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BENJAMIN H. GARDNER JR.

Second Lieutenant Infantrv

Palestine, Texas.

Born December 14, 1895, at Palestine, Texas. RecievedReceived [sic] his early schooling in the Palestine public schools. Attended A. and M. from September, 1910. to June, 1911. Attended the First Officers TraningTraining [sic] Camp at Leon Springs, Texas, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant Infantry in August 1917. Assigned to the 28th Infantry and sailed for France September 6, 1917. Participated in the Battle of Cantigny and the second Battle of the Marne. Was gassed, north of Toul, March 26, 1918, but was soon back with his regiment. Was killed July 18, 1918, in the Second Battle of the Marne, south of Soissons. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Gardner, Palestine, Texas.

ERIC ALBERT GOLDBECK

Corporal Marine Corps

Uvalde, Texas.

Born May 8, 1896, at Uvalde, Texas. Attended the Uvalde public school and the San Antonio, Texas, High School. Attended A. and M. from September, 1915, to June, 1916. Enlisted in the Marine Corps April 7, 1917 and was assigned to the 67th Company, 5th Regiment, U S Marine Corps at Galveston, Texas. Sailed for France May 18, 1917. Was wounded in the hand by a German bayonet and spent two months in the Winchester, England, hospital. Killed in the battle of Chateau Thierry, June 7, 1918. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Goldbeck, Uvalde, Texas.