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14-VICTOR T. THOENI. Born Jan. 7, 1896; son of Simpson Thoeni, Wykoff, Minn. Bugler. Entered service Feb. 23, 1918; assigned to Hq. Co., 602nd Eng .; arrived overseas July 27, 1918; served with Army of Occupation, Germany; mustered out in July, 1919.
15-ALBERT K. JOHNSON. Born Nov. 28, 1895; son of Knudt Johnson, Whalan, Minn. Entered service April 28, 1918; Private 1st class. Co. A, 357th Inf .; arrived overseas July 15, 1918; wound- ed in action in Argonne sector Oct. 27, 1918; in hospital six weeks; returned to U. S. as casual; discharged June 16, 1919.
16-MARTIN JOHN THOMPSON. Born Oct. 16, 1891; son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels N. Thompson, Lanesboro, R. F. D. 1, Minn. Entered service April 28, 1918; Private, 349th Inf., Camp Dodge, Iowa; mustered out in March, 1919. 17-PALMER STROMME. Born March 8, 1893; son of S. A. Stromme, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service Dec. 12, 1917; Sergeant, assigned to Ordnance Re- pair Shop, Sth Heavy Field Art., 1st Mobile Army, A. E. F .; arrived over- seas Aug. 4, 1918; mustered out in April, 1919.
18-OTTO J. GUTTORMSON. Born Oct. 16, 1891; son of Guttorm O. Guttormson, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service Feb. 25, 1918. Private, Co. E, 33rd Eng., A. E. F .; arrived overseas July 1, 1918; served with Army of Occu- pation; mustered out in July, 1919.
19-HENRY SKAUG. Born Dec. 12, 1893, at Albert Lea, Minn .; son of M. K. Skaug, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service July 23, 1917. Private 1st class, Co. B, 125th Inf. Accidentally injured in bayonet exercise at Camp McArthur, Texas; discharged in June, 1919.
20-LEONARD F. CHRISTOPHERSON. Born Feb. 22, 1895; nearest of kin, grand- father, Henry Christopherson, Lanes- boro, Minn. Second lieutenant Inf. Entered service in January, 1981; as- signed to 43rd Co., 11th Receiving Bn., Camp Pike, Ark .; discharged in February, 1919.
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1 -- PAUL E. DE VILLIERS. Born April S, 1890; son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. De Villiers, Lanesboro, Minn. En- tered service May 20, 1918. Private, 1st class, 34th Co. Transportation Corps, 15th Grand Div .; arrived over- seas June 19, 1918; mustered out July 7, 1919.
2-MELVIN H. TOFSTED. Born May 20, 1893; son of Nels H. Tofsted, Rush- ford, Minn. Entered service June 27, 1917; Sergeant, Hq. Co., 13th Ma- rines; arrived overseas Sept. 23, 1918. 3-ERNEST H. TOFSTED. Born May 25, 1895; son of Nels H. Tofsted, Rush- ford, Minn. Entered service March 27, 1917. Private, Co. C, 121st M. G. Bn., A. E. F .; arrived overseas March 4, 1918; transferred to Hq. Troop, 1st Army Corps, in France; mustered out May 13, 1919.
4-CHARLES G. SCHMELZER. Born Aug. 30, 1893; son of Joseph Schmelzer, Foun- tain, Minn. Entered service Sept. 22, 1917. Private, Battery F, 19th F. A., 5th Div., A. E. F.,; arrived over- seas in July, 1918; served on western front and in Army of Occupation, Germany; mustered out in July, 1919. 5-JOHN H. SCHMELZER. Born June 5, 1887; son of Joseph Schmelzer, Foun- tain, Minn. Entered service in Feb- ruary, 1918. Private, Co. A, 32nd Eng., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in latter part of July, 1918; served on western front and in Army of Occupa- tion; mustered out in July, 1919.
6-GEORGE ALFRED MICHAELSON. Born Nov. 22, 1895, Canton, Minn .; son of Lars Michaelson, Canton, Minn. En- tered service July 26, 1917. Private 1st class, Co. F, 106th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Sept. 28, 1917; mus- tered out March 31, 1919.
7-JOHN INGVALD BENSTON. Born Sept. 1, 1893; son of Lars J. Benston, Whalan, Minn. Entered service July 25, 1918. Private, Co. F, 54th Pioneer Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in late Sep- tember, 1918; served in Meuse-Argonne sector and Army of Occupation; mus- tered out July 3, 1919.
