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CPL Melvin H Stumbaugh

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CPL Melvin H Stumbaugh

Birth
Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
27 Aug 1918 (aged 24–25)
Fismette, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 18, Site 1820
Memorial ID
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Melvin H. Stumbaugh bore 1893, Carrinsville, PA.
Father Simon Stumbaugh. Enlisted PA. Army National Guard May, 2, 1913.Mexican Border Campaign Jun, 8, 1916.Killed in Action, Aug 27 1918, at the Battle of the Marne, Fismette, France. Company G and H 112th infantry 28th Division lost a combined total of 200 men out of 230 when cut off at Fismette and fended off a frontal attack by a thousand German soldiers. Fought with honor in the face of the enemy with his comrades in arms. Far from Home But Not Forgotten, Rest In Peace
Melvin H. Stumbaugh bore 1893, Carrinsville, PA.
Father Simon Stumbaugh. Enlisted PA. Army National Guard May, 2, 1913.Mexican Border Campaign Jun, 8, 1916.Killed in Action, Aug 27 1918, at the Battle of the Marne, Fismette, France. Company G and H 112th infantry 28th Division lost a combined total of 200 men out of 230 when cut off at Fismette and fended off a frontal attack by a thousand German soldiers. Fought with honor in the face of the enemy with his comrades in arms. Far from Home But Not Forgotten, Rest In Peace

Gravesite Details

CORP Company H, 112 Infantry, 28 Division


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