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| LAABS, ALBERT, born in Town of Cedarburg,Ozaukee County, Wis., October 7;, 1893; son of Henry and Wilhelmina (Nierode)Laabs; lives Washington Avenue, Cedarburg; entered service at Port Washington, March29, 1918; member 6th Company, Depot Brigade; transferred to Company M, First ReplacementRegiment; transferred to Company B, 20th Training Battalion; rank, private, bugler,sergeant; trained at camp Custer, Mich., and Camp Gordon, Ga. Honorably dischargedat Camp Grant, Ill., January 2, 1919. LANDT, BERTHOLD ADOLF, born in Milwaukee, Wis., December 6, 1891; son of Henryand Meta (Collhoff) Landt; lived Saukville, Wis.; entered service at PortWashington, Wis., September 5, 1918; member Company C, 10th Regiment, 161st DepotBrigade; rank, private; trained at Camp Grant, Ill., and Camp Hancock, Ga. Died inservice October 6, 1918. LANGE, IVAN L., born in Cedarburg, Wis., August 7, 1918; son of Rev. WilliamR. and Elizabeth (Engelman) Lange; lives Cedarburg; entered service at Universityof Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., August 7, 1918; member Company L, 105th Infantry, 27th(New York) Division; rank, private; trained at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, and CampMerritt, N. J.; foreign station, Brest, LeMans, Amiens, France, and on Belgian border.Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., April 3, 1919. LANGE, WILLIAM R., born in Cedarburg, Wis., November 24, 1889; son of Rev.William R. and Elizabeth (Engelman) Lange; lives Cedarburg; entered serviceat Port Washington, May 25, 1918; member Battery F, 33rd Field Artillery; 86th (Blackhawk)Division; rank, private; trained at Camp Grant, Ill., Regular Army Camp, Sparta,Wis., and Camp Mills, N. Y.; foreign station, Glasgow, Scotland, Hampton, England,and Cherbourg, France. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., January 19, 1919. LANGHEINRICH, CHARLES LOUIS, born in Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wis., February8, 1896; son of Oscar and Amanda (Heuer) Langheinrich; lives Cedarburg, Wis.; enteredservice at Port Washington, Wis., July 14, 1918; member 19th Machine Gun Company;rank, private, first sergeant; trained at Columbus Barracks, O., and replacementcamp, Georgia. Honorably discharged at Camp Hancock, Ga., January 28, 1919. LANNOYE, LORRAINE MODEST, former residence, 325 Main Street, Port Washington,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, October 1, 1918; member S. A. T. C.; trainedat University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. No further record obtainable. LAST, OTTO J., born in Milwaukee, Wis., October 20, 1888; son of August andMinnie (Naatz) Last; lives R. F. D. 1, Grafton, Wis.; entered service at PortWashington, Wis., July 14, 1918; member Company B, 40th Machine Gun Battalion; rank,private; trained at Columbus Barracks, O., Camp Hancock, Ga., and Camp Custer, Mich.Honorably discharged at Camp Custer, Mich., January 28, 1919. LAUBENSTEIN, LAWRENCE ALBERT, born in Port Washington, Wis., July 29, 1899;son of John and Bertha (Voge) Laubenstein; lives 228 North Street, Port Washington;entered service at Port Washington, November 11, 1918. Honorably discharged at PortWashington, November 11, 1918. LAUBENSTEIN, LESTER H., born in Town Fredonia, Ozaukee County, Wis., September13, 1894; son of Henry W. and Emma (Harm) Laubenstein; lives 1111 Grand Avenue,Port Washington, Wis.; entered service at Naperville, Ill., June 26, 1918; memberDetachment, Medical Department, 311th Ammunition Train, 86th (Black Hawk) Division;rank, private; trained at Camp Grant, Ill., foreign station, Bordeaux, three monthsin artillery camps; arrived in United States January 29, 1919. Honorably dischargedat Camp Grant, Ill., February 8, 1919. LAUBENSTEIN, WEBSTER E., born in Town Fredonia, Ozaukee County, Wis., January6, 1898; son of Henry W. and Emma (Harm) Laubenstein; lives 1111 Grand Avenue,Port Washington, Wis.; entered service at Naperville, Ill., October 12, 1918; memberCompany A, detached, S. A. T. C.; trained at North