William A. Coon

Corporal Company I

#84786

    
      Killed September 12, 1918 at St. Mihiel Front. Buried near place of death. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Coon, Okarche, Oklahoma. Corporal Coon was killed near Benny, in the attack on the St. Mihiel salient. He volunteered with four other men, to get wire cutters from a shed in advance of our lines and in the performance of this duty, he was hit by machine gun bullets and killed. Corporal Coon did excellent work as a non-commissioned officer and always took an interest in the welfare of the men of his squad.

Abel Clark

Private Company I

#1488370

        Killed September 12, 1918. Buried in Grave No. 4-D, Map of Pannes. Son of Mrs. Maggie Clark, Gist, Texas. Private Clark was killed near Benney. He had advanced to the German line when he was struck by two German machine gun bullets. He joined Company I at Chaumont as a replacement and was attached to Battalion Headquarters as a scout. As a member of that organization, he performed efficient and faithful service.

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