"K" 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.

KADERABEK, Albert

Albert Kaderabek - pg. 61 - photo included
Private, Provost Guard Co., N.A. Infantry; son of Mrs. Mary Kaderabek,
Jackson, Minn.; entered service at Jackson, Minn., on July 26, 1918;
assigned to Camp Wadsworth on same day and was honorably discharged from the
service at this camp on December 13, 1918.

KAHN, Frederick R.

Frederick R. Kahn - page 9 - photo included
Corporal, Co. B, 358 90th Division; son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kahn,
Lakefield, Minn.; entered service April 29, 1918 at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp
Dodge, April 30, 1918; to Camp Travis; to Camp Mills; overseas June 1918;
engaged in eight battles not named by him; died in service April 7, 1919;
death caused by abscess of brain, caused by wound received in battle; died
at Ft. McHenry; engaged in battles of Verdun and Argonne and was wounded at
Argonne.

KARLSVEN, Colman Arthur

Colman Arthur Karlsven - pg. 37 - photo included
Commissary Department, U.S.S. Camden; son of Mr. George and Mrs. Eveline
Karlsven, Lakefield, Minn.; entered service May 28, 1918, at Minneapolis,
Minn.; to Great Lakes, May 29, 1918; to Philadelphia Navy Yards, June 23,
1918; mustered out July 2, 1919, at Minneapolis, Minn.

KARSCHNIK , Rudolph

Rudolph Karschnik - page 10 - photo included
Private, Co. N, 388th Infantry; son of Rudolph and Mrs. Sophie Karschnik,
Mountain Lake, Minn.; entered service October 26, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.;
to Camp Cody, October 29, 1918; died November 7, 1918, of influenza and
pneumonia.

KARSCHNIK, Willie

Willie Karschnik - pg. 27 - photo included
Private, Co. D, 36th Battalion U.S. Guards; son of Rudolph and Sophie
Karschnik, Mountain Lake, Minn.; entered service June 26, 1918, at Jackson,
Minn.; to Camp Grant, June 27, 1918; to Fort Sheridan, September 11, 1918;
mustered out January 23, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.

KASPER, Fred E.

Fred E. Kasper - pg. 39 - photo included
Private, Co. H, 54th Pioneer Infantry; son of Mrs. Klaus Remmenga, Sterling,
Nebraska; his home address, Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service July 26,
1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Wadsworth, July 29, 1918; to Newport News,
August 21, 1918; overseas September 12, 1918; engaged in battle of
Meuse-Argonne; was under shell fire from September 26, until the armistice
was signed; in the army of occupation from November 26, 1918 to May 21;
mustered out July 11, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.

KELLAM , Herbert Kenneth

Herbert Kenneth Kellam - page 11 - photo included
Pharmacist's Mate, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. South Dakota; son of Civil War Veteran,
Dr. and Mary Kellam, Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service February 26, 1915 at
Oakland, Cal.; died in service at Ancon Hospital, Panama Zone, of
peritonitis, May 26, 1917.

KESSLER, Charles J.

Charles J. Kessler - pg. 57 - photo included
Private, Coast Artillery; entered service June 24, 1918, at Omaha, Nebr.; to
Camp Logan; mustered out December 27, 1918, at Camp Logan.

KESSLER, Leroy M.

Leroy M. Kessler - pg. 57 - photo included
Corporal, Co. I, 19th Infantry; son of Mrs. O.C. Lee, Jackson, Minn.;
entered service March 26, 1918, at Jefferson Barracks; to Galveston, Tex.,
April 3, 1918; to Camp Travis, Tex., July 4, 1918; to Camp Harry J. Jones,
Douglas, Ariz., March 29, 1919; to Camp Lowell, Ariz., September 2, 1919;
mustered out September 23, 1919, at Lowell, Ariz.; served in Co. I, 19th
Infantry until discharged; had intensive training up till signing of
armistice.

