Jacob P. Kleinsasser

Biography:

Registered McLean county. Born, Freeman, S. Dak., June 7, 1891, of German parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Washburn on June 26, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 11, 1918; Company D, 313th Ammunition Train, to Aug. 9, 1918; Company E, 313th Ammunition Train, to death. Overseas from Aug. 17, 1918, to death.

Leonard Carson House

Biography:

Registered McLean county. Born, Parkston, S. Dak., June 20, 1891, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Washburn on July 21, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 40th Company, 10th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 14, 1918; Company D, 78th Infantry, to Sept. 23, 1918; Company B, Military Police, 14th Division, to death.

Emanuel Knudtson

Biography:

Registered McLean county. Born, Christiansand, Norway, July 28, 1890. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Washburn on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in Company A, 158th Infantry, to Sept. 11, 1918; Company D, 128th Infantry, to discharge. Overseas from Aug. 11, 1918, to Dec. 24, 1918. Engagement: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Discharged at Fort Porter, N. Y., on June 14, 1919, as a Private, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 100%.

Irving Helmer Krengel

Biography:

Registered McLean county. Born, Elgin, Ill., Nov. 25, 1890, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - banker. Inducted at Washburn on March 30, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company P, 4th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company L, 138th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Wounded, severely, July 11, 1918. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).

William Melum

Biography:

Registered McLean county. Born, Amherst Junction, Wis., Dec. 5, 1889, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Stevens Point, Wis., on June 28, 1918. Served in Medical Department, to death.

Adolph Peter

Biography:

Registered McLean county. Born, Klastaz, Russia, Oct. 8, 1891. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Washburn on July 21, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 40th Company, 10th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 14, 1918; Company H, 78th Infantry, to death.

John Mitchell

Biography:

Registered McLean county. Born, Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 2, 1893, of English-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at Bismarck on July 3, 1917. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Provisional Company A, Medical Officers Training Camp, Fort Riley, Kans., to Nov. 20, 1917; Medical Department, Base Hospital, Camp Sevier, S. C., to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, May 6, 1918.

Joseph Pirkl

Biography:

Registerent McLean county. Born, Owatonna, Minn., Dec. 14, 1888, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - electrical engineer. Inducted at Washburn on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company L, 138th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Gerardmer (Alsace).