Corporal William Sherman Tucker died of wounds he received in action. A 1916 graduate of the University of Washington’s law school, William established a law practice in Chester, Montana. He one of the first men from Chester to enlist, on April 24, 1917, and was initially stationed at Fort Harrison, Montana, with Company C, 163rd Infantry, 41st Division; part of the Montana National Guard. His unit later became part of the 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division. He died on October 6, 1918, of wounds received during the battle of Chateau-Thierry, part of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. William is buried in France at Meuse-Argonne Cemetery. (bit.ly/uw_tucker)
Born in Laddonia, Missouri, William was the only child of William Sherman Tucker, a Baptist minister, and his wife, Margaret Elizabeth Bibb. William’s father died two months before he was born. His mother later married Joseph Sisk and the family moved to Endicott, Washington, and later Galata, Montana.