Lawrence R. Cooper

Private, Company F

#101196

      Killed at Chateau Thierry near Sergy, July 28, 1918. Buried in Grave No. 14, Map of Fere-en-Tardinois. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper, Clarinda, Iowa. Company F had advanced to the Ourcq river and the column had been held up for a moment. Private Cooper was sitting behind a tree when a shell lit near. A small piece of shrapnel struck him in the head and killed him instantly. Private Cooper was an earnest soldier and always dependable, never shirking his duties.
He had done very good work in the first two days of fighting at Chateau Thierry.

William Bailey

Private Company G

#246892

      Killed July 28, 1918 at Hill ;212 near Sergy. Buried in Grave No. 10-A, Map of Fere-en-Tardinois. Private Bailey was killed by a fragment of a high explosive shell while he was advancing up Hill 212 near Sergy. He was very quiet, but cheerful, a good soldier and devoted to duty. Private Bailey came to the 168th as a replacement from the 41st Division.

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