A comprehensive roster of casualties from Waukesha 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
Abrahamson, Herbert A., 19, Oconomowoc; WNG; pvt 1cl 128inf; Aisne-Marne, defsec, Alsace; dd (pneu) Oct 20, ’18.
Anderson, Magnus, 27, Nashotah; pvt 4inf; kia Oct 14, ’18.
Behling, Robert C., 24, Waukesha; pvt 327fremsq QMC; overseas; dd (pneu) Nov 24, ’18.
Bennett, Leon E., 24, Waukesha; pvt 150mgbn; overseas; dd (influ) Oct 12,’18.
Beringer, Maurice A., 25, Waukesha; pvt 4inf; Argonne; dw Oct 11, ’18.
Braun, John W., 23, Eagle; pvt 138fa; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 20, ’18.
Burke, James L., 32, Waukesha; pvt 344inf; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 3 ’18.
Christian, Erwin August, 22, Oconomowoc; pvt COTS; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 7,’18.
Dumel, Albert August J., 27, Menomonee Falls; pvt 161depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 6, ’18.
Ferge, George Fred, 32, Dousman; pvt 9bn farpldrft; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 9 ’18.
Flanagan, William F., 27, Delafield; clk 128inf; kia Nov 10, ’18.
Freede, Milton H., 23, Hales Corners; corp Army Cand Schl; dd (pneu) Jan 28,’19.
Gaw, Frederick A., 20, Waukesha; pvt 28inf; Cantigny, Soissons, 2Marne; w Jy 20; kia between Oct 8 and 12, ’18.
Giles, Arthur E., 24, Waukesha; pvt 1cl 107amtn; Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne, defsec; kia Sept 29, ’18.
Hartel, Raymond, 27, Waukesha; wag supco 340inf; overseas: dd (pneu) Oct 11, ’18.
Hill, Charles C., 28, Brookfield; pvt Army ambsect605 MD; overseas; dd (append) Dec 22, ’18.
Holzer, Gerald Thomas, 22, Muskego; pvt 47engnrs; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 18, ’18.
Isaacson, Lamoine L., 23, Oconomowoc; pvt 161depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 10, ’18.
Johnson, Martin F., 23, m, Oconomowoc; pvt 76casco hqco 340inf; U. S.; dd (pneu) Mch 14, ’19.
Jones, David R., 30, Waukesha; mgtngc; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 15, ’18.
Jones, Edwin Llewellyn, 28, m, Oconomowoc; 1Lt 128mgbn; Champagne; dw Aug 3, ’18.
Jones, Ellis 0., 30, Dousman; pvt AS Schl for Radio Opus, U. of Tex.; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 15, ’18.
Keller, Edward H., 32, Mukwonago; pvt lcl Camp Greenleaf medrplunit58; dd (pneu) Oct 21, ’18.
Kendell, George, 28, Waukesha; corp 354inf; kia Nov 6, ’18.
Slug, John, 21, Ixonia; pvt rctcol4, Camp Shelby, Miss.; U. S.; dd (pneu) Nov 4, ’18.
Knutson, Clarence, 25, Big Bend; 5bn farpldet; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 11, ’18.
Kuntz, Glen H., 22, Eagle; pvt 150inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 13, ’18.
Kuphall, Paul J., 22, Menomonee Falls; pvt 75inf; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 31, ’18.
Larson, Frederick, 30, Waukesha; corp hqco 340inf; U. S.; dd (empyema) Feb 15, ’18.
Leatsch, Joe M., 27, Oconomowoc; pvt 341inf; overseas; dd (dementia praecox) Oct 20, ’18.
Lembcke, Herbert, 24, Pewaukee; pvt 28inf; Cantigny; kia May 29, ’18.
Leslie, Francis C., 23, Oconomowoc; pvt 312inf; kia Oct 19, ’18.
Lidicker, Frank, 31, Ottawa; pvt 4inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 12, ’18.
Lillge, Frank, 31, Oconomowoc; pvt 2regt farpldrft; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 16, ’18.
Lindhorst, Henry J., 26, Mukwonago; pvt 353inf; dw Oct 21, ’18.
Lockerman, Bernard, 22, Waukesha; pvt 106inf; kia Sept 25, ’18.
McCarthy, Byron, 21, Waukesha; pvt 1cl 103bn MP; w Sept 2, ’18; dd (pneu) Jan 18, ’19.
