Alvin Detlef Petersen was born on 17 December 1895 in Teeds Grove, Clinton County, Iowa to parents Jerry and Anna Petersen. He was the grandson of German immigrants who had settled in Iowa. He was a farmer by trade and registered for the first draft of World War I on 5 June 1917 in Andover, […]
Tag: Camp Pike
Little Rock, Arkansas Camp Pike was established as a training camp for the 87th “Golden Acorn” Infantry Division of the National Army in July 1917, which occupied the camp from August 1917 – June 1918. Inducted men largely came from nine states, the largest contributor of inductees being Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, and Alabama. After […]