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Behind the Lines - Official War History of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin by R.B. Pixley
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GALLES, RAYMOND F., born in Port Washington,Wis., February 4, 1893; son of Mathew and Mary (Dahlhoff) Galles; lives 419Grand Avenue, Port Washington; entered service at Port Washington, August 12, 1917;member of Supply Company, 127th Infantry, 32nd (Les Terribles) Division; rank, private,wagoner, supply sergeant; trained at Camp Douglas, Wis., and Camp MacArthur, Waco,Texas; foreign station, Prouthay, Tenth French Training Area, France; battles, Alsace,5/18 to 7/21, 1918; Aisne-Marne 7/29 to 8/7, 1918; Oise-Aisne, 8/26 to 9/6, 1918;Meuse-Argonne, 9/26 to 11/11, 1918. Army of Occupation, 11/11, 1918 to 4/8, 1919.Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., May 17, 1919.

GANTNER, ARTHUR JACOB, born in Town Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wis., November22, 1895; son of Joseph and Regina (Hoffmann) Gantner; lives Belgium, Wis.;entered service at Port Washington, Wis., May 25, 1918; member 330th Butchery Company,Regulating station; rank, private; trained at Camp Grant, Ill., and Camp Joseph E.Johnston, Fla.; foreign station. Brest, Savenay, Is Lur Yille. Honorably dischargedat Camp Grant, Ill., April 8, 1918.

GASPER, LORENZ J., Town Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wis.; entered service atPort Washington, Wis., November 11, 1918. Honorably discharged at Port Washington,Wis., November 11, 1918.

GEHRKE, ALFRED ALBERT, born in Thiensville, Ozaukee County, Wis., January30, 1899; son of Frederick and Martha (Wendlandt) Gehrke; lives R. F. D. 1,Thiensville, Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., November 11, 1918; rank,private. Honorably discharged at Port Washington, Wis., November 11, 1918.

GERLACH;, ELMER JOHN, born in Town Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wis., September23, 1898; son of Frank and Emma (Schwalbach) Gerlach; lives R.F. D. 1 Thiensville,Wis.; entered service at Milwaukee, Wis., October 10, 1918; member S. A. T. C.; rank,private; trained at School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wis. Honorably discharged atMilwaukee, Wis., December 13, 1918.

GIERACH, BERNARD, born in Town Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wis., September 30,1895; son of August and Marie (Schoessow) Gierach; lives Cedarburg, Wis.;entered service at Port Washington, Ws., June 15, 1917; member Company E, 6th AmmunitionTrain; rank, private, wagoner; trained at Camp Wadsworth; foreign station, Ornans,France; battles, Argonne Forest. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., June 30,1919.

GIERACH, ERICH, born in Town Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wis., August 11, 1895;son of Joseph and Ernestine (Behrend) Gierach; lives R. F. D. 2, Cedarburg,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., May 25, 1918; rank, private; assignedto Camp Grant, Ill. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., May 27, 1918.

GIERACH, FREDDIE, born in Town Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wis., June 9, 1890;son of Fred and Minnie (Shessow) Gierach; lives Mequon, Wis.; entered serviceat Port Washington, Wis., May 25, 1918; member Company L., 343rd Infantry, 86th (BlackHawk) Division, transferred to 22nd Company, 6th Provisional Battalion, 2nd ProvisionalRegiment; rank, private; service in infantry and special police work; trained atCamp Grant, Ill., and Camp Logan, Tex. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill.,January 9, 1919.

GIERACH, RAYMOND, born in Thiensville, Ozaukee County, Wis., November 15,1899; son of John F. and Augusta (Krueger) Gierach; lives Thiensville, Wis.;entered service at Madison, Wis., October 7, 1918; member Headquarters Company, SectionA, Hospital. S. A. T. C.; rank, private; trained at University of Wisconsin, Madison,Wis. Honorably discharged at Madison, Wis., December 17, 1918.

GIERACH, RICHARD S., born in Town Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wis., December 28,1895; son of Fred and Minnie (Shessow) Gierach; lives Mequon, Wis.; enteredservice at Port Washington, Wis., May 25, 1918; former service, member Company D,First Regiment, U. S. navy; Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill.;member Company D, 343rd Infantry, 86th (Black Hawk) Division, transferred to trainingcorps on special duty to train members of negro regiment; rank, private, sergeant;trained at Camp Grant, Ill. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., January 22,1919.

GILL, DANIEL L., JR., born in Franklin Park, Ill., April 8, 1895; son of DanielL. and Caroline (Nathan) Gill; lives R. F. D. 1, Port Washington, Wis.; enteredservice at Port Washington, Wis., September 22, 1917; trained at Camp Custer, Mich.,Camp Greene, N.C.; member Company C, 340th Infantry, 85th (Custer) Division, transferredto Company G, 39th Infantry, 4th (Regular) Division; rank, first class private; battles,second battle of Marne, 7/18 to 7/20, Ourcq-Segy offensive, 7/31 to 8/2, Valley ofVesle River, 8/6 to 8/12, St. Mihiel, 9/6 to 9/7; Meuse-Argonne offensive 9/26 to9/29 and 10/7, 1918; transferred to Company D, 39th Infantry, 4th Division, Armyof Occupation, at Bad Bertrich, Coblenz, Bitburg and Rolanseck, Germany. Honorablydischarged at Camp Grant, Ill., August 14, 1919.