S-HENRY S. PETERSON. Born Aug. 11, 1895; son of Mrs. E. O. Peterson, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service July 26, 1918. Private, Co. F, 54th Pioneer Inf., A. E. F .; served in Meuse- Argonne and in Army of Occupation.
9-BENNIE E. THOMPSON. Born April 1, 1895; son of Charles H. Thompson, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service in September, 1918; Private, Co. F, 332nd Inf., Camp McArthur, Texas; mustered out Jan. 10, 1919.
10-THOMAS FRICKSON. Born Nov. 10, 1894; son of Mrs. Fred Frickson, Peterson, Minn. Entered service Sept. 21, 1917; Private 1st class, Co. I, 30th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas July 10, 1918; severely wounded in leg at Chateau Thierry; spent eight
months in hospital after amputation of leg. Returned to U. S., and mus- tered out March 10, 1919.
11-OTTO A. FEIRING. Born in Fillmore County, May 30, 1894; son of O. B. Feiring, White Earth, N. D. Entered service May 16, 1917. First class steamship fitter, U. S. S. Vermont, in transport service.
12-BERNARD I. GILBERTSON. Born Jan. 11, 1894; son of J. E. Gilbertson, Lanes- boro, Minn. Entered service April S, 1918. Sergeant, Co. A, 3rd Corps, Artillery Park, A. E. F .; arrived over- seas in August, 1918; served in Meuse- Argonne sector; mustered out Aug. 4, 1919.
13-CLIFFORD R. KNOX. Born June 22, 1896; son of Charles Knox, Preston, Minn. Entered service Aug. 15, 1918. Private, 4th Group, 45th Co., M. G. Bn., Camp Hancock, Ga .; mustered out Jan. 9, 1919.
14-JASPER P. JOHANSON. Born Dec. 17, 1889; son of Peder Johanson, Lanes- boro, Minn. Entered service Feb. 24, 1918. Sergeant, Co. E, 33rd Eng., A. E. F .; arrived overseas July 13, 1918; mustered out July 7, 1919.
15-HARRY E. GOODWIN. Born Jan. 17, 1890; son of W. H. Goodwin, Spring Valley, Minn. Entered service Feb. 24, 1918. Private, Co. B, 119th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas May 26, 1918; mustered out in July, 1919.
16-HOWARD S. PLOOF. Born July 14, 1896; son of Mrs. W. E. Ploof, Wykoff, Minn. Entered service May 4, 1917. Private, 216th Co. M. P. Corps, 3rd Army, A. E. F .; arrived overseas June 28, 1917; wounded twice in head, and once in thigh, July 19, 1918; gassed Oct. 9, 1918; in hospital six weeks; served in Army of Occupation.
17-JOHN KENNETH PLOOF. Born May 14, 1895; son of Mrs. W. E. Ploof, Wykoff, Minn. Entered service in July, 1917. Private, Hq. Troop, 6th Army Corps, A. E. F .; arrived overseas in middle of July, 1918; served in Western front and in Army of Occupation.
18-OSCAR C. ANDERSON. Born Nov. 1, 1884; son of Mons Anderson, Lanes- boro, Minn. Entered service in Jan- uary, 1918. Private, 21st Co., 20th Eng., A. E. F.,; arrived overseas in February, 1918; served in Army of Occupation; mustered out in June, 1919.
19-HENRY THEODORE HALVORSON. Born June 27, 1883, Rushford, Minn .; son of H. Halvorson, Rushford. Entered service Dec. 3, 1917. Private 1st class, Battery L, 1st Bn., Canadian M. G. C., C. E. F .; arrived overseas Feb. 6, 1918; mustered out at Toronto, Ont., May 5, 1919.
20-NELS T. BOEN. Born Sept. 11, 1991, Preston, Minn. Second lieutenant Veterinary R. C. Entered service Aug. 24, 1917; assigned to Hq., Mili- tary Police, Camp Lewis, Wash.
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1-THEODORE M. KNUDSON. Born Oct. 12, 1887; son of Ole Knudson, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service May 1, 1918. Private, Artillery Officers' Training Camp, Camp Taylor, Ky .; mustered out before receiving commission, Dec. 1,1918.
2-ALVIN M. WAHL. Born Oct. 9, ISSS; son of Jacob Wahl, Lanesboro, Minn. Private, 11th Observation Battery, 3rd Bn., F. A. C. O. T. S., Camp Tay- lor, Ky .; mustered out before receiving commission, Dec. 6, 1918.
