▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁Infantry ▁attacked ▁the ▁German ▁occupied ▁area ▁near ▁Cant igny , ▁France . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁off ensive ▁against ▁German ▁occupied ▁territory ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁Juan ▁was ▁killed ▁from ▁enemy ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire ▁while ▁adv ancing ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁strong hold . ▁ ▁His ▁body ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁buried ▁in ▁France . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Military ▁ex hum ed ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁his ▁mother , ▁returned ▁him ▁home ▁to ▁Arizona . ▁His ▁remains ▁were ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Fish er ▁Fun eral ▁Home ▁in ▁Casa ▁Grande , ▁Arizona ▁where ▁prepar ations ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁bur ial ▁at ▁the ▁Cook ▁Memorial ▁Church ▁yard ▁in ▁Sac aton , ▁Arizona . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁with ▁hon ors ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁Juan ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Ari zon ian ▁to ▁be ▁killed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁P vt . ▁Matthew ▁B . ▁Juan ▁Monument ▁▁ ▁Michael ▁S ull ivan , ▁a ▁st on em ason ▁from ▁Casa ▁Grande , ▁built ▁a ▁monument ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Juan ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Sac aton . ▁The ▁monument , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Matthew ▁B . ▁Juan - I ra ▁Hay es ▁V eter ans ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁of ▁Sac aton , ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁field st ones . ▁ ▁See ▁ ▁also ▁ ▁Ira ▁H . ▁Hay es ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Nathan ▁H ale ' s ▁Haz ard ous ▁T ales