Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois

Elmer R. Peterson

Private Elmer R. Peterson of Batavia, Illinois is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois (1920) as soldier, world war i (died of wounds). The page shows the portrait and details printed in that source.

Soldier, World War I (died of wounds), 1920

752 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois · 153 more named Peterson

Full name: Elmer R. Peterson
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (died of wounds), 1920

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Going through the Illinois roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920) from A to Z, Elmer is the 521st of 752 names on this site. Find Elmer on page 267 of the scan, in a book whose entries here run from page 234 to page 280. The volume marks 118 of 750 men as dead of wounds (16%), Elmer included. Elmer is listed as Private, a rank shared by 586 others among the 729 entries here that print one (81%).

On the same scan page	Joseph V. Leech, Benjamin Paganini, John Papas, Frank B. Parker and 13 more
Recorded outcome	dead of wounds: 118 of 750 with an outcome (16%)
Same rank	Private: 587 of 729 with a printed rank (81%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois, page 267. View the original at the Internet Archive (item SoldiersOfTheGreatWarV1).

Published 1920, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Internet Archive via the Internet Archive.

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