A comprehensive roster of casualties from Barron County, Wisconsin, detailing the hometown, age, unit, location of death, and cause of death for soldiers, sailors, marines, and nurses who sacrificed their lives during World War I.
See abbreviations on main Wisconsin’s Gold Star List page.
Army
Anderson, Carl Martin, 24, Barron; sgt 101suptn; Toul, Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, Verdun; dd (tuberc) Apr 15,’19.
Anderson, Homer Llewlyn, 22, Cumberland; pvt 107suptn; kia (sinking of Tuscania) Feb 5,’18.
Berg, Harry E., 24, m, Barron; WNG; sgt MD 161inf; dd (pneu) Feb 7, ’19.
Brown, Benjamin Harrison, 24, Barron; sgt 107suptn; kia (sinking of Tuscania) Feb 5, ’18.
Brunslik, James Barrel, 23, Haugen; corp 101suptn; Toul, Chateau Thierry, Verdun, Meuse-Argonne defnsve; dd (pneu) Feb 1, ’19.
Campbell, Oliver Philip, 21, Chetek; WNG; pvt 1cl 28inf; Montdidier-Noyon, Aisne-Marne, defsec; kia Jy 18,’18.
Coats, Archie F., 22, Rice Lake; core 146mgbn; Fere en Tardenois, Hagenbach, Badricourt sec, drive from Chateau Thierry; kia Oct 10, ’18.
Couture, Alphonse F., 21, Rice Lake; corp 130inf; Somme offnsve, Meuse-Argonne, defsec; dw Oct 3,’18.
Dawson, Hollus E., 22, Barron; corp 121mgbn; Hagenbach, Badricourt, Fere en Tardenois, Chateau Thierry, Fismes, Juvigny, Terny-Sorny, Verdun, Champagne sec; dw Oct 7,’18.
Donatelle, Frank, 31, Cumberland; corp 21engnrs; dd (perito) Nov 25, ’18.
Dowd, Myles E., 21, Dallas; pvt, Camp Sevier; dd (pneu) Mch 8,’18.
Drake, Jay W., 26, Chetek; pvt 7engnrs; dd (tuberc) Oct 25,’18.
Emanuelson, Oscar, 27, Rice Lake; corp 130inf ; dw Nov 8, ’18.
Eubanks, Edgar J., 21, Rice Lake; corp 121mgbn; Alsace 32div, defsec; dw Aug 3,’18.
Ferman, Christ, 26, Comstock; pvt 341inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 20, ’18.
Folstad, Marshal, 24, Barron; pvt 311engnrs; dd (pneu) Oct 6,’18.
Gordon, Clyde A., 32, Chetek; pvt 18inf; near Soissons; kia Jy 21, ’18.
Gunderson, Edwin, 28, Cameron; pvt 343inf; dd (pneu) Sept 30,’18.
Gurley, Orville U., 25, Barron; pvt 343inf ; dd (pneu) Oct 14, ’18.
Halverson, Halvor, 27, Barron; pvt 53inf; dd (pneu) Oct 12,’18.
Havelka, Thomas E., 24, Rice Lake; pvt 343inf; dd (pneu) Oct 6, ’18.
Hinkle, Jesse Ray, 25, m, Rice Lake; pvt 355inf; dw Aug 10, ’18.
Holum, Almer G., 29, Prairie Farm; pvt 1cl 311inf; kia Nov 1,’18.
Hornke, Fritz, 27, Brill; pvt 17fa; dw Jy 12,’18.
Howard, Fred Winfield, 22, Chetek; pvt 1cl 18inf ; dw May 15, ’18.
Johnson, Clark H., 29, m, Prairie Farm; pvt 343inf ; dd (pneu) Oct 2, ’18.
Johnson, Henry Severt, 21, Prairie Farm; pvt 53depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 8,’18.
Johnson, Raymond, 21, m, Barron; 9co rctdep, Camp Shelby, Miss.; dd (pneu) Nov 12, ’18.
Johnson, William Alfred, 23, Barronett; pvt 355inf; dw Aug 11,’18.
Kearney, Michael C., 26, Rice Lake; pvt CAC, Puget Sound; dd (influ) Nov 3, ’18.
Kelty, Asher E., 24, Rice Lake; 1Lt 91aersq; St. Mihiel, MeuseArgonne; kia near Crepigny, Sept 26, ’18.
Lavalier, William J., 28, Rice Lake; pvt 309inf; kia Oct 17,’18.
