PVT Jesse Kenneth Lee

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PVT Jesse Kenneth Lee

Birth
Indiana, USA
Death
24 Oct 1918 (aged 25)
France
Burial
Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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There is also a headstone for Jesse beside his parents. See Jonathan Wilson Lee for location details.
Memorial ID
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Killed in action - Argonne Forest - World War I.

The following is from Indiana World War Records, Gold Star Honor Roll, 1914-1918, published by the Indiana Historical Commission, Indianapolis, 1921.

Jesse Kenneth Lee, Private
Son of Jonathan W. and Sarah Lee (Amones); born October 6, 1893, Plymouth, Ind. Farmer. Entered sevice June 15, 1918, Plymouth, Ind. Sent to Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Training School for instruction in gunsmithing. Transferred to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to Company K, 358th Infantry, 90th Division. Sent to Camp Mills, N.Y. Overseas September 9, 1918. Killed in action, October 24, 1918, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Verdun Sector. Buried near Quennel, France.
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Included in The Casualty List made public by the War Department on Nov. 27 and published in the New York Tribune, Thursday, November 28, 1918:
LEE, Jesse K., Plymouth, Indiana (Killed in action).
Killed in action - Argonne Forest - World War I.

The following is from Indiana World War Records, Gold Star Honor Roll, 1914-1918, published by the Indiana Historical Commission, Indianapolis, 1921.

Jesse Kenneth Lee, Private
Son of Jonathan W. and Sarah Lee (Amones); born October 6, 1893, Plymouth, Ind. Farmer. Entered sevice June 15, 1918, Plymouth, Ind. Sent to Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Training School for instruction in gunsmithing. Transferred to Camp Sherman, Ohio; assigned to Company K, 358th Infantry, 90th Division. Sent to Camp Mills, N.Y. Overseas September 9, 1918. Killed in action, October 24, 1918, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Verdun Sector. Buried near Quennel, France.
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Included in The Casualty List made public by the War Department on Nov. 27 and published in the New York Tribune, Thursday, November 28, 1918:
LEE, Jesse K., Plymouth, Indiana (Killed in action).

Inscription

358 INF
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Co. K 358 I. 90 D.
Oct. 6, 1893
Killed in Action
Argonne Forest
Oct. 24, 1918



  • Created by: Nancy
  • Added: Mar 10, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Nancy
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86530274/jesse_kenneth-lee: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Jesse Kenneth Lee (6 Oct 1893–24 Oct 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86530274, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Nancy (contributor 47625783).