A comprehensive roster of casualties from Sheboygan 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
Ambelang, Lisle P., 25, Cascade; 1Lt MD 125inf; kia Aug 6, ’18.
Artman, Alexander, 21, Sheboygan ; corp 38inf; Marne, Jaulgonne, Vesle, St. Mihiel, Champagne; kia Oct 11,’18.
Aupperle, James, 23, Scott ; pvt 58inf; kia Oct 6, ’18.
Bayens, Peter, 23, Sheboygan ; sgt 127inf; near Sergy ; recommended for DSM; kia Jy 31, ’18.
Beitz, Otto F., 28, Sheboygan ; pvt 47inf; Meuse-Argonne ; w Sept 20; kia Oct 18,’18.
Bergner, William C. E., 30, Sheboygan; pvt 353inf; Meuse; dd (dys) Nov 19, ’18.
Bosshardt, Henry J., 22, Sheboygan ; corp tngbn mgtngc ; U. S.; dd (pneu) Jan 18, ’19.
Bowen, Edward, 26, Sheboygan; pvt 111inf; Xammes; kia Nov 4, ’18.
Brasser, Peter, 32, Sheboygan; pvt hqtr 7cav; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 12, ’18.
Browne, Joseph C., 21, Sheboygan; pvt 127inf; dw Sept 1, ’18.
Doering, Herman Frank, 27, Sheboygan ; pvt lcl 128inf; Alsace sec ; dw Jy 2, ’18.
Dreps, Anthony John, 21, Sheboygan; WNG; pvt 127inf; Dravegny; kia Aug 3, ’18.
Dupras, Eugene, 20, Sheboygan; WNG; pvt 127inf; Sergy; kia Jy 31, ’18.
Ebelt, Oscar H., 24, Cascade; pvt 105inf; kia Sept 29, ’18.
Engelhardt, Arthur L., 30, Sheboygan; pvt 1cl 53depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Jan 20,’19.
Fitzpatrick, Joseph, 19, Sheboygan; pvt 127inf; Fismes, Soissons, near Verdun; dw Oct 10, ’18.
Flaig, Edwin Paul, 22, Sheboygan Falls; pvt 361m USG; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 9, ’18.
Fredericks (Friederichs), Ferdinand, 21, Sheboygan Falls; pvt 127inf; kia Jy 31, ’18.
Germshel, Alfred E., 29, Plymouth; pvt VH12; overseas; dd (pneu) Feb 9, ’19.
Glaeser, Allen, 18, Glenbeulah; pvt 2inf WNG; overseas; k (auto accident) Jy 17, ’17.
Hamm, Charles N., 31, Random Lake; pvt 341inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 16, ’18.
Hand, Gilbert P., 23, Plymouth; sgt maj infrpltngtr, Camp Grant; U. S.; dd (append) Jan 13,’19.
Hartman, Edgar J., 28, Oostburg; pvt 58inf; kia Aug 6, ’18.
Higby, Herbert S., 30, Sheboygan; pvt 343inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 6, ’18.
Hilleman, Martin T., 27, m, Sheboygan; pvt 30obsnbyfa COTS, Camp Taylor, Ky. ; U. S.; dd (influ) Oct 11, ’18.
Hoffman, Frank Martin, 31, Sheboygan; corp 127inf; Roncheres to Fismes, Soissons; kia Sept 1, ’18.
Hoffman, Theobald, 22, m, Sheboygan; pvt 1cl 127inf; Roncheres to Fismes, Soissons ; kia Sept 1, ’18.
Hollenberger, Floyd, 22, Plymouth; wag supco 120fa; overseas; d (drowned) June 8, ’18.
Hollig, Harold H., 22, Plymouth; pvt 2 Flying Cadet Co, Ft. Omaha, Neb. ; U. S.; dd (pneu) Apr 2, ’18.
Hutchison, William C., 24; pvt 47inf; dw Aug 1, ’18.
Ippel, Bastian, 27, m, Sheboygan; pvt 7prvnlby Oct autrpldrft; overseas; dd (pneu) Apr 22,’19.
King, Frank W., 22, Sheboygan ; pvt 47inf; kia Aug 1, ’18.
Kjelson, Emanuel, 30, Sheboygan; pvt 47inf; dw Aug 2, ’18.
Kleinhesselink, Henry, 32, Oostburg; pvt 337bn TC; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 3, ’18.
Kolb, Ervin E., 22, Sheboygan; pvt SATC UW ; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 30 ’18.
Kolberg, Herman Christ., 21, Sheboygan; pvt 161depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 12, ’18.
Kreis, Jacob, 24, Sheboygan ; corp 47inf; dw Sept 28, ’18. DSM.
Kupfahl, Walter E., 22, Herman; pvt 116inf; kia Oct 15, ’18.
Kurtz, Alexander J., 26, Sheboygan; pvt 1cl CAC Ft. Screvens Sept rpldrft; kia (sinking of Otranto) Oct 6, ’18.
