PVT Charles Henry Ayer was born on October 12, 1888 in Claremont, NH; the son of William and Delia (Christopher) Ayer. He was killed in battle on October 16, 1918 in the Battle of the Argonne Forest in France.
The Battle of the Argonne Forest was part of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive planned by General Ferdinand Foch. The offensive called for a three-pronged attack on the Germans at the Western Front. While the BEF and the French Army would attack the German lines at Flanders, the British forces would take on the German troops at Cambrai and the AEF, supported by the French Army, were to fight the German troops at the Argonne Forest.
General John Pershing led the AEF at the Battle of the Argonne Forest while General Henri Gouraud led the French Fourth Army. The attack was launched on September 26, 1918. The combined attack was a success, with the French Fourth Army capturing over five miles of enemy territory and the Americans moving ahead by two miles. By October, the relatively inexperienced American troops needed reinforcements and hence the battle was halted temporarily.
The battle commenced again on October 4, 1918. The attack on the Germans was a commendable one with the Americans making a ten mile inroad by October 17. The French Army had covered over twenty miles of enemy territory and had reached the banks of the Aisne River.
On November 6, 1918, the Allied troops reached Sedan and the American Army halted allowing the French troops to take the city. The armies continued to advance till the end of World War I on November 11, 1918.
His body was returned to the U S and he is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Below is a citation at the bottom of the page for deaths ending December 31, 1921 from the records of the City of Claremont:
Soldiers Disinterred in France and brought to their home place for burial by the U S Government to Hoboken, NJ from there to Destination
Private Charles H Ayer, No. 1686228, Company A, 325th Infantry, Killed in action October 16, 1918. Burial at West Claremont on August 29, 1921
The Battle of the Argonne Forest was part of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive planned by General Ferdinand Foch. The offensive called for a three-pronged attack on the Germans at the Western Front. While the BEF and the French Army would attack the German lines at Flanders, the British forces would take on the German troops at Cambrai and the AEF, supported by the French Army, were to fight the German troops at the Argonne Forest.
General John Pershing led the AEF at the Battle of the Argonne Forest while General Henri Gouraud led the French Fourth Army. The attack was launched on September 26, 1918. The combined attack was a success, with the French Fourth Army capturing over five miles of enemy territory and the Americans moving ahead by two miles. By October, the relatively inexperienced American troops needed reinforcements and hence the battle was halted temporarily.
The battle commenced again on October 4, 1918. The attack on the Germans was a commendable one with the Americans making a ten mile inroad by October 17. The French Army had covered over twenty miles of enemy territory and had reached the banks of the Aisne River.
On November 6, 1918, the Allied troops reached Sedan and the American Army halted allowing the French troops to take the city. The armies continued to advance till the end of World War I on November 11, 1918.
His body was returned to the U S and he is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Below is a citation at the bottom of the page for deaths ending December 31, 1921 from the records of the City of Claremont:
Soldiers Disinterred in France and brought to their home place for burial by the U S Government to Hoboken, NJ from there to Destination
Private Charles H Ayer, No. 1686228, Company A, 325th Infantry, Killed in action October 16, 1918. Burial at West Claremont on August 29, 1921
PVT Charles Henry Ayer was born on October 12, 1888 in Claremont, NH; the son of William and Delia (Christopher) Ayer. He was killed in battle on October 16, 1918 in the Battle of the Argonne Forest in France.
The Battle of the Argonne Forest was part of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive planned by General Ferdinand Foch. The offensive called for a three-pronged attack on the Germans at the Western Front. While the BEF and the French Army would attack the German lines at Flanders, the British forces would take on the German troops at Cambrai and the AEF, supported by the French Army, were to fight the German troops at the Argonne Forest.
General John Pershing led the AEF at the Battle of the Argonne Forest while General Henri Gouraud led the French Fourth Army. The attack was launched on September 26, 1918. The combined attack was a success, with the French Fourth Army capturing over five miles of enemy territory and the Americans moving ahead by two miles. By October, the relatively inexperienced American troops needed reinforcements and hence the battle was halted temporarily.
The battle commenced again on October 4, 1918. The attack on the Germans was a commendable one with the Americans making a ten mile inroad by October 17. The French Army had covered over twenty miles of enemy territory and had reached the banks of the Aisne River.
On November 6, 1918, the Allied troops reached Sedan and the American Army halted allowing the French troops to take the city. The armies continued to advance till the end of World War I on November 11, 1918.
His body was returned to the U S and he is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Below is a citation at the bottom of the page for deaths ending December 31, 1921 from the records of the City of Claremont:
Soldiers Disinterred in France and brought to their home place for burial by the U S Government to Hoboken, NJ from there to Destination
Private Charles H Ayer, No. 1686228, Company A, 325th Infantry, Killed in action October 16, 1918. Burial at West Claremont on August 29, 1921
The Battle of the Argonne Forest was part of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive planned by General Ferdinand Foch. The offensive called for a three-pronged attack on the Germans at the Western Front. While the BEF and the French Army would attack the German lines at Flanders, the British forces would take on the German troops at Cambrai and the AEF, supported by the French Army, were to fight the German troops at the Argonne Forest.
General John Pershing led the AEF at the Battle of the Argonne Forest while General Henri Gouraud led the French Fourth Army. The attack was launched on September 26, 1918. The combined attack was a success, with the French Fourth Army capturing over five miles of enemy territory and the Americans moving ahead by two miles. By October, the relatively inexperienced American troops needed reinforcements and hence the battle was halted temporarily.
The battle commenced again on October 4, 1918. The attack on the Germans was a commendable one with the Americans making a ten mile inroad by October 17. The French Army had covered over twenty miles of enemy territory and had reached the banks of the Aisne River.
On November 6, 1918, the Allied troops reached Sedan and the American Army halted allowing the French troops to take the city. The armies continued to advance till the end of World War I on November 11, 1918.
His body was returned to the U S and he is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Below is a citation at the bottom of the page for deaths ending December 31, 1921 from the records of the City of Claremont:
Soldiers Disinterred in France and brought to their home place for burial by the U S Government to Hoboken, NJ from there to Destination
Private Charles H Ayer, No. 1686228, Company A, 325th Infantry, Killed in action October 16, 1918. Burial at West Claremont on August 29, 1921
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