmore County June 24, 1918. Private, 161st Depot Brigade, Camp Grant, Ill .; mustered out Dec. 7, 1918.
5-CLARENCE PETERSON. Born in 1896; son of Mrs. Peterson, Canton, Minn. Entered service Oct. 24, 1918. Pri- vate, Co. B, 125th Eng., Camp For- rest, Ga .; mustered out Jan. 6, 1919.
6-BERT HOLTE. Born April 6, 1891; son of Mrs. Ole J. Holte, Chester, Iowa. Entered service May 27, 1918. Pri- vate, Camp Lewis, Wash .; mustered out June 5, 1918.
7-OLIVER HOLTE. Born July 2, 1893; son of Mrs. Ole J. Holte, Chester, Iowa. Entered service from Fillmore County March 5, 1918. Sergeant, 1st Co., Coast Defense, Cape Fear; mustered out May 5, 1919.
S-OLE HOVEY. Born Aug. 21, 1895; son of Ole E. Hovey, Lime Springs, Iowa. Entered service June 24, 1918, from Fillmore County. Private, Battery B, 332nd F. A., A. E. F .; arrived over- seas Sept. 29, 1918; mustered out Feb. 28, 1919.
9-HENRY AUSTIN. Born July 30, 1900; son of G. G. Austin, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service May, 1917. Private, Preston, Minn., H. G. Co .; mustered out in November, 1918.
10-HUBERT O. MARK. Born Oct. 8, 1890; son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mark, Detroit, Minn. Entered service from Fillmore County, April 5, 1918. Pri- vate, Battery E, 16th F. A., 4th Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug. 8, 1918; mustered out Aug. 5, 1919.
11-EDWIN GRIMLEY. Born April 18, 1895; son of E. Grimley, Fountain, Minn. Entered service Feb. 25, 1918. Pri- vate, 315th Eng., Co. B, 90th Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug. 1, 1918; in action at St. Mihiel and Meuse- Argonne; served in Army of Occupa- tion; mustered out July 2, 1919.
12-EDWARD MURPHY. Son of Mrs. Mary Murphy, Fountain, Minn. Entered service April, 1917. Private, Battery E, Sth F. A., 3rd Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in April, 1918; mustered out in August, 1919.
13-JAMES C. MURPHY. Born May 26, 1893; son of Mrs. Mary Murphy, Fountain, Minn. Entered service April 9, 1918. Sergeant, Battery E, 2nd F. A. R. D., Camp Jackson, S. C .; mustered out Jan. 11, 1919.
14-M. J. CONLIN. Born April 25, 1895: son of Mrs. and Mr. F. J. Conlin, Preston, Minn. Entered service May 4, 1918. Corporal, Co. B, 304th Bn., Heavy Tank Service, A. E. F .; arrived overseas Sept. 30, 1918; transferred to M. T. C., Longres, France; mustered out June 15, 1919.
15-LYNN J. WALKER. Born May 4, 1894; son of J. J. Walker, Wykoff, Minn. Entered service Aug. 28, 1917. First lieutenant, M. C., Fort Riley, Kan .; transferred to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Dec. 1, 1917; mustered out Feb. 1, 1918, for serious physical disability.
16-FRED W. WENDORF. Born 1895; son of Fred Wendorf, Wykoff, Minn. En- tered service Sept. 19, 1918. Private, Dunwoody Institute, Radio Dept., Minneapolis, Minn .; mustered out Dec. 11, 1918.
17-CHARLES E. LANGAN. Brother of Agnes E. Langan, Wykoff, Minn. Entered service in early part of 1918. Private, Cavalry; mustered out in 1919.
18-ARTHUR M. SCHULTZ. Born Dec. 26, 1895; son of August Schultz, Wykoff, Minn. Entered service June 24, 1918. Private, Co. I, 3rd Bn. Rep. Co., Camp McArthur, Texas; mustered out Jan. 10, 1919.
19-MARTIN HELLAND. Formerly from Whalan, Fillmore County. Served in Infantry as Private. Complete data not available.
20-OSCAR E. VOGEN. Born April 9, 1897; son of Peter D. Vogen, Rushford, Minn. Entered service Oct. 24, 19IS. Private, Ordnance Co. No. 2, Fort Wingate, N. M .; mustered out in Feb- ruary, 1919.
