WWI Chassell Military
In 1919, The Daily Mining Gazette reported 106 people from Chassell served in the military in WWI. These men and women served in the Army, Navy, and Royal Canadian Army. Names in CAPS died in the war. Do you have a name to add?
Aho, John A. US Army
Archambeau, Adelore US Army, Horseshoer
Archambeau, Adrian: US Army Wagoner 107th Engineer Regiment, 32nd Red Arrow Division Army
Archambeau, (James) Treffle US Army Wagoner Co. E 1st Army Headquarters Regiment
Barger, Alexander PVT US Army Co. A 125 Inf 31st Div. and Co. H 325 Inf.
Barger, John Baptiste Royal Canadian Army Cpl 5th le. G. R.
Barringer, Joseph US Army PFC Class 30th Co. 2nd Battalion, 20th Engineers
BEAUCAGE, NAPOLEON US Army PVT 38 INF 3 DIV MICHIGAN Killed in Action OCT 13 1918
Belhumeur, Lawrence US Army Wagoner Inf Co. E 1st Army HQS, RGT
Beck, Elmer US Army Pvt Co K. Dev. BN No.3 ; also 254 Field Hosp. Co. 14 Sanitary Train 14 Div.
Bezotte, Joseph US Army Co. C 107th Eng. 32nd Div. Company B Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas;
Bouchard, Joseph US Army 5th Ammunition Train 5th Div.
Brassaw, Howard US Army Pvt. Co. D 130th Machine Gun Battalion
Brunelle, Grover US Army Pvt. FIELD REMOUNT SQUADRON #303
Bussiere, Edward US Army Pvt. Military Unit ASC ST NAZAIRE CASUAL COMPANY #1613 (OHIO)
Caldwell, A. B US Army 2nd Lieutenant FARC Casuals (Field Artillery Regiment)
Chaput, Jerry US Army PVT F.A. BATTERY C, 328TH FIELD
Cote, Albert US Army Camp Custer A Co. 14 G. Btn.
Cote, Paul US Army PVT Battery D 66th Artillery
Craig, Leroy US Army SGT.SR.GR. Co. "D" 146th Machine Gun Battalion; REPAIR SECTION 15,GROUP D
REPAIR UNIT 322 M.T.C.
Craig, Mary F. Res Nurse ANC Replacement Unit No 4
Craig, Robert US Army Sergeant COMPANY "A", 107TH REGIMENT OF ENGINEERS 32nd Div.
Destrampe, Paul E. US Army Private 1st Class 249TH CO., MILITARY POLICE CORPS
Diedrick, Joseph US Army PFC; CHIEF MEC Co. A 107th Ammunition Train 32nd Red Arrow Division
Doyle, Norman US Army PVT 7th Division Trench Mortar Battery
Farver, Mary Ellen Res Nurse ANC Replacement Unit No 4
Fish, Peter US Navy served 19 Apr 1918-30 Sept 1921
Funk, Thomas V. US ARMY PFC Company"B"107th Regiment Of Engineers
Gerard, Glynn US Army Corporal Company E 337th Infantry
Gerard, James L. US ARMY PVT 6th Provisional Co Engineers Replacement Service
Goodreau, Napoleon US ARMY PVT 11th Co. Casual Cantonment, Spruce Production
Girard, William H. US ARMY
Gray, Willard US Army PFC Class 20th Engineers Dem. Group 9 Co.
Hendrickson, Oscar ** MUSN 1 CL. HQ. CO. 107 TH ENGRS 32nd Div.
Hendrickson, William E. – Pvt. Battery D. 8th Field Artillery 7th Div.
Holland, John T. US Army Lt. Fr. Holland. Father John T. Holland was a native of Hancock, MI
He was the priest of St. Anne’s Catholic Church from 1917-1919.
Holappa, Arthur Emil US Navy MICHIGAN CWT USNRF WWI
Holappa, Henry US Navy
Hongakoski, Edward US Army Pvt COMPANY "C" 11th MACHINE GUN BATTALION
Hongakoski, Richard US Army
Johnson, Anton D. US Army PVT Company"B"107th Regiment Of Engineers
Kaarling, John Cpl US Army Co G. 125th Inf.
Kalliainen, Emil Pvt US Army
Karppi, Jacob A. US Army PVT Company "G"106th 31st Division Ammunition
Kohtala, John US Army Pvt 320 Aux Rmt Depot QMC. 32nd Div.
