Earl E Aurand (1894 - 1917)

Born Jan 1894 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 13 Nov 1917 at age 23 in France

Biography

Private Earl Aurand Died of Wounds during World War I.

Private Earl Aurand served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 1912
Unit(s): Company I, Twenty-sixth Infantry, First Division
Service ended: Nov 13, 1917 (DOW)

Earl was the only child of Edward L Aurand (1866-1937) and Emma S Emeigh (1871-1922). Born and raised in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A dutiful son who helped support his parents. He had designated a portion of his pay to be sent to his parents on a regular basis.

Earl enlisted in the service at the age of 18. He served on the border with the Old Governor's troop during the Mexican trouble and previous to that enlisted with the United States Cavalry, Troop C First Calvary P N G^[1]

Earl was wounded severely in action near Sommerville, France, in November 1917. (See 26th Infantry Regiment Emblem) Word was brought to his parents who bore it well and were proud of their son.

Aurand-Parents of First Wounded Harrisburg Boy

Earl was the first from his hometown to suffer wounds in the War, and unfortunately he succumbed to his wounds and died November 13, 1917.^[2] A memorial service was held at the home of his parents a few days after the news was received.^[3]

Memorial Services

Funeral Notices

Dies In France

Private Aurand was interred in France until after the war. His body was brought home and he was given a funeral with full military honors. He is buried in the East Harrisburg Cemetery in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania,^[4]

Census

1900 Precinct 4 Harrisburg city Ward 6, Dauphin, Pennsylvania^[5]

1910 last name misspelled as Durand Harrisburg Ward 12, Dauphin, Pennsylvania^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Patriot (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), Volume 82, Issue 172, Page 18.
2. ↑ Soldiers of the Great War, Volume III page 154, Haulsee, W. M.; Howe, F. G.; Doyle, A. C.,Washington, D.C.; Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920
3. ↑ Friday, December 21, 1917 Paper: Patriot (Harrisburg, PA) Volume: 78 Issue: 174 Page: 4, 1
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #84327849
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3S7-6M2 : accessed 16 March 2015), Earl E Aurand in household of Edward L Aurand, Precinct 4 Harrisburg city Ward 6, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,402.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGH5-571 : accessed 16 March 2015), Earl E Dorand in household of Edward L Aurand, Harrisburg Ward 12, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 92, sheet 8A, family 187, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,350.