Buffalo Co. Veterans Who Died

in the Service of their Country

During World War I

 

The war began as a local European conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia on July 28, 1914. It transformed into a general European war by the declaration of war made by Germany against Russia on August 1, 1914. It eventually became a global war involving 32 nations. Although President Wilson tried to keep the United States out of the war early on, Germany's intention to commence unrestricted submarine warfare brought on the United States declaration of war on Germany April 6, 1916. The first large draft lottery followed in 1917 and American troops began to train and deloy to France. June 4, 1918 marked the first American action in force when the American Second Division halted the German advance at Château-Thierry. At the 11th hour on November 11th, 1918, hostilities came to an end on the Western front and an Armistice was signed. Over 5 million Allied personnel were killed or died during service to their country, 126,000 from the United States.

This page is dedicated to those from Buffalo County who died during that war. Their names are respectfully listed below:

NAME

AGE

HOME

RANK

LOCATION

CAUSE

DATE

BORST
Loron D.

23

Mondovi

Recruit

Camp Shelby, MS

Pneumonia

13 Nov 18

BRIGGS
Simon P.

24

Modena

Sergeant

HqCo 323 LabBn QMC

Murdered
by stabbing with
knife

10 Oct 18

COOKE
Rodney S.

??

Mondovi

2nd Lt

337 Inf, Camp Custer, MI

Blood poisoning

18 Jul 18

DABESTEIN
Edward G.

23

Arcadia

Private

3rd Bn FarPldRft,
Camp Zachary Taylor

Pneumonia

13 Oct 18

DILLON
Harry

28

Mondovi

2nd Lt

26 Inf, near Soissons, St. Mihiel

Killed in Action,
DSM, Croix de Guerre

4 Oct 18

FORREST
Eileen Louis

28

Gilmanton

Nurse

Red Cross, Brest, France

Influenza

8 Oct 18

GALLUS
John Albert

27

Montana

W.N.G
Sergeant

128 Inf, Alsace

Killed in Action,
near Verdum

22 Oct 18

HUETTELL
William R.

25

Arcadia

Private

??

Pneumonia

7 Jan 18

JOHNSON
Jacob Bert

22

Alma

Recruit

Jackson Barracks

Pneumonia

7 Nov 18

KOENIG
Edward J.

27

Alma

Private

6 Field Artillery

Killed in Action

4 Oct 18

MILLER
Arthur

30

Alma

Private

47 Inf

Killed in Action

10 Oct 18

MOY
Ortie

24

Gilmanton

Sergeant

??

Killed in Action

26 Sep 18

MUELLER
Benjamin H.

28

Alma

2nd Lt

167 Inf, Aisne-Marne

Died of Wounds

27 Jan 18

NESS
Eric M.

25

Nelson

Private

CasCo 396

Pneumonia

9 Oct 18

SCHLAG
Henry F.

27

Gencoe

Private

152 Dep Brig,U.S.

Pneumonia

29 Sep 18

SPIES
Louis P.

24

Nelson

Private

58 Inf

Killed in Action
(sinking of
the Moldavia)

23 May 18

UHLIG
Arno E.

21

Mondovi

Private

Camp Hancock, GA

Pneumonia

8 Oct 18

 

 

Important: This is a collection of information taken from the publication Wisconsin's Gold Star List, that was published by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in 1925 as well as information on Gilmanton veterans collected from 1918 issues of the Mondovi Herald News by Le Anne Loesel, Director of the Buffalo County Historical Society, Alma, Wisconsin.

Buffalo County does not have a compiled war list.

Senior Chief Dale E. Ebersold, U.S. Navy, Retired
WIGenWeb Buffalo County Coordinator