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1-HARRY LESLIE KIDD. Born at Wykoff, Minn. ; son of William S. Kidd, Wykoff. Entered service Oct. 11, 1918. Pri- vate, S. A. T. C., U. of M., Minneapo- lis, Minn .; mustered out Dec. 20, 1918.
2-ARTHUR IRVIN OLSON. Born Oct. 20, 1898; son of Julius Olson, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service Oct. 11, 191S. Private, S. A. T. C., St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn .; mustered out Dec. 10, 1918.
3-NEIEL TIDEMAN TORGERSON. Born March 22, 1898; son of Erick I. Tor- gerson, Whalan, Minn. Entered ser- vice in September, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., U. of M., Minneapolis, Minn .; mustered out Dec. 10, 1918.
4-FRANCIS J. TOOMEY. Born Dec. 25, 1898; son of Mrs. Mary Toomey, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service Oct. 12, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., U. of M., Minneapolis, Minn .; mus- tered out Feb. 25, 1919.
5-CHRIS EVENRUD. Born May 17, 1899; son of Mrs. Marie Evenrud, Canton, Minn. Entered service Oct. 1, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., Decorah, Iowa; mustered out Dec. 11, 1918.
6-ORNEY E. DUNNUM. Born at Lanes- boro, Minn .; son of C. O. Dunnum, Lanesboro. Entered service Oct. 12, 1918. Private, U. of M., Minneapolis, Minn .; mustered out in December, 1918.
7-MYRON T. LARSON. Born Sept. 24, 1897; son of Rev. C. M. Larson, Wha- lan, Minn. Entered service in Octo- ber, 1918. Candidate for commission, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, S. A. T. C .; mustered out June 10, 1919.
S-MELVIN NORVAL HOINESS. Born Jan. 24, 1900; son of Edward Hoiness. Har- mony, Minn. Entered service Oct. 7, 1918. Private, Co. A, S. A. T. C., Northfield, Minn .; mustered out in December, 1918.
9-ETHAN R. STEFFENSRUD. Born Jan. 22, 1899; son of Peter Steffensrud, Har- mony, Minn. Entered service Oct. 7, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., Northfield, Minn .; mustered out Dec. 10, 1918.
10-LOUIS II. SCHULENBERG. Born June 4, 1898; son of Herman C. Schulenberg, Preston, Minn. Entered service Oct. 12, 1918. Private, Maxwell Barracks, Minneapolis, Minn., S. A. T. C., mus- tered out Dec. 12, 1918.
11-GERHARD A. ELLESTAD. Born Feb. 22, 1898; son of G. B. Ellestad, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service July 16, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., Fort Sheridan, Ill .; mustered out Dec. 10, 1918.
12-IVAN WILLIAM THOMPSON. Born Nov. 13, 1900; son of Andrew W. Thomp- son, Preston, Minn. Entered service Nov. 15, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., R. O. T. C., U. of M., Minneapolis, Minn .; mustered out Dec. 10, 1918.
13-RALPH O. BACON. Born March 17, 1896; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Ba- con, Mabel, Minn. Entered service Oct. 1, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., Hamline University, St. Paul, Minn .; mustered out Dec. 17, 1918.
14-CARL EVENRUD. Born Dec. 30, 1897; son of Martin Evenrud, Canton, Minn. Entered service Oct. 1, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., Luther College, Decorah, Iowa; mustered out Dec. 13, 1918.
15-ROBERT R. GALLIGAN. Born Sept. 22, 1899; son of Mrs. Nellie Galligan, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service Oct. 12, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., U. of M., Minneapolis, Minn .; mus- tered out Dec. 11, 1918.
16-V. W. ROTNEM. Chatfield, Minn. En- tered service in October, 1918. Pri- vate, S. A. T. C., U. of M., Minneapo- lis, Minn .; mustered out Dec. 20, 1918.
17- WILLIAM ARNOLD BAKKE. Born Oct. 28, 1899; son of Mrs. M. Blekre, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service Oct. 11, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., U. of MI., Minneapolis, Minn .; mus- tered out Dec. 17, 1918.
18-HOMER E. BALLINGER. Born July 4, 1899; son of J. F. Ballinger, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service Oct. 12, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., U. of M., Minneapolis, Minn .; mustered out Dec. 20, 1918.
19-ADOLPH G. GULLICKSON. Born Jan. 17, 1900; brother of Miss Cora Gullickson, Peterson, Minn. Entered service Oct. 4, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., Valpa- raiso, Ind., Tr. Det .; mustered out Dec. 14, 1918.
