Hi everyone!
Thanks to all of you that have posted regarding the Memorial Day thread.
I've apreciated them very much! On this special day of remembrance, let's
not forget to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
Also a special thanks to all the vets on our list who served our country in
times of war and peace.
THANK YOU!
Rick B
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From: "mewells" <mewells(a)kconline.com>
To: <INSTJOSE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 1:24 AM
Subject: [INSTJOSE] "MEMORIAL DAY" -- Corporal Howard William Dietrich
In Memory of Corporal Howard William Dietrich, son of Charles W. and
Mary
Frances Boyer Dietrich, who succumbed to pneumonia, while serving in the
trenches in Vittle, France. He was born in South Bend, July 14, 1896, and
entered service June 28, 1917, in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He was sent
to Camp Robinson, Wisconsin; assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Field
Artillery Brigade; and sailed overseas November 1, 1917. He died
September 27, 1918. Howard is buried in American Cemetery No. 258, Vittle,
Vosges, France, and was cited by Commander of the First Division for
gallantry in action. There is a headstone in the Dietrich Family Plot in
Riverview Cemetery, in honor of Howard.