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TACKES, MICHAEL, born in Town Belgium, OzaukeeCounty, Wis., June 15, 1889; son of Michael and Mary (Ludowissi) Tackes; lives Belgium Wis.; entered service at Powers, Montana, September 16, 1917; memberCompany 347, 81st Division Rail head Detachment, 26th (Yankee) Division; rank, private; trained at Camp Lewis, Wash., Camp Merritt, N. J.; foreign station, Brest, Sommediene,France; battles, St. Mihiel offensive, 9/2 to 9/13, Meuse-Argonne offensive, 9/26to 9/30, 10/23 to 10/27, and 11/7 to 11/11, 1918. Honorably discharged at Russel,Wyo., May 5, 1919. TAGUE, RAYMOND LaVERNE, born in Wauwatosa, Wis., November 8, 1893; son ofMichael and Christina (Thomas) Tague; lives Washington Avenue, Cedarburg; entered service at Cedarburg, May 29, 1917; member Company D, 107th Engineers,32nd (Les Terribles) Division; rank, private first class; trained at Camp Douglasand Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas; foreign station, Langres, France; battles, Oise,Vesle, Argonne, Meuse, Soissons; wounded, three months in hospital at Langres, France. Honorably discharged at Camp Custer, Mich., May 27, 1919. TESCH, WILLARD J., born in Chicago, Ill., January 3, 1897; son of John R.and Amelia M.(Mahlman) Tesch; lives 1000 Grand Avenue, Port Washington; entered service at Milwaukee, Wis., June 2, 1918; U. S. navy; member 87th Company,1st Regiment, U. S. M. C.; rank, private; trained at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia,Pa. Released from duty at Philadelphia, Pa., April 24, 1919. TETZLAFF, WILLIAM, born in Town Grafton, Ozaukee County, Wis., September 16,1896; son of Julius and Albertina (Rathke) Tetzlaff; lives R. F. D. 1, Grafton,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., August 12, 1918; member CompanyA, 3rd Ordnance Training Camp; rank, private; trained at Sweeney Auto School, KansasCity, Mo., and Camp Hancock, Ga. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., January17, 1919. THEIS, WILLIAM F., born in Port Washington, Wis., September 10, 1896; sonof Henry and Anna M. (Obladen) Theis; lives 317 O'Connor Street, Port Washington; entered service at Great Lakes, Ill., May 31, 1918; U. S. navy; member battalionband, Camp Perry, Division C; member of band conducted by Lieut. John Phillip Sousa,and participated in war work and war fund drives assigned to U. S. S. George Washington; sailed with President Wilson and delegates to peace conference; crossed ocean six times. In service, on board U. S. S. George Washington. THENNES, MIKE, born in Town Grafton, Ozaukee County, Wis., March 22, 1891; son of Nic and Elizabeth ( Halbenkann) Thennes; lives R. F. D. 1, Grafton,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., September 22, 1917; member CompanyD, 340th Regiment; rank, private; trained at Camp Custer 12/18, 1917; Camp Pike,Ark., 3/9, 1918; Camp Greene, N. C., 3/1919, Remount Depot, July, 1918 to March,1919. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., March 8, 1919. THILL, JAC. R., born in Dyersville, Ia., April 27, 1889; son of Nic R. andBarbara (Elenz) Thill; lives Milwaukee, Wis.; entered service at Port Washington,Wis., July 5, 1918; assigned to Columbus Barracks, O., 7/6 to 7/12; trained atCamp Hancock, Ga., 7/14, transferred to British Mission; graduated from machinegun school and appointed instructor on Browning machine gun; 8/17, 1918, appointedstaff instructor under British Mission, teaching advanced classes under supervisionof Camp. H.. C. MacKellar, V. C. K. C. B.; 9/26, transferred to 14th (Wolverine)Division at Camp Custer, Mich.; made first sergeant, Company B, 41st Machine GunBattalion; served also as sergeant instructor, teaching officers' classes in machinegunnery; 11/3, 1918, recommended for promotion to first lieutenant with SergeantRadcliff of Company D, 41st Machine Gun Battalion, only two enlisted men in divisionrecommended to commissions; armistice cancelled all promotions. Honorably dischargedat Camp Custer, Mich., February 23, 1919. THILL, JOHN D., born in Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wis., April 12, 1890; son of John P. and Susan (Beecher) Thill; lives Belgium, Wis.; enteredservice at Port Washington, Wis., September 21, 1917; member quartermaster detachment; rank, private; trained at Camp Custer, Mich.; on duty in quartermaster's departmentat Camp Custer, during period of service. Honorably discharged at Camp Custer, Mich.,February 7, 1919. THILL, JOHN EUGENE, JR., born in Town Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wis., February15, 1887; son of John E. and Mary (Watry) Thill; lives Fredonia, Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., November 11, 1918. Honorably dischargedat Port Washington, Wis., November 11, 1918. THILL, JOSEPH, born in Town Fredonia, Ozaukee County, Wis., February 23, 1894; son of Nicholas and Margaret (Hoffman) Thill; lives R. F. D. 1, Fredonia,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., March 29, 1918; member CompanyG, 307th Ammunition Train, 82nd (All-American) Division; rank, private; trainedat Camp Custer, Mich., Camp Gordon, Ga., and Camp Stewart, Va.; foreign station,Brest, Camp Lacourtine, France; went to front, 8/5, 1918; battles, Marbache sector,St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; returned to United States, 5/6, 1919. Honorably dischargedat Camp Grant, Ill., May 22, 1919. THILL, LEO B., born in Town Fredonia, Ozaukee County, Wis., January 