About
World War I (1914-1918)
Marcley James Hilderbrand was born in Schenectady, New York, on March 8, 1899. He grew up in the city of Schenectady, and before joining the military, he worked as an apprentice for General Electric.
On March 27, 1917, Marcley enlisted in the United States Army. He was sent overseas aboard the U.S. Army troopship USS Grant, on May 17, 1918, and arrived in Brest, France, on May 30, 1918. He was a mechanic with the Machine Gun Company, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. He served at the Dickebusch Sector, Vierstrant Ridge, the Knoll, the Hindenburg Line, the LaSalle River, the Joue de Mer Ridge, and the St. Maurice River. Marcley died of disease on October 22, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He is buried in Vale Cemetery in Schenectady, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry