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Private
Cleve Onley Sherrod,   USA
Killbourn, Wisconsin
Enlisted - 1917
Deceased - 1968
Buried at
Spring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin Dells, WI
Award Citation
Military Service
World War I (1917-1918)
  • World War I American Expeditionary Force
    • Oise-Aisne Operations (Offensive), France
    • Meuse-Argonne Offensive (Battle of the Argonne Forest), France
    • Second Phase of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, France

Rank


Units


33 INF DIV

108 ENGR REGT

Awards


Story of Service
PVT Cleve Sherrod
Marilyn Konruff (granddaughter)

On June 5, 1917, two weeks before his wedding, 29-year-old Cleve Sherrod filled out a Civilian Draft Registration card in Kilbourn, Wisconsin. He had tried to enlist in the U. S. Army before, but had been rejected due to height requirements (he was only 5’3”).

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