Ships Guard, 2498-B, Port Royal, South Carolina
Postcard mailed by Private Benjamin Wierman to his mother Winnie Briscoe Wierman, Lexington Kentucky, on August 4, 1917 from Marines Corps Recruit Depot, Paris Island, Port Royal, South Carolina. Benjamin Wierman entered service May 5, 1917, Marine Corps, 83rd Company, 6th Division and was killed in action June 8, 1918 at the Battle of Belleau Woods, 50 miles outside of Paris. Over one thousand men were killed or wounded in the Battle of Belleau Woods-Chateau Thierry Sector, June 1-26, 1918. Buried at Lexington Cemetery National Plot.
Letter of Sympathy from American War Mothers Chapter - Fayette County, Kentucky
"Whereas we the members of Lexington Council No. 27 D. of A. have learned with deep regret of the death in France of Benjamin Wierman .......We wish to extend to his family and friends our heartfelt sympathy for their loss. Be it resolved that these resolutions be pinned to our minutes and a copy be sent to the bereaved family." Committee on Resolutions; Emma Glover and G. B. Thurman
Benjamin Wierman |
Oh, blessed sleep that will not break, For tears nor prayers, nor love's sweet sake Oh, perfect rest, that knows no pain, No throb, no thrill of heart or brain Oh, life sublime, beyond all speech. That only the pure through dying reach; God understands, and his ways are right Bid your beloved a long good-night. Weep for the days that will come no more, For the sunbeam flown from earths and door, For a missing step, For the nameless grace, Of a tender voice and a loving face; But not for the soul, Whose goal is won, Whose infinite joy is just begun, Not for the spirit enrobed in light And crowned where the angels are tonight. |
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