Grady County GaArchives Obituaries.....Cliett, Earl I. July 20 1918
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The Cairo Messenger, Friday, August 9, 1918
Earl Cliett Killed In Action In France

We are indeed sorry to chronicle the death of Earl I. Cliett with the American 
forces in France.  A telegram was received from the War Department at 
Washington last Friday that he was killed in action on July 20th.   The 
telegram was to his father, Mr. F. L. Cliett at Reno, where young Cliett 
formerly lived.

Cliett was the first Grady county man to be killed in France, yet W. H. 
Collins, Jr., was reported as having died form wounds received in action last 
Wednesday a week ago.

Mr. Cliett enlisted in the army on March 1917 and had been in France for the 
past eight months.  He was 27 years of age last October and is survived by his 
father and mother and three brothers.  His mother has received a letter from 
him regular and received one from him since she received the news of his 
death.  We understand that he had $10,000 insurance with the government, made 
payable to his mother.  The telegram to Mr. Cliett is as follows:

Washington, D. C., Aug. 2, 1918.  Mr. Franklin L. Cliett, Reno, Ga.
Deeply regret to inform you that Private Earl I. Cliett, infantry, is 
officially reported as killed in action July 20th.

McCain the Adjutant General

From the above telegram this young man who went forward to fight for world 
freedom was killed during the present Allied offensive.  We extend condolence 
to the bereaved ones in their sad hour of affliction.      








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