Glenn Jim Greer
Glen Jim Greer
World War I
PVT, US Army - Co K, 28th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division
born 1/2/1896 in Laurel Bloomery, TN to Samuel B. Greer and Rose Ellen Tolliver.
Greer's unit, the 32nd Division "The Red Arrow" sailed for France on 2/18/1918. After training they were assigned front line duty in Haute Alsace, site of the first of several major battles - the Battle of the Marne and then the Meuse offensive.
By October they were just north of Romagne - during this period it rained almost continuously - fields were knee deep in mud and the nights were raw and cold...and they were always under enemy fire. By November 7, 1918 the 128th Infantry captured the town of Brandeville and held it until the rest of the Division joined them.
The attack to cross the Meuse River was set for November 10. Information from Corps stated that the Germans were in retreat. A heavy fog that morning hid their advance, but when the fog lifted the Division found they had fought their way into the middle of a strong German position - definitely not retreating. In the heavy fog, the Americans had passed by the German gun nests unnoticed and were now surrounded. Causalities were very heavy. Pvt Greer was killed in action on 11/10/1918 and is buried at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France.
World War I
PVT, US Army - Co K, 28th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division
born 1/2/1896 in Laurel Bloomery, TN to Samuel B. Greer and Rose Ellen Tolliver.
Greer's unit, the 32nd Division "The Red Arrow" sailed for France on 2/18/1918. After training they were assigned front line duty in Haute Alsace, site of the first of several major battles - the Battle of the Marne and then the Meuse offensive.
By October they were just north of Romagne - during this period it rained almost continuously - fields were knee deep in mud and the nights were raw and cold...and they were always under enemy fire. By November 7, 1918 the 128th Infantry captured the town of Brandeville and held it until the rest of the Division joined them.
The attack to cross the Meuse River was set for November 10. Information from Corps stated that the Germans were in retreat. A heavy fog that morning hid their advance, but when the fog lifted the Division found they had fought their way into the middle of a strong German position - definitely not retreating. In the heavy fog, the Americans had passed by the German gun nests unnoticed and were now surrounded. Causalities were very heavy. Pvt Greer was killed in action on 11/10/1918 and is buried at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France.
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Meuse-Argonne Offensive
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"The Battle of the Mud"