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Soldier Summary

Woodhull Spitler

Military History

Rank: Second Lieutenant

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

Medals Awarded
  • Croix de Guerre
Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence1927Lafayette, IN
ResidenceRensaelaer, IN
Sources

•Charles E. Lewis papers, 1917-1958 (scattered)

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

•History of the 339th Regiment of Infantry, 1917-1926 (with who's who in and roster of the regiment)

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