Burt County in World War I

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Private Hjalmer G. Halberg (1)
Residence at Lyons, Neb.
Entered service October 2, 1917; assigned to Camp Funston, then to Camp Cody. Sent overseas July 18th, sent to front line July 22nd and rushed to Battle of Chateau Thierry August 2, 1918. Was severely wounded August 11th when left arm was almost torn from shoulder by shrapnel shell and was also struck on right hand by a fragment which has deformed the hand. Taken to 1st Aid Hospital and later to Base Hospital No. 27. Transferred to Ft. Snelling, Minn. hospital for six months treatment. Discharged May 22, 1919.
U. S. Marine Carl 0. Peterson (2)
Son of John Peterson Oakland, Neb.
Entered service January 4, 1918. Assigned to U. S. Navy at Great Lakes Training School Ill. Sent overseas May 22, 1918. Was in a submarine attack August 20, 1918 in Bay of Biscay. Is still in service, located at Receiving Ship, Boston, Mass.
Private Walter H. Anderson (3)
Son of P. J. Anderson, Hooper, Neb.
Entered service September 19, 1917; assigned to Camp Funston in Co. K, 355th Inf., 89th Div. Sent overseas April 25, 1918. Was in all the American battles, St. Mihiel drive and Meuse-Argonne offensives. In Army of Occupation till April 19, 1919. He was taken ill and sent to hospital but returned to U. S. May 30th, and sent to Fort Snelling for medical treatment.
Private, 1st Class, Walter A. Youngstrom (4)
Son of Mrs. J. A. Johnson, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service October 22, 1917; sent to Chanute Field, Rantoul, Ill., 112th Aero Squadron. Transferred to Officers' Training School Fort Omaha, July, 1918. Transferred to Ft. Crook, Neb, as instructor in Air Service. Mustered out at Fort Omaha, January 15, 1919.
Sergeant Fred Linn (5)
Son of Mrs. Ida Linn, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service at Chicago, Ill., in October, 1916. Assigned to Camp Scott to Co. C, American Red Cross Ambulance Corps. Discharged December 11, 1918.
Private, 1st Class, Thorvald H. Hansen (6)
Son of A. D. Hansen, Herman, Neb.
Entered service February 22, 1918; assigned to Camp Dodge to Headquarters Co. 325th Inf. as Dispatch Rider. Sent overseas April 22nd. Was in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and wounded April 6, 1919 in a collision. Received a citation from the Regimental Commander for bravery on the field in action. Discharged July 21, 1919 at Camp Dodge.
Private Harry V. Ehninger (7)
Son of Wm. Ehninger, Lyons Neb.
Entered service October 3, 1917. Sent to Camp Funston; assigned to Co 76, 164th Depot Brigade. Went overseas June 29, 1918. Assigned to Co. D, 125th Inf., 32nd Div. on Chateau Thierry front, then to Soissons front. Was a Platoon Runner; wounded in hospital 30 days; joined his regiment October 1st on Argonne drive. October 10th was severely wounded by shell fragments. Discharged at Camp Dodge, February 3, 1919.
Private Leonard V. Smith (8)
Son of Jas. M. Smith, Lyons, Neb.
Entered service December 12 1917. Sent to Kelly Field, Texas. Sent overseas August 8, 1918. Was sent at once into war zone and was actively engaged in St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne offensive from September 26th till November 11th. Mustered out May 23rd at Camp Funston.
Corporal Lawrence B. Smith (9)
Son of Jas. M. Smith, Lyons, Neb.
Entered service March 21, 1918 at Fort Logan, Colo. Transferred to Co. F, 85th Inf. at Camp Travis. Promoted to rank of Corporal September 23, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Funston, February 15, 1919.
Private J. C. Kerns (10)
Son of Wm. Kerns, Craig, Neb.
Entered service September 18, 1918; assigned to Manhattan, Kansas, Co. I, Sec. B, S. A. T. C.

