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Edward H. Monahan
Private, Company L
#102398
Died March 31, 1918 at Hospital at Baccarat, France. Buried April 2nd in
Baccarat Cemetery, Grave No. 35. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Monahan, Sioux City, Iowa. Private Monahan was
wounded by a German hand grenade while on a patrol on March 21st. His left
leg was amputated
and he was recovering nicely, but complications set in and he died in the
hospital. He proved
himself a brave and patient soldier during his period of suffering. While
in the hospital he was
awarded the Croix de Guerre by General Segonne, Commander of the 128th Division.
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Girolamo Viscusi
Private, Company D
#100811
Killed April 12, 1918 at Village Negre while on the road to a dressing station. Buried in Grave
No.12, Baccarat Cemetery. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Felice Viscusi,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He joined the regiment as a replacement in
February, 1918. He was conscious
but a short time after
being hit by a shell, telling the men good-bye and died with but little
suffering. Private Viscusi
was a foreigner by birth, Italian, but made it a point to show everyone that his
heart and soul were
in the fight. All missed his presence, both as a soldier and as a comrade.
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