Gunner’s Mate Third Class Osmond K. Ingram, USN (Naval History and Heritage Command)
The first enlisted serviceman killed in World War I, Pratt City-native Osmond Kelly Ingram, will be honored at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday in the park that bears his name, at 5th Avenue North and 16th Street in downtown Birmingham.
The ceremony will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Ingram’s death, October 15, 1917.
The 30-year old sailor was killed during a German U-boat attack on the USS Cassin. Ingram posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his efforts to save the crew.
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