1, 1897; son of Nic A. and Katherine (Weiler) Thill; lives R. F. D. 1, Fredonia,Wis.; entered service at Port Washington, Wis., October 22, 1918; member 676thCompany, Motor Transport Corps; 101st Division; rank, private; trained at CampShelby, Hattiesburg, Miss. Honorably discharged at Camp Shelby, Miss., March 27,1919. THOLEN, GERHARD H., born in Port Washington, Wis., February 22, 1890; sonof William A. and Helene (Thien) Tholen; lives 522 Jackson Street, Port Washington,Wis.; entered service at Grand Rapids, Mich., April 14, 1917; U. S. navy; member2nd Battalion, Michigan Naval Militia; rank, apprentice seaman, chief commissarysteward, 12/17, 1917; trained at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Great Lakes,Ill.; foreign station, port on ship's arrival, Brest, France; sea service, fourmonths on U. S. S. Konigen Der Nederlanden and U. S. S. W. L. Steed; 8/1, 1917,to 7/ 1, 1918, had charge of all U. S. naval rifle ranges in the United States, andfor 5 months was manager of the Pine Beach Hotel at Hampton Roads, Va. Releasedfrom duty at New York City, June 28, 1919. THOME, ERWIN E., born in Port Washington, Wis., December 8, 1896; son ofMatthias and Mary (Bares) Thome; lives 134 Milwaukee Street, Port Washington; entered service at Port Washington, November 11, 1918. Honorably discharged atPort Washington, November 11, 1918. THOMPSON, DR. B. J., born in Kilbourn, Wis., March 1, 1891; son of Jamesand Josephine (Hanson) Thompson; lives Mayer hotel, Port Washington; graduateRipon College, A. B., June 4, 1914; graduate Marquette University School of Dentistry,June 20, 1917, D. D. S.; entered service at Chicago, Ill., November 6, 1917; memberDental Company No. 1 Band; trained at Camp Greenleaf, Ga. Honorably dischargedat Camp Greenleaf, Ga., December 17, 1918. TIEGS, HENRY WILLIAM, born in Town Grafton, Ozaukee County, Wis., January3, 1894; son of William and Dora (Kirst) Tiegs; lives Grafton, Wis; enteredservice at Chilton, Calumet County, Wis., May 28, 1918; member Quartermaster Corps,42nd (Rainbow) Division; rank, private, corporal; trained at Camp Grant, Ill.,Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Fla., Newport News, Va.; foreign station, Brest, France; battles, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, 9/14 to 10/1, 1918. Honorably discharged atCamp Grant, Ill., July 15, 1919. TOLL, LESTER G., born in Cedarburg, Wis., November 24, 1892; son of WilliamL. and Bertha (Gilbert) Toll; lives Washington Avenue, Cedarburg; enteredservice at Port Washington, June 14, 1918; member Training Detachment, S. A. T.C.; trained at University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.; enlisted in 85th Detachment,Field Artillery; rank, private, corporal; trained at Camp Sheridan, Alabama andCamp Taylor, Kentucky. In service, June 1, 1919. TOLL, MILTON CHARLES, born in Cedarburg, Wis., October 20, 1895; son of WilliamL. and Bertha (Gilbert) Toll; lives Washington Avenue, Cedarburg; enteredservice Milwaukee, Wis., November 20, 1917; member Company I, 340th Regiment, 85th(Custer) Division; rank, private, corporal; trained at Camp Custer, Mich., andCamp Mills, N. Y.; foreign station, Liverpool, England, Bourron, Seine et Marne,Brest, France; served in front line with French army. Honorably discharged at CampGrant, Ill., April 25, 1919. TOMAZOITIS, JOE, born in Russia, August 17;, 1894; son of John and Barbara(Barkus) Tomazoitis; lives Franklin Street, Port Washington; entered serviceat Port Washington, September 6, 1917; member Company D, 340th Infantry, 87th (Acorn)Division; rank, private first class, corporal; trained at Camp Custer, Mich.; transferred to Company E, 345th Infantry, 87th (Acorn) Division; stationed at CampPike, ?Arkansas; transferred to Company A, 21st Battalion, U. S. Guards; stationedat Camp Stanley, Texas; transferred to El Paso, Texas, to Marla, Texas, To CampTravis, Texas. Honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., January 7, 1919. TRAVERS, CHARLES WESLEY, born in Milwaukee, Wis., March 9, 1899; son of CharlesJ. and Ida (Corbeile) Travers; lives 214 Spring Street, Port Washington; entered service at Port Washington, October 1, 1918; member Company L. U. S. N.R. F.; rank, second chief; trained at University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. Honorablydischarged at Madison, Wis. TURNER, WILLIAM J., born in Milwaukee, Wis., December 13, 1896; son of LelandM. and Emma (Ringrose) Turner; lives 1202 Grand Avenue, Port Washington; entered service at Milwaukee, Wis., June 26, 1918; U. S. navy; rank, seaman secondclass, acting petty officer; trained at Great Lakes Training Station, Great Lakes,Ill.; transferred to Camp Logan, Ill., Rifle Range; served on S. P. 505. Releasedfrom duty at Great Lakes, Ill., February 27, 1919. Turner enlisted in Port WashingtonMachine Gun Company, later Supply Company, 127th Infantry, 32nd (Les Terribles) Division,and in transport service, but was rejected. TUTTLE, WALTER ELMER, born in Osceola, Wis., August 28, 1897; son of elmerand Julia (Norton) Tuttle; mother now Mrs. Thomas Mullen; lives 112West Valley Street, Port Washington; entered service at Port Washington, November11, 1918; Honorably discharged at Port Washington, November 11, 1918. Tuttle enlistedJune 20, 1918, at Milwaukee, Wis., was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and assignedto Quartermaster Department, but was rejected. |
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