World War I, 1917-1918-1919, Day County South Dakota

This information is from In The World War, 1917-1918-1919, Day County, So. Dakota published by Webster War Review Company, Webster, South Dakota. An Honor Roll is transcribe of the men from Day County who served in the Great War. Day County dedicated the book to “Those sons whom we love as soldiers, whom wee respect as defenders and whom we honor as patriots – to those gallant young heroes who died that we might live.”

On April 6, 1917, United States entered the War. More than 850 men and women from Day County enlisted in the war. The first draft was March 5, 1918 which drafted three men. The largest inductions were as follows:

May 24, 1918, 77 men left for Camp Lewis, Washington

June 26, 1918, 141 Men entrained to Camp Funston, Kansas

July 22, 1918, 100 men were sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa

Home activities included:

Over two million and a half bushels of wheat was threshed during the fall of 1918

Five Liberty Loans Day County purchased a grand total of $2,809,5000 in government bonds

Chairmen of Liberty Loans: First Loans: Mr. A.T. Cooper, Webster

Second and Third Loans: Mr. Andrew Kopperud, Webester

Fourth Loans: Mr. E.A.Schullian, Webster

Fifth Loans: Mr. Atlas Knapp, Webster

Lily Home Guard, Company H admitted sixty men

Captain Harry E. Reinhold, First Lieutenant Andrew T. Moseson and Second Lieutenant Reinhart L.Nordess

Day County Council of Defense

Chairman, Mr. W.G.Waddel, Chairman of the Women’s Committee Council of National Defense, Mrs. Frank Anderson

Mrs. T.E. Hall, Secretary; Mrs. L.G. Oschenreiter, Food Production and Home Economics; Mrs. Fred L. Hyde, Food Administration; Mrs. O. Snipstad, Child Welfare; Mrs. O.L. Williams, Liberty Loans; Mrs. T.E.Haugen, red Cross and Allied Relief; Mrs. Henry Halvorson, Surgical Dressing Department; and Mrs. E. A. Wearne, Publicity Committee and Educational Propaganda

War Savings Stamp Drive, Chairman Mr. L. G. Ochsenreiter, Webster

Draft Board, Chairman of the Day County, M.M. Judge, Webster

Red Cross, Chairman Hon. Frank Anderson, Webster

Junior Red Cross, County Chairman Superintendent Ira Howell

Individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use may freely copy this file. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. Information transcribed by Karen Kambestad

