Belmont County, Ohio

History and Genealogy


Belmont County Obituaries


John McGonigle


Military Rites for McGonigle

Barton Solider who fell in France will be Buried at Washington. D.C.

Barton boy, who gave his life in the World war, will be laid at rest with full military honors in Arlington Cemetery near Washington D.C.

John McGonigle, who was killed in action has been brought back to the United States. Relatives left for that city yesterday to arrange for interment in the national Cementery.

Details of his death have not been learned by his Parents, other than menger offical reports. McGonigle enlisted early in the war, going into the Marine Corps after seeing brillant Service met death in action.

As far as know, McGonigle will have the distinetion of being the only boy from Eastern Ohio to be buried inArlington Cementery, where the nation`s Heroes of all wars are interred. Father J. T. Banahan of Tiltonville, Chaplain of the Martins Ferry post, American Legion will offiate at the funeral to be conducted in Washington. today.


From the Wheeling Intelligencer April 1817



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