Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: New Jersey

James J. McDevitt

Private James J. McDevitt of Newark, New Jersey is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: New Jersey (1920) as soldier, world war i (killed in action). The page shows the portrait and details printed in that source.

Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

359 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: New Jersey · 5 more named McDevitt

Full name: James J. McDevitt
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: New Jersey
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

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In the alphabetical roll of 359 names from the New Jersey roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920), James stands 188th. In the scan, James appears on page 251, within pages 238 to 256 of the 359 entries read for this site. Among the 351 entries with a rank, 71% (250) say Private; James is one. Counting James, 28 entries in this book name Newark, New Jersey. Of 358 men whose outcome is recorded in this volume's list, 172 (48%) are marked killed in action, as James is.

On the same scan page	William Kruskop, George Mandeville, George G. Marne, Edward M. McCue and 11 more
Same rank	Private: 250 of 351 with a printed rank (71%)
Same residence	Newark, New Jersey: 27 other entries in this book
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 172 of 358 with an outcome (48%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: New Jersey, page 251. View the original at the Internet Archive (item SoldiersOfTheGreatWarV2).

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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