Lincoln County persons who died in service during World War I

WISCONSIN'S GOLD STAR LIST

Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Nurses form the Badger State Who died in the Federal Service During the World War

The information below comes from this book about those who died during World War I.  It is by no means 100% accurate, nor complete.  When the book was published, the lists were compiled and combined as best as possible.My page is divided into branchs of service.  

IF YOU WISH TO SEND FOR YOUR ANCESTORS MILITARY OR PENSION RECORDS - WWI - SEND FOR FORM-180.  E-MAIL TO "[email protected]"  REQUESTING A MAXIMUM OF 6 COPIES OF FORM-180, AND WITH YOUR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS IN THE BODY OF THE E-MAIL.  YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ACKNOWLEDGE MENT OF YOUR E-MAIL. USE A CREDIT CARD WHEN SENDING FOR INFO - IT'S FASTER AND YOU WILL NOT BE CHARGED UNLESS THE RECORDS ARE FOUND.

Some common abrevations used were:

dd - died of disease              mg - machine gun

dw - died of wounds            bn - battalion

k - killed                              WNG - Wisconsin National Guard

kia - killed in action               fa - field artillery

w - wounded

ARMY

Achterburg, Albert F. W., age 23, Merrill, pvt 1cl, 315GFCo., U S, dd pneu, Oct. 22, '18
Bauman, Adolph, 23, Gleason, pvt 30mgbn; US dd pneu., Oct. 1, 1918
Berndsen, William A., 25, Merrill, pvt 16 inf. St. Mihiel, Argonne, dw Nov. 30, 1918
Bronsted, Henry Engwald, 19, Tomahawk, WNG, pvt 1 cl 119 mgbn, kia Aug 31, '18
Burkland, Fred Arthur, 27, Tomahawk, pvt 1cl, 120 mgbn, Marne, Juvigny, kia Aug 29, '18
Burns, Edward Alexander, 25 Merrill, pvt 311 inf., kia Oct 25,'18
Donner, Arnold Gustave, 23, Merrill, pvt 18inf., Verdun, Metz, Argonne, kia Oct. 10, '18
Gerholtz, Frank Frederich Carl, 24, Merrill, pvt 343 inf., 33 pneu, Oct. 4, '18
Goetsch, Emil, 31, Merrill, pvt 30 mgbn, US., dd, pneu Oct 4, 1918
Hintze, George, 27, Gleason, pvt 344 inf, overseas, dd pneu Oct 16, '18
Jorgensen, Louis, 28 married, Tomahawk, pvt 136 mgbn, overseas, dd pneu Oct 24, '18
Keil, Charles L., 23, Merrill, pvt 355 inf. dw Aug 23, '18
Kleinschmidt, Emil G., 24, Corning, pvt 136 mgbn, overseas, dd pneu Nov. 13, '18
Kneiss, Albert William, 27, married Merrill, pvt 7 inf., Argonne, kia Oct 17, '18
Lagerbloom, Arthur A., 23, married Spirit Lake pvt 343 inf. overseas, dd pneu, Oct. 4, '18
Martinson, Fred, 22, Tomahawk, pvt 119 mgbn, Alsace, 2Marne, Juvigny, kia Aug 29, '18
Pahls, Frebert H. J. 23, Merrill, pvt 344 inf., overseas, dd pneu, Nov 11, '18
Pophal, Paul, 24 Merrill, pvt 4 inf., Argonne, kia Oct. 5, '18
Rice, Guy L., 25 Gleason, pvt 1cl, 150 mgbn, Army of Occupation, overseas, dd tuberculosis, July 31, '19
Saeger, William, 26, Merrill, pvt 9 inf. overseas, dd. nephritis, March 10, '19
Schaefer, William August, 25, Merrill, pvt 344 inf., overseas, dd pneu, Oct 21, '18
Schmidt, (sic) correct spelling is Schmitt) Peter Donat, 22 Merrill, WNG, pvt 120 fa, dw Nov. 19, '18
Stange, Lee E., 30, Merrill, pvt 34 mgbn, U. S., dd pneu, Sept 25, '18
Tool, Archie W., 30, Tomahawk, unassigned, School for Bakers & Cooks, Augusta GA, dd pneu, Dec. 4, '18
Tozer, Gordon F., 26, Irma, pvt 20 engineers, dd Measles, May 3, '18
Wieland, Otto R., 25, Merrill, pvt 18 bn, Camp Taylor , automatice replacement draft, dd pneu, Oct 15, '18
Woodruff, Hiram W., 23, Bradley, pvt 5 bn, field artillery replacement depot, dd pneu, Oct 15, '18

NAVY
Gould, Raymond Ernest, 18, Merrill, fireman, 3rd class, dd influenza, Naval  Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, Sept 25, '18
Stiefvater, Bernar Fidelis, 26, Merrill, fireman 2nd class, drowned in fatal submersion of USS William Rockefeller, May 18, '18

MARINES

Barber, Gordon Curtis, 20, Merrill, 5regt., Toulon, Aisne defensive, Chateau Thierry, kia June 10, '18
Liberty, Frank Alexander, 21, Tomahawk, sgt, Toulon, Aisnes defensive, Chateau Thierry, Aisne-Marne offensive, Marbache, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, champagne, w. in accident, Oct 5, dd Oct 22, '18 - Croix de Guerre, bronze star, citation American Expiditionary Force

NO NURSES LISTED FOR LINCOLN COUNTY

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