Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois

John Witzke

Sergeant John Witzke of Chicago, Illinois is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois (1920) as soldier, world war i (died of disease). The page shows the portrait and details printed in that source.

Soldier, World War I (died of disease), 1920

752 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois · 1 more named Witzke

Full name: John Witzke
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (died of disease), 1920

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Going through the Illinois roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920) from A to Z, John is the 733rd of 752 names on this site. Turn the scan to page 278 for John; this site found the book's entries between pages 234 and 280. Of 729 ranks printed in this list, 34 (5%) are Sergeant, John's among them. Of 750 men whose outcome is recorded in this volume's list, 200 (27%) are marked dead of disease, as John is. In this book Chicago, Illinois is the residence of 139 entries on this site; John is one.

On the same scan page	Charles V. Ledbetter, Louis J. Schaub, Barney Wichlacz, Joseph T. Wickler and 13 more
Same rank	Sergeant: 34 of 729 with a printed rank (5%)
Recorded outcome	dead of disease: 200 of 750 with an outcome (27%)
Same residence	Chicago, Illinois: 138 other entries in this book

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Illinois, page 278. 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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