New York City AEF Tablet
Details:
On the third floor of Pershing Hall immediately to the right of the elevator in an alcove. Plaque A large bronze tablet honor the sacrifices of citizens from the City of New York who fought and died with the AEF in WWI. It also lists both Army and Navy Medal of Honor winners.
Monument Text:
This tablet is erected by Colonel Michael Friedsam A citizen of the city of New York. In honor of her two hundred and twenty eight thousand sons who served in the American Expeditionary Forces and in perpetual remembrance of the eight thousand one hundred and forty two who gave their lives for their country.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
105th Machine Gun Battalion, 27th Division
165th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division
1st Marine Division
27th Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division
308th Infantry, 77th Division
334th Battalion, Tank Corps.
353rd Infantry Regiment, 89th Division
42nd (Rainbow) Division
42nd Infantry Division
5th Marine Regiment
77th Infantry Division
89th Infantry Division
9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
U.S.S. May
United States Marine Corps
United States Naval Reserve
Wars:
WWI
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