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Thomas
R.
Egerton
1865-03-17

–

1941-05-21

Born:

, 

England

Home:

Lacon

, 

Illinois

Buried: 

Homewood

, 

Illinois

Cemetery:

Homewood Memorial Gardens

Thomas Egerton was a Methodist minister and a veteran of service during the Spanish-American War. In 1917 he left his pastorate at the Congregational Church in Lacon, Illinois, to become an Army chaplain serving with the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Chaplain’s Corps)

    Regiment:

    131st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    August 10 – 19, 1918
    GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 2 (June 3, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Captain (Chaplain’s Corps) Thomas R. Egerton, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Chaplain Egerton distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with the 131st Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Chipilly Ridge, France, 10 – 19 August 1918, in repairing telephone lines under heavy shell fire.