Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: California

Richard W. Townsend

Private Richard W. Townsend of East Auburn, California is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: California (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

279 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: California · 32 more named Townsend

Full name: Richard W. Townsend
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: California
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

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This site lists 279 people from the California roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920); sorted by surname, Richard comes 253rd. Richard is on scan page 138; the book's entries on this site span pages 125 to 140. Of 278 men whose outcome is recorded in this volume's list, 121 (44%) are marked killed in action, as Richard is. Among the 274 entries with a rank, 77% (210) say Private; Richard is one.

On the same scan page	Trygva M. Bordsen, Irving W. Foren, Edmund T. Kasper, Arthur J. Nelson and 14 more
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 121 of 278 with an outcome (44%)
Same rank	Private: 210 of 274 with a printed rank (77%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: California, page 138. 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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