Anto H. Kiefer Biography

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This biography was copied from "Washington County in the World War",
page 42


Anto H. Kiefer
Kalona, Iowa

Anto H. Kiefer of Kalona, was born at Richmond, Iowa, on September 9,
1894. He is the son of Joseph W. Kiefer and Elizabeth Grothe.

Army Record

Private First Class Kiefer entered the service June 24, 1918, going to Camp
Dodge where he was assigned to Co. F, 349th Infantry, 88th Division, which landed
overseas August 17, 1918. He was in action on the Haute-Alsace Front. He was
discharged June 11, 1919, from Camp Dodge.