"B" Surnames - WWI Military Biographies for Jackson Co., MN
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Source:  "Victory Jackson County Minnesota in the World War" published 1921
by Neulen & Lueneburg, Lakefield, MN.

BAKALYAR, John

John Bakalyar - pg. 67 - photo included
photo only - no bio. included
      
BALCIK, Frank J.

Frank J. Balcik - pg. 53 - photo included
Private, 331st Infantry, 83rd Division; son of Mr. Alex and Mrs. Mary
Balcik, Lakefield, Minn.; entered service August 9, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.;
to Jefferson Barracks, August 9, 1918; to Camp McArthur, August 15, 1918; to
Camp Merritt, September 18, 1918; overseas October 20, 1918; mustered out
February 8, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

BARKEIM, Oscar

Oscar Barkeim - pg. 67
Yeoman, Navy; son of Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Barkeim, Lakefield, Minn.; entered
service May 6, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Farragut, May 8, 1918; to Camp
Dewey; to Camp Ross; to Hampton Roads; mustered out February 25, 1919, at
Hampton Roads.
   
BARRETT, Leland E.

Leland E. Barrett - pg. 65 - photo included
Field Inspector, Navy Depot, Bureau of Yards and Docks; son of Mr. and Mrs.
J.E. Barrett, Jackson, Minn.; entered service October 28, 1917, at
Minneapolis, Minn.; to Great Lakes, October 30, 1917; to Washington, D.C.,
April, 1918; to Quantico, Va., May, 1918; mustered out March, 1919 at
Quantico, Va.

BARTHOLOMEW, Arden G.

Arden G. Bartholomew - pg. 21 - photo included
Private, Co. I, 38th Infantry; son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bartholomew, Heron
Lake, Minn.; entered service October 25, 1918 at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp
Cody, Deming, N.M., October 28, 1918; mustered out December 13, 1918 at Camp
Dodge, Iowa.

BARTHOLOMEW, Charlie L.

Charlie L. Bartholomew - pg. 19 - photo included
Private 1st class, Medical, 86th Division; son of Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew,
Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service at Jackson, Minn., June 11, 1918; to Camp
Grant, Ill., June 12, 1918; to Camp Upton, New York, August 12, 1918; left
U.S. August 24, 1918; mustered out May 8, 1919 at Camp Grant, Ill.

BASS, Ray

Ray Bass - pg. 51 - photo included
Private, Infantry, Co. D, 78th Division; son of W.H. Bass, Round Lake,
Minn.; entered service July 24, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Grant, July
25, 1918; to Camp Upton, August 1918; overseas September 23, 1918; engaged
in battles of Argonne, Grand Pre; was gassed; still in Camp Dix; is a member
of regular army; was at the front thirty-six days.

BASSTMANN, John

John Basstmann - page 11 - photo included
Private, Infantry; son of Mr. Fred and Mrs. Louise Basstmann, Lake Park,
Iowa; entered service December, 1918, at Jackson, Minnesota; to Camp Pike on
same day; to Camp Grant; to Georgia; overseas in the spring of 1918; died in
service October 23, 1918; drowned accidentally in France.

BAUCHLE, Frank F.

Frank F. Bauchle - pg. 29 - photo included
Private, Co. L, 139th Infantry, 35th Division; son of Mr. Alam Bauchle,
Brewster, Minn.; entered service February 25, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Dodge, February 26, 1918; to Camp Mills, April 14, 1918; overseas May
7, 1918; engaged in battles of St. Mihiel and Argonne; wounded in battle of
Argonne September 28, 1918; mustered out May 2, 1919, at Camp Grant; besides
being in battles was in front line trenches in Alsace, also in Verdun
Sector.

BAUCHLE, William G.

William G. Bauchle - pg. 29 - photo included
Private, Co. M, 388th Infantry, 97th Division; son of Adam Bauchle,
Brewster, Minn.; entered service October 24, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Cody, October 28, 1918; mustered out December 14, 1918, at Camp Dodge,
Iowa.

BAUMGARD, Adolph H.

Adolph H. Baumgard - pg. 29 - photo included
Private, Co. I, 53rd Infantry, 6th Division; son of Adolph Baumgard,
Brewster, Minn.; entered service May 2, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp
Wadsworth, May 10, 1918; to Camp Stewart, June 10, 1918; overseas August,
1918; engaged in battle of Argonne; mustered out June 22, 1919, at Camp
Dodge, Iowa.

BAUMGARD, August , Jr.

