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LT John Alexander Deaver

Birth: 25 May 1885
Cleveland, Blount County, Alabama, USA
Death: 13 Oct 1918 (aged 33)
Brieulles-sur-Meuse, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France
Cenotaph: Oak Hill Cemetery

Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Plot: A Memorial stone - very large
Memorial ID: 35660063 View Source

Inscription

Front of Marker: Denotes he was a chaplain.

"1st Lieut. 61st Inf. 3rd Batt.
"Enlisted June 15, 1918
"Commissioned July 5, 1918
"Killed in Action October 13, 1918, Northern Argonne. Buried Romange, France."

Back of Stone: "Deaver Memorial Erected by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church 1929

"'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.' John 15-13."

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He was a Chaplain

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Created by: GhostGirl
Added: Apr 8, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35660063/john_alexander-deaver: accessed ), memorial page for LT John Alexander Deaver (25 May 1885–13 Oct 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35660063, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by GhostGirl (contributor 47067448).

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