A comprehensive roster of casualties from Grant 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
Abraham, Lincoln, Jr., 18, Bloomington; mus 3cl hqco 331fa; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 1,’18.
Ackerman, William T., 23, Glen Haven; pvt 3pioninf ; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 21, ’18.
Barr, William, 22, Beetown ; pvt Auto Tng Schl, Kansas City; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 12, ’18.
Bean, Floyd L, 21, Bagley; pvt inf Camp MacArthur Sept rpldrft; overseas; dd (pneu).Oct 10,’18.
Blackbourn, Wilmot, 25, m, Lancaster; pvt 4gr MTC; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 30,’18.
Blindert, Alfred Joseph, 23, m, Cuba City; pvt Utilities Dept, Camp Grant; U. S.; dd (pneu) Feb 1, ’19.
Bolchen, Dominic, 31, Boscobel; pvt 18inf; St. Mihiel, Argonne; kia Oct 4, ’18.
Bolint, Joseph, 32, Boscobel; pvt 331fa; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 12, ’18.
Brendenmuehl, Arno Charley, 25, Bloomington; pvt Prsnr of War Escort Co; overseas; dd (tuberc) Jan 24,’20.
Briel, William C., 24, Stitzer ; pvt 56inf ; kia Nov 10, ’18.
Brown, Edward, 31, Boscobel; pvt 18inf; kia Oct 4,’18.
Burns, Richard 0., 31, Beetown ; pvt 58inf ; kia Jy 18, ’18.
Craigo, Harry B., 29, Montfort; pvt 341inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 6, ’18.
Dreibelbis, Alexander, 30, Boscobel; corp 331fa; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 3, ’18.
Dyer, Clarence McCull, 22, Boscobel; pvt 410infrpl&tngtr, Camp Grant; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 5,’18.
Gray, Ralph L., 24, Mount Hope; pvt 345inf; U. S.; dd (pneu) Jan 6, ’18.
Hameister, Arthur Ferdinand, 25, Platteville; corp 161depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 9, ’18.
Hauck, George A., 25, Lancaster; pvt hqco 343inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 4,’18.
Heil, Luverne L., 24, Boscobel; pvt 333mgbn; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 2, ’18.
Hickock, Robert, 24, Bloomington; pvt 55inf ; kia Nov 4, ’18.
Jenamin, Michael, 31, Georgetown; pvt 18inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Sept 15, ’18.
Johnson, John Arthur, 22. Boscobel; pvt QMC unasgnd; U. S.; dd (heart disturbance and tuberc) Jy 2, ’19.
Kane, Leo M., 21, Platteville; pvt Icl 107amtn; dw Oct 10,’18.
Kujawa, Lawrence P., 22, Fennimore; UW tngdet; dd (pneu) Oct 9, ’18.
Langkamp, Edward J., 22, Harrison; pvt 356inf ; St. Mihiel, raid on enemy posts Sept 23, ’18, Meuse-Argonne; dw Jan 31, ’19.
Larkin, John A., 26, Sinsinawa; pvt engnrs unasgnd; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 17,’18.
Lee, Leslie P., 32, Bloomington; pvt fa COTS, Kansas City; U. S.; dd (influ) Oct 23,’18.
Liddle, William E., 29, Hazel Green; pvt 7inf; Argonne; dw Oct 11, ’18.
Loeffelholz, Michael N. F., 24, Dickeyville; pvt 41mgbn, Camp Ouster; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 9,’18.
Marsoun, Joe F., 22, Boscobel; pvt 337inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 10, ’18.
Martin, August G., 25, Boscobel; pvt 148inf; overseas; dd (oedema) Oct 16, ’18.
May, Clyde C., 27, Boscobel; pvt 55inf ; kia Nov 8, ’18.
Miller, Fred A., 24, Boscobel; pvt 18inf ; dw Oct 7, ’18.
Mumm, John Peter, 28, Cassville; pvt 161depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 5, ’18.
Nowak, Ernest James, 22, Fennimore; pvt SATC, Kansas City; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 21, ’18.
