Ronald was the son of Dorsey (or Darcy or D'Arcy) W. Crowder and Sarah Lillian George. According to his draft registration card, he was of medium height and build, with blue eyes and dark hair, and worked as a house framer.
He was killed in action while serving in Company "G", 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division. The 80th originally consisted of men mostly from Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, and was nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division". Its crest shows three peaks representing mountains in the three states. The 318th was raised largely in the Richmond area.
"[On] September 26, 1918 the 80th Division went into action in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The 318th Infantry was held in reserve early in the offensive but on September 29 was sent to support the 8th Infantry Brigade of the 4th Division, fighting with the 4th until the 3rd of October... The 318th was in action as part of the 4th Division and 80th Division from September 29 until the night of October 6/7 when it was relieved. During this period the Regiment suffered 7 officers and 101 men killed, 25 officers and 807 men wounded and 2 men missing. The 2nd Battalion had lost all of its company commanders and about 60% casualties and the 3rd Battalion had suffered as heavily." (from: www.hardscrabblefarm.com/80th/
318th_history.htm.
"On October 4 the general attack of the American First Army was resumed. The Third Corps comprised the 80th Division on the left, the 4th in the center, and the 33d on the right. The corps front extended from Forges along the Meuse, skirting the northern edge of the Bois de la Cote Lemont, thence southwestwardly to just north of Nantillois... The mission of the 80th Division was to penetrate southwest of Bois du Fays and to continue to the northern edge of the Bois des Rappes and Les Clairs Chenes.
"The attack was launched at 5.25 a. m., behind a heavy rolling barrage. Heavy machine-gun and artillery fire were put down by the enemy on the advancing units, particularly in the Bois des Ogons and Bois du Fays... On October 5 the attack was continued against strong enemy resistance, centering chiefly in Bois des Ogons, and Wood 250, which were powerfully held by numerous and well-organized machine-gun nests. During the day the corps did not succeed in gaining any ground, except on the left, where the southern portion of Bois des Ogons was taken." (from http://history.amedd. army.mil/booksdocs/wwi/ fieldoperations/ chapter27.html .
He was killed in action while serving in Company "G", 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division. The 80th originally consisted of men mostly from Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, and was nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division". Its crest shows three peaks representing mountains in the three states. The 318th was raised largely in the Richmond area.
"[On] September 26, 1918 the 80th Division went into action in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The 318th Infantry was held in reserve early in the offensive but on September 29 was sent to support the 8th Infantry Brigade of the 4th Division, fighting with the 4th until the 3rd of October... The 318th was in action as part of the 4th Division and 80th Division from September 29 until the night of October 6/7 when it was relieved. During this period the Regiment suffered 7 officers and 101 men killed, 25 officers and 807 men wounded and 2 men missing. The 2nd Battalion had lost all of its company commanders and about 60% casualties and the 3rd Battalion had suffered as heavily." (from: www.hardscrabblefarm.com/80th/
318th_history.htm.
"On October 4 the general attack of the American First Army was resumed. The Third Corps comprised the 80th Division on the left, the 4th in the center, and the 33d on the right. The corps front extended from Forges along the Meuse, skirting the northern edge of the Bois de la Cote Lemont, thence southwestwardly to just north of Nantillois... The mission of the 80th Division was to penetrate southwest of Bois du Fays and to continue to the northern edge of the Bois des Rappes and Les Clairs Chenes.
"The attack was launched at 5.25 a. m., behind a heavy rolling barrage. Heavy machine-gun and artillery fire were put down by the enemy on the advancing units, particularly in the Bois des Ogons and Bois du Fays... On October 5 the attack was continued against strong enemy resistance, centering chiefly in Bois des Ogons, and Wood 250, which were powerfully held by numerous and well-organized machine-gun nests. During the day the corps did not succeed in gaining any ground, except on the left, where the southern portion of Bois des Ogons was taken." (from http://history.amedd. army.mil/booksdocs/wwi/ fieldoperations/ chapter27.html .