Lindberg, John Einar, 21, Rice Lake; pvt mgtngsect, Camp Hancock; dd (pneu) Oct 7,’18.
Lohfink, Louis Jacob, 26, Prairie Farm; pvt 118engnrs; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 15,’18.
Lombard, John Tony, 22, Cumberland; pvt prvnltngdept 161depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 8, ’18.
Lovass, Hjalmer M., 23, Cumberland; pvt 16inf; kia Jy 20,’18. Maas, Evan August, 19, Rice Lake; pvt hqco 30inf; Marne; kia Jy 16, ’18.
McGeorge, Warren Edward, 22, Cumberland; pvt SATC, Kansas City; dd (pneu) Oct 5,’18.
McLeod, Kenneth M., 21, Rice Lake; corp 121mgbn; Fismes; w Aug 5; dd (pneu) Oct 17,’18.
Neby, Peter, 21, Comstock; pvt SATC, Kansas City; dd (pneu) Oct 5, ’18.
Nelson, Albert L., 24, Chetek; pvt 1cl 128inf ; Fismes; kia Aug 6,’18.
Nelson, Alfred, 28, Cumberland; pvt 101suptn; Toul, Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, Verdun; dd (pneu) Feb 13,’19.
Nelson, Harold C., 21, Rice Lake; pvt 121mgbn; Juvigny; dw Sept 1, ’18.
Ness, Arthur 0., 25, Cumberland; pvt SATC UW; dd (pneu) Oct 9, ’18.
Nord, Samuel K., 26, Rice Lake; 1Lt 128inf; Meuse-Argonne; kia Brandeville, Nov 9, ’18.
Oien, Carl J., 22, Rice Lake; pvt 3mgbn ; dw Oct 13,’18.
Olson, Raymond C., 23, Barron; pvt 327mgbn; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 24, ’18.
Olson, William, 24, Turtle Lake; pvt 121depbrig; U. S.;.dd (pneu) Oct 6, ’18.
Palmer, Frank N., 25, m, Cumberland; pvt 311inf ; kia Nov 1, ’18.
Paul, Charles W., 26, Haugen; pvt 129inf; dw Oct 9,’18.
Paulson, John L., 25, Cumberland; pvt 58inf ; dw Jy 20, ’18.
Peterson, Carl O., 23, Prairie Farm; pvt 343inf ; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 10, ’18.
Pye, William, 29, Chetek; pvt 128inf; Alsace-Lorraine, 2Marne, Soissons; dd (tuberc) Nov 15,’18.
Richards, Clayton B., 31, m, Barron; pvt 53inf ; kia Oct 4, ’18.
Roux, Frank, 24, Rice Lake; pvt 58inf; kia (sinking of Moldavia) May 23, ’18.
Schleiss, James A., 32, Rice Lake; pvt 20engnrs ; kia (sinking of Tuscania) Feb 5, ’18.
Schranz, Peter, 30, Barron; pvt 9TC; dd (tuberc) Jan 26,’19.
Siewert, Fred W., 25, Barron; pvt 343inf; dd (pneu) Sept 27, ’18.
Stoneberg, Victor, 28, Chetek; pvt 343inf; dd (pneu) Oct 8;’18.
Theese, John H., 27, Barronett; pvt unasgnd 146mgbn; dd (pneu) Oct 16, ’18.
Theese, William G., 23, Barronett; pvt 309mgbn; dw Nov 7,’18.
Tollifson, Albert, 24, Chetek; pvt inf Camp Hancock Sept rpldrft; dd (pneu) Oct 19, ’18.
Wamsley, David C., 25, Cumberland; pvt 343inf ; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 6, ’18.
Wander, August J. L., 23, Cameron; pvt Slengnrs; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 16,’18.
Ziwisky, Peter, 28; pvt 111inf ; dw Oct 24, ’18.
Navy
Myers, Julius, 28, Rice Lake; seaman 2cl; dd (pneu) Naval Rifle Range, Camp Logan, P1., Oct 1, ’18.
Marines
Donalds, John Howard, 25, Turtle Lake; MCR; aviation at Miami, Fla.; dd (pneu) Nov 1, ’18.
Pieper, Bernard Paul, 22, Cameron; 83co; Chateau Thierry, AisneMarne (Soissons), Marbache, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne (Champagne); kia Oct 10, ’18.
Source
Gregory, John G., Wisconsin’s Gold Star List : Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Nurses from the Badger State Who Died in the Federal Service During the World War, Madison : State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1925.