Lawrence Gilbert

Private First Class Company L

#102291

          Killed September 12, 1918 at St. Mihiel. Buried in grave No. 9-B, Map of Pannes. Son of Mrs. Lillian Gilbert, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Private Gilbert was killed during the attack on the St. Mihiel salient by machine gun fire. He was young but there was a determination in his character and training that carried him through every hardship and difficulty. He will always be remembered as a lad who did his duty, no matter what the odds.

William Groat

Private Headquarters Company

        Killed near Fliery, September 12, 1918. Buried in grave No. 4-F, Map of Pannes. Private Groat was a runner for Major Brewer in the St. Mihiel salient. He was advancing in company with the Major and Lieutenant Wells as the men went over the top at dawn. Major Brewer was wounded in the arm by machine gun fire, Lieutenant Wells was killed by a fragment of a high explosive shell and Private Groat was killed by a machine gun bullet in the throat, death being instantaneous. Relative's address, Mrs. Frank Nitz, Bloomfield, Nebraska..