Gallagan Wilbur Thomas

Monuments

First Division Monument (Soissons)

Name:

Wilbur Thomas Gallagan

Rank:

Bugler

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Unit:

28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1918-07-21

State:

Indiana

Cemetery:

Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Indiana

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From findagrave.com:
Wilbur Thomas was the first soldier of World War I from Cass county to die in battle. He enlisted in U.S. Regular Army October 25, 1916, Logansport, Ind. Sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio. Transferred to Ft. Houston, Tex.; then to Camp Funston, Kans. Saw service on Mexican Border. Went overseas in June, 1917; assigned to Company C, 28th Infantry, 1st Division. Killed by shrapnel fire July 21, 1918, near Soissons, on Moselle. His remains were returned to Cass county for re-burial in Mount Hope cemetery on 9/24/1921.