The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-06-19
StearnsCounty
In World War
By Irene Dunn


Schmidt, Carl c., st. Cloud, Army.
To be added to the list of former
residents of Stearns county who
served in the World War:
Hellickson, Nels G., N. D. (Broo-
ten), Army.
Huberty, Frank Jr, Nebraska
(Albany), Army.
Parish, Harry, Michigan (St.
Cloud, Army.
Preice, Robert, Washington (st.
Cloud, Army.
Schmidt, Alois p, S. D. EST.
Cloud, Army.
VanVrost, Bert, N. D. (Paynes-
ville), Army.
zapp, Julian, Chicago st. Cloud
Army.
Zapp, Paul, Chicago (st. Cloud,
Army
Knutson, Albin, Idaho (Brooten,
Army.
To be added to the list of Stearns
county soldiers buried in France:
Pvt Ben Roering, Freeport,
Army.
To be added to the list of former
residents of Stearns county buried
in France:
Pvt. John H. Elkanich, Michigan
(Holdingford), Father, Andrew FL
kanich. Buried in Sturesnes Gem
etery, Grave 35, Row 3, Block A.
Corp. Colben j. Saboe, Montana,
belgrade, Route ~, Father, John
C.. Saboe. Buried in Meuse Argon-
ne Cemetery, Grave 4, Row II,
Block A.
Pvt. Thomas A. Saboe, Montana
belgrade, Route -. Father, John
c. Sahoe. Buried in Argonne Gem
etery, Grave 5, Row II, Block A.
Several in Service
During the World War, special
mention was often made of families
that had several sons in the SER
vice. Thinking that list of such
families from our own community
would be of interest, I have tried
to get the names of those with three
or more sons who served. It has
proved a much more difficult task
than I anticipated, since in many
instances one or more of the sons
entered the service from another
state. In case there are corrections
or additions to the list given be-
low, they will be very gladly re-
ceived.
Three families of Stearns county
have the honor of having five sons
officially listed as having served
their country during the great war.
90 Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Huberty, of
Albany, gave to their country five
of their nine children, six sons and
three daughters. Of the five, An
drew served with the U. S. Navy;
Frank, John, Nicholas and William
with the U. S. Army. The services
of Nicholas, Andrew and William
are credited to Stearns county. Paul
sixth son, was on his way to join
the army when the war ended.
These young men are cousins of
Nick Heinz. of Holdingford, who
won the distinguished service cross.
Nicholas died while in the service.
Mr.. Huberty, the father, is a ma
tive of Luxembourg, Europe, while
Mrs. Huberty was born in Wiscon-
sin.
Mrs. Margaretha Knoblach Pal
lansch, Of st. Joseph, has the dis
tinction of having the service of
her five sons credited to Stearns,
which is, moreover, the county in
which they and both their parents
were born at Rockville, but later
settled in st. Joseph, and at his
death in 1897 left to the care of his
wife their six small sons. Mrs.
Pallansch was from the township
of st. Wendell. Of the sons, the
youngest, who were twins, enlisted
in the U. S. Navy in 1915, when
not quite Is years of age, and serv-
ed throughout the conflict. Their
service records were almost paral-
lei, as beftted twin brothers. Both
were on the U. S. S. Nevada, when
hostilities started on April 6, 1917.
Later their paths divided, as Peter
served on other ships, while Christ
closed his~wa career where he be-
gan it, on the Nevada. but both end
ed with the same rating-ship's
cook, first class. Of the other sons,
Alloys left with the first draft con-
tingent in September, 1917; John,
oldest of the family, was called
next, then Joseph. Anton, last of
the family, was in late draft call,
but the mother asked and obtained
exemption for him. All of the five
served overseas, and returned safe
ly, but Joseph died following the
war. To have reared to manhood
a family of six sons, after death
claimed the husband and father,
and to have given five of them to
her country in time of war, is a
record of service that does not fall
to the lot of every woman.
Noble A. Parish, living in st.
Cloud at the time of the war, had
five sons in the u. S. Army: Edgar,
Eugene, Harry, Harvey and Joseph.
Three of these: Edgar, Eugene and
Joseph, gave a Stearns county ad-
dress.
Six Stearns county families are
credited with four sons in the fight
ing ranks. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Condor, st. Cloud, have the service
of their four sons credited to this
city: Charles, James, John and Will
liam. All were in the army, three
served overseas, and the volunteer
percentage for the family is like
wise seventy-five per cent.
Four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Doege, of Sank Centre, served: An
ton, Chris, George and Leo. All
were in the army and all served
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