Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
HUGO {. LANGD0N
LAID I! TO REST
Funeral Services Of World War We.
d,terahe Held Monday Afternoon,
~ Charge. Of Legion

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The remains Of Hugo Clarence Lang Lang
don arrived i'm Baraboo recently from
overseas where The died during the
world, war, Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at the .Presbyter-
san CHURCH. Rev. F.. c Henke officia-
ting. 4rEitel Misses Juliet and Florence
Es1cht: sang several selections accom-
panied by Mrs. A. Oh. Reisz on the
organ! The pallbearers included: Com
Rades 2 c. ne. s Lamar, VIM. Hattie,
Frank Carroll, A. H, Marin, Herb.
Iaeck and Ernest Siekert.
The remains were accompanied to
She Baraboo cemetery by the members
of the American legion, where firing
squad composed OF Comrades r. T.
Runge, George MCGEE, Peter Bayer,
Wilbur Cahoon, Fred Bellows, Paul
Zantow and Apker, gave the last part
mig salute. Lawrence Herfort acted as
hugIer and sounded taps over the
grave. Commander w. w. Kradwell
assisted by Rev. e. G. Henke, chaplin
eoF the American legion post in this
city gave the legion ceremony.
Before the remains were inferred in
the local cemetery the father was pre-
scented with the flag that decored the
C0iin of the son.
AMONG those from out of town who
;aftended4athe services were Mrs. Roy
EAangdon, widow of Hugo's brother
who was also killed during the world
war. 49,,
Hugo Clarence Langdon was born at
aaraboo, Sept 1, 1896. He graduated
from the BaraboO high school June
IS14+-and grew to manhood in, and
around Baraboo, choosing farm work
2Rs his life work because he loved
6r 4s.
He enlisted for the service of his
country; July 1918 and was assigned to
Co. "SB" 343rd Inf Sc Division (Black
Hawk Division) soon after reaching
SSsaTnp- Grant. Aug. 1918 he was given a
S36 hour furlough to visit his home
and friends for the last time.
at Camp Grant Hugo did such SUI
neriOr work at soldering and drilling
that. he was one chosen from the
Regiment Battalion and company to
give exhibition drills at the fair in
Toronto, Canada.
The company left Camp Grant Sept
1st (on his birthday via Chicago for
Toronto arriving there the 3rd The
mayor then gave them the keyes OF
the city and excepting when they
drilled and sang for the appreciative
enthusiastic and hospitable people of
Toronto they had time and freedom
to enjoy themselves.
They arrived in England toward the
hast of September, the march began
FOR active Service-Hugo wrote his
last letter. Oct. Ia from France in
which he wrote he had been trans
Eerred to Co. q, 81 inf Then came
several long anxious months of search
Sor him by letter and cable before
word came MAY 8, 1919 from the
clerk OF the company whose duty ii
was TO report casualties to the war
department saying that Private Hugo
e, Langdon failed TO answer roll call,
Oct 1s, 1918 during the battle of Ar,
gpnne. y,
His death was not reported by the
war department until after May 9th
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GARD OF THANKS ajT
AS we can, see personally only a
portion of the many who expressed es-
Seem for the character of Hugo Lang
Saon, and sympathy for his relatives,
Wy their. presence or otherwise, at the
memorial services just held for him,
we take this means of expressing our
deep gratitude. We desire further es-
}oeclally to mention our appreciation
%of services given by Chap Henke, Com
mander Kradwell and others of the
8araboO Post of the American Legion,
Tor the musical numbers by Mrs. Reisz
and the Misses Lucht for the flowers
given by the Glenville Sunday school
The Maple Valley club, the Baraboo
Valley Farmers club and also those
Rrom individual We thank you.
Mrs. Roy V. Langdon.
Ruth M. Southland