val esc ence ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁combat ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁as ▁company ▁commander . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Lion el ' s ▁younger ▁brother ▁Kenneth ▁O ' G orm an ▁Harvard ▁( born ▁ 4 J une ▁ 1 8 9 7 ) ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁attend ▁Harvard ▁College . ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and , ▁with ▁Lion el , ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Gren ad ier ▁Gu ards ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁at ▁Pil ck em ▁R idge , ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pass ch end ae le , ▁on ▁ 1 August ▁ 1 9 1 7 ; ▁Lion el , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁fighting ▁nearby , ▁helped ▁b ury ▁him . ▁ ▁By ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Lion el ▁Harvard ▁was ▁commander ▁of ▁Number ▁One ▁Company , ▁designated ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Company as ▁Brown ▁put ▁it , ▁" a ▁high ▁honor ▁for ▁a ▁lieutenant , ▁and ▁usually ▁a ▁fatal ▁one ". ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 3 0 M arch ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁min en wer fer ▁shell ▁near ▁Ar ras ▁during ▁the ▁German ▁Spring ▁Off ensive , ▁just ▁before ▁a ▁promotion ▁to ▁captain ▁became ▁effective . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Bo is le ux - au - Mont . ▁ ▁T ributes ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁poet