Approximately 65 men from Washington County were sent to Europe during WWI, and Ben Reue and Willie Rosenbaum were among them. The two soldiers stayed together overseas, and when they contracted the flu in 1918 they were sent to the same field hospital in France. Willie died overnight (Ben survived), and his body was returned to the States in 1921. He was later buried at St. John's Cemetery in Burton.
Source:
"In Their Honor: Veterans of the Washington County Area"
Source:
"In Their Honor: Veterans of the Washington County Area"
Approximately 65 men from Washington County were sent to Europe during WWI, and Ben Reue and Willie Rosenbaum were among them. The two soldiers stayed together overseas, and when they contracted the flu in 1918 they were sent to the same field hospital in France. Willie died overnight (Ben survived), and his body was returned to the States in 1921. He was later buried at St. John's Cemetery in Burton.
Source:
"In Their Honor: Veterans of the Washington County Area"
Source:
"In Their Honor: Veterans of the Washington County Area"
Inscription
CO 1 156TH REG 39TH DIV
Gravesite Details
The markers placed along the main entrance road of Prairie Lea Cemetery are to honor local World War I veterans who died and were buried overseas.
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