WWI · Battle Death Record
Ernest Bozenhart
Private, U.S. Army · Ohio
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Ernest Bozenhart
- 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
- November 1, 1918
- Awards
- Distinguished Service Cross
- Burial / Memorial
- Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial, Waregem, Belgium
- Grave
- Plot B, Row 4, Grave 15
Their story
Private Bozenhart, a medic with the 147th Infantry, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism near Ivoiry, France on September 29, 1918, when he advanced through heavy artillery and machine-gun fire to treat the wounded and carry them to safety at a first-aid station. He was killed in action on November 1, 1918, while performing his duties.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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