Benjamin served in World War 1 and died in France of wounds received in battle.
Lieut. Benjamin Harrison Mueller
Source: History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties, Wisconsin, Volume 2 Illustrated; compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, published by H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Winona, Minn. (1919) pages 596-598 transcribed by Mary Saggio.
Benjamin Harrison Mueller was born at Alma, Wis., Feb. 8, 1890. He was the son of former County Clerk Rudolf Mueller, his mother's maiden name being Louise Schilling, a daughter of one of Buffalo county's pioneers.
When but four years of age, little Bennie had the misfortune of being bereft of a kind and loving mother. He attended the public schools at Alma and in 1907 graduated from the Alma High School. Those who knew him as a boy could not help but be drawn to him by his lovable and sympathetic disposition as well as by his manly bearing. These noble traits of character, developed and matured, remained with the man and the soldier, and as we loved the boy, we honored and respected the man and the soldier. He was bright, active and ambitious, hence succeeded well in his school work, being a general favorite with his teachers and schoolmates; in fact, his classmates had adopted him as their soldier boy after he got over there. In the fall of 1907 he entered the State University at Madison, and it was here that he showed his mettle, for besides working his way through school, he distinguished himself as a student, doing most creditable work in the department of mechanical engineering and mastering that difficult course in the required time. During his summer vacations he was never idle, but put in every day working with his father as stone mason or on the farm. Thus he acquired habits of thrift, industry, and close application to the work in hand which, coupled with mental fitness and a preposessing personality, opened him the way to positions which are seldom tendered to inexperienced men, and in all of them he made good. He was first employed by the Milwaukee Electric Railway, Light & Power Co. He then accepted a position with the American Sheet and Tinplate Co. and worked for them first at Pittsburgh, but was later on transferred to different branch offices, where he held responsible positions, the last of these being at Canal Dover, Ohio, where he had charge of one of their plants. Although the position he held there was a most lucrative one and his chances for advancement were very good, when his country called on her young men to come forward and defend the nation's rights and honor, and to secure to all peoples of the world those inherent rights to which they are entitled, he sacrificed position and future prospects to what he considered his most sacred duty and offered his services to his country shortly after a state of war had been declared to exist. He entered the First Officers' Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, May 4, 1917, and received his commission as second lieutenant Aug. 15 of the same year, being later promoted to the position of first lieutenant. He was sent across as a lieutenant in Co. C, 167th Infantry, and arrived in France Oct. 7, 1917. Of what he did here little is known, but his friends are convinced that however difficult it was, he did his duty. Naturally modest, he spoke little of himself, and his letters, censored by himself, contained nothing personal or pertaining to the service, for one of his prominent traits of character was his sense of duty, and in no wise would he furnish information that might give aid to the enemy. We know that he was mortally wounded and died a few days thereafter. We farther know that he died conscious of the fact that the sacrifice he was making was for the greatest cause, which was as great as the sacrifice itself. Coming generations owe to the heroes who have given their all that the world might become a better place to live in, a debt of gratitude which they can never repay; but let them try to pay it in part, at least, by being loyal and patriotic citizens and by being faithful to the trust that is thus placed into their hands. In no other way can we better become worthy of the great sacrifices made by him and others like him than by thus doing our duty toward our country and our fellowmen. If we live up to this, their great sacrifice will not have been in vain.
Lieut. Mueller leaves to mourn his death, besides his father and stepmother, his sister, Mrs. Edwin U. Wald of the town of Alma; his brother Roy at home, and his brother Irvine with the U. S. Army in France; also his half-brothers and sister, Jacob O., who enlisted in the navy and is on overseas duty in France, and Oliver P., Harvey C., Andrew A., Herbert F. and Olga E., all at home.
Contributor: Cyndi Berg Jearman
Lieut. Benjamin Harrison Mueller
Source: History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties, Wisconsin, Volume 2 Illustrated; compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, published by H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Winona, Minn. (1919) pages 596-598 transcribed by Mary Saggio.
Benjamin Harrison Mueller was born at Alma, Wis., Feb. 8, 1890. He was the son of former County Clerk Rudolf Mueller, his mother's maiden name being Louise Schilling, a daughter of one of Buffalo county's pioneers.
