WWI

John Leland Rehberg

Rate / Rank
Private

Birthdate
June 6 1890

Date of Death
October 2 1918

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
June 27 1917 - October 2 1918

Conflicts & Campaigns

American Expeditionary Forces
August 24, 1918 to October 2, 1918
(Embarked for Europe on August 10, 1918)

Significant Duty Stations

24th Company, 6th Training Battalion, Depot Brigade June 26, 1918 to July 16, 1918. Company C, 1st Infantry Replacement & Training Battalion, Camp Gordon, Georgia, July 16, 1918 to August 17, 1918. Company A, 329th Infantry August 17, 1918 to October 2, 1918.

Notes

Inducted; Cairo, Georgia. US Army service number 32-981-31. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; RFD A, Cairo, Grady County, Georgia. Before induction was self employed farmer in Grady County, Georgia. Died from pneumonia at LeMans, France. Person notified of death; John J. Rehberg (Father). Reprint from Cairo Messenger; Dear Mr. Rehberg, It is my painful duty to write to tell you that your son, Private John L. Rehberg, Company A, 329th Infantry, died at 3:20 AM on October 2nd 1918, of pneumonia. He was buried on October 3rd with military honors. Everything possible was done for his welfare so under no circumstances could he have received better medical attention.) Burial; Arlington National National Cemetery, Section Euro, site 285.