I came across this in David O'Mara's "The French on the Somme: From Serre to The River Somme, August 1914- 30 June 1916."
Apparently, one of the first two combat deaths in the French army in WWI was one Caporal Jules-André Peugeot. By absurd coincidence, perhaps the last combat death (recorded kia at 10:57 on 11 November 1918) was a soldier named Auguste-Joseph Renault.
As O'Mara states, "it is at least strange that both the first and last shared their names with major French car manufacturers."
Strange Coincidence
Strange Coincidence
"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." - Casey Stengel
Re: Strange Coincidence
Now all we need is a Rod Serling lead-in.
Please, oh please don't let Shatner play the lead in the episode.
Please, oh please don't let Shatner play the lead in the episode.
Re: Strange Coincidence
Which version of Shatner do you object to?
"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." - Casey Stengel
Re: Strange Coincidence
Good find!