Last Name	First Name	Town	Action	Branch of Service	Division	Rank	Parent	Page
Aadson	John Konrad	Butler		Army	U.S. Infantry	Private		50
Aasland	Gustave	Butler		Army	Co. B, 307th Battalion, Tank Corps	Corporal	Chas. Aasland	73
Aasland	Olaf							88
Agaard	Olaf	Waubay	Wounded Aug 6, 1918, France	Army	Co. D, 58th Infantry, France			80
Ahern	Charles E.	Andover		Army		Private	Joseph Ahern	40
Ahlers	Charles	Webster	Wounded, France	Army	Co. D. 110th Infantry			17
Aikin	John	Ortley		Army	59th Infantry, Co. C	Private		76
Akerson	John A.	Webster		Army	7th Recruit Squadron	Sergeant Major		22
Amundson	John A.	Holmquist		Army	U. S. Infantry	Private	P.B. Amundson	71
Anderson	Alfred M.	Bristol		Army	Co. J, 21st Engineers, France	Private		46
Anderson	Arthur							88
Anderson	Clarence	Lily		Army	Infantry	Private		54
Anderson	Edwin R.	Waubay		Army	Evacuation Hospital No. 37, A.E.F.	Private		84
Anderson	Herbert							88
Anderson	Melvin							88
Anderson	P.W.	Butler		American Expeditionary Forces	Mounted Police	Private		52
Anderson	Peter							88
Anderson	Philip	Waubay		Army	U. S. Infantry	Private		84
Arenson	Elias	Waubay		Army	U. S. Infantry	Private		86
Arnston	Johnny	Roslyn		Army	74th Balloon Company	Private		66
Arthur	W. S.	Webster		Army	127th Machine Gun Battalion, Co. C. 34th Division, A. E. F.	1st Lieutenant		19
Ashbaugh	Lamont	Butler		Army	Headquarters Detachment	Private		52
Aslesen	Christian E.	Waubay		Army	Field Artillery	Private	Engborg Aslesen	86
Aslesen	Theodore	Waubay		Army	Infantry	Private	Ingborg Aslesen	86
Assen	Torvold							88
Bahr	Carl	Stratford		Army	Headquarters Company, 147th Field Artillery, A.E.F.	Musician	Charles Bahr	75
Bailly	Alick	Waubay		Army	77th Division, France	Private		84
Baird	Floyd	Marshalltown, Iowa		Army	Co. H, 352nd Infantry	Private	G.M. Baird	75
Baker	William A.	Waubay		Army	340th Field Artillery, France	Private		84
Bakke	Alvin A.	Webster		Army	48th Aero Squadron, Machine Gun Instructor, Ellington Field, TX	Private	James A. Bakke	30
Bakke	Andrew William	Webster	Wounded, Chateau-Thierry	Army	Co. I, 305th Infantry, 77th Division		James Bakke	17
Bakkegard	Connel	Butler		Army	Co. E, 352nd Infantry	Private		51
Bakkegard	Samuel G.	Butler		Army	U.S. Infantry, France	Private	S. L. Bakkegard	87
Bakken	Christ	Bristol		Army	Headquarters Company, 75th Infantry	Private	Ole E. Bakken	47
Bakken	Richard	Bristol		Army	Co. E, 128th Infantry	Private	Ole E. Bakken	47
Baltzell	Nolan	Bonnie, Ill		Army		Private	Francis Baltzell	76
Baltzell	Nolan	Pierpont		Army	Medical Corps, Fort Riley	Private		62
Barkuloo	Freeman	Waubay		Army	Mounted Police, U.S. Infantry	Private		83
Barkuloo	Herbert W.	Waubay		Army	Students' Army Training Corps, Brooklyn	Private		83
Barse	Horace C.	Waubay	Died in action					13, HR
Bartell	Ben							88
Bauer	William	Webster	KIA Sept 28, 1918, France		A.E.F. France			15, HR
Baukol	Rudolph	Webster	KIA Oct 1 1918		Co. 1, 305th Infantry			15, HR
Becker	Ed	Andover		Army	U.S. Infantry	Private		41
Bellach	Herman A.F.	Waubay		Army	Co. K, 352nd Infantry, A.E.F.	Private	Fred Bellach	87
Bellach	John F.	Waubay		Army	Co. C, 1st Battalion, Edgewood Arsenal, Edgewood, Maryland	Private	Fred Bellach	87
Bennett	Charles E.	Bristol		Army	Co. C, 34th Engineers, France	Private		46
