Information by: Paulette Sampson:
Alfred Crittenden was in training at American Lake 26 Nov 1917. His life was taken in less than 1 year of enlistment. He was a member of the Crittenden family of Kentucky/Texas/California.
His uncle is also buried in Arlington, Col Thomas Turpin Crittenden.
Three other brothers were also in World War I, Nathaniel Britton Chittenden (also in the "Fighting 165th Regiment"), Howard Churchill & James Love (Leon).
He was the grandson of Alexander Parker Crittenden.
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, Saturday, August 31, 1918, page 14:
“Death in Action Told by Letter of Wounded Brother
Official Notice of Fall of Alfred Crittenden Not Yet Received
Oakland, August 30 – A report that Alfred Crittenden, 37, has been killed in action and his brother, Nathaniel B. Crittenden, 25, seriously wounded, during the American drive in France, has been received here by the Crittenden family, who are among the oldest residents in the city. Alfred Crittenden’s death has not been confirmed in the official reports.
The casualties took place on August 4. Word of his reached Howard Crittenden, a third brother, and a field clerk in the Army, stationed at San Francisco. He in turn notified his sister, Mrs. Austin Carrington Scott, 5460 Thomas street, Claremont, and remainder of the family. The boys are sons of the late James L. Crittenden, early Oakland attorney and Civil War veteran. Their mother, Mrs. Nina Duvall Crittenden, resides at the Harrison Hotel in this city. A fourth son, Leon Crittenden, is engaged in chemical research work on the Hudson river, in Army service.
News of the death of Alfred Crittenden came in a letter from his brother Nathaniel, wounded in a French base hospital, who wrote that he himself was disabled with a shattered left arm. He said he and his brother were caught in a shell blast while charging a trench.
“Alfred got three or four Germans before the beasts got him,” he wrote.
Alfred Crittenden volunteered for service last summer, was trained at American lake and had been in the trenches four months. Both Alfred and Nathaniel Crittenden were graduates of the Oakland High School.”
Alfred Crittenden was in training at American Lake 26 Nov 1917. His life was taken in less than 1 year of enlistment. He was a member of the Crittenden family of Kentucky/Texas/California.
His uncle is also buried in Arlington, Col Thomas Turpin Crittenden.
Three other brothers were also in World War I, Nathaniel Britton Chittenden (also in the "Fighting 165th Regiment"), Howard Churchill & James Love (Leon).
He was the grandson of Alexander Parker Crittenden.
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, Saturday, August 31, 1918, page 14:
“Death in Action Told by Letter of Wounded Brother
Official Notice of Fall of Alfred Crittenden Not Yet Received
Oakland, August 30 – A report that Alfred Crittenden, 37, has been killed in action and his brother, Nathaniel B. Crittenden, 25, seriously wounded, during the American drive in France, has been received here by the Crittenden family, who are among the oldest residents in the city. Alfred Crittenden’s death has not been confirmed in the official reports.
The casualties took place on August 4. Word of his reached Howard Crittenden, a third brother, and a field clerk in the Army, stationed at San Francisco. He in turn notified his sister, Mrs. Austin Carrington Scott, 5460 Thomas street, Claremont, and remainder of the family. The boys are sons of the late James L. Crittenden, early Oakland attorney and Civil War veteran. Their mother, Mrs. Nina Duvall Crittenden, resides at the Harrison Hotel in this city. A fourth son, Leon Crittenden, is engaged in chemical research work on the Hudson river, in Army service.
News of the death of Alfred Crittenden came in a letter from his brother Nathaniel, wounded in a French base hospital, who wrote that he himself was disabled with a shattered left arm. He said he and his brother were caught in a shell blast while charging a trench.
“Alfred got three or four Germans before the beasts got him,” he wrote.
Alfred Crittenden volunteered for service last summer, was trained at American lake and had been in the trenches four months. Both Alfred and Nathaniel Crittenden were graduates of the Oakland High School.”