3-CLAIR MELVIN LUND. Born April 28, 1893, Fillmore County, Minn .; son of H. C. Lund, Harmony, R. R. 1, Minn. Private, Battery A, 304th F. A., A. E. F .; arrived overseas May 2, 1918; mustered out in May, 1919.
4-GERALD CARLETON OLSEN. Born July 13, 1899; brother of Theodore Olsen, Harmony, Minn. Private, Co. B, 125th Eng., Camp Forrest, Ga .; mus- tered out in March, 1919.
5-MAGNUS LEWIS. Born Aug. 6, 1884; son of L. G. Lewis, Whalan, Minn. Private, Co. M, 131st Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in May, 1918; saw action in St. Mihiel, Argonne, Somme, Chateau Thierry; in Army of Occupa- tion; discharged May 31, 1919.
6-ANDREW BERGER. Born Dec. 28, 1882; son of Mrs. A. A. Berger, Lanesboro, Minn. Corporal, Battery D, 151st F. A., A. E. F .; in action at Cham- pagne, Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, and Argonne; discharged May 10, 1919.
7-JULIUS G. THOMPSON. Born Feb. S, 1897; son of T. K. Thompson, Lanes- boro, Minn. Seaman 1st class, U. S. S. Sultana. First arrival overseas July 15, 1918, Liverpool, Eng .; engaged in convoy work from Brest to La Pallice, France; mustered out in July, 1919.
8-IRVIN T. MYRAN. Born July 22, 1892; brother of Mrs. T. Lerol, Lanesboro, Minn. Private, Base Hospital 142, Fort Sheridan, Ill. Mustered out Dec. 1919
9-PATRICK WHELAN. Born Aug. 27, 1887; brother of Mrs. Will Irwin, Line, S. D. Private, Co. D, 362nd Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas July 17, 1918; mus- tered out April 30, 1919.
10-JAMES WHELAN. Born Dec. 7, 1891; brother of Mary and Elizabeth Whe- lan, Lanesboro, Minn. Private, Bat- tery E, 130th F. A., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug. 7, 1918; saw action in Vosges, St. Mihiel, Argonne, and Ver- dun; mustered out May 6, 1918.
11-FRED J. WEAD. Born Feb. 16, 1897; son of Leonard Wead, Fountain, Minn. Corporal, 30th Balloon Co., Air Ser- vice, A. E. F .; arrived overseas Nov. 3, 1918; mustered out May 2, 1919.
12-JAMES CHARLES NELSON. Born Oct. 2, 1894; son of N. H. Nelson, Mabel, Minn. Sergeant, Co. A, 210th Eng., Camp Mills, L. I .; at point of embar- kation at time of armistice; mustered out in February, 1919.
13-HELMER E. KOLSTAD. Born Oct. 28, 1888; son of Mrs. Mattie Kolstad, Lanesboro, Minn. Private, Co. H, 34th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug. 16, 1918; saw service in St. Mihiel and Army of Occupation, Ger- many; mustered out June 26, 1918.
14-JULIUS P. STILES. Born March 3, 1894; son of Nick Stiles. Corporal, Co. D, 307th Eng., A. E. F .; arrived overseas May 30, 1918; served in Army of Oc- cupation; mustered out in 1919.
13-MARTIN W. SETHRE. Born April 21, 1895; son of H. P. Sethre, Lanesboro, Minn. Private, Co. F., 2nd Inf., Training Bn., Camp McArthur, Texas; mustered out Jan. 10, 1919.
16-ALFRED HAMMERSHAUG. Born Aug. 1, 1891; son of Mrs. Gunhild Hammers- haug, Gulbrandsdalen, Norway. Pri- vate, Co. B, 115th Inf., A. E. F .; ar- rived overseas in September, 1918; mustered out in June, 1919.
17-FREDERICK W. BLOOM. Born March 29, 1892; brother of F. M. Bloom, Chester, Iowa. Wagoner, Supply Co., 151st F. A., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Oct. 29, 1917; saw action in Argonne and St. Mihiel; arrived New York May 22, 1919; mustered out June 10, 1919.
