James Albert Rahier

Jeremy Anderson2022-03-21T14:48:07-05:00

Name: James Albert Rahier
Location of Birth: Cushing, Minnesota
Date of Birth: February 11, 1895
Date of Death: July 2, 1960
Parents: Robert Rahier & Katherine "Kate" (Guthrie) Rahier
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Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: May 1, 1918
Place Sworn In:
Date of Discharge: April 26, 1919
Place of Discharge:
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Military Highlights:
World War I Registration Card
Name: James Albert Rahier
Age: 22
Home address: Effie, Minnesota
Date of birth: February 11, 1895
Citizenship: Natural born citizen
Place of birth: Cushion, Minnesota
If not a citizen, what country: -----
Present occupation: Common laborer
By whom employed: Olie Mathews
Where employed: Effie, Minnesota
Dependents to support: None
Marital status: Single
Race: Caucasion
Prior military service: None
Claim exception from draft: Yes, on account weak eyes
Tall, medium, or short: medium
Slender, medium or stout: -----
Color of eyes: Gray
Color of hair: Black
Bald: No
Disability: No
Date of registration: June 5, 1917
Place of registration: Fairview Precinct, Itasca County, Minnesota

James Rahier served in Co. B, 316 Engineers during World War I

James A. Rahier departed August 26, 1918 from New York on board "Khyber" ship destined for France. He then departed St. Nazaire, France on April 6, 1919 on board "Calamares" ship and arrived in Brooklyn, New York on April 16, 1919.

Wars Involved:
World War I

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Civilian Life:
James Rahier was a longtime Effie resident. He was a member of the Effie Legion Post.

James died in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is buried in Bigfork Cemetery, Bigfork, Minnesota. He is survived by a son, Gerald; two grandchildren; a brother, Mike; and three sisters, Edith Knutson, Agnes McAllister, and Fern Reiners.

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