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Notable things
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Name
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Rank
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Branch
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Death
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How
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He was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson for promotion to brigadier general, he was promoted posthumously
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Edward Sigerfoos
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Brigadier General
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Army
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October 7, 1918
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Wounds
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Controlled the 4th Marine Brigade, Although brief, he was still the first marine officer to command a division (2nd Division)
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Charles A. Doyen
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Marine Corp
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October 6, 1918
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Spanish Influenza
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Commanded the 161st Depot Brigade at the U.S. Mexican border in support of the U.S.–Mexican Border War, was denied the right to take his division overseas to France
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Lyman W. V. Kennon
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Army
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September 9, 1918
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He was promoted to brigadier general as commander of the Illinois National Guard's 2nd Brigade, led on the front lines
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Henry Root Hill
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October 16, 1918
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KIA
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Appointed to the advisory Aircraft Production Board of the Council of National Defense
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Raynal C. Bolling
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Colonel
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March 26, 1918
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Ambushed
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American soldier and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1899 to 1901
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Bertram T. Clayton
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Quartermaster Corps
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May 30, 1918
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Air Raid
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He was assigned to the 15th Infantry and sailed to England on April 25, 1918
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Fred E. Smith
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Lieutenant Colonel
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Army
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September 29, 1918
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Wounds
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Was the great-grandnephew of explorer Zebulon Pike, only West Point graduate to be awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I
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Emory J. Pike
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September 16, 1918
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Enemy Fire
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He led his battalion in an attack against a fortified position, continuing to lead and encourage his men even after being mortally wounded. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
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Oscar F. Miller
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Major
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September 29, 1918
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Wounds
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Deployed to Nicaragua and saw combat in the capture of León during the Banana Wars, led an assault that routed the German defenders at Belleau Wood near Chateau-Thierry, France
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Lloyd W. Williams
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Marine Corp
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June 12, 1918
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Artillery
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Cavalry officer, he served in Puerto Rico during the Spanish–American War. He then participated in the China Relief Expedition and served in the Philippine–American War
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Elvin R. Heiberg
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Army
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March 2, 1917
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"Fell off his horse and his head hit a rock"
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Was an American investment banker, publisher, reporter, diplomat and by marriage, a member of the Whitney family
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Willard D. Straight
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Army
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December 1, 1918
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Pneumonia
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Command of the 79th Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, he moved with his unit to Vitry-le-François and then to Gisors-Chaumont-en-Vexin
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Randolph Zane
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Marine Corp
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October 24, 1918
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Wounds
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Leading expert on machine guns, published several articles and a book on the subject "Field Book for Machine Gunners" received a direct commission in the Marine Corps
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Edward B. Cole
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Marine Corp
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June 18, 1918
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Oversaw an attack against a large German force, leading his men through a waist-deep stream despite intense machine gun fire
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Marcellus H. Chiles
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Captain
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Army
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November 5, 1918
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Was recommended by General John J. Pershing for immediate commission as a captain
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Henry L. Hulbert
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Marine Corp
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4 October 1918
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KIA
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Served with the 74th Company in the 6th Regiment
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John F. Burnes
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Army
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June 14, 1918
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Artillery Fire
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Commander of the 141st Aero Squadron, first American star in ice hockey
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Hobey Baker
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December 21, 1918
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Engine Failure
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Volunteered for a rescue operation into no man's land to save his company commander, Robert P. Patterson
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Michael J. Hayes
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First Lieutenant
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October 14, 1918
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Enemy Fire
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Notable things
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Name
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Rank
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Branch
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Death
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How
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Medical doctor, worked on the front lines in the various aid stations dealing with immediate injuries
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Urbane F. Bass
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First Lieutenant
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Army
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October 6, 1918
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Artillery Fire
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Although wounded three times, he lead a separated group forward, capturing and clearing three lines of trenches
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William B. Turner
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September 27, 1918
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KIA
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His unit prepared to take part in an offensive which would become the Battle of Saint-Mihiel
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J. Hunter Wickersham
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Second Lieutenant
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September 12, 1918
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Wounds
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American lawyer and politician who served in the West Virginia Senate, member of the Republican Party and represented Harrison, Doddridge, and Lewis counties
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Roy E. Perrish
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July 22, 1918
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Artillery
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Prominent quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama
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Farley Moody
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Lieutenant
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October 11, 1918
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KIA
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American physician and United States Army officer in World War I, and is considered the first American officer killed in the war
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William T. Fitzsimons
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September 4, 1917
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Air Raid
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Destroying in turn 4 enemy machinegun nests prevented many casualties among his company
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Milo Lemert
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First Sergeant
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September 29, 1918
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Enemy Fire
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He served in the Toulon sector, in the Aisne operation, and at Belleau Wood
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Fred W. Stockham
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Gunnery sergeant
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Marine Corp
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June 22, 1918
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KIA
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First combat action of the 30th Division came when the soldiers faced the German Hindenburg Line on Aug. 31, 1918,
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Thomas L. Hall
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Sergeant
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Army
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October 8, 1918
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1st Engineer Battalion hosted a "mud run," that included ruck marching, an obstacle course, and a crawl through a muddy pit, The course was named after him
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Wilbur E. Colyer
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October 10, 1918
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Ambush
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66th Company, 5th Regiment, and on June 1, 1918, was promoted to sergeant and then took part in the attack against the enemy in Bois De Belleau
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Matej Kocak
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Marine Corp
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October 4, 1918
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KIA
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Voluntarily left cover and crawled through heavy machinegun and rescued his company commander
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James I. Mestrovitch
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Army
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November 4, 1918
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Enemy Fire
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Died giving a injured man water, who was in no man's land
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William Sawelson
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October 26, 1918
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Corporal in the Ohio National Guard, and a Second Lieutenant in the 148th Infantry Regiment of the Ohio National Guard
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Albert E. Baesel
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Corporal
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September 27, 1918
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Organized a combat group and attacked an enemy machine-gun nest which had been inflicting heavy casualties on his company
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James D. Heriot
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October 12, 1918
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Killed while trying to rescue other americans
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Thomas E. O'Shea
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September 29, 1918
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First American soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force in June 1917
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James B. Gresham
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November 3, 1917
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Raid
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Holds 2 medals of Honor, he was listed in Pershing's 100
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John H. Pruitt
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Marine Corp
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October 4, 1918
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Artillery
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Tank driver, was moving his tank to afford protection to another tank that was disabled, his tank slid into a shell hole, 10 feet deep, filled with water
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Harold W. Roberts
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Army
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October 6, 1918
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Drowned
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