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Contact Info
Last Address Tonkawa
Date of Passing Sep 01, 1981
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Honor Roll and Service Record, Kay County, Oklahoma 1920 (Gold Star Mothers): P. 26, Profile 5;
SSDI Search: SSDI shows DOB Match; SSN issued in Oklahoma; Place of Residence at time of death: 74601 (Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma). Date of Death: Sep 1, 1981;
Other Comments:
Name: Cron, Herman E
Rank: Private First Class
Home of Record, Tonkawa, OK
DOB: Dec 22, 1895
POB: Tonkawa, OK
NOK: Mr. And Mrs. J. E. Cron
DOE: Active Duty: Feb 21, 1918
POE: Camp Travis, TX
DOS: Apr 18, 1919
POS: Camp Pike, AR
Tour of Duty: Feb 1918 to Apr 1919;
Initial Unit Assignment: Company E, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Inf Division;
Sailed overseas Jun 20, 1918; Service in Chateau Thierry and St. Mihiel, France.
(SOURCE: "Honor Roll and Service Record, p. 26" published by Blackwell Job Printing Company, Blackwell, OK, in 1920.)
World War I/Champagne-Marne Campaign/Battle of Chateau-Thierry
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July / 1918
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July / 1918
Description SThe Battle of Château-Thierry was fought on July 18, 1918 and was one of the first actions of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) under General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing. It was a battle in World War I as part of the Second Battle of the Marne, initially prompted by a German offensive launched on 15 July against the AEF, an expeditionary force consisting of troops from both the Army and Marine Corps, and the newest troops on the front.
On the morning of 18 July 1918, the French (some of them colonial) and American forces between Fontenoy and Château-Thierry launched a counter-assault under the overall direction of Allied généralissime Ferdinand Foch against the German positions. This assault on a 40 km (25 mi) wide front was the first in over a year. The American army played a role fighting for the regions around Soissons and Château-Thierry, in collaboration with predominantly French forces. The allied forces had managed to keep their plans a secret, and their attack at 04:45 took the Germans by surprise when the troops went "Over the Top" without a preparatory artillery bombardment, but instead followed closely behind a rolling barrage which began with great synchronized precision. Eventually, the two opposing assaults (lines) inter-penetrated and individual American units exercised initiative and continued fighting despite being nominally behind enemy lines.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
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July / 1918
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July / 1918
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories Tour of Duty: Feb 1918 to Apr 1919; Initial Unit Assignment: Company E, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Inf Division; Sailed overseas Jun 20, 1918; Service in Chateau Thierry and St. Mihiel, France.