20-REUBEN ELLESTAD. Son of G. B. Elle- stad, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered ser- vice in October, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., U. of M., Minneapolis, Minn .; mustered out in December, 191S.
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1-GEORGE M. GUTTERSON. Born Sept. 26, 1896; son of Guttorm Gutterson, R. F. D. No. 2, Peterson, Minn. En- tered service June 23, 1918. Private, Co. E, 311th Eng., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Sept. 21, 1918; mustered out July 8, 1919.
2-HANS J. HILLESTAD. Born Aug. 3, 1887; son of Mrs. T. O. Hillestad, Skolen- borg, Norway. Entered service from Fillmore County, March 29, 1918. Private, Co. K, 138th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas May 17, 1918; mus- tered out May 19, 1919.
3-WILL Buss. Born July 26, 1896; son of Fred Buss, Spring Valley. Entered service Oct. 25, 1918. Private, Co. A, Casual Camp, Camp Cody, N. M .; mustered out Dec. 28, 1918.
4-CLARENCE SICKLE. Born Nov. 11, 1896; son of Mrs. Hans Sickle, Lanesboro› Minn. Entered service Sept. 22, 1917. Private, Co. D, 136th Inf., Camp Cody, N. M .; mustered out Jan. 7, 1918.
5-WILLIAM W. HEINE. Born May 4, 1889; son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Heine, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered ser- vice June 30, 1916. Private, Marine Corps, Key West, Fla., and Norfolk, Va. Still in service.
6-IRVING HEINE. Born May 14, 1891; son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Heine, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service Jan. 24, 1918. Saddler, Ambulance Co. 249, 13th San. Train, Fort Riley, Kan .; mustered out Jan. 24, 1919.
7-J. W. YOUNG. Born April 4, 1892; En- tered service from Preston, Minn., Dec. 15, 1917. Second lieutenant, Medical O. T. C., Camp Greenleaf, Ga .; broke leg in line of duty; mus- tered out Jan. 17, 1919.
8-A. G. DONALD. Born Dec. 31, 1889. Entered service from Canton, Minn., March 15, 1918. Sergeant, Aero Squadron 128, Taylor Field, Ala .; mustered out Feb. 8, 1919.
9-HENRY R. OLSON. Born Dec. 6, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Olson, Ostrander, Minn. Entered service Oct. 23, 1918. Private. Taken with influenza on way to Camp Forrest, Ga., and returned home as unfit for military service.
10-ALFRED F. THOMPSON. Born July 6, 1896; son of Havel Thompson, Rush- ford, Minn. Entered service in Sep- tember, 1917. Private, Base Hospi- tal No. 82, France; on recovery from appendicitis operation served with Red Cross unit.
11-RALPH SPENCER. Born June 30, 1888; son of William Spencer, Harmony, Minn. Entered service April 20, 1917. Musician 2nd class, 16th Inf. Band. A. E. F .; arrived overseas June 26, 1917; gassed in Soissons sector July 22, 1918; mustered out at Camp Grant, Ill., Sept. 25, 1919.
12-PAUL E. LYNCH. Born Jan. 27, 1897; son of George Lynch, Chatfield, Minn. Entered service Aug. 15, 1918. Pri- vate, Evacuation Ambulance Co. No. 62, A. E. F .; arrived overseas Nov. 27, 1918; mustered out in May, 1919.
13-LOTT. R. CAMPION. Born May 3, 1890; son of Mrs. E. Campion, Chatfield, Minn. Entered service May 28, 1918. Corporal, Co. F, 160th Inf., 40th Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug. 20, 1918; mustered out April 8, 1919.
14-MELVIN BERNARD BENSON. Born May 5, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Ben- son, Lanesboro. Entered service Sept. 21, 1917. Private, Camp Dodge, Iowa; later at Camp Cody, N. M .; mustered out March 23, 1918.
15-SIGURD E. TANGEN. Born Jan. 29, 1897; son of Albert Tangen, Ostrander, Minn. Entered service July 6, 1917. Private, Co. C, Conv. Center, Camp Dodge, Iowa; arrived overseas Dec. 13, 1917; wounded in action in right elbow Oct. 20, 1918; mustered out Feb. 18, 1919.
16-WILLIAM LESLIE KRUPPENBACHER. Born April 2, 1894; resident of Preston, Minn. Entered service May 26, 1918. Quartermaster 1st class, Naval Avia- tion, U. S. R. F. Stationed at Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Va .; mustered out in 1919.
