Boswell Daniel T., Jr.

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Daniel T., Jr. Boswell is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

First Division Monument (Soissons)

Name:

Daniel T., Jr. Boswell

Rank:

Private

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Unit:

28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1918-07-18

State:

Mississippi

Cemetery:

Byhalia Cemetery, Byhalia, Mississippi

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When Daniel T. Boswell, Jr. was born on August 15, 1899, in Byhalia, Mississippi, his father, Daniel, was 33 and his mother, Bessie, was 28. He had one sister. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company I, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on July 18, 1918 (at the age of 19) and is now buried in Byhalia Cemetery, Byhalia, Marshall County, Mississippi, USA. A gold star was placed on an American flag in The Baptist Church in Byhalia, MS. He was the first casualty of war from Byhalia, Mississippi.