Summary Information
Wisconsin. Division of Corrections: Psychiatric Field Service Case Files
1925-1943
- Wisconsin. Division of Corrections
Series 2384
159 reels of microfilm (16mm)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Reports of physical and psychiatric examinations of inmates of penal and reformatory institutions administered by the Psychiatric Field Service at the time of admission, application for parole or pardon, and for special causes. Psychiatric examination reports include name, age, family history, social history, military history, history of offense, institutional history, inmate's future plans, I.Q., results of a “psychoneurotic inventory” test, and a narrative assessment of the individual by the examiner. Physical examination reports include inmate's physical characteristics, medical history, present complaints, physical abnormalities and laboratory results. The files also contain copies of correspondence between division offices and state institutions, court orders and other documents regarding the status or condition of inmates. Includes records of men, women and boys age 16 and older incarcerated at the Wisconsin Home for Women, Wisconsin State Prison and Wisconsin State Reformatory.
There is a restriction on access to this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.
English
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Biography/History
The Psychiatric Field Service was established on July 1, 1925 as an independent statewide agency under the supervision of the State Board of Control, and assumed the functions of the former Field Service Department of the Psychiatric Institute. The agency was supervised by a psychiatrist, and included a physician, one male and one female psychologist, and administrative support staff. Under Chapter 435, Laws of 1939, the Psychiatric Field Service was placed under the supervision of the Division of Corrections in the newly formed State Department of Public Welfare.
The Psychiatric Field Service examined and reported on the physical and mental condition of every person admitted to the Wisconsin State Prison, the Wisconsin Home for Women, the Wisconsin State Reformatory, the Wisconsin School for Boys, and the Wisconsin School for Girls. The agency also examined inmates of these institutions and the Milwaukee House of Corrections who were: eligible for parole; suspected of being mentally diseased or so mentally deficient as to require segregation or sterilization; under consideration for executive clemency or pardon; or for any other reason at the request of institutional managers or the State Board of Control. The agency also examined individuals at the State Public School, Wisconsin School for the Blind, Wisconsin School for the Deaf, Northern State Colony and Southern State Colony who were suspected of being mentally diseased or mentally deficient. Finally, the agency examined inmates of the Central State Hospital at the request of the State Board of Control.
Examinations were conducted in two parts. The first part was administered by a staff psychologist and consisted of a case history interview, an intelligence test, a Terman psychometric test, and a psychoneurotic inventory. The second part was administered by the staff physician and staff psychiatrist, and consisted of a physical examination and a follow-up psychological examination.
Arrangement of the Materials
This series came to the State Archives on microfilm in two segments. The first set of reels is arranged alphabetically by last name of inmate, and is numbered 1 through 93. The second set of reels is arranged by institution, and thereunder alphabetically by last name of inmate, and is numbered 1A through 66A. Both sets cover the same years and contain similar documents. However, the 66 reel segment generally contains only the psychiatric and physical examination reports, while the 93 reel segment contains correspondence, court orders and other documents in addition to the examination reports. As the exact purpose and origin of the two sets of film is not known, the researcher should consult both for records of a particular individual.
Other Finding Aids
There is a general guide to Division of Corrections case records at the Archives Reading Room Reference Desk. The guide describes case records at the Archives for men, women, boys and girls who were in the Wisconsin corrections system since 1837.
Related Material
Duplicate copies of Psychiatric Field Service mental and physical examination reports for this period may also be found in Series 311, 2081, 2082, and 2083.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Portions of this series are confidential under §§ 48.78, 51.30 and 146.82, Wisconsin Statutes.
Processed by Lee C. Grady, April 30, 1997.