August Baumgard, Jr. - pg. 29 - photo included
Wagoner, Co. S, 328th Infantry, 82nd Division; son of Edward Baumgard,
Brewster, Minn.; entered service September 20, 1917, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Dodge, September 22, 1917; to Camp Gordon, April 7, 1918; to Camp
Upton, April 27, 1918; overseas May 16, 1918; engaged in battles of Toul,
Marbache, St. Mihiel and Argonne; mustered out May 29, 1919 at Camp Dodge,
Iowa.

BAUMGARD, August

August Baumgard - pg. 29 - photo included
Private, Co. K, 318th Infantry, 80th Division; son of Adolph Baumgard,
Brewster, Minn.; entered service July 26, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp
Wadsworth July 30, 1918; to Camp Stewart, August 21, 1918; overseas
September 12, 1918; engaged in battle of Argonne; mustered out July 11,
1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.

BAYERKOHLER, Richard

Richard Bayerkohler - pg. 51 - photo included
Private, Limited Service, Co. D, 5th L.S.; son of John Bayerkohler,
Brewster, Minn.; entered service September 3, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Grant, Ill.; mustered out December 1, 1918, at Camp Grant. Ill.
 
BEAUTHIEN, Hurbert

Hurbert Beauthien - pg. 33 - photo included
Private, 13th Engineer; son of Cris Beauthien, Lakefield, Minn.; entered
service at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Forrest, Ga., October 24, 1918; mustered
out January 7, 1919.

BEAUTHIEN, Otto

Otto Beauthien - pg. 33 - photo included
Private, Infantry; son of Cris Beauthien, Lakefield, Minn.; entered service
at Jackson; to Camp Grant; mustered out April 1919, at Camp Grant.

BEHRENS, John A.

John A. Behrens - pg. 31 - photo included
Corporal, Headquarters Co., 346th Infantry, 87th Division; son of Mr. and
Mrs. J.C. Behrens, Windom, Minn.; entered service September 20, 1917, at
Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Dodge same day; to Camp Pike, November 25, 1917; to
Camp Dix, June 17, 1918; overseas September 5, 1918; mustered out April 17,
1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

BEHRENFIELD, John Cyril

John Cyril Behrenfield - pg. 23 - photo included
Private, Medical Corps; son of Mr. George and Mrs. Louise Behrenfield, Heron
Lake, Minn.; entered service April 16, 1918, at Minneapolis, Minn.; to Fort
Snelling, April 16, 1918; to Great Lakes Training Station, May 20, 1918; to
Fort Snelling, July, 1918; to Camp Dix, August 20, 1918; to Camp Cody, N.M.,
September 15, 1918; overseas October 23, 1918; was transferred to Sanitary
Squad Headquarters No. 15; still in the service.

BENSON, Bennie M.

Bennie M. Benson - pg. 31 - photo included
Private, Artillery 332 Regiment, 86th Division; son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Benson, Windom, Minn.; entered service June 25, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Grant on same day; to Camp Robinson, July 16, 1918; to Camp Mills,
September 5, 1918; overseas September 20, 1918; mustered out February 28,
1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.

BENSON, Ervin A.

Ervin A. Benson - pg. 31 - photo included
Private, Infantry, Co. M, 388th Division; son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Benson,
Windom, Minn.; entered service October 24, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp
Cody, October 28, 1918; mustered out December 23, 1918, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

BENSON, Joseph B.

Joseph B. Benson - pg. 27 - photo included
Private, Co. L, 109th Infantry, 28th Division; son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Benson, Jackson, Minn.; entered at Long Prairie, Minn.; to Camp Dodge, Iowa,
April 27, 1918; to Fort Riley, May 25, 1918; to Fort Whipple, Ebling, Alpha,
Minn.; entered service April 26, 1918, service May 24, 1918, at Jackson,
Minn.; to Camp Lewis, May 25, 1918; to Camp Kearney, June 20, 1918; to Camp
Mills, July 31, 1918; overseas August 21, 1918; 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
NOTE:  typed as written in book.

BERG, Leo J.

Leo J. Berg - pg. 43 - photo included
Private, Air Service, Regiment 1, Co. 11; son of Henry J. Berg, New Ulm,
Minn.; entered service October 12, 1918, at Minneapolis, Minn.; mustered out
December 17, 1918, at University of Minn.

