Private Patrick F Fegan, born in Doylesburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania 25 May 1894, was the son of John Alouesias Fegan and Harriett Alice (Piper) Fegan.
In the 1900 census 6-year-old Patrick is living with his parents and siblings John 14, Leo 12, Charles 10, Louis 8, Paul 3, and Arthur 1, in rural Fannett Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. His father is farming.
Patrick's brother John died in 1904 at age 18.
In the 1910 census 15-year-old Patrick is living with his parents and siblings Charley 19, Louis 17, Paul 13, Arthur 11, and Anna 9, still in Fannett Township. His father is doing odd jobs. Charley, Louis and Patrick are farm laborers.
On his 1917 draft registration, Patrick is still living in Doylesburg, working for C. Oyler (presumably a farmer). Patrick's father died in 1917 and Patrick moved to Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, where his brother Louis lived. Abingdon is in northwest Illinois between Peoria and Moline, 11 miles south of Galesburg. Patrick entered service at Rockford, IL, October 1, 1917 and trained at Camp Grant, south of Rockford.
Patrick sailed for France with Company G of the 131st infantry Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, attached to the 33rd Division, from Hoboken, New Jersey, aboard the USS Leviathan on 22 May 1918. His person to contact in case of emergency was his brother Louis in Abingdon, Illinois.
The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy, was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which began on 8 August 1918, later known as the Hundred Days Offensive, that ultimately led to the end of the First World War. The battle began in dense fog at 4:20 am on 8 August. The advance continued on 9 August, though without the spectacular results of the first day.
The Germans on Chipilly ridge commanded a wide field of fire to the south of the Somme and poured devastating machine gun and artillery fire that kept the Australian Corps pinned down across the river at Hamel. [Chipilly is on the Somme 17 miles due east of Amiens] The job of taking Chipilly Ridge was ultimately assigned to 3 battalions of American Doughboys from the 33rd U.S. Infantry Division. According to B.J. Omanson, "Their attack took place at 5:30 p.m. and, despite heavy machine gun and artillery fire pouring down on them from Chipilly Ridge, the Americans could not be driven back. They repeatedly pressed the assault until the northern half of the ridge and southern end of nearby Gressaire Wood were taken.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 1, Illinois, show Privates: Fegan, Patrick F., from Abingdon, as killed inaction 9 Aug 1918. Patrick was killed in the assault on Chipilly Ridge.
A cenotaph in memory of Patrick was added to the Fegan family marker at Our Lady of Refuge Cemetery in Doylesburg, Pennsylvania.
In the 1900 census 6-year-old Patrick is living with his parents and siblings John 14, Leo 12, Charles 10, Louis 8, Paul 3, and Arthur 1, in rural Fannett Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. His father is farming.
Patrick's brother John died in 1904 at age 18.
In the 1910 census 15-year-old Patrick is living with his parents and siblings Charley 19, Louis 17, Paul 13, Arthur 11, and Anna 9, still in Fannett Township. His father is doing odd jobs. Charley, Louis and Patrick are farm laborers.
On his 1917 draft registration, Patrick is still living in Doylesburg, working for C. Oyler (presumably a farmer). Patrick's father died in 1917 and Patrick moved to Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, where his brother Louis lived. Abingdon is in northwest Illinois between Peoria and Moline, 11 miles south of Galesburg. Patrick entered service at Rockford, IL, October 1, 1917 and trained at Camp Grant, south of Rockford.
Patrick sailed for France with Company G of the 131st infantry Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, attached to the 33rd Division, from Hoboken, New Jersey, aboard the USS Leviathan on 22 May 1918. His person to contact in case of emergency was his brother Louis in Abingdon, Illinois.
The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy, was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which began on 8 August 1918, later known as the Hundred Days Offensive, that ultimately led to the end of the First World War. The battle began in dense fog at 4:20 am on 8 August. The advance continued on 9 August, though without the spectacular results of the first day.
The Germans on Chipilly ridge commanded a wide field of fire to the south of the Somme and poured devastating machine gun and artillery fire that kept the Australian Corps pinned down across the river at Hamel. [Chipilly is on the Somme 17 miles due east of Amiens] The job of taking Chipilly Ridge was ultimately assigned to 3 battalions of American Doughboys from the 33rd U.S. Infantry Division. According to B.J. Omanson, "Their attack took place at 5:30 p.m. and, despite heavy machine gun and artillery fire pouring down on them from Chipilly Ridge, the Americans could not be driven back. They repeatedly pressed the assault until the northern half of the ridge and southern end of nearby Gressaire Wood were taken.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 1, Illinois, show Privates: Fegan, Patrick F., from Abingdon, as killed inaction 9 Aug 1918. Patrick was killed in the assault on Chipilly Ridge.
A cenotaph in memory of Patrick was added to the Fegan family marker at Our Lady of Refuge Cemetery in Doylesburg, Pennsylvania.