18-STANLEY ZWALHARULZUKI. Born Rus- sia, Den., Jan. 2, 1894; lived at Foun- tain, Minn .; son of John Zwalharul- zuki, Russia, Den. Private, Co. M, 343rd Inf., 86th Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Sept. 21, 1918; sick in hospi- tal in France with influenza; re-en- listed for three years in Motor Trans- port Service. Landed in U. S. April 23, 1919.
19-JOSEPH T. KNUDSON. Born May 5, 1894; son of Mrs. Carl G. Knudson, Canton, R. R. 1, Minn. Private, Battery C, 319th F. A., A. E. F. In battle at St. Mihiel, Argonne, Meuse; mustered out May 22, 1919.
20-BERNIE CHESTER MULLENIE. Chat- field, Minn. Born Feb. 12, 1892; son of Julian Mullenie, New Rome, Wis. Private, 18th Prov. Co., 2nd Rec. Bn., Camp Forrest, Ga .; discharged Camp Dodge, Iowa, Dec. 26, 1918.
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1-ALMER MINDRUM. Born Feb. 16, 1896; son of Mrs. O. P. Mindrum, Whalan, Minn. Entered service Aug. 26, 1918; Private, Cook's and Baker's school, Camp Grant, Ill .; discharged Feb. 28, 1919.
2-EDGAR A. GLASER. Born Aug. 28, 1892; son of Carl Glaser, Preston, Minn., R. F. D. Entered service Sept. 6, 1918. Private, Medical Department, General Hospital, No. 28, Fort Sheridan, Ill.
3-FREEMAN C. SCHRODER. Born April 10, 1894; son of William Schroder, Wykoff, Minn. Entered service in May, 1917. Corporal, Supply Co., 53rd Inf., A. P. O., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in July, 1918; served two months at front and in Army of Occupation, Germany; returned to U. S. and mustered out in summer of 1919.
4-LEO E. MCCARTHY. Born Jan. 2, 1890; son of Owen McCarthy, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service April 8, 1918. Private, Co. E, 1st Corps, Artillery Park, A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug. 3, 1918; served at front from August to October, 1918; slightly wounded by schrapnel in hand and spent four months in Bordeaux hospital suffering from gas; mustered out June 15, 1919.
5-CLARENCE HENNESSY. Born Jan. 8, 1896; son of Thomas Hennessy, St. Paul, formerly of Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service June 25, 1918. Pri- vate, Cook Co., No. 5, A. S. C., A. E. F., arrived overseas Sept. 5, 1918; served in Army of Occupation.
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6-ELIAS GLENNA. Born Aug. 6, 1895; son of Mrs. Ole Glenna, Whalan, Minn. Entered service July 28, 1918. Pri- vate, Co. C, 54th Pioneer Inf., A. E. F. arrived overseas Sept. 3, 1918; served in Army of Occupation; mustered out in 1919.
7-THOMIE GLENNA. Born April 6, 1897; son of Mrs. Ole Glenna, Whalan, Minn. Entered service Feb. 26, 1918. Pri- vate, Co. A, 32nd Eng., A. E. F .; ar- rived overseas July 1, 1918; served in Army of Occupation; mustered out in 1919.
S-FRANK C. GRASKAMP. Born Jan. 6, 1895; son of Henry Graskamp, Foun- tain, Minn. Entered service Oct. 7, 1917. Mechanic, Supply Co., 133rd F. A., 36th Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug. 12, 1918; mustered out April 2, 1919.
9-RALPH B. WINCH. Born May 23, 1897; son of S. A. Winch, Prosper, Minn. Entered service June 27, 1918. Pri- vate, Co. B, 9th M. G. Bn., 3rd Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in Septem- ber, 1918; wounded by shrapnel in Ar- gonne, spending two months in hos- pital; served in Army of Occupation.
10-SIGVALD M. STROM. Born July 8, 1893; son of Soren Strom, Fountain, Minn. Entered service April 9, 1918. Ser- geant, Inf., stationed at Camp Grant, Ill.
11-FREDERICK STROM. Born Nov. 11, 1SS9; son of Soren Strom, Fountain, Minn. Entered service Feb. 23, 1918. Pri- vate, Co. K, 119th Inf., 30th Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas May 28, 1918; saw action at Ypres, Bellicourt, St. Souplet and Busigny; mustered out in 1919.
12-ALVIN C. LARSON. Born June 2, 1895; son of Lewis A. Larson, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service Sept. 21, 1917. Private 1st class, Co. K, 166th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in June, 1918; in action at Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne; mustered out May 12, 1919.