GILL, ROBERT N., born in Franklin Park, Ill., April 8, 1895; son of DanielL. and Caroline (Nathan) Gill; lives R. F. D. 1, Port Washington, Wis.; enteredservice at Milwaukee, Wis., May 25, 1918; member Supply Company 342nd Infantry, 86th(Black Hawk) Division, transferred to Company A, 56th Infantry, 7th Division; rank,private; trained at Camp Grant, Ill., Camp Upton, N.Y.; foreign station, Liverpool,England; La Havre, Bordeaux, France; battles, Puvenelle sector, 10/15 to 11/7, 1918;taken ill and at Base Hospital No. 87 from 11/7, 1918 to 2/7, 1919; attended A. E.F. University as instructor in English from 4/6 to 5/7, 1919. Honorably dischargedat Camp Grant, Ill., July 9, 1919.

GOWA, GEORGE A., born in Town Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wis., June 2, 1895;son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Bensfeld) Gowa; lives 2419 W. Madison Street,Chicago, Ill.; entered service at Chicago, Ill., May 28, 1918; member 31st Company,161st Depot Brigade; rank, private; trained at Camp Grant, Ill., and Camp MacArthur,Tex. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., March 16, 1919.

GOWA, MICHAEL, ., born in Town Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wis., May 25,1893; son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Binsfeld) Gowa; lives Belgium, Wis.; enteredservice at Port Washington, Wis., September 22, 1917; member 31st Company, 160thDepot Brigade, 85th (Custer) Division, rank, private, wagoner; trained at Camp Custer,Mich., and Camp MacArthur, Tex., transferred to Supply Company, 125th Infantry, 32nd(Les Terribles) Division; foreign station, Brest and Graz, France; wounded October25, 1917. Honorably discharged at U. S. A. General Hospital No. 9, Lakewood, N. J.,March 1, 1919.

GOSSE, EDWARD, born in Mosel, Wis., April 9, 1896; son of Herman and Mary(Laux) Gosse; lives Belgium, Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis.,May 25, 1918; rank, private; sent to Camp Grant, Ill. Honorably discharged at CampGrant, Ill., May 27, 1918. Reason: Disability.

GRADY, EDWIN P., born in Town
Saukville, Ozaukee County, Wis., May 4, 1895; son of Henry and Thekla (Opitz)Grady; lives Kewaunee, Wis.; entered service at Milwaukee, Wis., May 6, 1917; memberDental Reserve Corps; rank, first lieutenant; joined Dental Reserve Corps for fiveyears; notice to go to camp revoked on signing of armistice, November 11, 1918.

GRADY;, HENRY H., born in Town
Saukville, Ozaukee County, Wis., October 8, 1890; son of Henry and Thekla (Opitz)Grady; lives Saukville, Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., October 21,1918; member Utilities Detachment, Quartermaster Corps; rank, private; trained atCamp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss. Honorably discharged at Camp Shelby, Miss., March6, 1919. Member second and third Liberty Loan campaign committee; chairman and oneof organizers and member of Red Cross campaign committee in Village of Saukville.


GRAFF, FRANK F., born in Town Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wis., April 2, 1897;son of Nic and Mary (Wellenstein) Graff; lives Belgium, Wis.; entered serviceat Chicago, Ill., June 2, 1918; trained at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, GreatLakes, Ill., and Bremerton, Washing.; rank, seaman, second class. Released from dutyat Puget Sound Navy Yards, February 28, 1919.

GRASSE, ALBERT E., born in Town Adell, Sheboygan County, Wis., December 6,1881; son of August and Albertina (Baerbaum) Grasse; lives Fredonia, Wis.;entered service at Port Washington, Wis., November 11, 1918; rank, private. Honorablydischarged at Port Washington, Wis., November 11, 1918.

GRASSER, JOSEPH LOUIS, born in Town Fredonia, Ozaukee County, Wis., October3, 1891; son of John and Mary (Wetor) Grasser; lives R. F. D. 1, Random Lake,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., July 5, 1918; member HeadquartersCompany, 315th Field Artillery, 80th (Blue Ridge) Division, transferred to 313thInfantry Band, transferred to 43rd Company, Group 4, Machine Gun Train; rank, private;trained at Columbus Barracks, O., Camp Hancock, Ga., and Camp Merritt, N. J.; foreignstation, Nancy, La France, Le Mons, France; battles, Argonne Forest. Honorably dischargedat Camp Grant, Ill., June 14, 1919.

GRILLI, ENDRY, born in Italy; son of James and Pile (Tole) Grilli;lives Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., May25, 1918; assigned to 27th Company, 161st Depot Brigade, Camp Grant, Ill., rank,private. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., May 28, 1918.

