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Lieutenant James Simmons Timothy
2500 West End Ave, Nashville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 8' 51.659988",
-86° 48' 40.019976"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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This tree was planted
May 24th 1919 by the
Catholic Children of Nashville
in grateful memory of
Lieutenant James Simmons Timothy
of the 80th Company, 6th Regiment U.S.M.C.
who was killed in action at
Belleau Wood, France,
June 14th 1918, aged 25 years
He was first wounded while serving with the French in the Verdun Sector, Mar. 22, 1918. On the day of his death he took his company of two hundred men over the top and returned with only five. Later in the day he was killed by an enemy shell. Lieutenant Timothy was the first Tennessee officer to make the supreme sacrifice in the Great War for justice and humanity. His last words were, Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my soul.
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Lieutenant James Simmons Timothy Historical Marker Location Map, Nashville, Tennessee Map
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