BERGE, Parker Lloyd

Parker Lloyd Berge - pg. 45 - photo included
Lieutenant, 1st Medical Corps, 3rd Provisional Regiment, Aviation Brigade;
son of Mr. and Mrs. P.H. Berge, Jackson, Minn.; entered service August,
1917, at Brainerd, Minn.; to Camp Riley, January, 1918; to Waco, Tex.,
March, 1918; to Camp Green, May, 1918; to Embarkation Camp, May, 1918;
overseas June, 1918; stationed at Surgone Base Section No. 3, SOS and A.E.
F. Belgrade Mansion, London, England; transferred in July to Ireland;
returned from overseas December 1918; to Camp Merritt Hospital, January,
1919; transferred to Escort detachment, New York, and still in the service.

BERGLUND, August

August Berglund - pg. 21 - photo included
Private, 54th Pioneer Infantry; son of Mr. and Mrs. Unice Berglund,
Sundsvall, Sweden; entered service at Jackson, Minn., July 25, 1918; to Camp
Wadsworth, S. Car., July 29, 1918; to Camp Stuart, August 21, 1918; overseas
September 12, 1918; mustered out July 3, 1919 at Camp Grant.

BERKNESS, Albert

Albert Berkness - pg. 41 - photo included
Private, Infantry, Co. K, 112th Regiment, 28th Division; son of G.H.
Berkness, Lakefield, Minn.; entered service May 24; to Camp Lewis, May 28,
1917; to Camp Kearney, June 20, 1917; to Camp Mills, August 5, 1917; to Camp
Dix, April 30, 1918; overseas August 9, 1918; engaged in battle of Argonne
and St. Mihiel; mustered out May 20, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

BETTIN, Roy A.

Roy A. Bettin - pg. 37 - photo included
Private, Musician, Co. 5, 1st Regiment; son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Bettin,
Lakefield, Minn.; entered service October 11, 1918, at Minneapolis, Minn.;
to University of Minn. same day; mustered out December 19, 1918, at
University of Minnesota.
 
BIEBER, Adam B.

Adam B. Bieber - pg. 61 - photo included
Wagoner, 8th Field Artillery, 7th Division; son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bieber,
Lakefield, Minn.; entered service May 6, 1917, at Jefferson Barracks; to Ft.
Totten; Ft. Sill, Camp Wheeler and Camp McClellan; overseas August 27, 1918;
mustered out June 28, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
 
BISPING, Ernest L.

Ernest L. Bisping - pg. 37 - photo included
Sergeant, Co. H. 346th Infantry, 87th Division; son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Bisping, Lakefield, Minn.; entered service September 19, 1917, at
Ortonville, Minn.; to Camp Dodge, September 20, 1917; to Camp Pike, November
27, 1917; to Camp Dix, June 17, 1918, overseas September 5, 1918; mustered
out April 17, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

BOETTGER, Hugo

Hugo Boettger - page 10 - photo included
Private, Company G., 35th Infantry; son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boettger, Lake
Park, Iowa; entered service February 25, 1918 at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp
Dodge; died in the service March 28, 1918 of pneumonia.

BOND, Harry Warren

Harry Warren Bond - pg. 65 - photo included
Coxswain, Reg. U.S. Navy; son of H.L. Bond, Lakefield, Minn.; entered
service at Minneapolis, May 4, 1917; to Great Lakes Training Station, May 6;
to League Island Navy Yard, July 25; to battleship "Vermont" August 6, 1917;
to Berkely Training Station, January 10, 1919; to subchaser No. 193,
February 2, 1919; mustered out of service at Norfolk, Va., April 28, 1919.

BONNELL, Carl Edward

Carl Edward Bonnell
1st Lieut., Infantry, 8th Co., 2nd Training Battalion, 156th Depot Brigade;
son of Mr. and Mrs. E.S. Bonnell, Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service
September 19, 1917 at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Dodge, September 21, 1917; to
Camp Pike, Ark., November 25, 1917; to Camp Lee, Va., May 10, 1918; to Camp
Jackson, June 18, 1918; to Camp Sevier, S.C., September 23, 1918; to Camp
Jackson, January 2, 1919; attended Officers' Training Camp at Camp Pike.

