George William Feige
(28 Mar 1898 - 2 Oct 1918)

George William Feige  (28 Mar 1898,  Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA  - 2 Oct 1918,  Somme-Py, France )   -- Age: 20   --Cause of Death: killed in action in WWI
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George William  was the child of George Wilhelm Feige and Charlotte Marie Salisbury

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1900 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts 1900 U.S. Census  George Feige, Sr. is 33. He is listed as a machinist living in Webster, Massachusetts. He was born in Massachusetts. His parents were born in Germany. His wife, Charlotte (Salisbury) b. abt 1868, is listed as age 32. Their children are: Willard, born July 1888 in MA, age 11, going to school; Edward F., b. abt. 1891 in MA, age 9, Helen, b. abt. 1893 in NY, age 7, George, b. abt. 1894 in NY, age 6, and Henry, b. abt. 1900 in MA, an infant. Year: 1900; Census Place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T623 695; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 1700.

The School Arts Book - Editor: Henry Turner Bailey -- Vol VI September 1906 No. 1  Page 398 Second Year (second grade) (shows a picture of a drawing) 5 is in pencil and colored crayon, by George Feige, Webster, Mass.

1910 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts 1910 U.S. Census  George Feige, Sr. is 43 living in Webster, Massachusetts. He was married at age 20. He was born in Massachusetts. His parents were born in Germany. Charlotte is 42. She was married at age 20. Charlotte was born in New York. Her parents were born in New York. The children are: Edward, 19, Helen girl, 17, George Jr., 12, Gertrude, 9, Clifford, 2. Edward, Helen, George Jr. were all born in New York. Gertrude And Clifford were born in Massachusetts.