Contents List
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Series: Part I, Alphabetical by Last Name of Inmate
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Abdullah, George - Ammeter, John
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2
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Amo, Lawrence - Ashley, Raymond
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Ashman, Lony - Bardin, Lawrence
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Bardou, Robert - Bay, E. Smith
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Bayer, Helena - Benning, Louis
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Bennish, Harvey - Black, Gordon
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Black, Jesse - Bond, Raymond
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Bond, Robert - Brasso, Jim
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Brasted, Earl - Bruce, Brian
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Bruce, Floyd - Burns, Harold
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Burns, James - Carey, Elger
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Carey, Gordon - Chewe, Arlene
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Chia, Nicholas - Coblentz, Alice
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Coblentz, Henry - Corne, David
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Cornelius, Agnes - Cunningham, Amos
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Cunningham, Emery - Davies, Harvey
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Davies, Virginia - Dempewolf, Herbert
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Dempewolf, Herbert - Dodd, Joseph
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Dodge, Curtis - Driscoll, Jack
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Drobniewski, Chester - Edmunds, Evelyn
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Edwards, Albert - Esaman, Michael
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Eschner, Ben - Ferrel, Morris
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Ferris, Edgar A. - Follis, Harry
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Fonder, Alfred - Furze, Oliver
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Furles, Helen - Geno, Bille Jean
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Genaff, Emma - Goggins, Raymond
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Gognon, Helrod - Gravel, Howard
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Gravelle, Benjamin - Gruper, Ralph
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Grushus, Vaughn - Hall, Charles
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Hall, Clarence - Harrington, James
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Harrington, Ray - Heath, Wallace
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Heaton, Edward - Herzog, Hugo
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Hess, Albert - Hoffman, Carl R.
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Hoffman, Caroline - Howard, Leslie
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Howard, Richard - Igowski, Henry
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Igowski, William - Jasik, Joe
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Jasinski, Barney - Johnson, Joe
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Johnson, John H. - Justeson, Carlos
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Justice, Lyle - Keaton, Jennie
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Keays, Ralph - King, George
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King, Harriet - Klunk, Elmer
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Klupp, Joseph - Kontny, Charles
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Kontney, Fabian - Krobert, Stephan
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Krochalk, Albert - Kurszweski, Helena
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Kurszweewski, Leo - Lange, Clement
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46
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Lange, Clemons - Lawson, Luther
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Lawton, George - Leslie, Charles
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Leslie, Donald - Longfield, Edwin
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49
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Longley, Leon - McAllister, Marion
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McAllister, Robert - McLaughlin, Olive
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51
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McLaughlin, Phillip - Manning, Herbert
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52
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Manning, Horace - Mataya, Annette
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Meurer, Cyrus - Miller, Stanley
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Matecke, Paul - Mueller, Roy
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Miller, Theo - Mohamed, Abdullah
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Mohamed, Hassan - Mott, Melvin
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Mott, Russell - Neal, Forest J.
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Neary, Wilbur - Ninneman, Robert
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Nipple, Louis - Oberts, Charles
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Oberst, Ruth - Oninski, William
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Onsrud, Adolph - Palmer, Clyde
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Palmer, Ernest - Pearson, Walter
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Pearson, Willis - Peterson, George C.
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Peterson, Gloria - Piquette, Joseph
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Piper, George - Powel, Kenneth
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Powel, Leon - Rademan, Richard
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Radmanovich, Theodore - Reischel, Anton
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Reischel, Anton - Ringhand, Elsie
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Ringhand, Herman - Rollette, Glen
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Rollette, Roland - Rutlin, Alvin
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Rutzen, Robert - Sawall, Clifford
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Sawallich, Frank - Schmalfeldt, Vernon
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Schmatz, Rose - Schultz, Henry
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Shultz, Henry - Sekacs, Steve
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Sekat, John - Shoemaker, Roy
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Shoemaker, William - Sluga, Frank
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Slupecki, Harry - Smolarz, Alex
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Smolenski, Mike - Stacha, Nathan C.
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Stacher, Alli D. - Stevenson, Walter R.
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Steward, Roy L. - Stulo, Joseph
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Stump, Herbert - Tank, Henry
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Tank, Humphrey - Thompson, James
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Thompson, James - Traber, John
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Trachsel, Norman - Valentine, Carmelo
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Valentine, Ethel - Vicklund, George
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Vicklund, Glen - Wallace, Frank
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Wallace, Frank - Wegner, Clarence
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Wegner, Albert - White, Al
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White, Aubrey - Williams, Robert
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Williams, Burton - Winke, William E.