13-CLAUDE C. HABBERSTAD. Born Feb. 21, 1895; son of O. M. Habberstad, Lanes- boro, Minn. Entered service Feb. 11, 1918. Sergeant 1st class, Educational Department, Fort Sheridan, 111 .; in service at Camp Greenleaf, Ga., in psychological department.
14-CARL O. SANDVIG. Born April 8, 1895; son of Andrew Sandvig, Whalan, Minn. Entered service April 29, 1918. Pri- vate 1st class, assigned to Co. A, 35th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas June 16, 1918; served in St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne engagements; gassed and sent to hospital for three months; mustered out June 19, 1919.
15-CARL AXEL FOSNESS. Born Nov. 6, 1892; son of Anton Fosness, Chester, Mont., formerly of Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service June 15, 1918. Pri- vate, Signal Corps Training Det., Fort Leavenworth, Kans .; discharged Jan. 23, 1919.
16-OLE HARALDSON. Born Oct. 21, 1995; son of Mrs. Gunhild Haraldson, Wha- lan, Minn. Entered service July 26, 1918. Private, Co. G, 54th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in September, 1918; served in Army of Occupation;
17-ARNOLD BENHART EVENSON. Born Feb. 19, 1890; son of Mr. Ben Evenson, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service June 14, 1918. Private, Battery C, 137th F. A., A. E. F., 38th Div .; ar- rived overseas Oct. 18, 1918; mustered out in January, 1919.
18-JENS BAKKE. Born Sept. 4, 1887; son of Anton Bakke, Oestre Toten, Norway. Entered service from Fillmore County, June 24, 1918. Private, Co. G, 111th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug. 20, 1918; wounded in action in Ar- gonne Forest Sept. 27; spent eight months in hospital in France.
19-LLOYD W. RANK. Born Dec. 19, 1894; son of William Rank, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service May 28, 1918. Pri- vate, Co. F, 302nd Ammunition Train, A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug, 25, 1918; saw action in Meuse-Argonne offensive; mustered out May 19, 1919.
20-ALFRED H. SLINDE. Born Aug. 22, 1893; son of Ole H. Slinde, Whalan, Minn. Entered service Sept. 26, 1918. Pri- vate, assigned to Medical Corps, Gen- eral Hospital No. 28, Fort Sheridan, Ill .; mustered out May 16, 1919.
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1-ELVIN R. HOGENSON. Born Oct. 8, 1892; son of Austin Hogenson, Foun- tain, Minn. Entered service July 26, 1918. Private, Co. F, 54th Pioneer Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Sept. 12, 1918; ill with influenza in hospital in France; mustered out Jan. 28, 1919.
2-MARTIN B. EITHUN. Born Dec. 18, 1898; nearest of kin, Mrs. Charles Keehn, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service May 24, 1917. Mechanic, Co. B, 34th Inf., 7th Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in August, 1918; served in Meuse-Argonne offensive; mustered out June 27, 1919.
3-CARL BENJAMIN EITIIUN. Born March 31, 1892;>son of Nels Eithun, de- ceased. Entered service Sept. 5, 1918. Private, Co. H, 2nd Group M. G. T. D., Camp Hancock, Ga .; mustered out Feb. 27, 1919.
4-ABNER REUBEN CHRISTIE. Born March 17, 1898; son of August Christie, Lanes- boro, Minn. Entered service May 11, 1917. Sergeant, Hq. Co., Service Bn., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug. 7, 1918; saw action in Puvenelle sector and St. Aignan; mustered out July 17, 1919.
5-KENNETH RAY PALMER. Born Aug. 6, 1891; son of E. T. Palmer, Preston, Minn. Entered service Sept. 10, 1917; commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Dental Reserve Corps U. S. A .; ordered for active duty but orders cancelled upon signing of armistice Nov. 11, 1918. Still in Reserve.
6-LEO W. CROWLEY. Born March 29, 1894; son of Mr. and Mrs. William Crowley, Wykoff, Minn. Entered ser- vice June 23, 1918. Private 1st class, Co. B, 9th Bn., U. S. G .; mustered out and now serving as field secretary for the Knights of Columbus on Transport duty.
7-INGVALD JOHNSON. Born Sept. 19, 1896; nephew of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Severud, Fountain, Minn. Entered service Jan. 25, 1918. Private, Troop B, 6th Cavalry, A. E. F .; arrived overseas in May, 1918; stationed at Vendome, France; in Army of Occupation; mus- tered out in 1919.