McCarthy, Edward, 23, Waukesha; sgt 128inf; dd (pneu) Sept 21, ’18.
McComb, Claude, 24, m, Eagle; pvt 161depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 5, ’18.
Malone, Mark, 25, Waukesha; corp 107amtn; overseas; dd (pneu) Mch 28, ’19.
Martin, Daniel J., Waukesha; capt 128inf; Dravegny, Fismes, Juvigny; dw Nov 3, ’18. Croix de Guerre, with this citation:. “He took personal command of his unit and displayed magnificent bravery . . . during the engagement which resulted in the occupation of Dravegny. . . . The success was due to his initiative and his personal energy.”
Moos, Martin Anthony, 40, Oconomowoc; sgt 128inf; 2Marne, Juvigny; kia Oct 6, ’18.
Mundschau, Albert L., 27, m, Mukwonago; pvt 17bn farpldrft, Camp Taylor; U. S.; dd (influ) Oct 9, ’18.
Murphy, William T., 39, m, Waukesha; 1Lt MD 330aerservsq; dd (influ) in England, Nov 2,’18.
Neu, Herbert F., 29, Waukesha; pvt 106inf; tour of trench duty; kia Sept 30, ’18.
Newbury, Horace C., 24, m, Waukesha; pvt med ERC; U. S.; dd (pneu) Nov 19, ’18.
Pape, Herman, 28, Waukesha; pvt 128inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Mch 7, ’18.
Passeri, Angelo, 27, Waukesha; pvt 354inf; kia Nov 1, ’18.
Reed, Joseph M., 32, Oconomowoc; pvt mgtngcmp, Camp Hancock; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 20, ’18.
Reinke, Arthur W., 24, Waukesha; pvt mgtngcntr; U. S.; dd (tuberc) Dec 30, ’18.
Replogle, Clarence C., 19, Waukesha; pvt lcl 28inf; Cantigny, Soissons, 2Marne; kia Jy 21,’18.
Russell, Henry Edward, 22, Waukesha; pvt lcl Auto Schl tngdet NA, Kansas City; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 6, ’18.
Sargent, George E., 24, Eagle; pvt 1cl 15servco SigC; U. S.; dd (pneu) Dec 10,’18.
Schellien, Leonard H., Oconomowoc; pvt 148inf; Heurne; kia Oct 31, ’18.
Schneider, Richard A., 23, New Butler; pvt lcl 41COTS; overseas; k (train accident) Feb 6, ’19.
Schultz, Herbert, 26, Waukesha; pvt SATC UW; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 11, ’18.
Schultz, Herman 0., 23, m, Waukesha; WNG; pvt 28inf; dw Jy 28, ’18.
Schuster, Leon E., 23, Menomonee Falls; corp MTco389, Eagle Pass, Tex.; U. S.; dd (pneu) Dec 10, ’18.
Siefert, Otto R., 28, Waukesha; pvt unasgnd, Camp Nichols; dd (pneu) Nov 9,’18.
Smith, Richard William, 26, m, Okauchee; pvt 2regt farpldrft, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky.; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 10, ’18.
Soat, Robert W., 20, Waukesha; pvt lcl 28inf; dw Jy 21, ’18.
Solveson, Harvey Norman, 28, Oconomowoc; WNG; clk 128inf; overseas; dd (tuberc) June 10, ’18.
Trapp, Walter Alfred, 25, Brookfield; pvt 161depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 6, ’18.
Truschinski, Albert, 26, Waukesha; pvt 128inf; 2Marne, Soissons; kia Aug 9, ’18.
Turkofski, Otto, 19, Waukesha; WNG; pvt 1cl 28inf; kia June 5, ’18.
Vergenz, Fred J., 20, Waukesha; pvt 28inf; kia May 27, ’18.
Viergutz, Arthur H., 25, Templeton; sgt 2MC mecrepsh unit306; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 5, ’18.
Walker, John A., 23, Nashotah; pvt 353inf; Bois de Bantheville; kia Nov 8, ’18.
Wersonske, Alfred A., Oconomowoc; pvt lcl 332mgbn; overseas; dd (pneu) Sept 29, ’18.
Navy
Grundmann, John Paul, 23, Waukesha; engnr 2c1; d Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C., Feb 27, ’19.
Wingerter, Leo Herman, 41, Eagle; chf wtdr; d USS North Dakota, Norfolk, Va., Jy 5,’17.
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.