Son of James Madison "Matt" and Mary Alice (Puckett) Brewer.
Lloyd Brewer was killed in action on 15 Sep 1918. He was a Private of Co. I, 6th Infantry 5th Division.
Originally, Lloyd was interred in "Grave #2, Bois de Bonvaux, Jaulny, Meurthe-et-Moselle. France." Lloyd was moved to St. Mihiel, American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France in 1924 and presumably moved to the Childers Cemetery in 1931 upon the arrival of his body in Flat, Ky.
Upon searching for this first burial location, I came across several stories of soldiers buried in this area of France. A story on the dpaa dot mil website in 2010 reported about a soldier saying,
"…Private Thomas D. Costello, U.S. Army, of New York, N.Y. He will be buried on July 12 at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington D.C. On Sept. 16, 1918, as part of the 60th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, Costello encountered heavy enemy artillery barrage and machine gun fire near Jaulny, France, in a wooded area known as Bois de Bonvaux. He was killed during the battle and his remains were buried with two other soldiers in a wooded area between Bois de Bonvaux and Bois de Grand Fontaine. Attempts to locate Costello's remains by U.S. Army Graves Registration personnel following the war were unsuccessful…."
Although, I do not have details of Lloyd's death, it seems plausible that he could have been part of this unit, the documents have similar numbers and designations, this could be error, or it could be correct and these men were in a separate unit from Lloyd, but the story sounds like it could be a similar one for Lloyd, too. It is unfortunate that it took so long for Lloyd to get home, however, his family did not have to wait until 2010 for him to come home. I will update this as I learn more.
Lloyd Brewer was killed in action on 15 Sep 1918. He was a Private of Co. I, 6th Infantry 5th Division.
Originally, Lloyd was interred in "Grave #2, Bois de Bonvaux, Jaulny, Meurthe-et-Moselle. France." Lloyd was moved to St. Mihiel, American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France in 1924 and presumably moved to the Childers Cemetery in 1931 upon the arrival of his body in Flat, Ky.
Upon searching for this first burial location, I came across several stories of soldiers buried in this area of France. A story on the dpaa dot mil website in 2010 reported about a soldier saying,
"…Private Thomas D. Costello, U.S. Army, of New York, N.Y. He will be buried on July 12 at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington D.C. On Sept. 16, 1918, as part of the 60th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, Costello encountered heavy enemy artillery barrage and machine gun fire near Jaulny, France, in a wooded area known as Bois de Bonvaux. He was killed during the battle and his remains were buried with two other soldiers in a wooded area between Bois de Bonvaux and Bois de Grand Fontaine. Attempts to locate Costello's remains by U.S. Army Graves Registration personnel following the war were unsuccessful…."
Although, I do not have details of Lloyd's death, it seems plausible that he could have been part of this unit, the documents have similar numbers and designations, this could be error, or it could be correct and these men were in a separate unit from Lloyd, but the story sounds like it could be a similar one for Lloyd, too. It is unfortunate that it took so long for Lloyd to get home, however, his family did not have to wait until 2010 for him to come home. I will update this as I learn more.
Son of James Madison "Matt" and Mary Alice (Puckett) Brewer.
Lloyd Brewer was killed in action on 15 Sep 1918. He was a Private of Co. I, 6th Infantry 5th Division.
Originally, Lloyd was interred in "Grave #2, Bois de Bonvaux, Jaulny, Meurthe-et-Moselle. France." Lloyd was moved to St. Mihiel, American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France in 1924 and presumably moved to the Childers Cemetery in 1931 upon the arrival of his body in Flat, Ky.
Upon searching for this first burial location, I came across several stories of soldiers buried in this area of France. A story on the dpaa dot mil website in 2010 reported about a soldier saying,
"…Private Thomas D. Costello, U.S. Army, of New York, N.Y. He will be buried on July 12 at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington D.C. On Sept. 16, 1918, as part of the 60th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, Costello encountered heavy enemy artillery barrage and machine gun fire near Jaulny, France, in a wooded area known as Bois de Bonvaux. He was killed during the battle and his remains were buried with two other soldiers in a wooded area between Bois de Bonvaux and Bois de Grand Fontaine. Attempts to locate Costello's remains by U.S. Army Graves Registration personnel following the war were unsuccessful…."
Although, I do not have details of Lloyd's death, it seems plausible that he could have been part of this unit, the documents have similar numbers and designations, this could be error, or it could be correct and these men were in a separate unit from Lloyd, but the story sounds like it could be a similar one for Lloyd, too. It is unfortunate that it took so long for Lloyd to get home, however, his family did not have to wait until 2010 for him to come home. I will update this as I learn more.
Lloyd Brewer was killed in action on 15 Sep 1918. He was a Private of Co. I, 6th Infantry 5th Division.
Originally, Lloyd was interred in "Grave #2, Bois de Bonvaux, Jaulny, Meurthe-et-Moselle. France." Lloyd was moved to St. Mihiel, American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France in 1924 and presumably moved to the Childers Cemetery in 1931 upon the arrival of his body in Flat, Ky.
Upon searching for this first burial location, I came across several stories of soldiers buried in this area of France. A story on the dpaa dot mil website in 2010 reported about a soldier saying,
"…Private Thomas D. Costello, U.S. Army, of New York, N.Y. He will be buried on July 12 at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington D.C. On Sept. 16, 1918, as part of the 60th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, Costello encountered heavy enemy artillery barrage and machine gun fire near Jaulny, France, in a wooded area known as Bois de Bonvaux. He was killed during the battle and his remains were buried with two other soldiers in a wooded area between Bois de Bonvaux and Bois de Grand Fontaine. Attempts to locate Costello's remains by U.S. Army Graves Registration personnel following the war were unsuccessful…."
Although, I do not have details of Lloyd's death, it seems plausible that he could have been part of this unit, the documents have similar numbers and designations, this could be error, or it could be correct and these men were in a separate unit from Lloyd, but the story sounds like it could be a similar one for Lloyd, too. It is unfortunate that it took so long for Lloyd to get home, however, his family did not have to wait until 2010 for him to come home. I will update this as I learn more.
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