Laverne B. Gitzy

Private Company C

#100418

       Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 30th. Buried in grave No. 46-C, Map of Fere-en-Tardinois. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Gitzy, Orient, Iowa. Private Gitzy was sitting on the edge of a creek at the foot of Hill 212, when a high explosive shell burst over him, a fragment hitting him in the chest and killing him instantly. He had been talking about someone who had been killed when the shell burst over him, he said, "And they have got me too." Private Gitzy had served with the regiment in Lorraine and in the Champagne.

Myer Berkoff

Private Company B

#1723360

     Killed July 30th at Sergy. While advancing in Sergy, Private Berkoff was killed by a high explosive shell. He had served with the regiment in Lorraine and Champagne.