Hello

 

I moved recently in Eastern France and today as I was hanging out I found this memorial in Bathelement.

This is the place where the first US soldiers were killed during ww1.

Here are some pictures of the memorial. I took also a picture of the landscape. It is typical eastern France countryside : hills, forests and prairies !

 

Rest in peace soldiers.

 

Julien

 

 

Here are some close ups

 

Merl Hay was from my home State, and the DesMoines area, Merl Hay Blvd. is named in his honor and leads out of town and toward Camp Dodge, Hdq's Iowa National Guard.

Very interesting. Thank you for posting. Bobgee

Grehsam, Enright, and Hay.

 

I will always remember those names.

 

Thanks for posting the pics.

Thanks for posting. Two of the "firsts" that are mentioned here are Hoosiers. Both James Gresham (Evansville) and Alexander Arch (South Bend) were from Indiana.

Thanks for completing the story with more information.