~ Kent County Casualties
of the Great War ~
~KILLED IN ACTION~

CAPTAINS:

LAMB, Merrit Udell     Rockford
LEONARD, Edward W.     Grand Rapids

LIEUTENANTS:

HOLLISTER, George M.     Grand Rapids

SERGEANTS:

LOOMIS, Clyde Arthur     Grand Rapids
ROGERS, Randolph     Grand Rapids
SMITH, Garret     Grand Rapids
WESCOTT, Ira L.     Grandville

CORPORALS:

BARNABY, Horace     East Grand Rapids
BERGHUIS, William J.     Grand Rapids
COMPTON, John Nelson, Jr.     Grand Rapids
COVERT, Richard Le Roy     Grand Rapids
CROTHERS, Gordon M.     Rockford
HILL, Clarence     Ada
KORSKEY, Joseph W.     Grand Rapids
MCDERMOTT, Albert D.     Grand Rapids
MERRY, Clarence Fairbrother     Grand Rapids
SULLIVAN, Edward     Grand Rapids
WILKINSON, Harry D.     Rockford
WOOD, Charles     Grand Rapids

PRIVATES:

ALLEN, George H.     Grand Rapids
ANDERSON, Anthony Carl     Alto
AUTEN, Arthur     Gaines
BAKER, Peter     Grand Rapids
BARNEY, Max     Grand Rapids
BASOM, Ransford B.     Sparta
BECKER, Gustave George     Grand Rapids
BREEN, Kryne     Grand Rapids
BRINKMAN, Charles W.     Grand Rapids
CHASE, John F.     Gains
CLARK, Charles W.     Lowell
DEYOUNG, Cornelius     Grand Rapids
DE YOUNG, Peter     Grand Rapids
FARRELL, Peter F.     Grand Rapids
FONGER, Harry E.     Grand Rapids
GEHRING, Thomas Browning     Grand Rapids
GREEN, Donald Eugene     Grand Rapids
HAMILTON, Ivan Raymond     Grand Rapids
HELMS, Henry     Grand Rapids
HELSEL, Williar H.     Grand Rapids
HUFF, William McKinley     Sand Lake
JONES, Harmon Ray     Grand Rapids
JONES, Harry Ralph     Grand Rapids
KENNEDY, Lyman J.     Grand Rapids
KORRINGA, Herman     Grand Rapids
KOZLOSKI, Joseph John     Grand Rapids
MAITNER, George F.     Grand Rapids
MATEL, John     Grand Rapids
MILLER, Peter     Grand Rapids
MOSHER, Clare Ernest     Grand Rapids
MOUW, John H.     Grand Rapids
NILLES, John Thomas     Algoma
OVERMARS, Johannes     Grand Rapids
PARMLEE, Ray H.     Grand Rapids
RADECKI, Leon     Grand Rapids
ROTHFUS, Adrian Edward     Grand Rapids
RUSSELL, Louie Albert     Cedar Springs
SANJYK, Peter     Grand Rapids
SKORUPSKI, Anthony     Grand Rapids
STARK, Herschel Edward     Grand Rapids
STEARNS, Ford Lee     Grand Rapids
STILES, Edward John     Grand Rapids
STYLES, E. J.     Grand Rapids
TOWN, Eskay D.     Casnovia
TRACY, Louis Benjamin     Sand Lake
VANDER HEIDE, Cornelius     Grand Rapids
WARD, William E.     Grand Rapids
WATTERSON, William A.     Ada
WEERTMAN, George Charles     Grand Rapids
WELMERINK, William Edward     Grand Rapids
WENGER, Irvin     Grand Rapids
YANT, Lelander F.     Grand Rapids
ZIVE, Samuel     Grand Rapids
ZOELLNER, Robert A.     Grand Rapids

~DIED OF DISEASE~

CORPORALS:

GILLISPIE, Clyde     Grand Rapids
POST,  Johannes     Grand Rapids
PRINTUP, Geo. G.     Grand Rapids
VANDERBERG, Harry J.     Grand Rapids

COOKS:

SCHMIDT, Paul E.     Grand Rapids

PRIVATES:

BLONK, Burg.     Grand Rapids
BOLTWOOD, Lucius C.     Grand Rapids
BYWATER, Claude D.     Grand Rapids
COREY, Roy D.     Paris (?)
CORSON, Gilbert     Grand Rapids
COWAN, Andrew H.     Belmont
DAGG, Samuel J.     Grand Rapids
DALRYMPLE, Roy     Grand Rapids
DAY, William M.     Cedar Springs
DETMERS, Andrew     Cannonsburg
DICKSON, Darwin     Lowell
FINNEGAN, Leo N.     Grand Rapids
IMPERI, Gaetano     Grand Rapids
KRZYKWA, Joseph     Grand Rapids
MACMILLAN, Ralph Fiske     Grand Rapids
MENTER, Leland R.     Grand Rapids
NELISON, John     Grand Rapids
OMANS, Paul E.     Grand Rapids
PRINS, Peter     Grand Rapids
RIENSMA, Christopher     Grand Rapids
RYAN, John L.     Grand Rapids
RYNBRANDT, Raymond     Byron Center
SEVEN, George     Grand Rapids
SMITH, John S.     Grand Rapids
VANDER LAAN, Peter P.     Casanovia
VANKUIKEN, Louis     Grand Rapids
VAN ZANTEN, Ralph Herman     Grand Rapids
WESTERHOF, John T.     Grand Rapids
WOODMANSEE, Lloyd A.     Grandville
YOUNG, Martin A.     Grand Rapids

