Mr.
Willis
Shroyer
Born in Lamar, Ottawa, Kansas, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Marion Elder Shroyer
and Emma (Chayer) Shroyer
Husband of
Lillie M. (Currence) Shroyer
— married
1919 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 87
in Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Nov 2018
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Biography
Willis Shroyer was born in 1887.
He served in Company M, 354th Infantry in WW1 and was wounded Nov. 1/1918 in the Argonne-Meuse.
Mr. Willis Shroyer was Wounded in Action during World War I.
Private Willis Shroyer served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 1917
Unit(s): Co. M, 354th Infantry; American Expeditionary Force
Service ended: Nov 1, 1918
Service started: 1917
Unit(s): Co. M, 354th Infantry; American Expeditionary Force
Service ended: Nov 1, 1918
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the greatest American battle of the First World War. Between September 26 and November 11, 1918 the American Expeditionary Force lost 26,277 killed and 95,786 wounded. It was a very complex operation involving a majority of the AEF ground forces fighting through rough, hilly terrain the German Army had spent four years fortifying. The U.S. First Army was commanded by General John J. Pershing until October 16th, then by Lt. General Hunter Liggett. Although specific information on Shroyer's assignments was not found, the last link was invaluable for providing chronological information on the biggest operation and victory of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMTC-FMQ : accessed 12 December 2018), Willis Shroyer in household of Marion E Shroyer, Oakland & Star Townships Miltonvale town, Cloud, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 11A, family 226, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,475.
- "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKV-WWF : 13 March 2018), Willis Shroyer, 1917-1918; citing Yuma County, Colorado, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,561,800.
https://stlgs.org/research-2/government/military/wwi-company-m-354-infantry
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/bigshow.htm
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