WAR RECORDS COMMISSION:

An Inventory of Its World War I Military Service Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota War Records Commission.
Title:World War I Military Service Records.
Dates:1918-1920.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Four-page questionnaires, filled out by Minnesota veterans of World War I with biographical data and details of their military service. They occasionally are accompanied by photographs, war letters, or other related material. They are supplemented by similar records for nurses and for Hennepin County personnel of service organizations.
Quantity:77.5 cubic feet (78 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

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Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota War Records Commission. World War I Military Service Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: None

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001729295


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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109.K.1.1BAas - Anderson, Albin.
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109.K.1.2FAnderson, Alex - Anderson, Lyle.
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109.K.1.3BAnderson, M. - Austad.
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109.K.1.4FAustin - Bartholomans.
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109.K.1.5BBartholomew - Benjamin.
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109.K.1.6FBenke - Bez.
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109.K.1.7BBi - Boen.
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109.K.1.8FBoentges - Brandtner.
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109.K.1.9BBrandsvold - Brune.
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109.K.1.10FBruneau – Bz.
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109.K.1.11BCabal - Carpenter.
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109.K.1.12FCarr - Christianson, H.
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109.K.1.13BChristianson, J. - Connor, J.
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109.K.1.14FConnor, M. - Curry.
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109.K.2.1BCurtain - DeBruyn.
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109.K.2.2FDeCamp - Dolphin.
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109.K.2.3BDols - Dwinnell.
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109.K.2.4FDworakowski - Elwood.
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109.K.2.5BEly - Evans.
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109.K.2.6FEvanson - Fishel.
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109.K.2.7BFisher – Frauenholtz.
Contains public-use photocopy of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s military service record.
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Reserve 84Fitzgerald, F. Scott.
Digitized originals are closed. Researchers may use the photocopies in previous listed box or digital version below.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald, F. Scott.
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109.K.2.8FFrauley - Gaston.
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109.K.2.9BGates - Goffney.
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109.K.2.10FGog - Grigull.
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109.K.2.11BGrillo – Hagen, G.
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109.K.2.12FHagen, H. - Hansmann.
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109.K.2.13BHanson - Haugberg.
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109.K.2.14FHaugdahl – Hendrickson, C.
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109.K.3.1BHendrickson, D. - Hodson.
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109.K.3.2FHoebel - Hovarka.
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109.K.3.3BHow - Iwinski.
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109.K.3.4FJaacks - Johnso.
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109.K.3.5BJohnson, Albert - Johnson, Harvey.
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109.K.3.6FJohnson, Hector - Jones, Jesse.
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109.K.3.7BJones, John - Keifer.
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109.K.3.8FKeil - Klatzky.
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109.K.3.9BKlaus - Kotsonas.
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109.K.3.10FKott - Lafayette.
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109.K.3.11BLa Ferte - Larson, Martin.
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109.K.3.12FLarson, Marvin - Leopold.
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109.K.3.13BLePage - Lisle.
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109.K.3.14FLisowski - Lundon.
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109.K.4.1BLundquist - McGrorty.
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109.K.4.2FMcGukin - Makovec.
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109.K.4.3BMakowski - Matson.
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109.K.4.4FMatt - Mickelson.
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109.K.4.5BMicken - Molstre.
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109.K.4.6FMolter - Murphy, F.
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109.K.4.7BMurphy, G. - Nelson, H.
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109.K.4.8FNelson, I - Njoten.
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109.K.4.9BNoack - Oettinger.
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109.K.4.10FO’Fallon - Olson, Ole.
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109.K.4.11BOlson, Oleen - Paissant.
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109.K.4.12FPakiz - Pelowski.
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109.K.4.13BPeltier - Peterson, Jewett.
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109.K.4.14FPeterson, Joel - Polan.
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109.I.1.1BPolanske - Qunell.
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109.I.1.2FRaab - Remen.
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109.I.1.3BRemer - Roby.
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109.I.1.4FRocchi - Ruescher.
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109.I.1.5BRuf - Sannwald.
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109.I.1.6FSanocki - Schneider.
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109.I.1.7BSchneiderhan - Seize.
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109.I.1.8FSejk - Simohich.
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109.I.1.9BSimon - Smith, M.
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109.I.1.10FSmith, N - Stalski.
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109.I.1.11BStam - Stoneman.
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109.I.1.12FStontenburg - Swanson, E.
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109.I.1.13BSwanson, F. - Thatcher.
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109.I.1.14FThayer - Tollefson, E.
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109.I.2.1BTollefson - Uyzki.
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109.I.2.2FVaag - Waitolonich.
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109.I.2.3BWakazoo - Weiller.
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109.I.2.4FWeiman - Widdowson.
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109.I.2.5BWidebrand - Wirt.
War Service Records for Non-Military Service:
Hennepin County, A-D.
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109.I.2.6FHennepin County, E-Z.
Army, Navy, and Red Cross Nurses, A-Z.
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109.I.2.7BWirta – Wyzermans, X, Y.
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109.I.2.8FZabel - Zywialoski.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Civilians in war -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Military nursing.
Nurses.
Soldiers -- Minnesota -- Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
American Red Cross.
Minnesota. Soldiers Bonus Board.
Young Men's Christian Associations of North America.
Document Types:
Photographs.
Questionnaires.
Occupations:
Nurses -- Minnesota.

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