Enlisted in the US Marine Corps on 4 May 1917.
Pvt. Palmer A. Adwell, 79th Co (F). 6th Marine Regiment.
Awarded the Purple Heart Medal for actions against the enemy.
KIA while serving as Rifleman with the 79th Co (F). during the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiments attack and defense of the French village of Bouresches, France during The Battle of the Aisne (Belleau Wood) on the morning and afternoon of Thursday, June 6th, 1918.
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Palmer Alexander Adwell, born in Illinois in May of 1898, was the son of William and Lucy M (Adsit) Adwell from Renville, Renville County, Minnesota. Renville is 107 miles due west of Minneapolis.
In the 1900 census 2 year-old Palmer is living with his parents and five older siblings in rural Hickory Grove, Benton County, Indiana. His father is a laborer. By the 1910 census 12 year-old Palmer is living with his parents and 3 older and 2 younger siblings in New Auburn, Sibley County, Minnesota. New Auburn is 60 miles west southwest of Minneapolis. His father is a laborer digging tile ditches.
Palmer enlisted in the US Marine Corps 4 May 1917.
The 6th Marine Regiment entered active combat 15 Mar 1918 in the Toulon Sector near Verdun. They moved to the Chateau-Thierry Sector and fought and captured Hill 142 at Bouresches, Belleau Wood, from 31 May to 6 Jun 1918. The 6th Marines took up positions southwest of Belleau Wood, then it was ordered to seize the town of Bouresches and to clear the southern half of Belleau Wood itself on 6 June when Private Adwell was killed in action. The Marines lost more men on 6 Jun 1918 than they had in the previous 144 year history.
Letter from William Ashley, June 20, 1918, about Palmer Adwell. Mrs. Wm. Adwell received a letter from W. H. Ashley who was in the same company of Marines with Palmer Adwell and was only a short distance from him when he fell in battle. We are pleased to have the privilege of publishing it since it gives the particulars of this brave boys death:
June 20, 1918,
My Dear Mrs. Adwell,
I am sorry to have to write you that Palmer was killed a few days ago in action. I was near him at the time and his last wish was that I would write to you. He didnt suffer a bit and died like a man. He knew he was dying so I sat and talked with him for a few minutes. He said to tell you not to feel too bad as he was fighting for a good cause and the more he saw of the Germans the more he was ready to fight and even die for America. He said that he wished that he could have seen you again if it was only for a few minutes. I am sending you a card of the place near which he was buried. Palmer was one of the most popular boys in our company and they all miss him. He and I were almost like brothers, and I can hardly believe it to be true. Offering you my greatest sympathy.
Yours very sincerely,
William H. Ashley
79 Co. 6th Regt. Marines
The Washington Post 04 Jul 1918, Thu Americans Killed and Wounded In Fighting on the French Front MARINE CORPS. The following Marine Corps casualties were reported yesterday by the commanding general of the American expeditionary forces: KILLED IN ACTION: Privates: Palmer A. Adwell, Renville, Minn.
Pvt. Palmer A. Adwell, 79th Co (F). 6th Marine Regiment.
Awarded the Purple Heart Medal for actions against the enemy.
KIA while serving as Rifleman with the 79th Co (F). during the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiments attack and defense of the French village of Bouresches, France during The Battle of the Aisne (Belleau Wood) on the morning and afternoon of Thursday, June 6th, 1918.
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Palmer Alexander Adwell, born in Illinois in May of 1898, was the son of William and Lucy M (Adsit) Adwell from Renville, Renville County, Minnesota. Renville is 107 miles due west of Minneapolis.
In the 1900 census 2 year-old Palmer is living with his parents and five older siblings in rural Hickory Grove, Benton County, Indiana. His father is a laborer. By the 1910 census 12 year-old Palmer is living with his parents and 3 older and 2 younger siblings in New Auburn, Sibley County, Minnesota. New Auburn is 60 miles west southwest of Minneapolis. His father is a laborer digging tile ditches.
