Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois

John Papas

Private John Papas of Chicago, 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 Papas

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

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John Papas is number 501 of 752 in the alphabetical list of the Illinois roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920) on this site. On the scan the entry sits on page 267, among entries that run from page 234 to page 280. In this list 42% of recorded outcomes (312 of 750) read killed in action, the same as John's. John is one of 139 entries here whose residence is Chicago, Illinois. 587 of the 729 men with a rank printed in this list (81%) held the rank of Private, as John did.

On the same scan page	Joseph V. Leech, Benjamin Paganini, Frank B. Parker, George Partridge and 13 more
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 312 of 750 with an outcome (42%)
Same residence	Chicago, Illinois: 138 other entries in this book
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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