Corp. James Bethel Gresham Memorial Bridge
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N 37° 31.827 W 087° 15.570
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This Kentucky Historical Marker is on the west side of Highway 81, just south of the Green River - in Rumsey, Kentucky.
Waymark Code: WM1865Y
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2023
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Erected, 1928, honoring the first American killed in action in World War I on Nov. 3, 1917, at Battle of Sommerviller. Enlisted in 1914 in Indiana. With Pershing in Mexico, 1916. Sent overseas, June 14, 1917, with first American soldiers of AEF. Born McLean Co., Aug. 23, 1893. Buried in France; reinterred, Evansville, Ind., 1921.
1968 - Kentucky Historical Society - Kentucky Department of Highways - 1199
Marker Name: Corp. James Bethel Gresham Memorial Bridge
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker Number (for official markers): 1199
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society / Kentucky Department of Highways
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