James Harrison Poe
James Harrison Poe
World War I
Pvt Army, Company B, 6th Infantry, 5th Division
Born 04/26/1891, Laurel Bloomery to Mr. & Mrs. John W. Poe
Poe, a farmer, before his enlistment was attached to the 6th infantry Regiment and sent to France. In July 1918 a strategic offensive plan was to immediately reduce the salients (fortifications) which interfered with further offensive operations. One of these salients was Sainit-Mihiel. During this offensive Pvt Poe was killed in action July 3, 1918. He was 26.
World War I
Pvt Army, Company B, 6th Infantry, 5th Division
Born 04/26/1891, Laurel Bloomery to Mr. & Mrs. John W. Poe
Poe, a farmer, before his enlistment was attached to the 6th infantry Regiment and sent to France. In July 1918 a strategic offensive plan was to immediately reduce the salients (fortifications) which interfered with further offensive operations. One of these salients was Sainit-Mihiel. During this offensive Pvt Poe was killed in action July 3, 1918. He was 26.
5th Division
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Saint-Mihiel offensive
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