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Soldier Summary

Finley, Walter Freeman

Military History

Rank

Private

Unit

United States. Army. Infantry, 339th. Medical.

Serial Number

2012112

Events

Event

Date

Place

Details

Event

Draft Registration

Date

-

Place

Laurel, KY

Details

-

Event

Enlistment

Date

4/25/1918

Place

-

Details

-

Event

Entrainment

Date

-

Place

Laurel, KY

Details

-

Event

Hometown

Date

-

Place

Lesbas, Laurel, KY

Details

-

Event

Birth

Date

17-Sep-1895

Place

-

Details

-

Event

Death

Date

3/12/1953

Place

-

Details

-

Event

Burial

Date

-

Place

Brock, Laurel Co., KY

Details

Rough Creek Cemetery

Event

Departed from US

Date

7/22/1918

Place

-

Details

Ship: Harrisburg

Event

Returned to US

Date

1/19/1919

Place

-

Details

Ship: Adriatic

Event

Discharged

Date

4/16/1919

Place

-

Details

-

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