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Lyon William R.
Private, Company A
#100032
Killed May 4, 1918, at Village Negre in the Lorraine Sector. Buried at Pexonne
Cemetery, Grave No. 14. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Lyon, Indianola, Iowa. While on patrol in "No
Man's Land", he and his comrades encountered an enemy of
great patrol strength, and in the fight Private Lyon was
shot through both legs and bled to death before reaching
our lines. He was buried with
military honors. He was a member of the Battalion
Scouts and the wonderful record he established there has
seldom been equaled.
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Harvey Rimel
Private, Company I
#100811
Killed in action May 15th, 1918. Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Rimel, Trinity,
Texas. Corporal Rimel
was struck in the chest by a high explosive shell, which killed him instantly. Corporal Rimel was
a friend to every man, and manifested ability as a non-commissioned officer.
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