History of Langlade County, Wisconsin, 
from U. S. Gov't Survey to Present Time, with Biographical Sketches
Dessureau. Antigo, WI: Berner Brothers, 1922, p 270  
Submitted by Cathy Kubly

Harry LA FAVE, telegraph operator, was born 09 September 1896 at Duluth [St. Louis County], Minnesota, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph LA FAVE.  He attended the public and parochial schools following which he entered the employ of the C. & N. W. [Chicago & Northwestern] Railroad Company with which he has been for the past ten years.  He is now an operator in the Antigo [Langlade County, Wisconsin] north yards.  When the World War broke out Mr. LA FAVE enlisted 18 September 1917 in the 311th Field Signal Battalion of the 86th Division, attaining the rank of Sergeant.  He was honorably discharged on 15 May 1919.  Mr. LA FAVE is a member of the  Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Columbus lodges.  [Membership in the Knights of Columbus infers that Harry LA FAVE was Catholic.]