Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois

John Samoska

Private John Samoska of E. St. Louis, 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 · 1 more named Samoska

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

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Of the 752 entries from the Illinois roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920) that have pages here, John is 573rd in surname order. The entry is on page 279 of the scan; this site's entries from the book 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. The rank Private appears 587 times in the 729 entries that print a rank (81%), John's included.

On the same scan page	Hallie V. Avis, Joseph H. Baker, Chester Buchwalter, John Dachecko and 12 more
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 312 of 750 with an outcome (42%)
Same rank	Private: 587 of 729 with a printed rank (81%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois, page 279. 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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