Rock County World War 1 Veterans (Navy, Marines)
Including men from surrounding area that enlisted in Rock County
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DWIGHT R. CUMMINGS. Beaver Creek, Minn. Seaman. Co. "H," Signal Corps 3rd Div. Navy. Entered service June 3, 1918. Trained at Seattle, Wash. Departed overseas November 29, 1918. (Transport duty.) |
GLENN ARTHUR DIKE, Beaver Creek, Minn. Assistant Band Master. Entered service August 16, 1917. Trained at Goat Island. Cal. Departed overseas March 21. 1918. |
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(Miss) GRACE ALMA DUNBAR Beaver Creek. Minn. 1st Class Yeoman, Navy, Personnel Office. Entered service September, 1918. Trained at Washington, D. C. stenographer in Navy. |
OLIVER S. GIBSON Beaver Creek, Minn. Seaman. Entered service June 10, 1918. Trained at Great Lakes Naval Training School. |
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ARTHUR GROVE. Luverne, Minn. Boatswain. U. S.. Orizaba. Entered service 1915. Transport duty. Died Feb. 23, 1913 from injury received on duty. |
HARRY HOVEN. Kenneth. Minn. Coxswain, U. S. S. Fairfax. Entered service May 1st, 1915. Trained at Great Lakes N. T. S. Departed over seas June 9, 1918. |
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HAROLD CHARLES KELLEY. Luverne, Minn. Lieutenant, U. S. Navy Medical Corps. Entered service July 1, 1918. Trained at Naval Hospital, New London, Conn. |
RALPH OLIVER LEECH, Luverne, Minn. Machinist's Mate, U. S. Naval Aviation Repair Base. Entered Service June 18, 1918. Trained at Pelham Bay. N. Y., Naval Station. Departed overseas August 8, 1918. |
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ELMER J- LILLEHEI, Luverne. Minn. Pharmacist Mate, U. S. Naval Hospital. Entered service November 1917. Trained at Pensacola. Fla. |
J. ROY LOWE, Beaver Creek, Minn. Seaman. Naval Aviation. Entered Service February 1918. Trained at Great Lakes N. T. S. Departed overseas March 1918. |
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CARL H. MATTHIESEN. Hardwick, Minn. Musician, in Navy. Entered service March 1918. Trained at Great Lakes. Departed overseas January 1919. |
ARTHUR OLAF RORTVEDT, Hills, Minn. Signal Man. U. S. S, Supply. Entered service December 18. 1917. Trained at Goat Island. Cal. Departed overseas, with Victory Fleet to Cuba. February 2. 1919. |
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JOE N. SMITH. Kenneth. Minn. Seaman. 2nd class. Naval Aviation. Entered service June 10. 1918. Trained at Bremerton Navy Yards, Wash. Departed overseas October 31. 1918. |
GEORGE R. W1LDUNG. Hills. Minn. Gunner's mate. Platoon "E." 15th Reg. Entered service August 18. 1918. Trained at Great Lakes Aviation Armor School. |
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FRANK WILLERS. Luverne, Minn. Mechanist Mate, first class. Co. "C." 15th Reg. Entered service June 18, 1918. Trained at Great Lakes. |
HERBERT E. WILSON. Luverne, Minn. Bandman, Sim's Naval Band. Entered service August 9, 1918. Trained at San Francisco, Cal. |
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LOREN J. BLAKELY, Beaver Creek, Minn. Private, Marine Corps. Entered service February 5. 1917. Trained at Marine Barracks. Paris Island, S. C. |
LEO R. PENGRA, Luverne. Minn. Private, 7th Div. Marines. Entered service December 15. 1917. Patrol Work on Atlantic. |
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OSCAR J. QUALLEY, Hills, Minn. Private. 416th Co., U. S. Marines. Entered service August. 1918. Trained at Marine Barracks, Paris Island. S. C. |
WILLIE F. SCHMUCK. Luverne, Minn. Private. 394th Co., Marine Corps. Entered service October 14. 1918. Trained at Paris Island, S. C. |
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HERMAN KREIMEIER, Kenneth, Minn. Seaman, 2nd Class. Merchant Marine, S. S. Meade. Entered service July 6, 1918. Trained at E. Boston. Mass. |
JOHN KREIMEIER. Kenneth, Minn. Fireman. S. S. Meade. Merchant Marine. Entered service July 6, 1918. Trained at S. Boston, Mass. |
Source: "Rock County in the World War 1917 1918 1919"
Published by Leader Publishing, Pipestone, Mn. 1922
