Killed at the Argonne Forest, October 16th. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Owens,
Westminster, South Carolina. Private Owens was with his company advancing between
Hill 242 and Hill 288. He was hit in the head by a machine gun bullet and killed
instantly. He had served with the regiment at St. Mihiel.
Bert A. Nicely
Private Company C
#1568919
Killed October 16, 1918 at Argonne Forest. Buried in Grave No. 2-41, near Hill 288.
Map of Kriemhilde Stellung. Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Nicley, Advance, Indiana.
Private Nicley was killed in the charge on Hill 288. He was hit through the body by
machine gun bullets and died a few minutes later. He was with the regiment in the
Lorraine Sector, Champagne and was wounded at Chateau Thierry.
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~reference:
"THE PRICE OF OUR HERITAGE",
W. E. Robb, 1919 American Lithography and Printing Company, Des
Moines, Iowa. Page 359.