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Clem Hobbs
Sergeant, Company M
#102457
Killed May 15, 1918. Near Badonvillier. Buried in Pexonne Cemetery, Grave
No. 17. Sergeant Hobbs was
struck by a shell while asleep in his dug-out and killed. Son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hobbs, Red Oak, Iowa. In the trenches in
Lorraine he proved himself a good soldier and an
exceptional leader. He had the love and respect of
every man in the regiment. Born August 10, 1893.
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Roy H. Eaton
Private, Company H
#84345
Killed May 17, 1918 at Badonvillier. Buried May 19th in Pexonne
Cemetery, Grave No. 19.
Son of Mrs. Addie Eaton, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
During a relief by Company H of Company E, a German patrol had
advanced up to the Post of Command. Just as the relief
had been completed the Germans raided. Private Eaton was
;killed by a grenade in the fierce fight which ensued.
This was the first fight Company H was in and the boys who
took part; in it won the admiration of all their comrades.
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