Name:
Jonas R. Herring
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-09-03
State:
Mississippi
Cemetery:
St. Mihiel American Cem., Thiaucourt, France
Plot:
D
Row:
6
Grave:
7
Decoration:
Comments:
When Jonas R. Herring was born on May 5, 1896, in Marion, Mississippi, his father, Joseph, was 29 and his mother, Cornelia, was 25. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company A, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on September 3, 1918 and is now buried in St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France. He also has a cenotaph located in Hurricane Creek Cemetery, Marion County, Mississippi, USA.