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Soldier Summary

Crissman, John Sherman.

Military History

Rank

Sergeant

Unit

United States. Army. Infantry, 339th. Company A.

Serial Number

2020759

Collection

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Events

Event

Date

Place

Details

Event

Residence

Date

1927

Place

Brightmoor, MI

Details

-

Event

Residence

Date

1956

Place

Detroit, MI

Details

-

Event

Residence

Date

1964

Place

Port Charlotte, FL

Details

-

Event

Residence

Date

-

Place

Redford, MI

Details

-

Event

Discharged

Date

07/07/1919

Place

Camp Custer (Mich.)

Details

-

Event

Drafted

Date

11/13/1917

Place

Camp Custer (Mich.)

Details

-

Event

Attended 1964 reunion

Date

5/1964

Place

-

Details

-

Event

Birth

Date

1896

Place

-

Details

-

Sources

  • Biennial reunion programs
  • Hugh D. McPhail papers, 1918-1957 view online
  • John Sherman Crissman papers
  • The Polar Bear, vol. 3, no. 1 (Feb. 1927).
  • The romance of Company "A", 339th infantry, A. N. R. E. F.

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