2nd Lt. Thomas D. Kern, USA, Regimental Machine Gun Co. 26th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, AEF.
Awarded the Silver Star Medal (1st and 2nd Award), and Purple Heart Medal for actions against the enemy.
WIA while serving as an Platoon Leader with Regimental Machine Gun Co. while in direct support of the 3rd Battalion, 26th U.S. Infantry Regiment's attack on enemy held positions south of the French town of Berzy-le-Sec, France during The Aisne-Marne Offensive (Soissons), on the morning of Tuesday, July 23rd 1918.
DoW's on the morning of Saturday, August 3rd, 1918.
Upon 2nd Lt. Kern's death, 2nd Lt. Kern was initially interred at Grave #56, Temporary American Cemetery, Châtel-Guyon (Puy-de-Dome), France on the afternoon of Monday, August 5th, 1918, and was finally reinterred at Grave #22, Row #6, Section B. at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 20th, 1922.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
First Lieutenant Thomas Dabney Kern, born 17 Nov 1890, was the son of James William Kern and Mary Nelson (Davis) Kern of Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia.
In the 1910 census 19-year-old Thomas is living in the household of his maternal uncle Dabney Davis with uncles Eugene, Richard and Staige Davis, in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. He is unemployed. Uncles Dabney and Staige are lawyers, Eugene and Richard are doctors. Thomas' parents are living in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia with brother James Jr 22. His father is a university teacher. Washington & Lee and Southern Virginia Universities are in Lexington.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War Volume 3, Virginia, show Lieutenants: Kern, Thomas D from Lexington as Died of Wounds. Thomas was mortally wounded on 23 July south of Berzy-le-Sec and died of his wounds on 3 Aug at Belleau. Thomas was awarded two Silver Stars for gallantry in action.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
Awarded the Silver Star Medal (1st and 2nd Award), and Purple Heart Medal for actions against the enemy.
WIA while serving as an Platoon Leader with Regimental Machine Gun Co. while in direct support of the 3rd Battalion, 26th U.S. Infantry Regiment's attack on enemy held positions south of the French town of Berzy-le-Sec, France during The Aisne-Marne Offensive (Soissons), on the morning of Tuesday, July 23rd 1918.
DoW's on the morning of Saturday, August 3rd, 1918.
Upon 2nd Lt. Kern's death, 2nd Lt. Kern was initially interred at Grave #56, Temporary American Cemetery, Châtel-Guyon (Puy-de-Dome), France on the afternoon of Monday, August 5th, 1918, and was finally reinterred at Grave #22, Row #6, Section B. at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 20th, 1922.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
First Lieutenant Thomas Dabney Kern, born 17 Nov 1890, was the son of James William Kern and Mary Nelson (Davis) Kern of Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia.
In the 1910 census 19-year-old Thomas is living in the household of his maternal uncle Dabney Davis with uncles Eugene, Richard and Staige Davis, in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. He is unemployed. Uncles Dabney and Staige are lawyers, Eugene and Richard are doctors. Thomas' parents are living in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia with brother James Jr 22. His father is a university teacher. Washington & Lee and Southern Virginia Universities are in Lexington.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War Volume 3, Virginia, show Lieutenants: Kern, Thomas D from Lexington as Died of Wounds. Thomas was mortally wounded on 23 July south of Berzy-le-Sec and died of his wounds on 3 Aug at Belleau. Thomas was awarded two Silver Stars for gallantry in action.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
2nd Lt. Thomas D. Kern, USA, Regimental Machine Gun Co. 26th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, AEF.
Awarded the Silver Star Medal (1st and 2nd Award), and Purple Heart Medal for actions against the enemy.
WIA while serving as an Platoon Leader with Regimental Machine Gun Co. while in direct support of the 3rd Battalion, 26th U.S. Infantry Regiment's attack on enemy held positions south of the French town of Berzy-le-Sec, France during The Aisne-Marne Offensive (Soissons), on the morning of Tuesday, July 23rd 1918.
DoW's on the morning of Saturday, August 3rd, 1918.
Upon 2nd Lt. Kern's death, 2nd Lt. Kern was initially interred at Grave #56, Temporary American Cemetery, Châtel-Guyon (Puy-de-Dome), France on the afternoon of Monday, August 5th, 1918, and was finally reinterred at Grave #22, Row #6, Section B. at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 20th, 1922.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
First Lieutenant Thomas Dabney Kern, born 17 Nov 1890, was the son of James William Kern and Mary Nelson (Davis) Kern of Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia.
In the 1910 census 19-year-old Thomas is living in the household of his maternal uncle Dabney Davis with uncles Eugene, Richard and Staige Davis, in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. He is unemployed. Uncles Dabney and Staige are lawyers, Eugene and Richard are doctors. Thomas' parents are living in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia with brother James Jr 22. His father is a university teacher. Washington & Lee and Southern Virginia Universities are in Lexington.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War Volume 3, Virginia, show Lieutenants: Kern, Thomas D from Lexington as Died of Wounds. Thomas was mortally wounded on 23 July south of Berzy-le-Sec and died of his wounds on 3 Aug at Belleau. Thomas was awarded two Silver Stars for gallantry in action.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
Awarded the Silver Star Medal (1st and 2nd Award), and Purple Heart Medal for actions against the enemy.
WIA while serving as an Platoon Leader with Regimental Machine Gun Co. while in direct support of the 3rd Battalion, 26th U.S. Infantry Regiment's attack on enemy held positions south of the French town of Berzy-le-Sec, France during The Aisne-Marne Offensive (Soissons), on the morning of Tuesday, July 23rd 1918.
DoW's on the morning of Saturday, August 3rd, 1918.
Upon 2nd Lt. Kern's death, 2nd Lt. Kern was initially interred at Grave #56, Temporary American Cemetery, Châtel-Guyon (Puy-de-Dome), France on the afternoon of Monday, August 5th, 1918, and was finally reinterred at Grave #22, Row #6, Section B. at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 20th, 1922.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
First Lieutenant Thomas Dabney Kern, born 17 Nov 1890, was the son of James William Kern and Mary Nelson (Davis) Kern of Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia.
In the 1910 census 19-year-old Thomas is living in the household of his maternal uncle Dabney Davis with uncles Eugene, Richard and Staige Davis, in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. He is unemployed. Uncles Dabney and Staige are lawyers, Eugene and Richard are doctors. Thomas' parents are living in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia with brother James Jr 22. His father is a university teacher. Washington & Lee and Southern Virginia Universities are in Lexington.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War Volume 3, Virginia, show Lieutenants: Kern, Thomas D from Lexington as Died of Wounds. Thomas was mortally wounded on 23 July south of Berzy-le-Sec and died of his wounds on 3 Aug at Belleau. Thomas was awarded two Silver Stars for gallantry in action.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
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