Died October 16, 1918. Son of Mrs. Mae Adair, Austin, Texas. Private Pinson received
gun shot wounds in the advance near the Argonne Forest and was taken to a field hospital
where he died later. Born at Guntersville, Alabama, March 4, 1889.
Carl E. Peterson
Private Company C
#302690
Killed at the Argonne Forest, October 16, 1918. Son of Mrs. Ellen Peterson, Onekama,
Michigan. Private Peterson was advancing with his company near Hill 288 when he was
hit in the head by a machine gun bullet and killed instantly. He was helping to operate an
automatic rifle when hit.
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~reference:
"THE PRICE OF OUR HERITAGE",
W. E. Robb, 1919 American Lithography and Printing Company, Des
Moines, Iowa. Page 358.