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Honor Roll of Buena Vista County
 

Returning Veterans

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HILDEBRAND, BURNIE FRANKLIN

Marathon

 

Born October 7, 1895.  Enl. June 5, 1917.  Radio Operator, Navy.  Trained at G. L. N. T. S., Harvard Radio School. Promoted from app. seaman to S. 2d-cl., to El. 3d-cl., to El. 2d-cl., to El. 1st-cl.  Mustered out October 10, 1919. Served on U. S. S. Michigan and U. S. S. Kansas.

 

 

 


HILDEBRAND, CHARLES E.

Marathon

 

Born November 19, 1894.  Enl. June 6, 1917.  Pvt. 1st-cl. Hdq. Troop 24th Div.  Served in cavalry and infantry; with B. Hdqrs. Bn. and General Hdqrs.; trained at Camp Cody from August 20, 1917, to August 27, 1919; transferred to Headquarters Troop, 34th Division.  Left Hoboken September 17, 1918, on S. S. Cretic; landed Liverpool September 29, 1918.  Crossed Channel to Le Havre.  To Bordeaux, remained there from October 7 to November 15; to Le Mans until November 25; to Chaumont from December 1 to May 30, 1919; to St. Aignan for ten days; to Brest.  Sailed June 17 on U. S. S. Mobile; landed New York.  To Camp Mills.  Mustered out July 7, 1919.

 

 

 


HILL, DONALD

Storm Lake

 

Born November 19, 1895.  Enl. September 19, 1917.  Sgt. Co. E, 350th Inf. 88th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge.  Sailed from New York on H. M. S. Delta August 11; landed London August 28.  To Romsey for one week; to Southampton; to Cherbourg.  Trained two weeks at Cherbourg; in front lines of Haute-Alsace. sector from October 5 to November 2; to reserve on Toul sector November 5; to Gondrecourt December 1 ; attended A. E. F. Univ. at Beauve from March 5 to May 15.  Sailed from St. Nazaire on U. S. S. Madawaska May 25; landed New York June 5, 1919.  Mustered out July 15, 1919.

 

 

 


HINCH, LYALL W.

Poland Township

 

Born November 7, 1896.  Enl. May 1, 1918.  Seaman 1st-cl.  Trained at G. L. N. T. S. from May 1 to May 25.  Promoted to seaman 1st-cl.  Left U. S. from Newport News on transport Mongolia May 28; landed Brest June 11, 1918.  To Pouillac, France, and was stationed there from June 14 to November 29; left Pouillac November 29.  Arrived New York December 11, 1918.  To Pelham Bay Training Station December 12 and remained there until January 6, 1919.  Mustered out January 6, 1919.

 

 

 


HINES, MERLE J.

Newell

 

Born May 27, 1898.  Enl. October 11, 1918.  Pvt. S. A. T. C.  Trained at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa. Mustered out December 13, 1918.

 

 

 

HINKELDEY, DICK

Maple Valley Township

 

Born December 23, 1894. Enl. July 24, 1918. Pvt. Co. C, 4th Replm. Inf. Trained at Camp Gordon four weeks; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed for France on U. S. S. Plattsburg, August 29.  Trained two weeks at St. George; trans, to Verdun sector two weeks; to 79th Div. in Co. E, 316th Inf.; to Meuse sector.  Sailed May 16; landed Philadelphia.  To Camp Dodge.  Mustered out June 8, 1919.  (no photo)

 

 

 


HISSONG, ROY D.

Alta

 

Born February 9, 1888.  Enl. July 1, 1918.  Pvt. Manual Training Worker in Educational Dept. Medical Corps.  Trained at U. S. Gen. Hosp. No. 26; at Fort Des Moines eight and one-half months.  Mustered out March 10, 1919.

 

 

 


HOARE, THOMAS

Rembrandt

 

Enl. September 20, 1917.  Pvt. Co. I, 34th Inf. 87th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge two months with Co. A, 350th Inf., 88th Div.; to Camp Pike; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed from New York June 20, 1918, on the Anselin; landed Liverpool July 1. To Winchester; to Southampton; to Cherbourg. To St. Aignan; joined 9th Inf. 2d Div. July 16 at Soissons; in attack at Soissons July 18; wounded in action about 5 P. M.; shot through wrist--has permanently crippled arm.

