Merle D. Hay Co. F. 16th Infantry A.E.F. Killed near Artois France Nov. 3, 1917. The first Iowa soldier and one of the first three soldiers of the United States killed in action in the World War. The State of Iowa has caused this . . . — — Map (db m285873) HM WM
Private Merle D. Hay, a native of Glidden, Iowa, was one of the first three American soldiers killed in action during World War 1. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for valor by the Commanding General, 1st Division, for his heroic actions . . . — — Map (db m285867) HM
[south side]Glidden bookends the World Wars with Merle Hay & Enola Gay [north side]Joseph Glidden Inventor of modern barbed wire Donald Sparks POW☆MIA [west side]Medal of . . . — — Map (db m285858) HM
