Brief family connections:
Bertha Mohr Karsten - Harry
John Mohr - Don
Henrietta Stuedeman
Henry Mohr - Bud Mohr
Laura Lage - Walt
John's WWI helmet
John was born October 7, 1889, and died October 15, 1957.
Enlistment July 26, 1918
Departure September 9, 1918
Unit Camp Gordon, September Automatic Replacement Draft Company, 5th Infantry
Departure June 8, 1919 at St Nazaire, France on the U.S.S. Panaman (ID 3299)
Rank Private First Class
Branch Army Company D, 317th Machine Gun Battalion
Service Number 4006906
Discharge June 27, 1919
Buried in the Manning Sacred Heart Cemetery
Sons Daryl, Don, Dale who all served in WWII
At this point in time I have no other military information.
Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, with military rites by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts of Manning. Pallbearers will be Arnold Gunder, Westside; Leo Bruck, Arthur Book, and Paul Vollmer, Manning; Louis Rupiper, Carroll; and Joe Trecker, Templeton.
Mr. Mohr, who had been a rural mail carrier for 40 years, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday evening, October 15, 1957.
Son of Gustav and Helena (Goettsch) Mohr, he was born at Manning October 7, 1889, and attended the local schools. On June 28, 1921, he was married to Regina Kelley at Elma, Iowa.
The couple had three sons, Daryl, Dale, and Don. Daryl was killed in the Battle of Luzon, May 13, 1945.
Mr. Mohr, a World War I Veteran, had served overseas.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, Dale, Merced, California; and Don Osceola, three grandchildren, Iowa; three grand Michael and Michele Mohr of Osceola, and Tommy Mohr of Merced; and a sister, Mrs. Herman (Laura) Lage of Manning.
He was preceded in death by his son; his parents; a brother, Henry, and two sisters, Mrs. August (Bertha) Karsten and Mrs. Emil, (Henrietta) Stuedemann.