John T. Boss - Arkansas City, KS - Graves Mentioning a Cause of Death on Waymarking.com

The Battle of Château-Thierry was fought from late May to late July 1918 and was one of the first actions of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) under General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing. The American units, consisting of troops from both the United States Army and Marine Corps units, were the newest troops on the front in France and just barely out of training. You can read more about this battle here.

Captain John T. Boss is interred in Springside Cemetery, alongside many members of his family. His grave marker reads

CAPTAIN
JOHN T BOSS
1890 - 1918
KILLED IN ACTION NEAR
CHATEAU THIERRY FRANCE
JULY 15 1918

Type of Death Listed: War related (Killed in Action) Cause of death inscription on headstone: Killed In Action Website (if available): [Web Link]

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