| Birth: | Nov. 13, 1892 | | Death: | Jun. 6, 1918 | 
World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Junior Grade, (Dental Corps), U.S. Navy. Born: 13 November 1892, Chicago, Illinois. Appointed from: Illinois. Citation: For extraordinary heroism while attached to the 6th Regiment, U.S. Marines, in actual conflict with the enemy and under fire during the advance on Bouresche, France, on 6 June 1918. In the hottest of the fighting when the marines made their famous advance on Bouresche at the southern edge of Belleau Wood, Lt (j.g.). Osborne threw himself zealously into the work of rescuing the wounded. Extremely courageous in the performance of this perilous task, he was killed while carrying a wounded officer to a place of safety. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for Weedon Osborne | | | Burial:
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial
Belleau
Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle
Lorraine, France
Plot: Lot A, Section 3, Grave 39 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Record added: May 12, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7434824 |
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