Honor Roll, The Argonne Dead

Argonne Offensive 

 
 
 

Willie E. Kington

   

Private Company D

#1890857

 


       Killed October 14, 1918, in Argonne. Private Kington was killed by a high explosive shell on the advance towards Hill 288. He had made a splendid record at St. Mihiel. Private Kington came as a replacement in August, 1918. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Kington, Madison, North Carolina.

   
   

Michael Gibbons

   

Private Company D

#2719681

 


        Killed near Hill 288 in Argonne Forest on October 14, 1918. Buried in Grave No. 2-28, Map of Kreimhilde, Stellung. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gibbons, Wakefield Mass. Private Gibbons was instantly killed by a high explosive shell while advancing up Hill
288. Private Gibbons came to the 168th Infantry as a replacement  just a short time before his death.

 
 
   

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~reference: "THE PRICE OF OUR HERITAGE", W. E. Robb,  1919 American Lithography and Printing Company, Des Moines, Iowa. Page 340.

~ scanned and submitted by Cay Merryman