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Alfred Willett Cawthorn “'Alfie'” Nickerson

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Alfred Willett Cawthorn “'Alfie'” Nickerson

Birth
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Death
8 Oct 1918 (aged 27)
Meuse, Departement de la Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Burial
Lewiston, Niagara County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Alfie as he was called, was the son of Alfred & Annie (Willett) Nickerson. He enlisted as a PVT. in CO. 'B' 307th Infantry of the 77th Division and served in WWI. He was killed in Action in France, in the battle at Argonne Forest, his body was at first buried in La Chalade cemetery # 794 grave #42 on Oct. 9, 1918 and when France released the fallen soldiers to the USA, he was sent back home and buried in Riverdale Cemetery. There's a MEMORIAL in Central Park NYC that honors the men from Company B, 307th Infantry 77th Division who were killed in France during WWI, Alfie's name is on this plaque. His mother became a 'Gold Star Mother' because of this. He had never married and had NO children.
Alfie as he was called, was the son of Alfred & Annie (Willett) Nickerson. He enlisted as a PVT. in CO. 'B' 307th Infantry of the 77th Division and served in WWI. He was killed in Action in France, in the battle at Argonne Forest, his body was at first buried in La Chalade cemetery # 794 grave #42 on Oct. 9, 1918 and when France released the fallen soldiers to the USA, he was sent back home and buried in Riverdale Cemetery. There's a MEMORIAL in Central Park NYC that honors the men from Company B, 307th Infantry 77th Division who were killed in France during WWI, Alfie's name is on this plaque. His mother became a 'Gold Star Mother' because of this. He had never married and had NO children.

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