Walter Van Brunt, Duluth and St. Louis County: Their Story and People, Vol. II (Chicago and New York: The American Historical Society, 1921), p. 654-656 Yalmer Leonard Saari, of Virginia and Duluth, was born October 27, 1895, at Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan. His widow, Hulda Saari now lives at 540 West Fourth Street, Duluth. Saari reported for enlistment on April 28, 1918, and at Camp Dodge, Iowa, to which cantonment he was sent, he was assigned to Company D, Three Hundred and Fifty-eighth Infantry. Two months later he was on the way overseas; and on September 26th, 1918, he was killed by machine gun fire, in an attack on the Hindenburg Line in France. Peotre Sagotowski, whose papers show that he formerly had Duluth residence, was a Russian, his father, Piotre, at Wytxamers, St. Kawno, Russia. Chirst O. Sandwich, who was a sawyer in the mill of J. P. Pfeiffer, Iverson, Minnesota, and lived in Duluth, where his widow still lives, was a Norwegian by birth, born in Gubbiansdalen, Norway, December 15, 1894. He was called into service on June 28, 1918, at Carlton, Minnesota, and sent to Camp Grant, Illinois, where he was assigned to the Three Hundred and Forty-first Infantry, a regiment of the Eighty-sixth Division. In August he left for an eastern camp, preparatory to going overseas and left Camp Upton, New York, September 8th, embarking then. He received promotion to the grade of corporal during the voyage. He first went into action at Verdun on October 12, 1918, and was fighting on that front until the 19th, when he received a shrapnel wound and was also gassed. The shrapnel wounds were not serious, but the gas set up a lingering illness. Finally, he died of tubercular meningitis, at the American Base Hospital, Brest, France, May 29, 1919. Thomas B. Shaughnessy lived at Morgan Park prior to enlisting. He was born at Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 27, 1891, son of James P. and Ellen Shaughnessy, who now live at Morgan Park, Duluth. Thomas B. by trade was a structural ironworker and was with the Universal Portland Cement Company. He was a young man of grit, and earnes patriotic purpose, as he showed when called upon to report for military duty. He had received notice to report at Duluth on February 26, 1918, and on that morning sprained his ankle. But he refused to be left behind by the detachment then departing, so he was taken to the station in an auto, and upon arrival at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, was placed in hospital, where he remained for ten days. Following that, he was in a detention camp for seventeen days and was given ten days of intensive drilling, and then sent on to the port of embarkation. It was at the time of the breaking of the British front in France during the great spring drive of the Germans. Shaughnessy was on the British front in May, 1918, and in a Belgian sector. In June, he was in the Vosges Mountains. He was at St. Mihiel September 12th and from September 26 to October 2 was in the terrible fighting in the Argonne Forest, and later in the Meuse sector, five miles south of Verdun. He passed through the terrible fighting without hurt, but while waiting for home orders, he was taken sick and pneumonia developing he died at Base Hospital, No. 9, Bazoilles, France, on February 7, 1919. William Shea, of Eveleth, succumbed to pneumonia in an American camp on September 25, 1918. His body was brought to Eveleth for burial. Joseph Shepatz was of Virginia, son of John Shepatz of that place. James Shannon, of Virginia, had a distinguished military career. He was the son of the late C. E. Shannon, of Duluth, and brother of Mrs. harry Sleepack, of 2419 East Fourth Street, and had passed through West Point, having been appointed to that military academy by Judge Page Morris, then congressman from this district. He was killed in France in 1918, having attained the grade of lieutenant-colonel and a place on the staff of General Pershing, in France. George E. Sigel, who is listed as a volunteer from Virginia, was a native of Duluth, born there on June 28, 1900. The family, however, has lived in Virginia for many years, and the boy was in school there. In fact, he volunteered in his senior high-school year and was graduated by proxy, with seven others who received diplomas. He enlisted on May 25, 1918, and became a member of Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Engineers, with which regiment he went overseas. He passed through the exciting latter half of 1918, but in February, 1919, suffered from bronchitis, at Brest, France, from which he never recovered. He returned to this country and was sent to Fort Bayard, New Mexico, his lungs having become affected. He died there on June 14, 1919, of tuberculosis. "A serious, righ-living, clean-minded young man," Father J. O'Brien, army chaplain at Fort Bayard testified of him. Matt Smuky, who made the Supreme Sacrifice, lived in McKinley before the war. Mike Simney, of Duluth, was the son of Albert Simney, of 2631 West Fifth Street, Duluth, and was a member of the first detachment of Duluth manhood called into service under the Selective Draft. They left Duluth in September, 1917, for Camp Grant. Simney eventually saw much service in France. He was in the Engineers and on October 6, 1918, succumbed to wounds received in action. Otto Smuland, son of Christian Smuland, Bangsund, Namdalen, Norway, and brother of Helmar Smuland, of 504 East Fourteenth Street, Duluth, was in the fishery business at Isle Royale before he was selected to give military service. He was twenty-eight years old when enlisted on July 25, 1918, at Duluth. He left at once for Camp Wadsworth, Spartansburg, South Carolina, and there was assigned to an infantry regiment. He died at Camp Wadsworth in August, 1918. Funeral services were held on August 28, 1918, at Bethesda Norwegian Lutheran Church, Duluth, following the return of the body to Duluth under military escort. Anthony Snider was of Tower, although, unfortunately, more regarding his life and military service is now not available. Peter Stark lived in Eveleth before going into the service. He was dilled in action in France on November 7, 1918, only four days before hostilites ceased. His body lies in an American cemetery in France. His brother is Michael Stark, of McKinley. Edward F. Snyder, who is on the duluth list of gold stars, lived in that city for about two years before enlisting, although he was a native of Buffalo, New York. He enlisted in June, 1917, and was for more than a year on the Wester battle line, France. He joined a Canadian regiment and was killed in action in 1918. He married Ruth Berglund, of West Duluth, in 1916. Philip Steen, who enlisted at Duluth in August, 1917, and became a member of an artillery unit, died on the way over to France, on or about July 10, 1918. He was born in Duluth, and his father, John Steen, now lives at 510 Third Avenue, east. Albert C. Steiner, also a Duluthian by birth, owned and worked a farm in St. Louis County before enlisting. He was born on November 25, 1891, and he reported for military duty on May 25, 1918, at Duluth. He was assigned to Company L, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Infantry, Fortieth Division, at Camp Lewis, Washington. On June 29th he was transferred to Camp Kearney, California, and in August at that camp was transferred to Company E, Three Hundred and Seventh Infantry, with which regiment he embarked, after a period of preparation at Camp Nills, Long Island, New York. The regiment arrived in France before the end of August and was rushed to the front. Steiner was killed in action on November 4, 1918, and was buried in the Commune of Pierremont, Ardennes, France. Albert Steiner's brother, Fred, lives at 9 West Second Street, Duluth. Ole H. Strand was of Virginia. Pedro Stuppa also lived in Virginia before the war. His sister is Mrs. James Hogan, of Virginia.

Good Morning, Does anyone know if a woman came to America, then married a naturalized guy, was there some kind of record she would have had to sign to let the government know she was now also a U.S. citizen? Wow! What a question! For example; My grandmother came from Sweden as a young lady and then married my grandfather , who was also from Sweden. He became a citizen just before they were married. Would there be anything that she would have to sign besides a marriage cert. to let the govt. know that she was no longer an alien? I am hoping that there is. Maybe it would tell me the port and ship that she came on. Does anyone know the answer? Thanks a lot, Karen Walk