Western College drill fields;rank, private; took up military course at North Western College in preparation forentering officers; training school, then to specialize in infantry drill and receivecommission. Honorably discharged at North Western College, December 20, 1918. LAUTERS, HENRY, JR., born in Port Washington, Wis., May 18, 1896; son of Henryand Mary (Hagel) Lauters; lives R. F. D. 1, Fredonia, Wis.; entered serviceat Port Washington, Wis., November 19, 1917; member 312th Engineers; rank, wagoner;trained at Camp Custer, Mich., Camp Pike, Ark., and Camp Dix., N. J.; foreign station,Bordeaux, France; Army of Occupation. 11/11/1918. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant,Ill., September 5, 1919. LAUTERS, JOHN NICHOLAS, born in Port Washington, Wis., February 14, 1894;son of Nicholas and Kate (Schmitz) Lauters; lives 1325 Fifth Street, Milwaukee,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., August 5, 1918; member 60th Company,15th Battalion, 8/5 to 9/7, 1918; transferred to Motor Repair Unit 311, 9/7 to 8/,1918; to Motor Truck Company 445, 8/1 1918, to 3/5 1919; rank, private, corporal;trained at Syracuse, N. Y., and Camp Holabird, Baltimore, Md. Honorably dischargedat Camp Holabird, Md., March 5, 1919. LAUTERS, WILLIAM C., born in Town Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wis., August 9,1890; lives Town Port Washington, Wis.; son of John and Elizabeth (Pash) Lauters;entered service at Port Washington, Wis., May 25, 1918; member 27th Company, 161stDepot Brigade; trained at Camp Grant, Ill., and Camp Lee, Va.; foreign station, France.Died overseas, of influenza. October 1, 1918. LAVEN, JOHN, born in Town Holland, Washington County, Wis., December 17, 1887;son of Frank and Katherine (Smith) Laven; lives Random Lake, Wis.; enteredservice at Plymouth, Wis., April 27, 1918; member Company M, 340th Infantry, 85th(Custer) Division; rank, private; trained at Camp Custer, Mich., Camp Mills, N. Y.;sea service, Bolance, in tank service. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill.,April 23, 1918. LEARNED, RAYMOND ADELMAR, born in Port Washington, Wis., November 2, 1891;son of Fred W. and Elezibeth (Ingersoll) Learned; lives 413 Main Street, PortWashington, Wis.; entered service at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, April 7, 1916;member A Company, 65th Overseas Battalion, C. E. F.; transferred to 46th CanadianInfantry Battalion; Scout Division, Sharpshooters; rant, private; trained at Saskatoonuntil July, 1916, then overseas and into front line; battles, Vimy Ridge; woundedMay, 1917, and in September, 1917; in front line trenches continuously from August,1916, until September, 1917; except short time in hospital and several weeks in AmbulanceCorps; one of few survivors of Canadian Battalions wiped out at Vimy Ridge; decorations,was to have received medal for distinguished service in capturing enemy machine gunand taking five prisoners single-handed. Killed in action at Avion, September 7,1917. Buried at Villers-Au-Bois Station, Military Cemetery, France. LECHER, MICHAEL T., born in Sheboygan, Wis., October 25, 1891; son of Nicand Kate (Possley) Lecher; lives R. F. D. 1, Fredonia, Wis.; entered serviceat Port Washington, Wis., September 22, 1917; member Company F, 310th AmmunitionTrain, transferred to 328th Field Artillery; rank, private; trained at Camp Custer,Mich., and Camp Mills, N. Y.; foreign station, Liverpool, England; Metz, France;battles, Toul sector, 10/31 to 11/11, 1918. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill.,April 21, 1919. LEHMKUHL, ALFRED A., born in Town Saukville, Wis., November 17, 1895; sonof William and Frieda (Lewerentz) Lehmkuhl; lives R. F. D. 3, Port Washington, Wis.;entered service at Port Washington, Wis., May 25, 1918; member 9th Veterinary Hospital,161st Depot Brigade; rank, private; trained at Camp Grant, Ill., and Camp Lee, Va.;foreign station, Brest to Nazaire, France; motion picture operator, 2/12 to 6/19,1919. Honorably discharged at Mitchell Field, N. Y., June 19, 1919. LEIDER, ADOLPH N., born in Town Fredonia, Ozaukee County, Wis., November 8,1886; son of John P. and Anna (Baesch) Leider; lives R. F. D. 3, Fredonia,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., April 27m, 1918; rank, private; trainedat Camp Custer, Mich., and Camp Mills, New York; foreign station, London, Winchester,Southampton, England; Bourges, Linville, France; Army of Occupation at Pommern, Loehndorf,Sinzig and Coblenz, Germany. