Geo. F. Lamm History  

 George F. Lamm was presumably the first Town of Amherst     serviceman to give his life for his country in World War I.  George F. Lamm was Born December 3, 1894 in No. Tonawanda, NY.  He attended Ascension School in North Tonawanda, and North Tonawanda High School.  The family move from North Tonawanda to Pendelton, NY in 1910 when George was about 17 years old.  He worked for Columbus-McKinnon until he went into the service in November 1917.  After Training at Camp Dix, NJ, he left for France in March 1918.  As a Machine Gunner in Co. L, 7^th Infantry Reg., 3^rd Division, he was killed in the line of Duty July 15, 1918.  The 3^rd Division, of which George was a member, played an important role in repulsing the German Drive at the time.

 Pvt. George F. Lamm is listed among those who were missing in action.  In accordance with our Government’s program of honoring those of our dead whose remains were not recovered or identified, Private Lamm’s name was permanently inscribed on the Missing

of the Aisne-Marne Memorial, Belleau, Aisne, France.