GRIEGER, BENJAMIN JOSEPH, born in Town Fredonia, Ozaukee County. Wis., May26, 1896; son of Joseph and Katherine (Flerchinger) Grieger; lives R. F. D.2, Fredonia, Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., March 28, 1918; memberCompany A, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, 2nd (Regular) Division; rank, private; trainedat Camp Custer, Mich., Camp Gordon, Ga., and Camp Stewart, Va.; foreign station,Brest, St. Aignan, Camp Bois De Ligue, France; battles, St. Mihiel, Mont Blanc Ridge,Champagne, Argonne-Meuse. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., August 14, 1919.

GRISAR, ARTHUR F., born in Town of Grafton, Ozaukee County, Wis., February6, 1895; son of Henry and Emily (Schaefer) Grisar; lives Town of Port Washington;entered service at Port Washington, November 19, 1917; member Company B, 58th Infantry,4th (Regular Army) Division; transferred to Company D, 340th Infantry, 85th (Custer)Division; rank, first class private; trained at Camp Custer, Mich., and Camp Greene,North Carolina; foreign station, Calais, France; battles, Chauteau Thierry, Argonne,St. Mihiel, wounded, shrapnel, left elbow. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill.,April 1, 1919.

GROFF, FRANK J., born in Town Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wis., November 27,1893; son of Nic M. and Margaret (Mallinger) Groff; lives Belgium, Wis.; enteredservice at Northwood, Iowa, February 27, 1918; trained at Camp Dodge, Iowa, CampLogan, Ill., Camp Merritt, N. J.; member Company C, 130th Infantry;, 33rd (Prairie)Division; foreign station, Brest, France; battles, Albert and Verdun, 8/7 to 9/26,1918; Meuse-Argonne, 9/26 to 11/11, 1918; rank private. Honorably discharged at CampDodge, Iowa, May 29, 1919.

GROFF, PETER, born in Town Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wis., January 7, 1891;son of Nic M. and Margaret (Mallinger) Groff; lives Belgium, Wis.; enteredservice at Milwaukee, Wis., May 25, 1918; member Veterinary Hospital No. 9; rank,private, first class. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., July 7, 1919.

GROSSER, EMIL B., Cedarburg, Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis.,October 22, 1918; trained at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss. No further record obtainable.

GROTH, HENRY G., JR., born in Cedarburg, Wis., November 15, 1893; son of HenryG., Jr., and Emma (Lauterbach) Groth; lives Bridge Street, Cedarburg; enteredservice at Port Washington, June 14, 1918; member 6th Company, Ordnance Department;rank, private, corporal; trained at University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., CampHancock, Ga., and Camp Mills, New York; foreign station, Liverpool, England; Mehun,France. Gun captured by Groth and three others was used in Liberty Loan drive inseveral eastern states. In service June 3, 1919.

GROTH, HERBERT G., born in Town Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wis., November9,1896; son of Benjamin and Theresa (Kannenberg) Groth; lives R. F. D. 1,Cedarburg, Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., September 5, 1918; memberCompany F, 2nd Battalion, Infantry; rank, private; trained at Camp Grant, Ill., andCamp Mac Arthur, Waco, Tex.; assigned to duty at Base Hospital at Camp Grant, Ill.,for a month during influenza epidemic. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill.,January 16, 1919.

GRUENWALD, CARL, born in Town Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wis., July 1, 1891;son of August and Minnie (Krieke) Gruenwald; lives R. F. D. 1, Thiensville,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., October 22, 1918; member Sixth Company,101st Division, transferred to Medical Corps Auxiliary, Remount Depot 313; rank,private; trained at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss. Honorably discharged at CampShelby, Miss., April 22, 1919.

GRUENWALD, PAUL, born in Town Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wis., November 15, 1889;son of August and Minnie (Krieke) Gruenwald; lives R. F. D. 1, Thiensville,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., May 25, 1918; member 161st DepotBrigade; trained at Camp Grant, Ill. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., July11, 1919.

GUENTHER, FELIX G. H., born in Port Washington, Wis., February 3, 1900;son of Samuel and Minnie (Scharl) Guenther; lives 711 Jackson Street, PortWashington; entered service at Port Washington, October 1, 1918; member Company G,2nd Battalion, S. A. T. C.; studied in army signal corps branch. Honorably dischargedat Madison, Wis., December 15, 1918.

GUNTHER, Max M., born in Port Washington, Wis., November 6, 1887; son of GottliebS. and Wilhelmina (Groeschel) Gunther; lives 118 Pier Street., Port Washington;entered service at Milwaukee, Wis., July 26, 1918; U. S. Navy; rank, gunners mate,third class aviation; trained at Great Lakes Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill.Released from duty at Great Lakes, Ill., January 16, 1919.


GUY, WILLIAM H., JR., born in Milwaukee, Wis., April 16, 1887; son of William and Mary (Chamberlin) Guy; lives 1012 Grand Avenue, Port Washington, Wis.; entered service at Milwaukee, Wis., June 3, 1918; U. S. navy; rank, quartermaster, second class; trained at Great Lakes, Ill., and Philadelphia, Pa.; foreign station, Panillac, France. Released from duty at Pelham Bay, N. Y., March 1, 1919.

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