Palmer enlisted in the US Marine Corps 4 May 1917.
The 6th Marine Regiment entered active combat 15 Mar 1918 in the Toulon Sector near Verdun. They moved to the Chateau-Thierry Sector and fought and captured Hill 142 at Bouresches, Belleau Wood, from 31 May to 6 Jun 1918. The 6th Marines took up positions southwest of Belleau Wood, then it was ordered to seize the town of Bouresches and to clear the southern half of Belleau Wood itself on 6 June when Private Adwell was killed in action. The Marines lost more men on 6 Jun 1918 than they had in the previous 144 year history.
Letter from William Ashley, June 20, 1918, about Palmer Adwell. Mrs. Wm. Adwell received a letter from W. H. Ashley who was in the same company of Marines with Palmer Adwell and was only a short distance from him when he fell in battle. We are pleased to have the privilege of publishing it since it gives the particulars of this brave boys death:
June 20, 1918,
My Dear Mrs. Adwell,
I am sorry to have to write you that Palmer was killed a few days ago in action. I was near him at the time and his last wish was that I would write to you. He didnt suffer a bit and died like a man. He knew he was dying so I sat and talked with him for a few minutes. He said to tell you not to feel too bad as he was fighting for a good cause and the more he saw of the Germans the more he was ready to fight and even die for America. He said that he wished that he could have seen you again if it was only for a few minutes. I am sending you a card of the place near which he was buried. Palmer was one of the most popular boys in our company and they all miss him. He and I were almost like brothers, and I can hardly believe it to be true. Offering you my greatest sympathy.
Yours very sincerely,
William H. Ashley
79 Co. 6th Regt. Marines
The Washington Post 04 Jul 1918, Thu Americans Killed and Wounded In Fighting on the French Front MARINE CORPS. The following Marine Corps casualties were reported yesterday by the commanding general of the American expeditionary forces: KILLED IN ACTION: Privates: Palmer A. Adwell, Renville, Minn.
Enlisted in the US Marine Corps on 4 May 1917.
Pvt. Palmer A. Adwell, 79th Co (F). 6th Marine Regiment.
Awarded the Purple Heart Medal for actions against the enemy.
KIA while serving as Rifleman with the 79th Co (F). during the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiments attack and defense of the French village of Bouresches, France during The Battle of the Aisne (Belleau Wood) on the morning and afternoon of Thursday, June 6th, 1918.
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Palmer Alexander Adwell, born in Illinois in May of 1898, was the son of William and Lucy M (Adsit) Adwell from Renville, Renville County, Minnesota. Renville is 107 miles due west of Minneapolis.
In the 1900 census 2 year-old Palmer is living with his parents and five older siblings in rural Hickory Grove, Benton County, Indiana. His father is a laborer. By the 1910 census 12 year-old Palmer is living with his parents and 3 older and 2 younger siblings in New Auburn, Sibley County, Minnesota. New Auburn is 60 miles west southwest of Minneapolis. His father is a laborer digging tile ditches.
Palmer enlisted in the US Marine Corps 4 May 1917.
The 6th Marine Regiment entered active combat 15 Mar 1918 in the Toulon Sector near Verdun. They moved to the Chateau-Thierry Sector and fought and captured Hill 142 at Bouresches, Belleau Wood, from 31 May to 6 Jun 1918. The 6th Marines took up positions southwest of Belleau Wood, then it was ordered to seize the town of Bouresches and to clear the southern half of Belleau Wood itself on 6 June when Private Adwell was killed in action. The Marines lost more men on 6 Jun 1918 than they had in the previous 144 year history.
