A Mother's Grief |
Below is a photo of Walter Scott Brown's mother as she visits the memorial in France which honored the Americans who died while serving in Meuse Argonne Battle during World War I. If you look closely towards the middle of the names on the wall to the left you will see her sons name and it reads, “BROWN WALTER S.– SGT. 114th INF. 29th DIVISION–OCT.12, 1918 NEW JERSEY. At the bottom of the photo of where his mother is shown standing it has a caption which reads “Flora (Brown) Anderson mother of Sgt. Walter Scott Brown U.S. Army *World War I.” The caption under the photo next to her is of the Chapel memorial and it reads “Chapel Meuse – Argonne American Cemetery Romagne *France.” |
Photos obtained February 2010 |
Photos obtained February 2010 |
On the back of this photo there is a small map and article of the cemetery memorial which may have been given to the Post along with the photo by his mother.The Post also wrote a caption which reads |
MEUSE – ARGONNE CEMETERY is located east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon (Meuse), France, which is 26 miles northwest of Verdun . It may be reached by automobile from Paris (152 miles) via toll autoroute A-4 or highway N-3, to Ste Menehould, continuing on N-3 to Clermont-en- Argonne(19 miles south of the cemetery) and continuing on via Vaennes-en-Argonne; it may also be reached from Verdun (where Hotels are available) via Consenvoye or Dun-sur-Meuse, distances of 26 or 29 miles. Rail service from Paris (Gare de!'Est) to
Verdun, takes about 31/2 hours. Taxis are available from there to the cemetery. Let us never forget the Soldiers sacrifice. |