Walter Van Brunt, Duluth and St. Louis County: Their Story and People, Vol. II (Chicago and New York: The American Historical Society, 1921), p. 642-644 Johan A. Johnson, who lived in Chisholm before going into military service, appears to have no relatives in St. Louis County. His sister, Esther, lives in Pittsburg. John Johnson, whose mother now lives in Eveleth, was born on July 11, 1896, at Wasa, Finland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson. He was enlisted into the infantry branch of the National Army in July, 1918, and was ordered to Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico. There he was assigned to Casual Company No. 4, of the Three Hundred and Eighty-Eighth Infantry. He died of pneumonia in that camp on November 6, 1918. Leonard Johnson, of Duluth, was a nephew of Mrs. Sardra Willis, 104 South Forty-Eighth Avenue, West, Duluth. Robert M. Johnson, of Duluth, lived at 2112 West Third Street before enlistment. Anthony Kaelis lived at 1022 West Superior Street. John E. Kalahar lived in Hibbing, his widow, Viola C., still living there. David Kaplan had lived in Duluth for about ten years before entering upon military duties, but he was born in Russia. He was killed in action in France on October 4, 1918. Dan D. Katoski, who before entering upon military duty was a teamster in the employ of J. H. Clough, contractor of Duluth, was born in August, 1890, at Ragrot, Poland. He was enlisted, as private in infantry of the Regular Army, on July 24, 1918, at Duluth, and sent to Camp Wadsworth, Spartansburg, South Carolina, where on July 28th he was assigned to Company K. Fifty-Fifth Pioneer Infantry. His regiment left Camp Wadsworth, for Port of Embarkation in August, and in September arrived at Brest, France. Katoski was transferred to Company D, One Hundred and Sixth Infantry, and saw five weeks of active fighting. As the result of his service, he was paralyzed, and rendered helpless in January, 1919. On March 3, 1919, he arrived in New York, and was sent to United States Army General Hospital No. 29, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, from which he was discharged on July 30, 1919. He died on October 29, 1920, at the home of his uncle, Charles Wisocki, 512 North Fifth Street, Duluth. Paul R. Keehn, who lived in Duluth before entering upon army duties, was the son of Mrs. Lena Keehn, of Mount Clemens, Michigan. Ambrose Manley Kelley was in business in Duluth before being called to service, being grain clerk for the Kellogg Commission Company of Duluth. He enlisted at Duluth in the early months of the war, on May 25, 1917, joining the Machine Gun Battalion of the Third Minnesota Regiment. Was at Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico, from August, 1917, until September, 1918, when he left for Port of Embarkation, reaching France in October. He was stationed at La Bozage, Sarthe, France, for some time, and later was at Le Mans, France, where, on February 28, 1919, he died of bronco-pneumonia. He was born at Taylor Falls, Minnesota, January 3, 1892, son of J. D. and Mary (Manley) Kelley. His widow, Olivette Kelley lives in Duluth. Fred Michael Kenney, whose aunt is Mrs. Frank Lesler of Duluth, was born on December 8, 1889, at Detroit, Michigan. By trade he was a granite cutter, and before enlistment was working at his trade in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he was influenced in November, 1916, to enlist, going to Canada for the purpose. He became a member of the Fourth Canadian Reserve Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Forces, and after this nation joined the Allies, he was assigned to recruiting duties at the British Recruiting Mission's Chicago headquarters. Later, he returned to Toronto, and there embarked for England. He was in training at Witley, Surrey, for a short while in 1917, but was in the front-line trenches in France, and in action, in that year, meeting death there on August 9, 1917. Marshall Louvain Knapp, a native Duluthian, popular in West Duluth and an accomplished violinist, died of influenza at Camp Humphries, on September 28, 1918, six months after enlistment. He was born in Duluth on March 9, 1897, son of Jerome M. and Susie H. Knapp, his mother now living at 17 North Sixty-Second Avenue, West Duluth. His education was obtained at local schools, he eventually graduating from the Denfield High School. Entering business life, he became a clerk in the offices of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway Company, at Duluth, and was an estimable young man of steady refined character. Entering upon military service in March, 1918, he was asigned to duty with Company B, Second Engineering Training Regiment, at Camp Humphries, Virginia. There he died. Teddy Kovecavich, who was killed in action in France in October, 1918, lived in Chishom, where his brother, Nick, also lives. Teddy was born at Tisovic, Kalji, Croatia, Jugo-Slavia, on February 16, 1893. He enlisted in the infantry in May, 1917. Henry S. Knowlton, who has a place on the Duluth Honor roll, was in war service long before the United States joined the Allies. He enlisted at Winnipeg, Canada, in Company A, Twenty-Seventh Battalion, Canadian Army, and saw much service at the Front before he was killed, on May 3, 1917, at Fresney, France. He was born at Superior, Wisconsin, February 1, 1891, the son of Edwin S. and Matilda Knowlton, now of Duluth. Adam Kucharski, a native Duluthian, was not yet twenty years old when he enlisted at Duluth, in the early months of the war, in the Third Minnesota National Guard. He was assigned to Company C, at Camp Cody, New Mexico, and left with the regiment for France. He was killed in action on September 5, 1918. His father, Anton Kucharski lives at 316 East Ninth Street, Duluth. William Henry Lahti was a native of St. Louis County. He was born April 2, 1895, at Soudan, the son of Alexander Lahti, now of Cook, St. Louis County. He reported for military duty in May, 1918, and was assigned to an infantry unit. He served in France during the time of greatest stress, and succumbed to influenza on October 6, 1918. Svante Lampi, who was killed in action in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, was well known in Gilbert, where before entering military service, he was a city official. He was of Finnish origin, born in Karvia, Finland, August 22, 1886, son of Alexander Lampi. He entered the U. S. Army on May 24, 1918, at Eveleth. From there he was sent to Camp Lewis, Washington, and there assigned to the Thirty-Fourth Company, One Hundred and Sixty-Sixth Depot Brigade, Fortieth Division. Six weeks later he was transferred to Camp Kearney, California, but within a month was on the way to France, embarking at Boston on the troopship "Berrima" on August 8, 1918, with Company I, One Hundred and Fiftieth Infantry, Fortieth Division. On September 25th he was transferred to Company D, One Hundred and Ninth Infantry, Fortieth Division, and was with that unit when he met his death, in action, on October 7, 1918. Albert P. LaTendress was a Duluthian, and before reporting for military duty lived at 3 West Fifth Street, Duluth. Lloyd Ernest Le Duc, also a well-known Duluthian, was the son of A. C. LeDuc, of 10 North Twelfth Avenue, east. Lloyd was in the United States Navy.