Dubuque Telegraph Herald
2 February 1922
Body of Carl Heller
There exists in the annals of patriotism no record more glorious than that of Carl Heller, the Dubuque boy who in the first flush of early manhood made the supreme sacrifice for the country he loved.
The revolving fates of mankind hold no greater sorrow to be laid upon the threshold of the homes of men than that which the untimely end, valiant as it was, of the young soldier brought to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Heller, 1210 Lincoln Avenue. No heavier cross than theirs has been borne up Calvary by mortals.
Carl was their only son. In March, 1917, he enlisted in Captain Ellsworth's company. They called him the "baby private," for he was only 18 years old. From Dubuque the young patriot was sent to Camp Cody, where he won the stripes of a corporal. Then these stripes were to interfere by threatening to block his path to the goal he cherished – the battlefields of France. At his own request Corporal Heller again became Private Heller and thereby was recommended for overseas duty. He went across early in 1918.
So he went to France.
He fought in the celebrated battle of St. Mihiel and -
The single blue star in the parental home in Dubuque was changed to gold. The brave lad fell in battle October 23, 1918. Now the government of the country he defended has sent back his body to the home from whence it went forth full of the vigor of young manhood. The parents golden grain of compensation is:
"He died for his country."
The body of young Heller arrived in Dubuque last night, and was met at the station by a military escort. His comrades will escort the remains to the final resting place in Linwood cemetery Sunday afternoon. Services will be from the Heller residence.
Thus Dubuque contributes another line to the country's imperishable war history.
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Rank: Private
Branch: US Army
Regiment: 133rd Infantry/101st Infantry
Division: 34th/?
Company: HQ/A
Casualty: DOW/KIA
2 February 1922
Body of Carl Heller
There exists in the annals of patriotism no record more glorious than that of Carl Heller, the Dubuque boy who in the first flush of early manhood made the supreme sacrifice for the country he loved.
The revolving fates of mankind hold no greater sorrow to be laid upon the threshold of the homes of men than that which the untimely end, valiant as it was, of the young soldier brought to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Heller, 1210 Lincoln Avenue. No heavier cross than theirs has been borne up Calvary by mortals.
Carl was their only son. In March, 1917, he enlisted in Captain Ellsworth's company. They called him the "baby private," for he was only 18 years old. From Dubuque the young patriot was sent to Camp Cody, where he won the stripes of a corporal. Then these stripes were to interfere by threatening to block his path to the goal he cherished – the battlefields of France. At his own request Corporal Heller again became Private Heller and thereby was recommended for overseas duty. He went across early in 1918.
So he went to France.
He fought in the celebrated battle of St. Mihiel and -
The single blue star in the parental home in Dubuque was changed to gold. The brave lad fell in battle October 23, 1918. Now the government of the country he defended has sent back his body to the home from whence it went forth full of the vigor of young manhood. The parents golden grain of compensation is:
"He died for his country."
The body of young Heller arrived in Dubuque last night, and was met at the station by a military escort. His comrades will escort the remains to the final resting place in Linwood cemetery Sunday afternoon. Services will be from the Heller residence.
Thus Dubuque contributes another line to the country's imperishable war history.
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Rank: Private
Branch: US Army
Regiment: 133rd Infantry/101st Infantry
Division: 34th/?
Company: HQ/A
Casualty: DOW/KIA
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
2 February 1922
Body of Carl Heller
There exists in the annals of patriotism no record more glorious than that of Carl Heller, the Dubuque boy who in the first flush of early manhood made the supreme sacrifice for the country he loved.
The revolving fates of mankind hold no greater sorrow to be laid upon the threshold of the homes of men than that which the untimely end, valiant as it was, of the young soldier brought to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Heller, 1210 Lincoln Avenue. No heavier cross than theirs has been borne up Calvary by mortals.
Carl was their only son. In March, 1917, he enlisted in Captain Ellsworth's company. They called him the "baby private," for he was only 18 years old. From Dubuque the young patriot was sent to Camp Cody, where he won the stripes of a corporal. Then these stripes were to interfere by threatening to block his path to the goal he cherished – the battlefields of France. At his own request Corporal Heller again became Private Heller and thereby was recommended for overseas duty. He went across early in 1918.
So he went to France.
He fought in the celebrated battle of St. Mihiel and -
The single blue star in the parental home in Dubuque was changed to gold. The brave lad fell in battle October 23, 1918. Now the government of the country he defended has sent back his body to the home from whence it went forth full of the vigor of young manhood. The parents golden grain of compensation is:
"He died for his country."
The body of young Heller arrived in Dubuque last night, and was met at the station by a military escort. His comrades will escort the remains to the final resting place in Linwood cemetery Sunday afternoon. Services will be from the Heller residence.
Thus Dubuque contributes another line to the country's imperishable war history.
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Rank: Private
Branch: US Army
Regiment: 133rd Infantry/101st Infantry
Division: 34th/?
Company: HQ/A
Casualty: DOW/KIA
2 February 1922
Body of Carl Heller
There exists in the annals of patriotism no record more glorious than that of Carl Heller, the Dubuque boy who in the first flush of early manhood made the supreme sacrifice for the country he loved.
The revolving fates of mankind hold no greater sorrow to be laid upon the threshold of the homes of men than that which the untimely end, valiant as it was, of the young soldier brought to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Heller, 1210 Lincoln Avenue. No heavier cross than theirs has been borne up Calvary by mortals.
Carl was their only son. In March, 1917, he enlisted in Captain Ellsworth's company. They called him the "baby private," for he was only 18 years old. From Dubuque the young patriot was sent to Camp Cody, where he won the stripes of a corporal. Then these stripes were to interfere by threatening to block his path to the goal he cherished – the battlefields of France. At his own request Corporal Heller again became Private Heller and thereby was recommended for overseas duty. He went across early in 1918.
So he went to France.
He fought in the celebrated battle of St. Mihiel and -
The single blue star in the parental home in Dubuque was changed to gold. The brave lad fell in battle October 23, 1918. Now the government of the country he defended has sent back his body to the home from whence it went forth full of the vigor of young manhood. The parents golden grain of compensation is:
"He died for his country."
The body of young Heller arrived in Dubuque last night, and was met at the station by a military escort. His comrades will escort the remains to the final resting place in Linwood cemetery Sunday afternoon. Services will be from the Heller residence.
Thus Dubuque contributes another line to the country's imperishable war history.
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Rank: Private
Branch: US Army
Regiment: 133rd Infantry/101st Infantry
Division: 34th/?
Company: HQ/A
Casualty: DOW/KIA
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