Against the back wall of the cemetery, on the right side of the family plot. Isolated Burial

A private upright gravestone at a family plot; gray inscribed stone

Gustaaf-Octaaf Desmet was born on 14 October 1889 in Ingooigem (Ingoyghem), Belgium. He later immigrated to the US and settled in Michigan. 

He enlisted in the US Army during World War 1 and served in the Headquarters of the 4^th Infantry Regiment of the 3^rd Infantry Division.  It is believed he was wounded during the Battle of the Meuse Argonne and later died in hospital on October 23, 1918.

After the war his family requested his body be buried in his home cemetery in Belgium.

The rough text on the plaque is translated as:

GUSTAAF

DESMET

AMERICAN SOLDIER

1891-1918