Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Pennsylvania

John W. Leary

Private John W. Leary of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Pennsylvania (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

1133 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Pennsylvania · 29 more named Leary

Full name: John W. Leary
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Pennsylvania
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

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1,133 entries from the Pennsylvania roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920) appear on this site, and Leary puts John 566th among them. The entry is on page 96 of the scan; this site's entries from the book run from page 51 to page 154. Of 1096 ranks printed in this list, 818 (75%) are Private, John's among them. Of 1079 men whose outcome is recorded in this volume's list, 542 (50%) are marked killed in action, as John is. 4 other people from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania are listed in the same book on this site.

On the same scan page	James M. Hall, Earl F. Leckron, William J. Lee, Fred J. Lehle and 8 more
Same rank	Private: 818 of 1096 with a printed rank (75%)
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 542 of 1079 with an outcome (50%)
Same residence	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: 4 other entries in this book

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Pennsylvania, page 96. View the original at the Internet Archive (item SoldiersOfTheGreatWarV3).

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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