Letter from William Ashley, June 20, 1918, about Palmer Adwell. Mrs. Wm. Adwell received a letter from W. H. Ashley who was in the same company of Marines with Palmer Adwell and was only a short distance from him when he fell in battle. We are pleased to have the privilege of publishing it since it gives the particulars of this brave boys death:
June 20, 1918,
My Dear Mrs. Adwell,
I am sorry to have to write you that Palmer was killed a few days ago in action. I was near him at the time and his last wish was that I would write to you. He didnt suffer a bit and died like a man. He knew he was dying so I sat and talked with him for a few minutes. He said to tell you not to feel too bad as he was fighting for a good cause and the more he saw of the Germans the more he was ready to fight and even die for America. He said that he wished that he could have seen you again if it was only for a few minutes. I am sending you a card of the place near which he was buried. Palmer was one of the most popular boys in our company and they all miss him. He and I were almost like brothers, and I can hardly believe it to be true. Offering you my greatest sympathy.
Yours very sincerely,
William H. Ashley
79 Co. 6th Regt. Marines
The Washington Post 04 Jul 1918, Thu Americans Killed and Wounded In Fighting on the French Front MARINE CORPS. The following Marine Corps casualties were reported yesterday by the commanding general of the American expeditionary forces: KILLED IN ACTION: Privates: Palmer A. Adwell, Renville, Minn.
Pvt. Palmer A. Adwell, 79th Co (F). 6th Marine Regiment.
Awarded the Purple Heart Medal for actions against the enemy.
KIA while serving as Rifleman with the 79th Co (F). during the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiments attack and defense of the French village of Bouresches, France during The Battle of the Aisne (Belleau Wood) on the morning and afternoon of Thursday, June 6th, 1918.
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Palmer Alexander Adwell, born in Illinois in May of 1898, was the son of William and Lucy M (Adsit) Adwell from Renville, Renville County, Minnesota. Renville is 107 miles due west of Minneapolis.
In the 1900 census 2 year-old Palmer is living with his parents and five older siblings in rural Hickory Grove, Benton County, Indiana. His father is a laborer. By the 1910 census 12 year-old Palmer is living with his parents and 3 older and 2 younger siblings in New Auburn, Sibley County, Minnesota. New Auburn is 60 miles west southwest of Minneapolis. His father is a laborer digging tile ditches.
Palmer enlisted in the US Marine Corps 4 May 1917.
The 6th Marine Regiment entered active combat 15 Mar 1918 in the Toulon Sector near Verdun. They moved to the Chateau-Thierry Sector and fought and captured Hill 142 at Bouresches, Belleau Wood, from 31 May to 6 Jun 1918. The 6th Marines took up positions southwest of Belleau Wood, then it was ordered to seize the town of Bouresches and to clear the southern half of Belleau Wood itself on 6 June when Private Adwell was killed in action. The Marines lost more men on 6 Jun 1918 than they had in the previous 144 year history.
Letter from William Ashley, June 20, 1918, about Palmer Adwell. Mrs. Wm. Adwell received a letter from W. H. Ashley who was in the same company of Marines with Palmer Adwell and was only a short distance from him when he fell in battle. We are pleased to have the privilege of publishing it since it gives the particulars of this brave boys death:
June 20, 1918,
My Dear Mrs. Adwell,
I am sorry to have to write you that Palmer was killed a few days ago in action. I was near him at the time and his last wish was that I would write to you. He didnt suffer a bit and died like a man. He knew he was dying so I sat and talked with him for a few minutes. He said to tell you not to feel too bad as he was fighting for a good cause and the more he saw of the Germans the more he was ready to fight and even die for America. He said that he wished that he could have seen you again if it was only for a few minutes. I am sending you a card of the place near which he was buried. Palmer was one of the most popular boys in our company and they all miss him. He and I were almost like brothers, and I can hardly believe it to be true. Offering you my greatest sympathy.
Yours very sincerely,
William H. Ashley
79 Co. 6th Regt. Marines
The Washington Post 04 Jul 1918, Thu Americans Killed and Wounded In Fighting on the French Front MARINE CORPS. The following Marine Corps casualties were reported yesterday by the commanding general of the American expeditionary forces: KILLED IN ACTION: Privates: Palmer A. Adwell, Renville, Minn.
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