PVT Carl A. Hahne
1889 – 1946
USAR
WWI
 
 

Carl Arvid Hahne was born in Orebro, Sweden, October 25, 1889, to Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. and Mary Peterson Hahne.

Hahne immigrated to Wisconsin in 1907; two brothers followed in 1910 and 1923.
He served in the World War I from April 26, 1918 to July 25, 1919, as a Private in Company C, 310th Engineer Battalion.  
U.S. soldiers from the 310th Engineers landed at Archangel, northern Russia, on August 2, 1918, to serve a crucial role in what became known as the Russian Expedition. In the vast spaces of northern Russia, railroads were critical, and Army engineers repaired and maintained them. They also constructed defensive fortifications, often using unique designs adapted to the bitter winter weather; in northern Russia, engineers of the 310th constructed 316 log blockhouses and 273 machine gun emplacements. They also had to maintain equipment that was never meant to function in such harsh winters. Of course, they were also required to do battle in these same brutal conditions as fighting escalated between the Bolsheviks and supporters of the provisional government.

After the war, Hahne plied his trade as a blacksmith in Des Plaines and in Chicago. He remained unmarried during his life.

Private Carl Hahne died December 28, 1946, and rests forever in Barrington’s Evergreen Cemetery.





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Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution