Albert M. Karkella

Private, Company A

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       Killed near Camp 3/5 at Champagne on July 15, 1918. Buried, Grave No. 24, Map No. 3. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Karkella, Calumet, Michigan. Private Karkella was killed by a high explosive shell while acting as a litter bearer on the Champagne Front. He joined the company in April and served in the trenches in Lorraine, where he did very good work.

Fred J. Wurst

Corporal, Company A

#99885

     Killed at Champagne July 15th. Buried, Grave No. 2, Map No. 3.    Corporal Wurst was hit by a large shell fragment during the intense bombardment at Champagne and died soon after. Born August 24, 1894. Son of Mrs. E. Wurst, Dubuque, Iowa. He took things as they came during the training period in France and in the trenches, never shirking a dangerous mission, or grumbling over a disagreeable duty. He was a man respected and loved by all who knew him.