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Soldier Summary

Soldier Summary

Hill, Claude B.

Military History

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Unit

United States. Army. Engineer Regiment, 310th. Company A. 1st Battalion.

Medals Awarded

  • Silver Star Citation

Events

Event

Date

Place

Details

Event

Drowned in action

Date

10/8/1918

Place

Seltso, Russia

Details

-

Event

SIlver Star Citation (Posthumously) for action

Date

10/8/1918

Place

Seltso, Russia

Details

-

Event

Returned to the U.S.

Date

1919

Place

-

Details

-

Sources

  • Malcolm K. Whyte papers, 1917-1926
  • Military Times Hall of Valor
  • The history of the American expedition fighting the Bolsheviki; campaigning in north Russia 1918-1919
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