KILLED IN ACTION IN WORLD WAR I (CORPORAL, COMPANY E, 9TH U.S. INFANTRY)   DESCRIPTION OF 9TH U.S. INFANTRY'S ROLE IN WORLD WAR I SOURCE: WWW.MANCHU.ORG/LINAGE/PAGE1.HTM "UPON THE ENTRY OF THE UNITED STATES INTO WORLD WAR I IN APRIL 1917, THE REGIMENT WAS AGAIN CALLED TO BATTLE ON FOREIGN SOIL. IT ARRIVED IN FRANCE IN 1917 AS PART OF THE FAMOUS "INDIANHEAD" SECOND INFANTRY DIVISION. IN EARLY OCTOBER 1917, THE MANCHUS MOVED TO THE FRONT. THE REGIMENT FIRST BECAME INVOLVED IN THE THEN STATIC WARFARE IN THE SOUS REUVROIS SECTOR. WHEN SUBSEQUENTLY MOVED TO CHATEAU-THIERRY, IT MET AND STALLED THE BOCHE PURGE ON PARIS. LATER DURING THE INVOLVED CAMPAIGN IN THE MEUSE-ARGONNE SECTOR, AND IN ONE OF THE FINAL CAMPAIGNS OF THE WAR, THE 9TH INFANTRY SUCCESSFULLY SPEARHEADED ONE OF THE MOST RECKLESS AND DARING MOVES IN THE HISTORY OF MODERN WARFARE. AFTER CAPTURING THE EDGE OF THE BELVAL FOREST ON THE AFTERNOON OF 03 NOVEMBER 1918, THE REGIMENT IMMEDIATELY PREPARED TO CONTINUE THE SURGE INTO THE ENEMY LINES. AT 1630 HOURS, DURING AN INTENSE RAINSTORM AND UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS, THE FORWARD MOVEMENT WAS BEGUN WITH COLUMNS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ONLY PASSABLE ROAD THROUGH THE WOODED TERRAIN. THE MOVEMENT NECESSITATED PASSAGE THROUGH THE MAIN LINE OF ENEMY RESISTANCE, CARRIED WITHIN 100 YARDS OF ARTILLERY ENGAGED IN FIRING UPON THEIR RECENTLY ABANDONED POSITIONS. WITHOUT DISTURBING THOSE UNITS, THE REGIMENT PROCEEDED SILENTLY, INTERCEPTING AND CAPTURING ENEMY PATROLS AND OUTPOSTS, AS WELL AS DEFENSIVE POSITIONS WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT. AT 2330 HOURS THE MOVEMENT WAS COMPLETED AND A PERIMETER WAS ESTABLISHED MORE THAN FIVE MILES TO THE REAR OF THE DEFENDING GERMANS. THE GERMAN'S ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE BEVEL FOREST ONE OF THE FIERCE, SLOW DEFENSIVE MANEUVERS WAS THWARTED AND THEIR LINES BECAME UTTERLY DISORGANIZED. THIS WAS ONE OF THREE SUCCESSFUL NIGHT MOVES OR RAIDS MADE BY THE MANCHU REGIMENT WITHIN A PERIOD OF DAYS THAT AIDED CONSIDERABLY IN DEALING A DEATH BLOW TO THE BEWILDERED GERMANS. AFTER THE ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED ON 11 NOVEMBER 1918, MANCHU TROOPS MARCHED INTO GERMANY TO SERVE AS AN OCCUPATION FORCE. OCCUPATION WAS TERMINATED AND THE REGIMENT RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES IN JULY AND AUGUST 1919. THIS WAS THE FOURTH SUCH RETURN OF THE "MANCHU" REGIMENT SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. THE REGIMENT WAS AWARDED BATTLE STREAMERS FOR AISNE, MEUSE-ARGONNE, LORRAINE, ILE DE FRANCE, ST. MIHIEL AND AISNE-MAME CAMPAIGNS. IN 1918, THE MANCHUS WERE AWARDED THE FRENCH FOURRAGERE FOR GALLANTRY DURING THE MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE." MY NOTES: WAS HE DRAFTED OR DID HE ENLIST? "DURING WORLD WAR I THERE WERE THREE REGISTRATIONS. THE FIRST, ON JUNE 5, 1917, WAS FOR ALL MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 21 AND 31. THE SECOND, ON JUNE 5, 1918, REGISTERED THOSE WHO ATTAINED AGE 21 AFTER JUNE 5, 1917. (A SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTRATION WAS HELD ON AUGUST 24, 1918, FOR THOSE BECOMING 21 YEARS OLD AFTER JUNE 5, 1918. THIS WAS INCLUDED IN THE SECOND REGISTRATION.) THE THIRD REGISTRATION WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1918, FOR MEN AGE 18 THROUGH 45" SOURCE: WWW.ARCHIVES.GOV/GENEALOGY/MILITARY/WW1/DRAFT-REGISTRATION/ SO, IT APPEARS THAT HE WAS TOO YOUNG TO BE DRAFTED ON THE FIRST AND SECOND DRAFTS. HE WAS OLD ENOUGH FOR THE THIRD DRAFT HOWEVER, SINCE HE DIED LESS THAN A MONTH FROM THE REGISTRATION DATE AND HAD ATTAINED THE RANK OF COPORAL, ONE WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME HE ENLISTED. PERHAPS GEORGE CONSIDERED HIMSELF FIRST AS AN AMERICAN AND THEN A GERMAN, BEING A SECOND-GENERATION AMERICAN OF GERMAN DESCENT? NOTE THAT ON GEORGE'S MOTHER'S SIDE, THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF AMERICANS WHO SERVED, INCLUDING GEORGE'S GRANDFATHER AND GREAT-GRANDFATHER, GEORGE AND DAVID SALISBURY, WHO FOUGHT IN THE CIVIL WAR (GEORGE, BEING AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG). THAT SIDE OF THE FAMILY ALSO HAS SEVERAL KNOWN MEMBERS WHO FOUGHT IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, INCLUDING: MAJ. ASA BURNHAM, NATHAN HUNTINGTON AND ABRAM SMITH. GEORGE WAS SURVIVED BY BOTH OF HIS PARENTS, HIS GRANDMOTHER CAROLINE MATILDA SMITH SALISBURY, AND ALL OF HIS SIBLINGS.

1918 Blanc Mont   ...In the Champagne District, 2—10 October it fought beside the Fourth French Army. On 3 October it seized Blanc Mont Ridge, the keystone of the arch of the main German position, advanced beyond the Ridge and, although both Hanks were unsupported, it held all its gains with the utmost tenacity, in-flicting tremendous losses on the enemy. This victory freed Rheims, and forced the entire German Army between that city and the Argonne Forest to retreat to the Aisne, a distance of thirty kilometers. The Ninth U.S. Infantry in the World War. Page 55 http:/hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101073313643

Ancestor's Death-related Information

Feige, George W., Jr., Corporal; killed in action 2 October 1918 [attack on Mont Blanc]. Enl. 19 Jan 1917, R. A.; assigned to Co. E, 9th Inf., 2d Div. Overseas 7 Sept. 1917. Born 28 March 1898, at Quincy, son of George William and Charlotte Marie (Salisbury) Feige of Webster; brother of Willard S., Edward E., Helen L., Gertrude M., and Clifford. Electrician. Credited to Rhode Island. Report of the Commission on Massachusetts' Part in the World War - the Gold Star Record of Massachusetts edited by Eben Putnam, Volume II, published by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1929 page 645

Buried at:

Mount Zion Cemetery
Old Worcester Rd.
Rte 12
Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA





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