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PFC Auther Acree

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PFC Auther Acree Veteran

Birth
Andalusia, Covington County, Alabama, USA
Death
15 Jul 1918 (aged 18)
Suippes, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Burial
Belleau, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot B, Row 11, Grave 19
Memorial ID
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1910 Census shows him living in Covington County, Alabama with his parents William T and Mary Acree. No FAG burial information on parents found that match census records of birth.

On June 21, 1918 Supreme Commander Foch asked General Pershing to move the "Rainbow" Division to the Champagne-Marne to help the French in the coming battle to save Paris. The entire 42nd Division took part in that defense that stopped the German "Peace Offensive" on July 15, 1918. The brunt of the Central Powers assault in this part of the Champagne offensive was taken by the 167th (Alabama) Infantry Regiment and the 109th French Regiment. For that battle, Colonel Screws replaced Major Hartley A. Moon as commander of his 2nd Battalion with Captain Everett H. Jackson, placing Jackson's PC in the command post of his French counterpart. It was the first change of leadership in the Alabama regiment and all three battalions of the 167th were deemed by French commanders to have fought fiercely and well.

U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
Name: Auther Acree
Rank: Private First Class
Residence Place: Alabama
Military Unit: 167th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division
Military Branch: U.S. Army
War: World War I
Death Date: 15 Jul 1918
Cemetery Plot Number: B
Cemetery Row: 11
Cemetery Section: Grave: 19
Cemetery: Aisne-Marne American Cemetery
Burial Place: Belleau, France

This soldier is listed a Arthur Acree in some military records. He was survived by his mother Mary Acree of Andalusia, AL

Contributor: suef (47116378)
1910 Census shows him living in Covington County, Alabama with his parents William T and Mary Acree. No FAG burial information on parents found that match census records of birth.

On June 21, 1918 Supreme Commander Foch asked General Pershing to move the "Rainbow" Division to the Champagne-Marne to help the French in the coming battle to save Paris. The entire 42nd Division took part in that defense that stopped the German "Peace Offensive" on July 15, 1918. The brunt of the Central Powers assault in this part of the Champagne offensive was taken by the 167th (Alabama) Infantry Regiment and the 109th French Regiment. For that battle, Colonel Screws replaced Major Hartley A. Moon as commander of his 2nd Battalion with Captain Everett H. Jackson, placing Jackson's PC in the command post of his French counterpart. It was the first change of leadership in the Alabama regiment and all three battalions of the 167th were deemed by French commanders to have fought fiercely and well.

U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
Name: Auther Acree
Rank: Private First Class
Residence Place: Alabama
Military Unit: 167th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division
Military Branch: U.S. Army
War: World War I
Death Date: 15 Jul 1918
Cemetery Plot Number: B
Cemetery Row: 11
Cemetery Section: Grave: 19
Cemetery: Aisne-Marne American Cemetery
Burial Place: Belleau, France

This soldier is listed a Arthur Acree in some military records. He was survived by his mother Mary Acree of Andalusia, AL

Contributor: suef (47116378)

Inscription

167th Infantry Regiment
42nd Division
US Army
World War I


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  • Maintained by: MAJ Jimmy Cotton
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 4, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55865683/auther-acree: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Auther Acree (5 Jan 1900–15 Jul 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55865683, citing Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France; Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).