A comprehensive roster of casualties from Wood 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
Akey, Lawrence L., 21, Rudolph; pvt Auto Schl tngdet, Kansas City; U. S.; dd (pneu) Sept 30, ’18.
Arnett, George, 19, Marshfield; pvt hqdet 57fabrig; overseas; dd (nostalgia) Mch 15, ’18.
Arnett, William, 20, Marshfield; pvt 127inf; Alsace; k by fall from train Aug 16, ’18.
Binder, Louis, 24, Lincoln; WNG; pvt 1cl 127inf; Champagne; kia Aug 7, ’18.
Bresemann, Frederick W., 23, Marshfield; pvt 18inf; St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; kia Oct 4, ’18.
Brostowicz, Gus, 30, Wisconsin Rapids; South Dakota NG; mec 101mgbn; Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, Meuse-Argonne, defsec, Troyon, 2Marne, St. Mihiel; d Dec 8, ’18.
Buckley, John W., 25, Wisconsin Rapids; 1Lt Aer Schl; k (airplane accident in France) Nov 8, ’18.
Budde, Julius A., 28, Rudolph; pvt 355inf; St. Mihiel; dd (pneu) Sept 24, ’18.
Coates, Robert James, 27, Wisconsin Rapids; pvt ambco437, Camp Grant, Ill.; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 4,’18.
Fischer, John Adolph, 21, Marshfield; WNG; corp 127inf; Alsace, Sergy, Verdun; dw Oct 15, ’18.
Fisher, John P., 26, Wisconsin Rapids; pvt 350inf; overseas; dd (append) Nov 8,’18.
Fleisner, Louis, 28, Marshfield; WNG; pvt lcl 127inf; near Fismes; dw Aug 5, ’18.
Hagerstrom, Charles R., 23, Wisconsin Rapids; WNG; pvt 120fa; dw Aug 9, ’18.
Hamel, Archie, 32, Nekoosa; pvt 130inf; St. Mihiel; dw Nov 2, ’18.
Hauser, August M., 22, Sherry; pvt 4inf; Argonne Forest; kia Oct 26, ’18.
Hendrickson, Henry B., 20, Marshfield; WNG; pvt 127inf; Fismes; kia Aug 5, ’18.
Hintz, Fred Emil, 25, Marshfield; WNG; corp 127inf; Fismes, Soissons, Verdun; kia Oct 7, ’18.
Jaeckel, Harold Edwin, 20, Marshfield; WNG; Mex Bdr; corp 127inf; Swiss—;, Fismes, Alsace; kia Sept 1, ’18.
Jewanske, Max, 27, P??sville; pvt BH119, Camp Taylor; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 7, ’18.
Kunz, Earl L., 23, Marshfield; WNG; pvt 127inf; kia Jy 30, ’18.
Langer, Edward, 23, Wisconsin Rapids; pvt 18bn USG; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 17, ’18.
Lee, William, 32, Marshfield; 2Lt QMC basesect4; d (suicide,-in hospital at Havre, France) Dec 24, ’18.
Lesselyoung, William, 29, Marshfield; sgt 127inf; near Sergy; kia . Aug 2, ’18.
Lindstrom, Carl A., 24, Wisconsin Rapids; pvt 344inf; Argonne, Verdun; kia Nov 3, ’18.
Lipsitz, Henry, 27, Wisconsin Rapids; pvt 355inf; dw Aug 9, ’18.
Manz, Paul, 25, Wisconsin Rapids; pvt 4inf; Allied offnsve; kia Oct 4,’18.
Marsh, Joseph C., 19, Marshfield; pvt 15servco SigC, Ft. Leavenworth, Ban.; U. S.; dd (append) June 29,’18.
Mattson, Harold, 24, Marshfield; pvt 104inf; St. Mihiel, Verdun; k by accident Oct 23, ’18.
Miller, Elwin E., 23, Wisconsin Rapids; pvt 2bn 118engnrs; U. S.’; dd (pneu) Nov 1,’18.
Miller, Ernest Gustave, 26, Marshfield; sgt 127inf; kia Oct 15, ’18.
Miller, Mike J., 23, Marshfield; pvt 219fsbn; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 9 ’18.
Mueller, Frank J., 28, Marshfield; pvt 339inf; Archangel Expedition; kia near Kadish, Dec 30, ’18.
Nimm, Timothy P., 24, Arpin; pvt mgtngcntr, Camp Hancock; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 20, ’18.
