Alan Seeger – Cause of Death, Date of Death, Age at Death

The poet Alan Seeger passed away at age 28, this age of death has to be considered too young. What was the cause of death? Below is all you want to know regarding the death of Alan Seeger and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

American poet who died in action during World War I and is best known for his poem “I Have a Rendezvous with Death.” A posthumous collection of his complete poetic works was published in 1917.

He attended Harvard University, where he wrote for Harvard Monthly.

He and poet TS Eliot were classmates at Harvard.

How did Alan Seeger die?

Alan Seeger's death was caused by killed in action.

In 1916, Seeger died (ironically on July 4th) in the attack on Belloy-en-Santerre, where he was shot in the stomach. Following his death, the French military awarded him the Croix de Guerre and the Médaille militaire. He was buried in a mass grave. Seeger’s collected Poems were published in 1917 to mixed reviews.