"R" 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.

RABENBURG, Hans

Hans Rabenburg - pg. 23 - photo included
Sergeant, Co. C, 134th Infantry, 36th Division; son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Rabenburg, Ward, Minn.; husband of Laura Rabenburg and father of five
children; enlisted in National Guard, June 24, 1916, at Worthington, Minn.;
to Camp Cody, N.M., October 1, 1916; to Camp Dix, N.J., August, 1917;
overseas October 24, 1918; was in the reserve at battle or Argonne; mustered
out June 16, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

RACHOW, Harrison F.

Harrison F. Rachow - page 12 - photo included
Private, Quartermasters Corps, Laundry Unit No. 316, 1st Division; son of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rachow, Davenport, Iowa; entered service December 13,
1917 at Davenport, Iowa; to Jefferson Barracks, December 13, 1917; to Camp
Custer, January 5, 1918; to Camp Meigs, March 25, 1918; to Camp Merritt, May
4, 1918; overseas May 15, 1918; bombed and wounded June 28, 1918; died in
service July 3, 1918 from wounds caused from shrapnel lodged in his back;
Private Rachow's Unit of which he was engineer and fireman was attached to
field hospital No. 13 between Beauvais and Montdidier.  Wounded at time of
the 1st division made its attack at Cantigny.  The hospital was bombed by
German airplanes.

RACINE, Fred

Fred Racine - pg. 29 - photo included
Corporal, Co. H, 54th Pioneer Infantry, Engineers; son of Mr. A. Racine,
Canada; entered service July 26, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Wadsworth,
July 30, 1918; to Camp Stewart, August 21, 1918; overseas September 12,
1918; was gassed in battle of Argonne; mustered out July 3, 1919, at Camp
Grant, Ill.

RADDATZ, Walter A.

Walter A. Raddatz - pg. 19 - photo included
Private, 5th Cavalry, Hq. troops; son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Raddatz,
Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service at Jackson, Minn., October 24, 1918; to
Camp Cody, October 27, 1918; to Fort Bliss, December 20, 1918; has been in
battles with Mexicans.

RADKE , Peter

Peter Radke - page 9 - photo included in book
Private, 302nd Machine Battalion, 86 Division; son of Mr. Wm. Radke,
Lakefield, Minn.; entered service June 25, 1918 at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp
Grant, Ill., June 27, 1918; to Camp Upton, N.Y., August 22, 1918; overseas
September 26, 1918; died in the service September 28, 1918, of pneumonia.

RASCHE, John J.

John J. Rasche - pg. 19 - photo included
Private, Marine, Co. K, 13th Regiment; son of Carl Rasche, Heron Lake,
Minn.; entered service July 10, 1918 at St. Paul, Minn.; to Paris Island,
July 15, 1918; overseas September 28, 1918.

RASCHE, Paul O.

Paul O. Rasche - pg. 19 - photo included
Corporal, Co. C, 54th Pioneer Infantry; son of Carl Rasche, Heron Lake,
Minn.; entered service July 22, 1918, at St. Paul, Minn.; to Camp Wadsworth,
July 26, 1918; to Camp Stuart, August 16, 1918; overseas September 12, 1918;
engaged in battle of Meuse-Argonne; mustered out July 5, 1919 at Camp Grant,
Ill.

RASMUSSEN, Carl P.

Carl P. Rasmussen - pg. 37 - photo included
Seaman, Navy; home is at Lakefield; entered service May 7, 1918, at
Minneapolis, Minn.; to Great Lakes, May 8, 1918; to Hampton Roads, June 5,
1918; on board U.S.S. South Carolina, June 29, 1918; mustered out February
19, 1919, at U.S. Naval Hospital League Island; in action overseas in convoy
duty in September 1918.

RASMUSSEN, Sven

Sven Rasmussen - page 8 - photo included
Private, Co. M, 23rd Engineers; home at Lakefield, Minn.; entered service
December 15, 1917 at Minneapolis, Minn.; to Camp Meade, Md., December 22,
1917; overseas first week in April, 1918; wounded on Engineer duty in
Argonne Forest, October 30, died November 4, 1918 of shrapnel wounds; buried
at Les Islettes, Meuse, France.

RAUB, Roscoe G.

Roscoe G. Raub - pg. 43 - photo included
Private, Co. A, 120th Field Artillery, 32nd Division; son of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Raub, Jackson, Minn.; entered service at Jackson, Minn., April 6, 1918;
Cincinnati Training School, April 8, 1918; to Camp Jackson, June 30, 1918;
to Camp Merritt, July 18, 1918; overseas August 5, 1918; engaged in battles
of Soissons, Meuse, Argonne fronts; gassed in battle of Argonne Woods
September 1918; mustered out May 12, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
 
RAUEF, Joseph

Joseph Rauef - pg. 49 - photo included
1st Sergeant, Machine Gunner, Co. A. 337th Machine Gun Battalion; son of Mr.
J. Rauef, Jackson, Minn.; entered service May 22, 1906, at Ft. Sloam; to Ft.
Wm. McKinley, April 4, 1917; To Presidio, Cal, June 7, 1917; to Camp Dodge,
September 5, 1917; to Camp Mills, August 16, 1918; overseas August 30, 1918;
Center Sector Haute, Alsace, October 17, to November 4, 1918; mustered out
July 2, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in China; Expeditionary force
1911 - 1914; in Phillipine Islands, June 1906 - 1908, April 1914 to April
15, 1917.