17-JOHN HAROLD LEWIS. Born April 6, 1898; son of Mrs. M. E. Lewis, Lanes- boro, Minn. Entered service Aug. 27, 1917. Private 1st class, Battery B, 15th F. A., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Dec. 25, 1917; in action at Chateau- Thierry, Soissons, St. Mihiel, Cham- paigne and Meuse-Argonne; mustered out June 3, 1919.
18-GEORGE BLANCHFIELD.
19-OTTO HEMKER.
20-PHILIP FARRELL.
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No data or information regarding the men whose photos are shown on the opposite page was available excepting their home address before leaving to enter the service.
Following are the names:
1-ARTHUR AFFELDT, Harmony. 2-HERMAN BERKET, Wykoff. 3-ANTHONY DREWES, Spring Valley. 4-FRANK CROWE, Spring Valley. 5-NELS O. FAHLGREN, Canton. 6-EDMUND FELLAND, Harmony. 7-JOHN HANSON, Harmony. S-EUGENE HARSTAD, Harmony. 9-HERMAN KNUTSON, Harmony. 10-HARRY LEX, Spring Valley. 11-PETER MATTHEWS, Preston. 12-FRANK POESCHAL, Wykoff. 13-JOHN E. REUTER, Harmony. 14-PORTER REMINGTON, Spring Valley. 15-EUGENE RUSSELL, Canton. 16-THEODORE SOLAND, Whalan. 17-ALVIN STILES, Harmony. 18-CHARLES SWENSON, Chatfield. 19-WALLACE TABOR, Spring Valley. 20-ARNOLD THOMPSON, Harmony.
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Following are the men who served from this county of whom no photographs were obtainable:
VINTON O. ANDERSON. Born Sept. 27, 1895; son of Mrs. H. M. Anderson, Fillmore County. Entered service Sept. 25, 1917. Corporal, 258th Co., P. W. E., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Oct. 21, 1918; mustered out in July, 1919.
GEORGE V. ANDERSON. Born March 23, 1891; son of Charles Anderson, Canby, Minn. Entered service July 24, 1918. Corporal, Co. C, 4th Anti-Aircraft M. G. Bn., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Sept. 21, 1918; mustered out Camp Dodge, Iowa, Jan. 25, 1919.
D. E. BROADWATER. Born in 1896; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Broadwater, Pres- ton, Minn. Entered service June 15, 1918. Private, Training Det., U. of M .; later to Co. A, 41st Inf., Camp Funston, Kan .; mustered out Aug. 14, 1919.
SYDNEY E. FARNSWORTH. Born May 19, 1892; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Farnsworth, Spring Valley. Entered service Sept. 21, 1917. Cook, Co. C, 109th Eng., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Sept. 27, 1918; mustered out July 2, 1919.
MATHIAS C. FORDE. Born May 31, 1887. Entered service Sept. 21, 1917. First lieutenant, Camp Pike College, Camp Pike, Ark. Still in service.
WV. J. HALPIN. Born Aug. 16, 1896; son of William Halpin, Chatfield, Entered service July 29, 1917. Private, 90th Aero Squadron, A. E. F .; arrived over- seas Nov. 9, 1917; mustered out May 24, 1919.
CHESTER HABERBERG. Born Feb. 3, 1897; son of R. Haberberg, Winona, Minn. Entered service June 16, 1916. Pri- vate, Co. C, 2nd Minn. Inf .; trans- ferred to 136th Inf .; transferred to 388th Inf., Camp Cody, N. M.
T. E. HALLORAN. Born Sept. 9, 1896; son of T. E. Halloran, Chatfield. Entered service Aug. 14, 1918. Private, Evac. Amb. Co. 9, A. E. F .; arrived overseas Nov. 20, 1918; mustered out June 22, 1919.
GEORGE F. HARRINGTON. Born Aug. 20, 1884; son of Gladys V. Harrington, Eau Claire, Wis. Entered service July 12, 1917. First lieutenant, Sup- ply Co., 128th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas March 4, 1918; mustered out June 2, 1919.
LEE H. HILL. Born September 8, 1889; son of Silas W. Hill, Ostrander. Entered service Dec. 15, 1917. Corporal, Co. A, 5th Eng., 7th Div., A. E. F .; ar- rived overseas Aug. 12, 1918; in action in Puvenelle sector; served in 2nd Army offensive; mustered out in 1919.
