1890 - 1964
Christmas 1967
Departure April 30, 1918 at Hoboken, New Jersey on the U.S.S. Martha Washington (ID 3019)
Rank Private
Service Number 569506
Unit 4th Engineer Train
Departure July 21, 1919 at Brest, France
Arrival July 29, 1919 at Hoboken, New Jersey on the U.S.S. Von Steuben
Herman Henry Claussen
Wagoner's Fourth Engineer Train, Company A, U.S. Army
Time of service June 4, 1917 to August 5, 1919
Born: April 13, 1890, Manning, IA
Died: Sept, 1964, DesMoines, IA. Buried in Glendale Cemetery, DesMoines, IA
Married Anna Diederich, from Dingenheim, Germany, October 10, 1921, New York City, NY
Children:
Albert J. Claussen 1922
Edmund Claussen 1929
Herman was educated in Manning schools. He was the son of Hans C. Claussen and Magdalena (Buhman) Claussen, who immigrated to Manning, IA, area from Dellstadt, Germany in 1884. He was the 7th of 9 children, four of whom served in WWI, Bill, Herman, Harry and Herbert. Herman was wounded in a battle in Ardennes, France. He was riding a horse pulling a wagon hauling ammunition. A shell came in killing his horse. The horse fell on his leg. He was taken to a French Military Hospital. The doctors there removed shrapnel from his leg. His eardrum was broken. Later, he met his future wife while billeted in Dingenheim, Germany area during WWI Army of Occupation. In Manning, he ran a dray and latter trucking business, Claussen Transfer, for many years before moving to Winterset, IA, in 1945. He farmed there before retiring to Ankeny, IA, in 1960.