Bemidji in Beltrami County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
First Reserve Unit in the United States Called into Active Service in World War I
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 7, 2023
1. First US Reserve Unit Called in World War I Marker
In commemoration of the first Reserve Unit in the United States to be called into active service in World War I. Forty eight men, composing the Fifth Division of the Minnesota Naval Militia, were mustered in for service directly to the southwest of this spot, on the 7th of April, 1917.
Barker, Earl A. Lycan, Ralph B. McDonald, William J.
Seamen
Bell, Remson N. Brown, Philip E. Brooks, Russell Crosby, Clinton Coe, T. J. Edy, Kenneth Edwards, Warren French, Lester Flatner, Victor Fraser, Fred Hannah, Basil Halseth, J.D. Haverland, William Hale, Dwight Edwinn Konaposek, Frank Hendricks, Leigh Hedges, J.S. Hill, C.C. Howe, Paul Given, James Graham, George Lamson, Vernon Lord, Hovey Lycan, Wilber Lindberg, George C. Lajenesse, Joe Lauberte, WilliamLarson, Chris Larsen, Emil McGhee, Darcy Morrison, George Nangle, Archie Osborne, George Oranger, Homer Opsahl, Roy Olson, Alvin Paul, Charles Riley, Earl Reskowick, Harry Samuelson, Benjamin Simmonsen, Lee Simmons, Edwin Thurber, Earl Tegtmeyer, Louis Webb, Robert
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1917.
Location. 47°
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Carnegie Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Paul Bunyan and Babe (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beltrami County History (about 800 feet away); Great Northern Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bemidji's Great Northern Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Beltrami Camp (approx. 5.2 miles away); Native American Fishing on the Turtle River (approx. 11½ miles away); Pottery Types of the Turtle River and Three Island Lake (approx. 11½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bemidji.
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1. U.S. Army Reserve - History. Excerpt:
The U.S. Army Reserve traces its beginnings to April 23, 1908, when Congress passed Senate Bill 1424. This act authorized the Army to establish a reserve corps of medical officers. The Secretary of War could order these officers to active duty during time of emergency. Four years later,(Submitted on October 30, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)a provision of the Army Appropriations Act of 1912 created the Regular Army Reserve, a federal reserve outside the Medical Reserve Corps authorized in 1908. The National Defense Act of 1916 established, by statute, the Officers Reserve Corps, the Enlisted Reserve Corps and the Reserve Officers Training Corps. On April 6, 1917, America entered World War I. By the end of June 1917, there were 21,543 officer reservists and 35,000 enlisted reservists. Less than a decade earlier, there had been no reservists. As the Army expanded for World War I, so did the Army Reserve. In all, about 80,000 enlisted Reservists and almost 90,000 officer Reservists served in the First World War.Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 7, 20232. First US Reserve Unit Called in World War I Marker(marker is mounted atop a knee-high boulder)
2. Minnesota Naval Militia (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
The Minnesota Naval Militia is the currently inactive naval militia of Minnesota. As a naval militia, the Minnesota Naval Militia served as a Navy and Marine Corps parallel to the National Guard. The naval militia served as an active component of the organized militia from 1903 until the end of World War II. During World War I, The Minnesota Naval Militia trained men and maintained chapters in Bemidji, Crosby, Duluth, and Pine City.(Submitted on October 30, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 7, 2023
3. First US Reserve Unit Called in World War I Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