~DIED OF WOUNDS~

LIEUTENANTS:

VANT HOF, Bernard     Grand Rapids

SARGEANTS:

CUNNINGHAM, Charles E.     Grand Rapids
KMIEC, Stanislau     Grand Rapids

CORPORALS:

BIELECKI, Leon S.     Grand Rapids
DEERING, William B.     Cedar Springs
DOUGLAS, Miles     Rockford
KIMBALL, Herbert Philander     Grand Rapids
LEDSTRUM, Rudolph     Sparta

WAGONERS:

CORNELL, Earl Eugene     Grand Rapids

PRIVATES:

ANDERSON, Einar Oscar     Grand Rapids
AUSTIN, W. F.     Grand Rapids
BARANANSKAS, John     Grand Rapids
BARNES, Lynn Evart     Grand Rapids
BIGGS, Charles A.     Sparta
CIRWYSKI, Peter Paul     Grand Rapids
DEPER, Harvey C.     Byron
FRANCE, George Otts     Byron Center
GALE, Roy     Grand Rapids
GRAVES, Herman S.     Grand Rapids
GROH, Lawrence D.     Grand Rapids
HOEKSEMA, Abe     Grand Rapids
HORREVOETS, Leonard     Grand Rapids
KOGLESKI, Joseph John     Grand Rapids
LAWRENCE, Pearl Edward     Grand Rapids
MAZEREEUW, Richard     Grand Rapids
OSTROWSKI, John     Grand Rapids
PIERCE, William H.     Grand Rapids
RINGNALDA, Wiebe     Byron Center
ROBERTS, Clarence R.     Lowell
SWANSON, Carl J.     Kent City
TODD, Joseph M.     Grand Rapids
VAN DAM, William     Grand Rapids
VANDER HONING, Leonard     Grand Rapids
VANDER LEEST, Jacob J.     Grand Rapids
VAN DYKE, Wynerd     Grand Rapids
WELLS, George A.     Grand Rapids
ZURAWSKI, Oielsaw     Grand Rapids

~DIED OF ACCIDENT~

LIEUTENANTS:

BAYNE, James A.     Grand Rapids

PRIVATES:

NELSON, Lee W.     Grand Rapids
PILECKI, Frank A.     Grand Rapids
SARGENT, Roland H.     Grand Rapids
SMILLIE, Carl J.     Grand Rapids
WILLIAMS, George      Grand Rapids
YANT, Leander F.     Rockford


Pictures Available for the Following Soldiers:
NOTE: I tried to scan these for placement on this site, however, they do not scan well and would be nearly impossible to see. If one of the soldiers below is yours and you would like a copy of the picture, please contact me. The cost would be a self-addressed stamped envelope and .25 for copy; along with the name of the soldier as listed below and the page number. ~Ronnie <mira@eagledesign.com>
 
K. A. Killed in Action
D. A. Died of Accident
D. D. Died of Disease
W. A. Wounded in Action
D. W. Died of Wounds

BARANAUSKAS, John Grand Rapids Pvt. / K.A. /p. 41
BLASZAK, Joseph S. Grand Rapids Pvt. / W.A. / p. 41
BAYLE, George F. Grand Rapids Pvt. / D.W. /p. 42
CHASE, John F. Gaines Pvt. / K.A. / p. 44
BARNABY, Elmer L. Grandville Sgt. / D.W. / p. 45
GREEN, Donald E. Grand Rapids Pvt. / K.A. / p. 49
GALE, Roy  Grand Rapids Pvt. / D.W. / p. 49
IMPERI, Gaetano Grand Rapids Pvt. / D.D. / p. 52
GERDSKI, Lucas  Grand Rapids Pvt. / K.A. / p. 54
KAHLER, William Kent City Cpl. / W.A. / p. 55
MORSE, Claude E. Byron Pvt. / W.A. / p. 56
NICKELS, Peter J. Byron Center Pvt. / D.W. / p. 56
TURAWSKI, Chester  Grand Rapids Pvt. / K.A. / p. 57
FERRIS, Wm. M. Grand Rapids Lt. / K.A. / p. 58
LAMB, Merritt U. Rockford Capt. / K.A. / p. 59
LAWRENCE, Carl E. Grand Rapids Pvt. / D.D. / p. 59
VANDER LOAN, Peter Sparta Pvt. / D.D. / p. 62
VAN DAM, William Grand Rapids Pvt. / D.W. / p. 62
VAN ZANTEN, Ralph H. Grand Rapids Pvt. / D.D. / p. 63
SMALLEGANGE, Edward Grand Rapids Pvt. / D.A. / p. 65
SHOEMAKER, Gus O. Grand Rapids Pvt. / K.A. / p. 65
RINGNALDA, Wiebe Byron Center Pvt. / D.W. / p. 67
REINSMA, Christopher R. Grand Rapids Pvt. / D.D. / p. 67
PRINS, Peter Grand Rapids Pvt. / D.D. / p. 67
TRACEY, Lewis B. Sand Lake Pvt. / K.A. / p. 69
MILLER, Peter J. Grand Rapids Pvt. / D.W. / p. 70
WILKINSON, Harry D. Rockford Cpl. / K.A. / p. 71

SOURCE: Soldiers of the Great War, Compiled by W. M. Haulsee, F. G. Howe, and A. C. Doyle, Washington, D. C.: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920. Volume II. This book covers all of Michigan as well as the rest of the United States.  It is available at the Grand Rapids Public Library, Local History Department.

URL: http://kent.migenweb.net/military/ww1/greatwardead.html
Transcriber: Ronnie Aungst
Created: 28 July 1999

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