WWI

Rufus Elias Coleman

Rate / Rank
Private

Birthdate
November 16 1898

Date of Death
July 21 1918

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
April 1 1917 - July 21 1918

Conflicts & Campaigns

American Expeditionary Forces, France June 12, 1917 to July 21, 1918

Significant Duty Stations

Company H, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, April 1, 1917 to May 10, 1917
Company A, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, (Blue Spade) 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One) May 11, 1917 to July 21, 1918

Notes

Enlisted; Regular Army, Fort Thomas, Kentucky. US Army service number 10-602-2. Born; Ocilla, Georgia. Home of record; Cairo, Grady County, Georgia. Was wounded in action, at the Battle of Soissons, France, resulting in his death, July 21, 1918. Person notified of death; Welcome E. Coleman (Father) RFD Rt. 6, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; section 18, site 1164, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.