Jerome Mokma (Germ W. Mokma)

Germ W. Mokma, 19, previously of the province of Vriesland, Netherlands was one of three brothers who immigrated to the United States before the war. His older brother enlisted in the 8th MI Inf. Sept. 18, 1861 and was killed at Chantilly, VA on Sept. 1, 1862. Jerome volunteered and enlisted in the 24th on March 29, 1865 at Kalamazoo. His term of enlistment was one year. At this time, the regiment was being recruited back to full strength. Such was the reputation of the Regiment that this was accomplish in only two weeks (600+ recruits). Given the situation in the Spring of 1865, however, this batch of recruits were never formally incorporated into the company structure of the Regiment. Jerome mustered out at Detroit, Michigan on June 28, 1865. Later in life, Germ changed his name to Jerry and moved back to Holland, Michigan after the war and became a bank official in Ottawa Co.

Information courtesy of his descendant: David Terpstra, iron24th@aol.com