1921 Duluth & St Louis County MN, Van Brunt.pdf - Garon.us

642 DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Conrad Gilbert Johnson was a native of Duluth, and a promising
student at the University of Minnesota when war came. He was
born in Duluth on November 25, 1896, the son of Otto and Christina
Johnson, now of 2615 West Third Street, Duluth. He attended
local schools, and eventually entered the University of Minnesota.
On April 17, 1917, he enlisted at Minneapolis, as a candidate-officer,
and was sent to the First Officers' Training School at Fort Snelling,
Minnesota. Successfully passing examinations at the close of the
course of training, he was accepted into the Air Service of the United
States Army, which meant that he was as nearly physically perfect
as was possible, the physical test of the aviation branch of the U. S.
forces being the most rigid. He was assigned to the Princeton
School of Aeronautics in July, 1917, and remained there until September.
On September 25, 1917, he embarked, as a cadet, on the
liner "Saxonia," at New York, safely reaching England, where for
long he was in training. Crossing to France eventually, he went into
action, and saw dangerous exciting service at the front. He was
killed in action on October 23, 1918, during the last six months of
service holding the rank of first lieutenant.
Frank F. Johnson, of Duluth, was called into service on June 28,
1918, and assigned to an infantry unit at Camp Grant where he did
not remain for more than a month. On November 5, 1918, he died
of w^ounds received in action in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. His
mother is Mrs. Bertha Johnson, of 21 South Sixty-Sixth Avenue, West,
Duluth.
Fritz Johnson, of Duluth, was a nephew of Thor Hanson, 2415
West Sixth Street, Duluth.
Harry E. Johnson was the son of John A. Johnson, of 125 North
Sixty-First Avenue, West, Duluth.
Johan A. Johnson, who lived in Chisholm before going into
military service, appears to have no relatives in St. Louis County.
His sister, Esther, lives in Pittsburg.
John Johnson, whose mother now lives in Eveleth, was born on
July 11, 1896, at Wasa, Finland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson.
He was enlisted into the infantry branch of the National Army
in July, 1918, and was ordered to Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico.
There he was assigned to Casual Company No. 4, of the Three Hundred
and Eighty-Eighth Infantry. He died of pneumonia in that
camp on November 6, 1918.
Leonard Johnson, of Duluth, was a nephew of ]\Irs. Sardra A\'illis,
104 South Forty-Eighth Avenue, West, Duluth.
Robert M. Johnson, of Duluth, lived at 2112 West Third Street
before enlistment.
Anthony Kaelis lived at 1022 West Superior Street.
John E. Kalahar lived in Hibbing, his widow, Viola C, still
living there.
David Kaplan had lived in Duluth for about ten years before
entering upon military duties, but he was born in Russia. Fie was
killed in action in France on October 4, 1918.
Dan D. Katoski, who before entering upon military duty was a
teamster in the employ of J. H. Clough, contractor of Duluth, was
born in August, 1890, at Ragrot, Poland. He was enlisted, as private
in infantry of the Regular Army, on July 24, 1918, at Duluth, and
sent to Camp Wadsworth, Spartansburg, South Carolina, where on
July 28th he was assigned to Company K. Fifty-Fifth Pioneer Infantry.
His regiment left Camp Wadsworth, for Port of Embarka-