New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-05-21
ARMY SERVICE HAS
MANY OCCUPATIONS.

FOUR NEW ULM SOLDIERS IN
VARIOUS ACTIVITIES IN
FRANCE.
CAPT. B. HUBBARD, p. WINKEL-
MANN, c. BURK, AND FIR.
NIEMANN BACK HOME.
A large variety of military occupa-
tions is represented by four New Ulm
soldiers who just returned home from
army service in France. Capt Bert
Hubbard had occasion to show his abili-
ties as leader, Paul Winkelmann served
as artillery casual whose duty it was
to fit out men coming back from the
hospitals for service at the front, Cor
nelius Burk was an expert in handling
a machine gun, while Frank Nienann
was instrumental in making the trans
portation Of the Americans possible across
France These four soldiers had very
interesting careers while in the ser
vice of Uncle Sam.
Was With National Guard.
Capt. Bert Hubbard was First Lieu
tenant in the National Guard of Mime
sofa when the war broke out and he
entered the, service in August, 1917.
One year later he was elevated to the
rank of Captain. That was shortly
before he left for France, in October,
1918. He made quick trip to LIE
Havre, via Liverpool and southern Eng
land, and then was sent to the neighbor-
hood of Bordeaux in southern France
where he was stationed for ten days
He was a member of the 34th replace
ment division made up of National
Guards and this division was sent to
the front but few days before the
armistice was signed. Thus they did
not come into fighting contact with the
enemy. Later on. Captain Hubbard
was assigned to the 4th division, COM
manding Co. B, 47th infantry. Another
transfer was made in the middle OF
February, 1919, when he was assigned
to the 91st division, commanding Co.
L, 362nd infantry. With this unit he
returned to the United States the
latter part Of April. Captain Hubbard
belonged to the army of occupation for
two and one-half months. While in
Germany he was stationed at Insul,
five miles northeast of Coblenz, Rhine
Province.
Capt. Hubbard intends to remain in
New Ulm for about a week and then
go to Fargo, N. D., where he expects to
take up some work. Mrs. Hubbard has
been living with her parents here during
his absence.
Went Through the mill"
Private Paul Winkelmann, son Of
William J. Winkelmann, also relates
some interesting instances in his mill
tary career. One of them was the pass
ing through the ''delousing station
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at Genegart in southern France, where
all the American soldiers had to make
their call, before returning to this
country. This is what the soldiers cal
"Going through the Mill, he said
But more important was his service
at the front, having been a member
of the corps of replacement battalions
whose duty it was to fit out men as they
came from the hospitals to rejoin their
regiments with everything they were
in need Of This corps was unit which
was organized at that time, Mr.. Winkel-
mann said. Their organization was
made up of one captain, fourteen ser
geants and two mechanics, Paul being
one of the latter. At first they were
stationed at Moran, eleven kilometers
north OF Nancy, where they remained
| for one month. Their next station was
at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, sixteen kilo-
meters below Verdun While there
the signing Of the armistice was made
known to them and they soon were
assigned to other units Mr.. Winkel-
mann became member of the 4Oth
Division located at Rivigny- Lairmont.
Having made the trip back to Bordeaux
in box cars they made some long hikes
through the southern part Of France
receiving their orders to embark for the
u. s.. "a. April -. They arrived in
| New Y ork April 81 and he was mustered
out at Camp Dodge.
Pvt. Winkelmann left New Ulm with
several other boys April 7th, 1918
They first went to Cincinnati where they
attended an Auto Training school fo,,