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Honor Roll of Buena Vista County
 

Returning Veterans

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STULL, MORTON M.
Storm Lake

Born May 22, 1896.  Enl. September 21, 1917.  Corp Co. H, 18th Regt. 1st Div., later transferred to Co. M, 11th Regt. 5th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; at Camp Pike; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed June 8; landed Liverpool.  To Winchester; to Southampton; to Le Havre.  To St. Aignan; in action July 18 at Second Battle of the Marne; to Toul August 1; to St. Mihiel September 12; to Argonne October 1; to Hosp. October 10 with influenza; to duty November 20 with Army of Occupation at Remich, Luxemburg; to Schifflange; to St. Aignan; to Marseilles.  Sailed May 16; landed New York June 2.  To Camp Mills.  Mustered out June 6, 1919.

 

 

STURCHLER, GILES L.
Providence Township

Born July 26, 1891.  Enl. September 5, 1917.  Sgt. Co. 354, Mobile Laundry Unit, 89th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; at Camp Meggs; to Camp Upton.  Was in O. T. C. at Camp Meggs.  Saw overseas service in France and Germany.

 

STURCHLER, WALTER B.
Providence Township

Born February 22, 1896.  Enl. December 1, 1917.  Pvt. 668th Aero Squadron, Aviation Service.  Trained at Kelly Field; at Carlston Field; at Ellington Field.  Mustered out April 17, 1919.  (no photo)

 

SULING, DICK
Maple Valley Township

Born January 20, 1897.  Enl. September 6, 1918.  Pvt. with 58th Co. Trained at Camp Dodge for six weeks.  Mustered out after six weeks' service on account of weak heart.

 

SULLIVAN, CHARLES C.
Newell

Born January 21, 1889.  Enl. August 26, 1917.  Pvt. Med. Dept.  Trained at Ft. Riley Base Hospital.  (no photo)

 

 

SUNDBERG, ERNEST J.
Linn Grove

Born April 15, 1897.  Enl. August 3, 1918.  L. G. M. Co. 8, 11th Regt.  Trained at Charleston Training Station until December 4, 1918; at Hampton Roads until February 20, 1919; at G. L. N. T. S. until March 11.  Mustered out March 11, 1919.

 

 

 

SUNDBERG, JOHN ARTHUR
Barnes Township

Born May 13, 1894.  Enl. August 29, 1918.  Pvt. 204th Bakery Co.  Trained at Camp Funston.  Mustered out December 20, 1918.

 

 

SUNDEEN, DAVID M.
Albert City

Born February 5, 1894.  Enl. July 5. 1918.  Petty officer, Merchant Marine.  Trained:  first stationed 54 Day Street, New York City; boarded U. S. S. Meade at Boston July 8 to 27; to U. S. S. Dorothy Bradford until September 9; into service at New York; to Porto Rico on the S. S. Brazos; then on S. S. John L. Camn October 9, coastwise to Newport News and Chesapeake Bay.  Mustered out December 23, 1918.

 

SUNDHOLM, EDWIN P.
Marathon

Born October 12, 1897.  Enl. July 10, 1918.  Mechanic, Railroad Reserves, Batt. A, 73d C. A. C, R. A. R.  Trained at Ft. Snelling; at Jefferson Barracks; to Ft. Williams; at Ft. Preble; at Ft. Levitt; to Camp Mills.  Sailed form New York September 27 on Scotian; landed Liverpool October 7.  To Knotty Ash Camp; to Camp Woodley; crossed Channel to Cherbourg October 13.  To Haussamont three weeks; to Artillery School at Mailley three weeks; to Somme Souse November 1 to 12; did repairing on front; to Haussamont until November 16; entrained for Brest.  Sailed December 15 on Mongolia; landed New York December 23.  To Camp Mills; to Camp Devens.  Mustered out at Camp Dodge January 15, 1919.

 

 

SUTHERLAND, CHARLES V.
Storm Lake

Born July 11, 1886.  Enl. July 24, 1918. Sgt. 24th Co. C. O. T. C.  Trained at Camp Gordon; resigned from Officers' Training Corps on account of close of war.  Mustered out December 16, 1918.

 

 

SWANSON, ELMER F.
Albert City

Born November 4, 1891.  Enl. July 29, 1918.  Corp. Co. F, 212th Engrs. 12th Div.  Trained at Camp Forrest; at Camp Devens until September 1; to Camp Dodge February 2; promoted December 7 to Corp.  Mustered out February 8, 1919.

 

 

SWANSON, HARRY A.
Albert City

Born September 1, 1889.  Enl. November 3, 1918.  Mechanic Co. A, Section B, S. A. T. C.  Trained at Iowa State College.  Mustered out December 11, 1918.

 

 

SWANSON, JOHN BERNHARD
Storm Lake

Born October 8, 1891.  Enl. February 25, 1918.  Pvt. Co. A, 130th Inf. 33d Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; at Camp Logan.  Sailed May 13. Sailed from France for U. S. Arrived Hdqrs. August 20, 1918.  Returned to the U. S. by reason of physical disability.  Mustered out February 19, 1918.

 

 

SWANSON, LESLIE E.
Alta

Born April 26, 1894.  Enl. December 14, 1917.  Sgt. 1st-cl. Ordnance Corps, 1st O. R. S. D. Co., Artillery Rifle Shops, Mehun-sur-Ujenre. Trained at Camp Dodge in Co. C, 2d Ord. Depot Brigade; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed from Hoboken on Northern Pacific March 29, 1918; landed Brest April 7, 1918.  To duty at Mehun-sur-Ujenre.  Promoted to Sgt. 1st-cl.  Sailed on V. S. S. Manchuria May 11 from St. Nazaire; landed Hoboken May 22.  To Camp Merritt; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out June 2, 1919.  (no photo)

 

 

 

SWENSON, ALBERT
Alta

Born November 7, 1892.  Enl. September 20, 1917.  Corp. Co. I, 347th Inf. 87th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; at Camp Pike; to Camp Dix.  Sailed from Montreal August 23; landed 20 miles below London September 9.  To Southampton; to French port.  September 16.  To Remorantin September 29; to Brest.  Sailed from Brest December 24; landed New York December 29.  To Camp Merritt; to Camp Pike; to Camp Dodge.  In service at Camp Dodge with Co. A, 350th Inf. 88th Div.; at Camp Pike with Co. I, 347th Inf. 87th Div.  Mustered out at Camp Dodge January 29, 1919.

 

 

SWENSON, ANTON LUDWIG
Fairfield Township

Born September 26, 1890.  Enl. May 13, 1918.  Corp. Co. F, - later Co. A - 7th Supply Train, M. T. C.  Trained at Jefferson Barracks; at Camp MacArthur; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed August 16 on Niagara; landed Bordeaux August 28.  To Bubucley until October 12; to Deonlard; to Minnencourt; to Bassey-au-Plain; to Brest.  Sailed June 16 on S. S. Kansas; landed Newport News.  To Camp Dodge.  Mustered out July 5, 1919.

 

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

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