Soldier Summary
Soldier Summary
Costello, Harry J.
Military History
Rank
First Lieutenant
Unit
United States. Army. Infantry, 339th. Machine Gun Company.
Medals Awarded
- Military Cross (M.C.)
- Order of St. Anne
Notes
Description of Costello in Signal Corps photo caption (#39154, not in BHL collection): "1st Lieut. Harry Costello, Machine Gun Co. 339th Regt. Inf. American awarded Military Cross by British Government. His home address is 387 Union Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut. For five years Lt. Costello was teacher and athletic director at University of Detroit. Archangel, Russia. Nov.2, 1918."
Events
Event
Date
Place
Details
Event
Residence
Date
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Place
Bridgeport, CT
Details
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Event
Residence
Date
1927
Place
Detroit, MI
Details
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Sources
- Charles E. Lewis papers, 1917-1958 (scattered)
- History of the 339th Regiment of Infantry, 1917-1926 (with who's who in and roster of the regiment)
- The history of the American expedition fighting the Bolsheviki; campaigning in north Russia 1918-1919
- The Polar Bear, vol. 3, no. 1 (Feb. 1927).
- United States. Army. Signal Corps photograph collection
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