Minnesota, World War I Records, 1918-1941

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of digital images of four collections related to World War I from the the Minnesota Historical Society for the years 1918 to 1941. The collections include service records, 1918-1920, card applications for soldiers' bonus,1919-1943 and bonus files, 1916-1943. It also includes the Gold Star Honor Roll, 1914 -1921 which lists Minnesota men and women who died as a result of war service, and records of resident aliens in Minnesota (primarily German immigrants) who were required to register during the war.

• Alien Registrations include the following Counties: Aikin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parie, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmstead, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rick, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright and Yellow Medicine.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Gold Star Roll page 1

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  Gold Star Roll page 2

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  Gold Star Roll page 3

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  Gold Star Roll page 4

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  Letter Home (page 1)

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  Military Portrait

Inventory

For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Minnesota, World War I Records - Inventory