Toy Charles S.

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Charles S. Toy is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

26th Division Tablets of the Fallen (WW1)

Name:

Charles S. Toy

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

Unit:

102nd Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1918-10-23

State:

Massachusetts

Cemetery:

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Service Cross

Comments:

Charles S. Toy entered the military service in Massachusetts. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private First Class in the 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Infantry Division. He was declared "Missing in Action" on October 23, 1918 and is commemorated on Tablets of the Missing, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 102d Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Division, A.E.F., at Marcheville, France, September 26, 1918. Private Toy remained with the wounded under a sudden counterattack by the enemy, and with the fire of his rifle prevented their falling into the hands of the enemy. General Orders No. 15, War Department, 1919.