Oswald, Clarence H., 25, Bagley; pvt supco 342inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Apr 6, ’19.
Pinch, Henry, 28, Georgetown; core 127inf ; Badricourt, Chateau Thierry, Juvigny, Verdun; kia Oct 10,’18.
Pollock, William H., 23, Lancaster; pvt 354inf; Verdun; dw Nov 9, ’18.
Redmond, Robert B., 21, Platteville; pvt 107amtn; Alsace, 2Marne, Juvigny, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; dd (pneu) Dec 25, ’18.
Reiser, Bertie E., 25, Platteville; pvt 139inf; Verdun sec; dd (mening) Nov 27,’18.
Richards, Charles Lovern, 30, Livingston; pvt 161depbrig, Camp Hancock ; U. S.; dd Oct 6, ’18.
Riemenapp, Albert, 24, Dickeyville; pvt 353inf; kia Nov 5,’18.
Roseman, Paul C., 26, Woodman; pvt 4engnrs; dw Nov 1,’18.
Schwind, Leo A., 26, Potosi; pvt 129inf ; dw Jy 30, ’18.
Smith, Francis E., 19, Stitzer; WNG; pvt 127inf; U. S.; dd (pneu) Jan 16, ’18.
Smith, Jesse Stephen, 34, Stitzer; pvt 61inf ; kia Oct 14, ’18.
Temperly, Clyde, 21, Hazel Green; pvt 1cl 23inf ; kia June 6, ’18.
Temperly, Wilbur C., 22, Hazel Green; pvt 16fa ; Vesle, Chery-Chartreuve, St. Mihiel, Argonne; kia Oct 6, ’18.
Thor, Louis B., 29; pvt 311engnrs; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 5,’18.
Tracy, Samuel Joseph, 25, Platteville; pvt 55inf; dw Dec 30,’18.
Troy, Guy, 30, Lancaster; pvt MD; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 19,’18.
Tucker, Frank, 22, Lancaster; pvt 345inf; U. S.; dd (pneu) Jan 4, ’18.
Tyler, Albert H., 29, Prairie du Chien; pvt 120mgbn; Cierges, Meuniere Woods; kia Aug 1,’18.
Uppema, Henry, 22, Rockville; WNG; pvt 6inf; dd (diabetes) Dec 14, ’17.
Watson, Walter W., 28, Platteville; pvt 353inf; St. Mihiel; dw Sept 15, ’18.
Webb, Clyde C., 27, Lancaster; sgt AS mecregt; d (suicide) Nov 11, ’18.
Weisheit, Ernest H., 24, Lancaster; 331fa; U. S.; dd (tuberc) June 29, ’19.
Welsh, LeRoy, 25, Cassville; pvt coB Ordc; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 27, ’18.
Whitish, George D., 24, Fennimore; pvt 18inf; kia Oct 5,’18.
Wieland, Wallace, 24, Lancaster; pvt inf Camp MacArthur Sept rpldrft; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 19, ’18.
Woldal, Solfest B., 25, Lancaster; pvt 7inf; dw Oct 21, ’18.
Navy
Leary, John Thomas, 21, Boscobel; fireman 2c1; d St. Nazaire, France, Mch 30, ’19.
Ray, William Lewis, 19, Boscobel; app seaman; d Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., Sept 25, ’18.
Stich, Francis Harvey, 18, Fennimore; app seaman; d Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., Sept 26, ’18.
Webwe, Burdette Leroy, Lancaster; mus 2c1; d Naval District, Great Lakes, Ill., Apr 7, ’19.
Marines
Bowers, Perry Franklin, 20, Montfort; 96co 6regt; Toulon, Aisne defnsve, Aisne-Marne offnsve (Soissons), Marbache, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne (Champagne); w June 6; kia Oct 3, ’18.
Smith, Lester Ernest, 38, Platteville; serving at bcks, Philadelphia, Pa.; d (self-inflicted gunshot wounds) June 21, ’17. Character excellent; 17 years prior service in MC.
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.