Floyd Jasper Gilbert (1895 - 1918)

Born 28 Nov 1895 in Walton, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 Jul 1918 at age 22 in Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sector, France

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Biography

Pvt. Floyd Gilbert was Killed in Action during World War I.

Floyd Jasper Gilbert was born on November 28, 1896, in Walton, Georgia, to George Gilbert and Laura Jackson. He died on July 22, 1918, in France ^[1] at the age of 21, and was buried in Bostwick Memorial Cemetery, Bostwick, Morgan County, Georgia, United States. ^[2]View Headstone

Military Service

World War I Victory Medal

Floyd Gilbert served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 22 July 1917
Unit(s): Company B, 102nd Infantry
Service ended: 22 July 1918

Floyd Jasper Gilbert enlisted in the United States Army on 22 July 1917 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. He served in the following companies during his time in the service, Company G 5th GA INf (Co G 122Inf) 22 July 1917 to 10 July 1918, then Company C 163 Inf to 13 July 1918. His last unit was Company B 102nd Inf to his death date on 22 July 1918. He had attained a rank of Private. He was awarded the Victory Medal with Battle Clasps for Champagne-Marne, Aisne Marne Defensive Sector ^[3] View Service Card View Application for Victory Medal

He served during the Champagne-Marne (15–18 July 1918) and Aisne-Marne Champagne (18 July – 6 August 1918). On 18 July 1918 the 1st and 2d Divisions and a French Moroccan division launched the main blow near Soissons. By 22 July, 1918 over 6,500 prisoners were captured, they had advanced 6 miles but at a cost of over 10,000 American casualties. ^[4]

• Fact: Residence (1900) Militia Districts 316, 478, Ben Smith, Harbin Auburn & Winder towns (part), Gwinnett, Georgia, United States. ^[5]
• Face: Residence (1910) Wellington, Morgan, Georgia, United States. ^[6]
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (1917-1918) Morgan County, Georgia, United States ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Private GILBERT Floyd J. - Bostwick -K. A. in "Soldiers of the Great War" , Volume 1; Doyle, A. C. (Alfred Cyril)., Howe, F. G. (Frank George)., Haulsee, W. M. (William Mitchell)., Soldiers Record Publishing Association., . (1920). "Soldiers of the Great War" ... Washington, D.C.: Soldiers record publishing association. link to book [1] "Private GILBERT Floyd J. - Bostwick -K. A. -Listed on page 211
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #17845374 (accessed 9 February 2018), for Floyd Jasper Gilbert (28 Nov 1896–6 Aug 1917), citing Bostwick Memorial Cemetery, Bostwick, Morgan County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Dorothy Lindquist (contributor 47478921)
3. ↑ "Floyd J Gilbert in the Georgia, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919." Ancestry.com. Georgia, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013 (Web. 31 Dec. 2017). [2]. Gilbert, Floyd J. Army serial #: 1,344,824 Residence: Bostwick, Morgan Georgia. -Age at ated of death 21 2/3 years. Rank: Pvt. -Units Served in: Co G 5th GA INf (Co G 122Inf) 22 July 1917 to 10 July 1918. -Co C 163 Inf to 13 July 1918, - Co B 102nd Inf to dateh on 22 July 1918. - Over Seas tour 20 June 1918 to 22 July 1918. -Killed in Action 22 July 1918. --Person notified of dateh: George W Gilbert, Father Living in Bostwick, Morgan Georgia, - Application for Victory Medal for service in WW I . - Operation: Champagne-Marne. Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sector
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "102nd Infantry Regiment (United States)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=102nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)&oldid=805985180 (accessed February 8, 2018). [3]
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3J9-FML : accessed 7 February 2018), Floyd Gilbert in household of George W Gilbert, Militia Districts 316, 478, Ben Smith, Harbin Auburn & Winder towns (part), Gwinnett, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 45, sheet 21A, family 365, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,201.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML2B-WJ3 : accessed 7 February 2018), Floyd J Gilbert in household of George W Gilbert, Wellington, Morgan, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 106, sheet 21B, family 19, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 205; FHL microfilm 1,374,218.
7. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZZN-KL5 : 12 December 2014), Floyd Jasper Gilbert, 1917-1918; citing Morgan County, Georgia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,558,454.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 February 2018, 06:05), entry for Floyd Jasper Gilbert(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K244-V89); contributed by various users.