Pvt Loran Milton Shew, Co D, 111th Infantry Regt, 28th Div.
A farmer from Clinton, Vermillion County, Loran was born on 17 October 1895. Drafted on 3 April 1918, he received training at Camp Taylor (as part of 11 Coy, 3rd Bn, 159th Depot Brigade) before being sent overseas on 5 May 1918. Wounded in action near Fismes, he died of these wounds on 7 September 1918. Buried near Fismes, Loran's body was repatriated post-war.
7 September 1918
Research by David O'Mara, Croonaert Research Services.
