Walter J. Porsch

Sergeant, Headquarters Company

#99220

       Killed March 5, 1918.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Porsch, Ft. Dodge, Iowa.  In the early hours of the morning of March 5th, when the enemy put down a box barrage, our men were called to the alert posts.  The Stokes Mortar Platoon rushed out to man the guns.  As the men of Gun No. 1 reached the emplacement, a German 210, a large shell, hit at the base of their gun, killing seven men instantly.  Sergeant Porsch's body was blown entirely to pieces.  No part of it was ever recovered.

James E. Wedding

Sergeant, Headquarters Company

#99223

       Killed March 5, 1918.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Wedding, Webster City, Iowa.  Sergeant Wedding was a member of the gun crew, which was hit by a German 210, which killed seven men of Headquarters Company.  Sometime later his body was found and buried on the hillside near.  The men of his platoon built a fence around the grave and planted a tree to shade and protect it.