Benson	John	Holmquist	Wounded in Argonne Forest Drive	Army	Co. 128th Infantry, 32nd Division			70
Berard	Felix L.	Wirt, MN		Army	87th Aero Repair Squadron, France	Sergeant		74
Bergenson	Olaf							88
Bickel	Norman E.	Bristol		Army	Co., G, 308th Regulars, A.E.F.	Private		43
Bicknell	Louis W.	Webster		Army		Captain		19
Bicknell	Norman							88
Bierschback	Wm.J.	Webster		Army	140th Engineers, Camp Shelby, Miss	Private		32
Bingen	Edward C.	Andover		Army	Casual Co. 1 Tank Corps	Private	John Bingen	41
Bisgard	Roy	Waubay		Army	21st Machine Gun Company	Private		86
Bistodeau	Eugene	Webster		Army	Medical Detachment, Section L	Private		27
Bistodeau	Stella	Webster		Day County Red Cross Nurse				14
Bjerke	Alvin	Bristol		Army	Co. C, 322nd Infantry, 81st Division, A.E.F.	Private	Martin Bjerke	46
Bjerke	Hans	Bristol		Army	Co. I, 138th Infantry, 35th Division, A.E.F.	Private	Martin Bjerke	46
Bjerke	Henry	Bristol		Army	Co. G, 20th Infantry, 10th Division	Private	Martin Bjerke	46
Bjerke	Iver	Bristol		Army	Co. B, 355th Infantry, 89th Division, A.E.F.	Private	Martin Bjerke	46
Black	Alias S.							88
Black	Frank B.							88
Black	Jessie							88
Blackwell	Leonard	Andover		Army	44th Infantry, Camp Lewis, WA	Lieutenant		36
Blank	Arthur							88
Blevins	John R.	Crumpler, N.C.		Army		Private	M.W. Blevins	74
Block	Anton F.	Grenville		Army	10th Division, Motor Supply Transport	Private		61
Block	Frank F.	Grenville		Army	Motor Supply Transport, A.E.F.	Private		61
Block	Jacob							88
Boeckmann	Arthur	Andover		Army	1st Supply Train, A.E.F.	Private		41
Bohn	Effner	Butler		Army	Camp Lewis, WA	Private		51
Bohn	Harvey	Butler		Army	Co. B, 138th Infantry, 35th Division	Private		51
Bond	Fred Daniel	Watertown	Died Oct 29, 1818, Iowa City, Iowa	Army			W.J. Bond	57, HR
Bond	Harley J.	Watertown	Wounded Sept 29th Argonne Drive	Army	362nd Infantry		W.J. Bond	57
Bordahl	Even	Roslyn		Army	27th Squadron, 2nd Prov. Reg., Vancouver	Private		69
Bradley	Lewis M.							88
Brady	George	Webster		Army	Co. B, 69th Infantry, 10th Division	Private		28
Brady	Glenn	Webster		Army	Co. I, 352nd Infantry, 88th Division, A.E.F.	Private		28
Brady	Harry O.	Waubay		Army	Troop A, Headquarters Company, A.E.F.	Private		84
Brady	Ray A.	Waubay	Killed in action, Argonne Meuse Region, France	Army	Co. D, 362nd Infantry, 91st Division, France		C. Brady	77, HR
Brakhage	George	Webster		Army	Tank Service, France	Private		28
Brandlie	Oscar	Pierpont		Army	U. S. Infantry	Private		62
Brendmoen	Magnus	Roslyn	Died Nov 16, 1918 of wounds received	Army	Co. E, 18th Infantry, 40th Division, A.E.F		J.E. Brendmoen	65, HR
Brendmoen	Oscar E.	Roslyn		Army	Co. E., 138th Infantry, 35th Division, A.E.F.	Private		69
Brendmoen	Peter J.	Roslyn		Army	Railhead Detachment, France and Germany	Private		69
Brokaw	Gail	Bristol		Army	4th Division Ammunition Train, France	Sergeant		34
Bromberk	Frank J.	Webster		Army	Co. B. 20th Engineers, A.E.F.	Private		31
Brown	Albert E.							88
Brown	John J.	Grenville		Army	Motor Transport Corps, Fort Riley	Private		66
Brown	Mark G.	Andover		Army	Co. B, 25th Engineers, France	Private		41
Brown	Roy	Webster		Army	Headquarters Office and Training Center, Coast Artillery Corps, A.E.F.	Private		25
Bruten	Mathias							88
Buchele	Alvin W.	Butler		Army	U.S. Infantry	Private		50
Buck	Walter							88
Bue	Borghild	Grenville		Day County Red Cross Nurse				14
