When Vernon Howard Terrill was born on July 23, 1898, in Boyceville, Wisconsin, his father, Melvin, was 33 and his mother, Grace, was 24.
Service Record from Roster of the Men and Women Who Served in the Army or Naval Service (Including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Volume 4 Rich to Zygmond:
Name: Vernon Howard Terrill
Army #: 55,289
Registrant: no, under age
Birth Place: Boyceville, Wis.
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1898
Parent's Origin: of American parents
Occupation: farmer
Comment: enlisted in Company L, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Hankinson, on July 9, 1917; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Company L, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (163rd Ambulance Company, 116th Sanitary Train), to Nov. 14, 1917; Company F, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 18, 1918; Company M, 26th Infantry, to death; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death; wounded, gassed, June 9, 1918; wounded severely, July 19, 1918. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918. Buried in France; reburied at Fairmount, N. Dak.