Alvin Edward Scott

Born on July 2, 1896 in DeWitt, Iowa. Research indicates his mother was named Elizabeth (b. 1878), but no records of a father or siblings can be found. His WWI draft registration shows his closest relative to be Mrs. Frank Rusch. According to the 1910 Census, there is an Alvey living with Lizzie and Frank Rusch in the Oak Lake area of Brookings County, South Dakota. While Lizzie is undoubtedly Elizabeth (Scott), it does not answer the question of who his father was. The three possibilities are that Alvin's father passed away, they divorced and his mother then married Mr. Rusch or Elizabeth Scott married Mr. Rusch with a child named Avlin in tow. Regardless of his parentage, Mrs. Frank Rusch is the nearest relative listed on the WWI draft card for Alvin E. Scott. This card was completed on June 5, 1918 and shows Alvin's age as 21 years (the Census of 1910 would lead us to believe he would only be 16).

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Alvin married Nellie Dennison on December 31, 1923 and they lived in White, SD. Their daughter, Gloria Jean was born in 1924, son Stanley Alvin was born in 1925, daughter Thelma Louise in 1927, and their daughter Donna Rae in 1930. Alvin died in October of 1939 and was buried in Fairview Cemetery in White, SD.

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Co B, 13th Infantry

World War I

Company B of the 13th Infantry Regiment in World War I was commanded by Captain Allen J. Mauderly and received a Division citation for their actions at Vesly. 

Here is some information about the 13th Infantry Regiment and the 13th Division in World War I: 

• 13th Infantry Regiment: The regiment was relieved from the 8th Division in January 1919. 

• 13th Division: The 13th Division was established in 1918 at Camp Lewis, Washington, but did not see combat before the war ended. It was inactivated in 1919. 

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World War I

During World War I, the 13th Infantry was assigned to the 8th Division in August 1917. However, the division moved to France in October 1918, too late to see any combat. The regiment was relieved from the 8th Division in January 1919.

Interwar period

The 13th Infantry was stationed at Camp Merritt, New Jersey, as of June 1919 as a separate regiment. It was transferred on 1 February 1920 to Camp Devens, Massachusetts.

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Wikipedia Citation

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