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Beightler, Gordon, Pvt.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Marysville, OH
Last Address General Delivery Marysville, Ohio
Casualty Date Jun 04, 1923
Conflict World War I
Official Badges
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Ohio Distinguished Service Medal - 1918
Name of Award Ohio Distinguished Service Medal
Year Awarded 1918
Last Updated: Apr 30, 2016
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Details Behind Award
Beightler, Gordon, Serial Number 93719; Race: White; Place of Birth: Marysville, Ohio; Home of Record: Marysville, Ohio; Component: National Guard; Enlistment: Jun 29,1916, Marysville, Ohio; Unit Assigned: Company E, 4th Infantry, Ohio National Guard; Unit Activated as Company E, 166th Infantry. Military Service: Jun 29, 1916 to May 11, 1919; Rank: Private; Battle Campaigns: (1) Champagne-Marne; (2)Aisne-Marne; (3) Defensive Sector; Note: Wounded in Action (WIA) on Jul 30, 1918. AEF Participation: Oct 18, 1917-Apr 30, 1919. Honorable Discharge: May 11, 1919
http://ohiogravestones.org/cemetery, Oakdale Cemetery, Paris Township, Ohio; Section H of Cemetery; Date of Birth: 13 Oct 1894; Date of Death: 4 Jun 1923; Company E, 166th Regiment, Rainbow Division, WWI.
Comments/Citation Exerpt from Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, World War, 1917-1918, Volume 2, BEI-BRU.
