John Batice Dorry

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Name: John Batice Dorry
Location of Birth: Ellsworth, Wisconsin
Date of Birth: May 7, 1888
Date of Death: September 1, 1959 (71 years old)
Parents: James A. and Zilphina (Maynard) Dorry
High School and Class:
College:
Highest Rank: COOK
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: July 20, 1917
Place Sworn In:
Date of Discharge: March 11, 1919
Place of Discharge:
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Start Date End Date Unit(s) and Location(s) Served
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Military Highlights:
John served with Company E, 164th Infantry, 41st Division of the United States Army.

Information from United States Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939:
Name: John B. Dorry
Departure Date: December 15, 1917
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Pontoria, Minnesota
Mother: Zilphina Dorry
Ship: Leviathan
Military Unit: Company E
Rank: Cook
Notes: Company "E", 164th

Information from United States Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939:
Name: John B. Dorry
Departure Date: February 8, 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: February 26, 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Pontoria, Minnesota
Mother: Zilphina Dorry
Ship: President Grant
Military Unit: Company E, 164th Infantry
Rank: Cook
Notes: Company "E", 164th Infantry

Wars Involved:
World War I

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Civilian Life:
John was well-known as an outdoorsman and logging camp cook. He had been a resident of the district for 37 years.

John married Myrtle Bowman on September 15, 1921 in Cass County, Minnesota.

John was a member of the American Legion and VFW posts at Deer River, Minnesota.

Survivors are two sons, William and John; two daughters, Virginia Fuller and Joyce Rustead; three brothers, Roy, Vernon, and Leon; two sisters, Harriet Brouseau and Sarra Jones; and nineteen grandchildren.

John died at North Itasca Hospital in Bigfork, Minnesota and is buried in Olivet Cemetery at Deer River, Minnesota. (Division A, Block 5) No photo of grave marker is available at this time.

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