Name:
Sherman W. Griffitts
Rank:
Bugler
Serial Number:
Unit:
2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-10-02
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Meuse-Argonne American Cem., Lorraine, France
Plot:
A
Row:
24
Grave:
31
Decoration:
Comments:
Sherman W. Griffitts entered the military service in Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Bugler in Company C, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. He died from his wounds received in battle on October 2, 1918 and is now buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France. His name is commemorated on the First Infantry Division monument in Saint-Juvin, France but his surname is inscribed as Griffith.