WWI · Battle Death Record
James Schairer
Private, U.S. Army · Ohio
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- James Schairer
- Entered the Service From
- Ohio
- Rank
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- Medical Detachment, 147th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division
- War
- WWI
- Date of Death
- October 30, 1918
- Awards
- Distinguished Service Cross
- Burial / Memorial
- Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial, Waregem, Belgium
- Grave
- Plot B, Row 1, Grave 4
Their story
Private James V. Schairer, serving with the Medical Detachment of the 147th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, received the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism near Montfaucon, France, on September 26, 1918; when two men fell wounded, he went to their assistance under extreme danger, dragged them to a shell hole, and administered first aid. He was killed in the performance of his duties a few days later and died October 30, 1918.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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