Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: North Carolina

John R. Avant

Private John R. Avant of Albemarle, North Carolina is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: North Carolina (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

505 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: North Carolina · 2 more named Avant

Full name: John R. Avant
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: North Carolina
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

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505 entries from the North Carolina roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920) appear on this site, and Avant puts John 13th among them. On the scan the entry sits on page 385, among entries that run from page 382 to page 409. The rank Private appears 389 times in the 502 entries that print a rank (77%), John's included. The volume marks 220 of 504 men as killed in action (44%), John included.

On the same scan page	Jacob R. Alderman, Clinton A. Anderson, Clyde B. Armstrong, James W. Arrowood and 10 more
Same rank	Private: 389 of 502 with a printed rank (77%)
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 220 of 504 with an outcome (44%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: North Carolina, page 385. 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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