 

 

 


HOCH, EDWIN A.

Storm Lake

 

Born April 6, 1895.  Enl. July 15, 1918.  Pvt. Signal Corps, Wireless Section, Co. A, 219th F. S. Bn. 19th Div.  Trained at Sioux City, Iowa; Hdqrs. Training Detachment, High School Building, for two months; to Camp Dodge for four months.  Mustered out January 18, 1919.

 

 

 


HOCH, FORREST D.

Storm Lake

 

Born July 25, 1896.  Enl. May 31, 1918.  Corp. Co. A, Med. Detach.  Trained at Jefferson Barracks two months.  To Walter Reed Gen. Hosp.  Mustered out at Camp Dodge after 14 and one-half months of service, October 17, 1919.

 

 

 


HOCH, PETER

Scott Township

 

Born May 1, 1891.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. B. 316th Inf., 79th Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon one month; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed from New York August 29; landed Brest September 12. 1918.  To St. George in training camp two weeks; was with Co. B, 79th Div.; in Argonne front three weeks when armistice was signed.  Sailed from St. Nazaire; landed Philadelphia May 31, 1919.  To Camp Dodge.  Mustered out June 8, 1919.

 

 

 


HOEFLE, FORREST L.

Newell

 

Born October 22, 1895.  Enl. July 27, 1918.  Pvt. Balloon Co. No. 20.  Trained at Fort Omaha; Camp Morrison.  Sailed October 21, 1918;  landed Brest.  To Bordeaux; to Camp De Souge.  Sailed for U. S. April 4, 1919.  Mustered out May 2, 1919.

 

 

 

HOFFEINS, HARRY JOHN

Alta

 

Born February 19, 1888.  Enl. July 20, 1918.  2d Lieut. 5th Vet. Replm. Unit, Veterinary Corps.  Trained at Fort Oglethorpe; Camp Lee; Camp Merritt.  Mustered out January 18, 1919, at Camp Lee.

 

 

 

HOFFMAN, CHARLES METHIAS

Lee Township

 

Born July 22, 1898.  Enl. March 27, 1917.  Pvt. Co. D, 21st Regt.  Trained at Camp Logan three weeks; Colexico, California, three months; Camp Kearny September, 1917, to February, 1919; Vancouver Barracks one month.  On April 16, 1919, he was at Spokane, Washington, and had one year to serve to complete his term of enlistment in the Regular Army.

 

 

 

HOFFMAN, JOSEPHINE

Storm Lake

 

Born October 8, 1886.  Enl. February 21, 1918.  Nurse in U. S. N. R.  Served in U. S. Navy Hospital, Mare Island; U. S. Navy Hosp. Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California; U. S. Navy Hospital San Diego, California; now in service in Tuberculosis Hospital in Colorado.  Will be discharged in summer of 1920.

 

 

 

HOFFMAN, SAMUEL LEE

Storm Lake

 

Born March 17, 1884.  Enl. May 13, 1917.  Civil Engineer in 109th Regt. 34th Div.  Commissioned 1st lieut August 15, 1917; promoted to Captain September 9, 1918.  Sailed from Hoboken September 17, 1918; landed Liverpool September 28.  To Chercourt, October 1.  To Headquarters Second Army Staff at Toul; at Toul had charge of construction of rail heads American dump, railroads, reconnaissance entire Verdun to Nancy; back to regt. at Nevers November 26.  Sailed April 28, 1919; landed New York May 9, 1919.  Was trained at Ft. Snelling and Ft. Leavenworth; commended in letter from Commander Second Army, Lt.-Gen. R. L. Bullard upon termination of service.  Mustered out May 23, 1919.  (no photo)

 

1Eilers, Tom D.  Buena Vista's Part in the World War.  Storm Lake, 1920, pp. 110-11.

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