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Henry Murphy Walsh and Every A.E.F. "Runner"

In Loving Memory Of

 
 
Henry Murphy Walsh and Every A.E.F. "Runner" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011
1. Henry Murphy Walsh and Every A.E.F. "Runner" Marker
Inscription.

First Class Private, "Runner," Company B, 361st Infantry, 91st Division.

Born February 7th, 1893. Killed in battle in the Argonne September 27th, 1918,

and in honor of every "Runner" that lost his life in the service of the A.E.F. this monument is erected.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismWar, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1960.
 
Location. 39° 2.417′ N, 95° 39.138′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. Monument is in Section 36 of Topeka Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1601 SE 10th Avenue, Topeka KS 66607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Franklin Loomis Crane (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of the Blue (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles Curtis (about 600 feet away); Crawford - Capper Burial Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); Topeka Tornado Victims (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mariachi Divina! (approx. 1.2 miles away); A Turning Point for Equality (approx. 1.3 miles away); A "Separate But Equal" School? (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.
 
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Runners were used to physically carry messages between US Army echelons because communication was difficult for front line units along the Western Front.
 
Also see . . .  United States Army Signal Corps. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 7, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Henry Murphy Walsh and Every A.E.F. "Runner" Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011
2. Henry Murphy Walsh and Every A.E.F. "Runner" Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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