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Winkelhorst, Lydia - Woodry, Anna
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Woods, Alice - Young, Jack
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93
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Young, Jack - Zywick, Peter
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Series: Part II, By Institution and Thereunder Alphabetical by Last Name of Inmate
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Subseries: Wisconsin State Reformatory
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1A
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Aaron, Victor - Bray, Raymond
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Brick, Lowell - Davis, Sam
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Davis, Fern - Gannon, Robert
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Gantor, Norbert - Hora, Elmer
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Horton, Charles - Krall, Charles
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Krans, Leon - Marz, Douglas
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Marz, Harvey - Norman, Ralph
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Norton, Cyril -Reilly, William
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Reinke, Walter - Stevens, Peterson
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Stevens, Robinson - Wordell, Edward
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11A
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Wargo, Joseph - Z
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Subseries: Wisconsin Home for Women
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A - Sztukowski, Joan
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12A
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Travis, Alice - Z
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Subseries: Wisconsin State Prison
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12A
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A - Anderson, Wilfred
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Arazian, George - Bassett, Wade
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Bassi, Frank - Best, Warren
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Betanske, George - Bourgeois, Leonard
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Boutin, Louis - Buchanan, Charles
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Buchanan, Claude - Casperson, Bert
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Casperson, Victor - Collins, Paul
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Collins, Peter - Curtiss, Walter
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Curtiss, William - DeLang, Forest
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DeLonge, Russel - Dorsey, Hypolite
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Dorsey, Patrick - Egan, Pat
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Egans, Monday - Ferrel, Morris
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Ferries, Joseph - Freeman, Harold
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25A
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Freeman, Ray - Garbe, John
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26A
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Garcia, Adrian - Goll, Paul
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27A
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Gollnick, Henry - Grosklaus, Edward
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28A
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Gross, John - Hanley, John
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29A
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Hanlon, Theodore - Helm Ervin
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30A
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Helmbacher, John - Hogan, Leo
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31A
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Hogan, Thomas - Isham, Joe
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32A
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Isham, Joe - Johnson, Dewey
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33A
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Johnson, Earl - Kantak, John
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34A
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Kapollan, Louis - Kjelstad, Guttera
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Klade, Theodore - Kozlouski, Walter
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Kracher, Robert - Kuenert, Otto
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Kuentzle, J.C. - Lange Marvin
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Lange, William - LeMay, H.B.E.
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Lembke, Louis - Lowe, William
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Lowry, John - Marcies, Donald
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Marcus, Kimer - McConnaugh, Eugene
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McCoppin, Robert - Metko, Joseph
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43A
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Metoxen, Coleman - Moe, Edward
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Moe, Harvey - Murphy, Howard
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45A
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Murphy, James - Norton, Edward
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46A
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Norton, G.F. - Ortize, John
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47A
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Orvis, George - Payne, Louis Marvin
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48A
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Peabochy, Homer J. - Philroch, John
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49A
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Phillip, Emmet - Potter, Elis
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Potter, Emery - Radke, Ervin
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Radke, Everett - Reymen, Herman
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52A
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Reynolds, Benny - Ross, Earl
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53A
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Ross, Ed - Sanders, Dellit
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54A
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Sauve, Noel Aurel - Schultz, Arthur J.
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Schultz, Arthur W. - Shaw, George F.
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56A
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Shaw, Henry - Smith, Frank
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57A
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Smith, Frank - Steffen, Gilbert
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Steffen, Reinhardt - Summers, Joseph
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Sunday, Charles - Thorbloom, Casper
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Thorton, Eberhardt - Uribe, Raymond
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Urmanski, Lawrence - Wagner, Albert
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Wagner, Arthur - Weins, Franklin T.
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Weir, David - Wilkinson, Langsford
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Wilkinson, Milton - Woychiechowski, Leo
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Woychiechowski, Paul - Zahn, Ray
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Zahn, Roland -Zwicki, Leo
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