Robert Lee Harrell was born on October 22, 1890 in Guthrie Township, Lawrence County, Indiana. He was the son of Joseph H. and Clara (Donica) Harrell and he was a farmer.
He entered the service on September 24, 1917 in Bedford, Indiana and was sent to Camp Taylor, Kentucky where he was assigned to Company L, 151st Infantry. He was transferred to Camp Shelby, Mississippi and to Company K, 162nd Infantry and then transferred to the Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was deployed overseas in June,
1918. 1
Harrell, Robert Lee (Deceased) Lawrence County
Private, 1565649, Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., January 1, 1920: The Division Commander cites the following officers and soldiers for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services…Robert L. Harrell, private, Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry…By command of Major General Summerall: Stephen O. Fuqua, Colonel, General Staff, Chief of Staff. Official: R.E. Fraile, Lieutenant Colonel, A. G. D., Division Adjutant.
Silver Star. General Orders No. 5, Headquarters 1st Infantry Brigate, A.E.F., Selters, Germany, June 1, 1919: The following officers and men are cited for gallant and courageous conduct during their participation in three of the four major operations of this division: Montdidier-Noyon defensive, Aisne-Marne offensive, St. Mihiel offensive, Meuse-Argonne offensive: 16th Infantry...Machine Gun Company...Private Robert L. Harrell...By Command of Brigadier General Parker: J.W. Crissy, Major, Adjutant.
Record. Born October 22, 1890, Logan; son of Joseph H. and Clara (Donica) Harrell. Farmer.
Logan. Entered service September 22, 1917, Bedford. Training: Camp Taylor, Ky. ; Camp Shelby, Miss. Assigned to Company L, 151st Infantry; transferred to Company K, 162d
Infantry; to Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry. Overseas June 11, 1918. Battles: Aisne-Marne, Saizerais, St. Michiel, Meuse-Argonne. Killed in action October 9, 1918, Meuse-Argonne. Buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford. 2
1 Source: "Gold Star Honor Roll: A Record of Indiana Men and Women who died in the service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War," Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission, 1921., p. 354.
2 " Indiana Book of Merit: Official Individual Decorations and Commendations Awarded to Indiana Men and Women for Service in the World War." Comp. Harry A. Rider. Indianapolis: Historical Bureau, 1932, p. 311.
There is a cenotaph for Private Harrell at the World War Memorial, Beech Grove Cemetery, Bedford, Indiana; his name is misspelled as Robert E. Harrell.
He entered the service on September 24, 1917 in Bedford, Indiana and was sent to Camp Taylor, Kentucky where he was assigned to Company L, 151st Infantry. He was transferred to Camp Shelby, Mississippi and to Company K, 162nd Infantry and then transferred to the Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was deployed overseas in June,
1918. 1
Harrell, Robert Lee (Deceased) Lawrence County
Private, 1565649, Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., January 1, 1920: The Division Commander cites the following officers and soldiers for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services…Robert L. Harrell, private, Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry…By command of Major General Summerall: Stephen O. Fuqua, Colonel, General Staff, Chief of Staff. Official: R.E. Fraile, Lieutenant Colonel, A. G. D., Division Adjutant.
Silver Star. General Orders No. 5, Headquarters 1st Infantry Brigate, A.E.F., Selters, Germany, June 1, 1919: The following officers and men are cited for gallant and courageous conduct during their participation in three of the four major operations of this division: Montdidier-Noyon defensive, Aisne-Marne offensive, St. Mihiel offensive, Meuse-Argonne offensive: 16th Infantry...Machine Gun Company...Private Robert L. Harrell...By Command of Brigadier General Parker: J.W. Crissy, Major, Adjutant.
Record. Born October 22, 1890, Logan; son of Joseph H. and Clara (Donica) Harrell. Farmer.
Logan. Entered service September 22, 1917, Bedford. Training: Camp Taylor, Ky. ; Camp Shelby, Miss. Assigned to Company L, 151st Infantry; transferred to Company K, 162d
Infantry; to Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry. Overseas June 11, 1918. Battles: Aisne-Marne, Saizerais, St. Michiel, Meuse-Argonne. Killed in action October 9, 1918, Meuse-Argonne. Buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford. 2
1 Source: "Gold Star Honor Roll: A Record of Indiana Men and Women who died in the service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War," Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission, 1921., p. 354.
2 " Indiana Book of Merit: Official Individual Decorations and Commendations Awarded to Indiana Men and Women for Service in the World War." Comp. Harry A. Rider. Indianapolis: Historical Bureau, 1932, p. 311.
There is a cenotaph for Private Harrell at the World War Memorial, Beech Grove Cemetery, Bedford, Indiana; his name is misspelled as Robert E. Harrell.