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant., Ill., August 8,1919. LEINSE, EDWIN, born in Sheboygan, Wis., August 15, 1894; son of Roland andTony (DeYoung) Leinse; lives 807 Wisconsin Street, Port Washington; enteredservice at Port Washington, May 25, 1918; member of Twenty-seventh Company, DepotBrigade; rank, cook and baker; trained at Camp Grant, Ill.; Honorably dischargedat Camp Grant, Ill., February 9, 1919. Married Josephine Mathilda Schlim,at Port Washington, Wis., March 11, 1918. LEMKE, ERICH, born in Town Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wis.; son of Ferdinandand Johanna (Wille) Lemke; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., April27, 1918; member Company G; rank, private; trained at Camp Custer, Mich. Honorablydischarged at Camp Custer, Mich., June 8, 1918. LENZ, AUGUST, born in St. Sugustine Wis., March 10, 1896; son of John B. andMargaret (Engelhart) Lenz; lives Hartford, Wis.; entered service at West Bend,Wis., October 22, 1918; member Trench Mortar Company, Artillery; rank, interpreter;trained at Camp Nichols, La. Honorably discharged at camp Dodge, Ia., December 18,1918. LENZ, CLARENCE W., born in Milwaukee, Wis., November 21, 1897; son of Charlesand August (Stieg) Lenz; lives 616 Chestnut Street, Port Washington; enteredservice at Milwaukee, Wis., July 17, 1918; U. S. navy; rank, seaman second class,seaman first class; trained at Great Lakes Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill., andat Philadelphia, Pa.; foreign station, Bordeaux, Pauillac, Brest, France; servedon Transport Imperator; transferred to U. S. S. Maine. In service, May 22, 1919. LESCH, CHARLES L., born in Milwaukee, Wis., January 6, 1891; son of Nic andKatie (Krier) Lesch; lives Fredonia, Wis.; entered service at Milwaukee, Wis.,July 18, 1918; member 4th Machine Gun Company, transferred to 1st Provisional Company,transferred to Company A, 148th Machine Gun Battalion, transferred to Company B,305th Machine Gun Battalion, 77th (Metropolitan) division; trained at Camp Hancock,Ga.; foreign station, Brest, Selles Sur Cher, to Argonne front at time of armistice;rank, private. Honorably discharged at camp Grant, Ill., May 5, 1919. LIBERATORE, FRANCESCHO, born in Raiano, Italy, February 29, 1896; son of Pasqualeand Nainzeata (Susi) Liberatore; lives Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wis.; enteredservice at Port Washington, Wis., May 25, 1918; member Company D, 341st Infantry,86th (Black Hawk) Division, transferred to Company B, 354th Infantry, 89th Division;rank, private; trained at Camp Grant, Ill., and Camp Upton, N. Y.; foreign station,France; battles, Argonne Forest. Killed in action in Argonne Forest, November 1,1918. Buried at the Commune of Landres at St. Georges, Ardennes, France. LIEBAU, OSCAR, born in Town Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wis., August 26, 1899;son of Edward and Elizabeth (Sellimann) Liebau; lives R. F. D. 1, Grafton,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., November 11, 11918. Honorably dischargedat Port Washington, Wis., November 11, 1918. LIEBNER, CHARLES, A., JR., born in Port Washington, Wis., September 9, 1893;son of Charles E. and Anna (Quast) Liebner; lives 109 High Street, Port Washington;entered service at Port Washington, May 4, 1918; member Company H, 34th Infantry,7th (Regular Army) Division; rank, cook; trained at Columbus Barracks, Ohio; transferredto detached service at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas. Honorably discharged at CampMacArthur, Waco, Texas, December 4, 1918. LODDE, LESTER JOHN, born in Port Washington, Wis., April 1, 1897; son of Andrewand Louisa (Reinhardt) Lodde; lives 801 Chestnut Street, Port Washington;entered service at Milwaukee, Wis., July 24, 1918; U. S. navy; rank, machinist, aviationcorps; trained at Great Lakes Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill. Released from dutyat Great Lakes, Ill., April 14, 1919. LOEHNDORF, HENRY F., born in East St. Louis, Ill., August 12, 1899; son ofEmil and Christina (Wiese) Loenhdorf; lives Saukville, Wis.; entered serviceat Port Washington, Wis., November 11, 1918. Honorably discharged at Port Washington,Wis., November 11, 1918. LOEHNDORF, WALTER E. born in Milwaukee, Wis., May 18, 1897; son of Emil andChristina (Wiese) Loehndorf; lives Saukville, Wis.; entered service at Milwaukee,Wis., November 22, 1916; U. S. navy; rank, motor mechanic, class A, Aviation Corps;trained at Newport R. I., Pensacola, Fla., and New York; foreign station, MontcheckGeronde, Lisbon, Azores; sea service, S. S. Schawmut. Was a mechanic on NC 4 planeon trans-Atlantic flight. In service at Hampton Roads, Va. LUEDER, WALTER J., born in Town Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wis., February20, 1893; son of Carl and Barbara (Dietrich) Lueder; lives R. F. D. 2, Cedarburg,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., September 5, 1918; member 15th Company,161st Depot Brigade; rank, private; trained at Camp Grant, Ill., Camp Hancock, Ga.,and Camp Johnston, Fla. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., January 7, 1919. LUEDTKE, JOHN WILLIAM, born in Cedarburg, Wis., November 24, 1891; son ofDaniel and Wilhelmina (Huebner) Luedtke; lives St. John Street, Cedarburg;entered service at Port Washington, September 30, 1918; member 27th Company, LimitedService; rant, private; trained at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Honorably discharged atJefferson Barracks, Mo., December 12, 1918. LUEDTKE, RICHARD ALBERT, born in Cedarburg, Wis., August 27,m 1889; son ofDaniel and Wilhelmina (Huebner) Luedtke; lives St. John Street, Cedarburg;entered service at Port Washington, September 22, 1917; member Company D, 340th Infantry,85th (Custer) Division; rank, private; trained at Camp Custer, Mich. Honorably dischargedat Camp Custer, Mich., October 17, 1917. LUEDTKE, WALDEMAR, born in Town Mequon, Ozaukee county, Wis., March 3, 1893;son of Max and Carlina (Achtenberg) Luedtke; lives R. F. D. 2, Thiensville,Wis.; entered service at Milwaukee, Wis., May 3, 1918; aviation service; rant, mechanic,second class; trained at Charleston, S. C., Buffalo, N. Y., Philadelphia, Pa., PelhamBay, N Y., Brooklyn, N. Y., and New York; foreign station; Liverpool, England, toBordeaux, France; to Palliac; to Easterly, England. Honorably discharged at LongIsland Aviation Camp, L. I., May 3, 1919. LUTZEN, ROY, born in Port Washington, Wis., March 18, 1903; son of Edwardand Ida (Dresler) Lutzen; lives at 501 Grand Avenue, Port Washington; enteredservice at Port Washington, September 22, 1917; member of Company D, 340th Infantry,85th (Custer) Division; rank, first class private; trained at Camp Custer, Mich.Honorably discharged at Camp Custer, Mich., January 30, 1919. LUTZEN, WALTER H., born in Port Washington, Wis., December 18m 1894; son ofEdward and Ida (Dresler) Lutzen; lives at 501 Grand Avenue, Port Washington;entered service at Port Washington, August 15, 1918; member of Avacuation CompanyNo. 54; rank, first class private; trained at Polytechnical Institute, Peoria, Ill.,Allentown, Pa., and New York City. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., March1, 1919. LYNCH, LEE R., born in Port Washington June 1, 1896; member 19th Company,161st Depot Brigade, 86th (Black Hawk) Division, transferred to 1st Company, OrdnanceRepair Shop Detachment, engaged in repair of light ordnance and heavy artillery;rank, private; trained at camp Grant, Ill., Camp Hancock, Ga., and Camp Stewart,Va.; foreign station, Brest, Mehun, Donghmain, France; after armistice was signedwas engaged in handling ammunition. Honorably discharged a Camp Grant, Ill., July26, 1919. |
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