Bert Reed Middlebrook ¹

  General Notes:

When Bert registered for the WWI draft on 5 Jun 1917, he was a self employed painter living in San Diego, California. He was single. The birth place he gave looks like Sweetwater Valley, California. His California WWI Soldier Service Card shows the birth place as Bonita, California. His occupation was plumber. He enlisted 2 Oct 1917 and was assigned to Camp Kearney. He was among the first 5000 replacement troops sent to France Jun 1918. He was assigned there to Co K--104 Infantry--26th Division under French officers command. He was at Chateau Thierrey, St. Mihiel and Verdun. He was in action at Beaumont when the armistice was declared. The 26th division has a notable war record.

In 1922, Bert and Helga were registered to vote (Republican) in San Diego County, California. They lived at 1863 Kearney Ave. Bert was a painter. Social Security had his last residence as San Diego, San Diego County, California.

  Additional Information:

• Military Service: Pvt, US Army: France during World War I.

Bert married Helga Elizabeth Petersson, daughter of Carl Vilhelm Petersson and Christina Vilhelmina Johansdotter (Free). (Helga Elizabeth Petersson was born on 31 Jul 1886 in Barkeryd, , Jönköpings län, Småland, Sweden,^{5 6} died on 28 Aug 1923 in , Travis County, Texas ^{5 7} and was buried in New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery, Travis County, Texas ⁸.). The cause of her death was tuberculosis.