Komula, John US Army Pvt 23 Co. 160 Dep.
Koski, Henry A. US Army
Lapierre, Jean Baptiste Royal Canadian Army; Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force
Lafreniere, Euclid US Army 51st Eng. Co G upon return 118 ENG CO F PFC
LaRue Louis US Army Sgt 52nd Aero SQ
Mathy Amie L. His military record hasn’t been found, but he signed the original charter of the American
Legion in Chassell in 1920.
Mattson, William US Army PVT 1st Class Company "D" 2nd Battalion 604th Engineers, NA. Rank upon return
Wagoner Engrs COMPANY E, 56TH ENGINEERS
Michaud, Desire US Army Pvt 117th Machine Gun Battalion Co D 31st Div.
Miron, George E. US Army PFC 284TH MILITARY POLICE
Misslitz, Frank A. US Army Sgt 1st Class Company"B"107th Regiment
MITCHELL, JOHN J. Pvt Company F 34th Infantry; Killed in Action in France 3 Nov 1918
Ohman, John E. Military record not found. He signed the original charter for the American Legion Post.
PEKKALA, WILLIAM O. US Army MDNA Company 1 Camp Oglethorpe Replacement Draft Unit K
Mobile Hospital; He died of pneumonia 5 Feb 1919 in France
Pekkala, Louis Herman US Army 160th Depot Brigade
Perreault, Emil (Amil) US Army PVT Co B 1st Army Headquarters Regiment on return PFC219TH COMPANY
MILITARY POLICE CORPS 110TH BATTALION
Pertula, John US Army Battery C 77th Field Artillery
Pidgeon, August P. US Army Wagoner Co E 1st Army Headquarters Regiment
Richards, Alfred US Army Pvt COMPANY "A" 16th ENGINEERS (RY)
Ruotsi, Otto Pvt US Army
Saari, Elmer US Army served 15 Oct 1917- 29 Jun 1919; Camp Custer
Saari, Frans Oscar US Army 28 served Aug 1918 to 17 Mar-1919
Saari, William US Army PFC Camp Pike June Automatic Replacement Draft Infantry Co 4
COMPANY "B" FIRST AMMUNITION TRAIN
Sarazin, Julius US Army Wagoner CO. "E", 1ST. ARMY HEADQUARTERS REGT
Savalox, Alfred (Fred) US Army; served 24 May 1918-20 Mar 1919
SAUVOLA, CHARLES JOHN US Army Cpl Co G 125th Infantry 32nd Div.; Killed in Action in France 31 July 1918
SAUVOLA, ERNEST US Army Pvt Co L 126th Infantry 32nd Div. ; Killed in Action in France 31 July 1918.
Sormunen, Elmer US Army Pvt Battery D 325 Field Artillery 85th Div.
Soumis, William US Army Cpl Art. Battery C 5th Field Artillery; Cavalry
Spahn, Albert US Army Bugler 20th Engineer Regiment (Forest)
Spehar, Paul US Army Sgt Co G 1st Div. 18th INF
Tormala, Arthur This name was on a list of WWI veterans compiled by the CHO in the 1990’s.
No military record found. DMG says Camp Custer 1917.
Tormala, Fred US Army PVT Company "A" 107 Regiment
Trudeau, Alfred US Army PVT Company "C" Third Battalion 20th Engineers 9TH COMPANY, 20TH ENG.
Tredeau, Charles US Army PVT BATTERY D, 333D FIELD ARTILLERY 86th Div.
Tuomela, John August US Army 2nd Casual Company, Camp Grant Replacement Draft, Co. “E”18th Engineers
Turovaara, Alfred US Army CAMP CUSTER DETACHMENT 157 INF Co. C 123rd Inf
Waisanen, Arnold US Army PVT 107 ENG ST. NAZAIRE CASUAL CO. # 110
Waisanen, Joseph Samuel US Army 2nd Lieut Company "G" 125th Infantry 32nd Div.
Ward, Angus US Army Pvt. Co. A
Warner, Earle US Army MUSN 1 CL. HEADQUARTERS COMPANY 107TH ENGINEERS
Warner, Eldridge US Army Mech MD US Army Ambulance Section 650
Vaataja, John US Army PFC Co K 337th Infantry