BONNELL, Charles

Charles Bonnell - pg. 25 - photo included
Sergeant, Medical Detachment, 349th Infantry, 88th Division; son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Bonnell, Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service June 28, 1917, at
Minneapolis, Minn.; to Jefferson Barracks, June 28, 1917; to Fort Riley,
Kan., July 14, 1917; to Camp Dodge, August 25, 1917; to Camp Upton, July 31,
1918; overseas August 16, 1918; engaged in battles of Alsace front, October
6 until November 1, 1918; mustered out June 11, 1919 at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

BORDWELL, Albert

Albert Bordwell - pg. 51 - photo included
Private, Co. E. 315th Engineer Corps, 96th Division; son of Mr. George O.
Bordwell, Spirit Lake, Iowa; entered service April 29, 1918, at Jackson,
Minn.; to Camp Dodge, April 30, 1918; to Camp Travis, May 27, 1918; to Camp
Mills, June 12, 1918; overseas June 28, 1918; engaged in battle of St.
Mihiel; wounded in action; mustered out March 5, 1919, at Camp Grant.

BOTTIN, Walter H.

Walter H. Bottin - pg. 25. - photo included
Private, Co. A, 53rd Infantry, 6th Division; son of Carl and Mrs. Bertha
Bottin, Mountain Lake, Minn.; husband of Irene Bottin; entered service May
21, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Columbus Barracks, May 3, 1918; to Camp
Wadsworth, S.C., May 7, 1918; to Camp Mills, June 30, 1918; overseas July
18, 1918; mustered out June 21, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

BRANDT, Edward

Edward Brandt - pg. 63 - photo included
Private, Co. F, Fifth Division, 7th Engineers; son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Brandt, Lake Park, Iowa; entered service at Fort Logan, Col., June 10, 1917;
to Camp Leavenworth, Kans., June 15; to Camp Merritt, March 1, 1918; to Camp
Geives France, April 1; arrived at battle line June 5, 1918; engaged in
battles of St. Mihiel and Argonne Forest; wounded three times in battle;
mustered out of service at Camp Dodge, Iowa, July 7, 1919.

BREED, Stanley

Stanley Breed - pg. 45 - photo included
Private, Battery B, 11th Field Artillery; son of Mr. and Mrs. James Breed,
Jackson, Minn.; entered service April 13, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Jefferson Barracks, April 16, 1917; to Douglas, Ariz.; April 25, 1917;
mustered out January 15, 1918, at Douglas.

Note:  typed as written in book.

BRINGHAM, Lorne N.

Lorne N. Bringham - pg. 47 - photo included
Private, Co. C, 10th Infantry, 45th U.S. Regulars; address Lakefield, Minn.;
entered service June 1, 1917, at Worthington, Minn.; to Jefferson Barracks,
June 3, 1917; to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind.; to Camp custer, September
1918; mustered out January 28, 1919, at Camp Custer.

BROCKLING, Anton J.

Anton J. Brockling - pg. 61 - photo included
Wagoner, Infantry, Supply Co., 87th Division; son of Anton Brockling,
Lakefield, Minn.; entered service September 19, 1917, at Camp Dodge, Iowa;
to Camp Dodge, to Camp Pike, November 20, 1917; to Camp Dix, June 13, 1918;
overseas August 24, 1918; mustered out April 23, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

BRODIN, Ernest

Ernest Brodin - pg. 31 - photo included
Private, Co. D, 342nd Infantry, 86th Division; son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Brodin, Windom, Minn.; entered service June 25, 1918, Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Grant, June 26, 1918; to Camp Upton, August 26, 1918; overseas
September 22, 1918; mustered out April 28, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.

BRODIN, Victor

Victor Brodin - pg. 31 - photo included
Private, Engineer, Co. 13; son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brodin, Windom, Minn.;
entered service October 22, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Forrest,
October 24, 1918; mustered out March 21, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

BROWN, Claude

Claude Brown - pg. 19 - photo included
Private, Co. C, 11th Regiment; son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brown, Lakefield,
Minn.; entered service July 20, 1918 at St. Paul, Minn.; to Paris Island,
July 26, 1918; to Quantico; overseas September 1918; still in service.

BROWN, Francis

Francis Brown - pg. 37 - photo included
Corporal, Medical Department, Evacuation Hospital, No. 29; son of Joseph E.
Brown, Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service Oct. 10, 1917, at Jefferson
Barracks; to Ft. Riley, Oct. 20, 1917, to Beaugard, Nov. 20, 1917; to Camp
Upton, Oct. 27, 1918; overseas Nov. 9, 1918; mustered out July 13, 1919, at
Camp Dodge,
Note:  typed as written in book.

BROWN , Jesse Anton

Jesse Anton Brown - page 11 - photo included
Private, Co. 14, 388th Infantry; son of Mrs. Agnes Fricke, Spirit Lake, Ia.;
entered service October 25, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Cody; died of
pneumonia following influenza, Nov. 27, 1918 at Camp Cody.