Private Patrick F Fegan, born in Doylesburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania 25 May 1894, was the son of John Alouesias Fegan and Harriett Alice (Piper) Fegan.
In the 1900 census 6-year-old Patrick is living with his parents and siblings John 14, Leo 12, Charles 10, Louis 8, Paul 3, and Arthur 1, in rural Fannett Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. His father is farming.
Patrick's brother John died in 1904 at age 18.
In the 1910 census 15-year-old Patrick is living with his parents and siblings Charley 19, Louis 17, Paul 13, Arthur 11, and Anna 9, still in Fannett Township. His father is doing odd jobs. Charley, Louis and Patrick are farm laborers.
On his 1917 draft registration, Patrick is still living in Doylesburg, working for C. Oyler (presumably a farmer). Patrick's father died in 1917 and Patrick moved to Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, where his brother Louis lived. Abingdon is in northwest Illinois between Peoria and Moline, 11 miles south of Galesburg. Patrick entered service at Rockford, IL, October 1, 1917 and trained at Camp Grant, south of Rockford.
Patrick sailed for France with Company G of the 131st infantry Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, attached to the 33rd Division, from Hoboken, New Jersey, aboard the USS Leviathan on 22 May 1918. His person to contact in case of emergency was his brother Louis in Abingdon, Illinois.
The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy, was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which began on 8 August 1918, later known as the Hundred Days Offensive, that ultimately led to the end of the First World War. The battle began in dense fog at 4:20 am on 8 August. The advance continued on 9 August, though without the spectacular results of the first day.
The Germans on Chipilly ridge commanded a wide field of fire to the south of the Somme and poured devastating machine gun and artillery fire that kept the Australian Corps pinned down across the river at Hamel. [Chipilly is on the Somme 17 miles due east of Amiens] The job of taking Chipilly Ridge was ultimately assigned to 3 battalions of American Doughboys from the 33rd U.S. Infantry Division. According to B.J. Omanson, "Their attack took place at 5:30 p.m. and, despite heavy machine gun and artillery fire pouring down on them from Chipilly Ridge, the Americans could not be driven back. They repeatedly pressed the assault until the northern half of the ridge and southern end of nearby Gressaire Wood were taken.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 1, Illinois, show Privates: Fegan, Patrick F., from Abingdon, as killed inaction 9 Aug 1918. Patrick was killed in the assault on Chipilly Ridge.
A cenotaph in memory of Patrick was added to the Fegan family marker at Our Lady of Refuge Cemetery in Doylesburg, Pennsylvania.
In the 1900 census 6-year-old Patrick is living with his parents and siblings John 14, Leo 12, Charles 10, Louis 8, Paul 3, and Arthur 1, in rural Fannett Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. His father is farming.
Patrick's brother John died in 1904 at age 18.
In the 1910 census 15-year-old Patrick is living with his parents and siblings Charley 19, Louis 17, Paul 13, Arthur 11, and Anna 9, still in Fannett Township. His father is doing odd jobs. Charley, Louis and Patrick are farm laborers.
On his 1917 draft registration, Patrick is still living in Doylesburg, working for C. Oyler (presumably a farmer). Patrick's father died in 1917 and Patrick moved to Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, where his brother Louis lived. Abingdon is in northwest Illinois between Peoria and Moline, 11 miles south of Galesburg. Patrick entered service at Rockford, IL, October 1, 1917 and trained at Camp Grant, south of Rockford.
Patrick sailed for France with Company G of the 131st infantry Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, attached to the 33rd Division, from Hoboken, New Jersey, aboard the USS Leviathan on 22 May 1918. His person to contact in case of emergency was his brother Louis in Abingdon, Illinois.
The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy, was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which began on 8 August 1918, later known as the Hundred Days Offensive, that ultimately led to the end of the First World War. The battle began in dense fog at 4:20 am on 8 August. The advance continued on 9 August, though without the spectacular results of the first day.
The Germans on Chipilly ridge commanded a wide field of fire to the south of the Somme and poured devastating machine gun and artillery fire that kept the Australian Corps pinned down across the river at Hamel. [Chipilly is on the Somme 17 miles due east of Amiens] The job of taking Chipilly Ridge was ultimately assigned to 3 battalions of American Doughboys from the 33rd U.S. Infantry Division. According to B.J. Omanson, "Their attack took place at 5:30 p.m. and, despite heavy machine gun and artillery fire pouring down on them from Chipilly Ridge, the Americans could not be driven back. They repeatedly pressed the assault until the northern half of the ridge and southern end of nearby Gressaire Wood were taken.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 1, Illinois, show Privates: Fegan, Patrick F., from Abingdon, as killed inaction 9 Aug 1918. Patrick was killed in the assault on Chipilly Ridge.
A cenotaph in memory of Patrick was added to the Fegan family marker at Our Lady of Refuge Cemetery in Doylesburg, Pennsylvania.
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