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Edward Carl Hocke |
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| Born | 8 Jan 1895, Iowa |
| Gender | Male |
| Parents | Paulus Hocke (1863 - 1933), Elmina (Crouthamel) Hocke (1863 - 1944) |
| Schools Attended | |
| Branch of Service | Army |
| Additional Identifiers | Died in Service |
| Service Timeframe | 10 Sep 1918 - 31 Oct 1918 |
| War/Conflict | World War One 1914-1918 |
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 Boot Camp photo 1918 | |
NarrativeDied of Spanish Flu stateside. Buried Lakeview Cemetery, Windom, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. Plot: N-72, Card 23 #515 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hocke of Windom, Mum. Entered the service on Sept. 10, 1918, at Windom and was sent o Ft. Snelling, Minn., where he received training, and was then transferred to St. James, Minn., as military clerk to the Draft Board at that place. Private Hocke was in the service only about six weeks when he was taken sick with pneumonia and died on Oct. 31, 1918. The body was brought to Windom and was escorted from the depot to the court house by the Home Guards, where the funeral service was held. The Guards escorted the body to the cemetery where they fired the final salute given all those who die in the service. While Private Hocke did not die on the field of battle, he did die in the service of his country. He leaves a wife, baby, and his parents and brother to mourn his death. | |