Hometown, StateBronx, New York
Branch of ServiceArmy
Date of Incident07/25/1918
ConflictWorld War I 1917-1918
RankPrivate First Class
UnitK Company, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division
StatusWounded in Action
Private First Class Arms was wounded in his left shoulder by shrapnel, and spent six weeks recuperating from this his first of three wounds.
Date of Incident09/27/1918
ConflictWorld War I 1917-1918
IncidentThe Battle of the Hindenburg Line 9/18/18-10/10/18
RankPrivate First Class
UnitK Company, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division
StatusWounded in Action
Pfc. Arms was wounded by shrapnel to his right leg, his second wounding of the War.
Date of Incident10/17/1918
ConflictWorld War I 1917-1918
RankPrivate First Class
UnitK Company, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division
StatusWounded in Action
Pfc. Arms was shot through the chest by German sniper and he took refuge in a barn controlled by the Germans. He was fluent in German and asked for relief from his pain. The Germans gave him morphine, and when he was liberated, the Armistice had already taken place.
