Lewis Mayland

Private Company I

#101923

       Died March 4, 1918, at Hospital No. 26, Baccarat, France. Buried March 7th, American Grave No. 1.  Relative's address:  Mrs. J. C. Sovda  721 Grand View Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. Private Mayland was taken ill shortly after we arrived at the front, and died the day before the regiment's first battle.  He was the first Hardin County man to die.  He was born at Ellsworth, Iowa, December 1892.  He had a quiet disposition and was very thorough in his duties.

Harry C. McHenry

Captain, Company B

  
       Killed March 5, 1918 at Badonvillier, France, in the front line trenches.  Buried March 7th, Officers' Row, Baccarat Cemetery.  Son of Mrs. Lou C. McHenry, Des Moines, Iowa.  Captain McHenry was the youngest captain in the regiment, and was the first 168th officer killed in battle. During the bombardment Captain McHenry with Sergeant Grahl went through the trenches seeing that his men were in a place of shelter.  As they passed by the sergeant's quarters, the shelling was so intense they stepped inside for a moment, when a large caliber explosive shell destroyed the shelter, killing him instantly.