Honor Roll, The Argonne Dead

Argonne Offensive 

 
 
 

Charles C. Lint

   

#2969321

 


      Killed October 11, 1918, in the Argonne Forest. Buried in Grave No. 208, Map of  Kreimhilde, Stellung.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. Estep Lint, Perryopolis, Pennsylvania. Private Lint was killed by shrapnel.  He entered the service May 26, 1918, in the National Army and was transferred to Company B, September, 1918

   
   

George W. Wilkenson

   

Sergeant Company A

#99890

 


        Killed October 14th, at Hill 288, Argonne Forest. Buried in Grave No. 2-39, Map of Kreimhilde, Stellung.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilkenson, Winterset, Iowa.  Sergeant Wilkenson was wounded July 28th and sent back to the hospital.  Altho his wound still bothered him, he returned to the regiment six weeks later.  During the offensive on October 14th he displayed remarkable heroism and courage. He charged and captured three machine gun nests, which reduced his platoon to one-half its number. He unhesitatingly gave his life in personally charging and capturing a fourth machine gun nest.

 
   

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~reference: "THE PRICE OF OUR HERITAGE", W. E. Robb,  1919 American Lithography and Printing Company, Des Moines, Iowa. Page 332.

~ scanned and submitted by Cay Merryman