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Charles White Whittlesey (January 20, 1884 – November 26, 1921) was a United States Army Medal of Honor recipient who led the Lost Battalion in the Meuse–Argonne offensive during World War I. He committed suicide by drowning when he jumped from a ship en route to Havana on November 26, 1921, at age 37.
A graphic novel pays homage to Wisconsin-born Charles Whittlesey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his leadership and bravery as commander of the so-called Lost Battalion during World War I.
The rest were killed, missing, captured, or wounded. Major Charles W. Whittlesey, Captain George G. McMurtry, and Captain Nelson M. Holderman received the Medal of Honor for their valiant actions. Whittlesey was also recognized by being a pallbearer at the ceremony interring the remains of the Unknown Soldier.
Charles Whittlesey: 37 Atlantic Ocean: The American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient who led the "Lost Battalion" in World War I was last seen on the evening of 26 November 1921 on a passenger ship bound from New York City to Havana. It is presumed he committed suicide by jumping overboard. [137] 20 September 1922 Giuseppe Sartorio: 68 ...
Charles White Whittlesey (1884–c. 1921), American soldier Charles Whittlesey (lawyer) (1819–1874), Connecticut lawyer, Union soldier and briefly Virginia Attorney General Charles Whittlesey (politician) (1807–1863), American politician in Iowa
A 19-year-old mom and her baby died after a crash in Michigan on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Journee Padgett, 19, was driving eastbound on S. Custer Road in Raisinville Township around 8:30 a.m. local time ...
Authorities in Washington State discovered the slain bodies of an elderly couple inside a freezer on New Year’s Eve, along with the bodies of their son and his girlfriend elsewhere in the home.
Charles Whittlesey (October 4, 1808 - October 18, 1886) was a soldier, geologist, historian, and an investigator of mounds relics of the United States. He is described by Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis in their book Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley as a "zealous investigator" in the field of "American antiquarian research."