Name:
Virgil L. Yokem
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-10-04
State:
Kansas
Cemetery:
Meuse-Argonne American Cem., Lorraine, France
Plot:
E
Row:
5
Grave:
36
Decoration:
Comments:
Virgil L. Yokem entered the military service in Kansas. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company L, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on October 4, 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 Yoken.