Person:Peter Kilroy (3)

Name: Orville Peter Kilroy Army #: 105,958 Registrant: no, over age Birth Place: New Richmond, Wis. Birth Date: 19 May 1879 Parent's Origin: of American parents Occupation: ballplayer Comment: enlisted in Machine Gun Company, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Dickinson, on July 14, 1917; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Machine Gun Company, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Machine Gun Company, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 15, 1918; Company A, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Aug. 20, 1917; Private, Jan. 15, 1918; Private 1st Class, Jan. 19, 1918; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Killed in action at Argonne Forest, France, on Oct. 9, 1918; buried in France; remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 9, 1921, and buried in Catholic Cemetery, Porterville, Calif. Cited in General Orders No. 94, Headquarters, 1st Division, AEF, Germany, Dec. 13, 1918. Although sick, he insisted upon staying with his company. and was mortally wounded while faithfully and courageously performing his duty. Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear two silver stars.