Information by: Paulette Sampson:
Alfred Crittenden was in training at American Lake 26 Nov 1917. His life was taken in less than 1 year of enlistment. He was a member of the Crittenden family of Kentucky/Texas/California.
His uncle is also buried in Arlington, Col Thomas Turpin Crittenden.
Three other brothers were also in World War I, Nathaniel Britton Chittenden (also in the "Fighting 165th Regiment"), Howard Churchill & James Love (Leon).
He was the grandson of Alexander Parker Crittenden.
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, Saturday, August 31, 1918, page 14:
“Death in Action Told by Letter of Wounded Brother
Official Notice of Fall of Alfred Crittenden Not Yet Received
Oakland, August 30 – A report that Alfred Crittenden, 37, has been killed in action and his brother, Nathaniel B. Crittenden, 25, seriously wounded, during the American drive in France, has been received here by the Crittenden family, who are among the oldest residents in the city. Alfred Crittenden’s death has not been confirmed in the official reports.
The casualties took place on August 4. Word of his reached Howard Crittenden, a third brother, and a field clerk in the Army, stationed at San Francisco. He in turn notified his sister, Mrs. Austin Carrington Scott, 5460 Thomas street, Claremont, and remainder of the family. The boys are sons of the late James L. Crittenden, early Oakland attorney and Civil War veteran. Their mother, Mrs. Nina Duvall Crittenden, resides at the Harrison Hotel in this city. A fourth son, Leon Crittenden, is engaged in chemical research work on the Hudson river, in Army service.
News of the death of Alfred Crittenden came in a letter from his brother Nathaniel, wounded in a French base hospital, who wrote that he himself was disabled with a shattered left arm. He said he and his brother were caught in a shell blast while charging a trench.
“Alfred got three or four Germans before the beasts got him,” he wrote.
Alfred Crittenden volunteered for service last summer, was trained at American lake and had been in the trenches four months. Both Alfred and Nathaniel Crittenden were graduates of the Oakland High School.”
Alfred Crittenden was in training at American Lake 26 Nov 1917. His life was taken in less than 1 year of enlistment. He was a member of the Crittenden family of Kentucky/Texas/California.
His uncle is also buried in Arlington, Col Thomas Turpin Crittenden.
Three other brothers were also in World War I, Nathaniel Britton Chittenden (also in the "Fighting 165th Regiment"), Howard Churchill & James Love (Leon).
He was the grandson of Alexander Parker Crittenden.
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, Saturday, August 31, 1918, page 14:
“Death in Action Told by Letter of Wounded Brother
Official Notice of Fall of Alfred Crittenden Not Yet Received
Oakland, August 30 – A report that Alfred Crittenden, 37, has been killed in action and his brother, Nathaniel B. Crittenden, 25, seriously wounded, during the American drive in France, has been received here by the Crittenden family, who are among the oldest residents in the city. Alfred Crittenden’s death has not been confirmed in the official reports.
The casualties took place on August 4. Word of his reached Howard Crittenden, a third brother, and a field clerk in the Army, stationed at San Francisco. He in turn notified his sister, Mrs. Austin Carrington Scott, 5460 Thomas street, Claremont, and remainder of the family. The boys are sons of the late James L. Crittenden, early Oakland attorney and Civil War veteran. Their mother, Mrs. Nina Duvall Crittenden, resides at the Harrison Hotel in this city. A fourth son, Leon Crittenden, is engaged in chemical research work on the Hudson river, in Army service.
News of the death of Alfred Crittenden came in a letter from his brother Nathaniel, wounded in a French base hospital, who wrote that he himself was disabled with a shattered left arm. He said he and his brother were caught in a shell blast while charging a trench.
“Alfred got three or four Germans before the beasts got him,” he wrote.
Alfred Crittenden volunteered for service last summer, was trained at American lake and had been in the trenches four months. Both Alfred and Nathaniel Crittenden were graduates of the Oakland High School.”
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