World War I Spotlight: John J. Arnold

US soldiers from a Machine Gun Battalion are pinned down in the Argonne forest of France (Sept-Oct, 1918)

December 12th marks the death date of a Jefferson, Maryland native who fought bravely in the Great War. John J. Arnold (1894-1984) fought with Company A of the 311th Machine Gun Battalion of the 79th Division. Private Arnold was severely wounded on September 29th, 1918 during the Battle of Argonne Forest. He would receive the Purple Heart for an injury that partially disabled him for the rest of his life as a farmer tending to his family homestead located at 3945 Lander Road.

Arnold Farm on the right (east of Lander Road/located at 3945 Lander Road) courtesy of Google maps

Visit John J. Arnold's Memorial Page found amongst other World War I Veterans of Frederick who died December 9th-15th, and are buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

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Dec 9-15th Vets

An inauspicious start for John J. Arnold and his military career as he somehow got stranded in Sparrow's Point in Baltimore (Catoctin Clarion May 30, 1918) Note that Frank Garrett was featured last week with a death day of December 7th.

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