KIDNEY, George

George Kidney - pg. 49 - photo included
Private, Infantry, Co. H., 54th Pioneer Infantry; son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Guritz, Jackson, Minn.; entered service July 26, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Wadsworth, July 29, 1918; to Camp Stewart, August, 1918; overseas
September 10, 1918; still in Germany.
2nd Entry:
George Kidney - pg. 61 - photo included
Private, 54th Provisional Infantry; son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Guritz,
Jackson, Minn.; entered service at Jackson on July 26, 1918; to Camp
Wadsworth, S.C., July 26, 1918; to Camp Stewart, August 21; overseas
September 12, mustered out at Camp Dodge, Iowa, July 9, 1919.

KIELBLOCK, August

August Kielblock - pg. 59 - photo included
Private, Co. 13, 2nd Battalion Engineers; son of Mr. and Mrs. August
Kielblock, Alpha, Minn.; entered service October 22, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.
to Camp Forrest, October 25, 1918; mustered out January 8, 1919 at Camp
Dodge, Iowa.

KIELBLOCK, Edwin

Edwin Kielblock - pg. 61 - photo included
Sailor, M.M., 7th Naval District; Submarine Base, London, Conn., U.S.S. G-2;
son of Mr. and Mrs. August Kielblock, Alpha, Minn.; entered service March 5,
1918, at Great Lakes; to Farragut, March 6, 1918; to Camp Dewey, March 18,
1918; to Camp Perry, March 25, 1918; to Camp Ross, April 7, 1918; to New
London, April 10, 1918; mustered out February 14, 1919, at submarine base
New London; U.S.S. G-2 did patrol duty from New London and New York to the
Ozores.  Spent as long as 16 hours under water in the war zone.
NOTE:  typed as written in book.

KILEN, Edwin Oscar

Edwin Oscar Kilen - pg. 35 - photo included
Engineer, 2nd Class, U.S.N.R.F., Engineers Division; son of Mr. and Mrs.
Erick Kilen, Jackson, Minn.; entered service June, 1918, at Minneapolis,
Minn.; to U.S.N.T. Camp, Seattle, Wash.; mustered out February 28, 1919, at
U.S. Naval Training Camp.

KIMBALL , Ray

Ray Kimball - page 12 - photo included
Private, Infantry; was an Orphan; entered service at Jackson; to Camp Grant;
to Camp Pike; engaged in battle of Argonne; was killed by sniper October 8,
1918.

KING, James H.P.

James H.P. King - pg. 43 - photo included
First class Sergeant, 316 Tank Corps, R. and S. Co.; son of Mr. and Mrs.
W.P. King, Jackson, Minn.; entered service September 4, 1917, at St. Paul,
Minn.; to Fort Snelling, September 7, 1917; to Camp Colt, Gettysburg, April
29, 1918; overseas September 13, 1918; engaged in second phase of
Argonne-Meuse Sector, October 31, to November 11; mustered out April 11,
1919; enlisted in 2nd Minn. F.A., September 4, 1917; transferred to Tank
Corps at Camp Colt, Gettysburg, Pa., April 29, 1918.

KING, Vance

Vance King - pg. 43 - photo included
Cook, Co. A, 2nd O.R.S.D.; son of Mr. and Mrs. W.P. King, Jackson, Minn.;
entered service December 14, 1917, at Minneapolis, Minn.; to Ft. Snelling,
December 17, 1917; to Jefferson Barracks, December 18, 1917; to Camp
Jackson, January 12, 1918; to Camp Hancock, March, 1918; to Camp Merritt,
May, 1918; overseas June 9, 1918; mustered out April 7, 1919, at Camp Dodge,
Iowa.

KOCAK, Andrew

Andrew Kocak - pg. 68
Private, Veterinary Corps, 313 M.V.S., 88th Division; home address
Lakefield, Minn.; entered service February 7, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Dodge, August 13, 1918; to Camp Mills; overseas August 31, 1918;
engaged in battle of Alsace; mustered out June 15, 1919, at Camp Dodge,
Iowa.

KOEDYKER, Sam

Sam Koedyker - pg. 67 - photo included
photo only - no bio. included

KOEHN, Emil

Emil Koehn - pg. 67
Private, 21st Machine Gun Battalion; son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Koehn,
Lakefield, Minn.; entered service May 24, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp
Lewis, Wash., on same day; to Camp Merritt, June 25, 1918; overseas, August
19, 1918; engaged in battle of St. Mihiel; mustered out July 1, 1919, at
Camp Dodge, Iowa.

