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Honor Roll of Buena Vista County
 

Returning Veterans

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PETLON, ROYAL V.

Elk Township

 

Born July 25, 1896.  Enl. July 18, 1918.  Seaman in U. S. Navy.  Trained at G. L. N. T. S.; was in hospital at Great Lakes with the Spanish influenza four months.  Mustered out February 19, 1919.

 

 

 

 

LLOYD PETTY

No Service Record Included

 

 

PETTY, MERLIN ROY

Sioux Rapids

 

Born November 25, 1891.  Enl. September 20, 1918.  Pvt. Co. A, 2d Inf. 19th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge.  Mustered out January 21, 1919.  (No Photo)

 

 

 

 

PEWSEY, RUSH B.

Storm Lake

 

Born October 3, 1887.  Enl. October 4, 1918.  Pvt. Co. B, 19th M. P.  Trained at Camp Dodge with 163d D. B., later trans, to Co. B, 19th M. P., trans, to 219th Engrs.  Mustered out June 5, 1919.  Rush B. Pewsey enlisted May 28, 1918, rejected by reason of spinal defects; drafted into service again October 4, 1918.

 

 

 

 

PEWSEY, RUSSELL M.

Storm Lake

 

Born October 3, 1897.  Enl. September 6, 1918.  Pvt. 1st-cl. Co. 58 163d D. B., trans, to Co. E, 88th Inf. 19th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge.  Mustered out June 5, 1919.  Russell M. Pewsey enlisted on the 28th day of May, 1918, and was rejected; drafted on the 6th of September, 1918.

 

 

 

 

PHIPPS, IRVING E.

Lee Township

 

Born June 3, 1899.  Enl. October 11, 1918.  Pvt. S. A. T. C.  Trained at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa.  Mustered out December 13, 1918.

 

 

 

 

PHIPPS, LESTER H.

Lee Township

 

Born April 7, 1897.  Enl. July, 1918.  Pvt. in Med. Corps.  Trained at Iowa State College.  Mustered out January 15, 1919.

 

 

 

PIERCE, EDWIN V.

Linn Grove

 

Born June 15, 1899.  Enl. October 1, 1918.  Pvt. Co. 7, training for Heavy Artillery at Iowa State College.  Mustered out December 17, 1918.  (no photo)

 

 

 

PIERCY, EDGAR W.

Newell

 

Born October 12, 1891.  Enl. July 25, 1918.  Pvt. Co. G, 316th Inf. 79th Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon; Camp Merritt.  Sailed September 2; landed Brest.  To Verdun; to front lines October 25; wounded with shrapnel in hip October 30; to Base Hosp. No. 111; to Bordeaux; was wounded in Argonne Forest while going into position.  Sailed February 11; landed in U. S. Mustered out March 20, 1919.

 

 

 

 

PIKE, JAMES B.

Hayes Township

 

Born May 28, 1887.  Enl. September 4, 1918.  Pvt. Casualty and First Aid in Med Corps.  Trained at Ft. Riley two months; Ft. Leavenworth seven months; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out June 12, 1919.

 

 

 

 

PIKE, NORMAN G.

Hayes Township

 

Born December 28, 1896.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. G, 316th Inf. 79th Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon one month; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed overseas.  Returned to U. S.  Mustered out June 10, 1919.

 

 

 

PIERSON, AURELIUS

Albert City

 

Born April 29, 1893. Enl. February 25, 1918.  Pvt. Hdqrs. Co. 139th Inf. 35th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge until April 14; to Camp Mills.  Sailed on Caronia April 24; landed Liverpool May 6.  To Romsey; to France June 30.  Landed Le Havre July 4.  To St. Aignan; to Bains-les-Bains; July 17 to Corniomont; July 21 to Huith; July 30 to Alsace-Lorraine sector; division relieved the 6th Div. September 12; to Neucomaisons September 15; September 22 to Allenville Woods; September 25 to Argonne Forest; relieved October 1 by the 82d Div.; October 3 to Camp Massa; to Verdun front October 29; November 7 relieved by the 81st Div.; November 8 to Bannancourt on Metz front; November 12 to Rupt; to Vignot; to Toici; March 19 to Belgium Camp; to St. Nazaire March 25.  Sailed April 13 from St. Nazaire; landed Newport News, having made voyage on Matsonia, April 24.  To Camp Dodge. Mustered out May 2, 1919.  (no photo)

 

 

 

 

PLAGMAN, JOHN

Brooke Township

 

Born December 19, 1892.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. 1st-cl. Co. C, Camp Regt. 3d Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon; to Cam id Merritt.  Sailed on U. S. S. Plattsburg August 29; landed Brest September 12.  To La Lues; to Meuse-Argonne until November 11; to Alsace-Lorraine; to Luxemburg; crossed line December 1; to Plaidt from December 16 until May 5, 1919; to Audernach; to Coblenz one month; opened Gen. Pershing's Stadium June 22; closed the stadium July 6; marched in Peace Day Parade in Paris July 14; to London for parade; to Paris; to Brest.  Sailed on Leviathan September 1; landed Hoboken September 8.  To Camp Mills; paraded in New York September 10; to Washington September 17 for parade; to Camp Meade; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out September 24, 1919.

 

 

 

 

PLAGMAN, PAUL F.

Brooke Township

 

Born April 1, 1897.  Enl. September 5, 1918.  Pvt. 1st-cl. 163d D. B. Med. Detach.  Trained at Camp Dodge; to Camp Beauregard; to Base Hosp. 3121, Med Dept. October 11 to 29; to Camp Upton November 1 to 19.  Sailed November 13 on Adriatic; landed Liverpool November 24.  To Southampton; to Le Havre.  By rail to Bordeaux, camped near Bordeaux from November 29 to June 29, 1919.  Sailed from Bordeaux June 29, landed Newport News July 11.  To Camp Stewart; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out July 17, 1919.

 

 

 

 

PLANALP, PHIL G.

Storm Lake

 

Born December 10. 1894.  Enl. March 1, 1918.  Pvt. 1st Ordnance Co. Ordnance Dept., Raritan Arsenal.  Trained at University of Chicago; Camp Hancock.  Mustered out December 18, 1918.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLOEGER, WILLIAM A.

Hayes Township

 

Born November 20, 1895.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. L, 316th Regt. 79th Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon; St. Georges, France.  Sailed to France.  Sent up near front; was in reserve when he was sent to hospital with pneumonia and measles.  Mustered out April 15.

1Eilers, Tom D.  Buena Vista's Part in the World War.  Storm Lake, 1920, pp. 180-81.

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