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Soldier Summary

Claude B. Hill

Military History

Rank: Second Lieutenant

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

Medals Awarded
  • Silver Star Citation[1]
Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Drowned in action10/8/1918Seltso, Russia
SIlver Star Citation (Posthumously) for action[1]10/8/1918Seltso, Russia
Returned to the U.S.1919
Sources

[1]Military Times Hall of Valor

The history of the American expedition fighting the Bolsheviki; campaigning in north Russia 1918-1919

Malcolm K. Whyte papers, 1917-1926