Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: North Carolina

William B. Melton

Private William B. Melton of Caroleen, 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 · 5 more named Melton

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

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William B. Melton is number 293 of 505 in the alphabetical list of the North Carolina roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920) on this site. In the scan, William appears on page 395, within pages 382 to 409 of the 505 entries read for this site. In this list 44% of recorded outcomes (220 of 504) read killed in action, the same as William's. 389 of the 502 men with a rank printed in this list (77%) held the rank of Private, as William did.

On the same scan page	Graham T. Bailey, Harrison F. Manginn, Grover Marks, Walter Marshall and 11 more
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 220 of 504 with an outcome (44%)
Same rank	Private: 389 of 502 with a printed rank (77%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: North Carolina, page 395. 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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