John Claus Henry Karsten

August 23, 1895 - February 18, 1960
Iowa Private US Army


Service Number 4004926
Unit Company D, 21st Machine Gun Battalion
Enlistment July 25, 1918
Departure August 30, 1918 at New York, New York on the U.S.S. Plattsburg (ID 1645)
Rank Private
Unit Camp Gordon, August Automatic Replacement Draft Company, 28th Infantry
Service Number 4004926
Departure June 10, 1919 at Brest, France on the SS Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
Arrival June 19, 1919 at Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Manning
Rank Private
Discharge June 27, 1919

John was a Private in the U.S. Army during WWI. His brothers, William and Albert, also served in the Army during WWI. They are the sons of Jacob Peter and Anna (Opperman) Karstens.