Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - He tangata whenua nō Chicago, i puta a Weedon Osborne i Northwestern University Dental School i te tau 1915. I tohua ia hei Kaiwhakarato niho o te US Navy me te taumata o Lieutenant, Junior Grade, i te Mei 8, 1917. I whakawhiwhia ia ki te mahi ki te 6th Marine Regiment i te Maehe 26, 1918. I te Pakanga o Belleau Wood
I uru te roopu a Osborne ki te whakaekenga o Bouresches, France, tata ki te maero ki te tonga ki te rawhiti o Belleau Wood. I whai a Osborne ki te awhina i nga tupapaku i te pakanga, a i mate ia i a ia e ngana ana ki te kawe i tetahi rangatira whara ki te ahuru i te Pipiri 6, 1918. I whakawhiwhia ia ki te Medal of Honor me te Distinguished Service Cross mo ana mahi i taua ra.