Floyd H. Mathis

Private Company B

#100281

    
             Killed July 29, 1918 at Chateau Thierry near Sergy. Buried in Grave No. 9-B, Map of Fere-en-Tardinois. Son of Mrs. Cora Abraham, Ankeny, Iowa. Private Mathis was serving at the kitchen during the Sergy action and was instantly killed by shrapnel while sleeping in the ration cart. This was in a reserve position and the two men sleeping under the cart were not injured and did not know of the death of their comrade until the next morning.

William Beasley

Private Company A

#1568250

          Killed July 29, 1918 at Chateau Thierry Front. Buried in Grave No. 42-B, Map of Fere-en-Tardinois. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Beasley, Cincinnati, Ohio. Private Beasley joined Company A while they were engaged in preparing that wonderful defense which later proved to be an indestructible obstacle in the Huns' final mad attempt to break the allies' line at Champagne. On July 15, 1918, Private Beasley played an heroic part in that victory, which will be carved on the pages of history as one of the decisive victories of the world.