WORLD WAR I GOLD STAR MOTHERS - SHAWANO COUNTY, WISCONSIN

After the end of the war, the government sent these moms overseas to visit the burial sites of their children. The following contains information about those brave men and women from Shawano County, Wisconsin who died of wounds or disease during World War I. The database includes name, rank, age, place living at time of entry into service, service record (abbreviated version), place and date of death, place of burial, and cause of death.

The database includes name, rank, age, place living at time of entry into service, service record (abbreviated version), place and date of death, place of burial, and cause of death. You'll notice that (pneu) pneumonia is listed as a frequent cause of death. In 1918, the INFLUENZA epidemic killed more people than World War 1. Because of the lack of antibiotics, flu victims frequently developed pneumonia and pleurisy that resulted in their death.

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ARMY	NAME	AGE	HOMETOWN	RANK	DEATH PLACE/DATE
	ALFT, Joseph	22	Shawano	WNG; pvt 107tmby	overseas; k (premature explosion) July 18, 1918
	AUSTIN, Edwin	18	Shawano	WNG; pvt 127inf	kia July 31, 1918
	BERGNER, Edward C.	22	Pulcifer	corp 16fa;	Vesle, St.Mihiel, Argonne dd (pleur) February 3, 1919
	BESAW, Leonard,	27	Shawano	WNG; corp 127inf	Chateau Thierry, Alsace sec kia August 4, 1918
	BLIMKE, Paul	26	Shawano	pvt 47inf	dw October 7, 1918
	BLOECHER, Raymond F.	25	Wittenberg	2Lt mgco 18inf	Chaudin (Aisne); kia July 18, 1918
	BOERGER, Fred William	25	Wittenberg	pvt 47inf	kia August 3, 1918
	BOSSELL, Fred Louis	26	Mattoon	pvt 9amtn; U.S.	dd (pneu) October 27, 1918
	BREDENDICK, William E.	22	Birnamwood	pvt 58inf	w October 4; kia November 11, 1918
	BRENGER, William	25	Shawano	pvt 161 depbrig,	Camp Grant; U.S dd (pneu) October 8, 1918
	BRUNNECKER, Joe A.	22	Birnamwood	pvt 53inf	overseas; dd (pneu) October 31, 1918
	BUDAHN, Arthur A.F.	25	Almond	pvt 25mgbn	U.S.; dd (pneu) October 22, 1918
	CRAWFORD, John W.	21	Keshena	pvt 5tmbn	overseas; dd (pneu) October 6, 1918
	DARLING, Milo A.	26,m	Eland	pvt 32mgbn	U.S.; dd (pneu) September 30, 1918.
	DAVENPORT, Lyle	20	Bowler	pvt 127inf	Roncheres, Fismes; kia August 6, 1918
	DORN, Frank C.	24	Pulaski	pvt 47inf	kia July 31, 1918
	DRAKE, Payne	19	Shawano	WNG; pvt 1cl 127inf	Roncheres,Fismes,Juvigny; kia September 1, 1918
	ELEFSON, Edwin	19	Shawano	corp 127inf	Roncheres,Fismes,Juvigny; kia September 1, 1918
	EVANS, Otis	24	Gresham	pvt 1cl 127inf	Roncheres, Fismes; dw November 2, 1918
	FRANCOVICK, Peter	27	Lane	WNG; pvt 1cl 127inf	Alsace, Chateau Thierry; kia July 30, 1918
	FRANK, George A.	21	Shawano	pvt 127inf	Alsace, Chateau Thierry, Cierges; kia August 1, 1918
	GARMOND, Arthur	25	Eland Junction	pvt 18bn USG	U.S.; dd (pneu) October 18, 1918
	GEORGE, Guy S.	45	Shawano	pvt Icl 127inf	Alsace, Chateau Thierry, near Fismes; kia August 4, 1918
	GOODWIND, Matthew T.	24	Pella	pvt 332 mgbn	overseas; dd (pneu) October 1, 1918
	GOREE, Joseph	18	Shawano	WNG; pvt 127inf	Alsace, Chateau Thierry sec; kia August 1, 1918
	GROSS, Alfred	26	Belle Plaine	WNG; pvt 127inf	Alsace, Chateau Thierry; kia July 31, 1918
	HAFEMAN, Robert	26	Bonduel	pvt VH9	overseas; dd (neph) May 13, 1918