When but four years of age, little Bennie had the misfortune of being bereft of a kind and loving mother. He attended the public schools at Alma and in 1907 graduated from the Alma High School. Those who knew him as a boy could not help but be drawn to him by his lovable and sympathetic disposition as well as by his manly bearing. These noble traits of character, developed and matured, remained with the man and the soldier, and as we loved the boy, we honored and respected the man and the soldier. He was bright, active and ambitious, hence succeeded well in his school work, being a general favorite with his teachers and schoolmates; in fact, his classmates had adopted him as their soldier boy after he got over there. In the fall of 1907 he entered the State University at Madison, and it was here that he showed his mettle, for besides working his way through school, he distinguished himself as a student, doing most creditable work in the department of mechanical engineering and mastering that difficult course in the required time. During his summer vacations he was never idle, but put in every day working with his father as stone mason or on the farm. Thus he acquired habits of thrift, industry, and close application to the work in hand which, coupled with mental fitness and a preposessing personality, opened him the way to positions which are seldom tendered to inexperienced men, and in all of them he made good. He was first employed by the Milwaukee Electric Railway, Light & Power Co. He then accepted a position with the American Sheet and Tinplate Co. and worked for them first at Pittsburgh, but was later on transferred to different branch offices, where he held responsible positions, the last of these being at Canal Dover, Ohio, where he had charge of one of their plants. Although the position he held there was a most lucrative one and his chances for advancement were very good, when his country called on her young men to come forward and defend the nation's rights and honor, and to secure to all peoples of the world those inherent rights to which they are entitled, he sacrificed position and future prospects to what he considered his most sacred duty and offered his services to his country shortly after a state of war had been declared to exist. He entered the First Officers' Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, May 4, 1917, and received his commission as second lieutenant Aug. 15 of the same year, being later promoted to the position of first lieutenant. He was sent across as a lieutenant in Co. C, 167th Infantry, and arrived in France Oct. 7, 1917. Of what he did here little is known, but his friends are convinced that however difficult it was, he did his duty. Naturally modest, he spoke little of himself, and his letters, censored by himself, contained nothing personal or pertaining to the service, for one of his prominent traits of character was his sense of duty, and in no wise would he furnish information that might give aid to the enemy. We know that he was mortally wounded and died a few days thereafter. We farther know that he died conscious of the fact that the sacrifice he was making was for the greatest cause, which was as great as the sacrifice itself. Coming generations owe to the heroes who have given their all that the world might become a better place to live in, a debt of gratitude which they can never repay; but let them try to pay it in part, at least, by being loyal and patriotic citizens and by being faithful to the trust that is thus placed into their hands. In no other way can we better become worthy of the great sacrifices made by him and others like him than by thus doing our duty toward our country and our fellowmen. If we live up to this, their great sacrifice will not have been in vain.
Lieut. Mueller leaves to mourn his death, besides his father and stepmother, his sister, Mrs. Edwin U. Wald of the town of Alma; his brother Roy at home, and his brother Irvine with the U. S. Army in France; also his half-brothers and sister, Jacob O., who enlisted in the navy and is on overseas duty in France, and Oliver P., Harvey C., Andrew A., Herbert F. and Olga E., all at home.
Contributor: Cyndi Berg Jearman
Benjamin served in World War 1 and died in France of wounds received in battle.
Lieut. Benjamin Harrison Mueller
Source: History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties, Wisconsin, Volume 2 Illustrated; compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, published by H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Winona, Minn. (1919) pages 596-598 transcribed by Mary Saggio.
Benjamin Harrison Mueller was born at Alma, Wis., Feb. 8, 1890. He was the son of former County Clerk Rudolf Mueller, his mother's maiden name being Louise Schilling, a daughter of one of Buffalo county's pioneers.
When but four years of age, little Bennie had the misfortune of being bereft of a kind and loving mother. He attended the public schools at Alma and in 1907 graduated from the Alma High School. Those who knew him as a boy could not help but be drawn to him by his lovable and sympathetic disposition as well as by his manly bearing. These noble traits of character, developed and matured, remained with the man and the soldier, and as we loved the boy, we honored and respected the man and the soldier. He was bright, active and ambitious, hence succeeded well in his school work, being a general favorite with his teachers and schoolmates; in fact, his classmates had adopted him as their soldier boy after he got over there. In the fall of 1907 he entered the State University at Madison, and it was here that he showed his mettle, for besides working his way through school, he distinguished himself as a student, doing most creditable work in the department of mechanical engineering and mastering that difficult course in the required time. During his summer vacations he was never idle, but put in every day working with his father as stone mason or on the farm. Thus he acquired habits of thrift, industry, and close application to the work in hand which, coupled with mental fitness and a preposessing personality, opened him the way to positions which are seldom tendered to inexperienced men, and in all of them he made good. He was first employed by the Milwaukee Electric Railway, Light & Power Co. He then accepted a position with the American Sheet and Tinplate Co. and worked for them first at Pittsburgh, but was later on transferred to different branch offices, where he held responsible positions, the last of these being at Canal Dover, Ohio, where he had charge of one of their plants. Although the position he held there was a most lucrative one and his chances for advancement were very good, when his country called on her young men to come forward and defend the nation's rights and honor, and to secure to all peoples of the world those inherent rights to which they are entitled, he sacrificed position and future prospects to what he considered his most sacred duty and offered his services to his country shortly after a state of war had been declared to exist. He entered the First Officers' Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, May 4, 1917, and received his commission as second lieutenant Aug. 15 of the same year, being later promoted to the position of first lieutenant. He was sent across as a lieutenant in Co. C, 167th Infantry, and arrived in France Oct. 7, 1917. Of what he did here little is known, but his friends are convinced that however difficult it was, he did his duty. Naturally modest, he spoke little of himself, and his letters, censored by himself, contained nothing personal or pertaining to the service, for one of his prominent traits of character was his sense of duty, and in no wise would he furnish information that might give aid to the enemy. We know that he was mortally wounded and died a few days thereafter. We farther know that he died conscious of the fact that the sacrifice he was making was for the greatest cause, which was as great as the sacrifice itself. Coming generations owe to the heroes who have given their all that the world might become a better place to live in, a debt of gratitude which they can never repay; but let them try to pay it in part, at least, by being loyal and patriotic citizens and by being faithful to the trust that is thus placed into their hands. In no other way can we better become worthy of the great sacrifices made by him and others like him than by thus doing our duty toward our country and our fellowmen. If we live up to this, their great sacrifice will not have been in vain.
