Burt County in World War I

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2nd Lieut. Warren Thomas Roberts (1)
Son of William W. Roberts, Fremont, Neb.
Entered service January 5, 1918. Sent to Camp Funston. Went overseas July 2, 1918. Assigned to artillery school for observer. Participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive in which he was commended by the commanding officer. Promoted to 2nd Lieut. Discharged May 10, 1919.
Sergt. Max W. Coffin (2)
Son of E. G. Coffin, Lyons, Neb.
Entered service November 6, 1917. Assigned to 5th Balloon Squadron. Transferred to Newport News, Va., February 25, 1918. Went overseas June 30, 1918. Arrived in the Toul sector August 29th, went into St. Mihiel sector. To the Argonne sector on September 22nd, where the drive started September 26th. Promoted to Sergeant for bravery in action October 30, 1918.
1st Lieut. Henri E. St. Pierre (3)
Son at Mrs. John St. Pierre, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service May 19, 1917 at Lo. Angeles, Calif. Red Cross Ambulance Corps. Sent to Camp Crane, Allentown, Pa. During Red Cross drive December, 1917 returned to Burt Co., aided materially by lecturing and showing army camp films by government permission. Sent to Washington, D. C. Army Medical School, training in Bacteriology. Sent to Yale U. Laboratory. Overseas October, 1918, as Water Inspector. Transferred to Army of Occupation as Division Water Inspector of 5th Div. Promoted 1st Lieut. May 1919. Discharged August 15, 1919 at Presidio, San Francisco, Calif.
Private, 1st Class, Lawrence M. Johnson (4)
Son of John A. Johnson, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service December 12, 1917. Sent to Ft. Logan, Colo. Assigned to 307th Aero Squadron, Kelly Field, Texas. Transferred to 130th Aero Squadron, Brooklyn, N. Y. then to 71st Aero Squadron, St. Paul, Minn., and to 123rd Aero Squadron, Little Rock, Ark. Discharged at Little Rock, March 24, 1919.
Corporal Alvin G. Eckleen (5)
Son of F. O. Eckleen, Lyons, Neb.
Entered service August 15, 1918. Sent to Rahe Auto School at Kansas City. Promoted to Corporal soon after entering service on account of previous military training. Released from service December 12, 1918.
Captain Warren MacGregor, D. S., U. S. A. (6)
Son of Rev. D. W. MacGregor, Wayne, Neb.
Entered service July 20, 1917. Was commissioned 1st Lieut. and left for Camp Logan, Texas. Assigned to 129th Inf., 33rd Div. Went overseas May 10, 1918. Assigned to 129th Field Hospital. Was in defence (sic) at Albert, Amiens, Somme, Verdun, Meuse, Meuse-Argonne, Troyan Sur Meuse sector. Afterward put in charge of Dental Surgery of 33rd Div. Mustered out June, 1919.
Chauffeur Albert E. MacGregor (7)
Son of Rev. D. W. MacGregor, Wayne, Neb.
Entered service May 28, 1918. Sent to Ft. Logan, Colo. Transferred to Ft. Winfield Scott, Presidio, Cal., Battery D, 67th Coast Artillery Corp. Sent overseas August 21, 1918. In hospital with pneumonia September 12th to October 18th. Mustered out at Camp Dodge, April 20, 1919.
Captain Raymond C. Hildreth (8)
Son of Dr. M. L. Hildreth, Lyons, Neb.
Entered service January, 1918 as 1st Lieut. in Signal Service. Promoted to Captain March, 1919. Appointed Adjutant April, 1919. Went overseas February, 1918. Was chief signalling officer of 3rd Army Corps. Keepinp up wire communications all through the drive. Sent to Berlin, Germany in March, 1919 as special messenger to the American Commission.
Private Irwin Taylor (9)
Son of Lilly Taylor, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered the Veterinary Branch of the Service at Kansas City, December 20, 1917. Transferred to Camp Greenleaf, Ga. Assigned to Vet. Co. No. 1. Discharged December 20, 1918.

