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PVT 1CL Edwin R. Wittmayer

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PVT 1CL Edwin R. Wittmayer Veteran

Birth
Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
Death
11 Oct 1918 (aged 19)
Burial
Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Grave 39, Row 41, Block B
Memorial ID
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"Enlisted in Company A, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Bismarck, on April 25, 1917; served in Company A, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company A, 164th Infantry) to January 9, 1918; Company A, 18th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, November 20, 1917; Private, January 21, 1918; Private 1st Class, September 5, 1918: overseas from December 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ausauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Killed in action on October 11, 1918. Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headuarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky, January 1, 1928, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star."
"Enlisted in Company A, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Bismarck, on April 25, 1917; served in Company A, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company A, 164th Infantry) to January 9, 1918; Company A, 18th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, November 20, 1917; Private, January 21, 1918; Private 1st Class, September 5, 1918: overseas from December 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ausauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Killed in action on October 11, 1918. Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headuarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky, January 1, 1928, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star."

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  • Maintained by: Coleman ✿
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 5, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55961221/edwin_r-wittmayer: accessed ), memorial page for PVT 1CL Edwin R. Wittmayer (26 Oct 1898–11 Oct 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55961221, citing Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Coleman ✿ (contributor 47076912).