ELMER E. HOUCK. Born May 11, 1897; husband of Mrs. E. E. Houck, Huron, S. D. Entered service from Fillmore County June 21, 1916. Private, Co. A, 135th Inf .; mustered out Oct. 10, 1919.
RANDOLPH HUUS. Born Aug. 12, 1893; nephew of Miss Mathilde Rasmussen, Northfield, Minn. Entered service from Fillmore County June 17, 1918. Seaman 2nd class, 22nd Reg., Camp Lawrence, Great Lakes, Ill .; mustered out Feb. 5, 1919.
HENRY JACOBSON. Born June 17, 1888; son of Mrs. Herman Jacobson, R. F. D., Whalan, Minn. Entered service July 26, 1918. Private, Co. H, 55th Pio- neer Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in September, 1918; mustered out April 1, 1919.
R. J. KNAPP. Born Aug. 29, 1900; son of August Knapp, Preston, Minn. En- tered service Oct. 12, 1918. Private 1st class, S. A. T. C., Maxwell Bar- racks, U. of M .; mustered out Dec. 11, 1918.
FREDERICK AUGUST KNAPP. Born Dec. 9, 1896; son of August Knapp, Preston, Minn. Entered service Dec. 10, 1917. Petty Officer, Norfolk, Va .; made three trips to war zone. Still in ser- vice.
EDWIN ELMER KUMM. Born in 1887; son of Mr. and Mrs. August Kumm, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service June 22, 1918. Private, Infantry; mus- tered out in 1919.
IGNATIUS M. LARSON. Born March 5, 1898; son of Mrs. Theresa Larson, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service April 16, 1917. Radio Operator, U. S. S. Wyoming; first arrival overseas in July, 1917. Still in service.
ORLEY F. LARSON. Born Feb. 20, 1894; son of Henrietta Larson, Rushford, Minn. Entered service Dec. 14, 1917. Chauf- feur, Battery E, 123rd F. A., 33rd Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas May 24, 1918; mustered out in 1919.
HENRY O. LARSON. Born Dec. 22, 1890; son of Oscar J. Larson, Rushford. En- tered service Dec. 12, 1917. Corporal, Battery B, 123rd F. A., A. E. F .; ar- rived overseas June 8, 1918; served in St. Mihiel and Argonne; mustered out in 1919.
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IRVING R. LIETZ. Born May 22, 1897; son of John B. Lietz, Chatfield. Minn. Entered service Feb. 25, 1918. Pri- vate, Field Remount Squadron 308, A. E. F .; arrived overseas July 12, 1918; mustered out Camp Dodge, Iowa, July 8, 1919.
A. ERWIN MAHONEY. Born in 1892; son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mahoney, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered ser- vice Aug. 6, 1918. Private, Co. I, 12th Bn. Inf., A. E. F .; arrived over- seas Sept. 25, 1918; mustered out in 1919.
HANNIS MEDHAUG. Born March 26, 1897; son of Halvor Medhaug, Rushford, Minn. Entered service June 23, 1918. Private, Infantry, A. E. F .; arrived overseas Sept. 26, 1918; mustered out in 1919.
JOHN M. MILLER. Born May 24, 1895; son of Phillip Miller, Rushford, Minn. Entered service Sept. 15, 1918. Pri- vate, Local Board, Winona, Minn .; mustered out in December, 1918.
PAUL R. POOLER. Born July 20, 1898; son of Charles Pooler, Preston, Minn. Entered service Sept. 28, 1918. Pri- vate, Co. A, S. A. T. C., St. Paul, Minn .; mustered out Dec. 16, 1918.
FRED POPPE. Son of F. W. Poppe, Wykoff,
Minn. Entered service May 8, 1917. Private 1st class, 16th Inf., 1st Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas June 26, 1917; wounded in head July 18, 1918, at St. Mihiel; wounded by machine gun bullet in leg Oct. 6, 1918, at Ar- gonne; served in Army of Occupation; mustered out Sept. 29, 1919.
SIDNEY M. REXFORD. Born in 1888; son of Mrs. Callie A. Rexford, Spring Valley. Entered service Dec. 15, 1917. Sec- ond lieutenant, Ordnance, Camp Meade, Raridan and Camp Perry; mustered out at Fort Snelling, Minn., Feb. 12, 1919.
