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Soldier Summary

McPhail, Hugh D.

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First name

Last name

MacPhail

First name

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Military History

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Unit

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

Medals Awarded

  • Order of St. Stanislaus
  • Citation Order #8
  • Military Cross (M.C.)
  • Silver Star Citation

Collection

View Finding Aid

Events

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Date

Place

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Residence

Date

1927

Place

Lansing, MI

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Event

Residence

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Place

Lansing, MI

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Event

Residence

Date

1964

Place

Lexington, MI

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Event

Residence

Date

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Place

Petoskey, MI

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Event

Silver Star Citaton for action: rescuing wounded under fire.

Date

1/19/1919

Place

Ust Padenga (Russia)

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Event

Attended 1964 reunion

Date

5/1964

Place

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Details

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Sources

  • Biennial reunion programs
  • Charles E. Lewis papers, 1917-1958 (scattered)
  • Hugh D. McPhail papers, 1918-1957 view online
  • Military Times Hall of Valor
  • The history of the American expedition fighting the Bolsheviki; campaigning in north Russia 1918-1919
  • The Polar Bear, vol. 3, no. 1 (Feb. 1927).
  • The romance of Company "A", 339th infantry, A. N. R. E. F.
  • United States. Army. Signal Corps photograph collection

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