Lieut. Mueller leaves to mourn his death, besides his father and stepmother, his sister, Mrs. Edwin U. Wald of the town of Alma; his brother Roy at home, and his brother Irvine with the U. S. Army in France; also his half-brothers and sister, Jacob O., who enlisted in the navy and is on overseas duty in France, and Oliver P., Harvey C., Andrew A., Herbert F. and Olga E., all at home.
Contributor: Cyndi Berg Jearman
Lieut. Benjamin Harrison Mueller
Source: History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties, Wisconsin, Volume 2 Illustrated; compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, published by H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Winona, Minn. (1919) pages 596-598 transcribed by Mary Saggio.
Benjamin Harrison Mueller was born at Alma, Wis., Feb. 8, 1890. He was the son of former County Clerk Rudolf Mueller, his mother's maiden name being Louise Schilling, a daughter of one of Buffalo county's pioneers.
When but four years of age, little Bennie had the misfortune of being bereft of a kind and loving mother. He attended the public schools at Alma and in 1907 graduated from the Alma High School. Those who knew him as a boy could not help but be drawn to him by his lovable and sympathetic disposition as well as by his manly bearing. These noble traits of character, developed and matured, remained with the man and the soldier, and as we loved the boy, we honored and respected the man and the soldier. He was bright, active and ambitious, hence succeeded well in his school work, being a general favorite with his teachers and schoolmates; in fact, his classmates had adopted him as their soldier boy after he got over there. In the fall of 1907 he entered the State University at Madison, and it was here that he showed his mettle, for besides working his way through school, he distinguished himself as a student, doing most creditable work in the department of mechanical engineering and mastering that difficult course in the required time. During his summer vacations he was never idle, but put in every day working with his father as stone mason or on the farm. Thus he acquired habits of thrift, industry, and close application to the work in hand which, coupled with mental fitness and a preposessing personality, opened him the way to positions which are seldom tendered to inexperienced men, and in all of them he made good. He was first employed by the Milwaukee Electric Railway, Light & Power Co. He then accepted a position with the American Sheet and Tinplate Co. and worked for them first at Pittsburgh, but was later on transferred to different branch offices, where he held responsible positions, the last of these being at Canal Dover, Ohio, where he had charge of one of their plants. Although the position he held there was a most lucrative one and his chances for advancement were very good, when his country called on her young men to come forward and defend the nation's rights and honor, and to secure to all peoples of the world those inherent rights to which they are entitled, he sacrificed position and future prospects to what he considered his most sacred duty and offered his services to his country shortly after a state of war had been declared to exist. He entered the First Officers' Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, May 4, 1917, and received his commission as second lieutenant Aug. 15 of the same year, being later promoted to the position of first lieutenant. He was sent across as a lieutenant in Co. C, 167th Infantry, and arrived in France Oct. 7, 1917. Of what he did here little is known, but his friends are convinced that however difficult it was, he did his duty. Naturally modest, he spoke little of himself, and his letters, censored by himself, contained nothing personal or pertaining to the service, for one of his prominent traits of character was his sense of duty, and in no wise would he furnish information that might give aid to the enemy. We know that he was mortally wounded and died a few days thereafter. We farther know that he died conscious of the fact that the sacrifice he was making was for the greatest cause, which was as great as the sacrifice itself. Coming generations owe to the heroes who have given their all that the world might become a better place to live in, a debt of gratitude which they can never repay; but let them try to pay it in part, at least, by being loyal and patriotic citizens and by being faithful to the trust that is thus placed into their hands. In no other way can we better become worthy of the great sacrifices made by him and others like him than by thus doing our duty toward our country and our fellowmen. If we live up to this, their great sacrifice will not have been in vain.
Lieut. Mueller leaves to mourn his death, besides his father and stepmother, his sister, Mrs. Edwin U. Wald of the town of Alma; his brother Roy at home, and his brother Irvine with the U. S. Army in France; also his half-brothers and sister, Jacob O., who enlisted in the navy and is on overseas duty in France, and Oliver P., Harvey C., Andrew A., Herbert F. and Olga E., all at home.
Contributor: Cyndi Berg Jearman
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