He attended, OTC, at Camp Wadsworth, SC, and commissioned, 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, May 6, 1918. He was assigned to Company D, 105th Machine Gun Battalion. After training at Camp Wadsworth the 105th Machine Gun Battalion shipped out for Europe, May 18, 1918, aboard the USS Calomares, docking at St. Nazaire, May 30, 1918. The 27th Division went into the lines on July 9, 1918. He was wounded in action ( gassed ), August 28, 1918, near Mont Kemmel, Belgium. He was evacuated from the field and never returned to his company. He returned to the States December 18, 1918, and discharged from the service, January 25, 1919, at Camp Dix, NJ.
Williams College
NY Times Feb. 1, 1971, death notice, page 34
He attended, OTC, at Camp Wadsworth, SC, and commissioned, 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, May 6, 1918. He was assigned to Company D, 105th Machine Gun Battalion. After training at Camp Wadsworth the 105th Machine Gun Battalion shipped out for Europe, May 18, 1918, aboard the USS Calomares, docking at St. Nazaire, May 30, 1918. The 27th Division went into the lines on July 9, 1918. He was wounded in action ( gassed ), August 28, 1918, near Mont Kemmel, Belgium. He was evacuated from the field and never returned to his company. He returned to the States December 18, 1918, and discharged from the service, January 25, 1919, at Camp Dix, NJ.
Williams College
NY Times Feb. 1, 1971, death notice, page 34
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