Everett G. Shook, Co. B, 36th Div, 144th Inf. US Army AEF, Old Rockwall Cemetery, Rockwall TX - Graves Mentioning a Cause of Death on Waymarking.com

The memorial tombstone for SGT Everett G Shook is engraved on the back of his mother's tombstone at Old Rockwall Cemetery in Rockwall TX.

The tombstone reads as follows:

"[front]

In Loving Memory

NANNIE J
Wife of
J. S. Shook
Dec 24, 1868 - Oct 1, 1918

[back]

In honor of
EVERETT G, son of
J. S & Nannie J. Shook
Born May 17, 1893
Killed in France Oct 13, 1918
Member 36 Div Co. B 144 Inf.

He gave his life for his country"



From the WWI Honor Roll on Ancestry.com:

"Everett G. Shook
State Registered: Texas

Death Date: 13 Oct 1918
Cemetery: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot B Row 29 Grave 24
Cemetery City: Romagne
Cemetery Country: France

War: World War I
Title: Sergeant, U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army
Division: 144th Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division
Data Source: World War I Honor Roll"

Type of Death Listed: Killed by something Website (if available): [Web Link] Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed

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