WEATHERMAN, HUGH, Beaman, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Weatherman; aged 21, farmer; recruited, Marshalltown, May 10, 1917; stationed Ft Logan, Colo, Pvt, Bat C, 5th F A; transferred to Ft Bliss, Tex; overseas Aug 1917; killed in action, March 1, 1918, in German attack in St Mihiel salient, north of Toul; first soldier from Marshall county killed in action; posthumously awarded Distinguished Service Cross for an extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery C, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Division, A.E.F., at Mandres, France, March 1, 1918. during a heavy enemy bombardment of gas and high explosive shells, Private Weatherman left shelter for the purpose of putting gas masks on his horses; and, while so doing, was mortally wounded by a shell fragment. Realizing the character of his wound, he refused medical attention, urging the medical corps men to assist other wounded men who could be saved. General Orders 74, War Department, 1919.
Source of information: Marshall County in the World War 1917-1918, https://studylib.net/doc/9052803/world-war-1-recipients-of-the-distinguished