Seldon Bain Graham's Master's Thesis War Activities Of Robertson County 1917 - 1919 contains lists of the men who served the United States in World War I.  Among those named are twelve sons of New Baden's early European settlers.  These young men were brought up in Deutsch-speaking households.  Six of them proudly served overseas during their tours of duty.  Jacob and Catharina Maria Luedemann Dieckmann saw two of their sons inducted into the US Army on the same day; both sons later served their parents' adopted homeland overseas.  Godfrey & Mary Elizabeth Crawford Becktold sent two sons to war; Oskar Alwin "Faust" & Bertha "Bettie" Keller Ullrich sent three.

The service record summaries of these twelve servicemen

 

Name Of Soldier	Service Record Summary
Alva Ellsworth Becktold	US ARMY.  Franklin, TX; b. Palmyra, IL, age 30 yrs. 1 mo.; farmer; inctd. Franklin, TX Oct. 8, 1917; Co. C 315 Engrs. to disch.; Pvt. 1 cl. Feb. 1, 1918; Corp. June 1, 1918; Sgt. Nov. 1, 1918; overseas June 13, 1918 to June 15, 1919; hon. disch. June 28, 1919. [page 45] son of Godfrey & Mary Elizabeth Crawford Becktold
Donnell Bryan Becktold	US ARMY.  Franklin, TX; b. Palmyra, IL., Mar. 5, 1897; farmer, inctd. Franklin, TX Sept. 6, 1918; 165 Dep. Brig. to Nov. 2, 1918; Sch. for Bkrs. and Cks., Ft. Sam Houston, TX to disch.; Pvt; not overseas; hon. disch. Jan. 15, 1919. [page 45] son of Godfrey & Mary Elizabeth Crawford Becktold
Albert Otto Brunette	US ARMY.  Easterly, TX; b. New Baden, TX Oct. 16, 1895; farmer; inctd. Franklin, TX May 28, 1918; Q.M.C. Ft. Bliss, TX to July 12, 1918; Pack Tn. 314 Q.M.C. to disch.; Pvt 1 cl. July 14, 1918; overseas Aug. 8, 1918 - July 19, 1919; hon. disch. July 30, 1919. [page 50] son of Frank & Annie Marie Bersch Benndorf Brunette
John Randolph Dieckmann	US ARMY.  New Baden, TX; b. New Baden, TX; age 26 yrs. 3 mos.; farmer; inctd. Franklin, TX June 15, 1918; Co. 3 First Shop Regt. Camp Jas. E. Johnston, Fla. to Aug. 26, 1918; Camp Jas E. Johnston, Fla. Aug. Aut. Repl.; Pvt.; overseas Sept. 15, 1918 to April 11, 1919; hon. disch. Apr. 26.1919. [page 62] son of Jacob & Catharina Maria Luedemann Dieckmann
Paul Jacob Dieckmann	US ARMY.  New Baden, TX; b. New Baden, TX; age 22 yrs. 5 mos.; farmer, inctd. Franklin, TX June 15, 1918; M. Trk. co. 503 M. Sup. Tn. 422 to disch.; Corp. Oct. 24, 1918; overseas Sept. 13, 1918 to July 30, 1919; hon. disch. Aug. 14.1919. [page 62] son of Jacob & Catharina Maria Luedemann Dieckmann
Paul Felix Kwasnica	US ARMY.  Bremond, TX; b. Austria, May 13, 1894; farmer; inctd. Franklin, TX Aug. 8, 1918; 136 Amb. Co. 109 Sn. Tn. to Mar. 30, 1919; 88 Dep. Serv. Co. to disch.; Pvt. 1 cl. Feb. 8. 1919; overseas Oct. 12, 1918 to May 30, 1919; hon. disch. Aug. 8, 1919, S.C.D. 16 2/3 percent disabled. [page 91]
Albrecht Naeter Jr.	US ARMY.  New Baden, TX; b. New Baden, TX; age 23 yrs. 9 mos.; enl E.R.C., austin, TX Dec. 12 1917; Hq. So. Dept. O.D.A.S.O., Ft. Sam Houston, TX to disch.; not overseas; hon. disch. Dec. 18, 1918. [page 105] son of Albrecht Sr. & Marie Hiltpold Naeter
Kurt Theodore Ullrich	New Baden, TX; b. New Baden, TX; listed in Appendix B as being one of the first boys from Robertson County called but no service summary appears in the thesis, son of Oskar Alwin "Faust" & Bertha "Bettie" Keller Ullrich
Oscar Alvin Ullrich	US ARMY.  New Baden, TX;, b. New Baden, TX, age 26 yrs. 2 mos.; inctd. Franklin, TX Nov. 15, 1917; 165 Dep. Brig. to disch.; disch. Oct. 30, 1918 to accept commission; appointed 2 Lt. Sn. C., Oct. 31, 1918 fr. U.S.A.; Leon Springs, TX; Sn. C. to disch.; Principal Stations, Camp Greenleaf, GA, Ft. Sam Houston, TX; Camp Travis, TX; not overseas; hon. disch. Sept. 24, 1919. [page 38] son of Oskar Alwin "Faust" & Bertha "Bettie" Keller Ullrich
Walter Ullrich	US ARMY.  New Baden, TX; b. ________; Students Army Tng. C., Texas University, Austin, TX to disch.; Pvt.; not overseas; hon. disch. Dec. 9. 1918. [page 128] son of Oskar Alwin "Faust" & Bertha "Bettie" Keller Ullrich
Frank J. Weidner	US ARMY.  Franklin, TX; b. Bremond, TX, age 21 yrs. 7 mos.; enl. R.A., Ft. Logan, CO Sept. 8, 1914; M.G. Co. 27 Inf. to disch.; Pvt.; now overseas; hon. disch. Oct. 28, 1919, 10 percent disable. [page 130]
Joe Wenck	US ARMY.  Hearne, TX; b Waco, TX, age 24 yrs. 1 mo.; enl. N. G. Waco, TX June 27, 1917; Btry. E. 2 Arty., TX N.G. to Oct. 12, 1918; Btry. E. 131 F.A. to Dec. 9, 1917; Sup. Co. 131 F.A. to disch.; Wag. Dec. 10, 1917; overseas July 31, 1918 to Mar. 13, 1919; hon. disch. Mar. 30, 1919. [page 131] son of Karl Frederick Christian Sr. & Margareth Reusch Wenck

Family information in green has been added and was not included in Seldon Bain Graham's original work.

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