8-J. E. HOWE. Born June 12, 1897; son of M. O. Howe, Chatfield, Minn. En- tered service Sept. 19, 1918. Corporal, Engineer Corps, 540th T. D., Dun- woody Institute, Minneapolis, Minn .; mustered out in January, 1919.
9-HUBERT G. NELSON. Born Sept. 7, 1894; son of Peter A. Nelson, Lanes- boro, Minn. Entered service March 17, 1918. Cadet, U. S. S. M. A. Cor- nell, Ithaca, N. Y .; mustered out Nov. 25, 1918.
10-ARTHUR LE ROY DUBBS. Born Feb. 14, 1894; son of Thomas G. Dubbs, Rush- ford, Minn. Entered service Nov. 22, 1917. Private, 140th Casual Co .; Quantico, Va., 2nd Bn., 6th Marines, arrived overseas June 2, 1918; in battle of Chateau Thierry and Soissons;
wounded in arm and hand and gassed at St. Mihiel, Sept. 15, 1918 .; mustered out in 1919.
11-LESLIE G. MITSON. Born Aug. 31, 1885 son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Mitson, Canton, Minn. Entered service Jan. 12, 1918. Corporal, Machine Gun Troops, Orly Field, Paris, France; arrived in France June 27, 1918; mus- tered out March 25, 1919.
12-HELMER CONRAD ESKELSON. Born Oct. 28, 1896; son of Hans Eskelson, Rush- ford, Minn. Entered service April 9, 1918. Sergeant, Camp Jackson, S. C .; mustered out in January, 1919.
13-NELS E. COLBENSON. Born Aug. 29, 1894; son of Colben Colbenson, R. F. D., Rushford, Minn. Entered service June 23, 1918. Private, Infantry, A. E. F .; arrived overseas Sept. 9, 1918; in front lines for one month; slightly gassed in Belgium; mustered out in 1919.
14-MILFORD ROSTVOLD. Born at Rushford, Minn. Son of E. L. Rostvold, Rush- ford, Minn. Entered service Dec. 15, 1917. Private, Artillery, A. E. F .; arrived overseas July 24, 1918; mus- tered out in 1919.
15-WILLIAM JOHN DRIER. Born Feb. 1, 1896; son of Joseph Drier, Preston, Minn. Entered service July 16, 1917. Corporal, Co. D, 136th Inf., 34th Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Oct. 20, 1918; mustered out in May, 1919.
16-CARL L. ESKELSON. Born Jan. 3, 1884; son of Hans Eskelson, Rushford, Minn. Entered service in June, 1918. Com- missioned lieutenant, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky .; mustered out in 1919.
17-HENRY ALVIN GILBERTSON. Born Mar. 2, 1897; son of Jens Gilbertson, Pres- ton, Minn. Entered service April 6, 1917. Corporal, Battery E, 15th F. A., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Dec. 30, 1917; served in Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel and Soissons, also Army of Occupation; discharged in 1919.
18-MARTIN O. IVERSON. Born Oct. 7, 1888; son of Iver Iverson, Rushford, Minn. Entered service June 26, 1916. Pri- vate, Co. H, 307th Inf., A. E. F .; ar- rived overseas July 19, 1918; schrapnel wound in shoulder during Argonne of- fensive; served in Battles at Verdun, Argonne, Meuse and St. Mihiel; mus- tered out in 1919.
19-CLARENCE GRIMLEY. Born Sept. 21, 1891; son of Eric Grimley, Fountain, Minn. Entered service Sept. 21, 1917. Wagoner, Co. A, 307th Ammunition Train, A. E. F .; arrived overseas May 31, 1918; in front lines for one month; discharged May 24, 1919.
20-TEMMEN E. JOHNSON. Born Dec. 2, 1895; son of John P. Johnson, Whalan, Minn. Entered service May 27, 1918. Private, Co. C, 34th Eng., A. E. F .; arrived overseas in August, 1918; served in Army of Occupation; mus- tered out in 1919.
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1-MAJOR FLYNN. Born April 10, 1887; son of Thomas Flynn, Preston, Minn. Entered service July 26, 1918. Pri- vate 1st class, Co. E, 106th Inf., 27th Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Sept. 15, 1918; mustered out April 1, 1919.