Bue	Conrad	Webster		Army	Battery E. 312th Field Artillery, 79th Division, A.EF.	Private		27
Buettner	Mike	Webster		Army	Co. A, 350th Infantry, 88th Division, A.E.F.	Private	Frank Buettner	33
Buhler	Edward	Butler		Army	U.S. Infantry, France	Private	Wm. Buhler	50
Buhr	Chris	Andover		Army	345th Field Remount Squadron, France	Private		40
Buittner	Frank J.	Webster		Army	Co. G. 4th South Dakota Infantry	Private		25
Bundrock	Frank	Waubay		Army	Company C, 314th Engineers, 89th Division, A.E.F.	Private		84
Bundrock	George	Waubay		Army	Motor Transport Corps 409, France	Private		84
Buretta	Stanley J.	Arlington		Army	243rd Infantry, France	Private	P.E. Buretta	74
Burk	Albert F.	Butler		Army		Private	Diedrich Burk	50
Bury	Nick	Holmquist		Army	Medical Corps	Private		71
Byron	Julius							88
Callsen	Herbert C.	Butler		Army Air Service	Instructor in Acrobatic Flying, Aviation Corps			49
Carlson	Albert S.	Holmquist		Army	Co. G. 21st Engineers, A.E.F.	Corporal		34
Carlson	Edwin							88
Carlson	William	Lily		Army	Mounted Police	Private		54
Carr	Walter M.	Webster		Army	Field Remount Squadron, France	Private		29
Cartford	Harold M.							88
Chaddock	Sidney							88
Chamberlain	Ernest	Bristol		Army	Medical Corps, Fort Riley	Private		46
Chapman	Frank	Waubay	Gassed Oct 16, 1918	Army	305th Infantry, Co. K, A.E.F.			80
Chapman	Leo	Waubay		Army	Co. L, 9th Infantry, 2nd Division, A.E.F.	Corporal		85
Charles	John J.	Andover		Army		Private		39
Christopherson	Arthur	Waubay	Killed in action					13
Clark	Irvin							88
Clausen	Harold							88
Clausen	John H.	Andover		Army	U.S. Infantry			41
Cleveland	Clifford	Webster		Army	Co. M. 138th Infantry, 35th Division, A.E.F.	Private		28
Compton	Everett	Webster		Army	326th Aux. Remount Station	Private	D. B. Compton	24
Conley	Geo. M.	Bristol		Army	Submarine Chaser	Machinist Mate		34
Cook	Robert C.							88
Cook	Wilfred C.							88
Coon	John							88
Corbin	Charles A.	Lily		Army	Remount Depot	Private		53
Corbin	Charles A.							88
Corbin	Clarence							88
Cornelius	Christ							88
Cornelius	Olaf	Roslyn		Army	U. S. Infantry	Private		67
Dahl	Andrew	Pierpont		Army	Quarter Master Corps, France	Private		64
Dahl	Clarence	Pierpont		Army	Base Hospital, Newport News, Virginia	Sergeant		64
Danielson	Anton							88
Danielson	Daniel M.	Pierpont		Army	Military Police	Private	I. Danielson	60
Danielson	Dick	Webster		Army	Camp Funston, KS	Private	A. Danielson	33
Danielson	Nels							88
Daumen	Fred A.	Andover		Army	Battery A, 339th F.A., 88th Division, A.E.F.	Private		41
Day	Kenneth	Bristol		Army	Co., G, 308th Regulars, A.E.F.	Private		43
Day	Kenneth							88
Debilzan	George	Andover		Army	Co. B 11th Machine Gun Battalion, A.E.F.	Private		38
Debilzan	Nick	Andover		Army	685th Motor Transport Corp	Corporal		38
Deck	George							88
Delaney	Frank	Waubay		Army	U.S. Infantry, France	Private	R. Delaney	86
Dempsey	Michael	Andover		Army	U.S. Infantry	Private		38
Dewick	Walter							88
Ditmanson	Olaf	Webster		Army	3rd Reg Band, Camp Dewey, Great Lakes, IL	Private		32
Docken	Oscar							88
Dokken	Oscar	Roslyn		Army	Medical Corps, Base Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas	Private		61
Dolney	Albert L.	Webster		Army	U.S. Infantry	Private		31
Dolney	August	Webster		Polish Army	2nd Group, 1st Reg. Artillery, 6th Battalion	Brigadier	Albert Dolney	21
