Name:
Forrest A. Alton
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
Unit:
28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-10-04
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Meuse-Argonne American Cem., Lorraine, France
Plot:
A
Row:
33
Grave:
14
Decoration:
Comments:
Forrest A. Alton was born on July 6, 1895 in Monroe City, Knox County, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private First Class in Company D, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on October 4, 1918 and is now buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France. His name is commemorated on the First Infantry Division monument in Saint-Juvin, France and ranked as a Private.