Roll of Honor

Student soldiers marching on Broadway


David Ker

  • School: Columbia College
  • Class Year: 1917
  • War: World War I
  • Date of Death: September 12, 1918

Sergeant David Ker was killed in action, September 12, 1918. The French awarded him the Croix de Guerre with palm. Having volunteered for a dangerous mission, his plane met six enemy aircraft and was shot down.

David Ker

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