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Polar Bear Roster

Soldier Summary

Clarence J. Buchanan

Military History

Rank: Corporal

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

Serial Number: 2043313

Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence1918Detroit, MI
Residence1927Detroit, MI
ResidenceSouth Bend, IN
Returned from Russia06/30/1919Hoboken, NJ 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.
Reported dead since 1934 reunion
Sources

•Biennial reunion programs

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