Vizenor, Lawrence A. (1895‒1958)

Lawrence Alexious Vizenor (White Earth Ojibwe) left his home in Becker County, Minnesota, to enlist in the army and fight in World War I in 1918. Before mustering out the following year, he earned military honors and a promotion to corporal.

Einar A. Rogstad’s tombstone

Einar A. Rogstad’s tombstone

Einar Aldoph Rogstad’s tombstone at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Einar A. Rogstad’s bonus voucher

Einar A. Rogstad’s bonus voucher

Voucher for $390 issued to Einar A. Rogstad in recognition of his service during World War I by the State of Minnesota’s Auditor’s Office and the Soldiers’ Bonus Board in March 1920.

Einar A. Rogstad

Einar A. Rogstad

Einar A. Rogstad, ca. 1917. Printed in Daniel Nelson’s Becker County, Minnesota, in the World War, 1917‒1918‒1919 (Detroit: Nelson, [1920?]).

Rogstad, Einar A. (1894‒1957)

Einar A. Rogstad, from Becker County, Minnesota, joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in 1917 to fight in World War I. He served overseas from May 1918 to May 1919, fighting at St. Mihiel, Marbache, Champaigne, and in the Meus-Argonne Offensive. After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, he remained in Europe during peacetime as part of the Army of Occupation.

USS <em>George G. Henry</em>

USS George G. Henry

USS (later SS) George G. Henryin 1917. The ship collided with and sank the USS Herman Frasch. Used with the permission of the US Naval Historical Center.

S.S. <em>Herman Frasch</em>

S.S. Herman Frasch

S.S. Herman Frasch, ca. 1917. US Naval Historical Center.

Ervin T. Blix in his navy uniform

Ervin T. Blix in his navy uniform

Ervin T. Blix in his navy uniform, ca. 1918.

Blix, Ervin Theodor (1898–1918)

Ervin T. Blix was Clearwater County’s first fatality in World War I and is the namesake of Bagley, Minnesota’s Irvin Blix American Legion Post 16.

Twin Cities Ordinance Plant magazine cover, Minneapolis Sunday Tribune

Twin Cities Ordinance Plant magazine cover, Minneapolis Sunday Tribune

Magazine insert cover illustration promoting the Twin Cities Ordinance Plant. Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal Magazine, March 11, 1942. Illustration by Oswald "Oz" Black.

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