Besides the cemeteries in England, I only need to come here, Rhone, Sicily-Rome, and Epinal to have seen all of the cemeteries in Europe. If I could choose where my tax dollars would be spent, it would be to support ABMC's funding
Memorial Day is a time to pay tribute to those in the military that were killed while fighting for their country. I would like to pay tribute this Memorial Day weekend to Edgar Bryan Parsons, our Grand Uncle, the brother to my Grandmother Mae Parsons Bard. Uncle to our Cousin Ella Mae Bard, Great Grand Uncle to Brysan and Carsan. "Born Ashe County NC WW1 Doughboy is PVT Edgar Parsons. He was born in 1899 in the Obids community [Ashe County North Carolina, West Jefferson area]. He joined the army in 1917 while working in West Virginia. Edgar was attached to the 18th Inf 1st Div. He was killed by a exploding shell on March 1 1918. Pvt Parsons was buried in France but has memorial marker in the family cemetery in Glendale Springs NC. PVT Parsons is recognized as the First NC boy to be killed in WW1 He was killed in the Ansauville sector by nighttime creeping barrage in his bunker before a German attack." His monument is located in the family cemetery close to West Jefferson NC. The monument states he was the first North Carolina soldier killed in World War I. He was killed 28 days before his 19th birthday. He is buried in France, Saint Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial in Lorraine, France. An inscription reads "He sleeps far from his family in the gentle lands of France'" I would like to visit this area one day. The last photo shows Edgar's Mother. All the mother's of fallen soldiers was taken to France to visit their sons graves. His headstone in France indicates West Virginia, this is because his unit was deployed out of West Virginia. www.findagrave.com/.../56341608/edgar-bryan-parsons www.abmc.gov/.../europe/st-mihiel-american-cemetery
Thanks with tears
Besides the cemeteries in England, I only need to come here, Rhone, Sicily-Rome, and Epinal to have seen all of the cemeteries in Europe. If I could choose where my tax dollars would be spent, it would be to support ABMC's funding
So deeply beautiful!! Very touching!!💙💙💙
The narration and music makes this presentation very touching and emotional.
A very well thought out and beautiful memorial.
RIP Americans.
“Time will not dim the glory of their deeds” - General of the Armies: John J. Pershing
A grand uncle I never knew lies in ;peace there, Pvt. Aloysius Heim, from a tiny town in Kansas. RIP.
James - thanks. Very interesting. May I send you a PM? I have a question of your great uncle. Thanks
James - I am doing research on the men buried at the cemetery...would you be willing to share some information with me? Thanks
Memorial Day is a time to pay tribute to those in the military that were killed while fighting for their country.
I would like to pay tribute this Memorial Day weekend to Edgar Bryan Parsons, our Grand Uncle, the brother to my Grandmother Mae Parsons Bard. Uncle to our Cousin Ella Mae Bard, Great Grand Uncle to Brysan and Carsan.
"Born Ashe County NC WW1 Doughboy is PVT Edgar Parsons. He was born in 1899 in the Obids community [Ashe County North Carolina, West Jefferson area]. He joined the army in 1917 while working in West Virginia. Edgar was attached to the 18th Inf 1st Div. He was killed by a exploding shell on March 1 1918. Pvt Parsons was buried in France but has memorial marker in the family cemetery in Glendale Springs NC. PVT Parsons is recognized as the First NC boy to be killed in WW1
He was killed in the Ansauville sector by nighttime creeping barrage in his bunker before a German attack."
His monument is located in the family cemetery close to West Jefferson NC. The monument states he was the first North Carolina soldier killed in World War I. He was killed 28 days before his 19th birthday.
He is buried in France, Saint Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial in Lorraine, France.
An inscription reads "He sleeps far from his family in the gentle lands of France'"
I would like to visit this area one day.
The last photo shows Edgar's Mother. All the mother's of fallen soldiers was taken to France to visit their sons graves. His headstone in France indicates West Virginia, this is because his unit was deployed out of West Virginia.
www.findagrave.com/.../56341608/edgar-bryan-parsons
www.abmc.gov/.../europe/st-mihiel-american-cemetery