Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois

John A. Cliff

Private John A. Cliff of Hanover, Illinois is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois (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

752 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois · 2 more named Cliff

Full name: John A. Cliff
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

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In the alphabetical roll of 752 names from the Illinois roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920), John stands 114th. In the scan, John appears on page 242, within pages 234 to 280 of the 752 entries read for this site. 587 of the 729 men with a rank printed in this list (81%) held the rank of Private, as John did. John is marked killed in action; so are 311 others among the 750 entries here that record an outcome.

On the same scan page	Nick J. Benedetti, Frank Calabrese, Jesse N. Cherrington, Noah S. Chick and 13 more
Same rank	Private: 587 of 729 with a printed rank (81%)
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 312 of 750 with an outcome (42%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois, page 242. 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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