Name:
Oliver Jr. Ames
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
165th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division
Date of Death:
1918-07-28
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Oise Aisne American Cemetery
Plot:
A
Row:
3
Grave:
7
Decoration:
Distinguished Service Cross
Comments:
Lieutenant Ames' heroic leadership was an inspiration to his command. He fought gallantly until on the last day when he was killed while going forward voluntarily through machine-gun and sniper's fire to the assistance of his battalion commander, killed by a German sniper who was hidden behind a dead horse. He was awarded The Distinguished Service Cross.
He also has a cenotaph located in Village Cemetery, Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.