Ronald was the son of Dorsey (or Darcy or D'Arcy) W. Crowder and Sarah Lillian George. According to his draft registration card, he was of medium height and build, with blue eyes and dark hair, and worked as a house framer.
He was killed in action while serving in Company "G", 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division. The 80th originally consisted of men mostly from Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, and was nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division". Its crest shows three peaks representing mountains in the three states. The 318th was raised largely in the Richmond area.
"[On] September 26, 1918 the 80th Division went into action in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The 318th Infantry was held in reserve early in the offensive but on September 29 was sent to support the 8th Infantry Brigade of the 4th Division, fighting with the 4th until the 3rd of October... The 318th was in action as part of the 4th Division and 80th Division from September 29 until the night of October 6/7 when it was relieved. During this period the Regiment suffered 7 officers and 101 men killed, 25 officers and 807 men wounded and 2 men missing. The 2nd Battalion had lost all of its company commanders and about 60% casualties and the 3rd Battalion had suffered as heavily." (from: www.hardscrabblefarm.com/80th/
318th_history.htm.
"On October 4 the general attack of the American First Army was resumed. The Third Corps comprised the 80th Division on the left, the 4th in the center, and the 33d on the right. The corps front extended from Forges along the Meuse, skirting the northern edge of the Bois de la Cote Lemont, thence southwestwardly to just north of Nantillois... The mission of the 80th Division was to penetrate southwest of Bois du Fays and to continue to the northern edge of the Bois des Rappes and Les Clairs Chenes.
"The attack was launched at 5.25 a. m., behind a heavy rolling barrage. Heavy machine-gun and artillery fire were put down by the enemy on the advancing units, particularly in the Bois des Ogons and Bois du Fays... On October 5 the attack was continued against strong enemy resistance, centering chiefly in Bois des Ogons, and Wood 250, which were powerfully held by numerous and well-organized machine-gun nests. During the day the corps did not succeed in gaining any ground, except on the left, where the southern portion of Bois des Ogons was taken." (from http://history.amedd. army.mil/booksdocs/wwi/ fieldoperations/ chapter27.html .
He was killed in action while serving in Company "G", 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division. The 80th originally consisted of men mostly from Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, and was nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division". Its crest shows three peaks representing mountains in the three states. The 318th was raised largely in the Richmond area.
"[On] September 26, 1918 the 80th Division went into action in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The 318th Infantry was held in reserve early in the offensive but on September 29 was sent to support the 8th Infantry Brigade of the 4th Division, fighting with the 4th until the 3rd of October... The 318th was in action as part of the 4th Division and 80th Division from September 29 until the night of October 6/7 when it was relieved. During this period the Regiment suffered 7 officers and 101 men killed, 25 officers and 807 men wounded and 2 men missing. The 2nd Battalion had lost all of its company commanders and about 60% casualties and the 3rd Battalion had suffered as heavily." (from: www.hardscrabblefarm.com/80th/
318th_history.htm.
"On October 4 the general attack of the American First Army was resumed. The Third Corps comprised the 80th Division on the left, the 4th in the center, and the 33d on the right. The corps front extended from Forges along the Meuse, skirting the northern edge of the Bois de la Cote Lemont, thence southwestwardly to just north of Nantillois... The mission of the 80th Division was to penetrate southwest of Bois du Fays and to continue to the northern edge of the Bois des Rappes and Les Clairs Chenes.
"The attack was launched at 5.25 a. m., behind a heavy rolling barrage. Heavy machine-gun and artillery fire were put down by the enemy on the advancing units, particularly in the Bois des Ogons and Bois du Fays... On October 5 the attack was continued against strong enemy resistance, centering chiefly in Bois des Ogons, and Wood 250, which were powerfully held by numerous and well-organized machine-gun nests. During the day the corps did not succeed in gaining any ground, except on the left, where the southern portion of Bois des Ogons was taken." (from http://history.amedd. army.mil/booksdocs/wwi/ fieldoperations/ chapter27.html .
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