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Killed in action at Verdun, October 8, 1918, by shell fire, buried at Brieulles sur-Meuse, Grave 757. Next of kin, Mrs. Rachel Poston, mother, Thief River Falls, Minnesota.
Service Number -2153599
Company L Platoon Not Known
Company L Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 22 Feb 1918. Listed as Private. Transferred to 132nd INF per SO#108 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 20 Apr 1918. Assigned to Company L, 132nd INF per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO) 23 Apr 1918. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. Missing in Action since 26 September 1918. - Personnel Report 16 October 1918: Killed In Action (KIA) 8 October 1918. Buried France.
U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists,
Name: George S Poston
Departure Date: 16 May 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: Thief River
Residence Place: Falls, Minnesota
Father: Silas M Poston
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: 132 Infantry
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2153599
Notes: Company "L" 132nd Infantry USNG
WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps |
Purple Heart
16 October1918
Personnel Report |
WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.
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Biographical:
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: George Poston
Age in 1910: 21
Birth Year: abt 1889
Birthplace: Minnesota
Home in 1910: North, Pennington, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: S M Poston
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Name: Rachel Poston
Mother's Birthplace: Minnesota
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Industry: Home Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: No
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
S M Poston
55 Head
Rachel Poston
49 Wife
Berthe M Poston
24 Daughter
Sidona Poston
22 Daughter
George Poston 21 Son
Claude Poston
18 Son
Henry Hibbett
18 Hired Man
Martha Poston
16 Daughter
Richard Poston
13 Son
Mary Poston
10 Daughter |
Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/poston%3Dgeorge
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: George Silas Poston
Event Type: Military Service
S/N 2153599
Private, Company L, 132nd Infantry AEF
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: Thief River Falls, Minn
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1887
Death Date: 15 Oct 1918
U.S., World War I, World War II, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: George S. Poston
State Registered: Minnesota
Death Date: 13 Oct 1918
Cemetery: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot F Row 27 Grave 10
Cemetery City: Romagne
Cemetery Country: France
War: World War I
Title: Private, U.S. Army
Rank: Private
Service: U.S. Army
Division: 132nd Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division
Data Source: World War I Honor Roll |
Miscellaneous:
U.S. World War I Mothers' Pilgrimage, 1929
Name: George S Poston
Gender: Male
Relationship to Soldier: Self
Rank: Private
Military Unit: Co. L, 132d Inf
Cemetery: Meuse-Argonne
Burial Place: Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, Lorraine, France
Mother: Rachel Poston
Mothers' Pilgrimage Information
https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/women-and-world-war-i-commemoration-gold-star-mothers-and-widows-pilgrimages-1930
Mothers' Pilgrimage Information
https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/3902-travel-documents-for-post-wwi-gold-star-pilgrimages.html
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