Colonel Raynal C. Bolling
This grove is dedicated
to the memory of
Col. Raynal C. Bolling S.C. U.S.A.
Lawyer Patriot Soldier
Born 1 Sept. 1877 at Hot Springs Arkansas
Killed in action during the German offensive
near Amiens France 26 March 1918
The first American officer of high rank
to fall in the World War
Marker is at the intersection of Avenue of the Giants and Elk Creek Road, on the right when traveling north on Avenue of the Giants.
Courtesy hmdb.org
