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Pvt Earnest F Martin

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Birth	:	6 Feb 1898
Death	:	16 Sep 1918
Burial	:	Locks Village Cemetery, Shutesbury, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5010200, -72.4364000
Inscription	:	Co O 165th Inf Killed in action
Description	:	The St. Mihiel offensive began on 12 September with a threefold assault. The main attack was made against the south face by two American corps. On the right was the I Corps (from right to left the 82d, 90th, 5th, and 2d Divisions in line with the 78th in reserve) covering a front from Pont-à-Mousson on the Moselle westward to Limey; on the left, the IV Corps (from right to left the 89th, 42d, and 1st Divisions in line with the 3d in reserve) extending along a front from Limey westward to Marvoisin. A secondary thrust was carried out against... Read More	The St. Mihiel offensive began on 12 September with a threefold assault. The main attack was made against the south face by two American corps. On the right was the I Corps (from right to left the 82d, 90th, 5th, and 2d Divisions in line with the 78th in reserve) covering a front from Pont-à-Mousson on the Moselle westward to Limey; on the left, the IV Corps (from right to left the 89th, 42d, and 1st Divisions in line with the 3d in reserve) extending along a front from Limey westward to Marvoisin. A secondary thrust was carried out against the west face along the heights of the Meuse, from Mouilly north to Haudimont, by the V Corps (from right to left the 26th Division, the French 15th Colonial Division, and the 8th Brigade, 4th Division in line with the rest of the 4th in reserve). A holding attack against the apex, to keep the enemy in the salient, was made by the French II Colonial Corps (from right to left the French 39th Colonial Division, the French 26th Division, and the French 2d Cavalry Division in line). In First Army reserve were the American 35th, 80th, and 91st Divisions. Total Allied forces involved in the offensive numbered more than 650,000—some 550,000 American and 100,000 Allied (mostly French) troops. In support of the attack the First Army had over 3,000 guns, 400 French tanks, and 1,500 airplanes. COL William Mitchell directed the heterogeneous air force, composed of British, French, Italian, Portuguese, and American units, in what proved to be the largest single air operation of the war. American squadrons flew 609 of the airplanes, which were mostly of French or British manufacture. Defending the salient was German "Army Detachment C," consisting of eight divisions and a brigade in the line and about two divisions in reserve. The Germans, now desperately short of manpower, had begun a step-by-step withdrawal from the salient only the day before the offensive began. The attack went so well on 12 September that Pershing ordered a speedup in the offensive. By the morning of 13 September the 1st Division, advancing from the east, joined hands with the 26th Division, moving in from the west, and before evening all objectives in the salient had been captured. At this point Pershing halted further advances so that American units could be withdrawn for the coming offensive in the Meuse-Argonne sector. This first major operation by an American Army under its own command took 16,000 prisoners at a cost of 7,000 casualties, eliminated the threat of an attack on the rear of Allied fortifications at Nancy and Verdun, greatly improved Allied lateral rail communications, and opened the way for a possible future offensive to seize Metz and the Briey iron fields. (This offensive was just days before Ernest died. It is not clear if he participated, but the 42nd division participated, and the 165th was part of the 42nd Division, as far as I can find. I cannot find record of his company, so any help is appreciated.)

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Pvt Earnest F Martin's memorial is located at: Locks Village Cemetery, Shutesbury, Franklin County, USA.
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Latitude: 42.5010200
Longitude: -72.4364000

Family Members:

Parent

Columbus C “Lum” Martin

(1867 - 1925)

Martha E Overby Martin

(1875 - 1925)

Siblings

Ellis Martin

(1901 - 1934)

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Martin King

(1906 - 1963)

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Coordinate: 42.5010200, -72.4364000

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