The Watertown Rifles

Rank

Name

Hometown

Remarks

PFC

Frederick C. Aebishcher

Chilton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On
the roster of the 2^ND Wis. Inf. Medical Corps detachment when it
left for Camp Douglas on 30 Jul. 1917. WNG.

PFC

Charles C. Baker

Appleton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On
the roster of the 2^ND Wis. Inf. Medical Corps detachment when it
left for Camp Douglas on 30 Jul. 1917. WNG.

1LT

Arthur S. Childs

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917.
May have been assigned to Co. B. Previously from 2^D Wis. Inf. WNG.

1LT

Allen B. Ellis

Appleton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917.
Adjutant of the battalion, was previously adjutant
for 2^D BN, 2^D Wis. Inf., prior to that was supply SGT
for Co. G, 2^D Wis. Inf. On
the roster of the 2^D Wis. Inf. HQ Co. that left for Camp Douglas
on 6 Aug. 1917. WNG. Served during Mexican Border Crisis.

Stable
SGT

Harrison B. Fisher

Appleton,
WI area

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On the roster of the 2^ND
Wis. Inf. HQ Co. that left for Camp Douglas on 6 Aug. 1917. WNG. Served
during Mexican Border Crisis.

1LT

William J. Frawley,

Appleton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On
the roster of the 2^ND Wis. Inf. Medical Corps detachment when it
left for Camp Douglas on 30 Jul. 1917. WNG.

PVT

Karl Garrow

Appleton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On
the roster of the 2^ND Wis. Inf. Medical Corps detachment when it
left for Camp Douglas on 30 Jul. 1917. WNG.

PVT

Ivo (or Ive) J. Geigel

Appleton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On
the roster of the 2^ND Wis. Inf. Medical Corps detachment when it
left for Camp Douglas on 30 Jul. 1917. WNG.

SGM

Joseph G. Hanus

Appleton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917.
Previously a battalion Sergeant Major in the 2^D Wis. Inf. On the
roster of Appleton Soldiers who left for Camp Douglas on 6 Aug. 1917. WNG.

MAJ

William B. Hall

Oconto,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917.
Previously a battalion commander in the 2^ND Wis. Inf. WNG.

PVT

Arthur J. Homblette

Appleton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On
the roster of the 2^ND Wis. Inf. Medical Corps detachment when it
left for Camp Douglas on 30 Jul. 1917. WNG.

PVT

Walter H. Koehnke

Appleton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On
the roster of the 2^ND Wis. Inf. Medical Corps detachment when it
left for Camp Douglas on 30 Jul. 1917. WNG.

SGT

Robert W. Merkel

Appleton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On the roster of Co. G when
it left for Camp Douglas on 6 Aug. 1917. WNG. Served during Mexican Border
Crisis. Achieved the rank of 1SG (not sure which company). Passed away
in 1989 at the age of 94, born on 3 Apr. 1895, he was a regular participant
in Appleton’s Memorial day program well in to his 90’s.

PVT

Charles Meyer

Appleton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On
the roster of the 2^ND Wis. Inf. Medical Corps detachment when it
left for Camp Douglas on 30 Jul. 1917. WNG.

PVT

Edward W. Murphy

Appleton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On
the roster of the 2^ND Wis. Inf. Medical Corps detachment when it
left for Camp Douglas on 30 Jul. 1917. WNG.

SGT

Martin G. Peters

Little
Chute, WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On
the roster of the 2^ND Wis. Inf. Medical Corps detachment when it
left for Camp Douglas on 30 Jul. 1917. WNG.

Cook

Henry E. Peterson

Assigned
to the 150^TH MG BN from Co. M, 2^D Wis. Inf. on
16 Aug. 1917.

CPL

Howard Touchette

Assigned
to the 150^TH MG BN from Co. M, 2^D Wis. Inf. on
16 Aug. 1917.

PVT

Reinhardt A. Wagner (or Wegner)

Appleton,
WI

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917. On
the roster of the 2^ND Wis. Inf. Medical Corps detachment when it
left for Camp Douglas on 30 Jul. 1917. WNG.

2LT

Kirk W. White

Assigned to the 150^TH MG BN on 16 Aug. 1917.
May have been assigned to Co. B. Previously from 2^D Wis. Inf. WNG.