Vidrine George L.

Monuments

First Division Monument (Soissons)

Name:

George L. Vidrine

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

Unit:

26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1918-10-10

State:

Louisiana

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Plot:

Section 18, Site 3519

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

When George L. Vidrine was born on December 1, 1898, in Ville Platte, Louisiana, his father, Leandre, was 51 and his mother, Agnes, was 30. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company G, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died from his wounds received in battle on October 10, 1918 (at the age of 19) in France and is now buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. His name is commemorated on the Buzancy monument in the MISSING IN ACTION section of the monument. His surname is inscribed as Vadrine.