Laabs, Edward Fred, 23, Plymouth; pvt 161depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 5, ’18.
Ladwig, Walter S., 27, Plymouth; pvt 128inf; dw Sept 6, ’18.
Landgraf, Louis F., 24, Sheboygan; pvt 148inf; Heurne; dw Nov 1, ’18.
Lau, Alvin Albert, 22, Cascade; pvt SATC, Bradley Polytechnic Institute, Peoria, Ill. ; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 22, ’18.
Leimetz, Fred, 24, Sheboygan; pvt 4inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 3, ’18.
Lemkuil, Harry G., 26, Oostburg; pvt 5depbn SigC; overseas; dd (pneu) Aug 27, ’18.
Lubbers, William G., 28, Cedar Grove; corp QMC unasgnd; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 30, ’18.
Ludens, John, 27, Sheboygan Falls ; pvt 4inf; Argonne ; kia Oct 25, ’18.
Maertz, Henry, 28, Sheboygan ; pvt 58inf; kia Jy 19, ’18.
Meyer, Henry Herman, 30, Sheboygan; pvt 159depbrig; U. S.; d (sunstroke) Aug 8,’18.
Mueller, Herman, 31, Sheboygan Falls; pvt lcl 127inf; Fismes,
Soissons, Juvigny, near Verdun; kia Oct 4, ’18.
Oeldrich, Clarence, 23, Sheboygan; pvt 38inf; Vesle, St. Mihiel; kia Oct 9, ’18.
Pagel, Henry Arthur, 24, Sheboygan; pvt 49inf; overseas; dd (Vincent’s angina) Apr 27, ’18.
Prescott, Oliver W., 25, Sheboygan ; 2Lt 120inf ; Meuse-Argonne ; kia Sept 29, ’18.
Risch, Jacob, 24, Cedar Grove ; pvt 59inf; Argonne ; dw Oct 7, ’18.
Rosenthal, Edward L., 24, Sheboygan; corp 47inf; Verdun; kia Sept 27, ’18.
Sass, Paul A., 24, Sheboygan; pvt 59inf; dw Oct 3, ’18.
Scheib, Walter A., 23, Plymouth; pvt lcl supco304 QMC; overseas; dd (tuberc) June 7,’19.
Schipper, Peter, 24, Cedar Grove; pvt MD CH52; overseas; dd (empyema) Apr 18, ’19.
Schmidt, John E. H., 23, Plymouth; pvt mgco 3prvnlregt; overseas; dd (mening) Mch 18, ’19.
Skakunas, Mikle, 31, Sheboygan; pvt 340inf; overseas; dd (mening) Apr 2, ’18.
Staniscb, Arthur, 22, Sheboygan; pvt 59inf; Allied offnsve, 2Marne; dw Oct 16, ’18.
Thierman, Ervin Edward, 21, Sheboygan Falls; pvt infrpl; U. S.; dd (pneu) Nov 16, ’18.
Trester, Frank P., 26, Sheboygan; pvt 58inf; kia Oct 5, ’18.
Truhler, Joseph V., 25, Sheboygan ; pvt 59inf; kia Jy 26, ’18.
Van der Jagt, Morris C., 28, Cedar Grove; pvt 47inf; overseas; dd (perito) Aug 15, ’18.
Van der Ploeg, John J., 23, Oostburg; pvt Auto Schl tngdept; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 4, ’18.
Van Handel, Rudolph, 21, Sheboygan ; pvt 1cl 127inf; Sergy, Gesnes, near Verdun; kia Oct 19, ’18.
Vervelde, Garrett W., 25, Oostburg; pvt 59inf; near Marne, Argonne; kia Sept 30, ’18.
Walford, Arthur, 20, Sheboygan; pvt 127inf; U. S.; dd (empyema) Feb 22, ’18.
Wissink, Walter T., 23, Cedar Grove ; pvt 116inf; Haute Alsace, Malbrouck Hill, Molleville Farm, Bois d’Orment, Grand Montagne, Etrays Ridge, Bois Belleau; dd (mening) Dec 19, ’18.
Zinkgraf, Clarence, 23, Plymouth; pvt 1cl 127inf; Fismes, Soissons, Juvigny; kia Oct 4, ’18.
Navy
Franke, Reinhold Armien Otto, m, Sheboygan; mach mate 2c1; d Recruiting Station, USS Lakemore, Apr 11, ’18.
Hannert, Milton Albert, Random Lake; seaman; d New York US CG, Jy 18, 18.
Lammers, John, near Oostburg; fireman 3cl; dd (influ) Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., Sept 25, ’18.
Marines
Allman, Walter Kenneth, 19, Sheboygan; 11regt; k by fall from train Jy 4, ’19.
Buechle, Robert Lawrence, 33, Sheboygan; sgt (eight years prior service) on USS Nevada; dd (pneu) Oct 24, ’18.
Verhalge, Philip Cornelius, 34, Sheboygan; QM sgt, QM clk, hqdet 1regt, Philadelphia, Pa.; dd (pneu) Dec 11, ’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.