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Mrs. Wm. Adwell received a letter from W.H. Ashley who was in the same company of Marines with Palmer Adwell and was only a short distance from him when he fell in battle. We are pleased to have… Read More
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Palmer Adwell People of Renville Do Honor to the Memory of Marine Who Died in Battle. Church Decorated in Flowers Memorial services were held at the M. E. church Sunday afternoon in honor of Palmer Adwell, who so… Read More
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Claude Smith Hampton Roads, VA Dear Sister, Well, I guess it’s about time to answer your welcome letter I received some time ago. I thought I would tell you about the trip down here. Some change from the… Read More
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Letters from Albert Lussenhop, Harry M. Donlon and Charles Jones Letter From Albert Lussenhop Somewhere in England, July 12, 1918 Dear sister Bertha: I am over in England now. Cannot tell you where I am at, as I… Read More
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The list of men to report here Sunday is a follows: Leo Rudolph Abraham, Arthur Chester Abraham, Edward G. Agre, John Manley Allmon, Edwin Helsberg Anderson, Johannes Anderson, Leslie Antonsen, Joseph Henry Beck, Robert B. Bengston, Henry M…. Read More
Category: Honor Roll, Military, Minnesota, Olivia, Olivia Times, Quota, Renville County, World War I Tags: Bird Island, Buffalo Lake, danube, Fairfax, Franklin, honor roll, minnesota, mn, morton, newspaper, olivia, Olivia Times, Renville county, war, world war i
Worth Knowing An army corps is 60,000 men. An infantry dicvision is 10,000 men. An infantry brigade is 7,000 men. A regiment of infantry is 3,600 men. A battalion is 1,000 men. A company is 250 men. A… Read More
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Memorial Day Program Devoted to the Present Day Soldiers and Nurses Memorial Day in Fairfax was not only a tribute to the defenders of our country in former days, but, very appropriately, it was an expression of gratitude… Read More
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Burt Nordstrom Gives Vivid Pictures of Soldier Life in Trenches Somewhere in France July 1 Dear Mabel: Your letter received yesterday with a bunch of other mail the first I have had for five weeks. Glad to… Read More
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Buffalo Lake News September 27, 1918: F.G. Nellermoe, County Chairman for Renville County in the Fourth Liberty Loan Bond sale has received the following message from A.R. Rogers the Chairman for the Ninth Federal District: Minneapolis, Minn. September… Read More
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Olivia Soldier Dies in Service: John Schanil Succumbs at Jefferson, MO and Remains are Brought to Olivia The sad news of the death of John Schanil at Jefferson Barracks, MO was received here last week and it… Read More
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Letter from W.H. Ashley to Mrs. Wm. Adwell published in the Renville Star Farmer July 18, 1918
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Mrs. Wm. Adwell received a letter from W.H. Ashley who was in the same company of Marines with Palmer Adwell and was only a short distance from him when he fell in battle. We are pleased to have… Read More
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Memorial Services in Honor of P.A. Adwell published in the Renville Star Farmer July 11, 1918
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Palmer Adwell People of Renville Do Honor to the Memory of Marine Who Died in Battle. Church Decorated in Flowers Memorial services were held at the M. E. church Sunday afternoon in honor of Palmer Adwell, who so… Read More
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Letter from Claude Smith published in the Morton Enterprise June 28, 1918
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Claude Smith Hampton Roads, VA Dear Sister, Well, I guess it’s about time to answer your welcome letter I received some time ago. I thought I would tell you about the trip down here. Some change from the… Read More
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Letters From Our Soldier Boys on Land and Sea published in the Morton Enterprise August 8, 1918
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Letters from Albert Lussenhop, Harry M. Donlon and Charles Jones Letter From Albert Lussenhop Somewhere in England, July 12, 1918 Dear sister Bertha: I am over in England now. Cannot tell you where I am at, as I… Read More
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Olivia Times June 20, 1918: 147 Men Selected for Army: Renville County Sends Largest Quota Next Monday
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The list of men to report here Sunday is a follows: Leo Rudolph Abraham, Arthur Chester Abraham, Edward G. Agre, John Manley Allmon, Edwin Helsberg Anderson, Johannes Anderson, Leslie Antonsen, Joseph Henry Beck, Robert B. Bengston, Henry M…. Read More
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Worth Knowing published in the Morton Enterprise on June 7, 1918
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Worth Knowing An army corps is 60,000 men. An infantry dicvision is 10,000 men. An infantry brigade is 7,000 men. A regiment of infantry is 3,600 men. A battalion is 1,000 men. A company is 250 men. A… Read More
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Community Service Flag Dedicated published in the Fairfax Standard on June 6, 1918
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Memorial Day Program Devoted to the Present Day Soldiers and Nurses Memorial Day in Fairfax was not only a tribute to the defenders of our country in former days, but, very appropriately, it was an expression of gratitude… Read More
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Soldier Writes Home From France published in the Sacred Heart Journal August 10, 1918
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Burt Nordstrom Gives Vivid Pictures of Soldier Life in Trenches Somewhere in France July 1 Dear Mabel: Your letter received yesterday with a bunch of other mail the first I have had for five weeks. Glad to… Read More
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High Counties Will Name Battle Ships: All Ready for the 4th Liberty Loan Drive
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Buffalo Lake News September 27, 1918: F.G. Nellermoe, County Chairman for Renville County in the Fourth Liberty Loan Bond sale has received the following message from A.R. Rogers the Chairman for the Ninth Federal District: Minneapolis, Minn. September… Read More
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Olivia Soldier Dies in Service published in the Olivia Times 09/05/1919
Last Updated: September 5, 2018 by Renville County Historical Society Leave a Comment
Olivia Soldier Dies in Service: John Schanil Succumbs at Jefferson, MO and Remains are Brought to Olivia The sad news of the death of John Schanil at Jefferson Barracks, MO was received here last week and it… Read More
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