Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Missouri

William B. Merritt

Private William B. Merritt of Savannah, Missouri is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Missouri (1920) as soldier, world war i (wounded in action). The page shows the portrait and details printed in that source.

Soldier, World War I (wounded in action), 1920

572 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Missouri · 9 more named Merritt

Full name: William B. Merritt
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Missouri
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (wounded in action), 1920

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In the alphabetical roll of 572 names from the Missouri roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920), William stands 354th. The entry is on page 161 of the scan; this site's entries from the book run from page 144 to page 177. Of 568 men whose outcome is recorded in this volume's list, 91 (16%) are marked wounded in action, as William is. Among the 560 entries with a rank, 77% (432) say Private; William is one.

On the same scan page	Edward H. Alewel, Alfred Fluegel, Luther P. Martin, Daniel P. Massengill and 14 more
Recorded outcome	wounded in action: 91 of 568 with an outcome (16%)
Same rank	Private: 432 of 560 with a printed rank (77%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Missouri, page 161. 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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