Palmer, Harry Merle, 20, Pittsville; WNG; sgt 127inf; Fismes, Soissons, Verdun; kia Oct 6, ’18.
Parks, Edward John, 27, Marshfield; WNG; pvt 1cl 127inf; kia Aug 5, ’18.
Paul, Andrew R., 24, m, Milladore; pvt 111inf; kia Nov 11,’18.
Pazurek, Paul, 20, Wisconsin Rapids; pvt 16inf; kia Jy 21, ’18.
Peterson, Ole E., 27, Arpin; pvt 148inf; kia Nov 2, ’18.
Ponczoch, Joseph A., 23, Marshfield; WNG; pvt 16inf; kia June 11, ’18.
Potts, Francis Eugene, 26, Vesper; 2Lt MOTgr; U. S.; dd (pneu) Nov 12, ’18.
Purdy, Willard D., 23, Marshfield; WNG; sgt 127inf; overseas; k by accidental explosion Jy 4, ’18.
Riethus, William G., 22, Marshfield; WNG; sgt 127inf; U. S.; dd (pneu) Feb 26, ’18.
Sampson, Henry, 24, Wisconsin Rapids; mus 3cl hqtr 4cav; k in motorcycle accident Aug 4, ’17.
Schielz, Henry, 31, Marshfield; WNG; corp 127inf; Alsace, near Fismes, Verdun; dw Oct 8, ’18.
Schiesl, George A., 28, Marshfield; pvt 311suptn; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 15,’18.
Schultz, Paul H., 23, Marshfield; pvt 53depbrig; U. S.; dd (mening) Dec 20, ’18.
Seidl, Louis Aloysius, 27, Marshfield; WNG; pvt lcl 127inf; near Sergy; kia Aug 3, ’18.
Semenske, Edward, 22, Wisconsin Rapids; pvt 355inf; kia Aug 13, ’18.
Skaya, Barney, 22, Marshfield; pvt 158depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 10 ’18.
Soles, Walter Henry, 23, Marshfield; WNG; pvt lcl 127inf; near Sergy; kia Jy 81, ’18.
Stangl, Joe, 27, Marshfield; pvt 136mgbn; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 26, ’18.
Timlin, Eugene C., 24, Nekoosa; corp 355inf; St. Mihiel, Meuse; kia Nov 4,’18.
Tosch, John A., 22, Vesper; pvt 355inf; gassed Aug 7 and 8; dw Aug 11, ’18.
Trierweiler, Nicholas Fred, 30, Marshfield; WNG; pvt 127inf; near Fismes; kia Aug 5,’18.
Varney, Everett, 22, Marshfield; 2Lt 127inf; Meuse-Argonne; dw Oct 19,’18.
Weber, Valentine, 31, Wisconsin Rapids; pvt 344inf; overseas; dd (pneu) Oct 15,’18.
Wellner, Louis, 20, m, Marshfield; pvt 1cl 127inf; Alsace, Fismes, Soissons, Verdun; dw Oct 4, ’18.
Winch, Ray, 24, Marshfield; WNG; corp 128inf; Fismes; kia Aug 5, ’18.
Witt, George J., 24, Milladore; pvt 355inf; St. Mihiel, Meuse; kia Nov 4, ’18.
Wright, Ivo Erhardt, 29, m, Marshfield; pvt 161depbrig; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 5,’18.
Yaeger, Herbert W., 31, Marshfield; pvt tngdet, Camp Hancock; U. S.; dd (pneu) Oct 23,’18.
Navy
Babcock, George Grant, 25, Wisconsin Rapids; seaman 2cl; dd (pneu) Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., Sept 28, ’18.
Grandowski, Alex. Dan, 24, Wisconsin Rapids; dd (pneu) Naval Rifle Range, Camp Logan, III., Oct 8, ’18.
Jackart, Lucas Frank, 28, Nekoosa; mach mate 2cl av; dd (influ) Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., Sept 19, ’18.
Kallman, William Frank, 29, Wisconsin Rapids; fireman lcl; dd (pneu) Naval Hospital, New York City, Nov 8, ’18.
Larsen, Harold Kristian, 21, Nekoosa; seaman 2c1; d in service, Naval Hospital, New York City, Oct 31,’18.
Whitney, George Wayne, 25, Marshfield; seaman; dd (pneu) USS Harrisburg, Oct 19,’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.