JULIUS VINKE

Departure September 9, 1918
Rank Private
Service Number 4006932
Unit Camp Gordon, Georgia, September Automatic Replacement Draft Company 5th Infantry

Julius Vinke, son of Henry and Lena Vinke of Manning, was born March 22, 1890 in Crawford County. His brothers were Henry, Gustav, John and Detlef, and sisters were Dora Grimm, Amelia Martens, Laura Welsh and Julia Thiedeman.
The family moved to Manning in 1907. Julius worked on the farm two years before coming to Manning, too.

After being called in the Army, July 26, 1918, Julius became ill with the measles and mumps. He boarded a ship for Europe September 19, 1918; about half way across the Atlantic Ocean, he died; this was October 1, 1918. He was transferred to another ship and sent home for burial in the Manning Cemetery.

Nieces and nephews living at Manning are Edwin Grimm, Ernest Grimm, Dorothy Grimm Mohr, Deloris Grimm Balukoff, Lena Vinke Schwieso, Henry Vinke, Delbert Vinke, Vernetta Thiedeman Dau, and Leola Thiedeman Kuhl.