John A. Burchell

John Burchell enlisted in the 1st Plattsburg Officers' Training Corps. He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant and served as Company Officer, Co. H, 305th Infantry, 77th Division acting as divisional instructor in bayonet training at Camp Upton. His division was sent overseas and was thrown into the Calais Valley as reserves for the British Forces opposing the German Drive. He was at the front lines at Haberterne and Gonecourt Woods, and stayed in the Calais Valley until he returned home, spending the balance of his time, after being commissioned as Captain Co., C Machine Gun Battalion, in Machine Gun School.