KOEP, Frank H.

Frank H. Koep - pg. 31 - photo included
Corporal, Mechanic, Co. A; son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Koep, Windom, Minn.;
entered service September 18, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; Dunwoody Institute,
September 19, 1918; mustered out December 17, 1918.

KOOPMANN, Martin E.

Martin E. Koopmann - pg. 21 - photo included
Private, Co. H, 119th Infantry, 30th Division; son of Mr. Henry and Mrs.
Magdalene Koopmann, Fulda, Minn.; entered service at Jackson, Minn.,
February 25, 1918; to Camp Dodge, February 26, 1918; to Camp Sevier, S.
Car., April 9, 1918; overseas May 26, 1918; engaged in battles of Cambraie
and St. Quentin; wounded in battle October 10, 1918; helped break the
Hindenberg line 29th September; mustered out January 5, 1919 at Camp Grant.

KOROSIC, Edward

Edward Korosic - pg. 49 - photo included
Private, 1st class, Co. D, 351st Infantry, 88th Division; son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Korosic, Jackson, Minn.; entered service September 21, 1918, at
Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Dodge, September 21, 1917; to Ft. Leavenworth,
December 24, 1918; mustered out May 6, 1919 at Ft. Leavenworth.

Note:  typed as written in book.

KREJCI, Frank

Frank Krejci - pg. 33 - photo included
Private, Infantry, Co. 7, 163rd Depot Brigade; home is at Lakefield, Minn.;
entered service September 5, 1918; to Camp Grant same day; to Camp McArthur,
Texas, September 30, 1918; mustered out January 10, 1919, at Camp Dodge,
Iowa.

KREMMIN, Ernest H.

Ernest H. Kremmin - pg. 25 - photo included
Private, Co. I, 358th Infantry, 90th Division; son of Mr. H. Kremmin and
Mrs. Auguste Kremmin, Mountain Lake, Minn.; entered service April 29, 1918,
at Jackson Minn.; to Camp Dodge, April 30, 1918; to Camp Travis, Texas, May
20, 1918; to Camp Mills, June 14, 1918; overseas June 30, 1918; engaged in
battles of Verdun and St. Mihiel; wounded in battle September 12, 1918;
mustered out January 24, 1919, at Camp Custer, Mich.

KROEGER, Arthur

Arthur Kroeger - pg. 55 - photo included
Private, Infantry, Co. M, Division 26, Regiment 101; son of Mr. Peter W. and
Mrs. Mary Kroeger, Lakefield, Minn.; entered service September 21, 1917, at
Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Dodge, September 21, 1917; to Camp Pike, Ark.,
November 25, 1917; to Camp Merrtt, March 25, 1918; overseas April 28, 1918;
engaged in battles of Aoul Sector, May 1 to June 30, 1918; Marne, July 5 to
26; St. Mihieli September 12 to 30; gassed in battle of Chateau Thierry,
wounded in battle of St. Mihiel; mustered out April 24, 1919, at Camp Dodge,
Iowa.
Note:  Typed as written in book.

KUHLMANN, Charles

Charles Kuhlmann - pg. 55 - photo included
Private, Ammunition Train, Co. B, Division 6; son of Mr. Martin Kuhlmann,
Spirit Lake, Iowa; entered service March 2, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Jefferson Barracks, on same day; to Camp Wadsworth May 8, 1918; to Camp
Mills, July 6, 1918; overseas July 27, 1918; engaged in battles of Vosges
Sector, Meuse-Argonne offensive; mustered out June 23, 1919, at Camp Grant,
Ill.

KUHLMANN, Edward

Edward Kuhlmann - pg. 55 - photo included
Private, Army Post Office, 88th Division, Headquarters Department; son of
Martin Kuhlmann, Spirit Lake, Iowa; entered service February 24, 1918, at
Spirit Lake, Iowa; to Camp Dodge, February 25, 1918; to Camp Upton, August
8, 1918; overseas August 31, 1918; mustered out June 10, 1919, at Camp
Dodge, Iowa.  Entered service as member of Heavy Field Artillery; later
transferred to Army Post Office Department.