 | World War I US Army26th Infantry Regiment, 1st InfantryDivision Born: December 11, 1894 - Nebraska Inducted: September 1917 -Iowa Killed in action October 4, 1918 in the Argonne Buried: Plot G, Row14, Grave 04, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne,France |
Son of Augustus Eugene Waldvogle of Akron and Marie (Harmon) Waldvogle LucasGilbert of Iowa. Earl grew up in Washington County near Henry.
Photo by ABMC Staff
April 18, 1919 Akron Weekly Pioneer Press
Reprint of Davenport, Iowa, newspaper article
Mother Learns of Son's Death in Battle Line
Photo caption - Pvt Earl Waldvogle
Official confirmation of the news of her son's death was received yesterdayin a telegram from the war department to Mrs. M.L. Lucas, 427 East Fourteenthstreet, Davenport. Pvt Waldvogle had previously been reported, in an officialcasualty list issued in the latter part of November, among those who had diedof disease. No word, however, was received by the mother who persisted in thehope that her son might be among the living. Hope gave way to resignation whenthe months passed by and she did not hear from him. Yesterday's telegram statedbriefly that Pvt. Earl Eugene Waldvogle, Co. F, 26th infantry regiment of the1st division, had been killed in action in France on Oct. 4.
Pvt. Waldvogle was born on Dec. 11, 1894 in Dakota county, Neb., where he lived until he was ten years old. The family then removed to Akron, Colo., where the deceased grew to manhood. He was educated in the public schools of Akron. He came to Davenport with his mother about three years ago. Previous to being drafted in to the service he had been employed at the Western Flour Mills and at the Rock Island arsenal. He was drafted in September 1917 and he received his training at Camp Dodge and Camp Pike. He arrived overseas in July of the following year and was immediately sent into action. He had served in many important battles.
The survivors are his mother, Mrs. M.L. Lucas; his father, A.E. Waldvogle ofAkron, Colo.; two brothers, William in Germany with the army of occupation andLaurence at home, and one sister, Velma.
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