My great uncle Kenneth Lawrence StClair died June 11,1918 in France of wounds
received in battle at Chateau Thierry. Kenneth was born in Eggleston, Va .
in 1896. His parents were John Henry StClair and Ada Phillips StClair. His
cousin Charles P. Renick saw him fall and wrote of it in a series of letters
home from the front which were published in a Fayetteville, W.Va. newspaper.
They were both members of the 77th Company 6th Machine Gun
Battery,U.S.M.C.,AEF. We learned this poem as children and I always think of
Uncle Kenneth when I see or hear it. Thank you for reminding us of a part of
our history that most of us were not alive to see. I have the gold star flag
that was given to my great grandmother as well as his book of common prayer
that he was carrying when shot. I never look at them without thinking of the
loss to our family and wishing that we had a chance to know this wonderful
young man. Charlotte Gellis
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