WWI
Green B. Hicks
Rate / Rank
Private
Birthdate
March 20 1895
Date of Death
October 27 1918
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
October 10 1917 - October 8 1918
Conflicts & Campaigns
- American Expeditionary Forces June 20, 1918 - October 8, 1918
- Battles; Jaulgonne, Vesle, St. Mihiel, Meuse- Argonne.
- Killed during the Battle of Meuse - Argonne. At the Battle of Meuse-Argonne the most Americans died in a single battle, 26,277.
Significant Duty Stations
- Company 13, 4th Training Battalion, 157th Depot Brigade, Camp Gordon, Georgia October 10, 1917 - October 26, 1917; Company A, 121st Infantry October 26, 1917 to June 11, 1918
- Company M, 163rd Infantry June 11, 1918 - July 14, 1918
- Company H, 38th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division July 14, 1918 - October 8, 1918
Decorations & Citations
- Purple Heart
- Killed at Battle of Meuse-Argonne Offensive on October 8, 1918.
Notes
Inducted; Cairo, Georgia. US Army service number 13-410-99. Born; Madison County, Florida. Home of record: Cairo, Grady County, Georgia. Person notified of death, Sumpter Hicks (Father), Route 1, Altha, Florida. Burial; Plot D, Row 11, Grave 11, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France.