Orville E. Mean

Private Company K

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    Killed July 28, 1918 at Chateau Thierry. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Means, Washington, Iowa. Private Means was asleep in a "fox hole' he had dug for his protection, previous to our advance to the Ourcq river. A high explosive hit near by and killed him instantly. Private Means always had a word of cheer for all his comrades.

Christopher S. Timothy

Second Lieutenant Company K

        Died from wounds received in action on July 28, 1918. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Timothy, Chattanooga, Tennessee. When the regiment attacked Hill 212 after crossing the Ourcq river, Lieutenant Timothy was leading his platoon to capture some machine guns. He was hit in the
lung by a spray of machine gun bullets. He was badly wounded and when put in the ambulance realized he was going to die. He said, "Tell Tommy to tell the folks goodbye, tell them I died an honorable death, I died fighting." Lieutenant Timothy's courage and hiss devotion and love for his men made him one of our best young officers.