Private L. C. Kerns (11)
Son of Wm. Kerns, Craig, Neb.
Entered service September 18, 1918; assigned to service at Manhattan, Kansas, Co. 2 Section B, S. A. T. C.
Commissary Steward Irwin J. Drake (12)
Son of Geo. Drake, Lyons, Neb.
Entered service June 5, 1917. July 5th he began work as ship's cook; was made commissary steward. Transferred September 20, 1917 to U. S. S. Cuyama; made nine trips across the ocean with troops. Was four months in Cuba and Porto Rico. Mustered out May 28, 1919.
Private Thomas O. Hultquist (13)
Son of Oscar F. Hultquist, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service August 15, 1918; assigned to Rahes Auto School at Kansas City. Transferred to Battery C, 13th Regiment Field Artillery at Camp Jackson Miss. Mustered out at Camp Dodge, January 11, 1919.
Private Ernest J. Nelson (14)
Son of Mrs. Ida Nelson, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service November 1, 1918; assigned to Paris Island, S. C., into 457th Co E, Battalion, U. S. Marine Corps. Transferred to Band School Detachment.
Private, 1st Class, Gunnar E. Peterson (15)
Son of H. V. Peterson, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service October 6, 1917; assigned to Camp Funston Co. D, 314th Ammunition Train of the 89th Div. Sent overseas June 28, 1918. Was on the Toul sector and remained there from September 18th until November 11th. Mustered out June 4, 1919 at Camp Dodge.
Corporal Ira T. Beckman (16)
Son of Andrew Beckman, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service March 30, 1918. Sent to Camp Funston. Assigned to 530th Engineers Corps, 89th Div. Transferred to Co. 20, 314th Trench Mortar Battery. Promoted to Corporal April 27, 1918. Went overseas June 20, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, June 16, 1919.
Private Silas J. Anderson, S. A. T. C. (17)
Son of Erick Anderson, Lyons, Neb.
Entered service August 15, 1918; assigned to University of Nebraska at Lincoln in S. A. T. C. Transferred to Raritan Arsenal N. J., 2nd Ordnance Supply Co. Mustered out March 19, 1919 at Camp Dodge.
Private Algot Swanson (18)
Son of S. A. Svensson, Sweden
Entered service at Tekamah, June 24, 1918 assigned to Camp Funston to Co. E, 41st Infantry, 10th Div. Mustered out May 17, 1919 at Camp Funston.
Private W. N. Holmquist (19)
Son of A. C. Holmquist, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service at Lincoln, Neb. Military Training School November 12, 1918. Assigned to Co. B, S. A. T. C., Infantry. Discharged December 13, 1918.
Private Carl William Olson (20)
Resident of Oakland, Neb.
Entered service July 20, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Assigned to Co. 30, 163rd D. Brigade Infantry. Transferred to Camp Cody, N. M. Assigned to Co. 2, Batt. 2. Discharged at Camp Cody, December 10, 1918.

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Private, 1st Class, Truman Frank (1)
Son of Matt Frank, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service April 25, 1917. Went to Camp Funston; assigned to Headquarters Co. 355th Inf., 89th Div. Went overseas June 4, 1918. In Toul sector August 5, 1918. Moved to St. Mihiel sector September 11th, over the top at Fliry September 12th, then to the Argonne-Meuse front. Was 108 days in front lines without rest and at Stenay, France when armistice was signed. Discharged June 2, 1919 at Camp Funston, Kan.
Private Walter Lee McDowell (2)
Son of S. A. McDowell, Lyons, Neb.
Entered service June 20, 1917; sent to Camp Mills; assigned to Co. G, 16th Inf., 1st Div. Went overseas December 10, 1917. Was in most of the big drives. Was wounded May 23, 1918, was sent to a hospital for a month, then he rejoined his regiment.
Private Kenneth H. Johnson (3)
Son of S. Johnson, Craig, Neb.
Entered service January 16, 1918. Sent to Camp Cody, N. M. Assigned to Co. A, 34th Div., Inf. Went overseas June 27, 1918. Was in the St. Mihiel, Verdun and Argonne offensives. Was sick in hospital at Toul November 1st. Discharged February 18, 1919.
Private, 1st Class, Arthur C. Peterson (4)
Son of Mrs. Hilda Peterson, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service November 28, 1917; sent to Ft. Logan, Colo. Assigned to 355th Aerial Squadron of the Handly-Page forces. Went overseas September 3, 1918. Discharged at Camp Funston December 20, 1918.
Private Frank M. Hightree (5)
Son of E. C. Hightree, Decatur, Neb.
Entered service December 12, 1917. Sent to Ft. Logan, Colo. Assigned to Aviation Construction Areo (sic) Co. 13. Went overseas June 1, 1918. Discharged from service at Ft. Logan, February 12, 1919.
M. M. (A), 2nd Class, J. Bryan Corbin (6)
Son of H. G. Corbin, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered the Naval Aviation Service at Omaha, June 4, 1918. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training School at Chicago. Transferred to Hampton Roads, Va. Promoted to M. M. (A) 2nd Class October 20, 1918. Discharged January 31, 1919.
Sergeant Earl L. Beck (7)
Son of Era L. Beck, Decatur, Neb.
Entered service July 20, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Assigned to Headquarters Detachment, 37th Inf. Brigade and served until he was discharged with the rank of Sergeant, January 28, 1919.
Private Fred Luebke, Jr. (9)
Son of Fred R. Luebke, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service July 22, 1918; assigned to Camp Dodge; transferred to Camp Lee, Va. to Vet. Training School. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. to 18th Vet. Hospital Unit. Went overseas November 1918. Continued in medical branch of the service until discharged in July, 1919.
2nd Lieut. Carl N. Lindahl (9)
Son of Esmer Lindahl, Oakland, Neb.
Entered the service April 19, 1917. Transferred to 123rd Field Artillery al Camp Logan. Promoted to Musician May 6, 1917. Went overseas April 23, 1918. Commissioned 2nd Lieut. June 1, 1918. Was in the Argonne offensive. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., May 1, 1919.
1st Sergt. Weldon A. Lindahl (10)
Son of Esmer Lindahl, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service March 13, 1918. Sent to Ft. Riley. Assigned to Medical Hospital No. 10. Promoted 1st Sergeant, March 18, 1919. Went overseas August 15, 1918. In active service in the Argonne-Meuse offensive. Discharged at Camp Dodge, June 20, 1919.

