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LT Weedon Edward Osborne

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LT Weedon Edward Osborne Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
6 Jun 1918 (aged 25)
Bouresches, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France
Burial
Belleau, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France GPS-Latitude: 49.0783, Longitude: 3.2924
Plot
Lot A, Section 3, Grave 39
Memorial ID
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World War I Medal of Honor Recipient. Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Junior Grade, (Dental Corps), U.S. Navy. Born: 13 November 1892, Chicago, Illinois. Appointed from: Illinois. Citation: For extraordinary heroism while attached to the 6th Regiment, U.S. Marines, in actual conflict with the enemy and under fire during the advance on Bouresche, France, on 6 June 1918. In the hottest of the fighting when the marines made their famous advance on Bouresche at the southern edge of Belleau Wood, Lt (j.g.). Osborne threw himself zealously into the work of rescuing the wounded. Extremely courageous in the performance of this perilous task, he was killed while carrying a wounded officer to a place of safety.
World War I Medal of Honor Recipient. Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Junior Grade, (Dental Corps), U.S. Navy. Born: 13 November 1892, Chicago, Illinois. Appointed from: Illinois. Citation: For extraordinary heroism while attached to the 6th Regiment, U.S. Marines, in actual conflict with the enemy and under fire during the advance on Bouresche, France, on 6 June 1918. In the hottest of the fighting when the marines made their famous advance on Bouresche at the southern edge of Belleau Wood, Lt (j.g.). Osborne threw himself zealously into the work of rescuing the wounded. Extremely courageous in the performance of this perilous task, he was killed while carrying a wounded officer to a place of safety.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith


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  • Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
  • Added: May 12, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7434824/weedon_edward-osborne: accessed ), memorial page for LT Weedon Edward Osborne (13 Nov 1892–6 Jun 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7434824, citing Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.