Bio of Emit E. FREER, Jackson Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Colleen Boose ========================================================================= Source: "Victory Jackson County Minnesota in the World War" published 1921 by Neulen & Lueneburg, Lakefield, MN Emit E. Freer - pg. 19 - photo included Coxswain, U.S. Navy, Armed Draft Detail, New York; Tidewater & Osego; son of Mr. and Mrs. Neuton Freer, Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service at Minneapolis, Minn., June 29, 1917; to Great Lakes, July 20, 1917; to Philadelphia, September 15, 1917; to New York, October 10, 1917; overseas December 1917; engaged in battles with "U" boats on several occasions in Mediterranean Sea; mustered out December 24, 1918 at New York.