Alfred Pugh (1895 - 2004) - Find A Grave Memorial

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Alfred Pugh

Birth:	Jan. 17, 1895 Everett Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA
Death:	Jan. 8, 2004 Bay Pines Pinellas County Florida, USA
United States Soldier. He served in the United States Army during World War I, and when he died in January 2004 he was the last living combat wounded veteran from that war. He had enlisted in 1917, serving with the 77th Infantry Division. Because he spoke French, he was used an interpreter in his first days overseas, but was soon thrown into the grind of the 1918 Muese-Argonne offensive. While in combat in the Argonne forest, he inhaled mustard gas that left him unconscious and gave him chronic laryngitis or the rest of his life. He was a recipient of the Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor given by the French Government in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in 1998. (bio by: Erik Lander) Search Amazon for Alfred Pugh

Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery Saint Petersburg Pinellas County Florida, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Erik Lander Record added: Jan 09, 2004 Find A Grave Memorial# 8252111