The following pages contain the pictures
and brief records of Sioux City's men and women who paid the supreme
sacrifice of giving their lives in the World War. Among the 104
photographs there are three Gold Stars who served in the Canadian
forces. The necessity of their presence is explained opposite the
photographs. Every possible effort was
put forth to obtain a photograph and detailed information for each Gold
Star. In a Very few cases information was limited. Where photographs do
not appear opposite the name, it is because such were unobtainable. A
few of the photographs will appear to be blurred, or of some defect,
but it must be remembered that most of the photographs reproduced in
this work were the only existing likeness, and the work of the photo
engravers is of the highest order considering the handicaps they were
compelled to work under in reproduction.
All of the 114 Gold Stars are persons
who resided in Sioux City at the time of their call to arms, or whose
parents or next -of-kin resided in this city at that time which
established their legal residence as such. However, each person whose
memory is honored is one who spent his or her life in Sioux City, or
such part of it that the claim of this city to his relationship is well
justified.
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