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Pvt. John Schultz
Co 20 Army Remount Depot Infantry Command
February 7, 1897 - May 5, 1976
John Schultz
John was born at Little Rock, IA on February 7, 1896 to parents Engelke "Angelka" and Heikea "Kate" (Arends) Schultz. John and his siblings (2 sisters and 3 brothers) gained their education in Little Rock where his father was employed by the Railroad. John was also employed by the Railroad when he was 13 years old (pre-child labor laws?) and he remained employed there until he called to the Army for WWI on July 23 of 1918. John served as a Private for Co 20 of the Army Remount Depot\Infantry Command Depot and he served until January 21, 1919.
After the war, he returned to the Little Rock area and married Jennie Franken on March 5, 1919. They moved to a farm in Afton Township (near White), SD in 1922. The couple produced four children - Mathew, Grace, Alvin and Floyd. The family moved into White in 1933 and stayed their until their death. John and Jennie are interred in Fairview Cemetery, White, SD.
Co 20 Sept Army Remount Depot Infantry Command Depot
A part of the Quartermaster Corps, the U.S. Army Remount Service provided horses (and later mules and dogs) as remounts to U.S. Army units. Evolving from both the Remount Service of the Quartermaster Corps and a general horse-breeding program under the control of the Department of Agriculture, the Remount Service began systematically breeding horses for the United States Cavalry in 1918. It remained in operation until 1948, when all animal-breeding programs returned to Department of Agriculture control.
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