Pvt. Henry Herman Langner
Casual Detachment #70
November 30. 1895 - June 19, 1985
Henry Langner was born in November 30, 1895 in Storm Lake, IA. Census records indicate that he remained in the Iowa area for his youth and was conscripted on June 5, 1917. He then entered the service on July 29, 1918 and 6 months later he was released (February 19, 1919).
He returned to Iowa and wasted no time in marrying Coral Knapp on March 3, 1919. They moved to a farm near White, SD in 1920. They later moved to a farm near Brookings, SD in 1938 and they retired to Volga, SD in 1950. Henry and Coral had three children, Edwin (died at the age of 10), Robert, and Ruth. Coral passed away in 1973 and Henry passed away in 1985. Both are interred to Fairview Cemetery, White, SD.
Casual Detachment #70 WWI:
Casual Company, Casual Detachment, or Casual Platoon, sometimes shortened to simply Casual or abbreviated as CasCo, is a type of unit in the United States military. It is sometimes a holding unit for military personnel awaiting assignment to a permanent unit, such as after completing basic training or as combat replacements. It could also be a group awaiting transportation to or from another duty station or for discharge from the military. It also may be an ad hoc unit formed for a specific assignment or duty, such as guarding prisoners. It also can be a unit composed of service members on convalescent duty.