Honor Roll, The Argonne Dead

Argonne Offensive 

 
 
 

Photograph

 

Lester W. Sharp

   

Private Machine Gun Company

#486576

 


       Killed October 15, 1918. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Sharp, Chandler, Oklahoma. Private Sharp was advancing in the Argonne with his squad when he was hit by a piece of shell, which killed him instantly.  He had been on the St. Mihiel Drive and this was his second campaign.

   
   

Frank Parrish

   

Private Company B

#100181

 


       Killed October 15th at Argonne. Buried in Grave No. 2-11, Map of Kriemhilde Stellung.  Son of Mrs. Mary Parrish, Waterloo, Iowa.  Private Parrish was killed by a high explosive shell while in a shell hole at Hill 288. He was a good soldier and was loved and respected by all who knew him. Private Parrish was with the regiment in Lorraine, Champagne, Chateau Thierry and St. Mihiel.

Photograph

Unobtainable

 
 
   

Page 347

     

 

~reference: "THE PRICE OF OUR HERITAGE", W. E. Robb,  1919 American Lithography and Printing Company, Des Moines, Iowa. Page 347.

~ scanned and submitted by Cay Merryman