Soldier Summary
Soldier Summary
Giffels, William C.
Alternate Names
Last name
First name
Last name
Giffles
First name
W. C.
Last name
Giffells
First name
W. C.
Military History
Rank
First Lieutenant
Unit
United States. Army. Engineer Regiment, 310th. Company A.
Medals Awarded
- Military Cross (M.C.)
- Order of St. Anne
Events
Event
Date
Place
Details
Event
Residence
Date
1927
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Details
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Event
Residence
Date
1919
Place
St. Johns, MI
Details
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Sources
- Engineers rosters, National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, MO
- Jay H. Bonnell papers, 1918-1919
- Malcolm K. Whyte papers, 1917-1926
- The history of the American expedition fighting the Bolsheviki; campaigning in north Russia 1918-1919
- The Polar Bear, vol. 3, no. 1 (Feb. 1927).
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