Walter Van Brunt, Duluth and St. Louis County: Their Story and People, Vol. II (Chicago and New York: The American Historical Society, 1921), p. 639-640 Charles R. Gustafson, of Duluth, elected to give service in one of the most dangerous branches of the army, the Air Service. He was early in France, and as a lieutenant of the Twenty-Fifth Aero Squad, Fourth Pursuit Corps, was on the French front during the early days of the German drive of 1918. He was killed in action on April 9, 1918. John Gustafson was a farmer at Angora prior to enlisting. Robert H. Gustafson was of Duluth; his step-mother, Mrs. Mary Johnson, lives at 430 West Fifth Avenue. William August Gustafson is on the Hibbing roll, his mother, Ida Gustafson, still living there. Edward Cornelius Hagar, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hagar, of 814 Third Avenue, east, Duluth, was killed at sea on September 29, 1918. He had enlisted in the United States Navy, and was one of the ship's company of the U. S. transport "Ohioan." Death came from fracturing of skull and other injuries sustained by mishap encountered in launching a lifeboat. Earl F. Haire is on the Honor Roll, but no biographical or service records are available from which his life and army service might be reviewed. Theodore George Hall, son of George Hall, of 3124 Chestnut Street, Duluth, served in the army for twenty-two months and was in action in most of the major offensives and defensives from Chateau Thierry to the end. He was born on February 19, 1900, at Erie, North Dakota, son of George and Ida Ayers Hall. He was at heart a soldier and took keen interest in the functioning of the Minnesota National Guard. He was a member of Company C, Minnesota National Guard, and with that unit served on the Mexican border in 1916. Not many months after he had returned from the border, he enlisted for World War service. On July 15, 1917, he was assigned to Company C, Third Minnesota Infantry, which federalized became part of the Thirty-Fourth Division. From August, 1917, to June, 1918, the regiment was at Camp Cody, New Mexico. In June, 1918, young Hall was transferred, at Camp Cody, to the June Automatic Replacement Draft, and later to the Third Trench Mortar Battery, Third Artillery Brigade, Third Division, A. E. F. He sailed for France in the "Justicia," in the latter part of June, 1918, and upon arrival went almost immediately to the front. He saw fighting in most of the major offensives from Chateau Thierry to the end, being present at Chateau Thierry, Verdun, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne. After the Armistice, his division became part of the Army of Occupation, and marched to the Rhine. He was stationed at Mayen, Germany, until he died. Death came, after only one day of illness, on the last day of 1918, the sickness being diagnosed as lobar-pneumonia. Eventually, the body was disinterred, and brought back to this country, and to Duluth. Funeral services were held at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Duluth, on October 19, 1920, on which day his remains were laid finally in Oneota Cemetery with military honors, the ceremony being conducted under the auspices of the local post of the American Legion. Carl Hansen, who was killed in action at the Meuse River, France, on October 31, 1918, was a well-known West Duluth musician. He was born on February 8, 1889, in Sdrup, Sweden, where his mother still lives, although he had other relatives in Minnesota, a sister, Mrs. O. O. Woods, living at Hopper, Minn. Carl was called into military service on April 26, 1918, and assigned to an infantry regiment, crossing the sea without much delay, being killed in action within six months of enlistment, almost. Herbert Constantius Hansen, son of Thor and Atlanta Hansen, of Duluth, was born May 23, 1898, at Kennsett, North County, Iowa. He was a machinist by trade, and before entering the navy was employed at his trade at the Clyde Iron Works, Duluth. He was called to active duty on August 10, 1918, at Duluth, and was sent for training to the Great Lakes Naval Station. There he died of pneumonia on September 24, 1918. Peter Hansen's endeavor to be of some use to his country in the time of need is obvious in his bare record. He was a cripple even before enlisting, a hunting accident injuring his spine. He was in a wheel chair when enlisted in September, 1917. He was a skillful radio operator, and asked to be assigned to such work at a home station, so as to relieve one physically fit man for overseas work. He served for more than a year, dying eventually of pneumonia, in October, 1918, at the Marine Hospital, Chicago. He was born on March 9, 1897, at Biwabik, the son of Peter and Jennie Hansen, now of Chisholm. Bernard C. Hanford was a member of Company B, Fifteenth Machine Gun Battalion. Thomas Hammer, who lived in Duluth for some time prior to enlistment, was killed in action in the Argonne offensive on October 7, 1918. Jack Hanford, a lieutenant who died in a French hospital on August 8, 1918, of wounds received nine days earlier, was a native of Duluth, born in the city in 1897. His father, Harry C. Hanford, now lives at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but for many years lived in Duluth, being at one time agent for a coal company of that place. He lived on Third Avenue, near Eleventh Avenue, east. Therefore Lieutenant Jack Hanford may rightly be placed on the Duluth Honor roll. About Thor Harris, who made the supreme sacrifice, there is no information available. Arthur James Hayes, a native Duluthian, who died of pneumonia in a home camp within a few months of enlistment, was a young writer of promise. He was born in Duluth on October 1, 1894, the son of James J. and Margaret A. Hayes, now of Chisholm, and was given a good education, becoming eventually a college graduate. He took to literary pursuits, and gave indications of marked adaptability to that profession. He reported for military duty at Duluth in February, 1918, and was assigned to the Thirty-Sixth Engineers at Camp Grant, Illinois. There, on April 16th following, he died.