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Soldier Summary

John W. Bigelow

Military History

Rank: Private

Unit: United States. Army. Infantry, 339th. Company E.

Collection

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Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence9/20/1918Copemish, MI
Died of pneumonia9/20/1918
Returned to the U.S. 1919
Birth2/5/1896
Died9/20/1918
Sources

•John W. Bigelow papers, 1918-1919

•"E" Company, 2nd battalion, 339th infantry, 170th brigade, 85th division, U.S.A. [Souvenir booklet]

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

•Biennial reunion programs