SPICER, Harold Cuthbert

  General Notes:

Military: Enlisted in the US Army April 24, 1917 as a Private 1st Class. Promoted Corporal March 6, 1919. Fought in eight major battles. Returned to the US August 6, 1919

From a yearbook of Blue Earth County of WW1 Veterans that Dorothy Spicer sent: ' Corporal Harold Cuthbert Spicer, Mankato; Enlisted April 24, 1917 at Jefferson Barracks, MO in the Coast Artillery; assigned to 7th Co., C.A.C. at Fort Monroe, VA; served as White House Guard, Washington, DC; Desirous of foreign service, he was transferrred to Bat. E., 12th F.A., 2nd Div.; overseas: active service, Verdun, Toul-Troyon Sector; Chateau Thierry; Soissons Counter offensive; Marbache Sector, St. Mihiel, Champagne Advance, Argonne-Meuse Offensive; later stationed with the Army of Occupation.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was educated. High School

• Military: Battle of Chateau Thierry, Verdun Toul-Troyon Sector, March 12 to May 14th, France. ²

• Military: Scissions Sector Marne Counter Offensive, July 18th to July 20th, France. ²

• Military: Marbache Sector, August 9th to August 24th 1918, France. ²

• Military: St. Mehiel, Sept. 9th to Sept 16th 1918, France. ²

• Military: Blanc Mont. Sector. Champaign Advance, September 30 to Oct 9th 1918, France. ²

• Military: Argonne, Meuse Offensive, October 30 to November 11th 1918, France. ²

• Military: Army of Occupation, 1 Dec 1918, France. ²

• Military: Promoted to Corporal, 6 Mar 1919.

• He was employed. ³ travelling Dry Goods Salesman

Harold married Anna Helen COLLINS, daughter of Charles C. COLLINS and Unknown, on 11 Nov 1921 in Pierce, NE.¹ (Anna Helen COLLINS was born on 6 Sep 1899 in Frankfort, KY, christened on 25 Dec 1923 in Trinity Church, Norfolk, NE, died on 9 Jun 1972 in Phoenix, AZ and was buried on 13 Jun 1972 in Denver, CO.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They resided at 409 S. Fourth St. in 1921 in Norfolk, NE. ⁴