Robert Lee Harrell was born on October 22, 1890 in Guthrie Township, Lawrence County, Indiana. He was the son of Joseph H. and Clara (Donica) Harrell and he was a farmer.
He entered the service on September 24, 1917 in Bedford, Indiana and was sent to Camp Taylor, Kentucky where he was assigned to Company L, 151st Infantry. He was transferred to Camp Shelby, Mississippi and to Company K, 162nd Infantry and then transferred to the Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was deployed overseas in June,
1918. 1
Harrell, Robert Lee (Deceased) Lawrence County
Private, 1565649, Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., January 1, 1920: The Division Commander cites the following officers and soldiers for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services…Robert L. Harrell, private, Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry…By command of Major General Summerall: Stephen O. Fuqua, Colonel, General Staff, Chief of Staff. Official: R.E. Fraile, Lieutenant Colonel, A. G. D., Division Adjutant.
Silver Star. General Orders No. 5, Headquarters 1st Infantry Brigate, A.E.F., Selters, Germany, June 1, 1919: The following officers and men are cited for gallant and courageous conduct during their participation in three of the four major operations of this division: Montdidier-Noyon defensive, Aisne-Marne offensive, St. Mihiel offensive, Meuse-Argonne offensive: 16th Infantry...Machine Gun Company...Private Robert L. Harrell...By Command of Brigadier General Parker: J.W. Crissy, Major, Adjutant.
Record. Born October 22, 1890, Logan; son of Joseph H. and Clara (Donica) Harrell. Farmer.
Logan. Entered service September 22, 1917, Bedford. Training: Camp Taylor, Ky. ; Camp Shelby, Miss. Assigned to Company L, 151st Infantry; transferred to Company K, 162d
Infantry; to Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry. Overseas June 11, 1918. Battles: Aisne-Marne, Saizerais, St. Michiel, Meuse-Argonne. Killed in action October 9, 1918, Meuse-Argonne. Buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford. 2
1 Source: "Gold Star Honor Roll: A Record of Indiana Men and Women who died in the service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War," Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission, 1921., p. 354.
2 " Indiana Book of Merit: Official Individual Decorations and Commendations Awarded to Indiana Men and Women for Service in the World War." Comp. Harry A. Rider. Indianapolis: Historical Bureau, 1932, p. 311.
There is a cenotaph for Private Harrell at the World War Memorial, Beech Grove Cemetery, Bedford, Indiana; his name is misspelled as Robert E. Harrell.
He entered the service on September 24, 1917 in Bedford, Indiana and was sent to Camp Taylor, Kentucky where he was assigned to Company L, 151st Infantry. He was transferred to Camp Shelby, Mississippi and to Company K, 162nd Infantry and then transferred to the Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was deployed overseas in June,
1918. 1
Harrell, Robert Lee (Deceased) Lawrence County
Private, 1565649, Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., January 1, 1920: The Division Commander cites the following officers and soldiers for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services…Robert L. Harrell, private, Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry…By command of Major General Summerall: Stephen O. Fuqua, Colonel, General Staff, Chief of Staff. Official: R.E. Fraile, Lieutenant Colonel, A. G. D., Division Adjutant.
Silver Star. General Orders No. 5, Headquarters 1st Infantry Brigate, A.E.F., Selters, Germany, June 1, 1919: The following officers and men are cited for gallant and courageous conduct during their participation in three of the four major operations of this division: Montdidier-Noyon defensive, Aisne-Marne offensive, St. Mihiel offensive, Meuse-Argonne offensive: 16th Infantry...Machine Gun Company...Private Robert L. Harrell...By Command of Brigadier General Parker: J.W. Crissy, Major, Adjutant.
Record. Born October 22, 1890, Logan; son of Joseph H. and Clara (Donica) Harrell. Farmer.
Logan. Entered service September 22, 1917, Bedford. Training: Camp Taylor, Ky. ; Camp Shelby, Miss. Assigned to Company L, 151st Infantry; transferred to Company K, 162d
Infantry; to Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry. Overseas June 11, 1918. Battles: Aisne-Marne, Saizerais, St. Michiel, Meuse-Argonne. Killed in action October 9, 1918, Meuse-Argonne. Buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford. 2
1 Source: "Gold Star Honor Roll: A Record of Indiana Men and Women who died in the service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War," Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission, 1921., p. 354.
2 " Indiana Book of Merit: Official Individual Decorations and Commendations Awarded to Indiana Men and Women for Service in the World War." Comp. Harry A. Rider. Indianapolis: Historical Bureau, 1932, p. 311.
There is a cenotaph for Private Harrell at the World War Memorial, Beech Grove Cemetery, Bedford, Indiana; his name is misspelled as Robert E. Harrell.
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