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Arthur Lloyd Fletcher, 1881-
History of the 113th Field Artillery 30th Division.
Raleigh, N.C.: The History Committee of the 113th F.A., 1920.

BURIAL OF LIEUT. ALLAN W. DOUGLASS
Lieut. Allan W. Douglass, of Battery E, was killed near Limey on the morning of September 12, 1918. He was buried not far from where he fell. Colonel Cox and his orderly were the only members of the regiment present. The German prisoners in the picture dug the grave. A passing Y. M. C. A. man conducted the funeral service.

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Subjects:
  • Funeral rites & ceremonies--American Army--France--1910-1920.
  • World War, 1914-1918--Religious aspects--France.
  • World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners--France.