France – Family Nibbles

Gallagher Jarvis Cheney – WWI

Here are others of our great-grandfathers who served in World War I.

Ben Teply took a shrapnel wound in his right thigh on the afternoon of September 12.

Using his own records, some collateral info, and a bit of conjecture, we can follow his medical treatment.

The battle of St. Mihiel was the first major operation of an all-American force.

By 1918, the war in Europe had become a bloody stalemate.

In 1916 alone, battles at Verdun and the Somme each resulted in nearly one million killed and wounded.

On April 27, Colonel Reeves of the 353rd held a secret meeting with the company commanders.

“We’re going over soon; make your plans accordingly.”