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Newton Justina Forsythe

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Newton Justina Forsythe

Birth
Shaw, Neosho County, Kansas, USA
Death
22 Nov 1948 (aged 57)
USA
Burial
Erie, Neosho County, Kansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.5625872, Longitude: -95.2145751
Memorial ID
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Enlisted in Co L, 11th Inf Reg, 5th Inf Div, Mech on 24 Jan 1917 and was discharged 16 Jun 1919.

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11th INFANTRY REGIMENT, 5TH INFANTRY DIVISION, MECHANIZED

On 24 April 1918, the regiment sailed for France. By May 1918 it joined the 5th Division near Chaumont, France. The 11th then took part in the Vosges Mountains, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne offensives. In the second phase of the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the regiment forged a brilliant crossing of the Meuse River.
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Enlisted in Co L, 11th Inf Reg, 5th Inf Div, Mech on 24 Jan 1917 and was discharged 16 Jun 1919.

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11th INFANTRY REGIMENT, 5TH INFANTRY DIVISION, MECHANIZED

On 24 April 1918, the regiment sailed for France. By May 1918 it joined the 5th Division near Chaumont, France. The 11th then took part in the Vosges Mountains, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne offensives. In the second phase of the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the regiment forged a brilliant crossing of the Meuse River.
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MECH 11 INFANTRY
5 DIVISION
WORLD WAR I



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