BUCHAN, Charles H.

Charles H. Buchan - pg. 57 - photo included
Private, Co. H, 54th Pioneer Infantry; son of Mr. and Mrs. Buchan, Alpha,
Minn.; entered service July 26, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Wadsworth,
July 26, 1918; overseas September 13, 1918; engaged in battle of
Meuse-Argonne; mustered out July 3, 1919, at Camp Grant.

BUCKEYE, Dervey G.

Dervey G. Buckeye - pg. 25 - photo included

Corporal, Air Service, 2nd Co, 4th Regiment; son of C.G. Buckeye, Heron
Lake, Minn.; entered service December 14, 1917, at Minneapolis, Minn.; to
Jefferson Barracks, December 15, 1917; to Camp Hancock, October 24, 1918 at
Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Cody, Camp Upton, July 10, 1918; overseas July 31,
1918; March 5, 1918; to Camp Green, March 27, 1918; to mustered out August
8, 1919 at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
NOTE:  transcribed as written in book.

BUCKEYE, Volan J.

Volan J. Buckeye - pg. 37 - photo included
Private, Machine Gun.; Co. B, 8th M.G. Bn., 3rd Div.; son of Charlie G.B.
Buckeye, Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service June 25, 1918 at Camp Grant,
Ill.; to Camp Upton Aug. 19, 1918; overseas Sept. 21, 1918; engaged in
battle of Meuse Argonne,; mustered out Aug. 31, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

BUDIK, Joseph C.

Joseph C. Budik - pg. 43 - photo included
Private, S.A.T.C., Co. 3, Exposition Barracks; son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Budik, Jackson, Minn.; to Exposition Bldg., October 11, 1918; mustered out
December 20, 1918, at Minneapolis, Minn.

BUHR, Fred J.

Fred J. Buhr - pg. 36 - photo included
Private, 7th Co., 161st Depot Brigade; son of Mrs. John Loschen, Heron Lake,
Minn.; home at Lakefield, Minn.; entered service September 5, 1918, at
Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Grant, Ill., September 6, 1918; mustered out
December 7, 1918, at Camp Grant, Ill.

BUNGE, Ben A.

Ben A. Bunge - pg. 67
Private, Engineers, 409th Squadron; son of Mrs. Dorthea Bunge, Eitzen,
Minn.; entered service December 17, 1917, at St. Paul, Minn.; to Vancouver
Barracks, December 19, 1917; mustered out January 1, 1918, at Ft. Snelling.

BURESCH, Charles E.

Charles E. Buresch - pg. 31 - photo included
Private, Co. F, 3rd A. Camp Regiment, Infantry; son of V. Buresch,
Lakefield, Minn.; entered service September 20, 1917, at Globe, Ariz.; to
Camp Funston, September 28, 1917; to Camp Kearney, October 25, 1917; to Camp
Merritt, June 24, 1918; overseas July 10, 1918; engaged in battles of St.
Mihiel, Argonne, Chateau Thierry; was wounded; still overseas.

BURESCH, Edward W.

Edward W. Buresch - pg. 31 - photo included
Seaman, Hospital Corps; home address Lakefield, Minn.; entered service June
15, 1918 at Minneapolis, Minn.; to U.S. Naval Training Camp, Wash., June 22,
1918; to U.S. Hospital Training School, San Francisco, December 6, 1918; to
Naval Yard, Philadelphia, June 20, 1919; still in service.

BURKHOLDER, Dr. F.E.

Dr. F.E. Burkholder - pg. 21 - photo included
Dr. F.E. Burkholder, Lakefield, Minn., enlisted in the Medical Corps of the
Navy in 1917.  Served until end of war.

BUSHNELL, Horace S.

Horace S. Bushnell - pg. 49 - photo included
Q.M. Naval, Aviation; son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill Bushnell, Jackson, Minn.;
entered service February 6, 1918, at Minneapolis, Minn.; to Pensacola, Fla.,
February 19, 1918; overseas June 22, 1918; mustered out December, 1918, at
Palm Bay.

BUZA, Thomas A.

Thomas A. Buza - pg. 53 - photo included
Son of Augusta Buza, Arnott, Wis.; entered service July 26, 1918, at
Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Wadsworth, July 27, 1918; to Newport News, August
22, 1918; overseas September 12, 1918; engaged in battles of Meuse-Argonne
September 26 to November 11; joined the Army of Occupation November 26,
1918; mustered out July 3, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.