	HEINS, Ervin	27	Tilleda	pvt 1cl 356inf	kia November 10, 1918
	HINZE, Fred J.	27	Cecil	pvt MD	U.S.; dd (pneu) October 14, 1918
	KLEMAN, Oscar	25	Bowler	pvt 353inf	St. Mihiel offensive; dw September 12, 1918
	KLIMEK, Christ J.	24	Rose Lawn	pvt 332 mgbn	overseas; dd (pneu) September 29,1918.
	KOPANKE, Fred	20	Shawano	WNG; pvt 1cl 127inf	Chateau Thierry, Fismes; kia August 4, 1918
	LEIDHEISL, Joseph	29	Tigerton	pvt 1cl 36fa	U.S.; dd. (pneu) January 5,1919
	LUECKE, Robert	22	Shawano	pvt 127inf	Chateau Thierry, Cierges; kia August 1, 1918
	MANGOLD, Louis A.	26	Shawano	WNG; corp; 127inf	Chateau Thierry. Alsace sec; kia August 4, 1918
	MATHISON, Melvin	19	Wittenberg	pvt 1cl 128inf	overseas; dd (diph) March 31, 1918
	MIELKE, Albert	26	Barton	pvt 1cl 129inf	overseas; dd (diph) November 12, 1918
	MIXTACKI, Adam V.	26	Pulaski	pvt 16inf	Ansonville sec, Cantigny; dw June 1, 1918
	MOHAWK, Henry	25	Gresham	pvt 332mgbn	overseas; dd (pneu) November 22, 1918
	OWEN, John Harvey	24	Mattoon	corp 128inf	near Fulleren; kia June 13, 1918
	PETERS, John J.	20	Keshena	pvt lengnrs	Broyes; dw April 28, 1918
	PLISCH, Clarence M.	23	Aniwa	pvt 56inf	kia November 8, 1918
	ROBINSON, Charles	22	Gresham	pvt 1cl 127inf	kia August 4, 1918
	SALZER, Edward	23	Neopit	WNG; corp 127inf	kia August 4, 1918
	SCHARDT, Ernest	23	Shawano	pvt inf	Camp MacArthur Sept rpldrft; dd (influ) October 6, 1918
	SCHWENKNER, Herman	23	Shawano	WNG; corp 127inf	Roncheres, Fismes, Juvigny, Verdun; dw October 21, 1918
	SEVERSON, William Arthur	26	Rose Lawn	pvt 1cl 332mgbn	U.S.; dd (pneu) September 26, 1918
	SKALESKI, Charles J.	29	Shawano	corp 127inf	Chateau Thierry, Alsace, near Cierges; kia August 1, 1918
	STAEGE, Asa J.	28	Mattoon	pvt MD	U.S.; dd (pneu) October 25, 1918
	STEINKE, Otto	27	Leopolis	pvt 1cl 332mgbn	overseas; dd (pneu) October 4, 1918
	TIEGS, Emil	30	Shawano	pvt 127inf	Alsace, Chateau Thierry; kia July 30, 1918
	WALLRICH, William	24	Shawano	1Lt 38inf	Aisne, Champagne, Marne, Aisne-Marne; kia July 23, 1918
	WARDWELL, Ira	28	Morris	pvt CAC	Ft. Moultrie Sept rpldrft; overseas; dd (pneu) October 16, 1918
	WEIGEL, Moritz	23	Shawano	pvt 127inf	Alsace, Chateau Thierry, Roncheres; kia July 30, 1918
	WENDT, Fred	26	Green Valley	pvt 53inf	overseas; dd (pneu) October 30, 1918
	WOLF, Anton	25	Aniwa	pvt 9amtn	U.S.; dd (pneu) November 2, 1918
	ZENSKE, Emil	23	Shawano	pvt 127inf	Roncheres, Fismes, dw September 15, 1918
	ZERNICKE, Clarence	27	Bonduel	pvt 209sbn	U.S.; dd (pneu) November 21, 1918
	ZIEGELBAUER, Waldemar C.	21	Gresham	pvt SATC UW	U.S.; dd (pneu) October 30, 1918
NAVY	NAME	AGE	HOMETOWN	RANK	DEATH PLACE/DATE
	BRICKO, Raymond Mathew	23	Eland	app seaman	dd (pneu) Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, IL; September 20, 1918
	KADLETZ, Joe Anthony	23	Leopolis	seaman 2cl	dd (pneu) Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, IL; September 22, 1918
	NEHLS, Edward Carl	24	Wittenberg	fireman 3cl	dd (diph) USS New Jersey at sea; April 20, 1919
	ZILAK, Joseph	27	Mattoon	elecn 3cl	d Naval Hospital, New York City; January 20, 1918
MARINES	NAME	AGE	HOMETOWN	RANK	DEATH PLACE/DATE
	SCHENK, Edgar George	22	Shawano	hq Washington DC	d France February 9, 1919