John Abraham Nicodemus, son of William and Agnes Nicodemus, was born on January 19, 1900, at Dowagiac, Mich. With his parents he removed to Miami county, and then to Rochester, where he attended the public schools. On January 1, 1917, he enlistd at Columbus, Ohio, being assigned to Co. B, 3rd Inf., at Eagle Pass, Texas. On the following May he was transferred to Co. F, 26th Inf., and sailed for overseas, June 27, 1917. A detailed history of the movements and activities of this unit is contained in the record "The Twenty-Sixty Infantry in France."
He was wounded July 19, 1918, at Soissons, again in August, in the Champagne district; likewise in the St. Mihiel offensive in September. According to official records he was killed by a high explosive shell, while guarding equipment, between October 1 and 11, 1918.
He is now buried in Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, USA. His name is commemorated on the First Infantry Division monument in St. Juvin, France but his surname is inscribed as Nicodernus.
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