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First Division General Orders No. 1, 1 January 1920: certificate citing Private Henry L. Foss, Co. D, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, wounded in action in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on 9 October 1918. The image shows a framed copy beside a clean scan of the same certificate.
First Division General Orders No. 1, 1 January 1920: certificate citing Private Henry L. Foss, Co. D, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, wounded in action in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on 9 October 1918. The image shows a framed copy beside a clean scan of the same certificate. 1920-01-01 · certificate
Source: Digital Maine Repository, Maine State Library, Special Collections (Foss Images)
How it is shown: Complete image as supplied (a framed copy beside a scan of the same certificate); no crop, no retouch.
Keep in mind: What the page says: Confirmed: 'Private Henry L. Foss, Co. D, 3rd M.G. Bn., who was wounded in action in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, October 9, 1918', signed for the Division Adjutant (R. E. Fraile) by command of Maj. Gen. Summerall. On the framed copy a typed slip repeats the citation over the foot of the printed certificate, and the extract number is hard to read. Whether this is our person: Confirmed: the certificate belongs to the Digital Maine collection assembled around one soldier named Foss, and matches the Henry Leroy Foss (1894-1989) of Company D, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion in the tree; the certificate itself carries only the initial L.
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Society of the First Division, History of the First Division During the World War (1922), p. 103: the First Division's front at Soissons. The 20th Corps assault southwest of Soissons and the First Division's front of about twenty-eight hundred meters.
Society of the First Division, History of the First Division During the World War (1922), p. 103: the First Division's front at Soissons. The 20th Corps assault southwest of Soissons and the First Division's front of about twenty-eight hundred meters. 1922 · p. 103
Source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan); cu31924027817547.
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Division context only: this page does not name Henry L. Foss, and no battle attendance is inferred.
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Society of the First Division, History of the First Division During the World War (1922), p. 164: objectives of the St. Mihiel advance. Orders to continue the advance to the first day's objective, the towns of La Marche and Nonsard, and the line to the Bois de Gargantua.
Society of the First Division, History of the First Division During the World War (1922), p. 164: objectives of the St. Mihiel advance. Orders to continue the advance to the first day's objective, the towns of La Marche and Nonsard, and the line to the Bois de Gargantua. 1922 · p. 164
Source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan); cu31924027817547.
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Division context only: this page does not name Henry L. Foss, and no battle attendance is inferred.
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Society of the First Division, History of the First Division During the World War (1922), p. 177: orders for the Meuse-Argonne attack. Division Headquarters orders for relief and an assault at dawn on October 1st, with troops to advance on September 30th toward Cheppy.
Society of the First Division, History of the First Division During the World War (1922), p. 177: orders for the Meuse-Argonne attack. Division Headquarters orders for relief and an assault at dawn on October 1st, with troops to advance on September 30th toward Cheppy. 1922 · p. 177
Source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan); cu31924027817547.
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Division context only: this page does not name Henry L. Foss, and no battle attendance is inferred. The page records expectations and orders, not proof that the attack happened on that date.
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Society of the First Division, History of the First Division During the World War (1922), p. 88: the 1st Division's front in June 1918 (3d Machine Gun Battalion with the 2d Brigade). The relief of the French on the nights of June 1-2 and 2-3, the order of the regiments, and the 3d Machine Gun Battalion with the 2d Brigade.
Society of the First Division, History of the First Division During the World War (1922), p. 88: the 1st Division's front in June 1918 (3d Machine Gun Battalion with the 2d Brigade). The relief of the French on the nights of June 1-2 and 2-3, the order of the regiments, and the 3d Machine Gun Battalion with the 2d Brigade. 1922 · p. 88
Source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan); cu31924027817547.
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Division context only: this page does not name Henry L. Foss, and no battle attendance is inferred.
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Henry L. Foss (1894–1989) and Mary R. Foss (1904–2011), on a shared FOSS family stone, Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Maine.
Henry L. Foss (1894–1989) and Mary R. Foss (1904–2011), on a shared FOSS family stone, Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Maine.
Source: Find a Grave, memorial 169423763, photo added by LAM, 18 Dec 2016; accessed 7 Oct 2026; also on memorial 169423702.
How it is shown: Photograph as published on Find a Grave; no crop or retouch.
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Henry L. Foss's 1916 Maine motor vehicle (Ford Touring) certificate of registration, R.F.D. 4, Skowhegan
Henry L. Foss's 1916 Maine motor vehicle (Ford Touring) certificate of registration, R.F.D. 4, Skowhegan
Source: Find a Grave, memorial 169423702
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Henry L. Foss's 1916 Maine operator's license, giving birth date March 29, 1894 and a physical description
Henry L. Foss's 1916 Maine operator's license, giving birth date March 29, 1894 and a physical description
Source: Find a Grave, memorial 169423702
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Henry Leroy Foss in dress uniform, captioned "Henry Leroy Foss, May 1936" -- a later, second period of service, not yet reconciled with his WWI record
Henry Leroy Foss in dress uniform, captioned "Henry Leroy Foss, May 1936" -- a later, second period of service, not yet reconciled with his WWI record
Source: Find a Grave, memorial 169423702
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Henry Leroy Foss in WWI uniform, overseas, sidearm and ammunition pouches visible
Henry Leroy Foss in WWI uniform, overseas, sidearm and ammunition pouches visible
Source: Find a Grave, memorial 169423702
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Henry Leroy Foss, studio portrait in WWI uniform, oval eagle-topped memorial frame
Henry Leroy Foss, studio portrait in WWI uniform, oval eagle-topped memorial frame
Source: Find a Grave, memorial 169423702
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