REDENIUS, William G.

William G. Redenius - pg. 21 - photo included
Cook, Medical Corps, 34th Ambulance Co.; son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Redenius,
Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service at Sioux City, Iowa, September 28, 1917;
to Camp Cody, October 2, 1917; to Camp Dix, N.J., September 3, 1918;
overseas October 24, 1918.

REED, Harry

Harry Reed - pg. 51 - photo included
Private, Co. 59; son of Mrs. I.G. Reed, Wilder, Minn.; entered service
September 14, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.

REETZ, Arthur A.

Arthur A. Reetz - pg. 27 - photo included
Private, Medical Corps; son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred June 4, 1918; mustered out
February 8, 1919, at Fort Whipple, Ariz.
NOTE:  typed as written in book.

REIPKE, David R.

David R. Reipke - pg. 39 - photo included
Private, Engineer, 13th Provisional Recruit Co.; son of Mrs. John Reipke,
Mankato, Minn.; entered service at Jackson, Minn., October 22, 1918; to Camp
Forrest October, 1918; to Camp Dodge, January 1, 1919; mustered out January
7, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

REYNOLDS, Malcolm G.

Malcolm G. Reynolds - pg. 47 - photo included
Corporal, Clerk of 388th Infantry, Co. M, transferred to 386th Ambulance
Co.; son of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Reynolds, Pipestone, Minn.; entered service
October 23, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Cody, October 27, 1918;
mustered out December 19, 1918, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

RICKETTS, Clarence

Clarence Ricketts - pg. 55 - photo included
Private, Medical Corps; son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ricketts, Jackson, Minn.;
entered service August 20, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Grant, Ill.,
August 20, 1918, to General Hospital No. 40, St. Louis; mustered out June
18, 1919, at St. Louis.

RIENTS, Louie J.

Louie J. Rients - pg. 39 - photo included
Private, 1st class, Co. L, 358th Infantry, 90th Division; son of John H.
Rients, Lakefield, Minn.; entered service April 29, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.;
to Camp Dodge, April 30, 1918; to Camp Aravis, May 15, 1918; to Camp Bulles,
May 28, 1918; to Camp Mills, June 10, 1918; overseas July 1, 1918; engaged
in battles of St. Mihiel, Argonne and Meuse Sectors, September and October
1918; wounded in battle; mustered out April 9, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

ROSLANSKY, John A.

John A. Roslansky - pg. 47 - photo included
Private, 138th Field Artillery; son of Steve Roslansky; Lakefield, Minn.;
entered service June 15, 1918, at University of Minn.; to Camp Shelby,
August 14, 1918; to Camp Upton, September 18, 1918; overseas October 6,
1918; mustered out January 11, 1919, at Camp Taylor, Ky.

ROSSOW, Richard C.F.

Richard C.F. Rossow - pg. 23 - photo included
Private, 3rd Infantry, son of Roselia and C.F. Rossow, Lakefield, Minnesota;
entered service at Jackson, June 25, 1918; to Camp Grant, Ill., June 25,
1918; to Camp Robertson and then to Camp Mills for overseas service,
September 17, 1918.  Arrived at Liverpool, England, September 29th.  Saw
service in France and Germany; arrived in U.S.A. September 8, 1919 and was
honorably discharged at Camp Grant, Ill., September 26, 1919.

ROSSOW, Herbert

Herbert Rossow - pg. 61 - photo included
Engineer, Co. 13; son of Mr. Hermon and Mrs. Amelia Rossow, Lakefield,
Minn.; entered service October 22, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Forrest
October 22, 1918; to Camp Dodge, December 29, 1918; mustered out December
31, 1918, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

ROST, George

George Rost - pg. 43 - photo included
Lakefield, Minn.; son of Wm. Rost, Lakefield, Minn.; Civil War Veteran

ROTH, Christ

Christ Roth - pg. 39 - photo included
Private, 1st class, Field Artillery, 304 Field Artillery, 77th Division;
entered service February 25, 1917, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Dodge, Iowa;
to Camp Upton; mustered out May 17, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

RUDOW, Karl L.

Karl L. Rudow - pg. 45 - photo included
Band Leader, Coast Artillery, officers training school, Ft. Monroe; son of
W.M. Rudow, Menomonie, Wis.; entered service July 15, 1918, at Minneapolis,
Minn.; to Ft. Hancock, N.J., September 13, 1918; to Camp Eustis, September
29, 1918; to officers training school Fortress Monroe, October 20, 1918;
mustered out November 25, 1919, at Ft. Monroe.