Minnesota in World War I:
The Balloonatic

June 5, 1917 – Joseph Shabb, 22, a member of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, stood in line on the day America instituted the first draft since the Civil War. He’d ship overseas with an infantry unit but end up a “balloonatic” with the 13th Balloon Company. Here’s Britt Aamodt.