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World War I (1914-1918)

George Frick was born in Schenectady, New York, on April 11, 1891. He grew up in the city of Schenectady, and before enlisting in the military, he worked for the American Locomotive Company.

On October 6, 1917, George enlisted in the United States Army. He completed his basic training at Camp Devens in Massachusetts. He was a private serving with Machine Gun Company, 109th Infantry Regiment. On October 1, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, George was killed in battle. He is buried in Vale Cemetery in Schenectady, New York.

Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry


 

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

 

For the Fallen

Laurence Binyon