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Martinsburg W Va Evening Journal
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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Sergeant Richard Johnson of Charlottesville, Va., died in France after being wounded while leading a charge at the Battle of the Meuse on or about October 10. He was with the 317th Regiment of the 80th Division. His wife, Muriel Saltonstall, and mother are staying with her father, A. H. M. Saltonstall, in Berkeley Springs.
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The news of the death in France of Sergeant Richard Johnson of Charlottesville, Va., has been received by Mr. A. H. M. Saltonstall, of Berkeley Springs, father of the unfortunate young man's wife, who was Miss Muriel Saltonstall. They had been married but seven months, shortly before he sailed for France. He was with the 317th Regiment of the 80th Division and was wounded while leading a charge at the battle of the Meuse on or about October 10. His mother and young wife are at Mr. Saltonstall's and both have been quiet in the past few weeks.
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France, Battle Of The Meuse
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On Or About October 10
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Sergeant Richard Johnson died in France after being wounded while leading a charge at the battle of the Meuse. He had been married to Muriel Saltonstall for seven months before sailing for France with the 317th Regiment of the 80th Division. His wife and mother are staying quietly with her father in Berkeley Springs.