Sergt. Gerald Pratt (10)
Son of W. E. Pratt, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service September 8, 1918 at Lincoln, Neb. in the Medical Unit of the S. A. T. C. Promoted to Sergeant September 22, 1918. Discharged December 13, 1918.
Captain Samuel A. Swenson (11)
Residence at Oakland, Neb.
Entered service at Fort Riley, Kans., July 6, 1918. Assigned to Co. 34, Medical Officers' Training Camp in the Medical Corps, August 6, 1918. Transferred to 70th Infantry to Camp Funston and was mustered out February 17, 1919.
Private Henry H. Wurdeman (12)
Son of August Wurdeman, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service March 6, 1918. Sent to Ft. Riley. Assigned to Hospital Corps. Went overseas May 10th. Assigned to Mobile Hospital No. 2. Sent to Chateau Thierry July 4th. The hospital was shelled by the Germans. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, February 26, 1919.
Private Raymond R. Redding (13)
Son of Robert Redding, Lyons, Neb
Entered the Aero Service at Omaha, December 1, 1917. Was sent to Kelly Flying Field, Texas. Assigned to 622nd Aero Squadron. Discharged May 10, 1919.
Private Floyd A. Redding (14)
Son of Robert Redding, Lyons, Neb.
Entered service October 19, 1917 at Omaha, Neb. Sent to Camp Marfa, Texas. Assigned to Co. 404 Motor Transportation. Released from service April 11, 1919.
Sergt. Earl W. Isgrig (15)
Son of W. J. Isgrig, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service October 3, 1917. Sent to Camp Funston. Assigned to 76 Co. 164th Depot Brigade, Q. M. Corps. Promoted to Sergeant January 15, 1918. Went to France June 27, 1918. Was in the St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne offensives. Was gassed November 1st and sent to hospital. Discharged at Camp Dodge, June 12, 1919.
Sergt. Harry Larson (16)
Son of Mrs. Anna Larson, Craig, Neb.
He entered the Aerial Service at Sioux City, December 7, 1917; was sent to Kelly Field, Texas. Assigned to 627th Flying Squadron. Transferred to Waco, Texas and later to the Aerial Corps at Montgomery, Ala. Discharged March 31, 1919.
Ronald Conkling, 2nd Lieut., R. M. A. (17)
Son of C. W. Conkling, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service December 21, 1917; assigned to School of Military Aeronautics at Berkeley, Calif. Transferred to Rockwell Field, North Island, San Diego. Made a solo air flight after 7 1/2 hours instruction. Promoted 2nd Lieut. Aviation section of Signal Reserve Corps, then to Aviation Sec. of Regular Army. Mustered out January 6, 1919.
Private Herman A. Eggert (18)
Son of August Eggert, Lyons, Neb.
Entered service June 28, 1918. Sent to Ft. Riley, Kansas. Assigned to Co. B, Casuals Ambulance Corps. Discharged January 2, 1919.
Wagoner Andrew Jacobsen (19)
Son of James Jacobsen, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service May 1, 1918. Sent to Camp Fremont, Calif. Assigned to Co. C, 8th Ammunition train, 8th, Div. Field Artillery. Promoted to Wagoner December 1, 1918. Entrained for overseas with orders to embark which were revoked after the armistice. Was discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, February 12, 1919.
Corporal Earl B. Hipp (20)
Son of Charles. Hipp, Lyons, Neb.
Entered the air service at Omaha, Neb. December 11, 1917. Sent to Kelly Field, Texas. Assigned to 827th Aero Squadron. Went overseas May 3, 1918. Promoted to Corporal January 1, 1919. Discharged June 1, 1919 at Camp Funston, Kan.

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Wagoner Roy Alfred Ray (1)
Son of Mrs. Alfred Ray, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service September 19, 1917. Sent to Camp Funston. Assigned to Inf. Supply Co. Went overseas April 5, 1918. Was in Marne defensive. In the Aisne- Marne offensive. In the St. Mihiel drive. In the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Arrived in Germany December 1, 1918. Discharged June, 1919.
Seaman, 2nd Class, Charles J. Rogers (2)
Son of James Rogers, Lyons, Neb.
Entered the Naval Service at Omaha, August 1, 1918. Sent to U. S. Naval Training Station at San Francisco, Calif. Assigned December 5, 1918 to a Mail Ship bound for China, Japan and the Philippines. Discharged June 7, 1919 at Denver, Colo.
Sergt. George F. Ashley (3)
Resident of Decatur, Neb.
Entered service in Chicago. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill. Assigned to Co. C, 108th Engineers. Promoted to Sergeant March 7, 1918; went overseas in June, 1918. Was in all the major battles until November 11th with the Engineers Corps. Discharged at Camp Grant, June 8, 1919.
Sergt. Robert C. Clausen (4)
Son of Gust Clausen, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service May 1, 1918 at Camp Dodge, Ia. Promoted to Sergeant October 15, 1918. Discharged at Camp Dodge, March 12, 1919.
Private George A. Livingston (5)
Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Livingston, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service October 6, 1917. Sent to Camp Funston, Kan. Assigned to Co. L, 355th Regiment, 89th Div. Inf. Went overseas April 26, 1918. Assigned to Co. B, 137th Reg., 34th Div. Was in the Argonne offensive where he was wounded, September 28, 1918. Discharged in June, 1919.
Sergt. George P. Thomas (6)
Son of W. P. Thomas, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered the Balloon Service at Ft. Omaha, December 15, 1917. Assigned to Co. B, 4th Balloon Squadron. Promoted to Sergeant August 15, 1918. Went overseas June 29, 1918. Was in the St. Mihiel offensive. His Company received two citations for bravery and excellent service. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, May 19, 1919.
Sergt. Fred Welch (7)
Son of B. D. Welch, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered the Aerial Service at Omaha July 20, 1917. Was sent to Ft. Logan, then to Kelly Field, Texas. Assigned to 51st Aerial Squadron. Transferred to 1st Aviation Band. Went overseas September 13, 1918. Went to 3rd Aviation Instruction Center. Promoted to Sergeant June, 1918. Discharged June 11, 1919 at Camp Funston.
Private, 1st Class, Len Ackerman (8)
Son of Mrs. George Butts, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service June 26, 1918. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Assigned to 18th Co. Ambulance Corps. Went overseas November 9, 1918. Discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., April 5, 1919.
Private, 1st Class, John M. Ackerman (9)
Son of Mrs. George Butts, Tekamah, Neb.
Entered service December 12, 1917. Sent to Ft. Logan, Colo. Assigned to Co. B, Coast Artillery. Transferred to Philippine Islands.
Wagoner Novia V. Preston (10)
Son of D. L. Preston, Oakland. Neb.
Entered service June 24, 1918. Sent to Ft. Riley, Kan. Assigned to Field Hospital Co. 224, 11th Div., Medical Corps. Promoted to Wagoner October 29, 1918. Transferred to Camp Meade, Md. to embark for overseas, but the order was revoked. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, February 6, 1919.