Dolney	John J.	Webster		Army		Private		25
Dolney	Leo M.	Webster		American Expeditionary Forces		Private		25
Donat	Alfred T.	Webster		Army	26th Spruce Prod. Squadron, Prov. Reg. 2nd, Vancouver	Private	Wenzel Donat	33
Donat	Arthur R.	Webster		Army	Co. C., 306th Infantry, A.E.F.	Private	Wenzel Donat	33
Doupe	J.H.	Waubay		Army	Medical Corps	Lieutenant		81
Drake	John W.							88
Earl	Lee William	Andover		Army	Camp Custer, MI	Quarter Master		41
Ecker	John J.	Andover		Army	S.R.S.Unit No. 39	Corporal		40
Edwards	Thomas Franklin	Crandall	Died of disease Oct 5, 1918	Marines	Naval Hospital, Philadelphia	Corporal		70
Egeland	B. M.	Webster		Army	Co. I, 37th Infantry, Brownville, TX	Captain	Martha Egeland	19
Egeland	J. Lawrence	Webster	Wounded, Second Battle of the Marne, July 19, 1918	Army		Corporal	Martha Egeland	17
Eidahl	Seivert							88
Eliason	Herman	Roslyn		Army	Medical Dept, 121st Field Artillery, 32nd Division, A.E.F.	Private		68
Eliason	Nils	Roslyn		Army	Training Co. 18, Machine Gun Training Corps	Private		68
Eliason	Oscar	Roslyn		Army	Co. No. 3, A.E.F.	Private		68
Engelhart	Grover E.	Waubay	Died Camp Grant, Oct 4, 1918	Army	Co. 17, 161st Battalion			78, HR
Erdahl	Sivert M.	Roslyn		Army	Company E, 351st Infantry, France	Private		67
Erdmann	Alfred H.	Webster		Army	Headquarters Company, 10th Ammunition Train	Private		26
Erdmann	Carl F.	Webster		Army	Headquarters Company, 10th Ammunition Train	Private		26
Erdmann	Paul J.	Webster		Army	Co. C, 313th Ammunition Train	Private		26
Erickman	Melvin S.	Langford		Army	Co. C, 38th Machine Gun Battalion	Private		58
Erickson	Clarence	Pierpont		Army		Private		63
Erickson	John A.	Grenville		Army	U. S. Infantry	Private		56
Erickson	Lawrence	Waubay		Army	Motor Transport Corps	Private		84
Erickson	Oscar							88
Falmer	Samuel F.	Waubay		Army	Supply Company, 47th Field Artillery	Wagner		82
Farmen	Henry	Roslyn		Army		Private	S.C. Farmen	66
Feste	P. Cornelius	Webster		Army	116th Supply Train, 41st Division, A.E.F.	Corporal		23
Feste	Peter C.							88
Fette	Arthur	Andover		Army	U.S. Infantry	Private	Ernest Fette	40
Fisk	Gove Melvin	Lily		Army	Medical Department, Base Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas	Private	M.E. Fisk	73
Fisk	Jarvis Wentel	Lily		Army	Q.M.C. General Hospital, No. 41, Staten Island, N.Y.	Private	M.E. Fisk	73
Fiskdal	J. Richmond	Webster		Army	Co. B. 2nd U.S. Engineers, 2nd Division, 1st Army, France	Corporal	L.J. Fiskdal	21
Fiskdal	M.J.	Webster		Army	Medical Corps Base Hospital No. 29, France	Captain		18
Fitte	Arthur							88
Flakoll	Arthur							88
Flattum	Albert L.	Butler		Army	U.S. Infantry	Corporal		51
Flattum	Anders C.	Butler		Army	27th Spruce Squadron, Vancouver	Private		51
Flattum	Bert O.	Butler		Canadian Army	Vancouver	Private		51
Flattum	Henry M.	Butler		Army	Seaman Guard, Camp Farragut, United States Naval Training Station	Private		51
Flattum	Louis H.	Butler	Wounded	Army	Co. Y, 27th Infantry, A.E.F.			49
Flattum	Sam	Butler		Army	Co. 17, 61st Depot Brigade	Private		51
Flint	Samuel B.							88
Foldager	Otto H.	Florence		Army		Private	Jens S. Foldager	76
Fortune	Albert T.	Webster	Killed in action

World War I, 1917-1918-1919, Day County South Dakota

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