Arthur Russell Gaylord was born on March 1, 1893 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co. MN, son of Edson Starr & Louise/Louisa (March) Gaylord. He had a sibling, Robert M. Gaylord.
Arthur R. Gaylord graduated from Minneapolis North High School in 1911, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota in 1915. He attended Harvard Law School until he entered into the First Officers' Training Camp at Fort Snelling in May 1917. He sailed for France on September 12, 1917.
He was a First Lieutenant in the US Army, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division. He fought at Ansauville and Cantigny. He was killed in action on April 28, 1918 at Villers-Tournelle, France. He is now buried in Somme American Cemetery, with an additional cenotaph at Victory Memorial Drive in Minneapolis MN.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, 1918 publication "Our Nation's Roll of Honor"
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Gaylord Arthur R.
Name:
Arthur R. Gaylord
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-04-28
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Somme American Cemetery, Bony, France
Plot:
D
Row:
22
Grave:
1
Decoration:
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