Seaman John Thomas Bruce (11)
Son of Thomas Bruce, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service February 1, 1918 at the Great Lakes Naval Station at Chicago. Sent to Norfolk, Va. Assigned to U. S. S. Illinois, then to U. S. S. Carola on patrol and convoy duty. Went overseas in August, 1918. Made several trips, had several battles with submarines. Released March 1, 1919.
Private Frank Edwin Olson (12)
Son of John A. Olson, Carlsburg, Sweden.
Entered service June 12, 1918. Sent to Camp Logan, Colo. Assigned to Receiving Co. 9, Engineers Corps. Transferred to 4th Engineers Sapper Reg. Went overseas August 26, 1918. Was stationed at Angers, France. Discharged February 1, 1919.
Private James E. Leaming (13)
Son of S. T. Leaming, Decatur, Neb.
Entered service April 23, 1917. Sent to Camp Cody. Assigned to C. Bat., 127th Field Artillery, 34th Div. Went overseas June 23, 1918. Spent five months in service in France. Discharged at Camp Dodge, May 16, 1919.
Private Leslie Lingwood ( 14)
Son of Walter E. Lingwood, Craig, Neb.
Entered service September 5, 1918. Sent to Camp Grant. Assigned to Co. 47 Machine Gun Battery. Discharged at Camp Hancock January 25, 1919.
Sergt. Ray Wagoner (15)
Son of George Wagoner, Long Pine, Neb.
Entered service May 7, 1917. Sent to Camp Cody. Assigned to Battery B, 127th Field Artillery, 34th Div. Transfered to Camp Colts, Pa. Promoted to Sergeant August 1, 1918. Discharged at Camp Dix, N. J., December 10, 1918.
Private James Franklin Ellis (16)
Son of J. W. Ellis, Decatur, Neb.
Entered service September 1, 1918. Sent to Camp Merritt, N. J. Assigned to U. S. Convoy No. 5 in Hospital Corp. Went to France September 18, 1918.
Private Jesse R. Hume (17)
Son of R. B. Hume, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service October 3, 1918. Sent to Military Training School at Lincoln, Neb. Assigned to Co. B, 1st Battalion Inf., S. A. T. C. Discharged December 15, 1918.
Sergt. William Osberg (18)
Son of N. J. Osberg, Lyons, Neb.
Entered the Naval Service at Omaha, June 25, 1917. Sent to the Great Lakes Training School at Chicago. Assigned to Mechanical Branch. Transferred to Battleship Missouri, on which he served until discharged at Fortress Monroe, January 17, 1919. Promoted to Sergeant.
Private Fred F. Gill (19)
Son of T. R. Gill, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service July 29, 1917 at Omaha; assigned to Co. 26 Aero Squadron, Fort Logan then to Mineola, N. Y. Ordered overseas October 13, 1917. Active aero work all along American front. Wounded on October 29, 1918. Discharged July, 1919.
Ord. Sergt. Gust W. Neiburg (20)
A Resident of Oakland, Neb.
Entered service April 16, 1917. In Co. F, 4th Neb, Inf. Sent to Camp Cody; assigned to 127th Field Artillery. Sent to Motor School at Rock Island January 2, 1918. Left for overseas September 25, 1918. Discharged at Camp Dodge, January 22, 1919.

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