HENRY RUUD. Born June 15, 1888; son of Anton Ruud, R. F. D., Harmony, Minn. Entered service April 29, 1918. Corporal, 3rd Army Hq., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in July, 1918; in action at St. Mihiel and Argonne; mustered out Aug. 5, 1919.
CLARENCE J. SAMPLE. Son of Mrs. Bronson, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service March 25, 1918. Private, Co. A, 31st Eng., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in May, 1918; mustered out in 1919.
ERNEST WALTER SCHWARTZ. Born May 6, 1895; son of Gus Schwartz, Preston, Minn. Entered service July 26, 1918. Private 1st class, Co. I, 107th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Sept. 15, 1918; mustered out April 16, 1919.
NATHANIEL A. SHATTUCK. Born Jan. 1, 1901; son of Bert N. Shattuck, Pres- ton, Minn. Entered service Sept. 22, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., U. of M., Minneapolis, Minn .; mustered out Dec. 3, 1918.
FRED A. TRIGGS. Son of J. W. Triggs, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service May 3, 1917. Private, Field Artillery, A. E. F .; arrived overseas July 14, 1918; mustered out in June, 1919.
INGMAN C. VOGEN. Born Jan. 10, 1894; son of Peter Vogen, Rushford, Minn. Entered service Aug. 5, 1918. Pri- vate, Co. A, 2nd Bn., Edgewood Arse- nal; mustered out in 1919.
HARRY M. WASHBURN. Born April 15, 1900; son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Washburn, Spring Valley, Minn. En- tered service Nov. 2, 1918. Private, S. A. T. C., Hamline University, St. Paul, Minn.
PETER EDWARD BERG. Born Sept. 16, 1887; son of H. O. Berg, Rushford, Minn. Entered service June 16, 1917. Ser- geant 1st class, 22nd Field Signal Bn., 313th F. S., SSth Div., A. E. F .; ar- rived overseas Sept. 20, 1918; mus- tered out June 11, 1919.
ARTHUR P. LANGORD. Born Nov. 18, 1893; son of John Langord, R. F. D., Wha- lan, Minn. Entered service Feb. 24, 1918. Private, Co. C, 131st Inf., 33rd Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas May 30, 1918; gassed in August, 1918, on Somme Front; in action in Amiens, Verdun and St. Mihiel sectors; mus- tered out Aug. 23, 1919.
GEORGE P. STILES. Born Sept. 16, 1896; son of C. C. Stiles, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service May 21, 1917. Private 1st class, 67th Co., 5th Ma- rines, 1st Bn., A. E. F .; arrived over- seas in August, 1918; in action at Meuse-Argonne; mustered out Aug. 13, 1919.
VERNE D. WINSLOW. Born Jan. 7, 1891; son of Mrs. T. D. Winslow, Chester, Iowa. Entered service from Fillmore County, July 25, 1918. Private, Co. H, 107th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived over- seas Sept. 28, 1918; mustered out March 31, 1919.
ADOLPHI M. ELTON. Born July 15, 1896; son of Martin Elton, Harmony, Minn. Entered service Oct. 24, 1918. Pri- vate, Casual Det., Camp Cody, N. M. mustered out Nov. 25, 1918.
WARNER WILLIAM BLANCHIFIELD. Born June . 4, 1886; son of William H. Blanchfield, Rushford, Minn. Entered service April 15, 1917. Private, 20th Aero Squadron, A. E. F .; arrived overseas in December, 1917; participated in St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne drives; mustered out in 1919.
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Elmer DeLoss Langworthy LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, TRANSPORT KROONLAND
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest E. Langworthy, Spring Valley. Graduate of Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, June, 1910. Now at New York City, Aide to Commandant of Third Naval District.
FILLMORE COUNTY
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Arnold N. Krogstad MAJOR, JUNIOR MILITARY AVIATOR, SIGNAL CORPS
Appointed from Lanesboro to West Point Military Academy; graduated 1909. On duty with American Expeditionary Forces in France in 1918. Now in command of Eberts Field, Lonoke, Arkansas.
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Work of the Red Cross
On April 26, 1917, forty-five women of Preston, Minn., met for the purpose of or- ganizing a branch chapter of the American Red Cross of Minneapolis. During this meeting a letter was received from the Chicago headquarters of the Red Cross, which at this time had jurisdiction over the State of Min- nesota, asking the people of Preston to or- ganize a chapter with the county as its terri- tory.
At this meeting the secretary, Miss Laura Michener, made a canvass and secured the necessary names to form the Fillmore County chapter.
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