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Soldier Summary

Soldier Summary

Byrns, Homer E.

Military History

Rank

Private

Unit

United States. Army. Infantry, 339th. Machine Gun Company.

Serial Number

2981543

Events

Event

Date

Place

Details

Event

Residence

Date

1927

Place

Beardstown, IL

Details

-

Event

Residence

Date

1918

Place

Beardstown, IL

Details

-

Event

Returned from Russia

Date

06/301919

Place

Hoboken, NJ

Details

Sailed aboard U.S.S. Von Steuben from Brest, France on June 22, 1919. Arrived in Hoboken, NJ on June 30, 1919. Transferred to Camp Merritt.

Event

Date

Place

-

Details

Sources

  • The Polar Bear, vol. 3, no. 1 (Feb. 1927).
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