2-WILLIAM BARTLETT WHITE. Born May 6, 1892, Fillmore County, Minn .; son of W. J. White, Calgary, Canada. Entered service Aug. 9, 1917. Ser- geant, Bakery Co. No. 332; first sta- tioned at Camp Merritt, N. J .; arrived overseas Nov. 5, 1918; mustered out Aug. 24, 1919.
3-HENRY J. OSTREM. Born March 17, 1895; son of Mrs. Anna Ostrem, R. F. D., Lanesboro, Minn. Entered ser- vice Nov. 6, 1918. Private, Aviation Supply Depot, 9th Det., Detroit, Mich .; discharged in May, 1919.
4-SIGVART GUDMUNDSON. Born April 10, 1890; son of Mrs. Martin Gudmund- son, R. F. D., Peterson, Minn. En- tered service Oct. 23, 1918. Private, Co. B, 125th Eng., Camp Forrest, Ga .; mustered out in 1919.
5-JOHN A. FJELDSTAD. Born March 27, 1888, Canton, Minn .; son of C. J. Fjelstad, Mason City, Iowa. Entered service Sept. 6, 1918. Machine Gun- ner, Co. L, M. G. C., Camp Hancock, Ga .; discharged Feb. 28, 1919.
6-JENS K. RUD. Born Dec. 18, 1894; son of Edward A. Rud. Kloften, Gjerdrum, Norway. Entered service from Fill- more County Feb. 24, 1918. Private, Battery D, 12th F. A., A. E. F .; arrived overseas May 2, 1918; served in Bat- tles of Marne, Meuse-Argonne and in Army of Occupation; mustered out Aug. 14, 1919.
7-CARL EDWIN EVENSON. Born Feb. 16, 1894; son of Mrs. Martin Evenson, Whalan, Minn. Entered service May 27, 1918. Private, Co. A, 34th Eng., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug. 28, 1919; mustered out Aug. 12, 1919.
S-DAVID WALSH. Born Sept. 14, 1893; son of Mrs. Norah Walsh, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service May 27, 1918. Private, Co. A, 112th Inf., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug. 20, 1918; served in battles in Thaicourt sector and Meuse-Argonne; mustered out May 12, 1919.
9-EDWIN O. DAVIDSON. Born Sept. 30,' 1889; husband of Mrs. Irene Davidson, Whalan, Minn. Entered service Sept. 6, 1918. Private, Machine Gun Train- ing Co., Camp Hancock, Ga .; mus- tered out Feb. 18, 1919.
10-HARRY H. BOYD. Born Jan. 10, 1891; son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Boyd, Mabel, Minn. Entered service June 24, 1918. Private, Co. D, 111th Inf., 28th Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Sept. 25, 1918; one month in battle in Thiacourt sector; discharged May 12, 1919.
11-ARNT I. GULLINGS. Born March 31, 1891; son of Mrs. Karl Gullings, Mabel, Minn. Entered service Sept. 21, 1917. Private, Co. K, 30th Inf., 3rd Div., A. E. F .; arrived overseas July 13, 1918; gassed in Argonne For- est Oct. 5, 1918; mustered out April 24, 1919.
12-EDWIN C. LARSON. Born Aug. 18, 1897; son of Lewis A. Larson, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service Sept. 19, 1918. Private, stationed at Dunwoody In- stitute, Minneapolis, Minn .; mustered out Dec. 17, 1918.
13-ABNER J. WAHL. Born Aug. 20, 1896; son of Jacob Wahl, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service Feb. 18, 191S. Pri- vate, 311th Trench Mortar Battery, A. E. F .; arrived overseas Oct. 4, 1918; mustered out Jan. 30, 1919.
14-WALTER R. SKAUG. Born Aug. 23, 1896; son of M. K. Skaug, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service May 29, 1918. Private, Co. D, 12th Eng., A. E. F .; arrived overseas Aug. 26, 1918; mus- tered out May 14, 1919.
15-WILLIE CLARENCE FINNERUD. Born Jan. 21, 1894; son of T. E. Finnerud, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service Sept. 6, 1918. Private, Co. B, 1st Bn., Inf. Rep. Training Center, Camp McArthur, Texas; mustered out Feb. 11, 1919.
16-ARTHUR E. FINNERUD. Born June 18, 1890; son of Thomas E. Finnerud, Lanesboro, Minn. Entered service Sept. 21, 1917. Horseshoer, Supply Co., 135th 1nf., A. E. F .; arrived over- seas Oct. 22, 1918; mustered out April 22, 1919.
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