A comprehensive roster of casualties from Jefferson 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
Bergmann, Fred W., 41, Watertown; pvt 120mgbn; Argonne, 2Marne, Juvigny ; dw Oct 5, ’18.
Biedermann, Willie, 22, Jefferson; pvt 65co trkdet mgtngc, Camp Hancock; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 21, ’18.
Black, Guy, 24, Fort Atkinson ; 2Lt 307inf ; near Werval ; kia Sept 14, ’18.
Boettscher, Werner E., 21, Fort Atkinson; pvt 127inf; Soissons, Verdun; kia Oct 19, ’18.
Burkert, John L., 26, Jefferson; pvt 161depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 6, ’18.
Converse, Darwin, 21, Fort Atkinson ; pvt casdet, Camp Nichols ; dd (pneu) Nov 7,’18.
Degner, Carl W., 28, Ixonia; pvt 362inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 10, ’18.
Dorn, Albert Henry, 32, Helenville; pvt 354inf; w Aug 7; dd (pneu) Jan 31, ’19.
Dunigan, Luke B., 28, m, Watertown; corp 120mgbn; kia Aug 29, ’18.
Florine, Paul J., 22, Cold Spring; pvt 127inf; dw June 19, ’18.
Frohmader, Edwin Carl, 28, Fort Atkinson; WNG; pvt 127inf; Alsace, Chateau Thierry, Verdun; dw Oct 19,’18.
Hansen, Oscar, 26, Lake Mills; pvt inf Camp Hancock Sept rpldrft; dd. (pneu) Oct 13,’18.
Huebner, Arthur W. L., 26, Watertown; pvt 124mgbn; w Nov 11; dd (pneu) Nov 26,’18.
Koci, John J., 23, m, Jefferson; pvt 332fa; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 17, ’18.
Krueger, Otto H., 26, Jefferson; pvt 163depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 9, ’18.
Longley, Warren, 25, Fort Atkinson; WNG; pvt 127inf; U. S.; dd (empyema) Mch 18, ’18.
Luedtke, Otto E., 29, Fort Atkinson; pvt 332mgbn; overseas; dd (empyema) May 17, ’18.
Lukas, Bernard J., 26, Jefferson; pvt inf Camp Hancock Sept rpldrft; dd (pneu) Oct 7,’18.
Lyke, Charles Alexander, 23, m, Jefferson; pvt 51pioninf ; overseas; k in train accident Jan 12, ’19.
McCarthy, Daniel J., 26, Watertown; pvt 124mgbn; gassed Oct 30; dd (pneu) Nov 10, ’18.
Marten, William A., 23, Jefferson; pvt 343inf ; overseas; dd (pneu) Sept 29, ’18.
Meyer, Frank J., 23, Lake Mills; pvt 330mgbn ; overseas; dd (pneu) Sept 2, ’18.
Miller, Anton, 27, Jefferson; pvt 34inf; Puvenelle, near the Moselle, offnsve of Nov 9-11; dd (pneu) Apr 30, ’19.
Moriarty, John F., 22, Watertown ; core 47inf ; Argonne ; dw Sept 28, ’18.
Novotny, Charles J., 27, Watertown; pvt mgtngcntr, Camp Hancock; U. S.; dd (tuberc) Jy 12,’19.
Pitterle, Frank L., 21, Watertown; WING; corp 120mgbn; Foret de Fere, Fismes ; kia Aug 30, ’18.
Potter, Benjamin W., 22, Jefferson; 2Lt 107inf; Somme offnsve; kia Oct 17, ’18.
Prochnow, Arthur A., 24, Watertown; pvt 309inf; Argonne, kia Oct 16, ’18.
Reinhardt, George A., 23, Jefferson; pvt 20engnrs; kia (sinking of Tuscania) Feb 5, ’18.
Richards, Walter Tyler, 25, Fort Atkinson; pvt mgco 37inf; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 20, ’18.
Riedemann, Edward, 27, Watertown; pvt 333fa; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 2, ’18.
Sauer, George A., 23, Fort Atkinson; pvt 12mgbn; dd (pneu) Dec 13, ’18.
Schlesner, Herbert Walter, 24, Johnson Creek; pvt 354inf.; St. Mihiel, Verdun, Argonne-Meuse; kia Nov 1, ’18.
Schoechert, Ferdinand A., 22, Watertown; pvt 159depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 8, ’18.
Seitz, Urban J., 23, Jefferson; pvt 353inf; St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; dd (Hodgkin’s disease) Aug 23,’18.
Thomas, Walter E., 21, Sullivan; pvt 127inf; Alsace, Marne, Juvigny, Romagne, Brandeville; kia Nov 7, ’18. Awarded Croix de Guerre.
Uecker, Edward F., 23, Watertown; pvt 14inf; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 14, ’18.
Wenzel, Ernest H., 26, Sullivan; pvt 58inf; kia Nov 10, ’18.
Wiles, Frank E., 35, Palmyra; hs 77fa; Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, Argonne; dd (pneu) Feb 23,’19.
Wind], Lawrence, 23, Fort Atkinson; WNG; pvt Icl 127inf; Alsace, Chateau Thierry, Fismes, Soissons; kia Sept 1,’18.
Zickert, Harold A., 25, Watertown; sgt 129mgbn; Foret de Fere, Fismes, Aisne-Oise, Meuse-Argonne; dd (pneu) Feb 15,’19.
Navy
Baldwin, Edwin James, 18, m, Fort Atkinson; fireman 3cl; dd (influ) Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., Oct 9, ’18.
Heese, Henry Erwin, 32, Fort Atkinson; cm; dd (influ) Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., Sept 28, ’18.
Sanft, Arthur Carl, 24, Jefferson; seaman 2c1; dd (meas) in hospital at Hampton Roads, Va., Dec 28, ’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.