 1894 - 1918 (23 years) Submit Photo / Document
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| Name |
William Munroe Brigham |
| Title |
Second Lieutenant |
| Suffix |
Jr |
| Born |
12 Dec 1894 |
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
U.S. Army, WWI |
| He was a student at Norwich University, Northfield VT. There he was the tenor soloist of the collage glee club and a member of the Quartet. In May of 1917 he enlisted in the 1st Reserve Officers Training Camp in Plattsburg NY. He was commissioned 2nd LT of Co. D 104th Inf. 26th Yankee Div. and assigned for overseas duty in World War I. In the second battle of the Marne LT Brigham lead a charge on an enemy machine gun position at Epieds north of Chateau Thierry. He was killed while giving the command "Come on!", He was cited for exceptional gallantry by Gen. Edwards, Commander of the 26th Div. Gen. Pershing, recommended him for the Distinguished Service Cross. In 1942, in Marlborough MA, a plaque honoring him was placed on the lawn between the Baptist Church and West Main Street. |
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William M Brigham KIA.
Logansport Pharos Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, Saturday, August 10, 1918, page 7. |
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William Munroe Brigham Service.
U.S. Army roster listing William's name. He has listed his father as his nearest relative. |
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Lieut. Wm Munroe Brigham Jr. Park.
Lieut. Wm Munroe Brigham Jr. Park, Marlborough, MA. |
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Lieut. Wm Munroe Brigham Jr. Park.
Lieut. Wm Munroe Brigham Jr. Park, Marlborough, MA. |
| Died |
23 Jul 1918 |
Chateau Thierry, France |
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William M. Brigham Of Marlboro Killed
The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 12 Aug 1918, Monday, Page 2 |
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Lieutenant William Munroe Brigham Jr. Death
The Northfield News (Northfield, Vermont) 13 Aug 1918, Tuesday, Page 8 |
| Buried |
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial, Fere-en-Tardenois, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France |
 Siblings |
2 siblings |
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| Person ID |
I1736 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2018 |
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 | Born - 12 Dec 1894 - Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
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 | Died - 23 Jul 1918 - Chateau Thierry, France |
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 | Buried - - Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial, Fere-en-Tardenois, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France |
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 | William Munroe Brigham Jr
The History of the Brigham Family, A Record of Several Thousand Descendants of Thomas Brigham the Emigrant, 1603-1653. By W.I. Tyler Brigham. Published by the Grafton Press, New York, 1907 |
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