Private Perry Preston (11)
Son of D. L. Preston, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service September 15, 1917, sent to Camp Cody. Assigned to 127th Field Artillery in Medical branch of service. Went overseas September 25, 1918. Discharged at Camp Dodge, January 22, 1919.
L. E. R. O., David Roy Way (12)
Son of John R. Way, Craig, Neb.
Entered service February 28, 1918 in the U. S. Naval reserve. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training School at Chicago, Ill. Assigned to Radio School 7th Reg., for Electrician Radio operator. Released from active duty February 14, 1919.
Private Herbert Carlson (13)
Son of N. P. Carlson, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Assigned to Co. 30, 88th Div. Inf. Transferred to Camp Johnston, Co. 4, A. R. D. Discharged at Camp Dodge, January 1, 1919.
Wagoner Onney A. Goodwin (14)
Son of Geo. Goodwin, Decatur, Neb.
Entered service October 3, 1917. Sent to Camp Funston, Kan. Assigned to Co. B, 56th Engineers Corps. Went overseas March 1, 1918. Promoted to Wagoner April 1, 1918. Was in the battles of Amiens, Ypres, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne drives. Came through without a scratch. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, June 12, 1919.
Private Carl W. Peterson (15)
Resident of Oakland, Neb.
Entered service June 14, 1918. Sent to Lincoln, Neb., in the N. A. T. D. University. Transferred to 309th Ammunition Train Co. C, 84th Div. Went overseas September 15, 1918. Discharged February 13, 1919.
Private Nels Anderson (16)
Resident of Oakland, Neb.
Entered service July 22, 1918; was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Transferred to Camp Johnston, Fla., in Field Remount Squadron No. 341. He went overseas too late for fighting. Private Anderson has made his home with Gus Peterson for two years before he enlisted in the service.
Private Frank S. Busse (18)
Son of Fred S. Busse, Decatur, Neb.
Entered service June 5, 1918 at Wessington Springs, S. D., and assigned to Co. 10, M. P., Camp Lewis, Washington. Mustered out December 7, 1918 at Camp Lewis, Wash.
Private Ray C. Harrison (18)
Son of W. H. Harrison, Herman, Neb.
Entered service June 28, 1918; was sent to Ft. Riley, Kan. He was assigned to Hospital Medical Corps. Transferred to Ft. Bliss, Texas to 7th Cavalry Medical Corps.
Corporal George F. Osberg (19)
Son of Nels J. Osberg, Lyons, Neb.
Entered service June 17, 1918; assigned to Co. F, 28th Engineers and went overseas August 30, 1918. Was in the Meuse-Argonne offensive from September 26th to November 11, 1918. Promoted to 1st Class Private, November 2, 1918 and to Corporal February 10, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, July 12, 1919.
1st Class Seaman John Larson (20)
Son of John P. Magnuson, Oakland, Neb.
Entered service January 5, 1917. Was sent to Great Lakes Naval Training School at Chicago, Ill. Assigned March 21, 1917 to the warship Minnesota. Transferred to the New Hampshire, the Receiving Ship at Boston, Mass.

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